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Krishna CK, Schmidt N, Tippler BG, Schliebs W, Jung M, Winklhofer KF, Erdmann R, Kalel VC. Molecular basis of the glycosomal targeting of PEX11 and its mislocalization to mitochondrion in trypanosomes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1213761. [PMID: 37664461 PMCID: PMC10469627 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1213761] [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: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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PEX19 binding sites are essential parts of the targeting signals of peroxisomal membrane proteins (mPTS). In this study, we characterized PEX19 binding sites of PEX11, the most abundant peroxisomal and glycosomal membrane protein from Trypanosoma brucei and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. TbPEX11 contains two PEX19 binding sites, one close to the N-terminus (BS1) and a second in proximity to the first transmembrane domain (BS2). The N-terminal BS1 is highly conserved across different organisms and is required for maintenance of the steady-state concentration and efficient targeting to peroxisomes and glycosomes in both baker's yeast and Trypanosoma brucei. The second PEX19 binding site in TbPEX11 is essential for its glycosomal localization. Deletion or mutations of the PEX19 binding sites in TbPEX11 or ScPEX11 results in mislocalization of the proteins to mitochondria. Bioinformatic analysis indicates that the N-terminal region of TbPEX11 contains an amphiphilic helix and several putative TOM20 recognition motifs. We show that the extreme N-terminal region of TbPEX11 contains a cryptic N-terminal signal that directs PEX11 to the mitochondrion if its glycosomal transport is blocked.
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- Chethan K. Krishna
- Department of Systems Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Department Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Systems Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Umemura M, Tamano K. How to improve the production of peptidyl compounds in filamentous fungi. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2022; 3:1085624. [PMID: 37746201 PMCID: PMC10512285 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.1085624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Peptidyl compounds produced by filamentous fungi, which are nonribosomal peptides (NRPs) and ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs), are rich sources of bioactive compounds with a wide variety of structures. Some of these peptidyl compounds are useful as pharmaceuticals and pesticides. However, for industrial use, their low production often becomes an obstacle, and various approaches have been challenged to overcome this weakness. In this article, we summarize the successful attempts to increase the production of NRPs and RiPPs in filamentous fungi and present our perspectives on how to improve it further.
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- Maiko Umemura
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sapporo, Japan
- Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory (CBBD-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, Japan
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Al-Mohanna T, Popescu GV, Popescu SC. Methods to Analyze the Redox Reactivity of Plant Proteins. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2526:161-179. [PMID: 35657519 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2469-2_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Proteins can be covalently modified by a broad range of highly reactive chemicals and redox mechanisms. Reversible redox-mediated post-translational modifications of sensitive cysteine thiol groups in proteins impact protein characteristics such as interaction behavior and activity state. Evaluating the response of proteins to redox perturbation or reactive chemical species is critical for understanding the underlying mechanisms involved and their contribution to plant stress physiology. Here we provide a detailed workflow that includes procedures for (i) purification, processing, and analysis of protein samples with redox agents, (ii) determining redox-modulated monomer to oligomer transitions using size exclusion chromatography, and (iii) activity assays for monitoring the impact of redox agents on purified enzymes and in crude extracts from plants subjected to oxidative stress. We exemplified how to apply several of the methods discussed for analyzing redox-sensing metallopeptidases, such as thimet oligopeptidases. We anticipate that these protocols should find broad applications in monitoring biochemical properties of other classes of redox-sensitive plant proteins.
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- Thualfeqar Al-Mohanna
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
- Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing, and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA.
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The Many Faces of Amphipathic Helices. Biomolecules 2018; 8:biom8030045. [PMID: 29976879 PMCID: PMC6164224 DOI: 10.3390/biom8030045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Amphipathic helices (AHs), a secondary feature found in many proteins, are defined by their structure and by the segregation of hydrophobic and polar residues between two faces of the helix. This segregation allows AHs to adsorb at polar⁻apolar interfaces such as the lipid surfaces of cellular organelles. Using various examples, we discuss here how variations within this general scheme impart membrane-interacting AHs with different interfacial properties. Among the key parameters are: (i) the size of hydrophobic residues and their density per helical turn; (ii) the nature, the charge, and the distribution of polar residues; and (iii) the length of the AH. Depending on how these parameters are tuned, AHs can deform lipid bilayers, sense membrane curvature, recognize specific lipids, coat lipid droplets, or protect membranes from stress. Via these diverse mechanisms, AHs play important roles in many cellular processes.
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Deori NM, Kale A, Maurya PK, Nagotu S. Peroxisomes: role in cellular ageing and age related disorders. Biogerontology 2018; 19:303-324. [PMID: 29968207 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-018-9761-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Peroxisomes are dynamic organelles essential for optimum functioning of a eukaryotic cell. Biogenesis of these organelles and the diverse functions performed by them have been extensively studied in the past decade. Their ability to perform functions depending on the cell type and growth conditions is unique and remarkable. Oxidation of fatty acids and reactive oxygen species metabolism are the two most important functions of these ubiquitous organelles. They are often referred to as both source and sink of reactive oxygen species in a cell. Recent research connects peroxisome dysfunction to fatal oxidative damage associated with ageing-related diseases/disorders. It is now widely accepted that mitochondria and peroxisomes are required to maintain oxidative balance in a cell. However, our understanding on the inter-dependence of these organelles to maintain cellular homeostasis of reactive oxygen species is still in its infancy. Herein, we summarize findings that highlight the role of peroxisomes in cellular reactive oxygen species metabolism, ageing and age-related disorders.
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- Nayan M Deori
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- UM-DAE, Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Health Centre, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 400098, India
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Clinical Neuroscience (LiNC), Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo-UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
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Walker CL, Pomatto LCD, Tripathi DN, Davies KJA. Redox Regulation of Homeostasis and Proteostasis in Peroxisomes. Physiol Rev 2017; 98:89-115. [PMID: 29167332 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00033.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Peroxisomes are highly dynamic intracellular organelles involved in a variety of metabolic functions essential for the metabolism of long-chain fatty acids, d-amino acids, and many polyamines. A byproduct of peroxisomal metabolism is the generation, and subsequent detoxification, of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, particularly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Because of its relatively low reactivity (as a mild oxidant), H2O2 has a comparatively long intracellular half-life and a high diffusion rate, all of which makes H2O2 an efficient signaling molecule. Peroxisomes also have intricate connections to mitochondria, and both organelles appear to play important roles in regulating redox signaling pathways. Peroxisomal proteins are also subject to oxidative modification and inactivation by the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species they generate, but the peroxisomal LonP2 protease can selectively remove such oxidatively damaged proteins, thus prolonging the useful lifespan of the organelle. Peroxisomal homeostasis must adapt to the metabolic state of the cell, by a combination of peroxisome proliferation, the removal of excess or badly damaged organelles by autophagy (pexophagy), as well as by processes of peroxisome inheritance and motility. More recently the tumor suppressors ataxia telangiectasia mutate (ATM) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), which regulate mTORC1 signaling, have been found to regulate pexophagy in response to variable levels of certain reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. It is now clear that any significant loss of peroxisome homeostasis can have devastating physiological consequences. Peroxisome dysregulation has been implicated in several metabolic diseases, and increasing evidence highlights the important role of diminished peroxisomal functions in aging processes.
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- Cheryl L Walker
- Center for Precision Environmental Health and Departments of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and Division of Molecular & Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health and Departments of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and Division of Molecular & Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health and Departments of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and Division of Molecular & Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Center for Precision Environmental Health and Departments of Molecular & Cellular Biology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and Division of Molecular & Computational Biology, Department of Biological Sciences of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Pro- and Antioxidant Functions of the Peroxisome-Mitochondria Connection and Its Impact on Aging and Disease. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2017; 2017:9860841. [PMID: 28811869 PMCID: PMC5546064 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9860841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Peroxisomes and mitochondria are the main intracellular sources for reactive oxygen species. At the same time, both organelles are critical for the maintenance of a healthy redox balance in the cell. Consequently, failure in the function of both organelles is causally linked to oxidative stress and accelerated aging. However, it has become clear that peroxisomes and mitochondria are much more intimately connected both physiologically and structurally. Both organelles share common fission components to dynamically respond to environmental cues, and the autophagic turnover of both peroxisomes and mitochondria is decisive for cellular homeostasis. Moreover, peroxisomes can physically associate with mitochondria via specific protein complexes. Therefore, the structural and functional connection of both organelles is a critical and dynamic feature in the regulation of oxidative metabolism, whose dynamic nature will be revealed in the future. In this review, we will focus on fundamental aspects of the peroxisome-mitochondria interplay derived from simple models such as yeast and move onto discussing the impact of an impaired peroxisomal and mitochondrial homeostasis on ROS production, aging, and disease in humans.
