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Lyon SE, Harris KA, Odzer NB, Wilkins SG, Breaker RR. Ornate, large, extremophilic (OLE) RNA forms a kink turn necessary for OapC protein recognition and RNA function. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102674. [PMID: 36336078 PMCID: PMC9723947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ornate, large, extremophilic (OLE) RNAs represent a class of noncoding RNAs prevalent in Gram-positive, extremophilic/anaerobic bacterial species. OLE RNAs (∼600 nt), whose precise biochemical functions remain mysterious, form an intricate secondary structure interspersed with regions of highly conserved nucleotides. In the alkali-halophilic bacterium Bacillus halodurans, OLE RNA is a component of a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex involving at least two proteins named OapA and OapB, but additional components may exist that could point to functional roles for the RNA. Disruption of the genes for either OLE RNA, OapA, or OapB result in the inability of cells to overcome cold, alcohol, or Mg2+ stresses. In the current study, we used in vivo crosslinking followed by OLE RNA isolation to identify the protein YbxF as a potential additional partner in the OLE RNP complex. Notably, a mutation in the gene for this same protein was also reported to be present in a strain wherein the complex is nonfunctional. The B. halodurans YbxF (herein renamed OapC) is homologous to a bacterial protein earlier demonstrated to bind kink turn (k-turn) RNA structural motifs. In vitro RNA-protein binding assays reveal that OLE RNA forms a previously unrecognized k-turn that serves as the natural binding site for YbxF/OapC. Moreover, B. halodurans cells carrying OLE RNAs with disruptive mutations in the k-turn exhibit phenotypes identical to cells lacking functional OLE RNP complexes. These findings reveal that the YbxF/OapC protein of B. halodurans is important for the formation of a functional OLE RNP complex.
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- Seth E Lyon
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Dai ZM, Guo W, Yu D, Zhu XJ, Sun S, Huang H, Jiang M, Xie B, Zhang Z, Qiu M. SECISBP2L-Mediated Selenoprotein Synthesis Is Essential for Autonomous Regulation of Oligodendrocyte Differentiation. J Neurosci 2022; 42:5860-5869. [PMID: 35760530 PMCID: PMC9337607 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2141-21.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Thyroid hormone (TH) controls the timely differentiation of oligodendrocytes (OLs), and its deficiency can delay myelin development and cause mental retardation. Previous studies showed that the active TH T3 is converted from its prohormone T4 by the selenoprotein DIO2, whose mRNA is primarily expressed in astrocytes in the CNS. In the present study, we discovered that SECISBP2L is highly expressed in differentiating OLs and is required for DIO2 translation. Conditional knock-out (CKO) of Secisbp2l in OL lineage resulted in a decreased level of DIO2 and T3, accompanied by impaired OL differentiation, hypomyelination and motor deficits in both sexes of mice. Moreover, the defective differentiation of OLs in Secisbp2l mutants can be alleviated by T3 or its analog, but not the prohormone T4. The present study has provided strong evidence for the autonomous regulation of OL differentiation by its intrinsic T3 production mediated by the novel SECISBP2L-DIO2-T3 pathway during myelin development.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Secisbp2l is specifically expressed in differentiating oligodendrocytes (OLs) and is essential for selenoprotein translation in OLs. Secisbp2l regulates Dio2 translation for active thyroid hormone (TH) T3 production in the CNS. Autonomous regulation of OLs differentiation via SECISBP2L-DIO2-T3 pathway.
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- Zhong-Min Dai
- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
- The Affiliated Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310015, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, People's Republic of China
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Kiledjian NT, Shah R, Vetick MB, Copeland PR. The expression of essential selenoproteins during development requires SECIS-binding protein 2-like. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 5:e202101291. [PMID: 35210313 PMCID: PMC8881744 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The dietary requirement for selenium is based on its incorporation into selenoproteins, which contain the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). The Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) is an RNA structure found in the 3' UTR of all selenoprotein mRNAs, and it is required to convert in-frame UGA codons from termination to Sec-incorporating codons. SECIS-binding protein 2 (Sbp2) is required for Sec incorporation, but its paralogue, SECIS-binding protein 2-like (Secisbp2l), while conserved, has no known function. Here we determined the relative roles of Sbp2 and Secisbp2l by introducing CRISPR mutations in both genes in zebrafish. By monitoring selenoprotein synthesis with 75Se labeling during embryogenesis, we found that sbp2 -/- embryos still make a select subset of selenoproteins but secisbp2l -/- embryos retain the full complement. Abrogation of both genes completely prevents selenoprotein synthesis and juveniles die at 14 days post fertilization. Embryos lacking Sbp2 are sensitive to oxidative stress and express the stress marker Vtg1. We propose a model where Secisbp2l is required to promote essential selenoprotein synthesis when Sbp2 activity is compromised.
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- Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Copeland PR, Howard MT. Ribosome Fate during Decoding of UGA-Sec Codons. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413204. [PMID: 34948001 PMCID: PMC8704476 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Decoding of genetic information into polypeptides occurs during translation, generally following the codon assignment rules of the organism's genetic code. However, recoding signals in certain mRNAs can overwrite the normal rules of translation. An exquisite example of this occurs during translation of selenoprotein mRNAs, wherein UGA codons are reassigned to encode for the 21st proteogenic amino acid, selenocysteine. In this review, we will examine what is known about the mechanisms of UGA recoding and discuss the fate of ribosomes that fail to incorporate selenocysteine.
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- Paul R. Copeland
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
- Correspondence: (P.R.C.); (M.T.H.)
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
- Correspondence: (P.R.C.); (M.T.H.)
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Santesmasses D, Gladyshev VN. Pathogenic Variants in Selenoproteins and Selenocysteine Biosynthesis Machinery. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11593. [PMID: 34769022 PMCID: PMC8584023 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Selenium is incorporated into selenoproteins as the 21st amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). There are 25 selenoproteins encoded in the human genome, and their synthesis requires a dedicated machinery. Most selenoproteins are oxidoreductases with important functions in human health. A number of disorders have been associated with deficiency of selenoproteins, caused by mutations in selenoprotein genes or Sec machinery genes. We discuss mutations that are known to cause disease in humans and report their allele frequencies in the general population. The occurrence of protein-truncating variants in the same genes is also presented. We provide an overview of pathogenic variants in selenoproteins genes from a population genomics perspective.
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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Schoenmakers E, Chatterjee K. Human Disorders Affecting the Selenocysteine Incorporation Pathway Cause Systemic Selenoprotein Deficiency. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 33:481-497. [PMID: 32295391 PMCID: PMC7409586 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Significance: Generalized selenoprotein deficiency has been associated with mutations in SECISBP2, SEPSECS, and TRU-TCA1-1, 3 factors that are crucial for incorporation of the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) into at least 25 human selenoproteins. SECISBP2 and TRU-TCA1-1 defects are characterized by a multisystem phenotype due to deficiencies of antioxidant and tissue-specific selenoproteins, together with abnormal thyroid hormone levels reflecting impaired hormone metabolism by deiodinase selenoenzymes. SEPSECS mutations are associated with a predominantly neurological phenotype with progressive cerebello-cerebral atrophy. Recent Advances: The recent identification of individuals with defects in genes encoding components of the selenocysteine insertion pathway has delineated complex and multisystem disorders, reflecting a lack of selenoproteins in specific tissues, oxidative damage due to lack of oxidoreductase-active selenoproteins and other pathways whose nature is unclear. Critical Issues: Abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism in patients can be corrected by triiodothyronine (T3) treatment. No specific therapies for other phenotypes (muscular dystrophy, male infertility, hearing loss, neurodegeneration) exist as yet, but their severity often requires supportive medical intervention. Future Directions: These disorders provide unique insights into the role of selenoproteins in humans. The long-term consequences of reduced cellular antioxidant capacity remain unknown, and future surveillance of patients may reveal time-dependent phenotypes (e.g., neoplasia, aging) or consequences of deficiency of selenoproteins whose function remains to be elucidated. The role of antioxidant therapies requires evaluation. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 33, 481-497.
