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Xu Y, Du N, Xu L, Zhao L, Fan T, Wei T, Pu Q, Liu S. Let-7 microRNA targets BmCentrin to modulate the development and functionality of the middle silk gland in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. INSECT SCIENCE 2024. [PMID: 38812265 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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The silk gland of the silkworm Bombyx mori serves as a valuable model for investigating the morphological structure and physiological functions of organs. Previous studies have demonstrated the notable regulatory role of let-7 microRNA in the silk gland, but its specific molecular mechanism remains to be elucidated across different segments of this organ. In this study, we further investigated the functional mechanism of let-7 in the middle silk gland (MSG). The MSG of a let-7 knockout strain was analyzed using a combined proteomic and metabolomic technique, revealing the enrichment of differential proteins and metabolites in the DNA synthesis and energy metabolism pathways. BmCentrin was identified as a novel target gene of let-7 in the MSG, and its downregulation inhibited the proliferation of BmN4-SID1 cells, which is exactly opposite to the role of let-7 in these cells. CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and transgenic technologies were employed to manipulate BmCentrin in the MSG. Knockout of BmCentrin led to severe MSG atrophy, whereas the overexpression of BmCentrin resulted in beaded MSG. Further measurements of these knockout or overexpression strains revealed significant changes in the expression levels of sericin protein genes, the weight of the cocoon and the mechanical properties of the silk. Investigating the biological role of BmCentrin in the silk gland offers valuable insights for elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which let-7 controls silk gland development and silk protein synthesis in the silkworm.
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- Yankun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Schieweck R, Götz M. Pan-cellular organelles and suborganelles-from common functions to cellular diversity? Genes Dev 2024; 38:98-114. [PMID: 38485267 PMCID: PMC10982711 DOI: 10.1101/gad.351337.123] [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] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Cell diversification is at the base of increasing multicellular organism complexity in phylogeny achieved during ontogeny. However, there are also functions common to all cells, such as cell division, cell migration, translation, endocytosis, exocytosis, etc. Here we revisit the organelles involved in such common functions, reviewing recent evidence of unexpected differences of proteins at these organelles. For instance, centrosomes or mitochondria differ significantly in their protein composition in different, sometimes closely related, cell types. This has relevance for development and disease. Particularly striking is the high amount and diversity of RNA-binding proteins at these and other organelles, which brings us to review the evidence for RNA at different organelles and suborganelles. We include a discussion about (sub)organelles involved in translation, such as the nucleolus and ribosomes, for which unexpected cell type-specific diversity has also been reported. We propose here that the heterogeneity of these organelles and compartments represents a novel mechanism for regulating cell diversity. One reason is that protein functions can be multiplied by their different contributions in distinct organelles, as also exemplified by proteins with moonlighting function. The specialized organelles still perform pan-cellular functions but in a cell type-specific mode, as discussed here for centrosomes, mitochondria, vesicles, and other organelles. These can serve as regulatory hubs for the storage and transport of specific and functionally important regulators. In this way, they can control cell differentiation, plasticity, and survival. We further include examples highlighting the relevance for disease and propose to examine organelles in many more cell types for their possible differences with functional relevance.
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- Rico Schieweck
- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council (CNR) Unit at Trento, 38123 Povo, Italy;
- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department of Physiological Genomics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department of Physiological Genomics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany;
- Institute of Stem Cell Research, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
- SYNERGY, Excellence Cluster of Systems Neurology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Arslanhan MD, Cengiz-Emek S, Odabasi E, Steib E, Hamel V, Guichard P, Firat-Karalar EN. CCDC15 localizes to the centriole inner scaffold and controls centriole length and integrity. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202305009. [PMID: 37934472 PMCID: PMC10630097 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202305009] [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: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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Centrioles are microtubule-based organelles responsible for forming centrosomes and cilia, which serve as microtubule-organizing, signaling, and motility centers. Biogenesis and maintenance of centrioles with proper number, size, and architecture are vital for their functions during development and physiology. While centriole number control has been well-studied, less is understood about their maintenance as stable structures with conserved size and architecture during cell division and ciliary motility. Here, we identified CCDC15 as a centriole protein that colocalizes with and interacts with the inner scaffold, a crucial centriolar subcompartment for centriole size control and integrity. Using ultrastructure expansion microscopy, we found that CCDC15 depletion affects centriole length and integrity, leading to defective cilium formation, maintenance, and response to Hedgehog signaling. Moreover, loss-of-function experiments showed CCDC15's role in recruiting both the inner scaffold protein POC1B and the distal SFI1/Centrin-2 complex to centrioles. Our findings reveal players and mechanisms of centriole architectural integrity and insights into diseases linked to centriolar defects.
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- Melis D. Arslanhan
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Sciences III, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Sciences III, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Voß Y, Klaus S, Lichti NP, Ganter M, Guizetti J. Malaria parasite centrins can assemble by Ca2+-inducible condensation. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011899. [PMID: 38150475 PMCID: PMC10775985 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011899] [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: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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Centrins are small calcium-binding proteins that have a variety of roles and are universally associated with eukaryotic centrosomes. Rapid proliferation of the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum in the human blood depends on a particularly divergent and acentriolar centrosome, which incorporates several essential centrins. Their precise mode of action, however, remains unclear. In this study calcium-inducible liquid-liquid phase separation is revealed as an evolutionarily conserved principle of assembly for multiple centrins from P. falciparum and other species. Furthermore, the disordered N-terminus and calcium-binding motifs are defined as essential features for reversible biomolecular condensation, and we demonstrate that certain centrins can form co-condensates. In vivo analysis using live cell STED microscopy shows liquid-like dynamics of centrosomal centrin. Additionally, implementation of an inducible protein overexpression system reveals concentration-dependent formation of extra-centrosomal centrin assemblies with condensate-like properties. The timing of foci formation and dissolution suggests that centrin assembly is regulated. This study thereby provides a new model for centrin accumulation at eukaryotic centrosomes.
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- Yannik Voß
- Center for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Moretti E, Noto D, Corsaro R, Collodel G. Focus on centrin in normal and altered human spermatozoa. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2023; 69:175-187. [PMID: 36892570 DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2023.2181115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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This review provides details on the role of centrin in human spermatozoa and in various forms of male infertility. Centrin is a calcium (Ca2+)-binding phosphoprotein that is located in the centrioles - which are typical structures of the sperm connecting piece and play a key role in centrosome dynamics during sperm morphogenesis - as well as in zygotes and early embryos during spindle assembly. In humans, three different centrin genes encoding three isoforms have been discovered. Centrin 1, the only one expressed in spermatozoa, seems to be lost inside the oocyte after fertilization. The sperm connecting piece is characterized by the presence of numerous proteins including centrin, that deserves particular attention because, in humans, it is enriched during maturation of the centrioles. In normal sperm, centrin 1 is visible as two distinct spots in the head-tail junction; however, in some defective spermatozoa, centrin 1 distribution is altered. Centrin has been studied in humans and animal models. Its mutations may lead to several structural alterations, such as serious defects in the connective piece and, subsequently, fertilization failure or incomplete embryonic development. However, the effects of these abnormalities on male fertility have not been fully studied. Because the presence and the function of centrin in the sperm connecting piece appears important for reproductive success, additional studies are needed to bring medical benefits in resolving some cases of idiopathic infertility.
