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Pennington H, Birtles D, Shi ZW, Lee J. A Salt Bridge and Disulfide Bond within the Lassa Virus Fusion Domain Are Required for the Initiation of Membrane Fusion. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:4920-4930. [PMID: 38313535 PMCID: PMC10831964 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
Infection with Lassa virus (LASV), an Old-World arenavirus that is endemic to West Africa, causes Lassa fever, a lethal hemorrhagic fever. Delivery of LASV's genetic material into the host cell is an integral component of its lifecycle. This is accomplished via membrane fusion, a process initiated by a hydrophobic sequence known as the fusion domain (FD). The LASV FD (G260-N295) consists of two structurally distinct regions: an N-terminal fusion peptide (FP: G260-T274) and an internal fusion loop (FL: C279-N295) that is connected by a short linker region (P275-Y278). However, the molecular mechanisms behind how the LASV FD initiates fusion remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the LASV FD adopts a fusogenic, helical conformation at a pH akin to that of the lysosomal compartment. Additionally, we identified a conserved disulfide bond (C279 and C292) and salt bridge (R282 and E289) within the FL that are pertinent to fusion. We found that the disulfide bond must be present so that the FD can bind to the lipid bilayer and subsequently initiate fusion. Moreover, the salt bridge is essential for the secondary structure of the FD such that it can associate with the lipid bilayer in the proper orientation for full functionality. In conclusion, our findings indicate that the LASV FD preferentially initiates fusion at a pH akin to that of the lysosome through a mechanism that requires a conserved salt bridge and, to a lesser extent, an intact disulfide bond within the internal FL.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hallie
N. Pennington
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Science, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Science, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Science, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, College of Computer, Mathematics, and Natural Science, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States
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Joshi R, Zhaliazka K, Holman AP, Kurouski D. Elucidation of the Role of Lipids in Late Endosomes on the Aggregation of Insulin. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023; 14:3551-3559. [PMID: 37682720 PMCID: PMC10862470 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Abrupt aggregation of misfolded proteins is the underlying molecular cause of numerous pathologies including diabetes type 2 and injection amyloidosis. Although the exact cause of this process is unclear, a growing body of evidence suggests that protein aggregation is linked to a high protein concentration and the presence of lipid membranes. Endosomes are cell organelles that often possess high concentrations of proteins due to their uptake from the extracellular space. However, the role of endosomes in amyloid pathologies remains unclear. In this study, we used a set of biophysical methods to determine the role of bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP), the major lipid constituent of late endosomes on the aggregation properties of insulin. We found that both saturated and unsaturated BMP accelerated protein aggregation. However, very little if any changes in the secondary structure of insulin fibrils grown in the presence of BMP were observed. Therefore, no changes in the toxicity of these aggregates compared to the fibrils formed in the lipid-free environment were observed. We also found that the toxicity of insulin oligomers formed in the presence of a 77:23 mol/mol ratio of BMP/PC, which represents the lipid composition of late endosomes, was slightly higher than the toxicity of insulin oligomers formed in the lipid-free environment. However, the toxicity of mature insulin fibrils formed in the presence of BMP/PC mixture was found to be lower or similar to the toxicity of insulin fibrils formed in the lipid-free environment. These results suggest that late endosomes are unlikely to be the source of highly toxic protein aggregates if amyloid proteins aggregate in them.
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- Ritu Joshi
- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M
University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M
University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M
University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M
University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Voltà-Durán E, Parladé E, Serna N, Villaverde A, Vazquez E, Unzueta U. Endosomal escape for cell-targeted proteins. Going out after going in. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 63:108103. [PMID: 36702197 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Protein-based nanocarriers are versatile and biocompatible drug delivery systems. They are of particular interest in nanomedicine as they can recruit multiple functions in a single modular polypeptide. Many cell-targeting peptides or protein domains can promote cell uptake when included in these nanoparticles through receptor-mediated endocytosis. In that way, targeting drugs to specific cell receptors allows a selective intracellular delivery process, avoiding potential side effects of the payload. However, once internalized, the endo-lysosomal route taken by the engulfed material usually results in full degradation, preventing their adequate subcellular localization, bioavailability and subsequent therapeutic effect. Thus, entrapment into endo-lysosomes is a main bottleneck in the efficacy of protein-drug nanomedicines. Promoting endosomal escape and preventing lysosomal degradation would make this therapeutic approach clinically plausible. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms intended to evade lysosomal degradation of proteins, with the most relevant examples and associated strategies, and the methods available to measure that effect. In addition, based on the increasing catalogue of peptide domains tailored to face this challenge as components of protein nanocarriers, we emphasize how their particular mechanisms of action can potentially alter the functionality of accompanying protein materials, especially in terms of targeting and specificity in the delivery process.
