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Goldmann WH. Role of vinculin in cellular mechanotransduction. Cell Biol Int 2016; 40:241-56. [DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Wolfgang H. Goldmann
- Department of Biophysics; Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; Erlangen Germany
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Brüggemann D, Frohnmayer JP, Spatz JP. Model systems for studying cell adhesion and biomimetic actin networks. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 5:1193-202. [PMID: 25161853 PMCID: PMC4142981 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.5.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Many cellular processes, such as migration, proliferation, wound healing and tumor progression are based on cell adhesion. Amongst different cell adhesion molecules, the integrin receptors play a very significant role. Over the past decades the function and signalling of various such integrins have been studied by incorporating the proteins into lipid membranes. These proteolipid structures lay the foundation for the development of artificial cells, which are able to adhere to substrates. To build biomimetic models for studying cell shape and spreading, actin networks can be incorporated into lipid vesicles, too. We here review the mechanisms of integrin-mediated cell adhesion and recent advances in the field of minimal cells towards synthetic adhesion. We focus on reconstituting integrins into lipid structures for mimicking cell adhesion and on the incorporation of actin networks and talin into model cells.
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- Dorothea Brüggemann
- Department of New Materials and Biosystems, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, INF 253, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of New Materials and Biosystems, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, INF 253, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of New Materials and Biosystems, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, INF 253, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Jeremy RW, Robertson E, Lu Y, Hambly BD. Perturbations of mechanotransduction and aneurysm formation in heritable aortopathies. Int J Cardiol 2013; 169:7-16. [PMID: 24016541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in young and middle aged patients is increasingly recognised as due to genetic aortopathy. Mutations in multiple genes affecting proteins in the extracellular matrix, microfibrillar structure, the endothelium and cell signalling pathways have been associated with thoracic aortic disease. The TGFß signalling pathway appears to play a key role in mediating abnormal aortic growth and aneurysm formation. A challenge remains in understanding how the many different gene mutations can result in deranged TGFß signalling. This review examines the functional relationships between key structural and signalling proteins, with reference to the need for maintenance of homeostasis in mechanotransduction within the aortic wall. A mechanism, through which perturbations in mechanotransduction, arising from different gene mutations, results in altered TGFß signalling is described.
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Das M, Ithychanda S, Qin J, Plow EF. Mechanisms of talin-dependent integrin signaling and crosstalk. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:579-88. [PMID: 23891718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cells undergo dynamic remodeling of the cytoskeleton during adhesion and migration on various extracellular matrix (ECM) substrates in response to physiological and pathological cues. The major mediators of such cellular responses are the heterodimeric adhesion receptors, the integrins. Extracellular or intracellular signals emanating from different signaling cascades cause inside-out signaling of integrins via talin, a cystokeletal protein that links integrins to the actin cytoskeleton. Various integrin subfamilies communicate with each other and growth factor receptors under diverse cellular contexts to facilitate or inhibit various integrin-mediated functions. Since talin is an essential mediator of integrin activation, much of the integrin crosstalk would therefore be influenced by talin. However, despite the existence of an extensive body of knowledge on the role of talin in integrin activation and as a stabilizer of ECM-actin linkage, information on its role in regulating inter-integrin communication is limited. This review will focus on the structure of talin, its regulation of integrin activation and discuss its potential role in integrin crosstalk. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Reciprocal influences between cell cytoskeleton and membrane channels, receptors and transporters. Guest Editor: Jean Claude Hervé.
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- Mitali Das
- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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Critchley DR. Biochemical and structural properties of the integrin-associated cytoskeletal protein talin. Annu Rev Biophys 2009; 38:235-54. [PMID: 19416068 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.050708.133744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix is fundamental to a wide variety of biological processes, such as cell proliferation, cell migration, embryogenesis, and organization of cells into tissues, and defects in cell-matrix interactions are an important element in many diseases. Cell-matrix interactions are frequently mediated by the integrin family of cell adhesion molecules, transmembrane alphabeta-heterodimers that are typically linked to the actin cytoskeleton by one of a number of adaptor proteins including talin, alpha-actinin, filamin, tensin, integrin-linked kinase, melusin, and skelemin. The focus of this review is talin, which appears unique among these proteins in that it also induces a conformational change in integrins that is propagated across the membrane, and increases the affinity of the extracellular domain for ligand. Particular emphasis is given to recent progress on the structure of talin, its interaction with binding partners, and its mode of regulation.
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- David R Critchley
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK.
