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Höpfler M, Absmeier E, Peak-Chew SY, Vartholomaiou E, Passmore LA, Gasic I, Hegde RS. Mechanism of ribosome-associated mRNA degradation during tubulin autoregulation. Mol Cell 2023; 83:2290-2302.e13. [PMID: 37295431 PMCID: PMC10403363 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microtubules play crucial roles in cellular architecture, intracellular transport, and mitosis. The availability of free tubulin subunits affects polymerization dynamics and microtubule function. When cells sense excess free tubulin, they trigger degradation of the encoding mRNAs, which requires recognition of the nascent polypeptide by the tubulin-specific ribosome-binding factor TTC5. How TTC5 initiates the decay of tubulin mRNAs is unknown. Here, our biochemical and structural analysis reveals that TTC5 recruits the poorly studied protein SCAPER to the ribosome. SCAPER, in turn, engages the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex through its CNOT11 subunit to trigger tubulin mRNA decay. SCAPER mutants that cause intellectual disability and retinitis pigmentosa in humans are impaired in CCR4-NOT recruitment, tubulin mRNA degradation, and microtubule-dependent chromosome segregation. Our findings demonstrate how recognition of a nascent polypeptide on the ribosome is physically linked to mRNA decay factors via a relay of protein-protein interactions, providing a paradigm for specificity in cytoplasmic gene regulation.
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- Markus Höpfler
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
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Campellone KG, Lebek NM, King VL. Branching out in different directions: Emerging cellular functions for the Arp2/3 complex and WASP-family actin nucleation factors. Eur J Cell Biol 2023; 102:151301. [PMID: 36907023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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The actin cytoskeleton impacts practically every function of a eukaryotic cell. Historically, the best-characterized cytoskeletal activities are in cell morphogenesis, motility, and division. The structural and dynamic properties of the actin cytoskeleton are also crucial for establishing, maintaining, and changing the organization of membrane-bound organelles and other intracellular structures. Such activities are important in nearly all animal cells and tissues, although distinct anatomical regions and physiological systems rely on different regulatory factors. Recent work indicates that the Arp2/3 complex, a broadly expressed actin nucleator, drives actin assembly during several intracellular stress response pathways. These newly described Arp2/3-mediated cytoskeletal rearrangements are coordinated by members of the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASP) family of actin nucleation-promoting factors. Thus, the Arp2/3 complex and WASP-family proteins are emerging as crucial players in cytoplasmic and nuclear activities including autophagy, apoptosis, chromatin dynamics, and DNA repair. Characterizations of the functions of the actin assembly machinery in such stress response mechanisms are advancing our understanding of both normal and pathogenic processes, and hold great promise for providing insights into organismal development and interventions for disease.
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- Kenneth G Campellone
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics; University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics; University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics; University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT, USA
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Liu Y, Xin H, Li W, Shen N, Cui Y. Ginkgo biloba endopleura: An unexplored industrial waste as a potential source of flavonoids, lipids and anti-lung cancer compounds. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 2022; 189:115851. [DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Musante L, Faletra F, Meier K, Tomoum H, Najarzadeh Torbati P, Blair E, North S, Gärtner J, Diegmann S, Beiraghi Toosi M, Ashrafzadeh F, Ghayoor Karimiani E, Murphy D, Murru FM, Zanus C, Magnolato A, La Bianca M, Feresin A, Girotto G, Gasparini P, Costa P, Carrozzi M. TTC5 syndrome: Clinical and molecular spectrum of a severe and recognizable condition. Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:2652-2665. [PMID: 35670379 PMCID: PMC9541101 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Biallelic mutations in the TTC5 gene have been associated with autosomal recessive intellectual disability (ARID) and subsequently with an ID syndrome including severe speech impairment, cerebral atrophy, and hypotonia as clinical cornerstones. A TTC5 role in IDs has been proposed based on the physical interaction of TTC5 with p300, and possibly reducing p300 co-activator complex activity, similarly to what was observed in Menke-Hennekam 1 and 2 patients (MKHK1 and 2) carrying, respectively, mutations in exon 30 and 31 of CREBBP and EP300, which code for the TTC5-binding region. Recently, TTC5-related brain malformation has been linked to tubulinopathies due to the function of TTC5 in tubulins' dynamics. We reported seven new patients with novel or recurrent TTC5 variants. The deep characterization of the molecular and phenotypic spectrum confirmed TTC5-related disorder as a recognizable, very severe neurodevelopmental syndrome. In addition, other relevant clinical aspects, including a severe pre- and postnatal growth retardation, cryptorchidism, and epilepsy, have emerged from the reversal phenotype approach and the review of already published TTC5 cases. Microcephaly and facial dysmorphism resulted in being less variable than that documented before. The TTC5 clinical features have been compared with MKHK1 published cases in the hypothesis that clinical overlap in some characteristics of the two conditions was related to the common p300 molecular pathway.
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- Luciana Musante
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Department of PediatricsAin Shams UniversityCairoEgypt
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- Oxford Centre for Genomic MedicineOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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- Oxford Centre for Genomic MedicineOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineUniversity Medical Center GöttingenGöttingenGermany
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- Pediatric Neurology Department, Ghaem HospitalMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of MedicineMashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhadIran
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- Department of Molecular GeneticsNext Generation Genetic PolyclinicMashhadIran
- Molecular and Clinical Sciences InstituteSt. George's, University of LondonLondonUK
- Innovative Medical Research Center, Mashhad BranchIslamic Azad UniversityMashhadIran
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health SciencesUniversity of TriesteTriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health SciencesUniversity of TriesteTriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health SciencesUniversity of TriesteTriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health ‐ IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”TriesteItaly
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Kramer DA, Piper HK, Chen B. WASP family proteins: Molecular mechanisms and implications in human disease. Eur J Cell Biol 2022; 101:151244. [PMID: 35667337 PMCID: PMC9357188 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2022.151244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Proteins of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family play a central role in regulating actin cytoskeletal dynamics in a wide range of cellular processes. Genetic mutations or misregulation of these proteins are tightly associated with many diseases. The WASP-family proteins act by transmitting various upstream signals to their conserved WH2-Central-Acidic (WCA) peptide sequence at the C-terminus, which in turn binds to the Arp2/3 complex to stimulate the formation of branched actin networks at membranes. Despite this common feature, the regulatory mechanisms and cellular functions of distinct WASP-family proteins are very different. Here, we summarize and clarify our current understanding of WASP-family proteins and how disruption of their functions is related to human disease.
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- Daniel A Kramer
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Alhebshi H, Tian K, Patnaik L, Taylor R, Bezecny P, Hall C, Muller PAJ, Safari N, Creamer DPM, Demonacos C, Mutti L, Bittar MN, Krstic-Demonacos M. Evaluation of the Role of p53 Tumour Suppressor Posttranslational Modifications and TTC5 Cofactor in Lung Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413198. [PMID: 34947995 PMCID: PMC8707832 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor are found in over 50% of cancers. p53 function is controlled through posttranslational modifications and cofactor interactions. In this study, we investigated the posttranslationally modified p53, including p53 acetylated at lysine 382 (K382), p53 phosphorylated at serine 46 (S46), and the p53 cofactor TTC5/STRAP (Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 5/ Stress-responsive activator of p300-TTC5) proteins in lung cancer. Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of lung cancer tissues from 250 patients was carried out and the results were correlated with clinicopathological features. Significant associations between total or modified p53 with a higher grade of the tumour and shorter overall survival (OS) probability were detected, suggesting that mutant and/or modified p53 acts as an oncoprotein in these patients. Acetylated at K382 p53 was predominantly nuclear in some samples and cytoplasmic in others. The localization of the K382 acetylated p53 was significantly associated with the gender and grade of the disease. The TTC5 protein levels were significantly associated with the grade, tumor size, and node involvement in a complex manner. SIRT1 expression was evaluated in 50 lung cancer patients and significant positive correlation was found with p53 S46 intensity, whereas negative TTC5 staining was associated with SIRT1 expression. Furthermore, p53 protein levels showed positive association with poor OS, whereas TTC5 protein levels showed positive association with better OS outcome. Overall, our results indicate that an analysis of p53 modified versions together with TTC5 expression, upon testing on a larger sample size of patients, could serve as useful prognostic factors or drug targets for lung cancer treatment.
