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Yang EJN, Liao PC, Pon L. Mitochondrial protein and organelle quality control-Lessons from budding yeast. IUBMB Life 2024; 76:72-87. [PMID: 37731280 PMCID: PMC10842221 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
Mitochondria are essential for normal cellular function and have emerged as key aging determinants. Indeed, defects in mitochondrial function have been linked to cardiovascular, skeletal muscle and neurodegenerative diseases, premature aging, and age-linked diseases. Here, we describe mechanisms for mitochondrial protein and organelle quality control. These surveillance mechanisms mediate repair or degradation of damaged or mistargeted mitochondrial proteins, segregate mitochondria based on their functional state during asymmetric cell division, and modulate cellular fitness, the response to stress, and lifespan control in yeast and other eukaryotes.
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- Emily Jie-Ning Yang
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine & Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032
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Woodard TK, Rioux DJ, Prosser DC. Actin- and microtubule-based motors contribute to clathrin-independent endocytosis in yeast. Mol Biol Cell 2023; 34:ar117. [PMID: 37647159 PMCID: PMC10846617 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e23-05-0164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Most eukaryotic cells utilize clathrin-mediated endocytosis as well as multiple clathrin-independent pathways to internalize proteins and membranes. Although clathrin-mediated endocytosis has been studied extensively and many machinery proteins have been identified, clathrin-independent pathways remain poorly characterized by comparison. We previously identified the first known yeast clathrin-independent endocytic pathway, which relies on the actin-modulating GTPase Rho1, the formin Bni1 and unbranched actin filaments, but does not require the clathrin coat or core clathrin machinery proteins. In this study, we sought to better understand clathrin-independent endocytosis in yeast by exploring the role of myosins as actin-based motors, because actin is required for endocytosis in yeast. We find that Myo2, which transports secretory vesicles, organelles and microtubules along actin cables to sites of polarized growth, participates in clathrin-independent endocytosis. Unexpectedly, the ability of Myo2 to transport microtubule plus ends to the cell cortex appears to be required for its role in clathrin-independent endocytosis. In addition, dynein, dynactin, and proteins involved in cortical microtubule capture are also required. Thus, our results suggest that interplay between actin and microtubules contributes to clathrin-independent internalization in yeast.
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- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284
- Life Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284
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- Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284
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Harper CS, Casler JC, Lackner LL. Temporal control of contact site formation reveals a relationship between mitochondrial division and Num1-mediated mitochondrial tethering. Mol Biol Cell 2023; 34:ar108. [PMID: 37585290 PMCID: PMC10559308 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e23-05-0168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial division is critical for maintenance of mitochondrial morphology and cellular homeostasis. Previous studies have suggested that the mitochondria-ER-cortex anchor (MECA), a tripartite membrane contact site between mitochondria, the ER, and the plasma membrane, is involved in mitochondrial division. However, its role is poorly understood. We developed a system to control MECA formation and depletion, which allowed us to investigate the relationship between MECA-mediated contact sites and mitochondrial division. Num1 is the protein that mediates mitochondria-ER-plasma membrane tethering at MECA sites. Using both rapamycin-inducible dimerization and auxin-inducible degradation components coupled with Num1, we developed systems to temporally control the formation and depletion of the native contact site. Additionally, we designed a regulatable Num1-independant mitochondria-PM tether. We found that mitochondria-PM tethering alone is not sufficient to rescue mitochondrial division and that a specific feature of Num1-mediated tethering is required. This study demonstrates the utility of systems that regulate contact-site formation and depletion in studying the biological functions of membrane contact sites.
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- Clare S. Harper
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208
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Chelius X, Bartosch V, Rausch N, Haubner M, Schramm J, Braun RJ, Klecker T, Westermann B. Selective retention of dysfunctional mitochondria during asymmetric cell division in yeast. PLoS Biol 2023; 21:e3002310. [PMID: 37721958 PMCID: PMC10538663 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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Decline of mitochondrial function is a hallmark of cellular aging. To counteract this process, some cells inherit mitochondria asymmetrically to rejuvenate daughter cells. The molecular mechanisms that control this process are poorly understood. Here, we made use of matrix-targeted D-amino acid oxidase (Su9-DAO) to selectively trigger oxidative damage in yeast mitochondria. We observed that dysfunctional mitochondria become fusion-incompetent and immotile. Lack of bud-directed movements is caused by defective recruitment of the myosin motor, Myo2. Intriguingly, intact mitochondria that are present in the same cell continue to move into the bud, establishing that quality control occurs directly at the level of the organelle in the mother. The selection of healthy organelles for inheritance no longer works in the absence of the mitochondrial Myo2 adapter protein Mmr1. Together, our data suggest a mechanism in which the combination of blocked fusion and loss of motor protein ensures that damaged mitochondria are retained in the mother cell to ensure rejuvenation of the bud.
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- Xenia Chelius
- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department Medizin, Fakultät Medizin/Zahnmedizin, Danube Private University, Krems, Austria
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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Niu F, Liu Y, Sun K, Xu S, Dong J, Yu C, Yan K, Wei Z. Autoinhibition and activation mechanisms revealed by the triangular-shaped structure of myosin Va. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd4187. [PMID: 36490350 PMCID: PMC9733927 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add4187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
As the prototype of unconventional myosin motor family, myosin Va (MyoVa) transport cellular cargos along actin filaments in diverse cellular processes. The off-duty MyoVa adopts a closed and autoinhibited state, which can be relieved by cargo binding. The molecular mechanisms governing the autoinhibition and activation of MyoVa remain unclear. Here, we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the two full-length, closed MyoVa heavy chains in complex with 12 calmodulin light chains at 4.78-Å resolution. The MyoVa adopts a triangular structure with multiple intra- and interpolypeptide chain interactions in establishing the closed state with cargo binding and adenosine triphosphatase activity inhibited. Structural, biochemical, and cellular analyses uncover an asymmetric autoinhibition mechanism, in which the cargo-binding sites in the two MyoVa heavy chains are differently protected. Thus, specific and efficient MyoVa activation requires coincident binding of multiple cargo adaptors, revealing an intricate and elegant activity regulation of the motor in response to cargos.
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- Fengfeng Niu
- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- SUSTech-HIT Joint PhD Program, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Liu Y, Li L, Yu C, Zeng F, Niu F, Wei Z. Cargo Recognition Mechanisms of Yeast Myo2 Revealed by AlphaFold2-Powered Protein Complex Prediction. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12081032. [PMID: 35892342 PMCID: PMC9330073 DOI: 10.3390/biom12081032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Myo2, a yeast class V myosin, transports a broad range of organelles and plays important roles in various cellular processes, including cell division in budding yeast. Despite the fact that several structures of Myo2/cargo adaptor complexes have been determined, the understanding of the versatile cargo-binding modes of Myo2 is still very limited, given the large number of cargo adaptors identified for Myo2. Here, we used ColabFold, an AlphaFold2-powered and easy-to-use tool, to predict the complex structures of Myo2-GTD and its several cargo adaptors. After benchmarking the prediction strategy with three Myo2/cargo adaptor complexes that have been determined previously, we successfully predicted the atomic structures of Myo2-GTD in complex with another three cargo adaptors, Vac17, Kar9 and Pea2, which were confirmed by our biochemical characterizations. By systematically comparing the interaction details of the six complexes of Myo2 and its cargo adaptors, we summarized the cargo-binding modes on the three conserved sites of Myo2-GTD, providing an overall picture of the versatile cargo-recognition mechanisms of Myo2. In addition, our study demonstrates an efficient and effective solution to study protein-protein interactions in the future via the AlphaFold2-powered prediction.