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Agrawal G, Shang HH, Xia ZJ, Subramani S. Functional regions of the peroxin Pex19 necessary for peroxisome biogenesis. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:11547-11560. [PMID: 28526747 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.774067] [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: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The peroxins Pex19 and Pex3 play an indispensable role in peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP) biogenesis, peroxisome division, and inheritance. Pex19 plays multiple roles in these processes, but how these functions relate to the structural organization of the Pex19 domains is unresolved. To this end, using deletion mutants, we mapped the Pex19 regions required for peroxisome biogenesis in the yeast Pichia pastoris Surprisingly, import-competent peroxisomes still formed when Pex19 domains previously believed to be required for biogenesis were deleted, although the peroxisome size was larger than that in wild-type cells. Moreover, these mutants exhibited a delay of 14-24 h in peroxisome biogenesis. The shortest functional N-terminal (NTCs) and C-terminal constructs (CTCs) were Pex19 (aa 1-150) and Pex19 (aa 89-300), respectively. Deletions of the N-terminal Pex3-binding site disrupted the direct interactions of Pex19 with Pex3, but preserved interactions with a membrane peroxisomal targeting signal (mPTS)-containing PMP, Pex10. In contrast, deletion of the C-terminal mPTS-binding domain of Pex19 disrupted its interaction with Pex10 while leaving the Pex19-Pex3 interactions intact. However, Pex11 and Pex25 retained their interactions with both N- and C-terminal deletion mutants. NTC-CTC co-expression improved growth and reversed the larger-than-normal peroxisome size observed with the single deletions. Pex25 was critical for peroxisome formation with the CTC variants, and its overexpression enhanced their interactions with Pex3 and aided the growth of both NTC and CTC Pex19 variants. In conclusion, physical segregation of the Pex3- and PMP-binding domains of Pex19 has provided novel insights into the modular architecture of Pex19. We define the minimum region of Pex19 required for peroxisome biogenesis and a unique role for Pex25 in this process.
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- Gaurav Agrawal
- From the Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322 and
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- From the Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322 and
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- From the Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322 and.,the College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- From the Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322 and
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Galiani S, Waithe D, Reglinski K, Cruz-Zaragoza LD, Garcia E, Clausen MP, Schliebs W, Erdmann R, Eggeling C. Super-resolution Microscopy Reveals Compartmentalization of Peroxisomal Membrane Proteins. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:16948-62. [PMID: 27311714 PMCID: PMC5016101 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.734038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Membrane-associated events during peroxisomal protein import processes play an essential role in peroxisome functionality. Many details of these processes are not known due to missing spatial resolution of technologies capable of investigating peroxisomes directly in the cell. Here, we present the use of super-resolution optical stimulated emission depletion microscopy to investigate with sub-60-nm resolution the heterogeneous spatial organization of the peroxisomal proteins PEX5, PEX14, and PEX11 around actively importing peroxisomes, showing distinct differences between these peroxins. Moreover, imported protein sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP2) occupies only a subregion of larger peroxisomes, highlighting the heterogeneous distribution of proteins even within the peroxisome. Finally, our data reveal subpopulations of peroxisomes showing only weak colocalization between PEX14 and PEX5 or PEX11 but at the same time a clear compartmentalized organization. This compartmentalization, which was less evident in cases of strong colocalization, indicates dynamic protein reorganization linked to changes occurring in the peroxisomes. Through the use of multicolor stimulated emission depletion microscopy, we have been able to characterize peroxisomes and their constituents to a yet unseen level of detail while maintaining a highly statistical approach, paving the way for equally complex biological studies in the future.
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- Silvia Galiani
- From the Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit and
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- Wolfson Imaging Centre, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Systemic Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany, and
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- Wolfson Imaging Centre, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- From the Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit and MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Systemic Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany, and
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Systemic Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany, and
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- From the Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit and Wolfson Imaging Centre, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom,
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Kamisugi Y, Mitsuya S, El‐Shami M, Knight CD, Cuming AC, Baker A. Giant peroxisomes in a moss (Physcomitrella patens) peroxisomal biogenesis factor 11 mutant. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2016; 209:576-89. [PMID: 26542980 PMCID: PMC4738463 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Peroxisomal biogenesis factor 11 (PEX11) proteins are found in yeasts, mammals and plants, and play a role in peroxisome morphology and regulation of peroxisome division. The moss Physcomitrella patens has six PEX11 isoforms which fall into two subfamilies, similar to those found in monocots and dicots. We carried out targeted gene disruption of the Phypa_PEX11-1 gene and compared the morphological and cellular phenotypes of the wild-type and mutant strains. The mutant grew more slowly and the development of gametophores was retarded. Mutant chloronemal filaments contained large cellular structures which excluded all other cellular organelles. Expression of fluorescent reporter proteins revealed that the mutant strain had greatly enlarged peroxisomes up to 10 μm in diameter. Expression of a vacuolar membrane marker confirmed that the enlarged structures were not vacuoles, or peroxisomes sequestered within vacuoles as a result of pexophagy. Phypa_PEX11 targeted to peroxisome membranes could rescue the knock out phenotype and interacted with Fission1 on the peroxisome membrane. Moss PEX11 functions in peroxisome division similar to PEX11 in other organisms but the mutant phenotype is more extreme and environmentally determined, making P. patens a powerful system in which to address mechanisms of peroxisome proliferation and division.
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- Yasuko Kamisugi
- Centre for Plant SciencesFaculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Centre for Plant SciencesFaculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Centre for Plant SciencesFaculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Centre for Plant SciencesFaculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Centre for Plant SciencesFaculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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- Centre for Plant SciencesFaculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsLS2 9JTUK
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Mindthoff S, Grunau S, Steinfort LL, Girzalsky W, Hiltunen JK, Erdmann R, Antonenkov VD. Peroxisomal Pex11 is a pore-forming protein homologous to TRPM channels. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1863:271-83. [PMID: 26597702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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More than 30 proteins (Pex proteins) are known to participate in the biogenesis of peroxisomes-ubiquitous oxidative organelles involved in lipid and ROS metabolism. The Pex11 family of homologous proteins is responsible for division and proliferation of peroxisomes. We show that yeast Pex11 is a pore-forming protein sharing sequence similarity with TRPM cation-selective channels. The Pex11 channel with a conductance of Λ=4.1 nS in 1.0M KCl is moderately cation-selective (PK(+)/PCl(-)=1.85) and resistant to voltage-dependent closing. The estimated size of the channel's pore (r~0.6 nm) supports the notion that Pex11 conducts solutes with molecular mass below 300-400 Da. We localized the channel's selectivity determining sequence. Overexpression of Pex11 resulted in acceleration of fatty acids β-oxidation in intact cells but not in the corresponding lysates. The β-oxidation was affected in cells by expression of the Pex11 protein carrying point mutations in the selectivity determining sequence. These data suggest that the Pex11-dependent transmembrane traffic of metabolites may be a rate-limiting step in the β-oxidation of fatty acids. This conclusion was corroborated by analysis of the rate of β-oxidation in yeast strains expressing Pex11 with mutations mimicking constitutively phosphorylated (S165D, S167D) or unphosphorylated (S165A, S167A) protein. The results suggest that phosphorylation of Pex11 is a mechanism that can control the peroxisomal β-oxidation rate. Our results disclose an unexpected function of Pex11 as a non-selective channel responsible for transfer of metabolites across peroxisomal membrane. The data indicate that peroxins may be involved in peroxisomal metabolic processes in addition to their role in peroxisome biogenesis.