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- Erik Schoenmakers
- Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Howard MT, Copeland PR. New Directions for Understanding the Codon Redefinition Required for Selenocysteine Incorporation. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 192:18-25. [PMID: 31342342 PMCID: PMC6801069 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01827-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The fact that selenocysteine (Sec) is delivered to the elongating ribosome by a tRNA that recognizes a UGA stop codon makes it unique and a thorn in the side of what was originally thought to be a universal genetic code. The mechanism by which this redefinition occurs has been slowly coming to light over the past 30 years, but key questions remain. This review seeks to highlight the prominent mechanistic questions that will guide the direction of work in the near future. These questions arise from two major aspects of Sec incorporation: (1) novel functions for the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) that resides in all selenoprotein mRNAs and (2) the myriad of RNA-binding proteins, both known and yet to be discovered, that act in concert to modify the translation elongation process to allow Sec incorporation.
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- Michael T Howard
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Ln, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
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Varlamova EG, Maltseva VN. Micronutrient Selenium: Uniqueness and Vital Functions. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350919040213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Stanford KR, Ajmo JM, Bahia PK, Hadley SH, Taylor-Clark TE. Improving redox sensitivity of roGFP1 by incorporation of selenocysteine at position 147. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:827. [PMID: 30466490 PMCID: PMC6249920 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3929-x] [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: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objective Redox-sensitive green fluorescent protein (roGFP) is a genetically-encoded redox-sensitive protein used to detect cellular oxidative stress associated with reactive oxygen species production. Here we replaced the cysteine at position 147 of roGFP1 (variant of roGFP) with selenocysteine in order to increase redox sensitivity of the redox reporter. Results Expression of roGFP1 selenoprotein (roGFP1-Se147) in HEK293 cells required the presence of a selenocysteine insertion sequence and was augmented by co-expression with SBP2. roGFP1-Se147 demonstrated a similar excitation and emission spectra to roGFP1. Although expression of roGFP1-Se147 was limited, it was sufficient enough to perform live cell imaging to evaluate sensitivity to oxidation and reduction. roGFP1-Se147 exhibited a 100-fold increase in sensitivity to oxidation with H2O2 in comparison to roGFP1 as well as a 20-fold decrease in the EC50 of H2O2. Furthermore, roGFP1-Se147, unlike roGFP1, was able to detect oxidation caused by the mitochondrial electron transport complex III inhibitor antimycin A. Unfortunately roGFP-Se147 exhibited a diminished dynamic range and photoinstability. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-3929-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Katherine R Stanford
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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Andjelkovic M, Minic P, Vreca M, Stojiljkovic M, Skakic A, Sovtic A, Rodic M, Skodric-Trifunovic V, Maric N, Visekruna J, Spasovski V, Pavlovic S. Genomic profiling supports the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia and reveals novel candidate genes and genetic variants. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205422. [PMID: 30300419 PMCID: PMC6177184 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive or X-linked disorder that mainly affects lungs. Dysfunction of respiratory cilia causes symptoms such as chronic rhinosinusitis, coughing, rhinitis, conductive hearing loss and recurrent lung infections with bronchiectasis. It is now well known that pathogenic genetic changes lead to ciliary dysfunction. Here we report usage of clinical-exome based NGS approach in order to reveal underlying genetic causes in cohort of 21 patient with diagnosis of PCD. By detecting 18 (12 novel) potentially pathogenic genetic variants, we established the genetic cause of 11 (9 unrelated) patients. Genetic variants were detected in six PCD disease-causing genes, as well as in SPAG16 and SPAG17 genes, that were not detected in PCD patients so far, but were related to some symptoms of PCD. The most frequently mutated gene in our cohort was DNAH5 (27.77%). Identified variants were in homozygous, compound heterozygous and trans-heterozygous state. For detailed characterization of one novel homozygous genetic variant in DNAI1 gene (c. 947_948insG, p. Thr318TyrfsTer11), RT-qPCR and Western Blot analysis were performed. Molecular diagnostic approach applied in this study enables analysis of 29 PCD disease-causing and related genes. It resulted in mutation detection rate of 50% and enabled discovery of twelve novel mutations and pointed two possible novel PCD candidate genes.
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- Marina Andjelkovic
- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Cupic“, Belgrade, Serbia
- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Cupic“, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Cupic“, Belgrade, Serbia
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- School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Clinic for Pulmonology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgradе, Serbia
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- Clinic for children diseases, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia „Dr Vukan Cupic“, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Translation regulation of mammalian selenoproteins. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:2480-2492. [PMID: 29751099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interest in selenium research has considerably grown over the last decades owing to the association of selenium deficiencies with an increased risk of several human diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases. The discovery of a genetically encoded 21st amino acid, selenocysteine, is a fascinating breakthrough in molecular biology as it is the first addition to the genetic code deciphered in the 1960s. Selenocysteine is a structural and functional analog of cysteine, where selenium replaces sulfur, and its presence is critical for the catalytic activity of selenoproteins. SCOPE OF REVIEW The insertion of selenocysteine is a non-canonical translational event, based on the recoding of a UGA codon in selenoprotein mRNAs, normally used as a stop codon in other cellular mRNAs. Two RNA molecules and associated partners are crucial components of the selenocysteine insertion machinery, the Sec-tRNA[Ser]Sec devoted to UGA codon recognition and the SECIS elements located in the 3'UTR of selenoprotein mRNAs. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The translational UGA recoding event is a limiting stage of selenoprotein expression and its efficiency is regulated by several factors. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The control of selenoproteome expression is crucial for redox homeostasis and antioxidant defense of mammalian organisms. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the co-translational insertion of selenocysteine into selenoproteins, and its layers of regulation.
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Mariotti M, Shetty S, Baird L, Wu S, Loughran G, Copeland PR, Atkins JF, Howard MT. Multiple RNA structures affect translation initiation and UGA redefinition efficiency during synthesis of selenoprotein P. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 45:13004-13015. [PMID: 29069514 PMCID: PMC5727441 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Gene-specific expansion of the genetic code allows for UGA codons to specify the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). A striking example of UGA redefinition occurs during translation of the mRNA coding for the selenium transport protein, selenoprotein P (SELENOP), which in vertebrates may contain up to 22 in-frame UGA codons. Sec incorporation at the first and downstream UGA codons occurs with variable efficiencies to control synthesis of full-length and truncated SELENOP isoforms. To address how the Selenop mRNA can direct dynamic codon redefinition in different regions of the same mRNA, we undertook a comprehensive search for phylogenetically conserved RNA structures and examined the function of these structures using cell-based assays, in vitro translation systems, and in vivo ribosome profiling of liver tissue from mice carrying genomic deletions of 3′ UTR selenocysteine-insertion-sequences (SECIS1 and SECIS2). The data support a novel RNA structure near the start codon that impacts translation initiation, structures located adjacent to UGA codons, additional coding sequence regions necessary for efficient production of full-length SELENOP, and distinct roles for SECIS1 and SECIS2 at UGA codons. Our results uncover a remarkable diversity of RNA elements conducting multiple occurrences of UGA redefinition to control the synthesis of full-length and truncated SELENOP isoforms.
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- Marco Mariotti
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Budachetri K, Crispell G, Karim S. Amblyomma maculatum SECIS binding protein 2 and putative selenoprotein P are indispensable for pathogen replication and tick fecundity. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 88:37-47. [PMID: 28739494 PMCID: PMC5583717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Selenium, a vital trace element, is incorporated into selenoproteins to produce selenocysteine. Our previous studies have revealed an adaptive co-evolutionary process that has enabled the spotted fever-causing tick-borne pathogen Rickettsia parkeri to survive by manipulating an antioxidant defense system associated with selenium, which includes a full set of selenoproteins and other antioxidants in ticks. Here, we conducted a systemic investigation of SECIS binding protein 2 (SBP2) and putative selenoprotein P (SELENOP) by transcript silencing in adult female Gulf-coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum). Knockdown of the SBP2 and SELENOP genes depleted the respective transcript levels of these tick selenogenes, and caused differential regulation of other antioxidants. Importantly, the selenium level in the immature and mature tick stages increased significantly after a blood meal, but the selenium level decreased in ticks after the SBP2 and SELENOP knockdowns. Moreover, the SBP2 knockdown significantly impaired both transovarial transmission of R. parkeri to tick eggs and egg hatching. Overall, our data offer new insight into the relationship between the SBP2 selenoprotein synthesis gene and the putative tick SELENOP gene. It also augments our understanding of selenoprotein synthesis, selenium maintenance and utilization, and bacterial colonization of a tick vector.