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Literature Alerts. J Microencapsul 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/02652049309104392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Diez G, List F, Smith J, Ziegler WH, Goldmann WH. Direct evidence of vinculin tail–lipid membrane interaction in beta-sheet conformation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 373:69-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Scott DL, Diez G, Goldmann WH. Protein-lipid interactions: correlation of a predictive algorithm for lipid-binding sites with three-dimensional structural data. Theor Biol Med Model 2006; 3:17. [PMID: 16569237 PMCID: PMC1523333 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-3-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Over the past decade our laboratory has focused on understanding how soluble cytoskeleton-associated proteins interact with membranes and other lipid aggregates. Many protein domains mediating specific cell membrane interactions appear by fluorescence microscopy and other precision techniques to be partially inserted into the lipid bilayer. It is unclear whether these protein-lipid-interactions are dependent on shared protein motifs or unique regional physiochemistry, or are due to more global characteristics of the protein. Results We have developed a novel computational program that predicts a protein's lipid-binding site(s) from primary sequence data. Hydrophobic labeling, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), film balance, T-jump, CD spectroscopy and calorimetry experiments confirm that the interfaces predicted for several key cytoskeletal proteins (alpha-actinin, Arp2, CapZ, talin and vinculin) partially insert into lipid aggregates. The validity of these predictions is supported by an analysis of the available three-dimensional structural data. The lipid interfaces predicted by our algorithm generally contain energetically favorable secondary structures (e.g., an amphipathic alpha-helix flanked by a flexible hinge or loop region), are solvent-exposed in the intact protein, and possess favorable local or global electrostatic properties. Conclusion At present, there are few reliable methods to determine the region of a protein that mediates biologically important interactions with lipids or lipid aggregates. Our matrix-based algorithm predicts lipid interaction sites that are consistent with the available biochemical and structural data. To determine whether these sites are indeed correctly identified, and whether use of the algorithm can be safely extended to other classes of proteins, will require further mapping of these sites, including genetic manipulation and/or targeted crystallography.
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- David L Scott
- Renal Unit, Leukocyte Biology & Inflammation Program, Structural Biology Program and the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 149 13Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Center for Medical Physics and Technology, Biophysics Group, Henkestrasse 91, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Renal Unit, Leukocyte Biology & Inflammation Program, Structural Biology Program and the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 149 13Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Center for Medical Physics and Technology, Biophysics Group, Henkestrasse 91, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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Katoh S, Kitazawa H, Shimosato T, Tohno M, Kawai Y, Saito T. Cloning and characterization of Swine interleukin-17, preferentially expressed in the intestines. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2005; 24:553-9. [PMID: 15450131 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2004.24.553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Interleukin-17 (IL-17), initially reported as CTLA-8, is a proinflammatory cytokine produced mainly by activated T cells. In the present study, the cDNA of a swine IL-17 (PoIL-17) gene was cloned from activated neonatal thymocytes, and the recombinant PoIL-17 (rPoIL-17) was biologically characterized. The complete open reading frame (ORF) of PoIL-17 contains 462-bp coding deduced 153 amino acid residues, with a calculated molecular weight of 17.3 kDa. The amino acid sequence showed 72.9%, 64.9%, 64.7%, 60.1%, and 47.4% similarities with that of human, rat, mouse, Herpesvirus saimiri ORF 13, and chicken, respectively. The six cysteine residues conserved over species including the virus were observed in PoIL-17. We successfully prepared the recombinant mature form of PoIL-17 and analyzed its biologic activities for swine splenocytes. RT-PCR analysis revealed a marked upregulation of expression of IL-1beta, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA expression in splenocytes treated with 100 ng/ml rPoIL-17 for 3 h. Furthermore, a swine chemokine, alveolar macrophage-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor II (AMCF-II), which was classified into the CXC subfamily was also augmented in mRNA level. This evidence indicates that recombinat PoIL-17 expressed in Escherichia coli was biologically active and exerted similar effects to those of a human (HuIL-17) and murine IL-17 (MuIL-17). The PoIL-17 mRNA is strongly expressed in the adult heart, skin, and, interestingly, intestinal tissues, including mesenteric lymph nodes but is restricted in neonatal tissues by using real-time quantitative RT-PCR. The gene sequence and biologically active recombinat protein for PoIL-17 will be useful for elucidation of the role of IL-17 in the regulation of intestinal immune responses.
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- Shinichiro Katoh
- Laboratory of Animal Products Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Aobaku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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An XL, Takakuwa Y, Manno S, Han BG, Gascard P, Mohandas N. Structural and functional characterization of protein 4.1R-phosphatidylserine interaction: potential role in 4.1R sorting within cells. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:35778-85. [PMID: 11423550 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m101364200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Erythrocyte protein 4.1R is a multifunctional protein that binds to various membrane proteins and to phosphatidylserine. In the present study, we report two important observations concerning 4.1R-phosphatidylserine interaction. Biochemically, a major finding of the present study is that 4.1R binding to phosphatidylserine appears to be a two-step process in which 4.1R first interacts with serine head group of phosphatidylserine through the positively charged amino acids YKRS and subsequently forms a tight hydrophobic interaction with fatty acid moieties. 4.1R failed to dissociate from phosphatidylserine liposomes under high ionic strength but could be released specifically by phospholipase A(2) but not by phospholipase C or D. Biochemical analyses showed that acyl chains were associated with 4.1R released by phospholipase A(2). Importantly, the association of acyl chains with 4.1R impaired its ability to interact with calmodulin, band 3, and glycophorin C. Removal of acyl chains restored 4.1R binding. These data indicate that acyl chains of phosphatidylserine play an important role in its interaction with 4.1R and on 4.1R function. In terms of biological significance, we have obtained evidence that 4.1R-phosphatidylserine interaction may play an important role in cellular sorting of 4.1R.