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- Sabrina Mindthoff
- Institut für Biochemie und Pathobiochemie, Abt. Systembiochemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Institut für Biochemie und Pathobiochemie, Abt. Systembiochemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Pathobiochemie, Abt. Systembiochemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Institut für Biochemie und Pathobiochemie, Abt. Systembiochemie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany.
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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Fourcade S, Ferrer I, Pujol A. Oxidative stress, mitochondrial and proteostasis malfunction in adrenoleukodystrophy: A paradigm for axonal degeneration. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 88:18-29. [PMID: 26073123 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Peroxisomal and mitochondrial malfunction, which are highly intertwined through redox regulation, in combination with defective proteostasis, are hallmarks of the most prevalent multifactorial neurodegenerative diseases-including Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD)-and of the aging process, and are also found in inherited conditions. Here we review the interplay between oxidative stress and axonal degeneration, taking as groundwork recent findings on pathomechanisms of the peroxisomal neurometabolic disease adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). We explore the impact of chronic redox imbalance caused by the excess of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) on mitochondrial respiration and biogenesis, and discuss how this impairs protein quality control mechanisms essential for neural cell survival, such as the proteasome and autophagy systems. As consequence, prime molecular targets in the pathogenetic cascade emerge, such as the SIRT1/PGC-1α axis of mitochondrial biogenesis, and the inhibitor of autophagy mTOR. Thus, we propose that mitochondria-targeted antioxidants; mitochondrial biogenesis boosters such as the antidiabetic pioglitazone and the SIRT1 ligand resveratrol; and the autophagy activator temsirolimus, a derivative of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin, hold promise as disease-modifying therapies for X-ALD.
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- Stéphane Fourcade
- Neurometabolic Diseases Laboratory, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; Institut of Neuropathology, Pathologic Anatomy Service, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), U759, ISCIII, Spain.
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- Institut of Neuropathology, Pathologic Anatomy Service, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; Center for Biomedical Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Neurometabolic Diseases Laboratory, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; Institut of Neuropathology, Pathologic Anatomy Service, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL-Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), U759, ISCIII, Spain; Catalan Institution of Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona 08010, Catalonia, Spain.
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Role of Pex11p in Lipid Homeostasis in Yarrowia lipolytica. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2015; 14:511-25. [PMID: 25820522 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00051-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Peroxisomes are essential organelles in the cells of most eukaryotes, from yeasts to mammals. Their role in β-oxidation is particularly essential in yeasts; for example, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, fatty acid oxidation takes place solely in peroxisomes. In this species, peroxisome biogenesis occurs when lipids are present in the culture medium, and it involves the Pex11p protein family: ScPex11p, ScPex25p, ScPex27p, and ScPex34p. Yarrowia lipolytica has three Pex11p homologues, which are YALI0C04092p (YlPex11p), YALI0C04565p (YlPex11C), and YALI0D25498p (Pex11/25p). We found that these genes are regulated by oleic acid, and as has been observed in other organisms, YlPEX11 deletion generated giant peroxisomes when mutant yeast were grown in oleic acid medium. Moreover, ΔYlpex11 was unable to grow on fatty acid medium and showed extreme dose-dependent sensitivity to oleic acid. Indeed, when the strain was grown in minimum medium with 0.5% glucose and 3% oleic acid, lipid body lysis and cell death were observed. Cell death and lipid body lysis may be partially explained by an imbalance in the expression of the genes involved in lipid storage, namely, DGA1, DGA2, and LRO1, as well as that of TGL4, which is involved in lipid remobilization. TGL4 deletion and DGA2 overexpression resulted in decreased oleic acid sensitivity and delayed cell death of ΔYlpex11, which probably stemmed from the release of free fatty acids into the cytoplasm. All these results show that YlPex11p plays an important role in lipid homeostasis in Y. lipolytica.
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Mattiazzi Ušaj M, Brložnik M, Kaferle P, Žitnik M, Wolinski H, Leitner F, Kohlwein SD, Zupan B, Petrovič U. Genome-Wide Localization Study of Yeast Pex11 Identifies Peroxisome-Mitochondria Interactions through the ERMES Complex. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:2072-87. [PMID: 25769804 PMCID: PMC4429955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pex11 is a peroxin that regulates the number of peroxisomes in eukaryotic cells. Recently, it was found that a mutation in one of the three mammalian paralogs, PEX11β, results in a neurological disorder. The molecular function of Pex11, however, is not known. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pex11 has been shown to recruit to peroxisomes the mitochondrial fission machinery, thus enabling proliferation of peroxisomes. This process is essential for efficient fatty acid β-oxidation. In this study, we used high-content microscopy on a genome-wide scale to determine the subcellular localization pattern of yeast Pex11 in all non-essential gene deletion mutants, as well as in temperature-sensitive essential gene mutants. Pex11 localization and morphology of peroxisomes was profoundly affected by mutations in 104 different genes that were functionally classified. A group of genes encompassing MDM10, MDM12 and MDM34 that encode the mitochondrial and cytosolic components of the ERMES complex was analyzed in greater detail. Deletion of these genes caused a specifically altered Pex11 localization pattern, whereas deletion of MMM1, the gene encoding the fourth, endoplasmic-reticulum-associated component of the complex, did not result in an altered Pex11 localization or peroxisome morphology phenotype. Moreover, we found that Pex11 and Mdm34 physically interact and that Pex11 plays a role in establishing the contact sites between peroxisomes and mitochondria through the ERMES complex. Based on these results, we propose that the mitochondrial/cytosolic components of the ERMES complex establish a direct interaction between mitochondria and peroxisomes through Pex11. Molecular function of Pex11, a protein with roles in metabolism and disease, is unknown. Genome-wide screening determined subcellular localization of Pex11-GFP in yeast. Mutants defective in components of the ERMES complex show altered Pex11 localization. Pex11 physically interacts with the ERMES complex component Mdm34. ERMES complex and Pex11 mediate interaction between mitochondria and peroxisomes.
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- M Mattiazzi Ušaj
- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, BioTechMed Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, BioTechMed Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, BioTechMed Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Wang X, Li S, Liu Y, Ma C. Redox regulated peroxisome homeostasis. Redox Biol 2014; 4:104-8. [PMID: 25545794 PMCID: PMC4309859 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2014.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles present in nearly all eukaryotic cells. Conserved functions of peroxisomes encompass beta-oxidation of fatty acids and scavenging of reactive oxygen species generated from diverse peroxisomal metabolic pathways. Peroxisome content, number, and size can change quickly in response to environmental and/or developmental cues. To achieve efficient peroxisome homeostasis, peroxisome biogenesis and degradation must be orchestrated. We review the current knowledge on redox regulated peroxisome biogenesis and degradation with an emphasis on yeasts and plants. Conserved functions of peroxisomes include β-oxidation of fatty acids and scavenging of ROS. Peroxisome homeostasis is achieved by coordinating biogenesis and degradation. Repression of peroxisome biogenesis under oxidative stress. Superfluous and oxidative damaged peroxisomes are degraded by pexophagy.
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- Xiaofeng Wang
- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Wenhua East Road 88, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Wenhua East Road 88, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Wenhua East Road 88, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Wenhua East Road 88, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China.
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Peroxisomes carry out various oxidative reactions that are tightly regulated to adapt to the changing needs of the cell and varying external environments. Accordingly, they are remarkably fluid and can change dramatically in abundance, size, shape and content in response to numerous cues. These dynamics are controlled by multiple aspects of peroxisome biogenesis that are coordinately regulated with each other and with other cellular processes. Ongoing studies are deciphering the diverse molecular mechanisms that underlie biogenesis and how they cooperate to dynamically control peroxisome utility. These important challenges should lead to an understanding of peroxisome dynamics that can be capitalized upon for bioengineering and the development of therapies to improve human health.
