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Zhou J, Rico MC, Rauova L, Poncz M, Essex DW. Thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1 negatively regulates coagulation and phosphatidylserine exposure. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2024; 8:102472. [PMID: 39036672 PMCID: PMC11260325 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Five secreted platelet protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) and 1 transmembrane PDI regulate platelet function and thrombosis. Thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1 (TMX1) was the first member of the PDI family found to negatively regulate platelet aggregation and platelet accumulation in vivo. The effect of TMX1 on coagulation is unknown. Objectives To determine the effect of TMX1 on coagulation. Methods TMX1-/- mice were used to study platelet accumulation and fibrin deposition in vivo in the laser-induced thrombosis injury model. Annexin V deposition at the site of vascular injury was studied using conditional TMX1 knockout mice. Annexin V binding to platelets was studied using human platelets, anti-TMX1 antibodies, and TMX1-deficient platelets. Results TMX1-/- mice had increased fibrin deposition that was reversed with infusion of recombinant TMX1. Infusion of recombinant TMX1 inhibited platelet accumulation and fibrin deposition in wild-type mice and inhibited fibrin deposition in β3-null mice. Platelet accumulation is absent in β3-null mice, suggesting that TMX1 inhibits coagulation independently of platelets. Annexin V binding was increased in activated human platelets incubated with an anti-TMX1 antibody and mouse platelets lacking TMX1. Addition of recombinant TMX1 decreased annexin V binding to platelets. Annexin V binding was increased at the site of vascular injury in Tie2-Cre/TMX1fl/fl mice deficient in endothelial cell TMX1. Conclusion TMX1 decreases coagulation at the site of vascular injury and negatively regulates phosphatidylserine exposure on endothelial cells and platelets.
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- Junsong Zhou
- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kundu S, Jaiswal M, Babu Mullapudi V, Guo J, Kamat M, Basso KB, Guo Z. Investigation of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-Plasma Membrane Interaction in Live Cells and the Influence of GPI Glycan Structure on the Interaction. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303047. [PMID: 37966101 PMCID: PMC10922586 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) need to interact with other components in the cell membrane to transduce transmembrane signals. A bifunctional GPI probe was employed for photoaffinity-based proximity labelling and identification of GPI-interacting proteins in the cell membrane. This probe contained the entire core structure of GPIs and was functionalized with photoreactive diazirine and clickable alkyne to facilitate its crosslinking with proteins and attachment of an affinity tag. It was disclosed that this probe was more selective than our previously reported probe containing only a part structure of the GPI core for cell membrane incorporation and an improved probe for studying GPI-cell membrane interaction. Eighty-eight unique membrane proteins, many of which are related to GPIs/GPI-anchored proteins, were identified utilizing this probe. The proteomics dataset is a valuable resource for further analyses and data mining to find new GPI-related proteins and signalling pathways. A comparison of these results with those of our previous probe provided direct evidence for the profound impact of GPI glycan structure on its interaction with the cell membrane.
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- Sayan Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- UF Health Cancer Centre, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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McLelland GL, Lopez-Osias M, Verzijl CRC, Ellenbroek BD, Oliveira RA, Boon NJ, Dekker M, van den Hengel LG, Ali R, Janssen H, Song JY, Krimpenfort P, van Zutphen T, Jonker JW, Brummelkamp TR. Identification of an alternative triglyceride biosynthesis pathway. Nature 2023; 621:171-178. [PMID: 37648867 PMCID: PMC10482677 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06497-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are the main source of stored energy in the body, providing an important substrate pool for mitochondrial beta-oxidation. Imbalances in the amount of TAGs are associated with obesity, cardiac disease and various other pathologies1,2. In humans, TAGs are synthesized from excess, coenzyme A-conjugated fatty acids by diacylglycerol O-acyltransferases (DGAT1 and DGAT2)3. In other organisms, this activity is complemented by additional enzymes4, but whether such alternative pathways exist in humans remains unknown. Here we disrupt the DGAT pathway in haploid human cells and use iterative genetics to reveal an unrelated TAG-synthesizing system composed of a protein we called DIESL (also known as TMEM68, an acyltransferase of previously unknown function) and its regulator TMX1. Mechanistically, TMX1 binds to and controls DIESL at the endoplasmic reticulum, and loss of TMX1 leads to the unconstrained formation of DIESL-dependent lipid droplets. DIESL is an autonomous TAG synthase, and expression of human DIESL in Escherichia coli endows this organism with the ability to synthesize TAG. Although both DIESL and the DGATs function as diacylglycerol acyltransferases, they contribute to the cellular TAG pool under specific conditions. Functionally, DIESL synthesizes TAG at the expense of membrane phospholipids and maintains mitochondrial function during periods of extracellular lipid starvation. In mice, DIESL deficiency impedes rapid postnatal growth and affects energy homeostasis during changes in nutrient availability. We have therefore identified an alternative TAG biosynthetic pathway driven by DIESL under potent control by TMX1.
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- Gian-Luca McLelland
- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Animal Modeling Facility, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Electron Microscope Facility, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Animal Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Animal Modeling Facility, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Faculty Campus Fryslân, University of Groningen, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Division of Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Matsuo Y. Introducing Thioredoxin-Related Transmembrane Proteins: Emerging Roles of Human TMX and Clinical Implications. Antioxid Redox Signal 2022; 36:984-1000. [PMID: 34465218 PMCID: PMC9127828 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2021.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Significance: The presence of a large number of thioredoxin superfamily members suggests a complex mechanism of redox-based regulation in mammalian cells. However, whether these members are functionally redundant or play separate and distinct roles in each cellular compartment remains to be elucidated. Recent Advances: In the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum (ER), ∼20 thioredoxin-like proteins have been identified. Most ER oxidoreductases are soluble proteins located in the luminal compartment, whereas a small family of five thioredoxin-related transmembrane proteins (TMX) also reside in the ER membrane and play crucial roles with specialized functions. Critical Issues: In addition to the predicted function of ER protein quality control, several independent studies have suggested the diverse roles of TMX family proteins in the regulation of cellular processes, including calcium homeostasis, bioenergetics, and thiol-disulfide exchange in the extracellular space. Moreover, recent studies have provided evidence of their involvement in the pathogenesis of various diseases. Future Directions: Extensive research is required to unravel the physiological roles of TMX family proteins. Given that membrane-associated proteins are prime targets for drug discovery in a variety of human diseases, expanding our knowledge on the mechanistic details of TMX action on the cell membrane will provide the molecular basis for developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches as a potent molecular target in a clinical setting. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 36, 984-1000.
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- Yoshiyuki Matsuo
- Department of Human Stress Response Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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Significance: Since protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) was first described in 1963, researchers have shown conclusively that PDI and sibling proteins are quintessential for thrombus formation. PDI, endoplasmic reticulum protein (ERp)5, ERp57, and ERp72 are released from platelets and vascular cells and interact with integrin αIIbβ3 on the outer surface of platelets. Recent Advances: At the cell surface they influence protein folding and function, propagating thrombosis and maintaining hemostasis. TMX1, which is a transmembrane thiol isomerase, is the first family member shown to negatively regulate platelets. Targets of thiol isomerases have been identified, including integrin α2β1, Von Willebrand Factor, GpIbα, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (Nox)-1, Nox-2, and tissue factor, all of which are pro-thrombotic, and several of which are on the cell surface. In spite of this, PDI can paradoxically catalyze the delivery of nitric oxide to platelets, which decrease thrombus formation. Critical Issues: Although the overall effect of PDI is to positively regulate platelet activation, it is still unclear how thiol isomerases function in pro-thrombotic states, such as obesity, diabetes, and cancer. In parallel, there has been a surge in the development of novel thiol isomerase inhibitors, which display selectivity, potency and modulate thrombosis and hemostasis. The availability of selective thiol isomerase inhibitors has culminated in clinical trials, with promising outcomes for the prevention of cancer-associated thrombosis. Future Directions: Altogether, thiol isomerases are perceived as an orchestrating force that regulates thrombus development. In the current review, we will explore the history of PDI in cardiovascular biology, detail known mechanisms of action, and summarize known thiol isomerase inhibitors.
