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Shi JJ, Chen RY, Liu YJ, Li CY, Yu J, Tu FY, Sheng JX, Lu JF, Zhang LL, Yang GJ, Chen J. Unraveling the role of ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 5 (UBC5) in disease pathogenesis: A comprehensive review. Cell Signal 2024; 124:111376. [PMID: 39236836 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111376] [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: 08/01/2024] [Revised: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
Abstract
While certain members of ubiquitin-coupled enzymes (E2s) have garnered attention as potential therapeutic targets across diverse diseases, research progress on Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme 5 (UBC5)-a pivotal member of the E2s family involved in crucial cellular processes such as apoptosis, DNA repair, and signal transduction-has been relatively sluggish. Previous findings suggest that UBC5 plays a vital role in the ubiquitination of various target proteins implicated in diseases and homeostasis, particularly in various cancer types. This review comprehensively introduces the structure and biological functions of UBC5, with a specific focus on its contributions to the onset and advancement of diverse diseases. It suggests that targeting UBC5 holds promise as a therapeutic approach for disease therapy. Recent discoveries highlighting the high homology between UBC5, UBC1, and UBC4 have provided insight into the mechanism of UBC5 in protein degradation and the regulation of cellular functions. As our comprehension of the structural distinctions among UBC5 and its homologues, namely UBC1 and UBC4, advances, our understanding of UBC5's functional significance also expands.
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- Jin-Jin Shi
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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Masse MM, Guzman-Luna V, Varela AE, Mahfuza Shapla U, Hutchinson RB, Srivastava A, Wei W, Fuchs AM, Cavagnero S. Nascent chains derived from a foldable protein sequence interact with specific ribosomal surface sites near the exit tunnel. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12324. [PMID: 38811604 PMCID: PMC11137106 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61274-1] [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: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
Abstract
In order to become bioactive, proteins must be translated and protected from aggregation during biosynthesis. The ribosome and molecular chaperones play a key role in this process. Ribosome-bound nascent chains (RNCs) of intrinsically disordered proteins and RNCs bearing a signal/arrest sequence are known to interact with ribosomal proteins. However, in the case of RNCs bearing foldable protein sequences, not much information is available on these interactions. Here, via a combination of chemical crosslinking and time-resolved fluorescence-anisotropy, we find that nascent chains of the foldable globin apoHmp1-140 interact with ribosomal protein L23 and have a freely-tumbling non-interacting N-terminal compact region comprising 63-94 residues. Longer RNCs (apoHmp1-189) also interact with an additional yet unidentified ribosomal protein, as well as with chaperones. Surprisingly, the apparent strength of RNC/r-protein interactions does not depend on nascent-chain sequence. Overall, foldable nascent chains establish and expand interactions with selected ribosomal proteins and chaperones, as they get longer. These data are significant because they reveal the interplay between independent conformational sampling and nascent-protein interactions with the ribosomal surface.
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- Meranda M Masse
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
- AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53711, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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Gamerdinger M, Deuerling E. Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes. Trends Biochem Sci 2024; 49:105-118. [PMID: 37919225 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Ribosomes interact with a variety of different protein biogenesis factors that guide newly synthesized proteins to their native 3D shapes and cellular localization. Depending on the type of translated substrate, a distinct set of cotranslational factors must interact with the ribosome in a timely and coordinated manner to ensure proper protein biogenesis. While cytonuclear proteins require cotranslational maturation and folding factors, secretory proteins must be maintained in an unfolded state and processed cotranslationally by transport and membrane translocation factors. Here we explore the specific cotranslational processing steps for cytonuclear, secretory, and membrane proteins in eukaryotes and then discuss how the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) cotranslationally sorts these proteins into the correct protein biogenesis pathway.
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- Martin Gamerdinger
- Department of Biology, Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Child JR, Hofler AC, Chen Q, Yang BH, Kristofich J, Zheng T, Hannigan MM, Elles AL, Reid DW, Nicchitta CV. Examining SRP pathway function in mRNA localization to the endoplasmic reticulum. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 29:1703-1724. [PMID: 37643813 PMCID: PMC10578483 DOI: 10.1261/rna.079643.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
Signal recognition particle (SRP) pathway function in protein translocation across the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is well established; its role in RNA localization to the ER remains, however, unclear. In current models, mRNAs undergo translation- and SRP-dependent trafficking to the ER, with ER localization mediated via interactions between SRP-bound translating ribosomes and the ER-resident SRP receptor (SR), a heterodimeric complex comprising SRA, the SRP-binding subunit, and SRB, an integral membrane ER protein. To study SRP pathway function in RNA localization, SR knockout (KO) mammalian cell lines were generated and the consequences of SR KO on steady-state and dynamic mRNA localization examined. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SRPRB KO resulted in profound destabilization of SRA. Pairing siRNA silencing of SRPRA in SRPRB KO cells yielded viable SR KO cells. Steady-state mRNA compositions and ER-localization patterns in parental and SR KO cells were determined by cell fractionation and deep sequencing. Notably, steady-state cytosol and ER mRNA compositions and partitioning patterns were largely unaltered by loss of SR expression. To examine SRP pathway function in RNA localization dynamics, the subcellular trafficking itineraries of newly exported mRNAs were determined by 4-thiouridine (4SU) pulse-labeling/4SU-seq/cell fractionation. Newly exported mRNAs were distinguished by high ER enrichment, with ER localization being SR-independent. Intriguingly, under conditions of translation initiation inhibition, the ER was the default localization site for all newly exported mRNAs. These data demonstrate that mRNA localization to the ER can be uncoupled from the SRP pathway function and reopen questions regarding the mechanism of RNA localization to the ER.
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- Jessica R Child
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Schroeder AM, Nielsen T, Lynott M, Vogler G, Colas AR, Bodmer R. Nascent polypeptide-Associated Complex and Signal Recognition Particle have cardiac-specific roles in heart development and remodeling. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010448. [PMID: 36240221 PMCID: PMC9604979 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Establishing a catalog of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) genes and identifying functional networks would improve our understanding of its oligogenic underpinnings. Our studies identified protein biogenesis cofactors Nascent polypeptide-Associated Complex (NAC) and Signal-Recognition-Particle (SRP) as disease candidates and novel regulators of cardiac differentiation and morphogenesis. Knockdown (KD) of the alpha- (Nacα) or beta-subunit (bicaudal, bic) of NAC in the developing Drosophila heart disrupted cardiac developmental remodeling resulting in a fly with no heart. Heart loss was rescued by combined KD of Nacα with the posterior patterning Hox gene Abd-B. Consistent with a central role for this interaction in cardiogenesis, KD of Nacα in cardiac progenitors derived from human iPSCs impaired cardiac differentiation while co-KD with human HOXC12 and HOXD12 rescued this phenotype. Our data suggest that Nacα KD preprograms cardioblasts in the embryo for abortive remodeling later during metamorphosis, as Nacα KD during translation-intensive larval growth or pupal remodeling only causes moderate heart defects. KD of SRP subunits in the developing fly heart produced phenotypes that targeted specific segments and cell types, again suggesting cardiac-specific and spatially regulated activities. Together, we demonstrated directed function for NAC and SRP in heart development, and that regulation of NAC function depends on Hox genes.
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- Analyne M. Schroeder
- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AMS); (RB)
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- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AMS); (RB)
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Zheng AJL, Thermou A, Daskalogianni C, Malbert-Colas L, Karakostis K, Le Sénéchal R, Trang Dinh V, Tovar Fernandez MC, Apcher S, Chen S, Blondel M, Fahraeus R. The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) controls translation initiation in cis by recruiting nucleolin to the encoding mRNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:10110-10122. [PMID: 36107769 PMCID: PMC9508830 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac751] [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: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Protein aggregates and abnormal proteins are toxic and associated with neurodegenerative diseases. There are several mechanisms to help cells get rid of aggregates but little is known on how cells prevent aggregate-prone proteins from being synthesised. The EBNA1 of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) evades the immune system by suppressing its own mRNA translation initiation in order to minimize the production of antigenic peptides for the major histocompatibility (MHC) class I pathway. Here we show that the emerging peptide of the disordered glycine–alanine repeat (GAr) within EBNA1 dislodges the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) from the ribosome. This results in the recruitment of nucleolin to the GAr-encoding mRNA and suppression of mRNA translation initiation in cis. Suppressing NAC alpha (NACA) expression prevents nucleolin from binding to the GAr mRNA and overcomes GAr-mediated translation inhibition. Taken together, these observations suggest that EBNA1 exploits a nascent protein quality control pathway to regulate its own rate of synthesis that is based on sensing the nascent GAr peptide by NAC followed by the recruitment of nucleolin to the GAr-encoding RNA sequence.
