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Backe SJ, Mollapour M, Woodford MR. Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a tool for deciphering Hsp90 molecular chaperone function. Essays Biochem 2023; 67:781-795. [PMID: 36912239 PMCID: PMC10497724 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20220224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
Abstract
Yeast is a valuable model organism for their ease of genetic manipulation, rapid growth rate, and relative similarity to higher eukaryotes. Historically, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has played a major role in discovering the function of complex proteins and pathways that are important for human health and disease. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone responsible for the stabilization and activation of hundreds of integral members of the cellular signaling network. Much important structural and functional work, including many seminal discoveries in Hsp90 biology are the direct result of work carried out in S. cerevisiae. Here, we have provided a brief overview of the S. cerevisiae model system and described how this eukaryotic model organism has been successfully applied to the study of Hsp90 chaperone function.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah J. Backe
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
- Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
- Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
- Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A
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Backe SJ, Sager RA, Heritz JA, Wengert LA, Meluni KA, Aran-Guiu X, Panaretou B, Woodford MR, Prodromou C, Bourboulia D, Mollapour M. Activation of autophagy depends on Atg1/Ulk1-mediated phosphorylation and inhibition of the Hsp90 chaperone machinery. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112807. [PMID: 37453059 PMCID: PMC10529509 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Cellular homeostasis relies on both the chaperoning of proteins and the intracellular degradation system that delivers cytoplasmic constituents to the lysosome, a process known as autophagy. The crosstalk between these processes and their underlying regulatory mechanisms is poorly understood. Here, we show that the molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) forms a complex with the autophagy-initiating kinase Atg1 (yeast)/Ulk1 (mammalian), which suppresses its kinase activity. Conversely, environmental cues lead to Atg1/Ulk1-mediated phosphorylation of a conserved serine in the amino domain of Hsp90, inhibiting its ATPase activity and altering the chaperone dynamics. These events impact a conformotypic peptide adjacent to the activation and catalytic loop of Atg1/Ulk1. Finally, Atg1/Ulk1-mediated phosphorylation of Hsp90 leads to dissociation of the Hsp90:Atg1/Ulk1 complex and activation of Atg1/Ulk1, which is essential for initiation of autophagy. Our work indicates a reciprocal regulatory mechanism between the chaperone Hsp90 and the autophagy kinase Atg1/Ulk1 and consequent maintenance of cellular proteostasis.
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- Sarah J Backe
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Biochemistry and Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London SE1 9NQ, UK
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Backe SJ, Sager RA, Regan BR, Sit J, Major LA, Bratslavsky G, Woodford MR, Bourboulia D, Mollapour M. A specialized Hsp90 co-chaperone network regulates steroid hormone receptor response to ligand. Cell Rep 2022; 40:111039. [PMID: 35830801 PMCID: PMC9306012 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Heat shock protein-90 (Hsp90) chaperone machinery is involved in the stability and activity of its client proteins. The chaperone function of Hsp90 is regulated by co-chaperones and post-translational modifications. Although structural evidence exists for Hsp90 interaction with clients, our understanding of the impact of Hsp90 chaperone function toward client activity in cells remains elusive. Here, we dissect the impact of recently identified higher eukaryotic co-chaperones, FNIP1/2 (FNIPs) and Tsc1, toward Hsp90 client activity. Our data show that Tsc1 and FNIP2 form mutually exclusive complexes with FNIP1, and that unlike Tsc1, FNIP1/2 interact with the catalytic residue of Hsp90. Functionally, these co-chaperone complexes increase the affinity of the steroid hormone receptors glucocorticoid receptor and estrogen receptor to their ligands in vivo. We provide a model for the responsiveness of the steroid hormone receptor activation upon ligand binding as a consequence of their association with specific Hsp90:co-chaperone subpopulations.
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- Sarah J Backe
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Becskei A, Rahaman S. The life and death of RNA across temperatures. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 20:4325-4336. [PMID: 36051884 PMCID: PMC9411577 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Temperature is an environmental condition that has a pervasive effect on cells along with all the molecules and reactions in them. The mechanisms by which prototypical RNA molecules sense and withstand heat have been identified mostly in bacteria and archaea. The relevance of these phenomena is, however, broader, and similar mechanisms have been recently found throughout the tree of life, from sex determination in reptiles to adaptation of viral RNA polymerases, to genetic disorders in humans. We illustrate the temperature dependence of RNA metabolism with examples from the synthesis to the degradation of mRNAs, and review recently emerged questions. Are cells exposed to greater temperature variations and gradients than previously surmised? How do cells reconcile the conflicting thermal stability requirements of primary and tertiary structures of RNAs? To what extent do enzymes contribute to the temperature compensation of the reaction rates in mRNA turnover by lowering the energy barrier of the catalyzed reactions? We conclude with the ecological, forensic applications of the temperature-dependence of RNA degradation and the biotechnological aspects of mRNA vaccine production.
