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van den Noort M, Drougkas P, Paulino C, Poolman B. The substrate-binding domains of the osmoregulatory ABC importer OpuA transiently interact. eLife 2024; 12:RP90996. [PMID: 38695350 PMCID: PMC11065425 DOI: 10.7554/elife.90996] [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] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Bacteria utilize various strategies to prevent internal dehydration during hypertonic stress. A common approach to countering the effects of the stress is to import compatible solutes such as glycine betaine, leading to simultaneous passive water fluxes following the osmotic gradient. OpuA from Lactococcus lactis is a type I ABC-importer that uses two substrate-binding domains (SBDs) to capture extracellular glycine betaine and deliver the substrate to the transmembrane domains for subsequent transport. OpuA senses osmotic stress via changes in the internal ionic strength and is furthermore regulated by the 2nd messenger cyclic-di-AMP. We now show, by means of solution-based single-molecule FRET and analysis with multi-parameter photon-by-photon hidden Markov modeling, that the SBDs transiently interact in an ionic strength-dependent manner. The smFRET data are in accordance with the apparent cooperativity in transport and supported by new cryo-EM data of OpuA. We propose that the physical interactions between SBDs and cooperativity in substrate delivery are part of the transport mechanism.
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- Marco van den Noort
- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
- Biochemistry Center, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of GroningenGroningenNetherlands
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Zhang M, Zhang Z, Niu X, Ti H, Zhou Y, Gao B, Li Y, Liu J, Chen X, Li H. Interplay Between Intracellular Transport Dynamics and Liquid‒Liquid Phase Separation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308338. [PMID: 38447188 PMCID: PMC11109639 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Liquid‒liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a ubiquitous process in which proteins, RNA, and biomolecules assemble into membrane-less compartments, playing important roles in many biological functions and diseases. The current knowledge on the biophysical and biochemical principles of LLPS is largely from in vitro studies; however, the physiological environment in living cells is complex and not at equilibrium. The characteristics of intracellular dynamics and their roles in physiological LLPS remain to be resolved. Here, by using single-particle tracking of quantum dots and dynamic monitoring of the formation of stress granules (SGs) in single cells, the spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular transport in cells undergoing LLPS are quantified. It is shown that intracellular diffusion and active transport are both reduced. Furthermore, the formation of SG droplets contributes to increased spatial heterogeneity within the cell. More importantly, the study demonstrated that the LLPS of SGs can be regulated by intracellular dynamics in two stages: the reduced intracellular diffusion promotes SG assembly and the microtubule-associated transport facilitates SG coalescences. The work on intracellular dynamics not only improves the understanding of the mechanism of physiology phase separations occurring in nonequilibrium environments but also reveals an interplay between intracellular dynamics and LLPS.
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- Ming‐Li Zhang
- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- School of Life Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai201210China
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- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Hubei Bioinformatics and Molecular Imaging Key LaboratoryDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCollege of Life Science and TechnologyHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074China
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- School of Life Science and TechnologyShanghaiTech UniversityShanghai201210China
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- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- School of Systems Science and Institute of Nonequilibrium SystemsBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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Gu H, Gu C, Locker N, Ewing AG. Amperometry and Electron Microscopy show Stress Granules Induce Homotypic Fusion of Catecholamine Vesicles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400422. [PMID: 38380500 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400422] [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: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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An overreactive stress granule (SG) pathway and long-lived, stable SGs formation are thought to participate in the progress of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). To understand if and how SGs contribute to disorders of neurotransmitter release in NDs, we examined the interaction between extracellular isolated SGs and vesicles. Amperometry shows that the vesicular content increases and dynamics of vesicle opening slow down after vesicles are treated with SGs, suggesting larger vesicles are formed. Data from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) clearly shows that a portion of large dense-core vesicles (LDCVs) with double/multiple cores appear, thus confirming that SGs induce homotypic fusion between LDCVs. This might be a protective step to help cells to survive following high oxidative stress. A hypothetical mechanism is proposed whereby enriched mRNA or protein in the shell of SGs is likely to bind intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) regions of vesicle associated membrane protein (VAMP) driving a disrupted membrane between two closely buddled vesicles to fuse with each other to form double-core vesicles. Our results show that SGs induce homotypic fusion of LDCVs, providing better understanding of how SGs intervene in pathological processes and opening a new direction to investigations of SGs involved neurodegenerative disease.
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- Hui Gu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, 411201, Xiangtan, China
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 41390, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 41390, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences School of Biosciences and Medicine, University of Surrey, GU27XH, Guildford Surrey, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 41390, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Zheng H, Zhang H. More than a bystander: RNAs specify multifaceted behaviors of liquid-liquid phase-separated biomolecular condensates. Bioessays 2024; 46:e2300203. [PMID: 38175843 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202300203] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Cells contain a myriad of membraneless ribonucleoprotein (RNP) condensates with distinct compositions of proteins and RNAs. RNP condensates participate in different cellular activities, including RNA storage, mRNA translation or decay, stress response, etc. RNP condensates are assembled via liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) driven by multivalent interactions. Transition of RNP condensates into bodies with abnormal material properties, such as solid-like amyloid structures, is associated with the pathogenesis of various diseases. In this review, we focus on how RNAs regulate multiple aspects of RNP condensates, such as dynamic assembly and/or disassembly and biophysical properties. RNA properties - including concentration, sequence, length and structure - also determine the phase behaviors of RNP condensates. RNA is also involved in specifying autophagic degradation of RNP condensates. Unraveling the role of RNA in RNPs provides novel insights into pathological accumulation of RNPs in various diseases. This new understanding can potentially be harnessed to develop therapeutic strategies.
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- Hui Zheng
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Gao G, Sumrall ES, Pitchiaya S, Bitzer M, Alberti S, Walter NG. Biomolecular condensates in kidney physiology and disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 2023; 19:756-770. [PMID: 37752323 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-023-00767-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The regulation and preservation of distinct intracellular and extracellular solute microenvironments is crucial for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In mammals, the kidneys control bodily salt and water homeostasis. Specifically, the urine-concentrating mechanism within the renal medulla causes fluctuations in extracellular osmolarity, which enables cells of the kidney to either conserve or eliminate water and electrolytes, depending on the balance between intake and loss. However, relatively little is known about the subcellular and molecular changes caused by such osmotic stresses. Advances have shown that many cells, including those of the kidney, rapidly (within seconds) and reversibly (within minutes) assemble membraneless, nano-to-microscale subcellular assemblies termed biomolecular condensates via the biophysical process of hyperosmotic phase separation (HOPS). Mechanistically, osmotic cell compression mediates changes in intracellular hydration, concentration and molecular crowding, rendering HOPS one of many related phase-separation phenomena. Osmotic stress causes numerous homo-multimeric proteins to condense, thereby affecting gene expression and cell survival. HOPS rapidly regulates specific cellular biochemical processes before appropriate protective or corrective action by broader stress response mechanisms can be initiated. Here, we broadly survey emerging evidence for, and the impact of, biomolecular condensates in nephrology, where initial concentration buffering by HOPS and its subsequent cellular escalation mechanisms are expected to have important implications for kidney physiology and disease.
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- Guoming Gao
- Biophysics Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) and Center for Molecular and Cellular Engineering (CMCB), Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Knight LS, Knight TA. Making the case for prophylactic use of betaine to promote brain health in young (15-24 year old) athletes at risk for concussion. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1214976. [PMID: 37811321 PMCID: PMC10556504 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1214976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Betaine supplementation in the context of human nutrition, athletic performance, and clinical therapy demonstrate that the osmolyte and methyl donor, betaine, is cytoprotective and beneficial to human health. These studies also demonstrate that betaine supplementation in healthy humans is straight-forward with no reported adverse effects. Here, we explore betaine uptake in the central nervous system (CNS) and contribute to evidence that betaine may be uniquely protective to the brain. We specifically describe the therapeutic potential of betaine and explore the potential implications of betaine on inhibition mediated by GABA and glycine neurotransmission. The influence of betaine on neurophysiology complement betaine's role as an osmolyte and metabolite and is consistent with clinical evidence of betaine-mediated improvements to cognitive function (reported in elderly populations) and its anti-convulsant properties. Betaine's therapeutic potential in neurological disorders including epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases combined with benefits of betaine supplementation on athletic performance support the unique application of betaine as a prophylaxis to concussion. As an example, we identify young athletes (15-24 years old), especially females, for prophylactic betaine supplementation to promote brain health and resilience in a cohort at high risk for concussion and for developing Alzheimer's disease.