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- Alice J L Zheng
- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- ICCVS, University of Gdańsk , Science, ul. Wita Stwosza 63 , 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- ICCVS, University of Gdańsk , Science, ul. Wita Stwosza 63 , 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
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- Inserm UMR 1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest , 29200 , Brest , France
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- Inserm UMR 1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest , 29200 , Brest , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- ICCVS, University of Gdańsk , Science, ul. Wita Stwosza 63 , 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris Sud, Unité 1015 département d’immunologie , 114, rue Edouard Vaillant , 94805 Villejuif , France
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Building 6M, Umeå University , 901 85 Umeå , Sweden
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- Inserm UMR 1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest , 29200 , Brest , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- Department of Medical Biosciences, Building 6M, Umeå University , 901 85 Umeå , Sweden
- RECAMO, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute , Zluty kopec 7 , 65653 Brno , Czech Republic
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Avendaño-Monsalve MC, Mendoza-Martínez AE, Ponce-Rojas JC, Poot-Hernández AC, Rincón-Heredia R, Funes S. Positively charged amino acids at the N terminus of select mitochondrial proteins mediate early recognition by import proteins αβ'-NAC and Sam37. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101984. [PMID: 35487246 PMCID: PMC9136113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
A major challenge in eukaryotic cells is the proper distribution of nuclear-encoded proteins to the correct organelles. For a subset of mitochondrial proteins, a signal sequence at the N terminus (matrix-targeting sequence [MTS]) is recognized by protein complexes to ensure their proper translocation into the organelle. However, the early steps of mitochondrial protein targeting remain undeciphered. The cytosolic chaperone nascent polypeptide–associated complex (NAC), which in yeast is represented as the two different heterodimers αβ-NAC and αβ′-NAC, has been proposed to be involved during the early steps of mitochondrial protein targeting. We have previously described that the mitochondrial outer membrane protein Sam37 interacts with αβ′-NAC and together promote the import of specific mitochondrial precursor proteins. In this work, we aimed to detect the region in the MTS of mitochondrial precursors relevant for their recognition by αβ′-NAC during their sorting to the mitochondria. We used targeting signals of different mitochondrial proteins (αβ′-NAC-dependent Oxa1 and αβ′-NAC-independent Mdm38) and fused them to GFP to study their intracellular localization by biochemical and microscopy methods, and in addition followed their import kinetics in vivo. Our results reveal the presence of a positively charged amino acid cluster in the MTS of select mitochondrial precursors, such as Oxa1 and Fum1, which are crucial for their recognition by αβ′-NAC. Furthermore, we explored the presence of this cluster at the N terminus of the mitochondrial proteome and propose a set of precursors whose proper localization depends on both αβ′-NAC and Sam37.
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- Maria Clara Avendaño-Monsalve
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Cd.Mx., Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Cd.Mx., Mexico
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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- Unidad de Bioinformática y Manejo de la Información, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Cd.Mx., Mexico
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- Unidad de Imagenología, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Cd.Mx., Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Cd.Mx., Mexico.
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Hsieh HH, Shan SO. Fidelity of Cotranslational Protein Targeting to the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010281. [PMID: 35008707 PMCID: PMC8745203 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Fidelity of protein targeting is essential for the proper biogenesis and functioning of organelles. Unlike replication, transcription and translation processes, in which multiple mechanisms to recognize and reject noncognate substrates are established in energetic and molecular detail, the mechanisms by which cells achieve a high fidelity in protein localization remain incompletely understood. Signal recognition particle (SRP), a conserved pathway to mediate the localization of membrane and secretory proteins to the appropriate cellular membrane, provides a paradigm to understand the molecular basis of protein localization in the cell. In this chapter, we review recent progress in deciphering the molecular mechanisms and substrate selection of the mammalian SRP pathway, with an emphasis on the key role of the cotranslational chaperone NAC in preventing protein mistargeting to the ER and in ensuring the organelle specificity of protein localization.
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Mo C, Xie C, Wang G, Tian T, Liu J, Zhu C, Xiao X, Xiao Y. Cyclophilin acts as a ribosome biogenesis factor by chaperoning the ribosomal protein (PlRPS15) in filamentous fungi. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:12358-12376. [PMID: 34792171 PMCID: PMC8643696 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1102] [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: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The rapid transport of ribosomal proteins (RPs) into the nucleus and their efficient assembly into pre-ribosomal particles are prerequisites for ribosome biogenesis. Proteins that act as dedicated chaperones for RPs to maintain their stability and facilitate their assembly have not been identified in filamentous fungi. PlCYP5 is a nuclear cyclophilin in the nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum, whose expression is up-regulated during abiotic stress and nematode egg-parasitism. Here, we found that PlCYP5 co-translationally interacted with the unassembled small ribosomal subunit protein, PlRPS15 (uS19). PlRPS15 contained an eukaryote-specific N-terminal extension that mediated the interaction with PlCYP5. PlCYP5 increased the solubility of PlRPS15 independent of its catalytic peptide-prolyl isomerase function and supported the integration of PlRPS15 into pre-ribosomes. Consistently, the phenotypes of the PlCYP5 loss-of-function mutant were similar to those of the PlRPS15 knockdown mutant (e.g. growth and ribosome biogenesis defects). PlCYP5 homologs in Arabidopsis thaliana, Homo sapiens, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Botrytis cinerea and Metarhizium anisopliae were identified. Notably, PlCYP5-PlRPS15 homologs from three filamentous fungi interacted with each other but not those from other species. In summary, our data disclosed a unique dedicated chaperone system for RPs by cyclophilin in filamentous fungi.
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- Chenmi Mo
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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Singhal N, Sharma A, Aswal M, Singh N, Kumar M, Goel M. Identification of Binding Partners of CsaA - An Archaeal Chaperonic Protein of Picrophilus torridus. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 28:675-679. [PMID: 33243110 DOI: 10.2174/0929866527999201126205131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND CsaA is among the few chaperones which are present in both bacteria and archaea, but absent in eukaryotes. There are no reports on interactome analysis of CsaA from archaea, till date. Identification of binding partners of CsaA might be helpful in understanding CsaA-associated processes in Picrophilus torridus an extreme thermoacidophilic euryarchaeon. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to identify the binding partners of CsaA of P. torridus (PtCsaA). METHODS The binding partners of PtCsaA were isolated and identified using a pull down assay and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). RESULTS The results revealed twelve potential binding partners of CsaA. These were thermosome subunits (Q6KZS2 and Q6L132), nascent polypeptide-associated complex protein (Q6L1N3), elongation factor 1-alpha (Q6L202), uncharacterized protein (Q6L0Y6), citrate synthase (Q6L0M8), asparaginyl- tRNA synthetase (Q6L0M5), succinyl-CoA synthetase beta chain (Q6L0B4), pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase alpha and beta chain proteins (Q6KZA7 and Q6KZA6, respectively), malate dehydrogenase (Q6L0C3) and reversed fumarylacetoacetase (Q6KZ97). Functional categorization revealed that of these, six proteins were involved in energy metabolic pathways, three were archaeal chaperones, two were involved in translation and one might be a transcription regulator. STRING-based analysis of the protein-protein interactions of the experimental interactome revealed strong interactions among them. CONCLUSION PtCsaA might be a multifaceted protein which besides translation might also play important role in metabolic processes of P. torridus. However, further experiments investigating the binding partners of CsaA in other archaea are required for a better understanding of CsaA-associated processes in archaea.
