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Tingey M, Ruba A, Jiang Z, Yang W. Deciphering vesicle-assisted transport mechanisms in cytoplasm to cilium trafficking. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 18:1379976. [PMID: 38860265 PMCID: PMC11163138 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1379976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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The cilium, a pivotal organelle crucial for cell signaling and proper cell function, relies on meticulous macromolecular transport from the cytoplasm for its formation and maintenance. While the intraflagellar transport (IFT) pathway has traditionally been the focus of extensive study concerning ciliogenesis and ciliary maintenance, recent research highlights a complementary and alternative mechanism-vesicle-assisted transport (VAT) in cytoplasm to cilium trafficking. Despite its potential significance, the VAT pathway remains largely uncharacterized. This review explores recent studies providing evidence for the dynamics of vesicle-related diffusion and transport within the live primary cilium, employing high-speed super-resolution light microscopy. Additionally, we analyze the spatial distribution of vesicles in the cilium, mainly relying on electron microscopy data. By scrutinizing the VAT pathways that facilitate cargo transport into the cilium, with a specific emphasis on recent advancements and imaging data, our objective is to synthesize a comprehensive model of ciliary transport through the integration of IFT-VAT mechanisms.
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- Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Brown JE, Aldred B, Boulter T, Sullivan R, Ver Hoeve J, Pattnaik BR, Schmitt M. A case report of retinal dystrophy in patients with PACS1 syndrome. Ophthalmic Genet 2024; 45:103-107. [PMID: 37218682 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2023.2216272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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PACS1 syndrome, also referred to as Schuurs-Hoeijmakers syndrome, is a multisystemic developmental disorder caused by a specific pathogenic variant in the PACS1 (phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting protein 1) gene. Ocular findings in PACS1 syndrome are known to include iris, retina, optic nerve coloboma, myopia, nystagmus, and strabismus. Here, we present the cases of two patients referred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences for ocular evaluation. The first patient is a 14-month-old female who, at 3 months of age, was found to have a depressed rod and cone response on electroretinogram (ERG), consistent with possible retinal dystrophy (RD). This feature has not been previously described in PACS1 syndrome and joins a growing list of calls for expanding the PACS1 phenotype. The second case illustrates a 5-year-old male referred for ocular screening after diagnosing PACS1 syndrome and underwent ERG without abnormal findings. These cases demonstrate the significant variability in the ophthalmic presentation of PACS1 syndrome and the need for early screening. These novel findings may have implications in understanding the mechanism of the PACS1 protein and its role in retinal ciliary phototransduction in photoreceptors.
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- Jaime E Brown
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McPherson Eye Research Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- McPherson Eye Research Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Primary cilia suppress Ripk3-mediated necroptosis. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:477. [PMID: 36460631 PMCID: PMC9718801 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-01272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Cilia are sensory organelles that project from the surface of almost all cells. Nephronophthisis (NPH) and NPH-related ciliopathies are degenerative genetic diseases caused by mutation of cilia-associated genes. These kidney disorders are characterized by progressive loss of functional tubular epithelial cells which is associated with inflammation, progressive fibrosis, and cyst formation, ultimately leading to end-stage renal disease. However, disease mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that targeted deletion of cilia in renal epithelial cells enhanced susceptibility to necroptotic cell death under inflammatory conditions. Treatment of non-ciliated cells with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α and the SMAC mimetic birinapant resulted in Ripk1-dependent cell death, while viability of ciliated cells was almost not affected. Cell death could be enhanced and shifted toward necroptosis by the caspase inhibitor emricasan, which could be blocked by inhibitors of Ripk1 and Ripk3. Moreover, combined treatment of ciliated and non-ciliated cells with TNFα and cycloheximide induced a cell death response that could be partially rescued with emricasan in ciliated cells. In contrast, non-ciliated cells responded with pronounced cell death that was blocked by necroptosis inhibitors. Consistently, combined treatment with interferon-γ and emricasan induced cell death only in non-ciliated cells. Mechanistically, enhanced necroptosis induced by loss of cilia could be explained by induction of Ripk3 and increased abundance of autophagy components, including p62 and LC3 associated with the Ripk1/Ripk3 necrosome. Genetic ablation of cilia in renal tubular epithelial cells in mice resulted in TUNEL positivity and increased expression of Ripk3 in kidney tissue. Moreover, loss of Nphp1, the most frequent cause of NPH, further increased susceptibility to necroptosis in non-ciliated epithelial cells, suggesting that necroptosis might contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease. Together, these data provide a link between cilia-related signaling and cell death responses and shed new light on the disease pathogenesis of NPH-related ciliopathies.
