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Bland T, Hirani N, Briggs DC, Rossetto R, Ng K, Taylor IA, McDonald NQ, Zwicker D, Goehring NW. Optimized PAR-2 RING dimerization mediates cooperative and selective membrane binding for robust cell polarity. EMBO J 2024:10.1038/s44318-024-00123-3. [PMID: 38907033 DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00123-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024] Open
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Cell polarity networks are defined by quantitative features of their constituent feedback circuits, which must be tuned to enable robust and stable polarization, while also ensuring that networks remain responsive to dynamically changing cellular states and/or spatial cues during development. Using the PAR polarity network as a model, we demonstrate that these features are enabled by the dimerization of the polarity protein PAR-2 via its N-terminal RING domain. Combining theory and experiment, we show that dimer affinity is optimized to achieve dynamic, selective, and cooperative binding of PAR-2 to the plasma membrane during polarization. Reducing dimerization compromises positive feedback and robustness of polarization. Conversely, enhanced dimerization renders the network less responsive due to kinetic trapping of PAR-2 on internal membranes and reduced sensitivity of PAR-2 to the anterior polarity kinase, aPKC/PKC-3. Thus, our data reveal a key role for a dynamically oligomeric RING domain in optimizing interaction affinities to support a robust and responsive cell polarity network, and highlight how optimization of oligomerization kinetics can serve as a strategy for dynamic and cooperative intracellular targeting.
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- Tom Bland
- Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Institute for the Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany
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- Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Institute for the Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, UK
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- Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany
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- Francis Crick Institute, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
- Institute for the Physics of Living Systems, University College London, London, UK.
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Muramoto M, Mineoka N, Fukuda K, Kuriyama S, Masatani T, Fujita A. Coordinated regulation of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and phosphatidylserine levels by Osh4p and Osh5p is an essential regulatory mechanism in autophagy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184308. [PMID: 38437942 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2024.184308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Macroautophagy (hereafter autophagy) is an intracellular degradative pathway in budding yeast cells. Certain lipid types play essential roles in autophagy; yet the precise mechanisms regulating lipid composition during autophagy remain unknown. Here, we explored the role of the Osh family proteins in the modulating lipid composition during autophagy in budding yeast. Our results showed that osh1-osh7∆ deletions lead to autophagic dysfunction, with impaired GFP-Atg8 processing and the absence of autophagosomes and autophagic bodies in the cytosol and vacuole, respectively. Freeze-fracture electron microscopy (EM) revealed elevated phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns(4)P) levels in cytoplasmic and luminal leaflets of autophagic bodies and vacuolar membranes in all deletion mutants. Phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) levels were significantly decreased in the autophagic bodies and vacuolar membranes in osh4∆ and osh5∆ mutants, whereas no significant changes were observed in other osh deletion mutants. Furthermore, we identified defects in autophagic processes in the osh4∆ and osh5∆ mutants, including rare autophagosome formation in the osh5∆ mutant and accumulation of autophagic bodies in the vacuole in the osh4∆ mutant, even in the absence of the proteinase inhibitor PMSF. These findings suggest that Osh4p and Osh5p play crucial roles in the transport of PtdSer to autophagic bodies and autophagosome membranes, respectively. The precise control of lipid composition in the membranes of autophagosomes and autophagic bodies by Osh4p and Osh5p represents an important regulatory mechanism in autophagy.
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- Moe Muramoto
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan; Center for One Medicine Innovative Translational Research (COMIT), Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
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Konishi R, Fukuda K, Kuriyama S, Masatani T, Xuan X, Fujita A. Unique asymmetric distribution of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine in Toxoplasma gondii revealed by nanoscale analysis. Histochem Cell Biol 2023; 160:279-291. [PMID: 37477836 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-023-02218-0] [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] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Toxoplasma gondii is a highly prevalent obligate apicomplexan parasite that is important in clinical and veterinary medicine. It is known that glycerophospholipids phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PtdEtn), especially their expression levels and flip-flops between cytoplasmic and exoplasmic leaflets, in the membrane of T. gondii play important roles in efficient growth in host mammalian cells, but their distributions have still not been determined because of technical difficulties in studying intracellular lipid distribution at the nanometer level. In this study, we developed an electron microscopy method that enabled us to determine the distributions of PtdSer and PtdEtn in individual leaflets of cellular membranes by using quick-freeze freeze-fracture replica labeling. Our findings show that PtdSer and PtdEtn are asymmetrically distributed, with substantial amounts localized at the luminal leaflet of the inner membrane complex (IMC), which comprises flattened vesicles located just underneath the plasma membrane (see Figs. 2B and 7). We also found that PtdSer was absent in the cytoplasmic leaflet of the inner IMC membrane, but was present in considerable amounts in the cytoplasmic leaflet of the middle IMC membrane, suggesting a barrier-like mechanism preventing the diffusion of PtdSer in the cytoplasmic leaflets of the two membranes. In addition, the expression levels of both PtdSer and PtdEtn in the luminal leaflet of the IMC membrane in the highly virulent RH strain were higher than those in the less virulent PLK strain. We also found that the amount of glycolipid GM3, a lipid raft component, was higher in the RH strain than in the PLK strain. These results suggest a correlation between lipid raft maintenance, virulence, and the expression levels of PtdSer and PtdEtn in T. gondii.
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- Rikako Konishi
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
- Center for One Medicine Innovative Translational Research (COMIT), Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Basic Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.
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Petsana M, Roumia AF, Bagos PG, Boleti H, Braliou GG. In Silico Identification and Analysis of Proteins Containing the Phox Homology Phosphoinositide-Binding Domain in Kinetoplastea Protists: Evolutionary Conservation and Uniqueness of Phox-Homology-Domain-Containing Protein Architectures. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11521. [PMID: 37511280 PMCID: PMC10380299 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Kinetoplastea are free living and parasitic protists with unique features among Eukaryota. Pathogenic Kinetoplastea parasites (i.e., Trypanosoma and Leishmania spp.) undergo several developmental transitions essential for survival in their hosts. These transitions require membrane and cytoskeleton reorganizations that involve phosphoinositides (PIs). Phospholipids like PIs are key regulators of vital functions in all eukaryotes including signal transduction, protein transport and sorting, membrane trafficking, and cytoskeleton and membrane remodeling. A large repertoire of PI-metabolizing enzymes and PI-binding proteins/effectors carrying distinct PI-binding modules like the PX (phox homology) module could play significant roles in the life and virulence of pathogenic Kinetoplastea. The aim of this study was to retrieve the entire spectrum of Kinetoplastea protein sequences containing the PX module (PX-proteins), predict their structures, and identify in them evolutionary conserved and unique traits. Using a large array of bioinformatics tools, protein IDs from two searches (based on PFam's pHMM for PX domain (PF00787)) were combined, aligned, and utilized for the construction of a new Kinetoplastea_PX pHMM. This three-step search retrieved 170 PX-protein sequences. Structural domain configuration analysis identified PX, Pkinase, Lipocalin_5, and Vps5/BAR3-WASP domains and clustered them into five distinct subfamilies. Phylogenetic tree and domain architecture analysis showed that some domain architectures exist in proteomes of all Kinetoplastea spp., while others are genus-specific. Finally, amino acid conservation logos of the Kinetoplastea spp. and Homo sapiens PX domains revealed high evolutionary conservation in residues forming the critical structural motifs for PtdIns3P recognition. This study highlights the PX-Pkinase domain architecture as unique within Trypanosoma spp. and forms the basis for a targeted functional analysis of Kinetoplastea PX-proteins as putative targets for a rational design of anti-parasitic drugs.