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- Renato Simões Gaspar
- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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Vascular thiol isomerases: Structures, regulatory mechanisms, and inhibitor development. Drug Discov Today 2021; 27:626-635. [PMID: 34757205 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Vascular thiol isomerases (VTIs), including PDI, ERp5, ERp57, ERp72, and thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1 (TMX1), have important roles in platelet aggregation and thrombosis. Research on VTIs, their substrates in thrombosis, their regulatory mechanisms, and inhibitor development is an emerging and rapidly evolving area in vascular biology. Here, we describe the structures and functions of VTIs, summarize the relationship between the vascular TIs and thrombosis, and focus on the development of VTI inhibitors for antithrombotic applications.
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Thioredoxin-Related Transmembrane Proteins: TMX1 and Little Brothers TMX2, TMX3, TMX4 and TMX5. Cells 2020; 9:cells9092000. [PMID: 32878123 PMCID: PMC7563315 DOI: 10.3390/cells9092000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is site of synthesis and maturation of membrane and secretory proteins in eukaryotic cells. The ER contains more than 20 members of the Protein Disulfide Isomerase (PDI) family. These enzymes regulate formation, isomerization and disassembly of covalent bonds between cysteine residues. As such, PDIs ensure protein folding, which is required to attain functional and transport-competent structure, and protein unfolding, which facilitates dislocation of defective gene products across the ER membrane for ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The PDI family includes over a dozen of soluble members and few membrane-bound ones. Among these latter, there are five PDIs grouped in the thioredoxin-related transmembrane (TMX) protein family. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on TMX1, TMX2, TMX3, TMX4 and TMX5, their structural features, regulation and roles in biogenesis and control of the mammalian cell’s proteome.
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Silva-Palacios A, Zazueta C, Pedraza-Chaverri J. ER membranes associated with mitochondria: Possible therapeutic targets in heart-associated diseases. Pharmacol Res 2020; 156:104758. [PMID: 32200027 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cardiovascular system cell biology is tightly regulated and mitochondria play a relevant role in maintaining heart function. In recent decades, associations between such organelles and the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum (SR) have been raised great interest. Formally identified as mitochondria-associated SR membranes (MAMs), these structures regulate different cellular functions, including calcium management, lipid metabolism, autophagy, oxidative stress, and management of unfolded proteins. In this review, we highlight MAMs' alterations mainly in cardiomyocytes, linked with cardiovascular diseases, such as cardiac ischemia-reperfusion, heart failure, and dilated cardiomyopathy. We also describe proteins that are part of the MAMs' machinery, as the FUN14 domain containing 1 (FUNDC1), the sigma 1 receptor (Sig-1R) and others, which might be new molecular targets to preserve the function and structure of the heart in such diseases. Understanding the machinery of MAMs and its function demands our attention, as such knowledge might contribute to strengthen the role of these relative novel structures in heart diseases.
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- Alejandro Silva-Palacios
- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, National Institute of Cardiology-Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, National Institute of Cardiology-Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito Exterior S/N, C. U., 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Oguro A, Imaoka S. Thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 2 (TMX2) regulates the Ran protein gradient and importin-β-dependent nuclear cargo transport. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15296. [PMID: 31653923 PMCID: PMC6814788 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51773-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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TMX2 is a thioredoxin family protein, but its functions have not been clarified. To elucidate the function of TMX2, we explored TMX2-interacting proteins by LC-MS. As a result, importin-β, Ran GTPase (Ran), RanGAP, and RanBP2 were identified. Importin-β is an adaptor protein which imports cargoes from cytosol to the nucleus, and is exported into the cytosol by interaction with RanGTP. At the cytoplasmic nuclear pore, RanGAP and RanBP2 facilitate hydrolysis of RanGTP to RanGDP and the disassembly of the Ran-importin-β complex, which allows the recycling of importin-β and reentry of Ran into the nucleus. Despite its interaction of TMX2 with importin-β, we showed that TMX2 is not a transport cargo. We found that TMX2 localizes in the outer nuclear membrane with its N-terminus and C-terminus facing the cytoplasm, where it co-localizes with importin-β and Ran. Ran is predominantly distributed in the nucleus, but TMX2 knockdown disrupted the nucleocytoplasmic Ran gradient, and the cysteine 112 residue of Ran was important in its regulation by TMX2. In addition, knockdown of TMX2 suppressed importin-β-mediated transport of protein. These results suggest that TMX2 works as a regulator of protein nuclear transport, and that TMX2 facilitates the nucleocytoplasmic Ran cycle by interaction with nuclear pore proteins.
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- Ami Oguro
- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan. .,Program of Biomedical Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan.
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Zhao Z, Wu Y, Zhou J, Chen F, Yang A, Essex DW. The transmembrane protein disulfide isomerase TMX1 negatively regulates platelet responses. Blood 2019; 133:246-251. [PMID: 30425049 PMCID: PMC6337875 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-04-844480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Secreted platelet protein disulfide isomerases, PDI, ERp57, ERp5, and ERp72, have important roles as positive regulators of platelet function and thrombosis. Thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1 (TMX1) was the first described transmembrane member of the protein disulfide isomerase family of enzymes. Using a specific antibody, the recombinant extracellular domain of TMX1 (rTMX1) protein, a knockout mouse model, and a thiol-labeling approach, we examined the role of TMX1 in platelet function and thrombosis. Expression of TMX1 on the platelet surface increased with thrombin stimulation. The anti-TMX1 antibody increased platelet aggregation induced by convulxin and thrombin, as well as potentiated platelet ATP release. In contrast, rTMX1 inhibited platelet aggregation and ATP release. TMX1-deficient platelets had increased aggregation, ATP release, αIIbβ3 activation, and P-selectin expression, which were reversed by addition of rTMX1. TMX1-knockout mice had increased incorporation of platelets into a growing thrombus in an FeCl3-induced mesenteric arterial injury model, as well as shortened tail-bleeding times. rTMX1 oxidized thiols in the αIIbβ3 integrin and TMX1-deficient platelets had increased thiols in the β3 subunit of αIIbβ3, consistent with oxidase activity of rTMX1 against αIIbβ3. Thus, TMX1 is the first identified extracellular inhibitor of platelet function and the first disulfide isomerase that negatively regulates platelet function.
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- Zhenzhen Zhao
- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhow, China; and
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- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhow, China; and
- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhow, China; and
- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhow, China; and
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- The Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhow, China; and
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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The reductase TMX1 contributes to ERAD by preferentially acting on membrane-associated folding-defective polypeptides. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:938-943. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chen X, Wang J, Yue W, Liu J, Wang C. Hepatopancreas transcriptome analysis of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) with white hepatopancreas syndrome. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 70:302-307. [PMID: 28860074 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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White hepatopancreas is a syndrome that has recently emerged in aquaculture of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). High lethality of the disease caused large economic loss, which drew considerable attention of fish farmers and scientific researchers. In this study, hepatopancreas reference transcriptome was de novo assembled and differential expression analysis was conducted between white hepatopancreas and normal (yellow) hepatopancreas of E. sinensis. A total of 90,687 transcripts were assembled, and 27,387 were annotated. Transcriptomic comparison revealed 69 differentially expressed genes between individuals featuring white hepatopancreas and yellow hepatopancreas. Genes associated with immune response and cell death, include thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1, hemocytin, methuselah-like 1, and E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase, and they were up-regulated, whereas titin and 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase, which are genes related to cell proliferation, were down-regulated in E. sinensis with white hepatopancreas syndrome. Our study provides novel insights into genetic causes of formation and novel gene markers for detection of white hepatopancreas syndrome in aquaculture of E. sinensis.
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- Xiaowen Chen
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, 201306, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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Huang MQ, Cheng XX, Chen SL, Zheng M, Chen SY. Analysis of differentially expressed proteins in Muscovy duck embryo fibroblasts infected with virulent and attenuated Muscovy duck reovirus by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. J Vet Med Sci 2017; 79:2063-2069. [PMID: 29046506 PMCID: PMC5745192 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Muscovy duck reovirus (MDRV) belongs to the Orthoreovirus genus of the Reoviridae family,
which is a significant poultry pathogen leading to high morbidity and mortality in
ducklings. However, the pathogenesis of the virus is not well understood. In the present
study, two-dimensional (2D) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) combined with
LC-MS-MS was used to identify differentially expressed proteins between Muscovy duck
embryo fibroblasts (MDEF) infected with virulent (MV9710 strain) and attenuated (CA
strain) MDRV and non-infected MDEFs. A total of 115 abundant protein spots were
identified. Of these, 59 of differentially expressed proteins were detected, with
functions in metabolism and utilization of carbohydrates and nucleotides, anti-stress, and
regulation of immune and cellular process. GO analysis of the identified proteins showed
that they belonged to the classes molecular function (141 proteins), cellular component
(62 proteins), and biological process (146 proteins). The results were validated by
qRT-PCR, which suggests that the analysis method of 2D PAGE combined with LC-MS-MS used in
this study is reliable. This study lays a foundation for further investigation of the
biology of MDRV infection in MDEF.