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- Khemraj Budachetri
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA.
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Fradejas-Villar N, Seeher S, Anderson CB, Doengi M, Carlson BA, Hatfield DL, Schweizer U, Howard MT. The RNA-binding protein Secisbp2 differentially modulates UGA codon reassignment and RNA decay. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:4094-4107. [PMID: 27956496 PMCID: PMC5397149 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dual-assignment of codons as termination and elongation codons is used to expand the genetic code. In mammals, UGA can be reassigned to selenocysteine during translation of selenoproteins by a mechanism involving a 3΄ untranslated region (UTR) selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) and the SECIS-binding protein Secisbp2. Here, we present data from ribosome profiling, RNA-Seq and mRNA half-life measurements that support distinct roles for Secisbp2 in UGA-redefinition and mRNA stability. Conditional deletions of the Secisbp2 and Trsp (tRNASec) genes in mouse liver were compared to determine if the effects of Secisbp2 loss on selenoprotein synthesis could be attributed entirely to the inability to incorporate Sec. As expected, tRNASec depletion resulted in loss of ribosome density downstream of all UGA-Sec codons. In contrast, the absence of Secisbp2 resulted in variable effects on ribosome density downstream of UGA-Sec codons that demonstrate gene-specific differences in Sec incorporation. For several selenoproteins in which loss of Secisbp2 resulted in greatly diminished mRNA levels, translational activity and Sec incorporation efficiency were shown to be unaffected on the remaining RNA. Collectively, these results demonstrate that Secisbp2 is not strictly required for Sec incorporation and has a distinct role in stabilizing mRNAs that can be separated from its effects on UGA-redefinition.
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- Noelia Fradejas-Villar
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie II, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of Selenium Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Biology of Selenium Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Oudouhou F, Casu B, Dopgwa Puemi AS, Sygusch J, Baron C. Analysis of Novel Interactions between Components of the Selenocysteine Biosynthesis Pathway, SEPHS1, SEPHS2, SEPSECS, and SECp43. Biochemistry 2017; 56:2261-2270. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Flore Oudouhou
- Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Selenium and Metabolic Disorders: An Emphasis on Type 2 Diabetes Risk. Nutrients 2016; 8:80. [PMID: 26861388 PMCID: PMC4772044 DOI: 10.3390/nu8020080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) is a micronutrient that maintains biological functions through the action of Se containing proteins known as selenoproteins. Due to the known antioxidant effects of Se, supplements containing Se have been on the rise. While Se supplementation may be beneficial for Se deficient populations, few are at risk for Se deficiency due to the transportation of food from Se-rich regions and the rise of Se-enriched foods. Alarmingly, Se supplementation may have adverse effects in people who already receive an adequate Se supply. Specifically, an increased risk of type 2 diabetes has been reported in individuals with high baseline Se levels. However, this effect was restricted to males, suggesting the relationship between Se and glucose homeostasis may be sexually dimorphic. This review will discuss the current understanding of the interaction between Se and glucose homeostasis, including any sex differences that have been described.
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Bubenik JL, Miniard AC, Driscoll DM. Characterization of the UGA-recoding and SECIS-binding activities of SECIS-binding protein 2. RNA Biol 2015; 11:1402-13. [PMID: 25692238 PMCID: PMC4615290 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2014.996472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Selenium, a micronutrient, is primarily incorporated into human physiology as selenocysteine (Sec). The 25 Sec-containing proteins in humans are known as selenoproteins. Their synthesis depends on the translational recoding of the UGA stop codon to allow Sec insertion. This requires a stem-loop structure in the 3' untranslated region of eukaryotic mRNAs known as the Selenocysteine Insertion Sequence (SECIS). The SECIS is recognized by SECIS-binding protein 2 (SBP2) and this RNA:protein interaction is essential for UGA recoding to occur. Genetic mutations cause SBP2 deficiency in humans, resulting in a broad set of symptoms due to differential effects on individual selenoproteins. Progress on understanding the different phenotypes requires developing robust tools to investigate SBP2 structure and function. In this study we demonstrate that SBP2 protein produced by in vitro translation discriminates among SECIS elements in a competitive UGA recoding assay and has a much higher specific activity than bacterially expressed protein. We also show that a purified recombinant protein encompassing amino acids 517-777 of SBP2 binds to SECIS elements with high affinity and selectivity. The affinity of the SBP2:SECIS interaction correlated with the ability of a SECIS to compete for UGA recoding activity in vitro. The identification of a 250 amino acid sequence that mediates specific, selective SECIS-binding will facilitate future structural studies of the SBP2:SECIS complex. Finally, we identify an evolutionarily conserved core cysteine signature in SBP2 sequences from the vertebrate lineage. Mutation of multiple, but not single, cysteines impaired SECIS-binding but did not affect protein localization in cells.
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Key Words
- DTT, dithiothreitol
- Dio1, deiodinase 1
- Dio2, deiodinase 2
- GPx1, glutathione peroxidase 1
- PHGPx, phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase
- REMSA, RNA electrophoretic mobility shift assay
- RNA-protein interactions
- RRL, rabbit reticulocyte lysate
- SBP2, SECIS binding protein 2
- SECIS, Selenocysteine Insertion Sequence
- SECIS-binding protein 2
- Sec, selenocysteine
- selenium
- selenocysteine
- selenoprotein
- translation
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- Jodi L Bubenik
- a Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Lerner Research Institute; Cleveland Clinic ; Cleveland , OH USA
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SIGNIFICANCE Selenium is an essential trace element that is incorporated in the small but vital family of proteins, namely the selenoproteins, as the selenocysteine amino acid residue. In humans, 25 selenoprotein genes have been characterized. The most remarkable trait of selenoprotein biosynthesis is the cotranslational insertion of selenocysteine by the recoding of a UGA codon, normally decoded as a stop signal. RECENT ADVANCES In eukaryotes, a set of dedicated cis- and trans-acting factors have been identified as well as a variety of regulatory mechanisms, factors, or elements that control the selenoprotein expression at the level of the UGA-selenocysteine recoding process, offering a fascinating playground in the field of translational control. It appeared that the central players are two RNA molecules: the selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) element within selenoprotein mRNA and the selenocysteine-tRNA([Ser]Sec); and their interacting partners. CRITICAL ISSUES After a couple of decades, despite many advances in the field and the discovery of many essential and regulatory components, the precise mechanism of UGA-selenocysteine recoding remains elusive and more complex than anticipated, with many layers of control. This review offers an update of selenoproteome biosynthesis and regulation in eukaryotes. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The regulation of selenoproteins in response to a variety of pathophysiological conditions and cellular stressors, including selenium levels, oxidative stress, replicative senescence, or cancer, awaits further detailed investigation. Clearly, the efficiency of UGA-selenocysteine recoding is the limiting stage of selenoprotein synthesis. The sequence of events leading Sec-tRNA([Ser]Sec) delivery to ribosomal A site awaits further analysis, notably at the level of a three-dimensional structure.