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- Elena Moretti
- Department Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Yang J, Zhao Y, Yang B. Phosphorylation promotes the endonuclease-like activity of human centrin 2. RSC Adv 2022; 12:21892-21903. [PMID: 36043059 PMCID: PMC9361469 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03402f] [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: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Centrin is a member of the EF-hand superfamily of calcium-binding proteins, which is involved in the nucleotide excision repair (NER). Reversible phosphorylation of centrin is an important regulatory mechanism in vivo and is closely related to many physiological processes. To explore the possible role of centrin in NER, the endonuclease-like activity of human centrin 2 (HsCen2) regulated by phosphorylation in the absence or presence of Tb3+ was investigated by spectroscopy techniques, gel electrophoresis, and molecular docking simulation in 10 mM Hepes, pH 7.4. The results showed that phosphorylation weakened the binding of Tb3+ to HsCen2 and enhanced the binding of DNA to HsCen2. Phosphorylation improves the endonuclease-like activity of HsCen2. In addition, Tb3+ is favorable for DNA binding and endonuclease-like activity of HsCen2 before and after phosphorylation. These results provide clear insights into the effects of phosphorylation on the properties of HsCen2 and offer important clues for further exploration of how phosphorylation affects protein-driven functions. Phosphorylation weakened the binding of Tb3+ to HsCen2, enhanced the binding of DNA to HsCen2; and improves the endonuclease-like activity of HsCen2; Additionally, the endonuclease-like activity of HsCen2 or HsCen2p is regulated up by Tb3+-binding.![]()
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- Jing Yang
- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Molecular, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China +86 351 7016358
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Molecular, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China +86 351 7016358
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Molecular, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China +86 351 7016358
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Structural Basis for the Functional Diversity of Centrins: A Focus on Calcium Sensing Properties and Target Recognition. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212173. [PMID: 34830049 PMCID: PMC8622359 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Centrins are a family of small, EF hand-containing proteins that are found in all eukaryotes and are often complexed with centrosome-related structures. Since their discovery, centrins have attracted increasing interest due to their multiple, diverse cellular functions. Centrins are similar to calmodulin (CaM) in size, structure and domain organization, although in contrast to CaM, the majority of centrins possess at least one calcium (Ca2+) binding site that is non-functional, thus displaying large variance in Ca2+ sensing abilities that could support their functional versatility. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on centrins from both biophysical and structural perspectives with an emphasis on centrin-target interactions. In-depth analysis of the Ca2+ sensing properties of centrins and structures of centrins complexed with target proteins can provide useful insight into the mechanisms of the different functions of centrins and how these proteins contribute to the complexity of the Ca2+ signaling cascade. Moreover, it can help to better understand the functional redundancy of centrin isoforms and centrin-binding proteins.
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Evolution and diversification of the nuclear pore complex. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:1601-1619. [PMID: 34282823 PMCID: PMC8421043 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is responsible for transport between the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm and one of the more intricate structures of eukaryotic cells. Typically composed of over 300 polypeptides, the NPC shares evolutionary origins with endo-membrane and intraflagellar transport system complexes. The modern NPC was fully established by the time of the last eukaryotic common ancestor and, hence, prior to eukaryote diversification. Despite the complexity, the NPC structure is surprisingly flexible with considerable variation between lineages. Here, we review diversification of the NPC in major taxa in view of recent advances in genomic and structural characterisation of plant, protist and nucleomorph NPCs and discuss the implications for NPC evolution. Furthermore, we highlight these changes in the context of mRNA export and consider how this process may have influenced NPC diversity. We reveal the NPC as a platform for continual evolution and adaptation.
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Baluška F, Lyons S. Archaeal Origins of Eukaryotic Cell and Nucleus. Biosystems 2021; 203:104375. [PMID: 33549602 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2021.104375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Symbiosis is a major evolutionary force, especially at the cellular level. Here we discuss several older and new discoveries suggesting that besides mitochondria and plastids, eukaryotic nuclei also have symbiotic origins. We propose an archaea-archaea scenario for the evolutionary origin of the eukaryotic cells. We suggest that two ancient archaea-like cells, one based on the actin cytoskeleton and another one based on the tubulin-centrin cytoskeleton, merged together to form the first nucleated eukaryotic cell. This archaeal endosymbiotic origin of eukaryotic cells and their nuclei explains several features of eukaryotic cells which are incompatible with the currently preferred autogenous scenarios of eukaryogenesis.
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- Union College, 130 N. College, St. - Schenectady, NY, 12305, USA.
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Shan F, Yang X, Diwu Y, Ma H, Tu X. Trypanosoma brucei centrin5 is enriched in the flagellum and interacts with other centrins in a calcium-dependent manner. FEBS Open Bio 2019; 9:1421-1431. [PMID: 31161731 PMCID: PMC6668372 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Centrin is an evolutionarily conserved EF‐hand‐containing protein, which is present in eukaryotic organisms as diverse as algae, yeast, and humans. Centrins are associated with the microtubule‐organizing center and with centrosome‐related structures, such as basal bodies in flagellar and ciliated cells, and the spindle pole body in yeast. Five centrin genes have been identified in Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei), a protozoan parasite that causes sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle in sub‐Saharan Africa. In the present study, we identified that centrin5 of T. brucei (TbCentrin5) is localized throughout the cytosol and nucleus and enriched in the flagellum. We further identified that TbCentrin5 binds Ca2+ ions with a high affinity and constructed a model of TbCentrin5 bound by Ca2+ ions. Meanwhile, we observed that TbCentrin5 interacts with TbCentrin1, TbCentrin3, and TbCentrin4 and that the interactions are Ca2+‐dependent, suggesting that TbCentrin5 is able to form different complexes with other TbCentrins to participate in relevant cellular processes. Our study provides a foundation for better understanding of the biological roles of TbCentrin5.
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- Fangzhen Shan
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Li M, Zhang W, Yang B. N‑(6‑Aminohexyl)‑5‑chloro‑1‑naphthalenesulfonamide, a centrin antagonist, inhibits Tb 3+/peptides-binding properties. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 193:15-24. [PMID: 30660047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.01.002] [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: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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N‑(6‑Aminohexyl)‑5‑chloro‑1‑naphthalenesulfonamide (W-7), a kind of adjuvant chemotherapy, can bind to calmodulin and inhibit Ca2+/calmodulin-regulated enzyme activities and cell proliferation. Similar to calmodulin, euplotes octocarinatus centrin (EoCen) belongs to EF-hand superfamily of calcium-binding proteins. It is associated with nucleotide excision repair (NER), cell division cycle and ciliogenesis. In the present study, the comparative interaction of W-7 with EoCen was first examined by using various spectroscopic, calorimetric methods and molecular docking. The obtain results recommend that only one W-7 molecule is identified binding to the C-terminal hydrophobic pocket of centrin that normally plays a role in anchoring targets. Methyl groups of Ala126, Met141, Ile161 and M162 of C-terminal may react with W-7 chloronaphthalene ring, other aliphatic or aromatic side-chains in a deep hydrophobic pocket of protein. Circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence lifetime experiments reveal that W-7 triggers a conformational change of centrin. As a result, W-7 is identified to be an antagonist of centrin. It appears to inhibit the centrin-mediated activation of target proteins by blocking the hydrophobic pocket. Moreover, the complex formation leads to affinity decrease of Tb3+ binding to C-terminal of protein and self-assembly affected. Our present study provides the first view of centrin recognizing a naphthalene-sulfonamide derivative. It is proposed that W-7 and its analogues can serve as a useful tool for research on the participation of centrin in biological processes and cell biology-related studies.
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- Min Li
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China; Department of Chemistry, Changzhi University, Changzhi 046011, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Baluška F, Lyons S. Energide-cell body as smallest unit of eukaryotic life. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2018; 122:741-745. [PMID: 29474513 PMCID: PMC6215040 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Background The evolutionary origin of the eukaryotic nucleus is obscure and controversial. Currently preferred are autogenic concepts; ideas of a symbiotic origin are mostly discarded and forgotten. Here we briefly discuss these issues and propose a new version of the symbiotic and archaeal origin of the eukaryotic nucleus. Scope and Conclusions The nucleus of eukaryotic cells forms via its perinuclear microtubules, the primary eukaryotic unit known also as the Energide-cell body. As for all other endosymbiotic organelles, new Energides are generated only from other Energides. While the Energide cannot be generated de novo, it can use its secretory apparatus to generate de novo the cell periphery apparatus. We suggest that Virchow's tenet Omnis cellula e cellula should be updated as Omnis Energide e Energide to reflect the status of the Energide as the primary unit of the eukaryotic cell, and life. In addition, the plasma membrane provides feedback to the Energide and renders it protection via the plasma membrane-derived endosomal network. New discoveries suggest archaeal origins of both the Energide and its host cell.
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Krishnan A, Burroughs AM, Iyer LM, Aravind L. Unexpected Evolution of Lesion-Recognition Modules in Eukaryotic NER and Kinetoplast DNA Dynamics Proteins from Bacterial Mobile Elements. iScience 2018; 9:192-208. [PMID: 30396152 PMCID: PMC6222260 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The provenance of several components of major uniquely eukaryotic molecular machines are increasingly being traced back to prokaryotic biological conflict systems. Here, we demonstrate that the N-terminal single-stranded DNA-binding domain from the anti-restriction protein ArdC, deployed by bacterial mobile elements against their host, was independently acquired twice by eukaryotes, giving rise to the DNA-binding domains of XPC/Rad4 and the Tc-38-like proteins in the stem kinetoplastid. In both instances, the ArdC-N domain tandemly duplicated forming an extensive DNA-binding interface. In XPC/Rad4, the ArdC-N domains (BHDs) also fused to the inactive transglutaminase domain of a peptide-N-glycanase ultimately derived from an archaeal conflict system. Alongside, we delineate several parallel acquisitions from conjugative elements/bacteriophages that gave rise to key components of the kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) replication apparatus. These findings resolve two outstanding questions in eukaryote biology: (1) the origin of the unique DNA lesion-recognition component of NER and (2) origin of the unusual, plasmid-like features of kDNA.