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Mannella V, Quilici G, Nigro EA, Lampis M, Minici C, Degano M, Boletta A, Musco G. The N-Terminal Domain of NPHP1 Folds into a Monomeric Left-Handed Antiparallel Three-Stranded Coiled Coil with Anti-apoptotic Function. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1845-1854. [PMID: 31345020 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mutations in the NPHP1 gene, coding for human nephrocystin-1 (NPHP1), cause the autosomal recessive disease nephronophthisis, the most common cause of end-stage renal disease in children and adolescents. The function and structure of NPHP1 are still poorly characterized. NPHP1 presents a modular structure well in keeping with its role as an adaptor protein: it harbors an SH3 domain flanked by two glutamic acid-rich regions and a conserved C-terminal nephrocystin homology domain (NHD). Similar to other NPHP protein family members, its N-terminus contains a putative coiled-coil domain (NPHP1CC) that is supposed to play an important role in NPHP1 self-association and/or protein-protein interactions. Structural studies proving its structure and its oligomerization state are still lacking. Here we demonstrate that NPHP1CC is monomeric in solution and unexpectedly folds into an autonomous domain forming a three-stranded antiparallel coiled coil suitable for protein-protein interactions. Notably, we found that the NPHP1CC shares remarkable structural similarities with the three-stranded coiled coil of the BAG domain protein family, which is known to mediate the anti-apoptotic function of these proteins, suggesting a possible similar role for NPHP1CC. In agreement with this hypothesis, we show that in the context of the full-length protein the NPHP1CC is fundamental to regulate resistance to apoptotic stimuli.
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- Valeria Mannella
- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Basis of PKD Unit, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Basis of PKD Unit, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biocrystallography Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Basis of PKD Unit, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Targeted deletion of the AAA-ATPase Ruvbl1 in mice disrupts ciliary integrity and causes renal disease and hydrocephalus. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:1-17. [PMID: 29959317 PMCID: PMC6026120 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-018-0108-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ciliopathies comprise a large number of hereditary human diseases and syndromes caused by mutations resulting in dysfunction of either primary or motile cilia. Both types of cilia share a similar architecture. While primary cilia are present on most cell types, expression of motile cilia is limited to specialized tissues utilizing ciliary motility. We characterized protein complexes of ciliopathy proteins and identified the conserved AAA-ATPase Ruvbl1 as a common novel component. Here, we demonstrate that Ruvbl1 is crucial for the development and maintenance of renal tubular epithelium in mice: both constitutive and inducible deletion in tubular epithelial cells result in renal failure with tubular dilatations and fewer ciliated cells. Moreover, inducible deletion of Ruvbl1 in cells carrying motile cilia results in hydrocephalus, suggesting functional relevance in both primary and motile cilia. Cilia of Ruvbl1-negative cells lack crucial proteins, consistent with the concept of Ruvbl1-dependent cytoplasmic pre-assembly of ciliary protein complexes. A protein involved in building and maintaining thin protrusions from cell surfaces called cilia is implicated in “ciliopathies”, diseases in which ciliary function is disrupted. These include polycystic kidney disease and disorders collectively known as ciliary dyskinesias. “Primary cilia” perform sensory functions, detecting external chemical and physical signals and initiating responses within cells. In addition, “motile cilia” beat rhythmically to move fluids surrounding cells. Researchers in Germany and the Netherlands, led by Bernhard Schermer and Max C. Liebau at the University of Cologne, studied a protein called Ruvbl1, known to interact with DNA and other proteins. The researchers found it is crucial for the functioning of both types of cilia. Deleting the gene for Ruvbl1 in mice caused kidney failure and a build-up of fluid in the brain known as hydrocephalus. The research could help understand and ultimately treat ciliopathies.
