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Hildebrandt ER, Sarkar A, Ravishankar R, Kim JH, Schmidt WK. Evaluating protein prenylation of human and viral CaaX sequences using a humanized yeast system. Dis Model Mech 2024; 17:dmm050516. [PMID: 38818856 PMCID: PMC11152559 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.050516] [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: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Prenylated proteins are prevalent in eukaryotic biology (∼1-2% of proteins) and are associated with human disease, including cancer, premature aging and infections. Prenylated proteins with a C-terminal CaaX sequence are targeted by CaaX-type prenyltransferases and proteases. To aid investigations of these enzymes and their targets, we developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that express these human enzymes instead of their yeast counterparts. These strains were developed in part to explore human prenyltransferase specificity because of findings that yeast FTase has expanded specificity for sequences deviating from the CaaX consensus (i.e. atypical sequence and length). The humanized yeast strains displayed robust prenyltransferase activity against CaaX sequences derived from human and pathogen proteins containing typical and atypical CaaX sequences. The system also recapitulated prenylation of heterologously expressed human proteins (i.e. HRas and DNAJA2). These results reveal that substrate specificity is conserved for yeast and human farnesyltransferases but is less conserved for type I geranylgeranyltransferases. These yeast systems can be easily adapted for investigating the prenylomes of other organisms and are valuable new tools for helping define the human prenylome, which includes physiologically important proteins for which the CaaX modification status is unknown.
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- Emily R. Hildebrandt
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Yamamoto S, Kiyatake N, Kaneko A, Shimamura M, Yoshida T, Shimizu S. Mouse transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) isoform 7 attenuates full-length mouse TRPM2 activity through reductions in its expression by targeting it to ER-associated degradation. Genes Cells 2024; 29:254-269. [PMID: 38247314 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.13097] [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: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) assembles into tetramers to function as an oxidative stress-sensitive Ca2+ channel at the surface membrane. Limited information is currently available on the 10 protein isoforms of mouse TRPM2 (mTRPM2) identified. This study investigated whether these isoforms function as Ca2+ channels and examined their effects on full-length mTRPM2 activity using the HEK 293 cell exogenous expression system. Only full-length mTRPM2, isoform 1 localized to the surface membrane and was activated by oxidative stress. Isoform 7 was clearly recognized by protein quality control systems and degraded by endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation after transmembrane proteolysis. In the co-expression system, the activation and expression of full-length mTRPM2 were attenuated by its co-expression with isoform 7, but not with the other isoforms. This decrease in the expression of full-length mTRPM2 was recovered by the proteasomal inhibitor. The present results suggest that isoforms other than isoform 1 did not function as oxidative stress-sensitive channels and also that only isoform 7 attenuated the activation of full-length mTRPM2 by targeting it to endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation. The present study will provide important information on the functional nature of mTRPM2 isoforms for the elucidation of their roles in physiological and patho-physiological responses in vivo using mouse models.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan
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Gamerdinger M, Deuerling E. Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes. Trends Biochem Sci 2024; 49:105-118. [PMID: 37919225 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Ribosomes interact with a variety of different protein biogenesis factors that guide newly synthesized proteins to their native 3D shapes and cellular localization. Depending on the type of translated substrate, a distinct set of cotranslational factors must interact with the ribosome in a timely and coordinated manner to ensure proper protein biogenesis. While cytonuclear proteins require cotranslational maturation and folding factors, secretory proteins must be maintained in an unfolded state and processed cotranslationally by transport and membrane translocation factors. Here we explore the specific cotranslational processing steps for cytonuclear, secretory, and membrane proteins in eukaryotes and then discuss how the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) cotranslationally sorts these proteins into the correct protein biogenesis pathway.
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- Martin Gamerdinger
- Department of Biology, Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Worman HJ, Michaelis S. Prelamin A and ZMPSTE24 in premature and physiological aging. Nucleus 2023; 14:2270345. [PMID: 37885131 PMCID: PMC10730219 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2023.2270345] [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: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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As human longevity increases, understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive aging becomes ever more critical to promote health and prevent age-related disorders. Premature aging disorders or progeroid syndromes can provide critical insights into aspects of physiological aging. A major cause of progeroid syndromes which result from mutations in the genes LMNA and ZMPSTE24 is disruption of the final posttranslational processing step in the production of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. LMNA encodes the lamin A precursor, prelamin A and ZMPSTE24 encodes the prelamin A processing enzyme, the zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24. Progeroid syndromes resulting from mutations in these genes include the clinically related disorders Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), mandibuloacral dysplasia-type B, and restrictive dermopathy. These diseases have features that overlap with one another and with some aspects of physiological aging, including bone defects resembling osteoporosis and atherosclerosis (the latter primarily in HGPS). The progeroid syndromes have ignited keen interest in the relationship between defective prelamin A processing and its accumulation in normal physiological aging. In this review, we examine the hypothesis that diminished processing of prelamin A by ZMPSTE24 is a driver of physiological aging. We review features a new mouse (LmnaL648R/L648R) that produces solely unprocessed prelamin A and provides an ideal model for examining the effects of its accumulation during aging. We also discuss existing data on the accumulation of prelamin A or its variants in human physiological aging, which call out for further validation and more rigorous experimental approaches to determine if prelamin A contributes to normal aging.
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- Howard J. Worman
- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Runnebohm AM, Indovina CJ, Turk SM, Bailey CG, Orchard CJ, Wade L, Overton DL, Snow BJ, Rubenstein EM. Methionine Restriction Impairs Degradation of a Protein that Aberrantly Engages the Endoplasmic Reticulum Translocon. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2023; 2023:10.17912/micropub.biology.001021. [PMID: 38021175 PMCID: PMC10667923 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Proteins that persistently engage endoplasmic reticulum (ER) translocons are degraded by multiple translocon quality control (TQC) mechanisms. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae , the model translocon-associated protein Deg1 -Sec62 is subject to ER-associated degradation (ERAD) by the Hrd1 ubiquitin ligase and, to a lesser extent, proteolysis mediated by the Ste24 protease. In a recent screen, we identified nine methionine-biosynthetic genes as candidate TQC regulators. Here, we found methionine restriction impairs Hrd1-independent Deg1 -Sec62 degradation. Beyond revealing methionine as a novel regulator of TQC, our results urge caution when working with laboratory yeast strains with auxotrophic mutations, often presumed not to influence cellular processes under investigation.
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- Avery M. Runnebohm
- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- AllSource PPS, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- Flow Cytometry Department, LabCorp, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- Department of Biology, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, United States
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Hildebrandt ER, Sarkar A, Ravishankar R, Kim JH, Schmidt WK. A Humanized Yeast System for Evaluating the Protein Prenylation of a Wide Range of Human and Viral CaaX Sequences. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.19.558494. [PMID: 37786692 PMCID: PMC10541624 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.19.558494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The C-terminal CaaX sequence (cysteine-aliphatic-aliphatic-any of several amino acids) is subject to isoprenylation on the conserved cysteine and is estimated to occur in 1-2% of proteins within yeast and human proteomes. Recently, non-canonical CaaX sequences in addition to shorter and longer length CaX and CaaaX sequences have been identified that can be prenylated. Much of the characterization of prenyltransferases has relied on the yeast system because of its genetic tractability and availability of reporter proteins, such as the a-factor mating pheromone, Ras GTPase, and Ydj1 Hsp40 chaperone. To compare the properties of yeast and human prenyltransferases, including the recently expanded target specificity of yeast farnesyltransferase, we have developed yeast strains that express human farnesyltransferase or geranylgeranyltransferase-I in lieu of their yeast counterparts. The humanized yeast strains display robust prenyltransferase activity that functionally replaces yeast prenyltransferase activity in a wide array of tests, including the prenylation of a wide variety of canonical and non-canonical human CaaX sequences, virus encoded CaaX sequences, non-canonical length sequences, and heterologously expressed human proteins HRas and DNAJA2. These results reveal highly overlapping substrate specificity for yeast and human farnesyltransferase, and mostly overlapping substrate specificity for GGTase-I. This yeast system is a valuable tool for further defining the prenylome of humans and other organisms, identifying proteins for which prenylation status has not yet been determined.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia
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Tipper DJ, Harley CA. Spf1 and Ste24: quality controllers of transmembrane protein topology in the eukaryotic cell. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1220441. [PMID: 37635876 PMCID: PMC10456885 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1220441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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DNA replication, transcription, and translation in eukaryotic cells occur with decreasing but still high fidelity. In contrast, for the estimated 33% of the human proteome that is inserted as transmembrane (TM) proteins, insertion with a non-functional inverted topology is frequent. Correct topology is essential for function and trafficking to appropriate cellular compartments and is controlled principally by responses to charged residues within 15 residues of the inserted TM domain (TMD); the flank with the higher positive charge remains in the cytosol (inside), following the positive inside rule (PIR). Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutants that increase insertion contrary to the PIR were selected. Mutants with strong phenotypes were found only in SPF1 and STE24 (human cell orthologs are ATP13A1 and ZMPSte24) with, at the time, no known relevant functions. Spf1/Atp13A1 is now known to dislocate to the cytosol TM proteins inserted contrary to the PIR, allowing energy-conserving reinsertion. We hypothesize that Spf1 and Ste24 both recognize the short, positively charged ER luminal peptides of TM proteins inserted contrary to the PIR, accepting these peptides into their large membrane-spanning, water-filled cavities through interaction with their many interior surface negative charges. While entry was demonstrated for Spf1, no published evidence directly demonstrates substrate entry to the Ste24 cavity, internal access to its zinc metalloprotease (ZMP) site, or active withdrawal of fragments, which may be essential for function. Spf1 and Ste24 comprise a PIR quality control system that is conserved in all eukaryotes and presumably evolved in prokaryotic progenitors as they gained differentiated membrane functions. About 75% of the PIR is imposed by this quality control system, which joins the UPR, ERAD, and autophagy (ER-phagy) in coordinated, overlapping quality control of ER protein function.
