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Kisly I, Kattel C, Remme J, Tamm T. Luciferase-based reporter system for in vitro evaluation of elongation rate and processivity of ribosomes. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:e59. [PMID: 33684199 PMCID: PMC8191769 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The elongation step of translation is a key contributor to the abundance, folding and quality of proteins and to the stability of mRNA. However, control over translation elongation has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, a Renilla-firefly luciferase fusion reporter system was further developed to investigate the in vitro elongation rate and processivity of ribosomes independent of the initiation and termination steps. The reporter mRNA was constructed to contain a single ORF encoding in-frame Renilla luciferase, a specific domain moiety and firefly luciferase. Such a reporter structure enables the quantitative and individual evaluation of the synthesis of a specific domain. As a proof of principle, the synthesis of three protein domains of different lengths and structures was analyzed. Using a cell-free translation assay, both the elongation rate and processivity of ribosomes were shown to vary depending on the domain synthesized. Additionally, a stalling sequence consisting of ten rare arginine codons notably reduced the elongation rate and the processivity of the ribosomes. All these results are consistent with the previously known dynamics of elongation in vivo. Overall, the methodology presented in this report provides a framework for studying aspects that contribute to the elongation step of translation.
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- Ivan Kisly
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia
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Feng Z, Okada S, Cai G, Zhou B, Bi E. Myosin‑II heavy chain and formin mediate the targeting of myosin essential light chain to the division site before and during cytokinesis. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:1211-24. [PMID: 25631819 PMCID: PMC4454170 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-09-1363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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MLC1 is a haploinsufficient gene encoding the essential light chain for Myo1, the sole myosin‑II heavy chain in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mlc1 defines an essential hub that coordinates actomyosin ring function, membrane trafficking, and septum formation during cytokinesis by binding to IQGAP, myosin‑II, and myosin‑V. However, the mechanism of how Mlc1 is targeted to the division site during the cell cycle remains unsolved. By constructing a GFP‑tagged MLC1 under its own promoter control and using quantitative live‑cell imaging coupled with yeast mutants, we found that septin ring and actin filaments mediate the targeting of Mlc1 to the division site before and during cytokinesis, respectively. Both mechanisms contribute to and are collectively required for the accumulation of Mlc1 at the division site during cytokinesis. We also found that Myo1 plays a major role in the septin‑dependent Mlc1 localization before cytokinesis, whereas the formin Bni1 plays a major role in the actin filament-dependent Mlc1 localization during cytokinesis. Such a two‑tiered mechanism for Mlc1 localization is presumably required for the ordered assembly and robustness of cytokinesis machinery and is likely conserved across species.
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- Zhonghui Feng
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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McLean DTF, Lundy FT, Timson DJ. IQ-motif peptides as novel anti-microbial agents. Biochimie 2012; 95:875-80. [PMID: 23238369 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The IQ-motif is an amphipathic, often positively charged, α-helical, calmodulin binding sequence found in a number of eukaryote signalling, transport and cytoskeletal proteins. They share common biophysical characteristics with established, cationic α-helical antimicrobial peptides, such as the human cathelicidin LL-37. Therefore, we tested eight peptides encoding the sequences of IQ-motifs derived from the human cytoskeletal scaffolding proteins IQGAP2 and IQGAP3. Some of these peptides were able to inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) comparable to LL-37. In addition some IQ-motifs had activity against the fungus Candida albicans. This antimicrobial activity is combined with low haemolytic activity (comparable to, or lower than, that of LL-37). Those IQ-motifs with anti-microbial activity tended to be able to bind to lipopolysaccharide. Some of these were also able to permeabilise the cell membranes of both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. These results demonstrate that IQ-motifs are viable lead sequences for the identification and optimisation of novel anti-microbial peptides. Thus, further investigation of the anti-microbial properties of this diverse group of sequences is merited.
