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Rial SA, You Z, Vivoli A, Sean D, Al-Khoury A, Lavoie G, Civelek M, Martinez-Sanchez A, Roux PP, Durcan TM, Lim GE. 14-3-3ζ regulates adipogenesis by modulating chromatin accessibility during the early stages of adipocyte differentiation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.18.585495. [PMID: 38562727 PMCID: PMC10983991 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.18.585495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
We previously established the scaffold protein 14-3-3ζ as a critical regulator of adipogenesis and adiposity, but the temporal specificity of its action during adipocyte differentiation remains unclear. To decipher if 14-3-3ζ exerts its regulatory functions on mature adipocytes or on adipose precursor cells (APCs), we generated Adipoq14-3-3ζKO and Pdgfra14-3-3ζKO mouse models. Our findings revealed a pivotal role for 14-3-3ζ in APC differentiation in a sex-dependent manner, whereby male and female Pdgfra14-3-3ζKO mice display impaired or potentiated weight gain, respectively, as well as fat mass. To better understand how 14-3-3ζ regulates the adipogenic transcriptional program in APCs, CRISPR-Cas9 was used to generate TAP-tagged 14-3-3ζ-expressing 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Using these cells, we examined if the 14-3-3ζ nuclear interactome is enriched with adipogenic regulators during differentiation. Regulators of chromatin remodeling, such as DNMT1 and HDAC1, were enriched in the nuclear interactome of 14-3-3ζ, and their activities were impacted upon 14-3-3ζ depletion. The interactions between 14-3-3ζ and chromatin-modifying enzymes suggested that 14-3-3ζ may control chromatin remodeling during adipogenesis, and this was confirmed by ATAC-seq, which revealed that 14-3-3ζ depletion impacted the accessibility of up to 1,244 chromatin regions corresponding in part to adipogenic genes, promoters, and enhancers during the initial stages of adipogenesis. Moreover, 14-3-3ζ-dependent chromatin accessibility was found to directly correlate with the expression of key adipogenic genes. Altogether, our study establishes 14-3-3ζ as a crucial epigenetic regulator of adipogenesis and highlights the usefulness of deciphering the nuclear 14-3-3ζ interactome to identify novel pro-adipogenic factors and pathways.
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- SA Rial
- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cardiometabolic Axis, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- The Neuro’s Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cardiometabolic Axis, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cardiometabolic Axis, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cardiometabolic Axis, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Section of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- The Neuro’s Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cardiometabolic Axis, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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Yoshii SR, Barral Y. Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202211048. [PMID: 38180475 PMCID: PMC10783438 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202211048] [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: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Lateral diffusion barriers compartmentalize membranes to generate polarity or asymmetrically partition membrane-associated macromolecules. Budding yeasts assemble such barriers in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the outer nuclear envelope at the bud neck to retain aging factors in the mother cell and generate naïve and rejuvenated daughter cells. However, little is known about whether other organelles are similarly compartmentalized. Here, we show that the membranes of mitochondria are laterally compartmentalized at the bud neck and near the cell poles. The barriers in the inner mitochondrial membrane are constitutive, whereas those in the outer membrane form in response to stresses. The strength of mitochondrial diffusion barriers is regulated positively by spatial cues from the septin axis and negatively by retrograde (RTG) signaling. These data indicate that mitochondria are compartmentalized in a fission-independent manner. We propose that these diffusion barriers promote mitochondrial polarity and contribute to mitochondrial quality control.
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- Saori R. Yoshii
- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Singh N, Jian Li K, Lynn Gordon K. Getting there in one piece: The Rac pathway prevents cell fragmentation in a nonprotrusively migrating leader cell during organogenesis. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.01.569642. [PMID: 38106045 PMCID: PMC10723291 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.01.569642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The C. elegans hermaphrodite distal tip cell (DTC) leads gonadogenesis. Loss-of-function mutations in a C. elegans ortholog of the Rac1 GTPase (ced-10) and its GEF complex (ced-5/DOCK180, ced-2/CrkII, ced-12/ELMO) cause gonad migration defects related to directional sensing; we discovered an additional defect class of gonad bifurcation in these mutants. Using genetic approaches, tissue-specific and whole-body RNAi, and in vivo imaging of endogenously tagged proteins and marked cells, we find that loss of Rac1 or its regulators causes the DTC to fragment as it migrates. Both products of fragmentation-the now-smaller DTC and the membranous patch of cellular material-localize important stem cell niche signaling (LAG-2/DSL ligand) and migration (INA-1/integrin subunit alpha) factors to their membranes, but only one retains the DTC nucleus and therefore the ability to maintain gene expression over time. The enucleate patch can lead a bifurcating branch off the gonad arm that grows through germ cell proliferation. Germ cells in this branch differentiate as the patch loses LAG-2 expression. While the nucleus is surprisingly dispensable for aspects of leader cell function, it is required for stem cell niche activity long-term. Prior work found that Rac1-/-;Rac2-/- mouse erythrocytes fragment; in this context, our new findings support the conclusion that maintaining a cohesive but deformable cell is a conserved function of this important cytoskeletal regulator.
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- Noor Singh
- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Quan N, Eguchi Y, Geiler-Samerotte K. Intra- FCY1: a novel system to identify mutations that cause protein misfolding. Front Genet 2023; 14:1198203. [PMID: 37745845 PMCID: PMC10512024 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1198203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Protein misfolding is a common intracellular occurrence. Most mutations to coding sequences increase the propensity of the encoded protein to misfold. These misfolded molecules can have devastating effects on cells. Despite the importance of protein misfolding in human disease and protein evolution, there are fundamental questions that remain unanswered, such as, which mutations cause the most misfolding? These questions are difficult to answer partially because we lack high-throughput methods to compare the destabilizing effects of different mutations. Commonly used systems to assess the stability of mutant proteins in vivo often rely upon essential proteins as sensors, but misfolded proteins can disrupt the function of the essential protein enough to kill the cell. This makes it difficult to identify and compare mutations that cause protein misfolding using these systems. Here, we present a novel in vivo system named Intra-FCY1 that we use to identify mutations that cause misfolding of a model protein [yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)] in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Intra-FCY1 system utilizes two complementary fragments of the yeast cytosine deaminase Fcy1, a toxic protein, into which YFP is inserted. When YFP folds, the Fcy1 fragments associate together to reconstitute their function, conferring toxicity in media containing 5-fluorocytosine and hindering growth. But mutations that make YFP misfold abrogate Fcy1 toxicity, thus strains possessing misfolded YFP variants rise to high frequency in growth competition experiments. This makes such strains easier to study. The Intra-FCY1 system cancels localization of the protein of interest, thus can be applied to study the relative stability of mutant versions of diverse cellular proteins. Here, we confirm this method can identify novel mutations that cause misfolding, highlighting the potential for Intra-FCY1 to illuminate the relationship between protein sequence and stability.