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- X L An
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Martel V, Racaud-Sultan C, Dupe S, Marie C, Paulhe F, Galmiche A, Block MR, Albiges-Rizo C. Conformation, localization, and integrin binding of talin depend on its interaction with phosphoinositides. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:21217-27. [PMID: 11279249 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m102373200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Talin is a structural component of focal adhesion sites and is thought to be engaged in multiple protein interactions at the cytoplasmic face of cell/matrix contacts. Talin is a major link between integrin and the actin cytoskeleton and was shown to play an important role in focal adhesion assembly. Consistent with the view that talin must be activated at these sites, we found that phosphatidylinositol 4-monophosphate and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI4,5P(2)) bound to talin in cells in suspension or at early stages of adhesion, respectively. When phosphoinositides were associated with phospholipid bilayer, talin/phosphoinositide association was restricted to PI4,5P(2). This association led to a conformational change of the protein. Moreover, the interaction between integrin and talin was greatly enhanced by PI4,5P(2)-induced talin activation. Finally, sequestration of PI4,5P(2) by a specific pleckstrin homology domain confirms that PI4,5P(2) is necessary for proper membrane localization of talin and that this localization is essential for the maintenance of focal adhesions. Our results support a model in which PI4,5P(2) exposes the integrin-binding site on talin. We propose that PI4,5P(2)-dependent signaling modulates assembly of focal adhesions by regulating integrin-talin complexes. These results demonstrate that activation of the integrin-binding activity of talin requires not only integrin engagement to the extracellular matrix but also the binding of PI4,5P(2) to talin, suggesting a possible role of lipid metabolism in organizing the sequential assembly of focal adhesion components.
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- V Martel
- LEDAC, UMR CNRS/UJF 5538, Institut Albert Bonniot, Faculté de Médecine de Grenoble, 38706 La Tronche Cedex, France
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Cellular contacts with the extracellular matrix are regulated by the Rho family of GTPases through their effects on both the actin and the microtubule cytoarchitecture. Recent genetic, biochemical and structural data have highlighted the role played by a subset of actin-binding proteins in coupling integrins to cytoskeletal actin and in assembling signalling complexes that are important for cell motility and cell proliferation.
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- D R Critchley
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, England.
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Bellissent-Waydelich A, Vanier MT, Albigès-Rizo C, Simon-Assmann P. Talin concentrates to the midbody region during mammalian cell cytokinesis. J Histochem Cytochem 1999; 47:1357-68. [PMID: 10544209 DOI: 10.1177/002215549904701102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study we investigated the cellular distribution of talin, a cytoskeletal protein, during mammalian cell cytokinesis. Immunohistochemical experiments on various carcinoma cell lines and mesenchyme-derived cells reveal that talin displays a cell cycle-dependent cellular localization. During metaphase, talin is located in the centromeric region of the chromosome, like the TD-60 protein and intrinsic centromere components detected by a CREST serum. From anaphase to telophase, talin is present in the cleavage furrow. As the cells progress to cytokinesis, when the furrow is complete, talin is concentrated in the midbody structures, as assessed by immunofluorescence and confirmed by Western blot experiments on purified midbodies. Double staining experiments reveal that alpha-tubulin, TD-60 protein, and talin co-localize in the midbodies. These results suggest that talin, in addition to its implication in focal adhesion organization and signaling, may play a critical role in cytokinesis. (J Histochem Cytochem 47:1357-1367, 1999)
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Goldmann WH, Teodoridis JM, Sharma CP, Alonso JL, Isenberg G. Fragments from alpha-actinin insert into reconstituted lipid bilayers. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 264:225-9. [PMID: 10527869 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent experiments have indicated that alpha-actinin interacts with phospholipid membranes. Using computer analysis methods we determined two possible lipid binding sites capable of membrane attachment/insertion, residues 281-300 and 720-739 of the primary amino acid sequence on smooth muscle alpha-actinin. Having expressed these regions as fusion proteins with schistosomal GST (glutathione S-transferase), we used differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to investigate their interaction with mixtures of zwitterionic (dimyristoyl-l-alpha-phosphatidylcholine, DMPC) and anionic (dimyristoyl-l-alpha-phosphatidylglycerol, DMPG) phospholipids in reconstituted lipid bilayers. Calorimetric measurements showed that as fusion protein concentration increased, the main chain transition enthalpy decreased and chain melting temperatures shifted, which is indicative of partial protein insertion into the hydrophobic region of the lipid membranes. Centrifugation assay and subsequent SDS/Page chromatography confirmed this finding.