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- Biology Department, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, United States
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Majerciak V, Zhou T, Kruhlak M, Zheng ZM. RNA helicase DDX6 and scaffold protein GW182 in P-bodies promote biogenesis of stress granules. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:9337-9355. [PMID: 37427791 PMCID: PMC10516652 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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Two prominent cytoplasmic RNA granules, ubiquitous RNA-processing bodies (PB) and inducible stress granules (SG), regulate mRNA translation and are intimately related. In this study, we found that arsenite (ARS)-induced SG formed in a stepwise process is topologically and mechanically linked to PB. Two essential PB components, GW182 and DDX6, are repurposed under stress to play direct but distinguishable roles in SG biogenesis. By providing scaffolding activities, GW182 promotes the aggregation of SG components to form SG bodies. DEAD-box helicase DDX6 is also essential for the proper assembly and separation of PB from SG. DDX6 deficiency results in the formation of irregularly shaped 'hybrid' PB/SG granules with accumulated components of both PB and SG. Wild-type DDX6, but not its helicase mutant E247A, can rescue the separation of PB from SG in DDX6KO cells, indicating a requirement of DDX6 helicase activity for this process. DDX6 activity in biogenesis of both PB and SG in the cells under stress is further modulated by its interaction with two protein partners, CNOT1 and 4E-T, of which knockdown affects the formation of both PB and also SG. Together, these data highlight a new functional paradigm between PB and SG biogenesis during the stress.
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- Vladimir Majerciak
- Tumor Virus RNA Biology Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Structural Biology Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- CCR Confocal Microscopy Core Facility, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Tumor Virus RNA Biology Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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Khan S, Siraj S, Shahid M, Haque MM, Islam A. Osmolytes: Wonder molecules to combat protein misfolding against stress conditions. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123662. [PMID: 36796566 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The proper functioning of any protein depends on its three dimensional conformation which is achieved by the accurate folding mechanism. Keeping away from the exposed stress conditions leads to cooperative unfolding and sometimes partial folding, forming the structures like protofibrils, fibrils, aggregates, oligomers, etc. leading to several neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, Cystic fibrosis, Huntington, Marfan syndrome, and also cancers in some cases, too. Hydration of proteins is necessary, which may be achieved by the presence of organic solutes called osmolytes within the cell. Osmolytes belong to different classes in different organisms and play their role by preferential exclusion of osmolytes and preferential hydration of water molecules and achieves the osmotic balance in the cell otherwise it may cause problems like cellular infection, cell shrinkage leading to apoptosis and cell swelling which is also the major injury to the cell. Osmolyte interacts with protein, nucleic acids, intrinsically disordered proteins by non-covalent forces. Stabilizing osmolytes increases the Gibbs free energy of the unfolded protein and decreases that of folded protein and vice versa with denaturants (urea and guanidinium hydrochloride). The efficacy of each osmolyte with the protein is determined by the calculation of m value which reflects its efficiency with protein. Hence osmolytes can be therapeutically considered and used in drugs.
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- Sobia Khan
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India; Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box: 173, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
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Curdy N, Lanvin O, Cerapio JP, Pont F, Tosolini M, Sarot E, Valle C, Saint-Laurent N, Lhuillier E, Laurent C, Fournié JJ, Franchini DM. The proteome and transcriptome of stress granules and P bodies during human T lymphocyte activation. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112211. [PMID: 36884350 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Stress granules (SGs) and processing bodies (PBs) are membraneless cytoplasmic assemblies regulating mRNAs under environmental stress such as viral infections, neurological disorders, or cancer. Upon antigen stimulation, T lymphocytes mediate their immune functions under regulatory mechanisms involving SGs and PBs. However, the impact of T cell activation on such complexes in terms of formation, constitution, and relationship remains unknown. Here, by combining proteomic, transcriptomic, and immunofluorescence approaches, we simultaneously characterized the SGs and PBs from primary human T lymphocytes pre and post stimulation. The identification of the proteomes and transcriptomes of SGs and PBs indicate an unanticipated molecular and functional complementarity. Notwithstanding, these granules keep distinct spatial organizations and abilities to interact with mRNAs. This comprehensive characterization of the RNP granule proteomic and transcriptomic landscapes provides a unique resource for future investigations on SGs and PBs in T lymphocytes.
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- Nicolas Curdy
- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France; Institut Carnot Lymphome CALYM, Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France; Institut Carnot Lymphome CALYM, Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France; Institut Carnot Lymphome CALYM, Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), INSERM U1048, 31432 Toulouse, France; GeT-Santé, Plateforme Génome et Transcriptome, GenoToul, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France; Institut Carnot Lymphome CALYM, Toulouse, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), 31059 Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France; Institut Carnot Lymphome CALYM, Toulouse, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM UMR 1037, CNRS UMR 5071, 31037 Toulouse, France; Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, 31330 Toulouse, France; Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire d'Excellence "TOUCAN-2", Toulouse, France; Institut Carnot Lymphome CALYM, Toulouse, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), 31059 Toulouse, France.
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Das B, Roychowdhury S, Mohanty P, Rizuan A, Chakraborty J, Mittal J, Chattopadhyay K. A Zn-dependent structural transition of SOD1 modulates its ability to undergo phase separation. EMBO J 2023; 42:e111185. [PMID: 36416085 PMCID: PMC9841336 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022111185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The misfolding and mutation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is commonly associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). SOD1 can accumulate within stress granules (SGs), a type of membraneless organelle, which is believed to form via liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Using wild-type, metal-deficient, and different ALS disease mutants of SOD1 and computer simulations, we report here that the absence of Zn leads to structural disorder within two loop regions of SOD1, triggering SOD1 LLPS and amyloid formation. The addition of exogenous Zn to either metal-free SOD1 or to the severe ALS mutation I113T leads to the stabilization of the loops and impairs SOD1 LLPS and aggregation. Moreover, partial Zn-mediated inhibition of LLPS was observed for another severe ALS mutant, G85R, which shows perturbed Zn-binding. By contrast, the ALS mutant G37R, which shows reduced Cu-binding, does not undergo LLPS. In addition, SOD1 condensates induced by Zn-depletion exhibit greater cellular toxicity than aggregates formed by prolonged incubation under aggregating conditions. Overall, our work establishes a role for Zn-dependent modulation of SOD1 conformation and LLPS properties that may contribute to amyloid formation.
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- Bidisha Das
- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyKolkataIndia
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)GhaziabadIndia
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyKolkataIndia
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTXUSA
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTXUSA
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- Cell Biology and Physiology DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyKolkataIndia
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTXUSA
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics DivisionCSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyKolkataIndia
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)GhaziabadIndia
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Brownsword MJ, Locker N. A little less aggregation a little more replication: Viral manipulation of stress granules. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2023; 14:e1741. [PMID: 35709333 PMCID: PMC10078398 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Recent exciting studies have uncovered how membrane-less organelles, also known as biocondensates, are providing cells with rapid response pathways, allowing them to re-organize their cellular contents and adapt to stressful conditions. Their assembly is driven by the phase separation of their RNAs and intrinsically disordered protein components into condensed foci. Among these, stress granules (SGs) are dynamic cytoplasmic biocondensates that form in response to many stresses, including activation of the integrated stress response or viral infections. SGs sit at the crossroads between antiviral signaling and translation because they concentrate signaling proteins and components of the innate immune response, in addition to translation machinery and stalled mRNAs. Consequently, they have been proposed to contribute to antiviral activities, and therefore are targeted by viral countermeasures. Equally, SGs components can be commandeered by viruses for their own efficient replication. Phase separation processes are an important component of the viral life cycle, for example, driving the assembly of replication factories or inclusion bodies. Therefore, in this review, we will outline the recent understanding of this complex interplay and tug of war between viruses, SGs, and their components. This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease Translation > Regulation RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules > RNA-Protein Complexes.
