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Taha MS, Ahmadian MR. Nucleophosmin: A Nucleolar Phosphoprotein Orchestrating Cellular Stress Responses. Cells 2024; 13:1266. [PMID: 39120297 PMCID: PMC11312075 DOI: 10.3390/cells13151266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Nucleophosmin (NPM1) is a key nucleolar protein released from the nucleolus in response to stress stimuli. NPM1 functions as a stress regulator with nucleic acid and protein chaperone activities, rapidly shuttling between the nucleus and cytoplasm. NPM1 is ubiquitously expressed in tissues and can be found in the nucleolus, nucleoplasm, cytoplasm, and extracellular environment. It plays a central role in various biological processes such as ribosome biogenesis, cell cycle regulation, cell proliferation, DNA damage repair, and apoptosis. In addition, it is highly expressed in cancer cells and solid tumors, and its mutation is a major cause of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This review focuses on NPM1's structural features, functional diversity, subcellular distribution, and role in stress modulation.
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- Mohamed S. Taha
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Institute of Medical Research and Clinical Studies, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Yewdall NA, André AAM, van Haren MHI, Nelissen FHT, Jonker A, Spruijt E. ATP:Mg 2+ shapes material properties of protein-RNA condensates and their partitioning of clients. Biophys J 2022; 121:3962-3974. [PMID: 36004782 PMCID: PMC9674983 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Many cellular condensates are heterotypic mixtures of proteins and RNA formed in complex environments. Magnesium ions (Mg2+) and ATP can impact RNA folding, and local intracellular levels of these factors can vary significantly. However, the effect of ATP:Mg2+ on the material properties of protein-RNA condensates is largely unknown. Here, we use an in vitro condensate model of nucleoli, made from nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) proteins and ribosomal RNA (rRNA), to study the effect of ATP:Mg2+. While NPM1 dynamics remain unchanged at increasing Mg2+ concentrations, the internal RNA dynamics dramatically slowed until a critical point, where gel-like states appeared, suggesting the RNA component alone forms a viscoelastic network that undergoes maturation driven by weak multivalent interactions. ATP reverses this arrest and liquefies the gel-like structures. ATP:Mg2+ also influenced the NPM1-rRNA composition of condensates and enhanced the partitioning of two clients: an arginine-rich peptide and a small nuclear RNA. By contrast, larger ribosome partitioning shows dependence on ATP:Mg2+ and can become reversibly trapped around NPM1-rRNA condensates. Lastly, we show that dissipative enzymatic reactions that deplete ATP can be used to control the shape, composition, and function of condensates. Our results illustrate how intracellular environments may regulate the state and client partitioning of RNA-containing condensates.
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- N Amy Yewdall
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Ruan Y, Xu H, Ji X. High expression of NPM1 via the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway might predict poor prognosis for patients with prostate adenocarcinoma. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2022; 49:525-535. [PMID: 35108408 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD) occurs only in males and has a higher incidence rate than other cancers. NPM1 is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein that participates in the development of multiple tumours. The aim of this research was to explore the effect of the upregulation or downregulation of the NPM1 protein on the malignancy of prostate cancer and its possible signalling pathway. Prostate adenocarcinoma cell lines were used in this study, including RWPE-1, PC3, LNCap, and 22RV1 cells. Our research revealed that NPM1 was widely expressed in the PRAD cell lines, as determined by Western blotting, and that the levels of NPM1 protein were positively correlated with the degree of malignancy of the PRAD cell lines. Through interference and overexpression experiments, we found that PC3 cells growth was inhibited after NPM1 knockdown and that this inhibition was partly reversed by CTNNB1 overexpression; in contrast, PC3 cells growth was promoted after NPM1 overexpression, and this promotion was partly reversed by CTNNB1 knockdown, suggesting that NPM1 and CTNNB1 play important roles in the progression of prostate cancer cells via the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway. NPM1 may serve as an important biomarker and candidate therapeutic for patients with prostate cancer.