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- Yong Liu
- SUSTech-HIT Joint PhD Program, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China;
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.L.); (C.Y.); (F.Z.)
- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.L.); (C.Y.); (F.Z.)
- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.L.); (C.Y.); (F.Z.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.L.); (C.Y.); (F.Z.)
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.L.); (C.Y.); (F.Z.)
- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Correspondence: (F.N.); (Z.W.)
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- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.L.); (C.Y.); (F.Z.)
- Brain Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Correspondence: (F.N.); (Z.W.)
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Yadav T, Gau D, Roy P. Mitochondria-actin cytoskeleton crosstalk in cell migration. J Cell Physiol 2022; 237:2387-2403. [PMID: 35342955 PMCID: PMC9945482 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria perform diverse functions in the cell and their roles during processes such as cell survival, differentiation, and migration are increasingly being appreciated. Mitochondrial and actin cytoskeletal networks not only interact with each other, but this multifaceted interaction shapes their functional dynamics. The interrelation between mitochondria and the actin cytoskeleton extends far beyond the requirement of mitochondrial ATP generation to power actin dynamics, and impinges upon several major aspects of cellular physiology. Being situated at the hub of cell signaling pathways, mitochondrial function can alter the activity of actin regulatory proteins and therefore modulate the processes downstream of actin dynamics such as cellular migration. As we will discuss, this regulation is highly nuanced and operates at multiple levels allowing mitochondria to occupy a strategic position in the regulation of migration, as well as pathological events that rely on aberrant cell motility such as cancer metastasis. In this review, we summarize the crosstalk that exists between mitochondria and actin regulatory proteins, and further emphasize on how this interaction holds importance in cell migration in normal as well as dysregulated scenarios as in cancer.
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- Tarun Yadav
- Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
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- Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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- Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA,Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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Jin Y, Jin N, Oikawa Y, Benyair R, Koizumi M, Wilson TE, Ohsumi Y, Weisman LS. Bur1 functions with TORC1 for vacuole-mediated cell cycle progression. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e53477. [PMID: 35166010 PMCID: PMC8982600 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202153477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The vacuole/lysosome plays essential roles in the growth and proliferation of many eukaryotic cells via the activation of target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1). Moreover, the yeast vacuole/lysosome is necessary for progression of the cell division cycle, in part via signaling through the TORC1 pathway. Here, we show that an essential cyclin-dependent kinase, Bur1, plays a critical role in cell cycle progression in cooperation with TORC1. A mutation in BUR1 combined with a defect in vacuole inheritance shows a synthetic growth defect. Importantly, the double mutant, as well as a bur1-267 mutant on its own, has a severe defect in cell cycle progression from G1 phase. In further support that BUR1 functions with TORC1, mutation of bur1 alone results in high sensitivity to rapamycin, a TORC1 inhibitor. Mechanistic insight for Bur1 function comes from the findings that Bur1 directly phosphorylates Sch9, a target of TORC1, and that both Bur1 and TORC1 are required for the activation of Sch9. Together, these discoveries suggest that multiple signals converge on Sch9 to promote cell cycle progression.
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- Yui Jin
- Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI)TokyoJapan
- Cell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative ResearchTokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohamaJapan
- Life Sciences InstituteUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Life Sciences InstituteUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
- Present address:
Live Cell Super‐Resolution Imaging Research TeamRIKEN Center for Advanced PhotonicsWakoJapan
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- Cell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative ResearchTokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohamaJapan
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- Life Sciences InstituteUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Cell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative ResearchTokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohamaJapan
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- Tokyo Tech World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI)TokyoJapan
- Cell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative ResearchTokyo Institute of TechnologyYokohamaJapan
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- Life Sciences InstituteUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
- Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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Anderson HL, Casler JC, Lackner LL. Hierarchical integration of mitochondrial and nuclear positioning pathways by the Num1 EF hand. Mol Biol Cell 2022; 33:ar20. [PMID: 34985939 PMCID: PMC9236139 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e21-12-0610-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Positioning organelles at the right place and time is critical for their function and inheritance. In budding yeast, mitochondrial and nuclear positioning require the anchoring of mitochondria and dynein to the cell cortex by clusters of Num1. We have previously shown that mitochondria drive the assembly of cortical Num1 clusters, which then serve as anchoring sites for mitochondria and dynein. When mitochondrial inheritance is inhibited, mitochondrial-driven assembly of Num1 in buds is disrupted and defects in dynein-mediated spindle positioning are observed. Using a structure-function approach to dissect the mechanism of mitochondria-dependent dynein anchoring, we found that the EF hand–like motif (EFLM) of Num1 and its ability to bind calcium are required to bias dynein anchoring on mitochondria-associated Num1 clusters. Consistently, when the EFLM is disrupted, we no longer observe defects in dynein activity following inhibition of mitochondrial inheritance. Thus, the Num1 EFLM functions to bias dynein anchoring and activity in nuclear inheritance subsequent to mitochondrial inheritance. We hypothesize that this hierarchical integration of organelle positioning pathways by the Num1 EFLM contributes to the regulated order of organelle inheritance during the cell cycle.
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- Heidi L Anderson
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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Li KW, Lu MS, Iwamoto Y, Drubin DG, Pedersen RTA. A preferred sequence for organelle inheritance during polarized cell growth. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:272417. [PMID: 34622919 PMCID: PMC8627559 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Some organelles cannot be synthesized anew, so they are segregated into daughter cells during cell division. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, daughter cells bud from mother cells and are populated by organelles inherited from the mothers. To determine whether this organelle inheritance occurs in a stereotyped manner, we tracked organelles using fluorescence microscopy. We describe a program for organelle inheritance in budding yeast. The cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and peroxisomes are inherited concomitantly with bud emergence. Next, vacuoles are inherited in small buds, followed closely by mitochondria. Finally, the nucleus and perinuclear ER are inherited when buds have nearly reached their maximal size. Because organelle inheritance timing correlates with bud morphology, which is coupled to the cell cycle, we tested whether disrupting the cell cycle alters organelle inheritance order. By arresting cell cycle progression but allowing continued bud growth, we determined that organelle inheritance still occurs when DNA replication is blocked, and that the general inheritance order is maintained. Thus, organelle inheritance follows a preferred order during polarized cell division and does not require completion of S-phase. Summary: Organelles are interconnected by contact sites, but they must be inherited from mother cells into buds during budding yeast mitosis. We report that this process occurs in a preferred sequence.
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- Kathryn W Li
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Wong S, Weisman LS. Let it go: mechanisms that detach myosin V from the yeast vacuole. Curr Genet 2021; 67:865-869. [PMID: 34110447 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-021-01195-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
A major question in cell biology is, how are organelles and macromolecular machines moved within a cell? The delivery of cargoes to the right place at the right time within a cell is critical to cellular health. Failure to do so is often catastrophic for animal physiology and results in diseases of the gut, brain, and skin. In budding yeast, a myosin V motor, Myo2, moves cellular materials from the mother cell into the growing daughter bud. Myo2-based transport ensures that cellular contents are shared during cell division. During transport, Myo2 is often linked to its cargo via cargo-specific adaptor proteins. This simple organism thus serves as a powerful tool to study how myosin V moves cargo, such as organelles. Some critical questions include how myosin V moves along the actin cytoskeleton, or how myosin V attaches to cargo in the mother. Other critical questions include how the cargo is released from myosin V when it reaches its final destination in the bud. Here, we review the mechanisms that regulate the vacuole-specific adaptor protein, Vac17, to ensure that Myo2 delivers the vacuole to the bud and releases it at the right place and the right time. Recent studies have revealed that Vac17 is regulated by ubiquitylation and phosphorylation events that coordinate its degradation and the detachment of the vacuole from Myo2. Thus, multiple post-translational modifications tightly coordinate cargo delivery with cellular events. It is tempting to speculate that similar mechanisms regulate other cargoes and molecular motors.