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- Mei-Qing Huang
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, China.,Fujian Animal Diseases Control Technology Development Center, Fuzhou, 350013, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, China.,Fujian Animal Diseases Control Technology Development Center, Fuzhou, 350013, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, China.,Fujian Animal Diseases Control Technology Development Center, Fuzhou, 350013, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, China.,Fujian Animal Diseases Control Technology Development Center, Fuzhou, 350013, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, China.,Fujian Animal Diseases Control Technology Development Center, Fuzhou, 350013, China
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Matsuo Y, Hirota K. Transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein TMX1 is reversibly oxidized in response to protein accumulation in the endoplasmic reticulum. FEBS Open Bio 2017; 7:1768-1777. [PMID: 29123984 PMCID: PMC5666389 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Numerous secretory and membrane proteins undergo post‐translational modifications in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the formation of disulfide bonds is a modification that is critical for proper protein folding. The mammalian ER contains a large family of oxidoreductases that are considered to catalyze thiol/disulfide exchange and ensure the maintenance of a redox environment within the ER. Disruption of ER homeostasis causes an accumulation of misfolded and unfolded proteins, a condition termed ER stress. Despite advances in our understanding of the ER stress response and its downstream signaling pathway, it remains unclear how ER redox balance is controlled and restored in the stressed ER. In this study, we determined that brefeldin A (BFA)‐induced protein accumulation in the ER triggers reversible oxidation of transmembrane thioredoxin‐related protein 1 (TMX1). Conversion of TMX1 to the oxidized state preceded the induction of immunoglobulin‐binding protein, a downstream marker of ER stress. Oxidized TMX1 reverted to the basal reduced state after BFA removal, and our results suggest that glutathione is involved in maintaining TMX1 in the reduced form. These findings provide evidence for a redox imbalance caused by protein overload, and demonstrate the existence of a pathway that helps restore ER homeostasis during poststress recovery.
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- Yoshiyuki Matsuo
- Department of Human Stress Response Science Institute of Biomedical Science Kansai Medical University Japan
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- Department of Human Stress Response Science Institute of Biomedical Science Kansai Medical University Japan
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Gutiérrez T, Simmen T. Endoplasmic reticulum chaperones tweak the mitochondrial calcium rheostat to control metabolism and cell death. Cell Calcium 2017; 70:64-75. [PMID: 28619231 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2017.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The folding of secretory proteins is a well-understood mechanism, based on decades of research on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperones. These chaperones interact with newly imported polypeptides close to the ER translocon. Classic examples for these proteins include the immunoglobulin binding protein (BiP/GRP78), and the lectins calnexin and calreticulin. Although not considered chaperones per se, the ER oxidoreductases of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family complete the folding job by catalyzing the formation of disulfide bonds through cysteine oxidation. Research from the past decade has demonstrated that ER chaperones are multifunctional proteins. The regulation of ER-mitochondria Ca2+ crosstalk is one of their additional functions, as shown for calnexin, BiP/GRP78 or the oxidoreductases Ero1α and TMX1. This function depends on interactions of this group of proteins with the ER Ca2+ handling machinery. This novel function makes perfect sense for two reasons: i. It allows ER chaperones to control mitochondrial apoptosis instantly without a lengthy bypass involving the upregulation of pro-apoptotic transcription factors via the unfolded protein response (UPR); and ii. It allows the ER protein folding machinery to fine-tune ATP import via controlling the speed of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Therefore, the role of ER chaperones in regulating ER-mitochondria Ca2+ flux identifies the progression of secretory protein folding as a central regulator of cell survival and death, at least in cell types that secrete large amount of proteins. In other cell types, ER protein folding might serve as a sentinel mechanism that monitors cellular well-being to control cell metabolism and apoptosis. The selenoprotein SEPN1 is a classic example for such a role. Through the control of ER-mitochondria Ca2+-flux, ER chaperones and folding assistants guide cellular apoptosis and mitochondrial metabolism.
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- Tomas Gutiérrez
- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G2H7, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G2H7, Canada,.
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Thulasitha WS, Umasuthan N, Jayasooriya RGPT, Noh JK, Park HC, Lee J. A thioredoxin domain-containing protein 12 from black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii: Responses to immune challenges and protection from apoptosis against oxidative stress. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 185-186:29-37. [PMID: 26945103 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Thioredoxin (TXN) superfamily proteins are identified by the presence of a thioredoxin active site with a conserved CXXC active motif. TXN members are involved in a wide range of biochemical and biological functions including redox regulation, refolding of disulfide containing proteins, and regulation of transcription factors. In the present study, a thioredoxin domain-containing protein 12 was identified and characterized from black rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii (RfTXNDC12). The full length of RfTXNDC12 consists of a 522-bp coding region encoding a 173-amino acid protein. It has a 29-amino acid signal peptide and a single TXN active site with a consensus atypical WCGAC active motif. Multiple sequence alignment revealed that the active site is conserved among vertebrates. RfTXNDC12 shares highest identity with its Epinephelus coioides homolog. Transcriptional analysis revealed its ubiquitous expression in a wide range of tissues with the highest expression in the ovary. Immune challenges conducted with Streptococcus iniae and poly I:C caused upregulation of RfTXNDC12 transcript levels in gills and peripheral blood cells (PBCs), while lipopolysaccharide injection caused downregulation of RfTXNDC12 in gills and upregulation in PBCs. Similar to TXN, RfTXNDC12 exhibited insulin disulfide reducing activity. Interestingly, the recombinant protein showed significant protection of LNCaP cells against apoptosis induced by H2O2-mediated oxidative stress in a concentration dependent manner. Collectively, the present data indicate that RfTXNDC12 is a TXN superfamily member, which could function as a potential antioxidant enzyme and be involved in a defense mechanism against immune challenges.
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- William Shanthakumar Thulasitha
- Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Development Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Development Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea
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- Genetics & Breeding Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Geoje 656-842, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan, Gyeonggido 425-707, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea; Fish Vaccine Development Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Self-Governing Province 690-756, Republic of Korea.
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Williamson CD, Wong DS, Bozidis P, Zhang A, Colberg-Poley AM. Isolation of Endoplasmic Reticulum, Mitochondria, and Mitochondria-Associated Membrane and Detergent Resistant Membrane Fractions from Transfected Cells and from Human Cytomegalovirus-Infected Primary Fibroblasts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 68:3.27.1-3.27.33. [PMID: 26331984 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb0327s68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Increasingly mechanistic virology studies require dependable and sensitive methods for isolating purified organelles containing functional cellular sub-domains. The mitochondrial network is, in part, closely apposed to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) fraction provides direct physical contact between the ER and mitochondria. Characterization of the dual localization and trafficking of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL37 proteins required establishing protocols in which the ER and mitochondria could be reliably separated. Because of its documented role in lipid and ceramide transfer from the ER to mitochondria, a method to purify MAM from infected cells was also developed. Two robust procedures were developed to efficiently isolate mitochondria, ER, and MAM fractions while providing substantial protein yields from HCMV-infected primary fibroblasts and from transfected HeLa cells. Furthermore, this unit includes protocols for isolation of detergent resistant membranes from subcellular fractions as well as techniques that allow visualization of the mitochondrial network disruption that occurs in permissively infected cells by their optimal resolution in Percoll gradients.
