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Kohle F, Ackfeld R, Hommen F, Klein I, Svačina MKR, Schneider C, Fink GR, Barham M, Vilchez D, Lehmann HC. Kinesin-5 inhibition improves neural regeneration in experimental autoimmune neuritis. J Neuroinflammation 2023; 20:139. [PMID: 37296476 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02822-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune neuropathies can result in long-term disability and incomplete recovery, despite adequate first-line therapy. Kinesin-5 inhibition was shown to accelerate neurite outgrowth in different preclinical studies. Here, we evaluated the potential neuro-regenerative effects of the small molecule kinesin-5 inhibitor monastrol in a rodent model of acute autoimmune neuropathies, experimental autoimmune neuritis. METHODS Experimental autoimmune neuritis was induced in Lewis rats with the neurogenic P2-peptide. At the beginning of the recovery phase at day 18, the animals were treated with 1 mg/kg monastrol or sham and observed until day 30 post-immunisation. Electrophysiological and histological analysis for markers of inflammation and remyelination of the sciatic nerve were performed. Neuromuscular junctions of the tibialis anterior muscles were analysed for reinnervation. We further treated human induced pluripotent stem cells-derived secondary motor neurons with monastrol in different concentrations and performed a neurite outgrowth assay. RESULTS Treatment with monastrol enhanced functional and histological recovery in experimental autoimmune neuritis. Motor nerve conduction velocity at day 30 in the treated animals was comparable to pre-neuritis values. Monastrol-treated animals showed partially reinnervated or intact neuromuscular junctions. A significant and dose-dependent accelerated neurite outgrowth was observed after kinesin-5 inhibition as a possible mode of action. CONCLUSION Pharmacological kinesin-5 inhibition improves the functional outcome in experimental autoimmune neuritis through accelerated motor neurite outgrowth and histological recovery. This approach could be of interest to improve the outcome of autoimmune neuropathy patients.
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- Felix Kohle
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3), Cognitive Neuroscience, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Department II of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne and University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany
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Tubulin Cytoskeleton in Neurodegenerative Diseases–not Only Primary Tubulinopathies. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2022:10.1007/s10571-022-01304-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01304-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AbstractNeurodegenerative diseases represent a large group of disorders characterized by gradual loss of neurons and functions of the central nervous systems. Their course is usually severe, leading to high morbidity and subsequent inability of patients to independent functioning. Vast majority of neurodegenerative diseases is currently untreatable, and only some symptomatic drugs are available which efficacy is usually very limited. To develop novel therapies for this group of diseases, it is crucial to understand their pathogenesis and to recognize factors which can influence the disease course. One of cellular structures which dysfunction appears to be relatively poorly understood in the light of neurodegenerative diseases is tubulin cytoskeleton. On the other hand, its changes, both structural and functional, can considerably influence cell physiology, leading to pathological processes occurring also in neurons. In this review, we summarize and discuss dysfunctions of tubulin cytoskeleton in various neurodegenerative diseases different than primary tubulinopathies (caused by mutations in genes encoding the components of the tubulin cytoskeleton), especially Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, prion diseases, and neuronopathic mucopolysaccharidoses. It is also proposed that correction of these disorders might attenuate the progress of specific diseases, thus, finding newly recognized molecular targets for potential drugs might become possible.
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Deng J, Liu W, Sun M, Walther A. Dissipative Organization of DNA Oligomers for Transient Catalytic Function. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202113477. [PMID: 35026052 PMCID: PMC9306540 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The development of synthetic non-equilibrium systems opens doors for man-made life-like materials. Yet, creating distinct transient functions from artificial fuel-driven structures remains a challenge. Building on our ATP-driven dynamic covalent DNA assembly in an enzymatic reaction network of concurrent ATP-powered ligation and restriction, we introduce ATP-fueled transient organization of functional subunits for various functions. The programmability of the ligation/restriction site allows to precisely organize multiple sticky-end-encoded oligo segments into double-stranded (ds) DNA complexes. We demonstrate principles of ATP-driven organization into sequence-defined oligomers by sensing barcode-embedded targets with different defects. Furthermore, ATP-fueled DNAzymes for substrate cleavage are achieved by transiently ligating two DNAzyme subunits into a dsDNA complex, rendering ATP-fueled transient catalytic function.
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- Jie Deng
- ABMS Lab, Department of ChemistryUniversity of MainzDuesbergweg 10–1455128MainzGermany
- Department of Cancer BiologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA 02115USA
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- ABMS Lab, Department of ChemistryUniversity of MainzDuesbergweg 10–1455128MainzGermany
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- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT – Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired TechnologiesUniversity of FreiburgGeorges-Köhler-Allee 10579110FreiburgGermany
- Department of ChemistryFudan UniversityShanghai200438China
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- ABMS Lab, Department of ChemistryUniversity of MainzDuesbergweg 10–1455128MainzGermany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT – Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired TechnologiesUniversity of FreiburgGeorges-Köhler-Allee 10579110FreiburgGermany
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Deng J, Liu W, Sun M, Walther A. Dissipative Organization of DNA Oligomers for Transient Catalytic Function. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jie Deng
- A3BMS Lab, Department of Chemistry University of Mainz Duesbergweg 10–14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Department of Cancer Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02115 USA
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- A3BMS Lab, Department of Chemistry University of Mainz Duesbergweg 10–14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT – Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies University of Freiburg Georges-Köhler-Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
- Department of Chemistry Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- A3BMS Lab, Department of Chemistry University of Mainz Duesbergweg 10–14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT – Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies University of Freiburg Georges-Köhler-Allee 105 79110 Freiburg Germany
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Jiang Z, Zhang S, Lee YM, Teng X, Yang Q, Toyama Y, Liou YC. Hyaluronan-Mediated Motility Receptor Governs Chromosome Segregation by Regulating Microtubules Sliding Within the Bridging Fiber. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2021; 5:e2000493. [PMID: 33788418 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202000493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Accurate segregation of chromosomes during anaphase relies on the central spindle and its regulators. A newly raised concept of the central spindle, the bridging fiber, shows that sliding of antiparallel microtubules (MTs) within the bridging fiber promotes chromosome segregation. However, the regulators of the bridging fiber and its regulatory mechanism on MTs sliding remain largely unknown. In this study, the non-motor microtubule-associated protein, hyaluronan-mediated motility receptor (HMMR), is identified as a novel regulator of the bridging fiber. It then identifies that HMMR regulates MTs sliding within the bridging fiber by cooperating with its binding partner HSET. By utilizing a laser-based cell ablation system and photoactivation approach, the study's results reveal that depletion of HMMR causes an inhibitory effect on MTs sliding within the bridging fiber and disrupts the forced uniformity on the kinetochore-attached microtubules-formed fibers (k-fibers). These are created by suppressing the dynamics of HSET, which functions in transiting the force from sliding of bridging MTs to the k-fiber. This study sheds new light on the novel regulatory mechanism of MTs sliding within the bridging fiber by HMMR and HSET and uncovers the role of HMMR in chromosome segregation during anaphase.