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- Arunkumar Krishnan
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
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Chen L, Bian S, Li H, Madura K. A role for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Centrin (Cdc31) in mitochondrial function and biogenesis. Mol Microbiol 2018; 110:831-846. [PMID: 30251372 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Centrins belong to a family of proteins containing calcium-binding EF-hand motifs that perform well-established roles in centrosome and spindle pole body (SPB) duplication. Yeast encodes a single Centrin protein (Cdc31) that binds components in the SPB. However, further studies revealed a role for Centrins in mRNA export, and interactions with contractile filaments and photoreceptors. In addition, human Centrin-2 can bind the DNA-lesion recognition factor XPC, and improve the efficiency of nucleotide excision repair. Similarly, we reported that yeast Cdc31 binds Rad4, a functional counterpart of the XPC DNA repair protein. We also found that Cdc31 is involved in the ubiquitin/proteasome system, and mutations interfere with intracellular protein turnover. In this report, we describe new findings that indicate a role for Cdc31 in the energy metabolism pathway. Cdc31 and cdc31 mutant proteins showed distinct interactions with proteins in energy metabolism, and mutants showed sensitivity to oxidative stress and poor growth on non-fermentable carbon. Significant alteration in mitochondrial morphology was also detected. Although it is unclear how Cdc31 contributes to so many unrelated mechanisms, we propose that by controlling SPB duplication Centrin proteins might link the cellular responses to DNA damage, oxidative load and proteotoxic stresses to growth control.
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- Li Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, 683 Hoes Lane, SPH-383, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 185 S. Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 185 S. Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, 683 Hoes Lane, SPH-383, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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Inhibitory effect of melittin on endonuclease-like activity of centrin. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 186:280-293. [PMID: 29990752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein (XPC) and centrin2 are the primary initiators of global genome nucleotide excision repair (NER). Centrin, acts as a member of the EF-hand super family of calcium-binding proteins, playing roles in reconstitution of the vitro NER reaction. To understand the possible molecular and structural properties of the multiprotein process, the interactions of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin (EoCen), melittin, and DNA are described. EoCen shares a sequence identity of 66% with centrin2. Melittin possesses inverse direction hydrophobic triads-leucine-leucine-tryptophan (LLW) which are responsible for centrin binding. It is applied as a natural peptide to mimic centrin target peptide. As a result, it is proved that the integrated protein shows an endonuclease-like activity to DNA. Melittin is capable of interaction with both EoCen and DNA. More importantly, it is found that melittin displays an inhibitory effect on the endonuclease-like activity of centrin when it co-exists with EoCen and DNA in solution. Meanwhile, the DNA-melittin-EoCen ternary complex forms in the process. Quantitative analyses demonstrated by extensive biophysical assays reveal that binding of the peptide to DNA or centrin modulates the binding properties of it to another component. Furthermore, a possible positioning model of DNA and EoCen on melittin is proposed. This finding may constitute a model for that existing between centrin and its target peptide in NER process.
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Genetic Analyses of Elys Mutations in Drosophila Show Maternal-Effect Lethality and Interactions with Nucleoporin Genes. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:2421-2431. [PMID: 29773558 PMCID: PMC6027884 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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ELYS determines the subcellular localizations of Nucleoporins (Nups) during interphase and mitosis. We made loss-of-function mutations of Elys in Drosophila melanogaster and found that ELYS is dispensable for zygotic viability and male fertility but the maternal supply is necessary for embryonic development. Subsequent to fertilization, mitotic progression of the embryos produced by the mutant females is severely disrupted at the first cleavage division, accompanied by irregular behavior of mitotic centrosomes. The Nup160 introgression from D. simulans shows close resemblance to that of the Elys mutations, suggesting a common role for those proteins in the first cleavage division. Our genetic experiments indicated critical interactions between ELYS and three Nup107-160 subcomplex components; hemizygotes of either Nup37, Nup96 or Nup160 were lethal in the genetic background of the Elys mutation. Not only Nup96 and Nup160 but also Nup37 of D. simulans behave as recessive hybrid incompatibility genes with D. melanogaster An evolutionary analysis indicated positive natural selection in the ELYS-like domain of ELYS. Here we propose that genetic incompatibility between Elys and Nups may lead to reproductive isolation between D. melanogaster and D. simulans, although direct evidence is necessary.
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Zhang W, Shi E, Zhao Y, Yang B. Modulation effect of double strand DNA on the self-assembly of N-terminal domain of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin. J Inorg Biochem 2017; 180:15-25. [PMID: 29223826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Centrin is a member of the EF-hand super family of calcium-binding proteins, which can behave as a part of damage detector initiated the initiation of nucleotide excision repair (NER). Its self-assembly plays a causative role in fiber contraction associated with the cell division cycle and ciliogenesis. To explore the possible role of DNA in the process of centrin self-assembly, the aggregation properties of N-terminal domain of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin (N-EoCen) in the presence of DNA with or without metal ions are investigated. It is verified that metal ions, such as Ca2+ and Tb3+, can bind to N-EoCen with 2:1 stoichiometry by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Importantly, this study reports that double strand DNA (dsDNA) is capable of binding N-EoCen, changing conformation of protein and modulating centrin aggregation, as demonstrated by extensive biophysical assays. Interestingly, the open conformation of protein induced by metal ions may be favour of the interaction of protein with dsDNA. Nevertheless, the randomly coiled single strand DNA (ssDNA) is completely inefficient to the aggregation regulation. Furthermore, results reveal that hydrophobic site could play important role in the process. This finding may link to the potent roles of centrin in the NER process.
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- Wenlong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Pre-mRNA processing protein 40 (Prp40) is a nuclear protein that has a role in pre-mRNA splicing. Prp40 possesses two leucine-rich nuclear export signals, but little is known about the function of Prp40 in the export process. Another protein that has a role in protein export is centrin, a member of the EF-hand superfamily of Ca2+-binding proteins. Prp40 was found to be a centrin target by yeast-two-hybrid screening using both Homo sapiens centrin 2 (Hscen2) and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii centrin (Crcen). We identified a centrin-binding site within H. sapiens Prp40 homolog A (HsPrp40A), which contains a hydrophobic triad W1L4L8 that is known to be important in the interaction with centrin. This centrin-binding site is highly conserved within the first nuclear export signal consensus sequence identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Prp40. Here, we examine the interaction of HsPrp40A peptide (HsPrp40Ap) with both Hscen2 and Crcen by isothermal titration calorimetry. We employed the thermodynamic parameterization to estimate the polar and apolar surface area of the interface. In addition, we have defined the molecular mechanism of thermally induced unfolding and dissociation of the Crcen-HsPrp40Ap complex using two-dimensional infrared correlation spectroscopy. These complementary techniques showed for the first time, to our knowledge, that HsPrp40Ap interacts with centrin in vitro, supporting a coupled functional role for these proteins in pre-mRNA splicing.
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McClure-Begley TD, Klymkowsky MW. Nuclear roles for cilia-associated proteins. Cilia 2017; 6:8. [PMID: 28560031 PMCID: PMC5445336 DOI: 10.1186/s13630-017-0052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Cilia appear to be derived, evolutionarily, from structures present in the ancestral (pre-ciliary) eukaryote, such as microtubule-based vesicle trafficking and chromosome segregation systems. Experimental observations suggest that the ciliary gate, the molecular complex that mediates the selective molecular movement between cytoplasmic and ciliary compartments, shares features with nuclear pores. Our hypothesis is that this shared transport machinery is at least partially responsible for the observation that a number of ciliary and ciliogenesis-associated proteins are found within nuclei where they play roles in the regulation of gene expression, DNA repair, and nuclear import and export. Recognizing the potential for such nuclear roles is critical when considering the phenotypic effects that arise from the mutational modification of ciliary proteins.
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- Tristan D McClure-Begley
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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Zhang W, Shi E, Feng Y, Zhao Y, Yang B. Endonuclease-like activity of the N-terminal domain of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07907a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Euplotes octocarinatus centrin (EoCen) is a member of the EF-hand superfamily of calcium-binding proteins, which refer to nucleotide excision repair (NER).
