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Prasad H. Genes for endosomal pH regulators NHE6 and NHE9 are dysregulated in the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. Gene 2024; 927:148737. [PMID: 38945311 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
Endosomal acid base balance functions as a master orchestrator within the cell, engaging with many cellular pathways to maintain homeostasis. Mutations in the endosomal pH regulator Na+/H+ exchanger NHE6 may disrupt this delicate balancing act and cause monogenic Parkinsonism. Here, gene expression studies in post-mortem substantia nigra of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and normal controls were performed to investigate whether NHE6 represents a pathophysiological link between monogenic and sporadic PD. The substantia nigra in PD displayed down-regulation of NHE6, coincident with a loss of expression of several SNARE signalling pathway members, suggesting impaired membrane fusion and vesicle-recycling. Increased abundance of related NHE9 was also identified in the parkinsonian nigra that could reflect compensatory changes or be a consequence of neuronal dysfunction. The current model suggests the possibility that neurons expressing low levels of NHE6 are more susceptible to injury in PD, potentially directly contributing to the loss of nigral dopaminergic neurons and the genesis of the disease. These results have important implications for disease-modifying therapies as they suggest that endosomal pH correctors, including epigenetic modifiers that regulate NHE6 expression, may be beneficial for PD. Thus, aberrant endosomal acidification in the nigrostriatal pathway is a possible unifying pathomechanism in both monogenic and sporadic PD, with implications for understanding and treating this disorder. Replication of these observations in the post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia patients supports a model of conserved mechanisms underlying injury and death of neurons.
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- Hari Prasad
- Department of Developmental Biology and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India.
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Adeniyi OO, Medugorac I, Grochowska E, Düring RA, Lühken G. Single-Locus and Multi-Locus Genome-Wide Association Studies Identify Genes Associated with Liver Cu Concentration in Merinoland Sheep. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14051053. [PMID: 37239413 DOI: 10.3390/genes14051053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Economic losses due to copper intoxication or deficiency is a problem encountered by sheep farmers. The aim of this study was to investigate the ovine genome for genomic regions and candidate genes responsible for variability in liver copper concentration. Liver samples were collected from slaughtered lambs of the Merinoland breed from two farms, and used for measurement of copper concentration and genome-wide association study (GWAS). A total of 45,511 SNPs and 130 samples were finally used for analysis, in which single-locus and several multi-locus GWAS (SL-GWAS; ML-GWAS) methods were employed. Gene enrichment analysis was performed for identified candidate genes to detect gene ontology (GO) terms significantly associated with hepatic copper levels. The SL-GWAS and a minimum of two ML-GWAS identified two and thirteen significant SNPs, respectively. Within genomic regions surrounding identified SNPs, we observed nine promising candidate genes such as DYNC1I2, VPS35, SLC38A9 and CHMP1A. GO terms such as lysosomal membrane, mitochondrial inner membrane and sodium:proton antiporter activity were significantly enriched. Genes involved in these identified GO terms mediate multivesicular body (MVB) fusion with lysosome for degradation and control mitochondrial membrane permeability. This reveals the polygenic status of this trait and candidate genes for further studies on breeding for copper tolerance in sheep.
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- Olusegun O Adeniyi
- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Ludwigstrasse 21, 35390 Giessen, Germany
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- Population Genomics Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Lena-Christ-Str. 48, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology and Genetics, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Mazowiecka 28 St., 85-084 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (IFZ), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Ludwigstrasse 21, 35390 Giessen, Germany
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Gómez-Mellado VE, Ho-Mok KS, van der Mark VA, van der Wel NN, Grootemaat AE, Verhoeven AJ, Elferink RPJO, Paulusma CC. The phospholipid flippase ATP8B1 is required for lysosomal fusion in macrophages. Cell Biochem Funct 2022; 40:914-925. [PMID: 36169099 PMCID: PMC10087937 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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ATP8B1 is a phospholipid flippase and member of the type 4 subfamily of P-type ATPases (P4-ATPase) subfamily. P4-ATPases catalyze the translocation of phospholipids across biological membranes, ensuring proper membrane asymmetry, which is crucial for membrane protein targeting and activity, vesicle biogenesis, and barrier function. Here we have investigated the role of ATP8B1 in the endolysosomal pathway in macrophages. Depletion of ATP8B1 led to delayed degradation of content in the phagocytic pathway and in overacidification of the endolysosomal system. Furthermore, ATP8B1 knockdown cells exhibited large multivesicular bodies filled with intraluminal vesicles. Similar phenotypes were observed in CRISPR-generated ATP8B1 knockout cells. Importantly, induction of autophagy led to accumulation of autophagosomes in ATP8B1 knockdown cells. Collectively, our results support a novel role for ATP8B1 in lysosomal fusion in macrophages, a process crucial in the terminal phase of endolysosomal degradation.