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- Donald J. Tipper
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saude, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Turk SM, Indovina CJ, Miller JM, Overton DL, Runnebohm AM, Orchard CJ, Tragesser-Tiña ME, Gosser SK, Doss EM, Richards KA, Irelan CB, Daraghmi MM, Bailey CG, Niekamp JM, Claypool KP, Engle SM, Buchanan BW, Woodruff KA, Olesen JB, Smaldino PJ, Rubenstein EM. Lipid biosynthesis perturbation impairs endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104939. [PMID: 37331602 PMCID: PMC10372827 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
Abstract
The relationship between lipid homeostasis and protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is complex and remains incompletely understood. We conducted a screen for genes required for efficient degradation of Deg1-Sec62, a model aberrant translocon-associated substrate of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) ubiquitin ligase Hrd1, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This screen revealed that INO4 is required for efficient Deg1-Sec62 degradation. INO4 encodes one subunit of the Ino2/Ino4 heterodimeric transcription factor, which regulates expression of genes required for lipid biosynthesis. Deg1-Sec62 degradation was also impaired by mutation of genes encoding several enzymes mediating phospholipid and sterol biosynthesis. The degradation defect in ino4Δ yeast was rescued by supplementation with metabolites whose synthesis and uptake are mediated by Ino2/Ino4 targets. Stabilization of a panel of substrates of the Hrd1 and Doa10 ER ubiquitin ligases by INO4 deletion indicates ER protein quality control is generally sensitive to perturbed lipid homeostasis. Loss of INO4 sensitized yeast to proteotoxic stress, suggesting a broad requirement for lipid homeostasis in maintaining proteostasis. A better understanding of the dynamic relationship between lipid homeostasis and proteostasis may lead to improved understanding and treatment of several human diseases associated with altered lipid biosynthesis.
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- Samantha M Turk
- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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Lin Y, Feng Y, Zheng L, Zhao M, Huang M. Improved protein production in yeast using cell engineering with genes related to a key factor in the unfolded protein response. Metab Eng 2023; 77:152-161. [PMID: 37044356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2023.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a widely used cell factory for protein production. Increasing the protein production capacity of a yeast strain may be beneficial for obtaining recombinant proteins as a product or exerting its competence in consolidated bioprocessing. However, heterologous protein expression usually imposes stress on cells. Improving the cell's ability to cope with stress enhances protein yield. HAC1 is a key transcription factor in the unfolded protein response (UPR). In this study, several genes related to the UPR signal pathway, including unfolded protein sensing, HAC1 mRNA splicing, mRNA ligation, mRNA decay, translation, and Hac1p degradation, were selected as targets to engineer yeast strains. The final engineered strain produced α-amylase 3.3-fold, and human serum albumin 15.3-fold, greater than that of the control strain. Key regulation and metabolic network changes in the engineered strains were identified by transcriptome analysis and physiological characterizations. This study demonstrated that cell engineering with genes relevant to the key node HAC1 in UPR increased protein secretion substantially. The verified genetic modifications of this study provide useful targets in the construction of yeast cell factories for efficient protein production.
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- Yeping Lin
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China; Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research Center, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
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Ishii S, Chino H, Ode KL, Kurikawa Y, Ueda HR, Matsuura A, Mizushima N, Itakura E. CCPG1 recognizes endoplasmic reticulum luminal proteins for selective ER-phagy. Mol Biol Cell 2023; 34:ar29. [PMID: 36735498 PMCID: PMC10092646 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e22-09-0432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a major cell compartment where protein synthesis, folding, and posttranslational modifications occur with assistance from a wide variety of chaperones and enzymes. Quality control systems selectively eliminate abnormal proteins that accumulate inside the ER due to cellular stresses. ER-phagy, that is, selective autophagy of the ER, is a mechanism that maintains or reestablishes cellular and ER-specific homeostasis through removal of abnormal proteins. However, how ER luminal proteins are recognized by the ER-phagy machinery remains unclear. Here, we applied the aggregation-prone protein, six-repeated islet amyloid polypeptide (6xIAPP), as a model ER-phagy substrate and found that cell cycle progression 1 (CCPG1), which is an ER-phagy receptor, efficiently mediates its degradation via ER-phagy. We also identified prolyl 3-hydroxylase family member 4 (P3H4) as an endogenous cargo of CCPG1-dependent ER-phagy. The ER luminal region of CCPG1 contains several highly conserved regions that we refer to as cargo-interacting regions (CIRs); these interact directly with specific luminal cargos for ER-phagy. Notably, 6xIAPP and P3H4 interact directly with different CIRs. These findings indicate that CCPG1 is a bispecific ER-phagy receptor for ER luminal proteins and the autophagosomal membrane that contributes to the efficient removal of aberrant ER-resident proteins through ER-phagy.
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- Shunsuke Ishii
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,Laboratory for Synthetic Biology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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Daraghmi MM, Miller JM, Bailey CG, Doss EM, Kalinski AL, Smaldino PJ, Rubenstein EM. Macro-ER-phagy receptors Atg39p and Atg40p confer resistance to aminoglycoside hygromycin B in S. cerevisiae. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2023; 2023:10.17912/micropub.biology.000738. [PMID: 36818312 PMCID: PMC9932795 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Receptor-mediated autophagic turnover of portions of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is mediated by macro-ER-phagy. We hypothesized macro-ER-phagy promotes proteotoxic stress resistance. We predicted Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking macro-ER-phagy receptors would exhibit enhanced sensitivity to hygromycin B, which reduces translational fidelity and is expected to globally disrupt protein homeostasis, including at the ER. We observed that loss of either of two yeast macro-ER-phagy receptors (Atg39p or Atg40p) compromised cellular resistance to hygromycin B to a similar extent as loss of ER-associated degradation (ERAD) ubiquitin ligases Hrd1p and Doa10p. Our data are consistent with a model whereby macro-ER-phagy and ERAD collaborate to mediate ER protein quality control. Disruptions of macro-ER-phagy have been linked to neuropathy, dementia, and cancer. A dampened capacity to mediate protein quality control may contribute to these conditions.
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University
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Correspondence to: Eric M. Rubenstein (
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Wang L, Xu Y, Yun S, Yuan Q, Satpute-Krishnan P, Ye Y. SAYSD1 senses UFMylated ribosome to safeguard co-translational protein translocation at the endoplasmic reticulum. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112028. [PMID: 36848233 PMCID: PMC10010011 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Translocon clogging at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as a result of translation stalling triggers ribosome UFMylation, activating translocation-associated quality control (TAQC) to degrade clogged substrates. How cells sense ribosome UFMylation to initiate TAQC is unclear. We conduct a genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screen to identify an uncharacterized membrane protein named SAYSD1 that facilitates TAQC. SAYSD1 associates with the Sec61 translocon and also recognizes both ribosome and UFM1 directly, engaging a stalled nascent chain to ensure its transport via the TRAPP complex to lysosomes for degradation. Like UFM1 deficiency, SAYSD1 depletion causes the accumulation of translocation-stalled proteins at the ER and triggers ER stress. Importantly, disrupting UFM1- and SAYSD1-dependent TAQC in Drosophila leads to intracellular accumulation of translocation-stalled collagens, defective collagen deposition, abnormal basement membranes, and reduced stress tolerance. Thus, SAYSD1 acts as a UFM1 sensor that collaborates with ribosome UFMylation at the site of clogged translocon, safeguarding ER homeostasis during animal development.
