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Farley FW, McCully RR, Maslo PB, Yu L, Sheff MA, Sadeghi H, Elion EA. Effects of HSP70 chaperones Ssa1 and Ssa2 on Ste5 scaffold and the mating mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289339. [PMID: 37851593 PMCID: PMC10584130 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289339] [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: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Ste5 is a prototype of scaffold proteins that regulate activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades in all eukaryotes. Ste5 associates with many proteins including Gβγ (Ste4), Ste11 MAPKKK, Ste7 MAPKK, Fus3 and Kss1 MAPKs, Bem1, Cdc24. Here we show that Ste5 also associates with heat shock protein 70 chaperone (Hsp70) Ssa1 and that Ssa1 and its ortholog Ssa2 are together important for Ste5 function and efficient mating responses. The majority of purified overexpressed Ste5 associates with Ssa1. Loss of Ssa1 and Ssa2 has deleterious effects on Ste5 abundance, integrity, and localization particularly when Ste5 is expressed at native levels. The status of Ssa1 and Ssa2 influences Ste5 electrophoresis mobility and formation of high molecular weight species thought to be phosphorylated, ubiquitinylated and aggregated and lower molecular weight fragments. A Ste5 VWA domain mutant with greater propensity to form punctate foci has reduced predicted propensity to bind Ssa1 near the mutation sites and forms more punctate foci when Ssa1 Is overexpressed, supporting a dynamic protein quality control relationship between Ste5 and Ssa1. Loss of Ssa1 and Ssa2 reduces activation of Fus3 and Kss1 MAPKs and FUS1 gene expression and impairs mating shmoo morphogenesis. Surprisingly, ssa1, ssa2, ssa3 and ssa4 single, double and triple mutants can still mate, suggesting compensatory mechanisms exist for folding. Additional analysis suggests Ssa1 is the major Hsp70 chaperone for the mating and invasive growth pathways and reveals several Hsp70-Hsp90 chaperone-network proteins required for mating morphogenesis.
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- Francis W. Farley
- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Hu L, Sun C, Kidd JM, Han J, Fang X, Li H, Liu Q, May AE, Li Q, Zhou L, Liu Q. A first-in-class inhibitor of Hsp110 molecular chaperones of pathogenic fungi. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2745. [PMID: 37173314 PMCID: PMC10182041 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38220-2] [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: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Proteins of the Hsp110 family are molecular chaperones that play important roles in protein homeostasis in eukaryotes. The pathogenic fungus Candida albicans, which causes infections in humans, has a single Hsp110, termed Msi3. Here, we provide proof-of-principle evidence supporting fungal Hsp110s as targets for the development of new antifungal drugs. We identify a pyrazolo[3,4-b] pyridine derivative, termed HLQ2H (or 2H), that inhibits the biochemical and chaperone activities of Msi3, as well as the growth and viability of C. albicans. Moreover, the fungicidal activity of 2H correlates with its inhibition of in vivo protein folding. We propose 2H and related compounds as promising leads for development of new antifungals and as pharmacological tools for the study of the molecular mechanisms and functions of Hsp110s.
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- Liqing Hu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan Province, Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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Rizvi SF, Hasan A, Parveen S, Mir SS. Untangling the complexity of heat shock protein 27 in cancer and metastasis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2023; 736:109537. [PMID: 36738981 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2023.109537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Heat shock protein 27 is a type of molecular chaperone whose expression gets up-regulated due to reaction towards different stressful triggers including anticancer treatments. It is known to be a major player of resistance development in cancer cells, whereby cells are sheltered against the therapeutics that normally activate apoptosis. Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is one of the highly expressed proteins during various cellular insults and is a strong tumor survival factor. HSP27 influences various cellular pathways associated with cancer cell survival and growth such as apoptosis, autophagy, metastasis, angiogenesis, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, etc. HSP27 is molecular machinery which prevents the clumping of numerous substrates or client proteins which get mutated in cancer. It has been reported in several studies that targeting HSP27 is difficult because of its dynamic structure and absence of an ATP-binding site. Here, in this review, we have summarized different modulators of HSP27 and their mechanism of action as well. Effect of deregulated HSP27 in various cancer models, limitations of targeting HSP27, resistance against the conventional drugs generated due to the overexpression of HSP27, and measures to counteract this effect have also been discussed here in detail.
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- Suroor Fatima Rizvi
- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India; Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India; Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India; Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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- Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Integral Information and Research Centre-4 (IIRC-4), Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India; Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, 226026, India.
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Bracher A, Verghese J. Nucleotide Exchange Factors for Hsp70 Molecular Chaperones: GrpE, Hsp110/Grp170, HspBP1/Sil1, and BAG Domain Proteins. Subcell Biochem 2023; 101:1-39. [PMID: 36520302 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-14740-1_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Molecular chaperones of the Hsp70 family are key components of the cellular protein-folding machinery. Substrate folding is accomplished by iterative cycles of ATP binding, hydrolysis, and release. The ATPase activity of Hsp70 is regulated by two main classes of cochaperones: J-domain proteins stimulate ATPase hydrolysis by Hsp70, while nucleotide exchange factors (NEFs) facilitate the conversion from the ADP-bound to the ATP-bound state, thus closing the chaperone folding cycle. NEF function can additionally be antagonized by ADP dissociation inhibitors. Beginning with the discovery of the prototypical bacterial NEF, GrpE, a large diversity of nucleotide exchange factors for Hsp70 have been identified, connecting it to a multitude of cellular processes in the eukaryotic cell. Here we review recent advances toward structure and function of nucleotide exchange factors from the Hsp110/Grp170, HspBP1/Sil1, and BAG domain protein families and discuss how these cochaperones connect protein folding with cellular quality control and degradation pathways.
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- Andreas Bracher
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
- Trophic Communications GmbH, Munich, Germany
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Gaur D, Kumar N, Ghosh A, Singh P, Kumar P, Guleria J, Kaur S, Malik N, Saha S, Nystrom T, Sharma D. Ydj1 interaction at nucleotide-binding-domain of yeast Ssa1 impacts Hsp90 collaboration and client maturation. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010442. [PMID: 36350833 PMCID: PMC9645627 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Hsp90 constitutes one of the major chaperone machinery in the cell. The Hsp70 assists Hsp90 in its client maturation though the underlying basis of the Hsp70 role remains to be explored. In the present study, using S. cerevisiae strain expressing Ssa1 as sole Ssa Hsp70, we identified novel mutations in the nucleotide-binding domain of yeast Ssa1 Hsp70 (Ssa1-T175N and Ssa1-D158N) that adversely affect the maturation of Hsp90 clients v-Src and Ste11. The identified Ssa1 amino acids critical for Hsp90 function were also found to be conserved across species such as in E.coli DnaK and the constitutive Hsp70 isoform (HspA8) in humans. These mutations are distal to the C-terminus of Hsp70, that primarily mediates Hsp90 interaction through the bridge protein Sti1, and proximal to Ydj1 (Hsp40 co-chaperone of Hsp70 family) binding region. Intriguingly, we found that the bridge protein Sti1 is critical for cellular viability in cells expressing Ssa1-T175N (A1-T175N) or Ssa1-D158N (A1-D158N) as sole Ssa Hsp70. The growth defect was specific for sti1Δ, as deletion of none of the other Hsp90 co-chaperones showed lethality in A1-T175N or A1-D158N. Mass-spectrometry based whole proteome analysis of A1-T175N cells lacking Sti1 showed an altered abundance of various kinases and transcription factors suggesting compromised Hsp90 activity. Further proteomic analysis showed that pathways involved in signaling, signal transduction, and protein phosphorylation are markedly downregulated in the A1-T175N upon repressing Sti1 expression using doxycycline regulatable promoter. In contrast to Ssa1, the homologous mutations in Ssa4 (Ssa4-T175N/D158N), the stress inducible Hsp70 isoform, supported cell growth even in the absence of Sti1. Overall, our data suggest that Ydj1 competes with Hsp90 for binding to Hsp70, and thus regulates Hsp90 interaction with the nucleotide-binding domain of Hsp70. The study thus provides new insight into the Hsp70-mediated regulation of Hsp90 and broadens our understanding of the intricate complexities of the Hsp70-Hsp90 network. Hsp70-Hsp90 constitutes major cellular chaperone machinery in cells. The Hsp70 plays critical role in Hsp90 chaperoning pathway. We have now identified novel mutations in the nucleotide-binding domain of yeast Ssa1 Hsp70 (Ssa1-T175N and Ssa1-D158N) that adversely affect Hsp90 client maturation. As compared to wt Ssa1, the identified Ssa1 mutants bind relatively better with Ydj1, and poorly support growth in the absence of Sti1, when present as the sole source of Ssa Hsp70 in S. cerevisiae. The cells expressing Ssa1-T175N as sole Ssa Hsp70 show downregulation of pathways involved in signaling, signal transduction, and protein phosphorylation upon repressing Sti1. The study shows that Ydj1 interaction at the nucleotide-binding domain of Ssa1 Hsp70 influences Hsp90 function.