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- Yong Ruan
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China.,College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.,Medical College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction in the Plateau Mountainous Region, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China.,College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.,Medical College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.,Medical College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Brodská B, Šašinková M, Kuželová K. Nucleophosmin in leukemia: Consequences of anchor loss. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2019; 111:52-62. [PMID: 31009764 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.04.007] [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: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nucleophosmin (NPM), one of the most abundant nucleolar proteins, has crucial functions in ribosome biogenesis, cell cycle control, and DNA-damage repair. In human cells, NPM occurs mainly in oligomers. It functions as a chaperone, undergoes numerous interactions and forms part of many protein complexes. Although NPM role in carcinogenesis is not fully elucidated, a variety of tumor suppressor as well as oncogenic activities were described. NPM is overexpressed, fused with other proteins, or mutated in various tumor types. In the acute myeloid leukemia (AML), characteristic mutations in NPM1 gene, leading to modification of NPM C-terminus, are the most frequent genetic aberration. Although multiple mutation types of NPM are found in AML, they are all characterized by aberrant cytoplasmic localization of the mutated protein. In this review, current knowledge of the structure and function of NPM is presented in relation to its interaction network, in particular to the interaction with other nucleolar proteins and with proteins active in apoptosis. Possible molecular mechanisms of NPM mutation-driven leukemogenesis and NPM therapeutic targeting are discussed. Finally, recent findings concerning the immunogenicity of the mutated NPM and specific immunological features of AML patients with NPM mutation are summarized.
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- Barbora Brodská
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, U Nemocnice 1, 128 20 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, U Nemocnice 1, 128 20 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, U Nemocnice 1, 128 20 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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Savelyeva AV, Semenov DV, Stepanov GA, Baryakin DN, Kuligina EV, Rabinov IV, Koval OA, Richter VA. [The influence of recombinant nucleophosmin 1 on artificial RNA internalization into human adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2014; 40:55-63. [PMID: 25898723 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162014010099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study we obtained and characterized the recombinant analogue of multifunctional nucleolar phosphoprotein nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) involved in crucial cellular processes such as transcription, reparation and mitosis. The influence ofnucleophosmin 1 on extrcellular RNAs accumulation in human adenocarcinoma cells MCF-7 was analyzed. It was found that incubation of AluY RNA (n > 300 nt), U24 snoRNA analogues (n ~ 80 nt) with Npm1-His6 resulted in RNA-protein non-covalent complexes formation, but not in case of the short oligoribonucleotide (n = 22 nt). It was shown that interaction of AluY RNA analogue with Npm1-His6 significantly increases transfection efficacy of the RNA into MCF-7 human cells. Altogether, these data allow us to conclude, that nucleophosmin 1 not only binds RNA with complex secondary structure, but also promotes uptake and internalization of such RNA by human cells.
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Liu CD, Chen YL, Min YL, Zhao B, Cheng CP, Kang MS, Chiu SJ, Kieff E, Peng CW. The nuclear chaperone nucleophosmin escorts an Epstein-Barr Virus nuclear antigen to establish transcriptional cascades for latent infection in human B cells. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1003084. [PMID: 23271972 PMCID: PMC3521654 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is an oncogenic γ-herpesvirus that capably establishes both latent and lytic modes of infection in host cells and causes malignant diseases in humans. Nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2)-mediated transcription of both cellular and viral genes is essential for the establishment and maintenance of the EBV latency program in B lymphocytes. Here, we employed a protein affinity pull-down and LC-MS/MS analysis to identify nucleophosmin (NPM1) as one of the cellular proteins bound to EBNA2. Additionally, the specific domains that are responsible for protein-protein interactions were characterized as EBNA2 residues 300 to 360 and the oligomerization domain (OD) of NPM1. As in c-MYC, dramatic NPM1 expression was induced in EBV positively infected B cells after three days of viral infection, and both EBNA2 and EBNALP were implicated in the transactivation of the NPM1 promoter. Depletion of NPM1 with the lentivirus-expressed short-hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) effectively abrogated EBNA2-dependent transcription and transformation outgrowth of lymphoblastoid cells. Notably, the ATP-bound state of NPM1 was required to induce assembly of a protein complex containing EBNA2, RBP-Jκ, and NPM1 by stabilizing the interaction of EBNA2 with RBP-Jκ. In a NPM1-knockdown cell line, we demonstrated that an EBNA2-mediated transcription defect was fully restored by the ectopic expression of NPM1. Our findings highlight the essential role of NPM1 in chaperoning EBNA2 onto the latency-associated membrane protein 1 (LMP1) promoters, which is coordinated with the subsequent activation of transcriptional cascades through RBP-Jκ during EBV infection. These data advance our understanding of EBV pathology and further imply that NPM1 can be exploited as a therapeutic target for EBV-associated diseases.
