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Garner MA, Hubbard MG, Boitet ER, Hubbard ST, Gade A, Ying G, Jones BW, Baehr W, Gross AK. NUDC is critical for rod photoreceptor function, maintenance, and survival. FASEB J 2024; 38:e23518. [PMID: 38441532 PMCID: PMC10917122 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202301641rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
Abstract
NUDC (nuclear distribution protein C) is a mitotic protein involved in nuclear migration and cytokinesis across species. Considered a cytoplasmic dynein (henceforth dynein) cofactor, NUDC was shown to associate with the dynein motor complex during neuronal migration. NUDC is also expressed in postmitotic vertebrate rod photoreceptors where its function is unknown. Here, we examined the role of NUDC in postmitotic rod photoreceptors by studying the consequences of a conditional NUDC knockout in mouse rods (rNudC-/- ). Loss of NUDC in rods led to complete photoreceptor cell death at 6 weeks of age. By 3 weeks of age, rNudC-/- function was diminished, and rhodopsin and mitochondria were mislocalized, consistent with dynein inhibition. Levels of outer segment proteins were reduced, but LIS1 (lissencephaly protein 1), a well-characterized dynein cofactor, was unaffected. Transmission electron microscopy revealed ultrastructural defects within the rods of rNudC-/- by 3 weeks of age. We investigated whether NUDC interacts with the actin modulator cofilin 1 (CFL1) and found that in rods, CFL1 is localized in close proximity to NUDC. In addition to its potential role in dynein trafficking within rods, loss of NUDC also resulted in increased levels of phosphorylated CFL1 (pCFL1), which would purportedly prevent depolymerization of actin. The absence of NUDC also induced an inflammatory response in Müller glia and microglia across the neural retina by 3 weeks of age. Taken together, our data illustrate the critical role of NUDC in actin cytoskeletal maintenance and dynein-mediated protein trafficking in a postmitotic rod photoreceptor.
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- Mary Anne Garner
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132 USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294 USA
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Vassileva V, Georgieva M, Todorov D, Mishev K. Small Sized Yet Powerful: Nuclear Distribution C Proteins in Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:119. [PMID: 38202427 PMCID: PMC10780334 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The family of Nuclear Distribution C (NudC) proteins plays a pivotal and evolutionarily conserved role in all eukaryotes. In animal systems, these proteins influence vital cellular processes like cell division, protein folding, nuclear migration and positioning, intracellular transport, and stress response. This review synthesizes past and current research on NudC family members, focusing on their growing importance in plants and intricate contributions to plant growth, development, and stress tolerance. Leveraging information from available genomic databases, we conducted a thorough characterization of NudC family members, utilizing phylogenetic analysis and assessing gene structure, motif organization, and conserved protein domains. Our spotlight on two Arabidopsis NudC genes, BOB1 and NMig1, underscores their indispensable roles in embryogenesis and postembryonic development, stress responses, and tolerance mechanisms. Emphasizing the chaperone activity of plant NudC family members, crucial for mitigating stress effects and enhancing plant resilience, we highlight their potential as valuable targets for enhancing crop performance. Moreover, the structural and functional conservation of NudC proteins across species suggests their potential applications in medical research, particularly in functions related to cell division, microtubule regulation, and associated pathways. Finally, we outline future research avenues centering on the exploration of under investigated functions of NudC proteins in plants.
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- Valya Vassileva
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.G.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.G.); (D.T.)
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Garner MA, Hubbard MG, Boitet ER, Hubbard ST, Gade A, Ying G, Jones BW, Baehr W, Gross AK. NUDC is critical for rod photoreceptor function, maintenance, and survival. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.28.568878. [PMID: 38076848 PMCID: PMC10705250 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.28.568878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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NUDC ( nu clear d istribution protein C) is a mitotic protein involved in nuclear migration and cytokinesis across species. Considered a cytoplasmic dynein (henceforth dynein) cofactor, NUDC was shown to associate with the dynein motor complex during neuronal migration. NUDC is also expressed in postmitotic vertebrate rod photoreceptors where its function is unknown. Here, we examined the role of NUDC in postmitotic rod photoreceptors by studying the consequences of a conditional NUDC knockout in mouse rods (r NudC -/- ). Loss of NUDC in rods led to complete photoreceptor cell death at six weeks of age. By 3 weeks of age, r NudC -/- function was diminished, and rhodopsin and mitochondria were mislocalized, consistent with dynein inhibition. Levels of outer segment proteins were reduced, but LIS1 (lissencephaly protein 1), a well-characterized dynein cofactor, was unaffected. Transmission electron microscopy revealed ultrastructural defects within the rods of r NudC -/- by 3 weeks of age. We investigated whether NUDC interacts with the actin modulator cofilin 1 (CFL1) and found that in rods, CFL1 is localized in close proximity to NUDC. In addition to its potential role in dynein trafficking within rods, loss of NUDC also resulted in increased levels of phosphorylated CFL1 (pCFL1), which would purportedly prevent depolymerization of actin. Absence of NUDC also induced an inflammatory response in Müller glia and microglia across the neural retina by 3 weeks of age. Taken together, our data illustrate the critical role of NUDC in actin cytoskeletal maintenance and dynein-mediated protein trafficking in a postmitotic rod photoreceptor. Significance Statement Nuclear distribution protein C (NUDC) has been studied extensively as an essential protein for mitotic cell division. In this study, we discovered its expression and role in the postmitotic rod photoreceptor cell. In the absence of NUDC in mouse rods, we detected functional loss, protein mislocalization, and rapid retinal degeneration consistent with dynein inactivation. In the early phase of retinal degeneration, we observed ultrastructural defects and an upregulation of inflammatory markers suggesting additional, dynein-independent functions of NUDC.
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Luo W, Xu Z, Wang H, Lu Z, Ding L, Wang R, Xie H, Zheng Q, Lin Y, Zhou Z, Li Y, Chen X, Li G, Xia L. HIF1A-repressed PUS10 regulates NUDC/Cofilin1 dependent renal cell carcinoma migration by promoting the maturation of miR-194-5p. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:153. [PMID: 37596681 PMCID: PMC10439626 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01094-4] [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: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is characterized by a high rate of distant metastasis, which leads to poor prognosis in patients with advanced RCC. PUS10 has been recognized as a member of the pseudouridine synthase family, and recently other functions beyond the synthesis of the RNA modification have been uncovered. However, little is known about its role in diseases such as cancer. METHODS RT-qPCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to measure the expression of PUS10 in RCC tissues. Transwell assay, wound healing assay, and in vivo metastasis model were conducted to determine the function of PUS10 in RCC progression. MicroRNA sequencing and GEO database were used to screen for the downstream microRNAs of PUS10. RNA immunoprecipitation, dual luciferase reporter assay, immunostaining, and rescue experiments were employed to establish the PUS10/miR-194-5p/nuclear distribution protein C(NUDC)/Cofilin1 axis in RCC migration. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase reporter assay were used to verify its upstream transcriptional regulator. RESULTS The expression of PUS10 was significantly decreased in RCC tissues, and low expression predicted poor prognosis. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that PUS10 suppressed RCC migration, which, however, was independent of its classical pseudouridine catalytic function. Mechanically, PUS10 promoted the maturation of miR-194-5p, which sequentially inhibited RCC migration via disrupting NUDC-dependent cytoskeleton. Furthermore, hypoxia and HIF-1 A were found involved in the downregulation of PUS10. CONCLUSION We unraveled PUS10 restrained RCC migration via the PUS10/miR-194-5p/NUDC/Cofilin1 pathway, which independent of its classical catalytic function. Furthermore, a linkage between the critical tumor microenvironment hallmark with malfunction of the forementioned metastasis inhibition mechanism was presented, as demonstrated by repressed expression of PUS10 due to hypoxia and HIF-1A.
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- Wenqin Luo
- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China.
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- Department of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310016, China.