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- Deepika Gaur
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Centre for Ageing and Health-Age Cap, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Bioinformatics, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
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- Pharmacology Department, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Life Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India
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- Division of Bioinformatics, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Centre for Ageing and Health-Age Cap, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, India
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Liu S, Ou Y, Li Y, Sulaiman K, Tao M, Shawky E, Tian J, Zhu W. Tandem mass tag-based proteomic analysis of endoplasmic reticulum proteins in mulberry leaves under ultraviolet-B and dark stress. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13667. [PMID: 35289407 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Mulberry leaves have been used in traditional Chinese medicine due to their antioxidant, antidiabetic, and antihyperlipidemic properties. A previous study showed that ultraviolet-B radiation followed by dark incubation could improve the contents of active ingredients in mulberry leaves, such as moracin N and chalcomoracin. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) serves as a protein quality control center and the location for protein synthesis, which is involved in the response to the environmental stress in plants. To investigate the mechanisms in response to ultraviolet-B radiation followed by dark incubation (UV + D), ER proteomics was performed on mulberry leaves. The ER protein markers, glucose-regulated protein (GRP78), and calnexin (CNX), were significantly higher in the ER fraction than in the total protein fraction, indicating that the ER was purified. Compared to the control, the abundance of protein disulfide isomerase, UDP-glucose glycoprotein glucosyltransferase, CNX, and calreticulin proteins decreased, while of the abundance of heat shock-related proteins increased under stress. P450 enzyme system-related proteins and ribosomal proteins showed significant increases. These results suggest that under UV + D stress, mulberry leaves activated the cell redox and ER quality control systems, enhancing protein synthesis and weakening N-glycan biosynthesis in the ER to resist the damage.
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- Shengzhi Liu
- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region National Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urumchi, China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Wang RYR, Noddings CM, Kirschke E, Myasnikov AG, Johnson JL, Agard DA. Structure of Hsp90-Hsp70-Hop-GR reveals the Hsp90 client-loading mechanism. Nature 2022; 601:460-464. [PMID: 34937942 PMCID: PMC9179170 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04252-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Maintaining a healthy proteome is fundamental for the survival of all organisms1. Integral to this are Hsp90 and Hsp70, molecular chaperones that together facilitate the folding, remodelling and maturation of the many 'client proteins' of Hsp902. The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a model client protein that is strictly dependent on Hsp90 and Hsp70 for activity3-7. Chaperoning GR involves a cycle of inactivation by Hsp70; formation of an inactive GR-Hsp90-Hsp70-Hop 'loading' complex; conversion to an active GR-Hsp90-p23 'maturation' complex; and subsequent GR release8. However, to our knowledge, a molecular understanding of this intricate chaperone cycle is lacking for any client protein. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the GR-loading complex, in which Hsp70 loads GR onto Hsp90, uncovering the molecular basis of direct coordination by Hsp90 and Hsp70. The structure reveals two Hsp70 proteins, one of which delivers GR and the other scaffolds the Hop cochaperone. Hop interacts with all components of the complex, including GR, and poises Hsp90 for subsequent ATP hydrolysis. GR is partially unfolded and recognized through an extended binding pocket composed of Hsp90, Hsp70 and Hop, revealing the mechanism of GR loading and inactivation. Together with the GR-maturation complex structure9, we present a complete molecular mechanism of chaperone-dependent client remodelling, and establish general principles of client recognition, inhibition, transfer and activation.
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- Ray Yu-Ruei Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Present address: Dubochet Center for Imaging (DCI) at EPFL, EPFL SB IPHYS DCI, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to David A. Agard.
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Li H, Hu L, Cuffee CW, Mohamed M, Li Q, Liu Q, Zhou L, Liu Q. Interdomain interactions dictate the function of the Candida albicans Hsp110 protein Msi3. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101082. [PMID: 34403698 PMCID: PMC8424595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Heat shock proteins of 110 kDa (Hsp110s), a unique class of molecular chaperones, are essential for maintaining protein homeostasis. Hsp110s exhibit a strong chaperone activity preventing protein aggregation (the "holdase" activity) and also function as the major nucleotide-exchange factor (NEF) for Hsp70 chaperones. Hsp110s contain two functional domains: a nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) and substrate-binding domain (SBD). ATP binding is essential for Hsp110 function and results in close contacts between the NBD and SBD. However, the molecular mechanism of this ATP-induced allosteric coupling remains poorly defined. In this study, we carried out biochemical analysis on Msi3, the sole Hsp110 in Candida albicans, to dissect the unique allosteric coupling of Hsp110s using three mutations affecting the domain-domain interface. All the mutations abolished both the in vivo and in vitro functions of Msi3. While the ATP-bound state was disrupted in all mutants, only mutation of the NBD-SBDβ interfaces showed significant ATPase activity, suggesting that the full-length Hsp110s have an ATPase that is mainly suppressed by NBD-SBDβ contacts. Moreover, the high-affinity ATP-binding unexpectedly appears to require these NBD-SBD contacts. Remarkably, the "holdase" activity was largely intact for all mutants tested while NEF activity was mostly compromised, although both activities strictly depended on the ATP-bound state, indicating different requirements for these two activities. Stable peptide substrate binding to Msi3 led to dissociation of the NBD-SBD contacts and compromised interactions with Hsp70. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the exceptionally strong NBD-SBD contacts in Hsp110s dictate the unique allosteric coupling and biochemical activities.
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- Hongtao Li
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA,For correspondence: Qinglian Liu
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Wang Y, Li H, Sun C, Liu Q, Zhou L, Liu Q. Purification and biochemical characterization of Msi3, an essential Hsp110 molecular chaperone in Candida albicans. Cell Stress Chaperones 2021; 26:695-704. [PMID: 34047887 PMCID: PMC8275692 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-021-01213-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Hsp110s are unique and essential molecular chaperones in the eukaryotic cytosol. They play important roles in maintaining cellular protein homeostasis. Candida albicans is the most prevalent yeast opportunistic pathogen that causes fungal infections in humans. As the only Hsp110 in Candida albicans, Msi3 is essential for the growth and infection of Candida albicans. In this study, we have expressed and purified Msi3 in nucleotide-free state and carried out biochemical analyses. Sse1 is the major Hsp110 in budding yeast S. cerevisiae and the best characterized Hsp110. Msi3 can substitute Sse1 in complementing the temperature-sensitive phenotype of S. cerevisiae carrying a deletion of SSE1 gene although Msi3 shares only 63.4% sequence identity with Sse1. Consistent with this functional similarity, the purified Msi3 protein shares many similar biochemical activities with Sse1 including binding ATP with high affinity, changing conformation upon ATP binding, stimulating the nucleotide-exchange for Hsp70, preventing protein aggregation, and assisting Hsp70 in refolding denatured luciferase. These biochemical characterizations suggested that Msi3 can be used as a model for studying the molecular mechanisms of Hsp110s.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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Pradhan AK, Kandasamy G, Chatterjee U, Bharadwaj A, Mathew SJ, Dohmen RJ, Palanimurugan R. Ribosome-associated quality control mediates degradation of the premature translation termination product Orf1p of ODC antizyme mRNA. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:2015-2033. [PMID: 34109626 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Decoding of OAZ1 (Ornithine decarboxylase AntiZyme 1) mRNA, which harbours two open reading frames (ORF1 and ORF2) interrupted by a naturally occurring Premature Termination Codon (PTC), produces an 8 kDa truncated polypeptide termed Orf1p, unless the PTC is bypassed by +1 ribosomal frameshifting. In this study, we identified Orf1p as an endogenous ubiquitin-dependent substrate of the 26S proteasome both in yeast and mammalian cells. Surprisingly, we found that the ribosome-associated quality control factor Rqc1 and the ubiquitin ligase Ltn1 are critical for Orf1p degradation. In addition, the cytosolic protein quality control chaperone system Hsp70/Hsp90 and their corresponding co-chaperones Sse1, Fes1, Sti1 and Cpr7 are also required for Orf1p proteolysis. Our study finds that Orf1p, which is naturally synthesized as a result of a premature translation termination event, requires the coordinated role of both ribosome-associated and cytosolic protein quality control factors for its degradation.
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India
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- Institute for Genetics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of Cologne, Germany
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Habsiguda, India
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Kohler V, Andréasson C. Hsp70-mediated quality control: should I stay or should I go? Biol Chem 2021; 401:1233-1248. [PMID: 32745066 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Chaperones of the 70 kDa heat shock protein (Hsp70) superfamily are key components of the cellular proteostasis system. Together with its co-chaperones, Hsp70 forms proteostasis subsystems that antagonize protein damage during physiological and stress conditions. This function stems from highly regulated binding and release cycles of protein substrates, which results in a flow of unfolded, partially folded and misfolded species through the Hsp70 subsystem. Specific factors control how Hsp70 makes decisions regarding folding and degradation fates of the substrate proteins. In this review, we summarize how the flow of Hsp70 substrates is controlled in the cell with special emphasis on recent advances regarding substrate release mechanisms.