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- Cheng-Der Liu
- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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A role for the CAL1-partner Modulo in centromere integrity and accurate chromosome segregation in Drosophila. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45094. [PMID: 23028777 PMCID: PMC3448598 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The relationship between the nucleolus and the centromere, although documented, remains one of the most elusive aspects of centromere assembly and maintenance. Here we identify the nucleolar protein, Modulo, in complex with CAL1, a factor essential for the centromeric deposition of the centromere-specific histone H3 variant, CID, in Drosophila. Notably, CAL1 localizes to both centromeres and the nucleolus. Depletion of Modulo, by RNAi, results in defective recruitment of newly-synthesized CAL1 at the centromere. Furthermore, depletion of Modulo negatively affects levels of CID at the centromere and results in chromosome missegregation. Interestingly, examination of Modulo localization during mitosis reveals it localizes to the chromosome periphery but not the centromere. Combined, the data suggest that rather than a direct regulatory role at the centromere, it is the nucleolar function of modulo which is regulating the assembly of the centromere by directing the localization of CAL1. We propose that a functional link between the nucleolus and centromere assembly exists in Drosophila, which is regulated by Modulo.
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Colombo E, Alcalay M, Pelicci PG. Nucleophosmin and its complex network: a possible therapeutic target in hematological diseases. Oncogene 2011; 30:2595-609. [PMID: 21278791 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nucleophosmin (NPM, also known as B23, numatrin or NO38) is a ubiquitously expressed phosphoprotein belonging to the nucleoplasmin family of chaperones. NPM is mainly localized in the nucleolus where it exerts many of its functions, but a proportion of the protein continuously shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. A growing number of cellular proteins have been described as physical interactors of NPM, and consequently, NPM is thought to have a relevant role in diverse cellular functions, including ribosome biogenesis, centrosome duplication, DNA repair and response to stress. NPM has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several human malignancies and intriguingly, it has been described both as an activating oncogene and a tumor suppressor, depending on cell type and protein levels. In fact, increased NPM expression is associated with different types of solid tumors whereas an impairment of NPM function is characteristic of a subgroup of hematolologic malignancies. A large body of experimental evidence links the deregulation of specific NPM functions to cellular transformation, yet the molecular mechanisms through which NPM contributes to tumorigenesis remain elusive. In this review, we have summarized current knowledge concerning NPM functions, and attempted to interpret its multifaceted and sometimes apparently contradictory activities in the context of both normal cellular homeostasis and neoplastic transformation.
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- E Colombo
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
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NPM1/B23: A Multifunctional Chaperone in Ribosome Biogenesis and Chromatin Remodeling. Biochem Res Int 2010; 2011:195209. [PMID: 21152184 PMCID: PMC2989734 DOI: 10.1155/2011/195209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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At a first glance, ribosome biogenesis and chromatin remodeling are quite different processes, but they share a common problem involving interactions between charged nucleic acids and small basic proteins that may result in unwanted intracellular aggregations. The multifunctional nuclear acidic chaperone NPM1 (B23/nucleophosmin) is active in several stages of ribosome biogenesis, chromatin remodeling, and mitosis as well as in DNA repair, replication and transcription. In addition, NPM1 plays an important role in the Myc-ARF-p53 pathway as well as in SUMO regulation. However, the relative importance of NPM1 in these processes remains unclear. Provided herein is an update on the expanding list of the diverse activities and interacting partners of NPM1. Mechanisms of NPM1 nuclear export functions of NPM1 in the nucleolus and at the mitotic spindle are discussed in relation to tumor development. It is argued that the suggested function of NPM1 as a histone chaperone could explain several, but not all, of the effects observed in cells following changes in NPM1 expression. A future challenge is to understand how NPM1 is activated, recruited, and controlled to carry out its functions.
