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Srivastava LK, Ehrlicher AJ. Sensing the squeeze: nuclear mechanotransduction in health and disease. Nucleus 2024; 15:2374854. [PMID: 38951951 PMCID: PMC11221475 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2024.2374854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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The nucleus not only is a repository for DNA but also a center of cellular and nuclear mechanotransduction. From nuclear deformation to the interplay between mechanosensing components and genetic control, the nucleus is poised at the nexus of mechanical forces and cellular function. Understanding the stresses acting on the nucleus, its mechanical properties, and their effects on gene expression is therefore crucial to appreciate its mechanosensitive function. In this review, we examine many elements of nuclear mechanotransduction, and discuss the repercussions on the health of cells and states of illness. By describing the processes that underlie nuclear mechanosensation and analyzing its effects on gene regulation, the review endeavors to open new avenues for studying nuclear mechanics in physiology and diseases.
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Centre for Structural Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Li Y, Zhu J, Yu Z, Li H, Jin X. The role of Lamin B2 in human diseases. Gene 2023; 870:147423. [PMID: 37044185 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Lamin B2 (LMNB2), on the inner side of the nuclear envelope, constitutes the nuclear skeleton by connecting with other nuclear proteins. LMNB2 is involved in a wide range of nuclear functions, including DNA replication and stability, regulation of chromatin, and nuclear stiffness. Moreover, LMNB2 regulates several cellular processes, such as tissue development, cell cycle, cellular proliferation and apoptosis, chromatin localization and stability, and DNA methylation. Besides, the influence of abnormal expression and mutations of LMNB2 has been gradually discovered in cancers and laminopathies. Therefore, this review summarizes the recent advances of LMNB2-associated biological roles in physiological or pathological conditions, with a particular emphasis on cancers and laminopathies, as well as the potential mechanism of LMNB2 in related cancers.
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- Yuxuan Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center of LiHuiLi Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center of LiHuiLi Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center of LiHuiLi Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center of LiHuiLi Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, P.R. China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center of LiHuiLi Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, P.R. China.
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Li Y, Chen M, Chang W. Roles of the nucleus in leukocyte migration. J Leukoc Biol 2022; 112:771-783. [PMID: 35916042 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.1mr0622-473rr] [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: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Leukocytes patrol our bodies in search of pathogens and migrate to sites of injury in response to various stimuli. Rapid and directed leukocyte motility is therefore crucial to our immunity. The nucleus is the largest and stiffest cellular organelle and a mechanical obstacle for migration through constrictions. However, the nucleus is also essential for 3D cell migration. Here, we review the roles of the nucleus in leukocyte migration, focusing on how cells deform their nuclei to aid cell motility and the contributions of the nucleus to cell migration. We discuss the regulation of the nuclear biomechanics by the nuclear lamina and how it, together with the cytoskeleton, modulates the shapes of leukocyte nuclei. We then summarize the functions of nesprins and SUN proteins in leukocytes and discuss how forces are exerted on the nucleus. Finally, we examine the mechanical roles of the nucleus in cell migration, including its roles in regulating the direction of migration and path selection.
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- Yutao Li
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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Naetar N, Georgiou K, Knapp C, Bronshtein I, Zier E, Fichtinger P, Dechat T, Garini Y, Foisner R. LAP2alpha maintains a mobile and low assembly state of A-type lamins in the nuclear interior. eLife 2021; 10:e63476. [PMID: 33605210 PMCID: PMC7939549 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Lamins form stable filaments at the nuclear periphery in metazoans. Unlike B-type lamins, lamins A and C localize also in the nuclear interior, where they interact with lamin-associated polypeptide 2 alpha (LAP2α). Using antibody labeling, we previously observed a depletion of nucleoplasmic A-type lamins in mouse cells lacking LAP2α. Here, we show that loss of LAP2α actually causes formation of larger, biochemically stable lamin A/C structures in the nuclear interior that are inaccessible to lamin A/C antibodies. While nucleoplasmic lamin A forms from newly expressed pre-lamin A during processing and from soluble mitotic lamins in a LAP2α-independent manner, binding of LAP2α to lamin A/C during interphase inhibits formation of higher order structures, keeping nucleoplasmic lamin A/C in a mobile state independent of lamin A/C S22 phosphorylation. We propose that LAP2α is essential to maintain a mobile lamin A/C pool in the nuclear interior, which is required for proper nuclear functions.
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- Nana Naetar
- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Physics Department and Nanotechnology Institute, Bar Ilan UniversityRamat GanIsrael
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- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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- Physics Department and Nanotechnology Institute, Bar Ilan UniversityRamat GanIsrael
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- Max Perutz Labs, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC)ViennaAustria
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Goldblatt ZE, Cirka HA, Billiar KL. Mechanical Regulation of Apoptosis in the Cardiovascular System. Ann Biomed Eng 2021; 49:75-97. [PMID: 33169343 PMCID: PMC7775273 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-020-02659-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Apoptosis is a highly conserved physiological process of programmed cell death which is critical for proper organism development, tissue maintenance, and overall organism homeostasis. Proper regulation of cell removal is crucial, as both excessive and reduced apoptotic rates can lead to the onset of a variety of diseases. Apoptosis can be induced in cells in response to biochemical, electrical, and mechanical stimuli. Here, we review literature on specific mechanical stimuli that regulate apoptosis and the current understanding of how mechanotransduction plays a role in apoptotic signaling. We focus on how insufficient or excessive mechanical forces may induce apoptosis in the cardiovascular system and thus contribute to cardiovascular disease. Although studies have demonstrated that a broad range of mechanical stimuli initiate and/or potentiate apoptosis, they are predominantly correlative, and no mechanisms have been established. In this review, we attempt to establish a unifying mechanism for how various mechanical stimuli initiate a single cellular response, i.e. apoptosis. We hypothesize that the cytoskeleton plays a central role in this process as it does in determining myriad cell behaviors in response to mechanical inputs. We also describe potential approaches of using mechanomedicines to treat various diseases by altering apoptotic rates in specific cells. The goal of this review is to summarize the current state of the mechanobiology field and suggest potential avenues where future research can explore.
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Nuclear lamins are components of the peripheral lamina that define the mechanical properties of nuclei and tether heterochromatin to the periphery. A-type lamins localize also to the nuclear interior, but the regulation and specific functions of this nucleoplasmic lamin pool are poorly understood. In this Commentary, we summarize known pathways that are potentially involved in the localization and dynamic behavior of intranuclear lamins, including their post-translational modifications and interactions with nucleoplasmic proteins, such as lamina-associated polypeptide 2α (LAP2α; encoded by TMPO). In addition, new data suggest that lamins in the nuclear interior have an important role in chromatin regulation and gene expression through dynamic binding to both hetero- and euchromatic genomic regions and promoter subdomains, thereby affecting epigenetic pathways and chromatin accessibility. Nucleoplasmic lamins also have a role in spatial chromatin organization and may be involved in mechanosignaling. In view of this newly emerging concept, we propose that the previously reported cellular phenotypes in lamin-linked diseases are, at least in part, rooted in an impaired regulation and/or function of the nucleoplasmic lamin A/C pool.
