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Robison ZL, Ren Q, Zhang Z. How to Survive without Water: A Short Lesson on the Desiccation Tolerance of Budding Yeast. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7514. [PMID: 39062766 PMCID: PMC11277543 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147514] [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: 06/21/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Water is essential to all life on earth. It is a major component that makes up living organisms and plays a vital role in multiple biological processes. It provides a medium for chemical and enzymatic reactions in the cell and is a major player in osmoregulation and the maintenance of cell turgidity. Despite this, many organisms, called anhydrobiotes, are capable of surviving under extremely dehydrated conditions. Less is known about how anhydrobiotes adapt and survive under desiccation stress. Studies have shown that morphological and physiological changes occur in anhydrobiotes in response to desiccation stress. Certain disaccharides and proteins, including heat shock proteins, intrinsically disordered proteins, and hydrophilins, play important roles in the desiccation tolerance of anhydrobiotes. In this review, we summarize the recent findings of desiccation tolerance in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We also propose that the yeast under desiccation could be used as a model to study neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; (Z.L.R.); (Q.R.)
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Attfield PV. Crucial aspects of metabolism and cell biology relating to industrial production and processing of Saccharomyces biomass. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023; 43:920-937. [PMID: 35731243 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2072268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The multitude of applications to which Saccharomyces spp. are put makes these yeasts the most prolific of industrial microorganisms. This review considers biological aspects pertaining to the manufacture of industrial yeast biomass. It is proposed that the production of yeast biomass can be considered in two distinct but interdependent phases. Firstly, there is a cell replication phase that involves reproduction of cells by their transitions through multiple budding and metabolic cycles. Secondly, there needs to be a cell conditioning phase that enables the accrued biomass to withstand the physicochemical challenges associated with downstream processing and storage. The production of yeast biomass is not simply a case of providing sugar, nutrients, and other growth conditions to enable multiple budding cycles to occur. In the latter stages of culturing, it is important that all cells are induced to complete their current budding cycle and subsequently enter into a quiescent state engendering robustness. Both the cell replication and conditioning phases need to be optimized and considered in concert to ensure good biomass production economics, and optimum performance of industrial yeasts in food and fermentation applications. Key features of metabolism and cell biology affecting replication and conditioning of industrial Saccharomyces are presented. Alternatives for growth substrates are discussed, along with the challenges and prospects associated with defining the genetic bases of industrially important phenotypes, and the generation of new yeast strains."I must be cruel only to be kind: Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind." William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4.
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Rendón-Luna DF, Romero-Pérez PS, Cuevas-Velazquez CL, Reyes JL, Covarrubias AA. Determining the Protective Activity of IDPs Under Partial Dehydration and Freeze-Thaw Conditions. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2141:519-528. [PMID: 32696375 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0524-0_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Unlike for structured proteins, the study of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) requires selection of ad hoc assays and strategies to characterize their dynamic structure and function. Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are important plant IDPs closely related to water-deficit stress response. Diverse hypothetical functions have been proposed for LEA proteins, such as membrane stabilizers during cold stress, oxidative regulators acting as ion metal binding molecules, and protein protectants during dehydration and cold/freezing conditions. Here we present two detailed protocols to characterize IDPs with potential protein/enzyme protection activity under partial dehydration and freeze-thaw treatments.