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Kshirsagar A, Doroshev SM, Gorelik A, Olender T, Sapir T, Tsuboi D, Rosenhek-Goldian I, Malitsky S, Itkin M, Argoetti A, Mandel-Gutfreund Y, Cohen SR, Hanna JH, Ulitsky I, Kaibuchi K, Reiner O. LIS1 RNA-binding orchestrates the mechanosensitive properties of embryonic stem cells in AGO2-dependent and independent ways. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3293. [PMID: 37280197 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38797-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Lissencephaly-1 (LIS1) is associated with neurodevelopmental diseases and is known to regulate the molecular motor cytoplasmic dynein activity. Here we show that LIS1 is essential for the viability of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), and it governs the physical properties of these cells. LIS1 dosage substantially affects gene expression, and we uncovered an unexpected interaction of LIS1 with RNA and RNA-binding proteins, most prominently the Argonaute complex. We demonstrate that LIS1 overexpression partially rescued the extracellular matrix (ECM) expression and mechanosensitive genes conferring stiffness to Argonaute null mESCs. Collectively, our data transforms the current perspective on the roles of LIS1 in post-transcriptional regulation underlying development and mechanosensitive processes.
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- Aditya Kshirsagar
- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- International Center for Brain Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- International Center for Brain Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Structural Consequence of Non-Synonymous Single-Nucleotide Variants in the N-Terminal Domain of LIS1. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063109. [PMID: 35328531 PMCID: PMC8955593 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Disruptive neuronal migration during early brain development causes severe brain malformation. Characterized by mislocalization of cortical neurons, this condition is a result of the loss of function of migration regulating genes. One known neuronal migration disorder is lissencephaly (LIS), which is caused by deletions or mutations of the LIS1 (PAFAH1B1) gene that has been implicated in regulating the microtubule motor protein cytoplasmic dynein. Although this class of diseases has recently received considerable attention, the roles of non-synonymous polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in LIS1 on lissencephaly progression remain elusive. Therefore, the present study employed combined bioinformatics and molecular modeling approach to identify potential damaging nsSNPs in the LIS1 gene and provide atomic insight into their roles in LIS1 loss of function. Using this approach, we identified three high-risk nsSNPs, including rs121434486 (F31S), rs587784254 (W55R), and rs757993270 (W55L) in the LIS1 gene, which are located on the N-terminal domain of LIS1. Molecular dynamics simulation highlighted that all variants decreased helical conformation, increased the intermonomeric distance, and thus disrupted intermonomeric contacts in the LIS1 dimer. Furthermore, the presence of variants also caused a loss of positive electrostatic potential and reduced dimer binding potential. Since self-dimerization is an essential aspect of LIS1 to recruit interacting partners, thus these variants are associated with the loss of LIS1 functions. As a corollary, these findings may further provide critical insights on the roles of LIS1 variants in brain malformation.
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Lindemann CB. The flagellar germ-line hypothesis: How flagellate and ciliate gametes significantly shaped the evolution of organismal complexity. Bioessays 2021; 44:e2100143. [PMID: 34967029 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202100143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This essay presents a hypothesis which contends that the development of organismic complexity in the eukaryotes depended extensively on propagation via flagellated and ciliated gametes. Organisms utilizing flagellate and ciliate gametes to propagate their germ line have contributed most of the organismic complexity found in the higher animals. The genes of the flagellum and the flagellar assembly system (intraflagellar transport) have played a disproportionately important role in the construction of complex tissues and organs. The hypothesis also proposes that competition between large numbers of haploid flagellated male gametes rigorously conserved the functionality of a key set of flagellar genes for more than 700 million years. This in turn has insured that a large set (>600) of highly functional cytoskeletal and signal pathway genes is always present in the lineage of organisms with flagellated or ciliated gametes to act as a dependable resource, or "toolkit," for organ elaboration.
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Glukhova AA, Kurshakova MM, Nabirochkina EN, Georgieva SG, Kopytova DV. PCID2, a subunit of the Drosophila TREX-2 nuclear export complex, is essential for both mRNA nuclear export and its subsequent cytoplasmic trafficking. RNA Biol 2021; 18:1969-1980. [PMID: 33602059 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2021.1885198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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The TREX-2 complex is essential for the general nuclear mRNA export in eukaryotes. TREX-2 interacts with the nuclear pore and transcriptional apparatus and links transcription to the mRNA export. However, it remains poorly understood how the TREX-2-dependent nuclear export is connected to the subsequent stages of mRNA trafficking. Here, we show that the PCID2 subunit of Drosophila TREX-2 is present in the cytoplasm of the cell. The cytoplasmic PCID2 directly interacts with the NudC protein and this interaction maintains its stability in the cytoplasm. Moreover, PCID2 is associated with the cytoplasmic mRNA and microtubules. The PCID2 knockdown blocks nuclear export of mRNA and also affects the general mRNA transport into the cytoplasm. These data suggest that PCID2 could be the link between the nuclear TREX-2-dependent export and the subsequent cytoplasmic trafficking of mRNA.
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- A A Glukhova
- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Jeong SH, Park M, Park SY, Park J, Kim TH, Lee YJ, Jung EJ, Ju YT, Jeong CY, Kim JY, Ko GH, Kim M, Nam KT, Goldenring JR. Transcriptome Analysis and the Prognostic Role of NUDC in Diffuse and Intestinal Gastric Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2021; 20:15330338211019501. [PMID: 34060350 PMCID: PMC8173992 DOI: 10.1177/15330338211019501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There have been few studies about gene differences between patients with diffuse-type gastric cancer and those with intestinal-type gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the transcriptomes of signet ring cell gastric cancer (worst prognosis in diffuse-type) and well-differentiated gastric cancer (best prognosis in intestinal-type); NUDC was identified, and its prognostic role was studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed next-generation sequencing with 5 well-differentiated gastric cancers and 3 of signet ring cell gastric cancer surgical samples. We performed gene enrichment and functional annotation analysis using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery bioinformatics resources. Immunohistochemistry was used to validate NUDC expression. RESULTS Overall, 900 genes showed significantly higher expression, 644 genes showed lower expression in signet ring cell gastric cancer than in well-differentiated gastric cancers, and there was a large difference in adhesion, vascular development, and cell-to-cell junction components between the 2 subtypes. We performed variant analysis and found 52 variants and 30 cancer driver genes, including NUDC. We analyzed NUDC expression in gastric cancer tissue and its relationship with prognosis. Cox proportional hazard analysis identified T stage, N stage, and NUDC expression as independent risk factors for survival (P < 0.05). The overall survival of the NUDC-positive group was significantly higher (53.2 ± 0.92 months) than that of the NUDC-negative group (44.6 ± 3.7 months) (P = 0.001) in Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. CONCLUSION We found 30 cancer driver gene candidates and found that the NUDC-positive group showed significantly better survival than the NUDC-negative group via variant analysis.
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- Sang-Ho Jeong
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University, Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Severance Biomedical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, South Korea
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Islam MA, Choi HJ, Dash R, Sharif SR, Oktaviani DF, Seog DH, Moon IS. N-Acetyl- D-Glucosamine Kinase Interacts with NudC and Lis1 in Dynein Motor Complex and Promotes Cell Migration. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010129. [PMID: 33374456 PMCID: PMC7795690 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Recently, we showed that N-acetylglucosamine kinase (NAGK), an enzyme of amino sugar metabolism, interacts with dynein light chain roadblock type 1 (DYNLRB1) and promotes the functions of dynein motor. Here, we report that NAGK interacts with nuclear distribution protein C (NudC) and lissencephaly 1 (Lis1) in the dynein complex. Yeast two-hybrid assays, pull-down assays, immunocytochemistry, and proximity ligation assays revealed NAGK-NudC-Lis1-dynein complexes around nuclei, at the leading poles of migrating HEK293T cells, and at the tips of migratory processes of cultured rat neuroblast cells. The exogenous expression of red fluorescent protein (RFP)-tagged NAGK accelerated HEK293T cell migration during in vitro wound-healing assays and of neurons during in vitro neurosphere migration and in utero electroporation assays, whereas NAGK knockdown by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) delayed migration. Finally, a small NAGK peptide derived from the NudC interacting domain in in silico molecular docking analysis retarded the migrations of HEK293T and SH-SY5Y cells. These data indicate a functional interaction between NAGK and dynein-NudC-Lis1 complex at the nuclear envelope is required for the regulation of cell migration.
