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Deng J, Wang D, Shi Y, Lin L, Gao W, Sun Y, Song X, Li Y, Li J. Mitochondrial unfolded protein response mechanism and its cardiovascular protective effects. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 177:116989. [PMID: 38959609 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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The mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) is a cytoprotective response in response to cellular stress that is activated in response to mitochondrial stress to maintain intra-protein homeostasis, thereby protecting the cell from a variety of stimuli. The activation of this response has been linked to cardiovascular diseases. Here, we reviewed the current understanding of UPRmt and discussed its specific molecular mechanism, mainly in mammals, as well as addressing its protective role against cardiovascular diseases, so as to provide direction for further research on UPRmt and therapies targeting cardiovascular diseases in the future.
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- Jinlan Deng
- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Chinese University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Chaoyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
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Poliacikova G, Barthez M, Rival T, Aouane A, Luis NM, Richard F, Daian F, Brouilly N, Schnorrer F, Maurel-Zaffran C, Graba Y, Saurin AJ. M1BP is an essential transcriptional activator of oxidative metabolism during Drosophila development. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3187. [PMID: 37268614 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38986-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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Oxidative metabolism is the predominant energy source for aerobic muscle contraction in adult animals. How the cellular and molecular components that support aerobic muscle physiology are put in place during development through their transcriptional regulation is not well understood. Using the Drosophila flight muscle model, we show that the formation of mitochondria cristae harbouring the respiratory chain is concomitant with a large-scale transcriptional upregulation of genes linked with oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) during specific stages of flight muscle development. We further demonstrate using high-resolution imaging, transcriptomic and biochemical analyses that Motif-1-binding protein (M1BP) transcriptionally regulates the expression of genes encoding critical components for OXPHOS complex assembly and integrity. In the absence of M1BP function, the quantity of assembled mitochondrial respiratory complexes is reduced and OXPHOS proteins aggregate in the mitochondrial matrix, triggering a strong protein quality control response. This results in isolation of the aggregate from the rest of the matrix by multiple layers of the inner mitochondrial membrane, representing a previously undocumented mitochondrial stress response mechanism. Together, this study provides mechanistic insight into the transcriptional regulation of oxidative metabolism during Drosophila development and identifies M1BP as a critical player in this process.
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- Gabriela Poliacikova
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille (IBDM), UMR 7288, Case 907, Turing Center for Living Systems, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
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Small heat shock proteins operate as molecular chaperones in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Nat Cell Biol 2023; 25:467-480. [PMID: 36690850 PMCID: PMC10014586 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-022-01074-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mitochondria are complex organelles with different compartments, each harbouring their own protein quality control factors. While chaperones of the mitochondrial matrix are well characterized, it is poorly understood which chaperones protect the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Here we show that cytosolic small heat shock proteins are imported under basal conditions into the mitochondrial intermembrane space, where they operate as molecular chaperones. Protein misfolding in the mitochondrial intermembrane space leads to increased recruitment of small heat shock proteins. Depletion of small heat shock proteins leads to mitochondrial swelling and reduced respiration, while aggregation of aggregation-prone substrates is countered in their presence. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease-causing mutations disturb the mitochondrial function of HSPB1, potentially linking previously observed mitochondrial dysfunction in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2F to its role in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Our results reveal that small heat shock proteins form a chaperone system that operates in the mitochondrial intermembrane space.
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An increase in mitochondrial TOM activates apoptosis to drive retinal neurodegeneration. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21634. [PMID: 36517509 PMCID: PMC9750964 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23280-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Intronic polymorphic TOMM40 variants increasing TOMM40 mRNA expression are strongly correlated to late onset Alzheimer's Disease. The gene product, hTomm40, encoded in the APOE gene cluster, is a core component of TOM, the translocase that imports nascent proteins across the mitochondrial outer membrane. We used Drosophila melanogaster eyes as an in vivo model to investigate the relationship between elevated Tom40 (the Drosophila homologue of hTomm40) expression and neurodegeneration. Here we provide evidence that an overabundance of Tom40 in mitochondria invokes caspase-dependent cell death in a dose-dependent manner, leading to degeneration of the primarily neuronal eye tissue. Degeneration is contingent on the availability of co-assembling TOM components, indicating that an increase in assembled TOM is the factor that triggers apoptosis and degeneration in a neural setting. Eye death is not contingent on inner membrane translocase components, suggesting it is unlikely to be a direct consequence of impaired import. Another effect of heightened Tom40 expression is upregulation and co-association of a mitochondrial oxidative stress biomarker, DmHsp22, implicated in extension of lifespan, providing new insight into the balance between cell survival and death. Activation of regulated death pathways, culminating in eye degeneration, suggests a possible causal route from TOMM40 polymorphisms to neurodegenerative disease.
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Lubawy J, Chowański S, Adamski Z, Słocińska M. Mitochondria as a target and central hub of energy division during cold stress in insects. Front Zool 2022; 19:1. [PMID: 34991650 PMCID: PMC8740437 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-021-00448-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Temperature stress is one of the crucial factors determining geographical distribution of insect species. Most of them are active in moderate temperatures, however some are capable of surviving in extremely high as well as low temperatures, including freezing. The tolerance of cold stress is a result of various adaptation strategies, among others the mitochondria are an important player. They supply cells with the most prominent energy carrier—ATP, needed for their life processes, but also take part in many other processes like growth, aging, protection against stress injuries or cell death. Under cold stress, the mitochondria activity changes in various manner, partially to minimize the damages caused by the cold stress, partially because of the decline in mitochondrial homeostasis by chill injuries. In the response to low temperature, modifications in mitochondrial gene expression, mtDNA amount or phosphorylation efficiency can be observed. So far study also showed an increase or decrease in mitochondria number, their shape and mitochondrial membrane permeability. Some of the changes are a trigger for apoptosis induced via mitochondrial pathway, that protects the whole organism against chill injuries occurring on the cellular level. In many cases, the observed modifications are not unequivocal and depend strongly on many factors including cold acclimation, duration and severity of cold stress or environmental conditions. In the presented article, we summarize the current knowledge about insect response to cold stress focusing on the role of mitochondria in that process considering differences in results obtained in different experimental conditions, as well as depending on insect species. These differentiated observations clearly indicate that it is still much to explore. ![]()
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- Jan Lubawy
- Department of Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland.,Laboratory of Electron and Confocal Microscopy, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Khatun M, Borphukan B, Alam I, Keya CA, Panditi V, Khan H, Huq S, Reddy MK, Salimullah M. Mitochondria-Targeted SmsHSP24.1 Overexpression Stimulates Early Seedling Vigor and Stress Tolerance by Multi-Pathway Transcriptome-Reprogramming. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:741898. [PMID: 34887885 PMCID: PMC8649800 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.741898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Among the diverse array of heat shock proteins across the three domains of life, mitochondria-targeted small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are evolved in the plant lineage. However, they remained mysterious and understudied. In this study, we reported a systematic study of a novel mitochondria-targeted nuclear sHSP from eggplant (Solanum melongena L.; SmsHSP24.1). Differential expression of SmsHSP24.1 indicated its positive role exerted during stress conditions. Escherichia coli-BL21 cell line overexpressing the SmsHSP24.1 showed excellent thermo-tolerance ability, tolerating up to 52°C. Spectrometry and electron microscopy revealed a multimeric structure of the protein which acted as a molecular chaperone at high temperatures. Overexpression of SmsHSP24.1 significantly enhanced resistance against heat, drought, and salt stresses and showed rapid germination in constitutively overexpressed eggplant lines. RNA-seq analysis reveals an apparent upregulation of a set of reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging enzymes of the glutathione (GHS) pathway and mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC). Significant upregulation was also observed in auxin biosynthesis and cell-wall remodeling transcripts in overexpressed lines. qPCR, biochemical and physiological analysis further aligned with the finding of transcriptome analysis and suggested an essential role of SmsHSP24.1 under various stress responses and positive physiological influence on the growth of eggplants. Therefore, this gene has immense potential in engineering stress-resilient crop plants.
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- Muslima Khatun
- Plant Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Crop Improvement Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Multiple nanocages of a cyanophage small heat shock protein with icosahedral and octahedral symmetries. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21023. [PMID: 34697325 PMCID: PMC8546028 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00172-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The structures of a cyanophage small heat shock protein (sHSP) were determined as octahedrons of 24-mers and 48-mers and as icosahedrons of 60-mers. An N-terminal deletion construct of an 18 kDa sHSP of Synechococcus sp. phage S-ShM2 crystallized as a 24-mer and its structure was determined at a resolution of 7 Å. The negative stain electron microscopy (EM) images showed that the full-length protein is a mixture of a major population of larger and a minor population of smaller cage-like particles. Their structures have been determined by electron cryomicroscopy 3D image reconstruction at a resolution of 8 Å. The larger particles are 60-mers with icosahedral symmetry and the smaller ones are 48-mers with octahedral symmetry. These structures are the first of the viral/phage origin and the 60-mer is the largest and the first icosahedral assembly to be reported for sHSPs.