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- Nana Naetar
- Center of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, Vienna A-1030, Austria
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- Center of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, Vienna A-1030, Austria
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- Center of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr.-Bohr-Gasse 9, Vienna A-1030, Austria
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Pecorari I, Puzzi L, Sbaizero O. Atomic force microscopy and lamins: A review study towards future, combined investigations. Microsc Res Tech 2016; 80:97-108. [PMID: 27859883 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In the last decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) underwent a rapid and stunning development, especially for studying mechanical properties of biological samples. The numerous discoveries relying to this approach, have increased the credit of AFM as a versatile tool, and potentially eligible as a diagnostic equipment. Meanwhile, it has become strikingly evident that lamins are involved on the onset and development of certain diseases, including cancer, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, cardiovascular pathologies, and muscular dystrophy. A new category of pathologies has been defined, the laminopathies, which are caused by mutations in the gene encoding for A-type lamins. As the majority of medical issues, lamins, and all their related aspects can be considered as a quite complex problem. Indeed, there are many facets to explore, and this definitely requires a multidisciplinary approach. One of the most intriguing aspects concerning lamins is their remarkable contribute to cells mechanics. Over the years, this has led to the speculation of the so-called "structural hypothesis", which attempts to elucidate the etiology and some features of the laminopathies. Among the various techniques tried to figure out the role of lamins in the cells mechanics, the AFM has been already successfully applied, proving its versatility. Therefore, the present work aims both to highlight the qualities of AFM and to review the most relevant knowledge about lamins, in order to promote the study of the latter, taking advantage from the former. Microsc. Res. Tech. 80:97-108, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Ilaria Pecorari
- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 6-34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 6-34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 6-34127, Trieste, Italy
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Malkawi A, Pirianov G, Torsney E, Chetter I, Sakalihasan N, Loftus IM, Nordon I, Huggins C, Charolidi N, Thompson M, Xu XY, Cockerill GW. Increased Expression of Lamin A/C Correlate with Regions of High Wall Stress in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. AORTA : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AORTIC INSTITUTE AT YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL 2016; 3:152-66. [PMID: 27175366 DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2015.14.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Since aortic diameter is the most -significant risk factor for rupture, we sought to identify stress-dependent changes in gene expression to illuminate novel molecular processes in aneurysm rupture. MATERIALS AND METHODS We constructed finite element maps of abdominal computerized tomography scans (CTs) of seven abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients to map wall stress. Paired biopsies from high- and low-stress areas were collected at surgery using vascular landmarks as coordinates. Differential gene expression was evaluated by Illumina Array analysis, using the whole genome DNA-mediated, annealing, selection, extension, and ligation (DASL) gene chip (n = 3 paired samples). RESULTS The sole significant candidate from this analysis, Lamin A/C, was validated at the protein level, using western blotting. Lamin A/C expression in the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) of AAA patients was compared to a control group and in aortic smooth muscle cells in culture in response to physiological pulsatile stretch. -Areas of high wall stress (n = 7) correlate to those -regions which have the thinnest walls [778 µm (585-1120 µm)] in comparison to areas of lowest wall stress [1620 µm (962-2919 µm)]. Induced expression of Lamin A/C -correlated with areas of high wall stress from AAAs but was not significantly induced in the IMV from AAA patients compared to controls (n = 16). Stress-induced expression of Lamin A/C was mimicked by exposing aortic smooth muscle cells to prolonged pulsatile stretch. CONCLUSION Lamin A/C protein is specifically increased in areas of high wall stress in AAA from patients, but is not increased on other vascular beds of aneurysm patients, suggesting that its elevation may be a compensatory response to the pathobiology leading to aneurysms.
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- Amir Malkawi
- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research, York Hull Medical School, Hull, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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Schellhaus AK, De Magistris P, Antonin W. Nuclear Reformation at the End of Mitosis. J Mol Biol 2015; 428:1962-85. [PMID: 26423234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cells have developed highly sophisticated ways to accurately pass on their genetic information to the daughter cells. In animal cells, which undergo open mitosis, the nuclear envelope breaks down at the beginning of mitosis and the chromatin massively condenses to be captured and segregated by the mitotic spindle. These events have to be reverted in order to allow the reformation of a nucleus competent for DNA transcription and replication, as well as all other nuclear processes occurring in interphase. Here, we summarize our current knowledge of how, in animal cells, the highly compacted mitotic chromosomes are decondensed at the end of mitosis and how a nuclear envelope, including functional nuclear pore complexes, reassembles around these decondensing chromosomes.
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- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Spemannstrasse 39, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Spemannstrasse 39, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Korrodi-Gregório L, Esteves SLC, Fardilha M. Protein phosphatase 1 catalytic isoforms: specificity toward interacting proteins. Transl Res 2014; 164:366-91. [PMID: 25090308 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The coordinated and reciprocal action of serine-threonine protein kinases and protein phosphatases produces transitory phosphorylation, a fundamental regulatory mechanism for many biological processes. Phosphoprotein phosphatase 1 (PPP1), a major serine-threonine phosphatase, in particular, is ubiquitously distributed and regulates a broad range of cellular functions, including glycogen metabolism, cell cycle progression, and muscle relaxation. PPP1 has evolved effective catalytic machinery but in vitro lacks substrate specificity. In vivo, its specificity is achieved not only by the existence of different PPP1 catalytic isoforms, but also by binding of the catalytic moiety to a large number of regulatory or targeting subunits. Here, we will address exhaustively the existence of diverse PPP1 catalytic isoforms and the relevance of their specific partners and consequent functions.
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- Luís Korrodi-Gregório
- Laboratório de Transdução de Sinais, Departamento de Biologia, Secção Autónoma de Ciências de Saúde, Centro de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Transdução de Sinais, Departamento de Biologia, Secção Autónoma de Ciências de Saúde, Centro de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Transdução de Sinais, Departamento de Biologia, Secção Autónoma de Ciências de Saúde, Centro de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
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Fernández-Araujo A, Tobío A, Alfonso A, Botana LM. Role of AKAP 149-PKA-PDE4A complex in cell survival and cell differentiation processes. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2014; 53:89-101. [PMID: 24813785 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The cellular localization of A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs), protein kinase A (PKAs) and phosphodiesterases (PDEs) is a key step to the spatiotemporal regulation of the second messenger adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP). In this paper the cellular distribution of the mitochondrial AKAP 149-PKA-PDE4A complex and its implications in the cell death induced by YTX treatment, a known PDE modulator, was studied. K-562 cell line was incubated with YTX for 24 or 48 h. Under these conditions AKAP 149, PKA and type-4A PDE (PDE4A) levels were measured in the cytosol, in the plasma membrane and in the nucleus. Apoptotic hallmarks were also measured after the same conditions. In addition, YTX effect on cell viability was checked after AKAP 149 and PDE4A silencing. The results obtained show a decrease in AKAP 149-PKA-PDE4A levels in cytosol after YTX exposure. 24h after the toxin addition, the complex expression increased in the plasma membrane and after 48 h in the nucleus domain. Furthermore Bcl-2 levels were decreased and the expression of caspase 3 together with caspase 8 activity were increased after 24h of toxin incubation but not after 48 h. These results suggest apoptotic cell death at 24h and a non-apoptotic cell death after 48 h. When AKAP 149 and PDE4A were silenced YTX did not induce cellular death. In summary, AKAP 149-PKA-PDE4A complex localization is related with YTX effect in K-562 cell line. When this complex is mainly located in the plasma membrane apoptosis is activated while when the complex is in the nuclear domain non-apoptotic cellular death or cellular differentiation is activated. Therefore AKAP 149-PKA-PDE4A distribution and integrity have a key role in cellular survival.
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- A Fernández-Araujo
- Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept. Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept. Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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- Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept. Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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- Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept. Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, 27002 Lugo, Spain.
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Current anti-cancer therapies have a great deal of undesirable side effects; therefore, there is a need to develop efficient and cancer cell-specific new drugs without strong dose-limiting side effects. In my opinion, mechanisms of nuclear assembly and organization represent a novel platform for drug targets, which might fulfill these criteria. The nuclear stiffness and organization of some cancer types are often compromised, making them more vulnerable for further targeting the mechanisms of nuclear integrity than their normal counterparts. Here I will discuss the nuclear organization of normal cells and cancer cells, the molecular mechanisms that govern nuclear assembly with emphasis on those that, in my view, might be considered as targets for future anti-cancer therapies.