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- Verena Kohler
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Gersing SK, Wang Y, Grønbæk-Thygesen M, Kampmeyer C, Clausen L, Willemoës M, Andréasson C, Stein A, Lindorff-Larsen K, Hartmann-Petersen R. Mapping the degradation pathway of a disease-linked aspartoacylase variant. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009539. [PMID: 33914734 PMCID: PMC8084241 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Canavan disease is a severe progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by swelling and spongy degeneration of brain white matter. The disease is genetically linked to polymorphisms in the aspartoacylase (ASPA) gene, including the substitution C152W. ASPA C152W is associated with greatly reduced protein levels in cells, yet biophysical experiments suggest a wild-type like thermal stability. Here, we use ASPA C152W as a model to investigate the degradation pathway of a disease-causing protein variant. When we expressed ASPA C152W in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we found a decreased steady state compared to wild-type ASPA as a result of increased proteasomal degradation. However, molecular dynamics simulations of ASPA C152W did not substantially deviate from wild-type ASPA, indicating that the native state is structurally preserved. Instead, we suggest that the C152W substitution interferes with the de novo folding pathway resulting in increased proteasomal degradation before reaching its stable conformation. Systematic mapping of the protein quality control components acting on misfolded and aggregation-prone species of C152W, revealed that the degradation is highly dependent on the molecular chaperone Hsp70, its co-chaperone Hsp110 as well as several quality control E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases, including Ubr1. In addition, the disaggregase Hsp104 facilitated refolding of aggregated ASPA C152W, while Cdc48 mediated degradation of insoluble ASPA protein. In human cells, ASPA C152W displayed increased proteasomal turnover that was similarly dependent on Hsp70 and Hsp110. Our findings underscore the use of yeast to determine the protein quality control components involved in the degradation of human pathogenic variants in order to identify potential therapeutic targets.
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- Sarah K. Gersing
- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Abildgaard AB, Gersing SK, Larsen-Ledet S, Nielsen SV, Stein A, Lindorff-Larsen K, Hartmann-Petersen R. Co-Chaperones in Targeting and Delivery of Misfolded Proteins to the 26S Proteasome. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E1141. [PMID: 32759676 PMCID: PMC7463752 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is essential for the cell and is maintained by a highly conserved protein quality control (PQC) system, which triages newly synthesized, mislocalized and misfolded proteins. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), molecular chaperones, and co-chaperones are vital PQC elements that work together to facilitate degradation of misfolded and toxic protein species through the 26S proteasome. However, the underlying mechanisms are complex and remain partly unclear. Here, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on the co-chaperones that directly take part in targeting and delivery of PQC substrates for degradation. While J-domain proteins (JDPs) target substrates for the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) chaperones, nucleotide-exchange factors (NEFs) deliver HSP70-bound substrates to the proteasome. So far, three NEFs have been established in proteasomal delivery: HSP110 and the ubiquitin-like (UBL) domain proteins BAG-1 and BAG-6, the latter acting as a chaperone itself and carrying its substrates directly to the proteasome. A better understanding of the individual delivery pathways will improve our ability to regulate the triage, and thus regulate the fate of aberrant proteins involved in cell stress and disease, examples of which are given throughout the review.
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- Amanda B. Abildgaard
- Department of Biology, The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.B.A.); (S.K.G.); (S.L.-L.); (K.L.-L.)
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- Department of Biology, The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.B.A.); (S.K.G.); (S.L.-L.); (K.L.-L.)
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- Department of Biology, The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.B.A.); (S.K.G.); (S.L.-L.); (K.L.-L.)
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- Department of Biology, Section for Computational and RNA Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.V.N.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biology, Section for Computational and RNA Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.V.N.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biology, The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.B.A.); (S.K.G.); (S.L.-L.); (K.L.-L.)
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- Department of Biology, The Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (A.B.A.); (S.K.G.); (S.L.-L.); (K.L.-L.)
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Genetic Selection Based on a Ste6 *C-HA-Ura3 Substrate Identifies New Cytosolic Quality Control Alleles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2020; 10:1879-1891. [PMID: 32299823 PMCID: PMC7263692 DOI: 10.1534/g3.120.401186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Protein quality control in the cytosol (CytoQC) is an important cellular pathway consisting of a network of components which monitor the folding of cytosolic proteins and ensure the efficient removal of aberrant ones. Our understanding of CytoQC mechanisms is limited in part by the ability of current approaches to identify new genes in the pathway. In this study, we developed a CytoQC reporter substrate, Ste6*C-HA-Ura3, for a new genetic selection of spontaneous CytoQC mutations in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae In addition to UBR1, which encodes for a known CytoQC E3 ligase, we identified six new CytoQC candidates. In the preliminary characterization of two mutants, we found that Doa4 is involved in the degradation of misfolded substrates while Pup2 functions in the selectivity of CytoQC and ERAD substrates. Overall, the strategy demonstrates the potential to identify novel genes and advance our understanding of CytoQC.
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Zininga T, Shonhai A. Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting the Heat Shock Protein System of Human Obligate Protozoan Parasites. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5930. [PMID: 31775392 PMCID: PMC6929125 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Obligate protozoan parasites of the kinetoplastids and apicomplexa infect human cells to complete their life cycles. Some of the members of these groups of parasites develop in at least two systems, the human host and the insect vector. Survival under the varied physiological conditions associated with the human host and in the arthropod vectors requires the parasites to modulate their metabolic complement in order to meet the prevailing conditions. One of the key features of these parasites essential for their survival and host infectivity is timely expression of various proteins. Even more importantly is the need to keep their proteome functional by maintaining its functional capabilities in the wake of physiological changes and host immune responses. For this reason, molecular chaperones (also called heat shock proteins)-whose role is to facilitate proteostasis-play an important role in the survival of these parasites. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and Hsp70 are prominent molecular chaperones that are generally induced in response to physiological stress. Both Hsp90 and Hsp70 members are functionally regulated by nucleotides. In addition, Hsp70 and Hsp90 cooperate to facilitate folding of some key proteins implicated in cellular development. In addition, Hsp90 and Hsp70 individually interact with other accessory proteins (co-chaperones) that regulate their functions. The dependency of these proteins on nucleotide for their chaperone function presents an Achille's heel, as inhibitors that mimic ATP are amongst potential therapeutic agents targeting their function in obligate intracellular human parasites. Most of the promising small molecule inhibitors of parasitic heat shock proteins are either antibiotics or anticancer agents, whose repurposing against parasitic infections holds prospects. Both cancer cells and obligate human parasites depend upon a robust protein quality control system to ensure their survival, and hence, both employ a competent heat shock machinery to this end. Furthermore, some inhibitors that target chaperone and co-chaperone networks also offer promising prospects as antiparasitic agents. The current review highlights the progress made so far in design and application of small molecule inhibitors against obligate intracellular human parasites of the kinetoplastida and apicomplexan kingdoms.
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa;
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Gao L, Yuan Z, Yu S, Yang Y, Li Y, He C. Genome-wide identification of HSP70/110 genes in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus and comparative analysis of their involvement in aestivation. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2018; 28:162-171. [PMID: 30265919 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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HSP70/110s are a subgroup of heat shock proteins and play crucial roles in protein homeostasis. HSP70/110s can enhance cell survival in response to a multitude of stressful stimuli, of which the most studied one is heat stress. To perform a systematic study of HSP70/110s in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus, 15 HSP70/110 genes, including 13 HSP70s and two HSP110s, were identified and characterized from the transcriptome and genome of sea cucumber. Moderate expansion and conserved structure were found by the phylogenetic and syntenic analysis. Differential expression patterns of HSP70/110s were observed in adult individuals during aestivation, with the comparison of juvenile individuals without aestivation in chronic heat stress. Tissue-specific expression profiles were found both in adult and juvenile individuals, which might indicate that the functional tissues (intestine and respiratory tree) could be restored to normal physiological activity prior to protecting and sporting tissues (body wall and muscle). Differential expression profiles were also observed between the adult and juvenile individuals, which was mainly due to the hypometabolism in aestivation. Taken together, tissue-specific pattern and individual-specific pattern were observed in the HSP70/110 expression profiles in sea cucumber during aestivation. These findings could provide early insight into the involvement of HSP70/110s in the aestivation of marine invertebrate.
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- Lei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology of Liaoning Province, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China.
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology of Liaoning Province, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology of Liaoning Province, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Molecular Biology of Liaoning Province, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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Kandasamy G, Andréasson C. Hsp70-Hsp110 chaperones deliver ubiquitin dependent and independent substrates to the 26S proteasome for proteolysis. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.210948. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.210948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In protein quality control, proteotoxic misfolded proteins are recognized by molecular chaperones, ubiquitylated by dedicated quality-control ligases and delivered to 26S proteasome for degradation. The chaperone Hsp70 and its nucleotide exchange factor Hsp110 functions in the degradation of misfolded proteins by the ubiquitin-proteasome system via poorly understood mechanisms. Here we report that yeast Hsp110 (Sse1 and Sse2) functions in the degradation of Hsp70-associated ubiquitin conjugates at the post-ubiquitylation step and is required for the proteasomal degradation of ubiquitin-independent substrates. Hsp110 associates with the 19S regulatory particle of the 26S proteasome and interacts with Hsp70 to facilitate the delivery of Hsp70 substrates for proteasomal degradation. Using a highly defined ubiquitin-independent proteasome substrate we show that the mere introduction of a single Hsp70-binding site renders its degradation dependent on Hsp110. The findings define a dedicated and chaperone-dependent pathway for the efficient shuttling of cellular proteins to the proteasome with profound implications for understanding protein quality control and cellular stress management.