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- Wenlong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Insitute of Molecular Science
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Insitute of Molecular Science
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
- Department of Pharmacy
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Insitute of Molecular Science
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Insitute of Molecular Science
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Insitute of Molecular Science
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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Sfr1, a Tetrahymena thermophila Sfi1 Repeat Protein, Modulates the Production of Cortical Row Basal Bodies. mSphere 2016; 1:mSphere00257-16. [PMID: 27904881 PMCID: PMC5112337 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00257-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Basal bodies and centrioles are structurally similar and, when rendered dysfunctional as a result of improper assembly or maintenance, are associated with human diseases. Centrins are conserved and abundant components of both structures whose basal body and centriolar functions remain incompletely understood. Despite the extensive study of centrins in Tetrahymena thermophila, little is known about how centrin-binding proteins contribute to centrin’s roles in basal body assembly, stability, and orientation. The sole previous study of the large centrin-binding protein family in Tetrahymena revealed a role for Sfr13 in the stabilization and separation of basal bodies. In this study, we found that Sfr1 localizes to all Tetrahymena basal bodies and complete genetic deletion of SFR1 leads to overproduction of basal bodies. The uncovered inhibitory role of Sfr1 in basal body production suggests that centrin-binding proteins, as well as centrins, may influence basal body number both positively and negatively. Basal bodies are essential microtubule-based structures that template, anchor, and orient cilia at the cell surface. Cilia act primarily in the generation of directional fluid flow and sensory reception, both of which are utilized for a broad spectrum of cellular processes. Although basal bodies contribute to vital cell functions, the molecular contributors of their assembly and maintenance are poorly understood. Previous studies of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila revealed important roles for two centrin family members in basal body assembly, separation of new basal bodies, and stability. Here, we characterize the basal body function of a centrin-binding protein, Sfr1, in Tetrahymena. Sfr1 is part of a large family of 13 proteins in Tetrahymena that contain Sfi1 repeats (SFRs), a motif originally identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sfi1 that binds centrin. Sfr1 is the only SFR protein in Tetrahymena that localizes to all cortical row and oral apparatus basal bodies. In addition, Sfr1 resides predominantly at the microtubule scaffold from the proximal cartwheel to the distal transition zone. Complete genomic knockout of SFR1 (sfr1Δ) causes a significant increase in both cortical row basal body density and the number of cortical rows, contributing to an overall overproduction of basal bodies. Reintroduction of Sfr1 into sfr1Δ mutant cells leads to a marked reduction of cortical row basal body density and the total number of cortical row basal bodies. Therefore, Sfr1 directly modulates cortical row basal body production. This study reveals an inhibitory role for Sfr1, and potentially centrins, in Tetrahymena basal body production. IMPORTANCE Basal bodies and centrioles are structurally similar and, when rendered dysfunctional as a result of improper assembly or maintenance, are associated with human diseases. Centrins are conserved and abundant components of both structures whose basal body and centriolar functions remain incompletely understood. Despite the extensive study of centrins in Tetrahymena thermophila, little is known about how centrin-binding proteins contribute to centrin’s roles in basal body assembly, stability, and orientation. The sole previous study of the large centrin-binding protein family in Tetrahymena revealed a role for Sfr13 in the stabilization and separation of basal bodies. In this study, we found that Sfr1 localizes to all Tetrahymena basal bodies and complete genetic deletion of SFR1 leads to overproduction of basal bodies. The uncovered inhibitory role of Sfr1 in basal body production suggests that centrin-binding proteins, as well as centrins, may influence basal body number both positively and negatively.
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Wickramasinghe VO, Laskey RA. Control of mammalian gene expression by selective mRNA export. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2015; 16:431-42. [PMID: 26081607 DOI: 10.1038/nrm4010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nuclear export of mRNAs is a crucial step in the regulation of gene expression, linking transcription in the nucleus to translation in the cytoplasm. Although important components of the mRNA export machinery are well characterized, such as transcription-export complexes TREX and TREX-2, recent work has shown that, in some instances, mammalian mRNA export can be selective and can regulate crucial biological processes such as DNA repair, gene expression, maintenance of pluripotency, haematopoiesis, proliferation and cell survival. Such findings show that mRNA export is an unexpected, yet potentially important, mechanism for the control of gene expression and of the mammalian transcriptome.
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- Vihandha O Wickramasinghe
- Medical Research Centre (MRC) Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Box 197, Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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Floch AG, Palancade B, Doye V. Fifty years of nuclear pores and nucleocytoplasmic transport studies: multiple tools revealing complex rules. Methods Cell Biol 2014; 122:1-40. [PMID: 24857723 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417160-2.00001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are multiprotein assemblies embedded within the nuclear envelope and involved in the control of the bidirectional transport of proteins and ribonucleoparticles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Since their discovery more than 50 years ago, NPCs and nucleocytoplasmic transport have been the focus of intense research. Here, we review how the use of a multiplicity of structural, biochemical, genetic, and cell biology approaches have permitted the deciphering of the main features of this macromolecular complex, its mode of assembly as well as the rules governing nucleocytoplasmic exchanges. We first present the current knowledge of the ultrastructure of NPCs, which reveals that they are modular and repetitive assemblies of subunits referred to as nucleoporins, associated into stable subcomplexes and composed of a limited set of protein domains, including phenylalanine-glycine (FG) repeats and membrane-interacting domains. The outcome of investigations on nucleocytoplasmic trafficking will then be detailed, showing how it involves a limited number of molecular factors and common mechanisms, namely (i) indirect association of cargos with nuclear pores through receptors in the donor compartment, (ii) progression within the channel through dynamic hydrophobic interactions with FG-Nups, and (iii) NTPase-driven remodeling of transport complexes in the target compartment. Finally, we also discuss the outcome of more recent studies, which indicate that NPCs and the transport machinery are dynamic and versatile devices, whose biogenesis is tightly coordinated with the cell cycle, and which carry nonconventional duties, in particular, in mitosis, gene expression, and genetic stability.
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- Aurélie G Floch
- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France; Ecole Doctorale Gènes Génomes Cellules, Université Paris Sud-11, Orsay, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France
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Cunningham CN, Schmidt CA, Schramm NJ, Gaylord MR, Resendes KK. Human TREX2 components PCID2 and centrin 2, but not ENY2, have distinct functions in protein export and co-localize to the centrosome. Exp Cell Res 2013; 320:209-18. [PMID: 24291146 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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TREX-2 is a five protein complex, conserved from yeast to humans, involved in linking mRNA transcription and export. The centrin 2 subunit of TREX-2 is also a component of the centrosome and is additionally involved in a distinctly different process of nuclear protein export. While centrin 2 is a known multifunctional protein, the roles of other human TREX-2 complex proteins other than mRNA export are not known. In this study, we found that human TREX-2 member PCID2 but not ENY2 is involved in some of the same cellular processes as those of centrin 2 apart from the classical TREX-2 function. PCID2 is present at the centrosome in a subset of HeLa cells and this localization is centrin 2 dependent. Furthermore, the presence of PCID2 at the centrosome is prevalent throughout the cell cycle as determined by co-staining with cyclins E, A and B. PCID2 but not ENY2 is also involved in protein export. Surprisingly, siRNA knockdown of PCID2 delayed the rate of nuclear protein export, a mechanism distinct from the effects of centrin 2, which when knocked down inhibits export. Finally we showed that co-depletion of centrin 2 and PCID2 leads to blocking rather than delaying nuclear protein export, indicating the dominance of the centrin 2 phenotype. Together these results represent the first discovery of specific novel functions for PCID2 other than mRNA export and suggest that components of the TREX-2 complex serve alternative shared roles in the regulation of nuclear transport and cell cycle progression.
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- Corey N Cunningham
- Westminster College, Department of Biology, 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172, USA
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- Westminster College, Department of Biology, 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172, USA
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- Westminster College, Department of Biology, 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172, USA
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California - San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, #0347, La Jolla, CA 92093-0347, USA
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- Westminster College, Department of Biology, 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172, USA.
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Kee HL, Verhey KJ. Molecular connections between nuclear and ciliary import processes. Cilia 2013; 2:11. [PMID: 23985042 PMCID: PMC3765448 DOI: 10.1186/2046-2530-2-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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As an organelle, the cilium contains a unique complement of protein and lipid. Recent work has begun to shed light on the mechanisms that regulate entry of ciliary proteins into the compartment. Here, we focus on the mechanisms that regulate ciliary entry of cytosolic molecules. Studies have revealed a size exclusion mechanism for ciliary entry that is similar to the barrier to nuclear entry. Active import into the ciliary compartment involves nuclear trafficking components including importins, a Ran-guanosine triphosphate gradient, and nucleoporins. Together, this work indicates that nuclei and cilia share molecular, structural and mechanistic components that regulate import into the compartments.