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- Mátyás Gorjánácz
- Bayer Pharma AG; Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals; Global Drug Discovery; Therapeutic Research Group Oncology; Berlin, Germany
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Oldenburg AR, Delbarre E, Thiede B, Vigouroux C, Collas P. Deregulation of Fragile X-related protein 1 by the lipodystrophic lamin A p.R482W mutation elicits a myogenic gene expression program in preadipocytes. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 23:1151-62. [PMID: 24108105 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The nuclear lamina is implicated in the regulation of various nuclear functions. Several laminopathy-causing mutations in the LMNA gene, notably the p.R482W substitution linked to familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 (FPLD2), are clustered in the immunoglobulin fold of lamin A. We report a functional association between lamin A and fragile X-related protein 1 (FXR1P), a protein of the fragile X-related family involved in fragile X syndrome. Searching for proteins differentially interacting with the immunoglobulin fold of wild-type and R482W mutant lamin A, we identify FXR1P as a novel component of the lamin A protein network. The p.R482W mutation abrogates interaction of FXR1P with lamin A. Fibroblasts from FPLD2 patients display elevated levels of FXR1P and delocalized FXR1P. In human adipocyte progenitors, deregulation of lamin A expression leads to FXR1P up-regulation, impairment of adipogenic differentiation and induction of myogenin expression. FXR1P overexpression also stimulates a myogenic gene expression program in these cells. Our results demonstrate a cross-talk between proteins hitherto implicated in two distinct mesodermal pathologies. We propose a model where the FPLD2 lamin A p.R482W mutation elicits, through up-regulation of FXR1P, a remodeling of an adipogenic differentiation program into a myogenic program.
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- Anja R Oldenburg
- Stem Cell Epigenetics Laboratory, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, PO Box 1112, Blindern, Oslo 0317, Norway
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Santos M, Rebelo S, Van Kleeff PJM, Kim CE, Dauer WT, Fardilha M, da Cruz e Silva OA, da Cruz e Silva EF. The nuclear envelope protein, LAP1B, is a novel protein phosphatase 1 substrate. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76788. [PMID: 24116158 PMCID: PMC3792071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) binding proteins are quintessential regulators, determining substrate specificity and defining subcellular localization and activity of the latter. Here, we describe a novel PP1 binding protein, the nuclear membrane protein lamina associated polypeptide 1B (LAP1B), which interacts with the DYT1 dystonia protein torsinA. The PP1 binding domain in LAP1B was here identified as the REVRF motif at amino acids 55-59. The LAP1B:PP1 complex can be immunoprecipitated from cells in culture and rat cortex and the complex was further validated by yeast co-transformations and blot overlay assays. PP1, which is enriched in the nucleus, binds to the N-terminal nuclear domain of LAP1B, as shown by immunocolocalization and domain specific binding studies. PP1 dephosphorylates LAP1B, confirming the physiological relevance of this interaction. These findings place PP1 at a key position to participate in the pathogenesis of DYT1 dystonia and related nuclear envelope-based diseases.
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- Mariana Santos
- Health Sciences Department, Centre for Cell Biology, Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Department, Centre for Cell Biology, Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Department, Centre for Cell Biology, Signal Transduction Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departments of Neurology and Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Departments of Neurology and Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Health Sciences Department, Centre for Cell Biology, Signal Transduction Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Department, Centre for Cell Biology, Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Department, Centre for Cell Biology, Signal Transduction Laboratory, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Lund E, Oldenburg AR, Delbarre E, Freberg CT, Duband-Goulet I, Eskeland R, Buendia B, Collas P. Lamin A/C-promoter interactions specify chromatin state-dependent transcription outcomes. Genome Res 2013; 23:1580-9. [PMID: 23861385 PMCID: PMC3787256 DOI: 10.1101/gr.159400.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The nuclear lamina is implicated in the organization of the eukaryotic nucleus. Association of nuclear lamins with the genome occurs through large chromatin domains including mostly, but not exclusively, repressed genes. How lamin interactions with regulatory elements modulate gene expression in different cellular contexts is unknown. We show here that in human adipose tissue stem cells, lamin A/C interacts with distinct spatially restricted subpromoter regions, both within and outside peripheral and intra-nuclear lamin-rich domains. These localized interactions are associated with distinct transcriptional outcomes in a manner dependent on local chromatin modifications. Down-regulation of lamin A/C leads to dissociation of lamin A/C from promoters and remodels repressive and permissive histone modifications by enhancing transcriptional permissiveness, but is not sufficient to elicit gene activation. Adipogenic differentiation resets a large number of lamin-genome associations globally and at subpromoter levels and redefines associated transcription outputs. We propose that lamin A/C acts as a modulator of local gene expression outcome through interaction with adjustable sites on promoters, and that these position-dependent transcriptional readouts may be reset upon differentiation.
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- Eivind Lund
- Stem Cell Epigenetics Laboratory, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, and Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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Xu Y, Wang G, Chen Q, Lin T, Zeng Z, Luo Q, Liu J, Sun C. Intrinsic apoptotic pathway and G2/M cell cycle arrest involved in tubeimoside I-induced EC109 cell death. Chin J Cancer Res 2013; 25:312-21. [PMID: 23825908 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2013.06.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Squamous esophageal carcinoma is highly prevalent in developing countries, especially in China. Tu Bei Mu (TBM), a traditional folk medicine, has been used to treat esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) for a long term. tubeimoside I (TBMS1) is the main component of TBM, exhibiting great anticancer potential. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of TBMS1 cytotoxic effect on EC109 cells. METHODS Comparative nuclear proteomic approach was applied in the current study and we identified several altered protein spots. Further biochemical studies were carried out to detect the mitochondrial membrane potential, cell cycle and corresponding proteins' expression and location. RESULTS Subcellular proteomic study in the nucleus from EC109 cells revealed that altered proteins were associated with mitochondrial function and cell proliferation. Further biochemical studies showed that TBMS1-induced molecular events were related to mitochondria-induced intrinsic apoptosis and P21-cyclin B1/cdc2 complex-related G2/M cell cycle arrest. CONCLUSIONS Considering the conventional application of TBM in esophageal cancer, TBMS1 therefore may have a great potential as a chemotherapeutic drug candidate for ESCC.
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- Yang Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Simon DN, Wilson KL. Partners and post-translational modifications of nuclear lamins. Chromosoma 2013; 122:13-31. [PMID: 23475188 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-013-0399-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nuclear intermediate filament networks formed by A- and B-type lamins are major components of the nucleoskeleton that are required for nuclear structure and function, with many links to human physiology. Mutations in lamins cause diverse human diseases ('laminopathies'). At least 54 partners interact with human A-type lamins directly or indirectly. The less studied human lamins B1 and B2 have 23 and seven reported partners, respectively. These interactions are likely to be regulated at least in part by lamin post-translational modifications. This review summarizes the binding partners and post-translational modifications of human lamins and discusses their known or potential implications for lamin function.
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- Dan N Simon
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Tobío A, Fernández-Araujo A, Alfonso A, Botana LM. Role of yessotoxin in calcium and cAMP-crosstalks in primary and K-562 human lymphocytes: the effect is mediated by anchor kinase A mitochondrial proteins. J Cell Biochem 2013; 113:3752-61. [PMID: 22807343 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yessotoxin (YTX) is a marine polyether toxin previously described as a phosphodiesterase (PDE) activator in fresh human lymphocytes. This toxin induces a decrease of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels in fresh human lymphocytes in a medium with calcium (Ca(2+) ), whereas the contrary effect has been observed in a Ca(2+) -free medium. In the present article, the effect of YTX in K-562 lymphocytes cell line has been analysed. Surprisingly, results obtained in K-562 cell line are completely opposite than in fresh human lymphocytes, since in K-562 cells YTX induces an increase of cAMP levels. YTX cytotoxicity was also studied in both K-562 cell line and fresh human lymphocytes. Results demonstrate that YTX does not modify fresh human lymphocytes viability, whereas in K-562 cells, YTX has a highly cytotoxic effect. It has been described in a previous study that YTX induces a small cytosolic Ca(2+) increase in fresh human lymphocytes but no effect was observed on Ca(2+) pools depletion in these cells. However, our results show that, in K-562 cells, YTX has no effect on cytosolic Ca(2+) levels in a medium with Ca(2+) and induces an increase on Ca(2+) pools depletion followed by a Ca(2+) influx. As far as Ca(2+) modulation is concerned these results demonstrate that YTX has a clear opposite effect in tumoural and fresh human lymphocytes. In addition, intracellular Ca(2+) reservoirs affected by YTX are different than thapsigargin-sensible pools. Furthermore, YTX-dependent Ca(2+) pools depletion was abolished by cAMP analogue (dibutyryl cAMP), phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor (rolipram), protein kinase A inhibitor (H89) and oxidative phosphorylation uncoupler carbonyl cyanide p-(trifluoromethoxy) (FCCP) treatments. This evidences the crosstalks between Ca(2+) , YTX and cAMP pathways. Also, results obtain demonstrate that YTX-dependent Ca(2+) influx was only abolished by FCCP pre-treatment, which indicates a link between YTX and mitochondria in K-562 cell line. Cytosolic expression of A-kinase anchor proteins (AKAPs), the proteins which integrates phosphodiesterases (PDEs) and PKA to the mitochondria, was determined in both cell models. On the one hand, in human fresh lymphocytes, YTX increases AKAP149 cytosolic expression. This fact is accompanied with a decrease in cAMP levels, and therefore PDEs activation, which finally leads to cell survival. On the other hand, in tumoural lymphocytes, YTX has an opposite effect since decreases AKAP149 cytosolic expression and increase cAMP levels which leads to cell death. This is the first time that YTX and mitochondrial AKAPs proteins relationship is characterised.