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- Ganapathi Kandasamy
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Cox MB, Johnson JL. Evidence for Hsp90 Co-chaperones in Regulating Hsp90 Function and Promoting Client Protein Folding. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1709:397-422. [PMID: 29177674 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7477-1_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Molecular chaperones are a diverse group of highly conserved proteins that transiently interact with partially folded polypeptide chains during normal cellular processes such as protein translation, translocation, and disassembly of protein complexes. Prior to folding or after denaturation, hydrophobic residues that are normally sequestered within a folded protein are exposed to the aqueous environment and are prone to aggregation or misfolding. Multiple classes of molecular chaperones, such as Hsp70s and Hsp40s, recognize and transiently bind polypeptides with exposed hydrophobic stretches in order to prevent misfolding. Other types of chaperones, such as Hsp90, have more specialized functions in that they appear to interact with only a subset of cellular proteins. This chapter focuses on the role of Hsp90 and partner co-chaperones in promoting the folding and activation of a diverse group of proteins with critical roles in cellular signaling and function.
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- Marc B Cox
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso and the Border Biomedical Research Center, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences and the Center for Reproductive Biology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844-3051, USA.
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Fries GR, Gassen NC, Rein T. The FKBP51 Glucocorticoid Receptor Co-Chaperone: Regulation, Function, and Implications in Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18122614. [PMID: 29206196 PMCID: PMC5751217 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18122614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Among the chaperones and co-chaperones regulating the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), FK506 binding protein (FKBP) 51 is the most intensely investigated across different disciplines. This review provides an update on the role of the different co-chaperones of Hsp70 and Hsp90 in the regulation of GR function. The development leading to the focus on FKBP51 is outlined. Further, a survey of the vast literature on the mechanism and function of FKBP51 is provided. This includes its structure and biochemical function, its regulation on different levels—transcription, post-transcription, and post-translation—and its function in signaling pathways. The evidence portraying FKBP51 as a scaffolding protein organizing protein complexes rather than a chaperone contributing to the folding of individual proteins is collated. Finally, FKBP51’s involvement in physiology and disease is outlined, and the promising efforts in developing drugs targeting FKBP51 are discussed.
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- Gabriel R Fries
- Translational Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
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- Department of Translational Science in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Translational Science in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, 80804 Munich, Germany.
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Huang X, Dong H, Ting Z. Cloning, expression of a truncated HSP110 protein that augments the activities of tumor antigen-specific cytotoxic and apoptosis via tHSP110-peptide complex vaccines. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2017; 10:10304-10314. [PMID: 31966365 PMCID: PMC6965763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study used a genetic engineering method to express a truncated heat shock protein 110 (tHSP110) isoform in Escherichia coli and verified its ability to bind to and present macromolecular antigens. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to obtain the truncated HSP110 gene, which was expressed in E. coli. The tHSP110 protein was non-covalently coupled to the intracellular domain (ICD) of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/Neu) in vitro to construct the antigen peptide complex tHSP110-ICD, which was identified by a co-immunoprecipitation assay. BALB/c mice were immunized 14-day interval for three times with the HSP110, tHSP110, HSP110-ICD, tHSP110-ICD, HSP110-P851-859 (a complex formed by full-length HSP110 with a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope peptide of the Her2/neu ICD) and tHSP110-P851-859 complexes. Fourteen days after the last immunization, D2F2 cells were inoculated into BALB/c mice. The in vivo tumor volume of each group was measured every three days after cell inoculation to evaluate the immunization efficacy of the vaccine in each group. The level of the IFN-γ secreted by activated lymphocytes, the specific CTLs activity was detected. Immunohistochemical staining of bcl-2 and bax were measured on the tumor tissues of each group. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) showed that the expressed tHSP110 protein was 66 kDa in size. The non-covalent coupling of tHSP110 with ICD and peptide were confirmed by a co-immunoprecipitation assay. The in vivo tumor experiment results indicated no differences in the tumor volumes of the tHSP110-ICD and HSP110-ICD groups. In contrast, the tumor volume of the tHSP110-ICD group was significantly different compared with the tumor volume of the tHSP110-P851-859 group. After the mice immunized with tHSP110-ICD, tHSP110-P851-859 complexes, the complexes have potential immunogenicity, and can induce specific CTLs activity and apoptosis in BALB/c mice. As a tumor vaccine to inhibit in vivo tumor growth, the tHSP110 has the same ability to bind macromolecular antigens and activate tumor immune responses as full-length HSP110.
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- Xu Huang
- Jiaxing University Medical CollegeJiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Jiaxing University Medical CollegeJiaxing, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Medical Technology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhou, China
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A healthy proteome is essential for cell survival. Protein misfolding is linked to a rapidly expanding list of human diseases, ranging from neurodegenerative diseases to aging and cancer. Many of these diseases are characterized by the accumulation of misfolded proteins in intra- and extracellular inclusions, such as amyloid plaques. The clear link between protein misfolding and disease highlights the need to better understand the elaborate machinery that manages proteome homeostasis, or proteostasis, in the cell. Proteostasis depends on a network of molecular chaperones and clearance pathways involved in the recognition, refolding, and/or clearance of aberrant proteins. Recent studies reveal that an integral part of the cellular management of misfolded proteins is their spatial sequestration into several defined compartments. Here, we review the properties, function, and formation of these compartments. Spatial sequestration plays a central role in protein quality control and cellular fitness and represents a critical link to the pathogenesis of protein aggregation-linked diseases.
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305; , ,
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305; , ,
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Garcia VM, Nillegoda NB, Bukau B, Morano KA. Substrate binding by the yeast Hsp110 nucleotide exchange factor and molecular chaperone Sse1 is not obligate for its biological activities. Mol Biol Cell 2017; 28:2066-2075. [PMID: 28539411 PMCID: PMC5509420 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-01-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The highly conserved heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) is a ubiquitous molecular chaperone essential for maintaining cellular protein homeostasis. The related protein Hsp110 (Sse1/Sse2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae) functions as a nucleotide exchange factor (NEF) to regulate the protein folding activity of Hsp70. Hsp110/Sse1 also can prevent protein aggregation in vitro via its substrate-binding domain (SBD), but the cellular roles of this "holdase" activity are poorly defined. We generated and characterized an Sse1 mutant that separates, for the first time, its nucleotide exchange and substrate-binding functions. Sse1sbd retains nucleotide-binding and nucleotide exchange activities while exhibiting severe deficiencies in chaperone holdase activity for unfolded polypeptides. In contrast, we observed no effect of the SBD mutation in reconstituted disaggregation or refolding reactions in vitro. In vivo, Sse1sbd successfully heterodimerized with the yeast cytosolic Hsp70s Ssa and Ssb and promoted normal growth, with the exception of sensitivity to prolonged heat but not other proteotoxic stress. Moreover, Sse1sbd was fully competent to support Hsp90-dependent signaling through heterologously expressed glucocorticoid receptor and degradation of a permanently misfolded protein, two previously defined roles for Sse1. We conclude that despite conservation among eukaryotic homologues, chaperone holdase activity is not an obligate function in the Hsp110 family.
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- Veronica M Garcia
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030.,MD Anderson UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University and German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University and German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030
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Kimura A, Ogata K, Altan B, Yokobori T, Ide M, Mochiki E, Toyomasu Y, Kogure N, Yanoma T, Suzuki M, Bai T, Oyama T, Kuwano H. Nuclear heat shock protein 110 expression is associated with poor prognosis and chemotherapy resistance in gastric cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 7:18415-23. [PMID: 26943774 PMCID: PMC4951298 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Heat shock protein (HSP) expression is induced by the exposure to stress, such as fever, oxidative stress, chemical exposure, and irradiation. In cancer, HSP promotes the survival of malignant cells by inhibiting the induction of apoptosis. In colorectal cancer, a loss-of-function mutation of HSP110 (HSP110ΔE9) has been identified. HSP110ΔE9 inhibits the nuclear translocation of wild-type HSP110, which is important for its chaperone activity and anti-apoptotic effects. The patients carrying HSP110ΔE9 mutation exhibit high sensitivity to anticancer agents, such as oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil. There is still insufficient information about HSP110 localization, the clinicopathological significance of HSP110 expression, and its association with chemotherapy resistance in gastric cancer. Here, we found that high nuclear expression of HSP110 in gastric cancer tissues is associated with cancer progression, poor prognosis, and recurrence after adjuvant chemotherapy. In vitro results showed that HSP110 suppression increases the sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin of human gastric cancer cell lines. Our results suggest that nuclear HSP110 may be a new drug sensitivity marker for gastric cancer and a potential molecular therapeutic target for the treatment of gastric cancer patients with acquired anticancer drug resistance.