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- Sara Wong
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Dünkler A, Leda M, Kromer JM, Neller J, Gronemeyer T, Goryachev AB, Johnsson N. Type V myosin focuses the polarisome and shapes the tip of yeast cells. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:211845. [PMID: 33656555 PMCID: PMC7933982 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202006193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The polarisome is a cortical proteinaceous microcompartment that organizes the growth of actin filaments and the fusion of secretory vesicles in yeasts and filamentous fungi. Polarisomes are compact, spotlike structures at the growing tips of their respective cells. The molecular forces that control the form and size of this microcompartment are not known. Here we identify a complex between the polarisome subunit Pea2 and the type V Myosin Myo2 that anchors Myo2 at the cortex of yeast cells. We discovered a point mutation in the cargo-binding domain of Myo2 that impairs the interaction with Pea2 and consequently the formation and focused localization of the polarisome. Cells carrying this mutation grow round instead of elongated buds. Further experiments and biophysical modeling suggest that the interactions between polarisome-bound Myo2 motors and dynamic actin filaments spatially focus the polarisome and sustain its compact shape.
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- Alexander Dünkler
- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Turowski VR, Ruiz DM, Nascimento AFZ, Millán C, Sammito MD, Juanhuix J, Cremonesi AS, Usón I, Giuseppe PO, Murakami MT. Structure of the class XI myosin globular tail reveals evolutionary hallmarks for cargo recognition in plants. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2021; 77:522-533. [PMID: 33825712 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798321001583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
The plant-specific class XI myosins (MyoXIs) play key roles at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels, engaging diverse adaptor proteins to transport cargoes along actin filaments. To recognize their cargoes, MyoXIs have a C-terminal globular tail domain (GTD) that is evolutionarily related to those of class V myosins (MyoVs) from animals and fungi. Despite recent advances in understanding the functional roles played by MyoXI in plants, the structure of its GTD, and therefore the molecular determinants for cargo selectivity and recognition, remain elusive. In this study, the first crystal structure of a MyoXI GTD, that of MyoXI-K from Arabidopsis thaliana, was elucidated at 2.35 Å resolution using a low-identity and fragment-based phasing approach in ARCIMBOLDO_SHREDDER. The results reveal that both the composition and the length of the α5-α6 loop are distinctive features of MyoXI-K, providing evidence for a structural stabilizing role for this loop, which is otherwise carried out by a molecular zipper in MyoV GTDs. The crystal structure also shows that most of the characterized cargo-binding sites in MyoVs are not conserved in plant MyoXIs, pointing to plant-specific cargo-recognition mechanisms. Notably, the main elements involved in the self-regulation mechanism of MyoVs are conserved in plant MyoXIs, indicating this to be an ancient ancestral trait.
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- Valeria R Turowski
- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas-SP 13083-100, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas-SP 13083-100, Brazil
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- Structural Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, CSIC, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Structural Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, CSIC, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- XALOC Beamline, Experiments Division, ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08290 Barcelona, Spain
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas-SP 13083-100, Brazil
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- Structural Biology, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, CSIC, Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 15, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas-SP 13083-100, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas-SP 13083-100, Brazil
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Wong S, Weisman LS. Roles and regulation of myosin V interaction with cargo. Adv Biol Regul 2021; 79:100787. [PMID: 33541831 PMCID: PMC7920922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2021.100787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A major question in cell biology is, how are organelles and large macromolecular complexes transported within a cell? Myosin V molecular motors play critical roles in the distribution of organelles, vesicles, and mRNA. Mis-localization of organelles that depend on myosin V motors underlie diseases in the skin, gut, and brain. Thus, the delivery of organelles to their proper destination is important for animal physiology and cellular function. Cargoes attach to myosin V motors via cargo specific adaptor proteins, which transiently bridge motors to their cargoes. Regulation of these adaptor proteins play key roles in the regulation of cargo transport. Emerging studies reveal that cargo adaptors play additional essential roles in the activation of myosin V, and the regulation of actin filaments. Here, we review how motor-adaptor interactions are controlled to regulate the proper loading and unloading of cargoes, as well as roles of adaptor proteins in the regulation of myosin V activity and the dynamics of actin filaments.
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- Sara Wong
- Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States; Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States; Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
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Lee CY, Bisig CG, Conrad MN, Ditamo Y, Previato de Almeida L, Dresser ME, Pezza RJ. Telomere-led meiotic chromosome movements: recent update in structure and function. Nucleus 2020; 11:111-116. [PMID: 32412326 PMCID: PMC7781623 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2020.1769456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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In S. cerevisiae prophase meiotic chromosomes move by forces generated in the cytoplasm and transduced to the telomere via a protein complex located in the nuclear membrane. We know that chromosome movements require actin cytoskeleton [13,31] and the proteins Ndj1, Mps3, and Csm4. Until recently, the identity of the protein connecting Ndj1-Mps3 with the cytoskeleton components was missing. It was also not known the identity of a cytoplasmic motor responsible for interacting with the actin cytoskeleton and a protein at the outer nuclear envelope. Our recent work [36] identified Mps2 as the protein connecting Ndj1-Mps3 with cytoskeleton components; Myo2 as the cytoplasmic motor that interacts with Mps2; and Cms4 as a regulator of Mps2 and Myo2 interaction and activities (Figure 1). Below we present a model for how Mps2, Csm4, and Myo2 promote chromosome movements by providing the primary connections joining telomeres to the actin cytoskeleton through the LINC complex.
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- C Y Lee
- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation , Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dpto. Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto-CIQUIBIC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba , Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation , Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Dpto. Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto-CIQUIBIC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba , Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation , Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation , Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Cell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation , Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center , Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Nguyen V, Smothers J, Ballhorn P, Kottapalli S, Ly A, Villarreal J, Kim K. Myosin V-mediated transport of Snc1 and Vps10 toward the trans-Golgi network. Eur J Cell Biol 2020; 100:151143. [PMID: 33277053 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2020.151143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Retrieval of cargo proteins from the endosome towards the trans-Golgi network (TGN) is a crucial intracellular process for cellular homeostasis. Its dysfunction is associated with pathogenesis of Alzheimer and Parkinson's diseases. Myosin family proteins are cellular motors walking along actin filaments by utilizing the chemical energy from ATP hydrolysis, known to involve in pleiotropic cellular trafficking pathways. However, the question of whether myosins play a role in the trafficking of Snc1 and Vps10 has not been addressed yet. The present study assesses the potential roles of all five yeast myosins in the recycling of two membrane cargo, Snc1 and Vps10. It appears that all myosins except Myo2 are not required for the Snc1 traffic, while it was found that Myo1 and 2 play important roles for Vps10 retrieval from the endosome and the vacuole. Multiple myo2 mutants harboring a point mutation in the actin binding or the cargo binding tail domain were characterized to demonstrate abnormal Vps10-GFP and GFP-Snc1 distribution phenotypes, suggesting a severe defect in their sorting and trafficking at the endosome. Furthermore, Vps10-GFP patches in all tested myo2 mutants were found to be near stationary with quantitative live cell imaging. Finally, we found that actin cables in the myo2 mutant cells were considerably disrupted, which may aggravate the trafficking of Vps10 from the endosome. Together, our results provide novel insights into the function of Myo-family proteins in the recycling traffic of Vps10 and Snc1 destined for the TGN.