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- David F Rendón-Luna
- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.,Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, México
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Kim IS, Choi W, Son J, Lee JH, Lee H, Lee J, Shin SC, Kim HW. Screening and Genetic Network Analysis of Genes Involved in Freezing and Thawing Resistance in DaMDHAR-Expressing Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using Gene Expression Profiling. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12020219. [PMID: 33546197 PMCID: PMC7913288 DOI: 10.3390/genes12020219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The cryoprotection of cell activity is a key determinant in frozen-dough technology. Although several factors that contribute to freezing tolerance have been reported, the mechanism underlying the manner in which yeast cells respond to freezing and thawing (FT) stress is not well established. Therefore, the present study demonstrated the relationship between DaMDHAR encoding monodehydroascorbate reductase from Antarctic hairgrass Deschampsia antarctica and stress tolerance to repeated FT cycles (FT2) in transgenic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. DaMDHAR-expressing yeast (DM) cells identified by immunoblotting analysis showed high tolerance to FT stress conditions, thereby causing lower damage for yeast cells than wild-type (WT) cells with empty vector alone. To detect FT2 tolerance-associated genes, 3′-quant RNA sequencing was employed using mRNA isolated from DM and WT cells exposed to FT (FT2) conditions. Approximately 332 genes showed ≥2-fold changes in DM cells and were classified into various groups according to their gene expression. The expressions of the changed genes were further confirmed using western blot analysis and biochemical assay. The upregulated expression of 197 genes was associated with pentose phosphate pathway, NADP metabolic process, metal ion homeostasis, sulfate assimilation, β-alanine metabolism, glycerol synthesis, and integral component of mitochondrial and plasma membrane (PM) in DM cells under FT2 stress, whereas the expression of the remaining 135 genes was partially related to protein processing, selenocompound metabolism, cell cycle arrest, oxidative phosphorylation, and α-glucoside transport under the same condition. With regard to transcription factors in DM cells, MSN4 and CIN5 were activated, but MSN2 and MGA1 were not. Regarding antioxidant systems and protein kinases in DM cells under FT stress, CTT1, GTO, GEX1, and YOL024W were upregulated, whereas AIF1, COX2, and TRX3 were not. Gene activation represented by transcription factors and enzymatic antioxidants appears to be associated with FT2-stress tolerance in transgenic yeast cells. RCK1, MET14, and SIP18, but not YPK2, have been known to be involved in the protein kinase-mediated signalling pathway and glycogen synthesis. Moreover, SPI18 and HSP12 encoding hydrophilin in the PM were detected. Therefore, it was concluded that the genetic network via the change of gene expression levels of multiple genes contributing to the stabilization and functionality of the mitochondria and PM, not of a single gene, might be the crucial determinant for FT tolerance in DaMDAHR-expressing transgenic yeast. These findings provide a foundation for elucidating the DaMDHAR-dependent molecular mechanism of the complex functional resistance in the cellular response to FT stress.
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- Il-Sup Kim
- Advanced Bio-Resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea;
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
- Department of Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, Incheon 21990, Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
- Department of Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, Incheon 21990, Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
- Department of Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, Incheon 21990, Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Korea; (W.C.); (J.S.); (J.H.L.); (H.L.); (J.L.); (S.C.S.)
- Department of Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, Incheon 21990, Korea
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Kocurek KI, Havlikova J, Buchan E, Tanner A, May RC, Cooper HJ. Electroporation and Mass Spectrometry: A New Paradigm for In Situ Analysis of Intact Proteins Direct from Living Yeast Colonies. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2605-2611. [PMID: 31922714 PMCID: PMC7145282 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Yeasts
constitute an oft-neglected class of pathogens among which the resistance
to first-line treatments, attributed in part to mutations in efflux
pumps, is rapidly emerging. Their thick, chitin-reinforced cell walls
render cell lysis difficult, complicating their analysis and identification
by methods routinely used for bacteria, including matrix-assisted
laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS).
Liquid extraction surface analysis mass spectrometry (LESA-MS) has
previously been applied to the analysis of intact proteins from Gram-positive
and Gram-negative bacterial colonies sampled directly on solid nutrient
media. To date, a similar analysis of yeast colonies has not proved
possible. Here we demonstrate the rapid release of intact yeast proteins
for LESA-MS by electroporation using a home-built high-voltage device
designed to lyse cells grown in colonies on agar media. Detection
and identification of previously inaccessible proteins from baker’s
yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as well as two clinically
relevant yeast species (Candida glabrata and Cryptococcus neoformans), is shown. The electroporation
approach also has the potential to be translated to other mass spectrometric
analysis techniques, including MALDI and various ambient ionization
methods.
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- Klaudia I Kocurek
- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham B15 2TT , U.K
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- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham B15 2TT , U.K
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- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham B15 2TT , U.K
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- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham B15 2TT , U.K
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham B15 2TT , U.K
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- School of Biosciences , University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham B15 2TT , U.K
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N'Guyen GQ, Raulo R, Marchi M, Agustí-Brisach C, Iacomi B, Pelletier S, Renou JP, Bataillé-Simoneau N, Campion C, Bastide F, Hamon B, Mouchès C, Porcheron B, Lemoine R, Kwasiborski A, Simoneau P, Guillemette T. Responses to Hydric Stress in the Seed-Borne Necrotrophic Fungus Alternaria brassicicola. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1969. [PMID: 31543870 PMCID: PMC6730492 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Alternaria brassicicola is a necrotrophic fungus causing black spot disease and is an economically important seed-borne pathogen of cultivated brassicas. Seed transmission is a crucial component of its parasitic cycle as it promotes long-term survival and dispersal. Recent studies, conducted with the Arabidopsis thaliana/A. brassicicola pathosystem, showed that the level of susceptibility of the fungus to water stress strongly influenced its seed transmission ability. In this study, we gained further insights into the mechanisms involved in the seed infection process by analyzing the transcriptomic and metabolomic responses of germinated spores of A. brassicicola exposed to water stress. Then, the repertoire of putative hydrophilins, a group of proteins that are assumed to be involved in cellular dehydration tolerance, was established in A. brassicicola based on the expression data and additional structural and biochemical criteria. Phenotyping of single deletion mutants deficient for fungal hydrophilin-like proteins showed that they were affected in their transmission to A. thaliana seeds, although their aggressiveness on host vegetative tissues remained intact.