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- Chad D Williamson
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Washington, D.C.,Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Program, Sackler School for Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Washington, D.C
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- Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Washington, D.C.,Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C.,Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C
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Pisoni GB, Ruddock LW, Bulleid N, Molinari M. Division of labor among oxidoreductases: TMX1 preferentially acts on transmembrane polypeptides. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:3390-400. [PMID: 26246604 PMCID: PMC4591685 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-05-0321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The mammalian ER contains 23 members of the PDI superfamily. Their substrate specificity is largely unknown. TMX1 shows a preference for membrane-bound, cysteine-containing polypeptides. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the site of maturation for secretory and membrane proteins in eukaryotic cells. The lumen of the mammalian ER contains >20 members of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) superfamily, which ensure formation of the correct set of intramolecular and intermolecular disulfide bonds as crucial, rate-limiting reactions of the protein folding process. Components of the PDI superfamily may also facilitate dislocation of misfolded polypeptides across the ER membrane for ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The reasons for the high redundancy of PDI family members and the substrate features required for preferential engagement of one or the other are poorly understood. Here we show that TMX1, one of the few transmembrane members of the family, forms functional complexes with the ER lectin calnexin and preferentially intervenes during maturation of cysteine-containing, membrane-associated proteins while ignoring the same cysteine-containing ectodomains if not anchored at the ER membrane. As such, TMX1 is the first example of a topology-specific client protein redox catalyst in living cells.
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- Giorgia Brambilla Pisoni
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, CH-6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland Università della Svizzera Italiana, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, CH-6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland Università della Svizzera Italiana, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, School of Life Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Shishkin SS, Eremina LS, Kovalev LI, Kovaleva MA. AGR2, ERp57/GRP58, and some other human protein disulfide isomerases. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2014; 78:1415-30. [PMID: 24490732 DOI: 10.1134/s000629791313004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review considers the major features of human proteins AGR2 and ERp57/GRP58 and of other members of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family. The ability of both AGR2 and ERp57/GRP58 to catalyze the formation of disulfide bonds in proteins is the parameter most important for assigning them to a PDI family. Moreover, these proteins and also other members of the PDI family have specific structural features (thioredoxin-like domains, special C-terminal motifs characteristic for proteins localized in the endoplasmic reticulum, etc.) that are necessary for their assignment to a PDI family. Data demonstrating the role of these two proteins in carcinogenesis are analyzed. Special attention is given to data indicating the presence of biomarker features in AGR2 and ERp57/GRP58. It is now thought that there is sufficient reason for studies of AGR2 and ERp57/GRP58 for possible use of these proteins in diagnosis of tumors. There are also prospects for studies on AGR2 and ERp57/GRP58 leading to developments in chemotherapy. Thus, we suppose that further studies on different members of the PDI family using modern postgenomic technologies will broaden current concepts about functions of these proteins, and this will be helpful for solution of urgent biomedical problems.
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- S S Shishkin
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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Wei J, Ji H, Guo M, Yan Y, Qin Q. Identification and characterization of TRP14, a thioredoxin-related protein of 14 kDa from orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 35:1670-1676. [PMID: 23994424 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Thioredoxin (abbreviated as Trx) is an important ubiquitous disulfide reductase, which can protect organisms against various oxidative stresses. In the present study, a thioredoxin-related protein of 14 kDa (named as Ec-TRP14) was identified from the marine fish grouper, Epinephelus coioides by RACE PCR. The full-length cDNA of Ec-TRP14 was comprised of 1066 bp with a 372 bp open reading frame that encodes a putative protein of 123 amino acids. Similar to most TRP14s, Ec-TRP14 contained the conserved motif C-P-D-C. Ec-TRP14 mRNA is predominately expressed in liver, brain and muscle. The expression of Ec-TRP14 was up-regulated in the liver of grouper challenged with SGIV. Ec-TRP14 was recombined and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), and the rEc-Ec-TRP14 fusion protein was demonstrated to possess the antioxidant activity. The grouper spleen (GS) cells were treated with a high concentration of rEc-TRP14 (8.3 μg/ml), which significantly enhanced cells viability under damage caused by viral infection. These results together indicated that Ec-TRP14 could function as an important antioxidant in a physiological context, and might be involved in the responses to viral challenge.
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- Jingguang Wei
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China
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Matsuo Y, Irie K, Kiyonari H, Okuyama H, Nakamura H, Son A, Lopez-Ramos DA, Tian H, Oka SI, Okawa K, Kizaka-Kondoh S, Masutani H, Yodoi J. The protective role of the transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein TMX in inflammatory liver injury. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:1263-72. [PMID: 22924822 PMCID: PMC3584524 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2011.4430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIMS Accumulating evidence indicates that oxidative stress is associated with inflammation, and the cellular redox status can determine the sensitivity and the final outcome in response to inflammatory stimuli. To control the redox balance, mammalian cells contain a variety of oxidoreductases belonging to the thioredoxin superfamily. The large number of these enzymes suggests a complex mechanism of redox regulation in mammals, but the precise function of each family member awaits further investigations. RESULTS We generated mice deficient in transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein (TMX), a transmembrane oxidoreductase in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). When exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and d-(+)-galactosamine (GalN) to induce inflammatory liver injury, mutant mice were highly susceptible to the toxicants and developed severe liver damage. LPS-induced production of inflammatory mediators was equivalent in both wild-type and TMX(-/-) mice, whereas neutralization of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α suppressed the toxic effects of LPS/GalN in the mutant mice. Liver transcriptional profiles revealed enhanced activation of the p53-signaling pathway in the TMX(-/-) mice after LPS/GalN treatment. Furthermore, TMX deficiency also caused increased sensitivity to thioacetamide, which exerts its hepatotoxicity through the generation of reactive oxygen species. INNOVATION The present study is the first to address the role of the oxidoreductase TMX in inflammatory liver injury. The phenotype of mice deficient in TMX suggests a functional link between redox regulation in the ER and susceptibility to oxidative tissue damage. CONCLUSION We conclude that TMX plays a major role in host defense under the type of inflammatory conditions associated with oxidative stress.
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- Yoshiyuki Matsuo
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Mills KI, Anderson J, Levy PT, Cole FS, Silva JNA, Kulkarni S, Shinawi M. Duplication of 20p12.3 associated with familial Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 161A:137-44. [PMID: 23239491 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is caused by preexcitation of the ventricular myocardium via an accessory pathway which increases the risk for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. The condition is often sporadic and of unknown etiology in the majority of cases. Autosomal dominant inheritance and association with congenital heart defects or ventricular hypertrophy were described. Microdeletions of 20p12.3 have been associated with WPW syndrome with either cognitive dysfunction or Alagille syndrome. Here, we describe the association of 20p12.3 duplication with WPW syndrome in a patient who presented with non-immune hydrops. Her paternal uncle carries the duplication and has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and electrocardiographic findings consistent with WPW. The 769 kb duplication was detected by the Affymetrix Whole Genome-Human SNP Array 6.0 and encompasses two genes and the first two exons of a third gene. We discuss the potential role of the genes in the duplicated region in the pathogenesis of WPW and possible neurobehavioral abnormalities. Our data provide additional support for a significant role of 20p12.3 chromosomal rearrangements in the etiology of WPW syndrome.
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- Kimberly I Mills
- Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Bulleid NJ. Disulfide bond formation in the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2012; 4:4/11/a013219. [PMID: 23125019 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a013219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The formation of disulfide bonds between cysteine residues occurs during the folding of many proteins that enter the secretory pathway. As the polypeptide chain collapses, cysteines brought into proximity can form covalent linkages during a process catalyzed by members of the protein disulfide isomerase family. There are multiple pathways in mammalian cells to ensure disulfides are introduced into proteins. Common requirements for this process include a disulfide exchange protein and a protein oxidase capable of forming disulfides de novo. In addition, any incorrect disulfides formed during the normal folding pathway are removed in a process involving disulfide exchange. The pathway for the reduction of disulfides remains poorly characterized. This work will cover the current knowledge in the field and discuss areas for future investigation.
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- Neil J Bulleid
- Institute of Molecular, Cellular and Systems Biology, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Wei J, Ji H, Guo M, Qin Q. Isolation and characterization of a thioredoxin domain-containing protein 12 from orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 33:667-673. [PMID: 22789714 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Thioredoxin domain-containing protein 12 (Txndc12) belongs to the thioredoxin superfamily, and has roles in redox regulation, defense against oxidative stress, refolding of disulfide-containing proteins, and regulation of transcription factors. In this study, a thioredoxin domain-containing protein 12 was cloned from the marine fish grouper, Epinephelus coioides by RACE PCR, named as Ec-Txndc12. The Ec-Txndc12 encodes 173 amino acid residues with signal peptide in its N-terminal and a thioredoxin (Trx) domain that is homologous with some genes in Mus musculus, Xenopus laveis, etc. Ec-Txndc12 mRNA is predominately expressed in liver, brain and muscle. The expression of Ec-Txndc12 was up-regulated in the liver of grouper challenged with SGIV. In order to elucidate its biological functions, Ec-Txndc12 was recombined and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The rEc-Txndc12 fusion protein was demonstrated to possess the antioxidant activity. The grouper spleen (GS) cells were treated with a high concentration of rEc-Txndc12 (30 μg/ml), which significantly enhanced cells viability under oxidative damage caused by viral infection. These results together indicated that Ec-Txndc12 could function as an important antioxidant in a physiological context, and might be involved in the responses to viral challenge.