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- Vy Nguyen
- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA
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- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA; Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75235-8816, USA
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- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA
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- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA
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- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA
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- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA
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- Department of Biology, Missouri State University, 901 S National, Springfield, MO, 65807, USA.
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Cargo Release from Myosin V Requires the Convergence of Parallel Pathways that Phosphorylate and Ubiquitylate the Cargo Adaptor. Curr Biol 2020; 30:4399-4412.e7. [PMID: 32916113 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cellular function requires molecular motors to transport cargoes to their correct intracellular locations. The regulated assembly and disassembly of motor-adaptor complexes ensures that cargoes are loaded at their origin and unloaded at their destination. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, early in the cell cycle, a portion of the vacuole is transported into the emerging bud. This transport requires a myosin V motor, Myo2, which attaches to the vacuole via Vac17, the vacuole-specific adaptor protein. Vac17 also binds to Vac8, a vacuolar membrane protein. Once the vacuole is brought to the bud cortex via the Myo2-Vac17-Vac8 complex, Vac17 is degraded and the vacuole is released from Myo2. However, mechanisms governing dissociation of the Myo2-Vac17-Vac8 complex are not well understood. Ubiquitylation of the Vac17 adaptor at the bud cortex provides spatial regulation of vacuole release. Here, we report that ubiquitylation alone is not sufficient for cargo release. We find that a parallel pathway, which initiates on the vacuole, converges with ubiquitylation to release the vacuole from Myo2. Specifically, we show that Yck3 and Vps41, independent of their known roles in homotypic fusion and protein sorting (HOPS)-mediated vesicle tethering, are required for the phosphorylation of Vac17 in its Myo2 binding domain. These phosphorylation events allow ubiquitylated Vac17 to be released from Myo2 and Vac8. Our data suggest that Vps41 is regulating the phosphorylation of Vac17 via Yck3, a casein kinase I, and likely another unknown kinase. That parallel pathways are required to release the vacuole from Myo2 suggests that multiple signals are integrated to terminate organelle inheritance.
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Klecker T, Westermann B. Asymmetric inheritance of mitochondria in yeast. Biol Chem 2020; 401:779-791. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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AbstractMitochondria are essential organelles of virtually all eukaryotic organisms. As they cannot be made de novo, they have to be inherited during cell division. In this review, we provide an overview on mitochondrial inheritance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a powerful model organism to study asymmetric cell division. Several processes have to be coordinated during mitochondrial inheritance: mitochondrial transport along the actin cytoskeleton into the emerging bud is powered by a myosin motor protein; cell cortex anchors retain a critical fraction of mitochondria in the mother cell and bud to ensure proper partitioning; and the quantity of mitochondria inherited by the bud is controlled during cell cycle progression. Asymmetric division of yeast cells produces rejuvenated daughter cells and aging mother cells that die after a finite number of cell divisions. We highlight the critical role of mitochondria in this process and discuss how asymmetric mitochondrial partitioning and cellular aging are connected.
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- Till Klecker
- Institut für Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Manzano-López J, Monje-Casas F. Asymmetric cell division and replicative aging: a new perspective from the spindle poles. Curr Genet 2020; 66:719-727. [PMID: 32266430 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-020-01074-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Although cell division is usually portrayed as an equitable process by which a progenitor cell originates two identical daughter cells, there are multiple examples of asymmetric divisions that generate two cells that differ in their content, morphology and/or proliferative potential. The capacity of the cells to generate asymmetry during their division is of paramount biological relevance, playing essential roles during embryonic development, cellular regeneration and tissue morphogenesis. Problems with the proper establishment of asymmetry and polarity during cell division can give rise to cancer and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as to also accelerate cellular aging. Interestingly, the microtubule organizing centers that orchestrate the formation of the mitotic spindle have been described among the cellular structures that can be differentially allocated during asymmetric cell divisions. This mini-review focuses on recent research from our group and others uncovering a role for the non-random distribution of the spindle-associated microtubule organizing centers in the differential distribution of aging factors during asymmetric mitoses and therefore in the maintenance of the replicative lifespan of the cells.
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- Javier Manzano-López
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) - University of Seville - University Pablo de Olavide, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 24, P.C.T. Cartuja 93, 41092, Sevilla, Spain.
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) - University of Seville - University Pablo de Olavide, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 24, P.C.T. Cartuja 93, 41092, Sevilla, Spain.
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Extranuclear Structural Components that Mediate Dynamic Chromosome Movements in Yeast Meiosis. Curr Biol 2020; 30:1207-1216.e4. [PMID: 32059771 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Telomere-led rapid chromosome movements or rapid prophase movements direct fundamental meiotic processes required for successful haploidization of the genome. Critical components of the machinery that generates rapid prophase movements are unknown, and the mechanism underlying rapid prophase movements remains poorly understood. We identified S. cerevisiae Mps2 as the outer nuclear membrane protein that connects the LINC complex with the cytoskeleton. We also demonstrate that the motor Myo2 works together with Mps2 to couple the telomeres to the actin cytoskeleton. Further, we show that Csm4 interacts with Mps2 and is required for perinuclear localization of Myo2, implicating Csm4 as a regulator of the Mps2-Myo2 interaction. We propose a model in which the newly identified functions of Mps2 and Myo2 cooperate with Csm4 to drive chromosome movements in meiotic prophase by coupling telomeres to the actin cytoskeleton.
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Manzano-López J, Matellán L, Álvarez-Llamas A, Blanco-Mira JC, Monje-Casas F. Asymmetric inheritance of spindle microtubule-organizing centres preserves replicative lifespan. Nat Cell Biol 2019; 21:952-965. [DOI: 10.1038/s41556-019-0364-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Tang K, Li Y, Yu C, Wei Z. Structural mechanism for versatile cargo recognition by the yeast class V myosin Myo2. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:5896-5906. [PMID: 30804213 PMCID: PMC6463705 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.007550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Class V myosins are actin-dependent motors, which recognize numerous cellular cargos mainly via the C-terminal globular tail domain (GTD). Myo2, a yeast class V myosin, can transport a broad range of organelles. However, little is known about the capacity of Myo2-GTD to recognize such a diverse array of cargos specifically at the molecular level. Here, we solved crystal structures of Myo2-GTD (at 1.9-3.1 Å resolutions) in complex with three cargo adaptor proteins: Smy1 (for polarization of secretory vesicles), Inp2 (for peroxisome transport), and Mmr1 (for mitochondria transport). The structures of Smy1- and Inp2-bound Myo2-GTD, along with site-directed mutagenesis experiments, revealed a binding site in subdomain-I having a hydrophobic groove with high flexibility enabling Myo2-GTD to accommodate different protein sequences. The Myo2-GTD-Mmr1 complex structure confirmed and complemented a previously identified mitochondrion/vacuole-specific binding region. Moreover, differences between the conformations and locations of cargo-binding sites identified here for Myo2 and those reported for mammalian MyoVA (MyoVA) suggest that class V myosins potentially have co-evolved with their specific cargos. Our structural and biochemical analysis not only uncovers a molecular mechanism that explains the diverse cargo recognition by Myo2-GTD, but also provides structural information useful for future functional studies of class V myosins in cargo transport.