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- Araceli Tobío
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Veterinaria, 27002 Lugo, Spain
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Clever M, Mimura Y, Funakoshi T, Imamoto N. Regulation and coordination of nuclear envelope and nuclear pore complex assembly. Nucleus 2013; 4:105-14. [PMID: 23412657 PMCID: PMC3621742 DOI: 10.4161/nucl.23796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In metazoans with “open” mitosis, cells undergo structural changes involving the complete disassembly of the nuclear envelope (NE). In post-mitosis, the dividing cell faces the difficulty to reassemble NE structures in a highly regulated fashion around separated chromosomes. The de novo formation of nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), which are gateways between the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm across the nuclear membrane, is an archetype of macromolecular assembly and is therefore of special interest. The reformation of a functional NE further involves the reassembly and organization of other NE components, the nuclear membrane and NE proteins, around chromosomes in late mitosis.
Here, we discuss the function of NE components, such as lamins and INM proteins, in NE reformation and highlight recent results on coordination of NPC and NE assembly.
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- Michaela Clever
- Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Japan
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Vagnarelli P, Earnshaw WC. Repo-Man-PP1: a link between chromatin remodelling and nuclear envelope reassembly. Nucleus 2012; 3:138-42. [PMID: 22555598 DOI: 10.4161/nucl.19267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Coordination of late mitotic events is crucial for the maintenance of genome stability and for the control of gene expression after cell division. Reversible protein phosphorylation regulates this process by de-phosphorylation of mitotic phospho-proteins in a sequential and coordinated manner: this allows an orderly sequence of events to take place during mitotic exit. We have identified Repo-Man/PP1 as a phosphatase complex that regulates temporally and spatially chromatin re-organization and nuclear envelope re-formation during anaphase-telophase.
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- Paola Vagnarelli
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Hadad M, Bresler-Musikant T, Neuman-Silberberg FS. Drosophila spoonbill encodes a dual-specificity A-kinase anchor protein essential for oogenesis. Mech Dev 2011; 128:471-82. [PMID: 21983075 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2011] [Revised: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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spoonbill is a Drosophila female-sterile mutation, which interferes with normal egg patterning during oogenesis. Previous analyzes linked the mutation to a number of seemingly unrelated pathways, including GRK/EGFR and DPP, two major pathways essential for Drosophila and vertebrate development. Further work suggested that spoonbill may also function in actin polymerization and border-cell migration. Here we describe the molecular cloning of the spoonbill gene and characterize new mutant alleles, further demonstrating that spoonbill's function is essential during oogenesis. We found spoonbill to be allelic to CG3249 (also known as yu), which encodes the only known dual-specificity A-kinase anchor protein in Drosophila. Our data indicate that similar to mammalian AKAPs, Spoonbill protein contains a number of potential kinase and phosphatase binding motifs, and is targeted, in the ovary, to mitochondria and Golgi. Finally, we address some of spoonbill's mutant phenotypes from the perspective of the published data on the AKAP protein family.
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- Meytal Hadad
- Department of Virology and Developmental Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Maraldi NM, Capanni C, Cenni V, Fini M, Lattanzi G. Laminopathies and lamin-associated signaling pathways. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:979-92. [PMID: 21400569 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Laminopathies are genetic diseases due to mutations or altered post-translational processing of nuclear envelope/lamina proteins. The majority of laminopathies are caused by mutations in the LMNA gene, encoding lamin A/C, but manifest as diverse pathologies including muscular dystrophy, lipodystrophy, neuropathy, and progeroid syndromes. Lamin-binding proteins implicated in laminopathies include lamin B2, nuclear envelope proteins such as emerin, MAN1, LBR, and nesprins, the nuclear matrix protein matrin 3, the lamina-associated polypeptide, LAP2alpha and the transcriptional regulator FHL1. Thus, the altered functionality of a nuclear proteins network appears to be involved in the onset of laminopathic diseases. The functional interplay among different proteins involved in this network implies signaling partners. The signaling effectors may either modify nuclear envelope proteins and their binding properties, or use nuclear envelope/lamina proteins as platforms to regulate signal transduction. In this review, both aspects of lamin-linked signaling are presented and the major pathways so far implicated in laminopathies are summarized.
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- Nadir M Maraldi
- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Cell Biology, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
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Nuclear intermediate filaments formed by A- and B-type lamins are central components of the nucleoskeleton and are required for the architecture and integrity of the nucleus. There is growing evidence that lamins are also involved in regulatory pathways controlling cell proliferation and differentiation. Lamins affect the activity of several transcription factors, such as retinoblastoma protein and c-Fos, and signalling pathways, such as the ERK1/2 (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1/2) and Notch pathways, which are key regulators of cell-cycle progression and differentiation. During mitosis, lamins are dynamically reorganized and play active roles in spindle matrix formation and in post-mitotic nuclear reassembly. Several of the cell-cycle-regulating functions of lamins may be impaired in the diseases linked to mutations in lamins and lamin-associated proteins, including striated muscle diseases, lipodystrophies and premature aging syndromes, and contribute to the tissue-specific disease pathologies.
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Mechanisms of protein kinase A anchoring. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 283:235-330. [PMID: 20801421 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(10)83005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The second messenger cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which is produced by adenylyl cyclases following stimulation of G-protein-coupled receptors, exerts its effect mainly through the cAMP-dependent serine/threonine protein kinase A (PKA). Due to the ubiquitous nature of the cAMP/PKA system, PKA signaling pathways underlie strict spatial and temporal control to achieve specificity. A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) bind to the regulatory subunit dimer of the tetrameric PKA holoenzyme and thereby target PKA to defined cellular compartments in the vicinity of its substrates. AKAPs promote the termination of cAMP signals by recruiting phosphodiesterases and protein phosphatases, and the integration of signaling pathways by binding additional signaling proteins. AKAPs are a heterogeneous family of proteins that only display similarity within their PKA-binding domains, amphipathic helixes docking into a hydrophobic groove formed by the PKA regulatory subunit dimer. This review summarizes the current state of information on compartmentalized cAMP/PKA signaling with a major focus on structural aspects, evolution, diversity, and (patho)physiological functions of AKAPs and intends to outline newly emerging directions of the field, such as the elucidation of AKAP mutations and alterations of AKAP expression in human diseases, and the validation of AKAP-dependent protein-protein interactions as new drug targets. In addition, alternative PKA anchoring mechanisms employed by noncanonical AKAPs and PKA catalytic subunit-interacting proteins are illustrated.
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Maraldi NM, Lattanzi G, Cenni V, Bavelloni A, Marmiroli S, Manzoli FA. Laminopathies and A-type lamin-associated signalling pathways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 50:248-61. [PMID: 19917303 DOI: 10.1016/j.advenzreg.2009.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Warren K, Warrilow D, Meredith L, Harrich D. Reverse Transcriptase and Cellular Factors: Regulators of HIV-1 Reverse Transcription. Viruses 2009; 1:873-94. [PMID: 21994574 PMCID: PMC3185528 DOI: 10.3390/v1030873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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There is ample evidence that synthesis of HIV-1 proviral DNA from the viral RNA genome during reverse transcription requires host factors. However, only a few cellular proteins have been described in detail that affect reverse transcription and interact with reverse transcriptase (RT). HIV-1 integrase is an RT binding protein and a number of IN-binding proteins including INI1, components of the Sin3a complex, and Gemin2 affect reverse transcription. In addition, recent studies implicate the cellular proteins HuR, AKAP149, and DNA topoisomerase I in reverse transcription through an interaction with RT. In this review we will consider interactions of reverse transcription complex with viral and cellular factors and how they affect the reverse transcription process.
