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Han U, Han N, Park B, Jeon TJ. RapB Regulates Cell Adhesion and Migration in Dictyostelium, Similar to RapA. J Microbiol 2024:10.1007/s12275-024-00143-y. [PMID: 38884692 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-024-00143-y] [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: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Ras small GTPases act as molecular switches in various cellular signaling pathways, including cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Three Rap proteins are present in Dictyostelium; RapA, RapB, and RapC. RapA and RapC have been reported to have opposing functions in the control of cell adhesion and migration. Here, we investigated the role of RapB, a member of the Ras GTPase subfamily in Dictyostelium, focusing on its involvement in cell adhesion, migration, and developmental processes. This study revealed that RapB, similar to RapA, played a crucial role in regulating cell morphology, adhesion, and migration. rapB null cells, which were generated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, displayed altered cell size, reduced cell-substrate adhesion, and increased migration speed during chemotaxis. These phenotypes of rapB null cells were restored by the expression of RapB and RapA, but not RapC. Consistent with these results, RapB, similar to RapA, failed to rescue the phenotypes of rapC null cells, spread morphology, increased cell adhesion, and decreased migration speed during chemotaxis. Multicellular development of rapB null cells remained unaffected. These results suggest that RapB is involved in controlling cell morphology and cell adhesion. Importantly, RapB appears to play an inhibitory role in regulating the migration speed during chemotaxis, possibly by controlling cell-substrate adhesion, resembling the functions of RapA. These findings contribute to the understanding of the functional relationships among Ras subfamily proteins.
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- Uri Han
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences and BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences and BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences and BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences and BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-Associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.
- The Basic Science Institute of Chosun University, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.
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Odell J, Lammerding J. Lamins as structural nuclear elements through evolution. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2023; 85:102267. [PMID: 37871500 PMCID: PMC10841731 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
Lamins are nuclear intermediate filament proteins with important, well-established roles in humans and other vertebrates. Lamins interact with DNA and numerous proteins at the nuclear envelope to determine the mechanical properties of the nucleus, coordinate chromatin organization, and modulate gene expression. Many of these functions are conserved in the lamin homologs found in basal metazoan organisms, including Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans. Lamin homologs have also been recently identified in non-metazoans, like the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum, yet how these proteins compare functionally to the metazoan isoforms is only beginning to emerge. A better understanding of these distantly related lamins is not only valuable for a more complete picture of eukaryotic evolution, but may also provide new insights into the function of vertebrate lamins.
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- Jacob Odell
- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Graduate Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Banerjee T, Matsuoka S, Biswas D, Miao Y, Pal DS, Kamimura Y, Ueda M, Devreotes PN, Iglesias PA. A dynamic partitioning mechanism polarizes membrane protein distribution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7909. [PMID: 38036511 PMCID: PMC10689845 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43615-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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The plasma membrane is widely regarded as the hub of the numerous signal transduction activities. Yet, the fundamental biophysical mechanisms that spatiotemporally compartmentalize different classes of membrane proteins remain unclear. Using multimodal live-cell imaging, here we first show that several lipid-anchored membrane proteins are consistently depleted from the membrane regions where the Ras/PI3K/Akt/F-actin network is activated. The dynamic polarization of these proteins does not depend upon the F-actin-based cytoskeletal structures, recurring shuttling between membrane and cytosol, or directed vesicular trafficking. Photoconversion microscopy and single-molecule measurements demonstrate that these lipid-anchored molecules have substantially dissimilar diffusion profiles in different regions of the membrane which enable their selective segregation. When these diffusion coefficients are incorporated into an excitable network-based stochastic reaction-diffusion model, simulations reveal that the altered affinity mediated selective partitioning is sufficient to drive familiar propagating wave patterns. Furthermore, normally uniform integral and lipid-anchored membrane proteins partition successfully when membrane domain-specific peptides are optogenetically recruited to them. We propose "dynamic partitioning" as a new mechanism that can account for large-scale compartmentalization of a wide array of lipid-anchored and integral membrane proteins during various physiological processes where membrane polarizes.
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- Tatsat Banerjee
- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Laboratory for Cell Signaling Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory for Cell Signaling Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Cell Signaling Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Ide H, Hayashida Y, Morimoto YV. Visualization of c-di-GMP in multicellular Dictyostelium stages. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1237778. [PMID: 37547475 PMCID: PMC10399225 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1237778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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The bacterial signaling molecule cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is only synthesized and utilized by the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum among eukaryotes. Dictyostelium cells undergo a transition from a unicellular to a multicellular state, ultimately forming a stalk and spores. While Dictyostelium is known to employ c-di-GMP to induce differentiation into stalk cells, there have been no reports of direct observation of c-di-GMP using fluorescent probes. In this study, we used a fluorescent probe used in bacteria to visualize its localization within Dictyostelium multicellular bodies. Cytosolic c-di-GMP concentrations were significantly higher at the tip of the multicellular body during stalk formation.
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- Hayato Ide
- Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Information Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Japan
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Banerjee T, Matsuoka S, Biswas D, Miao Y, Pal DS, Kamimura Y, Ueda M, Devreotes PN, Iglesias PA. A dynamic partitioning mechanism polarizes membrane protein distribution. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.03.522496. [PMID: 36712016 PMCID: PMC9881856 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.03.522496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The plasma membrane is widely regarded as the hub of the signal transduction network activities that drives numerous physiological responses, including cell polarity and migration. Yet, the symmetry breaking process in the membrane, that leads to dynamic compartmentalization of different proteins, remains poorly understood. Using multimodal live-cell imaging, here we first show that multiple endogenous and synthetic lipid-anchored proteins, despite maintaining stable tight association with the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane, were unexpectedly depleted from the membrane domains where the signaling network was spontaneously activated such as in the new protrusions as well as within the propagating ventral waves. Although their asymmetric patterns resembled those of standard peripheral "back" proteins such as PTEN, unlike the latter, these lipidated proteins did not dissociate from the membrane upon global receptor activation. Our experiments not only discounted the possibility of recurrent reversible translocation from membrane to cytosol as it occurs for weakly bound peripheral membrane proteins, but also ruled out the necessity of directed vesicular trafficking and cytoskeletal supramolecular structure-based restrictions in driving these dynamic symmetry breaking events. Selective photoconversion-based protein tracking assays suggested that these asymmetric patterns instead originate from the inherent ability of these membrane proteins to "dynamically partition" into distinct domains within the plane of the membrane. Consistently, single-molecule measurements showed that these lipid-anchored molecules have substantially dissimilar diffusion profiles in different regions of the membrane. When these profiles were incorporated into an excitable network-based stochastic reaction-diffusion model of the system, simulations revealed that our proposed "dynamic partitioning" mechanism is sufficient to give rise to familiar asymmetric propagating wave patterns. Moreover, we demonstrated that normally uniform integral and lipid-anchored membrane proteins in Dictyostelium and mammalian neutrophil cells can be induced to partition spatiotemporally to form polarized patterns, by optogenetically recruiting membrane domain-specific peptides to these proteins. Together, our results indicate "dynamic partitioning" as a new mechanism of plasma membrane organization, that can account for large-scale compartmentalization of a wide array of lipid-anchored and integral membrane proteins in different physiological processes.
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Kim W, Jeon TJ. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases play a suppressive role in cell motility of vegetative Dictyostelium cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 629:106-111. [PMID: 36116372 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K) is a key regulator of cell motility during chemotaxis and plays an important role in relaying and amplifying the shallow gradient of chemoattractant signals to ultimately mediate rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton. To determine whether PI3K plays a similar role in electrotaxis as in chemotaxis, we examined directional cell migration in response to an electric field (EF) and unexpectedly found that the role of PI3K in regulating cell motility differs depending on the state of Dictyostelium cells. Contrary to chemotaxis experiments using aggregation-competent cells, in the cell migration assay, we used a recently developed method for electrotaxis using 3-h starved cells. Wild-type cells starved for 3 h showed increased motility in the presence of LY294002, a PI3K inhibitor, whereas aggregation-competent cells showed slightly decreased motility, indicating the effect of LY294002 on cell motility differ depending on the state of the cells. Consistent with these results, pi3k null cells in the vegetative state exhibited increased motility similar to that in the presence of LY294002, compared to wild-type cells. These findings were confirmed through random migration experiments. These results suggest that PI3Ks play a suppressive role in regulating cell motility of vegetative Dictyostelium cells and that the suppressive effect is reversed on inhibition or lack of PI3Ks, leading to high motility.