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- Zemin Jiang
- Laboratory of Precision Cancer Medicine, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 60 Biopolis Street, #02-01 Genome, Singapore, 138672, Singapore.,Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.,Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.,Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117573, Singapore
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Salazar-Coria L, Rocha-Gómez MA, Matadamas-Martínez F, Yépez-Mulia L, Vega-López A. Proteomic analysis of oxidized proteins in the brain and liver of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to a water-accommodated fraction of Maya crude oil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 171:609-620. [PMID: 30658296 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Crude oil (CO) is a super mixture of chemical compounds whose toxic effects are reported in fish species according to international guidelines. In the current study a proteomic analysis of oxidized proteins (ox) was performed on the brain and liver of Nile tilapia exposed to WAF obtained from relevant environmental loads (0.01, 0.1 and 1.0 g/L) of Maya CO. Results have shown that oxidation of specific proteins was a newly discovered organ-dependent process able to disrupt key functions in Nile tilapia. In control fish, enzymes involved on aerobic metabolism (liver aldehyde dehydrogenase and brain dihydrofolate reductase) and liver tryptophan--tRNA ligase were oxidized. In WAF-treated liver specimens, fructose-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA), β-galactosidase (β-GAL) and dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP-9) were detected in oxidized form. oxDPP-9 could be favorable by reducing the risk associated with altered glucose metabolism, the opposite effects elicited by oxFBA and oxβ-GAL. oxTrypsin showed a clear adverse effect by reducing probably the hepatocyte capacity to achieve proteolysis of oxidized proteins as well as for performing the proper digestive function. Additionally, enzyme implicated in purine metabolism adenosine (deaminase) was oxidized. Cerebral enzymes of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex (COX IV, COX5B), of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis (β-N-acetylhexosaminidase), involved in catecholamines degradation (catechol O-methyltransferase), and microtubule cytoskeleton (stathmin) were oxidized in WAF-treated specimens. This response suggests, in the brain, an adverse scenario for the mitochondrial respiration process and for ATP provision as for ischemia/reoxygenation challenges. Proteomic analysis of oxidized proteins is a promising tool for monitoring environmental quality influenced by hydrocarbons dissolved in water.
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- Lucía Salazar-Coria
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n, Unidad Profesional Zacatenco, 07738 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n, Unidad Profesional Zacatenco, 07738 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, UMAE Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, UMAE Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n, Unidad Profesional Zacatenco, 07738 Mexico City, Mexico.
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Hu X, Guiseppi-Elie A, Dinu CZ. Biomolecular interfaces based on self-assembly and self-recognition form biosensors capable of recording molecular binding and release. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:4987-4998. [PMID: 30839012 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr10090j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This research proposed to create the next generation of versatile electrochemical-based biosensors capable of monitoring target capture and release as dictated by molecular binding or unbinding. The biosensor integrates cellular machines (i.e., microtubules, structural elements of cells and kinesin molecular motors involved in cellular transport) as functional units; its assembly is based on molecular self-assembly and self-recognition. Our results demonstrate that the designed biosensor was capable of allowing detection of binding and unbinding events based on redox reactions at user-controlled electrode interfaces. The analysis also showed that the sensitivity of the designed biosensor or its ability to record such events could be user-controlled at any given time by adjusting the energy source that "fuels" the system.
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- Xiao Hu
- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, WV, USA.
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Martinez Carrera LA, Gabriel E, Donohoe CD, Hölker I, Mariappan A, Storbeck M, Uhlirova M, Gopalakrishnan J, Wirth B. Novel insights into SMALED2: BICD2 mutations increase microtubule stability and cause defects in axonal and NMJ development. Hum Mol Genet 2019. [PMID: 29528393 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bicaudal D2 (BICD2) encodes a highly conserved motor adaptor protein that regulates the dynein-dynactin complex in different cellular processes. Heterozygous mutations in BICD2 cause autosomal dominant lower extremity-predominant spinal muscular atrophy-2 (SMALED2). Although, various BICD2 mutations have been shown to alter interactions with different binding partners or the integrity of the Golgi apparatus, the specific pathological effects of BICD2 mutations underlying SMALED2 remain elusive. Here, we show that the fibroblasts derived from individuals with SMALED2 exhibit stable microtubules. Importantly, this effect was observed regardless of where the BICD2 mutation is located, which unifies the most likely cellular mechanism affecting microtubules. Significantly, overexpression of SMALED2-causing BICD2 mutations in the disease-relevant cell type, motor neurons, also results in an increased microtubule stability which is accompanied by axonal aberrations such as collateral branching and overgrowth. To study the pathological consequences of BICD2 mutations in vivo, and to address the controversial debate whether two of these mutations are neuron or muscle specific, we generated the first Drosophila model of SMALED2. Strikingly, neuron-specific expression of BICD2 mutants resulted in reduced neuromuscular junction size in larvae and impaired locomotion of adult flies. In contrast, expressing BICD2 mutations in muscles had no obvious effect on motor function, supporting a primarily neurological etiology of the disease. Thus, our findings contribute to the better understanding of SMALED2 pathology by providing evidence for a common pathomechanism of BICD2 mutations that increase microtubule stability in motor neurons leading to increased axonal branching and to impaired neuromuscular junction development.
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- Lilian A Martinez Carrera
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Cologne, University Hospital of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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Aparna JS, Padinhateeri R, Das D. Signatures of a macroscopic switching transition for a dynamic microtubule. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45747. [PMID: 28374844 PMCID: PMC5379563 DOI: 10.1038/srep45747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Characterising complex kinetics of non-equilibrium self-assembly of bio-filaments is of general interest. Dynamic instability in microtubules, consisting of successive catastrophes and rescues, is observed to occur as a result of the non-equilibrium conversion of GTP-tubulin to GDP-tubulin. We study this phenomenon using a model for microtubule kinetics with GTP/GDP state-dependent polymerisation, depolymerisation and hydrolysis of subunits. Our results reveal a sharp switch-like transition in the mean velocity of the filaments, from a growth phase to a shrinkage phase, with an associated co-existence of the two phases. This transition is reminiscent of the discontinuous phase transition across the liquid-gas boundary. We probe the extent of discontinuity in the transition quantitatively using characteristic signatures such as bimodality in velocity distribution, variance and Binder cumulant, and also hysteresis behaviour of the system. We further investigate ageing behaviour in catastrophes of the filament, and find that the multi-step nature of catastrophes is intensified in the vicinity of the switching transition. This assumes importance in the context of Microtubule Associated Proteins which have the potential of altering kinetic parameter values.
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- J S Aparna
- Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Feizabadi MS, Rosario B. MCF7 microtubules: Cancer microtubules with relatively slow and stable dynamic in vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 484:354-357. [PMID: 28131842 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.01.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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There is known to be significant diversity of β-tubulin isoforms in cells. However, whether the functions of microtubules that are polymerized from different distributions of beta isotypes become distinct from one another are still being explored. Of particular interest, recent studies have identified the role that different beta tubulin isotypes carry in regulating the functions of some of the molecular motors along MCF7, or breast cancer, microtubules. That being said, how the specific distribution of beta tubulin isotypes impacts the MCF7 microtubules' dynamic is not well understood. The current study was initiated to directly quantify the in vitro dynamic and polymerization parameters of single MCF7 microtubules and then compare them with those obtained from neuronal microtubules polymerized from porcine brain tubulin. Surprisingly, unlike porcine brain microtubules, this type of cancer microtubule showed a relatively stable and slow dynamic. The comparison between the subsequently fast and unstable dynamic of porcine brain microtubules with the significantly slow and relatively stable dynamic of MCF7 microtubules suggests that beta tubulin isotypes may not only influence the microtubule based functionalities of some molecular motors, but also may change the microtubule's intrinsic dynamic.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA
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Milograna SR, Ribeiro MR, Bell FT, McNamara JC. Pigment Translocation in Caridean Shrimp Chromatophores: Receptor Type, Signal Transduction, Second Messengers, and Cross Talk Among Multiple Signaling Cascades. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 325:565-580. [PMID: 27935256 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pigment aggregation in shrimp chromatophores is triggered by red pigment concentrating hormone (RPCH), a neurosecretory peptide whose plasma membrane receptor may be a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR). While RPCH binding activates the Ca2+ /cGMP signaling cascades, a role for cyclic AMP (cAMP) in pigment aggregation is obscure, as are the steps governing Ca2+ release from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER). A role for the antagonistic neuropeptide, pigment dispersing homone (α-PDH) is also unclear. In red, ovarian chromatophores from the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium olfersi, we show that a G-protein antagonist (AntPG) strongly inhibits RPCH-triggered pigment aggregation, suggesting that RPCH binds to a GPCR, activating an inhibitory G-protein. Decreasing cAMP levels may cue pigment aggregation, since cytosolic cAMP titers, when augmented by cholera toxin, forskolin or vinpocentine, completely or partially impair pigment aggregation. Triggering opposing Ca2+ /cGMP and cAMP cascades by simultaneous perfusion with lipid-soluble cyclic nucleotide analogs induces a "tug-of-war" response, pigments aggregating in some chromatosomes with unpredictable, oscillatory movements in others. Inhibition of cAMP-dependent protein kinase accelerates aggregation and reduces dispersion velocities, suggesting a role in phosphorylation events, possibly regulating SER Ca2+ release and pigment aggregation. The second messengers IP3 and cADPR do not stimulate SER Ca2+ release. α-PDH does not sustain pigment dispersion, suggesting that pigment translocation in caridean chromatophores may be regulated solely by RPCH, since PDH is not required. We propose a working hypothesis to further unravel key steps in the mechanisms of pigment translocation within crustacean chromatophores that have remained obscure for nearly a century.