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- Eric Voltà-Durán
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), 08041 Barcelona, Spain; Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
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Xia X, Wang Y, Zheng JC. Extracellular vesicles, from the pathogenesis to the therapy of neurodegenerative diseases. Transl Neurodegener 2022; 11:53. [PMID: 36510311 PMCID: PMC9743667 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-022-00330-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small bilipid layer-enclosed vesicles that can be secreted by all tested types of brain cells. Being a key intercellular communicator, EVs have emerged as a key contributor to the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease through delivery of bioactive cargos within the central nervous system (CNS). Importantly, CNS cell-derived EVs can be purified via immunoprecipitation, and EV cargos with altered levels have been identified as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of NDs. Given the essential impact of EVs on the pathogenesis of NDs, pathological EVs have been considered as therapeutic targets and EVs with therapeutic effects have been utilized as potential therapeutic agents or drug delivery platforms for the treatment of NDs. In this review, we focus on recent research progress on the pathological roles of EVs released from CNS cells in the pathogenesis of NDs, summarize findings that identify CNS-derived EV cargos as potential biomarkers to diagnose NDs, and comprehensively discuss promising potential of EVs as therapeutic targets, agents, and drug delivery systems in treating NDs, together with current concerns and challenges for basic research and clinical applications of EVs regarding NDs.
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- Xiaohuan Xia
- grid.24516.340000000123704535Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072 China ,Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Nanocatalytic Medicine, 200331 Shanghai, China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal cord Injury Repair and Regeneration (Tongji University), Ministry of Education, 200065 Shanghai, China ,grid.24516.340000000123704535Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 200434 Shanghai, China ,grid.412793.a0000 0004 1799 5032Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200065 China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Nanocatalytic Medicine, 200331 Shanghai, China ,grid.24516.340000000123704535Translational Research Center, Shanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201613 China ,grid.24516.340000000123704535Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- grid.24516.340000000123704535Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072 China ,Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Nanocatalytic Medicine, 200331 Shanghai, China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal cord Injury Repair and Regeneration (Tongji University), Ministry of Education, 200065 Shanghai, China ,grid.24516.340000000123704535Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 200434 Shanghai, China ,grid.24516.340000000123704535Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China ,grid.412793.a0000 0004 1799 5032Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and Regenerative Therapy, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200065 China
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Record M, Attia M, Carayon K, Pucheu L, Bunay J, Soulès R, Ayadi S, Payré B, Perrin‐Cocon L, Bourgailh F, Lamazière A, Lotteau V, Poirot M, Silvente‐Poirot S, de Medina P. Targeting the liver X receptor with dendrogenin A differentiates tumour cells to secrete immunogenic exosome-enriched vesicles. J Extracell Vesicles 2022; 11:e12211. [PMID: 35411723 PMCID: PMC9001168 DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumour cells are characterized by having lost their differentiation state. They constitutively secrete small extracellular vesicles (sEV) called exosomes when they come from late endosomes. Dendrogenin A (DDA) is an endogenous tumour suppressor cholesterol‐derived metabolite. It is a new class of ligand of the nuclear Liver X receptors (LXR) which regulate cholesterol homeostasis and immunity. We hypothesized that DDA, which induces tumour cell differentiation, inhibition of tumour growth and immune cell infiltration into tumours, could functionally modify sEV secreted by tumour cells. Here, we have shown that DDA differentiates tumour cells by acting on the LXRβ. This results in an increased production of sEV (DDA‐sEV) which includes exosomes. The DDA‐sEV secreted from DDA‐treated cells were characterized for their content and activity in comparison to sEV secreted from control cells (C‐sEV). DDA‐sEV were enriched, relatively to C‐sEV, in several proteins and lipids such as differentiation antigens, “eat‐me” signals, lipidated LC3 and the endosomal phospholipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate, which stimulates dendritic cell maturation and a Th1 T lymphocyte polarization. Moreover, DDA‐sEV inhibited the growth of tumours implanted into immunocompetent mice compared to control conditions. This study reveals a pharmacological control through a nuclear receptor of exosome‐enriched tumour sEV secretion, composition and immune function. Targeting the LXR may be a novel way to reprogram tumour cells and sEV to stimulate immunity against cancer.
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- Michel Record
- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “ VIRal InfectionMetabolism and ImmunityCIRICentre International de Recherche en InfectiologieUniv LyonInsermU1111Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1CNRSUMR5308ENS de LyonLyonFrance
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- Centre de Microscopie Electronique Appliquée à la BiologieFaculté de Médecine RangueilToulouseFrance
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- Sorbonne UniversitéINSERMCentre de Recherche Saint‐AntoineCRSAAP‐HP.SUHôpital Saint AntoineDépartement de métabobolomique cliniqueParisFrance
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- Team “ VIRal InfectionMetabolism and ImmunityCIRICentre International de Recherche en InfectiologieUniv LyonInsermU1111Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1CNRSUMR5308ENS de LyonLyonFrance
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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- Team “Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations” Cancer Research Centre of Toulouse (CRCT)UMR 1037 INSERMUMR 5071 CNRSUniversité de Toulouse IIIEquipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le CancerFrench network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe network)France
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Xia X, Wang Y, Qin Y, Zhao S, Zheng JC. Exosome: A novel neurotransmission modulator or non-canonical neurotransmitter? Ageing Res Rev 2022; 74:101558. [PMID: 34990846 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Neurotransmission is the electrical impulse-triggered propagation of signals between neurons or between neurons and other cell types such as skeletal muscle cells. Recent studies point out the involvement of exosomes, a type of small bilipid layer-enclosed extracellular vesicles, in regulating neurotransmission. Through horizontally transferring proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, exosomes can modulate synaptic activities rapidly by controlling neurotransmitter release or progressively by regulating neural plasticity including synapse formation, neurite growth & removal, and axon guidance & elongation. In this review, we summarize the similarities and differences between exosomes and synaptic vesicles in their biogenesis, contents, and release. We also highlight the recent progress made in demonstrating the biological roles of exosome in regulating neurotransmission, and propose a modified model of neurotransmission, in which exosomes act as novel neurotransmitters. Lastly, we provide a comprehensive discussion of the enlightenment of the current knowledge on neurotransmission to the future directions of exosome research.