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- Marina Petsana
- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, 2-4 Papasiopoulou Str., 35131 Lamia, Greece
- Intracellular Parasitism Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, 2-4 Papasiopoulou Str., 35131 Lamia, Greece
- Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shibin El-Kom 32514, Egypt
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, 2-4 Papasiopoulou Str., 35131 Lamia, Greece
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- Intracellular Parasitism Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, 2-4 Papasiopoulou Str., 35131 Lamia, Greece
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Tang T, Hasan M, Capelluto DGS. Phafins Are More Than Phosphoinositide-Binding Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24098096. [PMID: 37175801 PMCID: PMC10178739 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Phafins are PH (Pleckstrin Homology) and FYVE (Fab1, YOTB, Vac1, and EEA1) domain-containing proteins. The Phafin protein family is classified into two groups based on their sequence homology and functional similarity: Phafin1 and Phafin2. This protein family is unique because both the PH and FYVE domains bind to phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate [PtdIns(3)P], a phosphoinositide primarily found in endosomal and lysosomal membranes. Phafin proteins act as PtdIns(3)P effectors in apoptosis, endocytic cargo trafficking, and autophagy. Additionally, Phafin2 is recruited to macropinocytic compartments through coincidence detection of PtdIns(3)P and PtdIns(4)P. Membrane-associated Phafins serve as adaptor proteins that recruit other binding partners. In addition to the phosphoinositide-binding domains, Phafin proteins present a poly aspartic acid motif that regulates membrane binding specificity. In this review, we summarize the involvement of Phafins in several cellular pathways and their potential physiological functions while highlighting the similarities and differences between Phafin1 and Phafin2. Besides, we discuss research perspectives for Phafins.
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- Tuoxian Tang
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Protein Signaling Domains Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Protein Signaling Domains Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Fralin Life Sciences Institute and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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Liu Y, Yuan G, Hassan MM, Abraham PE, Mitchell JC, Jacobson D, Tuskan GA, Khakhar A, Medford J, Zhao C, Liu CJ, Eckert CA, Doktycz MJ, Tschaplinski TJ, Yang X. Biological and Molecular Components for Genetically Engineering Biosensors in Plants. BIODESIGN RESEARCH 2022; 2022:9863496. [PMID: 37850147 PMCID: PMC10521658 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9863496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Plants adapt to their changing environments by sensing and responding to physical, biological, and chemical stimuli. Due to their sessile lifestyles, plants experience a vast array of external stimuli and selectively perceive and respond to specific signals. By repurposing the logic circuitry and biological and molecular components used by plants in nature, genetically encoded plant-based biosensors (GEPBs) have been developed by directing signal recognition mechanisms into carefully assembled outcomes that are easily detected. GEPBs allow for in vivo monitoring of biological processes in plants to facilitate basic studies of plant growth and development. GEPBs are also useful for environmental monitoring, plant abiotic and biotic stress management, and accelerating design-build-test-learn cycles of plant bioengineering. With the advent of synthetic biology, biological and molecular components derived from alternate natural organisms (e.g., microbes) and/or de novo parts have been used to build GEPBs. In this review, we summarize the framework for engineering different types of GEPBs. We then highlight representative validated biological components for building plant-based biosensors, along with various applications of plant-based biosensors in basic and applied plant science research. Finally, we discuss challenges and strategies for the identification and design of biological components for plant-based biosensors.
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- Yang Liu
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, 8602, Bangladesh
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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Yoshii T, Oki C, Tsukiji S. A photoactivatable self-localizing ligand with improved photosensitivity for chemo-optogenetic control of protein localization in living cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022; 72:128865. [PMID: 35738351 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Light-mediated control of protein localization in living cells is a powerful approach for manipulating and probing complex biological systems. By incorporating a classical 6-nitroveratryloxycarbonyl (NVOC) caging group into the inner plasma membrane (PM)-localizing trimethoprim ligand, we recently developed a photoactivatable self-localizing ligand (paSL) that can rapidly recruit engineered Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase-fusion proteins from the cytoplasm to the PM upon violet (ca. 400 nm)-light illumination. However, because the photosensitivity of the NVOC-caged paSL is low to moderate, photouncaging experiments require high light intensity, which may not be ideal for many cell applications. Herein, we present a new 7-diethylaminocoumarin (DEAC)-caged paSL with improved photosensitivity. DEAC-caged paSL induced efficient protein recruitment upon violet-light irradiation, even at the low intensity under which NVOC-caged paSL does not respond. DEAC-caged paSL was insensitive to excitation light used to image green fluorescent proteins (GFPs), and it was applicable for simultaneous optical stimulation of Gαq signaling and fluorescence imaging of subsequent Ca2+ oscillations using a GFP-based Ca2+ biosensor in living cells.
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- Tatsuyuki Yoshii
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan; Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.
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Zhang JF, Mehta S, Zhang J. Signaling Microdomains in the Spotlight: Visualizing Compartmentalized Signaling Using Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensors. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2021; 61:587-608. [PMID: 33411579 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010617-053137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
How cells muster a network of interlinking signaling pathways to faithfully convert diverse external cues to specific functional outcomes remains a central question in biology. Through their ability to convert dynamic biochemical activities to rapid and precise optical readouts, genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors have become instrumental in unraveling the molecular logic controlling the specificity of intracellular signaling. In this review, we discuss how the use of genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors to visualize dynamic signaling events within their native cellular context is elucidating the different strategies employed by cells to organize signaling activities into discrete compartments, or signaling microdomains, to ensure functional specificity.
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- Jin-Fan Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA; .,Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA; .,Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Yoshii T, Oki C, Watahiki R, Nakamura A, Tahara K, Kuwata K, Furuta T, Tsukiji S. Chemo-optogenetic Protein Translocation System Using a Photoactivatable Self-Localizing Ligand. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:1557-1565. [PMID: 34339163 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Manipulating subcellular protein localization using light is a powerful approach for controlling signaling processes with high spatiotemporal precision. The most widely used strategy for this is based on light-induced protein heterodimerization. The use of small synthetic molecules that can control the localization of target proteins in response to light without the need for a second protein has several advantages. However, such methods have not been well established. Herein, we present a chemo-optogenetic approach for controlling protein localization using a photoactivatable self-localizing ligand (paSL). We developed a paSL that can recruit tag-fused proteins of interest from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane within seconds upon light illumination. This paSL-induced protein translocation (paSLIPT) is reversible and enables the spatiotemporal control of signaling processes in living cells, even in a local region. paSLIPT can also be used to implement simultaneous optical stimulation and multiplexed imaging of molecular processes in a single cell, offering an attractive and novel chemo-optogenetic platform for interrogating and engineering dynamic cellular functions.
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- Tatsuyuki Yoshii
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho,
Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho,
Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho,
Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Suzuki S, Hatano Y, Yoshii T, Tsukiji S. Chemogenetic Control of Protein Localization and Mammalian Cell Signaling by SLIPT. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2312:237-251. [PMID: 34228294 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1441-9_14] [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] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Chemical control of protein localization is a powerful approach for manipulating mammalian cellular processes. Self-localizing ligand-induced protein translocation (SLIPT) is an emerging platform that enables control of protein localization in living mammalian cells using synthetic self-localizing ligands (SLs). We recently established a chemogenetic SLIPT system, in which any protein of interest fused to an engineered variant of Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase, DHFRiK6, can be rapidly and specifically translocated from the cytoplasm to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM) using a trimethoprim (TMP)-based PM-targeting SL, mDcTMP. The mDcTMP-mediated PM recruitment of DHFRiK6-fusion proteins can be efficiently returned to the cytoplasm by subsequent addition of free TMP, enabling temporal and reversible control over the protein localization. Here we describe the use of this mDcTMP/DHFRiK6-based SLIPT system for inducing (1) reversible protein translocation and (2) synthetic activation of the Raf/ERK pathway. This system provides a simple and versatile tool in mammalian synthetic biology for temporally manipulating various signaling molecules and pathways at the PM.