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- Sarah Ribeiro Milograna
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tang EI, Mruk DD, Cheng CY. Regulation of microtubule (MT)-based cytoskeleton in the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2016; 59:35-45. [PMID: 26791048 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In rodents and humans, testicular cells, similar to other mammalian cells, are supported by actin-, microtubule (MT)- and intermediate filament-based cytoskeletons. Although the cytoskeletal network of the testis serves an important role in regulating spermatogenesis during the epithelial cycle, most of the published findings in the literature are limited to studies that only visualize these cytoskeletons in the seminiferous epithelium. Few focus on the underlying molecular mechanism that regulates their organization in the epithelium in response to changes in the stages of the epithelial cycle. Functional studies in the last decade have begun to focus on the role of binding proteins that regulate these cytoskeletons, with some interesting findings rapidly emerging in the field. Since the actin- and intermediate filament-based cytoskeletons have been recently reviewed, herein we focus on the MT-based cytoskeleton for two reasons. First, besides serving as a structural support cytoskeleton, MTs are known to serve as the track to support and facilitate the transport of germ cells, such as preleptotene spermatocytes connected in clones and elongating/elongated spermatids during spermiogenesis, across the blood-testis barrier (BTB) and the adluminal compartment, respectively, during spermatogenesis. While these cellular events are crucial to the completion of spermatogenesis, they have been largely ignored in the past. Second, MT-based cytoskeleton is working in concert with the actin-based cytoskeleton to provide structural support for the transport of intracellular organelles across the cell cytosol, such as endosome-based vesicles, and phagosomes, which contain residual bodies detached from spermatids, to maintain the cellular homeostasis in the seminiferous epithelium. We critically evaluate some recent published findings herein to support a hypothesis regarding the role of MT in conferring germ cell transport in the seminiferous epithelium.
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- Elizabeth I Tang
- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10065, United States.
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Li YR, Yang WX. Myosin superfamily: The multi-functional and irreplaceable factors in spermatogenesis and testicular tumors. Gene 2015; 576:195-207. [PMID: 26478466 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Spermatogenesis is a fundamental process in sexual development and reproduction, in which the diploid spermatogonia transform into haploid mature spermatozoa. This process is under the regulation of multiple factors and pathway. Myosin has been implicated in various aspects during spermatogenesis. Myosins constitute a diverse superfamily of actin-based molecular motors that translocate along microfilament in an ATP-dependent manner, and six kinds of myosins have been proved that function during spermatogenesis. In mitosis and meiosis, myosins play an important role in spindle assembly and positioning, karyokinesis and cytokinesis. During spermiogenesis, myosins participate in acrosomal formation, nuclear morphogenesis, mitochondrial translocation and spermatid individualization. In this review, we summarize current understanding of the functions of myosin in spermatogenesis and some reproductive system diseases such as testicular tumors and prostate cancer, and discuss the roles of possible upstream molecules which regulate myosin in these processes.
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- Yan-Ruide Li
- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- The Sperm Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Arous C, Halban PA. The skeleton in the closet: actin cytoskeletal remodeling in β-cell function. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2015; 309:E611-20. [PMID: 26286869 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00268.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Over the last few decades, biomedical research has considered not only the function of single cells but also the importance of the physical environment within a whole tissue, including cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Cytoskeleton organization and focal adhesions are crucial sensors for cells that enable them to rapidly communicate with the physical extracellular environment in response to extracellular stimuli, ensuring proper function and adaptation. The involvement of the microtubular-microfilamentous cytoskeleton in secretion mechanisms was proposed almost 50 years ago, since when the evolution of ever more sensitive and sophisticated methods in microscopy and in cell and molecular biology have led us to become aware of the importance of cytoskeleton remodeling for cell shape regulation and its crucial link with signaling pathways leading to β-cell function. Emerging evidence suggests that dysfunction of cytoskeletal components or extracellular matrix modification influences a number of disorders through potential actin cytoskeleton disruption that could be involved in the initiation of multiple cellular functions. Perturbation of β-cell actin cytoskeleton remodeling could arise secondarily to islet inflammation and fibrosis, possibly accounting in part for impaired β-cell function in type 2 diabetes. This review focuses on the role of actin remodeling in insulin secretion mechanisms and its close relationship with focal adhesions and myosin II.
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- Caroline Arous
- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland
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Feizabadi MS, Jun Y. Kinesin-1 translocation: Surprising differences between bovine brain and MCF7-derived microtubules. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 454:543-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.10.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lemnitzer F, Raschbichler V, Kolodziejczak D, Israel L, Imhof A, Bailer SM, Koszinowski U, Ruzsics Z. Mouse cytomegalovirus egress protein pM50 interacts with cellular endophilin-A2. Cell Microbiol 2012. [PMID: 23189961 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The herpesvirus replication cycle comprises maturation processes in the nucleus and cytoplasm of the infected cells. After their nuclear assembly viral capsids translocate via primary envelopment towards the cytoplasm. This event is mediated by the nuclear envelopment complex, which is composed by two conserved viral proteins belonging to the UL34 and UL31 protein families. Here, we generated recombinant viruses, which express affinity-tagged pM50 and/or pM53, the pUL34 and pUL31 homologues of the murine cytomegalovirus. We extracted pM50- and pM53-associated protein complexes from infected cells and analysed their composition after affinity purification by mass spectrometry. We observed reported interaction partners and identified new putative protein-protein interactions for both proteins. Endophilin-A2 was observed as the most prominent cellular partner of pM50. We found that endophilin-A2 binds to pM50 directly, and this interaction seems to be conserved in the pUL34 family.
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- Frederic Lemnitzer
- Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Manneville JB, Etienne-Manneville S. Positioning centrosomes and spindle poles: looking at the periphery to find the centre. Biol Cell 2012; 98:557-65. [PMID: 16907664 DOI: 10.1042/bc20060017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Centrosome positioning is tightly controlled throughout the cell cycle and probably shares common regulatory mechanisms with spindle-pole positioning. In this article, we detail the possible mechanisms controlling centrosome and spindle positioning in various organisms both in interphase and mitotic cells, and discuss recent findings showing how microtubule plus-end-associated proteins interact with the cell cortex. We suggest that microtubule plus-end complexes simultaneously regulate microtubule dynamics and microtubule anchoring at the cell periphery to allow proper centrosome and spindle-pole positioning.
