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Chen Y, Li J, Cao F, Lam J, Cheng CC, Yu CH, Huen MS. Nucleolar residence of the seckel syndrome protein TRAIP is coupled to ribosomal DNA transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:10119-10131. [PMID: 30165463 PMCID: PMC6212796 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The RING finger protein TRAIP protects genome integrity and its mutation causes Seckel syndrome. TRAIP encodes a nucleolar protein that migrates to UV-induced DNA lesions via a direct interaction with the DNA replication clamp PCNA. Thus far, mechanistically how UV mobilizes TRAIP from the nucleoli remains unknown. We found that PCNA binding is dispensable for the nucleolus-nucleoplasm shuttling of TRAIP following cell exposure to UV irradiation, and that its redistribution did not rely on the master DNA damage kinases ATM and ATR. Interestingly, I-PpoI-induced ribosomal DNA damage led to TRAIP exclusion from the nucleoli, raising the possibility that active ribosomal DNA transcription may underlie TRAIP retention in the nuclear sub-compartments. Accordingly, chemical inhibition of RNA polymerase I activity led to TRAIP diffusion into the nucleoplasm, and was coupled with marked reduction of DNA/RNA hybrids in the nucleoli, suggesting that TRAIP may be sequestered via binding to nucleic acid structures in the nucleoli. Consistently, cell pre-treatment with DNase/RNase effectively released TRAIP from the nucleoli. Taken together, our study defines a bipartite mechanism that drives TRAIP trafficking in response to UV damage, and highlights the nucleolus as a stress sensor that contributes to orchestrating DNA damage responses.
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- Yangzi Chen
- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.,Center for Synthetic Biology Engineering Research, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R
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Li Z, Li J, Liu S, Wang H, Xie Z, Wang Y, Chen Z. Green Fluorescent Protein Nanovessel Serves as a Nucleolus Targeting Material and Molecule Carrier in Living Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:e1900047. [PMID: 32648676 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201900047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The nucleolus is responsible for RNA transcription, processing, and ribosome assembly, the dysfunction of which is associated with a number of diseases. In this report, a new member of fluorescent protein nanovessels (FPNs), constructed using thioflavin-T (ThT) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as building blocks, is described. As a popular amyloid specific dye, ThT is nonfluorescent by itself, while its fluorescence can be lighted up upon interacting with amyloid proteins. Herein, ThT is coassembled with the BSA scaffold at high temperature to form T(hT)-FPNs. These green fluorescence emissive bio-abiotic hybrid materials can serve as a novel probe for real-time nucleolus imaging of living cells. Besides, T-FPNs show potential in delivering insoluble and/or impenetrable drugs into living cells, suggesting another role as a molecule carrier.
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- Zhenhua Li
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, and International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Wong YH, Wu CC, Lai HY, Jheng BR, Weng HY, Chang TH, Chen BS. Identification of network-based biomarkers of cardioembolic stroke using a systems biology approach with time series data. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2015; 9 Suppl 6:S4. [PMID: 26679092 PMCID: PMC4674888 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-9-s6-s4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Molecular signaling of angiogenesis begins within hours after initiation of a stroke and the following regulation of endothelial integrity mediated by growth factor receptors and vascular growth factors. Recent studies further provided insights into the coordinated patterns of post-stroke gene expressions and the relationships between neurodegenerative diseases and neural function recovery processes after a stroke. RESULTS Differential protein-protein interaction networks (PPINs) were constructed at 3 post-stroke time points, and proteins with a significant stroke relevance value (SRV) were discovered. Genes, including UBC, CUL3, APP, NEDD8, JUP, and SIRT7, showed high associations with time after a stroke, and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis results showed that these post-stroke time series-associated genes were related to molecular and cellular functions of cell death, cell survival, the cell cycle, cellular development, cellular movement, and cell-to-cell signaling and interactions. These biomarkers may be helpful for the early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of ischemic stroke. CONCLUSIONS This is our first attempt to use our theory of a systems biology framework on strokes. We focused on 3 key post-stroke time points. We identified the network and corresponding network biomarkers for the 3 time points, further studies are needed to experimentally confirm the findings and compare them with the causes of ischemic stroke. Our findings showed that stroke-associated biomarker genes at different time points were significantly involved in cell cycle processing, including G2-M, G1-S and meiosis, which contributes to the current understanding of the etiology of stroke. We hope this work helps scientists reveal more hidden cellular mechanisms of stroke etiology and repair processes.
