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Patra AT, Tan E, Kok YJ, Ng SK, Bi X. Temporal insights into molecular and cellular responses during rAAV production in HEK293T cells. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2024; 32:101278. [PMID: 39022743 PMCID: PMC11253160 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101278] [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: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
The gene therapy field seeks cost-effective, large-scale production of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors for high-dosage therapeutic applications. Although strategies like suspension cell culture and transfection optimization have shown moderate success, challenges persist for large-scale applications. To unravel molecular and cellular mechanisms influencing rAAV production, we conducted an SWATH-MS proteomic analysis of HEK293T cells transfected using standard, sub-optimal, and optimal conditions. Gene Ontology and pathway analysis revealed significant protein expression variations, particularly in processes related to cellular homeostasis, metabolic regulation, vesicular transport, ribosomal biogenesis, and cellular proliferation under optimal transfection conditions. This resulted in a 50% increase in rAAV titer compared with the standard protocol. Additionally, we identified modifications in host cell proteins crucial for AAV mRNA stability and gene translation, particularly regarding AAV capsid transcripts under optimal transfection conditions. Our study identified 124 host proteins associated with AAV replication and assembly, each exhibiting distinct expression pattern throughout rAAV production stages in optimal transfection condition. This investigation sheds light on the cellular mechanisms involved in rAAV production in HEK293T cells and proposes promising avenues for further enhancing rAAV titer during production.
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- Alok Tanala Patra
- Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), Singapore 138668, Singapore
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), Singapore 138668, Singapore
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), Singapore 138668, Singapore
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), Singapore 138668, Singapore
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A∗STAR), Singapore 138668, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 169857, Singapore
- Food, Chemical and Biotechnology Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore 138683, Singapore
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Lu Z, Zhang S, Liu Y, Xia R, Li M. Origin of eukaryotic-like Vps23 shapes an ancient functional interplay between ESCRT and ubiquitin system in Asgard archaea. Cell Rep 2024; 43:113781. [PMID: 38358888 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Functional interplay between the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) and the ubiquitin system underlies the ubiquitin-dependent cargo-sorting pathway of the eukaryotic endomembrane system, yet its evolutionary origin remains unclear. Here, we show that a UEV-Vps23 protein family, which contains UEV and Vps23 domains, mediates an ancient ESCRT and ubiquitin system interplay in Asgard archaea. The UEV binds ubiquitin with high affinity, making the UEV-Vps23 a sensor for sorting ubiquitinated cargo. A steadiness box in the Vps23 domain undergoes ubiquitination through an Asgard E1, E2, and RING E3 cascade. The UEV-Vps23 switches between autoinhibited and active forms, regulating the ESCRT and ubiquitin system interplay. Furthermore, the shared sequence and structural homology among the UEV-Vps23, eukaryotic Vps23, and archaeal CdvA suggest a common evolutionary origin. Together, this work expands our understanding of the ancient ESCRT and ubiquitin system interplay that likely arose antedating divergent evolution between Asgard archaea and eukaryotes.
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- Zhongyi Lu
- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Barrado-Gil L, García-Dorival I, Galindo I, Alonso C, Cuesta-Geijo MÁ. Insights into the function of ESCRT complex and LBPA in ASFV infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1163569. [PMID: 38125905 PMCID: PMC10731053 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1163569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The African swine fever virus (ASFV) is strongly dependent on an intact endocytic pathway and a certain cellular membrane remodeling for infection, possibly regulated by the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT). The ESCRT machinery is mainly involved in the coordination of membrane dynamics; hence, several viruses exploit this complex and its accessory proteins VPS4 and ALIX for their own benefit. In this work, we found that shRNA-mediated knockdown of VPS4A decreased ASFV replication and viral titers, and this silencing resulted in an enhanced expression of ESCRT-0 component HRS. ASFV infection slightly increased HRS expression but not under VPS4A depletion conditions. Interestingly, VPS4A silencing did not have an impact on ALIX expression, which was significantly overexpressed upon ASFV infection. Further analysis revealed that ALIX silencing impaired ASFV infection at late stages of the viral cycle, including replication and viral production. In addition to ESCRT, the accessory protein ALIX is involved in endosomal membrane dynamics in a lysobisphosphatydic acid (LBPA) and Ca2+-dependent manner, which is relevant for intraluminal vesicle (ILV) biogenesis and endosomal homeostasis. Moreover, LBPA interacts with NPC2 and/or ALIX to regulate cellular cholesterol traffic, and would affect ASFV infection. Thus, we show that LBPA blocking impacted ASFV infection at both early and late infection, suggesting a function for this unconventional phospholipid in the ASFV viral cycle. Here, we found for the first time that silencing of VPS4A and ALIX affects the infection later on, and blocking LBPA function reduces ASFV infectivity at early and later stages of the viral cycle, while ALIX was overexpressed upon infection. These data suggested the relevance of ESCRT-related proteins in ASFV infection.