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- W H Goldmann
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
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Goldmann WH, Teodoridis JM, Sharma CP, Hu B, Isenberg G. Fragments from actin binding protein (ABP-280; filamin) insert into reconstituted lipid layers. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 259:108-12. [PMID: 10334924 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous computer analyses suggested two possible lipid binding sites, residues 49-71 and 131-155, of the primary amino acid sequence on ABP-280 (filamin), which could facilitate membrane attachment/insertion. We expressed these regions as fusion proteins with schistosomal GST and investigated their interaction with mixtures of zwitterionic (dimyristoyl-l-alpha-phosphatidylcholine, DMPC) and anionic (dimyristoyl-l-alpha-phosphatidylglycerol, DMPG) phospholipids in reconstituted lipid bilayers by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Using vesicles of mixed DMPC/DMPG with increasing fusion protein concentrations, we established in calorimetric assays a decrease of the main chain transition enthalpy, DeltaH, and a shift in chain melting temperature. This is indicative of the insertion of these fragments into the hydrophobic region of lipid membranes. We confirmed these findings by the film balance technique using lipid monolayers (DMPG). The binding judged from both methods was of moderate affinity.
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- W H Goldmann
- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Goldmann WH, Niles JL, Arnaout MA. Interaction of purified human proteinase 3 (PR3) with reconstituted lipid bilayers. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 261:155-62. [PMID: 10103046 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00259.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Proteinase 3 (PR3), the major target autoantigen in Wegener's granulomatosis is a serine proteinase that is normally stored intracellularly in the primary granules of quiescent neutrophils and monocytes. Upon cell activation, a significant portion of this antigen is detected on the cell surface membrane. The nature of the association of PR3 with the membrane and its functional significance are unknown. We investigated the interaction of purified human PR3 with mixtures of zwitterionic (dimyristoyl-L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine, DMPC) and anionic (dimyristoyl-L-alpha-phosphatidylglycerol, DMPG) phospholipids in reconstituted lipid bilayers using differential scanning calorimetry and lipid photolabeling, and measured the affinity of this interaction using spectrophotometry. Two other primary granule constituents, human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) were investigated for comparison. In calorimetric assays, using lipid vesicles of mixed DMPC/DMPG, increasing PR3 concentrations (protein/lipid molar ratio from 0 to 1 : 110) induced a significant decrease of the main chain transition enthalpy and a shift in chain melting temperatures which is indicative of partial insertion of PR3 into the hydrophobic region of the lipid membranes. This was confirmed by hydrophobic photolabeling using liposomes containing trace amounts of the photoactivable [125I]-labeled phosphatidylcholine analog TID-PC/16. The molar affinity of PR3, HNE, and MPO to lipid vesicles of different DMPC/DMPG ratios was then determined by spectrophotometry. At a DMPC/DMPG ratio of 1 : 1, molar affinities of PR3, Kd = 4.5 +/- 0.3 microm; HNE, 14.5 +/- 1.2 microm; and MPO, 50 +/- 5 microm (n = 3) were estimated. The lipid-associated PR3 exhibited two-fold lower Vmax and Km values, and its enzyme activity was slightly more inhibited (Ki) by the natural alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha1-PI) or an autoantibody to PR3.
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- W H Goldmann
- Leukocyte Biology and Inflammation Program, Rental Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.
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Goldmann WH, Hess D, Isenberg G. The effect of intact talin and talin tail fragment on actin filament dynamics and structure depends on pH and ionic strength. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 260:439-45. [PMID: 10095779 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00177.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We employed quasi-elastic light scattering and electron microscopy to investigate the influence of intact talin and talin tail fragment on actin filament dynamics and network structure. Using these methods, we confirm previous reports that intact talin induces cross-linking as well as filament shortening on actin networks. We now show that the effect of intact talin as well as talin tail fragment on actin networks is controlled by pH and ionic strength. At pH 7.5, actin filament dynamics in the presence of intact talin and talin tail fragment are characterized by a rapid decay of the dynamic structure factor and by a square root power law for the stretched exponential decay which is in contrast with the theory for pure actin solutions. At pH 6 and low ionic strength, intact talin cross-links actin filaments more tightly than talin tail fragment. Talin head fragment showed no effect on actin networks, indicating that the actin binding sites reside probably exclusively within the tail domain.
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- W H Goldmann
- Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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Hess D, Isenberg G. A new fluorescence-based, hydrophobic photolabeling technique for analyzing membrane-associated proteins. FEBS Lett 1999; 445:279-82. [PMID: 10094472 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00155-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We introduce a new, fluorescent and photoactivatable fatty acid derivative (SANU) for hydrophobic labelling of membrane-bound proteins. The technique allows fast and highly sensitive screening of hydrophobically inserting proteins analyzed by SDS-PAGE with a detection limit below 0.1 pmol. A reliable calculation of labelling efficiencies is achieved by simultaneous densitometry of fluorescence and protein staining. We have applied the new technique on the membrane inserting protein talin, G-actin, and, as a negative control, on RNase, which only binds electrostatically to negatively charged lipid interfaces. In several ways superior to radiolabelling, we can recommend this technique for all laboratories under any circumstances.
