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Cardoen B, Vandevoorde KR, Gao G, Ortiz-Silva M, Alan P, Liu W, Tiliakou E, Vogl AW, Hamarneh G, Nabi IR. Membrane contact site detection (MCS-DETECT) reveals dual control of rough mitochondria-ER contacts. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202206109. [PMID: 37948126 PMCID: PMC10638097 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202206109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Identification and morphological analysis of mitochondria-ER contacts (MERCs) by fluorescent microscopy is limited by subpixel resolution interorganelle distances. Here, the membrane contact site (MCS) detection algorithm, MCS-DETECT, reconstructs subpixel resolution MERCs from 3D super-resolution image volumes. MCS-DETECT shows that elongated ribosome-studded riboMERCs, present in HT-1080 but not COS-7 cells, are morphologically distinct from smaller smooth contacts and larger contacts induced by mitochondria-ER linker expression in COS-7 cells. RiboMERC formation is associated with increased mitochondrial potential, reduced in Gp78 knockout HT-1080 cells and induced by Gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity in COS-7 and HeLa cells. Knockdown of riboMERC tether RRBP1 eliminates riboMERCs in both wild-type and Gp78 knockout HT-1080 cells. By MCS-DETECT, Gp78-dependent riboMERCs present complex tubular shapes that intercalate between and contact multiple mitochondria. MCS-DETECT of 3D whole-cell super-resolution image volumes, therefore, identifies novel dual control of tubular riboMERCs, whose formation is dependent on RRBP1 and size modulated by Gp78 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity.
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- Ben Cardoen
- School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Cheatham AM, Sharma NR, Satpute-Krishnan P. Competition for calnexin binding regulates secretion and turnover of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202108160. [PMID: 37702712 PMCID: PMC10499038 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202108160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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In mammalian cells, misfolded glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) are cleared out of the ER to the Golgi via a constitutive and a stress-inducible pathway called RESET. From the Golgi, misfolded GPI-APs transiently access the cell surface prior to rapid internalization for lysosomal degradation. What regulates the release of misfolded GPI-APs for RESET during steady-state conditions and how this release is accelerated during ER stress is unknown. Using mutants of prion protein or CD59 as model misfolded GPI-APs, we demonstrate that inducing calnexin degradation or upregulating calnexin-binding glycoprotein expression triggers the release of misfolded GPI-APs for RESET. Conversely, blocking protein synthesis dramatically inhibits the dissociation of misfolded GPI-APs from calnexin and subsequent turnover. We demonstrate an inverse correlation between newly synthesized calnexin substrates and RESET substrates that coimmunoprecipitate with calnexin. These findings implicate competition by newly synthesized substrates for association with calnexin as a key factor in regulating the release of misfolded GPI-APs from calnexin for turnover via the RESET pathway.
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- Amber M. Cheatham
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Pomorski A, Krężel A. Biarsenical fluorescent probes for multifunctional site-specific modification of proteins applicable in life sciences: an overview and future outlook. Metallomics 2021; 12:1179-1207. [PMID: 32658234 DOI: 10.1039/d0mt00093k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fluorescent modification of proteins of interest (POI) in living cells is desired to study their behaviour and functions in their natural environment. In a perfect setting it should be easy to perform, inexpensive, efficient and site-selective. Although multiple chemical and biological methods have been developed, only a few of them are applicable for cellular studies thanks to their appropriate physical, chemical and biological characteristics. One such successful system is a tetracysteine tag/motif and its selective biarsenical binders (e.g. FlAsH and ReAsH). Since its discovery in 1998 by Tsien and co-workers, this method has been enhanced and revolutionized in terms of its efficiency, formed complex stability and breadth of application. Here, we overview the whole field of knowledge, while placing most emphasis on recent reports. We showcase the improvements of classical biarsenical probes with various optical properties as well as multifunctional molecules that add new characteristics to proteins. We also present the evolution of affinity tags and motifs of biarsenical probes demonstrating much more possibilities in cellular applications. We summarize protocols and reported observations so both beginners and advanced users of biarsenical probes can troubleshoot their experiments. We address the concerns regarding the safety of biarsenical probe application. We showcase examples in virology, studies on receptors or amyloid aggregation, where application of biarsenical probes allowed observations that previously were not possible. We provide a summary of current applications ranging from bioanalytical sciences to allosteric control of selected proteins. Finally, we present an outlook to encourage more researchers to use these magnificent probes.