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- Valentina E Gómez-Mellado
- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biology, Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biology, Electron Microscopy Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The sodium proton exchanger NHE9 regulates phagosome maturation and bactericidal activity in macrophages. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102150. [PMID: 35716776 PMCID: PMC9293770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Acidification of phagosomes is essential for the bactericidal activity of macrophages. Targeting machinery that regulates pH within the phagosomes is a prominent strategy employed by various pathogens that have emerged as major threats to public health. Nascent phagosomes acquire the machinery for pH regulation through a graded maturation process involving fusion with endolysosomes. In addition, meticulous coordination between proton pumping and leakage mechanisms is crucial for maintaining optimal pH within the phagosome. However, relative to mechanisms involved in acidifying the phagosome lumen, little is known about proton leakage pathways in this organelle. Sodium proton transporter NHE9 is a known proton leakage pathway located on the endosomes. As phagosomes acquire proteins through fusions with endosomes during maturation, NHE9 seemed a promising candidate for regulating proton fluxes on the phagosome. Here, using genetic and biophysical approaches, we show NHE9 is an important proton leakage pathway associated with the maturing phagosome. NHE9 is highly expressed in immune cells, specifically macrophages; however, NHE9 expression is strongly downregulated upon bacterial infection. We show that compensatory ectopic NHE9 expression hinders the directed motion of phagosomes along microtubules and promotes early detachment from the microtubule tracks. As a result, these phagosomes have shorter run lengths and are not successful in reaching the lysosome. In accordance with this observation, we demonstrate that NHE9 expression levels negatively correlate with bacterial survival. Together, our findings show that NHE9 regulates lumenal pH to affect phagosome maturation, and consequently, microbicidal activity in macrophages.
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Tang F, Fan J, Zhang X, Zou Z, Xiao D, Li X. The Role of Vti1a in Biological Functions and Its Possible Role in Nervous System Disorders. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:918664. [PMID: 35711736 PMCID: PMC9197314 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.918664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Vesicle transport through interaction with t-SNAREs 1A (Vti1a), a member of the N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor protein family, is involved in cell signaling as a vesicular protein and mediates vesicle trafficking. Vti1a appears to have specific roles in neurons, primarily by regulating upstream neurosecretory events that mediate exocytotic proteins and the availability of secretory organelles, as well as regulating spontaneous synaptic transmission and postsynaptic efficacy to control neurosecretion. Vti1a also has essential roles in neural development, autophagy, and unconventional extracellular transport of neurons. Studies have shown that Vti1a dysfunction plays critical roles in pathological mechanisms of Hepatic encephalopathy by influencing spontaneous neurotransmission. It also may have an unknown role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A VTI1A variant is associated with the risk of glioma, and the fusion product of the VTI1A gene and the adjacent TCF7L2 gene is involved in glioma development. This review summarizes Vti1a functions in neurons and highlights the role of Vti1a in the several nervous system disorders.
