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Kumar A, Nonnis S, Castellano I, AbdElgawad H, Beemster GTS, Buia MC, Maffioli E, Tedeschi G, Palumbo A. Molecular response of Sargassum vulgare to acidification at volcanic CO 2 vents: Insights from proteomic and metabolite analyses. Mol Ecol 2022; 31:3844-3858. [PMID: 35635253 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Ocean acidification is impacting marine life all over the world. Understanding how species can cope with the changes in seawater carbonate chemistry represents a challenging issue. We addressed this topic using underwater CO2 vents that naturally acidify some marine areas off the island of Ischia. In the most acidified area of the vents, having a mean pH value of 6.7, comparable to far-future predicted acidification scenarios (by 2300), the biomass is dominated by the brown alga Sargassum vulgare. The novelty of the present study is the characterization of the S. vulgare proteome together with metabolite analyses to identify the key proteins, metabolites, and pathways affected by ocean acidification. A total of 367 and 387 proteins were identified in populations grown at pH that approximates the current global average (8.1) and acidified sites, respectively. Analysis of their relative abundance revealed that 304 proteins are present in samples from both sites: 111 proteins are either higher or exclusively present under acidified conditions, whereas 120 proteins are either lower or present only under control conditions. Functionally, under acidification, a decrease in proteins related to translation and post-translational processes and an increase of proteins involved in photosynthesis, glycolysis, oxidation-reduction processes, and protein folding were observed. In addition, small-molecule metabolism was affected, leading to a decrease of some fatty acids and antioxidant compounds under acidification. Overall, the results obtained by proteins and metabolites analyses, integrated with previous transcriptomic, physiological, and biochemical studies, allowed us to delineate the molecular strategies adopted by S. vulgare to grow in future acidified environments, including an increase of proteins involved in energetic metabolism, oxidation-reduction processes, and protein folding at the expense of proteins involved in translation and post-translational processes.
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- Amit Kumar
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Marine Research Center, Naples, Italy
- Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- CRC "Innovation for well-being and environment" (I-WE), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research Group (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research Group (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Marine Research Center, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- CRC "Innovation for well-being and environment" (I-WE), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Naples, Italy
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Milito A, Cocurullo M, Columbro A, Nonnis S, Tedeschi G, Castellano I, Arnone MI, Palumbo A. Ovothiol ensures the correct developmental programme of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus embryo. Open Biol 2022; 12:210262. [PMID: 35042403 PMCID: PMC8767189 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.210262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Ovothiols are π-methyl-5-thiohistidines produced in great amounts in sea urchin eggs, where they can act as protective agents against the oxidative burst at fertilization and environmental stressors during development. Here we examined the biological relevance of ovothiol during the embryogenesis of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus by assessing the localization of the key biosynthetic enzyme OvoA, both at transcript and protein level, and perturbing its protein translation by morpholino antisense oligonucleotide-mediated knockdown experiments. In addition, we explored the possible involvement of ovothiol in the inflammatory response by assessing ovoA gene expression and protein localization following exposure to bacterial lipopolysaccharide. The results of the present study suggest that ovothiol may be a key regulator of cell proliferation in early developing embryos. Moreover, the localization of OvoA in key larval cells and tissues, in control and inflammatory conditions, suggests that ovothiol may ensure larval skeleton formation and mediate inflammatory processes triggered by bacterial infection. This work significantly contributes to the understanding of the biological function of ovothiols in marine organisms, and may provide new inspiration for the identification of the biological activities of ovothiols in humans, considering the pharmacological potential of these molecules.