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- Jennifer J Smith
- 1] Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Avenue North, 98109-5240, USA. [2] Institute for Systems Biology, 401 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109-5219, USA
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Ma C, Hagstrom D, Polley SG, Subramani S. Redox-regulated cargo binding and release by the peroxisomal targeting signal receptor, Pex5. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:27220-27231. [PMID: 23902771 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.492694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In its role as a mobile receptor for peroxisomal matrix cargo containing a peroxisomal targeting signal called PTS1, the protein Pex5 shuttles between the cytosol and the peroxisome lumen. Pex5 binds PTS1 proteins in the cytosol via its C-terminal tetratricopeptide domains and delivers them to the peroxisome lumen, where the receptor·cargo complex dissociates. The cargo-free receptor is exported to the cytosol for another round of import. How cargo release and receptor recycling are regulated is poorly understood. We found that Pex5 functions as a dimer/oligomer and that its protein interactions with itself (homo-oligomeric) and with Pex8 (hetero-oligomeric) control the binding and release of cargo proteins. These interactions are controlled by a redox-sensitive amino acid, cysteine 10 of Pex5, which is essential for the formation of disulfide bond-linked Pex5 forms, for high affinity cargo binding, and for receptor recycling. Disulfide bond-linked Pex5 showed the highest affinity for PTS1 cargo. Upon reduction of the disulfide bond by dithiothreitol, Pex5 transitioned to a noncovalent dimer, concomitant with the partial release of PTS1 cargo. Additionally, dissipation of the redox balance between the cytosol and the peroxisome lumen caused an import defect. A hetero-oligomeric interaction between the N-terminal domain (amino acids 1-110) of Pex5 and a conserved motif at the C terminus of Pex8 further facilitates cargo release, but only under reducing conditions. This interaction is also important for the release of PTS1 proteins. We suggest a redox-regulated model for Pex5 function during the peroxisomal matrix protein import cycle.
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- Changle Ma
- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322
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- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0322.
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Bonekamp NA, Grille S, Cardoso MJ, Almeida M, Aroso M, Gomes S, Magalhaes AC, Ribeiro D, Islinger M, Schrader M. Self-interaction of human Pex11pβ during peroxisomal growth and division. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53424. [PMID: 23308220 PMCID: PMC3538539 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Pex11 proteins are involved in membrane elongation and division processes associated with the multiplication of peroxisomes. Human Pex11pβ has recently been linked to a new disorder affecting peroxisome morphology and dynamics. Here, we have analyzed the exact membrane topology of Pex11pβ. Studies with an epitope-specific antibody and protease protection assays show that Pex11pβ is an integral membrane protein with two transmembrane domains flanking an internal region exposed to the peroxisomal matrix and N- and C-termini facing the cytosol. A glycine-rich internal region within Pex11pβ is dispensable for peroxisome membrane elongation and division. However, we demonstrate that an amphipathic helix (Helix 2) within the first N-terminal 40 amino acids is crucial for membrane elongation and self-interaction of Pex11pβ. Interestingly, we find that Pex11pβ self-interaction strongly depends on the detergent used for solubilization. We also show that N-terminal cysteines are not essential for membrane elongation, and that putative N-terminal phosphorylation sites are dispensable for Pex11pβ function. We propose that self-interaction of Pex11pβ regulates its membrane deforming activity in conjunction with membrane lipids.
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- Nina A. Bonekamp
- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
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Itoyama A, Honsho M, Abe Y, Moser A, Yoshida Y, Fujiki Y. Docosahexaenoic acid mediates peroxisomal elongation, a prerequisite for peroxisome division. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:589-602. [PMID: 22389399 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.087452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Peroxisome division is regulated by several factors, termed fission factors, as well as the conditions of the cellular environment. Over the past decade, the idea of metabolic control of peroxisomal morphogenesis has been postulated, but remains largely undefined to date. In the current study, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6n-3) was identified as an inducer of peroxisome division. In fibroblasts isolated from patients that carry defects in peroxisomal fatty acid β-oxidation, peroxisomes are much less abundant than normal cells. Treatment of these patient fibroblasts with DHA induced the proliferation of peroxisomes to the level seen in normal fibroblasts. DHA-induced peroxisomal proliferation was abrogated by treatment with a small inhibitory RNA (siRNA) targeting dynamin-like protein 1 and with dynasore, an inhibitor of dynamin-like protein 1, which suggested that DHA stimulates peroxisome division. DHA augmented the hyper-oligomerization of Pex11pβ and the formation of Pex11pβ-enriched regions on elongated peroxisomes. Time-lapse imaging analysis of peroxisomal morphogenesis revealed a sequence of steps involved in peroxisome division, including elongation in one direction followed by peroxisomal fission. DHA enhanced peroxisomal division in a microtubule-independent manner. These results suggest that DHA is a crucial signal for peroxisomal elongation, a prerequisite for subsequent fission and peroxisome division.
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- Akinori Itoyama
- Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University Graduate School, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Ohdate T, Inoue Y. Involvement of glutathione peroxidase 1 in growth and peroxisome formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in oleic acid medium. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2012; 1821:1295-305. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2012.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Islinger M, Grille S, Fahimi HD, Schrader M. The peroxisome: an update on mysteries. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 137:547-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0941-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Joshi S, Agrawal G, Subramani S. Phosphorylation-dependent Pex11p and Fis1p interaction regulates peroxisome division. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:1307-15. [PMID: 22337771 PMCID: PMC3315806 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-09-0782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pex11p plays a conserved role in peroxisome division. Although Pex11p is phosphorylated, the exact role of this modification was either unknown or confusing. Phosphorylation of Pichia pastoris Pex11p at serine 173 occurs at the peroxisome and is necessary for its interaction with Fis1p, a key protein of the peroxisome division complex. Peroxisome division is regulated by the conserved peroxin Pex11p. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc), induction of the phosphoprotein ScPex11p coincides with peroxisome biogenesis. We show that the ScPex11p homologue in Pichia pastoris (PpPex11p) is phosphorylated at serine 173. PpPex11p expression and phosphorylation are induced in oleate and coordinated with peroxisome biogenesis. PpPex11p transits to peroxisomes via the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). PpPex11p is unstable and ER restricted gin pex3Δ and pex19Δ cells, which are impaired in peroxisomal membrane protein biogenesis. In oleate medium, the P. pastoris mutants pex11A (constitutively unphosphorylated; S173A) and pex11D (constitutively phosphorylated; S173D) exhibit juxtaposed elongated peroxisomes (JEPs) and hyperdivided forms, respectively, although protein levels remain unchanged. In contrast with ScPex11p, the ER-to-peroxisome translocation in P. pastoris is phosphorylation independent, and the phosphorylation occurs at the peroxisome. We show that PpPex11p interacts with the peroxisome fission machinery via PpFis1p and is regulated by phosphorylation because PpPex11p and PpPex11Dp interact more strongly with PpFis1p than PpPex11Ap. Neither PpPex11p nor PpFis1p is necessary for peroxisome division in methanol medium. We propose a model for the role of PpPex11p in the regulation of peroxisome division through a phosphorylation-dependent interaction with the fission machinery, providing novel insights into peroxisome morphogenesis.
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- Saurabh Joshi
- Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Koch J, Brocard C. PEX11 proteins attract Mff and hFis1 to coordinate peroxisomal fission. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:3813-26. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.102178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Fission of membrane-bound organelles requires membrane remodeling processes to enable and facilitate the assembly of the scission machinery. Proteins of the PEX11 family were shown to act as membrane elongation factors during peroxisome proliferation. Furthermore, through interaction with fission factors these proteins coordinate progression of membrane scission. Using a biochemical approach, we determined the membrane topology of PEX11γ, one of the three human PEX11 proteins. Analysis of mutated PEX11γ versions, which localize to peroxisomes revealed essential domains for membrane elongation including an amphipathic region and regulatory sequences thereof. Through pegylation assays and in vivo studies, we establish that the PEX11γ sequence encloses two membrane anchored domains, which dock an amphipathic region onto the peroxisomal membrane thereby regulating its elongation. The interaction profile of PEX11γ and mutated versions reveals a rearrangement between homo- and heterodimerization and association with fission factors. We also demonstrate the presence of the mitochondrial fission factor Mff on peroxisomes and its interaction with PEX11 proteins. Our data allow for assumptions on a molecular mechanism for the process of peroxisome proliferation in mammalian cells, that i) PEX11γ is required and acts in coordination with at least one of the other PEX11 proteins to protrude the peroxisomal membrane, ii) PEX11 proteins attract both Mff and hFis1 to their site of action and, iii) the concerted interaction of PEX11 proteins provides spatiotemporal control for growth and division of peroxisomes.