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Qiu N, Cao L, David V, Quarles LD, Xiao Z. Kif3a deficiency reverses the skeletal abnormalities in Pkd1 deficient mice by restoring the balance between osteogenesis and adipogenesis. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15240. [PMID: 21151991 PMCID: PMC2996304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pkd1 localizes to primary cilia in osteoblasts and osteocytes. Targeted deletion of Pkd1 in osteoblasts results in osteopenia and abnormalities in Runx2-mediated osteoblast development. Kif3a, an intraflagellar transport protein required for cilia function, is also expressed in osteoblasts. To assess the relationship between Pkd1 and primary cilia function on bone development, we crossed heterozygous Pkd1- and Kif3a-deficient mice to create compound Pkd1 and Kif3a-deficient mice. Pkd1 haploinsufficiency (Pkd1(+/Δ)) resulted in osteopenia, characterized by decreased bone mineral density, trabecular bone volume, and cortical thickness. In addition, deficiency of Pkd1 resulted in impaired osteoblastic differentiation and enhanced adipogenesis in both primary osteoblasts and/or bone marrow stromal cell cultures. These changes were associated with decreased Runx2 expression, increased PPARγ expression, and impaired hedgehog signaling as evidenced by decreased Gli2 expression in bone and osteoblast cultures. In contrast, heterozygous Kif3a(+/Δ) mice display no abnormalities in skeletal development or osteoblast function, but exhibited decreased adipogenic markers in bone and impaired adipogenesis in vitro in association with decreased PPARγ expression and upregulation of Gli2. Superimposed Kif3a deficiency onto Pkd1(+/Δ) mice paradoxically corrected the effects of Pkd1 deficiency on bone mass, osteoblastic differentiation, and adipogenesis. In addition, Runx2, PPARγ and Gli2 expression in bone and osteoblasts were normalized in compound double Pkd1(+/Δ) and Kif3a(+/Δ) heterozygous mice. The administration of sonic hedgehog, overexpression of Gli2, and the PC1 C-tail construct all increased Gli2 and Runx2-II expression, but decreased PPARγ2 gene expression in C3H10T1/2 cells. Our findings suggest a role for Pkd1 and Kif3a to counterbalance the regulation of osteogenesis and adipogenesis through differential regulation of Runx2 and PPARγ by Gli2.
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- Ni Qiu
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Pal D, Wu D, Haruta A, Matsumura F, Wei Q. Role of a novel coiled-coil domain-containing protein CCDC69 in regulating central spindle assembly. Cell Cycle 2010; 9:4117-29. [PMID: 20962590 PMCID: PMC3055196 DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.20.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The formation of the central spindle (or the spindle midzone) is essential for cytokinesis in animal cells. In this study, we report that coiled-coil domain-containing protein 69 (CCDC69) is implicated in controlling the assembly of central spindles and the recruitment of midzone components. Exogenous expression of CCDC69 in HeLa cells interfered with microtubule polymerization and disrupted the formation of bipolar mitotic spindles. Endogenous CCDC69 proteins were localized to the central spindle during anaphase. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated knockdown of CCDC69 led to the formation of aberrant central spindles and disrupted the localization of midzone components such as aurora B kinase, protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 (PRC1), MgcRacGAP/HsCYK-4, and polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) at the central spindle. Aurora B kinase was found to bind to CCDC69 and this binding depended on the coiled-coil domains at the C-terminus of CCDC69. Further, disruption of aurora B function in HeLa cells by treatment with a small chemical inhibitor led to the mislocalization of CCDC69 at the central spindle. Our results indicate that CCDC69 acts as a scaffold to regulate the recruitment of midzone components and the assembly of central spindles.
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- Debjani Pal
- Department of Biochemistry; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS USA
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- Department of Biochemistry; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS USA
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- Department of Biochemistry; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Rutgers University; Piscataway, NJ USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Rutgers University; Piscataway, NJ USA
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Bernard E, Solignat M, Gay B, Chazal N, Higgs S, Devaux C, Briant L. Endocytosis of chikungunya virus into mammalian cells: role of clathrin and early endosomal compartments. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11479. [PMID: 20628602 PMCID: PMC2900206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The replicative cycle of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alphavirus that recently re-emerged in India and in Indian Ocean area, remains mostly unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the intracellular trafficking pathway(s) hijacked by CHIKV to enter mammalian cells. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Entry pathways were investigated using a variety of pharmacological inhibitors or overexpression of dominant negative forms of proteins perturbating cellular endocytosis. We found that CHIKV infection of HEK293T mammalian cells is independent of clathrin heavy chain and- dependent of functional Eps15, and requires integrity of Rab5-, but not Rab7-positive endosomal compartment. Cytoskeleton integrity is crucial as cytochalasin D and nocodazole significantly reduced infection of the cells. Finally, both methyl beta-cyclodextrin and lysomotropic agents impaired CHIKV infection, supporting that a cholesterol-, pH-dependent step is required to achieve productive infection. Interestingly, differential sensitivity to lysomotropic agents was observed between the prototypal 37997 African strain of CHIKV and the LR-OPY1 virus isolated from the recent outbreak in Reunion Island. CONCLUSIONS Together our data indicate that CHIKV entry in its target cells is essentially mediated by clathrin-independent, Eps15-dependent endocytosis. Despite that this property is shared by the prototypal 37997 African strain of CHIKV and the LR-OPY1 virus isolated from the recent outbreak in La Réunion Island, differential sensitivity to lysomotropic agents may support that the LR-OPY1 strain has acquired specific entry mechanisms.
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- Eric Bernard
- Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé (CPBS), CNRS-UMR5236, Université Montpellier 1,2, Montpellier, France
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- Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé (CPBS), CNRS-UMR5236, Université Montpellier 1,2, Montpellier, France
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- Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé (CPBS), CNRS-UMR5236, Université Montpellier 1,2, Montpellier, France
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- Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé (CPBS), CNRS-UMR5236, Université Montpellier 1,2, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé (CPBS), CNRS-UMR5236, Université Montpellier 1,2, Montpellier, France
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- Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé (CPBS), CNRS-UMR5236, Université Montpellier 1,2, Montpellier, France
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Chen JT, Chen RM. Mechanisms of ketamine-involved regulation of cytochrome P450 gene expression. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2010; 6:273-81. [DOI: 10.1517/17425250903505108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gouveia SM, Akhmanova A. Cell and Molecular Biology of Microtubule Plus End Tracking Proteins. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 285:1-74. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381047-2.00001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Giardia intestinalis, a common parasitic protist, possesses a complex microtubule cytoskeleton critical for cellular function and transitioning between the cyst and trophozoite life cycle stages. The giardial microtubule cytoskeleton is comprised of highly dynamic and stable structures. Novel microtubule structures include the ventral disc that is essential for the parasite's attachment to the intestinal villi to avoid peristalsis. The completed Giardia genome combined with new molecular genetic tools and live imaging will aid in the characterization and analysis of cytoskeletal dynamics in Giardia. Fundamental areas of giardial cytoskeletal biology remain to be explored and knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of cytoskeletal functioning is needed to better understand Giardia's unique biology and pathogenesis.
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- Scott C Dawson
- Department of Microbiology, One Shields Avenue, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Monastyrska I, Rieter E, Klionsky DJ, Reggiori F. Multiple roles of the cytoskeleton in autophagy. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2009; 84:431-48. [PMID: 19659885 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2009.00082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Autophagy is involved in a wide range of physiological processes including cellular remodeling during development, immuno-protection against heterologous invaders and elimination of aberrant or obsolete cellular structures. This conserved degradation pathway also plays a key role in maintaining intracellular nutritional homeostasis and during starvation, for example, it is involved in the recycling of unnecessary cellular components to compensate for the limitation of nutrients. Autophagy is characterized by specific membrane rearrangements that culminate with the formation of large cytosolic double-membrane vesicles called autophagosomes. Autophagosomes sequester cytoplasmic material that is destined for degradation. Once completed, these vesicles dock and fuse with endosomes and/or lysosomes to deliver their contents into the hydrolytically active lumen of the latter organelle where, together with their cargoes, they are broken down into their basic components. Specific structures destined for degradation via autophagy are in many cases selectively targeted and sequestered into autophagosomes. A number of factors required for autophagy have been identified, but numerous questions about the molecular mechanism of this pathway remain unanswered. For instance, it is unclear how membranes are recruited and assembled into autophagosomes. In addition, once completed, these vesicles are transported to cellular locations where endosomes and lysosomes are concentrated. The mechanism employed for this directed movement is not well understood. The cellular cytoskeleton is a large, highly dynamic cellular scaffold that has a crucial role in multiple processes, several of which involve membrane rearrangements and vesicle-mediated events. Relatively little is known about the roles of the cytoskeleton network in autophagy. Nevertheless, some recent studies have revealed the importance of cytoskeletal elements such as actin microfilaments and microtubules in specific aspects of autophagy. In this review, we will highlight the results of this work and discuss their implications, providing possible working models. In particular, we will first describe the findings obtained with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, for long the leading organism for the study of autophagy, and, successively, those attained in mammalian cells, to emphasize possible differences between eukaryotic organisms.