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Hawner M, Ducho C. Cellular Targeting of Oligonucleotides by Conjugation with Small Molecules. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25245963. [PMID: 33339365 PMCID: PMC7766908 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Drug candidates derived from oligonucleotides (ON) are receiving increased attention that is supported by the clinical approval of several ON drugs. Such therapeutic ON are designed to alter the expression levels of specific disease-related proteins, e.g., by displaying antigene, antisense, and RNA interference mechanisms. However, the high polarity of the polyanionic ON and their relatively rapid nuclease-mediated cleavage represent two major pharmacokinetic hurdles for their application in vivo. This has led to a range of non-natural modifications of ON structures that are routinely applied in the design of therapeutic ON. The polyanionic architecture of ON often hampers their penetration of target cells or tissues, and ON usually show no inherent specificity for certain cell types. These limitations can be overcome by conjugation of ON with molecular entities mediating cellular 'targeting', i.e., enhanced accumulation at and/or penetration of a specific cell type. In this context, the use of small molecules as targeting units appears particularly attractive and promising. This review provides an overview of advances in the emerging field of cellular targeting of ON via their conjugation with small-molecule targeting structures.
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Explorative Combined Lipid and Transcriptomic Profiling of Substantia Nigra and Putamen in Parkinson's Disease. Cells 2020; 9:cells9091966. [PMID: 32858884 PMCID: PMC7564986 DOI: 10.3390/cells9091966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons from the substantia nigra (SN) that project to the dorsal striatum (caudate-putamen). To better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying PD, we performed combined lipid profiling and RNA sequencing of SN and putamen samples from PD patients and age-matched controls. SN lipid analysis pointed to a neuroinflammatory component and included elevated levels of the endosomal lipid Bis (Monoacylglycero)Phosphate 42:8, while two of the three depleted putamen lipids were saturated sphingomyelin species. Remarkably, we observed gender-related differences in the SN and putamen lipid profiles. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the top-enriched pathways among the 354 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the SN were “protein folding” and “neurotransmitter transport”, and among the 261 DEGs from putamen “synapse organization”. Furthermore, we identified pathways, e.g., “glutamate signaling”, and genes, encoding, e.g., an angiotensin receptor subtype or a proprotein convertase, that have not been previously linked to PD. The identification of 33 genes that were common among the SN and putamen DEGs, which included the α-synuclein paralog β-synuclein, may contribute to the understanding of general PD mechanisms. Thus, our proof-of-concept data highlights new genes, pathways and lipids that have not been explored before in the context of PD.
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Brock DJ, Kondow-McConaghy H, Allen J, Brkljača Z, Kustigian L, Jiang M, Zhang J, Rye H, Vazdar M, Pellois JP. Mechanism of Cell Penetration by Permeabilization of Late Endosomes: Interplay between a Multivalent TAT Peptide and Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate. Cell Chem Biol 2020; 27:1296-1307.e5. [PMID: 32783962 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Many cellular delivery reagents enter the cytosolic space of cells by escaping the lumen of endocytic organelles and, more specifically, late endosomes. The mechanisms involved in endosomal membrane permeation remain largely unresolved, which impedes the improvement of delivery agents. Here, we investigate how 3TAT, a branched analog of the cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) TAT, achieves the permeabilization of bilayers containing bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP), a lipid found in late endosomes. We establish that the peptide does not induce the leakage of individual lipid bilayers. Instead, leakage requires contact between membranes. Peptide-driven bilayer contacts lead to fusion, lipid mixing, and, critically, peptide encapsulation within proximal bilayers. Notably, this encapsulation is a distinctive property of BMP that explains the specificity of CPP's membrane leakage activity. These results therefore support a model of cell penetration that requires both BMP and the vicinity between bilayers, two features unique to BMP-rich and multivesicular late endosomes.
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- Dakota J Brock
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, Biochemistry and Biophysics Building, Room 430, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA; Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Carpio LE, Villalaín J. Identification of the phospholipid binding regions of the envelope E protein of flaviviruses by molecular dynamics. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:5136-5147. [PMID: 31779533 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1697368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The Flavivirus genus comprise several important human pathogens, including dengue, West Nile, Yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, Zika, and tick-borne encephalitis viruses. These enveloped viruses affect more than 2 billion people in the world, mainly in less developed countries. Although some vaccines exist for some flaviviruses, these vaccines are not universally available due to many factors and since their infections are a world-wide public health issue, the development of antiviral molecules is fundamental. Flavivirus membranes, through the help of the envelope E glycoprotein, fuse with endosomal compartments in a pH-dependent way to release their genome into the cytoplasm and require specific lipids, such as bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP), for efficient fusion. The fundamental role the envelope E protein has on viral entry and membrane fusion suggest that it is an essential antiviral target. In this work, we have used atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to study the binding of the head-group of BMP to the tip of the envelope E proteins of ZIKV, DENV, TBEV and JEV viruses whose three-dimensional structures are known. Our results indicate that, apart from the fusion loop, there are different amino acid residues in different regions of the envelope E proteins of flaviviruses capable of binding the head-group of BMP. These regions should work together to accomplish the binding and fusion of the envelope and endosomal membranes and represent a new target to develop and design potent and effective antiviral agents capable of blocking flavivirus-endosome membrane fusion. [Formula: see text].