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Lobo GP, Waite KA, Planchon SM, Romigh T, Nassif NT, Eng C. Germline and somatic cancer-associated mutations in the ATP-binding motifs of PTEN influence its subcellular localization and tumor suppressive function. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:2851-62. [PMID: 19457929 PMCID: PMC2706686 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Germline and somatic PTEN mutations are found in Cowden syndrome (CS) and multiple sporadic malignancies, respectively. PTEN function appears to be modulated by subcellular compartmentalization, and mislocalization may affect function. We have shown that cellular ATP levels affect nuclear PTEN levels. Here, we examined the ATP-binding capabilities of PTEN and functional consequences, relevant to cancer-associated mutations. PTEN mutation analysis of CS patients and sporadic colorectal carcinomas and comparative aminoacid analysis were utilized to identify mutations in ATP-binding motifs. The ability of wild-type (WT) or mutant PTEN to bind ATP was assessed by ATP–agarose-binding assays. Subcellular fractionation, western blotting, confocal microscopy and growth assays were used to determine relative nuclear-cytoplasmic localization and function. Somatic colorectal carcinoma-derived PTEN missense mutations were associated with nuclear mislocalization. These mutations altered cellular proliferation, apoptosis and anchorage-dependent growth. Examination of PTEN's amino acid sequence revealed these mutations resided in previously undescribed ATP-binding motifs (c.60–73; c.122–136). In contrast to WT PTEN, both cancer-associated somatic and germline-derived PTEN missense mutations, which lie within the ATP-binding motifs, result in mutant PTEN that does not bind ATP efficiently. We also show that CS patients with germline ATP-binding motif-mutations had nuclear PTEN mislocalization. Of four unrelated patients with functional germline ATP-binding domain mutations, all three female patients had breast cancers. Germline and somatic mutations within PTEN's ATP-binding domain play important pathogenic roles in both heritable and sporadic carcinogenesis by PTEN nuclear mislocalization resulting in altered signaling and growth. Manipulation of ATP may represent novel therapies in tumors with such PTEN alterations.
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- Glenn P Lobo
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Foltz DR, Jansen LE, Bailey AO, Yates JR, Bassett EA, Wood S, Black BE, Cleveland DW. Centromere-specific assembly of CENP-a nucleosomes is mediated by HJURP. Cell 2009; 137:472-84. [PMID: 19410544 PMCID: PMC2747366 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 508] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Revised: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The centromere is responsible for accurate chromosome segregation. Mammalian centromeres are specified epigenetically, with all active centromeres containing centromere-specific chromatin in which CENP-A replaces histone H3 within the nucleosome. The proteins responsible for assembly of human CENP-A into centromeric nucleosomes during the G1 phase of the cell cycle are shown here to be distinct from the chromatin assembly factors previously shown to load other histone H3 variants. Here we demonstrate that prenucleosomal CENP-A is complexed with histone H4, nucleophosmin 1, and HJURP. Recruitment of new CENP-A into nucleosomes at replicated centromeres is dependent on HJURP. Recognition by HJURP is mediated through the centromere targeting domain (CATD) of CENP-A, a region that we demonstrated previously to induce a unique conformational rigidity to both the subnucleosomal CENP-A heterotetramer and the corresponding assembled nucleosome. We propose HJURP to be a cell-cycle-regulated CENP-A-specific histone chaperone required for centromeric chromatin assembly.
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- Daniel R. Foltz
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego CA 92093-0670, U.S.A
- Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 93093-0670, U.S.A
- Present Address: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA 22908, U.S.A
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego CA 92093-0670, U.S.A
- Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 93093-0670, U.S.A
- Present Address: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2770-186 Oeiras, Portugal
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- The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059, U.S.A
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego CA 92093-0670, U.S.A
- Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 93093-0670, U.S.A
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6059, U.S.A
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego CA 92093-0670, U.S.A
- Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 93093-0670, U.S.A
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Choi JW, Lee SB, Kim CK, Lee KH, Cho SW, Ahn JY. Lysine 263 residue of NPM/B23 is essential for regulating ATP binding and B23 stability. FEBS Lett 2008; 582:1073-80. [PMID: 18319061 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.02.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2008] [Revised: 02/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Here, we show that Nucleophsomin/B23 provides lysine 263 as a critical binding site for ATP. Mutagenesis of lysine 263 to asparagine (K263N) disrupts B23 from ATP binding. While B23 WT exclusively localizes to the nucleolus, the B23-K263N is redistributed from the nucleolus to the nucleoplam. Notably, the K263N mutant is unstable, and displayed rapid degradation. Alteration of K263 induced B23 instability through increased ubiquitination and proteaosomal degradation. Moreover, mutation of K263 impedes the mitogenic effect of B23 in PC12 cells. Thus, K263 is a critical site for ATP binding and required for B23 stability, confining B23 in the nucleolus.