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- Alfonsina Milito
- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.,Department of Molecular Genetics, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,CRC 'Innovation for Well-Being and Environment' (I-WE), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,CRC 'Innovation for Well-Being and Environment' (I-WE), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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Giromini C, Nonnis S, Givens DI, Lovegrove JA, Rebucci R, Tedeschi G, Pinotti L, Reggi S, Rossi L, Baldi A. Proteomic/peptidomic profile and Escherichia coli growth inhibitory effect of in vitro digested soya protein. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/1828051x.2021.1943016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Carlotta Giromini
- Dipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare Carlo Cantoni, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
- CRC "Innovation for well-being and environment” (I-WE), Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- CRC "Innovation for well-being and environment” (I-WE), Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
- Dipartimento di medicina veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare Carlo Cantoni, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- CRC "Innovation for well-being and environment” (I-WE), Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
- Dipartimento di medicina veterinaria, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare Carlo Cantoni, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare Carlo Cantoni, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare Carlo Cantoni, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare Carlo Cantoni, Università degli studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Multi-omic analyses in Abyssinian cats with primary renal amyloid deposits. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8339. [PMID: 33863921 PMCID: PMC8052419 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87168-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The amyloidoses constitute a group of diseases occurring in humans and animals that are characterized by abnormal deposits of aggregated proteins in organs, affecting their structure and function. In the Abyssinian cat breed, a familial form of renal amyloidosis has been described. In this study, multi-omics analyses were applied and integrated to explore some aspects of the unknown pathogenetic processes in cats. Whole-genome sequences of two affected Abyssinians and 195 controls of other breeds (part of the 99 Lives initiative) were screened to prioritize potential disease-associated variants. Proteome and miRNAome from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded kidney specimens of fully necropsied Abyssinian cats, three affected and three non-amyloidosis-affected were characterized. While the trigger of the disorder remains unclear, overall, (i) 35,960 genomic variants were detected; (ii) 215 and 56 proteins were identified as exclusive or overexpressed in the affected and control kidneys, respectively; (iii) 60 miRNAs were differentially expressed, 20 of which are newly described. With omics data integration, the general conclusions are: (i) the familial amyloid renal form in Abyssinians is not a simple monogenic trait; (ii) amyloid deposition is not triggered by mutated amyloidogenic proteins but is a mix of proteins codified by wild-type genes; (iii) the form is biochemically classifiable as AA amyloidosis.
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Gravitational Experimental Platform for Animal Models, a New Platform at ESA's Terrestrial Facilities to Study the Effects of Micro- and Hypergravity on Aquatic and Rodent Animal Models. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22062961. [PMID: 33803957 PMCID: PMC7998548 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22062961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Using rotors to expose animals to different levels of hypergravity is an efficient means of understanding how altered gravity affects physiological functions, interactions between physiological systems and animal development. Furthermore, rotors can be used to prepare space experiments, e.g., conducting hypergravity experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of a study before its implementation and to complement inflight experiments by comparing the effects of micro- and hypergravity. In this paper, we present a new platform called the Gravitational Experimental Platform for Animal Models (GEPAM), which has been part of European Space Agency (ESA)’s portfolio of ground-based facilities since 2020, to study the effects of altered gravity on aquatic animal models (amphibian embryos/tadpoles) and mice. This platform comprises rotors for hypergravity exposure (three aquatic rotors and one rodent rotor) and models to simulate microgravity (cages for mouse hindlimb unloading and a random positioning machine (RPM)). Four species of amphibians can be used at present. All murine strains can be used and are maintained in a specific pathogen-free area. This platform is surrounded by numerous facilities for sample preparation and analysis using state-of-the-art techniques. Finally, we illustrate how GEPAM can contribute to the understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms and the identification of countermeasures.
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Nonnis S, Angiulli E, Maffioli E, Frabetti F, Negri A, Cioni C, Alleva E, Romeo V, Tedeschi G, Toni M. Acute environmental temperature variation affects brain protein expression, anxiety and explorative behaviour in adult zebrafish. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2521. [PMID: 33510219 PMCID: PMC7843641 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81804-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of 4-d acute thermal treatments at 18 °C, 26 °C (control) and 34 °C on the nervous system of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) using a multidisciplinary approach based on behavioural tests and brain proteomic analysis. The behavioural variations induced by thermal treatment were investigated using five different tests, the novel tank diving, light and dark preference, social preference, mirror biting, and Y-Maze tests, which are standard paradigms specifically tailored for zebrafish to assess their anxiety-like behaviour, boldness, social preference, aggressiveness, and explorative behaviour, respectively. Proteomic data revealed that several proteins involved in energy metabolism, messenger RNA translation, protein synthesis, folding and degradation, cytoskeleton organisation and synaptic vesiculation are regulated differently at extreme temperatures. The results showed that anxiety-like behaviours increase in zebrafish at 18 °C compared to those at 26 °C or 34 °C, whereas anxiety-related protein signalling pathways are downregulated. Moreover, treatments at both 18 °C and 34 °C affect the exploratory behaviour that appears not to be modulated by past experiences, suggesting the impairment of fish cognitive abilities. This study is the continuation of our previous work on the effect of 21-d chronic treatment at the same constant temperature level and will enable the comparison of acute and chronic treatment effects on the nervous system function in adult zebrafish.