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- Laureano E Carpio
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Institute (IBMC) and Institute of Research, Development, and Innovation in Healthcare Biotechnology (IDiBE), Universidad 'Miguel Hernández', Elche-Alicante, Spain
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Institute (IBMC) and Institute of Research, Development, and Innovation in Healthcare Biotechnology (IDiBE), Universidad 'Miguel Hernández', Elche-Alicante, Spain
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Brock DJ, Kondow-McConaghy HM, Hager EC, Pellois JP. Endosomal Escape and Cytosolic Penetration of Macromolecules Mediated by Synthetic Delivery Agents. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 30:293-304. [PMID: 30462487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cell delivery reagents often exploit the endocytic pathway as a route of cell entry. Once endocytosed, these reagents must overcome endosomal entrapment to ensure the release of their macromolecular cargo into the cytosol of cells. In this review, we describe several examples of prototypical synthetic reagents that are capable of endosomal escape and examine their mechanisms of action, their efficiencies, and their effects on cells. Although these delivery systems are chemically distinct, some commonalities in how they interact with cellular membranes can be inferred. This, in turn, sheds some light on the process of endosomal escape, and may help guide the development and optimization of next-generation delivery tools.
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Durymanov M, Reineke J. Non-viral Delivery of Nucleic Acids: Insight Into Mechanisms of Overcoming Intracellular Barriers. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:971. [PMID: 30186185 PMCID: PMC6111240 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Delivery of genes, including plasmid DNAs, short interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and messenger RNAs (mRNAs), using artificial non-viral nanotherapeutics is a promising approach in cancer gene therapy. However, multiple physiological barriers upon systemic administration remain a key challenge in clinical translation of anti-cancer gene therapeutics. Besides extracellular barriers including sequestration of gene delivery nanoparticles from the bloodstream by resident organ-specific macrophages, and their poor extravasation and tissue penetration in tumors, overcoming intracellular barriers is also necessary for successful delivery of nucleic acids. Whereas for RNA delivery the endosomal barrier holds a key importance, transfer of DNA cargo additionally requires translocation into the nucleus. Better understanding of crossing membrane barriers by nucleic acid nanoformulations is essential to the improvement of current non-viral carriers. This review aims to summarize relevant literature on intracellular trafficking of non-viral nanoparticles and determine key factors toward surmounting intracellular barriers. Moreover, recent data allowed us to propose new interpretations of current hypotheses of endosomal escape mechanisms of nucleic acid nanoformulations.
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- Mikhail Durymanov
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, United States
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Record M, Silvente-Poirot S, Poirot M, Wakelam MJO. Extracellular vesicles: lipids as key components of their biogenesis and functions. J Lipid Res 2018; 59:1316-1324. [PMID: 29764923 PMCID: PMC6071772 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.e086173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Intercellular communication has been known for decades to involve either direct contact between cells or to operate via circulating molecules, such as cytokines, growth factors, or lipid mediators. During the last decade, we have begun to appreciate the increasing importance of intercellular communication mediated by extracellular vesicles released by viable cells either from plasma membrane shedding (microvesicles, also named microparticles) or from an intracellular compartment (exosomes). Exosomes and microvesicles circulate in all biological fluids and can trigger biological responses at a distance. Their effects include a large variety of biological processes, such as immune surveillance, modification of tumor microenvironment, or regulation of inflammation. Extracellular vesicles can carry a large array of active molecules, including lipid mediators, such as eicosanoids, proteins, and nucleic acids, able to modify the phenotype of receiving cells. This review will highlight the role of the various lipidic pathways involved in the biogenesis and functions of microvesicles and exosomes.
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- Michel Record
- UMR INSERM 1037-CRCT (Cancer Research Center of Toulouse), University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Team "Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations," Toulouse, France
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- UMR INSERM 1037-CRCT (Cancer Research Center of Toulouse), University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Team "Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations," Toulouse, France
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- UMR INSERM 1037-CRCT (Cancer Research Center of Toulouse), University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Team "Cholesterol Metabolism and Therapeutic Innovations," Toulouse, France
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Juliano RL. Intracellular Trafficking and Endosomal Release of Oligonucleotides: What We Know and What We Don't. Nucleic Acid Ther 2018; 28:166-177. [PMID: 29708838 DOI: 10.1089/nat.2018.0727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Understanding the cellular uptake and intracellular trafficking of oligonucleotides provides an important basic underpinning for the developing field of oligonucleotide-based therapeutics. Whether delivered as "free" oligonucleotides, as ligand-oligonucleotide conjugates, or in association with various nanocarriers, all forms of oligonucleotide enter cells by endocytosis and are initially ensconced within membrane-limited vesicles. Accordingly, the locus and extent of release to the cytosol and nucleus are key determinants of the pharmacological actions of oligonucleotides. A number of recent studies have explored the intracellular trafficking of various forms of oligonucleotides and their release from endomembrane compartments. These studies reveal a surprising convergence on an early-intermediate compartment in the trafficking pathway as the key locus of release for oligonucleotides administered in "free" form as well as those delivered with lipid complexes. Thus, oligonucleotide release from multivesicular bodies or from late endosomes seems to be the crucial endogenous process for attaining pharmacological effects. This intrinsic process of oligonucleotide release may be amplified by delivery agents such as lipid complexes or small molecule enhancers.