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Li Z, Kuang W, Liu Y, Peng D, Bai L. Proteomic Analysis of Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Subjected to Caprylic Acid Stress. Proteomics 2019; 19:e1800294. [PMID: 30865362 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Caprylic acid (CAP) is anticipated to be a potential biocontrol herbicide in the control of weeds, however the molecular mechanism of how CAP affects weeds is poorly understood. Here, the physiological and biochemical (protein-level) changes in horseweed (Conyza canadensis L.) are studied under CAP treatment, with infrared gas analyzer and label-free quantitative proteomics methods. In total, 112 differentially-accumulated proteins (DAPs) (>1.5 fold change, p < 0.05) are present between treated horseweed and control samples, with 46 up-regulated and 66 down-regulated proteins. These DAPs are involved in 28 biochemical pathways, including photosynthesis pathways. In particular, six photosynthesis proteins show significant abundance changes in the CAP-treated horseweed. The qRT-PCR results confirm three of the six genes involved in photosynthesis. Moreover, by measuring photosynthesis characteristics, CAP was shown to decrease photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, intercellular CO2 concentration, and the transpiration rate of horseweed. These results suggest that photosystem I is one of the main biological processes involved in the response of horseweed to CAP.
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- Zuren Li
- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, 410125, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, 410128, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, 410125, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, 410125, China.,College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan, 410128, China
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Sager RA, Woodford MR, Backe SJ, Makedon AM, Baker-Williams AJ, DiGregorio BT, Loiselle DR, Haystead TA, Zachara NE, Prodromou C, Bourboulia D, Schmidt LS, Linehan WM, Bratslavsky G, Mollapour M. Post-translational Regulation of FNIP1 Creates a Rheostat for the Molecular Chaperone Hsp90. Cell Rep 2019; 26:1344-1356.e5. [PMID: 30699359 PMCID: PMC6370319 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The molecular chaperone Hsp90 stabilizes and activates client proteins. Co-chaperones and post-translational modifications tightly regulate Hsp90 function and consequently lead to activation of clients. However, it is unclear whether this process occurs abruptly or gradually in the cellular context. We show that casein kinase-2 phosphorylation of the co-chaperone folliculin-interacting protein 1 (FNIP1) on priming serine-938 and subsequent relay phosphorylation on serine-939, 941, 946, and 948 promotes its gradual interaction with Hsp90. This leads to incremental inhibition of Hsp90 ATPase activity and gradual activation of both kinase and non-kinase clients. We further demonstrate that serine/threonine protein phosphatase 5 (PP5) dephosphorylates FNIP1, allowing the addition of O-GlcNAc (O-linked N-acetylglucosamine) to the priming serine-938. This process antagonizes phosphorylation of FNIP1, preventing its interaction with Hsp90, and consequently promotes FNIP1 lysine-1119 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. These findings provide a mechanism for gradual activation of the client proteins through intricate crosstalk of post-translational modifications of the co-chaperone FNIP1.
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- Rebecca A Sager
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA; Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Zhou G, Ying SH, Hu Y, Fang X, Feng MG, Wang J. Roles of Three HSF Domain-Containing Proteins in Mediating Heat-Shock Protein Genes and Sustaining Asexual Cycle, Stress Tolerance, and Virulence in Beauveria bassiana. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1677. [PMID: 30090094 PMCID: PMC6068467 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Heat-shock transcription factors (HSFs) with a HSF domain are regulators of fungal heat-shock protein (HSP) genes and many others vectoring heat-shock elements, to which the domain binds in response to heat shock and other stress cues. The fungal insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana harbors three HSF domain-containing orthologous to Hsf1, Sfl1, and Skn7 in many fungi. Here, we show that the three proteins are interrelated at transcription level, play overlapping or opposite roles in activating different families of 28 HSP genes and mediate differential expression of some genes required for asexual developmental and intracellular Na+ homeostasis. Expression levels of skn7 and sfl1 largely increased in Δhsf1, which is evidently lethal in some other fungi. Hsf1 was distinct from Sfl1 and Skn7 in activating most HSP genes under normal and heat-shocked conditions. Sfl1 and Skn7 played overlapping roles in activating more than half of the HSP genes under heat shock. Each protein also activated a few HSP genes not targeted by two others under certain conditions. Deletion of sfl1 resulted in most severe growth defects on rich medium and several minimal media at optimal 25°C while such growth defects were less severe in Δhsf1 and minor in Δskn7. Conidiation level was lowered by 76% in Δskn7, 62% in Δsfl1, and 39% in Δhsf1. These deletion mutants also showed differential changes in cell wall integrity, antioxidant activity, virulence and cellular tolerance to osmotic salt, heat shock, and UV-B irradiation. These results provide a global insight into vital roles of Hsf1, Sfl1, and Skn7 in B. bassiana adaptation to environment and host.