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- Md. Ariful Islam
- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea; (M.A.I.); (H.J.C.); (R.D.); (S.R.S.); (D.F.O.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea; (M.A.I.); (H.J.C.); (R.D.); (S.R.S.); (D.F.O.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea; (M.A.I.); (H.J.C.); (R.D.); (S.R.S.); (D.F.O.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea; (M.A.I.); (H.J.C.); (R.D.); (S.R.S.); (D.F.O.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea; (M.A.I.); (H.J.C.); (R.D.); (S.R.S.); (D.F.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 47392, Korea;
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea; (M.A.I.); (H.J.C.); (R.D.); (S.R.S.); (D.F.O.)
- Dongguk Medical Institute, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-54-770-2414; Fax: +82-54-770-2447
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Dos Santos RAC, Steenwyk JL, Rivero-Menendez O, Mead ME, Silva LP, Bastos RW, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Goldman GH, Rokas A. Genomic and Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Clinical Isolates of the Human Pathogens Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus lentulus, and Aspergillus fumigatiaffinis. Front Genet 2020; 11:459. [PMID: 32477406 PMCID: PMC7236307 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Fungal pathogens are a global threat to human health. For example, fungi from the genus Aspergillus cause a spectrum of diseases collectively known as aspergillosis. Most of the >200,000 life-threatening aspergillosis infections per year worldwide are caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. Recently, molecular typing techniques have revealed that aspergillosis can also be caused by organisms that are phenotypically similar to A. fumigatus but genetically distinct, such as Aspergillus lentulus and Aspergillus fumigatiaffinis. Importantly, some of these so-called cryptic species are thought to exhibit different virulence and drug susceptibility profiles than A. fumigatus, however, our understanding of their biology and pathogenic potential has been stymied by the lack of genome sequences and phenotypic profiling of multiple clinical strains. To fill this gap, we phenotypically characterized the virulence and drug susceptibility of 15 clinical strains of A. fumigatus, A. lentulus, and A. fumigatiaffinis from Spain and sequenced their genomes. We found heterogeneity in drug susceptibility across species and strains. We further found heterogeneity in virulence within each species but no significant differences in the virulence profiles between the three species. Genes known to influence drug susceptibility (cyp51A and fks1) vary in paralog number and sequence among these species and strains and correlate with differences in drug susceptibility. Similarly, genes known to be important for virulence in A. fumigatus showed variability in number of paralogs across strains and across species. Characterization of the genomic similarities and differences of clinical strains of A. lentulus, A. fumigatiaffinis, and A. fumigatus that vary in disease-relevant traits will advance our understanding of the variance in pathogenicity between Aspergillus species and strains that are collectively responsible for the vast majority of aspergillosis infections in humans.
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- Renato A C Dos Santos
- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Medical Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Medical Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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Kong Q, Chen XS, Tian T, Xia XY, Xu P. MicroRNA-194 suppresses prostate cancer migration and invasion by downregulating human nuclear distribution protein. Oncol Rep 2016; 37:803-812. [PMID: 27959429 DOI: 10.3892/or.2016.5305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human NudC nuclear distribution protein (hNUDC) is differentially expressed between normal and cancer cells. Based on its marked altered expression and its roles in modulating cell division, cytokineses and migration, a detailed understanding of the mechanisms regulating hNUDC expression in cancer cells is critical. In this study, we identified miR-194 as a downstream target of hNUDC and linked its expression to reduced metastatic capacity and tumorigenicity of prostate cancer (PCa) cells. Using miRNA target prediction programs, hNUDC mRNA was found to contain a potential binding site for miR-194 within its 3'UTR. A Reporter assay confirmed that post-transcriptional regulation of hNUDC was dependent on the miR-194 binding site. Forced expression of miR-194 in PCa cell lines, PC-3 and DU-145, led to a decrease in the mRNA and protein levels of hNUDC. Overexpression of miR-194 in these cells inhibited cell migration and invasion, and induced multinucleated cells. Our data showed that hNUDC knockdown by siRNA significantly reduced the migration and invasion in the PC-3 and DU-145 cells, phenocopying the results of miR-194 overexpression. Furthermore, lentivirus-mediated stable expression of miR-194 in PCa cells reduced the ability of colony formation as detected by a soft agar assay and exhibited significantly less tumorigenic ability in vivo. Our results suggest a novel role for miR-194 in effectively controlling cell metastatic processes in PCa cells via the regulation of hNUDC expression.
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- Qi Kong
- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P.R. China
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Weiderhold KN, Fadri-Moskwik M, Pan J, Nishino M, Chuang C, Deeraksa A, Lin SH, Yu-Lee LY. Dynamic Phosphorylation of NudC by Aurora B in Cytokinesis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153455. [PMID: 27074040 PMCID: PMC4830538 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Nuclear distribution protein C (NudC) is a mitotic regulator that plays a role in cytokinesis. However, how NudC is regulated during cytokinesis remains unclear. Here, we show that NudC is phosphorylated by Aurora B, a kinase critical for cell abscission. NudC is co-localized with Aurora B at the midbody and co-immunoprecipitated with Aurora B in mitosis. Inhibition of Aurora B by ZM447439 reduced NudC phosphorylation, suggesting that NudC is an Aurora B substrate in vivo. We identified T40 on NudC as an Aurora B phosphorylation site. NudC depletion resulted in cytokinesis failure with a dramatic elongation of the intercellular bridge between daughter cells, sustained Aurora B activity at the midbody, and reduced cell abscission. These cytokinetic defects can be rescued by the ectopic expression of wild-type NudC. Reconstitution with T40A phospho-defective NudC was found to rescue the cytokinesis defect. In contrast, reconstitution with the T40D phospho-mimetic NudC was inefficient in supporting the completion of cytokinesis. These results suggest that that dynamic phosphorylation of NudC by Aurora B regulates cytokinesis.
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- Kimberly N. Weiderhold
- Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Section of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Fu Q, Wang W, Zhou T, Yang Y. Emerging roles of NudC family: from molecular regulation to clinical implications. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2016; 59:455-62. [PMID: 26965524 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-5029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nuclear distribution gene C (NudC) was first found in Aspergillus nidulans as an upstream regulator of NudF, whose mammalian homolog is Lissencephaly 1 (Lis1). NudC is conserved from fungi to mammals. Vertebrate NudC has three homologs: NudC, NudC-like protein (NudCL), and NudC-like protein 2 (NudCL2). All members of the NudC family share a conserved p23 domain, which possesses chaperone activity both in conjunction with and independently of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). Our group and the others found that NudC homologs were involved in cell cycle regulation by stabilizing the components of the LIS1/dynein complex. Additionally, NudC plays important roles in cell migration, ciliogenesis, thrombopoiesis, and the inflammatory response. It has been reported that NudCL is essential for the stability of the dynein intermediate chain and ciliogenesis via its interaction with the dynein 2 complex. Our data showed that NudCL2 regulates the LIS1/dynein pathway by stabilizing LIS1 with Hsp90 chaperone. The fourth distantly related member of the NudC family, CML66, a tumor-associated antigen in human leukemia, contains a p23 domain and appears to promote oncogenesis by regulating the IGF-1R-MAPK signaling pathway. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge of the NudC family and highlight its potential clinical relevance.
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- Qiqin Fu
- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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Chen D, Ito S, Yuan H, Hyodo T, Kadomatsu K, Hamaguchi M, Senga T. EML4 promotes the loading of NUDC to the spindle for mitotic progression. Cell Cycle 2016; 14:1529-39. [PMID: 25789526 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1026514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein (EMAP)-like (EML) family proteins are microtubule-associated proteins that have a conserved hydrophobic EMAP-like protein (HELP) domain and multiple WD40 domains. In this study, we examined the role of EML4, which is a member of the EML family, in cell division. Time-lapse microscopy analysis demonstrated that EML4 depletion induced chromosome misalignment during metaphase and delayed anaphase initiation. Further analysis by immunofluorescence showed that EML4 was required for the organization of the mitotic spindle and for the proper attachment of kinetochores to microtubules. We searched for EML4-associating proteins by mass spectrometry analysis and found that the nuclear distribution gene C (NUDC) protein, which is a critical factor for the progression of mitosis, was associated with EML4. This interaction was mediated by the WD40 repeat of EML4 and by the C-terminus of NUDC. In the absence of EML4, NUDC was no longer able to localize to the mitotic spindle, whereas NUDC was dispensable for EML4 localization. Our results show that EML4 is critical for the loading of NUDC onto the mitotic spindle for mitotic progression.