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- Sachio Suzuki
- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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Russo DA, Zedler JAZ. Genomic insights into cyanobacterial protein translocation systems. Biol Chem 2020; 402:39-54. [PMID: 33544489 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria with a versatile metabolism that is highly dependent on effective protein targeting. Protein sorting in diderm bacteria is not trivial and, in cyanobacteria, even less so due to the presence of a complex membrane system: the outer membrane, the plasma membrane and the thylakoid membrane. In cyanobacteria, protein import into the thylakoids is essential for photosynthesis, export to the periplasm fulfills a multifunctional role in maintaining cell homeostasis, and secretion mediates motility, DNA uptake and environmental interactions. Intriguingly, only one set of genes for the general secretory and the twin-arginine translocation pathways seem to be present. However, these systems have to operate in both plasma and thylakoid membranes. This raises the question of how substrates are recognized and targeted to their correct, final destination. Additional complexities arise when a protein has to be secreted across the outer membrane, where very little is known regarding the mechanisms involved. Given their ecological importance and biotechnological interest, a better understanding of protein targeting in cyanobacteria is of great value. This review will provide insights into the known knowns of protein targeting, propose hypotheses based on available genomic sequences and discuss future directions.
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- David A Russo
- Bioorganic Analytics, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute for Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburgerstr. 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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Murphy RE, Saad JS. The Interplay between HIV-1 Gag Binding to the Plasma Membrane and Env Incorporation. Viruses 2020; 12:E548. [PMID: 32429351 PMCID: PMC7291237 DOI: 10.3390/v12050548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Advancement in drug therapies and patient care have drastically improved the mortality rates of HIV-1 infected individuals. Many of these therapies were developed or improved upon by using structure-based techniques, which underscore the importance of understanding essential mechanisms in the replication cycle of HIV-1 at the structural level. One such process which remains poorly understood is the incorporation of the envelope glycoprotein (Env) into budding virus particles. Assembly of HIV particles is initiated by targeting of the Gag polyproteins to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM), a process mediated by the N-terminally myristoylated matrix (MA) domain and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2). There is strong evidence that formation of the Gag lattice on the PM is a prerequisite for the incorporation of Env into budding particles. It is also suggested that Env incorporation is mediated by an interaction between its cytoplasmic tail (gp41CT) and the MA domain of Gag. In this review, we highlight the latest developments and current efforts to understand the interplay between gp41CT, MA, and the membrane during assembly. Elucidation of the molecular determinants of Gag-Env-membrane interactions may help in the development of new antiviral therapeutic agents that inhibit particle assembly, Env incorporation and ultimately virus production.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;
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Nakamura A, Oki C, Kato K, Fujinuma S, Maryu G, Kuwata K, Yoshii T, Matsuda M, Aoki K, Tsukiji S. Engineering Orthogonal, Plasma Membrane-Specific SLIPT Systems for Multiplexed Chemical Control of Signaling Pathways in Living Single Cells. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:1004-1015. [PMID: 32162909 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Most cell behaviors are the outcome of processing information from multiple signals generated upon cell stimulation. Thus, a systematic understanding of cellular systems requires methods that allow the activation of more than one specific signaling molecule or pathway within a cell. However, the construction of tools suitable for such multiplexed signal control remains challenging. In this work, we aimed to develop a platform for chemically manipulating multiple signaling molecules/pathways in living mammalian cells based on self-localizing ligand-induced protein translocation (SLIPT). SLIPT is an emerging chemogenetic tool that controls protein localization and cell signaling using synthetic self-localizing ligands (SLs). Focusing on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM), where there is a hub of intracellular signaling networks, here we present the design and engineering of two new PM-specific SLIPT systems based on an orthogonal eDHFR and SNAP-tag pair. These systems rapidly induce translocation of eDHFR- and SNAP-tag-fusion proteins from the cytoplasm to the PM specifically in a time scale of minutes upon addition of the corresponding SL. We then show that the combined use of the two systems enables chemically inducible, individual translocation of two distinct proteins in the same cell. Finally, by integrating the orthogonal SLIPT systems with fluorescent reporters, we demonstrate simultaneous multiplexed activation and fluorescence imaging of endogenous ERK and Akt activities in a single cell. Collectively, orthogonal PM-specific SLIPT systems provide a powerful new platform for multiplexed chemical signal control in living single cells, offering new opportunities for dissecting cell signaling networks and synthetic cell manipulation.
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- Akinobu Nakamura
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
- National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
- Department of Pathology and Biology of Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
- Quantitative Biology Research Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, Faculty of Life Science, SOKENDAI, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- Frontier Research Institute for Materials Science (FRIMS), Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Stephens DC, Harris DA. Organizing 'Elements': Facilitating Exocytosis and Promoting Metastasis. Trends Cancer 2020; 6:273-276. [PMID: 32209442 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2020.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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For metastasis to occur, cancer cells must exocytose proteases, like matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), that are key in extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation. Growing evidence suggests that cancer cells use distinct spatial and temporal clustering patterns or organizing 'elements' that facilitate secretory vesicle fusion and the subsequent exocytosis of proteins that contribute to metastasis.
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- Department of Chemistry, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
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Baksheeva VE, Nemashkalova EL, Firsov AM, Zalevsky AO, Vladimirov VI, Tikhomirova NK, Philippov PP, Zamyatnin AA, Zinchenko DV, Antonenko YN, Permyakov SE, Zernii EY. Membrane Binding of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1: Highly Specific Interaction with Phosphatidylinositol-3-Phosphate. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10020164. [PMID: 31973069 PMCID: PMC7072451 DOI: 10.3390/biom10020164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neuronal calcium sensors are a family of N-terminally myristoylated membrane-binding proteins possessing a different intracellular localization and thereby targeting unique signaling partner(s). Apart from the myristoyl group, the membrane attachment of these proteins may be modulated by their N-terminal positively charged residues responsible for specific recognition of the membrane components. Here, we examined the interaction of neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) with natural membranes of different lipid composition as well as individual phospholipids in form of multilamellar liposomes or immobilized monolayers and characterized the role of myristoyl group and N-terminal lysine residues in membrane binding and phospholipid preference of the protein. NCS-1 binds to photoreceptor and hippocampal membranes in a Ca2+-independent manner and the binding is attenuated in the absence of myristoyl group. Meanwhile, the interaction with photoreceptor membranes is less dependent on myristoylation and more sensitive to replacement of K3, K7, and/or K9 of NCS-1 by glutamic acid, reflecting affinity of the protein to negatively charged phospholipids. Consistently, among the major phospholipids, NCS-1 preferentially interacts with phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol with micromolar affinity and the interaction with the former is inhibited upon mutating of N-terminal lysines of the protein. Remarkably, NCS-1 demonstrates pronounced specific binding to phosphoinositides with high preference for phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate. The binding does not depend on myristoylation and, unexpectedly, is not sensitive to the charge inversion mutations. Instead, phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate can be recognized by a specific site located in the N-terminal region of the protein. These data provide important novel insights into the general mechanism of membrane binding of NCS-1 and its targeting to specific phospholipids ensuring involvement of the protein in phosphoinositide-regulated signaling pathways.
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- Viktoriia E. Baksheeva
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
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- Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, 142290 Moscow Region, Russia; (E.L.N.); (S.E.P.)
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
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- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia;
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Branch of Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Pushchino, Pushchino, 142290 Moscow Region, Russia; (V.I.V.); (D.V.Z.)
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Branch of Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Pushchino, Pushchino, 142290 Moscow Region, Russia; (V.I.V.); (D.V.Z.)
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
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- Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, 142290 Moscow Region, Russia; (E.L.N.); (S.E.P.)
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (V.E.B.); (A.M.F.); (N.K.T.); (P.P.P.); (Y.N.A.)