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- Lihui Wang
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Dendrite Morphogenesis and Plasticity Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Chino H, Mizushima N. ER-Phagy: Quality and Quantity Control of the Endoplasmic Reticulum by Autophagy. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2023; 15:cshperspect.a041256. [PMID: 35940904 PMCID: PMC9808580 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest organelle and has multiple roles in various cellular processes such as protein secretion, lipid synthesis, calcium storage, and organelle biogenesis. The quantity and quality of this organelle are controlled by the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy (termed "ER-phagy"). ER-phagy is defined as the degradation of part of the ER by the vacuole or lysosomes, and there are at least two types of ER-phagy: macro-ER-phagy and micro-ER-phagy. In macro-ER-phagy, ER fragments are enclosed by autophagosomes, which is mediated by ER-phagy receptors. In micro-ER-phagy, a portion of the ER is engulfed directly by the vacuole or lysosomes. In these two pathways, some proteins in the ER lumen can be recognized selectively and subjected to ER-phagy. This review summarizes our current knowledge of ER-phagy, focusing on its membrane dynamics, molecular mechanisms, substrate specificity, and physiological significance.
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- Haruka Chino
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Xue S, Liu X, Pan Y, Xiao C, Feng Y, Zheng L, Zhao M, Huang M. Comprehensive Analysis of Signal Peptides in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Reveals Features for Efficient Secretion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2203433. [PMID: 36478443 PMCID: PMC9839866 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Signal peptides (SPs) are N-terminus sequences on the nascent polypeptide for protein export or localization delivery, which are essential for maintaining cell function. SPs are also employed as a key element for industrial production of secreted recombinant proteins. Yet, detailed information and rules about SPs and their cellular interactions are still not well understood. Here, systematic bioinformatics analysis and secretion capacity measurement of genome-wide SPs from the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae is performed. Several key features of SPs, including region properties, consensus motifs, evolutionary relationships, codon bias, e.g., are successfully revealed. Diverse cell metabolism can be trigged by using different SPs for heterologous protein secretion. Influences on SPs with different properties by chaperones can cause different secretory efficiencies. Protein secretion by the SP NCW2 in SEC72 deletion strain is 10 times than the control. These findings provide insights into the properties and functions of SPs and contribute to both fundamental research and industrial application.
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- Songlyu Xue
- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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- School of Food Science and EngineeringSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510641China
- Guangdong Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Technologies Research CenterGuangzhou510650China
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Espinoza MF, Nguyen KK, Sycks MM, Lyu Z, Quanrud GM, Montoya MR, Genereux JC. Heat shock protein Hspa13 regulates endoplasmic reticulum and cytosolic proteostasis through modulation of protein translocation. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102597. [PMID: 36244454 PMCID: PMC9691929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Most eukaryotic secretory proteins are cotranslationally translocated through Sec61 into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Because these proteins have evolved to fold in the ER, their mistargeting is associated with toxicity. Genetic experiments have implicated the ER heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) Hspa13/STCH as involved in processing of nascent secretory proteins. Herein, we evaluate the role of Hspa13 in protein import and the maintenance of cellular proteostasis in human cells, primarily using the human embryonic kidney 293T cell line. We find that Hspa13 interacts primarily with the Sec61 translocon and its associated factors. Hspa13 overexpression inhibits translocation of the secreted protein transthyretin, leading to accumulation and aggregation of immature transthyretin in the cytosol. ATPase-inactive mutants of Hspa13 further inhibit translocation and maturation of secretory proteins. While Hspa13 overexpression inhibits cell growth and ER quality control, we demonstrate that HSPA13 knockout destabilizes proteostasis and increases sensitivity to ER disruption. Thus, we propose that Hspa13 regulates import through the translocon to maintain both ER and cytosolic protein homeostasis. The raw mass spectrometry data associated with this article have been deposited in the PRIDE archive and can be accessed at PXD033498.
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- Mateo F Espinoza
- Graduate Program in Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Graduate Program in Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California, USA.
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Shilagardi K, Spear ED, Abraham R, Griffin DE, Michaelis S. The Integral Membrane Protein ZMPSTE24 Protects Cells from SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Mediated Pseudovirus Infection and Syncytia Formation. mBio 2022; 13:e0254322. [PMID: 36197088 PMCID: PMC9601121 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02543-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a devastating impact on global public health, emphasizing the importance of understanding innate immune mechanisms and cellular restriction factors that cells can harness to fight viral infections. The multimembrane-spanning zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 is one such restriction factor. ZMPSTE24 has a well-characterized proteolytic role in the maturation of prelamin A, precursor of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. An apparently unrelated role for ZMPSTE24 in viral defense involves its interaction with the interferon-inducible membrane proteins (IFITMs), which block virus-host cell fusion by rigidifying cellular membranes and thereby prevent viral infection. ZMPSTE24, like the IFITMs, defends cells against a broad spectrum of enveloped viruses. However, its ability to protect against coronaviruses has never been examined. Here, we show that overexpression of ZMPSTE24 reduces the efficiency of cellular infection by SARS-CoV-2 Spike-pseudotyped lentivirus and that genetic knockout or small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of endogenous ZMPSTE24 enhances infectivity. We further demonstrate a protective role for ZMPSTE24 in a Spike-ACE2-dependent cell-cell fusion assay. In both assays, a catalytic dead version of ZMPSTE24 is equally as protective as the wild-type protein, indicating that ZMPSTE24's proteolytic activity is not required for defense against SARS-CoV-2. Finally, we demonstrate by plaque assays that Zmpste24-/- mouse cells show enhanced infection by a genuine coronavirus, mouse hepatitis virus (MHV). This study extends the range of viral protection afforded by ZMPSTE24 to include coronaviruses and suggests that targeting ZMPSTE24's mechanism of viral defense could have therapeutic benefit. IMPORTANCE The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has underscored the importance of understanding intrinsic cellular components that can be harnessed as the cell's first line of defense to fight against viral infection. Our paper focuses on one such protein, the integral membrane protease ZMPSTE24, which interacts with interferon-inducible transmembrane proteins (IFITMs). IFITMs interfere with virus entry by inhibiting fusion between viral and host cell membranes, and ZMPSTE24 appears to contribute to this inhibitory activity. ZMPSTE24 has been shown to defend cells against several, but not all, enveloped viruses. In this study, we extend ZMPSTE24's reach to include coronaviruses, by showing that ZMPSTE24 protects cells from SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infection, Spike protein-mediated cell-cell fusion, and infection by the mouse coronavirus MHV. This work lays the groundwork for further studies to decipher the mechanistic role of ZMPSTE24 in blocking the entry of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses into cells.
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- Khurts Shilagardi
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Primmer SR, Liao CY, Kummert OMP, Kennedy BK. Lamin A to Z in normal aging. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:8150-8166. [PMID: 36260869 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204342] [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: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Almost since the discovery that mutations in the LMNA gene, encoding the nuclear structure components lamin A and C, lead to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, people have speculated that lamins may have a role in normal aging. The most common HPGS mutation creates a splice variant of lamin A, progerin, which promotes accelerated aging pathology. While some evidence exists that progerin accumulates with normal aging, an increasing body of work indicates that prelamin A, a precursor of lamin A prior to C-terminal proteolytic processing, accumulates with age and may be a driver of normal aging. Prelamin A shares properties with progerin and is also linked to a rare progeroid disease, restrictive dermopathy. Here, we describe mechanisms underlying changes in prelamin A with aging and lay out the case that this unprocessed protein impacts normative aging. This is important since intervention strategies can be developed to modify this pathway as a means to extend healthspan and lifespan.
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- The Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA
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- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Centre for Healthy Longevity, National University Health System, Singapore.,Departments of Biochemistry and Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Rhomboid protease RHBDL4 promotes retrotranslocation of aggregation-prone proteins for degradation. Cell Rep 2022; 40:111175. [PMID: 35947953 PMCID: PMC9437926 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Protein degradation is fundamentally important to ensure cell homeostasis. In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the ER-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway targets incorrectly folded and unassembled proteins for turnover by the cytoplasmic proteasome. Previously, we showed that the rhomboid protease RHBDL4, together with p97, mediates membrane protein degradation. However, whether RHBDL4 acts in concert with additional ERAD components is unclear, and its full substrate spectrum remains to be defined. Here, we show that, in addition to membrane proteins, RHBDL4 cleaves aggregation-prone luminal ERAD substrates. Since mutations of the RHBDL4 rhomboid domain led to stabilization of substrates at the cytoplasmic side, we hypothesize that, analogous to the homolog ERAD factor derlin, RHBDL4 is directly involved in substrate retrotranslocation. RHBDL4's interaction with the erlin ERAD complex and reciprocal interaction of rhomboid substrates with erlins suggest that RHBDL4 and erlins form a complex that clips substrates and thereby rescues aggregation-prone peptides in the ER from aggregation.