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- Wonbum Kim
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.
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Muljadi M, Fu YC, Cheng CM. Understanding the Cell's Response to Chemical Signals: Utilisation of Microfluidic Technology in Studies of Cellular and Dictyostelium discoideum Chemotaxis. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1737. [PMID: 36296089 PMCID: PMC9611482 DOI: 10.3390/mi13101737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cellular chemotaxis has been the subject of a variety of studies due to its relevance in physiological processes, disease pathogenesis, and systems biology, among others. The migration of cells towards a chemical source remains a closely studied topic, with the Boyden chamber being one of the earlier techniques that has successfully studied cell chemotaxis. Despite its success, diffusion chambers such as these presented a number of problems, such as the quantification of many aspects of cell behaviour, the reproducibility of procedures, and measurement accuracy. The advent of microfluidic technology prompted more advanced studies of cell chemotaxis, usually involving the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum (D. discoideum) as a model organism because of its tendency to aggregate towards chemotactic agents and its similarities to higher eukaryotes. Microfluidic technology has made it possible for studies to look at chemotactic properties that would have been difficult to observe using classic diffusion chambers. Its flexibility and its ability to generate consistent concentration gradients remain some of its defining aspects, which will surely lead to an even better understanding of cell migratory behaviour and therefore many of its related biological processes. This paper first dives into a brief introduction of D. discoideum as a social organism and classical chemotaxis studies. It then moves to discuss early microfluidic devices, before diving into more recent and advanced microfluidic devices and their use with D. discoideum. The paper then closes with brief opinions about research progress in the field and where it will possibly lead in the future.
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- Michael Muljadi
- International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Hiraoka H, Wang J, Nakano T, Hirano Y, Yamazaki S, Hiraoka Y, Haraguchi T. ATP levels influence cell movement during the mound phase in Dictyostelium discoideum as revealed by ATP visualization and simulation. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 12:2042-2056. [PMID: 36054629 PMCID: PMC9623536 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Cell migration plays an important role in multicellular organism development. The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is a useful model organism for the study of cell migration during development. Although cellular ATP levels are known to determine cell fate during development, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we report that ATP-rich cells efficiently move to the central tip region of the mound against rotational movement during the mound phase. A simulation analysis based on an agent-based model reproduces the movement of ATP-rich cells observed in the experiments. These findings indicate that ATP-rich cells have the ability to move against the bulk flow of cells, suggesting a mechanism by which high ATP levels determine the cell fate of differentiation.
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- Haruka Hiraoka
- Graduate School of Frontier BiosciencesOsaka UniversityJapan,Graduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityJapan
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- Graduate School of InformaticsOsaka Metropolitan UniversityJapan
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- Graduate School of InformaticsOsaka Metropolitan UniversityJapan
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- Graduate School of Frontier BiosciencesOsaka UniversityJapan
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- Graduate School of Frontier BiosciencesOsaka UniversityJapan
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Day TC, Márquez-Zacarías P, Bravo P, Pokhrel AR, MacGillivray KA, Ratcliff WC, Yunker PJ. Varied solutions to multicellularity: The biophysical and evolutionary consequences of diverse intercellular bonds. BIOPHYSICS REVIEWS 2022; 3:021305. [PMID: 35673523 PMCID: PMC9164275 DOI: 10.1063/5.0080845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The diversity of multicellular organisms is, in large part, due to the fact that multicellularity has independently evolved many times. Nonetheless, multicellular organisms all share a universal biophysical trait: cells are attached to each other. All mechanisms of cellular attachment belong to one of two broad classes; intercellular bonds are either reformable or they are not. Both classes of multicellular assembly are common in nature, having independently evolved dozens of times. In this review, we detail these varied mechanisms as they exist in multicellular organisms. We also discuss the evolutionary implications of different intercellular attachment mechanisms on nascent multicellular organisms. The type of intercellular bond present during early steps in the transition to multicellularity constrains future evolutionary and biophysical dynamics for the lineage, affecting the origin of multicellular life cycles, cell-cell communication, cellular differentiation, and multicellular morphogenesis. The types of intercellular bonds used by multicellular organisms may thus result in some of the most impactful historical constraints on the evolution of multicellularity.
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- Thomas C. Day
- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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Singh SP, Insall RH. Under-Agarose Chemotaxis and Migration Assays for Dictyostelium. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2022; 2438:467-482. [PMID: 35147958 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2035-9_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chemotaxis-directional cell movement steered by chemical gradients-involved in many biological processes including embryonic morphogenesis and immune cell function. Eukaryotic cells, in response to external gradients of attractants, use conserved mechanisms to achieve chemotaxis by regulating the actin cytoskeleton at their fronts and myosin II at their rears. Dictyostelium discoideum, an amoeba that is widely used to study chemotaxis, uses chemotaxis to move up gradients of folate to identify and locate its bacterial prey. Similarly, when starved, Dictyostelium cells synthesize and secrete cyclic AMP (cAMP) while simultaneously expressing cAMP receptors. This allows them to chemotax toward their neighbors and aggregate together. The chemotactic behavior of cells can be studied using several techniques. One such, under-agarose chemotaxis, is a robust, easy, and inexpensive assay that allows direct quantification of chemotactic parameters such as speed and directionality. With the use of high-resolution imaging, for example confocal microscopy, detailed examination of the distribution of actin and membrane proteins in migrating wild type and mutant cells can be performed. In this chapter, we describe simple and optimized methods for studying folate and cAMP chemotaxis in Dictyostelium cells under agarose.
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- CRUK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK. .,Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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Mukhopadhyay D, De R. Growth kinetics and power laws indicate distinct mechanisms of cell-cell interactions in the aggregation process. Biophys J 2022; 121:481-490. [PMID: 34968426 PMCID: PMC8822615 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cellular aggregation is a complex process orchestrated by various kinds of interactions depending on the environment. Different interactions give rise to different pathways of cellular rearrangement and the development of specialized tissues. To distinguish the underlying mechanisms, in this theoretical work, we investigate the spontaneous emergence of tissue patterns from an ensemble of single cells on a substrate following three leading pathways of cell-cell interactions, namely, direct cell adhesion contacts, matrix-mediated mechanical interaction, and chemical signaling. Our analysis shows that the growth kinetics of the aggregation process are distinctly different for each pathway and bear the signature of the specific cell-cell interactions. Interestingly, we find that the average domain size and the mass of the clusters exhibit a power law growth in time under certain interaction mechanisms hitherto unexplored. Further, as observed in experiments, the cluster size distribution can be characterized by stretched exponential functions showing distinct cellular organization processes.
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- Debangana Mukhopadhyay
- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, West Bengal, India.
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Mangalam M, Fragaszy DM, Wagman JB, Day BM, Kelty-Stephen DG, Bongers RM, Stout DW, Osiurak F. On the psychological origins of tool use. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 134:104521. [PMID: 34998834 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' engagement with tools and its relation to other dimensions of human experience. However, existing literature on tool use faces several epistemological challenges in which the same set of questions generate many different answers. At least four critical questions can be identified, which are intimately intertwined-(1) What constitutes tool use? (2) What psychological processes underlie tool use in humans and nonhuman animals? (3) Which of these psychological processes are exclusive to tool use? (4) Which psychological processes involved in tool use are exclusive to Homo sapiens? To help advance a multidisciplinary scientific understanding of tool use, six author groups representing different academic disciplines (e.g., anthropology, psychology, neuroscience) and different theoretical perspectives respond to each of these questions, and then point to the direction of future work on tool use. We find that while there are marked differences among the responses of the respective author groups to each question, there is a surprising degree of agreement about many essential concepts and questions. We believe that this interdisciplinary and intertheoretical discussion will foster a more comprehensive understanding of tool use than any one of these perspectives (or any one of these author groups) would (or could) on their own.