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- H Lynn Kee
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Kim JJ, Rajagopalan K, Hussain B, Williams BH, Kulkarni P, Mooney SM. CETN1 is a cancer testis antigen with expression in prostate and pancreatic cancers. Biomark Res 2013; 1:22. [PMID: 24252580 PMCID: PMC4177615 DOI: 10.1186/2050-7771-1-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Cancer Testis Antigens (CTAs) are a group of genes that are highly expressed in the normal testis and several types of cancer. Due to their restricted expression in normal adult tissues, CTAs have been attractive targets for immunotherapy and biomarker development. In this work, we discovered that Centrin 1 (CETN1) which is found in the centrosome of all eukaryotes, may be a member of this group and is highly expressed in prostate and pancreatic cancer. Three members of the centrin family of calcium binding proteins (CETN) are localized to the centrosome in all eukaryotes with CDC31 being the sole yeast homolog. CETN1 is a retrogene that probably arose from a retrotransposition of CETN2, an X-linked gene. A previous mouse study shows that CETN1 is expressed solely in the testis, while CETN2 is expressed in all organs. RESULTS In this work, we show that CETN1 is a new member of the growing group of CTAs. Through the mining of publicly available microarray data, we discovered that human CETN1 expression but not CETN2 or CETN3 is restricted to the testis. In fact, CETN1 is actually down-regulated in testicular malignancies compared to normal testis. Using q-PCR, CETN1 expression is shown to be highly up-regulated in cancer of the prostate and in pancreatic xenografts. Unexpectedly however, CETN1 expression was virtually absent in various cell lines until they were treated with the DNA demethylation agent 5'AZA-2'Deoxycytidine (AZA) but showed no increased expression upon incubation with Histone deacetylase inhibitor Trichostatin-A (TSA) alone. Additionally, like most CTAs, CETN1 appears to be an intrinsically disordered protein which implies that it may occupy a hub position in key protein interaction networks in cancer. Neither CETN1 nor CETN2 could compensate for loss of CDC31 expression in yeast which is analogous to published data for CETN3. CONCLUSIONS This work suggests that CETN1 is a novel CTA with expression in cancer of the prostate and pancreas. In cell lines, the expression is probably regulated by promoter methylation, while the method of regulation in normal adult tissues remains unknown.
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- John J Kim
- Department of Urology, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Nishi R, Sakai W, Tone D, Hanaoka F, Sugasawa K. Structure-function analysis of the EF-hand protein centrin-2 for its intracellular localization and nucleotide excision repair. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:6917-29. [PMID: 23716636 PMCID: PMC3737541 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Centrin-2 is an evolutionarily conserved, calmodulin-related protein, which is involved in multiple cellular functions including centrosome regulation and nucleotide excision repair (NER) of DNA. Particularly to exert the latter function, complex formation with the XPC protein, the pivotal NER damage recognition factor, is crucial. Here, we show that the C-terminal half of centrin-2, containing two calcium-binding EF-hand motifs, is necessary and sufficient for both its localization to the centrosome and interaction with XPC. In XPC-deficient cells, nuclear localization of overexpressed centrin-2 largely depends on co-overexpression of XPC, and mutational analyses of the C-terminal domain suggest that XPC and the major binding partner in the centrosome share a common binding surface on the centrin-2 molecule. On the other hand, the N-terminal domain of centrin-2 also contains two EF-hand motifs but shows only low-binding affinity for calcium ions. Although the N-terminal domain is dispensable for enhancement of the DNA damage recognition activity of XPC, it contributes to augmenting rather weak physical interaction between XPC and XPA, another key factor involved in NER. These results suggest that centrin-2 may have evolved to bridge two protein factors, one with high affinity and the other with low affinity, thereby allowing delicate regulation of various biological processes.
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- Ryotaro Nishi
- Biosignal Research Center, Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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Stemm-Wolf AJ, Meehl JB, Winey M. Sfr13, a member of a large family of asymmetrically localized Sfi1-repeat proteins, is important for basal body separation and stability in Tetrahymena thermophila. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:1659-71. [PMID: 23426847 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.120238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Directed fluid flow, which is achieved by the coordinated beating of motile cilia, is required for processes as diverse as cellular swimming, developmental patterning and mucus clearance. Cilia are nucleated, anchored and aligned at the plasma membrane by basal bodies, which are cylindrical microtubule-based structures with ninefold radial symmetry. In the unicellular ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, two centrin family members associated with the basal body are important for both basal body organization and stabilization. We have identified a family of 13 proteins in Tetrahymena that contain centrin-binding repeats related to those identified in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sfi1 protein. We have named these proteins Sfr1-Sfr13 (for Sfi1-repeat). Nine of the Sfr proteins localize in unique polarized patterns surrounding the basal body, suggesting non-identical roles in basal body organization and association with basal body accessory structures. Furthermore, the Sfr proteins are found in distinct basal body populations in Tetrahymena cells, indicating that they are responsive to particular developmental programs. A complete genetic deletion of one of the family members, Sfr13, causes unstable basal bodies and defects in daughter basal body separation from the mother, phenotypes also observed with centrin disruption. It is likely that the other Sfr family members are involved in distinct centrin functions, providing specificity to the tasks that centrins perform at basal bodies.
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- Alexander J Stemm-Wolf
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Pastrana-Ríos B, Reyes M, De Orbeta J, Meza V, Narváez D, Gómez AM, Rodríguez Nassif A, Almodovar R, Díaz Casas A, Robles J, Ortiz AM, Irizarry L, Campbell M, Colón M. Relative stability of human centrins and its relationship to calcium binding. Biochemistry 2013; 52:1236-48. [PMID: 23346931 PMCID: PMC3597381 DOI: 10.1021/bi301417z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Revised: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Centrins are calcium binding proteins that belong to the EF-hand superfamily with diverse biological functions. Herein we present the first systematic study that establishes the relative stability of related centrins via complementary biophysical techniques. Our results define the stepwise molecular behavior of human centrins by two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) correlation spectroscopy, the change in heat capacity and enthalpy of denaturation by differential scanning calorimetry, and the relative stability of the helical regions of centrins by circular dichroism. More importantly, 2D IR correlation spectroscopy provides unique information about the similarities and differences in dynamics between these related proteins. The thermally induced molecular behavior of human centrins can be used to predict biological target interactions that have a relative dependence on calcium affinity. This information is essential for understanding why certain isoforms may be used to rescue a phenotype and therefore also for explaining the different functions these proteins may have in vivo. Furthermore, this comparative approach can be applied to the study of recombinant therapeutic protein candidates for the treatment of disease states.
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- Belinda Pastrana-Ríos
- Protein Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-9019, USA.
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Ounjai P, Kim KD, Liu H, Dong M, Tauscher AN, Witkowska HE, Downing KH. Architectural insights into a ciliary partition. Curr Biol 2013; 23:339-44. [PMID: 23375896 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ciliary compartmentalization plays pivotal roles in ciliogenesis and in various signaling pathways. Here we describe a structure at the ciliary base that appears to have all the features required for compartmentalization and which we thus call the "ciliary partitioning system" (CPS). This complex consists of the terminal plate, which serves as a cytosolic "ciliary pore complex" (CPC), and a membrane region well suited to serve as a diffusion barrier. The CPC is a plate-shaped structure containing nine pores through which the microtubule doublets of the basal body pass. Each pore expands from the doublet B-tubule into an opening well suited for the passage of intraflagellar transport particles. The membrane diffusion barrier encompasses an extended region of detergent-resistant periciliary membrane (ciliary pocket) and a ring complex that connects the CPC to the membrane. Proteomics analysis shows involvement of the ciliary pocket in vesicle trafficking, suggesting that this region plays an active role in membrane transport. The CPC and the ring together form a complete partition defining the ciliary boundary.