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Fission and proliferation of peroxisomes. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2011; 1822:1343-57. [PMID: 22240198 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Peroxisomes are remarkably dynamic, multifunctional organelles, which react to physiological changes in their cellular environment and adopt their morphology, number, enzyme content and metabolic functions accordingly. At the organelle level, the key molecular machinery controlling peroxisomal membrane elongation and remodeling as well as membrane fission is becoming increasingly established and defined. Key players in peroxisome division are conserved in animals, plants and fungi, and key fission components are shared with mitochondria. However, the physiological stimuli and corresponding signal transduction pathways regulating and modulating peroxisome maintenance and proliferation are, despite a few exceptions, largely unexplored. There is emerging evidence that peroxisomal dynamics and proper regulation of peroxisome number and morphology are crucial for the physiology of the cell, as well as for the pathology of the organism. Here, we discuss several key aspects of peroxisomal fission and proliferation and highlight their association with certain diseases. We address signaling and transcriptional events resulting in peroxisome proliferation, and focus on novel findings concerning the key division components and their interplay. Finally, we present an updated model of peroxisomal growth and division. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Metabolic Functions and Biogenesis of Peroxisomes in Health and Disease.
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Mano S, Nakamori C, Fukao Y, Araki M, Matsuda A, Kondo M, Nishimura M. A defect of peroxisomal membrane protein 38 causes enlargement of peroxisomes. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 52:2157-72. [PMID: 22034551 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Peroxisome proliferation occurs through enlargement, elongation and division of pre-existing peroxisomes. In the Arabidopsis apem mutant, apem3, peroxisomes are dramatically enlarged and reduced in number, revealing a defect in peroxisome proliferation. The APEM3 gene was found to encode peroxisomal membrane protein 38 (PMP38). To examine the relative role of PMP38 during proliferation, a double mutant was constructed consisting of apem3 and the peroxisome division mutant, apem1, in which a defect in dynamin-related protein 3A (DRP3A) results in elongation of peroxisomes. In the double mutant, almost all peroxisomes were predominantly enlarged but not elongated. DRP3A is still able to localize at the peroxisomal membrane on enlarged peroxisomes in the apem3 mutants. PMP38 is revealed to be capable of interacting with itself, but not with DRP3A. These results indicate that PMP38 has a role at a different step that requires APEM1/DRP3A. PMP38 is expressed in various tissues throughout the plant, indicating that PMP38 may participate in multiple unidentified functions in these tissues. PMP38 belongs to a mitochondrial carrier family (MCF) protein. However, unlike Arabidopsis nucleotide carrier protein 1 (AtPNC1) and AtPNC2, two other peroxisome-resident MCF proteins that function as adenine nucleotide transporters, PMP38 has no ATP or ADP transport activity. In addition, unlike AtPNC1 and AtPNC2 knock-down plants, apem3 mutants do not exhibit any gross morphological abnormalities. These results demonstrate that APEM3/PMP38 plays a role distinct from that of AtPNC1 and AtPNC2. We discuss possible mechanism of enlargement of peroxisomes in the apem3 mutants.
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- Shoji Mano
- Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444-8585 Japan.
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Huber A, Koch J, Kragler F, Brocard C, Hartig A. A subtle interplay between three Pex11 proteins shapes de novo formation and fission of peroxisomes. Traffic 2011; 13:157-67. [PMID: 21951626 PMCID: PMC3245845 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01290.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The organization of eukaryotic cells into membrane-bound compartments must be faithfully sustained for survival of the cell. A subtle equilibrium exists between the degradation and the proliferation of organelles. Commonly, proliferation is initiated by a membrane remodeling process. Here, we dissect the function of proteins driving organelle proliferation in the particular case of peroxisomes. These organelles are formed either through a growth and division process from existing peroxisomes or de novo from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Among the proteins involved in the biogenesis of peroxisomes, peroxins, members of the Pex11 protein family participate in peroxisomal membrane alterations. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Pex11 family consists of three proteins, Pex11p, Pex25p and Pex27p. Here we demonstrate that yeast mutants lacking peroxisomes require the presence of Pex25p to regenerate this organelle de novo. We also provide evidence showing that Pex27p inhibits peroxisomal function and illustrate that Pex25p initiates elongation of the peroxisomal membrane. Our data establish that although structurally conserved each of the three Pex11 protein family members plays a distinct role. While ScPex11p promotes the proliferation of peroxisomes already present in the cell, ScPex25p initiates remodeling at the peroxisomal membrane and ScPex27p acts to counter this activity. In addition, we reveal that ScPex25p acts in concert with Pex3p in the initiation of de novo peroxisome biogenesis from the ER.
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- Anja Huber
- University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Center for Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, Vienna, Austria
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Koch J, Brocard C. Membrane elongation factors in organelle maintenance: the case of peroxisome proliferation. Biomol Concepts 2011; 2:353-364. [PMID: 21984887 DOI: 10.1515/bmc.2011.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Separation of metabolic pathways in organelles is critical for eukaryotic life. Accordingly, the number, morphology and function of organelles have to be maintained through processes linked with membrane remodeling events. Despite their acknowledged significance and intense study many questions remain about the molecular mechanisms by which organellar membranes proliferate. Here, using the example of peroxisome proliferation, we give an overview of how proteins elongate membranes. Subsequent membrane fission is achieved by dynamin-related proteins shared with mitochondria. We discuss basic criteria that membranes have to fulfill for these fission factors to complete the scission. Because peroxisome elongation is always associated with unequal distribution of matrix and membrane proteins, we propose peroxisomal division to be non-stochastic and asymmetric. We further show that these organelles need not be functional to carry on membrane elongation and present the most recent findings concerning members of the Pex11 protein family as membrane elongation factors. These factors, beside known proteins such as BAR-domain proteins, represent another family of proteins containing an amphipathic α-helix with membrane bending activity.
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- Johannes Koch
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Vienna, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Center of Molecular Biology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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Opaliński Ł, Veenhuis M, van der Klei IJ. Peroxisomes: Membrane events accompanying peroxisome proliferation. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 43:847-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Revised: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Coley AF, Dodson HC, Morris MT, Morris JC. Glycolysis in the african trypanosome: targeting enzymes and their subcellular compartments for therapeutic development. Mol Biol Int 2011; 2011:123702. [PMID: 22091393 PMCID: PMC3195984 DOI: 10.4061/2011/123702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Subspecies of the African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, which cause human African trypanosomiasis, are transmitted by the tsetse fly, with transmission-essential lifecycle stages occurring in both the insect vector and human host. During infection of the human host, the parasite is limited to using glycolysis of host sugar for ATP production. This dependence on glucose breakdown presents a series of targets for potential therapeutic development, many of which have been explored and validated as therapeutic targets experimentally. These include enzymes directly involved in glucose metabolism (e.g., the trypanosome hexokinases), as well as cellular components required for development and maintenance of the essential subcellular compartments that house the major part of the pathway, the glycosomes.
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- April F Coley
- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Mast FD, Fagarasanu A, Knoblach B, Rachubinski RA. Peroxisome biogenesis: something old, something new, something borrowed. Physiology (Bethesda) 2011; 25:347-56. [PMID: 21186279 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00025.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic cells are characterized by their varied complement of organelles. One set of membrane-bound, usually spherical compartments are commonly grouped together under the term peroxisomes. Peroxisomes function in regulating the synthesis and availability of many diverse lipids by harnessing the power of oxidative reactions and contribute to a number of metabolic processes essential for cellular differentiation and organismal development.