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- R L Juliano
- Initos Pharmaceuticals LLC, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Brock DJ, Kustigian L, Jiang M, Graham K, Wang TY, Erazo-Oliveras A, Najjar K, Zhang J, Rye H, Pellois JP. Efficient cell delivery mediated by lipid-specific endosomal escape of supercharged branched peptides. Traffic 2018; 19:421-435. [PMID: 29582528 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Various densely charged polycationic species, whether of biological or synthetic origin, can penetrate human cells, albeit with variable efficiencies. The molecular underpinnings involved in such transport remain unclear. Herein, we assemble 1, 2 or 3 copies of the HIV peptide TAT on a synthetic scaffold to generate branched cell-permeable prototypes with increasing charge density. We establish that increasing TAT copies dramatically increases the cell penetration efficiency of the peptides while simultaneously enabling the efficient cytosolic delivery of macromolecular cargos. Cellular entry involves the leaky fusion of late endosomal membranes enriched with the anionic lipid BMP. Derivatives with multiple TAT branches induce the leakage of BMP-containing lipid bilayers, liposomal flocculation, fusion and an increase in lamellarity. In contrast, while the monomeric counterpart 1TAT binds to the same extent and causes liposomal flocculation, 1TAT does not cause leakage, induce fusion or a significant increase in lamellarity. Overall, these results indicate that an increase in charge density of these branched structures leads to the emergence of lipid specific membrane-disrupting and cell-penetrating activities.
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- Dakota J Brock
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.,Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Hessvik NP, Llorente A. Current knowledge on exosome biogenesis and release. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:193-208. [PMID: 28733901 PMCID: PMC5756260 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2595-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1505] [Impact Index Per Article: 250.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Exosomes are nanosized membrane vesicles released by fusion of an organelle of the endocytic pathway, the multivesicular body, with the plasma membrane. This process was discovered more than 30 years ago, and during these years, exosomes have gone from being considered as cellular waste disposal to mediate a novel mechanism of cell-to-cell communication. The exponential interest in exosomes experienced during recent years is due to their important roles in health and disease and to their potential clinical application in therapy and diagnosis. However, important aspects of the biology of exosomes remain unknown. To explore the use of exosomes in the clinic, it is essential that the basic molecular mechanisms behind the transport and function of these vesicles are better understood. We have here summarized what is presently known about how exosomes are formed and released by cells. Moreover, other cellular processes related to exosome biogenesis and release, such as autophagy and lysosomal exocytosis are presented. Finally, methodological aspects related to exosome release studies are discussed.
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- Nina Pettersen Hessvik
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0379, Oslo, Norway.
- Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, University of Oslo, 0379, Oslo, Norway.
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Najjar K, Erazo-Oliveras A, Mosior JW, Whitlock MJ, Rostane I, Cinclair JM, Pellois JP. Unlocking Endosomal Entrapment with Supercharged Arginine-Rich Peptides. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:2932-2941. [PMID: 29065262 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Endosomal entrapment is a common bottleneck in various macromolecular delivery approaches. Recently, the polycationic peptide dfTAT was identified as a reagent that induces the efficient leakage of late endosomes and, thereby, enhances the penetration of macromolecules into the cytosol of live human cells. To gain further insights into the features that lead to this activity, the role of peptide sequence was investigated. We establish that the leakage activity of dfTAT can be recapitulated by polyarginine analogs but not by polylysine counterparts. Efficiencies of peptide endocytic uptake increase linearly with the number of arginine residues present. In contrast, peptide cytosolic penetration displays a threshold behavior, indicating that a minimum number of arginines is required to induce endosomal escape. Increasing arginine content above this threshold further augments delivery efficiencies. Yet, it also leads to increasing the toxicity of the delivery agents. Together, these data reveal a relatively narrow arginine-content window for the design of optimally active endosomolytic agents.
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- Kristina Najjar
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ⊥Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and §Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Mo GCH, Yip CM. Structural templating of J-aggregates: Visualizing bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate domains in live cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017; 1865:1687-1695. [PMID: 28844737 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Identifying the key structural and dynamical determinants that drive the association of biomolecules, whether in solution, or perhaps more importantly in a membrane environment, has critical implications for our understanding of cellular dynamics, processes, and signaling. With recent advances in high-resolution imaging techniques, from the development of new molecular labels to technical advances in imaging methodologies and platforms, researchers are now reaping the benefits of being able to directly characterize and quantify local dynamics, structures, and conformations in live cells and tissues. These capabilities are providing unique insights into association stoichiometries, interactions, and structures on sub-micron length scales. We previously examined the role of lipid headgroup chemistry and phase state in guiding the formation of pseudoisocyanine (PIC) dye J-aggregates on supported planar bilayers [Langmuir, 25, 10719]. We describe here how these same J-aggregates can report on the in situ formation of organellar membrane domains in live cells. Live cell hyperspectral confocal microscopy using GFP-conjugated GTPase markers of early (Rab5) and late (Rab7) endosomes revealed that the PIC J-aggregates were confined to domains on either the limiting membrane or intralumenal vesicles (ILV) of late endosomes, known to be enriched in the anionic lipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP). Correlated confocal fluorescence - atomic force microscopy performed on endosomal membrane-mimetic supported planar lipid bilayers confirmed BMP-specific templating of the PIC J-aggregates. These data provide strong evidence for the formation of BMP-rich lipid domains during multivesicular body formation and portend the application of structured dye aggregates as markers of cellular membrane domain structure, size, and formation.