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- Dan Chen
- a Division of Cancer Biology; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine ; Nagoya , Japan
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Namba T, Funahashi Y, Nakamuta S, Xu C, Takano T, Kaibuchi K. Extracellular and Intracellular Signaling for Neuronal Polarity. Physiol Rev 2015; 95:995-1024. [PMID: 26133936 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00025.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Neurons are one of the highly polarized cells in the body. One of the fundamental issues in neuroscience is how neurons establish their polarity; therefore, this issue fascinates many scientists. Cultured neurons are useful tools for analyzing the mechanisms of neuronal polarization, and indeed, most of the molecules important in their polarization were identified using culture systems. However, we now know that the process of neuronal polarization in vivo differs in some respects from that in cultured neurons. One of the major differences is their surrounding microenvironment; neurons in vivo can be influenced by extrinsic factors from the microenvironment. Therefore, a major question remains: How are neurons polarized in vivo? Here, we begin by reviewing the process of neuronal polarization in culture conditions and in vivo. We also survey the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal polarization. Finally, we introduce the theoretical basis of neuronal polarization and the possible involvement of neuronal polarity in disease and traumatic brain injury.
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- Takashi Namba
- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Endosomes are multipurpose membranous carriers important for endocytosis and secretion. During membrane trafficking, endosomes transport lipids, proteins, and even RNAs. In highly polarized cells such as fungal hyphae, they shuttle bidirectionally along microtubules mediated by molecular motors like kinesins and dynein. For in vivo studies of these highly dynamic protein/membrane complexes, advanced fluorescence microscopy is instrumental. In this chapter, we describe live cell imaging of endosomes in two distantly related fungal model systems, the basidiomycete Ustilago maydis and the ascomycete Aspergillus nidulans. We provide insights into live cell imaging of dynamic endosomal proteins and RNA, dual-color detection for colocalization studies, as well as fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) for quantification and photo-activated localization microscopy (PALM) for super-resolution. These methods described in two well-studied fungal model systems are applicable to a broad range of other organisms.
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Taverna E, Götz M, Huttner WB. The cell biology of neurogenesis: toward an understanding of the development and evolution of the neocortex. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2014; 30:465-502. [PMID: 25000993 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-101011-155801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 503] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Neural stem and progenitor cells have a central role in the development and evolution of the mammalian neocortex. In this review, we first provide a set of criteria to classify the various types of cortical stem and progenitor cells. We then discuss the issue of cell polarity, as well as specific subcellular features of these cells that are relevant for their modes of division and daughter cell fate. In addition, cortical stem and progenitor cell behavior is placed into a tissue context, with consideration of extracellular signals and cell-cell interactions. Finally, the differences across species regarding cortical stem and progenitor cells are dissected to gain insight into key developmental and evolutionary mechanisms underlying neocortex expansion.
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- Elena Taverna
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany;
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Nuclear migration: Endless efforts toward unraveling its molecular apparatus. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03325639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Shao CY, Zhu J, Xie YJ, Wang Z, Wang YN, Wang Y, Su LD, Zhou L, Zhou TH, Shen Y. Distinct functions of nuclear distribution proteins LIS1, Ndel1 and NudCL in regulating axonal mitochondrial transport. Traffic 2013; 14:785-97. [PMID: 23551859 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neurons critically depend on the long-distance transport of mitochondria. Motor proteins kinesin and dynein control anterograde and retrograde mitochondrial transport, respectively in axons. The regulatory molecules that link them to mitochondria need to be better characterized. Nuclear distribution (Nud) family proteins LIS1, Ndel1 and NudCL are critical components of cytoplasmic dynein complex. Roles of these Nud proteins in neuronal mitochondrial transport are unknown. Here we report distinct functions of LIS1, Ndel1 and NudCL on axonal mitochondrial transport in cultured hippocampal neurons. We found that LIS1 interacted with kinsein family protein KIF5b. Depletion of LIS1 enormously suppressed mitochondrial motility in both anterograde and retrograde directions. Inhibition of either Ndel1 or NudCL only partially reduced retrograde mitochondrial motility. However, knocking down both Ndel1 and NudCL almost blocked retrograde mitochondrial transport, suggesting these proteins may work together to regulate retrograde mitochondrial transport through linking dynein-LIS1 complex. Taken together, our results uncover novel roles of LIS1, Ndel1 and NudCL in the transport of mitochondria in axons.
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- Chong-Yu Shao
- Department of Neurobiology, Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology of the Ministry of Health of China, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Live-cell visualization of intracellular interaction between a nuclear migration protein (hNUDC) and the thrombopoietin receptor (Mpl). PLoS One 2012; 7:e51849. [PMID: 23284788 PMCID: PMC3524126 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We previously demonstrated that endogenous hNUDC and Mpl co-localized in the perinuclear and cytoplasmic regions of megakaryocyte cells by indirect immunofluorescence. We further reported that hNUDC accumulated in the Golgi when NIH 3T3 cells were transfected with an hNUDC expression vector alone. However, co-transfection with hNUDC and Mpl expression vectors caused both proteins to co-localize predominantly in the cytosol. These observations led us to hypothesize that a complex containing hNUDC and Mpl may alter hNUDC subcellular location and induce its secretion. In the present study, we test this hypothesis by employing bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) to detect and visualize the complex formation of hNUDC/Mpl in living cells. We further examined in detail the subcellular locations of the hNUDC/Mpl complex by co-transfection of BiFC chimeras with known subcellular markers. The distribution of hNUDC/Mpl in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi and cell surface was determined. Furthermore, the N-terminal 159 amino acids of hNUDC, but not C-terminal half, bound to Mpl in vivo and exhibited a similar localization pattern to that of full-length hNUDC in Cos-1 cells. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of hNUDC or its N-terminal 159 residues in a human megakaryocyte cell line (Dami) resulted in increased levels of hNUDC or hNUDC(1-159) secretion. In contrast, depletion of Mpl by transfecting Dami cells with adenovirus bearing Mpl-targeting siRNA significantly blocked hNUDC secretion. Thus, we provide the first evidence that the N-terminal region of hNUDC contains all of the necessary information to complex with Mpl and traffic through the secretory pathway.
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Rompolas P, Patel-King RS, King SM. Association of Lis1 with outer arm dynein is modulated in response to alterations in flagellar motility. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:3554-65. [PMID: 22855525 PMCID: PMC3442404 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-04-0287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The cytoplasmic dynein regulatory factor Lis1, which induces a persistent tight binding to microtubules and allows for transport of cargoes under high-load conditions, is also present in motile cilia/flagella. Lis1 levels in cilia/flagella are dynamically modulated in response to imposed alterations in beat parameters. The cytoplasmic dynein regulatory factor Lis1, which induces a persistent tight binding to microtubules and allows for transport of cargoes under high-load conditions, is also present in motile cilia/flagella. We observed that Lis1 levels in flagella of Chlamydomonas strains that exhibit defective motility due to mutation of various axonemal substructures were greatly enhanced compared with wild type; this increase was absolutely dependent on the presence within the flagellum of the outer arm dynein α heavy chain/light chain 5 thioredoxin unit. To assess whether cells might interpret defective motility as a “high-load environment,” we reduced the flagellar beat frequency of wild-type cells through enhanced viscous load and by reductive stress; both treatments resulted in increased levels of flagellar Lis1, which altered the intrinsic beat frequency of the trans flagellum. Differential extraction of Lis1 from wild-type and mutant axonemes suggests that the affinity of outer arm dynein for Lis1 is directly modulated. In cytoplasm, Lis1 localized to two punctate structures, one of which was located near the base of the flagella. These data reveal that the cell actively monitors motility and dynamically modulates flagellar levels of the dynein regulatory factor Lis1 in response to imposed alterations in beat parameters.
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- Panteleimon Rompolas
- Department of Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-3305, USA
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Kosodo Y. Interkinetic nuclear migration: beyond a hallmark of neurogenesis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:2727-38. [PMID: 22415322 PMCID: PMC11115108 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-0952-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Revised: 02/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) is an oscillatory nuclear movement that is synchronized with the progression of the cell cycle. The efforts of several researchers, following the first report of INM in 1935, have revealed many of the molecular mechanisms of this fascinating phenomenon linking the timing of the cell cycle and nuclear positioning in tissue. Researchers are now faced with a more fundamental question: is INM important for tissue, particularly brain, development? In this review, I summarize the current understanding of the regulatory mechanisms governing INM, investigations involving several different tissues and species, and possible explanations for how nuclear movement affects cell-fate determination and tissue formation.