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- Fajuan Tang
- Department of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Dongqiong Xiao,
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- Department of Emergency, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Xihong Li,
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Loss of Christianson Syndrome Na +/H + Exchanger 6 (NHE6) Causes Abnormal Endosome Maturation and Trafficking Underlying Lysosome Dysfunction in Neurons. J Neurosci 2021; 41:9235-9256. [PMID: 34526390 PMCID: PMC8570832 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1244-20.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Loss-of-function mutations in endosomal Na+/H+ exchanger 6 (NHE6) cause the X-linked neurologic disorder Christianson syndrome. Patients exhibit symptoms associated with both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative abnormalities. While loss of NHE6 has been shown to overacidify the endosome lumen, and is associated with endolysosome neuropathology, NHE6-mediated mechanisms in endosome trafficking and lysosome function have been understudied. Here, we show that NHE6-null mouse neurons demonstrate worsening lysosome function with time in culture, likely as a result of defective endosome trafficking. NHE6-null neurons exhibit overall reduced lysosomal proteolysis despite overacidification of the endosome and lysosome lumen. Akin to Nhx1 mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we observe decreased endosome-lysosome fusion in NHE6-null neurons. Also, we find premature activation of pH-dependent cathepsin D (CatD) in endosomes. While active CatD is increased in endosomes, CatD activation and CatD protein levels are reduced in the lysosome. Protein levels of another mannose 6-phosphate receptor (M6PR)-dependent enzyme, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, were also decreased in lysosomes of NHE6-null neurons. M6PRs accumulate in late endosomes, suggesting defective M6PR recycling and retromer function in NHE6-null neurons. Finally, coincident with decreased endosome-lysosome fusion, using total internal reflection fluorescence, we also find a prominent increase in fusion between endosomal multivesicular bodies and the plasma membrane, indicating enhanced exosome secretion from NHE6-null neurons. In summary, in addition to overacidification of endosomes and lysosomes, loss of NHE6 leads to defects in endosome maturation and trafficking, including enhanced exosome release, contributing to lysosome deficiency and potentially leading to neurodegenerative disease. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Loss-of-function mutations in the endosomal Na+/H+ exchanger 6 (NHE6) cause Christianson syndrome, an X-linked neurologic disorder. Loss of NHE6 has been shown to overacidify endosomes; however, endosome trafficking mechanisms have been understudied, and the mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration are largely unknown. In NHE6-null mouse neurons in vitro, we find worsening lysosome function with days in culture. Notably, pH-dependent lysosome enzymes, such as cathepsin D, have reduced activity in lysosomes yet increased, precocious activity in endosomes in NHE6-null neurons. Further, endosomes show reduced fusion to lysosomes, and increased fusion to the plasma membrane with increased exosome release. This study identifies new mechanisms involving defective endosome maturation and trafficking that impair lysosome function in Christianson syndrome, likely contributing to neurodegeneration.
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Moro S, Moscoso-Romero E, Poddar A, Mulet JM, Perez P, Chen Q, Valdivieso MH. Exomer Is Part of a Hub Where Polarized Secretion and Ionic Stress Connect. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:708354. [PMID: 34349749 PMCID: PMC8326576 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.708354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Plasma membrane and membranous organelles contribute to the physiology of the Eukaryotic cell by participating in vesicle trafficking and the maintenance of ion homeostasis. Exomer is a protein complex that facilitates vesicle transport from the trans-Golgi network to the plasma membrane, and its absence leads to the retention of a set of selected cargoes in this organelle. However, this retention does not explain all phenotypes observed in exomer mutants. The Schizosaccharomyces pombe exomer is composed of Cfr1 and Bch1, and cfr1Δ and bch1Δ were sensitive to high concentrations of potassium salts but not sorbitol, which showed sensitivity to ionic but not osmotic stress. Additionally, the activity of the plasma membrane ATPase was higher in exomer mutants than in the wild-type, pointing to membrane hyperpolarization, which caused an increase in intracellular K+ content and mild sensitivity to Na+, Ca2+, and the aminoglycoside antibiotic hygromycin B. Moreover, in response to K+ shock, the intracellular Ca2+ level of cfr1Δ cells increased significantly more than in the wild-type, likely due to the larger Ca2+ spikes in the mutant. Microscopy analyses showed a defective endosomal morphology in the mutants. This was accompanied by an increase in the intracellular pools of the K+ exporting P-type ATPase Cta3 and the plasma membrane Transient Receptor Potential (TRP)-like Ca2+ channel Pkd2, which were partially diverted from the trans-Golgi network to the prevacuolar endosome. Despite this, most Cta3 and Pkd2 were delivered to the plasma membrane at the cell growing sites, showing that their transport from the trans-Golgi network to the cell surface occurred in the absence of exomer. Nevertheless, shortly after gene expression in the presence of KCl, the polarized distribution of Cta3 and Pkd2 in the plasma membrane was disturbed in the mutants. Finally, the use of fluorescent probes suggested that the distribution and dynamics of association of some lipids to the plasma membrane in the presence of KCl were altered in the mutants. Thus, exomer participation in the response to K+ stress was multifaceted. These results supported the notion that exomer plays a general role in protein sorting at the trans-Golgi network and in polarized secretion, which is not always related to a function as a selective cargo adaptor.