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Yasunaga T, Hoff S, Schell C, Helmstädter M, Kretz O, Kuechlin S, Yakulov TA, Engel C, Müller B, Bensch R, Ronneberger O, Huber TB, Lienkamp SS, Walz G. The polarity protein Inturned links NPHP4 to Daam1 to control the subapical actin network in multiciliated cells. J Cell Biol 2016; 211:963-73. [PMID: 26644512 PMCID: PMC4674276 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Inturned-mediated complex formation of NPHP4 and DAAM1 is important for ciliogenesis and ciliary function in multiciliated cells, presumably because of its requirement for the local rearrangement of actin cytoskeleton. Motile cilia polarization requires intracellular anchorage to the cytoskeleton; however, the molecular machinery that supports this process remains elusive. We report that Inturned plays a central role in coordinating the interaction between cilia-associated proteins and actin-nucleation factors. We observed that knockdown of nphp4 in multiciliated cells of the Xenopus laevis epidermis compromised ciliogenesis and directional fluid flow. Depletion of nphp4 disrupted the subapical actin layer. Comparison to the structural defects caused by inturned depletion revealed striking similarities. Furthermore, coimmunoprecipitation assays demonstrated that the two proteins interact with each other and that Inturned mediates the formation of ternary protein complexes between NPHP4 and DAAM1. Knockdown of daam1, but not formin-2, resulted in similar disruption of the subapical actin web, whereas nphp4 depletion prevented the association of Inturned with the basal bodies. Thus, Inturned appears to function as an adaptor protein that couples cilia-associated molecules to actin-modifying proteins to rearrange the local actin cytoskeleton.
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- Takayuki Yasunaga
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University of Freiburg Medical Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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S-Nitrosylation of proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 involves its activation induced by oxygen–glucose deprivation. Neurosci Lett 2015; 597:90-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Anks3 interacts with nephronophthisis proteins and is required for normal renal development. Kidney Int 2015; 87:1191-200. [DOI: 10.1038/ki.2015.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Caparrós-Martín JA, De Luca A, Cartault F, Aglan M, Temtamy S, Otaify GA, Mehrez M, Valencia M, Vázquez L, Alessandri JL, Nevado J, Rueda-Arenas I, Heath KE, Digilio MC, Dallapiccola B, Goodship JA, Mill P, Lapunzina P, Ruiz-Perez VL. Specific variants in WDR35 cause a distinctive form of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome by disrupting the recruitment of the EvC complex and SMO into the cilium. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:4126-37. [PMID: 25908617 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Most patients with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (EvC) are identified with pathogenic changes in EVC or EVC2, however further genetic heterogeneity has been suggested. In this report we describe pathogenic splicing variants in WDR35, encoding retrograde intraflagellar transport protein 121 (IFT121), in three families with a clinical diagnosis of EvC but having a distinctive phenotype. To understand why WDR35 variants result in EvC, we analysed EVC, EVC2 and Smoothened (SMO) in IFT-A deficient cells. We found that the three proteins failed to localize to Wdr35(-/-) cilia, but not to the cilium of the IFT retrograde motor mutant Dync2h1(-/-), indicating that IFT121 is specifically required for their entry into the ciliary compartment. Furthermore expression of Wdr35 disease cDNAs in Wdr35(-/-) fibroblasts revealed that the newly identified variants lead to Hedgehog signalling defects resembling those of Evc(-/-) and Evc2(-/-) mutants. Together our data indicate that splicing variants in WDR35, and possibly in other IFT-A components, underlie a number of EvC cases by disrupting targeting of both the EvC complex and SMO to cilia.