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- Yoichi Kosodo
- Department of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki 701-0192, Japan.
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Chansard M, Hong JH, Park YU, Park SK, Nguyen MD. Ndel1, Nudel (Noodle): flexible in the cell? Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2011; 68:540-54. [PMID: 21948775 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nuclear distribution element-like 1 (Ndel1 or Nudel) was firstly described as a regulator of the cytoskeleton in microtubule and intermediate filament dynamics and microtubule-based transport. Emerging evidence indicates that Ndel1 also serves as a docking platform for signaling proteins and modulates enzymatic activities (kinase, ATPase, oligopeptidase, GTPase). Through these structural and signaling functions, Ndel1 plays a role in diverse cellular processes (e.g., mitosis, neurogenesis, neurite outgrowth, and neuronal migration). Furthermore, Ndel1 is linked to the etiology of various mental illnesses and neurodegenerative disorders. In the present review, we summarize the physiological and pathological functions associated with Ndel1. We further advance the concept that Ndel1 interfaces GTPases-mediated processes (endocytosis, vesicles morphogenesis/signaling) and cytoskeletal dynamics to impact cell signaling and behaviors. This putative mechanism may affect cellular functionalities and may contribute to shed light into the causes of devastating human diseases.
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- Mathieu Chansard
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Huang X, Liu M, Nold MJ, Tian C, Fu K, Zheng J, Geromanos SJ, Ding SJ. Software for quantitative proteomic analysis using stable isotope labeling and data independent acquisition. Anal Chem 2011; 83:6971-9. [PMID: 21834580 DOI: 10.1021/ac201555m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Many software tools have been developed for analyzing stable isotope labeling (SIL)-based quantitative proteomic data using data dependent acquisition (DDA). However, programs for analyzing SIL-based quantitative proteomics data obtained with data independent acquisition (DIA) have yet to be reported. Here, we demonstrated the development of a new software for analyzing SIL data using the DIA method. Performance of the DIA on SYNAPT G2MS was evaluated using SIL-labeled complex proteome mixtures with known heavy/light ratios (H/L = 1:1, 1:5, and 1:10) and compared with the DDA on linear ion trap (LTQ)-Orbitrap MS. The DIA displays relatively high quantitation accuracy for peptides cross all intensity regions, while the DDA shows an intensity dependent distribution of H/L ratios. For the three proteome mixtures, the number of detected SIL-peptide pairs and dynamic range of protein intensities using DIA drop stepwise, whereas no significant changes in these aspects using DDA were observed. The new software was applied to investigate the proteome difference between mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and MEF-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using (16)O/(18)O labeling. Our study expanded the capacities of our UNiquant software pipeline and provided valuable insight into the performance of the two cutting-edge MS platforms for SIL-based quantitative proteomic analysis today.
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- Xin Huang
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, United States
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NudC is required for interkinetic nuclear migration and neuronal migration during neocortical development. Dev Biol 2011; 357:326-35. [PMID: 21771589 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 06/17/2011] [Accepted: 07/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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NudC is a highly conserved protein necessary for cytoplasmic dynein-mediated nuclear migration in Aspergillus nidulans. NudC interacts genetically with Aspergillus NudF and physically with its mammalian orthologue Lis1, which is crucial for nuclear and neuronal migration during brain development. To test for related roles for NudC, we performed in utero electroporation into embryonic rat brain of cDNAs encoding shRNAs as well as wild-type and mutant forms of NudC. We show here that NudC, like Lis1, is required for neuronal migration during neocorticogenesis and we identify a specific role in apical nuclear migration in radial glial progenitor cells. These results identify a novel neuronal migration gene with a specific role in interkinetic nuclear migration, consistent with cytoplasmic dynein regulation.
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Namba T, Nakamuta S, Funahashi Y, Kaibuchi K. The role of selective transport in neuronal polarization. Dev Neurobiol 2011; 71:445-57. [DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sandeman DC, Bazin F, Beltz BS. Adult neurogenesis: examples from the decapod crustaceans and comparisons with mammals. ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2011; 40:258-75. [PMID: 21396485 PMCID: PMC3117910 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Defining evolutionary origins is a means of understanding an organism's position within the integrated web of living beings, and not only to trace characteristics back in time, but also to project forward in an attempt to reveal relationships with more recently evolved forms. Both the vertebrates and arthropods possess condensed nervous systems, but this is dorsal in the vertebrates and ventral in the arthropods. Also, whereas the nervous system in the vertebrates develops from a neural tube in the embryo, that of the arthropods comes from an ectodermal plate. Despite these apparently fundamental differences, it is now generally accepted that life-long neurogenesis, the generation of functionally integrated neurons from progenitor cells, is a common feature of the adult brains of a variety of organisms, ranging from insects and crustaceans to birds and mammals. Among decapod crustaceans, there is evidence for adult neurogenesis in basal species of the Dendrobranchiata, as well as in more recent terrestrial, marine and fresh-water species. The widespread nature of this phenomenon in decapod species may relate to the importance of the adult-born neurons, although their functional contribution is not yet known. The many similarities between the systems generating neurons in the adult brains of decapod crustaceans and mammals, reviewed in this paper, suggest that adult neurogenesis is governed by common ancestral mechanisms that have been retained in a phylogenetically broad group of species.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Animale et du Laboratoire Maritime, Université de Caen, Normandy, France
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Zheng M, Cierpicki T, Burdette AJ, Utepbergenov D, Janczyk PŁ, Derewenda U, Stukenberg PT, Caldwell KA, Derewenda ZS. Structural features and chaperone activity of the NudC protein family. J Mol Biol 2011; 409:722-41. [PMID: 21530541 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The NudC family consists of four conserved proteins with representatives in all eukaryotes. The archetypal nudC gene from Aspergillus nidulans is a member of the nud gene family that is involved in the maintenance of nuclear migration. This family also includes nudF, whose human orthologue, Lis1, codes for a protein essential for brain cortex development. Three paralogues of NudC are known in vertebrates: NudC, NudC-like (NudCL), and NudC-like 2 (NudCL2). The fourth distantly related member of the family, CML66, contains a NudC-like domain. The three principal NudC proteins have no catalytic activity but appear to play as yet poorly defined roles in proliferating and dividing cells. We present crystallographic and NMR studies of the human NudC protein and discuss the results in the context of structures recently deposited by structural genomics centers (i.e., NudCL and mouse NudCL2). All proteins share the same core CS domain characteristic of proteins acting either as cochaperones of Hsp90 or as independent small heat shock proteins. However, while NudC and NudCL dimerize via an N-terminally located coiled coil, the smaller NudCL2 lacks this motif and instead dimerizes as a result of unique domain swapping. We show that NudC and NudCL, but not NudCL2, inhibit the aggregation of several target proteins, consistent with an Hsp90-independent heat shock protein function. Importantly, and in contrast to several previous reports, none of the three proteins is able to form binary complexes with Lis1. The availability of structural information will be of help in further studies on the cellular functions of the NudC family.
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- Meiying Zheng
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Dynamic Behavior of Double-Membrane-Bounded Organelles in Plant Cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 286:181-222. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385859-7.00004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Starr DA, Fridolfsson HN. Interactions between nuclei and the cytoskeleton are mediated by SUN-KASH nuclear-envelope bridges. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2010; 26:421-44. [PMID: 20507227 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100109-104037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The nuclear envelope links the cytoskeleton to structural components of the nucleus. It functions to coordinate nuclear migration and anchorage, organize chromatin, and aid meiotic chromosome pairing. Forces generated by the cytoskeleton are transferred across the nuclear envelope to the nuclear lamina through a nuclear-envelope bridge consisting of SUN (Sad1 and UNC-84) and KASH (Klarsicht, ANC-1 and Syne/Nesprin homology) proteins. Some KASH-SUN combinations connect microtubules, centrosomes, actin filaments, or intermediate filaments to the surface of the nucleus. Other combinations are used in cell cycle control, nuclear import, or apoptosis. Interactions between the cytoskeleton and the nucleus also affect global cytoskeleton organization. SUN and KASH proteins were identified through genetic screens for mispositioned nuclei in model organisms. Knockouts of SUN or KASH proteins disrupt neurological and muscular development in mice. Defects in SUN and KASH proteins have been linked to human diseases including muscular dystrophy, ataxia, progeria, lissencephaly, and cancer.