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- Kylie Warren
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; E-Mails: (K.W.); (D.W.); (L.M.)
- School of Natural Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; E-Mails: (K.W.); (D.W.); (L.M.)
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; E-Mails: (K.W.); (D.W.); (L.M.)
- Griffith Medical Research College, a joint program of Griffith University and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, QIMR, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; E-Mails: (K.W.); (D.W.); (L.M.)
- Griffith Medical Research College, a joint program of Griffith University and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, QIMR, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +61-7-3845-36791; Fax: +61-7-3362-0107
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Furukawa K, Ishida K, Tsunoyama TA, Toda S, Osoda S, Horigome T, Fisher PA, Sugiyama S. A-type and B-type lamins initiate layer assembly at distinct areas of the nuclear envelope in living cells. Exp Cell Res 2009; 315:1181-9. [PMID: 19210986 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Revised: 11/22/2008] [Accepted: 12/27/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To investigate nuclear lamina re-assembly in vivo, Drosophila A-type and B-type lamins were artificially expressed in Drosophila lamin Dm(0)null mutant brain cells. Both exogenous lamin C (A-type) and Dm(0) (B-type) formed sub-layers at the nuclear periphery, and efficiently reverted the abnormal clustering of the NPC. Lamin C initially appeared where NPCs were clustered, and subsequently extended along the nuclear periphery accompanied by the recovery of the regular distribution of NPCs. In contrast, lamin Dm(0) did not show association with the clustered NPCs during lamina formation and NPC spacing recovered only after completion of a closed lamin Dm(0) layer. Further, when lamin Dm(0) and C were both expressed, they did not co-polymerize, initiating layer formation in separate regions. Thus, A and B-type lamins reveal differing properties during lamina assembly, with A-type having the primary role in organizing NPC distribution. This previously unknown complexity in the assembly of the nuclear lamina could be the basis for intricate nuclear envelope functions.
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- Kazuhiro Furukawa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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Lamin A: a putative colonic epithelial stem cell biomarker which identifies colorectal tumours with a more aggressive phenotype. Biochem Soc Trans 2008; 36:1350-3. [DOI: 10.1042/bst0361350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Abnormalities in the expression, distribution and structural organization of A-type lamins are most commonly associated with a spectrum of inherited disorders which predominantly affect mesenchymal lineages, collectively known as laminopathies. However, a new role for lamin A has been discovered in the progression of a common epithelial cancer. CRC (colorectal cancer) patients expressing lamin A/C in their tumour tissue were found to have a 2-fold greater risk of CRC-related mortality compared with patients with lamin A/C-negative tumours. Consequently, lamin A/C is a prognostic biomarker in CRC. In vitro studies suggest that lamin A is an upstream regulator of a pathway linking actin dynamics to loss of cell adhesion, leading to enhanced cell motility and consequently increased invasive potential within a tumour. The finding that lamin A is a putative colonic epithelial stem cell biomarker suggests that the poor outcome associated with lamin A/C-positive tumours may be reflective of a more stem-cell-like phenotype. The present review discusses the link between lamin A expression and tumour progression in one of the commonest causes of cancer-related death in the Western world.
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AKAP149 binds to HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and is involved in the reverse transcription. J Mol Biol 2008; 383:783-96. [PMID: 18786546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Revised: 08/17/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Like all retroviruses, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) undergoes reverse transcription during its replication cycle. The cellular cofactors potentially involved in this process still remain to be identified. We show here that A-kinase anchoring protein 149 (AKAP149) interacts with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) in both the yeast two-hybrid system and human cells. The AKAP149 binding site has been mapped to the RNase H domain of HIV-1 RT. AKAP149 silencing by RNA interference in HIV-1-infected cells inhibited viral replication at the reverse transcription step. We selected single-point mutants of RT defective for AKAP149 binding and demonstrated that mutant G462R, despite retaining significant intrinsic RT activity in vitro, failed to carry out HIV-1 reverse transcription correctly in infected cells. This suggests that the interaction between RT and AKAP149 in infected cells may play an important role in HIV-1 reverse transcription.
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Antonin W, Ellenberg J, Dultz E. Nuclear pore complex assembly through the cell cycle: regulation and membrane organization. FEBS Lett 2008; 582:2004-16. [PMID: 18328825 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.02.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In eukaryotes, all macromolecules traffic between the nucleus and the cytoplasm through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), which are among the largest supramolecular assemblies in cells. Although their composition in yeast and metazoa is well characterized, understanding how NPCs are assembled and form the pore through the double membrane of the nuclear envelope and how both processes are controlled still remains a challenge. Here, we summarize what is known about the biogenesis of NPCs throughout the cell cycle with special focus on the membrane reorganization and the regulation that go along with NPC assembly.
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- Wolfram Antonin
- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max-Planck-Society, Spemannstrasse 39, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Fukuda H, Tsuchiya N, Hara-Fujita K, Takagi S, Nagao M, Nakagama H. Induction of abnormal nuclear shapes in two distinct modes by overexpression of serine/threonine protein phosphatase 5 in Hela cells. J Cell Biochem 2007; 101:321-30. [PMID: 17171648 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Okadaic acid-sensitve serine/threonine protein phosphatase 5 (PP5) is expressed ubiquitously in various tissues and is considered to participate in many cellular processes. PP5 has a catalytic domain in the C-terminal region and three tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motifs in the N-terminal region, which are suspected to function as a protein-protein interaction domain. Physiological roles of PP5 are still largely unknown, although several PP5-binding proteins were reported and a few in vivo functions of PP5 were suggested. In the present study, the effects of expression of the full-length wild-type PP5 fused with EGFP (EGFP-PP5(WT)) and its phosphatase-dead mutant EGFP-PP5(H304A) were investigated. Transient expression of either EGFP-PP5(WT) or EGFP-PP5(H304A) in HeLa cells induced deformed nuclei with a 10-fold frequency compared to that of EGFP. Abnormal-shaped nuclei were also substantially increased by induced moderate expression of PP5 in tet-on HeLa cells. Many HeLa cells expressing EGFP-PP5(WT) possessed multi-nuclei separated from each other by nuclear membrane, while expression of EGFP-PP5(H304A) induced deformed nuclei which were multiple-like in shape, but not separated completely and were surrounded by one nuclear membrane. These results suggest that PP5 plays important roles at the M-phase of the cell cycle, especially in separation of chromosomes and formation of nuclear membrane.
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- Hirokazu Fukuda
- Biochemistry Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Vlcek S, Foisner R. A-type lamin networks in light of laminopathic diseases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2007; 1773:661-74. [PMID: 16934891 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 07/10/2006] [Accepted: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lamins are major structural components of the lamina providing mechanical support for the nuclear envelope in vertebrates. A subgroup of lamins, the A-type lamins, are only expressed in differentiated cells and serve important functions both at the nuclear envelope and in the nucleoplasm in higher order chromatin organization and gene regulation. Mutations in A-type lamins cause a variety of diseases from muscular dystrophy and lipodystrophy to systemic diseases such as premature ageing syndromes. The molecular basis of these diseases is still unknown. Here we summarize known interactions of A-type lamins with components of the nuclear envelope and the nucleoplasm and discuss their potential involvement in the etiology and molecular mechanisms of the diseases. Lamin binding partners involve chromatin proteins potentially involved in higher order chromatin organization, transcriptional regulators controlling gene expression during cell cycle progression, differentiation and senescence, and several enzymes involved in a multitude of functions.