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- Adam Pomorski
- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland.
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Chen J, Bassot A, Giuliani F, Simmen T. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Stressed by Dysfunctional Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contacts (MERCs). Cells 2021; 10:cells10071789. [PMID: 34359958 PMCID: PMC8304209 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no cure. Progress in the characterization of other neurodegenerative mechanisms has shifted the spotlight onto an intracellular structure called mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contacts (MERCs) whose ER portion can be biochemically isolated as mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs). Within the central nervous system (CNS), these structures control the metabolic output of mitochondria and keep sources of oxidative stress in check via autophagy. The most relevant MERC controllers in the ALS pathogenesis are vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein B (VAPB), a mitochondria-ER tether, and the ubiquitin-specific chaperone valosin containing protein (VCP). These two systems cooperate to maintain mitochondrial energy output and prevent oxidative stress. In ALS, mutant VAPB and VCP take a central position in the pathology through MERC dysfunction that ultimately alters or compromises mitochondrial bioenergetics. Intriguingly, both proteins are targets themselves of other ALS mutant proteins, including C9orf72, FUS, or TDP-43. Thus, a new picture emerges, where different triggers cause MERC dysfunction in ALS, subsequently leading to well-known pathological changes including endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, inflammation, and motor neuron death.
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- Junsheng Chen
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2H7, Canada; (J.C.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2H7, Canada; (J.C.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2H7, Canada;
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G2H7, Canada; (J.C.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-780-492-1546
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Long RKM, Moriarty KP, Cardoen B, Gao G, Vogl AW, Jean F, Hamarneh G, Nabi IR. Super resolution microscopy and deep learning identify Zika virus reorganization of the endoplasmic reticulum. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20937. [PMID: 33262363 PMCID: PMC7708840 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77170-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex subcellular organelle composed of diverse structures such as tubules, sheets and tubular matrices. Flaviviruses such as Zika virus (ZIKV) induce reorganization of ER membranes to facilitate viral replication. Here, using 3D super resolution microscopy, ZIKV infection is shown to induce the formation of dense tubular matrices associated with viral replication in the central ER. Viral non-structural proteins NS4B and NS2B associate with replication complexes within the ZIKV-induced tubular matrix and exhibit distinct ER distributions outside this central ER region. Deep neural networks trained to distinguish ZIKV-infected versus mock-infected cells successfully identified ZIKV-induced central ER tubular matrices as a determinant of viral infection. Super resolution microscopy and deep learning are therefore able to identify and localize morphological features of the ER and allow for better understanding of how ER morphology changes due to viral infection.
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- Rory K M Long
- Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. .,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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- School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. .,Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. .,School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Ho CJ, Samarasekera G, Rothe K, Xu J, Yang KC, Leung E, Chan M, Jiang X, Gorski SM. Puncta intended: connecting the dots between autophagy and cell stress networks. Autophagy 2020; 17:1028-1033. [PMID: 32507070 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1775394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Proteome profiling and global protein-interaction approaches have significantly improved our knowledge of the protein interactomes of autophagy and other cellular stress-response pathways. New discoveries regarding protein complexes, interaction partners, interaction domains, and biological roles of players that are part of these pathways are emerging. The fourth Vancouver Autophagy Symposium showcased research that expands our understanding of the protein interaction networks and molecular mechanisms underlying autophagy and other cellular stress responses in the context of distinct stressors. In the keynote presentation, Dr. Wade Harper described his team's recent discovery of a novel reticulophagy receptor for selective autophagic degradation of the endoplasmic reticulum, and discussed molecular mechanisms involved in ribophagy and non-autophagic ribosomal turnover. In other presentations, both omic and targeted approaches were used to reveal molecular players of other cellular stress responses including amyloid body and stress granule formation, anastasis, and extracellular vesicle biogenesis. Additional topics included the roles of autophagy in disease pathogenesis, autophagy regulatory mechanisms, and crosstalk between autophagy and cellular metabolism in anti-tumor immunity. The relationship between autophagy and other cell stress responses remains a relatively unexplored area in the field, with future investigations required to understand how the various processes are coordinated and connected in cells and tissues.Abbreviations: A-bodies: amyloid bodies; ACM: amyloid-converting motif; AMFR/gp78: autocrine motility factor receptor; ATG: autophagy-related; ATG4B: autophagy related 4B cysteine peptidase; CALCOCO2/NDP52: calcium binding and coiled-coil domain 2; CAR T: chimeric antigen receptor T; CASP3: caspase 3; CCPG1: cell cycle progression 1; CAR: chimeric antigen receptor; CML: chronic myeloid leukemia; CCOCs: clear cell ovarian cancers; CVB3: coxsackievirus B3; CRISPR-Cas9: clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated protein 9; DDXs: DEAD-box helicases; EIF2S1/EIF-2alpha: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha; EIF2AK3: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; EV: extracellular vesicle; FAO: fatty acid oxidation; GABARAP: GABA type A receptor-associated protein; ILK: integrin linked kinase; ISR: integrated stress response; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MPECs: memory precursory effector T cells; MAVS: mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein; NBR1: NBR1 autophagy cargo receptor; PI4KB/PI4KIIIβ: phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta; PLEKHM1: pleckstrin homology and RUN domain containing M1; RB1CC1: RB1 inducible coiled-coil 1; RTN3: reticulon 3; rIGSRNAs: ribosomal intergenic noncoding RNAs; RPL29: ribosomal protein L29; RPS3: ribosomal protein S3; S. cerevisiae: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; sEV: small extracellular vesicles; S. pombe: Schizosaccharomyces pombe; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; SF3B1: splicing factor 3b subunit 1; SILAC-MS: stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture-mass spectrometry; SNAP29: synaptosome associated protein 29; TEX264: testis expressed 264, ER-phagy receptor; TNBC: triple-negative breast cancer; ULK1: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1; VAS: Vancouver Autophagy Symposium.
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- Cally J Ho
- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Alam SMD, Tsukamoto Y, Ogawa M, Senoo Y, Ikeda K, Tashima Y, Takeuchi H, Okajima T. N-Glycans on EGF domain-specific O-GlcNAc transferase (EOGT) facilitate EOGT maturation and peripheral endoplasmic reticulum localization. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:8560-8574. [PMID: 32376684 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.012280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) domain-specific O-GlcNAc transferase (EOGT) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein that modifies EGF repeats of Notch receptors and thereby regulates Delta-like ligand-mediated Notch signaling. Several EOGT mutations that may affect putative N-glycosylation consensus sites are recorded in the cancer database, but the presence and function of N-glycans in EOGT have not yet been characterized. Here, we identified N-glycosylation sites in mouse EOGT and elucidated their molecular functions. Three predicted N-glycosylation consensus sequences on EOGT are highly conserved among mammalian species. Within these sites, we found that Asn-263 and Asn-354, but not Asn-493, are modified with N-glycans. Lectin blotting, endoglycosidase H digestion, and MS analysis revealed that both residues are modified with oligomannose N-glycans. Loss of an individual N-glycan on EOGT did not affect its endoplasmic reticulum (ER) localization, enzyme activity, and ability to O-GlcNAcylate Notch1 in HEK293T cells. However, simultaneous substitution of both N-glycosylation sites affected both EOGT maturation and expression levels without an apparent change in enzymatic activity, suggesting that N-glycosylation at a single site is sufficient for EOGT maturation and expression. Accordingly, a decrease in O-GlcNAc stoichiometry was observed in Notch1 co-expressed with an N263Q/N354Q variant compared with WT EOGT. Moreover, the N263Q/N354Q variant exhibited altered subcellular distribution within the ER in HEK293T cells, indicating that N-glycosylation of EOGT is required for its ER localization at the cell periphery. These results suggest critical roles of N-glycans in sustaining O-GlcNAc transferase function both by maintaining EOGT levels and by ensuring its proper subcellular localization in the ER.
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- Sayad Md Didarul Alam
- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,RIKEN, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Joshi V, Upadhyay A, Kumar A, Mishra A. Gp78 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase: Essential Functions and Contributions in Proteostasis. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:259. [PMID: 28890687 PMCID: PMC5575403 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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As per the requirement of metabolism and fitness, normal cellular functions are controlled by several proteins, and their interactive molecular and signaling events at multiple levels. Protein quality control (PQC) mechanisms ensure the correct folding and proper utilization of these proteins to avoid their misfolding and aggregation. To maintain the optimum environment of complex proteome PQC system employs various E3 ubiquitin ligases for the selective degradation of aberrant proteins. Glycoprotein 78 (Gp78) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that prevents multifactorial deleterious accumulation of different misfolded proteins via endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD). However, the precise role of Gp78 under stress conditions to avoid bulk misfolded aggregation is unclear, which can act as a crucial resource to establish the dynamic nature of the proteome. Present article systematically explains the detailed molecular characterization of Gp78 and also addresses its various cellular physiological functions, which could be crucial to achieving protein homeostasis. Here, we comprehensively represent the current findings of Gp78, which shows its PQC roles in different physiological functions and diseases; and thereby propose novel opportunities to better understand the unsolved questions for therapeutic interventions linked with different protein misfolding disorders.