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- Puey Ounjai
- Donner Laboratory, Life Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Umlauf D, Bonnet J, Waharte F, Fournier M, Stierle M, Fischer B, Brino L, Devys D, Tora L. The human TREX-2 complex is stably associated with the nuclear pore basket. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:2656-67. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.118000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In eukaryotes mRNA export involves many evolutionarily conserved factors that carry the nascent transcript to the nuclear pore complex (NPC). The THO/TREX complex couples transcription to mRNA export and recruits the mRNA export receptor NXF1 for the transport of mRNP particles to the NPC. The transcription and export complex 2 (TREX-2) was suggested to interact with NXF1 and to shuttle between transcription sites and the NPC. Here, we characterize the dynamics of human TREX-2 and show that it stably associates with the NPC basket. Moreover, the association of TREX-2 with the NPC requires the basket nucleoporins NUP153 and TPR, but is independent of transcription. Differential profiles of mRNA nuclear accumulation reveal that TREX-2 functions similarly to basket nucleoporins, but differently from NXF1. Thus, our results show that TREX-2 is an NPC-associated complex in mammalian cells and suggest that it is involved in putative NPC basket-related functions.
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Dantas TJ, Daly OM, Morrison CG. Such small hands: the roles of centrins/caltractins in the centriole and in genome maintenance. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 69:2979-97. [PMID: 22460578 PMCID: PMC11114748 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-0961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Centrins are small, highly conserved members of the EF-hand superfamily of calcium-binding proteins that are found throughout eukaryotes. They play a major role in ensuring the duplication and appropriate functioning of the ciliary basal bodies in ciliated cells. They have also been localised to the centrosome, which is the major microtubule organising centre in animal somatic cells. We describe the identification, cloning and characterisation of centrins in multiple eukaryotic species. Although centrins have been implicated in centriole biogenesis, recent results have indicated that centrosome duplication can, in fact, occur in the absence of centrins. We discuss these data and the non-centrosomal functions that are emerging for the centrins. In particular, we discuss the involvement of centrins in nucleotide excision repair, a process that repairs the DNA lesions that are induced primarily by ultraviolet irradiation. We discuss how centrin may be involved in these diverse processes and contribute to nuclear and cytoplasmic events.
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- Tiago J. Dantas
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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Habermann K, Mirgorodskaya E, Gobom J, Lehmann V, Müller H, Blümlein K, Deery MJ, Czogiel I, Erdmann C, Ralser M, von Kries JP, Lange BMH. Functional analysis of centrosomal kinase substrates in Drosophila melanogaster reveals a new function of the nuclear envelope component otefin in cell cycle progression. Mol Cell Biol 2012; 32:3554-69. [PMID: 22751930 PMCID: PMC3422010 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00814-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation is one of the key mechanisms that regulate centrosome biogenesis, spindle assembly, and cell cycle progression. However, little is known about centrosome-specific phosphorylation sites and their functional relevance. Here, we identified phosphoproteins of intact Drosophila melanogaster centrosomes and found previously unknown phosphorylation sites in known and unexpected centrosomal components. We functionally characterized phosphoproteins and integrated them into regulatory signaling networks with the 3 important mitotic kinases, cdc2, polo, and aur, as well as the kinase CkIIβ. Using a combinatorial RNA interference (RNAi) strategy, we demonstrated novel functions for P granule, nuclear envelope (NE), and nuclear proteins in centrosome duplication, maturation, and separation. Peptide microarrays confirmed phosphorylation of identified residues by centrosome-associated kinases. For a subset of phosphoproteins, we identified previously unknown centrosome and/or spindle localization via expression of tagged fusion proteins in Drosophila SL2 cells. Among those was otefin (Ote), an NE protein that we found to localize to centrosomes. Furthermore, we provide evidence that it is phosphorylated in vitro at threonine 63 (T63) through Aurora-A kinase. We propose that phosphorylation of this site plays a dual role in controlling mitotic exit when phosphorylated while dephosphorylation promotes G(2)/M transition in Drosophila SL2 cells.
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- Karin Habermann
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry and Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry and Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP), Screening Unit, Berlin, Germany
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry and Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP), Screening Unit, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Berlin, Germany
- Alacris Theranostics GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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Habermann K, Lange BM. New insights into subcomplex assembly and modifications of centrosomal proteins. Cell Div 2012; 7:17. [PMID: 22800182 PMCID: PMC3479078 DOI: 10.1186/1747-1028-7-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This review provides a brief overview of the recent work on centrosome proteomics, protein complex identification and functional characterization with an emphasis on the literature of the last three years. Proteomics, genetic screens and comparative genomics studies in different model organisms have almost exhaustively identified the molecular components of the centrosome. However, much knowledge is still missing on the protein-protein interactions, protein modifications and molecular changes the centrosome undergoes throughout the cell cycle and development. The dynamic nature of this large multi-protein complex is reflected in the variety of annotated subcellular locations and biological processes of its proposed components. Some centrosomal proteins and complexes have been studied intensively in different organisms and provided detailed insight into centrosome functions. For example, the molecular, structural and functional characterization of the γ-Tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC) and the the discovery of the Augmin/HAUS complex has advanced our understanding of microtubule (MT) capture, nucleation and organization. Surprising findings revealed new functions and localizations of proteins that were previously regarded as bona fide centriolar or centrosome components, e.g. at the kinetochore or in the nuclear pore complex regulating MT plus end capture or mRNA processing. Many centrosome components undergo posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation, SUMOylation and ubiquitylation that are critical in modulating centrosome function and biology. A wealth of information has recently become available driven by new developments in technologies such as mass spectrometry, light and electron microscopy providing more detailed molecular and structural definition of the centrosome and particular roles of proteins throughout the cell cycle and development.
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- Karin Habermann
- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.
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Wickramasinghe VO, Stewart M, Laskey RA. GANP enhances the efficiency of mRNA nuclear export in mammalian cells. Nucleus 2012; 1:393-6. [PMID: 21326821 DOI: 10.4161/nucl.1.5.12351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nuclear export of mRNPs is mediated by transport factors such as NXF1 that bind mRNPs and mediate their translocation through the central channel of nuclear pores (NPC) using transient interactions with FG-nucleoporins. A number of nuclear factors enhance the efficiency of this process by concentrating mRNPs at the nuclear face of the pores. Although this enhancement has been explored mainly with the yeast TREX-2 complex, recent work has indicated that mammalian cells employ GANP (Germinal-centre Associated Nuclear Protein) for efficient mRNP nuclear export and for efficient recruitment of NXF1-containing mRNPs to NPCs. GANP is constructed from several domains that show local homology to FG-nucleoporins, the yeast mRNA export factor Sac3p and the mammalian MCM3 acetyltransferase. Whereas yeast TREX-2 is located primarily at nuclear pores, some GANP is located in the nuclear interior in addition to that found at the pores. GANP depletion inhibits bulk mRNA export, resulting in retention of mRNPs and NXF1 in punctate foci within the nucleoplasm, consistent with GANP's being an integral component of the mammalian mRNA export machinery. Here, we discuss the model for GANP function presented in our recent paper and its implications for the mechanism of mRNA export in mammalian cells.
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Zhang Y, He CY. Centrins in unicellular organisms: functional diversity and specialization. PROTOPLASMA 2012; 249:459-467. [PMID: 21786168 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0305-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Centrins (also known as caltractins) are conserved, EF hand-containing proteins ubiquitously found in eukaryotes. Similar to calmodulins, the calcium-binding EF hands in centrins fold into two structurally similar domains separated by an alpha-helical linker region, shaping like a dumbbell. The small size (15-22 kDa) and domain organization of centrins and their functional diversity/specialization make them an ideal system to study protein structure-function relationship. Here, we review the work on centrins with a focus on their structures and functions characterized in unicellular organisms.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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González-Aguilera C, Askjaer P. Dissecting the NUP107 complex: multiple components and even more functions. Nucleus 2012; 3:340-8. [PMID: 22713280 DOI: 10.4161/nucl.21135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) is a fascinating structure whose functional relevance and complexity attract significant interest. Within the NPC, several different subcomplexes interact with each other to form a highly conserved and stable structure. One of these subcomplexes is the NUP107 complex, constituted by 7-9 members. A wide variety of functions have been ascribed to the NUP107 complex, ranging from NPC assembly to mRNA export to cell differentiation. Recently, genetic dissection of the NUP107 complex has provided novel insight to the assembly of the complex and has, moreover, revealed an unexpected connection with the mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint protein MAD1.