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-495-939-2344
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Chung JK, Nocka LM, Decker A, Wang Q, Kadlecek TA, Weiss A, Kuriyan J, Groves JT. Switch-like activation of Bruton's tyrosine kinase by membrane-mediated dimerization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:10798-10803. [PMID: 31076553 PMCID: PMC6561188 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819309116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The transformation of molecular binding events into cellular decisions is the basis of most biological signal transduction. A fundamental challenge faced by these systems is that reliance on protein-ligand chemical affinities alone generally results in poor sensitivity to ligand concentration, endangering the system to error. Here, we examine the lipid-binding pleckstrin homology and Tec homology (PH-TH) module of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and membrane-binding kinetic measurements, we identify a phosphatidylinositol (3-5)-trisphosphate (PIP3) sensing mechanism that achieves switch-like sensitivity to PIP3 levels, surpassing the intrinsic affinity discrimination of PIP3:PH binding. This mechanism employs multiple PIP3 binding as well as dimerization of Btk on the membrane surface. Studies in live cells confirm that mutations at the dimer interface and peripheral site produce effects comparable to that of the kinase-dead Btk in vivo. These results demonstrate how a single protein module can institute an allosteric counting mechanism to achieve high-precision discrimination of ligand concentration. Furthermore, this activation mechanism distinguishes Btk from other Tec family member kinases, Tec and Itk, which we show are not capable of dimerization through their PH-TH modules. This suggests that Btk plays a critical role in the stringency of the B cell response, whereas T cells rely on other mechanisms to achieve stringency.
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- Jean K Chung
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
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Greenwald EC, Mehta S, Zhang J. Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Biosensors Illuminate the Spatiotemporal Regulation of Signaling Networks. Chem Rev 2018; 118:11707-11794. [PMID: 30550275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cellular signaling networks are the foundation which determines the fate and function of cells as they respond to various cues and stimuli. The discovery of fluorescent proteins over 25 years ago enabled the development of a diverse array of genetically encodable fluorescent biosensors that are capable of measuring the spatiotemporal dynamics of signal transduction pathways in live cells. In an effort to encapsulate the breadth over which fluorescent biosensors have expanded, we endeavored to assemble a comprehensive list of published engineered biosensors, and we discuss many of the molecular designs utilized in their development. Then, we review how the high temporal and spatial resolution afforded by fluorescent biosensors has aided our understanding of the spatiotemporal regulation of signaling networks at the cellular and subcellular level. Finally, we highlight some emerging areas of research in both biosensor design and applications that are on the forefront of biosensor development.
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- Eric C Greenwald
- University of California , San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, BRFII , La Jolla , CA 92093-0702 , United States
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- University of California , San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, BRFII , La Jolla , CA 92093-0702 , United States
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- University of California , San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, BRFII , La Jolla , CA 92093-0702 , United States
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Dissection of membrane-binding and -remodeling regions in two classes of bacterial phospholipid N-methyltransferases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:2279-2288. [PMID: 28912104 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bacterial phospholipid N-methyltransferases (Pmts) catalyze the formation of phosphatidylcholine (PC) via successive N-methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). They are classified into Sinorhizobium-type and Rhodobacter-type enzymes. The Sinorhizobium-type PmtA protein from the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens is recruited to anionic lipids in the cytoplasmic membrane via two amphipathic helices called αA and αF. Besides its enzymatic activity, PmtA is able to remodel membranes mediated by the αA domain. According to the Heliquest program, αA- and αF-like amphipathic helices are also present in other Sinorhizobium- and Rhodobacter-type Pmt enzymes suggesting a conserved architecture of α-helical membrane-binding regions in these methyltransferases. As representatives of the two Pmt families, we investigated the membrane binding and remodeling capacity of Bradyrhizobium japonicum PmtA (Sinorhizobium-type) and PmtX1 (Rhodobacter-type), which act cooperatively to produce PC in consecutive methylation steps. We found that the αA regions in both enzymes bind anionic lipids similar to αA of A. tumefaciens PmtA. Membrane binding of PmtX1 αA is enhanced by its substrate monomethyl-PE indicating a substrate-controlled membrane association. The αA regions of all investigated enzymes remodel spherical liposomes into tubular filaments suggesting a conserved membrane-remodeling capacity of bacterial Pmts. Based on these results we propose that the molecular details of membrane-binding and remodeling are conserved among bacterial Pmts.
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Ferhan AR, Ma GJ, Jackman JA, Sut TN, Park JH, Cho NJ. Probing the Interaction of Dielectric Nanoparticles with Supported Lipid Membrane Coatings on Nanoplasmonic Arrays. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 17:E1484. [PMID: 28644423 PMCID: PMC5539686 DOI: 10.3390/s17071484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The integration of supported lipid membranes with surface-based nanoplasmonic arrays provides a powerful sensing approach to investigate biointerfacial phenomena at membrane interfaces. While a growing number of lipid vesicles, protein, and nucleic acid systems have been explored with nanoplasmonic sensors, there has been only very limited investigation of the interactions between solution-phase nanomaterials and supported lipid membranes. Herein, we established a surface-based localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing platform for probing the interaction of dielectric nanoparticles with supported lipid bilayer (SLB)-coated, plasmonic nanodisk arrays. A key emphasis was placed on controlling membrane functionality by tuning the membrane surface charge vis-à-vis lipid composition. The optical sensing properties of the bare and SLB-coated sensor surfaces were quantitatively compared, and provided an experimental approach to evaluate nanoparticle-membrane interactions across different SLB platforms. While the interaction of negatively-charged silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) with a zwitterionic SLB resulted in monotonic adsorption, a stronger interaction with a positively-charged SLB resulted in adsorption and lipid transfer from the SLB to the SiNP surface, in turn influencing the LSPR measurement responses based on the changing spatial proximity of transferred lipids relative to the sensor surface. Precoating SiNPs with bovine serum albumin (BSA) suppressed lipid transfer, resulting in monotonic adsorption onto both zwitterionic and positively-charged SLBs. Collectively, our findings contribute a quantitative understanding of how supported lipid membrane coatings influence the sensing performance of nanoplasmonic arrays, and demonstrate how the high surface sensitivity of nanoplasmonic sensors is well-suited for detecting the complex interactions between nanoparticles and lipid membranes.
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- Abdul Rahim Ferhan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Biomimetic Sensor Science, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore.
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Lipidomics is the identification and quantitation of changes in the lipidome of a cell, tissue, organ or biofluid in health and disease using high resolution mass spectrometry. Lipidome of a particular organism has relevance to the disease manifestation as it reflects the metabolic changes which can be a consequence of the disease. Hence these changes in the molecules can be considered as potential markers for screening and early detection of the disease. Biological fluids as blood/serum/plasma, urine, saliva, tear and cerebrospinal fluid, due to their accessibility, offer ease of collection with minimal or no discomfort to the patient and provide a ready footprint of the metabolic changes occurring during disease. This review provides a brief introduction to lipidomics and its role in understanding the metabolic changes in health and disease followed by discussion on the chemical diversity of the lipid species and their biological role, mammalian lipids and their metabolism and role of lipids in pathogens and the immune response before dwelling further into importance of studying lipidome in various biological fluids. The challenges in performing a lipidomic analysis at the experimental and data analysis stages are discussed.
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- Arkasubhra Ghosh
- GROW Research Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Narayana Health City, # 258/A, Bommasandra, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 099, India
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- GROW Research Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Narayana Health City, # 258/A, Bommasandra, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 099, India.
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Lipid transfer proteins and the tuning of compartmental identity in the Golgi apparatus. Chem Phys Lipids 2016; 200:42-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Negishi T, Miyazaki N, Murata K, Yasuo H, Ueno N. Physical association between a novel plasma-membrane structure and centrosome orients cell division. eLife 2016; 5:e16550. [PMID: 27502556 PMCID: PMC4978527 DOI: 10.7554/elife.16550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In the last mitotic division of the epidermal lineage in the ascidian embryo, the cells divide stereotypically along the anterior-posterior axis. During interphase, we found that a unique membrane structure invaginates from the posterior to the centre of the cell, in a microtubule-dependent manner. The invagination projects toward centrioles on the apical side of the nucleus and associates with one of them. Further, a cilium forms on the posterior side of the cell and its basal body remains associated with the invagination. A laser ablation experiment suggests that the invagination is under tensile force and promotes the posterior positioning of the centrosome. Finally, we showed that the orientation of the invaginations is coupled with the polarized dynamics of centrosome movements and the orientation of cell division. Based on these findings, we propose a model whereby this novel membrane structure orchestrates centrosome positioning and thus the orientation of cell division axis.