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- Neelja Singhal
- Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR-Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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Wang PH, Wu PC, Huang R, Chung KR. The Role of a Nascent Polypeptide-Associated Complex Subunit Alpha in Siderophore Biosynthesis, Oxidative Stress Response, and Virulence in Alternaria alternata. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:668-679. [PMID: 31928525 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-11-19-0315-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The present study demonstrates that a nascent polypeptide-associated complex α subunit (Nac1) functions as a transcriptional regulator and plays both positive and negative roles in a vast array of functions in Alternaria alternata. Gain- and loss-of-function studies reveal that Nac1 is required for the formation and germination of conidia, likely via the regulation of Fus3 and Slt2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-coding genes, both implicated in conidiation. Nac1 negatively regulates hyphal branching and the production of cell wall-degrading enzymes. Importantly, Nac1 is required for the biosynthesis of siderophores, a novel phenotype that has not been reported to be associated with a Nac in fungi. The expression of Nac1 is positively regulated by iron, as well as by the Hog1 MAPK and the NADPH-dependent oxidase (Nox) complex. Nac1 confers cellular susceptibility to reactive oxygen species (ROS) likely via negatively regulating the expression of the genes encoding Yap1, Skn7, Hog1, and Nox, all involved in ROS resistance. The involvement of Nac1 in sensitivity to glucose-, mannitol-, or sorbitol-induced osmotic stress could be due to its ability to suppress the expression of Skn7. The requirement of Nac1 in resistance to salts is unlikely mediated through the transcriptional activation of Hog1. Although Nac1 plays no role in toxin production, Nac1 is required for fungal full virulence. All observed deficiencies can be restored by re-expressing a functional copy of Nac1, confirming that Nac1 contributes to the phenotypes. Thus, a dynamic regulation of gene expression via Nac1 is critical for developmental, physiological, and pathological processes of A. alternata.
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- Pin-Hua Wang
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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Fíla J, Klodová B, Potěšil D, Juříček M, Šesták P, Zdráhal Z, Honys D. The beta Subunit of Nascent Polypeptide Associated Complex Plays A Role in Flowers and Siliques Development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2065. [PMID: 32192231 PMCID: PMC7139743 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21062065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The nascent polypeptide-associated (NAC) complex was described in yeast as a heterodimer composed of two subunits, α and β, and was shown to bind to the nascent polypeptides newly emerging from the ribosomes. NAC function was widely described in yeast and several information are also available about its role in plants. The knock down of individual NAC subunit(s) led usually to a higher sensitivity to stress. In Arabidopsis thaliana genome, there are five genes encoding NACα subunit, and two genes encoding NACβ. Double homozygous mutant in both genes coding for NACβ was acquired, which showed a delayed development compared to the wild type, had abnormal number of flower organs, shorter siliques and greatly reduced seed set. Both NACβ genes were characterized in more detail-the phenotype of the double homozygous mutant was complemented by a functional NACβ copy. Then, both NACβ genes were localized to nuclei and cytoplasm and their promoters were active in many organs (leaves, cauline leaves, flowers, pollen grains, and siliques together with seeds). Since flowers were the most affected organs by nacβ mutation, the flower buds' transcriptome was identified by RNA sequencing, and their proteome by gel-free approach. The differential expression analyses of transcriptomic and proteomic datasets suggest the involvement of NACβ subunits in stress responses, male gametophyte development, and photosynthesis.
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- Jan Fíla
- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502 Praha 6, Czech Republic; (B.K.); (D.H.)
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- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502 Praha 6, Czech Republic; (B.K.); (D.H.)
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12800 Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (D.P.); (Z.Z.)
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- Station of Apple Breeding for Disease Resistance, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502 Praha 6, Czech Republic;
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- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502 Praha 6, Czech Republic; (B.K.); (D.H.)
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12800 Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (D.P.); (Z.Z.)
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16502 Praha 6, Czech Republic; (B.K.); (D.H.)
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 12800 Praha 2, Czech Republic
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Early Scanning of Nascent Polypeptides inside the Ribosomal Tunnel by NAC. Mol Cell 2019; 75:996-1006.e8. [PMID: 31377116 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cotranslational processing of newly synthesized proteins is fundamental for correct protein maturation. Protein biogenesis factors are thought to bind nascent polypeptides not before they exit the ribosomal tunnel. Here, we identify a nascent chain recognition mechanism deep inside the ribosomal tunnel by an essential eukaryotic cytosolic chaperone. The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) inserts the N-terminal tail of its β subunit (N-βNAC) into the ribosomal tunnel to sense substrates directly upon synthesis close to the peptidyl-transferase center. N-βNAC escorts the growing polypeptide to the cytosol and relocates to an alternate binding site on the ribosomal surface. Using C. elegans as an in vivo model, we demonstrate that the tunnel-probing activity of NAC is essential for organismal viability and critical to regulate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein transport by controlling ribosome-Sec61 translocon interactions. Thus, eukaryotic protein maturation relies on the early sampling of nascent chains inside the ribosomal tunnel.
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Shen K, Gamerdinger M, Chan R, Gense K, Martin EM, Sachs N, Knight PD, Schlömer R, Calabrese AN, Stewart KL, Leiendecker L, Baghel A, Radford SE, Frydman J, Deuerling E. Dual Role of Ribosome-Binding Domain of NAC as a Potent Suppressor of Protein Aggregation and Aging-Related Proteinopathies. Mol Cell 2019; 74:729-741.e7. [PMID: 30982745 PMCID: PMC6527867 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is a conserved ribosome-associated protein biogenesis factor. Whether NAC exerts chaperone activity and whether this function is restricted to de novo protein synthesis is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that NAC directly exerts chaperone activity toward structurally diverse model substrates including polyglutamine (PolyQ) proteins, firefly luciferase, and Aβ40. Strikingly, we identified the positively charged ribosome-binding domain in the N terminus of the βNAC subunit (N-βNAC) as a major chaperone entity of NAC. N-βNAC by itself suppressed aggregation of PolyQ-expanded proteins in vitro, and the positive charge of this domain was critical for this activity. Moreover, we found that NAC also exerts a ribosome-independent chaperone function in vivo. Consistently, we found that a substantial fraction of NAC is non-ribosomal bound in higher eukaryotes. In sum, NAC is a potent suppressor of aggregation and proteotoxicity of mutant PolyQ-expanded proteins associated with human diseases like Huntington's disease and spinocerebellar ataxias.
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- Koning Shen
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5430, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5430, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5430, USA
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5430, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Cohen A, Troib S, Dotan S, Najmuldeen H, Yesilkaya H, Kushnir T, Shagan M, Portnoi M, Nachmani H, Benisty R, Tal M, Ellis R, Chalifa-Caspi V, Dagan R, Nebenzahl YM. Streptococcus pneumoniae Cell Wall-Localized Trigger Factor Elicits a Protective Immune Response and Contributes to Bacterial Adhesion to the Host. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4295. [PMID: 30862841 PMCID: PMC6414539 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40779-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Trigger factor (TF) has a known cytoplasmic function as a chaperone. In a previous study we showed that pneumococcal TF is also cell-wall localized and this finding combined with the immunogenic characteristic of TF, has led us to determine the vaccine potential of TF and decipher its involvement in pneumococcal pathogenesis. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that TF is conserved among pneumococci and has no human homologue. Immunization of mice with recombinant (r)TF elicited a protective immune response against a pneumococcal challenge, suggesting that TF contributes to pneumococcal pathogenesis. Indeed, rTF and an anti-rTF antiserum inhibited bacterial adhesion to human lung derived epithelial cells, indicating that TF contributes to the bacterial adhesion to the host. Moreover, bacteria lacking TF demonstrated reduced adhesion, in vitro, to lung-derived epithelial cells, neural cells and glial cells. The reduced adhesion could be restored by chromosomal complementation. Furthermore, bacteria lacking TF demonstrated significantly reduced virulence in a mouse model. Taken together, the ability of rTF to elicit a protective immune response, involvement of TF in bacterial adhesion, conservation of the protein among pneumococcal strains and the lack of human homologue, all suggest that rTF can be considered as a future candidate vaccine with a much broader coverage as compared to the currently available pneumococcal vaccines.
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- Aviad Cohen
- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation to Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.,Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation to Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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Karamyshev AL, Karamysheva ZN. Lost in Translation: Ribosome-Associated mRNA and Protein Quality Controls. Front Genet 2018; 9:431. [PMID: 30337940 PMCID: PMC6180196 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aberrant, misfolded, and mislocalized proteins are often toxic to cells and result in many human diseases. All proteins and their mRNA templates are subject to quality control. There are several distinct mechanisms that control the quality of mRNAs and proteins during translation at the ribosome. mRNA quality control systems, nonsense-mediated decay, non-stop decay, and no-go decay detect premature stop codons, the absence of a natural stop codon, and stalled ribosomes in translation, respectively, and degrade their mRNAs. Defective truncated polypeptide nascent chains generated from faulty mRNAs are degraded by ribosome-associated protein quality control pathways. Regulation of aberrant protein production, a novel pathway, senses aberrant proteins by monitoring the status of nascent chain interactions during translation and triggers degradation of their mRNA. Here, we review the current progress in understanding of the molecular mechanisms of mRNA and protein quality controls at the ribosome during translation.