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- Gang Zhou
- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China.,Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Martinez-Rossi NM, Jacob TR, Sanches PR, Peres NTA, Lang EAS, Martins MP, Rossi A. Heat Shock Proteins in Dermatophytes: Current Advances and Perspectives. Curr Genomics 2016; 17:99-111. [PMID: 27226766 PMCID: PMC4864838 DOI: 10.2174/1389202917666151116212437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are proteins whose transcription responds rapidly to temperature shifts. They constitute a family of molecular chaperones, involved in the proper folding and stabilisation of proteins under physiological and adverse conditions. HSPs also assist in the protection and recovery of cells exposed to a variety of stressful conditions, including heat. The role of HSPs extends beyond chaperoning proteins, as they also participate in diverse cellular functions, such as the assembly of macromolecular complexes, protein transport and sorting, dissociation of denatured protein aggregates, cell cycle control, and programmed cell death. They are also important antigens from a variety of pathogens, are able to stimulate innate immune cells, and are implicated in acquired immunity. In fungi, HSPs have been implicated in virulence, dimorphic transition, and drug resistance. Some HSPs are potential targets for therapeutic strategies. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of HSPs in dermatophytes, which are a group of keratinophilic fungi responsible for superficial mycoses in humans and animals. Computational analyses were performed to characterise the group of proteins in these dermatophytes, as well as to assess their conservation and to identify DNA-binding domains (5′-nGAAn-3′) in the promoter regions of the hsp genes. In addition, the quantification of the transcript levels of few genes in a pacC background helped in the development of an extended model for the regulation of the expression of the hsp genes, which supports the participation of the pH-responsive transcriptional regulator PacC in this process.
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- Nilce M Martinez-Rossi
- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Present address: Department of Morphology, Federal University of Sergipe, SE, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Capece A, Votta S, Guaragnella N, Zambuto M, Romaniello R, Romano P. Comparative study of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strains to identify potential marker genes correlated to desiccation stress tolerance. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow015. [PMID: 26882930 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The most diffused formulation of starter for winemaking is active dry yeast (ADY). ADYs production process is essentially characterized by air-drying stress, a combination of several stresses, including thermal, hyperosmotic and oxidative and cell capacity to counteract such multiple stresses will determine its survival. The molecular mechanisms underlying cell stress response to desiccation have been mostly studied in laboratory and commercial yeast strains, but a growing interest is currently developing for indigenous yeast strains which represent a valuable and alternative source of genetic and molecular biodiversity to be exploited. In this work, a comparative study of different Saccharomyces cerevisiae indigenous wine strains, previously selected for their technological traits, has been carried out to identify potentially relevant genes involved in desiccation stress tolerance. Cell viability was evaluated along desiccation treatment and gene expression was analyzed by real-time PCR before and during the stress. Our data show that the observed differences in individual strain sensitivity to desiccation stress could be associated to specific gene expression over time. In particular, either the basal or the stress-induced mRNA levels of certain genes, such as HSP12, SSA3, TPS1, TPS2, CTT1 and SOD1, result tightly correlated to the strain survival advantage. This study provides a reliable and sensitive method to predict desiccation stress tolerance of indigenous wine yeast strains which could be preliminary to biotechnological applications.
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- Angela Capece
- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza 85100, Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza 85100, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, Bari 70126, Italy School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza 85100, Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza 85100, Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza 85100, Italy
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- School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza 85100, Italy
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Woodford MR, Truman AW, Dunn DM, Jensen SM, Cotran R, Bullard R, Abouelleil M, Beebe K, Wolfgeher D, Wierzbicki S, Post DE, Caza T, Tsutsumi S, Panaretou B, Kron SJ, Trepel JB, Landas S, Prodromou C, Shapiro O, Stetler-Stevenson WG, Bourboulia D, Neckers L, Bratslavsky G, Mollapour M. Mps1 Mediated Phosphorylation of Hsp90 Confers Renal Cell Carcinoma Sensitivity and Selectivity to Hsp90 Inhibitors. Cell Rep 2016; 14:872-884. [PMID: 26804907 PMCID: PMC4887101 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.12.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The molecular chaperone Hsp90 protects deregulated signaling proteins that are vital for tumor growth and survival. Tumors generally display sensitivity and selectivity toward Hsp90 inhibitors; however, the molecular mechanism underlying this phenotype remains undefined. We report that the mitotic checkpoint kinase Mps1 phosphorylates a conserved threonine residue in the amino-domain of Hsp90. This, in turn, regulates chaperone function by reducing Hsp90 ATPase activity while fostering Hsp90 association with kinase clients, including Mps1. Phosphorylation of Hsp90 is also essential for the mitotic checkpoint because it confers Mps1 stability and activity. We identified Cdc14 as the phosphatase that dephosphorylates Hsp90 and disrupts its interaction with Mps1. This causes Mps1 degradation, thus providing a mechanism for its inactivation. Finally, Hsp90 phosphorylation sensitizes cells to its inhibitors, and elevated Mps1 levels confer renal cell carcinoma selectivity to Hsp90 drugs. Mps1 expression level can potentially serve as a predictive indicator of tumor response to Hsp90 inhibitors.