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- Matthew J. Brownsword
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Biosciences and MedicineUniversity of SurreyGuildfordSurreyUK
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Biosciences and MedicineUniversity of SurreyGuildfordSurreyUK
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van Tartwijk FW, Kaminski CF. Protein Condensation, Cellular Organization, and Spatiotemporal Regulation of Cytoplasmic Properties. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2022; 6:e2101328. [PMID: 35796197 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202101328] [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: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The cytoplasm is an aqueous, highly crowded solution of active macromolecules. Its properties influence the behavior of proteins, including their folding, motion, and interactions. In particular, proteins in the cytoplasm can interact to form phase-separated assemblies, so-called biomolecular condensates. The interplay between cytoplasmic properties and protein condensation is critical in a number of functional contexts and is the subject of this review. The authors first describe how cytoplasmic properties can affect protein behavior, in particular condensate formation, and then describe the functional implications of this interplay in three cellular contexts, which exemplify how protein self-organization can be adapted to support certain physiological phenotypes. The authors then describe the formation of RNA-protein condensates in highly polarized cells such as neurons, where condensates play a critical role in the regulation of local protein synthesis, and describe how different stressors trigger extensive reorganization of the cytoplasm, both through signaling pathways and through direct stress-induced changes in cytoplasmic properties. Finally, the authors describe changes in protein behavior and cytoplasmic properties that may occur in extremophiles, in particular organisms that have adapted to inhabit environments of extreme temperature, and discuss the implications and functional importance of these changes.
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- Francesca W van Tartwijk
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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Hyperosmotic-stress-induced liquid-liquid phase separation of ALS-related proteins in the nucleus. Cell Rep 2022; 40:111086. [PMID: 35858576 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Hyperosmotic stress as physiologic dysfunction can reduce the cell volume and then redistribute both protein concentration and ionic strength, but its effect on liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is not well understood. Here, we map the hyperosmotic-stress-induced nuclear LLPS of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-related proteins (fused in sarcoma [FUS], TAR DNA-binding protein 43 [TDP-43]). The dynamic and reversibility of FUS granules are continuable with the increase of hypertonic stimulation time, but those of TDP-43 granules decrease significantly. Strikingly, FUS granules, but not TDP-43 granules, contain essential chaperone Hsp40, which can protect amyloid protein from solid aggregation. Moreover, FUS nuclear granules can co-localize with paraspeckles, but not promyelocytic leukemia (PML) bodies or nuclear speckles, while TDP-43 nuclear granules cannot co-localize with the above nuclear bodies. Together, these results may broaden our understanding of the LLPS of ALS-related proteins in response to cellular stress.
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Carrettiero DC, Almeida MC, Longhini AP, Rauch JN, Han D, Zhang X, Najafi S, Gestwicki JE, Kosik KS. Stress routes clients to the proteasome via a BAG2 ubiquitin-independent degradation condensate. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3074. [PMID: 35654899 PMCID: PMC9163039 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30751-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The formation of membraneless organelles can be a proteotoxic stress control mechanism that locally condenses a set of components capable of mediating protein degradation decisions. The breadth of mechanisms by which cells respond to stressors and form specific functional types of membraneless organelles, is incompletely understood. We found that Bcl2-associated athanogene 2 (BAG2) marks a distinct phase-separated membraneless organelle, triggered by several forms of stress, particularly hyper-osmotic stress. Distinct from well-known condensates such as stress granules and processing bodies, BAG2-containing granules lack RNA, lack ubiquitin and promote client degradation in a ubiquitin-independent manner via the 20S proteasome. These organelles protect the viability of cells from stress and can traffic to the client protein, in the case of Tau protein, on the microtubule. Components of these ubiquitin-independent degradation organelles include the chaperone HSP-70 and the 20S proteasome activated by members of the PA28 (PMSE) family. BAG2 condensates did not co-localize with LAMP-1 or p62/SQSTM1. When the proteasome is inhibited, BAG2 condensates and the autophagy markers traffic to an aggresome-like structure.
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- Daniel C Carrettiero
- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
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Zhu Q, Teng B, Chen Y, Su F, Li Y, Yang Q, Yao C. A concise and efficient total synthetic route of active stilbene dimer (±)- ε-viniferin. RSC Adv 2022; 12:11100-11103. [PMID: 35425053 PMCID: PMC8992221 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01385a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A concise and efficient procedure for the total synthesis of natural stilbene dimer (±)-ε-viniferin was accomplished with high overall yield. Demethylation of the key intermediate methyl 3-arylbenzofuran-4-carboxylate was achieved successfully through bromination followed by BBr3-or BCl3/TBAI-mediated ether cleavage reaction. Pd/C and bromobenzene-catalyzed MOM ether cleavage was successfully carried out to aquire (±)-ε-viniferin.
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- Qibin Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100050 P. R. China
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Ripin N, Parker R. Are stress granules the RNA analogs of misfolded protein aggregates? RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 28:67-75. [PMID: 34670846 PMCID: PMC8675284 DOI: 10.1261/rna.079000.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ribonucleoprotein granules are ubiquitous features of eukaryotic cells. Several observations argue that the formation of at least some RNP granules can be considered analogous to the formation of unfolded protein aggregates. First, unfolded protein aggregates form from the exposure of promiscuous protein interaction surfaces, while some mRNP granules form, at least in part, by promiscuous intermolecular RNA-RNA interactions due to exposed RNA surfaces when mRNAs are not engaged with ribosomes. Second, analogous to the role of protein chaperones in preventing misfolded protein aggregation, cells contain abundant "RNA chaperones" to limit inappropriate RNA-RNA interactions and prevent mRNP granule formation. Third, analogous to the role of protein aggregates in diseases, situations where RNA aggregation exceeds the capacity of RNA chaperones to disaggregate RNAs may contribute to human disease. Understanding that RNP granules can be considered as promiscuous, reversible RNA aggregation events allow insight into their composition and how cells have evolved functions for RNP granules.
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- Nina Ripin
- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
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Miyano T, Suzuki A, Sakamoto N. Hyperosmotic stress induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition through rearrangements of focal adhesions in tubular epithelial cells. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261345. [PMID: 34932568 PMCID: PMC8691603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of tubular epithelial cells is a hallmark of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis and is associated with chronic renal injury as well as acute renal injury. As one of the incidences and risk factors for acute renal injury, increasing the osmolality in the proximal tubular fluid by administration of intravenous mannitol has been reported, but the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. Hyperosmotic conditions caused by mannitol in the tubular tissue may generate not only osmotic but also mechanical stresses, which are known to be able to induce EMT in epithelial cells, thereby contributing to renal injury. Herein, we investigate the effect of hyperosmolarity on EMT in tubular epithelial cells. Normal rat kidney (NRK)-52E cells were exposed to mannitol-induced hyperosmotic stress. Consequently, the hyperosmotic stress led to a reduced expression of the epithelial marker E-cadherin and an enhanced expression of the mesenchymal marker, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), which indicates an initiation of EMT in NKR-52E cells. The hyperosmotic condition also induced time-dependent disassembly and rearrangements of focal adhesions (FAs) concomitant with changes in actin cytoskeleton. Moreover, prevention of FAs rearrangements by cotreatment with Y-27632, a Rho-associated protein kinase inhibitor, could abolish the effects of hyperosmotic mannitol treatment, thus attenuating the expression of α-SMA to the level in nontreated cells. These results suggest that hyperosmotic stress may induce EMT through FAs rearrangement in proximal tubular epithelial cells.
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- Takashi Miyano
- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (TM); (NS)
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- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
- * E-mail: (TM); (NS)
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Hyperosmotic Stress Induces a Specific Pattern for Stress Granule Formation in Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cells Int 2021; 2021:8274936. [PMID: 34697543 PMCID: PMC8538399 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8274936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Stress granules (SGs) are assemblies of selective messenger RNAs (mRNAs), translation factors, and RNA-binding proteins in small untranslated messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) complexes in the cytoplasm. Evidence indicates that different types of cells have shown different mechanisms to respond to stress and the formation of SGs. In the present work, we investigated how human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs/IMR90-1) overcome hyperosmotic stress compared to a cell line that does not harbor pluripotent characteristics (SH-SY5Y cell line). Gradient concentrations of NaCl showed a different pattern of SG formation between hiPSCs/IMR90-1 and the nonpluripotent cell line SH-SY5Y. Other pluripotent stem cell lines (hiPSCs/CRTD5 and hESCs/H9 (human embryonic stem cell line)) as well as nonpluripotent cell lines (BHK-21 and MCF-7) were used to confirm this phenomenon. Moreover, the formation of hyperosmotic SGs in hiPSCs/IMR90-1 was independent of eIF2α phosphorylation and was associated with low apoptosis levels. In addition, a comprehensive proteomics analysis was performed to identify proteins involved in regulating this specific pattern of hyperosmotic SG formation in hiPSCs/IMR90-1. We found possible implications of microtubule organization on the response to hyperosmotic stress in hiPSCs/IMR90-1. We have also unveiled a reduced expression of tubulin that may protect cells against hyperosmolarity stress while inhibiting SG formation without affecting stem cell self-renewal and pluripotency. Our observations may provide a possible cellular mechanism to better understand SG dynamics in pluripotent stem cells.