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- Hasen Alhebshi
- School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Cockcroft Building 305, Manchester M5 4WT, UK; (H.A.); (N.S.); (D.P.M.C.)
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- Institute of Biological Anthropology, School of Basical Medical Science, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China;
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- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK; (L.P.); (R.T.); (P.B.); (M.N.B.)
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- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK; (L.P.); (R.T.); (P.B.); (M.N.B.)
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- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK; (L.P.); (R.T.); (P.B.); (M.N.B.)
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- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Manchester SK10 4TG, UK; (C.H.); (P.A.J.M.)
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- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Manchester SK10 4TG, UK; (C.H.); (P.A.J.M.)
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- School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Cockcroft Building 305, Manchester M5 4WT, UK; (H.A.); (N.S.); (D.P.M.C.)
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- School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Cockcroft Building 305, Manchester M5 4WT, UK; (H.A.); (N.S.); (D.P.M.C.)
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, 3.124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK;
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- Center for Biotechnology, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA;
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- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK; (L.P.); (R.T.); (P.B.); (M.N.B.)
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- School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Cockcroft Building 305, Manchester M5 4WT, UK; (H.A.); (N.S.); (D.P.M.C.)
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A boy with biallelic frameshift variants in TTC5 and brain malformation resembling tubulinopathies. J Hum Genet 2021; 66:1189-1192. [PMID: 34168248 DOI: 10.1038/s10038-021-00953-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Brain malformations have heterogeneous genetic backgrounds. Tubulinopathies are a wide range of brain malformations caused by variants in tubulin and microtubules-associated genes. Recently biallelic variants in TTC5, also known as stress responsive activator of p300, have been reported in 11 patients from seven families with developmental delay, intellectual disability, and brain malformations. Here, we report compound heterozygous frameshift variants in TTC5 in a Japanese boy who showed severe psychomotor developmental delay and pseudobulbar palsy with growth failure. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a simplified gyral pattern and undetectable anterior limb of the internal capsule, suggesting tubulinopathies. Immunoblotting using lymphoblastoid cells derived from the patient showed undetectable TTC5 protein. Ttc5 silencing by RNA interference in Neuro2a cells reduced Tubulin β3 protein level and caused abnormal cell cycle. Our report suggests a possible link between TTC5-related brain malformation and tubulinopathies.
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The actin nucleation factors JMY and WHAMM enable a rapid Arp2/3 complex-mediated intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009512. [PMID: 33872315 PMCID: PMC8084344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The actin cytoskeleton is a well-known player in most vital cellular processes, but comparably little is understood about how the actin assembly machinery impacts programmed cell death pathways. In the current study, we explored roles for the human Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein (WASP) family of actin nucleation factors in DNA damage-induced apoptosis. Inactivation of each WASP-family gene revealed that two of them, JMY and WHAMM, are necessary for rapid apoptotic responses. JMY and WHAMM participate in a p53-dependent cell death pathway by enhancing mitochondrial permeabilization, initiator caspase cleavage, and executioner caspase activation. JMY-mediated apoptosis requires actin nucleation via the Arp2/3 complex, and actin filaments are assembled in cytoplasmic territories containing clusters of cytochrome c and active caspase-3. The loss of JMY additionally results in significant changes in gene expression, including upregulation of the WHAMM-interacting G-protein RhoD. Depletion or deletion of RHOD increases cell death, suggesting that RhoD normally contributes to cell survival. These results give rise to a model in which JMY and WHAMM promote intrinsic cell death responses that can be opposed by RhoD.
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Mazaira GI, Echeverría PC, Ciucci SM, Monte M, Gallo LI, Erlejman AG, Galigniana MD. Differential regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor nucleocytoplasmic shuttling by TPR-domain proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2021; 1868:119000. [PMID: 33675851 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2021.119000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A dimer of the heat-shock protein of 90-kDa (Hsp90) represents the critical core of the chaperone complex associated to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) oligomer. The C-terminal end of the Hsp90 dimer shapes a functional acceptor site for co-chaperones carrying tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains, where they bind in a mutually exclusive and competitive manner. They impact on the biological properties of the GR•Hsp90 complex and are major players of the GR transport machinery. Recently, we showed that the overexpression of a chimeric TPR peptide influences the subcellular distribution of GR. In this study, the functional role of endogenous proteins carrying TPR or TPR-like sequences on GR subcellular distribution was characterized. It is demonstrated that, contrarily to the positive influence of FKBP52 on GR nuclear accumulation, FKBP51 and 14-3-3 impaired this property. While SGT1α showed no significant effect, the overexpression of the Ser/Thr phosphatase PP5 resulted in a nearly equal nuclear-cytoplasmic redistribution of GR rather than its typical cytoplasmic localization in the absence of steroid. This observation led to analyse the influence of the phosphorylation status of GR, which resulted not linked to its nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling mechanism. Nonetheless, it was evidenced that both PP5 and FKBP52 are related to the anchorage of the GR to nucleoskeleton structures. The influence of these TPR domain proteins on the steroid-dependent transcriptional activity of GR was also characterized. It is postulated that the pleiotropic actions of the GR in different cell types may be the consequence of the relative abundance of different TPR-domain interacting co-chaperones.
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- Gisela I Mazaira
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME)-CONICET, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE)-CONICET, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina; Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME)-CONICET, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina.
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Rasheed A, Gumus E, Zaki M, Johnson K, Manzoor H, LaForce G, Ross D, McEvoy-Venneri J, Stanley V, Lee S, Virani A, Ben-Omran T, Gleeson JG, Naz S, Schaffer A. Bi-allelic TTC5 variants cause delayed developmental milestones and intellectual disability. J Med Genet 2020; 58:237-246. [PMID: 32439809 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-106849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Intellectual disability syndromes (IDSs) with or without developmental delays affect up to 3% of the world population. We sought to clinically and genetically characterise a novel IDS segregating in five unrelated consanguineous families. METHODS Clinical analyses were performed for eight patients with intellectual disability (ID). Whole-exome sequencing for selected participants followed by Sanger sequencing for all available family members was completed. Identity-by-descent (IBD) mapping was carried out for patients in two Egyptian families harbouring an identical variant. RNA was extracted from blood cells of Turkish participants, followed by cDNA synthesis and real-time PCR for TTC5. RESULTS Phenotype comparisons of patients revealed shared clinical features of moderate-to-severe ID, corpus callosum agenesis, mild ventriculomegaly, simplified gyral pattern, cerebral atrophy, delayed motor and verbal milestones and hypotonia, presenting with an IDS. Four novel homozygous variants in TTC5: c.629A>G;p.(Tyr210Cys), c.692C>T;p.(Ala231Val), c.787C>T;p.(Arg263Ter) and c.1883C>T;p.(Arg395Ter) were identified in the eight patients from participating families. IBD mapping revealed that c.787C>T;p.(Arg263Ter) is a founder variant in Egypt. Missense variants c.629A>G;p.(Tyr210Cys) and c.692C>T;p.(Ala231Val) disrupt highly conserved residues of TTC5 within the fifth and sixth tetratricopeptide repeat motifs which are required for p300 interaction, while the nonsense variants are predicted to decrease TTC5 expression. Functional analysis of variant c.1883C>T;p.(Arg395Ter) showed reduced TTC5 transcript levels in accordance with nonsense-mediated decay. CONCLUSION Combining our clinical and molecular data with a recent case report, we identify the core and variable clinical features associated with TTC5 loss-of-function variants and reveal the requirement for TTC5 in human brain development and health.