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- Mark R Woodford
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Kings College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E. Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Dunn DM, Woodford MR, Truman AW, Jensen SM, Schulman J, Caza T, Remillard TC, Loiselle D, Wolfgeher D, Blagg BSJ, Franco L, Haystead TA, Daturpalli S, Mayer MP, Trepel JB, Morgan RML, Prodromou C, Kron SJ, Panaretou B, Stetler-Stevenson WG, Landas SK, Neckers L, Bratslavsky G, Bourboulia D, Mollapour M. c-Abl Mediated Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Aha1 Activates Its Co-chaperone Function in Cancer Cells. Cell Rep 2015; 12:1006-18. [PMID: 26235616 PMCID: PMC4778718 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The ability of Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90) to hydrolyze ATP is essential for its chaperone function. The co-chaperone Aha1 stimulates Hsp90 ATPase activity, tailoring the chaperone function to specific "client" proteins. The intracellular signaling mechanisms directly regulating Aha1 association with Hsp90 remain unknown. Here, we show that c-Abl kinase phosphorylates Y223 in human Aha1 (hAha1), promoting its interaction with Hsp90. This, consequently, results in an increased Hsp90 ATPase activity, enhances Hsp90 interaction with kinase clients, and compromises the chaperoning of non-kinase clients such as glucocorticoid receptor and CFTR. Suggesting a regulatory paradigm, we also find that Y223 phosphorylation leads to ubiquitination and degradation of hAha1 in the proteasome. Finally, pharmacologic inhibition of c-Abl prevents hAha1 interaction with Hsp90, thereby hypersensitizing cancer cells to Hsp90 inhibitors both in vitro and ex vivo.
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- Diana M Dunn
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universitat Heidelberg, DKFZ-ZMBH-Alliance, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universitat Heidelberg, DKFZ-ZMBH-Alliance, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Kings College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Cancer Research Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Asymmetric Hsp90 N domain SUMOylation recruits Aha1 and ATP-competitive inhibitors. Mol Cell 2014; 53:317-29. [PMID: 24462205 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The stability and activity of numerous signaling proteins in both normal and cancer cells depends on the dimeric molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). Hsp90's function is coupled to ATP binding and hydrolysis and requires a series of conformational changes that are regulated by cochaperones and numerous posttranslational modifications (PTMs). SUMOylation is one of the least-understood Hsp90 PTMs. Here, we show that asymmetric SUMOylation of a conserved lysine residue in the N domain of both yeast (K178) and human (K191) Hsp90 facilitates both recruitment of the adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase)-activating cochaperone Aha1 and, unexpectedly, the binding of Hsp90 inhibitors, suggesting that these drugs associate preferentially with Hsp90 proteins that are actively engaged in the chaperone cycle. Importantly, cellular transformation is accompanied by elevated steady-state N domain SUMOylation, and increased Hsp90 SUMOylation sensitizes yeast and mammalian cells to Hsp90 inhibitors, providing a mechanism to explain the sensitivity of cancer cells to these drugs.
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Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are highly conserved proteins working as molecular chaperones for several cellular proteins essential for normal cell viability and growth, and have numerous cytoprotective roles. The expression of Hsps is induced in response to a wide variety of physiological and environmental stress insults, including anticancer chemotherapy, thus allowing the cell to survive lethal conditions. Cancer cells experience high levels of proteotoxic stress and rely upon stress-response pathways for survival and proliferation, thereby becoming dependent on proteins such as stress-inducible Hsps. Owing to the implication of Hsps in cancer, Hsp inhibition has recently emerged as an interesting potential anticancer strategy. Many natural and synthetic Hsp inhibitors molecular compounds are in development and many are being evaluated as potential cancer therapies. One of the Hsps in particular, Hsp90, has several client proteins and is emerging as a particularly exciting cancer target due to the prospect of simultaneously inhibiting chaperoning of numerous oncogenic proteins. This review describes the function of Hsps focusing on current efforts in exploiting the attributes of Hsps as potential targets for anticancer therapy.
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Mollapour M, Tsutsumi S, Kim YS, Trepel J, Neckers L. Casein kinase 2 phosphorylation of Hsp90 threonine 22 modulates chaperone function and drug sensitivity. Oncotarget 2011; 2:407-17. [PMID: 21576760 PMCID: PMC3248188 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The molecular chaperone Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90) is essential for the function of various oncoproteins that are vital components of multiple signaling networks regulating cancer cell proliferation, survival, and metastasis. Hsp90 chaperone function is coupled to its ATPase activity, which can be inhibited by natural products such as the ansamycin geldanamycin (GA) and the resorcinol radicicol (RD). These compounds have served as templates for development of numerous natural product Hsp90 inhibitors. More recently, second generation, fully synthetic Hsp90 inhibitors, based on a variety of chemical scaffolds, have also been synthesized. Together, 18 natural product and synthetic Hsp90 inhibitors have entered clinical trial in cancer patients. To successfully develop Hsp90 inhibitors for oncology indications it is important to understand the factors that influence the susceptibility of Hsp90 to these drugs in vivo. We recently reported that Casein Kinase 2 phosphorylates a conserved threonine residue (T22) in helix-1 of the yeast Hsp90 N-domain both in vitro and in vivo. Phosphorylation of this residue reduces ATPase activity and affects Hsp90 chaperone function. Here, we present additional data demonstrating that ATP binding but not N-domain dimerization is a prerequisite for T22 phosphorylation. We also provide evidence that T22 is an important determinant of Hsp90 inhibitor sensitivity in yeast and we show that T22 phosphorylation status contributes to drug sensitivity in vivo.