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- Joung Woo Choi
- Departments of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Döhner K, Schlenk RF, Habdank M, Scholl C, Rücker FG, Corbacioglu A, Bullinger L, Fröhling S, Döhner H. Mutant nucleophosmin (NPM1) predicts favorable prognosis in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia and normal cytogenetics: interaction with other gene mutations. Blood 2005; 106:3740-6. [PMID: 16051734 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-2164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 592] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To assess the prognostic relevance of mutations in the NPM1 gene encoding a nucleocytoplasmic shuttle protein in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and normal cytogenetics, sequencing of NPM1 exon 12 was performed in diagnostic samples from 300 patients entered into 2 consecutive multicenter trials of the AML Study Group (AMLSG). Treatment included intensive double-induction therapy and consolidation therapy with high cumulative doses of high-dose cytarabine. NPM1 mutations were identified in 48% of the patients including 12 novel sequence variants, all leading to a frameshift in the C-terminus of the nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) protein. Mutant NPM1 was associated with specific clinical, phenotypical, and genetic features. Statistical analysis revealed a significant interaction of NPM1 and FLT3 internal tandem duplications (ITDs). NPM1 mutations predicted for better response to induction therapy and for favorable overall survival (OS) only in the absence of FLT3 ITD. Multivariable analysis for OS revealed combined NPM1-mutated/FLT3 ITD-negative status, CEBPA mutation status, availability of a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-compatible donor, secondary AML, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as prognostic factors. In conclusion, NPM1 mutations in the absence of FLT3 ITD define a distinct molecular and prognostic subclass of young-adult AML patients with normal cytogenetics.
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- Konstanze Döhner
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Robert-Koch-Str 8, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Ahn JY, Liu X, Cheng D, Peng J, Chan PK, Wade PA, Ye K. Nucleophosmin/B23, a Nuclear PI(3,4,5)P3 Receptor, Mediates the Antiapoptotic Actions of NGF by Inhibiting CAD. Mol Cell 2005; 18:435-45. [PMID: 15893727 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2004] [Revised: 03/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate [PI(3,4,5)P(3)] is an essential second messenger implicated in various cellular processes. Cytoplasmic PI(3,4,5)P(3) has been well characterized, but little is known about the physiological role of nuclear PI(3,4,5)P(3). Here, we describe a nuclear PI(3,4,5)P(3) receptor, nucleophosmin (NPM)/B23, that mediates the antiapoptotic effects of NGF by inhibiting DNA fragmentation activity of caspase-activated DNase (CAD). Employing PI(3,4,5)P(3) column and NGF-treated PC12 nuclear extracts, we identified B23 as a nuclear PI(3,4,5)P(3) binding protein. Purification from nuclear extract demonstrates that B23 contributes to DNA fragmentation inhibitory activity. Depletion of B23 from nuclear extracts or knockdown B23 in PC12 cells abolishes NGF-provoked protective effect, whereas overexpression of B23 in PC12 cells prevents apoptosis. Further, hydrolyzing PI(3,4,5)P(3) with PTEN or SHIP abrogates its antiapoptotic activity. Moreover, B23 mutants that can not associate with PI(3,4,5)P(3) fail to prevent DNA fragmentation. Thus, the nuclear B23-PI(3,4,5)P(3) complex regulates the antiapoptotic activity of NGF in the nucleus.