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- Cristina González-Aguilera
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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Jani D, Lutz S, Hurt E, Laskey RA, Stewart M, Wickramasinghe VO. Functional and structural characterization of the mammalian TREX-2 complex that links transcription with nuclear messenger RNA export. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:4562-73. [PMID: 22307388 PMCID: PMC3378895 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Export of messenger RNA (mRNA) from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is a critical step in the gene expression pathway of eukaryotic cells. Here, we report the functional and structural characterization of the mammalian TREX-2 complex and show how it links transcription/processing with nuclear mRNA export. Mammalian TREX-2 is based on a germinal-centre associated nuclear protein (GANP) scaffold to which ENY2, PCID2 and centrins bind and depletion of any of these components inhibits mRNA export. The crystal structure of the GANP:ENY2 complex shows that two ENY2 chains interact directly with GANP, but they have different orientations from those observed on yeast Sac3. GANP is required to recruit ENY2 to nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), but ENY2 is not necessary to recruit GANP, which requires both its CID and MCM3AP domains, together with nucleoporin Nup153. GANP and ENY2 associate with RNA polymerase II and inhibition of mRNA processing redistributes GANP from NPCs into nuclear foci indicating that mammalian TREX-2 is associated with transcription. Thus, we implicate TREX-2 as an integral component of the mammalian mRNA export machinery where it links transcription and nuclear export by facilitating the transfer of mature mRNPs from the nuclear interior to NPCs.
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- Divyang Jani
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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Delaval B, Covassin L, Lawson ND, Doxsey S. Centrin depletion causes cyst formation and other ciliopathy-related phenotypes in zebrafish. Cell Cycle 2011; 10:3964-72. [PMID: 22142866 DOI: 10.4161/cc.10.22.18150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Most bona fide centrosome proteins including centrins, small calcium-binding proteins, participate in spindle function during mitosis and play a role in cilia assembly in non-cycling cells. Although the basic cellular functions of centrins have been studied in lower eukaryotes and vertebrate cells in culture, phenotypes associated with centrin depletion in vertebrates in vivo has not been directly addressed. To test this, we depleted centrin2 in zebrafish and found that it leads to ciliopathy phenotypes including enlarged pronephric tubules and pronephric cysts. Consistent with the ciliopathy phenotypes, cilia defects were observed in differentiated epithelial cells of ciliated organs such as the olfactory bulb and pronephric duct. The organ phenotypes were also accompanied by cell cycle deregulation namely mitotic delay resulting from mitotic defects. Overall, this work demonstrates that centrin2 depletion causes cilia-related disorders in zebrafish. Moreover, given the presence of both cilia and mitotic defects in the affected organs, it suggests that cilia disorders may arise from a combination of these defects.
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- Benedicte Delaval
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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White RG, Barton DA. The cytoskeleton in plasmodesmata: a role in intercellular transport? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2011; 62:5249-66. [PMID: 21862484 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Actin and myosin are components of the plant cell cytoskeleton that extend from cell to cell through plasmodesmata (PD), but it is unclear how they are organized within the cytoplasmic sleeve or how they might behave as regulatory elements. Early work used antibodies to locate actin and myosin to PD, at the electron microscope level, or to pitfields (aggregations of PD in the cell wall), using immunofluorescence techniques. More recently, a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged plant myosin VIII was located specifically at PD-rich pitfields in cell walls. Application of actin or myosin disrupters may modify the conformation of PD and alter rates of cell-cell transport, providing evidence for a role in regulating PD permeability. Intriguingly, there is now evidence of differentiation between types of PD, some of which open in response to both actin and myosin disrupters, and others which are unaffected by actin disrupters or which close in response to myosin inhibitors. Viruses also interact with elements of the cytoskeleton for both intracellular and intercellular transport. The precise function of the cytoskeleton in PD may change during cell development, and may not be identical in all tissue types, or even in all PD within a single cell. Nevertheless, it is likely that actin- and myosin-associated proteins play a key role in regulating cell-cell transport, by interacting with cargo and loading it into PD, and may underlie the capacity for one-way transport across particular cell and tissue boundaries.
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- Rosemary G White
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Miron S, Durand D, Chilom C, Pérez J, Craescu CT. Binding of calcium, magnesium, and target peptides to Cdc31, the centrin of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemistry 2011; 50:6409-22. [PMID: 21714500 DOI: 10.1021/bi200518d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cdc31, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae centrin, is an EF-hand calcium-binding protein essential for the cell division and mRNA nuclear export. We used biophysical techniques to investigate its calcium, magnesium, and protein target binding properties as well as their conformations in solution. We show here that Cdc31 displays one Ca(2+)/Mg(2+) mixed site in the N-terminal domain and two low-affinity Ca(2+) sites in the C-terminal domain. The affinity of Cdc31 for different natural target peptides (from Kar1, Sfi1, Sac3) that we obtained by isothermal titration calorimetry shows weakly Ca(2+), but also Mg(2+) dependence. The characteristics of target surface binding were shown to be similar; we highlight that the 1-4 hydrophobic amino acid motif, in a stable amphipathic α-helix, is critical for binding. Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) binding increase the α-helix content and stabilize the structure. Analysis of small-angle X-ray scattering experiments revealed that N- and C-terminal domains are not individualized in apo-Cdc31; in contrast, they are separated in the Mg(2+) state, creating a groove in the middle of the molecule that is occupied by the target peptide in the liganded form. Consequently, Mg(2+) seems to have consequences on Cdc31's function and could be important to stimulate interactions in resting cells.
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- Simona Miron
- Institut Curie Centre de Recherche, Centre Universitaire Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
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Renaud E, Miccoli L, Zacal N, Biard DS, Craescu CT, Rainbow AJ, Angulo JF. Differential contribution of XPC, RAD23A, RAD23B and CENTRIN 2 to the UV-response in human cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2011; 10:835-47. [PMID: 21676658 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Several genes in human cells are activated by physical genotoxic agents in order to regenerate cell homeostasis. Among the pathways contributing to this response, nucleotide excision repair (NER) is unique in restoring the nucleotide sequence of the DNA molecule without generating mutations. The first step of NER is mediated by a protein complex composed of XPC, RAD23B, an ubiquitin receptor and CENTRIN 2, an EF-hand calcium binding protein. These three proteins are multifunctional and participate in other important biochemical pathways. We silenced the XPC, RAD23A or RAD23B genes in HeLa cells for a long period of time by using Epstein Barr Virus-derived plasmids carrying sequences coding for small interfering RNA. XPC silencing confirms an essential role for XPC in DNA repair and cell survival after ultraviolet light irradiation. RAD23A and RAD23B participate in DNA repair and cell survival with diverging functions. Our data also indicate that CENTRIN 2 is recruited onto nuclear damaged areas quickly after irradiation and that XPC plays an important role during its internalization into the nucleus of human cells. Furthermore, the inhibition of XPC expression correlates with a decreased amount of CENTRIN 2 transcript and protein, indicating that XPC is required for the fine tuning of CENTRIN 2 gene expression. Moreover, XPC-silenced cells present a reduced concentration of CENTRIN 2 that affects both its centrosomal and nuclear localization suggesting that XPC deficiency may indirectly slow down cell division.
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- Emilie Renaud
- Laboratoire de Génétique de la Radiosensibilité, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, CEA, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Direction des Sciences du Vivant, B.P. 6, 92265, Fontenay aux Roses, France
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Chatel G, Fahrenkrog B. Nucleoporins: leaving the nuclear pore complex for a successful mitosis. Cell Signal 2011; 23:1555-62. [PMID: 21683138 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2011.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The nuclear envelope (NE) separates the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus of interphase eukaryotic cells and nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) mediate the macromolecular exchange between these two compartments. The NE and the NPCs of vertebrate cells disassemble during prophase and the nuclear pore proteins (nucleoporins) are distributed within the mitotic cytoplasm. For an increasing number of them active mitotic functions have been assigned over the past few years. Nucleoporins are participating in spindle assembly, kinetochore organisation, and the spindle assembly checkpoint, all processes that control chromosome segregation and are important for maintenance of genome integrity. But nucleoporins are also engaged in early and late mitotic events, such as centrosome positioning and cytokinesis. Here we will highlight recent progress in deciphering the roles for nucleoporins in the distinct steps of mitosis.