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Popovic R, Celardo I, Yu Y, Costa AC, Loh SHY, Martins LM. Combined Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis of Perk Toxicity Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4598. [PMID: 33925631 PMCID: PMC8124185 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In Drosophila, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress activates the protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (dPerk). dPerk can also be activated by defective mitochondria in fly models of Parkinson's disease caused by mutations in pink1 or parkin. The Perk branch of the unfolded protein response (UPR) has emerged as a major toxic process in neurodegenerative disorders causing a chronic reduction in vital proteins and neuronal death. In this study, we combined microarray analysis and quantitative proteomics analysis in adult flies overexpressing dPerk to investigate the relationship between the transcriptional and translational response to dPerk activation. We identified tribbles and Heat shock protein 22 as two novel Drosophila activating transcription factor 4 (dAtf4) regulated transcripts. Using a combined bioinformatics tool kit, we demonstrated that the activation of dPerk leads to translational repression of mitochondrial proteins associated with glutathione and nucleotide metabolism, calcium signalling and iron-sulphur cluster biosynthesis. Further efforts to enhance these translationally repressed dPerk targets might offer protection against Perk toxicity.
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QR, UK; (R.P.); (I.C.); (Y.Y.); (A.C.C.); (S.H.Y.L.)
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Neuromuscular Diseases Due to Chaperone Mutations: A Review and Some New Results. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21041409. [PMID: 32093037 PMCID: PMC7073051 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle and the nervous system depend on efficient protein quality control, and they express chaperones and cochaperones at high levels to maintain protein homeostasis. Mutations in many of these proteins cause neuromuscular diseases, myopathies, and hereditary motor and sensorimotor neuropathies. In this review, we cover mutations in DNAJB6, DNAJB2, αB-crystallin (CRYAB, HSPB5), HSPB1, HSPB3, HSPB8, and BAG3, and discuss the molecular mechanisms by which they cause neuromuscular disease. In addition, previously unpublished results are presented, showing downstream effects of BAG3 p.P209L on DNAJB6 turnover and localization.
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Avelange-Macherel MH, Rolland A, Hinault MP, Tolleter D, Macherel D. The Mitochondrial Small Heat Shock Protein HSP22 from Pea is a Thermosoluble Chaperone Prone to Co-Precipitate with Unfolding Client Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:E97. [PMID: 31877784 PMCID: PMC6981728 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are molecular chaperones that share an alpha-crystallin domain but display a high diversity of sequence, expression, and localization. They are especially prominent in plants, populating most cellular compartments. In pea, mitochondrial HSP22 is induced by heat or oxidative stress in leaves but also strongly accumulates during seed development. The molecular function of HSP22 was addressed by studying the effect of temperature on its structural properties and chaperone effects using a recombinant or native protein. Overexpression of HSP22 significantly increased bacterial thermotolerance. The secondary structure of the recombinant protein was not affected by temperature in contrast with its quaternary structure. The purified protein formed large polydisperse oligomers that dissociated upon heating (42 °C) into smaller species (mainly monomers). The recombinant protein appeared thermosoluble but precipitated with thermosensitive proteins upon heat stress in assays either with single protein clients or within complex extracts. As shown by in vitro protection assays, HSP22 at high molar ratio could partly prevent the heat aggregation of rhodanese but not of malate dehydrogenase. HSP22 appears as a holdase that could possibly prevent the aggregation of some proteins while co-precipitating with others to facilitate their subsequent refolding by disaggregases or clearance by proteases.
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- IRHS, Agrocampus-Ouest, INRA, Université d’Angers, SFR 4207 Quasav, 42 rue George Morel, 49071 Beaucouzé, France; (M.-H.A.-M.)
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Morrow G, Dreumont N, Bourrelle-Langlois M, Roy V, Tanguay RM. Presence of three mutations in the fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase gene in a patient with atypical symptoms of hereditary tyrosinemia type I. Mol Genet Metab 2019; 127:58-63. [PMID: 30954369 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1), the most severe disease of the tyrosine catabolic pathway, is caused by a deficiency of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH). More than 90 disease-causing variants have been identified in the fah gene. We investigated the molecular defect in a patient who presented atypical symptoms for the disease. No immunoreactive FAH was found in the liver and RNA analysis by RT-PCR suggested the presence of splicing mutations. Indeed, the patient was revealed to be a compound heterozygote for IVS6-1 g- > t and two new variants, namely p.V259L and p.G398E. Using splicing minigene constructs transfected in HeLa cells, the c.775G > C variant (p.V259L) was shown to affect partially exon 9 splicing thereby allowing the production of some full-length double-mutant FAH transcripts. The p.G398E variant had a major impact on enzyme activity, which was worsened by the p.V259L variant. Surprisingly, the double mutant protein was expressed to similar level as the wild-type protein upon transfection in HeLa cells but was absent in the patient liver extract, suggesting a higher propensity to be degraded in the hepatocellular context.
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- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Faculté de médecine, 1030 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Faculté de médecine, 1030 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Faculté de médecine, 1030 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Faculté de médecine, 1030 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Faculté de médecine, 1030 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada..
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Carra S, Alberti S, Benesch JLP, Boelens W, Buchner J, Carver JA, Cecconi C, Ecroyd H, Gusev N, Hightower LE, Klevit RE, Lee HO, Liberek K, Lockwood B, Poletti A, Timmerman V, Toth ME, Vierling E, Wu T, Tanguay RM. Small heat shock proteins: multifaceted proteins with important implications for life. Cell Stress Chaperones 2019; 24:295-308. [PMID: 30758704 PMCID: PMC6439001 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-019-00979-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Small Heat Shock Proteins (sHSPs) evolved early in the history of life; they are present in archaea, bacteria, and eukaryota. sHSPs belong to the superfamily of molecular chaperones: they are components of the cellular protein quality control machinery and are thought to act as the first line of defense against conditions that endanger the cellular proteome. In plants, sHSPs protect cells against abiotic stresses, providing innovative targets for sustainable agricultural production. In humans, sHSPs (also known as HSPBs) are associated with the development of several neurological diseases. Thus, manipulation of sHSP expression may represent an attractive therapeutic strategy for disease treatment. Experimental evidence demonstrates that enhancing the chaperone function of sHSPs protects against age-related protein conformation diseases, which are characterized by protein aggregation. Moreover, sHSPs can promote longevity and healthy aging in vivo. In addition, sHSPs have been implicated in the prognosis of several types of cancer. Here, sHSP upregulation, by enhancing cellular health, could promote cancer development; on the other hand, their downregulation, by sensitizing cells to external stressors and chemotherapeutics, may have beneficial outcomes. The complexity and diversity of sHSP function and properties and the need to identify their specific clients, as well as their implication in human disease, have been discussed by many of the world's experts in the sHSP field during a dedicated workshop in Québec City, Canada, on 26-29 August 2018.
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- Serena Carra
- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, and Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 287, 41125, Modena, Italy.
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307, Dresden, Germany
- Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Technische Universität Dresden, Tatzberg 47/49, 01307, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Institute of Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, NL-6500, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM) and Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125, Modena, Italy
- Center S3, CNR Institute Nanoscience, Via Campi 213/A, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation, 117234
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, 91 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT, 06269-3125, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG-MUG, University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Centro di Eccellenza sulle Malattie Neurodegenerative, Univrsità degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Tongji School of Public Health, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Rd, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Genetics, IBIS, and Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Medical School, Université Laval, QC, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Štětina T, Hůla P, Moos M, Šimek P, Šmilauer P, Koštál V. Recovery from supercooling, freezing, and cryopreservation stress in larvae of the drosophilid fly, Chymomyza costata. Sci Rep 2018. [PMID: 29535362 PMCID: PMC5849770 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22757-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Physiological adjustments accompanying insect cold acclimation prior to cold stress have been relatively well explored. In contrast, recovery from cold stress received much less attention. Here we report on recovery of drosophilid fly larvae (Chymomyza costata) from three different levels of cold stress: supercooling to −10 °C, freezing at −30 °C, and cryopreservation at −196 °C. Analysis of larval CO2 production suggested that recovery from all three cold stresses requires access to additional energy reserves to support cold-injury repair processes. Metabolomic profiling (targeting 41 metabolites using mass spectrometry) and custom microarray analysis (targeting 1,124 candidate mRNA sequences) indicated that additional energy was needed to: clear by-products of anaerobic metabolism, deal with oxidative stress, re-fold partially denatured proteins, and remove damaged proteins, complexes and/or organelles. Metabolomic and transcriptomic recovery profiles were closely similar in supercooled and frozen larvae, most of which successfully repaired the cold injury and metamorphosed into adults. In contrast, the majority of cryopreseved larvae failed to proceed in ontogenesis, showed specific metabolic perturbations suggesting impaired mitochondrial function, and failed to up-regulate a set of 116 specific genes potentially linked to repair of cold injury.