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- Jee-Yin Ahn
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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Falini B, Mecucci C, Tiacci E, Alcalay M, Rosati R, Pasqualucci L, La Starza R, Diverio D, Colombo E, Santucci A, Bigerna B, Pacini R, Pucciarini A, Liso A, Vignetti M, Fazi P, Meani N, Pettirossi V, Saglio G, Mandelli F, Lo-Coco F, Pelicci PG, Martelli MF. Cytoplasmic nucleophosmin in acute myelogenous leukemia with a normal karyotype. N Engl J Med 2005; 352:254-66. [PMID: 15659725 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1352] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nucleophosmin (NPM), a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein with prominent nucleolar localization, regulates the ARF-p53 tumor-suppressor pathway. Translocations involving the NPM gene cause cytoplasmic dislocation of the NPM protein. METHODS We used immunohistochemical methods to study the subcellular localization of NPM in bone marrow-biopsy specimens from 591 patients with primary acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). We then correlated the presence of cytoplasmic NPM with clinical and biologic features of the disease. RESULTS Cytoplasmic NPM was detected in 208 (35.2 percent) of the 591 specimens from patients with primary AML but not in 135 secondary AML specimens or in 980 hematopoietic or extrahematopoietic neoplasms other than AML. It was associated with a wide spectrum of morphologic subtypes of the disease, a normal karyotype, and responsiveness to induction chemotherapy, but not with recurrent genetic abnormalities. There was a high frequency of FLT3 internal tandem duplications and absence of CD34 and CD133 in AML specimens with a normal karyotype and cytoplasmic dislocation of NPM, but not in those in which the protein was restricted to the nucleus. AML specimens with cytoplasmic NPM carried mutations of the NPM gene that were predicted to alter the protein at its C-terminal; this mutant gene caused cytoplasmic localization of NPM in transfected cells. CONCLUSIONS Cytoplasmic NPM is a characteristic feature of a large subgroup of patients with AML who have a normal karyotype, NPM gene mutations, and responsiveness to induction chemotherapy.
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Chang JT, Wang HM, Chang KW, Chen WH, Wen MC, Hsu YM, Yung BYM, Chen IH, Liao CT, Hsieh LL, Cheng AJ. Identification of differentially expressed genes in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC): Overexpression of NPM, CDK1 and NDRG1 and underexpression of CHES1. Int J Cancer 2005; 114:942-9. [PMID: 15645429 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To identify cellular genes that could potentially serve as predictive molecular markers for human oral cancer, we employed differential display analysis to compare the gene expression profiles between oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and histopathologically normal epithelium tissues. Comparative real-time RT-PCR was used to confirm the gene expression in 52 OSCC patients, and a 2-fold difference was defined as over- or underexpression. A total of 7 genes were identified: NPM, CDK1, NDRG1, HMGCR, EF1A, NAC and CHES1. In the cancer tissues, NPM, CDK1 and NDRG1 were significantly overexpressed (an average of 7.6-, 17.2- and 12.9-fold, respectively), and CHES1 was underexpressed (15-fold). The frequencies of the differential expression were 40, 56, 67 and 46%, respectively in NPM, CDK1, NDRG1 and CHES1. In Western blot analysis, the protein expressions of NPM, CDK1 and NDRG1 were also increased in the cancer tissues, consistent with the mRNA expression results. To further evaluate clinicopathological associations in these genes, Pearson chi-square analysis was employed. Levels of CDK1 and NDRG1 were associated with poorly differentiated tumors (p = 0.043 and 0.023), suggesting that these genes participate in the mechanism of tumor transformation. Expressions of CDK1 and NDRG1, and CDK1 and CHES1 were mutually statistically correlated (p = 0.001 and 0.014), indicating that these genes share a very close regulatory relationship or interact synergistically in oncogenesis. In conclusion, we identified 7 genes that are differentially expressed in OSCC, and we provide the first evidence that NPM, CDK1 and NDRG1 are overexpressed and CHES1 is underexpressed in oral cancer. These results serve as a fundamental base for employing these genes in future clinical applications.