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- Sylvia Vlcek
- Max. F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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Flores-Delgado G, Liu CWY, Sposto R, Berndt N. A limited screen for protein interactions reveals new roles for protein phosphatase 1 in cell cycle control and apoptosis. J Proteome Res 2007; 6:1165-75. [PMID: 17274640 DOI: 10.1021/pr060504h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) catalytic subunits typically combine with other proteins that modulate their activity, direct them to distinct substrates, or serve as substrates for PP1. More than 50 PP1-interacting proteins (PIPs) have been identified so far. Given there are approximately 10 000 phosphoproteins in mammals, many PIPs remain to be discovered. We have used arrays containing 100 carefully selected antibodies to identify novel PIPs that are important in cell proliferation and cell survival in murine fetal lung epithelial cells and human A549 lung cancer cells. The antibody arrays identified 31 potential novel PIPs and 11 of 17 well-known PIPs included as controls, suggesting a sensitivity of at least 65%. A majority of the interactions between PP1 and putative PIPs were isoform- or cell type-specific. We confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation that 9 of these proteins associate with PP1: APAF-1, Bax, E-cadherin, HSP-70, Id2, p19Skp1, p53, PCNA, and PTEN. We examined two of these interactions in greater detail in A549 cells. Exposure to nicotine enhanced association of PP1 with Bax (and Bad), but also induced inhibitory phosphorylation of PP1. In addition to p19Skp1, PP1alpha antibodies also coprecipitated cullin 1, suggesting that PP1alpha is associated with the SCF1 complex. This interaction was only detectable during the G1/S transition and S phase. Forced loss of PP1 function decreased the levels of p27Kip1, a well-known SCF1 substrate, suggesting that PP1 may rescue proteins from ubiquitin/proteasome-mediated destruction. Both of these novel interactions are consistent with PP1 facilitating cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis.
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- Guillermo Flores-Delgado
- Division Of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
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Isaji M, Iwata H, Harayama H, Miyake M. The localization of LAP2 beta during pronuclear formation in bovine oocytes after fertilization or activation. ZYGOTE 2007; 14:157-67. [PMID: 16719951 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199406003613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We have shown that the assembly of lamin-associated polypeptide (LAP) 2beta was detected surrounding the chromatin mass around the time of extrusion of the second polar body (PB) in some fertilized oocytes, but not in most activated oocytes, by using A23187 and cycloheximide (CaA + CH). Here, we immunohistologically analysed the correlation between LAP2beta assembly and chromatin condensation in fertilized and activated oocytes during the second meiosis. In bovine cumulus cells, the onset of LAP2beta assembly was observed around anaphase chromosomes with strongly phosphorylated histone H3. No LAP2beta assembled around the chromosomes in the first and second polar bodies and the alternative oocyte chromatin (oCh) if histone H3 was phosphorylated. Only histone H3 of oCh was completely dephosphorylated during the telophase II/G1 transition (Tel II/G1), and then LAP2beta assembled around only the oCh without phosphorylated histone H3. In the oocytes activated by CaA + CH, LAP2beta did not assemble around the condensed oCh during the Tel II/G1 transition, although their histone H3 dephosphorylation occurred rather rapidly compared with that of the fertilized oocytes. The patterns of histone H3 dephosphorylation and LAP2beta assembly in oocytes activated by CaA alone showed greater similarity to those in fertilized oocytes than to those in oocytes activated by CaA + CH. These results show that LAP2beta assembles around only oCh after complete dephosphorylation of histone H3 after fertilization and activation using CaA alone, and that the timing of histone H3 dephosphorylation and LAP2beta assembly in these oocytes is different from that of somatic cells. The results also indicate that CH treatment inhibits LAP2beta assembly around oCh but not histone H3 dephosphorylation.
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- Mamiko Isaji
- Department of Bioresource and Agrobiosciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Trinkle-Mulcahy L, Lamond AI. Mitotic phosphatases: no longer silent partners. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2006; 18:623-31. [PMID: 17030123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Accepted: 09/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Recent work has highlighted the important role played by protein phosphatase complexes in the regulation of mitosis from yeast to mammals. There have been important advances in defining the roles of the protein serine/threonine phosphatases PP1 and PP2A and the dual specificity protein tyrosine phosphatases CDC25 and Cdc14. Three independent studies defined a regulatory role for PP2A in the control of sister chromatid cohesion, involving a direct interaction with shugoshin. A chromatin targeting subunit has been identified for PP1 and the complex shown to play an essential role in chromosome segregation. Key regulatory residues within CDC25 have been mapped and its activity tied both to the initial activation of cyclin-dependent kinases at the centrosome and to DNA damage checkpoints. Novel roles have been defined for Cdc14, including regulation of rDNA and telomere segregation and participation in spindle assembly. These exciting advances show that protein phosphatases are not merely silent partners to kinases in regulating the control of cell division.
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- Laura Trinkle-Mulcahy
- Division of Gene Regulation & Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow St., Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
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Rogne M, Landsverk HB, Van Eynde A, Beullens M, Bollen M, Collas P, Küntziger T. The KH-Tudor Domain of A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 149 Mediates RNA-Dependent Self-Association. Biochemistry 2006; 45:14980-9. [PMID: 17154535 DOI: 10.1021/bi061418y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A-Kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) control the subcellular localization and temporal specificity of protein phosphorylation mediated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase. AKAP149 (AKAP1) is found in mitochondria and in the endoplasmic reticulum-nuclear envelope network where it anchors protein kinases, phosphatases, and a phosphodiesterase. AKAP149 harbors in its COOH-terminal part one KH and one Tudor domain, both known to be involved in RNA binding. We investigated the properties of the COOH-terminal domain of AKAP149. We show here that AKAP149 is a self-associating protein with RNA binding features. The KH domain of AKAP149 is sufficient for self-association in a RNA-dependent manner. The Tudor domain is not necessary for self-association, but it is required together with the KH domain for targeting to well-defined nuclear foci. These foci are spatially closely related to nucleolar subcompartments. We also show that the KH-Tudor-containing domain of AKAP149 binds RNA in vitro and in RNA coprecipitation experiments. AKAP149 emerges as a scaffolding protein involved in the integration of intracellular signals and possibly in RNA metabolism.
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- Marie Rogne
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1112 Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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Prokocimer M, Margalit A, Gruenbaum Y. The nuclear lamina and its proposed roles in tumorigenesis: Projection on the hematologic malignancies and future targeted therapy. J Struct Biol 2006; 155:351-60. [PMID: 16697219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2005] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The nuclear lamina, a network of lamin filaments and lamin-associated proteins, is located between the inner nuclear membrane and the peripheral chromatin. The nuclear lamina is involved in numerous nuclear functions including maintaining nuclear shape, determining nuclear positioning, organizing chromatin and regulating the cell cycle, DNA replication, transcription, cell differentiation, apoptosis, and aging. Alterations in the composition of nuclear lamins and their associated proteins are currently emerging as an additional event involved in malignant transformation, tumor propagation and progression, thus identifying potential novel targets for future anti-cancer therapy. Here, we review the current knowledge on lamin expression patterns in cells of hematologic malignancies and give an overview on the roles of the nuclear lamina proteins in heterochromatin organization, apoptosis, and aging with special emphasis on the relevance in cancer development.
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- Miron Prokocimer
- Department of Genetics, The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Küntziger T, Rogne M, Folstad RLS, Collas P. Association of PP1 with Its Regulatory Subunit AKAP149 Is Regulated by Serine Phosphorylation Flanking the RVXF Motif of AKAP149. Biochemistry 2006; 45:5868-77. [PMID: 16669629 DOI: 10.1021/bi060066s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reformation of the nuclear envelope at the end of mitosis involves the recruitment of the B-type lamin phosphatase PP1 to nuclear membranes by A-kinase anchoring protein AKAP149. PP1 remains associated to AKAP149 throughout G1 but dissociates from AKAP149 when AKAP149 is phosphorylated at the G1/S transition. We examine here the role of phosphorylation of serines flanking the RVXF PP1-binding motif of AKAP149, on PP1 anchoring. The use of AKAP149 peptides encompassing the RVXF motif and five flanking serines, either wild type (wt) or bearing S-->A or S-->D mutations, specifically shows that phosphorylation of S151 or S159 abolishes PP1 binding to immobilized AKAP149. Peptides with S151 or S159 as the only wt serine residue trigger dissociation of PP1 from immunoprecipitated AKAP149, whereas S151/159D mutants are ineffective. Furthermore, immunoprecipitated AKAP149 from purified G1-phase nuclear envelopes binds PKA and PKC in overlay assays. PKA binding to AKAP149 in vitro is unaffected by the presence of PKC or PP1, and similarly, PKC binding is independent of PKA or PP1. The immunoprecipitated AKAP149 complex contains PKA and PKC activities. Both AKAP149-associated PKA and PKC serine-phosphorylate immunoprecipitated AKAP149 in vitro; however, only PKC-mediated phosphorylation promotes dissociation of PP1 from the AKAP. The results suggest a putative temporally and spatially controlled mechanism promoting release of PP1 from AKAP149. AKAP149 emerges as a scaffolding protein for multiple protein kinases and phosphatases that may be involved in the integration of intracellular signals that converge at the nuclear envelope.