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Mann JR, Donnelly CJ. RNA modulates physiological and neuropathological protein phase transitions. Neuron 2021; 109:2663-2681. [PMID: 34297914 PMCID: PMC8434763 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aggregation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) is a pathological hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In these diseases, TDP-43 and FUS RBPs are depleted from the nuclear compartment, where they are normally localized, and found within cytoplasmic inclusions in degenerating regions of affected individuals' postmortem tissue. The mechanisms responsible for aggregation of these proteins has remained elusive, but recent studies suggest liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) might serve as a critical nucleation step in formation of pathological inclusions. The process of phase separation also underlies the formation and maintenance of several functional membraneless organelles (MLOs) throughout the cell, some of which contain TDP-43, FUS, and other disease-linked RBPs. One common ligand of disease-linked RBPs, RNA, is a major component of MLOs containing RBPs and has been demonstrated to be a strong modulator of RBP phase transitions. Although early evidence suggested a largely synergistic effect of RNA on RBP phase separation and MLO assembly, recent work indicates that RNA can also antagonize RBP phase behavior under certain physiological and pathological conditions. In this review, we describe the mechanisms underlying RNA-mediated phase transitions of RBPs and examine the molecular properties of these interactions, such as RNA length, sequence, and secondary structure, that mediate physiological or pathological LLPS.
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- Jacob R Mann
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; LiveLikeLouCenter for ALS Research, University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Center for Protein Conformational Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; LiveLikeLouCenter for ALS Research, University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Center for Protein Conformational Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegeneration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15213.
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Mohammed D, Park CY, Fredberg JJ, Weitz DA. Tumorigenic mesenchymal clusters are less sensitive to moderate osmotic stresses due to low amounts of junctional E-cadherin. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16279. [PMID: 34381087 PMCID: PMC8358034 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95740-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The migration of tumorigenic cells is a critical step for metastatic breast cancer progression. Although the role of the extracellular matrix in breast cancer cell migration has been extensively described, the effect of osmotic stress on the migration of tumor breast cohorts remains unclear. Most of our understanding on the effect of osmotic stresses on cell migration comes from studies at the level of the single cell in isolation and does not take cell-cell interactions into account. Here, we study the impact of moderate osmotic stress on the migration of cell clusters composed of either non-tumorigenic or tumorigenic cells. We observe a decrease in migration distance and speed for non-tumorigenic cells but not for tumorigenic ones. To explain these differences, we investigate how osmotic stress impacts the mechanical properties of cell clusters and affects their volumes. Our findings show that tumorigenic mesenchymal cells are less sensitive to osmotic stress than non-tumorigenic cells and suggest that this difference is associated with a lower expression of E-cadherin. Using EGTA treatments, we confirm that the establishment of cell-cell adhesive interactions is a key component of the behavior of cell clusters in response to osmotic stress. This study provides evidence on the low sensitivity of mesenchymal tumorigenic clusters to moderate osmotic stress and highlights the importance of cadherin-based junctions in the response to osmotic stress.
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- Danahe Mohammed
- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
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Zhang C, van Leeuwen W, Blotenburg M, Aguilera-Gomez A, Brussee S, Grond R, Kampinga HH, Rabouille C. Activation of salt Inducible Kinases, IRE1 and PERK leads to Sec bodies formation in Drosophila S2 cells. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:272062. [PMID: 34350957 PMCID: PMC8445602 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The phase separation of the non-membrane bound Sec bodies occurs in Drosophila S2 cells by coalescence of components of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) exit sites under the stress of amino acid starvation. Here, we address which signaling pathways cause Sec body formation and find that two pathways are critical. The first is the activation of the salt-inducible kinases (SIKs; SIK2 and SIK3) by Na+ stress, which, when it is strong, is sufficient. The second is activation of IRE1 and PERK (also known as PEK in flies) downstream of ER stress induced by the absence of amino acids, which needs to be combined with moderate salt stress to induce Sec body formation. SIK, and IRE1 and PERK activation appear to potentiate each other through the stimulation of the unfolded protein response, a key parameter in Sec body formation. This work shows the role of SIKs in phase transition and re-enforces the role of IRE1 and PERK as a metabolic sensor for the level of circulating amino acids and salt. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: In S2 cells, the phase-separated Sec bodies form upon the combined activation of salt-inducible kinases, IRE1 and PERK.
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- Chujun Zhang
- Hubrecht Institute of the KNAW & UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute of the KNAW & UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute of the KNAW & UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences in Cells and Systems, UMC Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute of the KNAW & UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Biomedical Sciences in Cells and Systems, UMC Groningen, The Netherlands.,Section Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Campos-Melo D, Hawley ZCE, Droppelmann CA, Strong MJ. The Integral Role of RNA in Stress Granule Formation and Function. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:621779. [PMID: 34095105 PMCID: PMC8173143 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.621779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Stress granules (SGs) are phase-separated, membraneless, cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein (RNP) assemblies whose primary function is to promote cell survival by condensing translationally stalled mRNAs, ribosomal components, translation initiation factors, and RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). While the protein composition and the function of proteins in the compartmentalization and the dynamics of assembly and disassembly of SGs has been a matter of study for several years, the role of RNA in these structures had remained largely unknown. RNA species are, however, not passive members of RNA granules in that RNA by itself can form homo and heterotypic interactions with other RNA molecules leading to phase separation and nucleation of RNA granules. RNA can also function as molecular scaffolds recruiting multivalent RBPs and their interactors to form higher-order structures. With the development of SG purification techniques coupled to RNA-seq, the transcriptomic landscape of SGs is becoming increasingly understood, revealing the enormous potential of RNA to guide the assembly and disassembly of these transient organelles. SGs are not only formed under acute stress conditions but also in response to different diseases such as viral infections, cancer, and neurodegeneration. Importantly, these granules are increasingly being recognized as potential precursors of pathological aggregates in neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we examine the current evidence in support of RNA playing a significant role in the formation of SGs and explore the concept of SGs as therapeutic targets.
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- Danae Campos-Melo
- Molecular Medicine Group, Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine Group, Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine Group, Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Molecular Medicine Group, Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Pathology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Tikhomirova MA, Sheval EV. Formation of Biomolecular Condensates: Regulation of Embryogenesis at the Cellular Level. Russ J Dev Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360421020077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tweedie A, Nissan T. Hiding in Plain Sight: Formation and Function of Stress Granules During Microbial Infection of Mammalian Cells. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:647884. [PMID: 33996904 PMCID: PMC8116797 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.647884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Stress granule (SG) formation is a host cell response to stress-induced translational repression. SGs assemble with RNA-binding proteins and translationally silent mRNA. SGs have been demonstrated to be both inhibitory to viruses, as well as being subverted for viral roles. In contrast, the function of SGs during non-viral microbial infections remains largely unexplored. A handful of microbial infections have been shown to result in host SG assembly. Nevertheless, a large body of evidence suggests SG formation in hosts is a widespread response to microbial infection. Diverse stresses caused by microbes and their products can activate the integrated stress response in order to inhibit translation initiation through phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α). This translational response in other contexts results in SG assembly, suggesting that SG assembly can be a general phenomenon during microbial infection. This review explores evidence for host SG formation in response to bacterial, fungal, and protozoan infection and potential functions of SGs in the host and for adaptations of the pathogen.
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- Alistair Tweedie
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.,Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Tsubotani K, Maeyama S, Murakami S, Schaffer SW, Ito T. Taurine suppresses liquid-liquid phase separation of lysozyme protein. Amino Acids 2021; 53:745-751. [PMID: 33881613 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-021-02980-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Taurine is a compatible osmolyte that confers stability to proteins. Recent studies have revealed that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins underlie the formation of membraneless organelles in cells. In the present study, we evaluated the role of taurine on LLPS of hen egg lysozyme. We demonstrated that taurine decreases the turbidity of the polyethylene glycol-induced crowding solution of lysozyme. We also demonstrated that taurine attenuates LLPS-dependent cloudiness of lysozyme solution with 0.5 or 1 M NaCl at a critical temperature. Moreover, we observed that taurine inhibits LLPS formation of a heteroprotein mix solution of lysozyme and ovalbumin. These data indicate that taurine can modulate the formation of LLPS of proteins.
