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Durkan A, Koup A, Bell SE, Lyczak R. Loss of the puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, PAM-1, triggers the spindle assembly checkpoint during the first mitotic division in Caenorhabditis elegans. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2024; 2024:10.17912/micropub.biology.001167. [PMID: 38633870 PMCID: PMC11022077 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidases have long been implicated in cell-cycle regulation, but the mechanism remains unknown. Here we show that mutations in the gene encoding the C. elegans puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, PAM-1 , cause chromosome segregation defects and an elongated mitosis in the one-cell embryo. Depleting a known regulator of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), MDF-2 (MAD2 in humans), restores normal mitotic timing to pam-1 mutants but exacerbates the chromosome segregation defects. Thus, PAM-1 is required for proper attachment of chromosomes to the mitotic spindle and its absence triggers the SAC.
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- Aidan Durkan
- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Madabushi S, Chow KM, Song ES, Goswami A, Hersh LB, Rodgers DW. Structure of puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase and polyglutamine binding. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287086. [PMID: 37440518 PMCID: PMC10343166 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase (E.C. 3.4.11.14, UniProt P55786), a zinc metallopeptidase belonging to the M1 family, degrades a number of bioactive peptides as well as peptides released from the proteasome, including polyglutamine. We report the crystal structure of PSA at 2.3 Ǻ. Overall, the enzyme adopts a V-shaped architecture with four domains characteristic of the M1 family aminopeptidases, but it is in a less compact conformation compared to most M1 enzymes of known structure. A microtubule binding sequence is present in a C-terminal HEAT repeat domain of the enzyme in a position where it might serve to mediate interaction with tubulin. In the catalytic metallopeptidase domain, an elongated active site groove lined with aromatic and hydrophobic residues and a large S1 subsite may play a role in broad substrate recognition. The structure with bound polyglutamine shows a possible interacting mode of this peptide, which is supported by mutation.
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- Sowmya Madabushi
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Liu S, Wu Q, Zhong Y, He Z, Wang Z, Li R, Wang M. Fosthiazate exposure induces oxidative stress, nerve damage, and reproductive disorders in nontarget nematodes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:12522-12531. [PMID: 36112285 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23010-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a forceful nematicide, fosthiazate has been largely applied in the management of root-knot nematodes and other herbivorous nematodes. However, the toxicity of fosthiazate to nontarget nematodes is unclear. To explore the toxicity and the mechanisms of fosthiazate in nontarget nematodes, Caenorhabditis elegans was exposed to 0.01-10 mg/L fosthiazate. The results implied that treatment with fosthiazate at doses above 0.01 mg/L could cause injury to the growth, locomotion behavior, and reproduction of the nematodes. Moreover, L1 larvae were more vulnerable to fosthiazate exposure than L4 larvae. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and lipofuscin accumulation were fairly increased in 1 mg/L fosthiazate-exposed nematodes. Treatment with 0.1 mg/L fosthiazate significantly inhibited the activity of acetylcholinesterase (p < 0.01). Furthermore, subacute exposure to 10 mg/L fosthiazate strongly influenced the expression of genes related to oxidative stress, reproduction, and nerve function (e.g., gst-1, sod-1, puf-8, wee-1.3, and ace-1 genes). These findings suggested that oxidative stress, reproduction and nerve disorders could serve as key endpoints of toxicity induced by fosthiazate. The cyp-35a family gene was the main metabolic fosthiazate in C. elegans, and the cyp-35a5 subtype was the most sensitive, with a change in expression level of 2.11-fold compared with the control. These results indicate that oxidative stress and neurological and reproductive disorders played fundamental roles in the toxicity of fosthiazate in C. elegans and may affect the abundance and function of soil nematodes.
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- Shiling Liu
- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu province, China.
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