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- Madhur Mangalam
- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Science, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Etude des Mécanismes Cognitifs, Université de Lyon, Lyon 69361, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris 75231, France
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Pain E, Shinhmar S, Williams RSB. Using Dictyostelium to Advance Our Understanding of the Role of Medium Chain Fatty Acids in Health and Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:722066. [PMID: 34589488 PMCID: PMC8473879 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.722066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ketogenic diets have been utilized for many years to improve health, and as a dietary approach for the treatment of a range of diseases, where the mechanism of these low carbohydrate and high fat diets is widely considered to be through the production of metabolic products of fat breakdown, called ketones. One of these diets, the medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet, involves high fat dietary intake in the form of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs), decanoic and octanoic acid, and is commonly used in endurance and high intensity exercises but has also demonstrated beneficial effects in the treatment of numerous pathologies including drug resistant epilepsy, cancer, and diabetes. Recent advances, using Dictyostelium discoideum as a model, have controversially proposed several direct molecular mechanisms for decanoic acid in this diet, independent of ketone generation. Studies in this model have identified that decanoic acid reduces phosphoinositide turnover, diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) activity, and also inhibits the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). These discoveries could potentially impact the treatment of a range of disorders including epilepsy, cancer and bipolar disorder. In this review, we summarize the newly proposed mechanisms for decanoic acid, identified using D. discoideum, and highlight potential roles in health and disease treatment.
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- Centre for Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, United Kingdom
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Kim D, Kim W, Jeon TJ. Reversible function of RapA with the C-terminus of RapC in Dictyostelium. J Microbiol 2021; 59:848-853. [PMID: 34449058 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-1400-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rap small GTPases are involved in diverse signaling pathways associated with cell growth, proliferation, and cell migration. There are three Rap proteins in Dictyostelium, RapA, RapB, and RapC. RapA is a key regulator in the control of cell adhesion and migration. Recently RapA and RapC have been reported to have opposite functions in the regulation of cellular processes. In this study, we demonstrate that the C-terminus of RapC, which is not found in RapA, is essential for the opposite functions of RapC and is able to reverse the functions of RapA when fused to the tail of RapA. Cells lacking RapC displayed several defective phenotypes, including spread morphology, strong adhesion, and decreased cell migration compared to wild-type cells. These phenotypes were rescued by full-length RapC, but not by RapC missing the C-terminus. Furthermore, recombinant RapA fused with the C-terminus of RapC completely recovered the phenotypes of rapC null cells, indicating that the functions of RapA were modified to become similar to those of RapC by the C-terminus of RapC with respect to cell morphology, cell adhesion and migration, cytokinesis, and development. These results suggest that the C-terminal residues of RapC are able to suppress and change the functions of other Ras proteins in Ras oncogenic signaling pathways.
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- Dongju Kim
- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biological Sciences & BK21 FOUR Educational Research Group for Age-associated Disorder Control Technology, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.
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Jeon J, Kim D, Jeon TJ. Opposite functions of RapA and RapC in cell adhesion and migration in Dictyostelium. Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2021; 25:203-210. [PMID: 34413965 PMCID: PMC8370755 DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2021.1947372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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There are three Rap proteins in Dictyostelium. RapA is a key regulator of cell adhesion and cytoskeletal rearrangement. Recently, RapC has been reported to be involved in cytokinesis, cell migration, and multicellular development. Here, we compare the functions of RapA and RapC using cells expressing or lacking Rap proteins, and confirm that RapA and RapC have opposite functions in cell spreading, adhesion, and migration. On the other hand, RapC has a unique function in cytokinesis and multicellular development. Activated RapA appears to stimulate spreading and adhesion of the cells to the substrate, possibly resulting in a decrease in the migration speed of the cells during chemotaxis without affecting the directionality, whereas RapC suppresses cell spreading and adhesion, thereby increasing the migration speed. Cells lacking RapC were defective in cytokinesis and multicellular development and showed multinucleation and formation of multiple tips from a mound during development. At the C-terminus, RapC has an additional stretch of amino acids, which is not found in RapA. The mechanism through which RapA and RapC perform their opposite functions in diverse cellular processes should be characterized further to understand the Rap signaling pathways in detail. ABBREVIATIONS: GAP; GTPase-activating proteins; GEF; guanine nucleotide exchanging factor; WT; wild type; CA; constitutively active; DN; dominantly negative
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- Jihyeon Jeon
- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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RNA seq and quantitative proteomic analysis of Dictyostelium knock-out cells lacking the core autophagy proteins ATG9 and/or ATG16. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:444. [PMID: 34126926 PMCID: PMC8204557 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07756-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Autophagy is an evolutionary ancient mechanism that sequesters substrates for degradation within autolysosomes. The process is driven by many autophagy-related (ATG) proteins, including the core members ATG9 and ATG16. However, the functions of these two core ATG proteins still need further elucidation. Here, we applied RNAseq and tandem mass tag (TMT) proteomic approaches to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and proteins (DEPs) in Dictyostelium discoideum ATG9‾, ATG16‾ and ATG9‾/16‾ strains in comparison to AX2 wild-type cells. RESULT In total, we identified 332 (279 up and 53 down), 639 (487 up and 152 down) and 260 (114 up and 146 down) DEGs and 124 (83 up and 41 down), 431 (238 up and 193 down) and 677 (347 up and 330 down) DEPs in ATG9‾, ATG16‾ and ATG9‾/16‾ strains, respectively. Thus, in the single knock-out strains, the number of DEGs was higher than the number of DEPs while in the double knock-out strain the number of DEPs was higher. Comparison of RNAseq and proteomic data further revealed, that only a small proportion of the transcriptional changes were reflected on the protein level. Gene ontology (GO) analysis revealed an enrichment of DEPs involved in lipid metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation. Furthermore, we found increased expression of the anti-oxidant enzymes glutathione reductase (gsr) and catalase A (catA) in ATG16‾ and ATG9‾/16‾ cells, respectively, indicating adaptation to excess reactive oxygen species (ROS). CONCLUSIONS Our study provides the first combined transcriptome and proteome analysis of ATG9‾, ATG16‾ and ATG9‾/16‾ cells. Our results suggest, that most changes in protein abundance were not caused by transcriptional changes, but were rather due to changes in protein homeostasis. In particular, knock-out of atg9 and/or atg16 appears to cause dysregulation of lipid metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation.
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Hoffmann A, Erber L, Betat H, Stadler PF, Mörl M, Fallmann J. Changes of the tRNA Modification Pattern during the Development of Dictyostelium discoideum. Noncoding RNA 2021; 7:32. [PMID: 34071416 PMCID: PMC8163159 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Dictyostelium discoideum is a social amoeba, which on starvation develops from a single-cell state to a multicellular fruiting body. This developmental process is accompanied by massive changes in gene expression, which also affect non-coding RNAs. Here, we investigate how tRNAs as key regulators of the translation process are affected by this transition. To this end, we used LOTTE-seq to sequence the tRNA pool of D. discoideum at different developmental time points and analyzed both tRNA composition and tRNA modification patterns. We developed a workflow for the specific detection of modifications from reverse transcriptase signatures in chemically untreated RNA-seq data at single-nucleotide resolution. It avoids the comparison of treated and untreated RNA-seq data using reverse transcription arrest patterns at nucleotides in the neighborhood of a putative modification site as internal control. We find that nucleotide modification sites in D. discoideum tRNAs largely conform to the modification patterns observed throughout the eukaroytes. However, there are also previously undescribed modification sites. We observe substantial dynamic changes of both expression levels and modification patterns of certain tRNA types during fruiting body development. Beyond the specific application to D. discoideum our results demonstrate that the developmental variability of tRNA expression and modification can be traced efficiently with LOTTE-seq.
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- Anne Hoffmann
- Bioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (P.F.S.)
- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München at Leipzig University and University Hospital Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 27, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Leipzig University, Brüderstraße 34, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (L.E.); (H.B.); (M.M.)
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Leipzig University, Brüderstraße 34, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (L.E.); (H.B.); (M.M.)
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- Bioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (P.F.S.)
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Competence Center for Scalable Data Services and Solutions, and Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Inselstraße 22, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstraße 17, A-1090 Wien, Austria
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 111321 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
- Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Leipzig University, Brüderstraße 34, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; (L.E.); (H.B.); (M.M.)
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- Bioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (P.F.S.)
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GHIMIRE SRIJANA, WANG XIANGSHENG. COMPETITION AND COOPERATION ON PREDATION: BIFURCATION THEORY OF MUTUALISM. J BIOL SYST 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s0218339021500030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this paper, we investigate two predator–prey models which take into consideration hunting cooperation (i.e., mutualism) between two different predators and within one predator species, respectively. Local and global dynamics are obtained for the model systems. By a detailed bifurcation analysis, we investigate the dependence of predation dynamics on mutualism (cooperative predation). From our study, we prove that mutualism may enhance the survival of mutualist predators in a severe condition and break the competitive exclusion principle. We further provide quantitative information about how the cooperative predation (mutualism) may (i) establish multiple stability switches on the positive equilibrium; (ii) generate backward bifurcation on equilibria; (iii) induce supercritical or subcritical Hopf bifurcations; and (iv) establish bi-stability phenomenon between the predator-free equilibrium and a positive equilibrium (or a limit cycle).