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- Akiharu Kimura
- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Tract and General Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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Mikami H, Saito Y, Okamoto N, Kakihana A, Kuga T, Nakayama Y. Requirement of Hsp105 in CoCl 2-induced HIF-1α accumulation and transcriptional activation. Exp Cell Res 2017; 352:225-233. [PMID: 28185835 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 01/29/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The mammalian stress protein Hsp105α protects cells from stress conditions. Several studies have indicated that Hsp105α is overexpressed in many types of solid tumors, which contain hypoxic microenvironments. However, the role of Hsp105α in hypoxic tumors remains largely unknown. We herein demonstrated the involvement of Hsp105α in HIF-1 functions induced by the hypoxia-mimetic agent CoCl2. While Hsp105α is mainly localized in the cytoplasm under normal conditions, a treatment with CoCl2 induces the nuclear localization of Hsp105α, which correlated with HIF-1α expression levels. The overexpression of degradation-resistant HIF-1α enhances the nuclear localization of Hsp105α without the CoCl2 treatment. The CoCl2-dependent transcriptional activation of HIF-1, which is measured using a reporter gene containing a HIF-responsive element, is reduced by the knockdown of Hsp105α. Furthermore, the CoCl2-induced accumulation of HIF-1α is enhanced by heat shock, which results in the nuclear localization of Hsp105, and is suppressed by the knockdown of Hsp105. Hsp105 associates with HIF-1α in CoCl2-treated cells. These results suggest that Hsp105α plays an important role in the functions of HIF-1 under hypoxic conditions, in which Hsp105α enhances the accumulation and transcriptional activity of HIF-1 through the HIF-1α-mediated nuclear localization of Hsp105α.
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- Hiroki Mikami
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Nakauchi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
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Zininga T, Achilonu I, Hoppe H, Prinsloo E, Dirr HW, Shonhai A. Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-z, an Hsp110 homologue, exhibits independent chaperone activity and interacts with Hsp70-1 in a nucleotide-dependent fashion. Cell Stress Chaperones 2016; 21:499-513. [PMID: 26894764 PMCID: PMC4837182 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-016-0678-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The role of molecular chaperones, among them heat shock proteins (Hsps), in the development of malaria parasites has been well documented. Hsp70s are molecular chaperones that facilitate protein folding. Hsp70 proteins are composed of an N-terminal nucleotide binding domain (NBD), which confers them with ATPase activity and a C-terminal substrate binding domain (SBD). In the ADP-bound state, Hsp70 possesses high affinity for substrate and releases the folded substrate when it is bound to ATP. The two domains are connected by a conserved linker segment. Hsp110 proteins possess an extended lid segment, a feature that distinguishes them from canonical Hsp70s. Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-z (PfHsp70-z) is a member of the Hsp110 family of Hsp70-like proteins. PfHsp70-z is essential for survival of malaria parasites and is thought to play an important role as a molecular chaperone and nucleotide exchange factor of its cytosolic canonical Hsp70 counterpart, PfHsp70-1. Unlike PfHsp70-1 whose functions are fairly well established, the structure-function features of PfHsp70-z remain to be fully elucidated. In the current study, we established that PfHsp70-z possesses independent chaperone activity. In fact, PfHsp70-z appears to be marginally more effective in suppressing protein aggregation than its cytosol-localized partner, PfHsp70-1. Furthermore, based on coimmunoaffinity chromatography and surface plasmon resonance analyses, PfHsp70-z associated with PfHsp70-1 in a nucleotide-dependent fashion. Our findings suggest that besides serving as a molecular chaperone, PfHsp70-z could facilitate the nucleotide exchange function of PfHsp70-1. These dual functions explain why it is essential for parasite survival.
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- Tawanda Zininga
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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- Biotechnology Innovation Centre, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa.
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Chaperone-assisted protein aggregate reactivation: Different solutions for the same problem. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 580:121-34. [PMID: 26159839 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The oligomeric AAA+ chaperones Hsp104 in yeast and ClpB in bacteria are responsible for the reactivation of aggregated proteins, an activity essential for cell survival during severe stress. The protein disaggregase activity of these members of the Hsp100 family is linked to the activity of chaperones from the Hsp70 and Hsp40 families. The precise mechanism by which these proteins untangle protein aggregates remains unclear. Strikingly, Hsp100 proteins are not present in metazoans. This does not mean that animal cells do not have a disaggregase activity, but that this activity is performed by the Hsp70 system and a representative of the Hsp110 family instead of a Hsp100 protein. This review describes the actual view of Hsp100-mediated aggregate reactivation, including the ATP-induced conformational changes associated with their disaggregase activity, the dynamics of the oligomeric assembly that is regulated by its ATPase cycle and the DnaK system, and the tight allosteric coupling between the ATPase domains within the hexameric ring complexes. The lack of homologs of these disaggregases in metazoans has suggested that they might be used as potential targets to develop antimicrobials. The current knowledge of the human disaggregase machinery and the role of Hsp110 are also discussed.
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Bhartiya D, Chandramouli B, Kumar N. Co-evolutionary analysis implies auxiliary functions of HSP110 in Plasmodium falciparum. Proteins 2015; 83:1513-25. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.24842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2015] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Deeksha Bhartiya
- Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology (ICMR); Noida 201301 Uttar Pradesh India
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- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute; Lucknow 226031 Uttar Pradesh India
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Zininga T, Achilonu I, Hoppe H, Prinsloo E, Dirr HW, Shonhai A. Overexpression, Purification and Characterisation of the Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70-z (PfHsp70-z) Protein. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129445. [PMID: 26083397 PMCID: PMC4471362 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Six Hsp70-like genes are represented on the genome of Plasmodium falciparum. Of these two occur in the cytosol: P. falciparum Hsp70-z (PfHsp70-z) and PfHsp70-1. PfHsp70-1 is a well characterised canonical Hsp70 that facilitates protein quality control and is crucial for the development of malaria parasites. There is very little known about PfHsp70-z. However, PfHsp70-z is known to be essential and is implicated in suppressing aggregation of asparagine-rich proteins of P. falciparum. In addition, its expression at the clinical stage of malaria correlates with disease prognosis. Based on structural evidence PfHsp70-z belongs to the Hsp110 family of proteins. Since Hsp110 proteins have been described as nucleotide exchange factors (NEFs) of their canonical Hsp70 counterparts, it has been speculated that PfHsp70-z may serve as a NEF of PfHsp70-1. In the current study, P. falciparum cells cultured in vitro were subjected to heat stress, triggering the enhanced expression of PfHsp70-z. Biochemical assays conducted using recombinant PfHsp70-z protein demonstrated that the protein is heat stable and possesses ATPase activity. Furthermore, we observed that PfHsp70-z is capable of self-association. The structural-functional features of PfHsp70-z provide further evidence for its role as a chaperone and possible nucleotide exchange factor of PfHsp70-1.
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- Tawanda Zininga
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Biotechnology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Biotechnology Innovation Centre, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
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Bracher A, Verghese J. GrpE, Hsp110/Grp170, HspBP1/Sil1 and BAG domain proteins: nucleotide exchange factors for Hsp70 molecular chaperones. Subcell Biochem 2015; 78:1-33. [PMID: 25487014 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11731-7_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Molecular chaperones of the Hsp70 family are key components of the cellular protein folding machinery. Substrate folding is accomplished by iterative cycles of ATP binding, hydrolysis and release. The ATPase activity of Hsp70 is regulated by two main classes of cochaperones: J-domain proteins stimulate ATPase hydrolysis by Hsp70, while nucleotide exchange factors (NEF) facilitate its conversion from the ADP-bound to the ATP-bound state, thus closing the chaperone folding cycle. Beginning with the discovery of the prototypical bacterial NEF GrpE, a large diversity of Hsp70 nucleotide exchange factors has been identified, connecting Hsp70 to a multitude of cellular processes in the eukaryotic cell. Here we review recent advances towards structure and function of nucleotide exchange factors from the Hsp110/Grp170, HspBP1/Sil1 and BAG domain protein families and discuss how these cochaperones connect protein folding with quality control and degradation pathways.