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- Kun Tang
- From the Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055 and , To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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- From the Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055 and
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- From the Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055 and ,the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Shenzhen, China 518055
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- From the Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055 and , Member of the Neural and Cognitive Sciences Research Center, SUSTech. To whom correspondence may be addressed. Tel.:
86-88018411; E-mail:
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Furnish M, Caino MC. Altered mitochondrial trafficking as a novel mechanism of cancer metastasis. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2019; 3:e1157. [PMID: 32671955 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mammalian cells must constantly reprogram the distribution of mitochondria in order to meet the local demands for energy, calcium, redox balance, and other mitochondrial functions. Mitochondrial localization inside the cell is a result of a combination of movement along the microtubule tracks plus anchoring to actin filaments. RECENT FINDINGS Recent advances show that subcellular distribution of mitochondria can regulate tumor cell growth, proliferation/motility plasticity, metastatic competence, and therapy responses in tumors. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the mechanisms by which mitochondrial subcellular distribution is regulated in tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS Mitochondrial trafficking is dysregulated in tumors. Accumulation of mitochondria at the leading edge of the cell supports energy expensive processes of focal adhesion dynamics, cell membrane dynamics, migration, and invasion.
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- Madison Furnish
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Chen W, Ping HA, Lackner LL. Direct membrane binding and self-interaction contribute to Mmr1 function in mitochondrial inheritance. Mol Biol Cell 2018; 29:2346-2357. [PMID: 30044712 PMCID: PMC6249809 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-02-0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial transport and anchoring mechanisms work in concert to position mitochondria to meet cellular needs. In yeast, Mmr1 functions as a mitochondrial adaptor for Myo2 to facilitate actin-based transport of mitochondria to the bud. Posttransport, Mmr1 is proposed to anchor mitochondria at the bud tip. Although both functions require an interaction between Mmr1 and mitochondria, the molecular basis of the Mmr1-mitochondria interaction is poorly understood. Our in vitro phospholipid binding assays indicate Mmr1 can directly interact with phospholipid membranes. Through structure-function studies we identified an unpredicted membrane-binding domain composed of amino acids 76-195 that is both necessary and sufficient for Mmr1 to interact with mitochondria in vivo and liposomes in vitro. In addition, our structure-function analyses indicate that the coiled-coil domain of Mmr1 is necessary and sufficient for Mmr1 self-interaction and facilitates the polarized localization of the protein. Disrupting either the Mmr1-membrane interaction or Mmr1 self-interaction leads to defects in mitochondrial inheritance. Therefore, direct membrane binding and self-interaction are necessary for Mmr1 function in mitochondrial inheritance and are utilized as a means to spatially and temporally regulate mitochondrial positioning.
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- WeiTing Chen
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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Pernice WM, Swayne TC, Boldogh IR, Pon LA. Mitochondrial Tethers and Their Impact on Lifespan in Budding Yeast. Front Cell Dev Biol 2018; 5:120. [PMID: 29359129 PMCID: PMC5766657 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2017.00120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Tethers that link mitochondria to other organelles are critical for lipid and calcium transport as well as mitochondrial genome replication and fission of the organelle. Here, we review recent advances in the characterization of interorganellar mitochondrial tethers in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We specifically focus on evidence for a role for mitochondrial tethers that anchor mitochondria to specific regions within yeast cells. These tethering events contribute to two processes that are critical for normal replicative lifespan: inheritance of fitter mitochondria by daughter cells, and retention of a small pool of higher-functioning mitochondria in mother cells. Since asymmetric inheritance of mitochondria also occurs in human mammary stem-like cells, it is possible that mechanisms underlying mitochondrial segregation in yeast also operate in other cell types.
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- Wolfgang M Pernice
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Zhang N, Yao LL, Li XD. Regulation of class V myosin. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:261-273. [PMID: 28730277 PMCID: PMC11105390 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2599-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Class V myosin (myosin-5) is a molecular motor that functions as an organelle transporter. The activation of myosin-5's motor function has long been known to be associated with a transition from the folded conformation in the off-state to the extended conformation in the on-state, but only recently have we begun to understand the underlying mechanism. The globular tail domain (GTD) of myosin-5 has been identified as the inhibitory domain and has recently been shown to function as a dimer in regulating the motor function. The folded off-state of myosin-5 is stabilized by multiple intramolecular interactions, including head-GTD interactions, GTD-GTD interactions, and interactions between the GTD and the C-terminus of the first coiled-coil segment. Any cellular factor that affects these intramolecular interactions and thus the stability of the folded conformation of myosin-5 would be expected to regulate myosin-5 motor function. Both the adaptor proteins of myosin-5 and Ca2+ are potential regulators of myosin-5 motor function, because they can destabilize its folded conformation. A combination of these regulators provides a versatile scheme in regulating myosin-5 motor function in the cell.
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- Ning Zhang
- Group of Cell Motility and Muscle Contraction, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Group of Cell Motility and Muscle Contraction, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Group of Cell Motility and Muscle Contraction, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Asymmetric Inheritance of Aggregated Proteins and Age Reset in Yeast Are Regulated by Vac17-Dependent Vacuolar Functions. Cell Rep 2017; 16:826-38. [PMID: 27373154 PMCID: PMC4963537 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Age can be reset during mitosis in both yeast and stem cells to generate a young daughter cell from an aged and deteriorated one. This phenomenon requires asymmetry-generating genes (AGGs) that govern the asymmetrical inheritance of aggregated proteins. Using a genome-wide imaging screen to identify AGGs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we discovered a previously unknown role for endocytosis, vacuole fusion, and the myosin-dependent adaptor protein Vac17 in asymmetrical inheritance of misfolded proteins. Overproduction of Vac17 increases deposition of aggregates into cytoprotective vacuole-associated sites, counteracts age-related breakdown of endocytosis and vacuole integrity, and extends replicative lifespan. The link between damage asymmetry and vesicle trafficking can be explained by a direct interaction between aggregates and vesicles. We also show that the protein disaggregase Hsp104 interacts physically with endocytic vesicle-associated proteins, such as the dynamin-like protein, Vps1, which was also shown to be required for Vac17-dependent sequestration of protein aggregates. These data demonstrate that two physiognomies of aging-reduced endocytosis and protein aggregation-are interconnected and regulated by Vac17.
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Kraft LM, Lackner LL. Mitochondria-driven assembly of a cortical anchor for mitochondria and dynein. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:3061-3071. [PMID: 28835466 PMCID: PMC5626545 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201702022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Kraft and Lackner demonstrate that mitochondria drive the assembly of a tether, which serves to stably anchor the organelle itself as well as dynein to the plasma membrane. Thus, mitochondria–plasma membrane tethering influences when and where dynein is anchored, adding to the growing list of interorganelle contact site functions. Interorganelle contacts facilitate communication between organelles and impact fundamental cellular functions. In this study, we examine the assembly of the MECA (mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum [ER]–cortex anchor), which tethers mitochondria to the ER and plasma membrane. We find that the assembly of Num1, the core component of MECA, requires mitochondria. Once assembled, Num1 clusters persistently anchor mitochondria to the cell cortex. Num1 clusters also function to anchor dynein to the plasma membrane, where dynein captures and walks along astral microtubules to help orient the mitotic spindle. We find that dynein is anchored by Num1 clusters that have been assembled by mitochondria. When mitochondrial inheritance is inhibited, Num1 clusters are not assembled in the bud, and defects in dynein-mediated spindle positioning are observed. The mitochondria-dependent assembly of a dual-function cortical anchor provides a mechanism to integrate the positioning and inheritance of the two essential organelles and expands the function of organelle contact sites.
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- Lauren M Kraft
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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Kraft LM, Lackner LL. Mitochondrial anchors: Positioning mitochondria and more. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 500:2-8. [PMID: 28676393 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.06.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The shape and position of mitochondria are intimately connected to both mitochondrial and cellular function. Mitochondrial anchors play a central role in mitochondrial positioning by exerting spatial, temporal, and contextual control over the cellular position of the organelle. Investigations into the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial anchoring are still in the early stages, and we are beginning to appreciate the number and variety of anchors that exist. From the insight gained thus far, it is clear that mitochondrial anchoring has functional and physiological consequences that extend beyond mitochondrial positioning to other critical cellular processes.