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- José A Caparrós-Martín
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- CHU de la Réunion Hôpital Félix Guyon, Saint-Denis, Île de la Réunion, France
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- Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, Centre of Excellence of Human Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, Centre of Excellence of Human Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, Centre of Excellence of Human Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, Centre of Excellence of Human Genetics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- CHU de la Réunion Hôpital Félix Guyon, Saint-Denis, Île de la Réunion, France
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular (INGEMM), Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain,
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Vanarotti MS, Miller DJ, Guibao CD, Nourse A, Zheng JJ. Structural and mechanistic insights into the interaction between Pyk2 and paxillin LD motifs. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3985-4001. [PMID: 25174335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (Pyk2) is a member of the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) subfamily of cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases. The C-terminal Pyk2-focal adhesion targeting (FAT) domain binds to paxillin, an adhesion molecule. Paxillin has five leucine-aspartate (LD) motifs (LD1-LD5). Here, we show that the second LD motif of paxillin, LD2, interacts with Pyk2-FAT, similar to the known Pyk2-FAT/LD4 interaction. Both LD motifs can target two ligand binding sites on Pyk2-FAT. Interestingly, they also share similar binding affinity for Pyk2-FAT with preferential association to one site relative to the other. Nevertheless, the LD2-LD4 region of paxillin (paxillin(133-290)) binds to Pyk2-FAT as a 1:1 complex. However, our data suggest that the Pyk2-FAT and paxillin complex is dynamic and it appears to be a mixture of two distinct conformations of paxillin that almost equally compete for Pyk2-FAT binding. These studies provide insight into the underlying selectivity of paxillin for Pyk2 and FAK that may influence the differing behavior of these two closely related kinases in focal adhesion sites.
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- Murugendra S Vanarotti
- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Hartwell Center for Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Talbot JJ, Song X, Wang X, Rinschen MM, Doerr N, LaRiviere WB, Schermer B, Pei YP, Torres VE, Weimbs T. The cleaved cytoplasmic tail of polycystin-1 regulates Src-dependent STAT3 activation. J Am Soc Nephrol 2014; 25:1737-48. [PMID: 24578126 PMCID: PMC4116067 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013091026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Polycystin-1 (PC1) mutations result in proliferative renal cyst growth and progression to renal failure in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The transcription factor STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) was shown to be activated in cyst-lining cells in ADPKD and PKD mouse models and may drive renal cyst growth, but the mechanisms leading to persistent STAT3 activation are unknown. A proteolytic fragment of PC1 corresponding to the cytoplasmic tail, PC1-p30, is overexpressed in ADPKD. Here, we show that PC1-p30 interacts with the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase Src, resulting in Src-dependent activation of STAT3 by tyrosine phosphorylation. The PC1-p30-mediated activation of Src/STAT3 was independent of JAK family kinases and insensitive to the STAT3 inhibitor suppressor of cytokine signaling 3. Signaling by the EGF receptor (EGFR) or cAMP amplified the activation of Src/STAT3 by PC1-p30. Expression of PC1-p30 changed the cellular response to cAMP signaling. In the absence of PC1-p30, cAMP dampened EGFR- or IL-6-dependent activation of STAT3; in the presence of PC1-p30, cAMP amplified Src-dependent activation of STAT3. In the polycystic kidney (PCK) rat model, activation of STAT3 in renal cystic cells depended on vasopressin receptor 2 (V2R) signaling, which increased cAMP levels. Genetic inhibition of vasopressin expression or treatment with a pharmacologic V2R inhibitor strongly suppressed STAT3 activation and reduced renal cyst growth. These results suggest that PC1, via its cleaved cytoplasmic tail, integrates signaling inputs from EGFR and cAMP, resulting in Src-dependent activation of STAT3 and a proliferative response.
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- Jeffrey J Talbot
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Genomic Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Systems Biology of Aging Cologne (Sybacol), Cologne, Germany; and Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Genomic Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California;
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Frank V, Habbig S, Bartram MP, Eisenberger T, Veenstra-Knol HE, Decker C, Boorsma RA, Göbel H, Nürnberg G, Griessmann A, Franke M, Borgal L, Kohli P, Völker LA, Dötsch J, Nürnberg P, Benzing T, Bolz HJ, Johnson C, Gerkes EH, Schermer B, Bergmann C. Mutations in NEK8 link multiple organ dysplasia with altered Hippo signalling and increased c-MYC expression. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 22:2177-85. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Schmidt KN, Kuhns S, Neuner A, Hub B, Zentgraf H, Pereira G. Cep164 mediates vesicular docking to the mother centriole during early steps of ciliogenesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 199:1083-101. [PMID: 23253480 PMCID: PMC3529528 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201202126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cep164 provides a molecular link between the mother centriole and the ciliary membrane biogenesis machinery by interacting with the GEF Rabin8 and the GTPase Rab8. Cilia formation is a multi-step process that starts with the docking of a vesicle at the distal part of the mother centriole. This step marks the conversion of the mother centriole into the basal body, from which axonemal microtubules extend to form the ciliary compartment. How vesicles are stably attached to the mother centriole to initiate ciliary membrane biogenesis is unknown. Here, we investigate the molecular role of the mother centriolar component Cep164 in ciliogenesis. We show that Cep164 was indispensable for the docking of vesicles at the mother centriole. Using biochemical and functional assays, we identified the components of the vesicular transport machinery, the GEF Rabin8 and the GTPase Rab8, as interacting partners of Cep164. We propose that Cep164 is targeted to the apical domain of the mother centriole to provide the molecular link between the mother centriole and the membrane biogenesis machinery that initiates cilia formation.