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- Guillaume Quang N'Guyen
- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Université de Lille, INRA, ISA, Université d'Artois, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, EA 7394 - ICV - Institut Charles Viollette, Lille, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Equipe "Sucres & Echanges Végétaux-Environnement," UMR CNRS 7267 EBI Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Equipe "Sucres & Echanges Végétaux-Environnement," UMR CNRS 7267 EBI Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences - UMR 1345, INRA, Université d'Angers, Agrocampus-Ouest, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
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Filamentation Regulatory Pathways Control Adhesion-Dependent Surface Responses in Yeast. Genetics 2019; 212:667-690. [PMID: 31053593 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Signaling pathways can regulate biological responses by the transcriptional regulation of target genes. In yeast, multiple signaling pathways control filamentous growth, a morphogenetic response that occurs in many species including fungal pathogens. Here, we examine the role of signaling pathways that control filamentous growth in regulating adhesion-dependent surface responses, including mat formation and colony patterning. Expression profiling and mutant phenotype analysis showed that the major pathways that regulate filamentous growth [filamentous growth MAPK (fMAPK), RAS, retrograde (RTG), RIM101, RPD3, ELP, SNF1, and PHO85] also regulated mat formation and colony patterning. The chromatin remodeling complex, SAGA, also regulated these responses. We also show that the RAS and RTG pathways coregulated a common set of target genes, and that SAGA regulated target genes known to be controlled by the fMAPK, RAS, and RTG pathways. Analysis of surface growth-specific targets identified genes that respond to low oxygen, high temperature, and desiccation stresses. We also explore the question of why cells make adhesive contacts in colonies. Cell adhesion contacts mediated by the coregulated target and adhesion molecule, Flo11p, deterred entry into colonies by macroscopic predators and impacted colony temperature regulation. The identification of new regulators (e.g., SAGA), and targets of surface growth in yeast may provide insights into fungal pathogenesis in settings where surface growth and adhesion contributes to virulence.
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Szoradi T, Schaeff K, Garcia-Rivera EM, Itzhak DN, Schmidt RM, Bircham PW, Leiss K, Diaz-Miyar J, Chen VK, Muzzey D, Borner GHH, Schuck S. SHRED Is a Regulatory Cascade that Reprograms Ubr1 Substrate Specificity for Enhanced Protein Quality Control during Stress. Mol Cell 2018; 70:1025-1037.e5. [PMID: 29861160 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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When faced with proteotoxic stress, cells mount adaptive responses to eliminate aberrant proteins. Adaptive responses increase the expression of protein folding and degradation factors to enhance the cellular quality control machinery. However, it is unclear whether and how this augmented machinery acquires new activities during stress. Here, we uncover a regulatory cascade in budding yeast that consists of the hydrophilin protein Roq1/Yjl144w, the HtrA-type protease Ynm3/Nma111, and the ubiquitin ligase Ubr1. Various stresses stimulate ROQ1 transcription. The Roq1 protein is cleaved by Ynm3. Cleaved Roq1 interacts with Ubr1, transforming its substrate specificity. Altered substrate recognition by Ubr1 accelerates proteasomal degradation of misfolded as well as native proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and in the cytosol. We term this pathway stress-induced homeostatically regulated protein degradation (SHRED) and propose that it promotes physiological adaptation by reprogramming a key component of the quality control machinery.