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- SRIJANA GHIMIRE
- Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70503, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70503, USA
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Pentz JT, Márquez-Zacarías P, Bozdag GO, Burnetti A, Yunker PJ, Libby E, Ratcliff WC. Ecological Advantages and Evolutionary Limitations of Aggregative Multicellular Development. Curr Biol 2020; 30:4155-4164.e6. [PMID: 32888478 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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All multicellular organisms develop through one of two basic routes: they either aggregate from free-living cells, creating potentially chimeric multicellular collectives, or they develop clonally via mother-daughter cellular adhesion. Although evolutionary theory makes clear predictions about trade-offs between these developmental modes, these have never been experimentally tested in otherwise genetically identical organisms. We engineered unicellular baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to develop either clonally ("snowflake"; Δace2) or aggregatively ("floc"; GAL1p::FLO1) and examined their fitness in a fluctuating environment characterized by periods of growth and selection for rapid sedimentation. When cultured independently, aggregation was far superior to clonal development, providing a 35% advantage during growth and a 2.5-fold advantage during settling selection. Yet when competed directly, clonally developing snowflake yeast rapidly displaced aggregative floc. This was due to unexpected social exploitation: snowflake yeast, which do not produce adhesive FLO1, nonetheless become incorporated into flocs at a higher frequency than floc cells themselves. Populations of chimeric clusters settle much faster than floc alone, providing snowflake yeast with a fitness advantage during competition. Mathematical modeling suggests that such developmental cheating may be difficult to circumvent; hypothetical "choosy floc" that avoid exploitation by maintaining clonality pay an ecological cost when rare, often leading to their extinction. Our results highlight the conflict at the heart of aggregative development: non-specific cellular binding provides a strong ecological advantage-the ability to quickly form groups-but this very feature leads to its exploitation.
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- Jennifer T Pentz
- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, Sweden; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Quantitative Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, Sweden
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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Eckstein TF, Vidal-Henriquez E, Bae AJ, Gholami A. Spatial heterogeneities shape the collective behavior of signaling amoeboid cells. Sci Signal 2020; 13:13/655/eaaz3975. [PMID: 33109747 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaz3975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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In its natural habitat in the forest soil, the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is exposed to obstacles. Starving Dictyostelium cells secrete cAMP, which is the key extracellular signaling molecule that promotes the aggregation process required for their long-term survival. Here, we investigated the influence of environmental inhomogeneities on the signaling and pattern formation of Dictyostelium cells. We present experimental data and numerical simulations on the pattern formation of signaling Dictyostelium cells in the presence of periodic arrays of millimeter-sized pillars. We observed concentric cAMP waves that initiated almost synchronously at the pillars and propagated outward. In response to these circular waves, the Dictyostelium cells streamed toward the pillars, forming aggregates arranged in patterns that reflected the periodicity of the lattice of pillars. Our results suggest that, in nature, the excitability threshold and synchronization level of the cells are two key parameters that control the nature of the interaction between cells and spatial heterogeneities in their environment.
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- Torsten F Eckstein
- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Faßberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Faßberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Am Faßberg 17, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Gitschlag BL, Tate AT, Patel MR. Nutrient status shapes selfish mitochondrial genome dynamics across different levels of selection. eLife 2020; 9:56686. [PMID: 32959778 PMCID: PMC7508553 DOI: 10.7554/elife.56686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cooperation and cheating are widespread evolutionary strategies. While cheating confers an advantage to individual entities within a group, competition between groups favors cooperation. Selfish or cheater mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) proliferates within hosts while being selected against at the level of host fitness. How does environment shape cheater dynamics across different selection levels? Focusing on food availability, we address this question using heteroplasmic Caenorhabditis elegans. We find that the proliferation of selfish mtDNA within hosts depends on nutrient status stimulating mtDNA biogenesis in the developing germline. Interestingly, mtDNA biogenesis is not sufficient for this proliferation, which also requires the stress-response transcription factor FoxO/DAF-16. At the level of host fitness, FoxO/DAF-16 also prevents food scarcity from accelerating the selection against selfish mtDNA. This suggests that the ability to cope with nutrient stress can promote host tolerance of cheaters. Our study delineates environmental effects on selfish mtDNA dynamics at different levels of selection.
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- Bryan L Gitschlag
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, United States.,Diabetes Research and Training Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, United States
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Erber L, Hoffmann A, Fallmann J, Hagedorn M, Hammann C, Stadler PF, Betat H, Prohaska S, Mörl M. Unusual Occurrence of Two Bona-Fide CCA-Adding Enzymes in Dictyostelium discoideum. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155210. [PMID: 32717856 PMCID: PMC7432833 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Dictyostelium discoideum, the model organism for the evolutionary supergroup of Amoebozoa, is a social amoeba that, upon starvation, undergoes transition from a unicellular to a multicellular organism. In its genome, we identified two genes encoding for tRNA nucleotidyltransferases. Such pairs of tRNA nucleotidyltransferases usually represent collaborating partial activities catalyzing CC- and A-addition to the tRNA 3'-end, respectively. In D. discoideum, however, both enzymes exhibit identical activities, representing bona-fide CCA-adding enzymes. Detailed characterization of the corresponding activities revealed that both enzymes seem to be essential and are regulated inversely during different developmental stages of D. discoideum. Intriguingly, this is the first description of two functionally equivalent CCA-adding enzymes using the same set of tRNAs and showing a similar distribution within the cell. This situation seems to be a common feature in Dictyostelia, as other members of this phylum carry similar pairs of tRNA nucleotidyltransferase genes in their genome.
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- Lieselotte Erber
- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Brüderstraße 34, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (L.E.); (H.B.)
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (J.F.); (P.F.S.); (S.P.)
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (J.F.); (P.F.S.); (S.P.)
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- Ribogenetics Biochemistry Lab, Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany; (M.H.); (C.H.)
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- Ribogenetics Biochemistry Lab, Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany; (M.H.); (C.H.)
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (J.F.); (P.F.S.); (S.P.)
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Competence Center for Scalable Data Services and Solutions, and Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad National de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Carrera 45 No. 26-85, Colombia
- Santa Fe Institute for Complex Systems, 1399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry of the University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Brüderstraße 34, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (L.E.); (H.B.)
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany; (A.H.); (J.F.); (P.F.S.); (S.P.)
- Computational EvoDevo Group, Department of Computer Science, Leipzig University, Härtelstraße 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Brüderstraße 34, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; (L.E.); (H.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-341-9736-911; Fax: +49-341-9736-919
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Pal DS, Li X, Banerjee T, Miao Y, Devreotes PN. The excitable signal transduction networks: movers and shapers of eukaryotic cell migration. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2020; 63:407-416. [PMID: 31840779 DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.190265pd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In response to a variety of external cues, eukaryotic cells display varied migratory modes to perform their physiological functions during development and in the adult. Aberrations in cell migration result in embryonic defects and cancer metastasis. The molecular components involved in cell migration are remarkably conserved between the social amoeba Dictyostelium and mammalian cells. This makes the amoeba an excellent model system for studies of eukaryotic cell migration. These migration-associated components can be grouped into three networks: input, signal transduction and cytoskeletal. In migrating cells, signal transduction events such as Ras or PI3K activity occur at the protrusion tips, referred to as 'front', whereas events such as dissociation of PTEN from these regions are referred to as 'back'. Asymmetric distribution of such front and back events is crucial for establishing polarity and guiding cell migration. The triggering of these signaling events displays properties of biochemical excitability including all-or-nothing responsiveness to suprathreshold stimuli, refractoriness, and wave propagation. These signal transduction waves originate from a point and propagate towards the edge of the cell, thereby driving cytoskeletal activity and cellular protrusions. Any change in the threshold for network activation alters the range of the propagating waves and the size of cellular protrusions which gives rise to various migratory modes in cells. Thus, this review highlights excitable signal transduction networks as key players for coordinating cytoskeletal activities to drive cell migration in all eukaryotes.