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- Sandra Moro
- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain.,Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain.,Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain.,Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Ritter M, Bresgen N, Kerschbaum HH. From Pinocytosis to Methuosis-Fluid Consumption as a Risk Factor for Cell Death. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:651982. [PMID: 34249909 PMCID: PMC8261248 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.651982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The volumes of a cell [cell volume (CV)] and its organelles are adjusted by osmoregulatory processes. During pinocytosis, extracellular fluid volume equivalent to its CV is incorporated within an hour and membrane area equivalent to the cell's surface within 30 min. Since neither fluid uptake nor membrane consumption leads to swelling or shrinkage, cells must be equipped with potent volume regulatory mechanisms. Normally, cells respond to outwardly or inwardly directed osmotic gradients by a volume decrease and increase, respectively, i.e., they shrink or swell but then try to recover their CV. However, when a cell death (CD) pathway is triggered, CV persistently decreases in isotonic conditions in apoptosis and it increases in necrosis. One type of CD associated with cell swelling is due to a dysfunctional pinocytosis. Methuosis, a non-apoptotic CD phenotype, occurs when cells accumulate too much fluid by macropinocytosis. In contrast to functional pinocytosis, in methuosis, macropinosomes neither recycle nor fuse with lysosomes but with each other to form giant vacuoles, which finally cause rupture of the plasma membrane (PM). Understanding methuosis longs for the understanding of the ionic mechanisms of cell volume regulation (CVR) and vesicular volume regulation (VVR). In nascent macropinosomes, ion channels and transporters are derived from the PM. Along trafficking from the PM to the perinuclear area, the equipment of channels and transporters of the vesicle membrane changes by retrieval, addition, and recycling from and back to the PM, causing profound changes in vesicular ion concentrations, acidification, and-most importantly-shrinkage of the macropinosome, which is indispensable for its proper targeting and cargo processing. In this review, we discuss ion and water transport mechanisms with respect to CVR and VVR and with special emphasis on pinocytosis and methuosis. We describe various aspects of the complex mutual interplay between extracellular and intracellular ions and ion gradients, the PM and vesicular membrane, phosphoinositides, monomeric G proteins and their targets, as well as the submembranous cytoskeleton. Our aim is to highlight important cellular mechanisms, components, and processes that may lead to methuotic CD upon their derangement.
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- Markus Ritter
- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis und Rehabilitation, Salzburg, Austria
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Pesaola F, Quassollo G, Venier AC, De Paul AL, Noher I, Bisbal M. The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis-related protein CLN8 regulates endo-lysosomal dynamics and dendritic morphology. Biol Cell 2021; 113:419-437. [PMID: 34021618 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202000016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND INFORMATION The endo-lysosomal system (ELS) comprises a set of membranous organelles responsible for transporting intracellular and extracellular components within cells. Defects in lysosomal proteins usually affect a large variety of processes and underlie many diseases, most of them with a strong neuronal impact. Mutations in the endoplasmic reticulum-resident CLN8 protein cause CLN8 disease. This condition is one of the 14 known neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs), a group of inherited diseases characterised by accumulation of lipofuscin-like pigments within lysosomes. Besides mediating the transport of soluble lysosomal proteins, recent research suggested a role for CLN8 in the transport of vesicles and lipids, and autophagy. However, the consequences of CLN8 deficiency on ELS structure and activity, as well as the potential impact on neuronal development, remain poorly characterised. Therefore, we performed CLN8 knockdown in neuronal and non-neuronal cell models to analyse structural, dynamic and functional changes in the ELS and to assess the impact of CLN8 deficiency on axodendritic development. RESULTS CLN8 knockdown increased the size of the Golgi apparatus, the number of mobile vesicles and the speed of endo-lysosomes. Using the fluorescent fusion protein mApple-LAMP1-pHluorin, we detected significant lysosomal alkalisation in CLN8-deficient cells. In turn, experiments in primary rat hippocampal neurons showed that CLN8 deficiency decreased the complexity and size of the somatodendritic compartment. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the participation of CLN8 in vesicular distribution, lysosomal pH and normal development of the dendritic tree. We speculate that the defects triggered by CLN8 deficiency on ELS structure and dynamics underlie morphological alterations in neurons, which ultimately lead to the characteristic neurodegeneration observed in this NCL. SIGNIFICANCE This is, to our knowledge, the first characterisation of the effects of CLN8 dysfunction on the structure and dynamics of the ELS. Moreover, our findings suggest a novel role for CLN8 in somatodendritic development, which may account at least in part for the neuropathological manifestations associated with CLN8 disease.