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- Yung-Hao Wong
- Laboratory of Control and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Control and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institution Review Board, Christian Mennonite Hospital, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Control and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Control and Systems Biology, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Antoniali G, Lirussi L, Poletto M, Tell G. Emerging roles of the nucleolus in regulating the DNA damage response: the noncanonical DNA repair enzyme APE1/Ref-1 as a paradigmatical example. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:621-39. [PMID: 23879289 PMCID: PMC3901381 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE An emerging concept in DNA repair mechanisms is the evidence that some key enzymes, besides their role in the maintenance of genome stability, display also unexpected noncanonical functions associated with RNA metabolism in specific subcellular districts (e.g., nucleoli). During the evolution of these key enzymes, the acquisition of unfolded domains significantly amplified the possibility to interact with different partners and substrates, possibly explaining their phylogenetic gain of functions. RECENT ADVANCES After nucleolar stress or DNA damage, many DNA repair proteins can freely relocalize from nucleoli to the nucleoplasm. This process may represent a surveillance mechanism to monitor the synthesis and correct assembly of ribosomal units affecting cell cycle progression or inducing p53-mediated apoptosis or senescence. CRITICAL ISSUES A paradigm for this kind of regulation is represented by some enzymes of the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway, such as apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1). In this review, the role of the nucleolus and the noncanonical functions of the APE1 protein are discussed in light of their possible implications in human pathologies. FUTURE DIRECTIONS A productive cross-talk between DNA repair enzymes and proteins involved in RNA metabolism seems reasonable as the nucleolus is emerging as a dynamic functional hub that coordinates cell growth arrest and DNA repair mechanisms. These findings will drive further analyses on other BER proteins and might imply that nucleic acid processing enzymes are more versatile than originally thought having evolved DNA-targeted functions after a previous life in the early RNA world.
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- Giulia Antoniali
- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine , Udine, Italy
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Proteasome activity influences UV-mediated subnuclear localization changes of NPM. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59096. [PMID: 23554979 PMCID: PMC3595268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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UV damage activates cellular stress signaling pathways, causes DNA helix distortions and inhibits transcription by RNA polymerases I and II. In particular, the nucleolus, which is the site of RNA polymerase I transcription and ribosome biogenesis, disintegrates following UV damage. The disintegration is characterized by reorganization of the subnucleolar structures and change of localization of many nucleolar proteins. Here we have queried the basis of localization change of nucleophosmin (NPM), a nucleolar granular component protein, which is increasingly detected in the nucleoplasm following UV radiation. Using photobleaching experiments of NPM-fluorescent fusion protein in live human cells we show that NPM mobility increases after UV damage. However, we show that the increase in NPM nucleoplasmic abundance after UV is independent of UV-activated cellular stress and DNA damage signaling pathways. Unexpectedly, we find that proteasome activity affects NPM redistribution. NPM nucleolar expression was maintained when the UV-treated cells were exposed to proteasome inhibitors or when the expression of proteasome subunits was inhibited using RNAi. However, there was no evidence of increased NPM turnover in the UV damaged cells, or that ubiquitin or ubiquitin recycling affected NPM localization. These findings suggest that proteasome activity couples to nucleolar protein localizations in UV damage stress.
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Ferraris SE, Isoniemi K, Torvaldson E, Anckar J, Westermarck J, Eriksson JE. Nucleolar AATF regulates c-Jun-mediated apoptosis. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:4323-32. [PMID: 22933572 PMCID: PMC3484108 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-05-0419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The AP-1 transcription factor c-Jun is essential for stress-induced apoptosis in several models. The apoptosis-antagonizing transcription factor is a novel nucleolar stress sensor, which is required as a cofactor for c-Jun–mediated apoptosis. The AP-1 transcription factor c-Jun has been shown to be essential for stress-induced apoptosis in several models. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the proapoptotic activity of c-Jun are poorly understood. We identify the apoptosis-antagonizing transcription factor (AATF) as a novel nucleolar stress sensor, which is required as a cofactor for c-Jun–mediated apoptosis. Overexpression or down-regulation of AATF expression levels led to a respective increase or decrease in the amount of activated and phosphorylated c-Jun with a proportional alteration in the induction levels of the proapoptotic c-Jun target genes FasL and TNF-α. Accordingly, AATF promoted commitment of ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated cells to c-Jun-dependent apoptosis. Whereas AATF overexpression potentiated UV-induced apoptosis in wild-type cells, c-Jun–deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts were resistant to AATF-mediated apoptosis induction. Furthermore, AATF mutants defective in c-Jun binding were also defective in inducing AP-1 activity and c-Jun–mediated apoptosis. UV irradiation induced a translocation of AATF from the nucleolus to the nucleus, thereby enabling its physical association to c-Jun. Analysis of AATF deletion mutants revealed that the AATF domains required for compartmentalization, c-Jun binding, and enhancement of c-Jun transcriptional activity were all also required to induce c-Jun–dependent apoptosis. These results identify AATF as a nucleolar-confined c-Jun cofactor whose expression levels and spatial distribution determine the stress-induced activity of c-Jun and the levels of c-Jun–mediated apoptosis.