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- Jingguang Wei
- Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China
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Galligan JJ, Petersen DR. The human protein disulfide isomerase gene family. Hum Genomics 2012; 6:6. [PMID: 23245351 PMCID: PMC3500226 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-6-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Enzyme-mediated disulfide bond formation is a highly conserved process affecting over one-third of all eukaryotic proteins. The enzymes primarily responsible for facilitating thiol-disulfide exchange are members of an expanding family of proteins known as protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs). These proteins are part of a larger superfamily of proteins known as the thioredoxin protein family (TRX). As members of the PDI family of proteins, all proteins contain a TRX-like structural domain and are predominantly expressed in the endoplasmic reticulum. Subcellular localization and the presence of a TRX domain, however, comprise the short list of distinguishing features required for gene family classification. To date, the PDI gene family contains 21 members, varying in domain composition, molecular weight, tissue expression, and cellular processing. Given their vital role in protein-folding, loss of PDI activity has been associated with the pathogenesis of numerous disease states, most commonly related to the unfolded protein response (UPR). Over the past decade, UPR has become a very attractive therapeutic target for multiple pathologies including Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease, and type-2 diabetes. Understanding the mechanisms of protein-folding, specifically thiol-disulfide exchange, may lead to development of a novel class of therapeutics that would help alleviate a wide range of diseases by targeting the UPR.
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- James J Galligan
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Pasetto M, Barison E, Castagna M, Della Cristina P, Anselmi C, Colombatti M. Reductive activation of type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins is promoted by transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:7367-73. [PMID: 22228764 PMCID: PMC3293526 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.316828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Revised: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Members of the type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) family (e.g. ricin, abrin) are potent cytotoxins showing a strong lethal activity toward eukaryotic cells. Type 2 RIPs contain two polypeptide chains (usually named A, for "activity", and B, for "binding") linked by a disulfide bond. The intoxication of the cell is a consequence of a reductive process in which the toxic domain is cleaved from the binding domain by oxidoreductases located in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The best known example of type 2 RIPs is ricin. Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) was demonstrated to be involved in the process of ricin reduction; however, when PDI is depleted from cell fraction preparations ricin reduction can still take place, indicating that also other oxidoreductases might be implicated in this process. We have investigated the role of TMX, a transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein member of the PDI family, in the cell intoxication operated by type 2 RIPs ricin and abrin. Overexpressing TMX in A549 cells resulted in a dramatic increase of ricin or abrin cytotoxicity compared with control mock-treated cells. Conversely, no difference in cytotoxicity was observed after treatment of A549 cells or control cells with saporin or Pseudomonas exotoxin A whose intracellular mechanism of activation is not dependent upon reduction (saporin) or only partially dependent upon it (Pseudomonas exotoxin A). Moreover, the silencing of TMX in the prostatic cell line DU145 reduced the sensitivity of the cells to ricin intoxication further confirming a role for this enzyme in intracellular ricin activation.
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- Matteo Pasetto
- Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, P. le L. Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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Wu C, Parrott AM, Fu C, Liu T, Marino SM, Gladyshev VN, Jain MR, Baykal AT, Li Q, Oka S, Sadoshima J, Beuve A, Simmons WJ, Li H. Thioredoxin 1-mediated post-translational modifications: reduction, transnitrosylation, denitrosylation, and related proteomics methodologies. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:2565-604. [PMID: 21453190 PMCID: PMC3176348 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Despite the significance of redox post-translational modifications (PTMs) in regulating diverse signal transduction pathways, the enzymatic systems that catalyze reversible and specific oxidative or reductive modifications have yet to be firmly established. Thioredoxin 1 (Trx1) is a conserved antioxidant protein that is well known for its disulfide reductase activity. Interestingly, Trx1 is also able to transnitrosylate or denitrosylate (defined as processes to transfer or remove a nitric oxide entity to/from substrates) specific proteins. An intricate redox regulatory mechanism has recently been uncovered that accounts for the ability of Trx1 to catalyze these different redox PTMs. In this review, we will summarize the available evidence in support of Trx1 as a specific disulfide reductase, and denitrosylation and transnitrosylation agent, as well as the biological significance of the diverse array of Trx1-regulated pathways and processes under different physiological contexts. The dramatic progress in redox proteomics techniques has enabled the identification of an increasing number of proteins, including peroxiredoxin 1, whose disulfide bond formation and nitrosylation status are regulated by Trx1. This review will also summarize the advancements of redox proteomics techniques for the identification of the protein targets of Trx1-mediated PTMs. Collectively, these studies have shed light on the mechanisms that regulate Trx1-mediated reduction, transnitrosylation, and denitrosylation of specific target proteins, solidifying the role of Trx1 as a master regulator of redox signal transduction.
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- Changgong Wu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Cancer Center, Newark, 07103, USA
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Analysis of the human genome reveals that approximately a third of all open reading frames code for proteins that enter the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), demonstrating the importance of this organelle for global protein maturation. The path taken by a polypeptide through the secretory pathway starts with its translocation across or into the ER membrane. It then must fold and be modified correctly in the ER before being transported via the Golgi apparatus to the cell surface or another destination. Being physically segregated from the cytosol means that the ER lumen has a distinct folding environment. It contains much of the machinery for fulfilling the task of protein production, including complex pathways for folding, assembly, modification, quality control, and recycling. Importantly, the compartmentalization means that several modifications that do not occur in the cytosol, such as glycosylation and extensive disulfide bond formation, can occur to secreted proteins to enhance their stability before their exposure to the extracellular milieu. How these various machineries interact during the normal pathway of folding and protein secretion is the subject of this review.
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- Ineke Braakman
- Cellular Protein Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Richter CA, Garcia-Reyero N, Martyniuk C, Knoebl I, Pope M, Wright-Osment MK, Denslow ND, Tillitt DE. Gene expression changes in female zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain in response to acute exposure to methylmercury. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2011; 30:301-8. [PMID: 21082716 PMCID: PMC3061354 DOI: 10.1002/etc.409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxicant and endocrine disruptor that accumulates in aquatic systems. Previous studies have shown suppression of hormone levels in both male and female fish, suggesting effects on gonadotropin regulation in the brain. The gene expression profile in adult female zebrafish whole brain induced by acute (96 h) MeHg exposure was investigated. Fish were exposed by injection to 0 or 0.5 µg MeHg/g. Gene expression changes in the brain were examined using a 22,000-feature zebrafish microarray. At a significance level of p < 0.01, 79 genes were up-regulated and 76 genes were down-regulated in response to MeHg exposure. Individual genes exhibiting altered expression in response to MeHg exposure implicate effects on glutathione metabolism in the mechanism of MeHg neurotoxicity. Gene ontology (GO) terms significantly enriched among altered genes included protein folding, cell redox homeostasis, and steroid biosynthetic process. The most affected biological functions were related to nervous system development and function, as well as lipid metabolism and molecular transport. These results support the involvement of oxidative stress and effects on protein structure in the mechanism of action of MeHg in the female brain. Future studies will compare the gene expression profile induced in response to MeHg with that induced by other toxicants and will investigate responsive genes as potential biomarkers of MeHg exposure.
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Chemical stress on protein disulfide isomerases and inhibition of their functions. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 290:121-66. [PMID: 21875564 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386037-8.00003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) is a folding assistant in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of eukaryotic cells. PDI has multiple roles, acting as a chaperone, a binding partner of other proteins, and a hormone reservoir as well as a disulfide isomerase in the formation of disulfide bonds. PDI only interacts covalently with the cysteines of its substrates, but also binds a variety of peptides/proteins and small chemical ligands such as thyroid hormone. Oxidative stress and nitrosative stress can cause damage to chaperones, protein misfolding, and neurodegenerative disease, by affecting the functional integrity of PDI. There are 20 putative PDI-family members in the ER of human cells, but their functional differentiation is far from complete. This review discusses recent advances in our understanding of the mammalian PDI family of enzymes and focuses on their functional properties and interaction with substrates and small chemical ligands.