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- Tomáš Štětina
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.,Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.,Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. .,Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
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Dabbaghizadeh A, Morrow G, Amer YO, Chatelain EH, Pichaud N, Tanguay RM. Identification of proteins interacting with the mitochondrial small heat shock protein Hsp22 of Drosophila melanogaster: Implication in mitochondrial homeostasis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193771. [PMID: 29509794 PMCID: PMC5839585 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The small heat shock protein (sHsp) Hsp22 from Drosophila melanogaster (DmHsp22) is part of the family of sHsps in this diptera. This sHsp is characterized by its presence in the mitochondrial matrix as well as by its preferential expression during ageing. Although DmHsp22 has been demonstrated to be an efficient in vitro chaperone, its function within mitochondria in vivo remains largely unknown. Thus, determining its protein-interaction network (interactome) in the mitochondrial matrix would help to shed light on its function(s). In the present study we combined immunoaffinity conjugation (IAC) with mass spectroscopy analysis of mitochondria from HeLa cells transfected with DmHsp22 in non-heat shock condition and after heat shock (HS). 60 common DmHsp22-binding mitochondrial partners were detected in two independent IACs. Immunoblotting was used to validate interaction between DmHsp22 and two members of the mitochondrial chaperone machinery; Hsp60 and Hsp70. Among the partners of DmHsp22, several ATP synthase subunits were found. Moreover, we showed that expression of DmHsp22 in transiently transfected HeLa cells increased maximal mitochondrial oxygen consumption capacity and ATP contents, providing a mechanistic link between DmHsp22 and mitochondrial functions.
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- Afrooz Dabbaghizadeh
- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Signalisation Mitochondriale, Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Signalisation Mitochondriale, Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Physiologie Comparée, Département de Chimie et Biochimie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, IBIS and PROTEO, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Dabbaghizadeh A, Finet S, Morrow G, Moutaoufik MT, Tanguay RM. Oligomeric structure and chaperone-like activity of Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial small heat shock protein Hsp22 and arginine mutants in the alpha-crystallin domain. Cell Stress Chaperones 2017; 22:577-588. [PMID: 28389817 PMCID: PMC5465034 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-017-0784-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The structure and chaperone function of DmHsp22WT, a small Hsp of Drosophila melanogaster localized within mitochondria were examined. Mutations of conserved arginine mutants within the alpha-crystallin domain (ACD) domain (R105G, R109G, and R110G) were introduced, and their effects on oligomerization and chaperone function were assessed. Arginine to glycine mutations do not induce significant changes in tryptophan fluorescence, and the mutated proteins form oligomers that are of equal or smaller size than the wild-type protein. They all form oligomer with one single peak as determined by size exclusion chromatography. While all mutants demonstrate the same efficiency as the DmHsp22WT in a DTT-induced insulin aggregation assay, all are more efficient chaperones to prevent aggregation of malate dehydrogenase. Arginine mutants of DmHsp22 are efficient chaperones to retard aggregation of CS and Luc. In summary, this study shows that mutations of arginine to glycine in DmHsp22 ACD induce a number of structural changes, some of which differ from those described in mammalian sHsps. Interestingly, only the R110G-DmHsp22 mutant, and not the expected R109G equivalent to human R140-HspB1, R116-HspB4, and R120-HspB5, showed different structural properties compared with the DmHsp22WT.
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- Afrooz Dabbaghizadeh
- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, de biochimie médicale et de pathologie, Faculté de médecine, Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- IMPMC UMR7590, CNRS, Sorbonne-Universités, MNHN, IRD, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, de biochimie médicale et de pathologie, Faculté de médecine, Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, de biochimie médicale et de pathologie, Faculté de médecine, Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, de biochimie médicale et de pathologie, Faculté de médecine, Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Martín-Folgar R, Martínez-Guitarte JL. Cadmium alters the expression of small heat shock protein genes in the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 169:485-492. [PMID: 27889514 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread and highly toxic heavy metal of particular ecotoxicological relevance for aquatic ecosystems. It occurs naturally in the environment but is also an industrial pollutant with extensively researched carcinogenic potentials. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are chaperones that play an important role in maintaining protein homeostasis under stress conditions. Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) comprise the most diverse group of the HSPs family. They are expressed both constitutively and by stress-induction. The midge Chironomus riparius is widely used as a test species in aquatic toxicology. In the present study, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was used to evaluate the effects of acute Cd exposure to the expression profile of seven shsp genes (hsp17, hsp21, hsp22, hsp23, hsp24, hsp27, and hsp34) in C. riparius larvae. Results show a specific pattern of response with a rapid response by hsp27, which was downregulated at 2-6 h, while the rest of the shsp genes remained unaltered except for hsp17 at 2 h, which was upregulated. However, at 24 h of exposure are observed high levels of hsp23, hsp24, hsp27, and hsp34 transcription while hsp22 mRNA levels were downregulated and hsp17 and hsp21 remained unaltered. These changes in gene expression suggest a functional diversity between the sHSPs in the cellular response to heavy metal stress. The differential pattern in comparison with heat shock supports a specific profile depending on the stress supporting the use of shsp genes as suitable biomarkers for ecotoxicological studies on aquatic systems.
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- Raquel Martín-Folgar
- Grupo de Biología y Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED, Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Biología y Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED, Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Kohyama-Koganeya A, Kurosawa M, Hirabayashi Y. Loss of BOSS Causes Shortened Lifespan with Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Drosophila. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169073. [PMID: 28045997 PMCID: PMC5207625 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Aging is a universal process that causes deterioration in biological functions of an organism over its lifetime. There are many risk factors that are thought to contribute to aging rate, with disruption of metabolic homeostasis being one of the main factors that accelerates aging. Previously, we identified a new function for the putative G-protein-coupled receptor, Bride of sevenless (BOSS), in energy metabolism. Since maintaining metabolic homeostasis is a critical factor in aging, we investigated whether BOSS plays a role in the aging process. Here, we show that BOSS affects lifespan regulation. boss null mutants exhibit shortened lifespans, and their locomotor performance and gut lipase activity—two age-sensitive markers—are diminished and similar to those of aged control flies. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is also elevated in boss null mutants, and their ROS defense system is impaired. The accumulation of protein adducts (advanced lipoxidation end products [ALEs] and advanced glycation end products [AGEs]) caused by oxidative stress are elevated in boss mutant flies. Furthermore, boss mutant flies are sensitive to oxidative stress challenges, leading to shortened lives under oxidative stress conditions. Expression of superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2), which is located in mitochondria and normally regulates ROS removal, was decreased in boss mutant flies. Systemic overexpression of SOD2 rescued boss mutant phenotypes. Finally, we observed that mitochondrial mass was greater in boss mutant flies. These results suggest that BOSS affects lifespan by modulating the expression of a set of genes related to oxidative stress resistance and mitochondrial homeostasis.
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- Ayako Kohyama-Koganeya
- Molecular Membrane Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Molecular Membrane Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Molecular Membrane Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Long-Term Acclimation to Different Thermal Regimes Affects Molecular Responses to Heat Stress in a Freshwater Clam Corbicula Fluminea. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39476. [PMID: 27995990 PMCID: PMC5171794 DOI: 10.1038/srep39476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Global climate change (GCC) can negatively affect freshwater ecosystems. However, the degree to which freshwater populations can acclimate to long-term warming and the underlying molecular mechanisms are not yet fully understood. We used the cooling water discharge (CWD) area of a power plant as a model for long-term warming. Survival and molecular stress responses (expression of molecular chaperones, antioxidants, bioenergetic and protein synthesis biomarkers) to experimental warming (20–41 °C, +1.5 °C per day) were assessed in invasive clams Corbicula fluminea from two pristine populations and a CWD population. CWD clams had considerably higher (by ~8–12 °C) lethal temperature thresholds than clams from the pristine areas. High thermal tolerance of CWD clams was associated with overexpression of heat shock proteins HSP70, HSP90 and HSP60 and activation of protein synthesis at 38 °C. Heat shock response was prioritized over the oxidative stress response resulting in accumulation of oxidative lesions and ubiquitinated proteins during heat stress in CWD clams. Future studies should determine whether the increase in thermal tolerance in CWD clams are due to genetic adaptation and/or phenotypic plasticity. Overall, our findings indicate that C. fluminea has potential to survive and increase its invasive range during warming such as expected during GCC.
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La Padula V, Staszewski O, Nestel S, Busch H, Boerries M, Roussa E, Prinz M, Krieglstein K. HSPB3 protein is expressed in motoneurons and induces their survival after lesion-induced degeneration. Exp Neurol 2016; 286:40-49. [PMID: 27567740 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The human small heat shock proteins (HSPBs) form a family of molecular chaperones comprising ten members (HSPB1-HSPB10), whose functions span from protein quality control to cytoskeletal dynamics and cell death control. Mutations in HSPBs can lead to human disease and particularly point mutations in HSPB1 and HSPB8 are known to lead to peripheral neuropathies. Recently, a missense mutation (R7S) in yet another member of this family, HSPB3, was found to cause an axonal motor neuropathy (distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 2C, dHMN2C). Until now, HSPB3 protein localization and function in motoneurons (MNs) have not yet been characterized. Therefore, we studied the endogenous HSPB3 protein distribution in the spinal cords of chicken and mouse embryos and in the postnatal nervous system (central and peripheral) of chicken, mouse and human. We further investigated the impact of wild-type and mutated HSPB3 on MN cell death via overexpressing these genes in ovo in an avian model of MN degeneration, the limb-bud removal. Altogether, our findings represent a first step for a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to dHMN2C.