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- Dhiman S Pal
- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jeon P, Jeon TJ. WasC, a WASP family protein, is involved in cell adhesion and migration through regulation of F-actin polymerization in Dictyostelium. J Microbiol 2020; 58:696-702. [PMID: 32524343 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-020-0138-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The actin cytoskeleton is involved in the regulation of cell morphology and migration. Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome proteins (WASPs) play an important role in controlling actin polymerization by activating the Arp2/3 complex. The present study investigated the roles of WasC, one of the 3 WASPs in Dictyostelium, in cellular processes. Cells lacking WasC displayed strong cell adhesion and approximately 1.5-fold increase in F-actin levels as compared to the wild-type cells. Loss of wasC caused defects in phagocytosis and decreased the migration speed in chemoattractant-mediated cell migration but did not affect directionality. WasC was localized to the protruding region in migrating cells and, transiently and rapidly translocated to the cell cortex in response to chemoattractant stimulation, in an F-actin dependent manner. Our results suggest that WasC is involved in cell adhesion and migration by regulating F-actin polymerization at the leading edge of migrating cells, probably as a negative regulator. The increased strength of adhesion in wasC null cells is likely to decrease the migration speed but not the directionality.
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- Pyeonghwa Jeon
- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.
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Li X, Miao Y, Pal DS, Devreotes PN. Excitable networks controlling cell migration during development and disease. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 100:133-142. [PMID: 31836289 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The directed movements of individual, groups, or sheets of cells at specific times in particular locations bring about form and complexity to developing organisms. Cells move by extending protrusions, such as macropinosomes, pseudopods, lamellipods, filopods, or blebs. Although many of the cytoskeletal components within these structures are known, less is known about the mechanisms that determine their location, number, and characteristics. Recent evidence suggests that control may be exerted by a signal transduction excitable network whose components and activities, including Ras, PI3K, TorC2, and phosphoinositides, self-organize on the plasma membrane and propagate in waves. The waves drive the various types of protrusions, which in turn, determine the modes of cell migration. Acute perturbations at specific points in the network produce abrupt shifts in protrusion type, including transitions from pseudopods to filopods or lamellipods. These observations have also contributed to a delineation of the signal transduction network, including candidate fast positive and delayed negative feedback loops. The network contains many oncogenes and tumor suppressors, and other molecules which have recently been implicated in developmental and metabolic abnormalities. Thus, the concept of signal transduction network excitability in cell migration can be used to understand disease states and morphological changes occurring in development.
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- Xiaoguang Li
- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Arrieta J, Polin M, Saleta-Piersanti R, Tuval I. Light Control of Localized Photobioconvection. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:158101. [PMID: 31702314 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.158101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Microorganismal motility is often characterized by complex responses to environmental physico-chemical stimuli. Although the biological basis of these responses is often not well understood, their exploitation already promises novel avenues to directly control the motion of living active matter at both the individual and collective level. Here we leverage the phototactic ability of the model microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to precisely control the timing and position of localized cell photoaccumulation, leading to the controlled development of isolated bioconvective plumes. This novel form of photobioconvection allows a precise, fast, and reconfigurable control of the spatiotemporal dynamics of the instability and the ensuing global recirculation, which can be activated and stopped in real time. A simple continuum model accounts for the phototactic response of the suspension and demonstrates how the spatiotemporal dynamics of the illumination field can be used as a simple external switch to produce efficient bio mixing.
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- Jorge Arrieta
- Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC, Esporles, 07190, Spain
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- Physics Department and Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC, Esporles, 07190, Spain
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González-Velasco Ó, De Las Rivas J, Lacal J. Proteomic and Transcriptomic Profiling Identifies Early Developmentally Regulated Proteins in Dictyostelium Discoideum. Cells 2019; 8:cells8101187. [PMID: 31581556 PMCID: PMC6830349 DOI: 10.3390/cells8101187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cyclic AMP acts as a secondary messenger involving different cellular functions in eukaryotes. Here, proteomic and transcriptomic profiling has been combined to identify novel early developmentally regulated proteins in eukaryote cells. These proteomic and transcriptomic experiments were performed in Dictyostelium discoideum given the unique advantages that this organism offers as a eukaryotic model for cell motility and as a nonmammalian model of human disease. By comparing whole-cell proteome analysis of developed (cAMP-pulsed) wild-type AX2 cells and an independent transcriptomic analysis of developed wild-type AX4 cells, our results show that up to 70% of the identified proteins overlap in the two independent studies. Among them, we have found 26 proteins previously related to cAMP signaling and identified 110 novel proteins involved in calcium signaling, adhesion, actin cytoskeleton, the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, metabolism, and proteins that previously lacked any annotation. Our study validates previous findings, mostly for the canonical cAMP-pathway, and also generates further insight into the complexity of the transcriptomic changes during early development. This article also compares proteomic data between parental and cells lacking glkA, a GSK-3 kinase implicated in substrate adhesion and chemotaxis in Dictyostelium. This analysis reveals a set of proteins that show differences in expression in the two strains as well as overlapping protein level changes independent of GlkA.
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- Óscar González-Velasco
- Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics Research Group. Cancer Research Center (CIC-IBMCC, CSIC/USAL/IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics Research Group. Cancer Research Center (CIC-IBMCC, CSIC/USAL/IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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Sikkema HR, Gaastra BF, Pols T, Poolman B. Cell Fuelling and Metabolic Energy Conservation in Synthetic Cells. Chembiochem 2019; 20:2581-2592. [PMID: 31381223 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We are aiming for a blue print for synthesizing (moderately complex) subcellular systems from molecular components and ultimately for constructing life. However, without comprehensive instructions and design principles, we rely on simple reaction routes to operate the essential functions of life. The first forms of synthetic life will not make every building block for polymers de novo according to complex pathways, rather they will be fed with amino acids, fatty acids and nucleotides. Controlled energy supply is crucial for any synthetic cell, no matter how complex. Herein, we describe the simplest pathways for the efficient generation of ATP and electrochemical ion gradients. We have estimated the demand for ATP by polymer synthesis and maintenance processes in small cell-like systems, and we describe circuits to control the need for ATP. We also present fluorescence-based sensors for pH, ionic strength, excluded volume, ATP/ADP, and viscosity, which allow the major physicochemical conditions inside cells to be monitored and tuned.
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- Hendrik R Sikkema
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Conditional expression explains molecular evolution of social genes in a microbe. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3284. [PMID: 31337766 PMCID: PMC6650454 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11237-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Conflict is thought to play a critical role in the evolution of social interactions by promoting diversity or driving accelerated evolution. However, despite our sophisticated understanding of how conflict shapes social traits, we have limited knowledge of how it impacts molecular evolution across the underlying social genes. Here we address this problem by analyzing the genome-wide impact of social interactions using genome sequences from 67 Dictyostelium discoideum strains. We find that social genes tend to exhibit enhanced polymorphism and accelerated evolution. However, these patterns are not consistent with conflict driven processes, but instead reflect relaxed purifying selection. This pattern is most likely explained by the conditional nature of social interactions, whereby selection on genes expressed only in social interactions is diluted by generations of inactivity. This dilution of selection by inactivity enhances the role of drift, leading to increased polymorphism and accelerated evolution, which we call the Red King process.
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A telomerase with novel non-canonical roles: TERT controls cellular aggregation and tissue size in Dictyostelium. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008188. [PMID: 31237867 PMCID: PMC6592521 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Telomerase, particularly its main subunit, the reverse transcriptase, TERT, prevents DNA erosion during eukaryotic chromosomal replication, but also has poorly understood non-canonical functions. Here, in the model social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum, we show that the protein encoded by tert has telomerase-like motifs, and regulates, non-canonically, important developmental processes. Expression levels of wild-type (WT) tert were biphasic, peaking at 8 and 12 h post-starvation, aligning with developmental events, such as the initiation of streaming (~7 h) and mound formation (~10 h). In tert KO mutants, however, aggregation was delayed until 16 h. Large, irregular streams formed, then broke up, forming small mounds. The mound-size defect was not induced when a KO mutant of countin (a master size-regulating gene) was treated with TERT inhibitors, but anti-countin antibodies did rescue size in the tert KO. Although, conditioned medium (CM) from countin mutants failed to rescue size in the tert KO, tert KO CM rescued the countin KO phenotype. These and additional observations indicate that TERT acts upstream of smlA/countin: (i) the observed expression levels of smlA and countin, being respectively lower and higher (than WT) in the tert KO; (ii) the levels of known size-regulation intermediates, glucose (low) and adenosine (high), in the tert mutant, and the size defect's rescue by supplemented glucose or the adenosine-antagonist, caffeine; (iii) the induction of the size defect in the WT by tert KO CM and TERT inhibitors. The tert KO's other defects (delayed aggregation, irregular streaming) were associated with changes to cAMP-regulated processes (e.g. chemotaxis, cAMP pulsing) and their regulatory factors (e.g. cAMP; acaA, carA expression). Overexpression of WT tert in the tert KO rescued these defects (and size), and restored a single cAMP signaling centre. Our results indicate that TERT acts in novel, non-canonical and upstream ways, regulating key developmental events in Dictyostelium.