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- Denise T F McLean
- Centre for Infection & Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences Building, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AE, UK
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Huang H, Vogel HJ. Structural basis for the activation of platelet integrin αIIbβ3 by calcium- and integrin-binding protein 1. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:3864-72. [PMID: 22283712 PMCID: PMC3290099 DOI: 10.1021/ja2111306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Calcium and integrin binding protein 1 (CIB1) is a specific binding partner for the cytoplasmic domain of the αIIb subunit of the highly abundant platelet integrin αIIbβ3. This protein has been suggested to be involved in the regulation of the activation of αIIbβ3, a process leading to platelet aggregation and blood coagulation. In this work, the solution structure of the deuterated Ca(2+)-CIB1 protein complexed with an αIIb peptide was first determined through modern RDC-based NMR methods. Next, we generated a complex structure for CIB1 and the αIIb domain (Ca(2+)-CIB1/αIIb) using the program Haddock, which is based on experimental restraints obtained for the protein-peptide interface from cross-saturation NMR experiments. In this data-driven complex structure, the N-terminal α-helix of the cytoplasmic domain of αIIb is buried in the hydrophobic pocket of the C-lobe of Ca(2+)-CIB1. The C-terminal acidic tail of αIIb remains unstructured and likely interacts with several positively charged residues in the N-lobe of Ca(2+)-CIB1. A potential molecular mechanism for the CIB1-mediated activation of the platelet integrin could be proposed on the basis of the model structure of this protein complex. Another feature of this work is that, in the NMR cross-saturation experiments, we applied the selective radio frequency irradiation to the smaller binding partner (the αIIb peptide), and successfully detected the binding interface on the larger binding partner Ca(2+)-CIB1 through its selectively protonated methyl groups. This 'reverse' methodology has a broad potential to be employed to many other complexes where synthetic peptides and a suitably isotope-labeled medium- to large-sized protein are used to study protein-protein interactions.
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- Hao Huang
- Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary (AB), Canada, T2N 1N4
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Sammons MR, James ML, Clayton JE, Sladewski TE, Sirotkin V, Lord M. A calmodulin-related light chain from fission yeast that functions with myosin-I and PI 4-kinase. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:2466-77. [PMID: 21693583 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.067850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Fission yeast myosin-I (Myo1p) not only associates with calmodulin, but also employs a second light chain called Cam2p. cam2Δ cells exhibit defects in cell polarity and growth consistent with a loss of Myo1p function. Loss of Cam2p leads to a reduction in Myo1p levels at endocytic patches and a 50% drop in the rates of Myo1p-driven actin filament motility. Thus, Cam2p plays a significant role in Myo1p function. However, further studies indicated the existence of an additional Cam2p-binding partner. Cam2p was still present at cortical patches in myo1Δ cells (or in myo1-IQ2 mutants, which lack an intact Cam2p-binding motif), whereas a cam2 null (cam2Δ) suppressed cytokinesis defects of an essential light chain (ELC) mutant known to be impaired in binding to PI 4-kinase (Pik1p). Binding studies revealed that Cam2p and the ELC compete for Pik1p. Cortical localization of Cam2p in the myo1Δ background relied on its association with Pik1p, whereas overexpression studies indicated that Cam2p, in turn, contributes to Pik1p function. The fact that the Myo1p-associated defects of a cam2Δ mutant are more potent than those of a myo1-IQ2 mutant suggests that myosin light chains can contribute to actomyosin function both directly and indirectly (via phospholipid synthesis at sites of polarized growth).
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- Matthew R Sammons
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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Huang H, Ishida H, Yamniuk AP, Vogel HJ. Solution structures of Ca2+-CIB1 and Mg2+-CIB1 and their interactions with the platelet integrin alphaIIb cytoplasmic domain. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:17181-92. [PMID: 21388953 PMCID: PMC3089561 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.179028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2010] [Revised: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The calcium- and integrin-binding protein 1 (CIB1) is a ubiquitous Ca(2+)-binding protein and a specific binding partner for the platelet integrin αIIb cytoplasmic domain, which confers the key role of CIB1 in hemostasis. CIB1 is also known to be involved in apoptosis, embryogenesis, and the DNA damage response. In this study, the solution structures of both Ca(2+)-CIB1 and Mg(2+)-CIB1 were determined using solution-state NMR spectroscopy. The methyl groups of Ile, Leu, and Val were selectively protonated to compensate for the loss of protons due to deuteration. The solution structure of Ca(2+)-CIB1 possesses smaller opened EF-hands in its C-domain compared with available crystal structures. Ca(2+)-CIB1 and Mg(2+)-CIB1 have similar structures, but the N-lobe of Mg(2+)-CIB1 is slightly more opened than that of Ca(2+)-CIB1. Additional NMR experiments, such as chemical shift perturbation and methyl group solvent accessibility as measured by a nitroxide surface probe, were carried out to further characterize the structures of Ca(2+)-CIB1 and Mg(2+)-CIB1 as well as their interactions with the integrin αIIb cytoplasmic domain. NMR measurements of backbone amide proton slow motion (microsecond to millisecond) dynamics confirmed that the C-terminal helix of Ca(2+)-CIB1 is displaced upon αIIb binding. The EF-hand III of both Ca(2+)-CIB1 and Mg(2+)-CIB1 was identified to be directly involved in the interaction of CIB1 with αIIb. Together, these data illustrate that CIB1 behaves quite differently from related EF-hand regulatory calcium-binding proteins, such as calmodulin or neuronal calcium sensor proteins.