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- Daniel A Starr
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Neuronal migration is, along with axon guidance, one of the fundamental mechanisms underlying the wiring of the brain. As other organs, the nervous system has acquired the ability to grow both in size and complexity by using migration as a strategy to position cell types from different origins into specific coordinates, allowing for the generation of brain circuitries. Guidance of migrating neurons shares many features with axon guidance, from the use of substrates to the specific cues regulating chemotaxis. There are, however, important differences in the cell biology of these two processes. The most evident case is nucleokinesis, which is an essential component of migration that needs to be integrated within the guidance of the cell. Perhaps more surprisingly, the cellular mechanisms underlying the response of the leading process of migrating cells to guidance cues might be different to those involved in growth cone steering, at least for some neuronal populations.
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- Oscar Marín
- Instituto de Neurociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Miguel Hernández, Sant Joan d'Alacant 03550, Spain.
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Zhu XJ, Liu X, Jin Q, Cai Y, Yang Y, Zhou T. The L279P mutation of nuclear distribution gene C (NudC) influences its chaperone activity and lissencephaly protein 1 (LIS1) stability. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:29903-10. [PMID: 20675372 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.105494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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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LIS1, a gene mutated in classical lissencephaly, plays essential roles in cytoplasmic dynein regulation, mitosis and cell migration. However, the regulation of LIS1 (lissencephaly protein 1) protein remains largely unknown. Genetic studies in Aspergillus nidulans have uncovered that the Nud (nuclear distribution) pathway is involved in the regulation of cytoplasmic dynein complex and a temperature-sensitive mutation in the nudC gene (L146P) greatly reduces the protein levels of NudF, an Aspergillus ortholog of LIS1. Here, we showed that L146 in Aspergillus NudC and its flanking region were highly conservative during evolution. The similar mutation in human NudC (L279P) obviously led to reduced LIS1 and cellular phenotypes similar to those of LIS1 down-regulation. To explore the underlying mechanism, we found that the p23 domain-containing protein NudC bound to the molecular chaperone Hsp90, which is also associated with LIS1. Inhibition of Hsp90 chaperone function by either geldanamycin or radicicol resulted in a decrease in LIS1 levels. Ectopic expression of Hsp90 partially reversed the degradation of LIS1 caused by overexpression of NudC-L279P. Furthermore, NudC was found to regulate the ATPase activity of Hsp90, which was repressed by the mutation of L279P. Interestingly, NudC itself was shown to possess a chaperone function, which also was suppressed by the L279P mutation. Together, these data suggest that NudC may be involved in the regulation of LIS1 stability by its chaperone function.
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- Xiao-Jing Zhu
- Department of Cell Biology and Program in Molecular Cell Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Houalla T, Shi L, van Meyel DJ, Rao Y. Rab-mediated vesicular transport is required for neuronal positioning in the developing Drosophila visual system. Mol Brain 2010; 3:19. [PMID: 20540751 PMCID: PMC2891732 DOI: 10.1186/1756-6606-3-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The establishment of tissue architecture in the nervous system requires the proper migration and positioning of newly born neurons during embryonic development. Defects in nuclear translocation, a key process in neuronal positioning, are associated with brain diseases such as lissencephaly in humans. Accumulated evidence suggests that the molecular mechanisms controlling neuronal movement are conserved throughout evolution. While the initial events of neuronal migration have been extensively studied, less is known about the molecular details underlying the establishment of neuronal architecture after initial migration. RESULTS In a search for novel players in the control of photoreceptor (R cell) positioning in the developing fly visual system, we found that misexpression of the RabGAP RN-Tre disrupted the apical localization of R-cell nuclei. RN-Tre interacts with Rab5 and Rab11 in the fly eye. Genetic analysis shows that Rab5, Shi and Rab11 are required for maintaining apical localization of R-cell nuclei. CONCLUSIONS We propose that Rab5, Shi and Rab11 function together in a vesicular transport pathway for regulating R-cell positioning in the developing eye.
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- Tarek Houalla
- McGill Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada
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Yamada M, Hirotsune S, Wynshaw-Boris A. A novel strategy for therapeutic intervention for the genetic disease: preventing proteolytic cleavage using small chemical compound. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2010; 42:1401-7. [PMID: 20541031 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2010] [Revised: 05/28/2010] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Haploinsufficiency is a state of genetic disease, which is caused by hemizygous mutations of functional alleles. Lissencephaly is a typical example of haploinsufficiency disorders characterized by a smooth cerebral surface, thick cortex and dilated lateral ventricules associated with mental retardation and seizures due to defective neuronal migration. LIS1 was the first gene cloned in an organism, which was deleted or mutated in patients with lissencephaly in a heterozygous fashion. Series of studies uncovered that LIS1 is an essential regulator of cytoplasmic dynein. In particular, we reported that LIS1 is essential for dynein transport to the plus-end of microtubules by kinesin, which is essential for maintaining proper distribution of cytoplasmic dynein within the cell. Fortuitously, we found that a substantial fraction of LIS1 is degraded by the cystein protease, calpain after reaching the plus-end of microtubules. We further demonstrated that inhibition of calpain-mediated LIS1 degradation increased LIS1 level at the cortex of the cell, resulting in therapeutic benefit using genetic mouse models with reduced levels of LIS1. Our work might provide a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of a fraction of haploinsufficiency disorders through augmenting reduced proteins by the targeting inhibition of degradation machinery.
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- Masami Yamada
- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Asahimachi 1-4-3 Abeno, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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Yamada M, Hirotsune S, Wynshaw-Boris A. The essential role of LIS1, NDEL1 and Aurora-A in polarity formation and microtubule organization during neurogensis. Cell Adh Migr 2010; 4:180-4. [PMID: 20168084 DOI: 10.4161/cam.4.2.10715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Lissencephaly is a devastating neurological disorder caused by to defective neuronal migration. LIS1 (or PAFAH1B1), the gene mutated in lissencephaly patients and its binding protein NDEL1 were found to regulate cytoplasmic dynein function and localization. LIS1 and NDEL1 also play a pivotal role on a microtubule regulation and determination of cell polarity. For example, LIS1 is required for the precise control of mitotic spindle orientation in both neuroepithelial stem cells and radial glial progenitor cells. On the other hand, NDEL1 is essential for mitotic entry as an effector molecule of Aurora-A kinase. In addition, an atypical protein kinase C (aPKC)-Aurora-A-NDEL1 pathway is critical for the regulation of microtubule organization during neurite extension. These findings suggest that physiological functions of LIS1 and NDEL1 in neurons have been ascribed for proteins fundamentally required for cell cycle progression and control. In turn, cell cycle regulators may exert other functions during neurogenesis in a direct or an indirect fashion. Thus far, only a handful of cell cycle regulators have been shown to play physiological cell cycle-independent roles in neurons. Further identification of such proteins and elucidation of their underlying mechanisms of action will likely reveal novel concepts and/or patterns that provide a clear link between their seemingly distinct cell cycle and neuronal functions.
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- Masami Yamada
- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno, Osaka, Japan
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Fridolfsson HN, Ly N, Meyerzon M, Starr DA. UNC-83 coordinates kinesin-1 and dynein activities at the nuclear envelope during nuclear migration. Dev Biol 2010; 338:237-50. [PMID: 20005871 PMCID: PMC2826220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 12/04/2009] [Accepted: 12/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nuclei migrate during many events, including fertilization, establishment of polarity, differentiation, and cell division. The Caenorhabditis elegans KASH protein UNC-83 localizes to the outer nuclear membrane where it recruits kinesin-1 to provide the major motor activity required for nuclear migration in embryonic hyp7 cells. Here we show that UNC-83 also recruits two dynein-regulating complexes to the cytoplasmic face of the nucleus that play a regulatory role. One consists of the NudE homolog NUD-2 and the NudF/Lis1/Pac1 homolog LIS-1, and the other includes dynein light chain DLC-1, the BicaudalD homolog BICD-1, and the Egalitarian homologue EGAL-1. Genetic disruption of any member of these two complexes caused nuclear migration defects that were enhanced in some double mutant animals, suggesting that BICD-1 and EGAL-1 function in parallel to NUD-2. Dynein heavy chain mutant animals also had a nuclear migration defect, suggesting these complexes function through dynein. Deletion analysis indicated that independent domains of UNC-83 interact with kinesin and dynein. These data suggest a model where UNC-83 acts as the cargo-specific adaptor between the outer nuclear membrane and the microtubule motors kinesin-1 and dynein. Kinesin-1 functions as the major force generator during nuclear migration, while dynein is involved in regulation of bidirectional transport of the nucleus.