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- N. Quan
- Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Feng MW, Delneri D, Millar CB, O'Keefe RT. Eisosome disruption by noncoding RNA deletion increases protein secretion in yeast. PNAS NEXUS 2022; 1:pgac241. [PMID: 36712349 PMCID: PMC9802208 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) regulate many aspects of gene expression. We investigated how ncRNAs affected protein secretion in yeast by large-scale screening for improved endogenous invertase secretion in ncRNA deletion strains with deletion of stable unannotated transcripts (SUTs), cryptic unstable transcripts (CUTs), tRNAs, or snRNAs. We identified three candidate ncRNAs, SUT418, SUT390, and SUT125, that improved endogenous invertase secretion when deleted. As SUTs can affect expression of nearby genes, we quantified adjacent gene transcription and found that the PIL1 gene was down-regulated in the SUT125 deletion strain. Pil1 is a core component of eisosomes, nonmobile invaginations found throughout the plasma membrane. PIL1 knockout alone, or in combination with eisosome components LSP1 or SUR7, resulted in further increased secretion of invertase. Secretion of heterologous GFP was also increased upon PIL1 deletion, but this increase was signal sequence dependent. To reveal the potential for increased biopharmaceutical production, secretion of monoclonal antibody Pexelizumab scFv peptide was increased by PIL1 deletion. Global analysis of secreted proteins revealed that approximately 20% of secreted proteins, especially serine-enriched secreted proteins, including invertase, were increased upon eisosome disruption. Eisosomes are enriched with APC transporters and sphingolipids, which are essential components for secretory vesicle formation and protein sorting. Sphingolipid and serine biosynthesis pathways were up-regulated upon PIL1 deletion. We propose that increased secretion of endogenous and heterologous proteins upon PIL1 deletion resulted from sphingolipid redistribution in the plasma membrane and up-regulated sphingolipid biosynthesis. Overall, a new pathway to improve protein secretion in yeast via eisosome disruption has been identified.
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- Matthew Wenjie Feng
- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK,Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Meyerink BL, KC P, Tiwari NK, Kittock CM, Klein A, Evans CM, Pilaz LJ. Breasi-CRISPR: an efficient genome-editing method to interrogate protein localization and protein-protein interactions in the embryonic mouse cortex. Development 2022; 149:dev200616. [PMID: 35993342 PMCID: PMC9637389 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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In developing tissues, knowing the localization and interactors of proteins of interest is key to understanding their function. Here, we describe the Breasi-CRISPR approach (Brain Easi-CRISPR), combining Easi-CRISPR with in utero electroporation to tag endogenous proteins within embryonic mouse brains. Breasi-CRISPR enables knock-in of both short and long epitope tag sequences with high efficiency. We visualized epitope-tagged proteins with varied expression levels, such as ACTB, LMNB1, EMD, FMRP, NOTCH1 and RPL22. Detection was possible by immunohistochemistry as soon as 1 day after electroporation and we observed efficient gene editing in up to 50% of electroporated cells. Moreover, tagged proteins could be detected by immunoblotting in lysates from individual cortices. Next, we demonstrated that Breasi-CRISPR enables the tagging of proteins with fluorophores, allowing visualization of endogenous proteins by live imaging in organotypic brain slices. Finally, we used Breasi-CRISPR to perform co-immunoprecipitation mass-spectrometry analyses of the autism-related protein FMRP to discover its interactome in the embryonic cortex. Together, these data demonstrate that Breasi-CRISPR is a powerful tool with diverse applications that will propel the understanding of protein function in neurodevelopment.
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- Brandon L. Meyerink
- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
- Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
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- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
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- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
- Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
- Basic Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Histology Core, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
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- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
- Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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Li X, Singh N, Miller C, Washington I, Sosseh B, Gordon KL. The C. elegans gonadal sheath Sh1 cells extend asymmetrically over a differentiating germ cell population in the proliferative zone. eLife 2022; 11:75497. [PMID: 36094368 PMCID: PMC9467509 DOI: 10.7554/elife.75497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The Caenorhabditis elegans adult hermaphrodite germline is surrounded by a thin tube formed by somatic sheath cells that support germ cells as they mature from the stem-like mitotic state through meiosis, gametogenesis, and ovulation. Recently, we discovered that the distal Sh1 sheath cells associate with mitotic germ cells as they exit the niche Gordon et al., 2020. Here, we report that these sheath-associated germ cells differentiate first in animals with temperature-sensitive mutations affecting germ cell state, and stem-like germ cells are maintained distal to the Sh1 boundary. We analyze several markers of the distal sheath, which is best visualized with endogenously tagged membrane proteins, as overexpressed fluorescent proteins fail to localize to distal membrane processes and can cause gonad morphology defects. However, such reagents with highly variable expression can be used to determine the relative positions of the two Sh1 cells, one of which often extends further distal than the other.
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- Xin Li
- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Derkus B, Isik M, Eylem CC, Ergin I, Camci CB, Bilgin S, Elbuken C, Arslan YE, Akkulak M, Adali O, Kiran F, Okesola BO, Nemutlu E, Emregul E. Xenogenic Neural Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Nanovesicles Modulate Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate and Reconstruct Metabolomic Structure. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2022; 6:e2101317. [PMID: 35347890 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202101317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Extracellular nanovesicles, particularly exosomes, can deliver their diverse bioactive biomolecular content, including miRNAs, proteins, and lipids, thus providing a context for investigating the capability of exosomes to induce stem cells toward lineage-specific cells and tissue regeneration. In this study, it is demonstrated that rat subventricular zone neural stem cell-derived exosomes (rSVZ-NSCExo) can control neural-lineage specification of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Microarray analysis shows that the miRNA content of rSVZ-NSCExo is a faithful representation of rSVZ tissue. Through immunocytochemistry, gene expression, and multi-omics analyses, the capability to use rSVZ-NSCExo to induce hMSCs into a neuroglial or neural stem cell phenotype and genotype in a temporal and dose-dependent manner via multiple signaling pathways is demonstrated. The current study presents a new and innovative strategy to modulate hMSCs fate by harnessing the molecular content of exosomes, thus suggesting future opportunities for rSVZ-NSCExo in nerve tissue regeneration.
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- Burak Derkus
- Stem Cell Research Lab, Department of ChemistryFaculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey.,Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Advanced Materials (INTRAM) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Advanced Materials (INTRAM) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 06530, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Turkey
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- Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Advanced Materials (INTRAM) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Advanced Materials (INTRAM) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey.,Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, 90014, Finland
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- Regenerative Biomaterials Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Engineering Faculty, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, 17100, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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- Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK
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- Analytical Chemistry Division, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 06530, Turkey.,Bioanalytic and Omics Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 06530, Turkey
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- Interdisciplinary Research Unit for Advanced Materials (INTRAM) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, 06560, Turkey
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Namba S, Kato H, Shigenobu S, Makino T, Moriya H. Massive expression of cysteine-containing proteins causes abnormal elongation of yeast cells by perturbing the proteasome. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2022; 12:jkac106. [PMID: 35485947 PMCID: PMC9157148 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) is considered to be a harmless protein because the critical expression level that causes growth defects is higher than that of other proteins. Here, we found that overexpression of EGFP, but not a glycolytic protein Gpm1, triggered the cell elongation phenotype in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By the morphological analysis of the cell overexpressing fluorescent protein and glycolytic enzyme variants, we revealed that cysteine content was associated with the cell elongation phenotype. The abnormal cell morphology triggered by overexpression of EGFP was also observed in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Overexpression of cysteine-containing protein was toxic, especially at high-temperature, while the toxicity could be modulated by additional protein characteristics. Investigation of protein aggregate formation, morphological abnormalities in mutants, and transcriptomic changes that occur upon overexpression of EGFP variants suggested that perturbation of the proteasome by the exposed cysteine of the overexpressed protein causes cell elongation. Overexpression of proteins with relatively low folding properties, such as EGFP, was also found to promote the formation of SHOTA (Seventy kDa Heat shock protein-containing, Overexpression-Triggered Aggregates), an intracellular aggregate that incorporates Hsp70/Ssa1, which induces a heat shock response, while it was unrelated to cell elongation. Evolutionary analysis of duplicated genes showed that cysteine toxicity may be an evolutionary bias to exclude cysteine from highly expressed proteins. The overexpression of cysteine-less moxGFP, the least toxic protein revealed in this study, would be a good model system to understand the physiological state of protein burden triggered by ultimate overexpression of harmless proteins.