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- Vibhuti Joshi
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur, India
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- Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology IndoreIndore, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurJodhpur, India
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Li L, Gao G, Shankar J, Joshi B, Foster LJ, Nabi IR. p38 MAP kinase-dependent phosphorylation of the Gp78 E3 ubiquitin ligase controls ER-mitochondria association and mitochondria motility. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:3828-40. [PMID: 26337390 PMCID: PMC4626067 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-02-0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Epitope mapping of the 3F3A mAb identified p38 MAPK phosphorylation of Ser-538 of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Gp78. p38 MAPK phosphorylation of Ser-538 prevents Gp78-dependent mitofusin degradation, mitochondrial fission, and ER–mitochondria association, defining a novel regulatory mechanism of Gp78 activity at the ER–mitochondria interface. Gp78 is an ERAD-associated E3 ubiquitin ligase that induces degradation of the mitofusin mitochondrial fusion proteins and mitochondrial fission. Gp78 is localized throughout the ER; however, the anti-Gp78 3F3A monoclonal antibody (mAb) recognizes Gp78 selectively in mitochondria-associated ER domains. Epitope mapping localized the epitope of 3F3A and a commercial anti-Gp78 mAb to an 8–amino acid motif (533–541) in mouse Gp78 isoform 2 that forms part of a highly conserved 41–amino acid region containing 14-3-3– and WW-binding domains and a p38 MAP kinase (p38 MAPK) consensus site on Ser-538 (S538). 3F3A binds selectively to nonphosphorylated S538 Gp78. Using 3F3A as a reporter, we induced Gp78 S538 phosphorylation by serum starvation and showed it to be mediated by p38 MAPK. Mass spectroscopy analysis of Gp78 phosphopeptides confirmed S538 as a major p38 MAPK phosphorylation site on Gp78. Gp78 S538 phosphorylation limited its ability to induce mitochondrial fission and degrade MFN1 and MFN2 but did not affect in vitro Gp78 ubiquitin E3 ligase activity. Phosphomimetic Gp78 S538D mutation prevented Gp78 promotion of ER–mitochondria interaction, and SB203580 inhibition of p38 MAPK increased ER–mitochondria association. p38 MAPK phosphorylation of Gp78 S538 therefore regulates Gp78-dependent ER–mitochondria association and mitochondria motility.
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- Lei Li
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Li Y, Jia Y, Che Q, Zhou Q, Wang K, Wan XP. AMF/PGI-mediated tumorigenesis through MAPK-ERK signaling in endometrial carcinoma. Oncotarget 2015; 6:26373-87. [PMID: 26308071 PMCID: PMC4694908 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Autocrine motility factor (AMF), which is also known as phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), enhances tumor cell growth and motility. In this study, we found that AMF and its receptor were both highly expressed in Endometrial Carcinoma (EC) tissues compared to normal tissues. Levels of AMF were increased in serum of endometrial cancer patients. Downregulation of AMF by shRNA inhibited invasion, migration and proliferation as well as growth in a three-dimensional culture. AMF cytokine function, but not enzymatic activity of PGI, regulated tumorigenic activities of AMF. The MAPK-ERK1/2 pathway contributed to AMF-induced effects in EC cells. In agreement, Mek inhibitor decreased AMF-induced invasion, migration and proliferation of EC cells. In addition, in two mouse tumor metastasis models (EC cells delivered through left ventricle or intraperitoneally) AMF-silenced EC cells showed decreased tumor proliferative and metastatic capacities. We suggest that AMF/PGI is a potential therapeutic target in endometrial carcinoma.