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- Arisha Rasheed
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Medical Genetics, Mugla Sitki Kocman University Faculty of Medicine, Mugla, Turkey.,Medical Genetics, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Clinical Genetic Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Clinical and Metabolic Genetics Division, Department of Pediatrics, Weill-Cornell Medical College, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Howard Hughes Medical Insistute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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TRIP13 interference inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of thyroid cancer cells through regulating TTC5/p53 pathway and epithelial-mesenchymal transition related genes expression. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 120:109508. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Lin Z, Gasic I, Chandrasekaran V, Peters N, Shao S, Mitchison TJ, Hegde RS. TTC5 mediates autoregulation of tubulin via mRNA degradation. Science 2019; 367:100-104. [PMID: 31727855 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz4352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tubulins play crucial roles in cell division, intracellular traffic, and cell shape. Tubulin concentration is autoregulated by feedback control of messenger RNA (mRNA) degradation via an unknown mechanism. We identified tetratricopeptide protein 5 (TTC5) as a tubulin-specific ribosome-associating factor that triggers cotranslational degradation of tubulin mRNAs in response to excess soluble tubulin. Structural analysis revealed that TTC5 binds near the ribosome exit tunnel and engages the amino terminus of nascent tubulins. TTC5 mutants incapable of ribosome or nascent tubulin interaction abolished tubulin autoregulation and showed chromosome segregation defects during mitosis. Our findings show how a subset of mRNAs can be targeted for coordinated degradation by a specificity factor that recognizes the nascent polypeptides they encode.
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- Zhewang Lin
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Department of Systems Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Department of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Involvement of Actin in Autophagy and Autophagy-Dependent Multidrug Resistance in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11081209. [PMID: 31434275 PMCID: PMC6721626 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11081209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Currently, autophagy in the context of cancer progression arouses a lot of controversy. It is connected with the possibility of switching the nature of this process from cytotoxic to cytoprotective and vice versa depending on the treatment. At the same time, autophagy of cytoprotective character may be one of the factors determining multidrug resistance, as intensification of the process is observed in patients with poorer prognosis. The exact mechanism of this relationship is not yet fully understood; however, it is suggested that one of the elements of the puzzle may be a cytoskeleton. In the latest literature reports, more and more attention is paid to the involvement of actin in the autophagy. The role of this protein is linked to the formation of autophagosomes, which are necessary element of the process. However, based on the proven effectiveness of manipulation of the actin pool, it seems to be an attractive alternative in breaking autophagy-dependent multidrug resistance in cancer.
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Hu X, Mullins RD. LC3 and STRAP regulate actin filament assembly by JMY during autophagosome formation. J Cell Biol 2019; 218:251-266. [PMID: 30420355 PMCID: PMC6314544 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201802157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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During autophagy, actin filament networks move and remodel cellular membranes to form autophagosomes that enclose and metabolize cytoplasmic contents. Two actin regulators, WHAMM and JMY, participate in autophagosome formation, but the signals linking autophagy to actin assembly are poorly understood. We show that, in nonstarved cells, cytoplasmic JMY colocalizes with STRAP, a regulator of JMY's nuclear functions, on nonmotile vesicles with no associated actin networks. Upon starvation, JMY shifts to motile, LC3-containing membranes that move on actin comet tails. LC3 enhances JMY's de novo actin nucleation activity via a cryptic actin-binding sequence near JMY's N terminus, and STRAP inhibits JMY's ability to nucleate actin and activate the Arp2/3 complex. Cytoplasmic STRAP negatively regulates autophagy. Finally, we use purified proteins to reconstitute LC3- and JMY-dependent actin network formation on membranes and inhibition of network formation by STRAP. We conclude that LC3 and STRAP regulate JMY's actin assembly activities in trans during autophagy.
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- Xiaohua Hu
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD
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Liu X, Klionsky DJ. Regulation of JMY's actin nucleation activity by TTC5/STRAP and LC3 during autophagy. Autophagy 2019; 15:373-374. [PMID: 30593260 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1564417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Actin plays indispensable roles in autophagosome biogenesis. Branched actin networks assembled within phagophore membranes are required for generating the autophagosome membrane shape and movement. The ARP2/3 complex and its regulators, such as JMY (junction mediating and regulatory protein, p53 cofactor), translocate to phagophore membranes to promote local actin filament formation during autophagy. Hu et al., recently showed that during autophagy LC3 recruits JMY to the phagophore and promotes its actin nucleation activity. They also characterized TTC5/STRAP (tetratricopeptide repeat domain 5) as a negative autophagy regulator via binding to JMY and antagonizing its activation. Moreover, an in vitro reconstitution system was developed to demonstrate that membrane-bound LC3 is sufficient to recruit JMY and stimulate JMY-mediated actin filament assembly.
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- Xu Liu
- a Life Sciences Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Life Sciences Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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The Role of JMY in p53 Regulation. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10060173. [PMID: 29857553 PMCID: PMC6025294 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10060173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Following the event of DNA damage, the level of tumour suppressor protein p53 increases inducing either cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. Junctional Mediating and Regulating Y protein (JMY) is a transcription co-factor involved in p53 regulation. In event of DNA damage, JMY levels also upregulate in the nucleus where JMY forms a co-activator complex with p300/CREB-binding protein (p300/CBP), Apoptosis-stimulating protein of p53 (ASPP) and Stress responsive activator of p53 (Strap). This co-activator complex then binds to and increases the ability of p53 to induce transcription of proteins triggering apoptosis but not cell cycle arrest. This then suggests that the increase of JMY levels due to DNA damage putatively "directs" p53 activity toward triggering apoptosis. JMY expression is also linked to increased cell motility as it: (1) downregulates the expression of adhesion molecules of the Cadherin family and (2) induces actin nucleation, making cells less adhesive and more mobile, favouring metastasis. All these characteristics taken together imply that JMY possesses both tumour suppressive and tumour metastasis promoting capabilities.
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Qattan MY, Bakker EY, Rajendran R, Chen DWC, Saha V, Liu J, Zeef L, Schwartz JM, Mutti L, Demonacos C, Krstic-Demonacos M. Differential regulation of cell death pathways by the microenvironment correlates with chemoresistance and survival in leukaemia. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178606. [PMID: 28582465 PMCID: PMC5459454 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) and topoisomerase II inhibitors are used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) as they induce death in lymphoid cells through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and p53 respectively. Mechanisms underlying ALL cell death and the contribution of the bone marrow microenvironment to drug response/resistance remain unclear. The role of the microenvironment and the identification of chemoresistance determinants were studied by transcriptomic analysis in ALL cells treated with Dexamethasone (Dex), and Etoposide (Etop) grown in the presence or absence of bone marrow conditioned media (CM). The necroptotic (RIPK1) and the apoptotic (caspase-8/3) markers were downregulated by CM, whereas the inhibitory effects of chemotherapy on the autophagy marker Beclin-1 (BECN1) were reduced suggesting CM exerts cytoprotective effects. GCs upregulated the RIPK1 ubiquitinating factor BIRC3 (cIAP2), in GC-sensitive (CEM-C7-14) but not in resistant (CEM-C1-15) cells. In addition, CM selectively affected GR phosphorylation in a site and cell-specific manner. GR is recruited to RIPK1, BECN1 and BIRC3 promoters in the sensitive but not in the resistant cells with phosphorylated GR forms being generally less recruited in the presence of hormone. FACS analysis and caspase-8 assays demonstrated that CM promoted a pro-survival trend. High molecular weight proteins reacting with the RIPK1 antibody were modified upon incubation with the BIRC3 inhibitor AT406 in CEM-C7-14 cells suggesting that they represent ubiquitinated forms of RIPK1. Our data suggest that there is a correlation between microenvironment-induced ALL proliferation and altered response to chemotherapy.