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- Kerstin N Schmidt
- DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Chaki M, Airik R, Ghosh AK, Giles RH, Chen R, Slaats GG, Wang H, Hurd TW, Zhou W, Cluckey A, Gee HY, Ramaswami G, Hong CJ, Hamilton BA, Cervenka I, Ganji RS, Bryja V, Arts HH, van Reeuwijk J, Oud MM, Letteboer SJF, Roepman R, Husson H, Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya O, Yasunaga T, Walz G, Eley L, Sayer JA, Schermer B, Liebau MC, Benzing T, Le Corre S, Drummond I, Janssen S, Allen SJ, Natarajan S, O'Toole JF, Attanasio M, Saunier S, Antignac C, Koenekoop RK, Ren H, Lopez I, Nayir A, Stoetzel C, Dollfus H, Massoudi R, Gleeson JG, Andreoli SP, Doherty DG, Lindstrad A, Golzio C, Katsanis N, Pape L, Abboud EB, Al-Rajhi AA, Lewis RA, Omran H, Lee EYHP, Wang S, Sekiguchi JM, Saunders R, Johnson CA, Garner E, Vanselow K, Andersen JS, Shlomai J, Nurnberg G, Nurnberg P, Levy S, Smogorzewska A, Otto EA, Hildebrandt F. Exome capture reveals ZNF423 and CEP164 mutations, linking renal ciliopathies to DNA damage response signaling. Cell 2012; 150:533-48. [PMID: 22863007 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies (NPHP-RC) are degenerative recessive diseases that affect kidney, retina, and brain. Genetic defects in NPHP gene products that localize to cilia and centrosomes defined them as "ciliopathies." However, disease mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we identify by whole-exome resequencing, mutations of MRE11, ZNF423, and CEP164 as causing NPHP-RC. All three genes function within the DNA damage response (DDR) pathway. We demonstrate that, upon induced DNA damage, the NPHP-RC proteins ZNF423, CEP164, and NPHP10 colocalize to nuclear foci positive for TIP60, known to activate ATM at sites of DNA damage. We show that knockdown of CEP164 or ZNF423 causes sensitivity to DNA damaging agents and that cep164 knockdown in zebrafish results in dysregulated DDR and an NPHP-RC phenotype. Our findings link degenerative diseases of the kidney and retina, disorders of increasing prevalence, to mechanisms of DDR.
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- Moumita Chaki
- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Habbig S, Bartram MP, Sägmüller JG, Griessmann A, Franke M, Müller RU, Schwarz R, Hoehne M, Bergmann C, Tessmer C, Reinhardt HC, Burst V, Benzing T, Schermer B. The ciliopathy disease protein NPHP9 promotes nuclear delivery and activation of the oncogenic transcriptional regulator TAZ. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:5528-38. [PMID: 23026745 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nephronophthisis (NPH) is a genetically heterogenous kidney disease and represents the most common genetic cause for end-stage renal disease in children. It is caused by the mutation of genes encoding for the nephrocystin proteins (NPHPs) which localize to primary cilia or centrosomes, classifying this disease as a 'ciliopathy'. Recently, it has been shown that NPHP4 acts as a potent negative regulator of mammalian Hippo signalling by interacting with the Lats protein kinase and controlling the phosphorylation of the oncogenic transcriptional activator TAZ. Here, we demonstrate that NPHP9, another NPH family member, also controls TAZ activity by a distinct mechanism. NPHP9, which is also called NEK8, directly interacted with TAZ and induced nuclear translocation of the TAZ/NPHP9 protein complex. Binding of NPHP9 to TAZ was enhanced in a TAZ mutant that lost its ability to bind 14-3-3, suggesting that 14-3-3 and NPHP9 may compete for TAZ binding, with 14-3-3 favouring cytoplasmic retention and NPHP9 mediating nuclear delivery. Consistently, co-expression of NPHP4, which inhibits TAZ phosphorylation at the 14-3-3 binding site through the inhibition of Lats kinase activity, induced efficient nuclear delivery of the TAZ/NPHP9 protein pair. Consistent with a role for TAZ in controlling proliferation and tumorigenesis, the downregulation of NPHP9 inhibited the TAZ-dependent proliferation of hippo-responsive normal epithelial and also breast cancer cells. As NPHP9 has been shown to be upregulated in breast cancer, these data do not only support a critical role for TAZ/hippo signalling in the pathogenesis of NPH but may also imply a possible role for NPHP9 in TAZ-mediated tumorigenesis.