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- Thomas Küntziger
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oslo, PO Box 1112 Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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Nacerddine K, Lehembre F, Bhaumik M, Artus J, Cohen-Tannoudji M, Babinet C, Pandolfi PP, Dejean A. The SUMO pathway is essential for nuclear integrity and chromosome segregation in mice. Dev Cell 2006; 9:769-79. [PMID: 16326389 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Revised: 07/21/2005] [Accepted: 10/13/2005] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Covalent modification by SUMO regulates a wide range of cellular processes, including transcription, cell cycle, and chromatin dynamics. To address the biological function of the SUMO pathway in mammals, we generated mice deficient for the SUMO E2-conjugating enzyme Ubc9. Ubc9-deficient embryos die at the early postimplantation stage. In culture, Ubc9 mutant blastocysts are viable, but fail to expand after 2 days and show apoptosis of the inner cell mass. Loss of Ubc9 leads to major chromosome condensation and segregation defects. Ubc9-deficient cells also show severe defects in nuclear organization, including nuclear envelope dysmorphy and disruption of nucleoli and PML nuclear bodies. Moreover, RanGAP1 fails to accumulate at the nuclear pore complex in mutant cells that show a collapse in Ran distribution. Together, these findings reveal a major role for Ubc9, and, by implication, for the SUMO pathway, in nuclear architecture and function, chromosome segregation, and embryonic viability in mammals.
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- Karim Nacerddine
- Unité d'Organisation Nucléaire et Oncogénèse, INSERM U 579, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Landsverk H, Kirkhus M, Bollen M, Küntziger T, Collas P. PNUTS enhances in vitro chromosome decondensation in a PP1-dependent manner. Biochem J 2006; 390:709-17. [PMID: 15907195 PMCID: PMC1199665 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PP1 (protein phosphatase-1) is a serine/threonine phosphatase involved in mitosis exit and chromosome decondensation. In the present study, we characterize the subcellular and subnuclear localization of PNUTS (PP1 nuclear targeting subunit), a nuclear regulatory subunit of PP1, and report a stimulatory role of PNUTS in the decondensation of prometaphase chromosomes in two in vitro systems. In interphase, PNUTS co-fractionates, together with a fraction of nuclear PP1, primarily with micrococcal nuclease-soluble chromatin. Immunofluorescence analysis shows that PNUTS is targeted to the reforming nuclei in telophase following the assembly of nuclear membranes and concomitantly with chromatin decondensation. In interphase cytosolic extract, ATP-dependent decondensation of prometaphase chromosomes is blocked by PP1-specific inhibitors. In contrast, a recombinant PNUTS(309-691) fragment accelerates chromosome decondensation. This decondensation-promoting activity requires the consensus RVXF PP1-binding motif of PNUTS, whereas a secondary, inhibitory PP1-binding site is dispensable. In a defined buffer system, PNUTS(309-691) also elicits decondensation in an exogenous PP1-dependent manner and, as in the cytosolic extract, a W401A (Thr401-->Ala) mutation that destroys PP1 binding abolishes this activity. The results illustrate an involvement of the PNUTS:PP1 holoenzyme in chromosome decondensation in vitro and argue that PNUTS functions as a PP1-targeting subunit in this process. We hypothesize that targeting of PNUTS to reforming nuclei in telophase may be a part of a signalling event promoting chromatin decondensation as cells re-enter interphase.
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- Helga B. Landsverk
- *Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1112, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1112, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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- †Division of Biochemistry, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1112, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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- *Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1112, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Zastrow MS, Flaherty DB, Benian GM, Wilson KL. Nuclear titin interacts with A- and B-type lamins in vitro and in vivo. J Cell Sci 2006; 119:239-49. [PMID: 16410549 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Lamins form structural filaments in the nucleus. Mutations in A-type lamins cause muscular dystrophy, cardiomyopathy and other diseases, including progeroid syndromes. To identify new binding partners for lamin A, we carried out a two-hybrid screen with a human skeletal-muscle cDNA library, using the Ig-fold domain of lamin A as bait. The C-terminal region of titin was recovered twice. Previous investigators showed that nuclear isoforms of titin are essential for chromosome condensation during mitosis. Our titin fragment, which includes two regions unique to titin (M-is6 and M-is7), bound directly to both A- and B-type lamins in vitro. Titin binding to disease-causing lamin A mutants R527P and R482Q was reduced 50%. Studies in living cells suggested lamin-titin interactions were physiologically relevant. In Caenorhabditis elegans embryos, two independent C. elegans (Ce)-titin antibodies colocalized with Ce-lamin at the nuclear envelope. In lamin-downregulated [lmn-1(RNAi)] embryos, Ce-titin was undetectable at the nuclear envelope suggesting its localization or stability requires Ce-lamin. In human cells (HeLa), antibodies against the titin-specific domain M-is6 gave both diffuse and punctate intranuclear staining by indirect immunofluorescence, and recognized at least three bands larger than 1 MDa in immunoblots of isolated HeLa nuclei. In HeLa cells that transiently overexpressed a lamin-binding fragment of titin, nuclei became grossly misshapen and herniated at sites lacking lamin B. We conclude that the C-terminus of nuclear titin binds lamins in vivo and might contribute to nuclear organization during interphase.
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- Michael S Zastrow
- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Hetzer MW, Walther TC, Mattaj IW. PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: Structure, Function, and Dynamics of the Nuclear Periphery. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2005; 21:347-80. [PMID: 16212499 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.21.090704.151152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The nuclear envelope (NE) is a highly specialized membrane that delineates the eukaryotic cell nucleus. It is composed of the inner and outer nuclear membranes, nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) and, in metazoa, the lamina. The NE not only regulates the trafficking of macromolecules between nucleoplasm and cytosol but also provides anchoring sites for chromatin and the cytoskeleton. Through these interactions, the NE helps position the nucleus within the cell and chromosomes within the nucleus, thereby regulating the expression of certain genes. The NE is not static, rather it is continuously remodeled during cell division. The most dramatic example of NE reorganization occurs during mitosis in metazoa when the NE undergoes a complete cycle of disassembly and reformation. Despite the importance of the NE for eukaryotic cell life, relatively little is known about its biogenesis or many of its functions. We thus are far from understanding the molecular etiology of a diverse group of NE-associated diseases.
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- Martin W Hetzer
- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Foster HA, Bridger JM. The genome and the nucleus: a marriage made by evolution. Genome organisation and nuclear architecture. Chromosoma 2005; 114:212-29. [PMID: 16133352 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-005-0016-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 06/29/2005] [Accepted: 07/04/2005] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Genomes are housed within cell nuclei as individual chromosome territories. Nuclei contain several architectural structures that interact and influence the genome. In this review, we discuss how the genome may be organised within its nuclear environment with the position of chromosomes inside nuclei being either influenced by gene density or by chromosomes size. We compare interphase genome organisation in diverse species and reveal similarities and differences between evolutionary divergent organisms. Genome organisation is also discussed with relevance to regulation of gene expression, development and differentiation and asks whether large movements of whole chromosomes are really observed during differentiation. Literature and data describing alterations to genome organisation in disease are also discussed. Further, the nuclear structures that are involved in genome function are described, with reference to what happens to the genome when these structures contain protein from mutant genes as in the laminopathies.