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- Malak Yahia Qattan
- College of Applied Medical Sciences and Community Services (CAMS&CS), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre, Kolkata, India
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom
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Pressly JD, Hama T, Brien SO, Regner KR, Park F. TRIP13-deficient tubular epithelial cells are susceptible to apoptosis following acute kidney injury. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43196. [PMID: 28256593 PMCID: PMC5335694 DOI: 10.1038/srep43196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Damage to renal tubular epithelial cells by genetic, environmental, or biological insults can initiate complex signaling mechanisms that promote kidney repair and functional recovery. In this study, we demonstrated that thyroid receptor interacting protein 13 (TRIP13) is a critical modulator of tubular epithelial cell repair following ischemia‐reperfusion injury (IRI), a common type of renal stressor. In Trip13Gt/Gthypomorph mice treated with unilateral renal IRI, persistent tubular epithelial cell damage was determined in the IRI-treated kidney throughout the 168 hours of experimental period compared to the contralateral kidneys. The damaged epithelial cells were associated with increased levels of DNA damage (ɣH2AX) and apoptotic markers (p53, cleaved caspase-7, and TUNEL-positive cells). Correspondingly, TRIP13 was found to directly interact with Tetratricopeptide Repeat Domain 5 (TTC5), a p53 co‐factor, and genetic knockdown of TRIP13 in murine inner medullary collecting duct cells in the presence of hydrogen peroxide showed increased activity of p53 at Serine 15. In all, these studies suggest that insufficient TRIP13 increased the susceptibility of damaged tubular epithelial cells to progress towards apoptotic cell death.
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- Jeffrey D Pressly
- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Memphis, TN, USA
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Memphis, TN, USA
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Memphis, TN, USA
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Miozzo F, Sabéran-Djoneidi D, Mezger V. HSFs, Stress Sensors and Sculptors of Transcription Compartments and Epigenetic Landscapes. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:3793-816. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Lin Z, Xu YN, Namgoong S, Kim NH. JMY functions as actin nucleation-promoting factor and mediator for p53-mediated DNA damage in porcine oocytes. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109385. [PMID: 25279558 PMCID: PMC4184845 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Junction-mediating and regulatory protein(JMY) is a multifunctional protein with roles in the transcriptional co-activation of p53 and the regulation of actin nucleation promoting factors and, hence, cell migration; however, its role in the maturation of porcine oocytes is unclear. In the current study, we investigated functional roles of JMY in porcine oocytes. Porcine oocytes expressed JMY mRNA and protein, and the mRNA expression level decreased during oocyte maturation. Knockdown of JMY by RNA interference decreased the rate of polar body extrusion, validating its role in the asymmetric division of porcine oocytes. JMY knockdown also down-regulated the mRNA and protein levels of actin and Arp2/3. Furthermore, JMY accumulated in the nucleus in response to DNA damage, and JMY knockdown suppressed DNA damage-mediated p53 activation. In conclusion, our results show that JMY has important roles in oocyte maturation as a regulator of actin nucleation-promoting factors and an activator of p53 during DNA damage during DNA damages in porcine oocytes.
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- Zili Lin
- Department of Animal Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- * E-mail: (NHK); (SN)
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- * E-mail: (NHK); (SN)
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Maniam S, Coutts AS, Stratford MR, McGouran J, Kessler B, La Thangue NB. Cofactor Strap regulates oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial p53 activity through ATP synthase. Cell Death Differ 2014; 22:156-63. [PMID: 25168243 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer cells. Strap (stress-responsive activator of p300) is a novel TPR motif OB-fold protein that contributes to p53 transcriptional activation. We show here that, in addition to its established transcriptional role, Strap is localised at mitochondria where one of its key interaction partners is ATP synthase. Significantly, the interaction between Strap and ATP synthase downregulates mitochondrial ATP production. Under glucose-limiting conditions, cancer cells are sensitised by mitochondrial Strap to apoptosis, which is rescued by supplementing cells with an extracellular source of ATP. Furthermore, Strap augments the apoptotic effects of mitochondrial p53. These findings define Strap as a dual regulator of cellular reprogramming: first as a nuclear transcription cofactor and second in the direct regulation of mitochondrial respiration.
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- S Maniam
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Science Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Science Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Medical Science Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Science Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Rajendran R, Krstic-Demonacos M, Demonacos C. Regulation of the cell fate by DNA damage and hypoxia. World J Med Genet 2013; 3:34-40. [DOI: 10.5496/wjmg.v3.i4.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In order to provide the means for the design of novel rational anti-cancer drug therapies research efforts are concentrated on unravelling the molecular circuits which induce programmed cell death and block proliferation of cancer cells. Modern therapeutic strategies are based on the understanding of the complexity of physiological functions such as differentiation, development, immune responses, cell-cycle arrest, DNA damage repair, apoptosis, autophagy, energy metabolism, and senescence. It has become evident that this knowledge will provide the means to target the components of the pathways involved in these processes in a specific and selective manner thus paving the way for the development of effective and personalised anti-cancer therapies. Transcription is a crucial cellular process that regulates a multitude of physiological functions, which are essential in disease progression and cellular response to therapy. Transcription factors such as the p53 tumor suppressor and the hypoxia-inducible factor-α (HIF-α) are key players in carcinogenesis and cellular response to cancer therapies. Both of these transcription factors regulate gene expression of genes involved in cell death and proliferation, in some cases cooperating towards producing the same outcome and in some others mediating opposing effects. It is thus apparent that fine tuning of the activity of these transcription factors is essential to determine the cellular response to therapeutic regimens, in other words whether tumor cells will commit to apoptosis or evade engagement with the anti-proliferative effects of drugs leading to drug resistance. Our observations support the notion that the functional crosstalk between HIF-1α and p53 pathways and thus the fine tuning of their transcriptional activity is mediated by cofactors shared between the two transcription factors such as components of the p300 co-activator multiprotein complex. In particular, there is evidence to suggest that differential composition of the co-modulatory protein complexes associated with p53 and HIF-1α under diverse types of stress conditions differentially regulate the expression of distinct subsets of p53 and HIF-1α target genes involved in processes such as cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, chronic inflammation, and cellular energy metabolism thereby determining the cellular fate under particular types of micro-environmental stress.
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Human TTC5, a novel tetratricopeptide repeat domain containing gene, activates p53 and inhibits AP-1 pathway. Mol Biol Rep 2013; 40:6183-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2729-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lu C, Liu G, Cui X, Zhang J, Wei L, Wang Y, Yang X, Liu Y, Cong X, Lv L, Ni R, Huang X. Expression of SGTA correlates with prognosis and tumor cell proliferation in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Pathol Oncol Res 2013; 20:51-60. [PMID: 23839012 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-013-9657-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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To investigate the potential role of small glutamine-rich TPR-containing protein A (SGTA) in hepatocarcinogenesis, immunohistochemistry and Western blot were performed to detect the expression of SGTA in clinical Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) samples, adjacent nontumorous liver tissues and HCC cell lines. In addition, expression of SGTA was correlated with clinicopathological variables and univariate and multivariate survival analyses were performed to determine the prognostic significance. Moreover, the biological significance of the aberrant expression of SGTA was investigated in vitro. Both immunohistochemistry evaluation and Western blot analyses demonstrated that SGTA was overexpressed in HCC tissues compared with adjacent nontumorous liver tissues. Expression of SGTA directly correlated with the histological grades of HCC and high expression of SGTA was associated with a poor prognosis. SGTA depletion by siRNA inhibited cell proliferation, blocked S-phase and mitotic entry in Huh7 cells. Western blot analyses showed that SGTA depletion decreased cyclin A and cyclin B levels. Taken together, owing to overexpression of SGTA in HCC and its important role in predicting poor prognosis and the development of HCC, SGTA could be a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target of HCC.