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- Guillaume Chatel
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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Isvoran A, Badel A, Craescu CT, Miron S, Miteva MA. Exploring NMR ensembles of calcium binding proteins: perspectives to design inhibitors of protein-protein interactions. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2011; 11:24. [PMID: 21569443 PMCID: PMC3116463 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-11-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background Disrupting protein-protein interactions by small organic molecules is nowadays a promising strategy employed to block protein targets involved in different pathologies. However, structural changes occurring at the binding interfaces make difficult drug discovery processes using structure-based drug design/virtual screening approaches. Here we focused on two homologous calcium binding proteins, calmodulin and human centrin 2, involved in different cellular functions via protein-protein interactions, and known to undergo important conformational changes upon ligand binding. Results In order to find suitable protein conformations of calmodulin and centrin for further structure-based drug design/virtual screening, we performed in silico structural/energetic analysis and molecular docking of terphenyl (a mimicking alpha-helical molecule known to inhibit protein-protein interactions of calmodulin) into X-ray and NMR ensembles of calmodulin and centrin. We employed several scoring methods in order to find the best protein conformations. Our results show that docking on NMR structures of calmodulin and centrin can be very helpful to take into account conformational changes occurring at protein-protein interfaces. Conclusions NMR structures of protein-protein complexes nowadays available could efficiently be exploited for further structure-based drug design/virtual screening processes employed to design small molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions.
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- Adriana Isvoran
- MTi, Inserm U973 - University Paris Diderot, 35 rue Helene Brion, Bat, Lamarck, 75013 Paris, France
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CDC25B associates with a centrin 2-containing complex and is involved in maintaining centrosome integrity. Biol Cell 2011; 103:55-68. [PMID: 21091437 PMCID: PMC3025493 DOI: 10.1042/bc20100111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background information. CDC25 (cell division cycle 25) phosphatases function as activators of CDK (cyclin-dependent kinase)–cyclin complexes to regulate progression through the CDC. We have recently identified a pool of CDC25B at the centrosome of interphase cells that plays a role in regulating centrosome numbers. Results. In the present study, we demonstrate that CDC25B forms a close association with Ctn (centrin) proteins at the centrosome. This interaction involves both N- and C-terminal regions of CDC25B and requires CDC25B binding to its CDK–cyclin substrates. However, the interaction is not dependent on the enzyme activity of CDC25B. Although CDC25B appears to bind indirectly to Ctn2, this association is pertinent to CDC25B localization at the centrosome. We further demonstrate that CDC25B plays a role in maintaining the overall integrity of the centrosome, by regulating the centrosome levels of multiple centrosome proteins, including that of Ctn2. Conclusions. Our results therefore suggest that CDC25B associates with a Ctn2-containing multiprotein complex in the cytoplasm, which targets it to the centrosome, where it plays a role in maintaining the centrosome levels of Ctn2 and a number of other centrosome components.
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Dantas TJ, Wang Y, Lalor P, Dockery P, Morrison CG. Defective nucleotide excision repair with normal centrosome structures and functions in the absence of all vertebrate centrins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 193:307-18. [PMID: 21482720 PMCID: PMC3080269 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201012093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Centrin-null cells undergo normal division but are highly sensitive to UV irradiation as a result of impaired DNA repair. The principal microtubule-organizing center in animal cells, the centrosome, contains centrin, a small, conserved calcium-binding protein unique to eukaryotes. Several centrin isoforms exist and have been implicated in various cellular processes including nuclear export and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair. Although centrins are required for centriole/basal body duplication in lower eukaryotes, centrin functions in vertebrate centrosome duplication are less clear. To define these roles, we used gene targeting in the hyperrecombinogenic chicken DT40 cell line to delete all three centrin genes in individual clones. Unexpectedly, centrin-deficient cells underwent normal cellular division with no detectable cell cycle defects. Light and electron microscopy analyses revealed no significant difference in centrosome composition or ultrastructure. However, centrin deficiency made DT40 cells highly sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, with Cetn3 deficiency exacerbating the sensitivity of Cetn4/Cetn2 double mutants. DNA damage checkpoints were intact, but repair of UV-induced DNA damage was delayed in centrin nulls. These data demonstrate a role for vertebrate centrin in nucleotide excision repair.
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- Tiago J Dantas
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway 091 524 411, Ireland
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Tanaka N, Goto M, Kawasaki A, Sasano T, Eto K, Nishi R, Sugasawa K, Abe S, Saitoh H. An EF-hands protein, centrin-1, is an EGTA-sensitive SUMO-interacting protein in mouse testis. Cell Biochem Funct 2011; 28:604-12. [PMID: 20941751 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A multifunctional calcium-binding protein, centrin-1, is specifically expressed in male germ cells, certain neurons and ciliated cells. We identified centrin-1 as a protein interacting with SUMO-2/3 using yeast two-hybrid screening of a mouse testicular cDNA library. In bead halo assays, the interaction between centrin-1 and SUMO-2/3 was reduced in the presence of EGTA and facilitated by the addition of CaCl₂. immunostaining of seminiferous tubules in 35-day-old mouse testes revealed that cells in the layer containing spermatogonia showed colocalization of SUMO-2/3 with centrin-1 in cytoplasmic spots. Identification of centrin-1 as the EGTA-sensitive SUMO-2/3-interacting protein indicates the possible role of calcium in modulating the centrin-1-SUMO-2/3 interaction and suggests the importance of this interaction in mouse testis.
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- Niina Tanaka
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Keller LC, Wemmer KA, Marshall WF. Influence of centriole number on mitotic spindle length and symmetry. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2010; 67:504-18. [PMID: 20540087 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The functional role of centrioles or basal bodies in mitotic spindle assembly and function is currently unclear. Although supernumerary centrioles have been associated with multipolar spindles in cancer cells, suggesting centriole number might dictate spindle polarity, bipolar spindles are able to assemble in the complete absence of centrioles, suggesting a level of centriole-independence in the spindle assembly pathway. In this report we perturb centriole number using mutations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and measure the response of the mitotic spindle to these perturbations in centriole number. Although altered centriole number increased the frequency of monopolar and multipolar spindles, the majority of spindles remained bipolar regardless of the centriole number. But even when spindles were bipolar, abnormal centriole numbers led to asymmetries in tubulin distribution, half-spindle length and spindle pole focus. Half spindle length correlated directly with number of centrioles at a pole, such that an imbalance in centriole number between the two poles of a bipolar spindle correlated with increased asymmetry between half spindle lengths. These results are consistent with centrioles playing an active role in regulating mitotic spindle length. Mutants with centriole number alteration also show increased cytokinesis defects, but these do not correlate with centriole number in the dividing cell and may therefore reflect downstream consequences of defects in preceding cell divisions.
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- Lani C Keller
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Müller H, Schmidt D, Steinbrink S, Mirgorodskaya E, Lehmann V, Habermann K, Dreher F, Gustavsson N, Kessler T, Lehrach H, Herwig R, Gobom J, Ploubidou A, Boutros M, Lange BMH. Proteomic and functional analysis of the mitotic Drosophila centrosome. EMBO J 2010; 29:3344-57. [PMID: 20818332 PMCID: PMC2957212 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Regulation of centrosome structure, duplication and segregation is integrated into cellular pathways that control cell cycle progression and growth. As part of these pathways, numerous proteins with well-established non-centrosomal localization and function associate with the centrosome to fulfill regulatory functions. In turn, classical centrosomal components take up functional and structural roles as part of other cellular organelles and compartments. Thus, although a comprehensive inventory of centrosome components is missing, emerging evidence indicates that its molecular composition reflects the complexity of its functions. We analysed the Drosophila embryonic centrosomal proteome using immunoisolation in combination with mass spectrometry. The 251 identified components were functionally characterized by RNA interference. Among those, a core group of 11 proteins was critical for centrosome structure maintenance. Depletion of any of these proteins in Drosophila SL2 cells resulted in centrosome disintegration, revealing a molecular dependency of centrosome structure on components of the protein translation machinery, actin- and RNA-binding proteins. In total, we assigned novel centrosome-related functions to 24 proteins and confirmed 13 of these in human cells.
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- Hannah Müller
- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research—Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Signaling and Functional Genomics and University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research—Fritz Lipmann Institute, Jena, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Signaling and Functional Genomics and University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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Wozniak R, Burke B, Doye V. Nuclear transport and the mitotic apparatus: an evolving relationship. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:2215-30. [PMID: 20372967 PMCID: PMC11115906 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0325-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The trafficking of macromolecules between the cytoplasm and the nucleus is controlled by the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) and various transport factors that facilitate the movement of cargos through the NPCs and their accumulation in the target compartment. While their functions in transport are well established, an ever-growing number of observations have also linked components of the nuclear transport machinery to processes that control chromosome segregation during mitosis, including spindle assembly, kinetochore function, and the spindle assembly checkpoint. In this review, we will discuss this evolving area of study and emerging hypotheses that propose key roles for components of the nuclear transport apparatus in mitotic progression.
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- Richard Wozniak
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H7, Canada.
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