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- Departmento Biotecnología, INIA-CSIC, Centro Nacional Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Madrid, Spain
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Das A, Rivera-Serrano EE, Yin X, Walker CM, Feng Z, Lemon SM. Cell entry and release of quasi-enveloped human hepatitis viruses. Nat Rev Microbiol 2023; 21:573-589. [PMID: 37185947 PMCID: PMC10127183 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-023-00889-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Infectious hepatitis type A and type E are caused by phylogenetically distinct single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses that were once considered to be non-enveloped. However, studies show that both are released nonlytically from hepatocytes as 'quasi-enveloped' virions cloaked in host membranes. These virion types predominate in the blood of infected individuals and mediate virus spread within the liver. They lack virally encoded proteins on their surface and are resistant to neutralizing anti-capsid antibodies induced by infection, yet they efficiently enter cells and initiate new rounds of virus replication. In this Review, we discuss the mechanisms by which specific peptide sequences in the capsids of these quasi-enveloped virions mediate their endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT)-dependent release from hepatocytes through multivesicular endosomes, what is known about how they enter cells, and the impact of capsid quasi-envelopment on host immunity and pathogenesis.
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- Anshuman Das
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lentigen Technology, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Biology, Elon University, Elon, NC, USA
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Paediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Department of Paediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Guo Y, Wang S, Liang F, Wang M. Identification of CHMP7 as a promising immunobiomarker for immunotherapy and chemotherapy and impact on prognosis of colorectal cancer patients. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1211843. [PMID: 37711849 PMCID: PMC10499328 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1211843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction: ESCRT is a molecular machine involved in various important physiological processes, such as the formation of multivesicular bodies, cellular autophagy, and cellular membrane repair. CHMP7 is a regulatory subunit of ESCRT-III and is necessary for the proper functioning of ESCRT. In this study, public databases were exploited to explore the role of CHMP7 in tumors. Methods: The research on CHMP7 in oncology is rather limited. In this study, the differential expression of CHMP7 in multiple tumor tissues was analyzed with information from public databases and clinically collected colorectal cancer tissue samples. Subsequently, the mutational landscape of CHMP7, methylation levels, and the relationship between its expression levels and genomic instability were resolved. The immune microenvironment is a compelling emerging star in tumor research. The correlation of CHMP7 with various infiltrating immune cell types in TME was analyzed by online datasets and single-cell sequencing. In terms of clinical treatment, the impact of CHMP7 expression levels on chemotherapy and immunotherapy and the evaluation of small molecule drugs related to CHMP7 were assessed. Results: CHMP7 has a predictive value for the prognosis of patients with tumors and is highly involved in tumor immunity. The downregulation of CHMP7 may lead to genomic instability. A strong correlation between CHMP7 and TME immune cell infiltration has been observed, participating in the formation of suppressive TME and promoting tumor progression. The expression level of CHMP7 is significantly lower in the non-responder group of multiple chemotherapeutic agents. CHMP7 can potentially serve as a new biomarker for predicting the efficacy of tumor chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Conclusion: As a gene of interest, CHMP7 is expected to provide novel and promising targets for further treatment of patients with tumor.