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- Shotaro Namba
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444-8585 Aichi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Merrill CB, Pabon MA, Montgomery AB, Rodan AR, Rothenfluh A. Optimized assay for transposase-accessible chromatin by sequencing (ATAC-seq) library preparation from adult Drosophila melanogaster neurons. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6043. [PMID: 35411004 PMCID: PMC9001676 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09869-4] [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: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Assay for transposase-accessible chromatin by sequencing (ATAC-seq) is rapidly becoming the assay of choice to investigate chromatin-mediated gene regulation, largely because of low input requirements, a fast workflow, and the ability to interrogate the entire genome in an untargeted manner. Many studies using ATAC-seq use mammalian or human-derived tissues, and established protocols work well in these systems. However, ATAC-seq is not yet widely used in Drosophila. Vinegar flies present several advantages over mammalian systems that make them an excellent model for ATAC-seq studies, including abundant genetic tools that allow straightforward targeting, transgene expression, and genetic manipulation that are not available in mammalian models. Because current ATAC-seq protocols are not optimized to use flies, we developed an optimized workflow that accounts for several complicating factors present in Drosophila. We examined parameters affecting nuclei isolation, including input size, freezing time, washing, and possible confounds from retinal pigments. Then, we optimized the enzymatic steps of library construction to account for the smaller Drosophila genome size. Finally, we used our optimized protocol to generate ATAC-seq libraries that meet ENCODE quality metrics. Our optimized protocol enables extensive ATAC-seq experiments in Drosophila, thereby leveraging the advantages of this powerful model system to understand chromatin-mediated gene regulation.
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- Collin B. Merrill
- grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Department of Psychiatry, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA
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- grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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- grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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- grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA ,grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA ,grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA ,grid.280807.50000 0000 9555 3716Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT 84148 USA
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- grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Department of Psychiatry, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 USA ,grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA ,grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA ,grid.223827.e0000 0001 2193 0096Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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Kastberg LLB, Ard R, Jensen MK, Workman CT. Burden Imposed by Heterologous Protein Production in Two Major Industrial Yeast Cell Factories: Identifying Sources and Mitigation Strategies. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2022; 3:827704. [PMID: 37746199 PMCID: PMC10512257 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.827704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Production of heterologous proteins, especially biopharmaceuticals and industrial enzymes, in living cell factories consumes cellular resources. Such resources are reallocated from normal cellular processes toward production of the heterologous protein that is often of no benefit to the host cell. This competition for resources is a burden to host cells, has a negative impact on cell fitness, and may consequently trigger stress responses. Importantly, this often causes a reduction in final protein titers. Engineering strategies to generate more burden resilient production strains offer sustainable opportunities to increase production and profitability for this growing billion-dollar global industry. We review recently reported impacts of burden derived from resource competition in two commonly used protein-producing yeast cell factories: Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Komagataella phaffii (syn. Pichia pastoris). We dissect possible sources of burden in these organisms, from aspects related to genetic engineering to protein translation and export of soluble protein. We also summarize advances as well as challenges for cell factory design to mitigate burden and increase overall heterologous protein production from metabolic engineering, systems biology, and synthetic biology perspectives. Lastly, future profiling and engineering strategies are highlighted that may lead to constructing robust burden-resistant cell factories. This includes incorporation of systems-level data into mathematical models for rational design and engineering dynamical regulation circuits in production strains.
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Korniakova V, Devinck A, Groleau MC, Déziel E, Perreault J. Fluoride-Controlled Riboswitch-Based Dampening of Gene Expression for Cloning Potent Promoters. Front Genet 2022; 12:591543. [PMID: 35126444 PMCID: PMC8814607 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.591543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bioreporter systems based on detectable enzyme activity, such as that of beta-galactosidase or luciferase, are key in novel bacterial promoter discovery and study. While these systems permit quantification of gene expression, their use is limited by the toxicity of the expressed reporter enzymes in a given host. Indeed, the most potent promoters may be overlooked if their activity causes a lethal overproduction of the reporter genes when screening for transcriptional activity of potential promoter sequences with the luxCDABE cassette. To overcome this limitation, a variation of the mini-CTX-lux plasmid has been designed which allows reduction of promoter activity via the addition of an adjacent fluoride riboswitch. The riboswitch adds a layer of regulation between the promoter and the reporter gene, allowing cloning of stronger promoters by weakening expression, while giving the potential to induce with fluoride to provide a good signal for weaker promoters, thus circumventing limitations associated with reporter toxicity. We noticed the riboswitch potential portability issues between species, suggesting caution when using riboswitches non-native to the species where it is being used. This study introduces a new molecular biology tool which will allow for the identification of previously unverifiable or uncharacterized potent promoters and also provides a cloning vector for translational fusion with luciferase in a plasmid compatible with many species such as from the genera Burkholderia and Pseudomonas.
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Horiuchi S, Namba S, Saeki N, Satoh A, Moriya H. Identification of uncharacterized proteins potentially localized to mitochondria (UPMs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a fluorescent protein unstable in the cytoplasm. Yeast 2021; 39:303-311. [PMID: 34913195 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3685] [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: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic cells are composed of organelles, and each organelle contains proteins that play a role in its function. Therefore, the localization of a protein, especially to organelles, is a clue to infer the function of that protein. In this study, we attempted to identify novel mitochondrially localized proteins in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a fluorescent protein (GFPdeg) that is rapidly degraded in the cytoplasm. Of the budding yeast proteins predicted to localize to mitochondria by the prediction tool Deeploc-1.0, those with known mitochondrial localization or functional relevance were eliminated, and 95 proteins of unknown function were selected as candidates for analysis. By forced expression of GFPdeg fusion proteins with these proteins and observation of their localization, we identified 35 uncharacterized proteins potentially localized to mitochondria (UPMs) including 8 previously identified proteins that localize to mitochondria. Most of these had no N-terminal mitochondrial localization signal and were evolutionarily young "emerging genes" that exist only in S. cerevisiae. Some of these genes were found to be upregulated during the postdiauxic shift phase when mitochondria are being developed, suggesting that they are actually involved in some mitochondrial function.