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- Anne-Laure Bulteau
- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement, IPREM , CNRS/UPPA, UMR5254, Pau, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio-Inorganique et Environnement, IPREM , CNRS/UPPA, UMR5254, Pau, France
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Gonzalez-Flores JN, Shetty SP, Dubey A, Copeland PR. The molecular biology of selenocysteine. Biomol Concepts 2015; 4:349-65. [PMID: 25436585 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2013-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Selenium is an essential trace element that is incorporated into 25 human proteins as the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). The incorporation of this amino acid turns out to be a fascinating problem in molecular biology because Sec is encoded by a stop codon, UGA. Layered on top of the canonical translation elongation machinery is a set of factors that exist solely to incorporate this important amino acid. The mechanism by which this process occurs, put into the context of selenoprotein biology, is the focus of this review.
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Selenium is regulated in the body to maintain vital selenoproteins and to avoid toxicity. When selenium is limiting, cells utilize it to synthesize the selenoproteins most important to them, creating a selenoprotein hierarchy in the cell. The liver is the central organ for selenium regulation and produces excretory selenium forms to regulate whole-body selenium. It responds to selenium deficiency by curtailing excretion and secreting selenoprotein P (Sepp1) into the plasma at the expense of its intracellular selenoproteins. Plasma Sepp1 is distributed to tissues in relation to their expression of the Sepp1 receptor apolipoprotein E receptor-2, creating a tissue selenium hierarchy. N-terminal Sepp1 forms are taken up in the renal proximal tubule by another receptor, megalin. Thus, the regulated whole-body pool of selenium is shifted to needy cells and then to vital selenoproteins in them to supply selenium where it is needed, creating a whole-body selenoprotein hierarchy.
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- Raymond F Burk
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0252; ,
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Labunskyy VM, Hatfield DL, Gladyshev VN. Selenoproteins: molecular pathways and physiological roles. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:739-77. [PMID: 24987004 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00039.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 793] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Selenium is an essential micronutrient with important functions in human health and relevance to several pathophysiological conditions. The biological effects of selenium are largely mediated by selenium-containing proteins (selenoproteins) that are present in all three domains of life. Although selenoproteins represent diverse molecular pathways and biological functions, all these proteins contain at least one selenocysteine (Sec), a selenium-containing amino acid, and most serve oxidoreductase functions. Sec is cotranslationally inserted into nascent polypeptide chains in response to the UGA codon, whose normal function is to terminate translation. To decode UGA as Sec, organisms evolved the Sec insertion machinery that allows incorporation of this amino acid at specific UGA codons in a process requiring a cis-acting Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element. Although the basic mechanisms of Sec synthesis and insertion into proteins in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have been studied in great detail, the identity and functions of many selenoproteins remain largely unknown. In the last decade, there has been significant progress in characterizing selenoproteins and selenoproteomes and understanding their physiological functions. We discuss current knowledge about how these unique proteins perform their functions at the molecular level and highlight new insights into the roles that selenoproteins play in human health.
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- Vyacheslav M Labunskyy
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Molecular Biology of Selenium Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Molecular Biology of Selenium Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Molecular Biology of Selenium Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Kossinova O, Malygin A, Krol A, Karpova G. The SBP2 protein central to selenoprotein synthesis contacts the human ribosome at expansion segment 7L of the 28S rRNA. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2014; 20:1046-1056. [PMID: 24850884 PMCID: PMC4114684 DOI: 10.1261/rna.044917.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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SBP2 is a pivotal protein component in selenoprotein synthesis. It binds the SECIS stem-loop in the 3' UTR of selenoprotein mRNA and interacts with both the specialized translation elongation factor and the ribosome at the 60S subunit. In this work, our goal was to identify the binding partners of SBP2 on the ribosome. Cross-linking experiments with bifunctional reagents demonstrated that the SBP2-binding site on the human ribosome is mainly formed by the 28S rRNA. Direct hydroxyl radical probing of the entire 28S rRNA revealed that SBP2 bound to 80S ribosomes or 60S subunits protects helix ES7L-E in expansion segment 7 of the 28S rRNA. Diepoxybutane cross-linking confirmed the interaction of SBP2 with helix ES7L-E. Additionally, binding of SBP2 to the ribosome led to increased reactivity toward chemical probes of a few bases in ES7L-E and in the universally conserved helix H89, indicative of conformational changes in the 28S rRNA in response to SBP2 binding. This study revealed for the first time that SBP2 makes direct contacts with a discrete region of the human 28S rRNA.
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- Olga Kossinova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMC, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMC, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Kim HY. The methionine sulfoxide reduction system: selenium utilization and methionine sulfoxide reductase enzymes and their functions. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 19. [PMID: 23198996 PMCID: PMC3763222 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Selenium is utilized in the methionine sulfoxide reduction system that occurs in most organisms. Methionine sulfoxide reductases (Msrs), MsrA and MsrB, are the enzymes responsible for this system. Msrs repair oxidatively damaged proteins, protect against oxidative stress, and regulate protein function, and have also been implicated in the aging process. Selenoprotein forms of Msrs containing selenocysteine (Sec) at the catalytic site are found in bacteria, algae, and animals. RECENT ADVANCES A selenoprotein MsrB1 knockout mouse has been developed. Significant progress in the biochemistry of Msrs has been made, which includes findings of a novel reducing system for Msrs and of an interesting reason for the use of Sec in the Msr system. The effects of mammalian MsrBs, including selenoprotein MsrB1 on fruit fly aging, have been investigated. Furthermore, it is evident that Msrs are involved in methionine metabolism and regulation of the trans-sulfuration pathway. CRITICAL ISSUES This article presents recent progress in the Msr field while focusing on the physiological roles of mammalian Msrs, functions of selenoprotein forms of Msrs, and their biochemistry. FUTURE DIRECTIONS A deeper understanding of the roles of Msrs in redox signaling, the aging process, and metabolism will be achieved. The identity of selenoproteome of Msrs will be sought along with characterization of the identified selenoprotein forms. Exploring new cellular targets and new functions of Msrs is also warranted.
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- Hwa-Young Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Varlamova EG, Goltyaev MV, Novoselov SV, Novoselov VI, Fesenko EE. Selenocysteine biosynthesis and mechanism of incorporation into growing proteins. Mol Biol 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893313040134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kossinova O, Malygin A, Krol A, Karpova G. A novel insight into the mechanism of mammalian selenoprotein synthesis. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2013; 19:1147-58. [PMID: 23788723 PMCID: PMC3708534 DOI: 10.1261/rna.036871.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The amino acid selenocysteine is encoded by UGA, usually a stop codon, thus requiring a specialized machinery to enable its incorporation into selenoproteins. The machinery comprises the tRNA(Sec), a 3'-UTR mRNA stem-loop termed SElenoCysteine Insertion Sequence (SECIS), which is mandatory for recoding UGA as a Sec codon, the SECIS Binding Protein 2 (SBP2), and other proteins. Little is known about the molecular mechanism and, in particular, when, where, and how the SECIS and SBP2 contact the ribosome. Previous work by others used the isolated SECIS RNA to address this question. Here, we developed a novel approach using instead engineered minimal selenoprotein mRNAs containing SECIS elements derivatized with photoreactive groups. By cross-linking experiments in rabbit reticulocyte lysate, new information could be gained about the SBP2 and SECIS contacts with components of the translation machinery at various translation steps. In particular, we found that SBP2 was bound only to the SECIS in 48S pre-initiation and 80S pretranslocation complexes. In the complex where the Sec-tRNA(Sec) was accommodated to the A site but transpeptidation was blocked, SBP2 bound the ribosome and possibly the SECIS element as well, and the SECIS had flexible contacts with the 60S ribosomal subunit involving several ribosomal proteins. Altogether, our findings led to broadening our understanding about the unique mechanism of selenocysteine incorporation in mammals.