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Vitamin K epoxide reductase prefers ER membrane-anchored thioredoxin-like redox partners. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:15027-32. [PMID: 20696932 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1009972107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) sustains blood coagulation by reducing vitamin K epoxide to the hydroquinone, an essential cofactor for the gamma-glutamyl carboxylation of many clotting factors. The physiological redox partner of VKOR remains uncertain, but is likely a thioredoxin-like protein. Here, we demonstrate that human VKOR has the same membrane topology as the enzyme from Synechococcus sp., whose crystal structure was recently determined. Our results suggest that, during the redox reaction, Cys43 in a luminal loop of human VKOR forms a transient disulfide bond with a thioredoxin (Trx)-like protein located in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We screened for redox partners of VKOR among the large number of mammalian Trx-like ER proteins by testing a panel of these candidates for their ability to form this specific disulfide bond with human VKOR. Our results show that VKOR interacts strongly with TMX, an ER membrane-anchored Trx-like protein with a unique CPAC active site. Weaker interactions were observed with TMX4, a close relative of TMX, and ERp18, the smallest Trx-like protein of the ER. We performed a similar screen with Ero1-alpha, an ER-luminal protein that oxidizes the Trx-like protein disulfide isomerase. We found that Ero1-alpha interacts with most of the tested Trx-like proteins, although only poorly with the membrane-anchored members of the family. Taken together, our results demonstrate that human VKOR employs the same electron transfer pathway as its bacterial homologs and that VKORs generally prefer membrane-bound Trx-like redox partners.
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Chiueh CC. Methods for studying redox cycling of thioredoxin in mediating preconditioning-induced survival genes and proteins. Methods Enzymol 2010; 474:197-212. [PMID: 20609912 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)74012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recent advances in molecular biology provide methods and tools for studying cell signaling pathways underlying hormetic mechanisms produced by radiation hormesis, ischemic, remote ischemic, and chemical preconditioning as well as withholding of nutrients and/or trophic factors. Most of the proposed key signaling pathways of hormetic mechanisms remain to be elucidated. For the investigation of possible role of thiol redox signaling systems in hormesis, a serum deprivation preconditioned human cell model, free radical assays, and molecular biological methods are employed for studying whether free radicals, the NO-cGMP-PKG cell signaling pathway, and the redox protein thioredoxin (Trx) play any roles in the hormetic mechanism against cytotoxicity caused by serum deprivation and also neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyltetrahydropyridinium ion (MPP(+)). This NO-dependent cell signaling pathway of the redox protein Trx may play a key role in the cellular protective mechanism of several potential neuroprotective agents such as S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), 17beta-estradiol, selegiline as well as ebeselen, sildenafil, and rasagiline. Consistently, exogenously administrated Trx (<1 microM) provides a concentration-dependent protection for human neuroblasts against MPP(+)-induced oxidative injury. This newly discovered role of the redox protein of Trx in preconditioning-induced cell signaling and protection could lead to the development of new lead compounds for upregulation of Trx and related thiol redox proteins for cell survival, repair, proliferation, and neuronal plasticity.
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- Chuang C Chiueh
- Division of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yoshihara E, Chen Z, Matsuo Y, Masutani H, Yodoi J. Thiol redox transitions by thioredoxin and thioredoxin-binding protein-2 in cell signaling. Methods Enzymol 2010; 474:67-82. [PMID: 20609905 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)74005-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The cellular thiol redox state is a crucial mediator of metabolic, signaling and transcriptional processes in cells, and an exquisite balance between the oxidizing and reducing states is essential for the normal function and survival of cells. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely known to function as a kind of second messenger for intracellular signaling and to modulate the thiol redox state. Thiol reduction is mainly controlled by the thioredoxin (TRX) system and glutathione (GSH) systems as scavengers of ROS and regulators of the protein redox states. The thioredoxin system is composed of several related molecules interacting through the cysteine residues at the active site, including thioredoxin, thioredoxin-2, a mitochondrial thioredoxin family, and transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein (TMX), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-specific thioredoxin family. Thioredoxin couples with thioredoxin-dependent peroxidases (peroxiredoxin) to scavenge hydrogen peroxide. In addition, thioredoxin does not simply act only as a scavenger of ROS but also as an important regulator of oxidative stress response through protein-protein interaction. The interaction of thioredoxin and thioredoxin-binding proteins such as thioredoxin-binding protein-2 (TBP-2, also called as Txnip or VDUP1), apoptosis signal kinase (ASK-1), redox factor 1 (Ref-1), Forkhead box class O 4 (FoxO4), and nod-like receptor proteins (NLRPs) suggested unconventional functions of thioredoxin and a novel mechanism of redox regulation. Here, we introduce the central mechanism of thiol redox transition in cell signaling regulated by thioredoxin and related molecules.
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- Eiji Yoshihara
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Sugiura Y, Araki K, Iemura SI, Natsume T, Hoseki J, Nagata K. Novel thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein TMX4 has reductase activity. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:7135-42. [PMID: 20056998 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.082545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a number of thioredoxin (Trx) superfamily proteins are present to enable correct disulfide bond formation of secretory and membrane proteins via Trx-like domains. Here, we identified a novel transmembrane Trx-like protein 4 (TMX4), in the ER of mammalian cells. TMX4, a type I transmembrane protein, was localized to the ER and possessed a Trx-like domain that faced the ER lumen. A maleimide alkylation assay showed that a catalytic CXXC motif in the TMX4 Trx-like domain underwent changes in its redox state depending on cellular redox conditions, and, in the normal state, most of the endogenous TMX4 existed in the oxidized form. Using a purified recombinant protein containing the Trx-like domain of TMX4 (TMX4-Trx), we confirmed that this domain had reductase activity in vitro. The redox potential of this domain (-171.5 mV; 30 degrees C at pH 7.0) indicated that TMX4 could work as a reductase in the environment of the ER. TMX4 had no effect on the acceleration of ER-associated degradation. Because TMX4 interacted with calnexin and ERp57 by co-immunoprecipitation assay, the role of TMX4 may be to enable protein folding in cooperation with these proteins consisting of folding complex in the ER.
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- Yoshimi Sugiura
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Karala AR, Lappi AK, Ruddock LW. Modulation of an active-site cysteine pKa allows PDI to act as a catalyst of both disulfide bond formation and isomerization. J Mol Biol 2009; 396:883-92. [PMID: 20026073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Revised: 12/04/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) plays a central role in disulfide bond formation in the endoplasmic reticulum. It is implicated both in disulfide bond formation and in disulfide bond reduction and isomerization. To be an efficient catalyst of all three reactions requires complex mechanisms. These include mechanisms to modulate the pK(a) values of the active-site cysteines of PDI. Here, we examined the role of arginine 120 in modulating the pK(a) values of these cysteines. We find that arginine 120 plays a significant role in modulating the pK(a) of the C-terminal active-site cysteine in the a domain of PDI and plays a role in determining the reactivity of the N-terminal active-site cysteine but not via direct modulation of its pK(a). Mutation of arginine 120 and the corresponding residue, arginine 461, in the a' domain severely reduces the ability of PDI to catalyze disulfide bond formation and reduction but enhances the ability to catalyze disulfide bond isomerization due to the formation of more stable PDI-substrate mixed disulfides. These results suggest that the modulation of pK(a) of the C-terminal active cysteine by the movement of the side chain of these arginine residues into the active-site locales has evolved to allow PDI to efficiently catalyze both oxidation and isomerization reactions.