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- Satoshi Horiuchi
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Level of hM4D(Gi) DREADD Expression Determines Inhibitory and Neurotoxic Effects in the Hippocampus. eNeuro 2021; 8:ENEURO.0105-21.2021. [PMID: 34620623 PMCID: PMC8570686 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0105-21.2021] [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: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Selective neuromodulation using designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) has become an increasingly important research tool, as well as an emerging therapeutic approach. However, the safety profile of DREADD expression is unknown. Here, different titers of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector were administered in an attempt to vary total expression levels of the inhibitory DREADD hM4D(Gi) in excitatory hippocampal neurons. Male Sprague Dawley rats were injected with AAV2/7 encoding DREADD-mCherry, DREADD, or mCherry. Pronounced neuronal loss and neuroinflammatory reactions were observed after transduction with the high titer DREADD AAV, which also resulted in the highest DREADD expression levels. No such effects were observed in the mCherry control group, despite an equally high titer, nor in conditions where lower viral vector titers were injected. In the high titer DREADD conditions, dentate gyrus (DG) evoked potentials were inhibited on clozapine-induced activation of hM4D(Gi), while in low titer conditions DG evoked potentials were enhanced. Recordings of single neuronal activity nevertheless indicated a reduction in spontaneous firing of granule cell layer neurons. Our results indicate that prolonged, high levels of DREADD expression can have neurotoxic effects and that chemogenetic suppression of excitatory hippocampal neurons can paradoxically enhance DG evoked potentials.
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Pomorski A, Krężel A. Biarsenical fluorescent probes for multifunctional site-specific modification of proteins applicable in life sciences: an overview and future outlook. Metallomics 2021; 12:1179-1207. [PMID: 32658234 DOI: 10.1039/d0mt00093k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fluorescent modification of proteins of interest (POI) in living cells is desired to study their behaviour and functions in their natural environment. In a perfect setting it should be easy to perform, inexpensive, efficient and site-selective. Although multiple chemical and biological methods have been developed, only a few of them are applicable for cellular studies thanks to their appropriate physical, chemical and biological characteristics. One such successful system is a tetracysteine tag/motif and its selective biarsenical binders (e.g. FlAsH and ReAsH). Since its discovery in 1998 by Tsien and co-workers, this method has been enhanced and revolutionized in terms of its efficiency, formed complex stability and breadth of application. Here, we overview the whole field of knowledge, while placing most emphasis on recent reports. We showcase the improvements of classical biarsenical probes with various optical properties as well as multifunctional molecules that add new characteristics to proteins. We also present the evolution of affinity tags and motifs of biarsenical probes demonstrating much more possibilities in cellular applications. We summarize protocols and reported observations so both beginners and advanced users of biarsenical probes can troubleshoot their experiments. We address the concerns regarding the safety of biarsenical probe application. We showcase examples in virology, studies on receptors or amyloid aggregation, where application of biarsenical probes allowed observations that previously were not possible. We provide a summary of current applications ranging from bioanalytical sciences to allosteric control of selected proteins. Finally, we present an outlook to encourage more researchers to use these magnificent probes.
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- Adam Pomorski
- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland.
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Hoter A, Naim HY. The glucose-regulated protein GRP94 interacts avidly in the endoplasmic reticulum with sucrase-isomaltase isoforms that are associated with congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 186:237-243. [PMID: 34242650 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The glucose-regulated protein GRP94 is a molecular chaperone that is located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here, we demonstrate in pull down experiments an interaction between GRP94 and sucrase-isomaltase (SI), the most prominent disaccharidase of the small intestine. GRP94 binds to SI exclusively via its mannose-rich form compatible with an interaction occurring in the ER. We have also examined the interaction GRP94 to a panel of SI mutants that are associated with congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID). These mutants exhibited more efficient binding to GRP94 than wild type SI underlining a specific role of this chaperone in the quality control in the ER. In view of the hypoxic milieu of the intestine, we probed the interaction of GRP94 to SI and its mutants in cell culture under hypoxic conditions and observed a substantial increase in the binding of GRP94 to the SI mutants. The interaction of GRP94 to the major carbohydrate digesting enzyme and regulating its folding as well as retaining SI mutants in the ER points to a potential role of GRP94 in maintenance of intestinal homeostasis by chaperoning and stabilizing SI.
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- Abdullah Hoter
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Yang J, Lee J, Land MA, Lai S, Igoshin OA, St-Pierre F. A synthetic circuit for buffering gene dosage variation between individual mammalian cells. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4132. [PMID: 34226556 PMCID: PMC8257781 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23889-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Precise control of gene expression is critical for biological research and biotechnology. However, transient plasmid transfections in mammalian cells produce a wide distribution of copy numbers per cell, and consequently, high expression heterogeneity. Here, we report plasmid-based synthetic circuits - Equalizers - that buffer copy-number variation at the single-cell level. Equalizers couple a transcriptional negative feedback loop with post-transcriptional incoherent feedforward control. Computational modeling suggests that the combination of these two topologies enables Equalizers to operate over a wide range of plasmid copy numbers. We demonstrate experimentally that Equalizers outperform other gene dosage compensation topologies and produce as low cell-to-cell variation as chromosomally integrated genes. We also show that episome-encoded Equalizers enable the rapid generation of extrachromosomal cell lines with stable and uniform expression. Overall, Equalizers are simple and versatile devices for homogeneous gene expression and can facilitate the engineering of synthetic circuits that function reliably in every cell.
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- Jin Yang
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology Program, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology Program, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology Program, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Bennet TJ, Randhawa A, Hua J, Cheung KC. Airway-On-A-Chip: Designs and Applications for Lung Repair and Disease. Cells 2021; 10:1602. [PMID: 34206722 PMCID: PMC8304815 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The lungs are affected by illnesses including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and infections such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Physiologically relevant models for respiratory conditions will be essential for new drug development. The composition and structure of the lung extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a major role in the function of the lung tissue and cells. Lung-on-chip models have been developed to address some of the limitations of current two-dimensional in vitro models. In this review, we describe various ECM substitutes utilized for modeling the respiratory system. We explore the application of lung-on-chip models to the study of cigarette smoke and electronic cigarette vapor. We discuss the challenges and opportunities related to model characterization with an emphasis on in situ characterization methods, both established and emerging. We discuss how further advancements in the field, through the incorporation of interstitial cells and ECM, have the potential to provide an effective tool for interrogating lung biology and disease, especially the mechanisms that involve the interstitial elements.
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- Tanya J. Bennet
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.J.B.); (A.R.); (J.H.)
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.J.B.); (A.R.); (J.H.)
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.J.B.); (A.R.); (J.H.)
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.J.B.); (A.R.); (J.H.)