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- S Nonnis
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy.,CRC "Innovation for Well-Beeing and Environment" (I-WE), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology ''Charles Darwin", Sapienza University, Via Alfonso Borelli 50, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy. .,CIMAINA, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy.,CIMAINA, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology ''Charles Darwin", Sapienza University, Via Alfonso Borelli 50, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Behavioural Sciences and Mental Health, IstitutoSuperiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900, Lodi, Italy.,CRC "Innovation for Well-Beeing and Environment" (I-WE), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.,CIMAINA, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology ''Charles Darwin", Sapienza University, Via Alfonso Borelli 50, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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Maffioli E, Galli A, Nonnis S, Marku A, Negri A, Piazzoni C, Milani P, Lenardi C, Perego C, Tedeschi G. Proteomic Analysis Reveals a Mitochondrial Remodeling of βTC3 Cells in Response to Nanotopography. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:508. [PMID: 32850772 PMCID: PMC7405422 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, using cluster-assembled zirconia substrates with tailored roughness produced by supersonic cluster beam deposition, we demonstrated that β cells can sense nanoscale features of the substrate and can translate these stimuli into a mechanotransductive pathway capable of preserveing β-cell differentiation and function in vitro in long-term cultures of human islets. Using the same proteomic approach, we now focused on the mitochondrial fraction of βTC3 cells grown on the same zirconia substrates and characterized the morphological and proteomic modifications induced by the nanostructure. The results suggest that, in βTC3 cells, mitochondria are perturbed by the nanotopography and activate a program involving metabolism modification and modulation of their interplay with other organelles. Data were confirmed in INS1E, a different β-cell model. The change induced by the nanostructure can be pro-survival and prime mitochondria for a metabolic switch to match the new cell needs.
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- Elisa Maffioli
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.,Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.,Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.,Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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Visentin C, Broggini L, Sala BM, Russo R, Barbiroli A, Santambrogio C, Nonnis S, Dubnovitsky A, Bolognesi M, Miranda E, Achour A, Ricagno S. Glycosylation Tunes Neuroserpin Physiological and Pathological Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3235. [PMID: 32375228 PMCID: PMC7247563 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Neuroserpin (NS) is a member of the serine protease inhibitors superfamily. Specific point mutations are responsible for its accumulation in the endoplasmic reticulum of neurons that leads to a pathological condition named familial encephalopathy with neuroserpin inclusion bodies (FENIB). Wild-type NS presents two N-glycosylation chains and does not form polymers in vivo, while non-glycosylated NS causes aberrant polymer accumulation in cell models. To date, all in vitro studies have been conducted on bacterially expressed NS, de facto neglecting the role of glycosylation in the biochemical properties of NS. Here, we report the expression and purification of human glycosylated NS (gNS) using a novel eukaryotic expression system, LEXSY. Our results confirm the correct N-glycosylation of wild-type gNS. The fold and stability of gNS are not altered compared to bacterially expressed NS, as demonstrated by the circular dichroism and intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence assays. Intriguingly, gNS displays a remarkably reduced polymerisation propensity compared to non-glycosylated NS, in keeping with what was previously observed for wild-type NS in vivo and in cell models. Thus, our results support the relevance of gNS as a new in vitro tool to study the molecular bases of FENIB.
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- Cristina Visentin
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 26, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.V.); (L.B.); (B.M.S.); (M.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 26, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.V.); (L.B.); (B.M.S.); (M.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 26, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.V.); (L.B.); (B.M.S.); (M.B.)
- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden;
- Department of Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, AlbaNova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20090 Segrate, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l′Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 2, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1, 20126 Milan, Italy;
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- Departimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell’Università, 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy;
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 26, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.V.); (L.B.); (B.M.S.); (M.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie ‘Charles Darwin’, and Istituto Pasteur - Fondazione Cenci-Bolognetti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 26, 20133 Milan, Italy; (C.V.); (L.B.); (B.M.S.); (M.B.)