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- Olga Kossinova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMC, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMC, 67084 Strasbourg, France
- Corresponding authorsE-mail E-mail
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Corresponding authorsE-mail E-mail
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Selenocysteine, the 21st amino acid, has been found in 25 human selenoproteins and selenoenzymes important for fundamental cellular processes ranging from selenium homeostasis maintenance to the regulation of the overall metabolic rate. In all organisms that contain selenocysteine, both the synthesis of selenocysteine and its incorporation into a selenoprotein requires an elaborate synthetic and translational apparatus, which does not resemble the canonical enzymatic system employed for the 20 standard amino acids. In humans, three synthetic enzymes, a specialized elongation factor, an accessory protein factor, two catabolic enzymes, a tRNA, and a stem-loop structure in the selenoprotein mRNA are critical for ensuring that only selenocysteine is attached to selenocysteine tRNA and that only selenocysteine is inserted into the nascent polypeptide in response to a context-dependent UGA codon. The abnormal selenium homeostasis and mutations in selenoprotein genes have been causatively linked to a variety of human diseases, which, in turn, sparked a renewed interest in utilizing selenium as the dietary supplement to either prevent or remedy pathologic conditions. In contrast, the importance of the components of the selenocysteine-synthetic machinery for human health is less clear. Emerging evidence suggests that enzymes responsible for selenocysteine formation and decoding the selenocysteine UGA codon, which by extension are critical for synthesis of the entire selenoproteome, are essential for the development and health of the human organism.
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- Rachel L Schmidt
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Reconstitution of selenocysteine incorporation reveals intrinsic regulation by SECIS elements. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:2415-22. [PMID: 23624110 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Selenoproteins are present in all three domains of life and are responsible for a major part of a cell's antioxidant defense against reactive oxygen species. Synthesis of selenoproteins requires the decoding of a UGA codon as selenocysteine (Sec) instead of translation termination. Sec is incorporated into the growing polypeptide chain during translation elongation and is known to require a set of highly specific factors: the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element in the 3' untranslated region, Sec-tRNA(Sec), the Sec-specific elongation factor eEFSec, and SECIS binding protein 2. Since reconstitution has not been reported, whether these factors are sufficient is unknown. Here, we report a novel in vitro translation system in which Sec incorporation has been reconstituted from purified components introduced into a Sec naive system. In addition, we developed a novel method to purify Sec-tRNA(Sec) and active eEFSec/GTP/tRNA ternary complex. We found that the known basal factors are sufficient for Sec incorporation in vitro. Using this highly manipulable system, we have also found that ribosomes from non-Sec-utilizing organisms cannot support Sec incorporation and that some SECIS elements are intrinsically less efficient than others. Having identified the essential set of factors, this work removes a significant barrier to our understanding of the mechanism of Sec incorporation.
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Selenocysteine insertion sequence binding protein 2L is implicated as a novel post-transcriptional regulator of selenoprotein expression. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35581. [PMID: 22530054 PMCID: PMC3328465 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) is encoded by UGA codons. Recoding of UGA from stop to Sec requires a Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element in the 3′ UTR of selenoprotein mRNAs. SECIS binding protein 2 (SBP2) binds the SECIS element and is essential for Sec incorporation into the nascent peptide. SBP2-like (SBP2L) is a paralogue of SBP2 in vertebrates and is the only SECIS binding protein in some invertebrates where it likely directs Sec incorporation. However, vertebrate SBP2L does not promote Sec incorporation in in vitro assays. Here we present a comparative analysis of SBP2 and SBP2L SECIS binding properties and demonstrate that its inability to promote Sec incorporation is not due to lower SECIS affinity but likely due to lack of a SECIS dependent domain association that is found in SBP2. Interestingly, however, we find that an invertebrate version of SBP2L is fully competent for Sec incorporation in vitro. Additionally, we present the first evidence that SBP2L interacts with selenoprotein mRNAs in mammalian cells, thereby implying a role in selenoprotein expression.
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Hamajima T, Mushimoto Y, Kobayashi H, Saito Y, Onigata K. Novel compound heterozygous mutations in the SBP2 gene: characteristic clinical manifestations and the implications of GH and triiodothyronine in longitudinal bone growth and maturation. Eur J Endocrinol 2012; 166:757-64. [PMID: 22247018 DOI: 10.1530/eje-11-0812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mutations in the selenocysteine insertion sequence binding protein 2 gene (SECISBP2 also known as SBP2) lead to a multisystemic disorder. Our objectives are to examine the clinical manifestations of the present patient and evaluate the effects of GH and triiodothyronine (T(3)) for longitudinal bone growth and maturation. METHODS A Japanese boy presented with unusual thyroid function tests (normal or slightly elevated TSH, low-normal or slightly decreased free T(3) (FT(3)), and elevated free thyroxine (FT(4))), short stature without GH deficiency, and delayed bone maturation. The entire coding region of the patient's SBP2 was analyzed. GH treatment was initiated when the patient was 4 years old, and combination therapy with GH plus T(3) was started when the patient was 10 years old. We monitored the patient's height and bone age until he was 11 years old. RESULTS The patient showed typical symptoms of SBP2 deficiency, and novel compound heterozygous mutations were identified in SBP2 (p.M515fsX563/p.Q79X). Six years of GH monotherapy improved the patient's height s.d. from -3.4 to -1.7 without accelerating bone maturation, whereas 6 months of T(3) treatment combined with GH almost normalized the thyroid function tests and improved both longitudinal bone growth and maturation. CONCLUSIONS In the growth plate, GH may compensate for decreased local T(3) effects on longitudinal bone growth; however, GH does not appear to compensate for the effects of T(3) on bone maturation. We believe that the present case has important implications for understanding the mechanism of thyroid hormone and GH on longitudinal bone growth and maturation.
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- Takashi Hamajima
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 1-2 Osakada, Morioka-cho, Obu, Aichi, Japan.
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Caban K, Copeland PR. Selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS)-binding protein 2 alters conformational dynamics of residues involved in tRNA accommodation in 80 S ribosomes. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:10664-10673. [PMID: 22308032 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.320929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sec-tRNA(Sec) is site-specifically delivered at defined UGA codons in selenoprotein mRNAs. This recoding event is specified by the selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) element and requires the selenocysteine (Sec)-specific elongation factor, eEFSec, and the SECIS binding protein, SBP2. Sec-tRNA(Sec) is delivered to the ribosome by eEFSec-GTP, but this ternary complex is not sufficient for Sec incorporation, indicating that its access to the ribosomal A-site is regulated. SBP2 stably associates with ribosomes, and mutagenic analysis indicates that this interaction is essential for Sec incorporation. However, the ribosomal function of SBP2 has not been elucidated. To shed light on the functional relevance of the SBP2-ribosome interaction, we screened the functional centers of the 28 S rRNA in translationally competent 80 S ribosomes using selective 2'-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE). We demonstrate that SBP2 specifically alters the reactivity of specific residues in Helix 89 (H89) and expansion segment 31 (ES31). These results are indicative of a conformational change in response to SBP2 binding. Based on the known functions of H89 during translation, we propose that SBP2 allows Sec incorporation by either promoting Sec-tRNA(Sec) accommodation into the peptidyltransferase center and/or by stimulating the ribosome-dependent GTPase activity of eEFSec.
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- Kelvin Caban
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854.
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Schoenmakers E, Agostini M, Mitchell C, Schoenmakers N, Papp L, Rajanayagam O, Padidela R, Ceron-Gutierrez L, Doffinger R, Prevosto C, Luan J, Montano S, Lu J, Castanet M, Clemons N, Groeneveld M, Castets P, Karbaschi M, Aitken S, Dixon A, Williams J, Campi I, Blount M, Burton H, Muntoni F, O'Donovan D, Dean A, Warren A, Brierley C, Baguley D, Guicheney P, Fitzgerald R, Coles A, Gaston H, Todd P, Holmgren A, Khanna KK, Cooke M, Semple R, Halsall D, Wareham N, Schwabe J, Grasso L, Beck-Peccoz P, Ogunko A, Dattani M, Gurnell M, Chatterjee K. Mutations in the selenocysteine insertion sequence-binding protein 2 gene lead to a multisystem selenoprotein deficiency disorder in humans. J Clin Invest 2010; 120:4220-35. [PMID: 21084748 DOI: 10.1172/jci43653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Selenium, a trace element that is fundamental to human health, is incorporated into some proteins as selenocysteine (Sec), generating a family of selenoproteins. Sec incorporation is mediated by a multiprotein complex that includes Sec insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SECISBP2; also known as SBP2). Here, we describe subjects with compound heterozygous defects in the SECISBP2 gene. These individuals have reduced synthesis of most of the 25 known human selenoproteins, resulting in a complex phenotype. Azoospermia, with failure of the latter stages of spermatogenesis, was associated with a lack of testis-enriched selenoproteins. An axial muscular dystrophy was also present, with features similar to myopathies caused by mutations in selenoprotein N (SEPN1). Cutaneous deficiencies of antioxidant selenoenzymes, increased cellular ROS, and susceptibility to ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative damage may mediate the observed photosensitivity. Reduced levels of selenoproteins in peripheral blood cells were associated with impaired T lymphocyte proliferation, abnormal mononuclear cell cytokine secretion, and telomere shortening. Paradoxically, raised ROS in affected subjects was associated with enhanced systemic and cellular insulin sensitivity, similar to findings in mice lacking the antioxidant selenoenzyme glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1). Thus, mutation of SECISBP2 is associated with a multisystem disorder with defective biosynthesis of many selenoproteins, highlighting their role in diverse biological processes.