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- Cuihua Lu
- Department of Digestion, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical College of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, People's Republic of China
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The role of arginine methylation in the DNA damage response. DNA Repair (Amst) 2013; 12:459-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rajendran R, Garva R, Ashour H, Leung T, Stratford I, Krstic-Demonacos M, Demonacos C. Acetylation mediated by the p300/CBP-associated factor determines cellular energy metabolic pathways in cancer. Int J Oncol 2013; 42:1961-72. [PMID: 23591450 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2013.1907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Normal cells produce energy either through OXPHOS in the presence of oxygen or glycolysis in its absence. Cancer cells produce energy preferably through glycolysis even in the presence of oxygen, thereby, acquiring survival and proliferative advantages. Oncogenes and tumour suppressors control these metabolic pathways by regulating the expression of their target genes involved in these processes. During hypoxia, HIF-1 favours high glycolytic flux by upregulating glycolytic enzymes. Conversely, p53 inhibits glycolysis and increases OXPHOS expression through TIGAR and SCO2 gene expression, respectively. We hypothesise that the p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) as a common co-factor shared between p53 and HIF-1 plays an important role in the regulation of energy production by modulating SCO2 and TIGAR gene expression mediated by these two transcription factors. The possible involvement of HIF-1 in the regulation of SCO2 and TIGAR gene expression was investigated in cells with different p53 status in normoxia- and hypoxia-mimicking conditions. Putative hypoxia response elements (HREs) were identified in the regulatory region of SCO2 and TIGAR gene promoters. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments suggested that HIF-1 was recruited to the putative HREs present in the SCO2 and TIGAR promoters in a cell type-dependent manner. Transcriptional assays endorsed the notion that PCAF may be involved in the determination of the SCO2 and TIGAR cellular levels, thereby, regulating cellular energy metabolism, a view supported by assays measuring lactic acid production and oxygen consumption in cells ectopically expressing PCAF. The present study identified HIF-1 as a potential regulator of SCO2 and TIGAR gene expression. Furthermore, evidence to suggest that PCAF is involved in the regulation of cellular energy production pathways in hypoxia-mimicking conditions is presented. This effect of PCAF is exerted by orchestrating differential recruitment of HIF-1α and p53 to the promoter of TIGAR and/or SCO2 genes, thereby, tailoring physiological needs and environmental conditions to SCO2 and TIGAR gene expression.
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- Ramkumar Rajendran
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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Lynch JT, Somerville TDD, Spencer GJ, Huang X, Somervaille TCP. TTC5 is required to prevent apoptosis of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e573. [PMID: 23559008 PMCID: PMC3641330 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Using a screening strategy, we identified the tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motif protein, Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 5 (TTC5, also known as stress responsive activator of p300 or Strap) as required for the survival of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. TTC5 is a stress-inducible transcription cofactor known to interact directly with the histone acetyltransferase EP300 to augment the TP53 response. Knockdown (KD) of TTC5 induced apoptosis of both murine and human AML cells, with concomitant loss of clonogenic and leukemia-initiating potential; KD of EP300 elicited a similar phenotype. Consistent with the physical interaction of TTC5 and EP300, the onset of apoptosis following KD of either gene was preceded by reduced expression of BCL2 and increased expression of pro-apoptotic genes. Forced expression of BCL2 blocked apoptosis and partially rescued the clonogenic potential of AML cells following TTC5 KD. KD of both genes also led to the accumulation of MYC, an acetylation target of EP300, and the form of MYC that accumulated exhibited relative hypoacetylation at K148 and K157, residues targeted by EP300. In view of the ability of excess cellular MYC to sensitize cells to apoptosis, our data suggest a model whereby TTC5 and EP300 cooperate to prevent excessive accumulation of MYC in AML cells and their sensitization to cell death. They further reveal a hitherto unappreciated role for TTC5 in leukemic hematopoiesis.
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- J T Lynch
- Cancer Research UK Leukaemia Biology Laboratory, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Ashton NW, Bolderson E, Cubeddu L, O'Byrne KJ, Richard DJ. Human single-stranded DNA binding proteins are essential for maintaining genomic stability. BMC Mol Biol 2013; 14:9. [PMID: 23548139 PMCID: PMC3626794 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-14-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The double-stranded conformation of cellular DNA is a central aspect of DNA stabilisation and protection. The helix preserves the genetic code against chemical and enzymatic degradation, metabolic activation, and formation of secondary structures. However, there are various instances where single-stranded DNA is exposed, such as during replication or transcription, in the synthesis of chromosome ends, and following DNA damage. In these instances, single-stranded DNA binding proteins are essential for the sequestration and processing of single-stranded DNA. In order to bind single-stranded DNA, these proteins utilise a characteristic and evolutionary conserved single-stranded DNA-binding domain, the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB)-fold. In the current review we discuss a subset of these proteins involved in the direct maintenance of genomic stability, an important cellular process in the conservation of cellular viability and prevention of malignant transformation. We discuss the central roles of single-stranded DNA binding proteins from the OB-fold domain family in DNA replication, the restart of stalled replication forks, DNA damage repair, cell cycle-checkpoint activation, and telomere maintenance.
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- Nicholas W Ashton
- Genome Stability Laboratory, Cancer and Ageing Research Program, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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Calderwood SK. Molecular cochaperones: tumor growth and cancer treatment. SCIENTIFICA 2013; 2013:217513. [PMID: 24278769 PMCID: PMC3820307 DOI: 10.1155/2013/217513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Molecular chaperones play important roles in all cellular organisms by maintaining the proteome in an optimally folded state. They appear to be at a premium in cancer cells whose evolution along the malignant pathways requires the fostering of cohorts of mutant proteins that are employed to overcome tumor suppressive regulation. To function at significant rates in cells, HSPs interact with cochaperones, proteins that assist in catalyzing individual steps in molecular chaperoning as well as in posttranslational modification and intracellular localization. We review current knowledge regarding the roles of chaperones such as heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and Hsp70 and their cochaperones in cancer. Cochaperones are potential targets for cancer therapy in themselves and can be used to assess the likely prognosis of individual malignancies. Hsp70 cochaperones Bag1, Bag3, and Hop play significant roles in the etiology of some cancers as do Hsp90 cochaperones Aha1, p23, Cdc37, and FKBP1. Others such as the J domain protein family, HspBP1, TTC4, and FKBPL appear to be associated with more benign tumor phenotypes. The key importance of cochaperones for many pathways of protein folding in cancer suggests high promise for the future development of novel pharmaceutical agents.
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- Stuart K. Calderwood
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 99 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Adams CJ, Pike ACW, Maniam S, Sharpe TD, Coutts AS, Knapp S, La Thangue NB, Bullock AN. The p53 cofactor Strap exhibits an unexpected TPR motif and oligonucleotide-binding (OB)-fold structure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:3778-83. [PMID: 22362889 PMCID: PMC3309724 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1113731109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Activation of p53 target genes for tumor suppression depends on the stress-specific regulation of transcriptional coactivator complexes. Strap (stress-responsive activator of p300) is activated upon DNA damage by ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and Chk2 kinases and is a key regulator of the p53 response. In addition to antagonizing Mdm2, Strap facilitates the recruitment of p53 coactivators, including JMY and p300. Strap is a predicted TPR-repeat protein, but shows only limited sequence identity with any protein of known structure. To address this and to elucidate the molecular mechanism of Strap activity we determined the crystal structure of the full-length protein at 2.05 Å resolution. The structure of Strap reveals an atypical six tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein that also contains an unexpected oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB)-fold domain. This previously unseen domain organization provides an extended superhelical scaffold allowing for protein-protein as well as protein-DNA interaction. We show that both of the TPR and OB-fold domains localize to the chromatin of p53 target genes and exhibit intrinsic regulatory activity necessary for the Strap-dependent p53 response.
