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Meadow ME, Broas S, Hoare M, Alimohammadi F, Welle KA, Swovick K, Hryhorenko JR, Martinez JC, Biashad SA, Seluanov A, Gorbunova V, Buchwalter A, Ghaemmaghami S. Proteome Birthdating Reveals Age-Selectivity of Protein Ubiquitination. Mol Cell Proteomics 2024; 23:100791. [PMID: 38797438 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100791] [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: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Within a cell, proteins have distinct and highly variable half-lives. As a result, the molecular ages of proteins can range from seconds to years. How the age of a protein influences its environmental interactions is a largely unexplored area of biology. To investigate the age-selectivity of cellular pathways, we developed a methodology termed "proteome birthdating" that barcodes proteins based on their time of synthesis. We demonstrate that this approach provides accurate measurements of protein turnover kinetics from a single biological sample encoding multiple labeling time-points. As a first application of the birthdated proteome, we investigated the age distribution of the human ubiquitinome. Our results indicate that the vast majority of ubiquitinated proteins in a cell consist of newly synthesized proteins and that these young proteins constitute the bulk of the degradative flux through the proteasome. Rapidly ubiquitinated nascent proteins are enriched in cytosolic subunits of large protein complexes. Conversely, proteins destined for the secretory pathway and vesicular transport have older ubiquitinated populations. Our data also identify a smaller subset of older ubiquitinated cellular proteins that do not appear to be targeted to the proteasome for rapid degradation. Together, our data provide an age census of the human ubiquitinome and establish proteome birthdating as a robust methodology for investigating the protein age-selectivity of diverse cellular pathways.
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- Michael E Meadow
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, New York, USA
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- University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, USA; University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, New York, USA.
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Gaikwad P, Kemp MG. Cathepsin L inhibition prevents the cleavage of multiple nuclear proteins upon lysis of quiescent human cells. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2023; 2022:10.17912/micropub.biology.000716. [PMID: 36606083 PMCID: PMC9807461 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Several studies have indicated a role for cathepsin L (CTSL) proteolytic activity in the nucleus under distinct cellular conditions, including during differentiation, senescence, and quiescence. Here we show that addition of CTSL inhibitors to a cell lysis buffer prevents the cleavage of several nuclear proteins during the lysis of quiescent human cells, including proteins previously thought to have functional relevance in other cell and tissue contexts. These findings suggest that care should be taken to use CTSL inhibitors when lysing cells and tissues containing high levels of CTSL protein to differentiate proteolysis that occurs in vivo versus artifactually in vitro.
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- Prashant Gaikwad
- Department of Pharmcology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435
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- Department of Pharmcology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435
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Research Service, Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, OH 45428
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Correspondence to: Michael G. Kemp (
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Wu Y, Pegoraro AF, Weitz DA, Janmey P, Sun SX. The correlation between cell and nucleus size is explained by an eukaryotic cell growth model. PLoS Comput Biol 2022; 18:e1009400. [PMID: 35180215 PMCID: PMC8893647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, the cell volume is observed to be strongly correlated with the nuclear volume. The slope of this correlation depends on the cell type, growth condition, and the physical environment of the cell. We develop a computational model of cell growth and proteome increase, incorporating the kinetics of amino acid import, protein/ribosome synthesis and degradation, and active transport of proteins between the cytoplasm and the nucleoplasm. We also include a simple model of ribosome biogenesis and assembly. Results show that the cell volume is tightly correlated with the nuclear volume, and the cytoplasm-nucleoplasm transport rates strongly influence the cell growth rate as well as the cell/nucleus volume ratio (C/N ratio). Ribosome assembly and the ratio of ribosomal proteins to mature ribosomes also influence the cell volume and the cell growth rate. We find that in order to regulate the cell growth rate and the cell/nucleus volume ratio, the cell must optimally control groups of kinetic and transport parameters together, which could explain the quantitative roles of canonical growth pathways. Finally, although not explicitly demonstrated in this work, we point out that it is possible to construct a detailed proteome distribution using our model and RNAseq data, provided that a quantitative cell division mechanism is known.