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- Yiran Li
- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai First People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Clinical and Translational Research Center, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 3 Department of Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wang PTC, Garcin PO, Fu M, Masoudi M, St-Pierre P, Panté N, Nabi IR. Distinct mechanisms controlling rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum contacts with mitochondria. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:2759-65. [PMID: 26065430 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.171132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Gp78 (also known as AMFR), an endoplasmic-reticulum (ER)-associated protein degradation (ERAD) E3 ubiquitin ligase, localizes to mitochondria-associated ER and targets the mitofusin (Mfn1 and Mfn2) mitochondrial fusion proteins for degradation. Gp78 is also the cell surface receptor for autocrine motility factor (AMF), which prevents Gp78-dependent mitofusin degradation. Gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity promotes ER-mitochondria association and ER-mitochondria Ca(2+) coupling, processes that are reversed by AMF. Electron microscopy of HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cancer cells identified both smooth ER (SER; ∼8 nm) and wider (∼50-60 nm) rough ER (RER)-mitochondria contacts. Both short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated knockdown of Gp78 (shGp78) and AMF treatment selectively reduced the extent of RER-mitochondria contacts without impacting on SER--mitochondria contacts. Concomitant small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of Mfn1 increased SER-mitochondria contacts in both control and shGp78 cells, whereas knockdown of Mfn2 increased RER-mitochondria contacts selectively in shGp78 HT-1080 cells. The mitofusins therefore inhibit ER-mitochondria interaction. Regulation of close SER-mitochondria contacts by Mfn1 and of RER-mitochondria contacts by AMF-sensitive Gp78-mediated degradation of Mfn2 define new mechanisms that regulate ER-mitochondria interactions.
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- Peter T C Wang
- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Department of Zoology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Department of Zoology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Departments of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3
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Jacobs JL, Zhu J, Sarkar SN, Coyne CB. Regulation of mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS) expression and signaling by the mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane (MAM) protein Gp78. J Biol Chem 2013; 289:1604-16. [PMID: 24285545 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.520254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In a previous study, we identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase Gp78 by RNAi high-throughput screening as a gene whose depletion restricted enterovirus infection. In the current study, we show that Gp78, which localizes to the ER-mitochondria interface, is a regulator of RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) antiviral signaling. We show that depletion of Gp78 results in a robust decrease of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) infection and a corresponding enhancement of type I interferon (IFN) signaling. Mechanistically, we show that Gp78 modulates type I IFN induction by altering both the expression and signaling of the mitochondria-localized RLR adaptor mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS). Expression of mutants of Gp78 that abolish its E3 ubiquitin ligase and its participation in ER-associated degradation (ERAD) lost their ability to degrade MAVS, but surprisingly maintained their ability to repress RLR signaling. In contrast, Gp78 lacking its entire C terminus lost both its ability to degrade MAVS and repress RLR signaling. We show that Gp78 interacts with both the N- and C-terminal domains of MAVS via its C-terminal RING domain, and that this interaction is required to abrogate Gp78-mediated attenuation of MAVS signaling. Our data thus implicate two parallel pathways by which Gp78 regulates MAVS signaling; one pathway requires its E3 ubiquitin ligase and ERAD activity to directly degrade MAVS, whereas the other pathway occurs independently of these activities, but requires the Gp78 RING domain and occurs via a direct association between this region and MAVS.
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- Jana L Jacobs
- From the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health
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Lee JE, Yuan H, Liang FX, Sehgal PB. Nitric oxide scavenging causes remodeling of the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria in pulmonary arterial endothelial cells. Nitric Oxide 2013; 33:64-73. [PMID: 23770576 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2013.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The dependence of the structure and function of cytoplasmic organelles in endothelial cells on constitutively produced intracellular nitric oxide (NO) remains largely unexplored. We previously reported fragmentation of the Golgi apparatus in cells exposed to NO scavengers or after siRNA-mediated knockdown of eNOS. Others have reported increased mitochondrial fission in response to an NO donor. Functionally, we previously reported that bovine pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (PAECs) exposed to the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (c-PTIO) developed a prosecretory phenotype characterized by prolonged secretion of soluble proteins. In the present study, we investigated whether NO scavenging led to remodeling of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Live-cell DAF-2DA imaging confirmed the presence of intracellular NO in association with the BODIPY C5-ceramide-labeled Golgi apparatus. Untreated human PAECs displayed a pattern of peripheral tubulo-reticular ER with a juxtanuclear accumulation of ER sheets. Cells exposed to c-PTIO showed a dramatic increase in ER sheets as assayed using immunofluorescence for the ER structural protein reticulon-4b/Nogo-B and the ER-resident GTPase atlastin-3, live-cell fluorescence assays using RTN4-GFP and KDEL-mCherry, and electron microscopy methods. These ER changes were inhibited by the NO donor diethylamine NONOate, and also produced by L-NAME, but not D-NAME or 8-br-cGMP. This ER remodeling was accompanied by Golgi fragmentation and increased fibrillarity and function of mitochondria (uptake of tetramethyl-rhodamine, TMRE). Despite Golgi fragmentation the functional ER/Golgi trafficking unit was preserved as seen by the accumulation of Sec31A ER exit sites adjacent to the dispersed Golgi elements and a 1.8-fold increase in secretion of soluble cargo. Western blotting and immunopanning data showed that RTN4b was increasingly ubiquitinated following c-PTIO exposure, especially in the presence of the proteasomal inhibitor MG132. The present data complete the remarkable insight that the structural integrity of three closely juxtaposed cytoplasmic organelles - Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria - is dependent on nitric oxide.