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- Kanae Tsubotani
- Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Matsuokakenjojima, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Matsuokakenjojima, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Matsuokakenjojima, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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- College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, 5795 Drive North, CSAB 170, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Matsuokakenjojima, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan.
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Mediani L, Antoniani F, Galli V, Vinet J, Carrà AD, Bigi I, Tripathy V, Tiago T, Cimino M, Leo G, Amen T, Kaganovich D, Cereda C, Pansarasa O, Mandrioli J, Tripathi P, Troost D, Aronica E, Buchner J, Goswami A, Sterneckert J, Alberti S, Carra S. Hsp90-mediated regulation of DYRK3 couples stress granule disassembly and growth via mTORC1 signaling. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e51740. [PMID: 33738926 PMCID: PMC8097338 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202051740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Stress granules (SGs) are dynamic condensates associated with protein misfolding diseases. They sequester stalled mRNAs and signaling factors, such as the mTORC1 subunit raptor, suggesting that SGs coordinate cell growth during and after stress. However, the molecular mechanisms linking SG dynamics and signaling remain undefined. We report that the chaperone Hsp90 is required for SG dissolution. Hsp90 binds and stabilizes the dual‐specificity tyrosine‐phosphorylation‐regulated kinase 3 (DYRK3) in the cytosol. Upon Hsp90 inhibition, DYRK3 dissociates from Hsp90 and becomes inactive. Inactive DYRK3 is subjected to two different fates: it either partitions into SGs, where it is protected from irreversible aggregation, or it is degraded. In the presence of Hsp90, DYRK3 is active and promotes SG disassembly, restoring mTORC1 signaling and translation. Thus, Hsp90 links stress adaptation and cell growth by regulating the activity of a key kinase involved in condensate disassembly and translation restoration.
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- Laura Mediani
- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Center for Regenerative Therapies TU Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Genomic and Post-Genomic Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, St. Agostino Estense Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Center for Regenerative Therapies TU Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience and Nanotechnology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Enukashvily NI, Dobrynin MA, Chubar AV. RNA-seeded membraneless bodies: Role of tandemly repeated RNA. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2021; 126:151-193. [PMID: 34090614 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2020.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Membraneless organelles (bodies, granules, etc.) are spatially distinct sub-nuclear and cytoplasmic foci involved in all the processes in a living cell, such as development, cell death, carcinogenesis, proliferation, and differentiation. Today the list of the membraneless organelles includes a wide spectrum of intranuclear and cytoplasmic bodies. Proteins with intrinsically disordered regions are the key players in the membraneless body assembly. However, recent data assume an important role of RNA molecules in the process of the liquid-liquid phase separation. High-level expression of RNA above a critical concentration threshold is mandatory to nucleate interactions with specific proteins and for seeding membraneless organelles. RNA components are considered by many authors as the principal determinants of organelle identity. Tandemly repeated (TR) DNA of big satellites (a TR family that includes centromeric and pericentromeric DNA sequences) was believed to be transcriptionally silent for a long period. Now we know about the TR transcription upregulation during gameto- and embryogenesis, carcinogenesis, stress response. In the review, we summarize the recent data about the involvement of TR RNA in the formation of nuclear membraneless granules, bodies, etc., with different functions being in some cases an initiator of the structures assembly. These RNP structures sequestrate and inactivate different proteins and transcripts. The TR induced sequestration is one of the key principles of nuclear architecture and genome functioning. Studying the role of the TR-based membraneless organelles in stress and disease will bring some new ideas for translational medicine.
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- Natella I Enukashvily
- Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia; North-Western Medical State University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Su R, Qiao X, Gao Y, Li X, Jiang W, Chen W, Fan Y, Zheng B, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Wang R, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wan W, Dong Y, Li J. Draft Genome of the European Mouflon ( Ovis orientalis musimon). Front Genet 2020; 11:533611. [PMID: 33329689 PMCID: PMC7710762 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.533611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mouflon (Ovis orientalis) with its huge and beautiful horns is considered as one of the ancestors of domesticated sheep. The European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) is in the Asiatic mouflon (O. orientalis) clade. In order to provide novel genome information for mouflon, moreover promote genetic analysis of genus Ovis both domestic and wild, we propose to sequence the mouflon genome. We assembled the highly heterozygous mouflon genome based on Illumina HiSeq platform using the next-generation sequencing technology. Finally, the draft genome we accessed approximately 2.69 Gb (42.15% GC), while N50 sizes of contig and scaffold are 110.1 kb and 10.4 Mb, respectively. The contiguity of this assembly is obviously better than earlier versions. Further analyses predicted 20,814 protein-coding genes in the mouflon genome and 12,390 shared gene families among bovine species. It is estimated that the divergence time between O. orientalis musimon and Ovis aries was 7.6 million years ago. The draft mouflon genome assembly will provide data support and theoretical basis for various investigations of the genus Ovis species in future.
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- Rui Su
- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- NOWBIO Technology Co. Ltd, Kunming, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Biological Big Data, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Research Institute for Local Plateau Agriculture and Industry, Kunming, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- Daqingshan Wild Animal Park, Hohhot Gardens Management Bureau, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Biological Big Data, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Research Institute for Local Plateau Agriculture and Industry, Kunming, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Engineering Research Center for Goat Genetics and Breeding, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot, China
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Water Conservation and Plant Survival Strategies of Rhizobacteria under Drought Stress. AGRONOMY-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10111683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Drylands are stressful environment for plants growth and production. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) acts as a rampart against the adverse impacts of drought stress in drylands and enhances plant growth and is helpful in agricultural sustainability. PGPR improves drought tolerance by implicating physio-chemical modifications called rhizobacterial-induced drought endurance and resilience (RIDER). The RIDER response includes; alterations of phytohormonal levels, metabolic adjustments, production of bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS), biofilm formation, and antioxidant resistance, including the accumulation of many suitable organic solutes such as carbohydrates, amino acids, and polyamines. Modulation of moisture status by these PGPRs is one of the primary mechanisms regulating plant growth, but studies on their effect on plant survival are scarce in sandy/desert soil. It was found that inoculated plants showed high tolerance to water-deficient conditions by delaying dehydration and maintaining the plant’s water status at an optimal level. PGPR inoculated plants had a high recovery rate after rewatering interms of similar biomass at flowering compared to non-stressed plants. These rhizobacteria enhance plant tolerance and also elicit induced systemic resistance of plants to water scarcity. PGPR also improves the root growth and root architecture, thereby improving nutrient and water uptake. PGPR promoted accumulation of stress-responsive plant metabolites such as amino acids, sugars, and sugar alcohols. These metabolites play a substantial role in regulating plant growth and development and strengthen the plant’s defensive system against various biotic and abiotic stresses, in particular drought stress.
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Hofmann S, Kedersha N, Anderson P, Ivanov P. Molecular mechanisms of stress granule assembly and disassembly. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2020; 1868:118876. [PMID: 33007331 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Stress granules (SGs) are membrane-less ribonucleoprotein (RNP)-based cellular compartments that form in the cytoplasm of a cell upon exposure to various environmental stressors. SGs contain a large set of proteins, as well as mRNAs that have been stalled in translation as a result of stress-induced polysome disassembly. Despite the fact that SGs have been extensively studied for many years, their function is still not clear. They presumably help the cell to cope with the encountered stress, and facilitate the recovery process after stress removal upon which SGs disassemble. Aberrant formation of SGs and impaired SG disassembly majorly contribute to various pathological phenomena in cancer, viral infections, and neurodegeneration. The assembly of SGs is largely driven by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), however, the molecular mechanisms behind that are not fully understood. Recent studies have proposed a novel mechanism for SG formation that involves the interplay of a large interaction network of mRNAs and proteins. Here, we review this novel concept of SG assembly, and discuss the current insights into SG disassembly.