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- Fred D Mast
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Opaliński Ł, Kiel JAKW, Williams C, Veenhuis M, van der Klei IJ. Membrane curvature during peroxisome fission requires Pex11. EMBO J 2010; 30:5-16. [PMID: 21113128 PMCID: PMC3020119 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Pex11p is required for peroxisome proliferation. This study demonstrates that the N-terminus of Pex11p forms an amphipathic helix that generates membrane curvature required for peroxisome fission. Pex11 is a key player in peroxisome proliferation, but the molecular mechanisms of its function are still unknown. Here, we show that Pex11 contains a conserved sequence at the N-terminus that can adopt the structure of an amphipathic helix. Using Penicillium chrysogenum Pex11, we show that this amphipathic helix, termed Pex11-Amph, associates with liposomes in vitro. This interaction is especially evident when negatively charged liposomes are used with a phospholipid content resembling that of peroxisomal membranes. Binding of Pex11-Amph to negatively charged membrane vesicles resulted in strong tubulation. This tubulation of vesicles was also observed when the entire soluble N-terminal domain of Pex11 was used. Using mutant peptides, we demonstrate that maintaining the amphipathic properties of Pex11-Amph in conjunction with retaining its α-helical structure are crucial for its function. We show that the membrane remodelling capacity of the amphipathic helix in Pex11 is conserved from yeast to man. Finally, we demonstrate that mutations abolishing the membrane remodelling activity of the Pex11-Amph domain also hamper the function of full-length Pex11 in peroxisome fission in vivo.
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- Łukasz Opaliński
- Molecular Cell Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, Haren, The Netherlands
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Koch J, Pranjic K, Huber A, Ellinger A, Hartig A, Kragler F, Brocard C. PEX11 family members are membrane elongation factors that coordinate peroxisome proliferation and maintenance. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:3389-400. [PMID: 20826455 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.064907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Dynamic changes of membrane structure are intrinsic to organelle morphogenesis and homeostasis. Ectopic expression of proteins of the PEX11 family from yeast, plant or human lead to the formation of juxtaposed elongated peroxisomes (JEPs),which is evocative of an evolutionary conserved function of these proteins in membrane tubulation. Microscopic examinations reveal that JEPs are composed of independent elongated peroxisomes with heterogeneous distribution of matrix proteins. We established the homo- and heterodimerization properties of the human PEX11 proteins and their interaction with the fission factor hFis1, which is known to recruit the GTPase DRP1 to the peroxisomal membrane. We show that excess of hFis1 but not of DRP1 is sufficient to fragment JEPs into normal round-shaped organelles, and illustrate the requirement of microtubules for JEP formation. Our results demonstrate that PEX11-induced JEPs represent intermediates in the process of peroxisome membrane proliferation and that hFis1 is the limiting factor for progression. Hence, we propose a model for a conserved role of PEX11 proteins in peroxisome maintenance through peroxisome polarization, membrane elongation and segregation.
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- Johannes Koch
- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Center of Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dr Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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Delille HK, Agricola B, Guimaraes SC, Borta H, Lüers GH, Fransen M, Schrader M. Pex11pbeta-mediated growth and division of mammalian peroxisomes follows a maturation pathway. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:2750-62. [PMID: 20647371 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.062109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Peroxisomes are ubiquitous subcellular organelles, which multiply by growth and division but can also form de novo via the endoplasmic reticulum. Growth and division of peroxisomes in mammalian cells involves elongation, membrane constriction and final fission. Dynamin-like protein (DLP1/Drp1) and its membrane adaptor Fis1 function in the later stages of peroxisome division, whereas the membrane peroxin Pex11pbeta appears to act early in the process. We have discovered that a Pex11pbeta-YFP(m) fusion protein can be used as a specific tool to further dissect peroxisomal growth and division. Pex11pbeta-YFP(m) inhibited peroxisomal segmentation and division, but resulted in the formation of pre-peroxisomal membrane structures composed of globular domains and tubular extensions. Peroxisomal matrix and membrane proteins were targeted to distinct regions of the peroxisomal structures. Pex11pbeta-mediated membrane formation was initiated at pre-existing peroxisomes, indicating that growth and division follows a multistep maturation pathway and that formation of mammalian peroxisomes is more complex than simple division of a pre-existing organelle. The implications of these findings on the mechanisms of peroxisome formation and membrane deformation are discussed.
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- Hannah K Delille
- Centre for Cell Biology and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Mitsuya S, El-Shami M, Sparkes IA, Charlton WL, De Marcos Lousa C, Johnson B, Baker A. Salt stress causes peroxisome proliferation, but inducing peroxisome proliferation does not improve NaCl tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9408. [PMID: 20195524 PMCID: PMC2827565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The PEX11 family of peroxisome membrane proteins have been shown to be involved in regulation of peroxisome size and number in plant, animals, and yeast cells. We and others have previously suggested that peroxisome proliferation as a result of abiotic stress may be important in plant stress responses, and recently it was reported that several rice PEX11 genes were up regulated in response to abiotic stress. We sought to test the hypothesis that promoting peroxisome proliferation in Arabidopsis thaliana by over expression of one PEX11 family member, PEX11e, would give increased resistance to salt stress. We could demonstrate up regulation of PEX11e by salt stress and increased peroxisome number by both PEX11e over expression and salt stress, however our experiments failed to find a correlation between PEX11e over expression and increased peroxisome metabolic activity or resistance to salt stress. This suggests that although peroxisome proliferation may be a consequence of salt stress, it does not affect the ability of Arabidopsis plants to tolerate saline conditions.
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- Shiro Mitsuya
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Zhang X, Hu J. The Arabidopsis chloroplast division protein DYNAMIN-RELATED PROTEIN5B also mediates peroxisome division. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:431-42. [PMID: 20179140 PMCID: PMC2845408 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.071324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2009] [Revised: 01/26/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Peroxisomes are highly dynamic organelles involved in various metabolic pathways. The division of peroxisomes is regulated by factors such as the PEROXIN11 (PEX11) proteins that promote peroxisome elongation and the dynamin-related proteins (DRPs) and FISSION1 (FIS1) proteins that function together to mediate organelle fission. In Arabidopsis thaliana, DRP3A/DRP3B and FIS1A (BIGYIN)/FIS1B are two pairs of homologous proteins known to function in both peroxisomal and mitochondrial division. Here, we report that DRP5B, a DRP distantly related to the DRP3s and originally identified as a chloroplast division protein, also contributes to peroxisome division. DRP5B localizes to both peroxisomes and chloroplasts. Mutations in the DRP5B gene lead to peroxisome division defects and compromised peroxisome functions. Using coimmunoprecipitation and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays, we further demonstrate that DRP5B can interact or form a complex with itself and with DRP3A, DRP3B, FIS1A, and most of the Arabidopsis PEX11 isoforms. Our data suggest that, in contrast with DRP3A and DRP3B, whose orthologs exist across plant, fungal, and animal kingdoms, DRP5B is a plant/algal invention to facilitate the division of their organelles (i.e., chloroplasts and peroxisomes). In addition, our results support the notion that proteins involved in the early (elongation) and late (fission) stages of peroxisome division may act cooperatively.
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- Xinchun Zhang
- Michigan State University–Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Michigan State University–Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Molecular Basis of Peroxisome Division and Proliferation in Plants. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 279:79-99. [DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(10)79003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Knoblach B, Rachubinski RA. Phosphorylation-dependent activation of peroxisome proliferator protein PEX11 controls peroxisome abundance. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:6670-80. [PMID: 20028986 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.094805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Peroxisomes are dynamic organelles that divide continuously in growing cell cultures and expand extensively in lipid-rich medium. Peroxisome population control is achieved in part by Pex11p-dependent regulation of peroxisome size and number. Although the production of Pex11p in yeast is tightly linked to peroxisome biogenesis by transcriptional regulation of the PEX11 gene, it remains unclear if and how Pex11p activity could be modulated by rapid signaling. We report the reversible phosphorylation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pex11p in response to nutritional cues and delineate a mechanism for phosphorylation-dependent activation of Pex11p through the analysis of phosphomimicking mutants. Peroxisomal phenotypes in the PEX11-A and PEX11-D strains expressing constitutively dephosphorylated and phosphorylated forms of Pex11p resemble those of PEX11 gene knock-out and overexpression mutants, although PEX11 transcript and Pex11 protein levels remain unchanged. We demonstrate functional inequality and differences in subcellular localization of the Pex11p forms. Pex11Dp promotes peroxisome fragmentation when reexpressed in cells containing induced peroxisomes. Pex11p translocates between endoplasmic reticulum and peroxisomes in a phosphorylation-dependent manner, whereas Pex11Ap and Pex11Dp are impaired in trafficking and constitutively associated with mature and proliferating peroxisomes, respectively. Overexpression of cyclin-dependent kinase Pho85p results in hyperphosphorylation of Pex11p and peroxisome proliferation. This study provides the first evidence for control of peroxisome dynamics by phosphorylation-dependent regulation of a peroxin.