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Li X, Cordat E, Schmitt MJ, Becker B. Boosting endoplasmic reticulum folding capacity reduces unfolded protein response activation and intracellular accumulation of human kidney anion exchanger 1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2021; 38:521-534. [PMID: 34033682 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Human kidney anion exchanger 1 (kAE1) facilitates simultaneous efflux of bicarbonate and absorption of chloride at the basolateral membrane of α-intercalated cells. In these cells, kAE1 contributes to systemic acid-base balance along with the proton pump v-H+ -ATPase and the cytosolic carbonic anhydrase II. Recent electron microscopy analyses in yeast demonstrate that heterologous expression of several kAE1 variants causes a massive accumulation of the anion transporter in intracellular membrane structures. Here, we examined the origin of these kAE1 aggregations in more detail. Using various biochemical techniques and advanced light and electron microscopy, we showed that accumulation of kAE1 mainly occurs in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes which eventually leads to strong unfolded protein response (UPR) activation and severe growth defect in kAE1 expressing yeast cells. Furthermore, our data indicate that UPR activation is dose dependent and uncoupled from the bicarbonate transport activity. By using truncated kAE1 variants, we identified the C-terminal region of kAE1 as crucial factor for the increased ER stress level. Finally, a redistribution of ER-localized kAE1 to the cell periphery was achieved by boosting the ER folding capacity. Our findings not only demonstrate a promising strategy for preventing intracellular kAE1 accumulation and improving kAE1 plasma membrane targeting but also highlight the versatility of yeast as model to investigate kAE1-related research questions including the analysis of structural features, protein degradation and trafficking. Furthermore, our approach might be a promising strategy for future analyses to further optimize the cell surface targeting of other disease-related PM proteins, not only in yeast but also in mammalian cells.
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- Xiaobing Li
- Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences and Centre of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences and Centre of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biosciences and Centre of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Bao X, Zhang Z, Guo Y, Buser C, Kochounian H, Wu N, Li X, He S, Sun B, Ross-Cisneros FN, Sadun AA, Huang L, Zhao M, Fong HKW. Human RGR Gene and Associated Features of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Models of Retina-Choriocapillaris Atrophy. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2021; 191:1454-1473. [PMID: 34022179 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye disease and the most common cause of blindness among the elderly. AMD is characterized by early atrophy of the choriocapillaris and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Although AMD is a multifactorial disease with many environmental and genetic risk factors, a hallmark of the disease is the origination of extracellular deposits, or drusen, between the RPE and Bruch membrane. Human retinal G-protein-coupled receptor (RGR) gene generates an exon-skipping splice variant of RGR-opsin (RGR-d; NP_001012740) that is a persistent component of small and large drusen. Herein, the findings show that abnormal RGR proteins, including RGR-d, are pathogenic in an animal retina with degeneration of the choriocapillaris, RPE, and photoreceptors. A frameshift truncating mutation resulted in severe retinal degeneration with a continuous band of basal deposits along the Bruch membrane. RGR-d produced less severe disease with choriocapillaris and RPE atrophy, including focal accumulation of abnormal RGR-d protein at the basal boundary of the RPE. Degeneration of the choriocapillaris was marked by a decrease in endothelial CD31 protein and choriocapillaris breakdown at the ultrastructural level. Fundus lesions with patchy depigmentation were characteristic of old RGR-d mice. RGR-d was mislocalized in cultured cells and caused a strong cell growth defect. These results uphold the notion of a potential hidden link between AMD and a high-frequency RGR allele.
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- Xuan Bao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California; Shanxi Eye Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Norris Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Henan Eye Institute, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Henan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California
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- Shanxi Eye Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California; Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal and Choroid Diseases, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California; University of Southern California Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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Amai T, Tsuji T, Ueda M, Kuroda K. Development of a mito-CRISPR system for generating mitochondrial DNA-deleted strain in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 85:895-901. [PMID: 33580687 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbaa119] [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: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction can occur in a variety of ways, most often due to the deletion or mutation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The easy generation of yeasts with mtDNA deletion is attractive for analyzing the functions of the mtDNA gene. Treatment of yeasts with ethidium bromide is a well-known method for generating ρ° cells with complete deletion of mtDNA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, the mutagenic effects of ethidium bromide on the nuclear genome cannot be excluded. In this study, we developed a "mito-CRISPR system" that specifically generates ρ° cells of yeasts. This system enabled the specific cleavage of mtDNA by introducing Cas9 fused with the mitochondrial target sequence at the N-terminus and guide RNA into mitochondria, resulting in the specific generation of ρ° cells in yeasts. The mito-CRISPR system provides a concise technology for deleting mtDNA in yeasts.
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- Takamitsu Amai
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Folylpoly-ɣ-glutamate synthetase association to the cytoskeleton: Implications to folate metabolon compartmentalization. J Proteomics 2021; 239:104169. [PMID: 33676037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Folates are essential for nucleotide biosynthesis, amino acid metabolism and cellular proliferation. Following carrier-mediated uptake, folates are polyglutamylated by folylpoly-ɣ-glutamate synthetase (FPGS), resulting in their intracellular retention. FPGS appears as a long isoform, directed to mitochondria via a leader sequence, and a short isoform reported as a soluble cytosolic protein (cFPGS). However, since folates are labile and folate metabolism is compartmentalized, we herein hypothesized that cFPGS is associated with the cytoskeleton, to couple folate uptake and polyglutamylation and channel folate polyglutamates to metabolon compartments. We show that cFPGS is a cytoskeleton-microtubule associated protein: Western blot analysis revealed that endogenous cFPGS is associated with the insoluble cellular fraction, i.e., cytoskeleton and membranes, but not with the cytosol. Mass spectrometry analysis identified the putative cFPGS interactome primarily consisting of microtubule subunits and cytoskeletal motor proteins. Consistently, immunofluorescence microscopy with cytosol-depleted cells demonstrated the association of cFPGS with the cytoskeleton and unconventional myosin-1c. Furthermore, since anti-microtubule, anti-actin cytoskeleton, and coatomer dissociation-inducing agents yielded perinuclear pausing of cFPGS, we propose an actin- and microtubule-dependent transport of cFPGS between the ER-Golgi and the plasma membrane. These novel findings support the coupling of folate transport with polyglutamylation and folate channeling to intracellular metabolon compartments. SIGNIFICANCE: FPGS, an essential enzyme catalyzing intracellular folate polyglutamylation and efficient retention, was described as a soluble cytosolic enzyme in the past 40 years. However, based on the lability of folates and the compartmentalization of folate metabolism and nucleotide biosynthesis, we herein hypothesized that cytoplasmic FPGS is associated with the cytoskeleton, to couple folate transport and polyglutamylation as well as channel folate polyglutamates to biosynthetic metabolon compartments. Indeed, using complementary techniques including Mass-spectrometry proteomics and fluorescence microscopy, we show that cytoplasmic FPGS is associated with the cytoskeleton and unconventional myosin-1c. This novel cytoskeletal localization of cytoplasmic FPGS supports the dynamic channeling of polyglutamylated folates to metabolon compartments to avoid oxidation and intracellular dilution of folates, while enhancing folate-dependent de novo biosynthesis of nucleotides and DNA/protein methylation.
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Errasti-Murugarren E, Bartoccioni P, Palacín M. Membrane Protein Stabilization Strategies for Structural and Functional Studies. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11020155. [PMID: 33671740 PMCID: PMC7926488 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11020155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Accounting for nearly two-thirds of known druggable targets, membrane proteins are highly relevant for cell physiology and pharmacology. In this regard, the structural determination of pharmacologically relevant targets would facilitate the intelligent design of new drugs. The structural biology of membrane proteins is a field experiencing significant growth as a result of the development of new strategies for structure determination. However, membrane protein preparation for structural studies continues to be a limiting step in many cases due to the inherent instability of these molecules in non-native membrane environments. This review describes the approaches that have been developed to improve membrane protein stability. Membrane protein mutagenesis, detergent selection, lipid membrane mimics, antibodies, and ligands are described in this review as approaches to facilitate the production of purified and stable membrane proteins of interest for structural and functional studies.