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- Takefumi Negishi
- Division of Morphogenesis, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer UMR7009, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer UMR7009, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- Division of Morphogenesis, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Japan
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Tejero J, Kapralov AA, Baumgartner MP, Sparacino-Watkins CE, Anthonymutu TS, Vlasova II, Camacho CJ, Gladwin MT, Bayir H, Kagan VE. Peroxidase activation of cytoglobin by anionic phospholipids: Mechanisms and consequences. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2016; 1861:391-401. [PMID: 26928591 PMCID: PMC4821708 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cytoglobin (Cygb) is a hexa-coordinated hemoprotein with yet to be defined physiological functions. The iron coordination and spin state of the Cygb heme group are sensitive to oxidation of two cysteine residues (Cys38/Cys83) and/or the binding of free fatty acids. However, the roles of redox vs lipid regulators of Cygb's structural rearrangements in the context of the protein peroxidase competence are not known. Searching for physiologically relevant lipid regulators of Cygb, here we report that anionic phospholipids, particularly phosphatidylinositolphosphates, affect structural organization of the protein and modulate its iron state and peroxidase activity both conjointly and/or independently of cysteine oxidation. Thus, different anionic lipids can operate in cysteine-dependent and cysteine-independent ways as inducers of the peroxidase activity. We establish that Cygb's peroxidase activity can be utilized for the catalysis of peroxidation of anionic phospholipids (including phosphatidylinositolphosphates) yielding mono-oxygenated molecular species. Combined with the computational simulations we propose a bipartite lipid binding model that rationalizes the modes of interactions with phospholipids, the effects on structural re-arrangements and the peroxidase activity of the hemoprotein.
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- Jesús Tejero
- Heart, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health and Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Heart, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health and Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health and Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Heart, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health and Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health and Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
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Gujas B, Rodriguez-Villalon A. Plant Phosphoglycerolipids: The Gatekeepers of Vascular Cell Differentiation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:103. [PMID: 26904069 PMCID: PMC4751917 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In higher plants, the plant vascular system has evolved as an inter-organ communication network essential to deliver a wide range of signaling factors among distantly separated organs. To become conductive elements, phloem and xylem cells undergo a drastic differentiation program that involves the degradation of the majority of their organelles. While the molecular mechanisms regulating such complex process remain poorly understood, it is nowadays clear that phosphoglycerolipids display a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular tissue formation. In animal cells, this class of lipids is known to mediate acute responses as signal transducers and also act as constitutive signals that help defining organelle identity. Their rapid turnover, asymmetrical distribution across subcellular compartments as well as their ability to rearrange cytoskeleton fibers make phosphoglycerolipids excellent candidates to regulate complex morphogenetic processes such as vascular differentiation. Therefore, in this review we aim to summarize, emphasize and connect our current understanding about the involvement of phosphoglycerolipids in phloem and xylem differentiation.
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Role of phosphatidylinositol phosphate signaling in the regulation of the filamentous-growth mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2015; 14:427-40. [PMID: 25724886 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00013-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Reversible phosphorylation of the phospholipid phosphatidylinositol (PI) is a key event in the determination of organelle identity and an underlying regulatory feature in many biological processes. Here, we investigated the role of PI signaling in the regulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway that controls filamentous growth in yeast. Lipid kinases that generate phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate [PI(4)P] at the Golgi (Pik1p) or PI(4,5)P2 at the plasma membrane (PM) (Mss4p and Stt4p) were required for filamentous-growth MAPK pathway signaling. Introduction of a conditional allele of PIK1 (pik1-83) into the filamentous (Σ1278b) background reduced MAPK activity and caused defects in invasive growth and biofilm/mat formation. MAPK regulatory proteins that function at the PM, including Msb2p, Sho1p, and Cdc42p, were mislocalized in the pik1-83 mutant, which may account for the signaling defects of the PI(4)P kinase mutants. Other PI kinases (Fab1p and Vps34p), and combinations of PIP (synaptojanin-type) phosphatases, also influenced the filamentous-growth MAPK pathway. Loss of these proteins caused defects in cell polarity, which may underlie the MAPK signaling defect seen in these mutants. In line with this possibility, disruption of the actin cytoskeleton by latrunculin A (LatA) dampened the filamentous-growth pathway. Various PIP signaling mutants were also defective for axial budding in haploid cells, cell wall construction, or proper regulation of the high-osmolarity glycerol response (HOG) pathway. Altogether, the study extends the roles of PI signaling to a differentiation MAPK pathway and other cellular processes.
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Idevall-Hagren O, De Camilli P. Detection and manipulation of phosphoinositides. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1851:736-45. [PMID: 25514766 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Phosphoinositides (PIs) are minor components of cell membranes, but play key roles in cell function. Recent refinements in techniques for their detection, together with imaging methods to study their distribution and changes, have greatly facilitated the study of these lipids. Such methods have been complemented by the parallel development of techniques for the acute manipulation of their levels, which in turn allow bypassing the long-term adaptive changes implicit in genetic perturbations. Collectively, these advancements have helped elucidate the role of PIs in physiology and the impact of the dysfunction of their metabolism in disease. Combining methods for detection and manipulation enables the identification of specific roles played by each of the PIs and may eventually lead to the complete deconstruction of the PI signaling network. Here, we review current techniques used for the study and manipulation of cellular PIs and also discuss advantages and disadvantages associated with the various methods. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Phosphoinositides.
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- Olof Idevall-Hagren
- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, BMC Box 571, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Wang Y, Gao J, Guo X, Tong T, Shi X, Li L, Qi M, Wang Y, Cai M, Jiang J, Xu C, Ji H, Wang H. Regulation of EGFR nanocluster formation by ionic protein-lipid interaction. Cell Res 2014; 24:959-76. [PMID: 25001389 PMCID: PMC4123299 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2014.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The abnormal activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is strongly associated with a variety of human cancers but the underlying molecular mechanism is not fully understood. By using direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM), we find that EGFR proteins form nanoclusters in the cell membrane of both normal lung epithelial cells and lung cancer cells, but the number and size of clusters significantly increase in lung cancer cells. The formation of EGFR clusters is mediated by the ionic interaction between the anionic lipid phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) in the plasma membrane and the juxtamembrane (JM) region of EGFR. Disruption of EGFR clustering by PIP2 depletion or JM region mutation impairs EGFR activation and downstream signaling. Furthermore, JM region mutation in constitutively active EGFR mutant attenuates its capability of cell transformation. Collectively, our findings highlight the key roles of anionic phospholipids in EGFR signaling and function, and reveal a novel mechanism to explain the aberrant activation of EGFR in cancers.
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- Ye Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130041, China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- School of Computer Science and Information Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- Department of Oncology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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Roda-Navarro P, Bastiaens PI. Dynamic recruitment of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPD1 to EGF stimulation sites potentiates EGFR activation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103203. [PMID: 25062045 PMCID: PMC4111557 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Balanced activity of protein tyrosine kinases and phosphatases (PTPs) controls tyrosine phosphorylation levels and, consequently, is needed to prevent pathologies like cancer. Phosphatase activity is tightly regulated in space and time. Thus, in order to understand how phospho-tyrosine signalling is regulated, the intracellular dynamics of PTPs should be investigated. Here, we have studied the intracellular dynamics of PTPD1, a FERM (four-point-one, ezrin, radixin, moesin) domain-containing PTP that is over expressed in cancer cells and potentiates EGFR signalling. Whereas PTPD1 was excluded from E-cadherin rich cell-cell adhesions in epithelial cell monolayers, it diffused from the cytoplasm to those membranes in contact with the extracellular medium. Localisation of PTPD1 at the plasma membrane was mediated by its FERM domain and enabled the formation of EGFR/PTPD1-containing signalling complexes that pre-existed at the plasma membrane before EGF stimulation. PTPD1 and EGFR transiently co-localised at EGF stimulation sites until the formation of macropinosomes containing active species of EGFR. Interference of PTPD1 expression caused a decrease in EGFR phosphorylated species at the periphery of the cell. Presented data suggest that the transient formation of dynamic PTPD1/EGFR signalling complexes strengthens EGF signalling by promoting the spatial propagation of EGFR phosphorylated species.