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- Helen A Foster
- Laboratory of Nuclear and Genomic Health, Cell and Chromosome Biology Group, Division of Biosciences, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK
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Maraldi NM, Squarzoni S, Sabatelli P, Capanni C, Mattioli E, Ognibene A, Lattanzi G. Laminopathies: Involvement of structural nuclear proteins in the pathogenesis of an increasing number of human diseases. J Cell Physiol 2005; 203:319-27. [PMID: 15389628 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Just at the beginning of the millennium the neologism laminopathies has been introduced in the scientific vocabulary. An exponential increase of interest on the subject started concomitantly, so that a formerly quite neglected group of rare human diseases is now widely investigated. This review will cover the history of the identification of the molecular basis for fourteen (since now) hereditary diseases arising from defects in genes that encode nuclear envelope and nuclear lamina-associated proteins and will also consider the hypotheses that can account for the role of structural nuclear proteins in the pathogenesis of diseases affecting a wide spectrum of tissues.
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- Nadir M Maraldi
- ITOI-CNR, Unit of Bologna via di Barbiano 1/10 c/o IOR, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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Margalit A, Vlcek S, Gruenbaum Y, Foisner R. Breaking and making of the nuclear envelope. J Cell Biochem 2005; 95:454-65. [PMID: 15832341 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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During mitosis, a single nucleus gives rise to two nuclei that are identical to the parent nucleus. Mitosis consists of a continuous sequence of events that must be carried out once and only once. Two such important events are the disassembly of the nuclear envelope (NE) during the first stages of mitosis, and its accurate reassembly during the last stages of mitosis. NE breakdown (NEBD) is initiated when maturation-promoting factor (MPF) enters the nucleus and starts phosphorylating nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) and nuclear lamina proteins, followed by NPC and lamina breakdown. Nuclear reassembly starts when nuclear membranes assemble onto the chromatin. This article focuses on the different models of NEBD and reassembly with emphasis on recent data.
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- Ayelet Margalit
- Department of Genetics, The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Dechat T, Gajewski A, Korbei B, Gerlich D, Daigle N, Haraguchi T, Furukawa K, Ellenberg J, Foisner R. LAP2α and BAF transiently localize to telomeres and specific regions on chromatin during nuclear assembly. J Cell Sci 2004; 117:6117-28. [PMID: 15546916 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Lamina-associated polypeptide (LAP) 2α is a LEM (lamina-associated polypeptide emerin MAN1) family protein associated with nucleoplasmic A-type lamins and chromatin. Using live cell imaging and fluorescence microscopy we demonstrate that LAP2α was mostly cytoplasmic in metaphase and associated with telomeres in anaphase. Telomeric LAP2α clusters grew in size, formed `core' structures on chromatin adjacent to the spindle in telophase, and translocated to the nucleoplasm in G1 phase. A subfraction of lamin C and emerin followed LAP2α to the core region early on, whereas LAP2β, lamin B receptor and lamin B initially bound to more peripheral regions of chromatin, before they spread to core structures with different kinetics. Furthermore, the DNA-crosslinking protein barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) bound to LAP2α in vitro and in mitotic extracts, and subfractions of BAF relocalized to core structures with LAP2α. We propose that LAP2α and a subfraction of BAF form defined complexes in chromatin core regions and may be involved in chromatin reorganization during early stages of nuclear assembly.
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- Thomas Dechat
- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University Departments at the Vienna Biocenter, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Eukaryotic genomes are distributed on linear chromosomes that are grouped together in the nucleus, an organelle separated from the cytoplasm by a characteristic double membrane studded with large proteinaceous pores. The chromatin within chromosomes has an as yet poorly characterized higher-order structure, but in addition to this, chromosomes and specific subchromosomal domains are nonrandomly positioned in nuclei. This review examines functional implications of the long-range organization of the genome in interphase nuclei. A rigorous test of the physiological importance of nuclear architecture is achieved by introducing mutations that compromise both structure and function. Focussing on such genetic approaches, we address general concepts of interphase nuclear order, the role of the nuclear envelope (NE) and lamins, and finally the importance of spatial organization for DNA replication and heritable gene expression.
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- Angela Taddei
- University of Geneva, Department of Molecular Biology, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Hormi-Carver KK, Shi W, Liu CWY, Berndt N. Protein phosphatase 1alpha is required for murine lung growth and morphogenesis. Dev Dyn 2004; 229:791-801. [PMID: 15042703 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.10497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) plays important roles in cell cycle control and apoptosis, two processes that impinge on morphogenesis and differentiation. Following the precedent set by other molecules regulating the cell cycle and apoptosis, we hypothesized that PP1 may have context-specific roles in development. Therefore, we have studied the spatial and temporal expression of PP1alpha during murine lung development and determined the consequences of loss of PP1alpha function on branching morphogenesis. By using an immunohistochemical approach, we show here that PP1alpha was expressed throughout the epithelium and mesenchyme upon the emergence of the lung primordium on embryonic day 10, with immunostaining exclusively extranuclear. During the late pseudoglandular stage, PP1alpha was predominantly expressed in the distal lung epithelium, whereas the mesenchyme contained very little or no PP1alpha protein. Peri- and postnatally, PP1alpha immunostaining was mostly nuclear in apparently differentiated cells, as judged by colocalization with well-known markers for lung differentiation. Exposure of fetal lung explants to antisense oligodeoxynucleotides against PP1alpha, resulted in decreased overall size of the cultured lung, a defect in forming new airways, lack of expression of surfactant protein C, and histologic signs of poor differentiation. These data suggest that PP1alpha is required for branching morphogenesis and differentiation.
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- Kadija-Kathy Hormi-Carver
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Panorchan P, Wirtz D, Tseng Y. Structure-function relationship of biological gels revealed by multiple-particle tracking and differential interference contrast microscopy: the case of human lamin networks. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 70:041906. [PMID: 15600434 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.70.041906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Lamin B1 filaments organize into a thin dense meshwork underlying the nucleoplasmic side of the nuclear envelope. Recent experiments in vivo suggest that lamin B1 plays a key structural role in the nuclear envelope, but the intrinsic mechanical properties of lamin B1 networks remain unknown. To assess the potential mechanical contribution of lamin B1 in maintaining the integrity and providing structural support to the nucleus, we measured the micromechanical properties and examined the ultrastructural distribution of lamin B1 networks in vitro using particle tracking methods and differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy. We exploit various surface chemistries of the probe microspheres (carboxylated, polyethylene glycol-coated, and amine-modified) to differentiate lamin-rich from lamin-poor regions and to rigorously extract local viscoelastic moduli from the mean-squared displacements of noninteracting particles. Our results show that human lamin B1 can, even in the absence of auxiliary proteins, form stiff and yet extremely porous networks that are well suited to provide structural strength to the nuclear lamina. Combining DIC microscopy and particle tracking allows us to relate directly the local organization of a material to its local mechanical properties, a general methodology that can be extended to living cells.
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- Porntula Panorchan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Hui H, Dotta F, Di Mario U, Perfetti R. Role of caspases in the regulation of apoptotic pancreatic islet beta-cells death. J Cell Physiol 2004; 200:177-200. [PMID: 15174089 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The homeostatic control of beta-cell mass in normal and pathological conditions is based on the balance of proliferation, differentiation, and death of the insulin-secreting cells. A considerable body of evidence, accumulated during the last decade, has emphasized the significance of the disregulation of the mechanisms regulating the apoptosis of beta-cells in the sequence of events that lead to the development of diabetes. The identification of agents capable of interfering with this process needs to be based on a better understanding of the beta-cell specific pathways that are activated during apoptosis. The aim of this article is fivefold: (1) a review of the evidence for beta-cell apoptosis in Type I diabetes, Type II diabetes, and islet transplantation, (2) to review the common stimuli and their mechanisms in pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis, (3) to review the role of caspases and their activation pathway in beta-cell apoptosis, (4) to review the caspase cascade and morphological cellular changes in apoptotic beta-cells, and (5) to highlight the putative strategies for preventing pancreatic beta-cells from apoptosis.
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- Hongxiang Hui
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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