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- Ekaitz Errasti-Murugarren
- Laboratory of Amino acid Transporters and Disease, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- CIBERER (Centro Español en Red de Biomedicina de Enfermedades Raras), 28029 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: (E.E.-M.); (M.P.)
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- Laboratory of Amino acid Transporters and Disease, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- CIBERER (Centro Español en Red de Biomedicina de Enfermedades Raras), 28029 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Amino acid Transporters and Disease, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;
- CIBERER (Centro Español en Red de Biomedicina de Enfermedades Raras), 28029 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: (E.E.-M.); (M.P.)
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Norman JF, Rahsepar B, Noueihed J, White JA. Determining the optimal expression method for dual-color imaging. J Neurosci Methods 2020; 351:109064. [PMID: 33387574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.109064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fluorescence imaging is a widely used technique that permits for cell-type-specific recording from hundreds of neurons simultaneously. Often, to obtain cell-type-specific recordings from more than one cell type, researchers add an additional fluorescent protein to mark a second neuronal subpopulation. Currently, however, no consensus exists on the best expression method for multiple fluorescent proteins. NEW METHOD We optimized the coexpression of two fluorescent proteins across multiple brain regions and mouse lines. RESULTS The single-virus method, a viral injection in a double transgenic reporter mouse, results in limited fluorescent coexpression. In contrast the double-virus method, injecting a mixture of two viruses in a Cre driver mouse, results in up to 70 % coexpression of the fluorescent markers in vitro. Using the double-virus method allows for population activity recording and neuronal subpopulation determination. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD The standard for expressing two fluorescent proteins is to use a double transgenic reporter mouse with a single viral injection. Injecting two viruses into a Cre driver mouse resulted in significantly higher coexpression compared to the standard method. This result generalized to multiple brain regions and mouse lines in vitro, as well as in vivo. CONCLUSION Efficiently coexpressing multiple fluorescent proteins provides population activity while identifying a neuronal subpopulation of interest. The improved coexpression is applicable to a wide breadth of experiments, ranging from engram investigation to voltage imaging.
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- Jacob F Norman
- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Neurophotonics Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States.
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Neurophotonics Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Neurophotonics Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Neurophotonics Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
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Kintaka R, Makanae K, Namba S, Kato H, Kito K, Ohnuki S, Ohya Y, Andrews BJ, Boone C, Moriya H. Genetic profiling of protein burden and nuclear export overload. eLife 2020; 9:54080. [PMID: 33146608 PMCID: PMC7673788 DOI: 10.7554/elife.54080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Overproduction (op) of proteins triggers cellular defects. One of the consequences of overproduction is the protein burden/cost, which is produced by an overloading of the protein synthesis process. However, the physiology of cells under a protein burden is not well characterized. We performed genetic profiling of protein burden by systematic analysis of genetic interactions between GFP-op, surveying both deletion and temperature-sensitive mutants in budding yeast. We also performed genetic profiling in cells with overproduction of triple-GFP (tGFP), and the nuclear export signal-containing tGFP (NES-tGFP). The mutants specifically interacted with GFP-op were suggestive of unexpected connections between actin-related processes like polarization and the protein burden, which was supported by morphological analysis. The tGFP-op interactions suggested that this protein probe overloads the proteasome, whereas those that interacted with NES-tGFP involved genes encoding components of the nuclear export process, providing a resource for further analysis of the protein burden and nuclear export overload.
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- Reiko Kintaka
- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Matching Program Course, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Japan
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.,Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Uncovering targeting priority to yeast peroxisomes using an in-cell competition assay. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:21432-21440. [PMID: 32817524 PMCID: PMC7474679 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1920078117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Half of eukaryotic proteins reside in organelles to which they are directed by dedicated targeting pathways, each recognizing unique targeting signals. Multiple proteins compete for any targeting pathway and might have different priority of reaching an organelle. However, the proteins with targeting priority, and the mechanisms underlying it, have not been explored. We developed a systematic tool to study targeting priority. We expressed a competitor protein and examined how it affects the localization of all other proteins targeted by the same pathway. We found several proteins with high targeting priority, dissected the mechanism of priority, and suggest that priority is governed by different parameters. This approach can be modified to study targeting priority in various organelles, cell types, and organisms. Approximately half of eukaryotic proteins reside in organelles. To reach their correct destination, such proteins harbor targeting signals recognized by dedicated targeting pathways. It has been shown that differences in targeting signals alter the efficiency in which proteins are recognized and targeted. Since multiple proteins compete for any single pathway, such differences can affect the priority for which a protein is catered. However, to date the entire repertoire of proteins with targeting priority, and the mechanisms underlying it, have not been explored for any pathway. Here we developed a systematic tool to study targeting priority and used the Pex5-mediated targeting to yeast peroxisomes as a model. We titrated Pex5 out by expressing high levels of a Pex5-cargo protein and examined how the localization of each peroxisomal protein is affected. We found that while most known Pex5 cargo proteins were outcompeted, several cargo proteins were not affected, implying that they have high targeting priority. This priority group was dependent on metabolic conditions. We dissected the mechanism of priority for these proteins and suggest that targeting priority is governed by different parameters, including binding affinity of the targeting signal to the cargo factor, the number of binding interfaces to the cargo factor, and more. This approach can be modified to study targeting priority in various organelles, cell types, and organisms.
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Szabó Á, Szendi-Szatmári T, Szöllősi J, Nagy P. Quo vadis FRET? Förster's method in the era of superresolution. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2020; 8:032003. [PMID: 32521530 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ab9b72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although the theoretical foundations of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) were laid in the 1940s as part of the quantum physical revolution of the 20th century, it was only in the 1970s that it made its way to biology as a result of the availability of suitable measuring and labeling technologies. Thanks to its ease of application, FRET became widely used for studying molecular associations on the nanometer scale. The development of superresolution techniques at the turn of the millennium promised an unprecedented insight into the structure and function of molecular complexes. Without downplaying the significance of superresolution microscopies this review expresses our view that FRET is still a legitimate tool in the armamentarium of biologists for studying molecular associations since it offers distinct advantages and overcomes certain limitations of superresolution approaches.
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- Ágnes Szabó
- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Egyetem square 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary. MTA-DE Cell Biology and Signaling Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Egyetem square 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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N-terminal deletion of Swi3 created by the deletion of a dubious ORF YJL175W mitigates protein burden effect in S. cerevisiae. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9500. [PMID: 32528012 PMCID: PMC7289859 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66307-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Extreme overproduction of gratuitous proteins can overload cellular protein production resources, leading to growth defects, a phenomenon known as the protein burden/cost effect. Genetic screening in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has isolated several dubious ORFs whose deletions mitigated the protein burden effect, but individual characterization thereof has yet to be delineated. We found that deletion of the YJL175W ORF yielded an N-terminal deletion of Swi3, a subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, and partial loss of function of Swi3. The deletion mutant showed a reduction in transcription of genes encoding highly expressed, secreted proteins and an overall reduction in translation. Mutations in the chromatin remodeling complex could thus mitigate the protein burden effect, likely by reallocating residual cellular resources used to overproduce proteins. This cellular state might also be related to cancer cells, as they frequently harbor mutations in the SWI/SNF complex.