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- Anna-Riikka Karala
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, PO Box 3000, 90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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A di-arginine motif contributes to the ER localization of the type I transmembrane ER oxidoreductase TMX4. Biochem J 2009; 425:195-205. [PMID: 19811453 DOI: 10.1042/bj20091064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases of the PDI (protein disulfide isomerase) family assist in disulfide-bond formation in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum). In the present study, we have shown that the previously uncharacterized PDI family member TMX4 (thioredoxin-like transmembrane 4) is an N-glycosylated type I membrane protein that localizes to the ER. We also demonstrate that TMX4 contains a single ER-luminal thioredoxin-like domain, which, in contrast with similar domains in other PDIs, is mainly oxidized in living cells. The TMX4 transcript displays a wide tissue distribution, and is strongly expressed in melanoma cells. Unlike many type I membrane proteins, TMX4 lacks a typical C-terminal di-lysine retrieval signal. Instead, the cytoplasmic tail has a conserved di-arginine motif of the RXR type. We show that mutation of the RQR sequence in TMX4 to KQK interferes with ER localization of the protein. Moreover, whereas the cytoplasmic region of TMX4 confers ER localization to a reporter protein, the KQK mutant of the same protein redistributes to the cell surface. Overall, features not commonly found in other PDIs characterize TMX4 and suggest unique functional properties of the protein.
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Ahsan MK, Lekli I, Ray D, Yodoi J, Das DK. Redox regulation of cell survival by the thioredoxin superfamily: an implication of redox gene therapy in the heart. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:2741-58. [PMID: 19583492 PMCID: PMC2821134 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the key mediators of pathogenesis in cardiovascular diseases. Members of the thioredoxin superfamily take an active part in scavenging reactive oxygen species, thus playing an essential role in maintaining the intracellular redox status. The alteration in the expression levels of thioredoxin family members and related molecules constitute effective biomarkers in various diseases, including cardiovascular complications that involve oxidative stress. Thioredoxin, glutaredoxin, peroxiredoxin, and glutathione peroxidase, along with their isoforms, are involved in interaction with the members of metabolic and signaling pathways, thus making them attractive targets for clinical intervention. Studies with cells and transgenic animals have supported this notion and raised the hope for possible gene therapy as modern genetic medicine. Of all the molecules, thioredoxins, glutaredoxins, and peroxiredoxins are emphasized, because a growing body of evidence reveals their essential and regulatory role in several steps of redox regulation. In this review, we discuss some pertinent observations regarding their distribution, structure, functions, and interactions with the several survival- and death-signaling pathways, especially in the myocardium.
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- Md Kaimul Ahsan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center , Farmington, CT 06030-1110, USA.
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Hatahet F, Ruddock LW. Protein disulfide isomerase: a critical evaluation of its function in disulfide bond formation. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:2807-50. [PMID: 19476414 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 496] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Disulfide bond formation is probably involved in the biogenesis of approximately one third of human proteins. A central player in this essential process is protein disulfide isomerase or PDI. PDI was the first protein-folding catalyst reported. However, despite more than four decades of study, we still do not understand much about its physiological mechanisms of action. This review examines the published literature with a critical eye. This review aims to (a) provide background on the chemistry of disulfide bond formation and rearrangement, including the concept of reduction potential, before examining the structure of PDI; (b) detail the thiol-disulfide exchange reactions that are catalyzed by PDI in vitro, including a critical examination of the assays used to determine them; (c) examine oxidation and reduction of PDI in vivo, including not only the role of ERo1 but also an extensive assessment of the role of glutathione, as well as other systems, such as peroxide, dehydroascorbate, and a discussion of vitamin K-based systems; (d) consider the in vivo reactions of PDI and the determination and implications of the redox state of PDI in vivo; and (e) discuss other human and yeast PDI-family members.
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- Feras Hatahet
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu , Oulu, Finland
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Matsuo Y, Masutani H, Son A, Kizaka-Kondoh S, Yodoi J. Physical and functional interaction of transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein with major histocompatibility complex class I heavy chain: redox-based protein quality control and its potential relevance to immune responses. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:4552-62. [PMID: 19741092 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-05-0439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a variety of oxidoreductases classified in the thioredoxin superfamily have been found to catalyze the formation and rearrangement of disulfide bonds. However, the precise function and specificity of the individual thioredoxin family proteins remain to be elucidated. Here, we characterize a transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein (TMX), a membrane-bound oxidoreductase in the ER. TMX exists in a predominantly reduced form and associates with the molecular chaperon calnexin, which can mediate substrate binding. To determine the target molecules for TMX, we apply a substrate-trapping approach based on the reaction mechanism of thiol-disulfide exchange, identifying major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chain (HC) as a candidate substrate. Unlike the classical ER oxidoreductases such as protein disulfide isomerase and ERp57, TMX seems not to be essential for normal assembly of MHC class I molecules. However, we show that TMX-class I HC interaction is enhanced during tunicamycin-induced ER stress, and TMX prevents the ER-to-cytosol retrotranslocation of misfolded class I HC targeted for proteasomal degradation. These results suggest a specific role for TMX and its mechanism of action in redox-based ER quality control.
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- Yoshiyuki Matsuo
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Kim Y, Kang K, Kim I, Lee YJ, Oh C, Ryoo J, Jeong E, Ahn K. Molecular mechanisms of MHC class I-antigen processing: redox considerations. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:907-36. [PMID: 19178136 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules present antigenic peptides to the cell surface for screening by CD8(+) T cells. A number of ER-resident chaperones assist the assembly of peptides onto MHC class I molecules, a process that can be divided into several steps. Early folding of the MHC class I heavy chain is followed by its association with beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)m). The MHC class I heavy chain-beta(2)m heterodimer is incorporated into the peptide-loading complex, leading to peptide loading, release of the peptide-filled MHC class I molecules from the peptide-loading complex, and exit of the complete MHC class I complex from the ER. Because proper antigen presentation is vital for normal immune responses, the assembly of MHC class I molecules requires tight regulation. Emerging evidence indicates that thiol-based redox regulation plays critical roles in MHC class I-restricted antigen processing and presentation, establishing an unexpected link between redox biology and antigen processing. We review the influences of redox regulation on antigen processing and presentation. Because redox signaling pathways are a rich source of validated drug targets, newly discovered redox biology-mediated mechanisms of antigen processing may facilitate the development of more selective and therapeutic drugs or vaccines against immune diseases.
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- Youngkyun Kim
- National Creative Research Center for Antigen Presentation, Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Jones DP. Radical-free biology of oxidative stress. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C849-68. [PMID: 18684987 PMCID: PMC2575825 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00283.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 795] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2008] [Accepted: 07/31/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Free radical-induced macromolecular damage has been studied extensively as a mechanism of oxidative stress, but large-scale intervention trials with free radical scavenging antioxidant supplements show little benefit in humans. The present review summarizes data supporting a complementary hypothesis for oxidative stress in disease that can occur without free radicals. This hypothesis, which is termed the "redox hypothesis," is that oxidative stress occurs as a consequence of disruption of thiol redox circuits, which normally function in cell signaling and physiological regulation. The redox states of thiol systems are sensitive to two-electron oxidants and controlled by the thioredoxins (Trx), glutathione (GSH), and cysteine (Cys). Trx and GSH systems are maintained under stable, but nonequilibrium conditions, due to a continuous oxidation of cell thiols at a rate of about 0.5% of the total thiol pool per minute. Redox-sensitive thiols are critical for signal transduction (e.g., H-Ras, PTP-1B), transcription factor binding to DNA (e.g., Nrf-2, nuclear factor-kappaB), receptor activation (e.g., alphaIIbbeta3 integrin in platelet activation), and other processes. Nonradical oxidants, including peroxides, aldehydes, quinones, and epoxides, are generated enzymatically from both endogenous and exogenous precursors and do not require free radicals as intermediates to oxidize or modify these thiols. Because of the nonequilibrium conditions in the thiol pathways, aberrant generation of nonradical oxidants at rates comparable to normal oxidation may be sufficient to disrupt function. Considerable opportunity exists to elucidate specific thiol control pathways and develop interventional strategies to restore normal redox control and protect against oxidative stress in aging and age-related disease.
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- Dean P Jones
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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Yamada K, Akiyama N, Yamada S, Tanaka H, Saito S, Hiraoka M, Kizaka-Kondoh S. Taip2 is a novel cell death-related gene expressed in the brain during development. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 369:426-31. [PMID: 18291095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/09/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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TAIP2 was isolated as one of the homologous genes of TAIP3 (TGF-beta-up-regulated apoptosis-inducing-protein chromosome 3). The transcript of the mouse counterpart of TAIP2, designated mTaip2, was detected in several tissue specimens from embryos to adults, while mTaip2 was dominantly expressed in the embryonic brain. The overexpression of the full-length mTaip2 induced cell death in various cell lines. An analysis of mTaip2 deletion mutants revealed that the N-terminal half of mTaip2, but not the C-terminal half, had nuclear localization and cell death-inducing activities. The results indicate that mTaip2 is a novel cell death-related gene dominantly expressed in the embryonic brain, thus suggesting that mTaip2 may play a role in development of the brain.