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- Sarah Hofmann
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Initiative for RNA Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Initiative for RNA Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Jalihal AP, Pitchiaya S, Xiao L, Bawa P, Jiang X, Bedi K, Parolia A, Cieslik M, Ljungman M, Chinnaiyan AM, Walter NG. Multivalent Proteins Rapidly and Reversibly Phase-Separate upon Osmotic Cell Volume Change. Mol Cell 2020; 79:978-990.e5. [PMID: 32857953 PMCID: PMC7502480 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Processing bodies (PBs) and stress granules (SGs) are prominent examples of subcellular, membraneless compartments that are observed under physiological and stress conditions, respectively. We observe that the trimeric PB protein DCP1A rapidly (within ∼10 s) phase-separates in mammalian cells during hyperosmotic stress and dissolves upon isosmotic rescue (over ∼100 s) with minimal effect on cell viability even after multiple cycles of osmotic perturbation. Strikingly, this rapid intracellular hyperosmotic phase separation (HOPS) correlates with the degree of cell volume compression, distinct from SG assembly, and is exhibited broadly by homo-multimeric (valency ≥ 2) proteins across several cell types. Notably, HOPS sequesters pre-mRNA cleavage factor components from actively transcribing genomic loci, providing a mechanism for hyperosmolarity-induced global impairment of transcription termination. Our data suggest that the multimeric proteome rapidly responds to changes in hydration and molecular crowding, revealing an unexpected mode of globally programmed phase separation and sequestration.
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- Ameya P Jalihal
- Single Molecule Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Single Molecule Analysis Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Center for RNA Biomedicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Stress granules (SGs) and processing bodies (PBs) are membraneless ribonucleoprotein-based cellular compartments that assemble in response to stress. SGs and PBs form through liquid-liquid phase separation that is driven by high local concentrations of key proteins and RNAs, both of which dynamically shuttle between the granules and the cytoplasm. SGs uniquely contain certain translation initiation factors and PBs are uniquely enriched with factors related to mRNA degradation and decay, although recent analyses reveal much broader protein commonality between these granules. Despite detailed knowledge of their composition and dynamics, the function of SGs and PBs remains poorly understood. Both, however, contain mRNAs, implicating their assembly in the regulation of RNA metabolism. SGs may also serve as hubs that rewire signaling events during stress. By contrast, PBs may constitute RNA storage centers, independent of mRNA decay. The aberrant assembly or disassembly of these granules has pathological implications in cancer, viral infection and neurodegeneration. Here, we review the current concepts regarding the formation, composition, dynamics, function and involvement in disease of SGs and PBs.
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- Claire L Riggs
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity, and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Brigham and Woman's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity, and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunity, and Inflammation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Suen KM, Braukmann F, Butler R, Bensaddek D, Akay A, Lin CC, Milonaitytė D, Doshi N, Sapetschnig A, Lamond A, Ladbury JE, Miska EA. DEPS-1 is required for piRNA-dependent silencing and PIWI condensate organisation in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4242. [PMID: 32843637 PMCID: PMC7447803 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18089-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Membraneless organelles are sites for RNA biology including small non-coding RNA (ncRNA) mediated gene silencing. How small ncRNAs utilise phase separated environments for their function is unclear. We investigated how the PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway engages with the membraneless organelle P granule in Caenorhabditis elegans. Proteomic analysis of the PIWI protein PRG-1 reveals an interaction with the constitutive P granule protein DEPS-1. DEPS-1 is not required for piRNA biogenesis but piRNA-dependent silencing: deps-1 mutants fail to produce the secondary endo-siRNAs required for the silencing of piRNA targets. We identify a motif on DEPS-1 which mediates a direct interaction with PRG-1. DEPS-1 and PRG-1 form intertwining clusters to build elongated condensates in vivo which are dependent on the Piwi-interacting motif of DEPS-1. Additionally, we identify EDG-1 as an interactor of DEPS-1 and PRG-1. Our study reveals how specific protein-protein interactions drive the spatial organisation and piRNA-dependent silencing within membraneless organelles.
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- Kin Man Suen
- Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EH, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EH, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
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- Laboratory for Quantitative Proteomics, Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
- Bioscience Core labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EH, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, LC Miall Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, LC Miall Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SP, UK
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- Laboratory for Quantitative Proteomics, Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, LC Miall Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK.
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EH, UK.
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, UK.
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Hock EM, Maniecka Z, Hruska-Plochan M, Reber S, Laferrière F, Sahadevan M K S, Ederle H, Gittings L, Pelkmans L, Dupuis L, Lashley T, Ruepp MD, Dormann D, Polymenidou M. Hypertonic Stress Causes Cytoplasmic Translocation of Neuronal, but Not Astrocytic, FUS due to Impaired Transportin Function. Cell Rep 2020; 24:987-1000.e7. [PMID: 30044993 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The primarily nuclear RNA-binding protein FUS (fused in sarcoma) forms pathological cytoplasmic inclusions in a subset of early-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients. In response to cellular stress, FUS is recruited to cytoplasmic stress granules, which are hypothesized to act as precursors of pathological inclusions. We monitored the stress-induced nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of endogenous FUS in an ex vivo mouse CNS model and human neural networks. We found that hyperosmolar, but not oxidative, stress induced robust cytoplasmic translocation of neuronal FUS, with transient nuclear clearance and loss of function. Surprisingly, this reaction is independent of stress granule formation and the molecular pathways activated by hyperosmolarity. Instead, it represents a mechanism mediated by cytoplasmic redistribution of Transportin 1/2 and is potentiated by transcriptional inhibition. Importantly, astrocytes, which remain unaffected in ALS/FTD-FUS, are spared from this stress reaction that may signify the initial event in the development of FUS pathology.
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- Eva-Maria Hock
- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- BioMedical Center (BMC), Ludwig-Maximiians-University Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany; Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN), 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Diseases, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, INSERM UMR-S1118 and Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Diseases, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London WC1N 1PJ, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute Centre at King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, 125 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NU, UK
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- BioMedical Center (BMC), Ludwig-Maximiians-University Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany; Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN), 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Hans F, Glasebach H, Kahle PJ. Multiple distinct pathways lead to hyperubiquitylated insoluble TDP-43 protein independent of its translocation into stress granules. J Biol Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)49926-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Hans F, Glasebach H, Kahle PJ. Multiple distinct pathways lead to hyperubiquitylated insoluble TDP-43 protein independent of its translocation into stress granules. J Biol Chem 2019; 295:673-689. [PMID: 31780563 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Insoluble, hyperubiquitylated TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) in the central nervous system characterizes frontotemporal dementia and ALS in many individuals with these neurodegenerative diseases. The causes for neuropathological TDP-43 aggregation are unknown, but it has been suggested that stress granule (SG) formation is important in this process. Indeed, in human embryonic kidney HEK293E cells, various SG-forming conditions induced very strong TDP-43 ubiquitylation, insolubility, and reduced splicing activity. Osmotic stress-induced SG formation and TDP-43 ubiquitylation occurred rapidly and coincided with colocalization of TDP-43 and SG markers. Washout experiments confirmed the rapid dissolution of SGs, accompanied by normalization of TDP-43 ubiquitylation and solubility. Surprisingly, interference with the SG process using a protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase inhibitor (GSK2606414) or the translation blocker emetine did not prevent TDP-43 ubiquitylation and insolubility. Thus, parallel pathways may lead to pathological TDP-43 modifications independent of SG formation. Using a panel of kinase inhibitors targeting signaling pathways of the osmotic shock inducer sorbitol, we could largely rule out the stress-activated and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase modules and glycogen synthase kinase 3β. For arsenite, but not for sorbitol, quenching oxidative stress with N-acetylcysteine did suppress both SG formation and TDP-43 ubiquitylation and insolubility. Thus, sodium arsenite appears to promote SG formation and TDP-43 modifications via oxidative stress, but sorbitol stimulates TDP-43 ubiquitylation and insolubility via a novel pathway(s) independent of SG formation. In conclusion, pathological TDP-43 modifications can be mediated via multiple distinct pathways for which SGs are not essential.