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- Yufei Wu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Center for Cell Dynamics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Khan S, Cvammen W, Anabtawi N, Choi JH, Kemp MG. XPA is susceptible to proteolytic cleavage by cathepsin L during lysis of quiescent cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2022; 109:103260. [PMID: 34883264 PMCID: PMC8748394 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The xeroderma pigmentosum group A (XPA) protein plays an essential role in the removal of UV photoproducts and other bulky lesions from DNA as a component of the nucleotide excision repair (NER) machinery. Using cell lysates prepared from confluent cultures of human cells and from human skin epidermis, we observed an additional XPA antibody-reactive band on immunoblots that was approximately 3-4 kDa smaller than the native, full-length XPA protein. Biochemical studies revealed this smaller molecular weight XPA species to be due to proteolysis at the C-terminus of the protein, which negatively impacted the ability of XPA to interact with the NER protein TFIIH. Further work identified the endopeptidase cathepsin L, which is expressed at higher levels in quiescent cells, as the protease responsible for cleaving XPA during cell lysis. These results suggest that supplementation of lysis buffers with inhibitors of cathepsin L is important to prevent cleavage of XPA during lysis of confluent cells.
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- Saman Khan
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio
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- Biometrology Group, Division of Chemical and Biological Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 305-340, Republic of Korea;,Department of Bio-Analytical Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 305-340, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio;,Dayton Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio,To whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Quanrud GM, Montoya MR, Mei L, Awad MR, Genereux JC. Hsp40 Affinity to Identify Proteins Destabilized by Cellular Toxicant Exposure. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16940-16946. [PMID: 34874156 PMCID: PMC9942771 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Environmental toxins and toxicants can damage proteins and threaten cellular proteostasis. Most current methodologies to identify misfolded proteins in cells survey the entire proteome for sites of changed reactivity. We describe and apply a quantitative proteomics methodology to identify destabilized proteins based on their binding to the human Hsp40 chaperone DNAJB8. These protein targets are validated by an orthogonal limited proteolysis assay using parallel reaction monitoring. We find that a brief exposure of HEK293T cells to meta-arsenite increases the affinity of two dozen proteins to DNAJB8, including known arsenite-sensitive proteins. In particular, arsenite treatment destabilizes both the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E1 subunit and several RNA-binding proteins. This platform can be used to explore how environmental toxins impact cellular proteostasis and to identify the susceptible proteome.
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- Corresponding Author Joseph C. Genereux – Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521; Phone: 1-951-827-3759;
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Kim H, Seong J. Fluorescent Protein-Based Autophagy Biosensors. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14113019. [PMID: 34199451 PMCID: PMC8199620 DOI: 10.3390/ma14113019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Autophagy is an essential cellular process of self-degradation for dysfunctional or unnecessary cytosolic constituents and organelles. Dysregulation of autophagy is thus involved in various diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases. To investigate the complex process of autophagy, various biochemical, chemical assays, and imaging methods have been developed. Here we introduce various methods to study autophagy, in particular focusing on the review of designs, principles, and limitations of the fluorescent protein (FP)-based autophagy biosensors. Different physicochemical properties of FPs, such as pH-sensitivity, stability, brightness, spectral profile, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), are considered to design autophagy biosensors. These FP-based biosensors allow for sensitive detection and real-time monitoring of autophagy progression in live cells with high spatiotemporal resolution. We also discuss future directions utilizing an optobiochemical strategy to investigate the in-depth mechanisms of autophagy. These cutting-edge technologies will further help us to develop the treatment strategies of autophagy-related diseases.
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- Heejung Kim
- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea;
- Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Korea
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- Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea;
- Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Korea
- Correspondence:
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Swovick K, Firsanov D, Welle KA, Hryhorenko JR, Wise JP, George C, Sformo TL, Seluanov A, Gorbunova V, Ghaemmaghami S. Interspecies Differences in Proteome Turnover Kinetics Are Correlated With Life Spans and Energetic Demands. Mol Cell Proteomics 2021; 20:100041. [PMID: 33639418 PMCID: PMC7950207 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra120.002301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cells continually degrade and replace damaged proteins. However, the high energetic demand of protein turnover generates reactive oxygen species that compromise the long-term health of the proteome. Thus, the relationship between aging, protein turnover, and energetic demand remains unclear. Here, we used a proteomic approach to measure rates of protein turnover within primary fibroblasts isolated from a number of species with diverse life spans including the longest-lived mammal, the bowhead whale. We show that organismal life span is negatively correlated with turnover rates of highly abundant proteins. In comparison with mice, cells from long-lived naked mole rats have slower rates of protein turnover, lower levels of ATP production, and reduced reactive oxygen species levels. Despite having slower rates of protein turnover, naked mole rat cells tolerate protein misfolding stress more effectively than mouse cells. We suggest that in lieu of a rapid constitutive turnover, long-lived species may have evolved more energetically efficient mechanisms for selective detection and clearance of damaged proteins.