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Luong AM, Koestel J, Bhati KK, Batoko H. Cargo receptors and adaptors for selective autophagy in plant cells. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:2104-2132. [PMID: 35638898 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Plant selective (macro)autophagy is a highly regulated process whereby eukaryotic cells spatiotemporally degrade some of their constituents that have become superfluous or harmful. The identification and characterization of the factors determining this selectivity make it possible to integrate selective (macro)autophagy into plant cell physiology and homeostasis. The specific cargo receptors and/or scaffold proteins involved in this pathway are generally not structurally conserved, as are the biochemical mechanisms underlying recognition and integration of a given cargo into the autophagosome in different cell types. This review discusses the few specific cargo receptors described in plant cells to highlight key features of selective autophagy in the plant kingdom and its integration with plant physiology, so as to identify evolutionary convergence and knowledge gaps to be filled by future research.
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- Ai My Luong
- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, University of Louvain Croix du Sud 4, L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, University of Louvain Croix du Sud 4, L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, University of Louvain Croix du Sud 4, L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, University of Louvain Croix du Sud 4, L7.07.14, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Abolishing the prelamin A ZMPSTE24 cleavage site leads to progeroid phenotypes with near-normal longevity in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:2118695119. [PMID: 35197292 PMCID: PMC8892526 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2118695119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 removes the last 15 amino acids of prelamin A, including a farnesylated cysteine, to produce mature lamin A. The premature aging disorder Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome is caused by a permanently farnesylated prelamin A variant lacking the ZMPSTE24 cleavage site. ZMPSTE24 loss of function leads to the accumulation of farnesylated prelamin A and causes progeroid disorders. Some studies have implicated prelamin A in physiological aging. We describe mice with an amino acid substitution in prelamin A that blocks the ZMPSTE24-catalyzed cleavage. These mice develop progeroid phenotypes but, in contrast to those modeling Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome or ZMPSTE24 deficiency, have near-normal lifespans, thus providing a model to study the effects of farnesylated prelamin A during aging. Prelamin A is a farnesylated precursor of lamin A, a nuclear lamina protein. Accumulation of the farnesylated prelamin A variant progerin, with an internal deletion including its processing site, causes Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome. Loss-of-function mutations in ZMPSTE24, which encodes the prelamin A processing enzyme, lead to accumulation of full-length farnesylated prelamin A and cause related progeroid disorders. Some data suggest that prelamin A also accumulates with physiological aging. Zmpste24−/− mice die young, at ∼20 wk. Because ZMPSTE24 has functions in addition to prelamin A processing, we generated a mouse model to examine effects solely due to the presence of permanently farnesylated prelamin A. These mice have an L648R amino acid substitution in prelamin A that blocks ZMPSTE24-catalyzed processing to lamin A. The LmnaL648R/L648R mice express only prelamin and no mature protein. Notably, nearly all survive to 65 to 70 wk, with ∼40% of male and 75% of female LmnaL648R/L648R mice having near-normal lifespans of 90 wk (almost 2 y). Starting at ∼10 wk of age, LmnaL648R/L648R mice of both sexes have lower body masses than controls. By ∼20 to 30 wk of age, they exhibit detectable cranial, mandibular, and dental defects similar to those observed in Zmpste24−/− mice and have decreased vertebral bone density compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Cultured embryonic fibroblasts from LmnaL648R/L648R mice have aberrant nuclear morphology that is reversible by treatment with a protein farnesyltransferase inhibitor. These novel mice provide a model to study the effects of farnesylated prelamin A during physiological aging.
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Reggiori F, Molinari M. ER-phagy: mechanisms, regulation and diseases connected to the lysosomal clearance of the endoplasmic reticulum. Physiol Rev 2022; 102:1393-1448. [PMID: 35188422 PMCID: PMC9126229 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00038.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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ER-phagy (reticulo-phagy) defines the degradation of portions of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) within lysosomes or vacuoles. It is part of the self-digestion (i.e., auto-phagic) programs recycling cytoplasmic material and organelles, which rapidly mobilize metabolites in cells confronted with nutrient shortage. Moreover, selective clearance of ER subdomains participates to the control of ER size and activity during ER stress, the re-establishment of ER homeostasis after ER stress resolution and the removal of ER parts, in which aberrant and potentially cytotoxic material has been segregated. ER-phagy relies on the individual and/or concerted activation of the ER-phagy receptors, ER peripheral or integral membrane proteins that share the presence of LC3/Atg8-binding motifs in their cytosolic domains. ER-phagy involves the physical separation of portions of the ER from the bulk ER network, and their delivery to the endolysosomal/vacuolar catabolic district. This last step is accomplished by a variety of mechanisms including macro-ER-phagy (in which ER fragments are sequestered by double-membrane autophagosomes that eventually fuse with lysosomes/vacuoles), micro-ER-phagy (in which ER fragments are directly engulfed by endosomes/lysosomes/vacuoles), or direct fusion of ER-derived vesicles with lysosomes/vacuoles. ER-phagy is dysfunctional in specific human diseases and its regulators are subverted by pathogens, highlighting its crucial role for cell and organism life.
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- Fulvio Reggiori
- Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells & Systems, grid.4830.fUniversity of Groningen, Netherlands
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- Protein Folding and Quality Control, grid.7722.0Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Virus entry, consisting of attachment to and penetration into the host target cell, is the first step of the virus life cycle and is a critical 'do or die' event that governs virus emergence in host populations. Most antiviral vaccines induce neutralizing antibodies that prevent virus entry into cells. However, while the prevention of virus invasion by humoral immunity is well appreciated, considerably less is known about the immune defences present within cells (known as intrinsic immunity) that interfere with virus entry. The interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) proteins, known for inhibiting fusion between viral and cellular membranes, were once the only factors known to restrict virus entry. However, the progressive development of genetic and pharmacological screening platforms and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have galvanized interest in how viruses infiltrate cells and how cells defend against it. Several host factors with antiviral potential are now implicated in the regulation of virus entry, including cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H), lymphocyte antigen 6E (LY6E), nuclear receptor co-activator protein 7 (NCOA7), interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT), CD74 and ARFGAP with dual pleckstrin homology domain-containing protein 2 (ADAP2). This Review summarizes what is known and what remains to be understood about the intrinsic factors that form the first line of defence against virus infection.
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Clavel M, Dagdas Y. Proteasome and selective autophagy: Brothers-in-arms for organelle quality control. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:102106. [PMID: 34487948 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Maintaining the integrity of organelles despite the cellular disturbances that arise during stress is essential for life. To ensure organelle proteostasis (protein homeostasis), plants have evolved multitiered quality control mechanisms that work together to repair or recycle the damaged organelles. Despite recent advances, our understanding of plant organelle quality control mechanisms is far from complete. Especially, the crosstalk between different quality control pathways remains elusive. Here, we highlight recent advances on organelle quality control, focusing on the targeted protein degradation pathways that maintain the homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), chloroplast, and mitochondria. We discuss how plant cells decide to employ different degradation pathways and propose tools that could be used to discover the missing components in organelle quality control.
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- Marion Clavel
- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria.
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria.
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Phillips BP, Miller EA. Membrane protein folding and quality control. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2021; 69:50-54. [PMID: 33857720 PMCID: PMC8422161 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2021.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Membrane proteins account for a quarter of cellular proteins, and most are synthesised at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Insertion and folding of polypeptides in the membrane environment is prone to error, necessitating diverse quality control systems. Recent discoveries have demonstrated how forces act on the nascent chain during insertion, and revealed new translocon components and accessories that facilitate the correct biogenesis of substrates. Our understanding of one of the best studied quality control systems-ER-associated degradation-has been advanced through new structural and functional studies of the core Hrd1 complex, and through the discovery of a new branch of this degradative pathway. New data also reveal how cells resolve clogged translocons, which would otherwise be unable to function. Finally, new work elucidates how mitochondrial tail-anchored proteins that have been mistargeted to the ER are identified and destroyed. Overall, we describe an emerging picture of an increasingly complex quality control network.
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- Ben P Phillips
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
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Molinari M. ER-phagy responses in yeast, plants, and mammalian cells and their crosstalk with UPR and ERAD. Dev Cell 2021; 56:949-966. [PMID: 33765438 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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ER-phagy, literally endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-eating, defines the constitutive or regulated clearance of ER portions within metazoan endolysosomes or yeast and plant vacuoles. The advent of electron microscopy led to the first observations of ER-phagy over 60 years ago, but only recently, with the discovery of a set of regulatory proteins named ER-phagy receptors, has it been dissected mechanistically. ER-phagy receptors are activated by a variety of pleiotropic and ER-centric stimuli. They promote ER fragmentation and engage luminal, membrane-bound, and cytosolic factors, eventually driving lysosomal clearance of select ER domains along with their content. After short historical notes, this review introduces the concept of ER-phagy responses (ERPRs). ERPRs ensure lysosomal clearance of ER portions expendable during nutrient shortage, nonfunctional, present in excess, or containing misfolded proteins. They cooperate with unfolded protein responses (UPRs) and with ER-associated degradation (ERAD) in determining ER size, function, and homeostasis.