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- Cassandra J. Adams
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom; and
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom; and
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom; and
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom; and
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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Zuchero JB, Belin B, Mullins RD. Actin binding to WH2 domains regulates nuclear import of the multifunctional actin regulator JMY. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:853-63. [PMID: 22262458 PMCID: PMC3290644 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-12-0992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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In the cytoplasm, JMY regulates actin assembly, whereas in the nucleus, it promotes DNA damage–induced apoptosis. This study demonstrates that nuclear translocation of JMY is controlled by the concentration of monomeric actin in the cytoplasm. Junction-mediating and regulatory protein (JMY) is a regulator of both transcription and actin filament assembly. In response to DNA damage, JMY accumulates in the nucleus and promotes p53-dependent apoptosis. JMY's actin-regulatory activity relies on a cluster of three actin-binding Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein homology 2 (WH2) domains that nucleate filaments directly and also promote nucleation activity of the Arp2/3 complex. In addition to these activities, we find that the WH2 cluster overlaps an atypical, bipartite nuclear localization sequence (NLS) and controls JMY's subcellular localization. Actin monomers bound to the WH2 domains block binding of importins to the NLS and prevent nuclear import of JMY. Mutations that impair actin binding, or cellular perturbations that induce actin filament assembly and decrease the concentration of monomeric actin in the cytoplasm, cause JMY to accumulate in the nucleus. DNA damage induces both cytoplasmic actin polymerization and nuclear import of JMY, and we find that damage-induced nuclear localization of JMY requires both the WH2/NLS region and importin β. On the basis of our results, we propose that actin assembly regulates nuclear import of JMY in response to DNA damage.
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- J Bradley Zuchero
- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Coutts AS, Pires IM, Weston L, Buffa FM, Milani M, Li JL, Harris AL, Hammond EM, La Thangue NB. Hypoxia-driven cell motility reflects the interplay between JMY and HIF-1α. Oncogene 2011; 30:4835-42. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Davies L, Paraskevopoulou E, Sadeq M, Symeou C, Pantelidou C, Demonacos C, Krstic-Demonacos M. Regulation of glucocorticoid receptor activity by a stress responsive transcriptional cofactor. Mol Endocrinol 2010; 25:58-71. [PMID: 21147850 DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The activity of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is modulated by posttranslational modifications, protein stability, and cofactor recruitment. In this report, we investigated the role of the stress-responsive activator of p300/tetratricopeptide repeat domain 5 (TTC5), in the regulation of the GR. TTC5 is a member of the TTC family of proteins and has previously been shown to participate in the cellular response to DNA damage and heat shock. Here, we demonstrate that TTC5 is an important cofactor for the nuclear hormone receptors GR and estrogen receptor. GR and TTC5 interact through multiple tetratricopeptide repeat and LXXLL motifs. TTC5 stabilizes GR and increases its half-life, through a proteasome-dependent process and by inhibiting the actions of the ubiquitin ligase murine double minute 2. Cellular stress, including DNA damage, proteasome inhibition, and heat shock, modulates the interaction pattern of GR/TTC5, thereby altering GR stability and transcriptional activity. Furthermore, GR transcriptional activity is regulated by TTC5 in both a positive and negative fashion under DNA damage conditions in a target gene-specific way. In this report we provide evidence supporting the notion that TTC5 is a novel cofactor regulating GR function in a stress-dependent manner.
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- Laura Davies
- Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Wilson JB, Blom E, Cunningham R, Xiao Y, Kupfer GM, Jones NJ. Several tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motifs of FANCG are required for assembly of the BRCA2/D1-D2-G-X3 complex, FANCD2 monoubiquitylation and phleomycin resistance. Mutat Res 2010; 689:12-20. [PMID: 20450923 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2010.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Fanconi anaemia (FA) FANCG protein is an integral component of the FA nuclear core complex that is required for monoubiquitylation of FANCD2. FANCG is also part of another protein complex termed D1-D2-G-X3 that contains FANCD2 and the homologous recombination repair proteins BRCA2 (FANCD1) and XRCC3. Formation of the D1-D2-G-X3 complex is mediated by serine-7 phosphorylation of FANCG and occurs independently of the FA core complex and FANCD2 monoubiquitylation. FANCG contains seven tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motifs that mediate protein-protein interactions and here we show that mutation of several of the TPR motifs at a conserved consensus residue ablates the in vivo binding activity of FANCG. Expression of mutated TPR1, TPR2, TPR5 and TPR6 in Chinese hamster fancg mutant NM3 fails to functionally complement its hypersensitivities to mitomycin C (MMC) and phleomycin and fails to restore FANCD2 monoubiquitylation. Using co-immunoprecipitation analysis, we demonstrate that these TPR-mutated FANCG proteins fail to interact with BRCA2, XRCC3, FANCA or FANCF. The interactions of other proteins in the D1-D2-G-X3 complex are also absent, including the interaction of BRCA2 with both the monoubiquitylated (FANCD2-L) and non-ubiquitylated (FANCD2-S) isoforms of FANCD2. Interestingly, a mutation of TPR7 (R563E), that complements the MMC and phleomycin hypersensitivity of human FA-G EUFA316 cells, fails to complement NM3, despite the mutated FANCG protein co-precipitating with FANCA, BRCA2 and XRCC3. Whilst interaction of TPR7-mutated FANCG with FANCF does appear to be reduced in NM3, FANCD2 is monoubiquitylated suggesting that sub-optimal interactions of FANCG in the core complex and the D1-D2-G-X3 complex are responsible for the observed MMC- and phleomycin-hypersensitivity, rather than a defect in FANCD2 monoubiquitylation. Our data demonstrate that FANCG functions as a mediator of protein-protein interactions and is vital for the assembly of multi-protein complexes including the FA core complex and the D1-D2-G-X3 complex.
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- James B Wilson
- Molecular Oncology and Stem Cell Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
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Collavin L, Lunardi A, Del Sal G. p53-family proteins and their regulators: hubs and spokes in tumor suppression. Cell Death Differ 2010; 17:901-11. [PMID: 20379196 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2010.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The tumor suppressor p53 is a central hub in a molecular network controlling cell proliferation and death in response to potentially oncogenic conditions, and a wide array of covalent modifications and protein interactions modulate the nuclear and cytoplasmic activities of p53. The p53 relatives, p73 and p63, are entangled in the same regulatory network, being subject at least in part to the same modifications and interactions that convey signals on p53, and actively contributing to the resulting cellular output. The emerging picture is that of an interconnected pathway, in which all p53-family proteins are involved in the response to oncogenic stress and physiological inputs. Therefore, common and specific interactors of p53-family proteins can have a wide effect on function and dysfunction of this pathway. Many years of research have uncovered an impressive number of p53-interacting proteins, but much less is known about protein interactions of p63 and p73. Yet, many interactors may be shared by multiple p53-family proteins, with similar or different effects. In this study we review shared interactors of p53-family proteins with the aim to encourage research into this field; this knowledge promises to unveil regulatory elements that could be targeted by a new generation of molecules, and allow more efficient use of currently available drugs for cancer treatment.
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- L Collavin
- Laboratorio Nazionale CIB, AREA Science Park, Trieste, Italy
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The p53 protein is one of the most important tumor suppressor proteins. Normally, the p53 protein is in a latent state. However, when its activity is required, e.g. upon DNA damage, nucleotide depletion or hypoxia, p53 becomes rapidly activated and initiates transcription of pro-apoptotic and cell cycle arrest-inducing target genes. The activity of p53 is regulated both by protein abundance and by post-translational modifications of pre-existing p53 molecules. In the 30 years of p53 research, a plethora of modifications and interaction partners that modulate p53's abundance and activity have been identified and new ones are continuously discovered. This review will summarize our current knowledge on the regulation of p53 abundance and activity.