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- Heidi N. Fridolfsson
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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Yamada M, Hirotsune S, Wynshaw-Boris A. Therapeutic intervention for genetic disease by the augmented recycling of target proteins. FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2010. [DOI: 10.2217/fnl.09.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Masami Yamada
- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Asahi-machi 1–4–3 Abeno, Osaka 545–8585, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Asahi-machi 1–4–3 Abeno, Osaka 545–8585, Japan
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- UCSF School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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mNUDC is required for plus-end-directed transport of cytoplasmic dynein and dynactins by kinesin-1. EMBO J 2009; 29:517-31. [PMID: 20019668 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lissencephaly is a devastating neurological disorder caused by defective neuronal migration. The LIS1 (or PAFAH1B1) gene was identified as the gene mutated in lissencephaly patients, and was found to regulate cytoplasmic dynein function and localization. In particular, LIS1 is essential for anterograde transport of cytoplasmic dynein as a part of the cytoplasmic dynein-LIS1-microtubule complex in a kinesin-1-dependent manner. However, the underlying mechanism by which a cytoplasmic dynein-LIS1-microtubule complex binds kinesin-1 is unknown. Here, we report that mNUDC (mammalian NUDC) interacts with kinesin-1 and is required for the anterograde transport of a cytoplasmic dynein complex by kinesin-1. mNUDC is also required for anterograde transport of a dynactin-containing complex. Inhibition of mNUDC severely suppressed anterograde transport of distinct cytoplasmic dynein and dynactin complexes, whereas motility of kinesin-1 remained intact. Reconstruction experiments clearly demonstrated that mNUDC mediates the interaction of the dynein or dynactin complex with kinesin-1 and supports their transport by kinesin-1. Our findings have uncovered an essential role of mNUDC for anterograde transport of dynein and dynactin by kinesin-1.
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Zhang Y, Allodi S, Sandeman DC, Beltz BS. Adult neurogenesis in the crayfish brain: proliferation, migration, and possible origin of precursor cells. Dev Neurobiol 2009; 69:415-36. [PMID: 19294644 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The birth of new neurons and their incorporation into functional circuits in the adult brain is a characteristic of many vertebrate and invertebrate organisms, including decapod crustaceans. Precursor cells maintaining life-long proliferation in the brains of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii, Cherax destructor) and clawed lobsters (Homarus americanus) reside within a specialized niche on the ventral surface of the brain; their daughters migrate to two proliferation zones along a stream formed by processes of the niche precursors. Here they divide again, finally producing interneurons in the olfactory pathway. The present studies in P. clarkii explore (1) differential proliferative activity among the niche precursor cells with growth and aging, (2) morphological characteristics of cells in the niche and migratory streams, and (3) aspects of the cell cycle in this lineage. Morphologically symmetrical divisions of neuronal precursor cells were observed in the niche near where the migratory streams emerge, as well as in the streams and proliferation zones. The nuclei of migrating cells elongate and undergo shape changes consistent with nucleokinetic movement. LIS1, a highly conserved dynein-binding protein, is expressed in cells in the migratory stream and neurogenic niche, implicating this protein in the translocation of crustacean brain neuronal precursor cells. Symmetrical divisions of the niche precursors and migration of both daughters raised the question of how the niche precursor pool is replenished. We present here preliminary evidence for an association between vascular cells and the niche precursors, which may relate to the life-long growth and maintenance of the crustacean neurogenic niche.
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- Yi Zhang
- Neurobiology Program, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA
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Jurkuta RJ, Kaplinsky NJ, Spindel JE, Barton MK. Partitioning the apical domain of the Arabidopsis embryo requires the BOBBER1 NudC domain protein. THE PLANT CELL 2009; 21:1957-71. [PMID: 19648297 PMCID: PMC2729608 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.065284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 07/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The apical domain of the embryo is partitioned into distinct regions that will give rise to the cotyledons and the shoot apical meristem. In this article, we describe a novel screen to identify Arabidopsis thaliana embryo arrest mutants that are defective in this partitioning, and we describe the phenotype of one such mutant, bobber1. bobber1 mutants arrest at the globular stage of development, they express the meristem-specific SHOOTMERISTEMLESS gene throughout the top half of the embryo, and they fail to express the AINTEGUMENTA transcript normally found in cotyledons. Thus, BOBBER1 is required to limit the extent of the meristem domain and/or to promote the development of the cotyledon domains. Based on expression of early markers for apical development, bobber1 mutants differentiate protodermis and undergo normal early apical development. Consistent with a role for auxin in cotyledon development, BOBBER1 mutants fail to express localized maxima of the DR5:green fluorescent protein reporter. BOBBER1 encodes a protein with homology to the Aspergillus nidulans protein NUDC that has similarity to protein chaperones, indicating a possible role for BOBBER1 in synthesis or transport of proteins involved in patterning the Arabidopsis embryo.
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- Rebecca Joy Jurkuta
- Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Riera J, Lazo PS. The mammalian NudC-like genes: a family with functions other than regulating nuclear distribution. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 66:2383-90. [PMID: 19381437 PMCID: PMC11115750 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Revised: 02/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nuclear distribution gene C homolog (NudC) is a highly conserved gene. It has been identified in different species from fungi to mammals. The high degree of conservation, in special in the nudC domain, suggests that they are genes with essential functions. Most of the identified genes in the family have been implicated in cell division through the regulation of cytoplasmic dynein. As for mammalian genes, human NUDC has been implicated in the migration and proliferation of tumor cells and has therefore been considered a possible therapeutic target. There is evidence suggesting that mammalian NudC is also implicated in the regulation of the inflammatory response and in thrombopoiesis. The presence of these other functions not related to the interaction with molecular motors agrees with that these genes and their products are larger in size than their microbial orthologous, indicating that they have evolved to convey additional features.
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- José Riera
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Campus del Cristo, 33071 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Campus del Cristo, 33071 Oviedo, Spain
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Wainman A, Creque J, Williams B, Williams EV, Bonaccorsi S, Gatti M, Goldberg ML. Roles of the Drosophila NudE protein in kinetochore function and centrosome migration. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:1747-58. [PMID: 19417004 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.041798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We examined the distribution of the dynein-associated protein NudE in Drosophila larval brain neuroblasts and spermatocytes, and analyzed the phenotypic consequences of a nudE null mutation. NudE can associate with kinetochores, spindles and the nuclear envelope. In nudE mutant brain mitotic cells, centrosomes are often detached from the poles. Moreover, the centrosomes of mutant primary spermatocytes do not migrate from the cell cortex to the nuclear envelope, establishing a new role for NudE. In mutant neuroblasts, chromosomes fail to congress to a tight metaphase plate, and cell division arrests because of spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) activation. The targeting of NudE to mitotic kinetochores requires the dynein-interacting protein Lis1, and surprisingly Cenp-meta, a Drosophila CENP-E homolog. NudE is non-essential for the targeting of all mitotic kinetochore components tested. However, in the absence of NudE, the 'shedding' of proteins off the kinetochore is abrogated and the SAC cannot be turned off, implying that NudE regulates dynein function at the kinetochore.