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- Gary C H Mo
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College St., Toronto M5S 3E1, Canada; Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College St., Toronto M5S 3E1, Canada; Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College St., Toronto M5S 3E1, Canada; Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College St., Toronto M5S 3E1, Canada.
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Wall VZ, Barnhart S, Kramer F, Kanter JE, Vivekanandan-Giri A, Pennathur S, Bolego C, Ellis JM, Gijón MA, Wolfgang MJ, Bornfeldt KE. Inflammatory stimuli induce acyl-CoA thioesterase 7 and remodeling of phospholipids containing unsaturated long (≥C20)-acyl chains in macrophages. J Lipid Res 2017; 58:1174-1185. [PMID: 28416579 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m076489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Acyl-CoA thioesterase 7 (ACOT7) is an intracellular enzyme that converts acyl-CoAs to FFAs. ACOT7 is induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS); thus, we investigated downstream effects of LPS-induced induction of ACOT7 and its role in inflammatory settings in myeloid cells. Enzymatic thioesterase activity assays in WT and ACOT7-deficient macrophage lysates indicated that endogenous ACOT7 contributes a significant fraction of total acyl-CoA thioesterase activity toward C20:4-, C20:5-, and C22:6-CoA, but contributes little activity toward shorter acyl-CoA species. Lipidomic analyses revealed that LPS causes a dramatic increase, primarily in bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate species containing long (≥C20) polyunsaturated acyl-chains in macrophages, and that the limited effect observed by ACOT7 deficiency is restricted to glycerophospholipids containing 20-carbon unsaturated acyl-chains. Furthermore, ACOT7 deficiency did not detectably alter the ability of LPS to induce cytokines or prostaglandin E2 production in macrophages. Consistently, although ACOT7 was induced in macrophages from diabetic mice, hematopoietic ACOT7 deficiency did not alter the stimulatory effect of diabetes on systemic inflammation or atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice. Thus, inflammatory stimuli induce ACOT7 and remodeling of phospholipids containing unsaturated long (≥C20)-acyl chains in macrophages, and, although ACOT7 has preferential thioesterase activity toward these lipid species, loss of ACOT7 has no major detrimental effect on macrophage inflammatory phenotypes.≥.
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- Valerie Z Wall
- Department of Medicine, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.,Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, and Department of Pathology, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Medicine, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Medicine, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Medicine, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA .,Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, and Department of Pathology, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Najjar K, Erazo-Oliveras A, Brock DJ, Wang TY, Pellois JP. An l- to d-Amino Acid Conversion in an Endosomolytic Analog of the Cell-penetrating Peptide TAT Influences Proteolytic Stability, Endocytic Uptake, and Endosomal Escape. J Biol Chem 2016; 292:847-861. [PMID: 27923812 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.759837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are well established as delivery agents for otherwise cell-impermeable cargos. CPPs can also theoretically be used to modulate intracellular processes. However, their susceptibility to proteolytic degradation often limits their utility in these applications. Previous studies have explored the consequences for cellular uptake of converting the residues in CPPs from l- to d-stereochemistry, but conflicting results have been reported and specific steps en route to intracellular activity have not been explored. Here we use dimeric fluorescence TAT as a model CPP to explore the broader consequences of l- to d-stereochemical conversion. We show that inversion of chirality provides protease resistance without altering the overall mode of cellular entry, a process involving endocytic uptake followed by endosomal escape and cytosolic access. However, whereas inversion of chirality reduces endocytic uptake, the d-peptide, once in the endosome, is significantly more prone to escape than its l-counterpart. Moreover, the d-peptide is retained in the cytosol of cells for several days, whereas the l-peptide is degraded within hours. Notably, while the l-peptide is relatively innocuous to cells, the d-peptide exerts a prolonged anti-proliferative activity. Together, our results establish connections between chirality, protease resistance, cellular penetration, and intracellular activity that may be useful for the development of future delivery agents with improved properties.
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- Kristina Najjar
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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Erazo-Oliveras A, Najjar K, Truong D, Wang TY, Brock DJ, Prater AR, Pellois JP. The Late Endosome and Its Lipid BMP Act as Gateways for Efficient Cytosolic Access of the Delivery Agent dfTAT and Its Macromolecular Cargos. Cell Chem Biol 2016; 23:598-607. [PMID: 27161484 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Endosomal entrapment is a severely limiting bottleneck in the delivery of biologics into cells. The compound dfTAT was recently found to circumvent this problem by mediating endosomal leakage efficiently and without toxicity. Herein, we report on the mechanism of endosomal escape of this cell-penetrating peptide. By modulating the trafficking of the peptide within the endocytic pathway, we identify late endosomes as the organelles rendered leaky by dfTAT. We establish that dfTAT binds bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP), a lipid found in late endosomes, and that the peptide causes the fusion and leakage of bilayers containing BMP. Together, these data identify late endosomes as desirable gateways for cell penetration and BMP as a cellular factor that can be exploited for the development of future delivery agents.