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- Mehdi Mollapour
- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Freitas JS, Silva EM, Leal J, Gras DE, Martinez-Rossi NM, dos Santos LD, Palma MS, Rossi A. Transcription of the Hsp30, Hsp70, and Hsp90 heat shock protein genes is modulated by the PalA protein in response to acid pH-sensing in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Cell Stress Chaperones 2011; 16:565-72. [PMID: 21553327 PMCID: PMC3156257 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-011-0267-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones linked to a myriad of physiological functions in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In this study, we show that the Aspergillus nidulans hsp30 (ANID_03555.1), hsp70 (ANID_05129.1), and hsp90 (ANID_08269.1) genes are preferentially expressed in an acidic milieu, whose expression is dependent on the palA (+) background under optimal temperature for fungal growth. Heat shock induction of these three hsp genes showed different patterns in response to extracellular pH changes in the palA(+) background. However, their accumulation upon heating for 2 h was almost unaffected by ambient pH changes in the palA (-) background. The PalA protein is a member of a conserved signaling cascade that is involved in the pH-mediated regulation of gene expression. Moreover, we identified several genes whose expression at pH 5.0 is also dependent on the palA (+) background. These results reveal novel aspects of the heat- and pH-sensing networks of A. nidulans.
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- Janaína S. Freitas
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049–900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049–900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049–900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049–900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049–900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 13506–900 Rio Claro, São Paulo Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 13506–900 Rio Claro, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14049–900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo Brazil
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Akiyama H, Sasaki N, Hanazawa S, Gotoh M, Kobayashi S, Hirabayashi Y, Murakami-Murofushi K. Novel sterol glucosyltransferase in the animal tissue and cultured cells: evidence that glucosylceramide as glucose donor. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2011; 1811:314-22. [PMID: 21397038 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Revised: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cholesteryl glucoside (CG), a membrane glycolipid, regulates heat shock response. CG is rapidly induced by heat shock before the activation of heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) and production of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), and the addition of CG in turn induces HSF1 activation and HSP70 production in human fibroblasts; thus, a reasonable correlation is that CG functions as a crucial lipid mediator in stress responses in the animal. In this study, we focused on a CG-synthesizing enzyme, animal sterol glucosyltransferase, which has not yet been identified. In this study, we describe a novel type of animal sterol glucosyltransferase in hog stomach and human fibroblasts (TIG-3) detected by a sensitive assay with a fluorescence-labeled substrate. The cationic requirement, inhibitor resistance, and substrate specificity of animal sterol glucosyltransferase were studied. Interestingly, animal sterol glucosyltransferase did not use uridine diphosphate glucose (UDP-glucose) as an immediate glucose donor, as has been shown in plants and fungi. Among the glycolipids tested in vitro, glucosylceramide (GlcCer) was the most effective substrate for CG formation in animal tissues and cultured cells. Using chemically synthesized [U-((13))C]Glc-β-Cer as a glucose donor, we confirmed by mass spectrometry that [U-((13))C]CG was synthesized in hog stomach homogenate. These results suggest that animal sterol glucosyltransferase transfers glucose moiety from GlcCer to cholesterol. Additionally, using GM-95, a mutant B16 melanoma cell line that does not express ceramide glucosyltransferase, we showed that GlcCer is an essential substrate for animal sterol glucosyltransferase in the cell.
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- Hisako Akiyama
- Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Department of Life Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Ohtsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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A systematic protocol for the characterization of Hsp90 modulators. Bioorg Med Chem 2010; 19:684-92. [PMID: 21129982 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Revised: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Several Hsp90 modulators have been identified including the N-terminal ligand geldanamycin (GDA), the C-terminal ligand novobiocin (NB), and the co-chaperone disruptor celastrol. Other Hsp90 modulators elicit a mechanism of action that remains unknown. For example, the natural product gedunin and the synthetic anti-spermatogenic agent H2-gamendazole, recently identified Hsp90 modulators, manifest biological activity through undefined mechanisms. Herein, we report a series of biochemical techniques used to classify such modulators into identifiable categories. Such studies provided evidence that gedunin and H2-gamendazole both modulate Hsp90 via a mechanism similar to celastrol, and unlike NB or GDA.