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- Andrey L Karamyshev
- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Martin EM, Jackson MP, Gamerdinger M, Gense K, Karamonos TK, Humes JR, Deuerling E, Ashcroft AE, Radford SE. Conformational flexibility within the nascent polypeptide-associated complex enables its interactions with structurally diverse client proteins. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:8554-8568. [PMID: 29650757 PMCID: PMC5986199 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.001568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As newly synthesized polypeptides emerge from the ribosome, it is crucial that they fold correctly. To prevent premature aggregation, nascent chains interact with chaperones that facilitate folding or prevent misfolding until protein synthesis is complete. Nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is a ribosome-associated chaperone that is important for protein homeostasis. However, how NAC binds its substrates remains unclear. Using native electrospray ionization MS (ESI-MS), limited proteolysis, NMR, and cross-linking, we analyzed the conformational properties of NAC from Caenorhabditis elegans and studied its ability to bind proteins in different conformational states. Our results revealed that NAC adopts an array of compact and expanded conformations and binds weakly to client proteins that are unfolded, folded, or intrinsically disordered, suggestive of broad substrate compatibility. Of note, we found that this weak binding retards aggregation of the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein both in vitro and in vivo These findings provide critical insights into the structure and function of NAC. Specifically, they reveal the ability of NAC to exploit its conformational plasticity to bind a repertoire of substrates with unrelated sequences and structures, independently of actively translating ribosomes.
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- Esther M Martin
- From the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- the Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78454 Konstanz, Germany
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- the Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78454 Konstanz, Germany
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- From the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- the Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Microbiology, University of Konstanz, 78454 Konstanz, Germany
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- From the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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Ponce-Rojas JC, Avendaño-Monsalve MC, Yañez-Falcón AR, Jaimes-Miranda F, Garay E, Torres-Quiroz F, DeLuna A, Funes S. αβ'-NAC cooperates with Sam37 to mediate early stages of mitochondrial protein import. FEBS J 2017; 284:814-830. [PMID: 28109174 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The mitochondrial proteome is mostly composed of nuclear-encoded proteins. Such polypeptides are synthesized with signals that guide their intracellular transport to the surface of the organelle and later within the different mitochondrial subcompartments until they reach their functional destination. It has been suggested that the nascent-polypeptide associated complex (NAC) - a cytosolic chaperone that recognizes nascent chains on translationally active ribosomes - has a role in the import of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate the NAC-mediated cotranslational import are still not clear. Here, we show that a particular NAC heterodimer formed by subunits α and β' in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is specifically involved in the process of mitochondrial import and functionally cooperates with Sam37, an outer membrane protein subunit of the sorting and assembly machinery complex. Mutants in both components display growth defects, incorrectly accumulate precursor forms of mitochondrial proteins in the cytosol, and have an altered mitochondrial protein content. We propose that αβ'-NAC and Sam37 are members of the system that recognizes mitochondrial proteins at early stages of their synthesis, escorting them to the import machinery of mitochondria.
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- José Carlos Ponce-Rojas
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Irapuato, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada (Langebio), Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Irapuato, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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Pillet B, Mitterer V, Kressler D, Pertschy B. Hold on to your friends: Dedicated chaperones of ribosomal proteins: Dedicated chaperones mediate the safe transfer of ribosomal proteins to their site of pre-ribosome incorporation. Bioessays 2016; 39:1-12. [PMID: 27859409 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Eukaryotic ribosomes are assembled from their components, the ribosomal RNAs and ribosomal proteins, in a tremendously complex, multi-step process, which primarily takes place in the nuclear compartment. Therefore, most ribosomal proteins have to travel from the cytoplasm to their incorporation site on pre-ribosomes within the nucleus. However, due to their particular characteristics, such as a highly basic amino acid composition and the presence of unstructured extensions, ribosomal proteins are especially prone to aggregation and degradation in their unassembled state, hence specific mechanisms must operate to ensure their safe delivery. Recent studies have uncovered a group of proteins, termed dedicated chaperones, specialized in accompanying and guarding individual ribosomal proteins. In this essay, we review how these dedicated chaperones utilize different folds to interact with their ribosomal protein clients and how they ensure their soluble expression and interconnect their intracellular transport with their efficient assembly into pre-ribosomes.
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- Benjamin Pillet
- Unit of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Unit of Biochemistry, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institut für Molekulare Biowissenschaften, Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
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Ott AK, Locher L, Koch M, Deuerling E. Functional Dissection of the Nascent Polypeptide-Associated Complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143457. [PMID: 26618777 PMCID: PMC4664479 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Both the yeast nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) and the Hsp40/70-based chaperone system RAC-Ssb are systems tethered to the ribosome to assist cotranslational processes such as folding of nascent polypeptides. While loss of NAC does not cause phenotypic changes in yeast, the simultaneous deletion of genes coding for NAC and the chaperone Ssb (nacΔssbΔ) leads to strongly aggravated defects compared to cells lacking only Ssb, including impaired growth on plates containing L-canavanine or hygromycin B, aggregation of newly synthesized proteins and a reduced translational activity due to ribosome biogenesis defects. In this study, we dissected the functional properties of the individual NAC-subunits (α-NAC, β-NAC and β’-NAC) and of different NAC heterodimers found in yeast (αβ-NAC and αβ’-NAC) by analyzing their capability to complement the pleiotropic phenotype of nacΔssbΔ cells. We show that the abundant heterodimer αβ-NAC but not its paralogue αβ’-NAC is able to suppress all phenotypic defects of nacΔssbΔ cells including global protein aggregation as well as translation and growth deficiencies. This suggests that αβ-NAC and αβ’-NAC are functionally distinct from each other. The function of αβ-NAC strictly depends on its ribosome association and on its high level of expression. Expression of individual β-NAC, β’-NAC or α-NAC subunits as well as αβ’-NAC ameliorated protein aggregation in nacΔssbΔ cells to different extents while only β-NAC was able to restore growth defects suggesting chaperoning activities for β-NAC sufficient to decrease the sensitivity of nacΔssbΔ cells against L-canavanine or hygromycin B. Interestingly, deletion of the ubiquitin-associated (UBA)-domain of the α-NAC subunit strongly enhanced the aggregation preventing activity of αβ-NAC pointing to a negative regulatory role of this domain for the NAC chaperone activity in vivo.
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- Ann-Kathrin Ott
- Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
- Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
- Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
- Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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Breiman A, Fieulaine S, Meinnel T, Giglione C. The intriguing realm of protein biogenesis: Facing the green co-translational protein maturation networks. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2015; 1864:531-50. [PMID: 26555180 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The ribosome is the cell's protein-making factory, a huge protein-RNA complex, that is essential to life. Determining the high-resolution structures of the stable "core" of this factory was among the major breakthroughs of the past decades, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2009. Now that the mysteries of the ribosome appear to be more traceable, detailed understanding of the mechanisms that regulate protein synthesis includes not only the well-known steps of initiation, elongation, and termination but also the less comprehended features of the co-translational events associated with the maturation of the nascent chains. The ribosome is a platform for co-translational events affecting the nascent polypeptide, including protein modifications, folding, targeting to various cellular compartments for integration into membrane or translocation, and proteolysis. These events are orchestrated by ribosome-associated protein biogenesis factors (RPBs), a group of a dozen or more factors that act as the "welcoming committee" for the nascent chain as it emerges from the ribosome. In plants these factors have evolved to fit the specificity of different cellular compartments: cytoplasm, mitochondria and chloroplast. This review focuses on the current state of knowledge of these factors and their interaction around the exit tunnel of dedicated ribosomes. Particular attention has been accorded to the plant system, highlighting the similarities and differences with other organisms.
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- Adina Breiman
- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France; Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France.