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- Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Galmes R, ten Brink C, Oorschot V, Veenendaal T, Jonker C, van der Sluijs P, Klumperman J. Vps33B is required for delivery of endocytosed cargo to lysosomes. Traffic 2015; 16:1288-305. [DOI: 10.1111/tra.12334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Romain Galmes
- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Present address: Institut Jacques Monod; CNRS, UMR7592, Université Paris Diderot; Sorbonne Paris Cité F-75013 Paris France
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- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
- Present address: Monash Micro Imaging; 15 Innovation Walk, Strip 1 Monash Biotechnology, Monash University; Clayton VIC 3800 Australia
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- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology and Institute of Biomembranes; Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht; Heidelberglaan 100 3584CX Utrecht The Netherlands
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Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is a structural isomer of phosphatidylglycerol (PtdGro) with an unusual sn-1:sn-1' fatty acyl configuration and is found almost exclusively in late endosomes/lysosomes. BMP comprises only about 1-2% of the total phospholipids in most mammalian cells, but accumulates in tissues of humans and animals with lysosomal storage disorders including the gangliosidoses. Total BMP content was significantly greater in cells of macrophage/microglial origin than in cells of macroglial origin. BMP composition was similar in tumorigenic/metastatic macrophages and non-tumorigenic macrophages/microglia. Finally, BMP fatty acid composition differed between cells grown in culture and obtained in vivo suggesting an influence from growth environment.
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- Zeynep Akgoc
- Biology Department, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, MA, 02467, Chestnut Hill, USA,
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Akgoc Z, Sena-Esteves M, Martin DR, Han X, d'Azzo A, Seyfried TN. Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate: a secondary storage lipid in the gangliosidoses. J Lipid Res 2015; 56:1006-13. [PMID: 25795792 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m057851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is a negatively charged glycerophospholipid with an unusual sn-1;sn-1' structural configuration. BMP is primarily enriched in endosomal/lysosomal membranes. BMP is thought to play a role in glycosphingolipid degradation and cholesterol transport. Elevated BMP levels have been found in many lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs), suggesting an association with lysosomal storage material. The gangliosidoses are a group of neurodegenerative LSDs involving the accumulation of either GM1 or GM2 gangliosides resulting from inherited deficiencies in β-galactosidase or β-hexosaminidase, respectively. Little information is available on BMP levels in gangliosidosis brain tissue. Our results showed that the content of BMP in brain was significantly greater in humans and in animals (mice, cats, American black bears) with either GM1 or GM2 ganglioside storage diseases, than in brains of normal subjects. The storage of BMP and ganglioside GM2 in brain were reduced similarly following adeno-associated viral-mediated gene therapy in Sandhoff disease mice. We also found that C22:6, C18:0, and C18:1 were the predominant BMP fatty acid species in gangliosidosis brains. The results show that BMP accumulates as a secondary storage material in the brain of a broad range of mammals with gangliosidoses.
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- Zeynep Akgoc
- Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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- Department of Neurology and Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605
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- Scott-Ritchey Research Center and Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL 36849
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando, FL 32827
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For over a century, researchers have observed similar neurodegenerative hallmarks in brains of people affected by rare early-onset lysosomal storage diseases and late-onset neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Increasing evidence suggests these apparently disparate diseases share a common underlying feature, namely, a dysfunctional clearance of cellular cargo through the secretory-endosomal-autophagic-lysosomal-exocytic (SEALE) network. By providing examples of rare and common neurodegenerative diseases known to have pathologically altered cargo flux through the SEALE network, we explore the unifying hypothesis that impaired catabolism or exocytosis of SEALE cargo, places a burden of stress on neurons that initiates pathogenesis. We also describe how a growing understanding of genetic, epigenetic and age-related modifications of the SEALE network, has inspired a number of novel disease-modifying therapeutic approaches aimed at alleviating SEALE storage and providing therapeutic benefit to people affected by these devastating diseases across the age spectrum.
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- Barry Boland
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, United Kingdom.
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Zeller S, Choi CS, Uchil PD, Ban HS, Siefert A, Fahmy TM, Mothes W, Lee SK, Kumar P. Attachment of cell-binding ligands to arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides enables cytosolic translocation of complexed siRNA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 22:50-62. [PMID: 25544044 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), such as nona-arginine (9R), poorly translocate siRNA into cells. Our studies demonstrate that attaching 9R to ligands that bind cell surface receptors quantitatively increases siRNA uptake and importantly, allows functional delivery of complexed siRNA. The mechanism involved accumulation of ligand-9R:siRNA microparticles on the cell membrane, which induced transient membrane inversion at the site of ligand-9R binding and rapid siRNA translocation into the cytoplasm. siRNA release also occurred late after endocytosis when the ligand was attached to the L isoform of 9R, but not the protease-resistant 9DR, prolonging mRNA knockdown. This critically depended on endosomal proteolytic activity, implying that partial CPP degradation is required for endosome-to-cytosol translocation. The data demonstrate that ligand attachment renders simple polycationic CPPs effective for siRNA delivery by restoring their intrinsic property of translocation.