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- Tamas Szoradi
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance and CellNetworks Cluster of Excellence, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Jaspard E, Hunault G. Comparison of amino acids physico-chemical properties and usage of late embryogenesis abundant proteins, hydrophilins and WHy domain. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109570. [PMID: 25296175 PMCID: PMC4190154 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Late Embryogenesis Abundant proteins (LEAPs) comprise several diverse protein families and are mostly involved in stress tolerance. Most of LEAPs are intrinsically disordered and thus poorly functionally characterized. LEAPs have been classified and a large number of their physico-chemical properties have been statistically analyzed. LEAPs were previously proposed to be a subset of a very wide family of proteins called hydrophilins, while a domain called WHy (Water stress and Hypersensitive response) was found in LEAP class 8 (according to our previous classification). Since little is known about hydrophilins and WHy domain, the cross-analysis of their amino acids physico-chemical properties and amino acids usage together with those of LEAPs helps to describe some of their structural features and to make hypothesis about their function. Physico-chemical properties of hydrophilins and WHy domain strongly suggest their role in dehydration tolerance, probably by interacting with water and small polar molecules. The computational analysis reveals that LEAP class 8 and hydrophilins are distinct protein families and that not all LEAPs are a protein subset of hydrophilins family as proposed earlier. Hydrophilins seem related to LEAP class 2 (also called dehydrins) and to Heat Shock Proteins 12 (HSP12). Hydrophilins are likely unstructured proteins while WHy domain is structured. LEAP class 2, hydrophilins and WHy domain are thus proposed to share a common physiological role by interacting with water or other polar/charged small molecules, hence contributing to dehydration tolerance.
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- Emmanuel Jaspard
- Université d'Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Beaucouzé, France
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France
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- Université d'Angers, Laboratoire d'Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorale hépatique, UPRES 3859, IFR 132, F-49045 Angers, France
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Dang NX, Popova AV, Hundertmark M, Hincha DK. Functional characterization of selected LEA proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana in yeast and in vitro. PLANTA 2014; 240:325-36. [PMID: 24841476 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2089-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Expression of eight LEA genes enhanced desiccation tolerance in yeast, including two LEA_2 genes encoding atypical, stably folded proteins. The recombinant proteins showed enzyme, but not membrane protection during drying. To screen for possible functions of late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins in cellular stress tolerance, 15 candidate genes from six Arabidopsis thaliana LEA protein families were expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a genetically amenable eukaryotic model organism. Desiccation stress experiments showed that eight of the 15 LEA proteins significantly enhanced yeast survival. While none of the proteins belonging to the LEA_1, LEA_5 or AtM families provided protection to yeast cells, two of three LEA_2 proteins, all three LEA_4 proteins and three of four dehydrins were effective. However, no significantly enhanced tolerance toward freezing, salt, osmotic or oxidative stress was observed. While most LEA proteins are highly hydrophilic and intrinsically disordered, LEA_2 proteins are "atypical", since they are more hydrophobic and possess a stable folded structure in solution. Because nothing was known about the functional properties of LEA_2 proteins, we expressed the three Arabidopsis proteins LEA1, LEA26 and LEA27 in Escherichia coli. The bacteria expressed all three proteins in inclusion bodies from which they could be purified and refolded. Correct folding was ascertained by Fourier transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. None of the proteins was able to stabilize liposomes during freezing or drying, but they were all able to protect the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from inactivation during freezing. Significantly, only LEA1 and LEA27, which also protected yeast cells during drying, were able to stabilize LDH during desiccation and subsequent rehydration.
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- Nghiem X Dang
- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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Sasaki K, Christov NK, Tsuda S, Imai R. Identification of a novel LEA protein involved in freezing tolerance in wheat. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 55:136-47. [PMID: 24265272 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a family of hyper-hydrophilic proteins that accumulate in response to cellular dehydration. Originally identified as plant proteins associated with seed desiccation tolerance, LEA proteins have been identified in a wide range of organisms such as invertebrates and microorganisms. LEA proteins are thought to protect proteins and biomembranes under water-deficit conditions. Here, we characterized WCI16, a wheat (Triticum aestivum) protein that belongs to a class of plant proteins of unknown function, and provide evidence that WCI16 shares common features with LEA proteins. WCI16 was induced during cold acclimation in winter wheat. Based on its amino acid sequence, WCI16 is highly hydrophilic, like LEA proteins, despite having no significant sequence similarity to any of the known classes of LEA proteins. Recombinant WCI16 protein was soluble after boiling, and (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy revealed that the structure of WCI16 is random and has no hydrophobic regions. WCI16 exhibited in vitro cryoprotection of the freeze-labile enzyme l-lactate dehydrogenase as well as double-stranded DNA binding activity, suggesting that WCI16 may protect both proteins and DNA during environmental stresses. The biological relevance of these activities was supported by the subcellular localization of a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fused WCI16 protein in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Heterologous expression of WCI16 in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants conferred enhanced freezing tolerance. Taken together, our results indicate that WCI16 represents a novel class of LEA proteins and is involved in freezing tolerance.