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Jamil M, Wang W, Xu M, Tu J. Exploring the roles of basal transcription factor 3 in eukaryotic growth and development. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2015; 31:21-45. [PMID: 26428578 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2015.1080064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Basal transcription factor 3 (BTF3) has been reported to play a significant part in the transcriptional regulation linking with eukaryotes growth and development. Alteration in the BTF3 gene expression patterns or variation in their activities adds to the explanation of different signaling pathways and regulatory networks. Moreover, BTF3s often respond to numerous stresses, and subsequently they are involved in regulation of various mechanisms. BTF3 proteins also function through protein-protein contact, which can assist us to identify the multifaceted processes of signaling and transcriptional regulation controlled by BTF3 proteins. In this review, we discuss current advances made in starting to explore the roles of BTF3 transcription factors in eukaryotes especially in plant growth and development.
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- Muhammad Jamil
- a College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science , Zhejiang University , Yu-Hang-Tang Rd. 866, Hangzhou 310058 , China.,b Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering , Kohat University of Science and Technology , Kohat 26000 , Pakistan
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- a College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science , Zhejiang University , Yu-Hang-Tang Rd. 866, Hangzhou 310058 , China
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- a College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science , Zhejiang University , Yu-Hang-Tang Rd. 866, Hangzhou 310058 , China
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- a College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science , Zhejiang University , Yu-Hang-Tang Rd. 866, Hangzhou 310058 , China
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Lesnik C, Cohen Y, Atir-Lande A, Schuldiner M, Arava Y. OM14 is a mitochondrial receptor for cytosolic ribosomes that supports co-translational import into mitochondria. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5711. [PMID: 25487825 PMCID: PMC4268710 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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It is well established that import of proteins into mitochondria can occur after their complete synthesis by cytosolic ribosomes. Recently, an additional model was revived, proposing that some proteins are imported co-translationally. This model entails association of ribosomes with the mitochondrial outer membrane, shown to be mediated through the ribosome-associated chaperone nascent chain-associated complex (NAC). However, the mitochondrial receptor of this complex is unknown. Here, we identify the Saccharomyces cerevisiae outer membrane protein OM14 as a receptor for NAC. OM14Δ mitochondria have significantly lower amounts of associated NAC and ribosomes, and ribosomes from NAC[Δ] cells have reduced levels of associated OM14. Importantly, mitochondrial import assays reveal a significant decrease in import efficiency into OM14Δ mitochondria, and OM14-dependent import necessitates NAC. Our results identify OM14 as the first mitochondrial receptor for ribosome-associated NAC and reveal its importance for import. These results provide a strong support for an additional, co-translational mode of import into mitochondria. Mitochondrial proteins can be imported post-translationally; however, a role for co-translational import has recently provoked renewed interest. Lesnik et al. identify OM14 as a mitochondrial ribosome receptor required for efficient co-translational import of mitochondrial proteins.
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- Chen Lesnik
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Accurate folding, assembly, localization, and maturation of newly synthesized proteins are essential to all cells and require high fidelity in the protein biogenesis machineries that mediate these processes. Here, we review our current understanding of how high fidelity is achieved in one of these processes, the cotranslational targeting of nascent membrane and secretory proteins by the signal recognition particle (SRP). Recent biochemical, biophysical, and structural studies have elucidated how the correct substrates drive a series of elaborate conformational rearrangements in the SRP and SRP receptor GTPases; these rearrangements provide effective fidelity checkpoints to reject incorrect substrates and enhance the fidelity of this essential cellular pathway. The mechanisms used by SRP to ensure fidelity share important conceptual analogies with those used by cellular machineries involved in DNA replication, transcription, and translation, and these mechanisms likely represent general principles for other complex cellular pathways.
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- Xin Zhang
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125;
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Guo B, Huang J, Wu W, Feng D, Wang X, Chen Y, Zhang H. The nascent polypeptide-associated complex is essential for autophagic flux. Autophagy 2014; 10:1738-48. [PMID: 25126725 DOI: 10.4161/auto.29638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The ribosome-associated nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is involved in multiple cotranslational processes, including protein transport into the ER and mitochondria, and also acts as a chaperone to assist protein folding. Here we demonstrated that NAC is also essential for autophagic degradation of a variety of protein aggregates in C. elegans. Loss of function of NAC impairs lysosome function, resulting in accumulation of autophagic substrates in enlarged autolysosomes. Knockdown of mammalian NAC also causes accumulation of nondegradative autolysosomes. Our study revealed that NAC plays an evolutionarily conserved role in the autophagy pathway and thus in maintaining protein homeostasis under physiological conditions.
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- Bin Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules; Institute of Biophysics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology; Ministry of Health; Peking University Health Science Center; Beijing, China; State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules; Institute of Biophysics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing, China
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- Institute of Neurology; Key Laboratory of Age-Associated Cardiac-Cerebral Vascular Disease of Guangdong Province; Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College; Zhanjiang, China
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- Institute of Neurology; Key Laboratory of Age-Associated Cardiac-Cerebral Vascular Disease of Guangdong Province; Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College; Zhanjiang, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences; Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology; Ministry of Health; Peking University Health Science Center; Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules; Institute of Biophysics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing, China
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Gandin V, Topisirovic I. Co-translational mechanisms of quality control of newly synthesized polypeptides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 2:e28109. [PMID: 26779401 PMCID: PMC4705825 DOI: 10.4161/trla.28109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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During protein synthesis, nascent polypeptides emerge from ribosomes to fold into functional proteins. Misfolding of newly synthesized polypeptides (NSPs) at this stage leads to their aggregation. These misfolded NSPs must be expediently cleared to circumvent the deleterious effects of protein aggregation on cell physiology. To this end, a sizable portion of NSPs are ubiquitinated and rapidly degraded by the proteasome. This suggests the existence of co-translational mechanisms that play a pivotal role in the quality control of NSPs. It is generally thought that ribosomes play a central role in this process. During mRNA translation, ribosomes sense errors that lead to the accumulation of aberrant polypeptides, and serve as a hub for protein complexes that are required for optimal folding and/or proteasome-dependent degradation of misfolded polypeptides. In this review, we discuss recent findings that shed light on the molecular underpinnings of the co-translational quality control of NSPs.
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- Valentina Gandin
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital; Montréal, QC Canada; Department of Oncology; McGill University; Montréal, QC Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research; Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital; Montréal, QC Canada; Department of Oncology; McGill University; Montréal, QC Canada
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The Not4 RING E3 Ligase: A Relevant Player in Cotranslational Quality Control. ISRN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 2013:548359. [PMID: 27335678 PMCID: PMC4890865 DOI: 10.1155/2013/548359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The Not4 RING E3 ligase is a subunit of the evolutionarily conserved Ccr4-Not complex. Originally identified in yeast by mutations that increase transcription, it was subsequently defined as an ubiquitin ligase. Substrates for this ligase were characterized in yeast and in metazoans. Interestingly, some substrates for this ligase are targeted for polyubiquitination and degradation, while others instead are stable monoubiquitinated proteins. The former are mostly involved in transcription, while the latter are a ribosomal protein and a ribosome-associated chaperone. Consistently, Not4 and all other subunits of the Ccr4-Not complex are present in translating ribosomes. An important function for Not4 in cotranslational quality control has emerged. In the absence of Not4, the total level of polysomes is reduced. In addition, translationally arrested polypeptides, aggregated proteins, and polyubiquitinated proteins accumulate. Its role in quality control is likely to be related on one hand to its importance for the functional assembly of the proteasome and on the other hand to its association with the RNA degradation machines. Not4 is in an ideal position to signal to degradation mRNAs whose translation has been aborted, and this defines Not4 as a key player in the quality control of newly synthesized proteins.