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- Andreas Bracher
- Dept. of Cellular Biochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, 82152, Martinsried, Germany,
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Roy J, Mitra S, Sengupta K, Mandal AK. Hsp70 clears misfolded kinases that partitioned into distinct quality-control compartments. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:1583-600. [PMID: 25739454 PMCID: PMC4436772 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-08-1262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Hsp70 facilitates maturation of newly synthesized kinases and assists degradation of kinases under normal and stressed conditions. Hsp70 degrades misfolded kinases that partition into different quality-control compartments by promoting their ubiquitination, thus protecting cells from proteotoxic stress. Hsp70 aids in protein folding and directs misfolded proteins to the cellular degradation machinery. We describe discrete roles of Hsp70,SSA1 as an important quality-control machinery that switches functions to ameliorate the cellular environment. SSA1 facilitates folding/maturation of newly synthesized protein kinases by aiding their phosphorylation process and also stimulates ubiquitylation and degradation of kinases in regular protein turnover or during stress when kinases are denatured or improperly folded. Significantly, while kinases accumulate as insoluble inclusions upon SSA1 inhibition, they form soluble inclusions upon Hsp90 inhibition or stress foci during heat stress. This suggests formation of inclusion-specific quality-control compartments under various stress conditions. Up-regulation of SSA1 results in complete removal of these inclusions by the proteasome. Elevation of the cellular SSA1 level accelerates kinase turnover and protects cells from proteotoxic stress. Upon overexpression, SSA1 targets heat-denatured kinases toward degradation, which could enable them to recover their functional state under physiological conditions. Thus active participation of SSA1 in the degradation of misfolded proteins establishes an essential role of Hsp70 in deciding client fate during stress.
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- Joydeep Roy
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Biophysics & Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VIIM, Kolkata 700054, India
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Wang H, Pezeshki AM, Yu X, Guo C, Subjeck JR, Wang XY. The Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone GRP170: From Immunobiology to Cancer Therapeutics. Front Oncol 2015; 4:377. [PMID: 25629003 PMCID: PMC4290550 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Glucose-regulated protein 170 (GRP170) is the largest member of glucose-regulated protein family that resides in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). As a component of the ER chaperone network, GRP170 assists in protein folding, assembly, and transportation of secretory or transmembrane proteins. The well documented cytoprotective activity of intracellular GRP170 due to its intrinsic chaperoning property has been shown to provide a survival benefit in cancer cells during tumor progression or metastasis. Accumulating evidence shows that extracellular GRP170 displays a superior capacity in delivering tumor antigens to specialized antigen-presenting cells for cross-presentation, resulting in generation of an anti-tumor immune response dependent on cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. This unique feature of GRP170 provides a molecular basis for using GRP170 as an immunostimulatory adjuvant to develop a recombinant vaccine for therapeutic immunization against cancers. This review summarizes the latest findings in understanding the biological effects of GRP170 on cell functions and tumor progression. The immunomodulating activities of GRP170 during interactions with the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system as well as its therapeutic applications in cancer immunotherapy will be discussed.
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- Hongxia Wang
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute , Buffalo, NY , USA
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA ; Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA ; Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, VA , USA
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Bocchini CE, Kasembeli MM, Roh SH, Tweardy DJ. Contribution of chaperones to STAT pathway signaling. JAKSTAT 2014; 3:e970459. [PMID: 26413421 DOI: 10.4161/21623988.2014.970459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aberrant STAT signaling is associated with the development and progression of many cancers and immune related diseases. Recent findings demonstrate that proteostasis modulators under clinical investigation for cancer therapy have a significant impact on STAT signaling, which may be critical for mediating their anti-cancer effects. Chaperones are critical for protein folding, stability and function and, thus, play an essential role in the maintenance of proteostasis. In this review we discuss the role of chaperones in STAT and tyrosine kinase (TK) protein folding, modulation of STAT and TK activity, and degradation of TKs. We highlight the important role of chaperones in STAT signaling, and how this knowledge has provided a framework for the development of new therapeutic avenues of targeting STAT signaling related pathologies.
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- Claire E Bocchini
- Section of Infectious Disease; Department of Pediatrics; Baylor College of Medicine ; Houston, TX USA
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- Section of Infectious Disease; Department of Medicine; Baylor College of Medicine ; Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Baylor College of Medicine ; Houston, TX USA
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- Section of Infectious Disease; Department of Medicine; Baylor College of Medicine ; Houston, TX USA ; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Baylor College of Medicine ; Houston, TX USA ; Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology; Baylor College of Medicine ; Houston, TX USA
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Abrams JL, Verghese J, Gibney PA, Morano KA. Hierarchical functional specificity of cytosolic heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) nucleotide exchange factors in yeast. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:13155-67. [PMID: 24671421 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.530014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) molecular chaperones play critical roles in protein homeostasis. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cytosolic Hsp70 interacts with up to three types of nucleotide exchange factors (NEFs) homologous to human counterparts: Sse1/Sse2 (Heat shock protein 110 (Hsp110)), Fes1 (HspBP1), and Snl1 (Bag-1). All three NEFs stimulate ADP release; however, it is unclear why multiple distinct families have been maintained throughout eukaryotic evolution. In this study we investigate NEF roles in Hsp70 cell biology using an isogenic combinatorial collection of NEF deletion mutants. Utilizing well characterized model substrates, we find that Sse1 participates in most Hsp70-mediated processes and is of particular importance in protein biogenesis and degradation, whereas Fes1 contributes to a minimal extent. Surprisingly, disaggregation and resolubilization of thermally denatured firefly luciferase occurred independently of NEF activity. Simultaneous deletion of SSE1 and FES1 resulted in constitutive activation of heat shock protein expression mediated by the transcription factor Hsf1, suggesting that these two factors are important for modulating stress response. Fes1 was found to interact in vivo preferentially with the Ssa family of cytosolic Hsp70 and not the co-translational Ssb homolog, consistent with the lack of cold sensitivity and protein biogenesis phenotypes for fes1Δ cells. No significant consequence could be attributed to deletion of the minor Hsp110 SSE2 or the Bag homolog SNL1. Together, these lines of investigation provide a comparative analysis of NEF function in yeast that implies Hsp110 is the principal NEF for cytosolic Hsp70, making it an ideal candidate for therapeutic intervention in human protein folding disorders.
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- Jennifer L Abrams
- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030
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The ribosomal biogenesis protein Utp21 interacts with Hsp90 and has differing requirements for Hsp90-associated proteins. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92569. [PMID: 24647762 PMCID: PMC3960262 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The molecular chaperone Hsp90 buffers the effects of genetic variation by assisting the stabilization and folding of multiple clients critical for cell signaling and growth. We identified an interaction of Hsp90 and associated proteins with the essential nucleolar protein, Utp21, part of a large complex required for biogenesis of the small ribosomal subunit. The utp21-S602F mutation, which causes minor defects in otherwise wild-type yeast, exhibited severe or lethal growth defects when combined with mutations in Hsp90 or co-chaperones. WT Utp21 and Utp21-S602F exhibited similar interactions with Hsp90, and steady-state levels of WT Utp21 were reduced upon Hsp90 mutation or inhibition. Mutations in the human homolog of UTP21, WDR36, have been associated with adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Three different mutant forms of Utp21 analogous to glaucoma-associated WDR36 mutations exhibit reduced levels in yeast cells expressing mutations in Hsp90 or associated chaperones, suggesting that Hsp90 and co-chaperones buffer the effects of those mutations.
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Neklesa TK, Noblin DJ, Kuzin A, Lew S, Seetharaman J, Acton TB, Kornhaber G, Xiao R, Montelione GT, Tong L, Crews CM. A bidirectional system for the dynamic small molecule control of intracellular fusion proteins. ACS Chem Biol 2013; 8:2293-2300. [PMID: 23978068 DOI: 10.1021/cb400569k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Small molecule control of intracellular protein levels allows temporal and dose-dependent regulation of protein function. Recently, we developed a method to degrade proteins fused to a mutant dehalogenase (HaloTag2) using small molecule hydrophobic tags (HyTs). Here, we introduce a complementary method to stabilize the same HaloTag2 fusion proteins, resulting in a unified system allowing bidirectional control of cellular protein levels in a temporal and dose-dependent manner. From a small molecule screen, we identified N-(3,5-dichloro-2-ethoxybenzyl)-2H-tetrazol-5-amine as a nanomolar HALoTag2 Stabilizer (HALTS1) that reduces the Hsp70:HaloTag2 interaction, thereby preventing HaloTag2 ubiquitination. Finally, we demonstrate the utility of the HyT/HALTS system in probing the physiological role of therapeutic targets by modulating HaloTag2-fused oncogenic H-Ras, which resulted in either the cessation (HyT) or acceleration (HALTS) of cellular transformation. In sum, we present a general platform to study protein function, whereby any protein of interest fused to HaloTag2 can be either degraded 10-fold or stabilized 5-fold using two corresponding compounds.
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- Taavi K. Neklesa
- Department
of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 219
Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department
of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 219
Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Center
for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Center
for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Center
for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Center
for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department
of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 219
Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Department
of Pharmacology, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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Zuehlke AD, Wren N, Tenge V, Johnson JL. Interaction of heat shock protein 90 and the co-chaperone Cpr6 with Ura2, a bifunctional enzyme required for pyrimidine biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:27406-27414. [PMID: 23926110 PMCID: PMC3779735 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.504142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is an essential protein required for the activity and stability of multiple proteins termed clients. Hsp90 cooperates with a set of co-chaperone proteins that modulate Hsp90 activity and/or target clients to Hsp90 for folding. Many of the Hsp90 co-chaperones, including Cpr6 and Cpr7, contain tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains that bind a common acceptor site at the carboxyl terminus of Hsp90. We found that Cpr6 and Hsp90 interacted with Ura2, a protein critical for pyrimidine biosynthesis. Mutation or inhibition of Hsp90 resulted in decreased accumulation of Ura2, indicating it is an Hsp90 client. Cpr6 interacted with Ura2 in the absence of stable Cpr6-Hsp90 interaction, suggesting a direct interaction. However, loss of Cpr6 did not alter the Ura2-Hsp90 interaction or Ura2 accumulation. The TPR domain of Cpr6 was required for Ura2 interaction, but other TPR containing co-chaperones, including Cpr7, failed to interact with Ura2 or rescue CPR6-dependent growth defects. Further analysis suggests that the carboxyl-terminal 100 amino acids of Cpr6 and Cpr7 are critical for specifying their unique functions, providing new information about this important class of Hsp90 co-chaperones.