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Palanisamy N, Öztürk MA, Akmeriç EB, Di Ventura B. C-terminal eYFP fusion impairs Escherichia coli MinE function. Open Biol 2020; 10:200010. [PMID: 32456552 PMCID: PMC7276532 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The Escherichia coli Min system plays an important role in the proper placement of the septum ring at mid-cell during cell division. MinE forms a pole-to-pole spatial oscillator with the membrane-bound ATPase MinD, resulting in MinD concentration being the lowest at mid-cell. MinC, the direct inhibitor of the septum initiator protein FtsZ, forms a complex with MinD at the membrane, mirroring its polar gradients. Therefore, MinC-mediated FtsZ inhibition occurs away from mid-cell. Min oscillations are often studied in living cells by time-lapse microscopy using fluorescently labelled Min proteins. Here, we show that, despite permitting oscillations to occur in a range of protein concentrations, the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (eYFP) C-terminally fused to MinE impairs its function. Combining in vivo, in vitro and in silico approaches, we demonstrate that eYFP compromises the ability of MinE to displace MinC from MinD, to stimulate MinD ATPase activity and to directly bind to the membrane. Moreover, we reveal that MinE-eYFP is prone to aggregation. In silico analyses predict that other fluorescent proteins are also likely to compromise several functionalities of MinE, suggesting that the results presented here are not specific to eYFP.
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- Navaneethan Palanisamy
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS), University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Centers for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Mori Y, Yoshida Y, Satoh A, Moriya H. Development of an experimental method of systematically estimating protein expression limits in HEK293 cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4798. [PMID: 32179769 PMCID: PMC7075890 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61646-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Protein overexpression sometimes causes cellular defects, although the underlying mechanism is still unknown. A protein's expression limit, which triggers cellular defects, is a useful indication of the underlying mechanism. In this study, we developed an experimental method of estimating the expression limits of target proteins in the human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293 by measuring the proteins' expression levels in cells that survived after the high-copy introduction of plasmid DNA by which the proteins were expressed under a strong cytomegalovirus promoter. The expression limits of nonfluorescent target proteins were indirectly estimated by measuring the levels of green fluorescent protein (GFP) connected to the target proteins with the self-cleaving sequence P2A. The expression limit of a model GFP was ~5.0% of the total protein, and sustained GFP overexpression caused cell death. The expression limits of GFPs with mitochondria-targeting signals and endoplasmic reticulum localization signals were 1.6% and 0.38%, respectively. The expression limits of four proteins involved in vesicular trafficking were far lower compared to a red fluorescent protein. The protein expression limit estimation method developed will be valuable for defining toxic proteins and consequences of protein overexpression.
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- Yoshihiro Mori
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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Boos F, Labbadia J, Herrmann JM. How the Mitoprotein-Induced Stress Response Safeguards the Cytosol: A Unified View. Trends Cell Biol 2020; 30:241-254. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2019.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hohnholz R, Achstetter T. Recombination in yeast based on six base pairs of homologous sequences: Structural instability in two sets of isomeric model expression plasmids. Yeast 2019; 37:207-216. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.3393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Ruben Hohnholz
- Department of Industrial MicrobiologyCity University of Applied Sciences Bremen Bremen Germany
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- Department of Industrial MicrobiologyCity University of Applied Sciences Bremen Bremen Germany
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Schikora-Tamarit MÀ, Lopez-Grado I Salinas G, Gonzalez-Navasa C, Calderón I, Marcos-Fa X, Sas M, Carey LB. Promoter Activity Buffering Reduces the Fitness Cost of Misregulation. Cell Rep 2019; 24:755-765. [PMID: 30021171 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Organisms regulate gene expression through changes in the activity of transcription factors (TFs). In yeast, the response of genes to changes in TF activity is generally assumed to be encoded in the promoter. To directly test this assumption, we chose 42 genes and, for each, replaced the promoter with a synthetic inducible promoter and measured how protein expression changes as a function of TF activity. Most genes exhibited gene-specific TF dose-response curves not due to differences in mRNA stability, translation, or protein stability. Instead, most genes have an intrinsic ability to buffer the effects of promoter activity. This can be encoded in the open reading frame and the 3' end of genes and can be implemented by both autoregulatory feedback and by titration of limiting trans regulators. We show experimentally and computationally that, when misexpression of a gene is deleterious, this buffering insulates cells from fitness defects due to misregulation.
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- Miquel Àngel Schikora-Tamarit
- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Bioengineering Program, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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van Krieken PP, Voznesenskaya A, Dicker A, Xiong Y, Park JH, Lee JI, Ilegems E, Berggren PO. Translational assessment of a genetic engineering methodology to improve islet function for transplantation. EBioMedicine 2019; 45:529-541. [PMID: 31262716 PMCID: PMC6642289 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background The functional quality of insulin-secreting islet beta cells is a major factor determining the outcome of clinical transplantations for diabetes. It is therefore of importance to develop methodological strategies aiming at optimizing islet cell function prior to transplantation. In this study we propose a synthetic biology approach to genetically engineer cellular signalling pathways in islet cells. Methods We established a novel procedure to modify islet beta cell function by combining adenovirus-mediated transduction with reaggregation of islet cells into pseudoislets. As a proof-of-concept for the genetic engineering of islets prior to transplantation, this methodology was applied to increase the expression of the V1b receptor specifically in insulin-secreting beta cells. The functional outcomes were assessed in vitro and in vivo following transplantation into the anterior chamber of the eye. Findings Pseudoislets produced from mouse dissociated islet cells displayed basic functions similar to intact native islets in terms of glucose induced intracellular signalling and insulin release, and after transplantation were properly vascularized and contributed to blood glucose homeostasis. The synthetic amplification of the V1b receptor signalling in beta cells successfully modulated pseudoislet function in vitro. Finally, in vivo responses of these pseudoislet grafts to vasopressin allowed evaluation of the potential benefits of this approach in regenerative medicine. Interpretation These results are promising first steps towards the generation of high-quality islets and suggest synthetic biology as an important tool in future clinical islet transplantations. Moreover, the presented methodology might serve as a useful research strategy to dissect cellular signalling mechanisms of relevance for optimal islet function.