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- Veronica La Padula
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Embryology, Albertstraße 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Neurozentrum, Breisacherstraße 64, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, Albertstraße 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Systems Biology of the Cellular Microenvironment Group, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, University of Freiburg, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Systems Biology of the Cellular Microenvironment Group, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, University of Freiburg, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Embryology, Albertstraße 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, Albertstraße 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Neurozentrum, Breisacherstraße 64, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Molecular Embryology, Albertstraße 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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Jaspard E, Hunault G. sHSPdb: a database for the analysis of small Heat Shock Proteins. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:135. [PMID: 27297221 PMCID: PMC4906601 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND small Heat Shock Proteins (sHSP) is a wide proteins family. SHSP are found in all kingdoms and they play critical roles in plant stress tolerance mechanisms (as well as in pathogenic microorganisms and are implicated in human diseases). RESULTS sHSPdb (small Heat Shock Proteins database) is an integrated resource containing non-redundant, full-length and curated sequences of sHSP, classified on the basis of amino acids motifs and physico-chemical properties. sHSPdb gathers data about sHSP defined by various databases (Uniprot, PFAM, CDD, InterPro). It provides a browser interface for retrieving information from the whole database and a search interface using various criteria for retrieving a refined subset of entries. Physicochemical properties, amino acid composition and combinations are calculated for each entry. sHSPdb provides automatic statistical analysis of all sHSP properties. Among various possibilities, sHSPdb allows BLAST searches, alignment of selected sequences and submission of sequences. CONCLUSIONS sHSPdb is a new database containing information about sHSP from all kingdoms. sHSPdb provides a classification of sHSP, as well as tools and data for the analysis of the structure - function relationships of sHSP. Data are mainly related to various physico-chemical properties of the amino acids sequences of sHSP. sHSPdb is accessible at http://forge.info.univ-angers.fr/~gh/Shspdb/index.php .
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- Emmanuel Jaspard
- Université d'Angers, UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Angers, France.
- INRA, UMR 1345 IRHS, Beaucouzé, France.
- Agrocampus-Ouest, UMR 1345 IRHS, Angers, France.
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- Université d'Angers, Laboratoire d'Hémodynamique, Interaction Fibrose et Invasivité tumorale hépatique, UPRES 3859, IFR 132, F-49045, Angers, France
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Morrow G, Kim HJ, Pellerito O, Bourrelle-Langlois M, Le Pécheur M, Groebe K, Tanguay RM. Changes in Drosophila mitochondrial proteins following chaperone-mediated lifespan extension confirm a role of Hsp22 in mitochondrial UPR and reveal a mitochondrial localization for cathepsin D. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 155:36-47. [PMID: 26930296 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.02.011] [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] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hsp22 is a small mitochondrial heat shock protein (sHSP) preferentially up-regulated during aging in Drosophila melanogaster. Its developmental expression is strictly regulated and it is rapidly induced in conditions of stress. Hsp22 is one of the few sHSP to be localized inside mitochondria, and is the first sHSP to be involved in the mitochondrial unfolding protein response (UPR(MT)) together with Hsp60, mitochondrial Hsp70 and TRAP1. The UPR(MT) is a pro-longevity mechanism, and interestingly Hsp22 over-expression by-itself increases lifespan and resistance to stress. To unveil the effect of Hsp22 on the mitochondrial proteome, comparative IEF/SDS polyacrylamide 2D gels were done on mitochondria from Hsp22+ flies and controls. Among the proteins influenced by Hsp22 expression were proteins from the electron transport chain (ETC), the TCA cycle and mitochondrial Hsp70. Hsp22 co-migrates with ETC components and its over-expression is associated with an increase in mitochondrial protease activity. Interestingly, the only protease that showed significant changes upon Hsp22 over-expression in the comparative IEF/SDS-PAGE analysis was cathepsin D, which is localized in mitochondria in addition to lysosome in D. melanogaster as evidenced by cellular fractionation. Together the results are consistent with a role of Hsp22 in the UPR(MT) and in mitochondrial proteostasis.
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- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS) and PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial Hsp22: a role in resistance to oxidative stress, aging and the mitochondrial unfolding protein response. Biogerontology 2015; 17:61-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s10522-015-9591-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Tower J. Mitochondrial maintenance failure in aging and role of sexual dimorphism. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 576:17-31. [PMID: 25447815 PMCID: PMC4409928 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gene expression changes during aging are partly conserved across species, and suggest that oxidative stress, inflammation and proteotoxicity result from mitochondrial malfunction and abnormal mitochondrial-nuclear signaling. Mitochondrial maintenance failure may result from trade-offs between mitochondrial turnover versus growth and reproduction, sexual antagonistic pleiotropy and genetic conflicts resulting from uni-parental mitochondrial transmission, as well as mitochondrial and nuclear mutations and loss of epigenetic regulation. Aging phenotypes and interventions are often sex-specific, indicating that both male and female sexual differentiation promote mitochondrial failure and aging. Studies in mammals and invertebrates implicate autophagy, apoptosis, AKT, PARP, p53 and FOXO in mediating sex-specific differences in stress resistance and aging. The data support a model where the genes Sxl in Drosophila, sdc-2 in Caenorhabditis elegans, and Xist in mammals regulate mitochondrial maintenance across generations and in aging. Several interventions that increase life span cause a mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt), and UPRmt is also observed during normal aging, indicating hormesis. The UPRmt may increase life span by stimulating mitochondrial turnover through autophagy, and/or by inhibiting the production of hormones and toxic metabolites. The data suggest that metazoan life span interventions may act through a common hormesis mechanism involving liver UPRmt, mitochondrial maintenance and sexual differentiation.
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- John Tower
- Molecular and Computational Biology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2910, United States.
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Kim AY, Seo JB, Kim WT, Choi HJ, Kim SY, Morrow G, Tanguay RM, Steller H, Koh YH. The pathogenic human Torsin A in Drosophila activates the unfolded protein response and increases susceptibility to oxidative stress. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:338. [PMID: 25903460 PMCID: PMC4415242 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1518-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Dystonia1 (DYT1) dystonia is caused by a glutamic acid deletion (ΔE) mutation in the gene encoding Torsin A in humans (HTorA). To investigate the unknown molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying DYT1 dystonia, we performed an unbiased proteomic analysis. Results We found that the amount of proteins and transcripts of an Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident chaperone Heat shock protein cognate 3 (HSC3) and a mitochondria chaperone Heat Shock Protein 22 (HSP22) were significantly increased in the HTorAΔE– expressing brains compared to the normal HTorA (HTorAWT) expressing brains. The physiological consequences included an increased susceptibility to oxidative and ER stress compared to normal HTorAWT flies. The alteration of transcripts of Inositol-requiring enzyme-1 (IRE1)-dependent spliced X box binding protein 1(Xbp1), several ER chaperones, a nucleotide exchange factor, Autophagy related protein 8b (ATG8b) and components of the ER associated degradation (ERAD) pathway and increased expression of the Xbp1-enhanced Green Fluorescence Protein (eGFP) in HTorAΔE brains strongly indicated the activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). In addition, perturbed expression of the UPR sensors and inducers in the HTorAΔEDrosophila brains resulted in a significantly reduced life span of the flies. Furthermore, the types and quantities of proteins present in the anti-HSC3 positive microsomes in the HTorAΔE brains were different from those of the HTorAWT brains. Conclusion Taken together, these data show that HTorAΔE in Drosophila brains may activate the UPR and increase the expression of HSP22 to compensate for the toxic effects caused by HTorAΔE in the brains. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1518-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- A-Young Kim
- ILSONG Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, 1605-4 Gwanyangdong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggido, 431-060, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Gerontology, Graduate School of Hallym University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, 200-702, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Basic Science Institute, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea.
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- ILSONG Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, 1605-4 Gwanyangdong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggido, 431-060, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Gerontology, Graduate School of Hallym University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, 200-702, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Basic Science Institute, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry & Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Qc, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry & Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Qc, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- ILSONG Institute of Life Science, Hallym University, 1605-4 Gwanyangdong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggido, 431-060, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Biomedical Gerontology, Graduate School of Hallym University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, 200-702, Republic of Korea.
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Morrow G, Tanguay RM. Drosophila melanogaster Hsp22: a mitochondrial small heat shock protein influencing the aging process. Front Genet 2015; 6:1026. [PMID: 25852752 PMCID: PMC4360758 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are involved in many key cellular processes and therefore need to rely on good protein quality control (PQC). Three types of mechanisms are in place to insure mitochondrial protein integrity: reactive oxygen species scavenging by anti-oxidant enzymes, protein folding/degradation by molecular chaperones and proteases and clearance of defective mitochondria by mitophagy. Drosophila melanogaster Hsp22 is part of the molecular chaperone axis of the PQC and is characterized by its intra-mitochondrial localization and preferential expression during aging. As a stress biomarker, the level of its expression during aging has been shown to partially predict the remaining lifespan of flies. Since over-expression of this small heat shock protein increases lifespan and resistance to stress, Hsp22 most likely has a positive effect on mitochondrial integrity. Accordingly, Hsp22 has recently been implicated in the mitochondrial unfolding protein response of flies. This review will summarize the key findings on D. melanogaster Hsp22 and emphasis on its links with the aging process.