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- Abbey D Zuehlke
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844.
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Escusa-Toret S, Vonk WIM, Frydman J. Spatial sequestration of misfolded proteins by a dynamic chaperone pathway enhances cellular fitness during stress. Nat Cell Biol 2013; 15:1231-43. [PMID: 24036477 PMCID: PMC4121856 DOI: 10.1038/ncb2838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The extensive links between proteotoxic stress, protein aggregation and pathologies ranging from ageing to neurodegeneration underscore the importance of understanding how cells manage protein misfolding. Using live-cell imaging, we determine the fate of stress-induced misfolded proteins from their initial appearance until their elimination. Upon denaturation, misfolded proteins are sequestered from the bulk cytoplasm into dynamic endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated puncta that move and coalesce into larger structures in an energy-dependent but cytoskeleton-independent manner. These puncta, which we name Q-bodies, concentrate different misfolded and stress-denatured proteins en route to degradation, but do not contain amyloid aggregates, which localize instead to the insoluble protein deposit compartment. Q-body formation and clearance depends on an intact cortical ER and a complex chaperone network that is affected by rapamycin and impaired during chronological ageing. Importantly, Q-body formation enhances cellular fitness during stress. We conclude that spatial sequestration of misfolded proteins in Q-bodies is an early quality control strategy occurring synchronously with degradation to clear the cytoplasm of potentially toxic species.
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Comyn SA, Chan GT, Mayor T. False start: cotranslational protein ubiquitination and cytosolic protein quality control. J Proteomics 2013; 100:92-101. [PMID: 23954725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED Maintaining proteostasis is crucial to cells given the toxic potential of misfolded proteins and aggregates. To this end, cells rely on a number of quality control pathways that survey proteins both during, as well as after synthesis to prevent protein aggregation, promote protein folding, and to target terminally misfolded proteins for degradation. In eukaryotes, the ubiquitin proteasome system plays a critical role in protein quality control by selectively targeting proteins for degradation. Recent studies have added to our understanding of cytosolic protein quality control, particularly in the area of cotranslational protein ubiquitination, and suggest that overlap exists across co- and post-translational protein quality control networks. Here, we review recent advances made in the area of cytoplasmic protein quality control with an emphasis on the pathways involved in cotranslational degradation of eukaryotic cytosolic proteins. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE Protein homeostasis, or proteostasis, encompasses the systems required by the cell for the generation and maintenance of the correct levels, conformational state, distribution, and degradation of its proteome. One of the challenges faced by the cell in maintaining proteostasis is the presence of misfolded proteins. Cells therefore have a number of protein quality control pathways to aid in folding or mediate the degradation of misfolded proteins. The ubiquitin proteasome system in particular plays a critical role in protein quality control by selectively targeting proteins for degradation. Nascent polypeptides can be ubiquitinated cotranslationally, however to what extent and how this is used by the cell as a quality control mechanism has, until recently, remained relatively unclear. The picture now emerging is one of two quality control networks: one that recognizes nascent polypeptides on stalled ribosomes and another that targets actively translating polypeptides that misfold, failing to attain their native conformation. These studies underscore the important balance between cotranslational protein folding and degradation in the maintenance of protein homeostasis. In this review we summarize recent advances made in the area of cytoplasmic protein quality control with an emphasis on pathways involved in cotranslational degradation of eukaryotic cytosolic proteins. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Can Proteomics Fill the Gap Between Genomics and Phenotypes?
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- Sophie A Comyn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Wang XY, Subjeck JR. High molecular weight stress proteins: Identification, cloning and utilisation in cancer immunotherapy. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 29:364-75. [PMID: 23829534 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.803607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although the large stress/heat shock proteins (HSPs), i.e. Hsp110 and Grp170, were identified over 30 years ago, these abundant and highly conserved molecules have received much less attention compared to other conventional HSPs. Large stress proteins act as molecular chaperones with exceptional protein-holding capability and prevent the aggregation of proteins induced by thermal stress. The chaperoning properties of Hsp110 and Grp170 are integral to the ability of these molecules to modulate immune functions and are essential for developing large chaperone complex vaccines for cancer immunotherapy. The potent anti-tumour activity of the Hsp110/Grp170-tumour protein antigen complexes demonstrated in preclinical studies has led to a phase I clinical trial through the National Cancer Institute's rapid access to intervention development (RAID) programme that is presently underway. Here we review aspects of the structure and function of these large stress proteins, their roles as molecular chaperones in the biology of cell stress, and prospects for their use in immune regulation and cancer immunotherapy. Lastly, we will discuss the recently revealed immunosuppressive activity of scavenger receptor A that binds to Hsp110 and Grp170, as well as the feasibility of targeting this receptor to promote T-cell activation and anti-tumour immunity induced by large HSP vaccines and other immunotherapies.
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- Xiang-Yang Wang
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Guerriero CJ, Weiberth KF, Brodsky JL. Hsp70 targets a cytoplasmic quality control substrate to the San1p ubiquitin ligase. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:18506-20. [PMID: 23653356 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.475905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Accumulation of misfolded proteins in cellular compartments can result in stress-induced cell death. In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), ER-associated degradation clears aberrant proteins from the secretory pathway. In the cytoplasm and nucleus, this job is left to the cytoplasmic quality control (CytoQC) machinery. Both processes utilize chaperones and the ubiquitin-proteasome system to aid in protein elimination. Previous studies in yeast have drawn comparisons between these processes using data from structurally and topologically different substrates. We sought to draw a direct comparison between ERAD and CytoQC by studying the elimination of a single misfolded domain that, depending on its residence, is disposed by either of these pathways. The truncated, second nucleotide binding domain (NBD2*) from a yeast ERAD substrate, Ste6p*, resides at the cytoplasmic face of the ER. We show that a soluble form of NBD2* is cytoplasmic and unlike wild-type NBD2 is targeted for proteasome-mediated degradation. In contrast to Ste6p*, which employs the ER-localized Doa10p ubiquitin ligase, NBD2* is ubiquitinated by a nuclear E3 ligase San1p, a factor that is also required for its degradation. Although the yeast cytoplasmic Hsp70 chaperone, Ssa1p, has been thought to facilitate the nuclear import or to maintain the solubility of most CytoQC substrates, we discovered that Ssa1p facilitates the interaction between San1p and NBD2*, demonstrating that chaperones can aid in substrate recognition and San1p-dependent protein degradation. These results emphasize the diverse action of molecular chaperones during CytoQC.
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- Christopher J Guerriero
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Liu ZJ, Lv YJ, Zhang M, Yue ZH, Tang S, Islam A, Rehana B, Bao ED, Hartung J. Hsp110 expression changes in rat primary myocardial cells exposed to heat stress in vitro. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2012; 11:4728-38. [PMID: 23315814 DOI: 10.4238/2012.november.29.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We investigated and described the kinetics of heat shock protein (Hsp) 110 expression and distribution in rat primary myocardial cells exposed to heat stress in vitro. After incubation at 37°C for 72 h, myocardial cells were heat stressed at 42°C for 0, 10, 20, 40, 60, 120, 240, 360, and 480 min. Significant increases in aspartate transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase, and creatine kinase enzymatic activities in the myocardial cell culture media were observed during heat stress, suggesting that the integrity of the myocardial cells was altered. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that the expressed Hsp110 was constitutively localized in the cytoplasm and in the nuclei in small amounts characterized by a granular pattern. Nuclear Hsp110 levels increased significantly after 240 min of heat stress compared with levels in the control. The overall levels of Hsp110 expression increased significantly after 20 min. After 240 min, Hsp110 levels were approximately 1.2-fold higher than those in the control. Increasing levels of hsp110 messenger RNA detected using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction were observed after 20 min of heat stress, and the levels peaked with a 10-fold increase after 240 min of heat stress. These results indicate that the expression of Hsp110 in primary myocardial cells in vitro is sensitive to hyperthermic stress and that Hsp110 is involved in the potential acquisition of thermotolerance after heat stress. Therefore, Hsp110 might play a fundamental role in opposing and alleviating heat-induced damage caused by hyperthermic stress in primary myocardial cells.