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- Karen A Boehme
- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe, Germany
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A transcription co-factor integrates cell adhesion and motility with the p53 response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:19872-7. [PMID: 19897726 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906785106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Despite its obvious importance in tumorigenesis, little information is available on the mechanisms that integrate cell motility and adhesion with nuclear events. JMY is a transcription co-factor that regulates the p53 response. In addition, JMY contains a series of WH2 domains that facilitate in vitro actin nucleation. We show here that the ability of JMY to influence cell motility is dependent, in part, on its control of cadherin expression as well as the WH2 domains. In DNA damage conditions JMY undergoes nuclear accumulation, which drives the p53 transcription response but reduces its influence on cell motility. Consequently, the role of JMY in actin nucleation is less in damaged cells, although the WH2 domains remain functional in the nucleus where they impact on p53 activity. Together, these findings demonstrate a pathway that links the cytoskeleton with the p53 response, and further suggest that the ability of JMY to regulate actin and cadherin is instrumental in coordinating cell motility with the p53 response.
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Arginine methylation regulates the p53 response. Nat Cell Biol 2008; 10:1431-9. [PMID: 19011621 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 354] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 09/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Activation of the p53 tumour suppressor protein in response to DNA damage leads to apoptosis or cell-cycle arrest. Enzymatic modifications are widely believed to affect and regulate p53 activity. We describe here a level of post-translational control that has an important functional consequence on the p53 response. We show that the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) 5, as a co-factor in a DNA damage responsive co-activator complex that interacts with p53, is responsible for methylating p53. Arginine methylation is regulated during the p53 response and affects the target gene specificity of p53. Furthermore, PRMT5 depletion triggers p53-dependent apoptosis. Thus, methylation on arginine residues is an underlying mechanism of control during the p53 response.
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ATM and Chk2 kinase target the p53 cofactor Strap. EMBO Rep 2008; 9:1222-9. [PMID: 18833288 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Revised: 08/12/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The p53 cofactor Strap (stress responsive activator of p300) is directly targeted by the DNA damage signalling pathway where phosphorylation by ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated) kinase facilitates nuclear accumulation. Here, we show that Strap regulation reflects the coordinated interplay between different DNA damage-activated protein kinases, ATM and Chk2 (Checkpoint kinase 2), where phosphorylation by each kinase provides a distinct functional consequence on the activity of Strap. ATM phosphorylation prompts nuclear accumulation, which we show occurs by impeding nuclear export, whereas Chk2 phosphorylation augments protein stability once Strap has attained a nuclear location. These results highlight the various functional roles undertaken by the DNA damage signalling kinases in Strap control and, more generally, shed light on the pathways that contribute to the regulation of the p53 response.
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A complex barcode underlies the heterogeneous response of p53 to stress. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2008; 9:702-12. [DOI: 10.1038/nrm2451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 325] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PCAF is an HIF-1alpha cofactor that regulates p53 transcriptional activity in hypoxia. Oncogene 2008; 27:5785-96. [PMID: 18574470 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The p53 tumour suppressor is involved in several crucial cellular functions including cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. p53 stabilization occurs under hypoxic and DNA damage conditions. However, only in the latter scenario is stabilized p53 capable of inducing the expression of its pro-apoptotic targets. Here we present evidence that under hypoxia-mimicking conditions p53 acetylation is reduced to a greater extent at K320 site targeted by P300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) than at K382 site targeted by p300/CBP. The limited amounts of acetylated p53 at K320 are preferentially recruited to the promoter of the p21(WAF-1/CIP-1) gene, which appears to be unaffected by hypoxia, but are not recruited to the BID promoter and hence p53 is incapable of upregulating pro-apoptotic BID in hypoxic conditions. As the K320 p53 acetylation is the site predominantly affected in hypoxia, the PCAF histone acetyltransferase activity is the key regulator of the cellular fate modulated by p53 under these conditions. In addition, we provide evidence that PCAF acetylates hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) in hypoxic conditions and that the acetylated HIF-1alpha is recruited to a particular subset of its targets. In conclusion, PCAF regulates the balance between cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in hypoxia by modulating the activity and protein stability of both p53 and HIF-1alpha.
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Smeenk L, van Heeringen SJ, Koeppel M, van Driel MA, Bartels SJJ, Akkers RC, Denissov S, Stunnenberg HG, Lohrum M. Characterization of genome-wide p53-binding sites upon stress response. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:3639-54. [PMID: 18474530 PMCID: PMC2441782 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The tumor suppressor p53 is a sequence-specific transcription factor, which regulates the expression of target genes involved in different stress responses. To understand p53's essential transcriptional functions, unbiased analysis of its DNA-binding repertoire is pivotal. In a genome-wide tiling ChIP-on-chip approach, we have identified and characterized 1546 binding sites of p53 upon Actinomycin D treatment. Among those binding sites were known as well as novel p53 target sites, which included regulatory regions of potentially novel transcripts. Using this collection of genome-wide binding sites, a new high-confidence algorithm was developed, p53scan, to identify the p53 consensus-binding motif. Strikingly, this motif was present in the majority of all bound sequences with 83% of all binding sites containing the motif. In the surrounding sequences of the binding sites, several motifs for potential regulatory cobinders were identified. Finally, we show that the majority of the genome-wide p53 target sites can also be bound by overexpressed p63 and p73 in vivo, suggesting that they can possibly play an important role at p53 binding sites. This emphasizes the possible interplay of p53 and its family members in the context of target gene binding. Our study greatly expands the known, experimentally validated p53 binding site repertoire and serves as a valuable knowledgebase for future research.
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- Leonie Smeenk
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Xu D, Zalmas LP, La Thangue NB. A transcription cofactor required for the heat-shock response. EMBO Rep 2008; 9:662-9. [PMID: 18451878 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2007] [Revised: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The Stress-responsive activator of p300 (Strap) is a transcription cofactor that has an important role in the control of DNA damage response through its ability to regulate p53 activity. Here, we report that Strap is inducible by heat shock and stimulates the transcription of heat-shock genes. A chromatin-associated complex involving heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1), Strap and the p300 coactivator assembles on the heat-shock protein 70 (hsp70) promoter, and Strap augments HSF1 binding and chromatin acetylation in Hsp genes, most probably through the p300 histone acetyltransferase. Cells depleted of Strap do not survive under heat-shock conditions. These results indicate that Strap is an essential cofactor that acts at the level of chromatin control to regulate heat-shock-responsive transcription.
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- Danmei Xu
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Medical Sciences Division, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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Davies L, Karthikeyan N, Lynch JT, Sial EA, Gkourtsa A, Demonacos C, Krstic-Demonacos M. Cross talk of signaling pathways in the regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor function. Mol Endocrinol 2008; 22:1331-44. [PMID: 18337589 DOI: 10.1210/me.2007-0360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Several posttranslational modifications including phosphorylation have been detected on the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). However, the interdependence and combinatorial regulation of these modifications and their role in GR functions are poorly understood. We studied the effects of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-dependent phosphorylation of GR on its sumoylation status and the impact that these modifications have on GR transcriptional activity. GR is targeted for phosphorylation at serine 246 (S246) by the JNK protein family in a rapid and transient manner. The levels of S246 phosphorylation of endogenous GR increased significantly in cells treated with UV radiation that activates JNK. S246 GR phosphorylation by JNK facilitated subsequent GR sumoylation at lysines 297 and 313. GR sumoylation increased with JNK activation and was inhibited in cells treated with JNK inhibitor. GR sumoylation in cells with activated JNK was mediated preferentially by small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)2 rather than SUMO1. An increase in GR transcriptional activity was observed after inhibition of JNK or SUMO pathways and suppression of GR transcriptional activity after activation of both pathways in cells transfected with GR-responsive reporter genes. Endogenous GR transcriptional activity was inhibited on endogenous target genes IGF binding protein (IGFBP) and glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) when JNK and SUMO pathways were induced individually or simultaneously. Activation of both of these signals inhibited GR-mediated regulation of human inhibitor of apoptosis gene (hIAP), whereas simultaneous activation had no effect. We conclude that phosphorylation aids GR sumoylation and that cross talk of JNK and SUMO pathways fine tune GR transcriptional activity in a target gene-specific manner, thereby modulating the hormonal response of cells exposed to stress.