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- Yu Guo
- Department of the General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of the Ridiotherapy, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of the General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of the General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Elias RD, Zhu Y, Su Q, Ghirlando R, Zhang J, Deshmukh L. Reversible phase separation of ESCRT protein ALIX through tyrosine phosphorylation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg3913. [PMID: 37450591 PMCID: PMC10348681 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg3913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
Cytokinetic abscission, the last step of cell division, is regulated by the ESCRT machinery. In response to mitotic errors, ESCRT proteins, namely, ALIX, CHMP4B, and CHMP4C, accumulate in the cytosolic compartments termed "abscission checkpoint bodies" (ACBs) to delay abscission and prevent tumorigenesis. ALIX contributes to the biogenesis and stability of ACBs via an unknown mechanism. We show that ALIX phase separates into nondynamic condensates in vitro and in vivo, mediated by the amyloidogenic portion of its proline-rich domain. ALIX condensates confined CHMP4 paralogs in vitro. These condensates dissolved and reformed upon reversible tyrosine phosphorylation of ALIX, mediated by Src kinase and PTP1B, and sequestration of CHMP4C altered their Src-mediated dissolution. NMR analysis revealed how ALIX triggers the activation of CHMP4 proteins, which is required for successful abscission. These results implicate ALIX's phase separation in the modulation of ACBs. This study also highlights how posttranslational modifications can control protein phase separation.
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- Ruben D. Elias
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Ilter M, Schulze-Niemand E, Naumann M, Stein M. Structural Dynamics of Lys11-Selective Deubiquitinylase Cezanne-1 during the Catalytic Cycle. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:2084-2094. [PMID: 36943332 PMCID: PMC10091412 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c01281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Deubiquitinylating enzymes (DUBs) regulate the deubiquitinylation process of post-translationally modified proteins and thus control protein signaling in various cellular processes. The DUB Cezanne-1 catalyzes the cleavage of the iso-peptide bond of Lys11-linked polyubiquitin chains with high selectivity. Crystal structures of Cezanne-1 in different states provide important insight regarding the complex formation and global changes during the catalytic cycle but are lacking details of dynamics and control of activation. Activity-based probes are used to isolate intermediate states upon forming covalent bonds with the DUB active site. Those, however, may lead to structures that are non-native. Conformational changes of Cezanne-1, during its process of activation and proteolytic activity, are investigated using all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the ubiquitin-free, diubiquitin-bound, and monoubiquitin-bound Cezanne-1 DUB for a total of ∼18 μs. Our results show that ubiquitin-free Cezanne-1 dynamically shuttles between catalytically competent and incompetent states which suggests that its activation is independent of substrate binding. The catalytically competent substrate-free Cezanne-1 promotes distal ubiquitin substrate access to the catalytic center. The subsequent binding of the proximal ubiquitin shifts the equilibrium toward the catalytically competent state of the dyad, thereby promoting proteolysis of the iso-peptide bond. After cleavage of the scissile bond, sequential dissociation of first the proximal ubiquitin induces the inactivation of Cezanne-1. The subsequent release of the distal ubiquitin fully reconstitutes the inactive substrate-free state of Cezanne-1. The process of activation and catalytic turnover of DUB Cezanne-1 is a multistage cycle with several critical dynamic transitions that cannot be characterized based on protein structures alone. Activity-based probes of cysteine proteases lead to non-native protein-protein contacts, which need to be resolved in order to be able to issue statements about physiological states and substrate binding.
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- Metehan Ilter
- Molecular Simulations and Design Group, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Molecular Simulations and Design Group, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Institute for Experimental Internal Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute for Experimental Internal Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Molecular Simulations and Design Group, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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Plant proteostasis: a proven and promising target for crop improvement. Essays Biochem 2022; 66:75-85. [PMID: 35929615 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20210078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The Green Revolution of the 1960s accomplished dramatic increases in crop yields through genetic improvement, chemical fertilisers, irrigation, and mechanisation. However, the current trajectory of population growth, against a backdrop of climate change and geopolitical unrest, predicts that agricultural production will be insufficient to ensure global food security in the next three decades. Improvements to crops that go beyond incremental gains are urgently needed. Plant biology has also undergone a revolution in recent years, through the development and application of powerful technologies including genome sequencing, a pantheon of 'omics techniques, precise genome editing, and step changes in structural biology and microscopy. Proteostasis - the collective processes that control the protein complement of the cell, comprising synthesis, modification, localisation, and degradation - is a field that has benefitted from these advances. This special issue presents a selection of the latest research in this vibrant field, with a particular focus on protein degradation. In the current article, we highlight the diverse and widespread contributions of plant proteostasis to agronomic traits, suggest opportunities and strategies to manipulate different elements of proteostatic mechanisms for crop improvement, and discuss the challenges involved in bringing these ideas into practice.
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