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- Kyle Swovick
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wise Laboratory for Environmental and Genetic Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, Barrow, Alaska, USA
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- North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, Barrow, Alaska, USA; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA; Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
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Johnston HE, Samant RS. Alternative systems for misfolded protein clearance: life beyond the proteasome. FEBS J 2020; 288:4464-4487. [PMID: 33135311 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Protein misfolding is a major driver of ageing-associated frailty and disease pathology. Although all cells possess multiple, well-characterised protein quality control systems to mitigate the toxicity of misfolded proteins, how they are integrated to maintain protein homeostasis ('proteostasis') in health-and how their disintegration contributes to disease-is still an exciting and fast-paced area of research. Under physiological conditions, the predominant route for misfolded protein clearance involves ubiquitylation and proteasome-mediated degradation. When the capacity of this route is overwhelmed-as happens during conditions of acute environmental stress, or chronic ageing-related decline-alternative routes for protein quality control are activated. In this review, we summarise our current understanding of how proteasome-targeted misfolded proteins are retrafficked to alternative protein quality control routes such as juxta-nuclear sequestration and selective autophagy when the ubiquitin-proteasome system is compromised. We also discuss the molecular determinants of these alternative protein quality control systems, attempt to clarify distinctions between various cytoplasmic spatial quality control inclusion bodies (e.g., Q-bodies, p62 bodies, JUNQ, aggresomes, and aggresome-like induced structures 'ALIS'), and speculate on emerging concepts in the field that we hope will spur future research-with the potential to benefit the rational development of healthy ageing strategies.
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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Autophagy is an adaptive catabolic process functioning to promote cell survival in the event of inappropriate living conditions such as nutrient shortage and to cope with diverse cytotoxic insults. It is regarded as one of the key survival mechanisms of living organisms. Cells undergo autophagy to accomplish the lysosomal digestion of intracellular materials including damaged proteins, organelles, and foreign bodies, in a bulk, non-selective or a cargo-specific manner. Studies in the past decades have shed light on the association of autophagy pathways with various diseases and also highlighted the therapeutic value of autophagy modulation. Hence, it is crucial to develop effective approaches for monitoring intracellular autophagy dynamics, as a comprehensive account of methodology establishment is far from complete. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the major current fluorescence-based techniques utilized for visualizing, sensing or measuring autophagic activities in cells or tissues, which are categorized firstly by targets detected and further by the types of fluorescence tools. We will mainly focus on the working mechanisms of these techniques, put emphasis on the insight into their roles in biomedical science and provide perspectives on the challenges and future opportunities in this field.
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- Siyang Ding
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne Victoria 3086, Australia.
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Global analysis of protein degradation in prion infected cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10800. [PMID: 32612191 PMCID: PMC7329860 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67505-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Prion diseases are rare, neurological disorders caused by the misfolding of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into cytotoxic fibrils (PrPSc). Intracellular PrPSc aggregates primarily accumulate within late endosomes and lysosomes, organelles that participate in the degradation and turnover of a large subset of the proteome. Thus, intracellular accumulation of PrPSc aggregates has the potential to globally influence protein degradation kinetics within an infected cell. We analyzed the proteome-wide effect of prion infection on protein degradation rates in N2a neuroblastoma cells by dynamic stable isotopic labeling with amino acids in cell culture (dSILAC) and bottom-up proteomics. The analysis quantified the degradation rates of more than 4,700 proteins in prion infected and uninfected cells. As expected, the degradation rate of the prion protein is significantly decreased upon aggregation in infected cells. In contrast, the degradation kinetics of the remainder of the N2a proteome generally increases upon prion infection. This effect occurs concurrently with increases in the cellular activities of autophagy and some lysosomal hydrolases. The resulting enhancement in proteome flux may play a role in the survival of N2a cells upon prion infection.