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- Laura Davies
- The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Coutts AS, Boulahbel H, Graham A, La Thangue NB. Mdm2 targets the p53 transcription cofactor JMY for degradation. EMBO Rep 2006; 8:84-90. [PMID: 17170761 PMCID: PMC1796743 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2006] [Revised: 10/12/2006] [Accepted: 10/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We define here a new mechanism through which Mdm2 (mouse double minute 2) regulates p53 activity, by targeting the p53 transcription cofactor JMY. DNA damage causes an increase in JMY protein, and, in a similar manner, small molecule inhibitors of Mdm2 activity induce JMY in unperturbed cells. At a mechanistic level, Mdm2 regulation of JMY requires the Mdm2 RING (really interesting new gene) finger, which promotes the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of JMY. However, regulation of JMY occurs independently of the p53-binding domain in Mdm2 and p53 activity. These results define a new functional relationship between the p53 cofactor JMY and Mdm2, and indicate that transcription cofactors that facilitate p53 activity are important targets for Mdm2 in suppressing the p53 response.
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- Amanda S Coutts
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division of Medical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division of Medical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division of Medical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Division of Medical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
- Tel: +44 1865 220550; Fax: +44 1865 228980; E-mail: or
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Shakib K, Norman JT, Fine LG, Brown LR, Godovac-Zimmermann J. Proteomics profiling of nuclear proteins for kidney fibroblasts suggests hypoxia, meiosis, and cancer may meet in the nucleus. Proteomics 2005; 5:2819-38. [PMID: 15942958 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Proteomics methods were used to characterize proteins that change their form or abundance in the nucleus of NRK49F rat kidney fibroblasts during prolonged hypoxia (1% O(2), 12 h). Of the 791 proteins that were monitored, about 20% showed detectable changes. The 51 most abundant proteins were identified by mass spectrometry. Changes in nuclear receptor transcription factors (THRalpha1, RORalpha4, HNF4alpha, NUR77), other transcription factors (GATA1, AP-2alpha, OCT1, ATF6alpha, ZFP161, ZNF354A, PDCD2), and transcription cofactors (PC4, PCAF, MTA1, TCEA1, JMY) are indicative of major, co-ordinated changes in transcription. Proteins involved in DNA repair/recombination, ribosomal RNA synthesis, RNA processing, nuclear transport, nuclear organization, protein translation, glycolysis, lipid metabolism, several protein kinases (PKCdelta, MAP3K4, GRK3), as well as proteins with no established functional role were also observed. The observed proteins suggest nuclear regulatory roles for proteins involved in cytosolic processes such as glycolysis and fatty acid metabolism, and roles in overall nuclear structure/organization for proteins previously associated with meiosis and/or spermatogenesis (synaptonemal complex proteins 1 and 2 (SYCP1, SYCP2), meiosis-specific nuclear structural protein 1 (MNS1), LMNC2, zinc finger protein 99 (ZFP99)). Proteins associated with cytoplasmic membrane functions (ACTN4, hyaluronan mediated motility receptor (RHAMM), VLDLR, GRK3) and/or endocytosis (DNM2) were also seen. For 30% of the identified proteins, new isoforms indicative of alternative transcription were detected (e.g., GATA1, ATF6alpha, MTA1, MLH1, MYO1C, UBF, SYCP2, EIF3S10, MAP3K4, ZFP99). Comparison with proteins involved in cell death, cancer, and testis/meiosis/spermatogenesis suggests commonalities, which may reflect fundamental mechanisms for down-regulation of cellular function.
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- Kaveh Shakib
- Department of Medicine, Rayne Institute, University College London, London, UK
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Cho YS, Iguchi N, Yang J, Handel MA, Hecht NB. Meiotic messenger RNA and noncoding RNA targets of the RNA-binding protein Translin (TSN) in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 2005; 73:840-7. [PMID: 15987823 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.042788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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In postmeiotic male germ cells, TSN, formerly known as testis brain-RNA binding protein, is found in the cytoplasm and functions as a posttranscriptional regulator of a group of genes transcribed by the transcription factor CREM-tau. In contrast, in pachytene spermatocytes, TSN is found predominantly in nuclei. Tsn-null males show a reduced sperm count and high levels of apoptosis in meiotic cells, suggesting a critical function for TSN during meiosis. To identify meiotic target RNAs that associate in vivo with TSN, we reversibly cross-linked TSN to RNA in testis extracts from 17-day-old and adult mice and immunoprecipitated the complexes with an affinity-purified TSN antibody. Extracts from Tsn-null mice were used as controls. Cloning and sequencing the immunoprecipitated RNAs, we identified four new TSN target mRNAs, encoding diazepam-binding inhibitor-like 5, arylsulfatase A, a tetratricopeptide repeat structure-containing protein, and ring finger protein 139. In contrast to the population of postmeiotic translationally delayed mRNAs that bind TSN, these four mRNAs are initially expressed in pachytene spermatocytes. In addition, anti-TSN also precipitated a nonprotein-coding RNA (ncRNA), which is abundant in nuclei of pachytene spermatocytes and has a putative polyadenylation signal, but no open reading frame. A second similar ncRNA is adjacent to a GGA repeat, a motif frequently associated with recombination hot spots. RNA gel-shift assays confirm that the four new target mRNAs and the ncRNA specifically bind to TSN in testis extracts. These studies have, for the first time, identified both mRNAs and a ncRNA as TSN targets expressed during meiosis.
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- Yoon Shin Cho
- Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
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Coutts AS, La Thangue NB. The p53 response: emerging levels of co-factor complexity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 331:778-85. [PMID: 15865933 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Amanda S Coutts
- Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Davidson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Godovac-Zimmermann J, Kleiner O, Brown LR, Drukier AK. Perspectives in spicing up proteomics with splicing. Proteomics 2005; 5:699-709. [PMID: 15693068 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the post-genomics era there has been an acceleration of understanding of cellular and organismal biology and this acceleration has moved the goalposts for proteomics. Higher eukaryotes use alternative promoters, alternative splicing, RNA editing and post-translational modification to produce multiple isoforms of proteins from single genes. Switching amongst these isoforms is a major mechanism for control of cellular function. At present fundamental limitations in sensitivity, in absolute quantitation of proteins and in the characterization of protein structure at functionally important levels strongly limit the applicability of proteomics to higher eukaryotes. Recent developments suggest that quantitative, top-down proteomics analyses of complete proteins at sub-attomole levels are necessary for physiologically relevant studies of higher eukaryotes. New proteomics technologies which will ensure the future of proteomics as an important technology in medicine and cellular biology of higher eukaryotes are becoming available.
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Wang H, Shen H, Wang Y, Li Z, Yin H, Zong H, Jiang J, Gu J. Overexpression of small glutamine-rich TPR-containing protein promotes apoptosis in 7721 cells. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1279-84. [PMID: 15710426 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.12.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2004] [Revised: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is known that small glutamine-rich TPR-containing protein (SGT) is the member of TPR motif family. However, the biological functions of SGT remain unclear. In this paper, we report that SGT plays a role in apoptotic signaling. Ectopic expression of SGT enhances DNA fragment and nucleus breakage after the induction of apoptosis. Increasing mRNA level of SGT is also observed in 7721 cells undergoing apoptosis, knockdown the expression of endogenous SGT contributes to the decrease of apoptosis of 7721 cells. Deletion analysis reveals that TPR domain is critical to pro-apoptotic function of SGT. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the PARP cleavage and cytochrome c release are enhanced when SGT is overexpressed in 7721 cells during apoptosis. Collectively, our results indicate that SGT is a new pro-apoptotic factor.
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- Hanzhou Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering & Gene Research Center, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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