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- Iryna Monastyrska
- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The central component in the road trip of axon guidance is the growth cone, a dynamic structure that is located at the tip of the growing axon. During its journey, the growth cone comprises both 'vehicle' and 'navigator'. Whereas the 'vehicle' maintains growth cone movement and contains the cytoskeletal structural elements of its framework, a motor to move forward and a mechanism to provide traction on the 'road', the 'navigator' aspect guides this system with spatial bias to translate environmental signals into directional movement. The understanding of the functions and regulation of the vehicle and navigator provides new insights into the cell biology of growth cone guidance.
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Involvement of cytoskeleton in Junín virus entry. Virus Res 2008; 138:17-25. [PMID: 18789362 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Revised: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 08/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The early events in Junín virus (JUNV) infection are not thoroughly understood. We have previously shown that JUNV enter cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. In this report we examine the role of microfilaments and microtubules during early virus infection. Inhibitory effects of drugs affecting main cytoskeletal components on JUNV entry into Vero cells were analyzed. Drugs that disrupted microfilaments or stabilized microtubules inhibited early steps of virus entry. In contrast, drugs that stabilized microfilaments or depolymerized microtubules were not able to block virus entry very efficiently. Furthermore, real time PCR was performed to detect viral entry and we found more than 10-fold less RNA when microfilaments were depolymerized while a 100-fold diminution was seen when microtubules were stabilized. Taken together our results demonstrate that JUNV relies on an intact actin network during early infection in Vero cells while a dynamic microtubule network is also needed. This represents an important contribution to the characterization of arenavirus multiplication cycle.
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Quan L, Xiao R, Li W, Oh SA, Kong H, Ambrose JC, Malcos JL, Cyr R, Twell D, Ma H. Functional divergence of the duplicated AtKIN14a and AtKIN14b genes: critical roles in Arabidopsis meiosis and gametophyte development. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 53:1013-26. [PMID: 18088313 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03391.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Gene duplication is important for gene family evolution, allowing for functional divergence and innovation. In flowering plants, duplicated genes are widely observed, and functional redundancy of closely related duplicates has been reported, but few cases of functional divergence of close duplicates have been described. Here, we show that the Arabidopsis AtKIN14a and AtKIN14b genes encoding highly similar kinesins are two of the most closely related Arabidopsis paralogs, which were formed by a duplication event that occurred after the split of Arabidopsis and poplar. In addition, AtKIN14a and AtKIN14b exhibit varying degrees of coding sequence divergence. Further genetic studies of plants carrying atkin14a and/or atkin14b mutations indicate that, although these two genes have similar functions, there is clear evidence for functional divergence. Although both genes are important for male and female meiosis, AtKIN14a plays a more critical role in male meiosis than AtKIN14b. Moreover, either one of these two genes is necessary and sufficient for gametophyte development, indicating that they are redundant for this function. Therefore, AtKIN14a and AtKIN14b together play important roles in controlling plant reproductive development. Our results suggest that the AtKIN14a and AtKIN14b genes have retained similar functions in gametophyte development and female meiosis, but have evolved partially distinct functions in male meiosis, with AtKIN14a playing a more substantive role.
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- Li Quan
- Department of Biology, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Zou J, Hallen MA, Yankel CD, Endow SA. A microtubule-destabilizing kinesin motor regulates spindle length and anchoring in oocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 180:459-66. [PMID: 18250200 PMCID: PMC2234233 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200711031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The kinesin-13 motor, KLP10A, destabilizes microtubules at their minus ends in mitosis and binds to polymerizing plus ends in interphase, regulating spindle and microtubule dynamics. Little is known about kinesin-13 motors in meiosis. In this study, we report that KLP10A localizes to the unusual pole bodies of anastral Drosophila melanogaster oocyte meiosis I spindles as well as spindle fibers, centromeres, and cortical microtubules. We frequently observe the pole bodies attached to cortical microtubules, indicating that KLP10A could mediate spindle anchoring to the cortex via cortical microtubules. Oocytes treated with drugs that suppress microtubule dynamics exhibit spindles that are reoriented more vertically to the cortex than untreated controls. A dominant-negative klp10A mutant shows both reoriented and shorter oocyte spindles, implying that, unexpectedly, KLP10A may stabilize rather than destabilize microtubules, regulating spindle length and positioning the oocyte spindle. By altering microtubule dynamics, KLP10A could promote spindle reorientation upon oocyte activation.
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- Jianwei Zou
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Dynamic interplay between nitration and phosphorylation of tubulin cofactor B in the control of microtubule dynamics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:19470-5. [PMID: 18048340 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0705149104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tubulin cofactor B (TCoB) plays an important role in microtubule dynamics by facilitating the dimerization of alpha- and beta-tubulin. Recent evidence suggests that p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1), a major signaling nodule in eukaryotic cells, phosphorylates TCoB on Ser-65 and Ser-128 and plays an essential role in microtubule regrowth. However, to date, no upstream signaling molecules have been identified to antagonize the functions of TCoB, which might help in maintaining the equilibrium of microtubules. Here, we discovered that TCoB is efficiently nitrated, mainly on Tyr-64 and Tyr-98, and nitrated-TCoB attenuates the synthesis of new microtubules. In addition, we found that nitration of TCoB antagonizes signaling-dependent phosphorylation of TCoB, whereas optimal nitration of TCoB requires the presence of functional Pak1 phosphorylation sites, thus providing a feedback mechanism to regulate phosphorylation-dependent MT regrowth. Together these findings identified TCoB as the third cytoskeleton protein to be nitrated and suggest a previously undescribed mechanism, whereby growth factor signaling may coordinately integrate nitric oxide signaling in the regulation of microtubule dynamics.
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Wang X, Nadarajah B, Robinson AC, McColl BW, Jin JW, Dajas-Bailador F, Boot-Handford RP, Tournier C. Targeted deletion of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 gene in the nervous system causes severe brain developmental defects and premature death. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:7935-46. [PMID: 17875933 PMCID: PMC2169138 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00226-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase (JNK) is a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) involved in the regulation of various physiological processes. Its activity is increased upon phosphorylation by the MAPK kinases MKK4 and MKK7. The early embryonic death of mice lacking an mkk4 or mkk7 gene has provided genetic evidence that MKK4 and MKK7 have nonredundant functions in vivo. To elucidate the physiological role of MKK4, we generated a novel mouse model in which the mkk4 gene could be specifically deleted in the brain. At birth, the mutant mice were indistinguishable from their control littermates, but they stopped growing a few days later and died prematurely, displaying severe neurological defects. Decreased JNK activity in the absence of MKK4 correlated with impaired phosphorylation of a subset of physiologically relevant JNK substrates and with altered gene expression. These defects resulted in the misalignment of the Purkinje cells in the cerebellum and delayed radial migration in the cerebral cortex. Together, our data demonstrate for the first time that MKK4 is an essential activator of JNK required for the normal development of the brain.
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- Xin Wang
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Wellcome Trust Center for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Howard J, Hyman AA. Microtubule polymerases and depolymerases. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2006; 19:31-5. [PMID: 17184986 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2006.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2006] [Accepted: 12/08/2006] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The variety of shapes and sizes of the microtubule cytoskeleton is as great as the number of different cell types. This large variety is a consequence of the dynamic properties of microtubules, which allow them to adopt distributions of arbitrary size and form. How is the distribution of microtubule lengths controlled? Recent work suggests that the length distribution is controlled, at least in part, by the activity of microtubule polymerases and depolymerases, which accelerate microtubule growth and shrinkage. Specifically, biochemical and single-molecule studies have shown how MCAK (kinesin-13) and Kip3p (kinesin-8) accelerate depolymerization and how XMAP215 may accelerate growth. Studies on the yeast Dam1 complex have shown how proteins can couple a cellular structure, the kinetochore, to the ends of polymerizing and depolymerizing microtubules.