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Fujimori T, Nakajima A, Shimada N, Sawai S. Tissue self-organization based on collective cell migration by contact activation of locomotion and chemotaxis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:4291-4296. [PMID: 30782791 PMCID: PMC6410881 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1815063116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Despite their central role in multicellular organization, navigation rules that dictate cell rearrangement remain largely undefined. Contact between neighboring cells and diffusive attractant molecules are two of the major determinants of tissue-level patterning; however, in most cases, molecular and developmental complexity hinders one from decoding the exact governing rules of individual cell movement. A primordial example of tissue patterning by cell rearrangement is found in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum where the organizing center or the "tip" self-organizes as a result of sorting of differentiating prestalk and prespore cells. By employing microfluidics and microsphere-based manipulation of navigational cues at the single-cell level, here we uncovered a previously overlooked mode of Dictyostelium cell migration that is strictly directed by cell-cell contact. The cell-cell contact signal is mediated by E-set Ig-like domain-containing heterophilic adhesion molecules TgrB1/TgrC1 that act in trans to induce plasma membrane recruitment of the SCAR complex and formation of dendritic actin networks, and the resulting cell protrusion competes with those induced by chemoattractant cAMP. Furthermore, we demonstrate that both prestalk and prespore cells can protrude toward the contact signal as well as to chemotax toward cAMP; however, when given both signals, prestalk cells orient toward the chemoattractant, whereas prespore cells choose the contact signal. These data suggest a model of cell sorting by competing juxtacrine and diffusive cues, each with potential to drive its own mode of collective cell migration.
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- Taihei Fujimori
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan
- Research Center for Complex Systems Biology, Universal Biology Institute, University of Tokyo, Komaba, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Komaba, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan;
- Research Center for Complex Systems Biology, Universal Biology Institute, University of Tokyo, Komaba, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan
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Stuelten CH, Parent CA, Montell DJ. Cell motility in cancer invasion and metastasis: insights from simple model organisms. Nat Rev Cancer 2018; 18:296-312. [PMID: 29546880 PMCID: PMC6790333 DOI: 10.1038/nrc.2018.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metastasis remains the greatest challenge in the clinical management of cancer. Cell motility is a fundamental and ancient cellular behaviour that contributes to metastasis and is conserved in simple organisms. In this Review, we evaluate insights relevant to human cancer that are derived from the study of cell motility in non-mammalian model organisms. Dictyostelium discoideum, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster and Danio rerio permit direct observation of cells moving in complex native environments and lend themselves to large-scale genetic and pharmacological screening. We highlight insights derived from each of these organisms, including the detailed signalling network that governs chemotaxis towards chemokines; a novel mechanism of basement membrane invasion; the positive role of E-cadherin in collective direction-sensing; the identification and optimization of kinase inhibitors for metastatic thyroid cancer on the basis of work in flies; and the value of zebrafish for live imaging, especially of vascular remodelling and interactions between tumour cells and host tissues. While the motility of tumour cells and certain host cells promotes metastatic spread, the motility of tumour-reactive T cells likely increases their antitumour effects. Therefore, it is important to elucidate the mechanisms underlying all types of cell motility, with the ultimate goal of identifying combination therapies that will increase the motility of beneficial cells and block the spread of harmful cells.
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- Christina H. Stuelten
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Michigan Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Tariqul Islam AFM, Yue H, Scavello M, Haldeman P, Rappel WJ, Charest PG. The cAMP-induced G protein subunits dissociation monitored in live Dictyostelium cells by BRET reveals two activation rates, a positive effect of caffeine and potential role of microtubules. Cell Signal 2018; 48:25-37. [PMID: 29698704 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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To study the dynamics and mechanisms controlling activation of the heterotrimeric G protein Gα2βγ in Dictyostelium in response to stimulation by the chemoattractant cyclic AMP (cAMP), we monitored the G protein subunit interaction in live cells using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET). We found that cAMP induces the cAR1-mediated dissociation of the G protein subunits to a similar extent in both undifferentiated and differentiated cells, suggesting that only a small number of cAR1 (as expressed in undifferentiated cells) is necessary to induce the full activation of Gα2βγ. In addition, we found that treating cells with caffeine increases the potency of cAMP-induced Gα2βγ activation; and that disrupting the microtubule network but not F-actin inhibits the cAMP-induced dissociation of Gα2βγ. Thus, microtubules are necessary for efficient cAR1-mediated activation of the heterotrimeric G protein. Finally, kinetics analyses of Gα2βγ subunit dissociation induced by different cAMP concentrations indicate that there are two distinct rates at which the heterotrimeric G protein subunits dissociate when cells are stimulated with cAMP concentrations above 500 nM versus only one rate at lower cAMP concentrations. Quantitative modeling suggests that the kinetics profile of Gα2βγ subunit dissociation results from the presence of both uncoupled and G protein pre-coupled cAR1 that have differential affinities for cAMP and, consequently, induce G protein subunit dissociation through different rates. We suggest that these different signaling kinetic profiles may play an important role in initial chemoattractant gradient sensing.
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- A F M Tariqul Islam
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0088, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0088, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0088, USA; Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, Joint Center for Transitional Medicine, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0088, USA.
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Loss of RapC causes defects in cytokinesis, cell migration, and multicellular development of Dictyostelium. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 499:783-789. [PMID: 29614268 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.03.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The small GTPase Ras proteins are involved in diverse cellular processes. We investigated the functions of RapC, one of 15 Ras subfamily GTPases in Dictyostelium. Loss of RapC resulted in a spread shape of cells; severe defects in cytokinesis leading to multinucleation; decrease of migration speed in chemoattractant-mediated cell migration, likely through increased cell adhesion; and aberrations in multicellular development producing abnormal multiple tips from one mound and multi-branched developmental structures. Defects in cells lacking RapC were rescued by expressing GFP-RapC in rapC null cells. Our results demonstrate that RapC, despite its high sequence homology with Rap1, plays a negative role in cell spreading and cell adhesion, in contrast to Rap1, which is a key regulator of cell adhesion and cytoskeleton rearrangement. In addition, RapC appears to have a unique function in multicellular development and is involved in tip formation from mounds. This study contributes to the understanding of Ras-mediated cellular processes.
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Synergistic activity of cosecreted natural products from amoebae-associated bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:3758-3763. [PMID: 29592954 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1721790115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Investigating microbial interactions from an ecological perspective is a particularly fruitful approach to unveil both new chemistry and bioactivity. Microbial predator-prey interactions in particular rely on natural products as signal or defense molecules. In this context, we identified a grazing-resistant Pseudomonas strain, isolated from the bacterivorous amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Genome analysis of this bacterium revealed the presence of two biosynthetic gene clusters that were found adjacent to each other on a contiguous stretch of the bacterial genome. Although one cluster codes for the polyketide synthase producing the known antibiotic mupirocin, the other cluster encodes a nonribosomal peptide synthetase leading to the unreported cyclic lipopeptide jessenipeptin. We describe its complete structure elucidation, as well as its synergistic activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, when in combination with mupirocin. Both biosynthetic gene clusters are regulated by quorum-sensing systems, with 3-oxo-decanoyl homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C10-AHL) and hexanoyl homoserine lactone (C6-AHL) being the respective signal molecules. This study highlights the regulation, richness, and complex interplay of bacterial natural products that emerge in the context of microbial competition.
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Park B, Shin DY, Jeon TJ. CBP7 Interferes with the Multicellular Development of Dictyostelium Cells by Inhibiting Chemoattractant-Mediated Cell Aggregation. Mol Cells 2018; 41:103-109. [PMID: 29385672 PMCID: PMC5824019 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2018.2170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Calcium ions are involved in the regulation of diverse cellular processes. Fourteen genes encoding calcium binding proteins have been identified in Dictyostelium. CBP7, one of the 14 CBPs, is composed of 169 amino acids and contains four EF-hand motifs. Here, we investigated the roles of CBP7 in the development and cell migration of Dictyostelium cells and found that high levels of CBP7 exerted a negative effect on cells aggregation during development, possibly by inhibiting chemoattractant-directed cell migration. While cells lacking CBP7 exhibited normal development and chemotaxis similar that of wild-type cells, CBP7 overexpressing cells completely lost their chemotactic abilities to move toward increasing cAMP concentrations. This resulted in inhibition of cellular aggregation, a process required for forming multicellular organisms during development. Low levels of cytosolic free calcium were observed in CBP7 overexpressing cells, which was likely the underlying cause of their lack of chemotaxis. Our results demonstrate that CBP7 plays an important role in cell spreading and cell-substrate adhesion. cbp7 null cells showed decreased cell size and cell-substrate adhesion. The present study contributes to further understanding the role of calcium signaling in regulation of cell migration and development.