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Kononikhin AS, Starodubtseva NL, Pastushkova LK, Kashirina DN, Fedorchenko KY, Brhozovsky AG, Popov IA, Larina IM, Nikolaev EN. Spaceflight induced changes in the human proteome. Expert Rev Proteomics 2016; 14:15-29. [PMID: 27817217 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2017.1258307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Spaceflight is one of the most extreme conditions encountered by humans: Individuals are exposed to radiation, microgravity, hypodynamia, and will experience isolation. A better understanding of the molecular processes induced by these factors may allow us to develop personalized countermeasures to minimize risks to astronauts. Areas covered: This review is a summary of literature searches from PubMed, NASA, Roskosmos and the authors' research experiences and opinions. The review covers the available proteomic data on the effects of spaceflight factors on the human body, including both real space missions and ground-based model experiments. Expert commentary: Overall, the authors believe that the present background, methodology and equipment improvements will enhance spaceflight safety and support accumulation of new knowledge on how organisms adapt to extreme conditions.
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- Alexey S Kononikhin
- a Institute of Biomedical Problems - Russian Federation State Scientific Research Center, Laboratory of proteomics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia.,b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics , Moscow , Russia.,d V.L. Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics , Moscow , Russia.,c V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology , Laboratory of proteomics and metabolomics, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation , Moscow , Russia.,d V.L. Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- a Institute of Biomedical Problems - Russian Federation State Scientific Research Center, Laboratory of proteomics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- a Institute of Biomedical Problems - Russian Federation State Scientific Research Center, Laboratory of proteomics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- a Institute of Biomedical Problems - Russian Federation State Scientific Research Center, Laboratory of proteomics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- b Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics , Moscow , Russia.,c V. I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology , Laboratory of proteomics and metabolomics, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation , Moscow , Russia.,d V.L. Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- a Institute of Biomedical Problems - Russian Federation State Scientific Research Center, Laboratory of proteomics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- d V.L. Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics , Laboratory of ion and molecular physics, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia.,e Emanuel Institute for Biochemical Physics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia.,f Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Space Cluster , Skolkovo , Russia
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Rea G, Cristofaro F, Pani G, Pascucci B, Ghuge SA, Corsetto PA, Imbriani M, Visai L, Rizzo AM. Microgravity-driven remodeling of the proteome reveals insights into molecular mechanisms and signal networks involved in response to the space flight environment. J Proteomics 2015; 137:3-18. [PMID: 26571091 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Space is a hostile environment characterized by high vacuum, extreme temperatures, meteoroids, space debris, ionospheric plasma, microgravity and space radiation, which all represent risks for human health. A deep understanding of the biological consequences of exposure to the space environment is required to design efficient countermeasures to minimize their negative impact on human health. Recently, proteomic approaches have received a significant amount of attention in the effort to further study microgravity-induced physiological changes. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the effects of microgravity on microorganisms (in particular Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34, Bacillus cereus and Rhodospirillum rubrum S1H), plants (whole plants, organs, and cell cultures), mammalian cells (endothelial cells, bone cells, chondrocytes, muscle cells, thyroid cancer cells, immune system cells) and animals (invertebrates, vertebrates and mammals). Herein, we describe their proteome's response to microgravity, focusing on proteomic discoveries and their future potential applications in space research. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Space experiments and operational flight experience have identified detrimental effects on human health and performance because of exposure to weightlessness, even when currently available countermeasures are implemented. Many experimental tools and methods have been developed to study microgravity induced physiological changes. Recently, genomic and proteomic approaches have received a significant amount of attention. This review summarizes the recent research studies of the proteome response to microgravity inmicroorganisms, plants, mammalians cells and animals. Current proteomic tools allow large-scale, high-throughput analyses for the detection, identification, and functional investigation of all proteomes. Understanding gene and/or protein expression is the key to unlocking the mechanisms behind microgravity-induced problems and to finding effective countermeasures to spaceflight-induced alterations but also for the study of diseases on earth. Future perspectives are also highlighted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppina Rea
- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 3/b, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via D. Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via D. Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensics, University of Pavia, V.le Forlanini 8, Pavia, Italy; Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Via S. Boezio 28, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Center for Health Technologies (CHT), University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 3/b, 27100 Pavia, Italy; Department of Occupational Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Risks, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Via S. Boezio 28, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Via D. Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milan, Italy
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Grimm D, Pietsch J, Wehland M, Richter P, Strauch SM, Lebert M, Magnusson NE, Wise P, Bauer J. The impact of microgravity-based proteomics research. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 11:465-76. [DOI: 10.1586/14789450.2014.926221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniela Grimm
- Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Cell Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Cell Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Cell Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Medical Research Laboratories, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Hematology/Oncology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
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- Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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