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- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systémes and PROTEO, Université Laval Québec, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systémes and PROTEO, Université Laval Québec, QC, Canada
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Rashed E, Lizano P, Dai H, Thomas A, Suzuki CK, Depre C, Qiu H. Heat shock protein 22 (Hsp22) regulates oxidative phosphorylation upon its mitochondrial translocation with the inducible nitric oxide synthase in mammalian heart. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119537. [PMID: 25746286 PMCID: PMC4352051 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objectives Stress-inducible heat shock protein 22 (Hsp22) confers protection against ischemia through induction of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Hsp22 overexpression in vivo stimulates cardiac mitochondrial respiration, whereas Hsp22 deletion in vivo significantly reduces respiration. We hypothesized that Hsp22-mediated regulation of mitochondrial function is dependent upon its mitochondrial translocation together with iNOS. Methods and Results Adenoviruses harboring either the full coding sequence of Hsp22 (Ad-WT-Hsp22) or a mutant lacking a N-terminal 20 amino acid putative mitochondrial localization sequence (Ad-N20-Hsp22) were generated, and infected in rat neonatal cardiomyocytes. Compared to β-Gal control, WT-Hsp22 accumulated in mitochondria by 2.5 fold (P<0.05) and increased oxygen consumption rates by 2-fold (P<0.01). This latter effect was abolished upon addition of the selective iNOS inhibitor, 1400W. Ad-WT-Hsp22 significantly increased global iNOS expression by about 2.5-fold (P<0.01), and also increased iNOS mitochondrial localization by 4.5 fold vs β-gal (P<0.05). Upon comparable overexpression, the N20-Hsp22 mutant did not show significant mitochondrial translocation or stimulation of mitochondrial respiration. Moreover, although N20-Hsp22 did increase global iNOS expression by 4.6-fold, it did not promote iNOS mitochondrial translocation. Conclusion Translocation of both Hsp22 and iNOS to the mitochondria is necessary for Hsp22-mediated stimulation of oxidative phosphorylation.
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- Eman Rashed
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Basic Science, Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Haslbeck M, Vierling E. A first line of stress defense: small heat shock proteins and their function in protein homeostasis. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:1537-48. [PMID: 25681016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 380] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are virtually ubiquitous molecular chaperones that can prevent the irreversible aggregation of denaturing proteins. sHsps complex with a variety of non-native proteins in an ATP-independent manner and, in the context of the stress response, form a first line of defense against protein aggregation in order to maintain protein homeostasis. In vertebrates, they act to maintain the clarity of the eye lens, and in humans, sHsp mutations are linked to myopathies and neuropathies. Although found in all domains of life, sHsps are quite diverse and have evolved independently in metazoans, plants and fungi. sHsp monomers range in size from approximately 12 to 42kDa and are defined by a conserved β-sandwich α-crystallin domain, flanked by variable N- and C-terminal sequences. Most sHsps form large oligomeric ensembles with a broad distribution of different, sphere- or barrel-like oligomers, with the size and structure of the oligomers dictated by features of the N- and C-termini. The activity of sHsps is regulated by mechanisms that change the equilibrium distribution in tertiary features and/or quaternary structure of the sHsp ensembles. Cooperation and/or co-assembly between different sHsps in the same cellular compartment add an underexplored level of complexity to sHsp structure and function.
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- Martin Haslbeck
- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85 748 Garching, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Life Science Laboratories, N329 240 Thatcher Road, Amherst, MA 01003-9364, USA.
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Drosophila Small Heat Shock Proteins: An Update on Their Features and Functions. HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16077-1_25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mitochondria play a central role in the aging process. Studies in model organisms have started to integrate mitochondrial effects on aging with the maintenance of protein homeostasis. These findings center on the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR(mt)), which has been implicated in lifespan extension in worms, flies, and mice, suggesting a conserved role in the long-term maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Here, we review current knowledge of the UPR(mt) and discuss its integration with cellular pathways known to regulate lifespan. We highlight how insight into the UPR(mt) is revolutionizing our understanding of mitochondrial lifespan extension and of the aging process.
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- Martin Borch Jensen
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA.
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Vartiainen S, Chen S, George J, Tuomela T, Luoto KR, O'Dell KMC, Jacobs HT. Phenotypic rescue of a Drosophila model of mitochondrial ANT1 disease. Dis Model Mech 2014; 7:635-48. [PMID: 24812436 PMCID: PMC4036471 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.016527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A point mutation in the Drosophila gene that codes for the major adult isoform of adenine nuclear translocase (ANT) represents a model for human diseases that are associated with ANT insufficiency [stress-sensitive B1 (sesB1)]. We characterized the organismal, bioenergetic and molecular phenotype of sesB1 flies then tested strategies to compensate the mutant phenotype. In addition to developmental delay and mechanical-stress-induced seizures, sesB1 flies have an impaired response to sound, defective male courtship, female sterility and curtailed lifespan. These phenotypes, excluding the latter two, are shared with the mitoribosomal protein S12 mutant, tko25t. Mitochondria from sesB1 adults showed a decreased respiratory control ratio and downregulation of cytochrome oxidase. sesB1 adults exhibited ATP depletion, lactate accumulation and changes in gene expression that were consistent with a metabolic shift towards glycolysis, characterized by activation of lactate dehydrogenase and anaplerotic pathways. Females also showed downregulation of many genes that are required for oogenesis, and their eggs, although fertilized, failed to develop to the larval stages. The sesB1 phenotypes of developmental delay and mechanical-stress-induced seizures were alleviated by an altered mitochondrial DNA background. Female sterility was substantially rescued by somatic expression of alternative oxidase (AOX) from the sea squirt Ciona intestinalis, whereas AOX did not alleviate developmental delay. Our findings illustrate the potential of different therapeutic strategies for ANT-linked diseases, based on alleviating metabolic stress.
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- Suvi Vartiainen
- BioMediTech and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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- BioMediTech and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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- BioMediTech and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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- BioMediTech and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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- BioMediTech and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
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- BioMediTech and Tampere University Hospital, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland. Research Program of Molecular Neurology, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Unraveling regulation of the small heat shock proteins by the heat shock factor HvHsfB2c in barley: its implications in drought stress response and seed development. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89125. [PMID: 24594978 PMCID: PMC3942355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The rapid increase in heat shock proteins upon exposure to damaging stresses and during plant development related to desiccation events reveal their dual importance in plant development and stress tolerance. Genome-wide sequence survey identified 20 non-redundant small heat shock proteins (sHsp) and 22 heat shock factor (Hsf) genes in barley. While all three major classes (A, B, C) of Hsfs are localized in nucleus, the 20 sHsp gene family members are localized in different cell organelles like cytoplasm, mitochondria, plastid and peroxisomes. Hsf and sHsp members are differentially regulated during drought and at different seed developmental stages suggesting the importance of chaperone role under drought as well as seed development. In silico cis-regulatory motif analysis of Hsf promoters showed an enrichment with abscisic acid responsive cis-elements (ABRE), implying regulatory role of ABA in mediating transcriptional response of HvsHsf genes. Gene regulatory network analysis identified HvHsfB2c as potential central regulator of the seed-specific expression of several HvsHsps including 17.5CI sHsp. These results indicate that HvHsfB2c is co-expressed in the central hub of small Hsps and therefore it may be regulating the expression of several HvsHsp subclasses HvHsp16.88-CI, HvHsp17.5-CI and HvHsp17.7-CI. The in vivo relevance of binding specificity of HvHsfB2C transcription factor to HSE-element present in the promoter of HvSHP17.5-CI under heat stress exposure is confirmed by gel shift and LUC-reporter assays. Further, we isolated 477 bp cDNA from barley encoding a 17.5 sHsp polypeptide, which was predominantly upregulated under drought stress treatments and also preferentially expressed in developing seeds. Recombinant HvsHsp17.5-CI protein was expressed in E. coli and purified to homogeneity, which displayed in vitro chaperone activity. The predicted structural model of HvsHsp-17.5-CI protein suggests that the α-crystallin domain is evolutionarily highly conserved.
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Tower J, Landis G, Gao R, Luan A, Lee J, Sun Y. Variegated expression of Hsp22 transgenic reporters indicates cell-specific patterns of aging in Drosophila oenocytes. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2014; 69:253-9. [PMID: 23723429 PMCID: PMC3976136 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The cytoplasmic chaperone gene Hsp70 and the mitochondrial chaperone gene Hsp22 are upregulated during normal aging in Drosophila in tissue-general patterns. In addition, Hsp22 reporters are dramatically upregulated during aging in a subset of the oenocytes (liver-like cells). Hsp22 reporter expression varied dramatically between individual oenocytes and between groups of oenocytes located in adjacent body segments, and was negatively correlated with accumulation of age pigment, indicating cell-specific and cell-lineage-specific patterns of oenocyte aging. Conditional transgenic systems were used to express 88 transgenes to search for trans-regulators of the Hsp70 and Hsp22 reporters during aging. The wingless gene increased tissue-general upregulation of both Hsp70 and Hsp22 reporters. In contrast, the mitochondrial genes MnSOD and Hsp22 increased expression of Hsp22 reporters in the oenocytes and decreased accumulation of age pigment in these cells. The data suggest that cell-specific and cell lineage-specific patterns of mitochondrial malfunction contribute to oenocyte aging.