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- D Hess
- Biophysics-Dept. E22, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Isenberg G, Goldmann WH. Peptide-specific antibodies localize the major lipid binding sites of talin dimers to oppositely arranged N-terminal 47 kDa subdomains. FEBS Lett 1998; 426:165-70. [PMID: 9599000 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00336-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Using ultrastructural analysis and labeling with polyclonal antibodies that recognize peptide sequences specific for phospholipid binding, we mapped the functional domain structure of intact platelet talin and its proteolytic fragments. The talin dimer, which is crucial for actin and lipid binding, is built of a backbone containing the 200 kDa rod portions, at both ends of which a 47 kDa globular domain is attached. Peptide-specific polyclonal antibodies were raised against three potential lipid binding sequences residing within the N-terminal 47 kDa domain (i.e. S19, amino acids 21-39; H18, amino acids 287-304; and H17, amino acids 385-406). Antibodies H17 and H18 localize these lipid binding sequences within the N-terminal 47 kDa globular talin subdomains opposed at the outer 200 kDa rod domains within talin dimers. Hence, we conclude that in its dimeric form, which is used in actin and lipid binding, talin is a dumbbell-shaped molecule built of two antiparallel subunits.
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- G Isenberg
- Biophysics Department E-22, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Saitoh A, Takiguchi K, Tanaka Y, Hotani H. Opening-up of liposomal membranes by talin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998; 95:1026-31. [PMID: 9448279 PMCID: PMC18660 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.3.1026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Morphological changes of liposomes caused by interactions between liposomal membranes and talin, a cytoskeletal submembranous protein, were studied by direct, real-time observation by using high-intensity dark-field microscopy. Surprisingly, when talin was added to a liposome solution, liposomes opened stable holes and were transformed into cup-shaped liposomes. The holes became larger with increasing talin concentration, and finally the cup-shaped liposomes were transformed into lipid bilayer sheets. These morphological changes were reversed by protein dilution, i.e., the sheets could be transformed back into closed spherical liposomes. We demonstrated that talin was localized mainly along the membrane verges, presumably avoiding exposure of its hydrophobic portion at the edge of the lipid bilayer. This is the first demonstration that a lipid bilayer can stably maintain a free verge in aqueous solution. This finding refutes the established dogma that all lipid bilayer membranes inevitably form closed vesicles and suggests that talin is a useful tool for manipulating liposomes.
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- A Saitoh
- Division of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
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Isenberg G, Niggli V. Interaction of cytoskeletal proteins with membrane lipids. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1997; 178:73-125. [PMID: 9348669 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62136-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rapid and significant progress has been made in understanding lipid/protein interactions involving cytoskeletal components and the plasma membrane. Covalent and noncovalent lipid modifications of cytoskeletal proteins mediate their interaction with lipid bilayers. The application of biophysical techniques such as differential scanning colorimetry, neutron reflection, electron spin resonance, CD spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and hydrophobic photolabeling, allow various folding stages of proteins during electrostatic adsorption and hydrophobic insertion into lipid bilayers to be analyzed. Reconstitution of proteins into planar lipid films and liposomes help to understand the architecture of biological interfaces. During signaling events at plasma membrane interfaces, lipids are important for the regulation of catalytic protein functions. Protein/lipid interactions occur selectively and with a high degree of specificity and thus have to be considered as physiologically relevant processes with gaining impact on cell functions.
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- G Isenberg
- Biophysics Department, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Taylor JM, Richardson A, Parsons JT. Modular domains of focal adhesion-associated proteins. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1997; 228:135-63. [PMID: 9401205 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-80481-6_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- J M Taylor
- Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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Eddy RJ, Han J, Condeelis JS. Capping protein terminates but does not initiate chemoattractant-induced actin assembly in Dictyostelium. J Cell Biol 1997; 139:1243-53. [PMID: 9382870 PMCID: PMC2140204 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.139.5.1243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/1997] [Revised: 09/25/1997] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The first step in the directed movement of cells toward a chemotactic source involves the extension of pseudopods initiated by the focal nucleation and polymerization of actin at the leading edge of the cell. We have previously isolated a chemoattractant-regulated barbed-end capping activity from Dictyostelium that is uniquely associated with capping protein, also known as cap32/34. Although uncapping of barbed ends by capping protein has been proposed as a mechanism for the generation of free barbed ends after stimulation, in vitro and in situ analysis of the association of capping protein with the actin cytoskeleton after stimulation reveals that capping protein enters, but does not exit, the cytoskeleton during the initiation of actin polymerization. Increased association of capping protein with regions of the cell containing free barbed ends as visualized by exogenous rhodamine-labeled G-actin is also observed after stimulation. An approximate threefold increase in the number of filaments with free barbed ends is accompanied by increases in absolute filament number, whereas the average filament length remains constant. Therefore, a mechanism in which preexisting filaments are uncapped by capping protein, in response to stimulation leading to the generation of free barbed ends and filament elongation, is not supported. A model for actin assembly after stimulation, whereby free barbed ends are generated by either filament severing or de novo nucleation is proposed. In this model, exposure of free barbed ends results in actin assembly, followed by entry of free capping protein into the actin cytoskeleton, which acts to terminate, not initiate, the actin polymerization transient.