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- Saima E Ferraris
- Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University, FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
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Teittinen KJ, Kärkkäinen P, Salonen J, Rönnholm G, Korkeamäki H, Vihinen M, Kalkkinen N, Lohi O. Nucleolar proteins with altered expression in leukemic cell lines. Leuk Res 2011; 36:232-6. [PMID: 21783252 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2011.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The function of the nucleolus is intimately connected to cell proliferation, division and growth. Many cancer cells have enlarged nucleoli, and several nucleolar proteins have been linked to tumorigenesis. In order to find proteins whose expression is altered in the nucleoli of leukemic cells, we carried out two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) analyses. Prohibitin (PHB) and TAR-DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) were strongly expressed in the nucleoli of the pre-B-ALL cell line MHH-CALL3. Our results demonstrate that leukemic cells have differences in their nucleolar protein composition, and suggest that it may be possible to exploit these differences in identification of leukemia subtypes.
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- Kaisa J Teittinen
- Paediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere Medical School and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
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Fujiwara Y, Fujiwara KI, Goda N, Iwaya N, Tenno T, Shirakawa M, Hiroaki H. Structure and function of the N-terminal nucleolin binding domain of nuclear valosin-containing protein-like 2 (NVL2) harboring a nucleolar localization signal. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:21732-41. [PMID: 21474449 PMCID: PMC3122229 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.174680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The N-terminal regions of AAA-ATPases (ATPase associated with various cellular activities) often contain a domain that defines the distinct functions of the enzymes, such as substrate specificity and subcellular localization. As described herein, we have determined the solution structure of an N-terminal unique domain isolated from nuclear valosin-containing protein (VCP)-like protein 2 (NVL2(UD)). NVL2(UD) contains three α helices with an organization resembling that of a winged helix motif, whereas a pair of β-strands is missing. The structure is unique and distinct from those of other known type II AAA-ATPases, such as VCP. Consequently, we identified nucleolin from a HeLa cell extract as a binding partner of this domain. Nucleolin contains a long (∼300 amino acids) intrinsically unstructured region, followed by the four tandem RNA recognition motifs and the C-terminal glycine/arginine-rich domain. Binding analyses revealed that NVL2(UD) potentially binds to any of the combinations of two successive RNA binding domains in the presence of RNA. Furthermore, NVL2(UD) has a characteristic loop, in which the key basic residues RRKR are exposed to the solvent at the edge of the molecule. The mutation study showed that these residues are necessary and sufficient for nucleolin-RNA complex binding as well as nucleolar localization. Based on the observations presented above, we propose that NVL2 serves as an unfoldase for the nucleolin-RNA complex. As inferred from its RNA dependence and its ATPase activity, NVL2 might facilitate the dissociation and recycling of nucleolin, thereby promoting efficient ribosome biogenesis.
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- Yoshie Fujiwara
- From the Division of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, and
- the Global Center of Excellence Program for Integrative Membrane Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
- the Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi Center Building, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- the Field of Supramolecular Biology, International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehirocho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Shionogi Research Laboratories, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., 5-12-4 Sagisu, Fukushima-ku, Osaka 553-0002, Japan, and
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- From the Division of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, and
- the Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi Center Building, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- From the Division of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, and
- the Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi Center Building, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
- the Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- From the Division of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, and
- the Global Center of Excellence Program for Integrative Membrane Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
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- the Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- From the Division of Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, and
- the Global Center of Excellence Program for Integrative Membrane Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1 Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
- the Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi Center Building, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Emmott E, Smith C, Emmett SR, Dove BK, Hiscox JA. Elucidation of the avian nucleolar proteome by quantitative proteomics using SILAC and changes in cells infected with the coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus. Proteomics 2011; 10:3558-62. [PMID: 20827733 PMCID: PMC7167976 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201000139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The nucleolus is a dynamic subnuclear compartment involved in ribosome subunit biogenesis, regulation of cell stress and modulation of cellular growth and the cell cycle, among other functions. The nucleolus is composed of complex protein/protein and protein/RNA interactions. It is a target of virus infection with many viral proteins being shown to localize to the nucleolus during infection. Perturbations to the structure of the nucleolus and its proteome have been predicted to play a role in both cellular and infectious disease. Stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture coupled to LC-MS/MS with bioinformatic analysis using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis was used to investigate whether the nucleolar proteome altered in virus-infected cells. In this study, the avian nucleolar proteome was defined in the absence and presence of virus, in this case the positive strand RNA virus, avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus. Data sets, potential protein changes and the functional consequences of virus infection were validated using independent assays. These demonstrated that specific rather than generic changes occurred in the nucleolar proteome in infectious bronchitis virus-infected cells.