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- Byeonggyu Park
- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452,
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- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452,
Korea
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- Department of Biology & BK21- Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452,
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Natural products are invaluable sources of structural diversity and complexity ideally suited for the development of therapeutic agents. The search for novel bioactive molecules has prompted scientists to explore various ecological niches. Microorganisms have been shown to constitute such an important source. Despite their biosynthetic potential, social amoebae, that is, microorganisms with both a uni- and multicellular lifestyle, are underexplored regarding their secreted secondary metabolome. In this review, we present the structural diversity of amoebal natural products and discuss their biological functions as well as their total syntheses.
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- Robert Barnett
- Junior Research Group Chemistry of Microbial Communication, Leibniz Institute of Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, HKI Jena, Beutenbergstrasse 11, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Chemistry of Microbial Communication, Leibniz Institute of Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, HKI Jena, Beutenbergstrasse 11, 07745, Jena, Germany
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Kim H, Lee MR, Jeon TJ. Loss of FrmB results in increased size of developmental structures during the multicellular development of Dictyostelium cells. J Microbiol 2017; 55:730-736. [PMID: 28865076 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-017-7221-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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FERM domain-containing proteins are involved in diverse biological and pathological processes, including cell-substrate adhesion, cell-cell adhesion, multicellular development, and cancer metastasis. In this study, we determined the functions of FrmB, a FERM domain-containing protein, in the cell morphology, cell adhesion, and multicellular development of Dictyostelium cells. Our results show that FrmB appears to play an important role in regulating the size of developmental structures. frmB null cells showed prolonged aggregation during development, resulting in increased size of developmental structures, such as mounds and fruiting bodies, compared to those of wild-type cells, whereas FrmB overexpressing cells exhibited decreased size of developmental structures. These results suggest that FrmB may be necessary for limiting the sizes of developmental structures. Loss of FrmB also resulted in decreased cell-substrate adhesion and slightly increased cell area, suggesting that FrmB had important roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and cell morphology. These studies would contribute to our understanding of the intertwined and overlapped functions of FERM domain-containing proteins.
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- Hyeseon Kim
- Department of Biology & BK21-Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology & BK21-Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology & BK21-Plus Research Team for Bioactive Control Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Republic of Korea.
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Brenz Y, Winther-Larsen HC, Hagedorn M. Expanding Francisella models: Pairing up the soil amoeba Dictyostelium with aquatic Francisella. Int J Med Microbiol 2017; 308:32-40. [PMID: 28843671 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The bacterial genus Francisella comprises highly pathogenic species that infect mammals, arthropods, fish and protists. Understanding virulence and host defense mechanisms of Francisella infection relies on multiple animal and cellular model systems. In this review, we want to summarize the most commonly used Francisella host model platforms and highlight novel, alternative model systems using aquatic Francisella species. Established mouse and macrophage models contributed extensively to our understanding of Francisella infection. However, murine and human cells display significant differences in their response to Francisella infection. The zebrafish and the amoeba Dictyostelium are well-established model systems for host-pathogen interactions and open up opportunities to investigate bacterial virulence and host defense. Comparisons between model systems using human and fish pathogenic Francisella species revealed shared virulence strategies and pathology between them. Hence, zebrafish and Dictyostelium might complement current model systems to find new vaccine candidates and contribute to our understanding of Francisella infection.
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- Yannick Brenz
- Department of Parasitology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Integrative Microbial Evolution (CIME) and Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 3, 0371 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany.
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Das S, Parker JM, Guven C, Wang W, Kriebel PW, Losert W, Larson DR, Parent CA. Adenylyl cyclase mRNA localizes to the posterior of polarized DICTYOSTELIUM cells during chemotaxis. BMC Cell Biol 2017; 18:23. [PMID: 28545392 PMCID: PMC5445419 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-017-0139-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In Dictyostelium discoideum, vesicular transport of the adenylyl cyclase A (ACA) to the posterior of polarized cells is essential to relay exogenous 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signals during chemotaxis and for the collective migration of cells in head-to-tail arrangements called streams. RESULTS Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we discovered that the ACA mRNA is asymmetrically distributed at the posterior of polarized cells. Using both standard estimators and Monte Carlo simulation methods, we found that the ACA mRNA enrichment depends on the position of the cell within a stream, with the posterior localization of ACA mRNA being strongest for cells at the end of a stream. By monitoring the recovery of ACA-YFP after cycloheximide (CHX) treatment, we observed that ACA mRNA and newly synthesized ACA-YFP first emerge as fluorescent punctae that later accumulate to the posterior of cells. We also found that the ACA mRNA localization requires 3' ACA cis-acting elements. CONCLUSIONS Together, our findings suggest that the asymmetric distribution of ACA mRNA allows the local translation and accumulation of ACA protein at the posterior of cells. These data represent a novel functional role for localized translation in the relay of chemotactic signal during chemotaxis.
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- Satarupa Das
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA.,Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA
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- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA. .,Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
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Barnett R, Raszkowski D, Winckler T, Stallforth P. Versatile synthesis of the signaling peptide glorin. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:247-250. [PMID: 28326133 PMCID: PMC5331329 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We present a versatile synthesis of the eukaryotic signaling peptide glorin as well as glorinamide, a synthetic analog. The ability of these compounds to activate glorin-induced genes in the social amoeba Polysphondylium pallidum was evaluated by quantitative reverse transcription PCR, whereby both compounds showed bioactivity comparable to a glorin standard. This synthetic route will be useful in conducting detailed structure-activity relationship studies as well as in the design of chemical probes to dissect glorin-mediated signaling pathways.
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- Robert Barnett
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute - HKI, Junior Research Group Chemistry of Microbial Communication, Beutenbergstr. 11, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Jena, Semmelweisstrasse 10, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Jena, Semmelweisstrasse 10, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute - HKI, Junior Research Group Chemistry of Microbial Communication, Beutenbergstr. 11, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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Lee HM, Kim JS, Kang SO. Glutathione upregulates cAMP signalling via G protein alpha 2 during the development of Dictyostelium discoideum. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:4361-4371. [PMID: 27718249 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Despite the importance of glutathione in Dictyostelium, the role of glutathione synthetase (gshB/GSS) has not been clearly investigated. In this study, we observed that increasing glutathione content by constitutive expression of gshB leads to mound-arrest and defects in 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-mediated aggregation and developmental gene expression. The overexpression of gpaB encoding G protein alpha 2 (Gα2), an essential component of the cAMP signalling pathway, results in a phenotype similar to that caused by gshB overexpression, whereas gpaB knockdown in gshB-overexpressing cells partially rescues the above-mentioned phenotypic defects. Furthermore, Gα2 is highly enriched at the plasma membrane of gshB-overexpressing cells compared to wild-type cells. Therefore, our findings suggest that glutathione upregulates cAMP signalling via Gα2 modulation during Dictyostelium development.
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- Hyang-Mi Lee
- Laboratory of Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Korea
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Korea
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Korea
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Zhang X, Soldati T. Of Amoebae and Men: Extracellular DNA Traps as an Ancient Cell-Intrinsic Defense Mechanism. Front Immunol 2016; 7:269. [PMID: 27458458 PMCID: PMC4937021 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Since the discovery of the formation of DNA-based extracellular traps (ETs) by neutrophils as an innate immune defense mechanism (1), hundreds of articles describe the involvement of ETs in physiological and pathological human and animal conditions [reviewed in Ref. (2), and the previous Frontiers Research Topic on NETosis: http://www.frontiersin.org/books/NETosis_At_the_Intersection_of_Cell_Biology_Microbiology_and_Immunology/195]. Interestingly, a few reports reveal that ETs can be formed by immune cells of more ancient organisms, as far back as the common ancestor of vertebrates and invertebrates (3). Recently, we reported that the Sentinel cells of the multicellular slug of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum also produce ETs to trap and kill slug-invading bacteria [see Box 1; and Figure 1 Ref. (4)]. This is a strong evidence that DNA-based cell-intrinsic defense mechanisms emerged much earlier than thought, about 1.3 billion years ago. Amazingly, using extrusion of DNA as a weapon to capture and kill uningestable microbes has its rationale. During the emergence of multicellularity, a primitive innate immune system developed in the form of a dedicated set of specialized phagocytic cells. This professionalization of immunity allowed the evolution of sophisticated defense mechanisms including the sacrifice of a small set of cells by a mechanism related to NETosis. This altruistic behavior likely emerged in steps, starting from the release of “dispensable” mitochondrial DNA by D. discoideum Sentinel cells. Grounded in this realization, one can anticipate that in the near future, many more examples of the invention and fine-tuning of ETs by early metazoan ancestors will be identified. Consequently, it can be expected that this more complete picture of the evolution of ETs will impact our views of the involvement and pathologies linked to ETs in human and animals.