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- Lauren M Kraft
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Gottschling DE, Nyström T. The Upsides and Downsides of Organelle Interconnectivity. Cell 2017; 169:24-34. [PMID: 28340346 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Interconnectivity and feedback control are hallmarks of biological systems. This includes communication between organelles, which allows them to function and adapt to changing cellular environments. While the specific mechanisms for all communications remain opaque, unraveling the wiring of organelle networks is critical to understand how biological systems are built and why they might collapse, as occurs in aging. A comprehensive understanding of all the routes involved in inter-organelle communication is still lacking, but important themes are beginning to emerge, primarily in budding yeast. These routes are reviewed here in the context of sub-system proteostasis and complex adaptive systems theory.
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Böckler S, Chelius X, Hock N, Klecker T, Wolter M, Weiss M, Braun RJ, Westermann B. Fusion, fission, and transport control asymmetric inheritance of mitochondria and protein aggregates. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:2481-2498. [PMID: 28615194 PMCID: PMC5551707 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201611197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Asymmetric inheritance of cell organelles determines the fate of daughter cells. Böckler et al. use yeast as a model to demonstrate that the dynamics of mitochondrial fusion, fission, and transport determine partitioning of mitochondria and cytosolic protein aggregates, which is critical for rejuvenation of daughter cells. Partitioning of cell organelles and cytoplasmic components determines the fate of daughter cells upon asymmetric division. We studied the role of mitochondria in this process using budding yeast as a model. Anterograde mitochondrial transport is mediated by the myosin motor, Myo2. A genetic screen revealed an unexpected interaction of MYO2 and genes required for mitochondrial fusion. Genetic analyses, live-cell microscopy, and simulations in silico showed that fused mitochondria become critical for inheritance and transport across the bud neck in myo2 mutants. Similarly, fused mitochondria are essential for retention in the mother when bud-directed transport is enforced. Inheritance of a less than critical mitochondrial quantity causes a severe decline of replicative life span of daughter cells. Myo2-dependent mitochondrial distribution also is critical for the capture of heat stress–induced cytosolic protein aggregates and their retention in the mother cell. Together, these data suggest that coordination of mitochondrial transport, fusion, and fission is critical for asymmetric division and rejuvenation of daughter cells.
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Experimentalphysik I, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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Yau RG, Wong S, Weisman LS. Spatial regulation of organelle release from myosin V transport by p21-activated kinases. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:1557-1566. [PMID: 28495836 PMCID: PMC5461012 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201607020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Correct positioning of organelles is essential to eukaryotic cells. Molecular motors transport organelles to their proper destinations, yet little is known about the pathways that define these destinations. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the myosin V motor Myo2 binds the vacuole-specific adapter Vac17 to attach to the vacuole/lysosome and initiate transport. After arrival in the bud, Myo2 releases the vacuole, and Vac17 is degraded. However, the mechanisms that spatially regulate this release were not established. In this study, we report that the bud cortex is a landmark that signals a successful delivery of the vacuole to the bud. We demonstrate that upon arrival at the bud cortex, Vac17 is phosphorylated by Cla4. Cla4-dependent phosphorylation is required for the ubiquitylation and subsequent degradation of Vac17 and the release of the vacuole from Myo2. Our study reveals a critical step in the spatial regulation of myosin V-dependent organelle transport and may reveal common mechanisms for how molecular motors accurately deposit cargoes at the correct locations.
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- Richard G Yau
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.,Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.,Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 .,Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.,Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Assis LHP, Silva-Junior RMP, Dolce LG, Alborghetti MR, Honorato RV, Nascimento AFZ, Melo-Hanchuk TD, Trindade DM, Tonoli CCC, Santos CT, Oliveira PSL, Larson RE, Kobarg J, Espreafico EM, Giuseppe PO, Murakami MT. The molecular motor Myosin Va interacts with the cilia-centrosomal protein RPGRIP1L. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43692. [PMID: 28266547 PMCID: PMC5339802 DOI: 10.1038/srep43692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Myosin Va (MyoVa) is an actin-based molecular motor abundantly found at the centrosome. However, the role of MyoVa at this organelle has been elusive due to the lack of evidence on interacting partners or functional data. Herein, we combined yeast two-hybrid screen, biochemical studies and cellular assays to demonstrate that MyoVa interacts with RPGRIP1L, a cilia-centrosomal protein that controls ciliary signaling and positioning. MyoVa binds to the C2 domains of RPGRIP1L via residues located near or in the Rab11a-binding site, a conserved site in the globular tail domain (GTD) from class V myosins. According to proximity ligation assays, MyoVa and RPGRIP1L can interact near the cilium base in ciliated RPE cells. Furthermore, we showed that RPE cells expressing dominant-negative constructs of MyoVa are mostly unciliated, providing the first experimental evidence about a possible link between this molecular motor and cilia-related processes.
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- L H P Assis
- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Functional and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Functional and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Functional and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory, National Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Lwin KM, Li D, Bretscher A. Kinesin-related Smy1 enhances the Rab-dependent association of myosin-V with secretory cargo. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:2450-62. [PMID: 27307583 PMCID: PMC4966985 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-03-0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Smy1 is a kinesin-related protein that enhances the association of the Myo2 myosin-V motor with its receptor, the Rab Sec4, on secretory vesicles. This function requires Smy1’s head, coiled-coil, and tail domains and is specific for secretory vesicle transport but not for mitochondrial segregation by Myo2, which also uses a Rab protein, Ypt11. The mechanisms by which molecular motors associate with specific cargo is a central problem in cell organization. The kinesin-like protein Smy1 of budding yeast was originally identified by the ability of elevated levels to suppress a conditional myosin-V mutation (myo2-66), but its function with Myo2 remained mysterious. Subsequently, Myo2 was found to provide an essential role in delivery of secretory vesicles for polarized growth and in the transport of mitochondria for segregation. By isolating and characterizing myo2 smy1 conditional mutants, we uncover the molecular function of Smy1 as a factor that enhances the association of Myo2 with its receptor, the Rab Sec4, on secretory vesicles. The tail of Smy1—which binds Myo2—its central dimerization domain, and its kinesin-like head domain are all necessary for this function. Consistent with this model, overexpression of full-length Smy1 enhances the number of Sec4 receptors and Myo2 motors per transporting secretory vesicle. Rab proteins Sec4 and Ypt11, receptors for essential transport of secretory vesicles and mitochondria, respectively, bind the same region on Myo2, yet Smy1 functions selectively in the transport of secretory vesicles. Thus a kinesin-related protein can function intimately with a myosin-V and its receptor in the transport of a specific cargo.
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- Kyaw Myo Lwin
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Neuhaus A, Eggeling C, Erdmann R, Schliebs W. Why do peroxisomes associate with the cytoskeleton? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:1019-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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How peroxisomes partition between cells. A story of yeast, mammals and filamentous fungi. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2016; 41:73-80. [PMID: 27128775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells are subcompartmentalized into discrete, membrane-enclosed organelles. These organelles must be preserved in cells over many generations to maintain the selective advantages afforded by compartmentalization. Cells use complex molecular mechanisms of organelle inheritance to achieve high accuracy in the sharing of organelles between daughter cells. Here we focus on how a multi-copy organelle, the peroxisome, is partitioned in yeast, mammalian cells, and filamentous fungi, which differ in their mode of cell division. Cells achieve equidistribution of their peroxisomes through organelle transport and retention processes that act coordinately, although the strategies employed vary considerably by organism. Nevertheless, we propose that mechanisms common across species apply to the partitioning of all membrane-enclosed organelles.