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Steinberg G. Preparing the way: fungal motors in microtubule organization. Trends Microbiol 2006; 15:14-21. [PMID: 17129730 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Revised: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fungal growth, development and pathogenicity require hyphal tip growth, which is supported by polar exocytosis at the expanding growth region. It is assumed that molecular motors transport growth supplies along the fibrous elements of the cytoskeleton, such as microtubules, to the hyphal apex. Recent advances in live-cell imaging of fungi revealed additional roles for motors in organizing their own tracks. These unexpected roles of the molecular motors are modifying microtubule dynamics directly, targeting stability-determining factors to microtubule plus ends, and transporting and arranging already-assembled microtubules.
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- Gero Steinberg
- Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Zhang X, Wu XQ, Lu S, Guo YL, Ma X. Deficit of mitochondria-derived ATP during oxidative stress impairs mouse MII oocyte spindles. Cell Res 2006; 16:841-50. [PMID: 16983401 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7310095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Although the role of oxidative stress in maternal aging and infertility has been suggested, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. The present study is designed to determine the relationship between mitochondrial function and spindle stability in metaphase II (MII) oocytes under oxidative stress. MII mouse oocytes were treated with H2O2 in the presence or absence of permeability transition pores (PTPs) blockers cyclosporin A (CsA). In addition, antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC), F0/F1 synthase inhibitor oligomycin A, the mitochondria uncoupler carbonyl cyanide 4-trifluoro-methoxyphenylhydrazone (FCCP) or thapsigargin plus 2.5 mM Ca2+ (Th+2.5 mM Ca2+) were used in mechanistic studies. Morphologic analyses of oocyte spindles and chromosomes were performed and mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim), cytoplasmic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]c) and cytoplasmic ATP content within oocytes were also assayed. In a time- and H2O2 dose-dependent manner, disruption of meiotic spindles was found after oocytes were treated with H2O2, which was prevented by pre-treatment with NAC. Administration of H2O2 led to a dissipation of DeltaPsim, an increase in [Ca2+]c and a decrease in cytoplasmic ATP levels. These detrimental responses of oocytes to H2O2 treatment could be blocked by pre-incubation with CsA. Similar to H2O2, both oligomycin A and FCCP dissipated DeltaPsim, decreased cytoplasmic ATP contents and disassembled MII oocyte spindles, while high [Ca2+]c alone had no effects on spindle morphology. In conclusion, the decrease in mitochondria-derived ATP during oxidative stress may cause a disassembly of mouse MII oocyte spindles, presumably due to the opening of the mitochondrial PTPs.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Urology of Peking University, Beijing 100034, China
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Parra MT, Gómez R, Viera A, Page J, Calvente A, Wordeman L, Rufas JS, Suja JA. A perikinetochoric ring defined by MCAK and Aurora-B as a novel centromere domain. PLoS Genet 2006; 2:e84. [PMID: 16741559 PMCID: PMC1472701 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0020084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mitotic Centromere-Associated Kinesin (MCAK) is a member of the kinesin-13 subfamily of kinesin-related proteins. In mitosis, this microtubule-depolymerising kinesin seems to be implicated in chromosome segregation and in the correction of improper kinetochore-microtubule interactions, and its activity is regulated by the Aurora-B kinase. However, there are no published data on its behaviour and function during mammalian meiosis. We have analysed by immunofluorescence in squashed mouse spermatocytes, the distribution and possible function of MCAK, together with Aurora-B, during both meiotic divisions. Our results demonstrate that MCAK and Aurora-B colocalise at the inner domain of metaphase I centromeres. Thus, MCAK shows a “cone”-like three-dimensional distribution beneath and surrounding the closely associated sister kinetochores. During the second meiotic division, MCAK and Aurora-B also colocalise at the inner centromere domain as a band that joins sister kinetochores, but only during prometaphase II in unattached chromosomes. During chromosome congression to the metaphase II plate, MCAK relocalises and appears as a ring below each sister kinetochore. Aurora-B also relocalises to appear as a ring surrounding and beneath kinetochores but during late metaphase II. Our results demonstrate that the redistribution of MCAK at prometaphase II/metaphase II centromeres depends on tension across the centromere and/or on the interaction of microtubules with kinetochores. We propose that the perikinetochoric rings of MCAK and Aurora-B define a novel transient centromere domain at least in mouse chromosomes during meiosis. We discuss the possible functions of MCAK at the inner centromere domain and at the perikinetochoric ring during both meiotic divisions. The centromere is a chromosome domain essential for the correct partitioning of chromosomes during mitotic and meiotic cell divisions. MCAK is a centromeric protein that depolymerises microtubules, and seems to be implicated in chromosome segregation, and in the correction of improper microtubule interactions with the chromosome. However, there are no published data on its behaviour and function during meiotic divisions. Here, Parra et al. analyse the pattern of distribution of MCAK during male mouse meiosis in relation to Aurora-B, a kinase that regulates its activity. They show that MCAK and Aurora-B appear at the inner domain of metaphase I bivalents and unaligned metaphase II chromosomes. Most importantly, the authors discovered that these proteins relocalise to a novel perikinetochoric ring in aligned metaphase II chromosomes. The discovery of this novel structure adds a new dimension to the understanding of kinetochore structure and biology. The authors propose that, at least for mouse centromeres, the perikinetochoric ring represents a transient centromere domain whose appearance depends on tension across centromeres once microtubules interact with both sister kinetochores. This study shows that the analysis of the behaviour of different centromere proteins during meiosis can offer new insights concerning the centromere functionality.
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- María Teresa Parra
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Spindle assembly and elongation involve poleward and away-from-the-pole forces produced by microtubule dynamics and spindle-associated motors. Here, we show that a bidirectional Drosophila Kinesin-14 motor that moves either to the microtubule plus or minus end in vitro unexpectedly causes only minor spindle defects in vivo. However, spindles of mutant embryos are longer than wild type, consistent with increased plus-end motor activity. Strikingly, suppressing spindle dynamics by depriving embryos of oxygen causes the bidirectional motor to show increased accumulation at distal or plus ends of astral microtubules relative to wild type, an effect not observed for a mutant motor defective in motility. Increased motor accumulation at microtubule plus ends may be due to increased slow plus-end movement of the bidirectional motor under hypoxia, caused by perturbation of microtubule dynamics or inactivation of the only other known Drosophila minus-end spindle motor, cytoplasmic dynein. Negative-stain electron microscopy images are consistent with highly cooperative motor binding to microtubules, and gliding assays show dependence on motor density for motility. Mutant effects of the bidirectional motor on spindle function may be suppressed under normal conditions by motor: motor interactions and minus-end movement induced by spindle dynamics. These forces may also bias wild-type motor movement toward microtubule minus ends in live cells. Our findings link motor : motor interactions to function in vivo by showing that motor density, together with cellular dynamics, may influence motor function in live cells.
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- Catherine J. Sciambi
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Gene Function Research Center, NIAIST, AIST Tsukuba Central 4 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- *Corresponding author: Sharyn A. Endow,
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Dubessay P, Blaineau C, Bastien P, Tasse L, Van Dijk J, Crobu L, Pagès M. Cell cycle-dependent expression regulation by the proteasome pathway and characterization of the nuclear targeting signal of a Leishmania major Kin-13 kinesin. Mol Microbiol 2006; 59:1162-74. [PMID: 16430691 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.05013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The LmjF01.0030 gene of Leishmania major Friedlin, annotated as 'MCAK-like', was confirmed as a kinesin with an internally located motor domain and termed LmjKIN13-1. Both the native form of the protein and a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fused recombinant version were shown to be exclusively intranuclear, and, more specifically, to localize to the spindle and spindle poles. Cell cycle-dependent regulation of the protein levels was demonstrated using synchronized Leishmania cells: LmjKIN13-1 was highly abundant in the G2+M phase and present at very low levels after mitosis. Altogether, these features suggest that this protein participates in mitosis. The construction of systematic deletion mutants allowed the localization of the primary sequence regions responsible for nuclear targeting on the one hand, and for cell cycle-dependent variations on the other hand. A 42-amino-acid region of the carboxy(C)-terminal domain mediates nuclear import and could be defined as an atypical nuclear localization signal. Protein level regulation during the cell cycle was shown to also depend upon the C-terminal domain, where apparently redundant degradation signals are present. Putative degradation signals appear to be present on both sides and inside the nuclear localization signal. Further experiments strongly suggest a role for the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway in this cell cycle-dependent regulation. These data underline the importance of post-translational regulation of protein abundance in this ancestral eukaryote where transcriptional regulation seems to be rare or near absent.