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- Pim P van Krieken
- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Obstetrics and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, Institute of Biomedical Science & Technology (IBST), Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, USA; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Imperial College London, Novena Campus, Singapore, Singapore
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Eguchi Y, Makanae K, Hasunuma T, Ishibashi Y, Kito K, Moriya H. Estimating the protein burden limit of yeast cells by measuring the expression limits of glycolytic proteins. eLife 2018; 7:34595. [PMID: 30095406 PMCID: PMC6086662 DOI: 10.7554/elife.34595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The ultimate overexpression of a protein could cause growth defects, which are known as the protein burden. However, the expression limit at which the protein-burden effect is triggered is still unclear. To estimate this limit, we systematically measured the overexpression limits of glycolytic proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The limits of some glycolytic proteins were up to 15% of the total cellular protein. These limits were independent of the proteins’ catalytic activities, a finding that was supported by an in silico analysis. Some proteins had low expression limits that were explained by their localization and metabolic perturbations. The codon usage should be highly optimized to trigger the protein-burden effect, even under strong transcriptional induction. The S–S-bond-connected aggregation mediated by the cysteine residues of a protein might affect its expression limit. Theoretically, only non-harmful proteins could be expressed up to the protein-burden limit. Therefore, we established a framework to distinguish proteins that are harmful and non-harmful upon overexpression. If a cell makes too much of a given protein, it can sometimes cause problems and impair the cell’s growth. Overproducing some proteins may deplete the cell’s limited resources, meaning it does not have enough to make other more essential proteins. This phenomenon is known as the protein burden effect. Theoretically, only harmless proteins can be overproduced up to a level where growth would be impaired in this way. Conversely, if an overproduced protein causes harm before it becomes a burden on resources, scientists must consider other mechanisms to explain the cell’s problems, namely that the protein itself is harmful. Knowing the ultimate level of protein production that could cause the protein burden effect – the protein burden limit – would allow scientists to distinguish between harmful and non-harmful proteins. However, to date, this limit had not been defined for any cell. Eguchi et al. have now tried to estimate the protein burden limit for budding yeast – one of the best-studied experimental organisms. The experiments first focused on enzymes involved in alcoholic fermentation because they were expected to be non-harmful. Some of these enzymes were overproduced to the level were the made up 15% of all the cell’s proteins before they started to cause growth defects. The same results were seen with versions of the enzymes that had been mutated to be less active, leading Eguchi et al. to conclude that this level is the protein burden limit. In other experiments, harmful enzymes could only be overproduced to levels that were far less than this proposed protein burden limit. These enzymes caused problems for the yeast in several ways, including interfering with biochemical reactions and forming large aggregates in the cell. Lastly, Eguchi et al. looked at the yeast’s genetic code and saw that most of its genes seemed to have evolved to specifically limit the production of proteins to a level that would avoid the unwanted protein burden effect. Together these findings establish a framework to clearly distinguish between harmful and non-harmful proteins. This framework will be useful to understand the different reasons why the overproduction of certain proteins, which is seen in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer cells, can cause problems for cells.
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- Yuichi Eguchi
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.,Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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How many copies of a protein can be made before it becomes toxic to the cell?
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- Benedetta Bolognesi
- Systems Biology Program, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Systems Biology Program, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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Kooijman S, Brummelman J, van Els CACM, Marino F, Heck AJR, van Riet E, Metz B, Kersten GFA, Pennings JLA, Meiring HD. Vaccine antigens modulate the innate response of monocytes to Al(OH)3. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197885. [PMID: 29813132 PMCID: PMC5973561 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aluminum-based adjuvants have widely been used in human vaccines since 1926. In the absence of antigens, aluminum-based adjuvants can initiate the inflammatory preparedness of innate cells, yet the impact of antigens on this response has not been investigated so far. In this study, we address the modulating effect of vaccine antigens on the monocyte-derived innate response by comparing processes initiated by Al(OH)3 and by Infanrix, an Al(OH)3-adjuvanted trivalent combination vaccine (DTaP), containing diphtheria toxoid (D), tetanus toxoid (T) and acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine antigens. A systems-wide analysis of stimulated monocytes was performed in which full proteome analysis was combined with targeted transcriptome analysis and cytokine analysis. This comprehensive study revealed four major differences in the monocyte response, between plain Al(OH)3 and DTaP stimulation conditions: (I) DTaP increased the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, whereas Al(OH)3 did not; (II) Al(OH)3 increased the gene expression of IFNγ, IL-2 and IL-17a in contrast to the limited induction or even downregulation by DTaP; (III) increased expression of type I interferons-induced proteins was not observed upon DTaP stimulation, but was observed upon Al(OH)3 stimulation; (IV) opposing regulation of protein localization pathways was observed for Al(OH)3 and DTaP stimulation, related to the induction of exocytosis by Al(OH)3 alone. This study highlights that vaccine antigens can antagonize Al(OH)3-induced programming of the innate immune responses at the monocyte level.
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- Sietske Kooijman
- Intravacc, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Intravacc, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Yamashita A, Nango E, Ashikawa Y. A large-scale expression strategy for multimeric extracellular protein complexes using Drosophila S2 cells and its application to the recombinant expression of heterodimeric ligand-binding domains of taste receptor. Protein Sci 2017; 26:2291-2301. [PMID: 28833672 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Many of the extracellular proteins or extracellular domains of plasma membrane proteins exist or function as homo- or heteromeric multimer protein complexes. Successful recombinant production of such proteins is often achieved by co-expression of the components using eukaryotic cells via the secretory pathway. Here we report a strategy addressing large-scale expression of hetero-multimeric extracellular domains of plasma membrane proteins and its application to the extracellular domains of a taste receptor. The target receptor consists of a heterodimer of T1r2 and T1r3 proteins, and their extracellular ligand binding domains (LBDs) are responsible for the perception of major taste substances. However, despite the functional importance, recombinant production of the heterodimeric proteins has so far been unsuccessful. We achieved the successful preparation of the heterodimeric LBD by use of Drosophila S2 cells, which have a high secretory capacity, and by the establishment of a stable high-expression clone producing both subunits at a comparable level. The method overcame the problems encountered in the conventional transient expression of the receptor protein in insect cells using baculovirus or vector lipofection, which failed in the proper heterodimer production because of the biased expression of T1r3LBD over T1r2LBD. The large-scale expression methodology reported here may serve as one of the considerable strategies for the preparation of multimeric extracellular protein complexes.
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- Atsuko Yamashita
- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 1-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.,RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan
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Targeted proteome analysis of single-gene deletion strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking enzymes in the central carbon metabolism. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172742. [PMID: 28241048 PMCID: PMC5328394 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Central carbon metabolism is controlled by modulating the protein abundance profiles of enzymes that maintain the essential systems in living organisms. In this study, metabolic adaptation mechanisms in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae were investigated by direct determination of enzyme abundance levels in 30 wild type and mutant strains. We performed a targeted proteome analysis using S. cerevisiae strains that lack genes encoding the enzymes responsible for central carbon metabolism. Our analysis revealed that at least 30% of the observed variations in enzyme abundance levels could be explained by global regulatory mechanisms. A enzyme-enzyme co-abundance analysis revealed that the abundances of enzyme proteins involved in the trehalose metabolism and glycolysis changed in a coordinated manner under the control of the transcription factors for global regulation. The remaining variations were derived from local mechanisms such as a mutant-specific increase in the abundances of remote enzymes. The proteome data also suggested that, although the functional compensation of the deficient enzyme was attained by using more resources for protein biosynthesis, available resources for the biosynthesis of the enzymes responsible for central metabolism were not abundant in S. cerevisiae cells. These results showed that global and local regulation of enzyme abundance levels shape central carbon metabolism in S. cerevisiae by using a limited resource for protein biosynthesis.
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