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- John Tower
- University of Southern California, 1050 Childs Way, RRI 201, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2910.
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Zeng L, Tan J, Lu W, Lu T, Hu Z. The potential role of small heat shock proteins in mitochondria. Cell Signal 2013; 25:2312-9. [PMID: 23917209 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mitochondria play a central role in cellular metabolism, calcium homeostasis, redox signaling and cell fates. Mitochondrial homeostasis is tightly regulated, and mitochondrial dysfunction is frequently associated with severe human pathologies. Small heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones that play major roles in development, stress responses, and diseases, and have been envisioned as targets for therapy. The mechanisms that lie behind the cytoprotection of small heat shock proteins are related to the regulation of mitochondrial functions. This review recapitulates the current knowledge of the expression of various small heat shock proteins in mitochondria and discusses their implication in the role of mitochondria and their regulation. Based on their involvement in mitochondrial normal physiology and pathology, a better understanding of their roles and regulation will pave the way for innovative approaches for the successful treatment of a range of stress-related syndromes whose etiology is based upon dysfunction of mitochondria.
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- Liuwang Zeng
- Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China
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Bondino HG, Valle EM, Ten Have A. Evolution and functional diversification of the small heat shock protein/α-crystallin family in higher plants. PLANTA 2012; 235:1299-313. [PMID: 22210597 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1575-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are chaperones that play an important role in stress tolerance. They consist of an alpha-crystallin domain (ACD) flanked by N- and C-terminal regions. However, not all proteins that contain an ACD, hereafter referred to as ACD proteins, are sHSPs because certain ACD proteins are known to have different functions. Furthermore, since not all ACD proteins have been identified yet, current classifications are incomplete. A total of 17 complete plant proteomes were screened for the presence of ACD proteins by HMMER profiling and the identified ACD protein sequences were classified by maximum likelihood phylogeny. Differences among and within groups were analysed, and levels of functional constraint were determined. There are 29 different classes of ACD proteins, eight of which contain classical sHSPs and five likely chaperones. The other classes contain proteins with uncharacterised or poorly characterised functions. N- and C-terminal sequences are conserved within the phylogenetic classes. Phylogenetics suggests a single duplication of the CI sHSP ancestor that occurred prior to the speciation of mono- and dicotyledons. This was followed by a number of more recent duplications that resulted in the presence of many paralogues. The results suggest that N- and C-terminal sequences of sHSPs play a role in class-specific functionality and that non-sHSP ACD proteins have conserved but unexplored functions, which are mainly determined by subsequences other than that of the ACD.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas-IIB-CONICET-UNMdP, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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The Gln32Lys polymorphism in HSP22 of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri is associated with heat tolerance. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28564. [PMID: 22162777 PMCID: PMC3230588 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Heat shock protein 22 is a member of small heat shock proteins with molecular chaperone activity. Though their multiple functions have been well characterized, there is no report about the association between the polymorphisms of HSP22 and heat tolerance. Methodology Three single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified in HSP22 from scallop Chlamys farreri (CfHSP22), and the +94 C-A locus was found to be nonsynonymous. Three genotypes at locus +94, A/A, A/C and C/C, were revealed by using Bi-PASA PCR analysis, and their frequencies were 19.5%, 27.6% and 52.9% in the heat resistant stock, while 9.3%, 17.4% and 73.3% in the heat susceptible stock, respectively. The frequency differences of the three genotypes were significant (P<0.05) between the two stocks. After incubating at 30°C for 84 h, the cumulative mortality of scallops with +94 C/C genotype and +94 A/C genotypes was 95% and 90%, respectively, which was significantly higher (P<0.01) than that of scallops with +94 A/A genotype (70%). The molecular chaperone activity of two His-tagged fusion proteins, rCfHSP22Q with +94 C/C genotype and rCfHSP22K with +94 A/A genotype were analyzed by testing the ability of protecting citrate synthase (CS) against thermal inactivation in vitro. After incubated with rCfHSP22Q or rCfHSP22K at 38°C for 1 h, the activity of CS lost 50% and 45%, and then recovered to 89% and 95% of the original activity following 1 h restoration at 22°C, respectively, indicating that the mutation from Gln to Lys at this site might have an impact on molecular chaperone activities of CfHSP22. Conclusions These results implied that the polymorphism at locus +94 of CfHSP22 was associated with heat tolerance of scallop, and the +94 A/A genotype could be a potential marker available in future selection of Zhikong scallop with heat tolerance.
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Hirano Y, Kuriyama Y, Miyashita T, Horiuchi J, Saitoe M. Reactive oxygen species are not involved in the onset of age-related memory impairment in Drosophila. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2011; 11:79-86. [PMID: 22107594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2011.00748.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Damage from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is thought to be a cause of organismal aging. Reactive oxygen species have also been proposed to be responsible for several age-associated phenotypes, including age-related memory impairment (AMI). However, it has not previously been tested whether increasing ROS affects AMI onset. Here we examined the effects of feeding hydrogen peroxide, and the ROS-generating agent, paraquat, on olfactory aversive memory in Drosophila at young ages and during AMI onset. Reactive oxygen species feeding greatly reduced fly survival, and increased oxidized proteins and transcripts of an antioxidant enzyme, catalase (Cat) and a stress-responsive chaperone, heat-shock protein 22 (Hsp22) in fly heads. However, feeding did not impair memory in young wild-type flies, nor did it exacerbate the memory deficits in flies at the onset of AMI. Strikingly ROS feeding did disrupt memory at young ages and accelerated AMI onset was observed when expression of genes involved in the defense system to ROS, including antioxidant enzymes and Hsp22, was reduced in the mushroom bodies, neural centers required for olfactory memory. These results implicate that although ROS production increases upon aging, neuronal functions required for memory processes are sufficiently protected by the defense system to ROS even at the age of AMI onset. Thus we propose that ROS production does not affect AMI onset in Drosophila.
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- Department of Sensory and Motor Systems, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhang D, Ke L, Mackovicova K, Van Der Want JJL, Sibon OCM, Tanguay RM, Morrow G, Henning RH, Kampinga HH, Brundel BJJM. Effects of different small HSPB members on contractile dysfunction and structural changes in a Drosophila melanogaster model for Atrial Fibrillation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 51:381-9. [PMID: 21745477 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2011] [Revised: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The most common clinical tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation (AF), is a progressive disease, caused by cardiomyocyte remodeling, which finally results in contractile dysfunction and AF persistence. Recently, we identified a protective role of heat shock proteins (HSPs), especially the small HSPB1 member, against tachycardia remodeling in experimental AF models. Our understanding of tachycardia remodeling and anti-remodeling drugs is currently hampered by the lack of suitable (genetic) manipulatable in vivo models for rapid screening of key targets in remodeling. We hypothesized that Drosophila melanogaster can be exploited to study tachycardia remodeling and protective effects of HSPs by drug treatments or by utilizing genetically manipulated small HSP-overexpressing strains. Tachypacing of Drosophila pupae resulted in gradual and significant cardiomyocyte remodeling, demonstrated by reduced contraction rate, increase in arrhythmic episodes and reduction in heart wall shortening, compared to normal paced pupae. Heat shock, or pre-treatment with HSP-inducers GGA and BGP-15, resulted in endogenous HSP overexpression and protection against tachycardia remodeling. DmHSP23 overexpressing Drosophilas were protected against tachycardia remodeling, in contrast to overexpression of other small HSPs (DmHSP27, DmHSP67Bc, DmCG4461, DmCG7409, and DmCG14207). (Ultra)structural evaluation of the tachypaced heart wall revealed loss of sarcomeres and mitochondrial damage which were absent in tachypaced DmHSP23 overexpressing Drosophila. In addition, tachypacing induced a significant increase in calpain activity, which was prevented in tachypaced Drosophila overexpressing DmHSP23. Tachypacing of Drosophila resulted in cardiomyocyte remodeling, which was prevented by general HSP-inducing treatments and overexpression of a single small HSP, DmHSP23. Thus, tachypaced D. melanogaster can be used as an in vivo model system for rapid identification of novel targets to combat AF associated cardiomyocyte remodeling.