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- Barbara Knoblach
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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Yoshida H. ER stress response, peroxisome proliferation, mitochondrial unfolded protein response and Golgi stress response. IUBMB Life 2009; 61:871-9. [PMID: 19504573 DOI: 10.1002/iub.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) response has been thought a cytoprotective mechanism to cope with accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER. Recent progress has made a quantum leap revealing that ER stress response can be regarded as an autoregulatory system adjusting the ER capacity to cellular demand. This Copernican change raised a novel fundamental question in cell biology: how do cells regulate the capacity of each organelle in accordance with cellular needs? Although this fundamental question has not been fully addressed yet, research about each organelle has been advancing. The proliferation of the peroxisome is regulated by the PPAR alpha pathway, whereas the abundance of mitochondria appears to be regulated by mitochondrial retrograde signaling and the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. The functional capacity of the Golgi apparatus may be regulated by the mechanism of the Golgi stress response. These observations strongly suggest the existence of an elaborate network of organelle autoregulation in eukaryotic cells.
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- Hiderou Yoshida
- Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
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Titorenko VI, Rachubinski RA. Spatiotemporal dynamics of the ER-derived peroxisomal endomembrane system. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 272:191-244. [PMID: 19121819 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)01605-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Recent studies have provided evidence that peroxisomes constitute a multicompartmental endomembrane system. The system begins to form with the targeting of certain peroxisomal membrane proteins to the ER and their exit from the ER via preperoxisomal carriers. These carriers undergo a multistep maturation into metabolically active peroxisomes containing the entire complement of peroxisomal membrane and matrix proteins. At each step, the import of a subset of proteins and the uptake of certain membrane lipids result in the formation of a distinct, more mature compartment of the peroxisomal endomembrane system. Individual peroxisomal compartments proliferate by undergoing one or several rounds of division. Herein, we discuss various strategies that evolutionarily diverse organisms use to coordinate compartment formation, maturation, and division in the peroxisomal endomembrane system. We also critically evaluate the molecular and cellular mechanisms governing these processes, outline the most important unanswered questions, and suggest directions for future research.
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Smith JJ, Aitchison JD. Regulation of peroxisome dynamics. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2009; 21:119-26. [PMID: 19188056 PMCID: PMC2681484 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2009.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2008] [Revised: 12/30/2008] [Accepted: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Peroxisomes are single-membraned organelles ubiquitous to eukaryotic cells that house metabolic reactions that generate and destroy harmful oxidative intermediates. They are dynamic structures whose morphology, abundance, composition, and function depend on the cell type and environment. Perhaps due to the potentially damaging and protective metabolic roles of peroxisomes and their dynamic presence in the cell, peroxisome biogenesis is emerging as a process that involves complex underlying mechanisms of regulated formation and maintenance. There are roughly 30 known peroxins, proteins involved in peroxisome biogenesis, many of which have been conserved from yeast to mammals. This review focuses on the biogenesis of peroxisomes with an emphasis on the regulation of peroxisome formation and the import of peroxisomal matrix proteins in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- Jennifer J Smith
- Institute for Systems Biology, 1441 N 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103, USA.
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Krikken AM, Veenhuis M, van der Klei IJ. Hansenula polymorpha pex11 cells are affected in peroxisome retention. FEBS J 2009; 276:1429-39. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.06883.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rahim G, Bischof S, Kessler F, Agne B. In vivo interaction between atToc33 and atToc159 GTP-binding domains demonstrated in a plant split-ubiquitin system. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 60:257-67. [PMID: 19010773 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The GTPases atToc33 and atToc159 are pre-protein receptor components of the translocon complex at the outer chloroplast membrane in Arabidopsis. Despite their participation in the same complex in vivo, evidence for their interaction is still lacking. Here, a split-ubiquitin system is engineered for use in plants, and the in vivo interaction of the Toc GTPases in Arabidopsis and tobacco protoplasts is shown. Using the same method, the self-interaction of the peroxisomal membrane protein atPex11e is demonstrated. The finding suggests a more general suitability of the split-ubiquitin system as a plant in vivo interaction assay.
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- Gwendoline Rahim
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2009 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Lingard MJ, Gidda SK, Bingham S, Rothstein SJ, Mullen RT, Trelease RN. Arabidopsis PEROXIN11c-e, FISSION1b, and DYNAMIN-RELATED PROTEIN3A cooperate in cell cycle-associated replication of peroxisomes. THE PLANT CELL 2008; 20:1567-85. [PMID: 18539750 PMCID: PMC2483373 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.057679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Although participation of PEROXIN11 (PEX11), FISSION1 (FISl), and DYNAMIN-RELATED PROTEIN (DRP) has been well established during induced peroxisome proliferation in response to external stimuli, their roles in cell cycle-associated constitutive replication/duplication have not been fully explored. Herein, bimolecular fluorescence complementation experiments with Arabidopsis thaliana suspension cells revealed homooligomerization of all five PEX11 isoforms (PEX11a-e) and heterooligomerizations of all five PEX11 isoforms with FIS1b, but not FIS1a nor DRP3A. Intracellular protein targeting experiments demonstrated that FIS1b, but not FIS1a nor DRP3A, targeted to peroxisomes only when coexpressed with PEX11d or PEX11e. Simultaneous silencing of PEX11c-e or individual silencing of DRP3A, but not FIS1a nor FIS1b, resulted in approximately 40% reductions in peroxisome number. During G2 in synchronized cell cultures, peroxisomes sequentially enlarged, elongated, and then doubled in number, which correlated with peaks in PEX11, FIS1, and DRP3A expression. Overall, these data support a model for the replication of preexisting peroxisomes wherein PEX11c, PEX11d, and PEX11e act cooperatively during G2 to promote peroxisome elongation and recruitment of FIS1b to the peroxisome membrane, where DRP3A stimulates fission of elongated peroxisomes into daughter peroxisomes, which are then distributed between daughter cells.
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- Matthew J Lingard
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
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Yan M, Rachubinski DA, Joshi S, Rachubinski RA, Subramani S. Dysferlin domain-containing proteins, Pex30p and Pex31p, localized to two compartments, control the number and size of oleate-induced peroxisomes in Pichia pastoris. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 19:885-98. [PMID: 18094040 PMCID: PMC2262989 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-10-1042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Revised: 11/26/2007] [Accepted: 12/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Yarrowia lipolytica Pex23p and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pex30p, Pex31p, and Pex32p comprise a family of dysferlin domain-containing peroxins. We show that the deletion of their Pichia pastoris homologues, PEX30 and PEX31, does not affect the function or division of methanol-induced peroxisomes but results in fewer and enlarged, functional, oleate-induced peroxisomes. Synthesis of Pex30p is constitutive, whereas that of Pex31p is oleate-induced but at a much lower level relative to Pex30p. Pex30p interacts with Pex31p and is required for its stability. At steady state, both Pex30p and Pex31p exhibit a dual localization to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and peroxisomes. However, Pex30p is localized mostly to the ER, whereas Pex31p is predominantly on peroxisomes. Consistent with ER-to-peroxisome trafficking of these proteins, Pex30p accumulates on peroxisomes upon overexpression of Pex31p. Additionally, Pex31p colocalizes with Pex30p at the ER in pex19Delta cells and can be chased from the ER to peroxisomes in a Pex19p-dependent manner. The dysferlin domains of Pex30p and Pex31p, which are dispensable for their interaction, stability, and subcellular localization, are essential for normal peroxisome number and size. The growth environment-specific role of these peroxins, their dual localization, and the function of their dysferlin domains provide novel insights into peroxisome morphogenesis.