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- Kazumi Yamada
- Immuno-biological Laboratories Co., Ltd., 440-22 Okayama, Mikasa-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
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Appenzeller-Herzog C, Ellgaard L. The human PDI family: versatility packed into a single fold. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2007; 1783:535-48. [PMID: 18093543 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2007] [Revised: 11/16/2007] [Accepted: 11/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The enzymes of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family are thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). They contain a CXXC active-site sequence where the two cysteines catalyze the exchange of a disulfide bond with or within substrates. The primary function of the PDIs in promoting oxidative protein folding in the ER has been extended in recent years to include roles in other processes such as ER-associated degradation (ERAD), trafficking, calcium homeostasis, antigen presentation and virus entry. Some of these functions are performed by non-catalytic members of the family that lack the active-site cysteines. Regardless of their function, all human PDIs contain at least one domain of approximately 100 amino acid residues with structural homology to thioredoxin. As we learn more about the individual proteins of the family, a complex picture is emerging that emphasizes as much their differences as their similarities, and underlines the versatility of the thioredoxin fold. Here, we primarily explore the diversity of cellular functions described for the human PDIs.
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- Christian Appenzeller-Herzog
- Department of Molecular Biology, Universitetsparken 13, University of Copenhagen, DK - 2100 Copenhagen Ø., Denmark
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Haugstetter J, Maurer MA, Blicher T, Pagac M, Wider G, Ellgaard L. Structure-Function Analysis of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Oxidoreductase TMX3 Reveals Interdomain Stabilization of the N-terminal Redox-active Domain. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:33859-33867. [PMID: 17881353 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706442200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Disulfide bond formation in the endoplasmic reticulum is catalyzed by enzymes of the protein disulfide-isomerase family that harbor one or more thioredoxin-like domains. We recently discovered the transmembrane protein TMX3, a thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase of the protein disulfide-isomerase family. Here, we show that the endoplasmic reticulum-luminal region of TMX3 contains three thioredoxin-like domains, an N-terminal redox-active domain (named a) followed by two enzymatically inactive domains (b and b'). Using the recombinantly expressed TMX3 domain constructs a, ab, and abb', we compared structural stability and enzymatic properties. By structural and biophysical methods, we demonstrate that the reduced a domain has features typical of a globular folded domain that is, however, greatly destabilized upon oxidization. Importantly, interdomain stabilization by the b domain renders the a domain more resistant toward chemical denaturation and proteolysis in both the oxidized and reduced form. In combination with molecular modeling studies of TMX3 abb', the experimental results provide a new understanding of the relationship between the multidomain structure of TMX3 and its function as a redox enzyme. Overall, the data indicate that in addition to their role as substrate and co-factor binding domains, redox-inactive thioredoxin-like domains also function in stabilizing neighboring redox-active domains.
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- BioCentrum-DTU, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Powis G, Kirkpatrick DL. Thioredoxin signaling as a target for cancer therapy. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2007; 7:392-7. [PMID: 17611157 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2007] [Revised: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thioredoxin (Trx) family members play critical roles in the regulation of cellular redox homeostasis. Cancer cells exist in a stressed environment and rely on the Trxs for protection against stress-disregulated redox signaling. The most extensively studied member of the family is Trx-1 whose levels are increased in many human cancers most likely in direct response to stress. Trx-1 contributes to many of the hallmarks of cancer including increased proliferation, resistance to cell death and increased angiogenesis. Trx-1 is a validated cancer drug target associated with aggressive tumor growth, resistance to standard therapy and decreased patient survival. A surrogate target for Trx-1 may be thioredoxin reductase (TR). Drugs that inhibit Trx-1 and TR are in clinical development with early promising results.
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- Garth Powis
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
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Funato Y, Miki H. Nucleoredoxin, a novel thioredoxin family member involved in cell growth and differentiation. Antioxid Redox Signal 2007; 9:1035-57. [PMID: 17567240 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2007.1550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Thioredoxin (TRX) family proteins are involved in various biologic processes by regulating the response to oxidative stress. Nucleoredoxin (NRX), a relatively uncharacterized member of the TRX family protein, has recently been reported to regulate the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway, which itself regulates cell fate and early development, in a redox-dependent manner. In this review, we describe the TRX family proteins and discuss in detail the similarities and differences between NRX and other TRX family proteins. Although NRX possesses a conserved TRX domain and a catalytic motif for oxidoreductase activity, its sequence homology to TRX is not as high as that of the close relatives of TRX. The sequence of NRX is more similar to that of tryparedoxin (TryX), a TRX family member originally identified in parasite trypanosomes. We also discuss the reported properties and potential physiologic roles of NRX.
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- Yosuke Funato
- Division of Cancer Genomics, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Bai J, Nakamura H, Kwon YW, Tanito M, Ueda S, Tanaka T, Hattori I, Ban S, Momoi T, Kitao Y, Ogawa S, Yodoi J. Does thioredoxin-1 prevent mitochondria- and endoplasmic reticulum-mediated neurotoxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine? Antioxid Redox Signal 2007; 9:603-8. [PMID: 17465883 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.1513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We show that 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+)), an active metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), induces cytotoxicity via endoplasmic reticulum (ER)- and mitochondria-mediated pathways, and thioredoxin-1 (TRX-1), a redox-active protein, prevents MPTP-induced neurotoxicity. TRX-1 overexpression suppressed reactive oxygen species and the ATP decline caused by MPP(+) in HepG2 cells. MPP(+) activated caspase-12 in PC12 cells and induced cytotoxicity in HeLa-rho(0) cells lacking mitochondrial DNA, as well as in the parental HeLa-S3 cells. TRX-1-transgenic mice demonstrated significant resistance to caspase-12 activation and the apoptotic decrease of dopaminergic neurons after MPTP administration, compared with wild-type C57BL/6 mice.
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- Jie Bai
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Nakamura H, Masutani H, Yodoi J. Extracellular thioredoxin and thioredoxin-binding protein 2 in control of cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2006; 16:444-51. [PMID: 17095246 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a redox-active protein with multiple intracellular and extracellular functions. Intracellular redox balance is maintained by the TRX family and its related molecules. Extracellular TRX shows cytoprotective effects, while truncated Trx80 has more mitogenic activity. Exogenously administered TRX does not promote the growth of cancer in vivo and shows anti-chemotactic effect for neutrophils and anti-inflammatory functions. Thioredoxin is released from cells in response to oxidative stress and TRX levels in plasma or serum are good markers for oxidative stress associated with cancer. Thioredoxin-binding protein 2 (TBP-2) is an endogenous negative regulator of TRX and a tumor suppressor.
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- Hajime Nakamura
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Görlach A, Klappa P, Kietzmann T. The endoplasmic reticulum: folding, calcium homeostasis, signaling, and redox control. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:1391-418. [PMID: 16986999 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.1391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 500] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a major role in regulating synthesis, folding, and orderly transport of proteins. It is also essentially involved in various cellular signaling processes, primarily by its function as a dynamic Ca(2+) store. Compared to the cytosol, oxidizing conditions are found in the ER that allow oxidation of cysteine residues in nascent polypeptide chains to form intramolecular disulfide bonds. However, compounds and enzymes such as PDI that catalyze disulfide bonds become reduced and have to be reoxidized for further catalytic cycles. A number of enzymes, among them products of the ERO1 gene, appear to provide oxidizing equivalents, and oxygen appears to be the final oxidant in aerobic living organisms. Thus, protein oxidation in the ER is connected with generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Changes in the redox state and the presence of ROS also affect the Ca(2+) homeostasis by modulating the functionality of ER-based channels and buffering chaperones. In addition, a close relationship exists between oxidative stress and ER stress, which both may activate signaling events leading to a rebalance of folding capacity and folding demand or to cell death. Thus, redox homeostasis appears to be a prerequisite for proper functioning of the ER.
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- Agnes Görlach
- Experimental Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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