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- Friederike Hans
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 72076 Tübingen, Germany .,Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Onuchic PL, Milin AN, Alshareedah I, Deniz AA, Banerjee PR. Divalent cations can control a switch-like behavior in heterotypic and homotypic RNA coacervates. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12161. [PMID: 31434954 PMCID: PMC6704260 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48457-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of RNA-protein complexes plays a major role in the cellular function of membraneless organelles (MLOs). MLOs are sensitive to changes in cellular conditions, such as fluctuations in cytoplasmic ion concentrations. To investigate the effect of these changes on MLOs, we studied the influence of divalent cations on the physical and chemical properties of RNA coacervates. Using a model system comprised of an arginine-rich peptide and RNA, we predicted and observed that variations in signaling cations exert interaction-dependent effects on RNA LLPS. Changing the ionic environment has opposing effects on the propensity for heterotypic peptide-RNA and homotypic RNA LLPS, which results in a switch between coacervate types. Furthermore, divalent ion variations continuously tune the microenvironments and fluid properties of heterotypic and homotypic droplets. Our results may provide a general mechanism for modulating the biochemical environment of RNA coacervates in a cellular context.
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- Paulo L Onuchic
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA.
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA.
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Van Treeck B, Parker R. Emerging Roles for Intermolecular RNA-RNA Interactions in RNP Assemblies. Cell 2019; 174:791-802. [PMID: 30096311 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells contain large assemblies of RNA and protein, referred to as ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules, which include cytoplasmic P-bodies, stress granules, and neuronal and germinal granules, as well as nuclear paraspeckles, Cajal bodies, and RNA foci formed from repeat expansion RNAs. Recent evidence argues that intermolecular RNA-RNA interactions play a role in forming and determining the composition of certain RNP granules. We hypothesize that intermolecular RNA-RNA interactions are favored in cells yet are limited by RNA-binding proteins, helicases, and ribosomes, thereby allowing normal RNA function. An over-abundance of intermolecular RNA-RNA interactions may be toxic since perturbations that increase RNA-RNA interactions such as long repeat expansion RNAs, arginine-containing dipeptide repeat polypeptides, and sequestration or loss of abundant RNA-binding proteins can contribute to degenerative diseases.
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- Briana Van Treeck
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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Ivanov P, Kedersha N, Anderson P. Stress Granules and Processing Bodies in Translational Control. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2019; 11:cshperspect.a032813. [PMID: 30082464 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a032813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Stress granules (SGs) and processing bodies (PBs) are non-membrane-enclosed RNA granules that dynamically sequester translationally inactive messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs) into compartments that are distinct from the surrounding cytoplasm. mRNP remodeling, silencing, and/or storage involves the dynamic partitioning of closed-loop polyadenylated mRNPs into SGs, or the sequestration of deadenylated, linear mRNPs into PBs. SGs form when stress-activated pathways stall translation initiation but allow elongation and termination to occur normally, resulting in a sudden excess of mRNPs that are spatially condensed into discrete foci by protein:protein, protein:RNA, and RNA:RNA interactions. In contrast, PBs can exist in the absence of stress, when specific factors promote mRNA deadenylation, condensation, and sequestration from the translational machinery. The formation and dissolution of SGs and PBs reflect changes in messenger RNA (mRNA) metabolism and allow cells to modulate the proteome and/or mediate life or death decisions during changing environmental conditions.
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- Pavel Ivanov
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.,The Broad Institute of Harvard and M.I.T., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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Osmolyte accumulation regulates the SUMOylation and inclusion dynamics of the prionogenic Cyc8-Tup1 transcription corepressor. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008115. [PMID: 31009461 PMCID: PMC6497323 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Environmental stressors can severely perturb cellular homeostasis and compromise viability. To cope with environmental stressors, eukaryotes have developed distinct signaling programs that allow for adaptation during different stress conditions. These programs often require a host of post-translational modifications that alter proteins to elicit appropriate cellular responses. One crucial protein modifier during stress is the small ubiquitin-like modifier SUMO. In many cases, however, the functions of stress dependent protein SUMOylation remain unclear. Previously, we showed that the conserved Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cyc8-Tup1 transcriptional corepressor complex undergoes transient hyperosmotic stress-induced SUMOylation and inclusion formation, which are important for appropriate regulation of hyperosmotic-stress genes. Here, we show the osmostress-responsive MAP kinase Hog1 regulates Cyc8 SUMOylation and inclusion formation via its role in the transcriptional activation of glycerol biosynthesis genes. Mutations that ablate Cyc8 SUMOylation can partially rescue the osmosensitivity of hog1Δ cells, and this is facilitated by inappropriate derepression of glycerol-biosynthesis genes. Furthermore, cells specifically unable to synthesize the osmolyte glycerol cause transient Cyc8 SUMOylation and inclusions to persist, indicating a regulatory role for glycerol to reestablish the basal state of Cyc8 following adaptation to hyperosmotic stress. These observations unveil a novel intersection between phosphorylation and SUMOylation networks, which are critical for shifting gene expression and metabolic programs during stress adaptation. The ability to sense and react to diverse environmental cues is a central aspect in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In response to harsh conditions, cells must rapidly deploy specific stress responses in order to adapt, survive, and proliferate. To ensure optimal spatial and temporal control over stress responses, many proteins undergo biophysical and biochemical alterations. More specifically, these alterations include conformational changes and post-translational modifications–such as phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and SUMOylation–that alter the function, localization, and interactome of target proteins. In this study, we show that the Hog1 MAPK regulates SUMOylation and biomolecular condensation of the yeast transcription corepressor complex Cyc8-Tup1 during exposure to hyperosmotic stress. In turn, this signaling relationship functions to effectively rewire yeast metabolism toward the biosynthesis of the compatible osmolyte glycerol, which serves as the ultimate signal to reset this genetic circuit.
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Effects of dietary sports supplements on metabolite accumulation, vasodilation and cellular swelling in relation to muscle hypertrophy: A focus on “secondary” physiological determinants. Nutrition 2019; 60:241-251. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Tan Timur U, Caron M, van den Akker G, van der Windt A, Visser J, van Rhijn L, Weinans H, Welting T, Emans P, Jahr H. Increased TGF-β and BMP Levels and Improved Chondrocyte-Specific Marker Expression In Vitro under Cartilage-Specific Physiological Osmolarity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20040795. [PMID: 30781744 PMCID: PMC6412363 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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During standard expansion culture (i.e., plasma osmolarity, 280 mOsm) human articular chondrocytes dedifferentiate, making them inappropriate for autologous chondrocyte implantation to treat cartilage defects. Increasing the osmolarity of culture media to physiological osmolarity levels of cartilage (i.e., 380 mOsm), increases collagen type II (COL2A1) expression of human articular chondrocytes in vitro, but the underlying molecular mechanism is not fully understood. We hypothesized that TGF-β superfamily signaling may drive expression of COL2A1 under physiological osmolarity culture conditions. Human articular chondrocytes were cultured in cytokine-free medium of 280 or 380 mOsm with or without siRNA mediated TGF-β2 knockdown (RNAi). Expression of TGF-β isoforms, and collagen type II was evaluated by RT-qPCR and immunoblotting. TGF-β2 protein secretion was evaluated using ELISA and TGF-β bioactivity was determined using an established reporter assay. Involvement of BMP signaling was investigated by culturing human articular chondrocytes in the presence or absence of BMP inhibitor dorsomorphin and BMP bioactivity was determined using an established reporter assay. Physiological cartilage osmolarity (i.e., physosmolarity) most prominently increased TGF-β2 mRNA expression and protein secretion as well as TGF-β bioactivity. Upon TGF-β2 isoform-specific knockdown, gene expression of chondrocyte marker COL2A1 was induced. TGF-β2 RNAi under physosmolarity enhanced TGF-β bioactivity. BMP bioactivity increased upon physosmotic treatment, but was not related to TGF-β2 RNAi. In contrast, dorsomorphin inhibited COL2A1 mRNA expression in human articular chondrocytes independent of the osmotic condition. Our data suggest a role for TGF-β superfamily member signaling in physosmolarity-induced mRNA expression of collagen type II. As physosmotic conditions favor the expression of COL2A1 independent of our manipulations, contribution of other metabolic, post-transcriptional or epigenetic factors cannot be excluded in the underlying complex and interdependent regulation of marker gene expression. Dissecting these molecular mechanisms holds potential to further improve future cell-based chondral repair strategies.
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- Ufuk Tan Timur
- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany..
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Experimental Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany..