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- Erik Schoenmakers
- Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Mariotti M, Guigó R. Selenoprofiles: profile-based scanning of eukaryotic genome sequences for selenoprotein genes. Bioinformatics 2010; 26:2656-63. [PMID: 20861026 PMCID: PMC2958745 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Motivation: Selenoproteins are a group of proteins that contain selenocysteine (Sec), a rare amino acid inserted co-translationally into the protein chain. The Sec codon is UGA, which is normally a stop codon. In selenoproteins, UGA is recoded to Sec in presence of specific features on selenoprotein gene transcripts. Due to the dual role of the UGA codon, selenoprotein prediction and annotation are difficult tasks, and even known selenoproteins are often misannotated in genome databases. Results: We present an homology-based in silico method to scan genomes for members of the known eukaryotic selenoprotein families: selenoprofiles. The core of the method is a set of manually curated highly reliable multiple sequence alignments of selenoprotein families, which are used as queries to scan genomic sequences. Results of the scan are processed through a number of steps, to produce highly accurate predictions of selenoprotein genes with little or no human intervention. Selenoprofiles is a valuable tool for bioinformatic characterization of eukaryotic selenoproteomes, and can complement genome annotation pipelines. Availability and Implementation: Selenoprofiles is a python-built pipeline that internally runs psitblastn, exonerate, genewise, SECISearch and a number of custom-made scripts and programs. The program is available at http://big.crg.cat/services/selenoprofiles. The predictions presented in this article are available through DAS at http://genome.crg.cat:9000/das/Selenoprofiles_ensembl. Contact:marco.mariotti@crg.es Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- M Mariotti
- Bioinformatics and genomics group, Center for Genomic Regulation and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Lukashenko NP. Expanding genetic code: Amino acids 21 and 22, selenocysteine and pyrrolysine. RUSS J GENET+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795410080016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fixsen SM, Howard MT. Processive selenocysteine incorporation during synthesis of eukaryotic selenoproteins. J Mol Biol 2010; 399:385-96. [PMID: 20417644 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Selenoproteins are a family of proteins that share the common feature of containing selenocysteine, the "twenty-first" amino acid. Selenocysteine incorporation occurs during translation of selenoprotein messages by redefinition of UGA codons, which normally specify termination of translation. Studies of the eukaryotic selenocysteine incorporation mechanism suggest that selenocysteine insertion is inefficient compared with termination. Nevertheless, selenoprotein P and several other selenoproteins are known to contain multiple selenocysteines. The production of full-length (FL) protein from these messages would seem to demand highly efficient selenocysteine incorporation due to the compounding effect of termination at each UGA codon. We present data demonstrating that efficient incorporation of multiple selenocysteines can be reconstituted in rabbit reticulocyte lysate translation reactions. Selenocysteine incorporation at the first UGA codon is inefficient but increases by approximately 10-fold at subsequent downstream UGA codons. We found that ribosomes in the "processive" phase of selenocysteine incorporation (i.e., after decoding the first UGA codon as selenocysteine) are fully competent to terminate translation at UAG and UAA codons, that ribosomes become less efficient at selenocysteine incorporation as the distance between UGA codons is increased, and that efficient selenocysteine incorporation is not dependent on cis-acting elements unique to selenoprotein P. Furthermore, we found that the percentage of ribosomes decoding a UGA codon as selenocysteine rather than termination can be increased by 3- to 5-fold by placing the murine leukemia virus UAG read-through element upstream of the first UGA codon or by providing a competing messenger RNA in trans. The mechanisms of selenocysteine incorporation and selenoprotein synthesis are discussed in light of these results.
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- S M Fixsen
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Room 2100, 15 North 2030 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Dumitrescu AM, Di Cosmo C, Liao XH, Weiss RE, Refetoff S. The syndrome of inherited partial SBP2 deficiency in humans. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:905-20. [PMID: 19769464 PMCID: PMC2864657 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element required for the biosynthesis of selenoproteins. Selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) binding protein 2 (SBP2) represents a key trans-acting factor for the co-translational insertion of selenocysteine into selenoproteins. In 2005, we reported the first mutations in the SBP2 gene in two families in which the probands presented with transient growth retardation associated with abnormal thyroid function tests. Intracellular metabolism of thyroid hormone (TH) and availability of the active hormone, triiodothyronine, is regulated by three selenoprotein iodothyronine deiodinases (Ds). While acquired changes in D activities are common, inherited defects in humans were not known. Affected children were either homozygous or compound heterozygous for SBP2 mutations. Other selenoproteins, glutathione peroxidase, and selenoprotein P were also reduced in affected subjects. Since our initial report, another family manifesting a similar phenotype was found to harbor a novel SBP2 mutation. In vivo studies of these subjects have explored the effects of Se and TH supplementation. In vitro experiments have provided new insights into the effect of SBP2 mutations. In this review we discuss the clinical presentation of SBP2 mutations, their effect on protein function, consequence for selenoproteins, and the clinical course of subjects with SBP2 defects.
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Papp LV, Lu J, Bolderson E, Boucher D, Singh R, Holmgren A, Khanna KK. SECIS-binding protein 2 promotes cell survival by protecting against oxidative stress. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:797-808. [PMID: 19803747 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a primary cause of cellular damage that leads to cell death. In cells, protection from ROS-induced damage and maintenance of the redox balance is mediated to a large extent by selenoproteins, a distinct family of proteins that contain selenium in form of selenocysteine (Sec) within their active site. Incorporation of Sec requires the Sec-insertion sequence element (SECIS) in the 3'-untranslated region of selenoproteins mRNAs and the SECIS-binding protein 2 (SBP2). Previous studies have shown that SBP2 is required for the Sec-incorporation mechanism; however, additional roles of SBP2 in the cell have remained undefined. We herein show that depletion of SBP2 by using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) causes oxidative stress and induction of caspase- and cytochrome c-dependent apoptosis. Cells depleted of SBP2 have increased levels of ROS, which lead to cellular stress manifested as 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxo-dG) DNA lesions, stress granules, and lipid peroxidation. Small-molecule antioxidants N-acetylcysteine, glutathione, and alpha-tocopherol only marginally reduced ROS and were unable to rescue cells fully from apoptosis, indicating that apoptosis might be directly mediated by selenoproteins. Our results demonstrate that SBP2 is required for protection against ROS-induced cellular damage and cell survival.
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- Laura V Papp
- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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The co-translational incorporation of selenocysteine (Sec) requires that UGA be recognized as a sense rather than a nonsense codon. This is accomplished by the concerted action of a Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element, SECIS binding protein 2, and a ternary complex of the Sec specific elongation factor, Sec-tRNA(Sec), and GTP. The mechanism by which they alter the canonical protein synthesis reaction has been elusive. Here we present an overview of the mechanistic perspective on Sec incorporation, highlighting recent advances in the field.