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Basisty N, Holtz A, Schilling B. Accumulation of "Old Proteins" and the Critical Need for MS-based Protein Turnover Measurements in Aging and Longevity. Proteomics 2020; 20:e1800403. [PMID: 31408259 PMCID: PMC7015777 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Aging and age-related diseases are accompanied by proteome remodeling and progressive declines in cellular machinery required to maintain protein homeostasis (proteostasis), such as autophagy, ubiquitin-mediated degradation, and protein synthesis. While many studies have focused on capturing changes in proteostasis, the identification of proteins that evade these cellular processes has recently emerged as an approach to studying the aging proteome. With advances in proteomic technology, it is possible to monitor protein half-lives and protein turnover at the level of individual proteins in vivo. For large-scale studies, these technologies typically include the use of stable isotope labeling coupled with MS and comprehensive assessment of protein turnover rates. Protein turnover studies have revealed groups of highly relevant long-lived proteins (LLPs), such as the nuclear pore complexes, extracellular matrix proteins, and protein aggregates. Here, the role of LLPs during aging and age-related diseases and the methods used to identify and quantify their changes are reviewed. The methods available to conduct studies of protein turnover, used in combination with traditional proteomic methods, will enable the field to perform studies in a systems biology context, as changes in proteostasis may not be revealed in studies that solely measure differential protein abundances.
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- The Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovatoCAUSA
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Arike L, Seiman A, van der Post S, Rodriguez Piñeiro AM, Ermund A, Schütte A, Bäckhed F, Johansson MEV, Hansson GC. Protein Turnover in Epithelial Cells and Mucus along the Gastrointestinal Tract Is Coordinated by the Spatial Location and Microbiota. Cell Rep 2020; 30:1077-1087.e3. [PMID: 31995731 PMCID: PMC6996021 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.12.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract is covered by a single layer of epithelial cells that, together with the mucus layers, protect the underlying tissue from microbial invasion. The epithelium has one of the highest turnover rates in the body. Using stable isotope labeling, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and computational analysis, we report a comprehensive dataset of the turnover of more than 3,000 and the expression of more than 5,000 intestinal epithelial cell proteins, analyzed under conventional and germ-free conditions across five different segments in mouse intestine. The median protein half-life is shorter in the small intestine than in the colon. Differences in protein turnover rates along the intestinal tract can be explained by distinct physiological and immune-related functions between the small and large intestine. An absence of microbiota results in an approximately 1 day longer protein half-life in germ-free animals. Dataset of protein turnover rate and expression along the mice intestinal tract Protein turnover rate is slower in colon than in small intestine Median protein half-life is 1 day longer in germ-free mice
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- Liisa Arike
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15a, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Pérez-Ortín JE, Tordera V, Chávez S. Homeostasis in the Central Dogma of molecular biology: the importance of mRNA instability. RNA Biol 2019; 16:1659-1666. [PMID: 31418631 PMCID: PMC6844571 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1655352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cell survival requires the control of biomolecule concentration, i.e. biomolecules should approach homeostasis. With information-carrying macromolecules, the particular concentration variation ranges depend on each type: DNA is not buffered, but mRNA and protein concentrations are homeostatically controlled, which leads to the ribostasis and proteostasis concepts. In recent years, we have studied the particular features of mRNA ribostasis and proteostasis in the model organism S. cerevisiae. Here we extend this study by comparing published data from three other model organisms: E. coli, S. pombe and cultured human cells. We describe how mRNA ribostasis is less strict than proteostasis. A constant ratio appears between the average decay and dilution rates during cell growth for mRNA, but not for proteins. We postulate that this is due to a trade-off between the cost of synthesis and the response capacity. This compromise takes place at the transcription level, but is not possible at the translation level as the high stability of proteins, versus that of mRNAs, precludes it. We hypothesize that the middle-place role of mRNA in the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and its chemical instability make it more suitable than proteins for the fast changes needed for gene regulation.