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- Deli Zhang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Institute for Drug Exploration, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
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Carra S, Boncoraglio A, Kanon B, Brunsting JF, Minoia M, Rana A, Vos MJ, Seidel K, Sibon OCM, Kampinga HH. Identification of the Drosophila ortholog of HSPB8: implication of HSPB8 loss of function in protein folding diseases. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:37811-22. [PMID: 20858900 PMCID: PMC2988385 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.127498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2010] [Revised: 09/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein aggregation is a hallmark of many neuronal disorders, including the polyglutamine disorder spinocerebellar ataxia 3 and peripheral neuropathies associated with the K141E and K141N mutations in the small heat shock protein HSPB8. In cells, HSPB8 cooperates with BAG3 to stimulate autophagy in an eIF2α-dependent manner and facilitates the clearance of aggregate-prone proteins (Carra, S., Seguin, S. J., Lambert, H., and Landry, J. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. 283, 1437-1444; Carra, S., Brunsting, J. F., Lambert, H., Landry, J., and Kampinga, H. H. (2009) J. Biol. Chem. 284, 5523-5532). Here, we first identified Drosophila melanogaster HSP67Bc (Dm-HSP67Bc) as the closest functional ortholog of human HSPB8 and demonstrated that, like human HSPB8, Dm-HSP67Bc induces autophagy via the eIF2α pathway. In vitro, both Dm-HSP67Bc and human HSPB8 protected against mutated ataxin-3-mediated toxicity and decreased the aggregation of a mutated form of HSPB1 (P182L-HSPB1) associated with peripheral neuropathy. Up-regulation of both Dm-HSP67Bc and human HSPB8 protected and down-regulation of endogenous Dm-HSP67Bc significantly worsened SCA3-mediated eye degeneration in flies. The K141E and K141N mutated forms of human HSPB8 that are associated with peripheral neuropathy were significantly less efficient than wild-type HSPB8 in decreasing the aggregation of both mutated ataxin 3 and P182L-HSPB1. Our current data further support the link between the HSPB8-BAG3 complex, autophagy, and folding diseases and demonstrate that impairment or loss of function of HSPB8 might accelerate the progression and/or severity of folding diseases.
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- Serena Carra
- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- the Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands and
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Li C, Wang L, Ning X, Chen A, Zhang L, Qin S, Wu H, Zhao J. Identification of two small heat shock proteins with different response profile to cadmium and pathogen stresses in Venerupis philippinarum. Cell Stress Chaperones 2010; 15:897-904. [PMID: 20405260 PMCID: PMC3024072 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-010-0198-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Revised: 03/30/2010] [Accepted: 04/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) encompass a widespread and diverse class of proteins with molecular chaperone activity. In the present study, two sHSP isoforms (VpsHSP-1 and VpsHSP-2) were cloned from Venerupis philippinarum haemocytes by Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE) approaches. The expression profiles of these two genes under Vibrio anguillarum challenge and cadmium exposure were investigated by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The bacterial challenge could significantly up-regulate the mRNA expression of both VpsHSP-1 and VpsHSP-2, with the increase of VpsHSP-2 expression occurred earlier than that of VpsHSP-1. During the cadmium exposure experiment, the expression level of both VpsHSP-1 and VpsHSP-2 decreased significantly with larger amplitude in VpsHSP-2. As time progressed, the expression levels of both genes were up-regulated with more increment in the low-chemical exposure groups. The differences in the response to pathogen stimulation and cadmium exposure indicated that there were functional diversity between the two structurally different molecules, VpsHSP-1 and VpsHSP-2, and they probably played distinct roles in mediating the environmental stress and immune responses in calm.
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- Chenghua Li
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, 264003 Yantai, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071 People’s Republic of China
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- Yantai Oceanic Environmental Monitoring Central Station of SOA, Yantai, 264006 People’s Republic of China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, 264003 Yantai, People’s Republic of China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, 264003 Yantai, People’s Republic of China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, 264003 Yantai, People’s Republic of China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, 264003 Yantai, People’s Republic of China
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- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, 264003 Yantai, People’s Republic of China
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Tower J. Heat shock proteins and Drosophila aging. Exp Gerontol 2010; 46:355-62. [PMID: 20840862 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Since their discovery in Drosophila, the heat shock proteins (Hsps) have been shown to regulate both stress resistance and life-span. Aging is characterized by increased oxidative stress and the accumulation of abnormal (malfolded) proteins, and these stresses induce Hsp gene expression through the transcription factor HSF. In addition, a subset of Hsps is induced by oxidative stress through the JNK signaling pathway and the transcription factor Foxo. The Hsps counteract the toxicity of abnormal proteins by facilitating protein refolding and turnover, and through other mechanisms including inhibition of apoptosis. The Hsps are up-regulated in tissue-specific patterns during aging, and their expression correlates with, and sometimes predicts, life span, making them ideal biomarkers of aging. The tools available for experimentally manipulating gene function and assaying healthspan in Drosophila provides an unparalleled opportunity to further study the role of Hsps in aging.
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- John Tower
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2910, USA.
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Gene expression profiling implicates OXPHOS complexes in lifespan extension of flies over-expressing a small mitochondrial chaperone, Hsp22. Exp Gerontol 2009; 45:611-20. [PMID: 20036725 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Aging is a complex process accompanied by a decreased capacity to tolerate and respond to various stresses. Heat shock proteins as part of cell defense mechanisms are up-regulated following stress. In Drosophila, the mitochondrial Hsp22 is preferentially up-regulated in aged flies. Its over-expression results in an extension of lifespan and an increased resistance to stress. Hsp22 has chaperone-like activity in vitro, but the mechanism(s) by which it increases lifespan in flies are unknown. Genome-wide analysis was performed on long-lived Hsp22+ and control flies to unveil transcriptional changes brought by Hsp22. Transcriptomes obtained at 45days, 90% and 50% survival were then compared between them to focus more on genes up- or down-regulated in presence of higher levels of hsp22 mRNA. Hsp22+ flies display an up-regulation of genes mainly related to mitochondrial energy production and protein biosynthesis, two functions normally down-regulated during aging. Interestingly, among the 26 genes up-regulated in Hsp22+ flies, 7 genes encode for mitochondrial proteins, 5 of which being involved in OXPHOS complexes. Other genes that could influence aging such as CG5002, dGCC185 and GstS1 also displayed a regulation linked to Hsp22 expression. The up-regulation of genes of the OXPHOS system in Hsp22+ flies suggest that mitochondrial homeostasis is at the center of Hsp22 beneficial effects on lifespan.
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Wadhwa R, Ryu J, Gao R, Choi IK, Morrow G, Kaur K, Kim I, Kaul SC, Yun CO, Tanguay RM. Proproliferative functions of Drosophila small mitochondrial heat shock protein 22 in human cells. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:3833-3839. [PMID: 19948727 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.080424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aging is a complex process accompanied by a decreased capacity of cells to cope with random damages induced by reactive oxygen species, the natural by-products of energy metabolism, leading to protein aggregation in various components of the cell. Chaperones are important players in the aging process as they prevent protein misfolding and aggregation. Small chaperones, such as small heat shock proteins, are involved in the refolding and/or disposal of protein aggregates, a feature of many age-associated diseases. In Drosophila melanogaster, mitochondrial Hsp22 (DmHsp22), is localized in the mitochondrial matrix and is preferentially up-regulated during aging. Its overexpression results in an extension of life span (>30%) (Morrow, G., Samson, M., Michaud, S., and Tanguay, R. M. (2004) FASEB J. 18, 598-599 and Morrow, G., Battistini, S., Zhang, P., and Tanguay, R. M. (2004) J. Biol. Chem. 279, 43382-43385). Long lived flies expressing Hsp22 also have an increased resistance to oxidative stress and maintain locomotor activity longer. In the present study, the cross-species effects of Hsp22 expression were tested. DmHsp22 was found to be functionally active in human cells. It extended the life span of normal fibroblasts, slowing the aging process as evidenced by a lower level of the senescence associated beta-galactosidase. DmHsp22 expression in human cancer cells increased their malignant properties including anchorage-independent growth, tumor formation in nude mice, and resistance to a variety of anticancer drugs. We report that the DmHsp22 interacts and inactivates wild type tumor suppressor protein p53, which may be one possible way of its functioning in human cells.
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- Renu Wadhwa
- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan
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- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan; the Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea
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- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan
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- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan; the Graduate Program for Nanomedical Science, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, and
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- the Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de Médecine, PROTÉO, Pav. C.E.-Marchand, Université Laval, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan
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- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan; the Graduate Program for Nanomedical Science, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, and
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- From the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8562, Japan.
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- the Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea; the Graduate Program for Nanomedical Science, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, and.
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- the Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de Médecine, PROTÉO, Pav. C.E.-Marchand, Université Laval, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada.
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HSPB7 is a SC35 speckle resident small heat shock protein. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2009; 1793:1343-53. [PMID: 19464326 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2009.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The HSPB family is one of the more diverse families within the group of HSP families. Some members have chaperone-like activities and/or play a role in cytoskeletal stabilization. Some members also show a dynamic, stress-induced translocation to SC35 splicing speckles. If and how these features are interrelated and if they are shared by all members are yet unknown. METHODS Tissue expression data and interaction and co-regulated gene expression data of the human HSPB members was analyzed using bioinformatics. Using a gene expression library, sub-cellular distribution of the diverse members was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Chaperone activity was measured using a cellular luciferase refolding assay. RESULTS Online databases did not accurately predict the sub-cellular distribution of all the HSPB members. A novel and non-predicted finding was that HSPB7 constitutively localized to SC35 splicing speckles, driven by its N-terminus. Unlike HSPB1 and HSPB5, that chaperoned heat unfolded substrates and kept them folding competent, HSPB7 did not support refolding. CONCLUSION Our data suggest a non-chaperone-like role of HSPB7 at SC35 speckles. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The functional divergence between HSPB members seems larger than previously expected and also includes non-canonical members lacking classical chaperone-like functions.