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Schrettl M, Carberry S, Kavanagh K, Haas H, Jones GW, O'Brien J, Nolan A, Stephens J, Fenelon O, Doyle S. Self-protection against gliotoxin--a component of the gliotoxin biosynthetic cluster, GliT, completely protects Aspergillus fumigatus against exogenous gliotoxin. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000952. [PMID: 20548963 PMCID: PMC2883607 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Gliotoxin, and other related molecules, are encoded by multi-gene clusters and biosynthesized by fungi using non-ribosomal biosynthetic mechanisms. Almost universally described in terms of its toxicity towards mammalian cells, gliotoxin has come to be considered as a component of the virulence arsenal of Aspergillus fumigatus. Here we show that deletion of a single gene, gliT, in the gliotoxin biosynthetic cluster of two A. fumigatus strains, rendered the organism highly sensitive to exogenous gliotoxin and completely disrupted gliotoxin secretion. Addition of glutathione to both A. fumigatus ΔgliT strains relieved gliotoxin inhibition. Moreover, expression of gliT appears to be independently regulated compared to all other cluster components and is up-regulated by exogenous gliotoxin presence, at both the transcript and protein level. Upon gliotoxin exposure, gliT is also expressed in A. fumigatus ΔgliZ, which cannot express any other genes in the gliotoxin biosynthetic cluster, indicating that gliT is primarily responsible for protecting this strain against exogenous gliotoxin. GliT exhibits a gliotoxin reductase activity up to 9 µM gliotoxin and appears to prevent irreversible depletion of intracellular glutathione stores by reduction of the oxidized form of gliotoxin. Cross-species resistance to exogenous gliotoxin is acquired by A. nidulans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, respectively, when transformed with gliT. We hypothesise that the primary role of gliotoxin may be as an antioxidant and that in addition to GliT functionality, gliotoxin secretion may be a component of an auto-protective mechanism, deployed by A. fumigatus to protect itself against this potent biomolecule. The pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus causes disease in immunocompromised individuals such as cancer patients. The fungus makes a small molecule called gliotoxin which helps A. fumigatus bypass the immune system in ill people, and cause disease. Although a small molecule, gliotoxin biosynthesis is enabled by a complex series of enzymes, one of which is called GliT, in A. fumigatus. Amazingly, nobody has really considered that gliotoxin might be toxic to A. fumigatus itself. Here we show that absence of GliT makes A. fumigatus highly sensitive to added gliotoxin and inhibits fungal growth, both of which can be reversed by restoring GliT. Neither can the fungus make or release its own gliotoxin when GliT is missing. We also show that gliotoxin sensitivity can be totally overcome by adding glutathione, which is an important anti-oxidant within cells. We demonstrate that gliotoxin addition increases the production of GliT, and that GliT breaks the disulphide bond in gliotoxin which may be a step in the pathway for gliotoxin protection or release from A. fumigatus. We conclude that gliotoxin may mainly be involved in protecting A. fumigatus against oxidative stress and that it is an accidental toxin.
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- Markus Schrettl
- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
- Biocenter-Division of Molecular Biology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Biocenter-Division of Molecular Biology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Biology and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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Mollapour M, Tsutsumi S, Donnelly AC, Beebe K, Tokita MJ, Lee MJ, Lee S, Morra G, Bourboulia D, Scroggins BT, Colombo G, Blagg BS, Panaretou B, Stetler-Stevenson WG, Trepel JB, Piper PW, Prodromou C, Pearl LH, Neckers L. Swe1Wee1-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of Hsp90 regulates distinct facets of chaperone function. Mol Cell 2010; 37:333-43. [PMID: 20159553 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2009] [Revised: 10/29/2009] [Accepted: 12/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Saccharomyces WEE1 (Swe1), the only "true" tyrosine kinase in budding yeast, is an Hsp90 client protein. Here we show that Swe1(Wee1) phosphorylates a conserved tyrosine residue (Y24 in yeast Hsp90 and Y38 in human Hsp90alpha) in the N domain of Hsp90. Phosphorylation is cell-cycle associated and modulates the ability of Hsp90 to chaperone a selected clientele, including v-Src and several other kinases. Nonphosphorylatable mutants have normal ATPase activity, support yeast viability, and productively chaperone the Hsp90 client glucocorticoid receptor. Deletion of SWE1 in yeast increases Hsp90 binding to its inhibitor geldanamycin, and pharmacologic inhibition/silencing of Wee1 sensitizes cancer cells to Hsp90 inhibitor-induced apoptosis. These findings demonstrate that Hsp90 chaperoning of distinct client proteins is differentially regulated by specific posttranslational modification of a unique subcellular pool of the chaperone, and they provide a strategy to increase the cellular potency of Hsp90 inhibitors.