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- Alan Wainman
- Instituto Pasteur Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Dipartimento di Genetica e Biologia Molecolare, Sapienza, Università di Roma, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Yamada M, Toba S, Yoshida Y, Haratani K, Mori D, Yano Y, Mimori-Kiyosue Y, Nakamura T, Itoh K, Fushiki S, Setou M, Wynshaw-Boris A, Torisawa T, Toyoshima YY, Hirotsune S. LIS1 and NDEL1 coordinate the plus-end-directed transport of cytoplasmic dynein. EMBO J 2008; 27:2471-83. [PMID: 18784752 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Accepted: 08/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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LIS1 was first identified as a gene mutated in human classical lissencephaly sequence. LIS1 is required for dynein activity, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that LIS1 suppresses the motility of cytoplasmic dynein on microtubules (MTs), whereas NDEL1 releases the blocking effect of LIS1 on cytoplasmic dynein. We demonstrate that LIS1, cytoplasmic dynein and MT fragments co-migrate anterogradely. When LIS1 function was suppressed by a blocking antibody, anterograde movement of cytoplasmic dynein was severely impaired. Immunoprecipitation assay indicated that cytoplasmic dynein forms a complex with LIS1, tubulins and kinesin-1. In contrast, immunoabsorption of LIS1 resulted in disappearance of co-precipitated tubulins and kinesin. Thus, we propose a novel model of the regulation of cytoplasmic dynein by LIS1, in which LIS1 mediates anterograde transport of cytoplasmic dynein to the plus end of cytoskeletal MTs as a dynein-LIS1 complex on transportable MTs, which is a possibility supported by our data.
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- Masami Yamada
- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Helmstaedt K, Laubinger K, Vosskuhl K, Bayram O, Busch S, Hoppert M, Valerius O, Seiler S, Braus GH. The nuclear migration protein NUDF/LIS1 forms a complex with NUDC and BNFA at spindle pole bodies. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2008; 7:1041-52. [PMID: 18390647 PMCID: PMC2446659 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00071-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nuclear migration depends on microtubules, the dynein motor complex, and regulatory components like LIS1 and NUDC. We sought to identify new binding partners of the fungal LIS1 homolog NUDF to clarify its function in dynein regulation. We therefore analyzed the association between NUDF and NUDC in Aspergillus nidulans. NUDF and NUDC directly interacted in yeast two-hybrid experiments via NUDF's WD40 domain. NUDC-green fluorescent protein (NUDC-GFP) was localized to immobile dots in the cytoplasm and at the hyphal cortex, some of which were spindle pole bodies (SPBs). We showed by bimolecular fluorescence complementation microscopy that NUDC directly interacted with NUDF at SPBs at different stages of the cell cycle. Applying tandem affinity purification, we isolated the NUDF-associated protein BNFA (for binding to NUDF). BNFA was dispensable for growth and for nuclear migration. GFP-BNFA fusions localized to SPBs at different stages of the cell cycle. This localization depended on NUDF, since the loss of NUDF resulted in the cytoplasmic accumulation of BNFA. BNFA did not bind to NUDC in a yeast two-hybrid assay. These results show that the conserved NUDF and NUDC proteins play a concerted role at SPBs at different stages of the cell cycle and that NUDF recruits additional proteins specifically to the dynein complex at SPBs.
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- Kerstin Helmstaedt
- Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Institut für Mikrobiologie und Genetik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Kaplow ME, Mannava LJ, Pimentel AC, Fermin HA, Hyatt VJ, Lee JJ, Venkatesh TR. A genetic modifier screen identifies multiple genes that interact with Drosophila Rap/Fzr and suggests novel cellular roles. J Neurogenet 2008; 21:105-51. [PMID: 17849284 DOI: 10.1080/01677060701503140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In the developing Drosophila eye, Rap/Fzr plays a critical role in neural patterning by regulating the timely exit of precursor cells. Rap/Fzr (Retina aberrant in pattern/Fizzy related) is an activator of the E3 Ubiquitin ligase, the APC (Anaphase Promoting Complex-cyclosome) that facilitates the stage specific proteolytic destruction of mitotic regulators, such as cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases. To identify novel functional roles of Rap/Fzr, we conducted an F(1) genetic modifier screen to identify genes which interact with the partial-loss-function mutations in rap/fzr. We screened 2741 single P-element, lethal insertion lines and piggyBac lines on the second and third chromosome for dominant enhancers and suppressors of the rough eye phenotype of rap/fzr. From this screen, we have identified 40 genes that exhibit dosage-sensitive interactions with rap/fzr; of these, 31 have previously characterized cellular functions. Seven of the modifiers identified in this study are regulators of cell cycle progression with previously known interactions with rap/fzr. Among the remaining modifiers, 27 encode proteins involved in other cellular functions not directly related to cell-cycle progression. The newly identified variants fall into at least three groups based on their previously known cellular functions: transcriptional regulation, regulated proteolysis, and signal transduction. These results suggest that, in addition to cell cycle regulation, rap/fzr regulates ubiquitin-ligase-mediated protein degradation in the developing nervous system as well as in other tissues.
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- Margarita E Kaplow
- Department of Biology, City College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA
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Baudoin JP, Alvarez C, Gaspar P, Métin C. Nocodazole-induced changes in microtubule dynamics impair the morphology and directionality of migrating medial ganglionic eminence cells. Dev Neurosci 2008; 30:132-43. [PMID: 18075261 DOI: 10.1159/000109858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We have shown previously that actomyosin contractility plays an important role in controlling nuclear movements in future interneurons born in the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) [Bellion et al.: J Neurosci 2005;25:5691-5699]. Because microtubules are known to control the structural and motile properties of migrating neurons, we asked whether alterations in the dynamic instability of microtubules would impair MGE cell migration. Migration was analyzed in flat cocultures in which green-fluorescent-protein-expressing MGE cells migrate on cortical cells from their explant of origin. A low (100 nM) concentration of nocodazole shortened the leading process of MGE cells that nevertheless continued to migrate at the same rate but frequently changed their direction of migration relative to control cells. MGE cells treated with a higher (1 muM) concentration of nocodazole that strongly destabilized microtubules took on multipolar morphology. They extended thin and labile processes. MGE cells no longer exhibited directional migration and migration velocity slowed 2-fold. These results suggest that microtubule stability is crucial for maintaining polarity and controlling the directional migration of MGE cells, whereas additional mechanisms are required to control cell motility.
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Reiner O, Sapoznik S, Sapir T. Lissencephaly 1 linking to multiple diseases: mental retardation, neurodegeneration, schizophrenia, male sterility, and more. Neuromolecular Med 2008; 8:547-65. [PMID: 17028375 DOI: 10.1385/nmm:8:4:547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2006] [Revised: 01/27/2006] [Accepted: 01/29/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lissencephaly 1 (LIS1) was the first gene implicated in the pathogenesis of type-1 lissencephaly. More than a decade of research by multiple laboratories has revealed that LIS1 is a key node protein, which participates in several pathways, including association with the molecular motor cytoplasmic dynein, the reelin signaling pathway, and the platelet-activating factor pathway. Mutations in LIS1-interacting proteins, either in human, or in mouse models has suggested that LIS1 might play a role in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases such as male sterility, schizophrenia, neuronal degeneration, and viral infections.
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- Orly Reiner
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
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Zhang YP, Tang YS, Chen XS, Xu P. Regulation of cell differentiation by hNUDC via a Mpl-dependent mechanism in NIH 3T3 cells. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:3210-21. [PMID: 17658515 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2006] [Revised: 06/13/2007] [Accepted: 06/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Thrombopoietin receptor (Mpl) belongs to the cytokine receptor surperfamily with a large extracellular N-terminal portion responsible for cytokine recognition and binding. Thrombopoietin (TPO) has so far been the only widely studied cytokine for Mpl. However we have recently identified human NUDC (hNUDC), previously described as a human homolog of a fungal nuclear migration protein, as another putative binding partner of Mpl. The purpose of this study is to test the extent of the functioning of hNUDC by identifying protein-protein interactions with Mpl in mammalian cells. The full-length cDNAs encoding Mpl and hNUDC were cloned into pEGFP-N1 and pDsRed2-N1 respectively which were subsequently expressed as Mpl-EGFP (green) and hNUDC-DsRed (red) fusion proteins. Using ELISA and immunofluorescence studies, we have demonstrated the direct binding of hNUDC to cell surface-captured Mpl. We also observed that hNUDC induced significant changes in cellular morphology in NIH 3T3 cells stably transfected with pMpl-EGFP. Interestingly, these morphological changes were characteristic of cells undergoing megakaryocyte differentiation. Extracellular-signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) have been shown to mediate such megakaryocyte-like differentiation. In addition, co-expression of Mpl-EGFP and hNUDC-DsRed led to the release of hNUDC-DsRed into the culture medium.
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- Yu Ping Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
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