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Collart MA, Panasenko OO, Nikolaev SI. The Not3/5 subunit of the Ccr4-Not complex: a central regulator of gene expression that integrates signals between the cytoplasm and the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. Cell Signal 2012; 25:743-51. [PMID: 23280189 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Ccr4-Not complex is a conserved multi-subunit complex in eukaryotes that carries 2 enzymatic activities: ubiquitination mediated by the Not4 RING E3 ligase and deadenylation mediated by the Ccr4 and Caf1 orthologs. This complex has been implicated in all aspects of the mRNA life cycle, from synthesis of mRNAs in the nucleus to their degradation in the cytoplasm. More recently the complex has also been implicated in many aspects of the life cycle of proteins, from quality control during synthesis of peptides, to assembly of protein complexes and protein degradation. Consistently, the Ccr4-Not complex is found both in the nucleus, where it is connected to transcribing ORFs, and in the cytoplasm, where it was revealed to be both associated with translating ribosomes and in RNA processing bodies. This functional and physical presence of the Ccr4-Not complex at all stages of gene expression raises the question of its fundamental role. This review will summarize recent evidence designing the Not3/5 module of the Ccr4-Not complex as a functional module involved in coordination of the regulation of gene expression between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
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- Martine A Collart
- Dpt of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 Rue Michel Servet, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
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Wang Y, Zhang X, Lu S, Wang M, Wang L, Wang W, Cao F, Chen H, Wang J, Zhang J, Tu J. Inhibition of a basal transcription factor 3-like gene Osj10gBTF3 in rice results in significant plant miniaturization and typical pollen abortion. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:2073-2089. [PMID: 23147221 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BTF3, which was originally recognized as a basal transcription factor, has been known to be involved in transcription initiation, translational regulation and protein localization in many eukaryotic organisms. However, its function remains largely unknown in plant species. In the present study, we analyzed a BTF3-related sequence in Oryza sativa L. subsp. japonica, which shares the conserved domain of a nascent polypeptide-associated complex with human BTF3, and was referred to as Osj10gBTF3. The expression of Osj10gBTF3 was primarily constitutive and generally modulated by salt, high temperature and exogenous phytohormone stress. The Osj10gBTF3::EGFP (enhanced green fluorescence protein) fusion protein was localized in both the nucleus and cytoplasmic membrane system. Inhibition of Osj10gBTF3 led to significant morphological changes in all detected tissues and organs, with a reduced size of between 25% and 52%. Furthermore, the pollen that developed was completely sterile, which was correlated with the altered expression of two Rf (fertility restorer)-like genes that encode pentatricopeptide repeat-containing proteins OsPPR676 and OsPPR920, translational initiation factors OseIF3e and OseIF3h, and the heat shock protein OsHSP82. These findings were verified through a yeast two-hybrid assay using a Nipponbare callus cDNA library as bait followed by the reverse transcription-PCR analysis of total leaf or anther RNAs. Our demonstration of the important role of Osj10gBTF3 in rice growth and development provides new insights showing that more complex regulatory functions are associated with BTF3 in plants.
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- Ya Wang
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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Karan R, Subudhi PK. Overexpression of a nascent polypeptide associated complex gene (SaβNAC) of Spartina alterniflora improves tolerance to salinity and drought in transgenic Arabidopsis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 424:747-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zhang D, Shan SO. Translation elongation regulates substrate selection by the signal recognition particle. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:7652-60. [PMID: 22228766 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.325001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The signal recognition particle (SRP) is a universally conserved cellular machinery responsible for delivering membrane and secretory proteins to the proper cellular destination. The precise mechanism by which fidelity is achieved by the SRP pathway within the in vivo environment is yet to be understood. Previous studies have focused on the SRP pathway in isolation. Here we describe another important factor that modulates substrate selection by the SRP pathway: the ongoing synthesis of the nascent polypeptide chain by the ribosome. A slower translation elongation rate rescues the targeting defect of substrate proteins bearing mutant, suboptimal signal sequences both in vitro and in vivo. Consistent with a kinetic origin of this effect, similar rescue of protein targeting was also observed with mutant SRP receptors or SRP RNAs that specifically compromise the kinetics of SRP-receptor interaction during protein targeting. These data are consistent with a model in which ongoing protein translation is in constant kinetic competition with the targeting of the nascent proteins by the SRP and provides an important factor to regulate the fidelity of substrate selection by the SRP.
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- Dawei Zhang
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Defining the specificity of cotranslationally acting chaperones by systematic analysis of mRNAs associated with ribosome-nascent chain complexes. PLoS Biol 2011; 9:e1001100. [PMID: 21765803 PMCID: PMC3134442 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Polypeptides exiting the ribosome must fold and assemble in the crowded environment of the cell. Chaperones and other protein homeostasis factors interact with newly translated polypeptides to facilitate their folding and correct localization. Despite the extensive efforts, little is known about the specificity of the chaperones and other factors that bind nascent polypeptides. To address this question we present an approach that systematically identifies cotranslational chaperone substrates through the mRNAs associated with ribosome-nascent chain-chaperone complexes. We here focused on two Saccharomyces cerevisiae chaperones: the Signal Recognition Particle (SRP), which acts cotranslationally to target proteins to the ER, and the Nascent chain Associated Complex (NAC), whose function has been elusive. Our results provide new insights into SRP selectivity and reveal that NAC is a general cotranslational chaperone. We found surprising differential substrate specificity for the three subunits of NAC, which appear to recognize distinct features within nascent chains. Our results also revealed a partial overlap between the sets of nascent polypeptides that interact with NAC and SRP, respectively, and showed that NAC modulates SRP specificity and fidelity in vivo. These findings give us new insight into the dynamic interplay of chaperones acting on nascent chains. The strategy we used should be generally applicable to mapping the specificity, interplay, and dynamics of the cotranslational protein homeostasis network.
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Jha S, Komar AA. Birth, life and death of nascent polypeptide chains. Biotechnol J 2011; 6:623-40. [PMID: 21538896 PMCID: PMC3130931 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201000327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 02/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The journey of nascent polypeptides from synthesis at the peptidyl transferase center of the ribosome (“birth”) to full function (“maturity”) involves multiple interactions, constraints, modifications and folding events. Each step of this journey impacts the ultimate expression level and functional capacity of the translated protein. It has become clear that the kinetics of protein translation is predominantly modulated by synonymous codon usage along the mRNA, and that this provides an active mechanism for coordinating the synthesis, maturation and folding of nascent polypeptides. Multiple quality control systems ensure that proteins achieve their native, functional form. Unproductive co-translational folding intermediates that arise during protein synthesis may undergo enhanced interaction with components of these systems, such as chaperones, and/or be subjects of co-translational degradation (“death”). This review provides an overview of our current understanding of the complex co-translational events that accompany the synthesis, maturation, folding and degradation of nascent polypeptide chains.
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- Sujata Jha
- Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
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Kolb VA. Properties of intraribosomal part of nascent polypeptide. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 75:1517-27. [DOI: 10.1134/s000629791013002x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bogdanov AA, Sumbatyan NV, Shishkina AV, Karpenko VV, Korshunova GA. Ribosomal tunnel and translation regulation. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 75:1501-16. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297910130018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mariappan M, Li X, Stefanovic S, Sharma A, Mateja A, Keenan RJ, Hegde RS. A ribosome-associating factor chaperones tail-anchored membrane proteins. Nature 2010; 466:1120-4. [PMID: 20676083 PMCID: PMC2928861 DOI: 10.1038/nature09296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2010] [Accepted: 06/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hundreds of proteins are inserted post-translationally into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane by a single carboxy-terminal transmembrane domain (TMD). During targeting through the cytosol, the hydrophobic TMD of these tail-anchored (TA) proteins requires constant chaperoning to prevent aggregation or inappropriate interactions. A central component of this targeting system is TRC40, a conserved cytosolic factor that recognizes the TMD of TA proteins and delivers them to the ER for insertion. The mechanism that permits TRC40 to find and capture its TA protein cargos effectively in a highly crowded cytosol is unknown. Here we identify a conserved three-protein complex composed of Bat3, TRC35 and Ubl4A that facilitates TA protein capture by TRC40. This Bat3 complex is recruited to ribosomes synthesizing membrane proteins, interacts with the TMDs of newly released TA proteins, and transfers them to TRC40 for targeting. Depletion of the Bat3 complex allows non-TRC40 factors to compete for TA proteins, explaining their mislocalization in the analogous yeast deletion strains. Thus, the Bat3 complex acts as a TMD-selective chaperone that effectively channels TA proteins to the TRC40 insertion pathway.
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- Malaiyalam Mariappan
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Zimmermann R, Eyrisch S, Ahmad M, Helms V. Protein translocation across the ER membrane. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1808:912-24. [PMID: 20599535 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Revised: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Protein translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the first and decisive step in the biogenesis of most extracellular and many soluble organelle proteins in eukaryotic cells. It is mechanistically related to protein export from eubacteria and archaea and to the integration of newly synthesized membrane proteins into the ER membrane and the plasma membranes of eubacteria and archaea (with the exception of tail anchored membrane proteins). Typically, protein translocation into the ER involves cleavable amino terminal signal peptides in precursor proteins and sophisticated transport machinery components in the cytosol, the ER membrane, and the ER lumen. Depending on the hydrophobicity and/or overall amino acid content of the precursor protein, transport can occur co- or posttranslationally. The respective mechanism determines the requirements for certain cytosolic transport components. The two mechanisms merge at the level of the ER membrane, specifically, at the heterotrimeric Sec61 complex present in the membrane. The Sec61 complex provides a signal peptide recognition site and forms a polypeptide conducting channel. Apparently, the Sec61 complex is gated by various ligands, such as signal peptides of the transport substrates, ribosomes (in cotranslational transport), and the ER lumenal molecular chaperone, BiP. Binding of BiP to the incoming polypeptide contributes to efficiency and unidirectionality of transport. Recent insights into the structure of the Sec61 complex and the comparison of the transport mechanisms and machineries in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the human parasite Trypanosoma brucei, and mammals have various important mechanistic as well as potential medical implications. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Protein translocation across or insertion into membranes.