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- Favio Pesaola
- Programa de Investigación Translacional de Lipofuscinosis Ceroidea Neuronal, Hospital de Niños de Córdoba, Córdoba, 5014, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas "Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra"- IMMF-UNC-CONICET, Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Av. Friuli 2434, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas "Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra"- IMMF-UNC-CONICET, Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Av. Friuli 2434, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina
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- Programa de Investigación Translacional de Lipofuscinosis Ceroidea Neuronal, Hospital de Niños de Córdoba, Córdoba, 5014, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Bv. de la Reforma y Enfermera Gordillo, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, 5016, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Bv. de la Reforma y Enfermera Gordillo, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, 5016, Argentina.,Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Bv. de la Reforma y Enfermera Gordillo, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, 5016, Argentina
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- Programa de Investigación Translacional de Lipofuscinosis Ceroidea Neuronal, Hospital de Niños de Córdoba, Córdoba, 5014, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas "Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra"- IMMF-UNC-CONICET, Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Av. Friuli 2434, 5016 Córdoba, Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, 5000, Argentina.,Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba, Córdoba, 5016, Argentina
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Ilie A, Boucher A, Park J, Berghuis AM, McKinney RA, Orlowski J. Assorted dysfunctions of endosomal alkali cation/proton exchanger SLC9A6 variants linked to Christianson syndrome. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:7075-7095. [PMID: 32277048 PMCID: PMC7242699 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.012614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Genetic screening has identified numerous variants of the endosomal solute carrier family 9 member A6 (SLC9A6)/(Na+,K+)/H+ exchanger 6 (NHE6) gene that cause Christianson syndrome, a debilitating X-linked developmental disorder associated with a range of neurological, somatic, and behavioral symptoms. Many of these variants cause complete loss of NHE6 expression, but how subtler missense substitutions or nonsense mutations that partially truncate its C-terminal cytoplasmic regulatory domain impair NHE6 activity and endosomal function are poorly understood. Here, we describe the molecular and cellular consequences of six unique mutations located in the N-terminal cytoplasmic segment (A9S), the membrane ion translocation domain (L188P and G383D), and the C-terminal regulatory domain (E547*, R568Q, and W570*) of human NHE6 that purportedly cause disease. Using a heterologous NHE6-deficient cell expression system, we show that the biochemical, catalytic, and cellular properties of the A9S and R568Q variants were largely indistinguishable from those of the WT transporter, which obscured their disease significance. By contrast, the L188P, G383D, E547*, and W570* mutants exhibited variable deficiencies in biosynthetic post-translational maturation, membrane sorting, pH homeostasis in recycling endosomes, and cargo trafficking, and they also triggered apoptosis. These findings broaden our understanding of the molecular dysfunctions of distinct NHE6 variants associated with Christianson syndrome.
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- Alina Ilie
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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Pall AE, Juratli L, Guntur D, Bandyopadhyay K, Kondapalli KC. A gain of function paradox: Targeted therapy for glioblastoma associated with abnormal NHE9 expression. J Cell Mol Med 2019; 23:7859-7872. [PMID: 31532058 PMCID: PMC6815843 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and inevitably lethal primary brain cancer in adults. It is recognized that the overexpression of the endosomal Na+ /H+ exchanger NHE9 is a potent driver of GBM progression. Patients with NHE9 overexpression have a threefold lower median survival relative to GBM patients with normal NHE9 expression, using available treatment options. New treatment strategies tailored for this GBM subset are much needed. According to the prevailing model, NHE9 overexpression leads to an increase in plasma membrane density of epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) which consequently enhances GBM cell proliferation and migration. However, this increase is not specific to EGFRs. In fact, the hallmark of NHE9 overexpression is a pan-specific increase in plasma membrane receptors. Paradoxically, we report that this gain of function in NHE9 can be exploited to effectively target GBM cells for destruction. When exposed to gold nanoparticles, NHE9 overexpressing GBM cells accumulated drastically high amounts of gold via receptor-mediated endocytosis, relative to control. Irradiation of these cells with near-infrared light led to apoptotic tumour cell death. A major limitation for delivering therapeutics to GBM cells is the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, we demonstrate that macrophages loaded with gold nanoparticles can cross the BBB, deliver the gold nanoparticles and effect the demise of GBM cells. In combination with receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition, we show this approach holds great promise for a new GBM-targeted therapy.