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC-Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Campus Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Quantitative Proteome Analysis of Atg5-Deficient Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Reveals the Range of the Autophagy-Modulated Basal Cellular Proteome. mSystems 2019; 4:4/6/e00481-19. [PMID: 31690592 PMCID: PMC6832020 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00481-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Autophagy performs housekeeping functions for cells and maintains a functional mode by degrading damaged proteins and organelles and providing energy under starvation conditions. The process is tightly regulated by the evolutionarily conserved Atg genes, of which Atg5 is one such crucial mediator. Here, we have done a comprehensive quantitative proteome analysis of mouse embryonic fibroblasts that lack a functional autophagy pathway (Atg5 knockout). We observe that 14% of the identified cellular proteome is remodeled, and several proteins distributed across diverse cellular processes with functions in signaling, cell adhesion, development, and immunity show either higher or lower levels under autophagy-deficient conditions. These cells have lower levels of crucial immune proteins that are required to mount a protective inflammatory response. This study will serve as a valuable resource to determine the role of autophagy in modulating specific protein levels in cells. Basal autophagy is crucial for maintenance of cellular homeostasis. ATG5 is an essential protein for autophagosome formation, and its depletion has been extensively used as a tool to disrupt autophagy. Here, we characterize the impact of Atg5 deficiency on the cellular proteome of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Using a tandem mass tagging (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics analysis, we observe that 14% of identified proteins show dysregulated levels in atg5−/− MEFs. These proteins were distributed across diverse biological processes, such as cell adhesion, development, differentiation, transport, metabolism, and immune responses. Several of the upregulated proteins were receptors involved in transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling, JAK-STAT signaling, junction adhesion, and interferon/cytokine-receptor interactions and were validated as autophagy substrates. Nearly equal numbers of proteins, including several lysosomal proteins and enzymes, were downregulated, suggesting a complex role of autophagy/ATG5 in regulating their levels. The atg5−/− MEFs had lower levels of key immune sensors and effectors, including Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), IRF7, MLKL, and STAT1/3/5/6, which were restored by reexpression of ATG5. While these cells could efficiently mount a type I interferon response to the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) mimic poly(I·C), they were compromised in their inflammatory response to the bacterial pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Pam3CSK4. Transcriptional activation and secretion of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in these cells could be recovered by ATG5 expression, supporting the role of autophagy in the TLR2-induced inflammatory response. This study provides a key resource for understanding the effect of autophagy/ATG5 deficiency on the fibroblast proteome. IMPORTANCE Autophagy performs housekeeping functions for cells and maintains a functional mode by degrading damaged proteins and organelles and providing energy under starvation conditions. The process is tightly regulated by the evolutionarily conserved Atg genes, of which Atg5 is one such crucial mediator. Here, we have done a comprehensive quantitative proteome analysis of mouse embryonic fibroblasts that lack a functional autophagy pathway (Atg5 knockout). We observe that 14% of the identified cellular proteome is remodeled, and several proteins distributed across diverse cellular processes with functions in signaling, cell adhesion, development, and immunity show either higher or lower levels under autophagy-deficient conditions. These cells have lower levels of crucial immune proteins that are required to mount a protective inflammatory response. This study will serve as a valuable resource to determine the role of autophagy in modulating specific protein levels in cells. Author Video: An author video summary of this article is available.
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Swovick K, Welle KA, Hryhorenko JR, Seluanov A, Gorbunova V, Ghaemmaghami S. Cross-species Comparison of Proteome Turnover Kinetics. Mol Cell Proteomics 2018; 17:580-591. [PMID: 29321186 PMCID: PMC5880112 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra117.000574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The constitutive process of protein turnover plays a key role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Recent technological advances in mass spectrometry have enabled the measurement of protein turnover kinetics across the proteome. However, it is not known if turnover kinetics of individual proteins are highly conserved or if they have evolved to meet the physiological demands of individual species. Here, we conducted systematic analyses of proteome turnover kinetics in primary dermal fibroblasts isolated from eight different rodent species. Our results highlighted two trends in the variability of proteome turnover kinetics across species. First, we observed a decrease in cross-species correlation of protein degradation rates as a function of evolutionary distance. Second, we observed a negative correlation between global protein turnover rates and maximum lifespan of the species. We propose that by reducing the energetic demands of continuous protein turnover, long-lived species may have evolved to lessen the generation of reactive oxygen species and the corresponding oxidative damage over their extended lifespans.
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- Kyle Swovick
- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY
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- §University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, NY
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- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY
| | - Vera Gorbunova
- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY
| | - Sina Ghaemmaghami
- From the ‡Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY; .,§University of Rochester Mass Spectrometry Resource Laboratory, NY
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