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Folding of poly-amino acids and intrinsically disordered proteins in overcrowded milieu induced by pH change. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 125:244-255. [PMID: 30529354 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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pH-induced structural changes of the synthetic homopolypeptides poly-E, poly-K, poly-R, and intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) prothymosin α (ProTα) and linker histone H1, in concentrated PEG solutions simulating macromolecular crowding conditions within the membrane-less organelles, were characterized. The conformational transitions of the studied poly-amino acids in the concentrated PEG solutions depend on the polymerization degree of these homopolypeptides, the size of their side chains, the charge distribution of the side chains, and the crowding agent concentration. The results obtained for poly-amino acids are valid for IDPs having a significant total charge. The overcrowded conditions promote a significant increase in the cooperativity of the pH-induced coil-α-helix transition of ProTα and provoke histone H1 aggregation. The most favorable conditions for the pH-induced structural transitions in concentrated PEG solutions are realized when the charged residues are grouped in blocks, and when the distance between the end of the side group carrying charge and the backbone is small. Therefore, the block-wise distribution of charged residues within the IDPs not only plays an important role in the liquid-liquid phase transitions, but may also define the expressivity of structural transitions of these proteins in the overcrowded conditions of the membrane-less organelles.
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Janis B, Belott C, Menze MA. Role of Intrinsic Disorder in Animal Desiccation Tolerance. Proteomics 2018; 18:e1800067. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Brett Janis
- Department of Biology University of Louisville Louisville KY 40292 USA
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- Department of Biology University of Louisville Louisville KY 40292 USA
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- Department of Biology University of Louisville Louisville KY 40292 USA
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Fay MM, Anderson PJ, Ivanov P. ALS/FTD-Associated C9ORF72 Repeat RNA Promotes Phase Transitions In Vitro and in Cells. Cell Rep 2018; 21:3573-3584. [PMID: 29262335 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Membraneless RNA granules originate via phase separation events driven by multivalent interactions. As RNA is the defining component of such granules, we examined how RNA contributes to granule assembly. Expansion of hexanucleotide GGGGCC (G4C2) repeats in the first intron of C9ORF72 is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9-ALS/FTD). We describe a biophysical phenomenon whereby G4C2 RNA (rG4C2) promotes the phase separation of RNA granule proteins in vitro and in cells. The ability of rG4C2 to promote phase separation is dependent on repeat length and RNA structure because rG4C2 must assume a G-quadruplex conformation to promote granule assembly. We demonstrate a central role for RNA in promoting phase separations and implicate rG4C2 G-quadruplex structures in the pathogenesis of C9-ALS/FTD.
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- Marta M Fay
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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Hancock R. Crowding, Entropic Forces, and Confinement: Crucial Factors for Structures and Functions in the Cell Nucleus. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:326-337. [PMID: 29626920 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918040041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The view of the cell nucleus as a crowded system of colloid particles and that chromosomes are giant self-avoiding polymers is stimulating rapid advances in our understanding of its structure and activities, thanks to concepts and experimental methods from colloid, polymer, soft matter, and nano sciences and to increased computational power for simulating macromolecules and polymers. This review summarizes current understanding of some characteristics of the molecular environment in the nucleus, of how intranuclear compartments are formed, and of how the genome is highly but precisely compacted, and underlines the crucial, subtle, and sometimes unintuitive effects on structures and reactions of entropic forces caused by the high concentration of macromolecules in the nucleus.
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- R Hancock
- Biosystems Group, Biotechnology Centre, Silesian University of Technology, Poland and Laval University Cancer Research Centre, Québec, G1R2J6, Canada.
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Maucuer A, Desforges B, Joshi V, Boca M, Kretov DA, Hamon L, Bouhss A, Curmi PA, Pastré D. Microtubules as platforms for probing liquid-liquid phase separation in cells - application to RNA-binding proteins. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.214692. [PMID: 29728455 PMCID: PMC6031325 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.214692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Liquid–liquid phase separation enables compartmentalization of biomolecules in cells, notably RNA and associated proteins in the nucleus. Besides having critical functions in RNA processing, there is a major interest in deciphering the molecular mechanisms of compartmentalization orchestrated by RNA-binding proteins such as TDP-43 (also known as TARDBP) and FUS because of their link to neuron diseases. However, tools for probing compartmentalization in cells are lacking. Here, we developed a method to analyze the mixing and demixing of two different phases in a cellular context. The principle is the following: RNA-binding proteins are confined on microtubules and quantitative parameters defining their spatial segregation are measured along the microtubule network. Through this approach, we found that four mRNA-binding proteins, HuR (also known as ELAVL1), G3BP1, TDP-43 and FUS form mRNA-rich liquid-like compartments on microtubules. TDP-43 is partly miscible with FUS but immiscible with either HuR or G3BP1. We also demonstrate that mRNA is essential to capture the mixing and demixing behavior of mRNA-binding proteins in cells. Taken together, we show that microtubules can be used as platforms to understand the mechanisms underlying liquid–liquid phase separation and their deregulation in human diseases. Summary: Confining RNA-binding proteins on microtubules allows analysis of the mixing and demixing of coexisting RNA-rich sub-compartments with liquid-like properties in living cells.
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- Alexandre Maucuer
- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France.,Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.,Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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- SABNP Lab, Univ Evry, INSERM U1204, Université Paris-Saclay, 91025 Evry, France
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Rydeen AE, Brustad EM, Pielak GJ. Osmolytes and Protein–Protein Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:7441-7444. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b03903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Dayang W, Dongbo P. Osmolyte taurine induction in UVA exposed human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2018; 37:338-343. [PMID: 29658345 DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2018.1465078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AIM To explore the osmolytes expression in ultraviolet (UVA) stressed human retinal pigment epithelial cells. METHODS Osmolyte transporters and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) messenger RNA (mRNA) were determined by real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Osmolyte uptake was measured by radioimmunoassay. VEGF concentrations were determined by immunoassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Osmolyte taurine transporter (TAUT) were silenced by siRNA technology. RESULTS Hypertonicity accelerated osmolyte betaine uptake, myoinositol uptake, and taurine uptake, compared to normotonic stress. UVA irradiation also accelerated osmolyte transporters expression and osmolytes uptake. Especially, osmolyte taurine remarkably inhibited VEGF release induced by UVA irradiation. VEGF in the UVA stressed retinal pigment epithelial cell supernatant was accumulated slow after taurine preincubation. VEGF expression increased significantly in UVA-stressed cells after TAUT silencing. Moreover, taurine reduced the VEGF level in human ocular aqueous humor. CONCLUSION The inhibition of VEGF by osmolyte taurine plays the crucial role in retina adaption to UVA irradiation.
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- Wu Dayang
- a Department of Ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University , Jinzhou , P.R. China
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- a Department of Ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University , Jinzhou , P.R. China
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Perez-Pepe M, Fernández-Alvarez AJ, Boccaccio GL. Life and Work of Stress Granules and Processing Bodies: New Insights into Their Formation and Function. Biochemistry 2018; 57:2488-2498. [PMID: 29595960 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The dynamic formation of stress granules (SGs), processing bodies (PBs), and related RNA organelles regulates diverse cellular processes, including the coordination of functionally connected messengers, the translational regulation at the synapse, and the control of viruses and retrotransposons. Recent studies have shown that pyruvate kinase and other enzymes localize in SGs and PBs, where they become protected from stress insults. These observations may have implications for enzyme regulation and metabolic control exerted by RNA-based organelles. The formation of these cellular bodies is governed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) processes, and it needs to be strictly controlled to prevent pathogenic aggregation. The intracellular concentration of key metabolites, such as ATP and sterol derivatives, may influence protein solubility, thus affecting the dynamics of liquid organelles. LLPS in vitro depends on the thermal diffusion of macromolecules, which is limited inside cells, where the condensation and dissolution of membrane-less organelles are helped by energy-driven processes. The active transport by the retrograde motor dynein helps SG assembly, whereas the anterograde motor kinesin mediates SG dissolution; a tug of war between these two molecular motors allows transient SG formation. There is evidence that the efficiency of dynein-mediated transport increases with the number of motor molecules associated with the cargo. The dynein-dependent transport may be influenced by cargo size as larger cargos can load a larger number of motors. We propose a model based on this emergent property of dynein motors, which would be collectively stronger during SG condensation and weaker during SG breakdown, thus allowing kinesin-mediated dispersion.
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- Marcelo Perez-Pepe
- Instituto Leloir and Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquı́micas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA)-CONICET , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Instituto Leloir and Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquı́micas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA)-CONICET , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Instituto Leloir and Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquı́micas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA)-CONICET , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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