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- Jesse Donovan
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Berry MJ, Howard MT. Reprogramming the Ribosome for Selenoprotein Expression: RNA Elements and Protein Factors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89382-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Di Cosmo C, McLellan N, Liao XH, Khanna KK, Weiss RE, Papp L, Refetoff S. Clinical and molecular characterization of a novel selenocysteine insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SBP2) gene mutation (R128X). J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:4003-9. [PMID: 19602558 PMCID: PMC2758735 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Although acquired abnormalities of thyroid hormone metabolism are common, inherited defects in humans involving the synthesis of selenoproteins, including iodothyronine deiodinases, have been described in only one recent publication. OBJECTIVE We report the study of a novel selenocysteine insertion sequence-binding protein 2 (SBP2) gene mutation (R128X) and its clinical and molecular characterization. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A family of African origin was studied. The proband presented with growth retardation, low serum selenium level, and thyroid test abnormalities consisting of high serum total and free T(4) concentrations associated with low T(3), high rT(3), and normal TSH. The entire coding region of the SBP2 gene was sequenced and minigenes constructed to explain the nature of the defect. RESULTS The proband was homozygous for a nonsense gene mutation that produces an early stop codon (R128X). Both parents and a sister were heterozygous but showed no growth or thyroid test abnormalities. Despite the severity of the defect, the patient had a relatively mild phenotype, similar to that associated with partial SBP2 deficiency. In vitro analysis showed that the mutant minigene synthesized SBP2 from at least three downstream ATGs capable of generating molecules containing the essential functional domains. Treatment with l-T(3) accelerated the growth velocity and advanced the bone age. CONCLUSIONS We identified a novel SBP2 gene mutation producing an early arrest in the synthesis of a full-length molecule. The demonstration that SBP2 isoforms containing all functional domains could be synthesized from three downstream ATGs explains the relatively mild phenotype caused by this defect.
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- Caterina Di Cosmo
- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U SA
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Donovan J, Copeland PR. Evolutionary history of selenocysteine incorporation from the perspective of SECIS binding proteins. BMC Evol Biol 2009; 9:229. [PMID: 19744324 PMCID: PMC2746813 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background The co-translational incorporation of selenocysteine into nascent polypeptides by recoding the UGA stop codon occurs in all domains of life. In eukaryotes, this event requires at least three specific factors: SECIS binding protein 2 (SBP2), a specific translation elongation factor (eEFSec), selenocysteinyl tRNA, and a cis-acting selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) element in selenoprotein mRNAs. While the phylogenetic relationships of selenoprotein families and the evolution of selenocysteine usage are well documented, the evolutionary history of SECIS binding proteins has not been explored. Results In this report we present a phylogeny of the eukaryotic SECIS binding protein family which includes SBP2 and a related protein we herein term SBP2L. Here we show that SBP2L is an SBP2 paralogue in vertebrates and is the only form of SECIS binding protein in invertebrate deuterostomes, suggesting a key role in Sec incorporation in these organisms, but an SBP2/SBP2L fusion protein is unable to support Sec incorporation in vitro. An in-depth phylogenetic analysis of the conserved L7Ae RNA binding domain suggests an ancestral relationship with ribosomal protein L30. In addition, we describe the emergence of a motif upstream of the SBP2 RNA binding domain that shares significant similarity with a motif within the pseudouridine synthase Cbf5. Conclusion Our analysis suggests that SECIS binding proteins arose once in evolution but diverged significantly in multiple lineages. In addition, likely due to a gene duplication event in the early vertebrate lineage, SBP2 and SBP2L are paralogous in vertebrates.
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- Jesse Donovan
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology, and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
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Allmang C, Wurth L, Krol A. The selenium to selenoprotein pathway in eukaryotes: more molecular partners than anticipated. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:1415-23. [PMID: 19285539 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) is the major biological form of the trace element selenium. Sec is co-translationally incorporated in selenoproteins. There are 25 selenoprotein genes in humans, and Sec was found in the active site of those that have been attributed a function. This review will discuss how selenocysteine is synthesized and incorporated into selenoproteins in eukaryotes. Sec biosynthesis from serine on the tRNA(Sec) requires four enzymes. Incorporation of Sec in response to an in-frame UGA codon, otherwise signaling termination of translation, is achieved by a complex recoding machinery to inform the ribosomes not to stop at this position on the mRNA. A number of the molecular partners acting in this machinery have been identified but their detailed mechanism of action has not been deciphered yet. Here we provide an overview of the literature in the field. Particularly striking is the higher than originally envisaged number of factors necessary to synthesize Sec and selenoproteins. Clearly, selenoprotein synthesis is an exciting and very active field of research.
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- Christine Allmang
- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN - Université de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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Takeuchi A, Schmitt D, Chapple C, Babaylova E, Karpova G, Guigo R, Krol A, Allmang C. A short motif in Drosophila SECIS Binding Protein 2 provides differential binding affinity to SECIS RNA hairpins. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:2126-41. [PMID: 19223320 PMCID: PMC2673426 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Selenoproteins contain the amino acid selenocysteine which is encoded by a UGA Sec codon. Recoding UGA Sec requires a complex mechanism, comprising the cis-acting SECIS RNA hairpin in the 3'UTR of selenoprotein mRNAs, and trans-acting factors. Among these, the SECIS Binding Protein 2 (SBP2) is central to the mechanism. SBP2 has been so far functionally characterized only in rats and humans. In this work, we report the characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster SBP2 (dSBP2). Despite its shorter length, it retained the same selenoprotein synthesis-promoting capabilities as the mammalian counterpart. However, a major difference resides in the SECIS recognition pattern: while human SBP2 (hSBP2) binds the distinct form 1 and 2 SECIS RNAs with similar affinities, dSBP2 exhibits high affinity toward form 2 only. In addition, we report the identification of a K (lysine)-rich domain in all SBP2s, essential for SECIS and 60S ribosomal subunit binding, differing from the well-characterized L7Ae RNA-binding domain. Swapping only five amino acids between dSBP2 and hSBP2 in the K-rich domain conferred reversed SECIS-binding properties to the proteins, thus unveiling an important sequence for form 1 binding.
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- Akiko Takeuchi
- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMC, Strasbourg, France
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Regulation of the extracellular antioxidant selenoprotein plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx-3) in mammalian cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 327:111-26. [PMID: 19219623 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx-3) is a selenocysteine-containing extracellular antioxidant protein that catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and lipid hydroperoxides. Selenoprotein expression involves the alternate recognition of a UGA codon as a selenocysteine codon and requires signals in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR), including a selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS), as well as specific translational cofactors. To ascertain regulatory determinants of GPx-3 expression and function, we generated recombinant GPx-3 (rGPX-3) constructs with various 3'-UTR, as well as a Sec73Cys mutant. In transfected Cos7 cells, the Sec73Cys mutant was expressed at higher levels than the wild type rGPx-3, although the wild type rGPx-3 had higher specific activity, similar to plasma purified GPx-3. A 3'-UTR with only the SECIS was insufficient for wild type rGPx-3 protein expression. Selenocompound supplementation and co-transfection with SECIS binding protein 2 increased wild type rGPx-3 expression. These results demonstrate the importance of translational mechanisms in GPx-3 expression.
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Papp LV, Wang J, Kennedy D, Boucher D, Zhang Y, Gladyshev VN, Singh RN, Khanna KK. Functional characterization of alternatively spliced human SECISBP2 transcript variants. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:7192-206. [PMID: 19004874 PMCID: PMC2602786 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Synthesis of selenoproteins depends on decoding of the UGA stop codon as the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec). This process requires the presence of a Sec insertion sequence element (SECIS) in the 3′-untranslated region of selenoprotein mRNAs and its interaction with the SECIS binding protein 2 (SBP2). In humans, mutations in the SBP2-encoding gene Sec insertion sequence binding protein 2 (SECISBP2) that alter the amino acid sequence or cause splicing defects lead to abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism. Herein, we present the first in silico and in vivo functional characterization of alternative splicing of SECISBP2. We report a complex splicing pattern in the 5′-region of human SECISBP2, wherein at least eight splice variants encode five isoforms with varying N-terminal sequence. One of the isoforms, mtSBP2, contains a mitochondrial targeting sequence and localizes to mitochondria. Using a minigene-based in vivo splicing assay we characterized the splicing efficiency of several alternative transcripts, and show that the splicing event that creates mtSBP2 can be modulated by antisense oligonucleotides. Moreover, we show that full-length SBP2 and some alternatively spliced variants are subject to a coordinated transcriptional and translational regulation in response to ultraviolet type A irradiation-induced stress. Overall, our data broadens the functional scope of a housekeeping protein essential to selenium metabolism.