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- Maurizio Molinari
- Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, CH-6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Alavi MV. OMA1-An integral membrane protease? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2021; 1869:140558. [PMID: 33130089 PMCID: PMC7770061 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2020.140558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OMA1 is a mitochondrial protease. Among its substrates are DELE1, a signaling peptide, which can elicit the integrated stress response, as well as the membrane-shaping dynamin-related GTPase OPA1, which can drive mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization. OMA1 is dormant under physiological conditions but rapidly activated upon mitochondrial stress, such as loss of membrane potential or excessive reactive oxygen species. Accordingly, OMA1 was found to be activated in a number of disease conditions, including cancer and neurodegeneration. OMA1 has a predicted transmembrane domain and is believed to be tethered to the mitochondrial inner membrane. Yet, its structure has not been resolved and its context-dependent regulation remains obscure. Here, I review the literature with focus on OMA1's biochemistry. I provide a good homology model of OMA1's active site with a root-mean-square deviation of 0.9 Å and a DALI Z-score of 19.8. And I build a case for OMA1 actually being an integral membrane protease based on OMA1's role in the generation of small signaling peptides, its functional overlap with PARL, and OMA1's homology with ZMPSTE24. The refined understanding of this important enzyme can help with the design of tool compounds and development of chemical probes in the future.
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- Marcel V Alavi
- 712 North Inc., QB3 Incubator at UC Berkeley, 130 Stanley Hall, #3220, Berkeley CA-94720, USA.
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Barrero JJ, Pagazartaundua A, Glick BS, Valero F, Ferrer P. Bioreactor-scale cell performance and protein production can be substantially increased by using a secretion signal that drives co-translational translocation in Pichia pastoris. N Biotechnol 2021; 60:85-95. [PMID: 33045421 PMCID: PMC7680431 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2020.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pichia pastoris (Komagataella spp.) has become one of the most important host organisms for production of heterologous proteins of biotechnological interest, many of them extracellular. The protein secretion pathway has been recognized as a limiting process in which many roadblocks have been pinpointed. Recently, we have identified a bottleneck at the ER translocation level. In earlier exploratory studies, this limitation could be largely overcome by using an improved chimeric secretion signal to drive proteins through the co-translational translocation pathway. Here, we have further tested at bioreactor scale the improved secretion signal consisting of the pre-Ost1 signal sequence, which drives proteins through co-translational translocation, followed by the pro region from the secretion signal of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor mating pheromone. For comparison, the commonly used full-length α-factor secretion signal, which drives proteins through post-translational translocation, was tested. These two secretion signals were fused to three different model proteins: the tetrameric red fluorescent protein E2-Crimson, which can be used to visualize roadblocks in the secretory pathway; the lipase 2 from Bacillus thermocatenulatus (BTL2); and the Rhizopus oryzae lipase (ROL). All strains were tested in batch cultivation to study the different growth parameters obtained. The strains carrying the improved secretion signal showed increased final production of the proteins of interest. Interestingly, they were able to grow at significantly higher maximum specific growth rates than their counterparts carrying the conventional secretion signal. These results were corroborated in a 5 L fed-batch cultivation, where the final product concentration and volumetric productivity were also shown to be improved.
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- Juan J Barrero
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Wang L, Ye Y. Clearing Traffic Jams During Protein Translocation Across Membranes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:610689. [PMID: 33490075 PMCID: PMC7820333 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.610689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Protein translocation across membranes is a critical facet of protein biogenesis in compartmentalized cells as proteins synthesized in the cytoplasm often need to traverse across lipid bilayers via proteinaceous channels to reach their final destinations. It is well established that protein biogenesis is tightly linked to various protein quality control processes, which monitor errors in protein folding, modification, and localization. However, little is known about how cells cope with translocation defective polypeptides that clog translocation channels (translocons) during protein translocation. This review summarizes recent studies, which collectively reveal a set of translocon-associated quality control strategies for eliminating polypeptides stuck in protein-conducting channels in the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Yamatani H, Heng T, Yamada T, Kusaba M, Kaga A. Identification and Characterization of an Early Leaf Senescence Gene ELS1 in Soybean. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:784105. [PMID: 34975969 PMCID: PMC8716371 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.784105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Early leaf senescence phenotype in soybean could be helpful to shorten the maturation period and prevent green stem disorder. From a high-density mutation library, we identified two early leaf senescence soybean mutant lines, els1-1 (early leaf senescence 1) and els1-2. The chlorophyll contents of both els1-1 and els1-2 were low in pre-senescent leaves. They degraded rapidly in senescent leaves, revealing that ELS1 is involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis during leaf development and chlorophyll degradation during leaf senescence. The causal mutations in els1 were identified by next-generation sequencing-based bulked segregant analysis. ELS1 encodes the ortholog of the Arabidopsis CaaX-like protease BCM1, which is localized in chloroplasts. Soybean ELS1 was highly expressed in green tissue, especially in mature leaves. The accumulation of photosystem I core proteins and light-harvesting proteins in els1 was low even in pre-senescent leaves, and their degradation was accelerated during leaf senescence. These results suggest that soybean ELS1 is involved in both chlorophyll synthesis and degradation, consistent with the findings in Arabidopsis BCM1. The gene els1, characterized by early leaf senescence and subsequent early maturation, does not affect the flowering time. Hence, the early leaf senescence trait regulated by els1 helps shorten the harvesting period because of early maturation characteristics. The els1-1 allele with weakly impaired function of ELS1 has only a small effect on agricultural traits and could contribute to practical breeding.
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- Hiroshi Yamatani
- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
- *Correspondence: Akito Kaga,
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Wood KM, Spear ED, Mossberg OW, Odinammadu KO, Xu W, Michaelis S. Defining substrate requirements for cleavage of farnesylated prelamin A by the integral membrane zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239269. [PMID: 33315887 PMCID: PMC7735620 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The integral membrane zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 plays a key role in the proteolytic processing of farnesylated prelamin A, the precursor of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. Failure of this processing step results in the accumulation of permanently farnesylated forms of prelamin A which cause the premature aging disease Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), as well as related progeroid disorders, and may also play a role in physiological aging. ZMPSTE24 is an intriguing and unusual protease because its active site is located inside of a closed intramembrane chamber formed by seven transmembrane spans with side portals in the chamber permitting substrate entry. The specific features of prelamin A that make it the sole known substrate for ZMPSTE24 in mammalian cells are not well-defined. At the outset of this work it was known that farnesylation is essential for prelamin A cleavage in vivo and that the C-terminal region of prelamin A (41 amino acids) is sufficient for recognition and processing. Here we investigated additional features of prelamin A that are required for cleavage by ZMPSTE24 using a well-established humanized yeast system. We analyzed the 14-residue C-terminal region of prelamin A that lies between the ZMPSTE24 cleavage site and the farnesylated cysteine, as well 23-residue region N-terminal to the cleavage site, by generating a series of alanine substitutions, alanine additions, and deletions in prelamin A. Surprisingly, we found that there is considerable flexibility in specific requirements for the length and composition of these regions. We discuss how this flexibility can be reconciled with ZMPSTE24's selectivity for prelamin A.
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- Kaitlin M. Wood
- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Babatz TD, Spear ED, Xu W, Sun OL, Nie L, Carpenter EP, Michaelis S. Site specificity determinants for prelamin A cleavage by the zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24. J Biol Chem 2020; 296:100165. [PMID: 33293369 PMCID: PMC7948416 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The integral membrane zinc metalloprotease ZMPSTE24 is important for human health and longevity. ZMPSTE24 performs a key proteolytic step in maturation of prelamin A, the farnesylated precursor of the nuclear scaffold protein lamin A. Mutations in the genes encoding either prelamin A or ZMPSTE24 that prevent cleavage cause the premature aging disease Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and related progeroid disorders. ZMPSTE24 has a novel structure, with seven transmembrane spans that form a large water-filled membrane chamber whose catalytic site faces the chamber interior. Prelamin A is the only known mammalian substrate for ZMPSTE24; however, the basis of this specificity remains unclear. To define the sequence requirements for ZMPSTE24 cleavage, we mutagenized the eight residues flanking the prelamin A scissile bond (TRSY↓LLGN) to all other 19 amino acids, creating a library of 152 variants. We also replaced these eight residues with sequences derived from putative ZMPSTE24 cleavage sites from amphibian, bird, and fish prelamin A. Cleavage of prelamin A variants was assessed using an in vivo yeast assay that provides a sensitive measure of ZMPSTE24 processing efficiency. We found that residues on the C-terminal side of the cleavage site are most sensitive to changes. Consistent with other zinc metalloproteases, including thermolysin, ZMPSTE24 preferred hydrophobic residues at the P1’ position (Leu647), but in addition, showed a similar, albeit muted, pattern at P2’. Our findings begin to define a consensus sequence for ZMPSTE24 that helps to clarify how this physiologically important protease functions and may ultimately lead to identifying additional substrates.