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- Sandra Habbig
- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Gerrmany
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Ronquillo CC, Bernstein PS, Baehr W. Senior-Løken syndrome: a syndromic form of retinal dystrophy associated with nephronophthisis. Vision Res 2012; 75:88-97. [PMID: 22819833 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2012.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Senior-Løken syndrome (SLS) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by development of a retinitis pigmentosa (RP)- or Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)-like retinal dystrophy and a medullary cystic kidney disease, nephronophthisis. Mutations in several genes (called nephrocystins) have been shown to cause SLS. The proteins encoded by these genes are localized in the connecting cilium of photoreceptor cells and in the primary cilium of kidney cells. Nephrocystins are thought to have a role in regulating transport of proteins bound to the outer segment/primary cilium; however, the precise molecular mechanisms are largely undetermined. This review will survey the biochemistry, cell biology and existing animal models for each of the nephrocystins as it relates to photoreceptor biology and pathogenesis of retinal degeneration.
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- C C Ronquillo
- Program in Neuroscience, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Seeger-Nukpezah T, Golemis EA. The extracellular matrix and ciliary signaling. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2012; 24:652-61. [PMID: 22819513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2012.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The primary cilium protrudes like an antenna from the cell surface, sensing mechanical and chemical cues provided in the cellular environment. In some tissue types, ciliary orientation to lumens allows response to fluid flow; in others, such as bone, ciliary protrusion into the extracellular matrix allows response to compression forces. The ciliary membrane contains receptors for Hedgehog, Wnt, Notch, and other potent growth factors, and in some instances also harbors integrin and cadherin family members, allowing receipt of a robust range of signals. A growing list of ciliopathies, arising from deficient formation or function of cilia, includes both developmental defects and chronic, progressive disorders such as polycystic kidney disease (PKD); changes in ciliary function have been proposed to support cancer progression. Recent findings have revealed extensive signaling dialog between cilia and extracellular matrix (ECM), with defects in cilia associated with fibrosis in multiple contexts. Further, a growing number of proteins have been determined to possess multiple roles in control of cilia and focal adhesion interactions with the ECM, further coordinating functionality. We summarize and discuss these recent findings.
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- Tamina Seeger-Nukpezah
- Program in Developmental Therapeutics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Seeger-Nukpezah T, Liebau MC, Höpker K, Lamkemeyer T, Benzing T, Golemis EA, Schermer B. The centrosomal kinase Plk1 localizes to the transition zone of primary cilia and induces phosphorylation of nephrocystin-1. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38838. [PMID: 22701722 PMCID: PMC3372538 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Polo-like kinase (Plk1) plays a central role in regulating the cell cycle. Plk1-mediated phosphorylation is essential for centrosome maturation, and for numerous mitotic events. Although Plk1 localizes to multiple subcellular sites, a major site of action is the centrosomes, which supports mitotic functions in control of bipolar spindle formation. In G0 or G1 untransformed cells, the centriolar core of the centrosome differentiates into the basal body of the primary cilium. Primary cilia are antenna-like sensory organelles dynamically regulated during the cell cycle. Whether Plk1 has a role in ciliary biology has never been studied. Nephrocystin-1 (NPHP1) is a ciliary protein; loss of NPHP1 in humans causes nephronophthisis (NPH), an autosomal-recessive cystic kidney disease. We here demonstrate that Plk1 colocalizes with nephrocystin-1 to the transition zone of primary cilia in epithelial cells. Plk1 co-immunoprecipitates with NPHP1, suggesting it is part of the nephrocystin protein complex. We identified a candidate Plk1 phosphorylation motif (D/E-X-S/T-φ-X-D/E) in nephrocystin-1, and demonstrated in vitro that Plk1 phosphorylates the nephrocystin N-terminus, which includes the specific PLK1 phosphorylation motif. Further, induced disassembly of primary cilia rapidly evoked Plk1 kinase activity, while small molecule inhibition of Plk1 activity or RNAi-mediated downregulation of Plk1 limited the first and second phase of ciliary disassembly. These data identify Plk1 as a novel transition zone signaling protein, suggest a function of Plk1 in cilia dynamics, and link Plk1 to the pathogenesis of NPH and potentially other cystic kidney diseases.