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- Laura V Papp
- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
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Donovan J, Caban K, Ranaweera R, Gonzalez-Flores JN, Copeland PR. A novel protein domain induces high affinity selenocysteine insertion sequence binding and elongation factor recruitment. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:35129-39. [PMID: 18948268 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806008200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Selenocysteine (Sec) is incorporated at UGA codons in mRNAs possessing a Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element in their 3'-untranslated region. At least three additional factors are necessary for Sec incorporation: SECIS-binding protein 2 (SBP2), Sec-tRNA(Sec), and a Sec-specific translation elongation factor (eEFSec). The C-terminal half of SBP2 is sufficient to promote Sec incorporation in vitro, which is carried out by the concerted action of a novel Sec incorporation domain and an L7Ae RNA-binding domain. Using alanine scanning mutagenesis, we show that two distinct regions of the Sec incorporation domain are required for Sec incorporation. Physical separation of the Sec incorporation and RNA-binding domains revealed that they are able to function in trans and established a novel role of the Sec incorporation domain in promoting SECIS and eEFSec binding to the SBP2 RNA-binding domain. We propose a model in which SECIS binding induces a conformational change in SBP2 that recruits eEFSec, which in concert with the Sec incorporation domain gains access to the ribosomal A site.
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- Jesse Donovan
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Hesketh J. Nutrigenomics and Selenium: Gene Expression Patterns, Physiological Targets, and Genetics. Annu Rev Nutr 2008; 28:157-77. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.28.061807.155446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- John Hesketh
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 4HH;
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Zhang Y, Turanov AA, Hatfield DL, Gladyshev VN. In silico identification of genes involved in selenium metabolism: evidence for a third selenium utilization trait. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:251. [PMID: 18510720 PMCID: PMC2432076 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Selenium (Se) is a trace element that occurs in proteins in the form of selenocysteine (Sec) and in tRNAs in the form of selenouridine (SeU). Selenophosphate synthetase (SelD) is required for both utilization traits. However, previous research also revealed SelDs in two organisms lacking Sec and SeU, suggesting a possible additional use of Se that is dependent on SelD. Results In this study, we conducted comparative genomics and phylogenetic analyses to characterize genes involved in Se utilization. Candidate genes identified included SelA/SelB and YbbB that define Sec and SeU pathways, respectively, and NADH oxidoreductase that is predicted to generate a SelD substrate. In addition, among 227 organisms containing SelD, 10 prokaryotes were identified that lacked SelA/SelB and YbbB. Investigation of selD neighboring genes in these organisms revealed a SirA-like protein and two hypothetical proteins HP1 and HP2 that were strongly linked to a novel Se utilization. With these new signature proteins, 32 bacteria and archaea were found that utilized these proteins, likely as part of the new Se utilization trait. Metabolic labeling of one organism containing an orphan SelD, Enterococcus faecalis, with 75Se revealed a protein containing labile Se species that could be released by treatment with reducing agents, suggesting non-Sec utilization of Se in this organism. Conclusion These studies suggest the occurrence of a third Se utilization trait in bacteria and archaea.
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- Yan Zhang
- Redox Biology Center and Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
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Squires JE, Berry MJ. Eukaryotic selenoprotein synthesis: mechanistic insight incorporating new factors and new functions for old factors. IUBMB Life 2008; 60:232-5. [PMID: 18344183 DOI: 10.1002/iub.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Selenium is an essential micronutrient that has been linked to various aspects of human health. Selenium exerts its biological activity through the incorporation of the amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec), into a unique class of proteins termed selenoproteins. Sec incorporation occurs cotranslationally at UGA codons in archaea, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes. UGA codons specify Sec coding rather than termination by the presence of specific secondary structures in mRNAs termed selenocysteine insertion (SECIS) elements, and trans-acting factors that associate with SECIS elements. Herein, we discuss the various proteins known to function in eukaryotic selenoprotein biosynthesis, including several players whose roles have only been elucidated very recently.
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- Jeffrey E Squires
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
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Savaskan NE, Ufer C, Kühn H, Borchert A. Molecular biology of glutathione peroxidase 4: from genomic structure to developmental expression and neural function. Biol Chem 2008; 388:1007-17. [PMID: 17937614 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2007.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Selenoproteins have been recognized as modulators of brain function and signaling. Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (GPx4/PHGPx) is a unique member of the selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidases in mammals with a pivotal role in brain development and function. GPx4 exists as a cytosolic, mitochondrial, and nuclear isoform derived from a single gene. In mice, the GPx4 gene is located on chromosome 10 in close proximity to a functional retrotransposome that is expressed under the control of captured regulatory elements. Elucidation of crystallographic data uncovered structural peculiarities of GPx4 that provide the molecular basis for its unique enzymatic properties and substrate specificity. Monomeric GPx4 is multifunctional: it acts as a reducing enzyme of peroxidized phospholipids and thiols and as a structural protein. Transcriptional regulation of the different GPx4 isoforms requires several isoform-specific cis-regulatory sequences and trans-activating factors. Cytosolic and mitochondrial GPx4 are the major isoforms exclusively expressed by neurons in the developing brain. In stark contrast, following brain trauma, GPx4 is specifically upregulated in non-neuronal cells, i.e., reactive astrocytes. Molecular approaches to genetic modification in mice have revealed an essential and isoform-specific function for GPx4 in development and disease. Here we review recent findings on GPx4 with emphasis on its molecular structure and function and consider potential mechanisms that underlie neural development and neuropathological conditions.
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- Nicolai E Savaskan
- Division of Cellular Biochemistry, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, NL-1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Pagmantidis V, Méplan C, van Schothorst EM, Keijer J, Hesketh JE. Supplementation of healthy volunteers with nutritionally relevant amounts of selenium increases the expression of lymphocyte protein biosynthesis genes. Am J Clin Nutr 2008; 87:181-9. [PMID: 18175754 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.1.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Selenium is incorporated into 25 selenoproteins in humans. Low dietary selenium has deleterious effects on health and may result in cancer, cardiovascular disease, and immune dysfunction. The underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Lymphocytes are a target tissue; they can be assessed in healthy persons, and their response has not been explored by using global gene expression profiling techniques. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the study were to assess the overall effect of selenium supplementation within a normal physiological range on the pattern of lymphocyte gene expression and to identify downstream processes affected by selenium intake. DESIGN Gene expression was assessed in lymphocytes isolated from 39 healthy persons before and after a 6-wk supplementation with 100 microg Se/d as sodium selenite. Presupplementation and postsupplementation RNA samples from 16 subjects were chosen at random for microarray analysis. Differential gene expression was analyzed by using individual labeling and hybridization with human whole-genome microarrays. Array data were validated by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The study subjects had an average 19% increase in plasma selenium concentration, which was within a normal range. Fold changes in gene expression were small, but data analysis using biological process identification showed that selenium predominantly affected the genes that encode proteins functioning in protein biosynthesis. Gene expression changes were confirmed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction for 3 representative target genes (RPL37A, RPL30, and EEF1E1). CONCLUSIONS Ribosomal protein and translation factor genes were up-regulated in response to increased selenium intake. We hypothesize that this up-regulation is linked to increased selenoprotein production and enhanced lymphocyte function.
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- Vasileios Pagmantidis
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University Medical School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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