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- Edward Emmott
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Wang Y, Chen B, Li Y, Zhou D, Chen S. PNRC accumulates in the nucleolus by interaction with B23/nucleophosmin via its nucleolar localization sequence. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2011; 1813:109-19. [PMID: 20888865 PMCID: PMC3085350 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2010] [Revised: 09/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PNRC (proline-rich nuclear receptor coregulatory protein) was primarily identified as a coactivator of nuclear receptors (NRs) by our laboratory, which enhances NR-mediated transcription by RNA polymerase II. Recent study has shown that PNRC also stimulates RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription through interaction with the subunit RPC39 of RNA polymerase III. Here, we report that PNRC accumulates in the nucleolus and its depletion by small interfering RNA (siRNA) impairs pre-rRNA transcription by RNA polymerase I. We identified the sequence at position 94-101 ((94)PKKRRKKK(101)) of PNRC as its nucleolar localization sequence (NoLS). Fusion of this sequence to GFP directed GFP to the nucleolus. Characterization of the NoLS revealed that the stretches of six successive basic residues are sufficient to function as a NoLS. Through co-immunoprecipitation assay, we demonstrated that the NoLS is necessary and sufficient to mediate the association of PNRC with B23/nucleophosmin. Moreover, B23 depletion by siRNA disrupted the accumulation of PNRC in the nucleolus. Together, our study indicates that PNRC is a novel nucleolar protein that might be involved in regulation of pre-rRNA synthesis, and it localizes to the nucleolus by interaction with B23 via its NoLS. Our study also suggests that the stretches of six successive basic residues (lysine and/or arginine) could function as NoLS.
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- Yuanzhong Wang
- Division of Tumor Cell Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR.China
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- Division of Tumor Cell Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Division of Tumor Cell Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Division of Tumor Cell Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR.China
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- Division of Tumor Cell Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Thoms HC, Loveridge CJ, Simpson J, Clipson A, Reinhardt K, Dunlop MG, Stark LA. Nucleolar targeting of RelA(p65) is regulated by COMMD1-dependent ubiquitination. Cancer Res 2010; 70:139-49. [PMID: 20048074 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stimulation of the NF-kappaB pathway can have proapoptotic or antiapoptotic consequences, and one mechanism that determines the outcome is the nuclear distribution of RelA. Certain stress stimuli induce nucleolar accumulation of RelA thereby mediating apoptosis, whereas others induce nucleoplasmic accumulation and inhibition of apoptosis. Here we investigated the mechanisms that regulate the nuclear distribution of RelA, specifically, the role of the ubiquitin/proteasome system. We found that stress-induced nucleolar translocation of RelA is preceded by ubiquitination of the protein. We also found that chemical proteasome inhibitors induce the ubiquitination and nucleolar translocation of RelA and that this is required for the apoptotic response to these agents. We show that the RelA nucleolar localization signal (amino acids 27-30) is a critical domain for ubiquitination of the protein but that the lysine residue within this motif is not a direct target. We show that RelA binds COMMD1, the rate-limiting component of the RelA ubiquitin ligase complex, in response to stress. Furthermore, we show that overexpression of COMMD1 promotes stress-mediated nucleolar targeting of RelA, whereas knockdown of COMMD1 blocks this effect, causing RelA to remain in the nucleoplasm. These data identify a new role for COMMD1 in regulating the nuclear/nucleolar distribution of RelA and suggest that ubiquitination acts as a signal for transport of RelA to the nucleolus. These findings have relevance to the design of chemopreventative/anticancer agents that act by targeting RelA to the nucleolar compartment.