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- Mingda Yan
- *Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322; and
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- *Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322; and
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- *Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0322; and
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Nayidu NK, Wang L, Xie W, Zhang C, Fan C, Lian X, Zhang Q, Xiong L. Comprehensive sequence and expression profile analysis of PEX11 gene family in rice. Gene 2008; 412:59-70. [PMID: 18291602 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2008.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PEX11 gene family has been shown to be involved in peroxisome biogenesis but very little is known about this gene family in rice. Here we show that five putative PEX11 genes (OsPEX11-1-5) present in rice genome and each contain three conserved motifs. The PEX11 sequences from rice and other species can be classified into three major groups. Among the five rice PEX11 genes, OsPEX11-2 and -3 are most likely duplicated. Expression profile and RT-PCR analysis suggested that the members of PEX11 family in rice had differential expression patterns: OsPEX11-1 and OsPEX11-4 had higher expression levels in leaf tissues than in the other tissues, OsPEX11-2 was detected only in germinated seeds, OsPEX11-3 was expressed predominantly in endosperm and germinated seeds, and OsPEX11-5 was expressed in all the tissues investigated. We also observed that the rice PEX11 genes had differential expression patterns under different abiotic stresses. OsPEX11-1 and OsPEX11-4 were induced by abscisic acid (ABA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), salt and low nitrogen stress conditions. OsPEX11-3 was responsive to ABA and H2O2 treatments, and OsPEX11-5 was responsive to ABA, H2O2, and salt treatments. However, OsPEX11-2 had no response to any of the stresses. Our results suggest that the rice PEX11 genes have diversification not only in sequences but also in expression patterns under normal and various stress conditions.
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- Naghabushana K Nayidu
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research Wuhan, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Fagarasanu A, Fagarasanu M, Rachubinski RA. Maintaining peroxisome populations: a story of division and inheritance. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2007; 23:321-44. [PMID: 17506702 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.23.090506.123456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells divide their metabolic labor between functionally distinct, membrane-enveloped organelles, each precisely tailored for a specific set of biochemical reactions. Peroxisomes are ubiquitous, endoplasmic reticulum-derived organelles that perform requisite biochemical functions intimately connected to lipid metabolism. Upon cell division, cells have to strictly control peroxisome division and inheritance to maintain an appropriate number of peroxisomes in each cell. Peroxisome division follows a specific sequence of events that include peroxisome elongation, membrane constriction, and peroxisome fission. Pex11 proteins mediate the elongation step of peroxisome division, whereas dynamin-related proteins execute the final fission. The mechanisms responsible for peroxisome membrane constriction are poorly understood. Molecular players involved in peroxisome inheritance are just beginning to be elucidated. Inp1p and Inp2p are two recently identified peroxisomal proteins that perform antagonistic functions in regulating peroxisome inheritance in budding yeast. Inp1p promotes the retention of peroxisomes in mother cells and buds by attaching peroxisomes to as-yet-unidentified cortical structures. Inp2p is implicated in the motility of peroxisomes by linking them to the Myo2p motor, which then propels their movement along actin cables. The functions of Inp1p and Inp2p are cell cycle regulated and coordinated to ensure a fair distribution of peroxisomes at cytokinesis.
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- Andrei Fagarasanu
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Visser WF, van Roermund CWT, Ijlst L, Waterham HR, Wanders RJA. Metabolite transport across the peroxisomal membrane. Biochem J 2007; 401:365-75. [PMID: 17173541 PMCID: PMC1820816 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Accepted: 09/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In recent years, much progress has been made with respect to the unravelling of the functions of peroxisomes in metabolism, and it is now well established that peroxisomes are indispensable organelles, especially in higher eukaryotes. Peroxisomes catalyse a number of essential metabolic functions including fatty acid beta-oxidation, ether phospholipid biosynthesis, fatty acid alpha-oxidation and glyoxylate detoxification. The involvement of peroxisomes in these metabolic pathways necessitates the transport of metabolites in and out of peroxisomes. Recently, considerable progress has been made in the characterization of metabolite transport across the peroxisomal membrane. Peroxisomes posses several specialized transport systems to transport metabolites. This is exemplified by the identification of a specific transporter for adenine nucleotides and several half-ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters which may be present as hetero- and homo-dimers. The nature of the substrates handled by the different ABC transporters is less clear. In this review we will describe the current state of knowledge of the permeability properties of the peroxisomal membrane.
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Key Words
- fatty acid
- genetic disease
- metabolite
- peroxisome
- transport
- zellweger syndrome
- abc, atp-binding cassette
- cpt, carnitine palmitoyltransferase
- dhas, dihydroxyacetone synthetase
- dhca, dihydroxycholestanoic acid
- dnp, 2,4-dinitrophenol
- g3pdh, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- got, glutamate:aspartate aminotransferase
- lacs, long-chain acyl-coa synthetase
- mcf, mitochondrial carrier family
- mcfa, medium-chain fatty acid
- mct, monocarboxylate transporter
- mdh, malate dehydrogenase
- m-lp, mpv17-like protein
- pmp, peroxisomal membrane protein
- ros, reactive oxygen species
- scamc, short calcium-binding mitochondrial carrier
- thca, trihydroxycholestanoic acid
- xald, x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
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- Wouter F Visser
- University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, F0-224, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ The Netherlands.
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Orth T, Reumann S, Zhang X, Fan J, Wenzel D, Quan S, Hu J. The PEROXIN11 protein family controls peroxisome proliferation in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2007; 19:333-50. [PMID: 17220199 PMCID: PMC1820951 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.045831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2006] [Revised: 11/24/2006] [Accepted: 12/05/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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PEROXIN11 (PEX11) is a peroxisomal membrane protein in fungi and mammals and was proposed to play a major role in peroxisome proliferation. To begin understanding how peroxisomes proliferate in plants and how changes in peroxisome abundance affect plant development, we characterized the extended Arabidopsis thaliana PEX11 protein family, consisting of the three phylogenetically distinct subfamilies PEX11a, PEX11b, and PEX11c to PEX11e. All five Arabidopsis PEX11 proteins target to peroxisomes, as demonstrated for endogenous and cyan fluorescent protein fusion proteins by fluorescence microscopy and immunobiochemical analysis using highly purified leaf peroxisomes. PEX11a and PEX11c to PEX11e behave as integral proteins of the peroxisome membrane. Overexpression of At PEX11 genes in Arabidopsis induced peroxisome proliferation, whereas reduction in gene expression decreased peroxisome abundance. PEX11c and PEX11e, but not PEX11a, PEX11b, and PEX11d, complemented to significant degrees the growth phenotype of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae pex11 null mutant on oleic acid. Heterologous expression of PEX11e in the yeast mutant increased the number and reduced the size of the peroxisomes. We conclude that all five Arabidopsis PEX11 proteins promote peroxisome proliferation and that individual family members play specific roles in distinct peroxisomal subtypes and environmental conditions and possibly in different steps of peroxisome proliferation.
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- Travis Orth
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Funato M, Shimozawa N, Nagase T, Takemoto Y, Suzuki Y, Imamura Y, Matsumoto T, Tsukamoto T, Kojidani T, Osumi T, Fukao T, Kondo N. Aberrant peroxisome morphology in peroxisomal beta-oxidation enzyme deficiencies. Brain Dev 2006; 28:287-92. [PMID: 16376506 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2005.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2005] [Revised: 09/23/2005] [Accepted: 10/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles in eukaryotic cells and surrounded by a single membrane, and undergo considerable changes in size, shape and number. Peroxisomal disorders are classified into two categories: peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBDs) and single-enzyme deficiencies (SEDs). Morphologically aberrant peroxisomes called 'peroxisomal ghosts' in PBDs are well known, however, a morphological approach to the study of peroxisomes in SEDs has been rarely reported. Here, we investigated the morphology of peroxisomes in cultured fibroblasts from patients lacking peroxisomal beta-oxidation enzymes, including acyl-CoA oxidase (AOX) or D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase/D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase bifunctional protein (D-BP). Morphological analysis by immunofluorescence examination using an antibody against catalase revealed a smaller number of large peroxisomes in fibroblasts from these patients. Moreover, immunoelectron microscopy using an antibody against the 70-kDa peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP70) showed large peroxisomes with various horseshoe-shaped membrane structures. These results give an important clue to elucidating the division of peroxisomes and how peroxisomes change in size, shape, number and position within cells, which are subjects for future study.
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- Michinori Funato
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
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