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- Jason E Lee
- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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Sehgal PB. Non-genomic STAT5-dependent effects at the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus and STAT6-GFP in mitochondria. JAKSTAT 2013; 2:e24860. [PMID: 24470974 PMCID: PMC3894245 DOI: 10.4161/jkst.24860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Revised: 04/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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STAT protein species are well-known as transcription factors that regulate nuclear gene expression. Recent novel lines of research suggest new non-genomic functions of STAT5A/B and STAT6. It was discovered in human pulmonary arterial endothelial cells that STAT5A, including STAT5A-GFP, constitutively associated with the Golgi apparatus, and both STAT5A and B with the endoplasmic reticulum. Acute siRNA-mediated knockdown of STAT5A/B led to the rapid development of a dramatic cystic change in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) characterized by deposition of the ER structural protein reticulon-4 (RTN4; also called Nogo-B) and the ER-resident GTPase atlastin-3 (ATL3) along cyst membranes and cyst-zone boundaries, accompanied by Golgi fragmentation. Functional consequences included reduced anterograde trafficking, an ER stress response (increased GRP78/BiP) and eventual mitochondrial fragmentation. This phenotype was "non-genomic" in that it was elicited in enucleated cytoplasts. In cross-immunopanning assays STAT5A and B species associated with ATL3, and the ER-lumen spacer CLIMP63 (also called cytoskeleton-associated protein 4, CKAP4) but not RTN4. From a disease significance perspective we posit that STAT5, which is known to be affected by estradiol-17β and prolactin, represents the gender-sensitive determinant in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH), a disease which includes ER/Golgi dysfunctions but with a 2- to 4-fold higher prevalence in postpubertal women. A separate line of recent research produced evidence for the association of STAT6-GFP, but not STAT3-GFP, STAT3-DsRed, or STAT3-Flag, with mitochondria in live-cell, immunofluorescence, and immunoelectron microscopy. An N-terminal truncation of STAT6-GFP (1-459), which lacked the SH2 domain and Tyr-phosphorylation site, constitutively associated with mitochondria. Thus, the emergent new of biology STAT proteins includes non-genomic roles-structurally and functionally-in the three closely related membrane organelles consisting of the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and mitochondria.