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- R J Eddy
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Goldmann WH, Guttenberg Z, Kaufmann S, Hess D, Ezzell RM, Isenberg G. Examining F-actin interaction with intact talin and talin head and tail fragment using static and dynamic light scattering. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1997; 250:447-50. [PMID: 9428697 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0447a.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We examined the binding kinetics of intact talin and talin head and tail fragment with F-actin at pH 7.0 and at low ionic strength. We observed by a transient kinetic method a fast followed by a slower binding process for intact talin and talin tail fragment with filamentous actin. The latter can be attributed to F-actin cross-linking and/or bundling, which was observed in cosedimentation assays as well as by low shear viscometry and electron microscopy [Zhang, J., Robson, R. M., Schmidt, J. M. & Stromer, M. H. (1996) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 218, 530-537]. This finding is supported by dynamic light scattering measurements, indicating changes in internal actin filament dynamics due to cross-linking/bundling events with intact talin and talin tail fragment. No binding of the talin head fragment with F-actin was detected by either method.
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- W H Goldmann
- Department of Surgery, Surgery Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown 02129, USA.
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Isenberg G, Niggli V, Pieper U, Kaufmann S, Goldmann WH. Probing phosphatidylinositolphosphates and adenosinenucleotides on talin nucleated actin polymerization. FEBS Lett 1996; 397:316-20. [PMID: 8955371 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(96)01203-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We have investigated the binding of PI, PIP and PIP2 to talin and the effect of phosphoinositides and adenosinenucleotides on talin-induced actin polymerization. At physiological salt concentrations, talin coprecipitates with liposomes when containing phosphoinositides but not when containing PI. The nucleating effect of talin as reflected by a twofold increase of fluorescence during the polymerization of actin labelled with NBD is not inhibited by phosphoinositides. The polymerization of ADP-actin versus ATP-actin was investigated in the presence and absence of talin by NBD fluorescence. ADP-actin nucleation induced by talin is comparably efficient as with ATP-actin. These experimental findings in summary have implications when evaluating the role of talin during cell activation.
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- G Isenberg
- Technical University of Munich, Biophysics, Garching, Germany
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Udagawa T, McIntyre BW. ADP-ribosylation of the G protein Rho inhibits integrin regulation of tumor cell growth. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:12542-8. [PMID: 8647863 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.21.12542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Using a gastric derived tumor line, we investigated the involvement of beta 1 integrin and Rho in cell growth regulation in response to collagen. The addition of C3 exoenzyme from clostridium botulinum to specifically ribosylate and inhibit the function of the rho gene products inhibited cellular proliferation in a dose-dependent fashion. C3 exoenzyme exhibited broad cytostatic activity toward a number of tumor lines and induced G0/G1 accumulation, cyclin A inhibition, and pronounced alterations in cell morphology. Integrin-mediated adhesion to collagen led to the expression of the cyclin A gene whose expression could be blocked using anti-beta 1 integrin monoclonal antibodies. Phospholipid levels were induced upon beta 1 integrin-mediated adhesion to collagen, and the phospholipid induction was inhibited by either antibodies to beta 1 integrin or pretreatment of cells with C3 exoenzyme. Significant reduction in phospholipid levels correlated with proliferation for a panel of tumor lines deprived of adhesion to substrate. These results implicate a novel role for integrins and Rho in the regulation of tumour growth in response to matrix.
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- T Udagawa
- Department of Immunology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
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Goldmann WH, Ezzell RM, Adamson ED, Niggli V, Isenberg G. Vinculin, talin and focal adhesions. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 1996; 17:1-5. [PMID: 8740427 DOI: 10.1007/bf00140319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- W H Goldmann
- Surgery Research Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown 02129, USA
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Goldmann WH, Senger R, Kaufmann S, Isenberg G. Determination of the affinity of talin and vinculin to charged lipid vesicles: a light scatter study. FEBS Lett 1995; 368:516-8. [PMID: 7635211 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00678-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Recent experimental findings have demonstrated that both talin and vinculin bind to phospholipids and insert into the hydrophobic region of lipid membranes. Here, we show that the light scatter method can be used for measuring the affinity of proteins to phospholipid membranes. Large unilamellar DMPC/DMPG vesicles were produced by the extrusion technique (LUVETs). We have used repeated heating/cooling scans between 15 degrees C and 35 degrees C to ensure protein-lipid interaction/insertion. A molar affinity of talin, K = 2.9 x 10(6) M-1 and of vinculin, K = 3.3 x 10(5) M-1 to lipid vesicles, respectively, was determined from the plot; light scatter signal at 380 nm against protein concentrations by fitting the term, ln (Io/I-1) = A-K x c to the data.