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- Richard Zimmermann
- Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Saarland University, D-66041 Homburg, Germany.
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Koplin A, Preissler S, Ilina Y, Koch M, Scior A, Erhardt M, Deuerling E. A dual function for chaperones SSB-RAC and the NAC nascent polypeptide-associated complex on ribosomes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 189:57-68. [PMID: 20368618 PMCID: PMC2854369 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200910074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The yeast Hsp70/40 system SSB-RAC (stress 70 B-ribosome-associated complex) binds to ribosomes and contacts nascent polypeptides to assist cotranslational folding. In this study, we demonstrate that nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC), another ribosome-tethered system, is functionally connected to SSB-RAC and the cytosolic Hsp70 network. Simultaneous deletions of genes encoding NAC and SSB caused conditional loss of cell viability under protein-folding stress conditions. Furthermore, NAC mutations revealed genetic interaction with a deletion of Sse1, a nucleotide exchange factor regulating the cytosolic Hsp70 network. Cells lacking SSB or Sse1 showed protein aggregation, which is enhanced by additional loss of NAC; however, these mutants differ in their potential client repertoire. Aggregation of ribosomal proteins and biogenesis factors accompanied by a pronounced deficiency in ribosomal particles and translating ribosomes only occurs in ssbDelta and nacDeltassbDelta cells, suggesting that SSB and NAC control ribosome biogenesis. Thus, SSB-RAC and NAC assist protein folding and likewise have important functions for regulation of ribosome levels. These findings emphasize the concept that ribosome production is coordinated with the protein-folding capacity of ribosome-associated chaperones.
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- Ansgar Koplin
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, and 2 Konstanz Research School of Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Liu Y, Hu Y, Li X, Niu L, Teng M. The crystal structure of the human nascent polypeptide-associated complex domain reveals a nucleic acid-binding region on the NACA subunit . Biochemistry 2010; 49:2890-6. [PMID: 20214399 DOI: 10.1021/bi902050p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In archaea and eukaryotes, the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is one of the cytosolic chaperones that contact the nascent polypeptide chains as they emerge from the ribosome and assist in post-translational processes. The eukaryotic NAC is a heterodimer, and its two subunits form a stable complex through a dimerizing domain called the NAC domain. In addition to acting as a protein translation chaperone, the NAC subunits also function individually in transcriptional regulation. Here we report the crystal structure of the human NAC domain, which reveals the manner of human NAC dimerization. On the basis of the structure, we identified a region in the NAC domain of the human NAC alpha-subunit as a new nucleic acid-binding region, which is blocked from binding nucleic acids in the heterodimeric complex by a helix region in the beta-subunit.
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- Yiwei Liu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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Wang L, Zhang W, Wang L, Zhang XC, Li X, Rao Z. Crystal structures of NAC domains of human nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) and its αNAC subunit. Protein Cell 2010; 1:406-416. [PMID: 21203952 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0049-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Nascent polypeptide associated complex (NAC) and its two isolated subunits, αNAC and βNAC, play important roles in nascent peptide targeting. We determined a 1.9 Å resolution crystal structure of the interaction core of NAC heterodimer and a 2.4 Å resolution crystal structure of αNAC NAC domain homodimer. These structures provide detailed information of NAC heterodimerization and αNAC homodimerization. We found that the NAC domains of αNAC and βNAC share very similar folding despite of their relative low identity of amino acid sequences. Furthermore, different electric charge distributions of the two subunits at the NAC interface provide an explanation to the observation that the heterodimer of NAC complex is more stable than the single subunit homodimer. In addition, we successfully built a βNAC NAC domain homodimer model based on homologous modeling, suggesting that NAC domain dimerization is a general property of the NAC family. These 3D structures allow further studies on structure-function relationship of NAC.
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- Lanfeng Wang
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Beijing, 100101, China. .,Structure Biology Laboratory, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. .,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Science, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Pech M, Spreter T, Beckmann R, Beatrix B. Dual binding mode of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex reveals a novel universal adapter site on the ribosome. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:19679-87. [PMID: 20410297 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.092536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) was identified in eukaryotes as the first cytosolic factor that contacts the nascent polypeptide chain emerging from the ribosome. NAC is present as a homodimer in archaea and as a highly conserved heterodimer in eukaryotes. Mutations in NAC cause severe embryonically lethal phenotypes in mice, Drosophila melanogaster, and Caenorhabditis elegans. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae NAC is quantitatively associated with ribosomes. Here we show that NAC contacts several ribosomal proteins. The N terminus of betaNAC, however, specifically contacts near the tunnel exit ribosomal protein Rpl31, which is unique to eukaryotes and archaea. Moreover, the first 23 amino acids of betaNAC are sufficient to direct an otherwise non-associated protein to the ribosome. In contrast, alphaNAC (Egd2p) contacts Rpl17, the direct neighbor of Rpl31 at the ribosomal tunnel exit site. Rpl31 was also recently identified as a contact site for the SRP receptor and the ribosome-associated complex. Furthermore, in Escherichia coli peptide deformylase (PDF) interacts with the corresponding surface area on the eubacterial ribosome. In addition to the previously identified universal adapter site represented by Rpl25/Rpl35, we therefore refer to Rpl31/Rpl17 as a novel universal docking site for ribosome-associated factors on the eukaryotic ribosome.
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- Markus Pech
- Department of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Gene Center Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Deuerling E, Bukau B. Chaperone-Assisted Folding of Newly Synthesized Proteins in the Cytosol. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 39:261-77. [PMID: 15763705 DOI: 10.1080/10409230490892496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The way in which a newly synthesized polypeptide chain folds into its unique three-dimensional structure remains one of the fundamental questions in molecular biology. Protein folding in the cell is a problematic process and, in many cases, requires the assistance of a network of molecular chaperones to support productive protein foldingin vivo. During protein biosynthesis, ribosome-associated chaperones guide the folding of the nascent polypeptide emerging from the ribosomal tunnel. In this review we summarize the basic principles of the protein-folding process and the involved chaperones, and focus on the role of ribosome-associated chaperones. Our discussion emphasizes the bacterial Trigger Factor, which is the best studied chaperone of this type. Recent advances have determined the atomic structure of the Trigger Factor, providing new, exciting insights into the role of ribosome-associated chaperones in co-translational protein folding.
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- Elke Deuerling
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie Heidelberg, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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The chaperone-like protein HYPK acts together with NatA in cotranslational N-terminal acetylation and prevention of Huntingtin aggregation. Mol Cell Biol 2010; 30:1898-909. [PMID: 20154145 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01199-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The human NatA protein N(alpha)-terminal-acetyltransferase complex is responsible for cotranslational N-terminal acetylation of proteins with Ser, Ala, Thr, Gly, and Val N termini. The NatA complex is composed of the catalytic subunit hNaa10p (hArd1) and the auxiliary subunit hNaa15p (hNat1/NATH). Using immunoprecipitation coupled with mass spectrometry, we identified endogenous HYPK, a Huntingtin (Htt)-interacting protein, as a novel stable interactor of NatA. HYPK has chaperone-like properties preventing Htt aggregation. HYPK, hNaa10p, and hNaa15p were associated with polysome fractions, indicating a function of HYPK associated with the NatA complex during protein translation. Knockdown of both hNAA10 and hNAA15 decreased HYPK protein levels, possibly indicating that NatA is required for the stability of HYPK. The biological importance of HYPK was evident from HYPK-knockdown HeLa cells displaying apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in the G(0)/G(1) phase. Knockdown of HYPK or hNAA10 resulted in increased aggregation of an Htt-enhanced green fluorescent protein (Htt-EGFP) fusion with expanded polyglutamine stretches, suggesting that both HYPK and NatA prevent Htt aggregation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that HYPK is required for N-terminal acetylation of the known in vivo NatA substrate protein PCNP. Taken together, the data indicate that the physical interaction between HYPK and NatA seems to be of functional importance both for Htt aggregation and for N-terminal acetylation.