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- Timothy D Babatz
- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford, UK
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore Maryland, USA.
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Runnebohm AM, Richards KA, Irelan CB, Turk SM, Vitali HE, Indovina CJ, Rubenstein EM. Overlapping function of Hrd1 and Ste24 in translocon quality control provides robust channel surveillance. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:16113-16120. [PMID: 33033070 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ac120.016191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Translocation of proteins across biological membranes is essential for life. Proteins that clog the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) translocon prevent the movement of other proteins into the ER. Eukaryotes have multiple translocon quality control (TQC) mechanisms to detect and destroy proteins that persistently engage the translocon. TQC mechanisms have been defined using a limited panel of substrates that aberrantly occupy the channel. The extent of substrate overlap among TQC pathways is unknown. In this study, we found that two TQC enzymes, the ER-associated degradation ubiquitin ligase Hrd1 and zinc metalloprotease Ste24, promote degradation of characterized translocon-associated substrates of the other enzyme in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Although both enzymes contribute to substrate turnover, our results suggest a prominent role for Hrd1 in TQC. Yeast lacking both Hrd1 and Ste24 exhibit a profound growth defect, consistent with overlapping function. Remarkably, two mutations that mildly perturb post-translational translocation and reduce the extent of aberrant translocon engagement by a model substrate diminish cellular dependence on TQC enzymes. Our data reveal previously unappreciated mechanistic complexity in TQC substrate detection and suggest that a robust translocon surveillance infrastructure maintains functional and efficient translocation machinery.
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
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Stephani M, Picchianti L, Gajic A, Beveridge R, Skarwan E, Sanchez de Medina Hernandez V, Mohseni A, Clavel M, Zeng Y, Naumann C, Matuszkiewicz M, Turco E, Loefke C, Li B, Dürnberger G, Schutzbier M, Chen HT, Abdrakhmanov A, Savova A, Chia KS, Djamei A, Schaffner I, Abel S, Jiang L, Mechtler K, Ikeda F, Martens S, Clausen T, Dagdas Y. A cross-kingdom conserved ER-phagy receptor maintains endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis during stress. eLife 2020; 9:e58396. [PMID: 32851973 PMCID: PMC7515635 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Eukaryotes have evolved various quality control mechanisms to promote proteostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Selective removal of certain ER domains via autophagy (termed as ER-phagy) has emerged as a major quality control mechanism. However, the degree to which ER-phagy is employed by other branches of ER-quality control remains largely elusive. Here, we identify a cytosolic protein, C53, that is specifically recruited to autophagosomes during ER-stress, in both plant and mammalian cells. C53 interacts with ATG8 via a distinct binding epitope, featuring a shuffled ATG8 interacting motif (sAIM). C53 senses proteotoxic stress in the ER lumen by forming a tripartite receptor complex with the ER-associated ufmylation ligase UFL1 and its membrane adaptor DDRGK1. The C53/UFL1/DDRGK1 receptor complex is activated by stalled ribosomes and induces the degradation of internal or passenger proteins in the ER. Consistently, the C53 receptor complex and ufmylation mutants are highly susceptible to ER stress. Thus, C53 forms an ancient quality control pathway that bridges selective autophagy with ribosome-associated quality control in the ER.
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- Madlen Stephani
- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Life Sciences, New TerritoriesShatinChina
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalleGermany
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGWWarsawPoland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Life Sciences, New TerritoriesShatinChina
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Life Sciences, New TerritoriesShatinChina
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- BOKU Core Facility Biomolecular & Cellular Analysis, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- Department of Molecular Signal Processing, Leibniz Institute of Plant BiochemistryHalleGermany
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Life Sciences, New TerritoriesShatinChina
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
- Medical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC)ViennaAustria
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Ho N, Yap WS, Xu J, Wu H, Koh JH, Goh WWB, George B, Chong SC, Taubert S, Thibault G. Stress sensor Ire1 deploys a divergent transcriptional program in response to lipid bilayer stress. J Cell Biol 2020; 219:e201909165. [PMID: 32349127 PMCID: PMC7337508 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201909165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Membrane integrity at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is tightly regulated, and its disturbance is implicated in metabolic diseases. Using an engineered sensor that activates the unfolded protein response (UPR) exclusively when normal ER membrane lipid composition is compromised, we identified pathways beyond lipid metabolism that are necessary to maintain ER integrity in yeast and in C. elegans. To systematically validate yeast mutants that disrupt ER membrane homeostasis, we identified a lipid bilayer stress (LBS) sensor in the UPR transducer protein Ire1, located at the interface of the amphipathic and transmembrane helices. Furthermore, transcriptome and chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses pinpoint the UPR as a broad-spectrum compensatory response wherein LBS and proteotoxic stress deploy divergent transcriptional UPR programs. Together, these findings reveal the UPR program as the sum of two independent stress responses, an insight that could be exploited for future therapeutic intervention.
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- Nurulain Ho
- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Bio-Data Science and Education Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Lipid Regulation and Cell Stress Group, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore
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Tang D, Sandoval W, Lam C, Haley B, Liu P, Xue D, Roy D, Patapoff T, Louie S, Snedecor B, Misaghi S. UBR E3 ligases and the PDIA3 protease control degradation of unfolded antibody heavy chain by ERAD. J Cell Biol 2020; 219:151862. [PMID: 32558906 PMCID: PMC7337499 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201908087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Accumulation of unfolded antibody chains in the ER triggers ER stress that may lead to reduced productivity in therapeutic antibody manufacturing processes. We identified UBR4 and UBR5 as ubiquitin E3 ligases involved in HC ER-associated degradation. Knockdown of UBR4 and UBR5 resulted in intracellular accumulation, enhanced secretion, and reduced ubiquitination of HC. In concert with these E3 ligases, PDIA3 was shown to cleave ubiquitinated HC molecules to accelerate HC dislocation. Interestingly, UBR5, and to a lesser degree UBR4, were down-regulated as cellular demand for antibody expression increased in CHO cells during the production phase, or in plasma B cells. Reducing UBR4/UBR5 expression before the production phase increased antibody productivity in CHO cells, possibly by redirecting antibody molecules from degradation to secretion. Altogether we have characterized a novel proteolysis/proteasome-dependent pathway involved in degradation of unfolded antibody HC. Proteins characterized in this pathway may be novel targets for CHO cell engineering.
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- Danming Tang
- Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations Department, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations Department, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Research Biology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations Department, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Early Stage Pharmaceutical Development, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations Department, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations Department, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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- Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations Department, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
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Hosomi A, Iida K, Cho T, Iida H, Kaneko M, Suzuki T. The ER-associated protease Ste24 prevents N-terminal signal peptide-independent translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:10406-10419. [PMID: 32513868 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.012575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Soluble proteins destined for the secretory pathway contain an N-terminal signal peptide that induces their translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The importance of N-terminal signal peptides for ER translocation has been extensively examined over the past few decades. However, in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a few proteins devoid of a signal peptide are still translocated into the ER and then N-glycosyl-ated. Using signal peptide-truncated reporter proteins, here we report the detection of significant translocation of N-terminal signal peptide-truncated proteins in a yeast mutant strain (ste24Δ) that lacks the endopeptidase Ste24 at the ER membrane. Furthermore, several ER/cytosolic proteins, including Sec61, Sec66, and Sec72, were identified as being involved in the translocation process. On the basis of screening for 20 soluble proteins that may be N-glycosylated in the ER in the ste24Δ strain, we identified the transcription factor Rme1 as a protein that is partially N-glycosylated despite the lack of a signal peptide. These results clearly indicate that some proteins lacking a signal peptide can be translocated into the ER and that Ste24 typically suppresses this process.
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- Akira Hosomi
- Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biomembrane, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Agriculture, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kamiina, Nagano, Japan
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- Glycometabolic Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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Phillips BP, Gomez-Navarro N, Miller EA. Protein quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2020; 65:96-102. [PMID: 32408120 PMCID: PMC7588826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Misfolded and mistargeted proteins in the early secretory pathway present significant risks to the cell. A diverse and integrated network of quality control pathways protects the cell from these threats. We focus on the discovery of new mechanisms that contribute to this protective network. Biochemical and structural advances in endoplasmic reticulum targeting fidelity, and in the redistribution of mistargeted substrates are discussed. We further review new discoveries in quality control at the inner nuclear membrane in the context of orphaned subunits. We consider developments in our understanding of cargo selection for endoplasmic reticulum export. Conflicting data on quality control by cargo receptor proteins are discussed and we look to important future questions for the field.