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- Hao Huang
- From the Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Dan A, Ofran Y, Kliger Y. Large-scale analysis of secondary structure changes in proteins suggests a role for disorder-to-order transitions in nucleotide binding proteins. Proteins 2010; 78:236-48. [PMID: 19676113 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Conformational changes in proteins often involve secondary structure transitions. Such transitions can be divided into two types: disorder-to-order changes, in which a disordered segment acquires an ordered secondary structure (e.g., disorder to alpha-helix, disorder to beta-strand), and order-to-order changes, where a segment switches from one ordered secondary structure to another (e.g., alpha-helix to beta-strand, alpha-helix to turn). In this study, we explore the distribution of these transitions in the proteome. Using a comprehensive, yet highly conservative method, we compared solved three-dimensional structures of identical protein sequences, looking for differences in the secondary structures with which they were assigned. Protein chains in which such secondary structure transitions were detected, were classified into two sets according to the type of transition that is involved (disorder-to-order or order-to-order), allowing us to characterize each set by examining enrichment of gene ontology terms. The results reveal that the disorder-to-order set is significantly enriched with nucleotide binding proteins, whereas the order-to-order set is more diverse. Remarkably, further examination reveals that >22% of the purine nucleotide binding proteins include segments which undergo disorder-to-order transitions, suggesting that such transitions play an important role in this process.
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- Adi Dan
- Compugen Ltd., Tel Aviv, 69512, Israel
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Amata I, Gallo M, Pennestri M, Paci M, Ragnini-Wilson A, Cicero DO. N-lobe dynamics of myosin light chain dictates its mode of interaction with myosin V IQ1. Biochemistry 2009; 47:12332-45. [PMID: 18975975 DOI: 10.1021/bi801178t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Myosin V motors regulate secretion and cell division in eukaryotes. How MyoV activity is differentially regulated by essential and calmodulin light chain binding remains unclear. We have used NMR spectroscopy to compare the dynamic behavior of Mlc1p, a budding yeast essential light chain, with that of the Xenopus laevis calmodulin. Both proteins have a similar structure and bind similar target proteins but differ in the mechanism by which they interact with the myosin V IQ1. This interaction is essential for MyoV activity. Here, we show that the rigid conformation of the loop connecting the two EF-hand motifs of the Mlc1p N-lobe explains its differential ability to interact with myosin V IQ1. Moreover, we show that the maintenance of the N-lobe structure is required for the essential function of Mlc1p in vivo. These data show that the core characteristics of myosin light chain N-lobes differentiate Mlc1p and calmodulin binding capability.
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- Irene Amata
- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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Myosin V (myoV), a processive cargo transporter, has arguably been the most well-studied unconventional myosin of the past decade. Considerable structural information is available for the motor domain, the IQ motifs with bound calmodulin or light chains, and the cargo-binding globular tail, all of which have been crystallized. The repertoire of adapter proteins that link myoV to a particular cargo is becoming better understood, enabling cellular transport processes to be dissected. MyoV is processive, meaning that it takes many steps on actin filaments without dissociating. Its extended lever arm results in long 36-nm steps, making it ideal for single molecule studies of processive movement. In addition, electron microscopy revealed the structure of the inactive, folded conformation of myoV when it is not transporting cargo. This review provides a background on myoV, and highlights recent discoveries that show why myoV will continue to be an active focus of investigation.
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- K M Trybus
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, 149 Beaumont Avenue, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA.
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Casavola EC, Catucci A, Bielli P, Di Pentima A, Porcu G, Pennestri M, Cicero DO, Ragnini-Wilson A. Ypt32p and Mlc1p bind within the vesicle binding region of the class V myosin Myo2p globular tail domain. Mol Microbiol 2008; 67:1051-66. [PMID: 18221262 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Myosin V is an actin-based motor essential for a variety of cellular processes including skin pigmentation, cell separation and synaptic transmission. Myosin V transports organelles, vesicles and mRNA by binding, directly or indirectly, to cargo-bound receptors via its C-terminal globular tail domain (GTD). We have used the budding yeast myosin V Myo2p to shed light on the mechanism of how Myo2p interacts with post-Golgi carriers. We show that the Rab/Ypt protein Ypt32p, which associates with membranes of the trans-Golgi network, secretory vesicles and endosomes and is related to the mammalian Rab11, interacts with the Myo2p GTD within a region previously identified as the 'vesicle binding region'. Furthermore, we show that the essential myosin light chain 1 (Mlc1p), required for vesicle delivery at the mother-bud neck during cytokinesis, binds to the Myo2p GTD in a region overlapping that of Ypt32p. Our data are consistent with a role of Ypt32p and Mlc1p in regulating the interaction of post-Golgi carriers with Myo2p subdomain II.
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