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- Pedro Roda-Navarro
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Complutense University and ‘12 de Octubre’ Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain
- * E-mail: (PR-N); (PIB)
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- Department of Systemic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
- * E-mail: (PR-N); (PIB)
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Enrichment of phosphatidylinositols with specific acyl chains. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:1501-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Structural analyses of protein-protein interactions are required to reveal their functional mechanisms, and accurate protein-protein complex models, based on experimental results, are the starting points for drug development. In addition, structural information about proteins under physiologically relevant conditions is crucially important for understanding biological events. However, for proteins such as those embedded in lipid bilayers and transiently complexed with their effectors under physiological conditions, structural analyses by conventional methods are generally difficult, due to their large molecular weights and inhomogeneity. We have developed the cross-saturation (CS) method, which is an nuclear magnetic resonance measurement technique for the precise identification of the interfaces of protein-protein complexes. In addition, we have developed an extended version of the CS method, termed transferred cross-saturation (TCS), which enables the identification of the residues of protein ligands in close proximity to huge (>150 kDa) and heterogeneous complexes under fast exchange conditions (>0.1 s(-1)). Here, we discuss the outline, basic theory, and practical considerations of the CS and TCS methods. In addition, we will review the recent progress in the construction of models of protein-protein complexes, based on CS and TCS experiments, and applications of TCS to in situ analyses of biologically and medically important proteins in physiologically relevant states.
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Bermejo IL, Arnulphi C, Ibáñez de Opakua A, Alonso-Mariño M, Goñi FM, Viguera AR. Membrane partitioning of the pore-forming domain of colicin A. Role of the hydrophobic helical hairpin. Biophys J 2014; 105:1432-43. [PMID: 24047995 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The colicins are bacteriocins that target Escherichia coli and kill bacterial cells through different mechanisms. Colicin A forms ion channels in the inner membranes of nonimmune bacteria. This activity resides exclusively in its C-terminal fragment (residues 387-592). The soluble free form of this domain is a 10 α-helix bundle. The hydrophobic helical hairpin, H8-H9, is buried inside the structure and shielded by eight amphipathic surface helices. The interaction of the C-terminal colicin A domain and several chimeric variants with lipidic vesicles was examined here by isothermal titration calorimetry. In the mutant constructions, natural sequences of the hydrophobic helices H8 and H9 were either removed or substituted by polyalanine or polyleucine. All the constructions fully associated with DOPG liposomes including the mutant that lacked helices H8 and H9, indicating that amphipathic rather than hydrophobic helices were the major determinants of the exothermic binding reactions. Alanine is not specially favored in the lipid-bound form; the chimeric construct with polyalanine produced lower enthalpy gain. On the other hand, the large negative heat capacities associated with partitioning, a characteristic feature of the hydrophobic effect, were found to be dependent on the sequence hydrophobicity of helices H8 and H9.
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- Ivan L Bermejo
- Unidad de Biofísica (CSIC, UPV/EHU), Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Spain
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Kabachinski G, Yamaga M, Kielar-Grevstad DM, Bruinsma S, Martin TFJ. CAPS and Munc13 utilize distinct PIP2-linked mechanisms to promote vesicle exocytosis. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 25:508-21. [PMID: 24356451 PMCID: PMC3923642 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-11-0829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositides provide compartment-specific signals for membrane trafficking. Plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) is required for Ca(2+)-triggered vesicle exocytosis, but whether vesicles fuse into PIP2-rich membrane domains in live cells and whether PIP2 is metabolized during Ca(2+)-triggered fusion were unknown. Ca(2+)-dependent activator protein in secretion 1 (CAPS-1; CADPS/UNC31) and ubMunc13-2 (UNC13B) are PIP2-binding proteins required for Ca(2+)-triggered vesicle exocytosis in neuroendocrine PC12 cells. These proteins are likely effectors for PIP2, but their localization during exocytosis had not been determined. Using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy in live cells, we identify PIP2-rich membrane domains at sites of vesicle fusion. CAPS is found to reside on vesicles but depends on plasma membrane PIP2 for its activity. Munc13 is cytoplasmic, but Ca(2+)-dependent translocation to PIP2-rich plasma membrane domains is required for its activity. The results reveal that vesicle fusion into PIP2-rich membrane domains is facilitated by sequential PIP2-dependent activation of CAPS and PIP2-dependent recruitment of Munc13. PIP2 hydrolysis only occurs under strong Ca(2+) influx conditions sufficient to activate phospholipase Cη2 (PLCη2). Such conditions reduce CAPS activity and enhance Munc13 activity, establishing PLCη2 as a Ca(2+)-dependent modulator of exocytosis. These studies provide a direct view of the spatial distribution of PIP2 linked to vesicle exocytosis via regulation of lipid-dependent protein effectors CAPS and Munc13.
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- Greg Kabachinski
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
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Kapus A, Janmey P. Plasma membrane--cortical cytoskeleton interactions: a cell biology approach with biophysical considerations. Compr Physiol 2013; 3:1231-81. [PMID: 23897686 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c120015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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From a biophysical standpoint, the interface between the cell membrane and the cytoskeleton is an intriguing site where a "two-dimensional fluid" interacts with an exceedingly complex three-dimensional protein meshwork. The membrane is a key regulator of the cytoskeleton, which not only provides docking sites for cytoskeletal elements through transmembrane proteins, lipid binding-based, and electrostatic interactions, but also serves as the source of the signaling events and molecules that control cytoskeletal organization and remolding. Conversely, the cytoskeleton is a key determinant of the biophysical and biochemical properties of the membrane, including its shape, tension, movement, composition, as well as the mobility, partitioning, and recycling of its constituents. From a cell biological standpoint, the membrane-cytoskeleton interplay underlies--as a central executor and/or regulator--a multitude of complex processes including chemical and mechanical signal transduction, motility/migration, endo-/exo-/phagocytosis, and other forms of membrane traffic, cell-cell, and cell-matrix adhesion. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the tight structural and functional coupling between the membrane and the cytoskeleton. As biophysical approaches, both theoretical and experimental, proved to be instrumental for our understanding of the membrane/cytoskeleton interplay, this review will "oscillate" between the cell biological phenomena and the corresponding biophysical principles and considerations. After describing the types of connections between the membrane and the cytoskeleton, we will focus on a few key physical parameters and processes (force generation, curvature, tension, and surface charge) and will discuss how these contribute to a variety of fundamental cell biological functions.
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- András Kapus
- Keenan Research Center, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital and Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Lai CL, Srivastava A, Pilling C, Chase AR, Falke JJ, Voth GA. Molecular mechanism of membrane binding of the GRP1 PH domain. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:3073-90. [PMID: 23747485 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of the general receptor of phosphoinositides 1 (GRP1) protein selectively binds to a rare signaling phospholipid, phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP3), in the membrane. The specific PIP3 lipid docking of GRP1 PH domain is essential to protein cellular function and is believed to occur in a stepwise process, electrostatic-driven membrane association followed by the specific PIP3 binding. By a combination of all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, coarse-grained analysis, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) membrane docking geometry, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) kinetic studies, we have investigated the search and bind process in the GRP1 PH domain at the molecular scale. We simulated the two membrane binding states of the GRP1 PH domain in the PIP3 search process, before and after the GRP1 PH domain docks with the PIP3 lipid. Our results suggest that the background anionic phosphatidylserine lipids, which constitute around one-fifth of the membrane by composition, play a critical role in the initial stages of recruiting protein to the membrane surface through non-specific electrostatic interactions. Our data also reveal a previously unseen transient membrane association mechanism that is proposed to enable a two-dimensional "hopping" search of the membrane surface for the rare PIP3 target lipid. We further modeled the PIP3-bound membrane-protein system using the EPR membrane docking structure for the MD simulations, quantitatively validating the EPR membrane docking structure and augmenting our understanding of the binding interface with atomic-level detail. Several observations and hypotheses reached from our MD simulations are also supported by experimental kinetic studies.