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Studies in different organisms have revealed that ageing is a complex process involving a tight regulation of gene expression. Among other features, ageing organisms generally display an increased oxidative stress and a decreased mitochondrial function. The increase in oxidative stress can be attributable to reactive oxygen species, which are mainly produced by mitochondria as a by-product of energy metabolism. Consistent with these data, mitochondria have been suggested to play a significant role in lifespan determination. The fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster is a well-suited organism to study ageing as it is relatively short-lived, mainly composed of post-mitotic cells, has sequenced nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, and multiple genetic tools are available. It has been used in genome-wide studies to unveil the molecular signature of ageing, in different feeding and dietary restriction protocols and in overexpression and down-regulation studies to examine the effect of specific compounds or genes/proteins on lifespan. Here we review the various features linking mitochondria and ageing in Drosophila melanogaster.
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- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Genetics, Department of Medicine, CREFSIP, Pav CE-Marchand, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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Michaud S, Lavoie S, Guimond MO, Tanguay RM. The nuclear localization of Drosophila Hsp27 is dependent on a monopartite arginine-rich NLS and is uncoupled from its association to nuclear speckles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:1200-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Revised: 01/21/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mamedov TG, Shono M. Molecular chaperone activity of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) endoplasmic reticulum-located small heat shock protein. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2008; 121:235-43. [PMID: 18288562 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-008-0148-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 01/08/2008] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The gene encoding the small heat shock protein (sHSP), LeHSP21.5, has been previously cloned from tomato (GenBank accession no. AB026983). The deduced amino acid sequence of this tomato sHSP was most similar to that of other endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized sHSPs (ER-sHSP) and can be predicted to target the ER. We examined whether the gene product of LeHSP21.5 (probable ER-sHSP) can act as molecular chaperone. For functional analysis, LeHSP21.5 protein was expressed in Escherichia coli as His(6)-tagged protein in the C-terminal and purified. We confirmed that ER-sHSP could provide thermal protection of soluble proteins in vitro. We compared the thermal stability of E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) transformed with pET-ER-sHSP with the control E. coli strain BL21(DE3) transformed with only the pET vector under heat shock and IPTG-induced conditions. Most of the protein extracts from E. coli cells expressing ER-sHSP were protected from heat-induced denaturation, whereas extracts from cells not expressing ER-sHSP were very heat-sensitive under these conditions. A similar protective effect was observed when purified ER-sHSP was added to an E. coli cell extract. ER-sHSP prevented the thermal aggregation and inactivation of citrate synthase. These collective findings indicate that ER-sHSP can function as a molecular chaperone in vitro.
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- Tarlan G Mamedov
- Tropical Agriculture Research Front, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 1091-1 Maezato Kawarabaru, Ishigaki, Okinawa, 907-0002, Japan.
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Shemetov AA, Seit-Nebi AS, Gusev NB. Structure, properties, and functions of the human small heat-shock protein HSP22 (HspB8, H11, E2IG1): A critical review. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:264-9. [PMID: 17722063 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The recently described human HSP22 belongs to the superfamily of small heat-shock proteins containing a conservative alpha-crystallin domain. HSP22 seems to be involved in regulation of cell proliferation, cardiac hypertrophy, apoptosis, and carcinogenesis, and expression of point mutants of HSP22 correlates with development of different neuromuscular diseases. Therefore, an investigation of the structure and properties of HSP22 is desirable for understanding its multiple functions. HSP22 seems to belong to the group of so-called intrinsically disordered proteins and possesses a highly flexible structure. HSP22 tends to form small-molecular-mass oligomers and interacts with biological membranes and many different proteins, among them glycolytic enzymes and different protein kinases. HSP22 possesses chaperonelike activity and prevents aggregation of denatured proteins both in vitro and in vivo. Depending on the cell type and its expression, HSP22 might have either pro- or anti-apoptotic effects. Chaperonelike activity seems to be important for antiapoptotic effects, whereas interaction with and regulation of certain protein kinases might be important for the proapoptotic effects of HSP22. Expression of K141N or K141E mutants of HSP22 correlates with development of distal hereditary motor neuropathy and/or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. These mutations destabilize the structure of HSP22, affect its interaction with other small heat-shock proteins, and decrease its chaperonelike activity. HSP22 decreases or prevents aggregation of Huntingtin fragments and amyloid-beta peptide 1-40 of the Dutch type. Thus, HSP22 seems to play an important role in the nervous system, and further investigations are needed to understand the molecular mechanisms of its functioning.
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- Anton A Shemetov
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Hageman J, Vos MJ, van Waarde MAWH, Kampinga HH. Comparison of Intra-organellar Chaperone Capacity for Dealing with Stress-induced Protein Unfolding. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:34334-45. [PMID: 17875648 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703876200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Molecular chaperones are essential for cells to prevent that partially unfolded proteins form non-functional, toxic aggregates. This requirement is increased when cells experience protein unfolding stresses and such could affect all compartments in the eukaryotic cell. Whether all organelles are equipped with comparable chaperone capacities is largely unknown, mainly due to the lack of suitable reporters that allow such a comparison. Here we describe the development of fluorescent luciferase reporters that are sorted to various cellular locations (nucleus, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, and peroxisomes) and that differ minimally in their intrinsic thermal stability properties. When heating living cells, the rate of inactivation was most rapid for the nuclear-targeted luciferase, indicating that the nucleus is the most sensitive organelle toward heat-induced denaturing stress. Post-heat re-activation, however, occurred at equal kinetics irrespective of luciferase localization. Also, induction of thermotolerance by a priming heat treatment, that coordinately up-regulates all heat-inducible chaperones, resulted in a transient heat resistance of the luciferase in all organelles in a comparable manner. Overexpression of the main heat-inducible Hsp70 family member, HspA1A, protected only the cytosolic and nuclear, but not the other luciferases. Together, our data suggest that in each compartment investigated, including the peroxisome in which so far no chaperones could be detected, chaperone machines are present and can be induced with activities similar to those present in the cytosolic/nuclear compartment.
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- Jurre Hageman
- Department of Cell Biology, Section of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Hu Z, Chen L, Zhang J, Li T, Tang J, Xu N, Wang X. Structure, function, property, and role in neurologic diseases and other diseases of the sHsp22. J Neurosci Res 2007; 85:2071-9. [PMID: 17304582 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Small heat shock proteins are members of the heat shock proteins family. They share important identical features: 1) they form the conserved structure 'alpha-crystallin domain' with about 80-100 residues in the C-terminal part of the proteins; 2) they have monomeric molecular masses ranging in 12-43 kDa; 3) they associate into large oligomers consisting in many cases of subunits; 4) they increase expression under stress conditions; 5) they exhibit a highly dynamic structure; and 6) they play a chaperone-like role. Hsp22 (also known as HspB8, H11, and E2IG1) retains the structural motif of the 'alpha-crystallin' family of Hsps and is a member of the superfamily of sHsps. Hsp22 displays chaperone activity, autokinase activity, and trigger or block apoptosis activity. It differs from canonical family members existing as a monomer. A decrease in the HspB8 activity may contribute to the development of some neurologic diseases and others.
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- Zhiping Hu
- Department of Neurology of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha Hunan, Republic of China
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Morrow G, Heikkila JJ, Tanguay RM. Differences in the chaperone-like activities of the four main small heat shock proteins of Drosophila melanogaster. Cell Stress Chaperones 2006; 11:51-60. [PMID: 16572729 PMCID: PMC1400613 DOI: 10.1379/csc-166.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The Drosophila melanogaster family of small heat shock proteins (sHsps) is composed of 4 main members (Hsp22, Hsp23, Hsp26, and Hsp27) that display distinct intracellular localization and specific developmental patterns of expression in the absence of stress. In an attempt to determine their function, we have examined whether these 4 proteins have chaperone-like activity using various chaperone assays. Heat-induced aggregation of citrate synthase was decreased from 100 to 17 arbitrary units in the presence of Hsp22 and Hsp27 at a 1:1 molar ratio of sHsp to citrate synthase. A 5 M excess of Hsp23 and Hsp26 was required to obtain the same efficiency with either citrate synthase or luciferase as substrate. In an in vitro refolding assay with reticulocyte lysate, more than 50% of luciferase activity was recovered when heat denaturation was performed in the presence of Hsp22, 40% with Hsp27, and 30% with Hsp23 or Hsp26. These differences in luciferase reactivation efficiency seemed related to the ability of sHsps to bind their substrate at 42 degrees C, as revealed by sedimentation analysis of sHsp and luciferase on sucrose gradients. Therefore, the 4 main sHsps of Drosophila share the ability to prevent heat-induced protein aggregation and are able to maintain proteins in a refoldable state, although with different efficiencies. The functional reasons for their distinctive cell-specific pattern of expression could reflect the existence of defined substrates for each sHsp within the different intracellular compartments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, Dép. de Médecine, CREFSIP, Pav. C.E.-Marchand, Université Laval, Québec, QC GI K 7P4, Canada
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