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- Hazel C Thoms
- Colon Cancer Genetics Group, University of Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre and MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Taliansky ME, Brown JWS, Rajamäki ML, Valkonen JPT, Kalinina NO. Involvement of the plant nucleolus in virus and viroid infections: parallels with animal pathosystems. Adv Virus Res 2010; 77:119-58. [PMID: 20951872 PMCID: PMC7149663 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385034-8.00005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The nucleolus is a dynamic subnuclear body with roles in ribosome subunit biogenesis, mediation of cell-stress responses, and regulation of cell growth. An increasing number of reports reveal that similar to the proteins of animal viruses, many plant virus proteins localize in the nucleolus to divert host nucleolar proteins from their natural functions in order to exert novel role(s) in the virus infection cycle. This chapter will highlight studies showing how plant viruses recruit nucleolar functions to facilitate virus translation and replication, virus movement and assembly of virus-specific ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles, and to counteract plant host defense responses. Plant viruses also provide a valuable tool to gain new insights into novel nucleolar functions and processes. Investigating the interactions between plant viruses and the nucleolus will facilitate the design of novel strategies to control plant virus infections.
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- M E Taliansky
- Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Cisterna B, Biggiogera M. Ribosome biogenesis: from structure to dynamics. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 284:67-111. [PMID: 20875629 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(10)84002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In this chapter we describe the status of the research concerning the nucleolus, the major nuclear body. The nucleolus has been recognized as a dynamic organelle with many more functions than one could imagine. In fact, in addition to its fundamental role in the biogenesis of preribosomes, the nucleolus takes part in many other cellular processes and functions, such as the cell-cycle control and the p53 pathway: the direct or indirect involvement of the nucleolus in these various processes makes it sensitive to their alteration. Moreover, it is worth noting that the different nucleolar factors participating to independent mechanisms show different dynamics of association/disassociation with the nucleolar body.
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- Barbara Cisterna
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Department of Animal Biology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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The bovine immunodeficiency virus rev protein: identification of a novel lentiviral bipartite nuclear localization signal harboring an atypical spacer sequence. J Virol 2009; 83:12842-53. [PMID: 19828621 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01613-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) Rev protein (186 amino acids [aa] in length) is involved in the nuclear exportation of partially spliced and unspliced viral RNAs. Previous studies have shown that BIV Rev localizes in the nucleus and nucleolus of infected cells. Here we report the characterization of the nuclear/nucleolar localization signals (NLS/NoLS) of this protein. Through transfection of a series of deletion mutants of BIV Rev fused to enhanced green fluorescent protein and fluorescence microscopy analyses, we were able to map the NLS region between aa 71 and 110 of the protein. Remarkably, by conducting alanine substitution of basic residues within the aa 71 to 110 sequence, we demonstrated that the BIV Rev NLS is bipartite, maps to aa 71 to 74 and 95 to 101, and is predominantly composed of arginine residues. This is the first report of a bipartite Rev (or Rev-like) NLS in a lentivirus/retrovirus. Moreover, this NLS is atypical, as the length of the sequence between the motifs composing the bipartite NLS, e.g., the spacer sequence, is 20 aa. Further mutagenesis experiments also identified the NoLS region of BIV Rev. It localizes mainly within the NLS spacer sequence. In addition, the BIV Rev NoLS sequence differs from the consensus sequence reported for other viral and cellular nucleolar proteins. In summary, we conclude that the nucleolar and nuclear localizations of BIV Rev are mediated via novel NLS and NoLS motifs.
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Emmott E, Hiscox JA. Nucleolar targeting: the hub of the matter. EMBO Rep 2009; 10:231-8. [PMID: 19229283 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2009.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The nucleolus is a dynamic structure that has roles in various processes, from ribosome biogenesis to regulation of the cell cycle and the cellular stress response. Such functions are frequently mediated by the sequestration or release of nucleolar proteins. Our understanding of protein targeting to the nucleolus is much less complete than our knowledge of membrane-spanning translocation systems--such as those involved in nuclear targeting--and the experimental evidence reveals that few parallels exist with these better-characterized systems. Here, we discuss the current understanding of nucleolar targeting, explore the types of sequence that control the localization of a protein to the nucleolus, and speculate that certain subsets of nucleolar proteins might act as hub proteins that are able to bind to multiple protein targets. In parallel to other subnuclear structures, such as PML bodies, the proteins that are involved in the formation and maintenance of the nucleolus are inexorably linked to nucleolar trafficking.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edward Emmott
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Garstang Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England, UK
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