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- Z J Liu
- Animal Pathology Laboratory, Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Biology of the heat shock response and protein chaperones: budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a model system. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2012; 76:115-58. [PMID: 22688810 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.05018-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The eukaryotic heat shock response is an ancient and highly conserved transcriptional program that results in the immediate synthesis of a battery of cytoprotective genes in the presence of thermal and other environmental stresses. Many of these genes encode molecular chaperones, powerful protein remodelers with the capacity to shield, fold, or unfold substrates in a context-dependent manner. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae continues to be an invaluable model for driving the discovery of regulatory features of this fundamental stress response. In addition, budding yeast has been an outstanding model system to elucidate the cell biology of protein chaperones and their organization into functional networks. In this review, we evaluate our understanding of the multifaceted response to heat shock. In addition, the chaperone complement of the cytosol is compared to those of mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum, organelles with their own unique protein homeostasis milieus. Finally, we examine recent advances in the understanding of the roles of protein chaperones and the heat shock response in pathogenic fungi, which is being accelerated by the wealth of information gained for budding yeast.
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Nagao JI, Cho T, Uno J, Ueno K, Imayoshi R, Nakayama H, Chibana H, Kaminishi H. Candida albicans Msi3p, a homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sse1p of the Hsp70 family, is involved in cell growth and fluconazole tolerance. FEMS Yeast Res 2012; 12:728-37. [PMID: 22713118 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2012.00822.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We investigated the cellular function of Msi3p, belonging to the heat shock protein 70 family, in Candida albicans. The mutant strain tetMSI3 was generated, in which MSI3 was controlled by a tetracycline-repressive promoter, because there is evidence to suggest that MSI3 is an essential gene. We controlled the MSI3 expression level by doxycycline (DOX) and compared its phenotype with that of a control strain with the tetracycline-repressive promoter and a wild-type copy MSI3. The results indicated that MSI3 was essential for cell growth. In addition, all the tetMSI3-infected mice survived after DOX administration. Drug susceptibility tests indicated that repression of MSI3 expression resulted in hypersensitivity to fluconazole and conferred fungicidal activity to fluconazole. The expression levels of MSI3 and calcineurin-dependent genes were upregulated in response to fluconazole in the control strain. In tetMSI3, the upregulation of MSI3 was lost, and the expression level of the calcineurin-dependent genes was no longer elevated in response to fluconazole and was not affected by DOX, indicating that the upregulation of MSI3 expression was required for the induction of the calcineurin-dependent gene expression. These data suggest that Msi3p confers fluconazole tolerance by partially influencing the calcineurin signaling pathway and also other tolerance mechanisms.
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- Jun-ichi Nagao
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Functional Bioscience, Section of Infection Biology, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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Wang Y, Gibney PA, West JD, Morano KA. The yeast Hsp70 Ssa1 is a sensor for activation of the heat shock response by thiol-reactive compounds. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:3290-8. [PMID: 22809627 PMCID: PMC3469052 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-06-0447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Diverse thiol-reactive compounds are found to activate the Hsf1-regulated heat shock response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The highly conserved cytosolic Hsp70 protein chaperone is shown to act as a sensor for these molecules through a pair of reactive cysteine residues in the nucleotide-binding domain. The heat shock transcription factor HSF1 governs the response to heat shock, oxidative stresses, and xenobiotics through unknown mechanisms. We demonstrate that diverse thiol-reactive molecules potently activate budding yeast Hsf1. Hsf1 activation by thiol-reactive compounds is not consistent with the stresses of misfolding of cytoplasmic proteins or cytotoxicity. Instead, we demonstrate that the Hsp70 chaperone Ssa1, which represses Hsf1 in the absence of stress, is hypersensitive to modification by a thiol-reactive probe. Strikingly, mutation of two conserved cysteine residues to serine in Ssa1 rendered cells insensitive to Hsf1 activation and subsequently induced thermotolerance by thiol-reactive compounds, but not by heat shock. Conversely, substitution with the sulfinic acid mimic aspartic acid resulted in constitutive Hsf1 activation. Cysteine 303, located within the nucleotide-binding domain, was found to be modified in vivo by a model organic electrophile, demonstrating that Ssa1 is a direct target for thiol-reactive molecules through adduct formation. These findings demonstrate that Hsp70 is a proximal sensor for Hsf1-mediated cytoprotection and can discriminate between two distinct environmental stressors.
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- Yanyu Wang
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Saxena A, Banasavadi-Siddegowda YK, Fan Y, Bhattacharya S, Roy G, Giovannucci DR, Frizzell RA, Wang X. Human heat shock protein 105/110 kDa (Hsp105/110) regulates biogenesis and quality control of misfolded cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator at multiple levels. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:19158-70. [PMID: 22505710 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.297580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Heat shock protein 105/110-kDa (Hsp105/110), a member of the Hsp70 super family of molecular chaperones, serves as a nucleotide exchange factor for Hsc70, independently prevents the aggregation of misfolded proteins, and functionally relates to Hsp90. We investigated the roles of human Hsp105α, the constitutively expressed isoform, in the biogenesis and quality control of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Hsp105 facilitates CFTR quality control at an early stage in its biosynthesis but promotes CFTR post-translational folding. Deletion of Phe-508 (ΔF508), the most prevalent mutation causing cystic fibrosis, interferes with de novo folding of CFTR, impairing its export from the ER and accelerating its clearance in the ER and post-Golgi compartments. We show that Hsp105 preferentially associates with and stabilizes ΔF508 CFTR at both levels. Introduction of the Hsp105 substrate binding domain potently increases the steady state level of ΔF508 CFTR by reducing its early-stage degradation. This in turn dramatically enhances ΔF508 CFTR cell surface functional expression in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells. Although other Hsc70 nucleotide exchange factors such as HspBP1 and BAG-2 inhibit CFTR post-translational degradation in the ER through cochaperone CHIP, Hsp105 has a primary role promoting CFTR quality control at an earlier stage. The Hsp105-mediated multilevel regulation of ΔF508 CFTR folding and quality control provides new opportunities to understand how chaperone machinery regulates the homeostasis and functional expression of misfolded proteins in the cell. Future studies in this direction will inform therapeutics development for cystic fibrosis and other protein misfolding diseases.
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- Anita Saxena
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA
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Xu X, Sarbeng EB, Vorvis C, Kumar DP, Zhou L, Liu Q. Unique peptide substrate binding properties of 110-kDa heat-shock protein (Hsp110) determine its distinct chaperone activity. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:5661-72. [PMID: 22157767 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.275057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The molecular chaperone 70-kDa heat-shock proteins (Hsp70s) play essential roles in maintaining protein homeostasis. Hsp110, an Hsp70 homolog, is highly efficient in preventing protein aggregation but lacks the hallmark folding activity seen in Hsp70s. To understand the mechanistic differences between these two chaperones, we first characterized the distinct peptide substrate binding properties of Hsp110s. In contrast to Hsp70s, Hsp110s prefer aromatic residues in their substrates, and the substrate binding and release exhibit remarkably fast kinetics. Sequence and structure comparison revealed significant differences in the two peptide-binding loops: the length and properties are switched. When we swapped these two loops in an Hsp70, the peptide binding properties of this mutant Hsp70 were converted to Hsp110-like, and more impressively, it functionally behaved like an Hsp110. Thus, the peptide substrate binding properties implemented in the peptide-binding loops may determine the chaperone activity differences between Hsp70s and Hsp110s.
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- Xinping Xu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
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Geller R, Taguwa S, Frydman J. Broad action of Hsp90 as a host chaperone required for viral replication. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1823:698-706. [PMID: 22154817 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2011] [Revised: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Viruses are intracellular pathogens responsible for a vast number of human diseases. Due to their small genome size, viruses rely primarily on the biosynthetic apparatus of the host for their replication. Recent work has shown that the molecular chaperone Hsp90 is nearly universally required for viral protein homeostasis. As observed for many endogenous cellular proteins, numerous different viral proteins have been shown to require Hsp90 for their folding, assembly, and maturation. Importantly, the unique characteristics of viral replication cause viruses to be hypersensitive to Hsp90 inhibition, thus providing a novel therapeutic avenue for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs. The major developments in this emerging field are hereby discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90).
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- Ron Geller
- Department of Biology and BioX Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Quality control and fate determination of Hsp90 client proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1823:683-8. [PMID: 21871502 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 08/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Quality control processes regulate the proteome by determining whether a protein is to be folded or degraded. Hsp90 is a hub in the network of molecular chaperones that maintain this process because it promotes both folding and degradation, in addition to regulating expression of other quality control components. The significance of Hsp90's role in quality control is enhanced by the function of its clients, which include protein kinases and transcription factors, in cellular signaling. The inhibition of Hsp90 with small molecules results in the rapid degradation of such clients via the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway, and also in the induction of the Hsp70 molecular chaperone. These two events result in markedly different outcomes depending on cell type. For tumor cells there is a profound loss of signaling in growth promoting pathways. By contrast, increased amounts of Hsp70 in neuronal cells ameliorate the toxicity that is associated with the formation of aggregates observed in neurodegenerative conditions. In this review we discuss the mechanisms underlying these differential effects of Hsp90 inhibition on the quality control of distinct client proteins. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90).
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