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Li H, Randall WR, Du SJ. skNAC (skeletal Naca), a muscle-specific isoform of Naca (nascent polypeptide-associated complex alpha), is required for myofibril organization. FASEB J 2009; 23:1988-2000. [PMID: 19211926 DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-125542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Myofibrillogenesis, the precise assembly of sarcomeric proteins into the highly organized sarcomeres, is essential for muscle cell differentiation and function. Myofibrillogenesis requires proper folding and assembly of newly synthesized sarcomeric proteins. sknac (skeletal naca) is an alternatively spliced isoform of naca, which encodes the nascent polypeptide-associated complex alpha polypeptide that binds to newly synthesized polypeptides emerging from the ribosome. sknac is specifically expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscles. However, little is known about the function of skNAC in muscle development in vivo. To determine skNAC function, we have isolated and characterized the sknac gene from zebrafish. Zebrafish sknac cDNA differs from naca by containing an extra large exon that encodes 815 aa. Knockdown of sknac expression by antisense oligos resulted in zebrafish embryos with skeletal muscle defects. The sknac-knockdown embryos showed a paralyzed phenotype with little muscle contraction. In contrast, injection of a control oligo had no effect. Immunostaining and histological analyses revealed that sknac-knockdown embryos contained disorganized thick and thin filaments. Western blot analysis revealed that myosin protein levels were significantly reduced. Collectively, these results demonstrate that skNAC plays a vital role in myofibril assembly and function during muscle cell differentiation.
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- Huiqing Li
- Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 701 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a large, intracytoplasmically-replicating DNA arbovirus and the sole member of the family Asfarviridae. It is the etiologic agent of a highly lethal hemorrhagic disease of domestic swine and therefore extensively studied to elucidate the structures, genes, and mechanisms affecting viral replication in the host, virus-host interactions, and viral virulence. Increasingly apparent is the complexity with which ASFV replicates and interacts with the host cell during infection. ASFV encodes novel genes involved in host immune response modulation, viral virulence for domestic swine, and in the ability of ASFV to replicate and spread in its tick vector. The unique nature of ASFV has contributed to a broader understanding of DNA virus/host interactions.
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- E R Tulman
- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, Center of Excellence for Vaccine Research, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA.
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Ribosome association and stability of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex is dependent upon its own ubiquitination. Genetics 2008; 181:447-60. [PMID: 19087962 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.108.095422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this work we addressed the role of ubiquitination in the function of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC), named EGD in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To this end, we first identified the lysines residues required for ubiquitination of EGD/NAC. While simultaneous mutation of many lysines in the alpha-subunit of NAC (Egd2p) was required to abolish its ubiquitination, for the beta-subunit of NAC (Egd1p), mutation of K29 and K30 was sufficient. We determined that the ubiquitination of the two EGD subunits was coordinated, occurring during growth first on Egd1p and then on Egd2p. Egd2p was ubiquitinated earlier during growth if Egd1p could not be ubiquitinated. The use of mutants revealed the importance of EGD ubiqutination for its ribosome association and stability. Finally, our study demonstrated an interaction of EGD/NAC with the proteasome and revealed the importance of the Not4p E3 ligase, responsible for EGD/NAC ubiquitination, in this association.
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Kabir MA, Sherman F. Overexpressed ribosomal proteins suppress defective chaperonins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2008; 8:1236-44. [PMID: 18680526 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The chaperonin Cct complex of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is composed of eight different subunits encoded by eight essential genes, CCT1-CCT8. This Cct complex is responsible for the folding of a number of proteins including actin and tubulin. We have isolated and characterized 22 multicopy suppressors of the temperature-sensitive allele, cct4-1, which encodes an altered protein with a G345D replacement that diminishes ATP hydrolysis. Fourteen of the suppressors encode ribosomal proteins, four have roles in ribosome biogenesis, two have phosphatase activities, one is involved in protein synthesis and one of the suppressors corresponded to Cct4p. Some of the suppressors also acted on certain cct1, cct2, cct3 and cct6 mutations. We suggest that certain overexpressed ribosomal and other proteins can act as weak chaperones, phenotypically alleviating the partial defects of mutationally altered Cct subunits.
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- M Anaul Kabir
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Adachi K, Zhao Y, Lakka V, Weiss MJ, Surrey S. Assembly of recently translated full-length and C-terminal truncated human gamma-globin chains with a pool of alpha-globin chains to form Hb F in a cell-free system. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 463:60-7. [PMID: 17418086 PMCID: PMC1978184 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 02/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Assembly of alpha-globin with translated, full-length and C-terminal truncated human gamma-globin to form Hb F was assessed in a cell-free transcription/translation system. Polysome profiles showed two amino acid C-terminal-truncated gamma-chains retained on polysomes can assemble with unlabeled holo alpha-chains only after puromycin-induced chain release. Two amino acid C-terminal truncated gamma-chains encoded from vectors containing a stop codon at the translation termination site were released from polysomes and assembled with alpha-chains in the absence of puromycin addition, while removal of 11 or more amino acids from the gamma-chain carboxy-terminus inhibited assembly with alpha-chains. These results suggest that amino acids in the HC- and H-helix gamma-chain regions including amino acids 135-144 at the C-terminus in the translated gamma-chains play a key role in assembly with alpha-chains, and that assembly occurs soon after exit of translated gamma-chains from the ribosome tunnel and release from polysomes thereby preventing stable gamma(2) homo-dimer formation.
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- Kazuhiko Adachi
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Hematology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Yang KS, Kim HS, Jin UH, Lee SS, Park JA, Lim YP, Pai HS. Silencing of NbBTF3 results in developmental defects and disturbed gene expression in chloroplasts and mitochondria of higher plants. PLANTA 2007; 225:1459-69. [PMID: 17216232 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0453-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2006] [Accepted: 11/10/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BTF3 (betaNAC) was originally isolated as a general transcription factor required for RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription, and later found to be a beta-subunit of nascent-polypeptide-associated complex that has been implicated in regulating protein localization during translation. In this study, virus-induced gene silencing of NbBTF3 encoding a Nicotiana benthamiana homolog of human BTF3 caused leaf yellowing and abnormal leaf morphology without altering the overall growth of the plant. The NbBTF3 gene is constitutively expressed and the NbBTF3-GFP fusion protein is primarily targeted to the nucleus. At the cellular level, downregulation of NbBTF3 expression reduced the chloroplast sizes and chlorophyll contents. The affected cells produced excessive amounts of reactive oxygen species. Furthermore, the transcript level of various plastid- and mitochondria-encoded genes was severely reduced in the NbBTF3-depleted leaf cells. These findings indicate that depletion of NbBTF3 activity preferentially affected development and/or physiology of chloroplasts and mitochondria in plants, possibly by hampering efficient translocation of the nascent organellar proteins into the organelles.
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- Kyoung-Sil Yang
- Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon, 305-333, South Korea
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Andersen KM, Semple CA, Hartmann-Petersen R. Characterisation of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex in fission yeast. Mol Biol Rep 2007; 34:275-81. [PMID: 17211518 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-006-9043-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2006] [Accepted: 12/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is an abundant and phylogenetically conserved protein complex. It is composed of two subunits and interacts with nascent polypeptide chains emerging from the ribosome. It has been proposed to protect the nascent chains from premature interaction with other cell proteins, but has also been found to associate with DNA junctions, and to be involved in other processes including transcription regulation and mitochondrial protein import.Here, we characterize NAC in fission yeast. We find that NAC is associated with ribosomes, while a significant fraction remains in a free form. The NAC alpha subunit contains a ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domain, which is found in several proteins involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway for protein degradation. However, NAC does not associate with ubiquitin chains and mutants lacking NAC did not exhibit any obvious defects in protein degradation. Accordingly, we find that the NAC UBA domain belongs to an ancient and distinct subgroup of the UBA family. In contrast to the situation with budding yeast, fission yeast cells devoid of NAC were not temperature sensitive. However, they displayed resistance to the amino acid analogue canavanine, in accordance with the idea that NAC is involved in protein quality control.
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- Katrine M Andersen
- Institute for Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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