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A role for Mfb1p in region-specific anchorage of high-functioning mitochondria and lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10595. [PMID: 26839174 PMCID: PMC4742906 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Previous studies indicate that replicative lifespan in daughter cells of Sacchraromyces cerevisiae depends on the preferential inheritance of young, high-functioning mitochondria. We report here that mitochondria are functionally segregated even within single mother cells in S. cerevisiae. A high-functioning population of mitochondria accumulates at the tip of the mother cell distal to the bud. We find that the mitochondrial F-box protein (Mfb1p) localizes to mitochondria in the mother tip and is required for mitochondrial anchorage at that site, independent of the previously identified anchorage protein Num1p. Deletion of MFB1 results in loss of the mother-tip-localized mitochondrial population, defects in mitochondrial function and premature replicative ageing. Inhibiting mitochondrial inheritance to buds, by deletion of MMR1, in mfb1Δ cells restores mitochondrial distribution, promotes mitochondrial function and extends replicative lifespan. Our results identify a mechanism that retains a reservoir of high-functioning mitochondria in mother cells and thereby preserves maternal reproductive capacity. Mitochondria are asymmetrically inherited during cell division, a process that can affect cell fate and lifespan. Here the authors describe a mechanism for mitochondrial quality control in yeast that maintains a reservoir of high-functioning mitochondria in mother cells and preserves maternal reproductive capacity.
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Higuchi-Sanabria R, Charalel JK, Viana MP, Garcia EJ, Sing CN, Koenigsberg A, Swayne TC, Vevea JD, Boldogh IR, Rafelski SM, Pon LA. Mitochondrial anchorage and fusion contribute to mitochondrial inheritance and quality control in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:776-87. [PMID: 26764088 PMCID: PMC4803304 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-07-0455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Fzo1p contributes to mitochondrial inheritance by fusion of mitochondria that enter the bud to mitochondria that are anchored in the bud tip. This promotes retention of mitochondria in the bud tip. However, it also promotes anchorage of lower-functioning mitochondria in the bud tip, which inhibits clearance of those organelles from buds. Higher-functioning mitochondria that are more reduced and have less ROS are anchored in the yeast bud tip by the Dsl1-family protein Mmr1p. Here we report a role for mitochondrial fusion in bud-tip anchorage of mitochondria. Fluorescence loss in photobleaching (FLIP) and network analysis experiments revealed that mitochondria in large buds are a continuous reticulum that is physically distinct from mitochondria in mother cells. FLIP studies also showed that mitochondria that enter the bud can fuse with mitochondria that are anchored in the bud tip. In addition, loss of fusion and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) by deletion of mitochondrial outer or inner membrane fusion proteins (Fzo1p or Mgm1p) leads to decreased accumulation of mitochondria at the bud tip and inheritance of fitter mitochondria by buds compared with cells with no mtDNA. Conversely, increasing the accumulation and anchorage of mitochondria in the bud tip by overexpression of MMR1 results in inheritance of less-fit mitochondria by buds and decreased replicative lifespan and healthspan. Thus quantity and quality of mitochondrial inheritance are ensured by two opposing processes: bud-tip anchorage by mitochondrial fusion and Mmr1p, which favors bulk inheritance; and quality control mechanisms that promote segregation of fitter mitochondria to the bud.
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- Ryo Higuchi-Sanabria
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032 Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Knoblach B, Rachubinski RA. Sharing with your children: Mechanisms of peroxisome inheritance. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1863:1014-8. [PMID: 26620799 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Organelle inheritance is the process by which eukaryotic cells actively replicate and equitably partition their organelles between mother cell and daughter cell at cytokinesis to maintain the benefits of subcellular compartmentalization. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has proven invaluable in helping to define the factors involved in the inheritance of different organelles and in understanding how these factors act and interact to maintain balance in the organelle populations of actively dividing cells. Inheritance factors can be classified as motors that transport organelles, tethers that retain organelles, and connectors (receptors) that mediate the attachment of organelles to motors and anchors. This article will review how peroxisomes are inherited by cells, with a focus on budding yeast, and will discuss common themes and mechanisms of action that underlie the inheritance of all membrane-enclosed organelles.
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- Barbara Knoblach
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada.
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Knoblach B, Rachubinski RA. Motors, anchors, and connectors: orchestrators of organelle inheritance. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2015; 31:55-81. [PMID: 26443192 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100814-125553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Organelle inheritance is a process whereby organelles are actively distributed between dividing cells at cytokinesis. Much valuable insight into the molecular mechanisms of organelle inheritance has come from the analysis of asymmetrically dividing cells, which transport a portion of their organelles to the bud while retaining another portion in the mother cell. Common principles apply to the inheritance of all organelles, although individual organelles use specific factors for their partitioning. Inheritance factors can be classified as motors, which are required for organelle transport; anchors, which immobilize organelles at distinct cell structures; or connectors, which mediate the attachment of organelles to motors and anchors. Here, we provide an overview of recent advances in the field of organelle inheritance and highlight how motor, anchor, and connector molecules choreograph the segregation of a multicopy organelle, the peroxisome. We also discuss the role of organelle population control in the generation of cellular diversity.
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- Barbara Knoblach
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada;
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada;
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Peremyslov VV, Cole RA, Fowler JE, Dolja VV. Myosin-Powered Membrane Compartment Drives Cytoplasmic Streaming, Cell Expansion and Plant Development. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139331. [PMID: 26426395 PMCID: PMC4591342 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Using genetic approaches, particle image velocimetry and an inert tracer of cytoplasmic streaming, we have made a mechanistic connection between the motor proteins (myosins XI), cargo transported by these motors (distinct endomembrane compartment defined by membrane-anchored MyoB receptors) and the process of cytoplasmic streaming in plant cells. It is shown that the MyoB compartment in Nicotiana benthamiana is highly dynamic moving with the mean velocity of ~3 μm/sec. In contrast, Golgi, mitochondria, peroxisomes, carrier vesicles and a cytosol flow tracer share distinct velocity profile with mean velocities of 0.6-1.5 μm/sec. Dominant negative inhibition of the myosins XI or MyoB receptors using overexpression of the N. benthamiana myosin cargo-binding domain or MyoB myosin-binding domain, respectively, resulted in velocity reduction for not only the MyoB compartment, but also each of the tested organelles, vesicles and cytoplasmic streaming. Furthermore, the extents of this reduction were similar for each of these compartments suggesting that MyoB compartment plays primary role in cytosol dynamics. Using gene knockout analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana, it is demonstrated that inactivation of MyoB1-4 results in reduced velocity of mitochondria implying slower cytoplasmic streaming. It is also shown that myosins XI and MyoB receptors genetically interact to contribute to cell expansion, plant growth, morphogenesis and proper onset of flowering. These results support a model according to which myosin-dependent, MyoB receptor-mediated transport of a specialized membrane compartment that is conserved in all land plants drives cytoplasmic streaming that carries organelles and vesicles and facilitates cell growth and plant development.