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- Mehdi Mollapour
- Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Niu G, Chen X. From protein–protein interaction to therapy response: Molecular imaging of heat shock proteins. Eur J Radiol 2009; 70:294-304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vigh L, Horváth I, Maresca B, Harwood JL. Can the stress protein response be controlled by 'membrane-lipid therapy'? Trends Biochem Sci 2007; 32:357-63. [PMID: 17629486 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2007.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In addition to high temperature, other stresses and clinical conditions such as cancer and diabetes can lead to the alteration of heat-shock protein (HSP) levels in cells. Moreover, HSPs can associate with either specific lipids or with areas of special membrane topology (such as lipid rafts), and changes in the physical state of cellular membranes can alter hsp gene expression. We propose that membrane microheterogeneity is important for regulating the HSP response. In support of this hypothesis, when particular membrane intercalating compounds are used to alter membrane properties, the simultaneous normalization of dysregulated expression of HSPs causes beneficial responses to disease states. Therefore, these compounds (such as hydroxylamine derivatives) have the potential to become a new class of pharmaceuticals for use in 'membrane-lipid therapy'.
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- László Vigh
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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Wright CM, Fewell SW, Sullivan ML, Pipas JM, Watkins SC, Brodsky JL. The Hsp40 molecular chaperone Ydj1p, along with the protein kinase C pathway, affects cell-wall integrity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2007; 175:1649-64. [PMID: 17237519 PMCID: PMC1855118 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.106.066274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Molecular chaperones, such as Hsp40, regulate cellular processes by aiding in the folding, localization, and activation of multi-protein machines. To identify new targets of chaperone action, we performed a multi-copy suppressor screen for genes that improved the slow-growth defect of yeast lacking the YDJ1 chromosomal locus and expressing a defective Hsp40 chimera. Among the genes identified were MID2, which regulates cell-wall integrity, and PKC1, which encodes protein kinase C and is linked to cell-wall biogenesis. We found that ydj1delta yeast exhibit phenotypes consistent with cell-wall defects and that these phenotypes were improved by Mid2p or Pkc1p overexpression or by overexpression of activated downstream components in the PKC pathway. Yeast containing a thermosensitive allele in the gene encoding Hsp90 also exhibited cell-wall defects, and Mid2p or Pkc1p overexpression improved the growth of these cells at elevated temperatures. To determine the physiological basis for suppression of the ydj1delta growth defect, wild-type and ydj1delta yeast were examined by electron microscopy and we found that Mid2p overexpression thickened the mutant's cell wall. Together, these data provide the first direct link between cytoplasmic chaperone function and cell-wall integrity and suggest that chaperones orchestrate the complex biogenesis of this structure.
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- Christine M Wright
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Bulman AL, Nelson HCM. Role of trehalose and heat in the structure of the C-terminal activation domain of the heat shock transcription factor. Proteins 2006; 58:826-35. [PMID: 15651035 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The heat shock transcription factor (HSF) is the primary transcriptional regulator of the heat shock response in eukaryotes. Saccharomyces cerevisiae HSF1 has two functional transcriptional activation domains, located N- and C-terminal to the central core of the protein. These activation domains have a low level of transcriptional activity prior to stress, but they acquire a high level of transcriptional activity in response to stresses such as heat. Previous studies on the N-terminal activation domain have shown that it can be completely disordered. In contrast, we show that the C-terminal activation domain of S. cerevisiae HSF1 does contain a certain amount of secondary structure as measured by circular dichroism (CD) and protease resistance. The alpha-helical content of the domain can be increased by the addition of the disaccharide trehalose but not by sucrose. Trehalose, but not sucrose, causes a blue shift in the fluorescence emission spectra, which is suggestive of an increase in tertiary structure. Trehalose, which is known to be a chemical chaperone, also increases proteases' resistance and promotes heat-induced increases in alpha-helicity. The latter is particularly intriguing because of the physiological role of trehalose in yeast. Trehalose levels are increased dramatically after heat shock, and this is thought to protect protein structure prior to the increase of heat shock protein levels. Our results suggest that the dramatic changes in S. cerevisiae HSF1 transcriptional activity in response to stress might be linked to the combined effects of trehalose and elevated temperatures in modifying the overall structure of HSF1's C-terminal activation domain.
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- Amanda L Bulman
- Johnson Research Foundation and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6089, USA
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Zhu B, Ye C, Lü H, Chen X, Chai G, Chen J, Wang C. Identification and characterization of a novel heat shock transcription factor gene, GmHsfA1, in soybeans (Glycine max). JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2006; 119:247-56. [PMID: 16570125 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-006-0267-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plants have a large family of HSFs with different roles in the heat shock response that mediate the expression of HSP regulated genes. The HSF encoding genes are easily identified by their highly conserved modular structure and motifs. In the present study, a putative GmHsfA1 was identified and characterized from the soybean expressed sequence tag (EST) database by sequence comparison with the functionally well-characterized LpHsfA1 and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Multiple alignment showed that the amino acid sequence of GmHSFA1, matching best with LpHSFA1 (52.2% similarity), was obviously different from that of each of several HSFA1s from other plant species. The GmHsfA1 has a constitutive expression profile in the different tissues examined. The overexpression of GmHsfA1 in transgenic soybean plants led to the activation of GmHsp70 under normal temperature and the overexpression of GmHsp70 under high temperature. Furthermore, transgenic soybean plants with GmHsfA1 overexpression showed obvious enhancement of thermotolerance under heat stress in comparison with non-transgenic plants. The experimental results suggested that GmHSFA1 is a novel and functional heat-shock transcription factor.