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- Pascal Dubessay
- UMR5093 CNRS/Université Montpellier I Génome et Biologie Moléculaire des Protozoaires Parasites, Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, 163 Rue Auguste Broussonet, 34090 Montpellier, France
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Microtubules are very dynamic polymers whose assembly and disassembly is determined by whether their heterodimeric tubulin subunits are in a straight or curved conformation. Curvature is introduced by bending at the interfaces between monomers. Assembly and disassembly are primarily controlled by the hydrolysis of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) in a site that is completed by the association of two heterodimers. However, a multitude of associated proteins are able to fine-tune these dynamics so that microtubules are assembled and disassembled where and when they are required by the cell. We review the recent progress that has been made in obtaining a glimpse of the structural interactions involved.
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- Linda A Amos
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, United Kingdom
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Son J, Orkoulas G, Kolomeisky AB. Monte Carlo simulations of rigid biopolymer growth processes. J Chem Phys 2005; 123:124902. [PMID: 16392522 DOI: 10.1063/1.2013248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Rigid biopolymers, such as actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, are vital components of the cytoskeleton and the cellular environment. Understanding biopolymer growth dynamics is essential for the description of the mechanisms and principles of cellular functions. These biopolymers are composed of N parallel protofilaments which are aligned with arbitrary but fixed relative displacements, thus giving rise to complex end structures. We have investigated rigid biopolymer growth processes by Monte Carlo simulations by taking into account the effects of such "end" properties and lateral interactions. Our simulations reproduce analytical results for the case of N = 2, which is biologically relevant for actin filaments. For the case of N = 13, which applies to microtubules, the simulations produced results qualitatively similar to the N = 2 case. The simulation results indicate that polymerization events are evenly distributed among the N protofilaments, which imply that both end-structure effects and lateral interactions are significant. The effect of different splittings in activation energy has been investigated for the case of N = 2. The effects of activation energy coefficients on the specific polymerization and depolymerization processes were found to be unsubstantial. By expanding the model, we have also obtained a force-velocity relationship of microtubules as observed in experiments. In addition, a range of lateral free-energy parameters was found that yields growth velocities in accordance with experimental observations and previous simulation estimates for the case of N = 13.
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- Jenny Son
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Accurate and timely chromosome segregation is a task performed within meiotic and mitotic cells by a specialized force-generating structure--the spindle. This micromachine is constructed from numerous proteins, most notably the filamentous microtubules that form a structural framework for the spindle and also transmit forces through it. Poleward flux is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism used by spindle microtubules both to move chromosomes and to regulate spindle length. Recent studies have identified a microtubule-depolymerizing kinesin as a key force-generating component required for flux. On the basis of these findings, we propose a new model for flux powered by a microtubule-disassembly mechanism positioned at the spindle pole. In addition, we use the flux model to explain the results of spindle manipulation experiments to illustrate the importance of flux for proper chromosome positioning.
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- Gregory C Rogers
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, 223 Ullmann Building, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Vent J, Wyatt TA, Smith DD, Banerjee A, Ludueña RF, Sisson JH, Hallworth R. Direct involvement of the isotype-specific C-terminus of beta tubulin in ciliary beating. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:4333-41. [PMID: 16159957 PMCID: PMC1992443 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In previous studies in Drosophila, Nielsen et al. hypothesized that the beta tubulin C-terminal axonemal motif ;EGEFXXX', where X is an acidic amino acid, is required for ciliary function and assembly (Nielsen et al., 2001, Curr. Biol. 11, 529-533). This motif is present in some but not all mammalian beta tubulin isotypes. We therefore investigated whether this motif is important in ciliary function in mammals. In a preparation of isolated, ATP-reactivated bovine tracheal cilia, we found that monoclonal antibodies directed against the C-terminus of betaI, betaIV and betaV tubulin blocked ciliary beating in a concentration dependent manner. Antibodies against other epitopes of beta tubulin were ineffective, as were antibodies against alpha tubulin. Peptides consisting of the axonemal motif and motif-like sequences of these isotypes blocked ciliary beating. These results suggest that the axonemal motif sequences of betaI, betaIV and betaV tubulin are essential for ciliary function. Peptides consisting of corresponding C-terminal sequences in alpha tubulin isotypes were also ineffective in blocking ciliary beating, which suggests that the C-terminus of alpha tubulin is not directly involved in cilia function in mammals.
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- Julia Vent
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA.
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The pathway of ATP hydrolysis by rat kinesin was established by pre-steady-state kinetic methods. A 406-residue long N-terminal fragment was shown by sedimentation equilibrium analysis to form a dimer with a K(d) of 46 nm. The pathway of ATP hydrolysis follows the Gilbert-Johnson pathway determined previously for a similarsized N-terminal fragment of Drosophila conventional kinesin. However, the rates of ADP release were at least 3-fold faster, and ATP hydrolysis was approximately 5-fold faster. Paralleling our previous mechanistic data, these results support an alternating site ATPase pathway, including a captive head state as an intermediate in the kinesin ATPase cycle. The kinetic data presented in this report once again point to the importance of the captive head state and argue against a pathway that short-circuits this key intermediate. In addition, several unique aspects of the rat kinesin kinetics reveal new aspects of the ATPase-coupling mechanism. These studies provide a baseline set of kinetic parameters against which future studies of rat kinesin mutants may be evaluated and directly correlated with the structure of the dimeric kinesin.
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- Scott D Auerbach
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Korolyev E, Steinberg-Neifach O, Eshel D. Mutations in the yeast kinesin-like Cin8p are alleviated by osmotic support. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 244:379-83. [PMID: 15766794 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Revised: 02/03/2005] [Accepted: 02/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Loss of function of Cin8p (a yeast kinesin-like motor protein) in the absence of either Kip1p (a motor of the same family) or Dyn1p (the dynein heavy chain) is lethal. We report that cin8 mutants are sensitive to the cell wall disrupting agents calcofluor white and SDS. Conditionally lethal double mutants containing the temperature sensitive allele cin8-3 in a background deletion of either kip1 or dyn1 grew normally at the restrictive temperature when osmolytes such as sorbitol were added to the medium. Sorbitol could not alleviate the sensitivity of cin8 mutants to calcofluor and SDS. However, it rendered cells more resistant to the microtubule depolymerizing drugs benomyl and thiabendazole (TBZ). Our findings reveal a novel interaction between mitotic motor proteins and the cell wall and suggest that the induction of signaling pathways aimed at maintaining the cell wall suppresses phenotypes of mutations in microtubule-associated motor proteins through stabilization of microtubules.
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- Eduard Korolyev
- Department of Biology, The City University of New York, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
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Savoian MS, Gatt MK, Riparbelli MG, Callaini G, Glover DM. Drosophila Klp67A is required for proper chromosome congression and segregation during meiosis I. J Cell Sci 2005; 117:3669-77. [PMID: 15252134 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Drosophila Klp67A belongs to the Kip3 subfamily of Kinesin-type microtubule catastrophe factors. In primary spermatocytes, loss of klp67A leads to defects in karyokinesis and cytokinesis. We show that these cells formed disorganised, bipolar spindles that contained increased numbers of microtubules. The kinetochore fibres were wavy and bent, whereas astral microtubules appeared abnormally robust and formed cortical bundles. Time-lapse studies revealed that during biorientation, the chromosomes in klp67A mutant cells continued to reorient for about twice as long as those in control cells. Metaphase plates were poorly defined in the mutants and often formed at non-equatorial positions. Consistent with the above abnormalities in chromosome congression, we found that in wild-type cells Klp67A associated with prometaphase/metaphase kinetochores before redistributing to the central spindle at anaphase onset. Although the timing of this redistribution of kinetochores argues against a role in anaphase chromosome segregation, dyads in the mutants disjoined but exhibited greatly diminished poleward velocities. They travelled on average at approximately 34% of the velocity of their wild-type counterparts and often decondensed at non-polar locations. Hypomorphic mutations of klp67A may lead to segregation defects.