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- Pravin B Sehgal
- Departments of Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Medicine; New York Medical College; Valhalla, NY USA
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Fu M, St-Pierre P, Shankar J, Wang PTC, Joshi B, Nabi IR. Regulation of mitophagy by the Gp78 E3 ubiquitin ligase. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:1153-62. [PMID: 23427266 PMCID: PMC3623636 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-08-0607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The Gp78 E3 ubiquitin ligase is shown to target the mitofusin mitochondrial fusion proteins for degradation, inducing mitochondrial fission and mitofusin 1–dependent mitophagy of uncoupled mitochondria. Mitophagy induced by endoplasmic reticulum–associated gp78 defines a distinct cellular pathway to eliminate damaged mitochondria. Glycoprotein 78 (Gp78) is a critical E3 ubiquitin ligase in endoplasmic reticulum–associated degradation. Overexpression of Flag-tagged Gp78 (Flag-gp78), but not Flag-gp78 mutated in its RING-finger domain (Flag-RINGmut) with deficient ubiquitin ligase activity, induces mitochondrial fragmentation and ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation of the mitofusin (Mfn) mitochondrial fusion factors Mfn1/Mfn2. After mitochondrial depolarization with carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), Flag-gp78 induced a threefold loss of depolarized mitochondria and significant loss of the inner mitochondrial protein OxPhosV. Flag-gp78–dependent loss of OxPhosV, but not Mfn1 or Mfn2, was prevented by small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of the autophagy protein Atg5 in CCCP-treated cells. Gp78-induced mitophagy required ubiquitin ligase activity, as it is not observed upon transfection of Flag-RINGmut or cotransfection of Flag-gp78 with ubiquitin mutated at three critical lysine residues (K29, 48, 63R) involved in polyubiquitin chain elongation. Short hairpin RNA knockdown of Gp78 in HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells increased mitofusin levels and reduced depolarization-induced mitophagy, whereas siRNA knockdown showed that Mfn1, but not Mfn2, was required for Gp78-dependent depolarization-induced mitophagy. Mitochondrial depolarization induced Gp78-dependent expression of the autophagic marker LC3II and recruitment of enhanced green fluorescent protein–LC3 to the Gp78- and calnexin-labeled, mitochondria-associated ER. Finally, Gp78-induced mitophagy is Parkin independent, as it occurs in Parkin-null HeLa cells and upon siRNA-mediated Parkin knockdown in HEK293 cells. This study therefore describes a novel role for the ER-associated Gp78 ubiquitin ligase and the Mfn1 mitochondrial fusion factor in mitophagy.
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- Min Fu
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Shankar J, Kojic LD, St-Pierre P, Wang PTC, Fu M, Joshi B, Nabi IR. Raft endocytosis of autocrine motility factor regulates mitochondrial dynamics via rac1 signaling and the gp78 ubiquitin ligase. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:3295-304. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.120162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Gp78 is a cell surface receptor that also functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase in the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway. The Gp78 ligand, the glycolytic enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase (also called autocrine motility factor or AMF), functions as a cytokine upon secretion by tumor cells. AMF is internalized via a PI3K- and dynamin-dependent raft endocytic pathway to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER), however the relationship between AMF and Gp78 ubiquitin ligase activity remains unclear. AMF uptake to the smooth ER is inhibited by the dynamin inhibitor, dynasore, reduced in Gp78 knockdown cells and induces the dynamin-dependent downregulation of its cell surface receptor. AMF uptake is Rac1-dependent, inhibited by expression of dominant-negative Rac1 and the Rac1 inhibitor NSC23766, and therefore distinct from Cdc42 and RhoA-dependent raft endocytic pathways. AMF stimulates Rac1 activation, that is reduced by dynasore treatment and absent in Gp78-knockdown cells and therefore requires Gp78-mediated endocytosis. AMF also prevents Gp78-induced degradation of the mitochondrial fusion proteins, Mitofusin 1 and 2 in a dynamin, Rac1 and PI3K-dependent manner. Gp78 induces mitochondrial clustering and fission in a ubiquitin ligase-dependent manner that is also reversed by AMF. The raft-dependent endocytosis of AMF therefore promotes Rac1/PI3K signaling that feeds back to promote AMF endocytosis and also inhibits the ability of Gp78 to target the mitofusins for degradation, thereby preventing Gp78-dependent mitochondrial fission. Through regulation of an ER-localized ubiquitin ligase, the raft-dependent endocytosis of AMF represents an extracellular regulator of mitochondrial fusion and dynamics.
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Fairbank M, Huang K, El-Husseini A, Nabi IR. RING finger palmitoylation of the endoplasmic reticulum Gp78 E3 ubiquitin ligase. FEBS Lett 2012; 586:2488-93. [PMID: 22728137 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gp78 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase within the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation pathway. We show that Flag-tagged gp78 undergoes sulfhydryl cysteine palmitoylation (S-palmitoylation) within the RING finger motif, responsible for its ubiquitin ligase activity. Screening of 19 palmitoyl acyl transferases (PATs) identified five that increased gp78 RING finger palmitoylation. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized Myc-DHHC6 overexpression promoted the peripheral ER distribution of Flag-gp78 while RING finger mutation and the palmitoylation inhibitor 2-bromopalmitate restricted gp78 to the central ER. Palmitoylation of RING finger cysteines therefore regulates gp78 distribution to the peripheral ER.
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- Maria Fairbank
- University of British Columbia, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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