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- Baoge Zhu
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Many cellular signaling molecules exist in different conformations corresponding to active and inactive states. Transition between these states is regulated by reversible modifications, such as phosphorylation, or by binding of nucleotide triphosphates, their regulated hydrolysis to diphosphates, and their exchange against fresh triphosphates. Specificity and efficiency of cellular signaling is further maintained by regulated subcellular localization of signaling molecules as well as regulated protein-protein interaction. Hence, it is not surprising that molecular chaperones--proteins that are able to specifically interact with distinct conformations of other proteins--could per se interfere with cellular signaling. Hence, it is not surprising that chaperones have co-evolved as integral components of signaling networks where they can function in the maturation as well as in regulating the transition between active and inactive state of signaling molecules, such as receptors, transcriptional regulators and protein kinases. Furthermore, new classes of specific chaperones are emerging and their role in histone-mediated chromatin remodeling and RNA folding are under investigation.
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- M Gaestel
- Institute of Biochemistry, Medical School Hannover, Germany.
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Heat-shock proteins (hsps) have been identified as molecular chaperones conserved between microbes and man and grouped by their molecular mass and high degree of amino acid homology. This article reviews the major hsps of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, their interactions with trehalose, the effect of fermentation and the role of the heat-shock factor. Information derived from this model, as well as from Neurospora crassa and Achlya ambisexualis, helps in understanding the importance of hsps in the pathogenic fungi, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus spp., Histoplasma capsulatum, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Trichophyton rubrum, Phycomyces blakesleeanus, Fusarium oxysporum, Coccidioides immitis and Pneumocystis jiroveci. This has been matched with proteomic and genomic information examining hsp expression in response to noxious stimuli. Fungal hsp90 has been identified as a target for immunotherapy by a genetically recombinant antibody. The concept of combining this antibody fragment with an antifungal drug for treating life-threatening fungal infection and the potential interactions with human and microbial hsp90 and nitric oxide is discussed.
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- James P Burnie
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Manchester, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
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Török Z, Tsvetkova NM, Balogh G, Horváth I, Nagy E, Pénzes Z, Hargitai J, Bensaude O, Csermely P, Crowe JH, Maresca B, Vigh L. Heat shock protein coinducers with no effect on protein denaturation specifically modulate the membrane lipid phase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:3131-6. [PMID: 12615993 PMCID: PMC152258 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0438003100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The hydroxylamine derivative bimoclomol (BM) has been shown to activate natural cytoprotective homeostatic responses by enhancing the capability of cells to cope with various pathophysiological conditions. It exerts its effect in synergy with low levels of stress to induce the synthesis of members of major stress protein families. We show here that the presence of BM does not influence protein denaturation in the cells. BM and its derivatives selectively interact with acidic lipids and modulate their thermal and dynamic properties. BM acts as a membrane fluidizer at normal temperature, but it is a highly efficient membrane stabilizer, inhibiting the bilayer-nonbilayer phase transitions during severe heat shock. We suggest that BM and the related compounds modify those domains of membrane lipids where the thermally or chemically induced perturbation of lipid phase is sensed and transduced into a cellular signal, leading to enhanced activation of heat shock genes. BM may be a prototype for clinically safe membrane-interacting drug candidates that rebalance the level and composition of heat shock proteins.
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- Zsolt Török
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 521, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
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Bulman AL, Hubl ST, Nelson HC. The DNA-binding domain of yeast heat shock transcription factor independently regulates both the N- and C-terminal activation domains. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:40254-62. [PMID: 11509572 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m106301200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The expression of heat shock proteins in response to cellular stresses is dependent on the activity of the heat shock transcription factor (HSF). In yeast, HSF is constitutively bound to DNA; however, the mitigation of negative regulation in response to stress dramatically increases transcriptional activity. Through alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the surface residues of the DNA-binding domain, we have identified a large number of mutants with increased transcriptional activity. Six of the strongest mutations were selected for detailed study. Our studies suggest that the DNA-binding domain is involved in the negative regulation of both the N-terminal and C-terminal activation domains of HSF. These mutations do not significantly affect DNA binding. Circular dichroism analysis suggests that a subset of the mutants may have altered secondary structure, whereas a different subset has decreased thermal stability. Our findings suggest that the regulation of HSF transcriptional activity (under both constitutive and stressed conditions) may be partially dependent on the local topology of the DNA-binding domain. In addition, the DNA-binding domain may mediate key interactions with ancillary factors and/or other intramolecular regulatory regions in order to modulate the complex regulation of HSF's transcriptional activity.
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- A L Bulman
- Johnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 422 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Current Awareness. Yeast 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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