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- Matthew S Savoian
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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Sköld HN, Komma DJ, Endow SA. Assembly pathway of the anastral Drosophila oocyte meiosis I spindle. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:1745-55. [PMID: 15797926 PMCID: PMC1568144 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oocyte meiotic spindles of many species are anastral and lack centrosomes to nucleate microtubules. Assembly of anastral spindles occurs by a pathway that differs from that of most mitotic spindles. Here we analyze assembly of the Drosophila oocyte meiosis I spindle and the role of the Nonclaret disjunctional (Ncd) motor in spindle assembly using wild-type and mutant Ncd fused to GFP. Unexpectedly, we observe motor-associated asters at germinal vesicle breakdown that migrate towards the condensed chromosomes, where they nucleate microtubules at the chromosomes. Newly nucleated microtubules are randomly oriented, then become organized around the bivalent chromosomes. We show that the meiotic spindle forms by lateral associations of microtubule-coated chromosomes into a bipolar spindle. Lateral interactions between microtubule-associated bivalent chromosomes may be mediated by microtubule crosslinking by the Ncd motor, based on analysis of fixed oocytes. We report here that spindle assembly occurs in an ncd mutant defective for microtubule motility, but lateral interactions between microtubule-coated chromosomes are unstable, indicating that Ncd movement along microtubules is needed to stabilize interactions between chromosomes. A more severe ncd mutant that probably lacks ATPase activity prevents formation of lateral interactions between chromosomes and causes defective microtubule elongation. Anastral Drosophila oocyte meiosis I spindle assembly thus involves motor-associated asters to nucleate microtubules and Ncd motor activity to form and stabilize interactions between microtubule-associated chromosomes during the assembly process. This is the first complete account of assembly of an anastral spindle and the specific steps that require Ncd motor activity, revealing new and unexpected features of the process.
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Kallewaard NL, Bowen AL, Crowe JE. Cooperativity of actin and microtubule elements during replication of respiratory syncytial virus. Virology 2005; 331:73-81. [PMID: 15582654 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2004.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2004] [Revised: 08/18/2004] [Accepted: 10/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Many paramyxoviruses appear to require cytoskeletal elements for particular steps in the virus life cycle. Measles virus and Sendai virus exhibit a requirement for microtubules in replication in vitro, whereas parainfluenza virus type 3 and RSV require actin for replication. To further elucidate the role of cytoskeletal function and rearrangement in the viral life cycle of RSV, we investigated the efficiency of virus entry, transcription, replication, and budding in the presence of a variety of pharmacological agents that stabilize or depolymerize actin or microtubules. We found that alteration of microtubule or actin function resulted in blocks at entry, formation of cell-associated virus, virus release, local cell-to-cell spread, and syncytium formation. Actin and microtubules act in cooperation to facilitate replication of RSV, although microtubules play a dominant role in the formation of cell-associated virus while actin plays a more prominent role in virus release.
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- Nicole L Kallewaard
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Niccoli T, Yamashita A, Nurse P, Yamamoto M. The p150-Glued Ssm4p regulates microtubular dynamics and nuclear movement in fission yeast. J Cell Sci 2004; 117:5543-56. [PMID: 15509865 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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During vegetative growth of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, microtubules nucleate from multiple microtubule organising centres (MTOCs) close to the nucleus, polymerising until they reach the end of the cell and then shrinking back to the cell centre. In response to mating pheromone, S. pombe undergoes a morphological switch from a vegetative to a shmooing growth pattern. The switch in growth mode is paralleled by a switch in microtubular dynamics. Microtubules nucleate mostly from a single MTOC and pull on the ends of the cell to move the nucleus back and forth. This movement continues after cellular and nuclear fusion in the zygote and is important to ensure correct chromosome pairing, recombination and segregation during meiosis. Here we show that Ssm4p, a p150-Glued protein, is induced specifically in response to pheromone and is required for this nuclear movement. Ssm4p is associated with the cytoplasmic dynein complex and together with the CLIP-170 homologue Tip1p regulates dynein heavy chain localisation. We also show that Ssm4p collaborates with Tip1p in establishing the shmooing microtubular array.
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- Teresa Niccoli
- Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, Cell Cycle Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PX, UK
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Hughes AC, Errington R, Fricker-Gates R, Jones L. Endophilin A3 forms filamentous structures that colocalise with microtubules but not with actin filaments. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 128:182-92. [PMID: 15363893 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Endophilin A3 is a member of the endophilin family of proteins, thought to play a role in the formation of clathrin-coated vesicles from the plasma membrane in the process of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. We investigated the localisation of both endogenous and overexpressed endophilin A3 within mammalian cells. Endophilin A3 demonstrated a complex cellular distribution with bright punctate structures and filamentous strands superimposed on a diffuse cytoplasmic background. The endophilin A3 structures did not colocalise with mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum or lysosomes. Direct immunolocalisation and cytoskeletal perturbation studies showed that the filamentous structures were more likely to be colocalised with microtubules than actin filaments. We therefore propose that endophilin A3 has a role in transport along or as part of the structure of microtubules, in addition to its suggested role in endocytosis.
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- Alis C Hughes
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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Hertzer KM, Ems-McClung SC, Walczak CE. Kin I kinesins: insights into the mechanism of depolymerization. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2004; 38:453-69. [PMID: 14695126 DOI: 10.1080/10409230390267419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kin I kinesins are members of the diverse kinesin superfamily of molecular motors. Whereas most kinesins use ATP to move along microtubules, Kin I kinesins depolymerize microtubules rather than walk along them. Functionally, this distinct subfamily of kinesins is important in regulating cellular microtubule dynamics and plays a crucial role in spindle assembly and chromosome segregation. The molecular mechanism of Kin I-induced microtubule destabilization is as yet unclear. It is generally believed that Kin Is induce a structural change on the microtubule that leads to microtubule destabilization. Recently, much progress has been made towards understanding how Kin Is may cause this structural change, and how ATPase activity is employed in the catalytic cycle.
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- Kathleen M Hertzer
- Medical Sciences Program, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Carvalho P, Gupta ML, Hoyt MA, Pellman D. Cell Cycle Control of Kinesin-Mediated Transport of Bik1 (CLIP-170) Regulates Microtubule Stability and Dynein Activation. Dev Cell 2004; 6:815-29. [PMID: 15177030 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2004.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Revised: 04/06/2004] [Accepted: 04/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
CLIPs are microtubule plus end-associated proteins that mediate interactions required for cell polarity and cell division. Here we demonstrate that budding yeast Bik1, unlike its human ortholog CLIP-170, is targeted to the microtubule plus end by a kinesin-dependent transport mechanism. Bik1 forms a complex with the kinesin Kip2. Fluorescently labeled Bik1 and Kip2 comigrate along individual microtubules. Bik1 exists in distinct intracellular pools: a stable pool at the spindle pole body that is depleted during cell cycle progression, a soluble pool from which Bik1 can be recruited during microtubule initiation, and a dynamic plus end pool maintained by Kip2. Kip2 stabilizes microtubules by targeting Bik1 to the plus end and Kip2 levels are controlled during the cell cycle. As with Bik1, the targeting of dynein to the microtubule plus end requires Kip2. These findings reveal a central role for Kip2-dependent transport in the cell cycle control of microtubule dynamics and dynein-dependent motility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pedro Carvalho
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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