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- Tamina Seeger-Nukpezah
- Department of Developmental Therapeutics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Therapeutics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Borgal L, Habbig S, Hatzold J, Liebau MC, Dafinger C, Sacarea I, Hammerschmidt M, Benzing T, Schermer B. The ciliary protein nephrocystin-4 translocates the canonical Wnt regulator Jade-1 to the nucleus to negatively regulate β-catenin signaling. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:25370-80. [PMID: 22654112 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.385658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Nephronophthisis (NPH) is an autosomal-recessive cystic kidney disease and represents the most common genetic cause for end-stage renal disease in children and adolescents. It can be caused by the mutation of genes encoding for the nephrocystin proteins (NPHPs). All NPHPs localize to primary cilia, classifying this disease as a "ciliopathy." The primary cilium is a critical regulator of several cell signaling pathways. Cystogenesis in the kidney is thought to involve overactivation of canonical Wnt signaling, which is negatively regulated by the primary cilium and several NPH proteins, although the mechanism remains unclear. Jade-1 has recently been identified as a novel ubiquitin ligase targeting the canonical Wnt downstream effector β-catenin for proteasomal degradation. Here, we identify Jade-1 as a novel component of the NPHP protein complex. Jade-1 colocalizes with NPHP1 at the transition zone of primary cilia and interacts with NPHP4. Furthermore, NPHP4 stabilizes protein levels of Jade-1 and promotes the translocation of Jade-1 to the nucleus. Finally, NPHP4 and Jade-1 additively inhibit canonical Wnt signaling, and this genetic interaction is conserved in zebrafish. The stabilization and nuclear translocation of Jade-1 by NPHP4 enhances the ability of Jade-1 to negatively regulate canonical Wnt signaling. Loss of this repressor function in nephronophthisis might be an important factor promoting Wnt activation and contributing to cyst formation.
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- Lori Borgal
- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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The ciliary transitional zone and nephrocystins. Differentiation 2011; 83:S91-6. [PMID: 22169048 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Loss of cilia and ciliary protein causes various abnormalities (called ciliopathy), including situs inversus, renal cystic diseases, polydactyly and dysgenesis of the nervous system. Renal cystic diseases are the most frequently observed symptoms in ciliopathies. Cilia are microtubule-based organelles with the following regions: a ciliary tip, shaft, transitional zone and basal body/mother centriole. Joubert syndrome (JBTS), Meckel Gruber syndrome (MKS) and Nephronophthisis (NPHP) are overlapping syndromes. Recent studies show that JBST and MKS responsible gene products are localized in the transitional zone of the cilia, where they function as a diffusion barrier, and control protein sorting and ciliary membrane composition. Nephrocystins are gene products of NPHP responsible genes, and at least 11 genes have been identified. Although some nephrocystins interact with JBST and MKS proteins, proteomic analysis suggests that they do not form a single complex. Localization analysis reveals that nephrocystins can be divided into two groups. Group I nephrocystins are localized in the transitional zone, whereas group II nephrocystins are localized in the Inv compartment. Homologs of group I nephrocystins, but not group II nephrocystins, have been reported in C. reinhardtii and C. elegans. In this review, we summarize the structure of the ciliary base of C. reinhardtii, C. elegans and mammalian primary cilia, and discuss function of nephrocystins. We also propose a new classification of nephrocystins.
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