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- Chun-Liang Lai
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biophysical Dynamics, James Franck Institute, and Computation Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Haack F, Burrage K, Redmer R, Uhrmacher AM. Studying the role of lipid rafts on protein receptor bindings with cellular automata. IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS 2013; 10:760-770. [PMID: 24091408 DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2013.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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It is widely accepted that lipid rafts promote receptor clustering and thereby facilitate signaling transduction. The role of lipid rafts in inducing and promoting receptor accumulation within the cell membrane has been explored by several computational and experimental studies. However, it remains unclear whether lipid rafts influence the recruitment and binding of proteins from the cytosol as well. To provide an answer to this question a spatial membrane model has been developed based on cellular automata. Our results indicate that lipid rafts indeed influence protein receptor bindings. In particular processes with slow dissociation and binding kinetics are promoted by lipid rafts, whereas fast binding processes are slightly hampered. However, the impact depends on a variety of parameters, such as the size and mobility of the lipid rafts, the induced slow down of receptors within rafts, and also the dissociation and binding kinetics of the cytosolic proteins. Thus, for any individual signaling pathway the influence of lipid rafts on protein binding might be different. To facilitate analyzing this influence given a specific pathway, our approach has been generalized into LiRaM, a modeling and simulation tool for lipid rafts models.
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Vermeer JEM, Munnik T. Using genetically encoded fluorescent reporters to image lipid signalling in living plants. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 1009:283-289. [PMID: 23681543 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-401-2_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The discovery of the green fluorescent protein has revolutionized cell biology as it allowed researchers to visualize dynamic processes in living cells. The fusion of fluorescent protein variants with lipid binding domains that bind to specific phospholipids have been very instrumental in investigating the role of these molecules in living plants. Here, we describe the use of these reporters to image lipids in living Arabidopsis seedlings using fluorescence microscopy.
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- Joop E M Vermeer
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Grycova L, Holendova B, Bumba L, Bily J, Jirku M, Lansky Z, Teisinger J. Integrative binding sites within intracellular termini of TRPV1 receptor. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48437. [PMID: 23119017 PMCID: PMC3485206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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TRPV1 is a nonselective cation channel that integrates wide range of painful stimuli. It has been shown that its activity could be modulated by intracellular ligands PIP2 or calmodulin (CaM). The detailed localization and description of PIP2 interaction sites remain unclear. Here, we used synthesized peptides and purified fusion proteins of intracellular regions of TRPV1 expressed in E.coli in combination with fluorescence anisotropy and surface plasmon resonance measurements to characterize the PIP2 binding to TRPV1. We characterized one PIP2 binding site in TRPV1 N-terminal region, residues F189-V221, and two independent PIP2 binding sites in C–terminus: residues K688-K718 and L777-S820. Moreover we show that two regions, namely F189-V221 and L777-S820, overlap with previously localized CaM binding sites. For all the interactions the equilibrium dissociation constants were estimated. As the structural data regarding C-terminus of TRPV1 are lacking, restraint-based molecular modeling combined with ligand docking was performed providing us with structural insight to the TRPV1/PIP2 binding. Our experimental results are in excellent agreement with our in silico predictions.
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- Lenka Grycova
- Institute of Physiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- * E-mail: (JT); (LG)
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- Institute of Physiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- * E-mail: (JT); (LG)
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Yokogawa M, Kobashigawa Y, Yoshida N, Ogura K, Harada K, Inagaki F. NMR analyses of the interaction between the FYVE domain of early endosome antigen 1 (EEA1) and phosphoinositide embedded in a lipid bilayer. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:34936-34945. [PMID: 22915584 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.398255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositides (PIs) are crucial lipid components of membranes and are involved in a number of cellular processes through interactions with their effector proteins. Recently, we have established a lipid-protein nanoscale bilayer (nanodisc) containing PIs, hereafter referred to as PI-nanodisc and demonstrated that it could be used for both qualitative and quantitative evaluations of protein-membrane interactions. Here, we report further NMR analyses for obtaining structural insights at the residue-specific level between PI-binding effector protein and PI-nanodisc, using the FYVE domain of early endosome antigen 1 (EEA1), denoted as EEA1 FYVE, and PI(3)P-nanodisc as a model system. We performed a combination of the NMR analyses including chemical shift perturbation, transferred cross-saturation, and paramagnetic relaxation enhancement experiments. These enabled an identification of the interaction surface, structural change, and relative orientation of EEA1 FYVE to the PI(3)P-incorporated lipid bilayer, substantiating that NMR analyses of protein-membrane interactions using nanodisc makes it possible to show the residue-specific interactions in the lipid bilayer environment.
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- Mariko Yokogawa
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan.
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Mueller NS, Wedlich-Söldner R, Spira F. From mosaic to patchwork: matching lipids and proteins in membrane organization. Mol Membr Biol 2012; 29:186-96. [PMID: 22594654 DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2012.687461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Biological membranes encompass and compartmentalize cells and organelles and are a prerequisite to life as we know it. One defining feature of membranes is an astonishing diversity of building blocks. The mechanisms and principles organizing the thousands of proteins and lipids that make up membrane bilayers in cells are still under debate. Many terms and mechanisms have been introduced over the years to account for certain phenomena and aspects of membrane organization and function. Recently, the different viewpoints - focusing on lipids vs. proteins or physical vs. molecular driving forces for membrane organization - are increasingly converging. Here we review the basic properties of biological membranes and the most common theories for lateral segregation of membrane components before discussing an emerging model of a self-organized, multi-domain membrane or 'patchwork membrane'.
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- Nikola S Mueller
- Cellular Dynamics and Cell Patterning, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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Kniazeva M, Shen H, Euler T, Wang C, Han M. Regulation of maternal phospholipid composition and IP(3)-dependent embryonic membrane dynamics by a specific fatty acid metabolic event in C. elegans. Genes Dev 2012; 26:554-66. [PMID: 22426533 DOI: 10.1101/gad.187054.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Natural fatty acids (FAs) exhibit vast structural diversity, but the functional importance of FA variations and the mechanism by which they contribute to a healthy lipid composition in animals remain largely unexplored. A large family of acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSs) regulates FA metabolism by esterifying FA to coenyzme A. However, little is known about how particular FA-ACS combinations affect lipid composition and specific cellular functions. We analyzed how the activity of ACS-1 on branched chain FA C17ISO impacts maternal lipid content, signal transduction, and development in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. We show that expression of ACS-1 in the somatic gonad guides the incorporation of C17ISO into certain phospholipids and thus regulates the phospholipid composition in the zygote. Disrupting this ACS-1 function causes striking defects in complex membrane dynamics, including exocytosis and cytokinesis, leading to early embryonic lethality. These defects are suppressed by hyperactive IP(3) signaling, suggesting that C17ISO and ACS-1 functions are necessary for optimal IP(3) signaling essential for early embryogenesis. This study shows a novel role of branched chain FAs whose functions in humans and animals are unknown and uncovers a novel intercellular regulatory pathway linking a specific FA-ACS interaction to specific developmental events.
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- Marina Kniazeva
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Sanderson JM. Resolving the kinetics of lipid, protein and peptide diffusion in membranes. Mol Membr Biol 2012; 29:118-43. [DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2012.678018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Structural basis for membrane targeting by the MVB12-associated β-prism domain of the human ESCRT-I MVB12 subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:1901-6. [PMID: 22232651 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1117597109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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MVB12-associated β-prism (MABP) domains are predicted to occur in a diverse set of membrane-associated bacterial and eukaryotic proteins, but their existence, structure, and biochemical properties have not been characterized experimentally. Here, we find that the MABP domains of the MVB12A and B subunits of ESCRT-I are functional modules that bind in vitro to liposomes containing acidic lipids depending on negative charge density. The MABP domain is capable of autonomously localizing to subcellular puncta and to the plasma membrane. The 1.3-Å atomic resolution crystal structure of the MVB12B MABP domain reveals a β-prism fold, a hydrophobic membrane-anchoring loop, and an electropositive phosphoinositide-binding patch. The basic patch is open, which explains how it senses negative charge density but lacks stereoselectivity. These observations show how ESCRT-I could act as a coincidence detector for acidic phospholipids and protein ligands, enabling it to function both in protein transport at endosomes and in cytokinesis and viral budding at the plasma membrane.