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- Ashley E Pall
- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA
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BK channels regulate extracellular Tat-mediated HIV-1 LTR transactivation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12285. [PMID: 31439883 PMCID: PMC6706582 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48777-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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HIV-1 Tat is essential for HIV-1 replication and plays an important role in latent HIV-1 infection, HIV-1 associated neurological complication, and other HIV-1 comorbidities. Secreted from HIV-1 infected or transfected cells, Tat can be up-taken into cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis and internalized into endolysosomes. To reach nucleus where it can facilitate HIV-1 viral replication, exogenous Tat has to escape the degradation by endolysosomes. Because of findings that endolysosome de-acidification with, for example, the weak-base anti-malarial drug chloroquine prevents exogenous Tat degradation and enhances the amount of Tat available to activate HIV-1 LTR, we hypothesize that acidifying endolysosomes may enhance Tat degradation in endolysosomes and restrict LTR transactivation. Here, we determined the involvement of endolysosome-resident transient receptor potential mucolipin 1 channel (TRPML1) and the big conductance Ca2+-activated potassium (BK) channel in regulating endolysosome pH, as well as Tat-mediated HIV-1 LTR transactivation in U87MG cells stably integrated with HIV-1 LTR luciferase reporter. Activating TRPML1 channels with ML-SA1 acidified endolysosomes and restricted Tat-mediated HIV-1 LTR transactivation. These effects of ML-SA1 appeared to be mediated through activation of BK channels, because the effects of ML-SA1 on Tat-mediated HIV-1 LTR transactivation were blocked using pharmacological inhibitors or shRNA knock-down of BK channels. On the other hand, activating TRPML1 and BK channels enhanced cellular degradation of exogenous Tat. These results suggest that acidifying endolysosomes by activating TRPML1 or BK channels may provide therapeutic benefit against latent HIV-1 infection, HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disorders, and other HIV-1 comorbidities.
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A Cell-Free Content Mixing Assay for SNARE-Mediated Multivesicular Body-Vacuole Membrane Fusion. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1860:289-301. [PMID: 30317513 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8760-3_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Endocytosis is a fundamental process underlying diverse eukaryotic physiology. The terminal stage of this process is membrane fusion between the perimeter membrane of a late endosome filled with intraluminal vesicles, or multivesicular body (MVB), and the lysosome membrane to facilitate catabolism of internalized biomaterials or surface polytopic proteins. To comprehensively understand the mechanisms underlying MVB-lysosome membrane fusion, we developed a quantitative, cell-free assay to study this SNARE-mediated event in molecular detail using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its vacuolar lysosome, or vacuole, as models. This involves separately isolating organelles from two yeast strains each expressing a different complementary fusion probe targeted to the lumen of either MVBs or vacuoles. Isolated organelles are mixed in vitro under fusogenic conditions. Upon MVB-vacuole membrane fusion, luminal contents mix to facilitate probe interaction, reconstituting β-lactamase activity recorded by a colorimetric enzyme activity assay. This method accommodates a multitude of approaches (e.g., genetics, addition of purified protein reagents) to study this process in isolation, and in theory could be repurposed to study other SNARE-mediated fusion events within cells.
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Gao J, Reggiori F, Ungermann C. A novel in vitro assay reveals SNARE topology and the role of Ykt6 in autophagosome fusion with vacuoles. J Cell Biol 2018; 217:3670-3682. [PMID: 30097515 PMCID: PMC6168247 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201804039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Autophagosome fusion with vacuoles requires a conserved fusion machinery, though the topology remained unclear. Two papers in this issue, Bas et al. and Gao et al., uncover Ykt6 as the required autophagosomal SNARE. Autophagy is a catabolic pathway that delivers intracellular material to the mammalian lysosomes or the yeast and plant vacuoles. The final step in this process is the fusion of autophagosomes with vacuoles, which requires SNARE proteins, the homotypic vacuole fusion and protein sorting tethering complex, the RAB7-like Ypt7 GTPase, and its guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Mon1-Ccz1. Where these different components are located and function during fusion, however, remains to be fully understood. Here, we present a novel in vitro assay to monitor fusion of intact and functional autophagosomes with vacuoles. This process requires ATP, physiological temperature, and the entire fusion machinery to tether and fuse autophagosomes with vacuoles. Importantly, we uncover Ykt6 as the autophagosomal SNARE. Our assay and findings thus provide the tools to dissect autophagosome completion and fusion in a test tube.
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- Jieqiong Gao
- Biochemistry Section, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Biochemistry Section, Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany .,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics Osnabrück (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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Podinovskaia M, Spang A. The Endosomal Network: Mediators and Regulators of Endosome Maturation. ENDOCYTOSIS AND SIGNALING 2018; 57:1-38. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96704-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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