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- Xuezhi Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, Science II, University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Science II, University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland
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Marinović M, Šoštar M, Filić V, Antolović V, Weber I. Quantitative imaging of Rac1 activity in Dictyostelium cells with a fluorescently labelled GTPase-binding domain from DPAKa kinase. Histochem Cell Biol 2016; 146:267-79. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-016-1440-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zhang X, Zhuchenko O, Kuspa A, Soldati T. Social amoebae trap and kill bacteria by casting DNA nets. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10938. [PMID: 26927887 PMCID: PMC4773522 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Extracellular traps (ETs) from neutrophils are reticulated nets of DNA decorated with anti-microbial granules, and are capable of trapping and killing extracellular pathogens. Various phagocytes of mammals and invertebrates produce ETs, however, the evolutionary history of this DNA-based host defence strategy is unclear. Here we report that Sentinel (S) cells of the multicellular slug stage of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum produce ETs upon stimulation with bacteria or lipopolysaccharide in a reactive oxygen species-dependent manner. The production of ETs by S cells requires a Toll/Interleukin-1 receptor domain-containing protein TirA and reactive oxygen species-generating NADPH oxidases. Disruption of these genes results in decreased clearance of bacterial infections. Our results demonstrate that D. discoideum is a powerful model organism to study the evolution and conservation of mechanisms of cell-intrinsic immunity, and suggest that the origin of DNA-based ETs as an innate immune defence predates the emergence of metazoans. Neutrophils secrete net-like structures made of DNA and anti-microbial peptides, which can trap and kill extracellular pathogens. Here, the authors show that such nets are also produced by so-called Sentinel cells in the multicellular slug stage of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.
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- Xuezhi Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, Science II, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030-3498, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030-3498, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Science II, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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Márquez López J, Sulzmann A, Thewes S. Systematic evaluation of buffer influences on the development of Dictyostelium discoideum. Dev Genes Evol 2016; 226:27-35. [PMID: 26791868 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-016-0528-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Development and cell differentiation are key features of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Already at early developmental stages, the gene expression profile changes in the amoebae to make the cells aggregation competent. In the laboratory, development starts when the cells are washed free of nutrients. For this purpose, various non-nutrient buffers are used in different laboratories. However, to date, it is not clear if different buffers have different influences on the development of D. discoideum. Therefore, we investigated systematically the influence of six widely used buffers on the development of D. discoideum. Investigation was done at the phenotypical, biochemical, and molecular level. The results show that some of the investigated buffers show clear differences in the phenotypical outcome of the developmental cycle, at a biochemical level as measured in the response to cAMP, and/or at a molecular level as measured in the expression of early developmental marker genes. According to our results buffer compositions should be considered carefully for all developmental experiments with D. discoideum, especially when gene expression will be investigated.
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- Johanna Márquez López
- Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 12-16, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 12-16, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology-Microbiology, Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 12-16, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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Synthesis and SAR of 4-methyl-5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol (MPBD), produced by Dictyostelium discoideum. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:1428-33. [PMID: 26832786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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4-Methyl-5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol (MPBD) is a secondary metabolite of SteelyA polyketide synthase, which controls cell aggregation and spore maturation of Dictyostelium discoideum. In this study, chemical synthesis of MPBD and its derivatives was achieved. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies for antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis were also conducted.
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Xiong Q, Ünal C, Matthias J, Steinert M, Eichinger L. The phenotypes of ATG9, ATG16 and ATG9/16 knock-out mutants imply autophagy-dependent and -independent functions. Open Biol 2016; 5:150008. [PMID: 25878144 PMCID: PMC4422124 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.150008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Macroautophagy is a highly conserved intracellular bulk degradation system of all eukaryotic cells. It is governed by a large number of autophagy proteins (ATGs) and is crucial for many cellular processes. Here, we describe the phenotypes of Dictyostelium discoideum ATG16(-) and ATG9(-)/16(-) cells and compare them to the previously reported ATG9(-) mutant. ATG16 deficiency caused an increase in the expression of several core autophagy genes, among them atg9 and the two atg8 paralogues. The single and double ATG9 and ATG16 knock-out mutants had complex phenotypes and displayed severe and comparable defects in pinocytosis and phagocytosis. Uptake of Legionella pneumophila was reduced. In addition, ATG9(-) and ATG16(-) cells had dramatic defects in autophagy, development and proteasomal activity which were much more severe in the ATG9(-)/16(-) double mutant. Mutant cells showed an increase in poly-ubiquitinated proteins and contained large ubiquitin-positive protein aggregates which partially co-localized with ATG16-GFP in ATG9(-)/16(-) cells. The more severe autophagic, developmental and proteasomal phenotypes of ATG9(-)/16(-) cells imply that ATG9 and ATG16 probably function in parallel in autophagy and have in addition autophagy-independent functions in further cellular processes.
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- Qiuhong Xiong
- Zentrum für Biochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 52, Köln 50931, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, Braunschweig 38106, Germany Fen Fakültesi, Türk-Alman-Üniversitesi, Istanbul 34820, Turkey
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- Zentrum für Biochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 52, Köln 50931, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, Braunschweig 38106, Germany Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
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- Zentrum für Biochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 52, Köln 50931, Germany
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Roth H, Samereier M, Trommler G, Noegel AA, Schleicher M, Müller-Taubenberger A. Balanced cortical stiffness is important for efficient migration of Dictyostelium cells in confined environments. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 467:730-5. [PMID: 26482849 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.10.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Dictyostelium discoideum cells resemble in many aspects human leukocytes and serve as a model to study actin cytoskeleton dynamics and cell migration of highly motile cells. Dictyostelium cells deficient in the actin-binding protein filamin (ddFLN) showed a surprisingly subtle change in phenotype with no or only minor effects in single cell motility. These findings were in contrast to the strong actin-crosslinking activities measured for filamin in vitro. In the present study, we set out to revisit the role of ddFLN in cell migration. For this purpose, we examined migration of wild-type, ddFLN-null and ddFLN-overexpressing cells under different conditions. In addition to cyclic-AMP chemotaxis assays using micropipettes, we explored cell migration under more confined conditions: an under-agarose 2D assay and a 3D assay employing a collagen matrix that was adapted from assays for leukocytes. Using 3D migration conditions, cells deficient in ddFLN displayed only a minor impairment of motility, similar to the results obtained for migration in 2D. However, cells overexpressing ddFLN showed a remarkable decrease in the speed of migration in particular in 3D environments. We suggest that these results are in line with an increased stiffening of the cortex due to the crosslinking activity of overexpressed ddFLN. Our conclusion is that the absolute level of ddFLN is critical for efficient migration. Furthermore, our results show that under conditions of increased mechanical stress, Dictyostelium cells, like leukocytes, switch to a bleb-based mode of movement.
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- Heike Roth
- Department of Cell Biology (Anatomy III), Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology (Anatomy III), Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology (Anatomy III), Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry I, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology (Anatomy III), Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology (Anatomy III), Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82152, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
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Loomis WF. Genetic control of morphogenesis in Dictyostelium. Dev Biol 2015; 402:146-61. [PMID: 25872182 PMCID: PMC4464777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Revised: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cells grow, move, expand, shrink and die in the process of generating the characteristic shapes of organisms. Although the structures generated during development of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum look nothing like the structures seen in metazoan embryogenesis, some of the morphogenetic processes used in their making are surprisingly similar. Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis for directed cell migration, cell type specific sorting, differential adhesion, secretion of matrix components, pattern formation, regulation and terminal differentiation are reviewed. Genes involved in Dictyostelium aggregation, slug formation, and culmination of fruiting bodies are discussed.
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- William F Loomis
- Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States.
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