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- W H Goldmann
- Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Tempel M, Goldmann WH, Isenberg G, Sackmann E. Interaction of the 47-kDa talin fragment and the 32-kDa vinculin fragment with acidic phospholipids: a computer analysis. Biophys J 1995; 69:228-41. [PMID: 7669900 PMCID: PMC1236240 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(95)79894-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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In recent in vitro experiments, it has been demonstrated that the 47-kDa fragment of the talin molecule and the 32-kDa fragment of the vinculin molecule interact with acidic phospholipids. By using a computer analysis method, we determined the hydrophobic and amphipathic stretches of these fragments and, by applying a purpose-written matrix method, we ascertained the molecular amphipathic structure of alpha-helices. Calculations for the 47-kDa mouse talin fragment (residues 1-433; NH2-terminal region) suggest specific interactions of residues 21-39, 287-342, and 385-406 with acidic phospholipids and a general lipid-binding domain for mouse talin (primary amino acid sequence 385-401) and for Dictyostelium talin (primary amino acid sequence 348-364). Calculations for the 32-kDa chicken embryo vinculin fragment (residues 858-1066; COOH-terminal region) and from nematode vinculin alignment indicate for chicken embryo vinculin residues 935-978 and 1020-1040 interactions with acidic phospholipids. Experimental confirmation has been given for vinculin (residues 916-970), and future detailed experimental analyses are now needed to support the remaining computational data.
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- M Tempel
- Department of Biophysics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Götter R, Goldmann WH, Isenberg G. Internal actin filament dynamics in the presence of vinculin: a dynamic light scattering study. FEBS Lett 1995; 359:220-2. [PMID: 7867804 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00045-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Analyses of dynamic light scattering data by stretched exponential fit show that vinculin has a negligible influence on internal actin filament dynamics and actin bending stiffness which contrasts with our previous observations with talin, another actin and vinculin-binding protein from focal adhesions. The results here agree with kinetic and rheologic measurements.
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- R Götter
- Technical University of Munich, Department of Biophysics, Garching, Germany
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Niggli V, Kaufmann S, Goldmann WH, Weber T, Isenberg G. Identification of functional domains in the cytoskeletal protein talin. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1994; 224:951-7. [PMID: 7925419 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.00951.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The cytoskeletal protein talin potentially plays a key role in actin-membrane linkage. It is able to nucleate actin filament growth in vitro while binding simultaneously to lipid bilayers. Thrombin digestion of human platelet talin yields tow polypeptide domains of 200 kDa and 47 kDa. We have purified these fragments and analyzed their functional properties: the 200-kDa fragment was active in nucleating actin filament formation and reduced the viscosity of filamentous actin, comparable to the effects of the intact protein. The 47-kDa fragment was inactive in this respect. However, the 47-kDa polypeptide, but not the 200-kDa fragment, interacted specifically with large liposomes containing acidic phospholipids. This is demonstrated by selective, hydrophobic photolabeling of the 47-kDa fragment using phosphatidylserine liposomes containing trace amounts of a photoactivable phospholipid analogue and by selective co-sedimentation of this domain with the liposomes. The 200-kDa fragment, whether alone or in conjunction with the small fragment, neither incorporated significant amounts of label nor co-sedimented with the liposomes. We thus are able to attribute specialized functions to distinct domains on the talin molecule. These enable the protein to interact simultaneously with actin filaments and lipid membranes.
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- V Niggli
- Department of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Cserhåti T, Szögyi M. Interaction of phospholipids with proteins and peptides. New advances IV. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1994; 26:1-18. [PMID: 8138037 DOI: 10.1016/0020-711x(94)90189-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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1. The review deals with the newest achievements in the field of the various interactions between phospholipids and proteins and peptides. 2. Interactions are classified according to the hydrophobic, hydrophilic or mixed character of the interactive forces. 3. The effect of the interaction on the structure and biological activity of the interacting molecular assemblies is also discussed.
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- T Cserhåti
- Central Research Institute for Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
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Goldmann WH, Isenberg G. Analysis of filamin and alpha-actinin binding to actin by the stopped flow method. FEBS Lett 1993; 336:408-10. [PMID: 8282102 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80847-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We ascertained by the stopped flow method the overall association rate constant, k+1, of filamin and alpha-actinin to fluorescently labelled filamentous actin of approximately 1.3 x 10(6) M-1.s-1 and approximately 1.0 x 10(6) M-1.s-1 as well as the overall dissociation rate constant, k-1, of approximately 0.6 s-1 and approximately 0.4 s-1, respectively. The overall equilibrium constant, K, for filamin and alpha-actinin to actin deduced from the relation K = k+1/k-1 agree well with published data.