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Richards KA, Rubenstein EM. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-regulated degradation of a translocon-associated protein is independent of integrated stress response transcription factor Gcn4p. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2020; 2020:10.17912/micropub.biology.000239. [PMID: 32550483 PMCID: PMC7252232 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kyle A Richards
- Ball State University, Department of Biology, Muncie, IN 47306
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- Ball State University, Department of Biology, Muncie, IN 47306,
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Goblirsch BR, Wiener MC. Ste24: An Integral Membrane Protein Zinc Metalloprotease with Provocative Structure and Emergent Biology. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:5079-5090. [PMID: 32199981 PMCID: PMC7172729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Ste24, an integral membrane protein zinc metalloprotease, is found in every kingdom of eukaryotes. It was discovered approximately 20 years ago by yeast genetic screens identifying it as a factor responsible for processing the yeast mating a-factor pheromone. In animals, Ste24 processes prelamin A, a component of the nuclear lamina; mutations in the human ortholog of Ste24 diminish its activity, giving rise to genetic diseases of accelerated aging (progerias). Additionally, lipodystrophy, acquired from the standard highly active antiretroviral therapy used to treat AIDS patients, likely results from off-target interactions of HIV (aspartyl) protease inhibitor drugs with Ste24. Ste24 possesses a novel “α-barrel” structure, consisting of a ring of seven transmembrane α-helices enclosing a large (> 12,000 Å3) interior volume that contains the active-site and substrate-binding region; this “membrane-interior reaction chamber” is unprecedented in integral membrane protein structures. Additionally, the surface of the membrane-interior reaction chamber possesses a strikingly large negative electrostatic surface potential, adding additional “functional mystery.” Recent publications implicate Ste24 as a key factor in several endoplasmic reticulum processes, including the unfolded protein response, a cellular stress response of the endoplasmic reticulum, and removal of misfolded proteins from the translocon. Ste24, with its provocative structure, enigmatic mechanism, and recently emergent new biological roles including “translocon unclogger” and (non-enyzmatic) broad-spectrum viral restriction factor, presents far differently than before 2016, when it was viewed as a “CAAX protease” responsible for cleavage of prenylated (farnesylated or geranylgeranylated) substrates. The emphasis of this review is on Ste24 of the “Post-CAAX-Protease Era.” Ste24 is a eukaryotic integral membrane protein of novel structure. Ste24 is a gluzincin ZMP whose structure/function relationships are poorly explored. ZMP core, ZMP accessory, and “ɑ-barrel modules form the Ste24 tripartite architecture. Emergent biology of Ste24 includes roles as a translocon unclogger and a viral restriction factor.
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- Brandon R Goblirsch
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Mori Y, Yoshida Y, Satoh A, Moriya H. Development of an experimental method of systematically estimating protein expression limits in HEK293 cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4798. [PMID: 32179769 PMCID: PMC7075890 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61646-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Protein overexpression sometimes causes cellular defects, although the underlying mechanism is still unknown. A protein's expression limit, which triggers cellular defects, is a useful indication of the underlying mechanism. In this study, we developed an experimental method of estimating the expression limits of target proteins in the human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293 by measuring the proteins' expression levels in cells that survived after the high-copy introduction of plasmid DNA by which the proteins were expressed under a strong cytomegalovirus promoter. The expression limits of nonfluorescent target proteins were indirectly estimated by measuring the levels of green fluorescent protein (GFP) connected to the target proteins with the self-cleaving sequence P2A. The expression limit of a model GFP was ~5.0% of the total protein, and sustained GFP overexpression caused cell death. The expression limits of GFPs with mitochondria-targeting signals and endoplasmic reticulum localization signals were 1.6% and 0.38%, respectively. The expression limits of four proteins involved in vesicular trafficking were far lower compared to a red fluorescent protein. The protein expression limit estimation method developed will be valuable for defining toxic proteins and consequences of protein overexpression.
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- Yoshihiro Mori
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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Broshar CL, Rubenstein EM. Glucose concentration does not affect degradation of a protein that aberrantly engages the endoplasmic reticulum translocon. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2020; 2020:248. [PMID: 32548573 PMCID: PMC7295686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ball State University, Department of Biology, Muncie, IN 47306,To whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Wang L, Xu Y, Rogers H, Saidi L, Noguchi CT, Li H, Yewdell JW, Guydosh NR, Ye Y. UFMylation of RPL26 links translocation-associated quality control to endoplasmic reticulum protein homeostasis. Cell Res 2020; 30:5-20. [PMID: 31595041 PMCID: PMC6951344 DOI: 10.1038/s41422-019-0236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Protein biogenesis at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in eukaryotic cells is monitored by a protein quality control system named ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD). While there has been substantial progress in understanding how ERAD eliminates defective polypeptides generated from erroneous folding, how cells remove nascent chains stalled in the translocon during co-translational protein insertion into the ER is unclear. Here we show that ribosome stalling during protein translocation induces the attachment of UFM1, a ubiquitin-like modifier, to two conserved lysine residues near the COOH-terminus of the 60S ribosomal subunit RPL26 (uL24) at the ER. Strikingly, RPL26 UFMylation enables the degradation of stalled nascent chains, but unlike ERAD or previously established cytosolic ribosome-associated quality control (RQC), which uses proteasome to degrade their client proteins, ribosome UFMylation promotes the targeting of a translocation-arrested ER protein to lysosomes for degradation. RPL26 UFMylation is upregulated during erythroid differentiation to cope with increased secretory flow, and compromising UFMylation impairs protein secretion, and ultimately hemoglobin production. We propose that in metazoan, co-translational protein translocation into the ER is safeguarded by a UFMylation-dependent protein quality control mechanism, which when impaired causes anemia in mice and abnormal neuronal development in humans.
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- Lihui Wang
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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In consistent with other membrane-bound and secretory proteins, immune checkpoint proteins go through a set of modifications in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to acquire their native functional structures before they function at their destinations. There are various ER-resident chaperones and enzymes synergistically regulate and catalyze the glycosylation, folding and transporting of proteins. The whole processing is under the surveillance of ER quality control system which allows the correctly folded proteins to exit from the ER with the help of coat proteinII(COPII) coated vesicles, while retains the rest of terminally misfolded ones in the ER and then eliminates them via ER-associated degradation (ERAD) or ER-to-lysosomes-associated degradation (ERLAD). The dysfunction of the ER causes ER stress which triggers unfolded protein response (UPR) to restore ER proteostasis. Unsolvable prolonged ER stress ultimately results in cell death. This chapter reviews the process that proteins undergo in the ER, and the glycosylation, folding and degradation of immune checkpoint proteins as well as the associated potential immunotherapies to date.
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Brayson D, Frustaci A, Verardo R, Chimenti C, Russo MA, Hayward R, Ahmad S, Vizcay-Barrena G, Protti A, Zammit PS, dos Remedios CG, Ehler E, Shah AM, Shanahan CM. Prelamin A mediates myocardial inflammation in dilated and HIV-associated cardiomyopathies. JCI Insight 2019; 4:126315. [PMID: 31622279 PMCID: PMC6948859 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.126315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cardiomyopathies are complex heart muscle diseases that can be inherited or acquired. Dilated cardiomyopathy can result from mutations in LMNA, encoding the nuclear intermediate filament proteins lamin A/C. Some LMNA mutations lead to accumulation of the lamin A precursor, prelamin A, which is disease causing in a number of tissues, yet its impact upon the heart is unknown. Here, we discovered myocardial prelamin A accumulation occurred in a case of dilated cardiomyopathy, and we show that a potentially novel mouse model of cardiac-specific prelamin A accumulation exhibited a phenotype consistent with inflammatory cardiomyopathy, which we observed to be similar to HIV-associated cardiomyopathy, an acquired disease state. Numerous HIV protease therapies are known to inhibit ZMPSTE24, the enzyme responsible for prelamin A processing, and we confirmed that accumulation of prelamin A occurred in HIV+ patient cardiac biopsies. These findings (a) confirm a unifying pathological role for prelamin A common to genetic and acquired cardiomyopathies; (b) have implications for the management of HIV patients with cardiac disease, suggesting protease inhibitors should be replaced with alternative therapies (i.e., nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors); and (c) suggest that targeting inflammation may be a useful treatment strategy for certain forms of inherited cardiomyopathy.