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- Joseph T Chang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Szebeni A, Hingorani K, Negi S, Olson MOJ. Role of protein kinase CK2 phosphorylation in the molecular chaperone activity of nucleolar protein b23. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:9107-15. [PMID: 12511551 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204411200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein B23 is a multifunctional nucleolar protein whose molecular chaperone activity is proposed to play role in ribosome assembly. Previous studies (Szebeni, A., and Olson, M. O. J. (1999) Protein Sci. 8, 905-912) showed that protein B23 has several characteristics typical of molecular chaperones, including anti-aggregation activity, promoting the renaturation of denatured proteins, and preferential binding to denatured substrates. However, until now there has been no proposed mechanism for release of a bound substrate. Protein B23 can be phosphorylated by protein kinase CK2 (CK2) in a segment required for chaperone activity. The presence of bound substrate enhanced the rate of CK2 phosphorylation of protein B23 by 2-3-fold, and this enhancement was dependent on a nonpolar region in its N-terminal end. Formation of a complex between B23 and chaperone test substrates (rhodanese or citrate synthase) was inhibited by CK2 phosphorylation. Furthermore, CK2 phosphorylation of a previously formed B23-substrate complex promoted its dissociation. The dissociation of complexes between B23 and the human immunodeficiency virus-Rev protein required both CK2 phosphorylation and competition with a Rev nuclear localization signal peptide, suggesting that Rev binds B23 at two separate sites. These studies suggest that unlike many molecular chaperones, which directly hydrolyze ATP, substrate release by protein B23 is dependent on its phosphorylation by CK2.
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- Attila Szebeni
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA
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Olson MOJ, Hingorani K, Szebeni A. Conventional and nonconventional roles of the nucleolus. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2002; 219:199-266. [PMID: 12211630 PMCID: PMC7133188 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(02)19014-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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As the most prominent of subnuclear structures, the nucleolus has a well-established role in ribosomal subunit assembly. Additional nucleolar functions, not related to ribosome biogenesis, have been discovered within the last decade. Built around multiple copies of the genes for preribosomal RNA (rDNA), nucleolar structure is largely dependent on the process of ribosome assembly. The nucleolus is disassembled during mitosis at which time preribosomal RNA transcription and processing are suppressed; it is reassembled at the end of mitosis in part from components preserved from the previous cell cycle. Expression of preribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA) is regulated by the silencing of individual rDNA genes via alterations in chromatin structure or by controlling RNA polymerase I initiation complex formation. Preribosomal RNA processing and posttranscriptional modifications are guided by a multitude of small nucleolar RNAs. Nearly completed ribosomal subunits are exported to the cytoplasm by an established nuclear export system with the aid of specialized adapter molecules. Some preribosomal and nucleolar components are transiently localized in Cajal bodies, presumably for modification or assembly. The nonconventional functions of nucleolus include roles in viral infections, nuclear export, sequestration of regulatory molecules, modification of small RNAs, RNP assembly, and control of aging, although some of these functions are not well established. Additional progress in defining the mechanisms of each step in ribosome biogenesis as well as clarification of the precise role of the nucleolus in nonconventional activities is expected in the next decade.
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- Mark O J Olson
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216, USA
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Deconstructing a Disease: RAR, Its Fusion Partners, and Their Roles in the Pathogenesis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Blood 1999. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.10.3167.410k44_3167_3215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 808] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Protein B23 is an abundant, multifunctional nucleolar phosphoprotein whose activities are proposed to play a role in ribosome assembly. Szebeni et al. (1997) showed stimulation of nuclear import in vitro by protein B23 and suggested that this effect was due to a molecular chaperone-like activity. Protein B23 was tested for chaperone activities using several protein substrates. The temperature-dependent and -independent aggregation of the HIV-1 Rev protein was measured using a zero angle light scattering (turbidity) assay. Protein B23 inhibited the aggregation of the Rev protein, with the amount of inhibition proportional to the concentration of B23 added. This activity was saturable with nearly complete inhibition when the molar ratio of B23:Rev was slightly above one. Protein B23 also protected liver alcohol dehydrogenase (LADH), carboxypeptidase A, citrate synthase, and rhodanese from aggregation during thermal denaturation and preserved the enzyme activity of LADH under these conditions. In addition, protein B23 was able to promote the restoration of activity of LADH previously denatured with guanidine-HCl. Protein B23 preferentially bound denatured substrates and exposed hydrophobic regions when complexed with denatured proteins. Thus, by several criteria, protein B23 behaves like a molecular chaperone; these activities may be related to its role in ribosome biogenesis.
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- A Szebeni
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA
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