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- W H Goldmann
- Technical University of Munich, Department of Biophysics, Garching, Germany
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Ruddies R, Goldmann WH, Isenberg G, Sackmann E. The viscoelasticity of entangled actin networks: the influence of defects and modulation by talin and vinculin. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 1993; 22:309-21. [PMID: 8112218 DOI: 10.1007/bf00213554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Rheological measurements of the frequency-dependent complex elastic module G*(omega) of entangled F-actin solutions in the frequency range 10(-5)-1 Hz were carried out in three dynamic regimens: 1.) A terminal relaxation from gel-like to liquid-like behaviour measured at frequencies omega < or = tau d-1, 2.) a rubber-type plateau and 3.) a regime determined by chain conformational transitions at frequencies omega > tau i-1. A major point of interest was to clarify whether rheological, high precision measurements can yield quantitative information about the influence of talin and vinculin on the structure, chain dynamics, elasticity and viscoelasticity of actin filaments with time. We show that in the regime reflecting internal chain dynamics (10(-2) to 1 s time domain), F-actin behaves as a random coil of the Rouse type. This contrasts with dynamic light scattering and correlation spectroscopic studies of actin filament flickering, which indicate that filaments behave as semiflexible rods. The internal chain dynamics, which are determined by thermically excited bending undulations, exhibit a persistence length of 0.3-1 microns. Evidence is provided that this discrepancy is due to a cross-over of semiflexible rod behaviour at excitation wavelengths (lambda) below approximately 1 micron to random-coil behaviour at lambda >> 1 micron (expected at a frequency omega approximately 1 Hz). The random coil behaviour is largely determined by defects in actin filaments leading to sharp bends of the chain which act as semiflexible hinges. Talin produces drastic effects on the time course of viscoelasticity during actin polymerization. It promotes the rapid formation of short filament fragments (approximately 1 micron, within time scale of min) which anneal slowly into long filaments (within several hours), most probably by fusion. The viscoelasticity depends on the coexistence of short and very long filaments indicated by the elongation of the rubber plateau. The most dramatic effect is a reduction of the ratio of the terminal (tau d) to the Rouse relaxation time of tau i by more than one order of magnitude (tau d/tau i = 100 compared to ratio tau d/tau i = 2000 for pure actin). From this it is concluded that talin causes a remarkable decrease in the effective segment length of the macromolecule and, thus induces an increase in chain stiffness. Vinculin on the other hand shows no such effect.
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- R Ruddies
- Department of Physics (Biophysics group), Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Dietrich C, Goldmann WH, Sackmann E, Isenberg G. Interaction of NBD-talin with lipid monolayers. A film balance study. FEBS Lett 1993; 324:37-40. [PMID: 8504857 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)81527-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fluorescently labelled smooth muscle talin like native talin interacts with negatively or partly negatively charged lipid monolayers. This was measured in time/area diagrams using the film balance technique combined with fluorescence imaging after double photolabelling of talin and phospholipids.
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- C Dietrich
- Department of Biophysics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Niggli V, Gimona M. Evidence for a ternary interaction between alpha-actinin, (meta)vinculin and acidic-phospholipid bilayers. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1993; 213:1009-15. [PMID: 8504798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17848.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The cytoskeletal component vinculin has been demonstrated by hydrophobic photoradiolabelling, to insert into bilayers containing acidic phospholipids and trace amounts of a photoactivatable analogue of lecithin. It is shown in this study that the higher-molecular-mass variant metavinculin and alpha-actinin, also share this property. alpha-Actinin and vinculin were also shown to associate with phosphatidylserine liposomes by chromatography of protein/lipid mixtures on a Bio-Gel A-5m column. Furthermore, interesting differences in the behaviour of binary mixtures of these proteins, in the presence of phosphatidylserine liposomes, are shown. Thus, incubation of alpha-actinin with vinculin or metavinculin, prior to the addition of liposomes, strongly inhibited the photoradiolabelling of alpha-actinin under conditions in which the liposome surface was non-limiting, but enhanced the labelling of vinculin. In contrast, vinculin and metavinculin did not mutually influence their labelling. Using gel-filtration chromatography, it was shown that alpha-actinin still bound to the vinculin-liposome complex, under conditions similar to those used for hydrophobic photolabelling with a non-limiting lipid surface. In the presence of limiting amounts of liposomes, the alpha-actinin/vinculin ratio was markedly decreased in the liposome fractions. Our results suggest the formation of a ternary complex consisting of vinculin, alpha-actinin and phospholipids. In this complex, both proteins interact at the bilayer, resulting in an altered conformation of the two proteins and, as a consequence, in modified bilayer interactions.
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- V Niggli
- Department of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Kaufmann S, Käs J, Goldmann WH, Sackmann E, Isenberg G. Talin anchors and nucleates actin filaments at lipid membranes. A direct demonstration. FEBS Lett 1992; 314:203-5. [PMID: 1459252 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(92)80975-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Platelet talin nucleates actin assembly as we show here directly by using rhodamine-phalloidin labelling of actin filaments. Nucleation by talin still occurs after reconstitution into liposomal bilayers. This is also demonstrated directly after protein-lipid double labelling and light microscopic imaging. Talin, thus, is the first actin binding protein for which anchoring and nucleation of actin filament growth at lipid interfaces have been visualized.
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- S Kaufmann
- Biophysics Department, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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