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- Daniel Brayson
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Nefrologic, Anestesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.,National Institute for Infectious Diseases IRCCS "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases IRCCS "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Nefrologic, Anestesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.,National Institute for Infectious Diseases IRCCS "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- MEBIC Open University San Raffaele and IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Milan, Italy
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom.,Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence, London, United Kingdom
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Buchanan BW, Mehrtash AB, Broshar CL, Runnebohm AM, Snow BJ, Scanameo LN, Hochstrasser M, Rubenstein EM. Endoplasmic reticulum stress differentially inhibits endoplasmic reticulum and inner nuclear membrane protein quality control degradation pathways. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:19814-19830. [PMID: 31723032 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress occurs when the abundance of unfolded proteins in the ER exceeds the capacity of the folding machinery. Despite the expanding cadre of characterized cellular adaptations to ER stress, knowledge of the effects of ER stress on cellular physiology remains incomplete. We investigated the impact of ER stress on ER and inner nuclear membrane protein quality control mechanisms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We analyzed the turnover of substrates of four ubiquitin ligases (Doa10, Rkr1/Ltn1, Hrd1, and the Asi complex) and the metalloprotease Ste24 in induced models of ER stress. ER stress did not substantially impact Doa10 or Rkr1 substrates. However, Hrd1-mediated destruction of a protein that aberrantly engages the translocon (Deg1-Sec62) and substrates with luminal degradation signals was markedly impaired by ER stress; by contrast, Hrd1-dependent degradation of proteins with intramembrane degrons was largely unperturbed by ER stress. ER stress impaired the degradation of one of two Asi substrates analyzed and caused a translocon-clogging Ste24 substrate to accumulate in a form consistent with persistent translocon occupation. Degradation of Deg1-Sec62 in the absence of stress and stabilization during ER stress were independent of four ER stress-sensing pathways. Our results indicate ER stress differentially impacts degradation of protein quality control substrates, including those mediated by the same ubiquitin ligase. These observations suggest the existence of additional regulatory mechanisms dictating substrate selection during ER stress.
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- Bryce W Buchanan
- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306
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- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.,Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Goblirsch BR, Pryor EE, Wiener MC. The tripartite architecture of the eukaryotic integral membrane protein zinc metalloprotease Ste24. Proteins 2019; 88:604-615. [PMID: 31644822 PMCID: PMC7168092 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ste24 enzymes, a family of eukaryotic integral membrane proteins, are zinc metalloproteases (ZMPs) originally characterized as “CAAX proteases” targeting prenylated substrates, including a‐factor mating pheromone in yeast and prelamin A in humans. Recently, Ste24 was shown to also cleave nonprenylated substrates. Reduced activity of the human ortholog, HsSte24, is linked to multiple disease states (laminopathies), including progerias and lipid disorders. Ste24 possesses a unique “α‐barrel” structure consisting of seven transmembrane (TM) α‐helices encircling a large intramembranous cavity (~14 000 Å3). The catalytic zinc, coordinated via a HExxH…E/H motif characteristic of gluzincin ZMPs, is positioned at one of the cavity's bases. The interrelationship between Ste24 as a gluzincin, a long‐studied class of soluble ZMPs, and as a novel cavity‐containing integral membrane protein protease has been minimally explored to date. Informed by homology to well‐characterized soluble, gluzincin ZMPs, we develop a model of Ste24 that provides a conceptual framework for this enzyme family, suitable for development and interpretation of structure/function studies. The model consists of an interfacial, zinc‐containing “ZMP Core” module surrounded by a “ZMP Accessory” module, both capped by a TM helical “α‐barrel” module of as yet unknown function. Multiple sequence alignment of 58 Ste24 orthologs revealed 38 absolutely conserved residues, apportioned unequally among the ZMP Core (18), ZMP Accessory (13), and α‐barrel (7) modules. This Tripartite Architecture representation of Ste24 provides a unified image of this enzyme family.
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- Brandon R Goblirsch
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Li X, Wu A, Han C, Chen C, Zhou T, Zhang K, Yang X, Chen Z, Qin A, Tian H, Zhao J. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in three-dimensional co-culture attenuate degeneration of nucleus pulposus cells. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:9167-9187. [PMID: 31666429 PMCID: PMC6834418 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is an irreversible aging-associated clinical condition of unclear etiology. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to delay IDD, but the mechanisms by which MSCs attenuate senescence-related degeneration of nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) remain uncertain. The present study employed a three-dimensional (3D) co-culture system to explore the influence of MSCs on NPC degeneration induced by TNF-α in rat cells. We found that co-culture with bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs) reduced senescence-associated β-galactosidase expression, increased cell proliferation, decreased matrix metalloproteinase 9, increased Coll-IIa production, and reduced TGFβ/NF-κB signaling in senescent NPCs. In addition, expression of zinc metallopeptidase STE24 (ZMPSTE24), whose dysfunction is related to premature cell senescence and aging, was decreased in senescent NPCs but restored upon BMSC co-culture. Accordingly, ZMPSTE24 overexpression in NPCs inhibited the pro-senescence effects of TGFβ/NF-κB activation upon TNF-α stimulation, while both CRISPR/Cas9-mediated silencing and pharmacological ZMPSTE24 inhibition prevented those effects. Ex-vivo experiments on NP explants provided supporting evidence for the protective effect of MSCs against NPC senescence and IDD. Although further molecular studies are necessary, our results suggest that MSCs may attenuate or prevent NP fibrosis and restore the viability and functional status of NPCs through upregulation of ZMPSTE24.
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- Xunlin Li
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China.,Department of Spine Surgery, Zhejiang Spine Surgery Centre, Orthopaedic Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of the Wenzhou Medical University, The Second School of Medicine Wenzhou Medical University, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Werten MWT, Eggink G, Cohen Stuart MA, de Wolf FA. Production of protein-based polymers in Pichia pastoris. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:642-666. [PMID: 30902728 PMCID: PMC6624476 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Materials science and genetic engineering have joined forces over the last three decades in the development of so-called protein-based polymers. These are proteins, typically with repetitive amino acid sequences, that have such physical properties that they can be used as functional materials. Well-known natural examples are collagen, silk, and elastin, but also artificial sequences have been devised. These proteins can be produced in a suitable host via recombinant DNA technology, and it is this inherent control over monomer sequence and molecular size that renders this class of polymers of particular interest to the fields of nanomaterials and biomedical research. Traditionally, Escherichia coli has been the main workhorse for the production of these polymers, but the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris is finding increased use in view of the often high yields and potential bioprocessing benefits. We here provide an overview of protein-based polymers produced in P. pastoris. We summarize their physicochemical properties, briefly note possible applications, and detail their biosynthesis. Some challenges that may be faced when using P. pastoris for polymer production are identified: (i) low yields and poor process control in shake flask cultures; i.e., the need for bioreactors, (ii) proteolytic degradation, and (iii) self-assembly in vivo. Strategies to overcome these challenges are discussed, which we anticipate will be of interest also to readers involved in protein expression in P. pastoris in general.
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- Marc W T Werten
- Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, NL-6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, NL-6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands; Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University & Research, NL-6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University & Research, NL-6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, NL-6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Kühnle N, Dederer V, Lemberg MK. Intramembrane proteolysis at a glance: from signalling to protein degradation. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:132/16/jcs217745. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.217745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Over the last two decades, a group of unusual proteases, so-called intramembrane proteases, have become increasingly recognized for their unique ability to cleave peptide bonds within cellular membranes. They are found in all kingdoms of life and fulfil versatile functions ranging from protein maturation, to activation of signalling molecules, to protein degradation. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster, we focus on intramembrane proteases in mammalian cells. By comparing intramembrane proteases in different cellular organelles, we set out to review their functions within the context of the roles of individual cellular compartments. Additionally, we exemplify their mode of action in relation to known substrates by distinguishing cleavage events that promote degradation of substrate from those that release active domains from the membrane bilayer.
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- Nathalie Kühnle
- Centre for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Needham PG, Guerriero CJ, Brodsky JL. Chaperoning Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation (ERAD) and Protein Conformational Diseases. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2019; 11:cshperspect.a033928. [PMID: 30670468 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a033928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Misfolded proteins compromise cellular homeostasis. This is especially problematic in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which is a high-capacity protein-folding compartment and whose function requires stringent protein quality-control systems. Multiprotein complexes in the ER are able to identify, remove, ubiquitinate, and deliver misfolded proteins to the 26S proteasome for degradation in the cytosol, and these events are collectively termed ER-associated degradation, or ERAD. Several steps in the ERAD pathway are facilitated by molecular chaperone networks, and the importance of ERAD is highlighted by the fact that this pathway is linked to numerous protein conformational diseases. In this review, we discuss the factors that constitute the ERAD machinery and detail how each step in the pathway occurs. We then highlight the underlying pathophysiology of protein conformational diseases associated with ERAD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patrick G Needham
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
| | | | - Jeffrey L Brodsky
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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