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- Valera V. Peremyslov
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States of America
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States of America
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Jin Y, Weisman LS. The vacuole/lysosome is required for cell-cycle progression. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26322385 PMCID: PMC4586482 DOI: 10.7554/elife.08160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Organelles are distributed to daughter cells, via inheritance pathways. However, it is unclear whether there are mechanisms beyond inheritance, which ensure that organelles are present in all cells. Here we present the unexpected finding that the yeast vacuole plays a positive essential role in initiation of the cell-cycle. When inheritance fails, a new vacuole is generated. We show that this occurs prior to the next cell-cycle, and gain insight into this alternative pathway. Moreover, we find that a combination of a defect in inheritance with an acute block in the vacuole biogenesis results in the loss of a functional vacuole and a specific arrest of cells in early G1 phase. Furthermore, this role for the vacuole in cell-cycle progression requires an intact TORC1-SCH9 pathway that can only signal from a mature vacuole. These mechanisms may serve as a checkpoint for the presence of the vacuole/lysosome. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08160.001 Animals, fungi and other eukaryotes have cells that are divided into sub-compartments that are called organelles. Each type of organelle serves a specific purpose that is essential for the life of the cell. Yeast cells have a large organelle called a vacuole; the inside of the vacuole is acidic and contains enzymes that can break down other molecules. Previous studies have shown that when a budding yeast cell buds to produce a new daughter cell, a process ensures that some of the mother's vacuole is transferred to its daughter. However, yeast mutants that fail to inherit some of their mother's vacuole can still survive. This is because an ‘alternative’ mechanism allows the newly forming daughter to generate its own vacuole from scratch. Jin and Weisman now unexpectedly show that a new daughter cell cannot become a mother cell until its new vacuole is formed. The experiments made use of yeast mutants that were defective in the ‘inheritance’ mechanism, and double mutants that were defective in both the inheritance and alternative mechanisms. The experiments also revealed that a signal from the vacuole is required before the yeast cell's nucleus can start the cycle of events that lead to the cell dividing. Jin and Weisman suggest that this newly identified communication between the vacuole and the nucleus may help to ensure that critical organelles are present in all cells. Though it remains unclear why the yeast vacuole is critical for a cell to divide, these findings suggest that the mammalian lysosome (which is similar to the yeast vacuole) may perform a similar critical role in mammals. If this is the case, then understanding how these organelles communicate with the nucleus may provide new insights into how to prevent the uncontrolled growth of tumors and cancer. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08160.002
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- Yui Jin
- Life Sciences Institute, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
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Westermann B. The mitochondria–plasma membrane contact site. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2015; 35:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Alonso A, Greenlee M, Matts J, Kline J, Davis KJ, Miller RK. Emerging roles of sumoylation in the regulation of actin, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and septins. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2015; 72:305-39. [PMID: 26033929 PMCID: PMC5049490 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sumoylation is a powerful regulatory system that controls many of the critical processes in the cell, including DNA repair, transcriptional regulation, nuclear transport, and DNA replication. Recently, new functions for SUMO have begun to emerge. SUMO is covalently attached to components of each of the four major cytoskeletal networks, including microtubule-associated proteins, septins, and intermediate filaments, in addition to nuclear actin and actin-regulatory proteins. However, knowledge of the mechanisms by which this signal transduction system controls the cytoskeleton is still in its infancy. One story that is beginning to unfold is that SUMO may regulate the microtubule motor protein dynein by modification of its adaptor Lis1. In other instances, cytoskeletal elements can both bind to SUMO non-covalently and also be conjugated by it. The molecular mechanisms for many of these new functions are not yet clear, but are under active investigation. One emerging model links the function of MAP sumoylation to protein degradation through SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligases, also known as STUbL enzymes. Other possible functions for cytoskeletal sumoylation are also discussed.
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- Annabel Alonso
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahoma
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahoma
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahoma
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahoma
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahoma
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahoma
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Donovan KW, Bretscher A. Head-to-tail regulation is critical for the in vivo function of myosin V. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 209:359-65. [PMID: 25940346 PMCID: PMC4427785 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201411010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Myo2p is regulated by a head-to-tail interaction and defects in this regulatory mechanism lead to a host of cellular problems in vivo, including impaired cargo capture and delayed motor recycling Cell organization requires regulated cargo transport along cytoskeletal elements. Myosin V motors are among the most conserved organelle motors and have been well characterized in both yeast and mammalian systems. Biochemical data for mammalian myosin V suggest that a head-to-tail autoinhibitory interaction is a primary means of regulation, but the in vivo significance of this interaction has not been studied. Here we generated and characterized mutations in the yeast myosin V Myo2p to reveal that it is regulated by a head-to-tail interaction and that loss of regulation renders the myosin V constitutively active. We show that an unregulated motor is very deleterious for growth, resulting in severe defects in Myo2-mediated transport processes, including secretory vesicle transport, mitochondrial inheritance, and nuclear orientation. All of the defects associated with motor misregulation could be rescued by artificially restoring regulation. Thus, spatial and temporal regulation of myosin V in vivo by a head-to-tail interaction is critical for the normal delivery functions of the motor.
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- Kirk W Donovan
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Knoblach B, Rachubinski RA. Sharing the cell's bounty - organelle inheritance in yeast. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:621-30. [PMID: 25616900 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.151423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Eukaryotic cells replicate and partition their organelles between the mother cell and the daughter cell at cytokinesis. Polarized cells, notably the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, are well suited for the study of organelle inheritance, as they facilitate an experimental dissection of organelle transport and retention processes. Much progress has been made in defining the molecular players involved in organelle partitioning in yeast. Each organelle uses a distinct set of factors - motor, anchor and adaptor proteins - that ensures its inheritance by future generations of cells. We propose that all organelles, regardless of origin or copy number, are partitioned by the same fundamental mechanism involving division and segregation. Thus, the mother cell keeps, and the daughter cell receives, their fair and equitable share of organelles. This mechanism of partitioning moreover facilitates the segregation of organelle fragments that are not functionally equivalent. In this Commentary, we describe how this principle of organelle population control affects peroxisomes and other organelles, and outline its implications for yeast life span and rejuvenation.
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- Barbara Knoblach
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AL T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Katherine Labbé
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616; , ,
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616; , ,
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616; , ,
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Weiskoff AM, Fromme JC. Distinct N-terminal regions of the exomer secretory vesicle cargo Chs3 regulate its trafficking itinerary. Front Cell Dev Biol 2014; 2:47. [PMID: 25364754 PMCID: PMC4207043 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2014.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cells transport integral membrane proteins between organelles by sorting them into vesicles. Cargo adaptors act to recognize sorting signals in transmembrane cargos and to interact with coat complexes that aid in vesicle biogenesis. No coat proteins have yet been identified that generate secretory vesicles from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) to the plasma membrane, but the exomer complex has been identified as a cargo adaptor complex that mediates transport of several proteins in this pathway. Chs3, the most well-studied exomer cargo, cycles between the TGN and the plasma membrane in synchrony with the cell cycle, providing an opportunity to study regulation of proteins that cycle in response to signaling. Here we show that different segments of the Chs3 N-terminus mediate distinct trafficking steps. Residues 10–27, known to mediate retention, also appear to play a role in internalization. Residues 28–52 are involved in transport to the plasma membrane and recycling out of endosomes to prevent degradation in the vacuole. We also present the crystal structure of residues 10–27 bound to the exomer complex, suggesting different cargo adaptors could compete for binding to this segment, providing a potential mechanism for regulation.
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- Amanda M Weiskoff
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA
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During yeast cytokinesis an aged mother cell gives rise to an immaculate daughter cell. A new study now demonstrates that this rejuvenation encompasses a novel Sir2- and actin-cable-dependent filtering process that prevents feeble mitochondria from entering the daughter cell.
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- Thomas Nyström
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 9C, S-413 90 Göteborg, Sweden.
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In a majority of cell types, mitochondria form highly dynamic, tubular networks. Maintaining the shape of this complex network is critical for both mitochondrial and cellular function and involves the activities of mitochondrial division, fusion, motility, and tethering. Recent studies have advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying these conserved activities and their integration with cellular needs.
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- Laura L Lackner
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive Hogan 2-100, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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