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The establishment and maintenance of cell polarity requires targeted recruitment of polarity regulators to the plasma membrane. Phosphatidylserine is now shown to have a key role in polarization of yeast cells and the localization of the central polarity regulator Cdc42.
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Eukaryotic organelles can interact with each other through stable junctions where the two membranes are kept in close apposition. The junction that connects the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane (ER-PM junction) is unique in providing a direct communication link between the ER and the PM. In a recently discovered signaling process, STIM (stromal-interacting molecule) proteins sense a drop in ER Ca(2+) levels and directly activate Orai PM Ca(2+) channels across the junction space. In an inverse process, a voltage-gated PM Ca(2+) channel can directly open ER ryanodine-receptor Ca(2+) channels in striated-muscle cells. Although ER-PM junctions were first described 50 years ago, their broad importance in Ca(2+) signaling, as well as in the regulation of cholesterol and phosphatidylinositol lipid transfer, has only recently been realized. Here, we discuss research from different fields to provide a broad perspective on the structures and unique roles of ER-PM junctions in controlling signaling and metabolic processes.
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- Silvia Carrasco
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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Duquesnes N, Lezoualc'h F, Crozatier B. PKC-delta and PKC-epsilon: foes of the same family or strangers? J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 51:665-73. [PMID: 21810427 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2011] [Revised: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of 10 serine/threonine kinases divided into 3 subfamilies, classical, novel and atypical classes. Two PKC isozymes of the novel group, PKCε and PKCδ, have different and sometimes opposite effects. PKCε stimulates cell growth and differentiation while PKCδ is apoptotic. In the heart, they are among the most expressed PKC isozymes and they are opposed in the preconditioning process with a positive role of PKCε and an inhibiting role of PKCδ. The goal of this review is to analyze the structural differences of these 2 enzymes that may explain their different behaviors and properties.
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Chang-Ileto B, Frere SG, Chan RB, Voronov SV, Roux A, Di Paolo G. Synaptojanin 1-mediated PI(4,5)P2 hydrolysis is modulated by membrane curvature and facilitates membrane fission. Dev Cell 2011; 20:206-18. [PMID: 21316588 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2010.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P₂] plays a fundamental role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis. However, precisely how PI(4,5)P₂ metabolism is spatially and temporally regulated during membrane internalization and the functional consequences of endocytosis-coupled PI(4,5)P₂ dephosphorylation remain to be explored. Using cell-free assays with liposomes of varying diameters, we show that the major synaptic phosphoinositide phosphatase, synaptojanin 1 (Synj1), acts with membrane curvature generators/sensors, such as the BAR protein endophilin, to preferentially remove PI(4,5)P₂ from curved membranes as opposed to relatively flat ones. Moreover, in vivo recruitment of Synj1's inositol 5-phosphatase domain to endophilin-induced membrane tubules results in fragmentation and condensation of these structures largely in a dynamin-dependent fashion. Our study raises the possibility that geometry-based mechanisms may contribute to spatially restricting PI(4,5)P₂ elimination during membrane internalization and suggests that the PI(4,5)P₂-to-PI4P conversion achieved by Synj1 at sites of high curvature may cooperate with dynamin to achieve membrane fission.
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- Belle Chang-Ileto
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Tilsner J, Amari K, Torrance L. Plasmodesmata viewed as specialised membrane adhesion sites. PROTOPLASMA 2011; 248:39-60. [PMID: 20938697 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-010-0217-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A significant amount of work has been expended to identify the elusive components of plasmodesmata (PD) to help understand their structure, as well as how proteins are targeted to them. This review focuses on the role that lipid membranes may play in defining PD both structurally and as subcellular targeting addresses. Parallels are drawn to findings in other areas of research which focus on the lateral segregation of membrane domains and the generation of three-dimensional organellar shapes from flat lipid bilayers. We conclude that consideration of the protein-lipid interactions in cell biological studies of PD components and PD-targeted proteins may yield new insights into some of the many open questions regarding these unique structures.
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- Jens Tilsner
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JH, UK.
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SHIP1 is at the nexus of intracellular signaling pathways in immune cells that mediate bone marrow (BM) graft rejection, production of inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokines, immunoregulatory cell formation, the BM niche that supports development of the immune system, and immune cancers. This review summarizes how SHIP participates in normal immune physiology or the pathologies that result when SHIP is mutated. This review also proposes that SHIP can have either inhibitory or activating roles in cell signaling that are determined by whether signaling pathways distal to PI3K are promoted by SHIP's substrate (PI(3,4,5)P(3) ) or its product (PI(3,4)P(2) ). This review also proposes the "two PIP hypothesis" that postulates that both SHIP's product and its substrate are necessary for a cancer cell to achieve and sustain a malignant state. Finally, due to the recent discovery of small molecule antagonists and agonists for SHIP, this review discusses potential therapeutic settings where chemical modulation of SHIP might be of benefit.
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- William G Kerr
- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
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The putative lipid transporter, Arv1, is required for activating pheromone-induced MAP kinase signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2010; 187:455-65. [PMID: 21098723 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.110.120725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae haploid cells respond to extrinsic mating signals by forming polarized projections (shmoos), which are necessary for conjugation. We have examined the role of the putative lipid transporter, Arv1, in yeast mating, particularly the conserved Arv1 homology domain (AHD) within Arv1 and its role in this process. Previously it was shown that arv1 cells harbor defects in sphingolipid and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) biosyntheses and may harbor sterol trafficking defects. Here we demonstrate that arv1 cells are mating defective and cannot form shmoos. They lack the ability to initiate pheromone-induced G1 cell cycle arrest, due to failure to polarize PI(4,5)P(2) and the Ste5 scaffold, which results in weakened MAP kinase signaling activity. A mutant Ste5, Ste5(Q59L), which binds more tightly to the plasma membrane, suppresses the MAP kinase signaling defects of arv1 cells. Filipin staining shows arv1 cells contain altered levels of various sterol microdomains that persist throughout the mating process. Data suggest that the sterol trafficking defects of arv1 affect PI(4,5)P(2) polarization, which causes a mislocalization of Ste5, resulting in defective MAP kinase signaling and the inability to mate. Importantly, our studies show that the AHD of Arv1 is required for mating, pheromone-induced G1 cell cycle arrest, and for sterol trafficking.
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Kobashigawa Y, Harada K, Yoshida N, Ogura K, Inagaki F. Phosphoinositide-incorporated lipid-protein nanodiscs: A tool for studying protein-lipid interactions. Anal Biochem 2010; 410:77-83. [PMID: 21094116 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Revised: 11/10/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) is phosphorylated at D-3, D-4, and/or D-5 of the inositol ring to produce seven distinct lipid second messengers known as phosphoinositides (PIs). The PI level is temporally and spatially controlled at the cytosolic face of the cellular membrane. Effectors containing PI-binding domains (e.g., PH, PX, FYVE, ENTH, FERM) associate with specific PIs. This process is crucial for the localization of a variety of cell-signaling proteins, thereby regulating intracellular membrane trafficking, cell growth and survival, cytoskeletal organization, and so on. However, quantitative assessments of protein-PI interactions are generally difficult due to insolubility of PIs in aqueous solution. Here we incorporated PIs into a lipid-protein nanoscale bilayer (nanodisc), which is applied for studying the protein-PI interactions using pull-down binding assay, fluorescence polarization, and nuclear magnetic resonance studies, each facilitating fast, quantitative, and residue-specific evaluation of the protein-PI interactions. Therefore, the PI-incorporated nanodisc could be used as a versatile tool for studying the protein-lipid interactions by various biochemical and biophysical techniques.
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- Yoshihiro Kobashigawa
- Department of Structural Biology, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, N-21, W-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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