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- Kentaro Sasaki
- Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Hitsujigaoka 1, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, 062-8555 Japan
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López-Martínez G, Pietrafesa R, Romano P, Cordero-Otero R, Capece A. Genetic improvement ofSaccharomyces cerevisiaewine strains for enhancing cell viability after desiccation stress. Yeast 2013; 30:319-30. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.2952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Gema López-Martínez
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology; University Rovira i Virgili; Tarragona; Spain
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences; University of Basilicata; Potenza; Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences; University of Basilicata; Potenza; Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology; University Rovira i Virgili; Tarragona; Spain
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences; University of Basilicata; Potenza; Italy
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LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins were originally described almost 30 years ago as accumulating late in plant seed development. They were later found to be induced in vegetative plant tissues under environmental stress conditions and also in desiccation-tolerant micro-organisms and invertebrates. Although they are widely assumed to play crucial roles in cellular dehydration tolerance, their physiological and biochemical functions are largely unknown. Most LEA proteins are predicted to be intrinsically disordered and this has been experimentally verified in several cases. In addition, some LEA proteins partially fold, mainly into α-helices, during drying or in the presence of membranes. Recent studies have concentrated on the potential roles of LEA proteins in stabilizing membranes or sensitive enzymes during freezing or drying, and the present review concentrates on these two possible functions of LEA proteins in cellular dehydration tolerance.
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Sasano Y, Haitani Y, Hashida K, Ohtsu I, Shima J, Takagi H. Enhancement of the proline and nitric oxide synthetic pathway improves fermentation ability under multiple baking-associated stress conditions in industrial baker's yeast. Microb Cell Fact 2012; 11:40. [PMID: 22462683 PMCID: PMC3359278 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background During the bread-making process, industrial baker's yeast, mostly Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is exposed to baking-associated stresses, such as air-drying and freeze-thaw stress. These baking-associated stresses exert severe injury to yeast cells, mainly due to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to cell death and reduced fermentation ability. Thus, there is a great need for a baker's yeast strain with higher tolerance to baking-associated stresses. Recently, we revealed a novel antioxidative mechanism in a laboratory yeast strain that is involved in stress-induced nitric oxide (NO) synthesis from proline via proline oxidase Put1 and N-acetyltransferase Mpr1. We also found that expression of the proline-feedback inhibition-less sensitive mutant γ-glutamyl kinase (Pro1-I150T) and the thermostable mutant Mpr1-F65L resulted in an enhanced fermentation ability of baker's yeast in bread dough after freeze-thaw stress and air-drying stress, respectively. However, baker's yeast strains with high fermentation ability under multiple baking-associated stresses have not yet been developed. Results We constructed a self-cloned diploid baker's yeast strain with enhanced proline and NO synthesis by expressing Pro1-I150T and Mpr1-F65L in the presence of functional Put1. The engineered strain increased the intracellular NO level in response to air-drying stress, and the strain was tolerant not only to oxidative stress but also to both air-drying and freeze-thaw stresses probably due to the reduced intracellular ROS level. We also showed that the resultant strain retained higher leavening activity in bread dough after air-drying and freeze-thaw stress than that of the wild-type strain. On the other hand, enhanced stress tolerance and fermentation ability did not occur in the put1-deficient strain. This result suggests that NO is synthesized in baker's yeast from proline in response to oxidative stresses that induce ROS generation and that increased NO plays an important role in baking-associated stress tolerance. Conclusions In this work, we clarified the importance of Put1- and Mpr1-mediated NO generation from proline to the baking-associated stress tolerance in industrial baker's yeast. We also demonstrated that baker's yeast that enhances the proline and NO synthetic pathway by expressing the Pro1-I150T and Mpr1-F65L variants showed improved fermentation ability under multiple baking-associated stress conditions. From a biotechnological perspective, the enhancement of proline and NO synthesis could be promising for breeding novel baker's yeast strains.
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- Yu Sasano
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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López-Martínez G, Rodríguez-Porrata B, Margalef-Català M, Cordero-Otero R. The STF2p hydrophilin from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for dehydration stress tolerance. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33324. [PMID: 22442684 PMCID: PMC3306391 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is able to overcome cell dehydration; cell metabolic activity is arrested during this period but restarts after rehydration. The yeast genes encoding hydrophilin proteins were characterised to determine their roles in the dehydration-resistant phenotype, and STF2p was found to be a hydrophilin that is essential for survival after the desiccation-rehydration process. Deletion of STF2 promotes the production of reactive oxygen species and apoptotic cell death during stress conditions, whereas the overexpression of STF2, whose gene product localises to the cytoplasm, results in a reduction in ROS production upon oxidative stress as the result of the antioxidant capacity of the STF2p protein.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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