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- Skye Zeller
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, South Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Goodchild SC, Sheynis T, Thompson R, Tipping KW, Xue WF, Ranson NA, Beales PA, Hewitt EW, Radford SE. β2-Microglobulin amyloid fibril-induced membrane disruption is enhanced by endosomal lipids and acidic pH. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104492. [PMID: 25100247 PMCID: PMC4123989 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Although the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathology of amyloidoses are not well understood, the interaction between amyloid proteins and cell membranes is thought to play a role in several amyloid diseases. Amyloid fibrils of β2-microglobulin (β2m), associated with dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA), have been shown to cause disruption of anionic lipid bilayers in vitro. However, the effect of lipid composition and the chemical environment in which β2m-lipid interactions occur have not been investigated previously. Here we examine membrane damage resulting from the interaction of β2m monomers and fibrils with lipid bilayers. Using dye release, tryptophan fluorescence quenching and fluorescence confocal microscopy assays we investigate the effect of anionic lipid composition and pH on the susceptibility of liposomes to fibril-induced membrane damage. We show that β2m fibril-induced membrane disruption is modulated by anionic lipid composition and is enhanced by acidic pH. Most strikingly, the greatest degree of membrane disruption is observed for liposomes containing bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) at acidic pH, conditions likely to reflect those encountered in the endocytic pathway. The results suggest that the interaction between β2m fibrils and membranes of endosomal origin may play a role in the molecular mechanism of β2m amyloid-associated osteoarticular tissue destruction in DRA.
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- Sophia C. Goodchild
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Hullin-Matsuda F, Taguchi T, Greimel P, Kobayashi T. Lipid compartmentalization in the endosome system. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 31:48-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nour AM, Li Y, Wolenski J, Modis Y. Viral membrane fusion and nucleocapsid delivery into the cytoplasm are distinct events in some flaviviruses. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003585. [PMID: 24039574 PMCID: PMC3764215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Flaviviruses deliver their genome into the cell by fusing the viral lipid membrane to an endosomal membrane. The sequence and kinetics of the steps required for nucleocapsid delivery into the cytoplasm remain unclear. Here we dissect the cell entry pathway of virions and virus-like particles from two flaviviruses using single-particle tracking in live cells, a biochemical membrane fusion assay and virus infectivity assays. We show that the virus particles fuse with a small endosomal compartment in which the nucleocapsid remains trapped for several minutes. Endosomal maturation inhibitors inhibit infectivity but not membrane fusion. We propose a flavivirus cell entry mechanism in which the virus particles fuse preferentially with small endosomal carrier vesicles and depend on back-fusion of the vesicles with the late endosomal membrane to deliver the nucleocapsid into the cytoplasm. Virus entry modulates intracellular calcium release and phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate kinase signaling. Moreover, the broadly cross-reactive therapeutic antibody scFv11 binds to virus-like particles and inhibits fusion. Many viruses package their genetic material into a lipid envelope. In order to deliver their genome into the host-cell cytoplasm, where it can be replicated, viruses must fuse their envelope with a cellular lipid membrane. This fusion event is therefore a critical step in the entry of an enveloped virus into the cell. In this study, we used various cell biological and biochemical approaches to map precisely the cell entry pathway of two major human pathogens from the flavivirus family, yellow fever virus and Japanese encephalitis virus. We discovered that these viruses co-opt cellular phospholipid signaling to promote the fusion of their envelope with the lipid envelope of small compartments inside the host-cell endosomes. The viral genome remains trapped in these compartments for several minutes until the compartments fuse with the surrounding endosomal membrane. It is this second membrane fusion event that delivers the viral genome into the cytoplasm. We also showed that the antibody fragment scFv11 inhibits the fusion of the viral envelope with small lipid compartments, explaining the therapeutic activity of the scFv11 antibody. Our work identifies new vulnerabilities in the entry pathway of flaviviruses, including the formation of small endosomal compartments and two distinct membrane fusion events involving these compartments.
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- Adel M. Nour
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Pols MS, ten Brink C, Gosavi P, Oorschot V, Klumperman J. The HOPS proteins hVps41 and hVps39 are required for homotypic and heterotypic late endosome fusion. Traffic 2012; 14:219-32. [PMID: 23167963 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Revised: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The homotypic fusion and protein sorting (HOPS) complex is a multisubunit tethering complex that in yeast regulates membrane fusion events with the vacuole, the yeast lysosome. Mammalian homologs of all HOPS components have been found, but little is known about their function. Here, we studied the role of hVps41 and hVps39, two components of the putative human HOPS complex, in the endo-lysosomal pathway of human cells. By expressing hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged constructs, we show by immunoelectron microscopy (immunoEM) that both hVps41 and hVps39 associate with the limiting membrane of late endosomes as well as lysosomes. Small interference RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of hVps41 or hVps39 resulted in an accumulation of late endosomes, a depletion in the number of lysosomes and a block in the degradation of endocytosed cargo. Lysosomal pH and cathepsin B activity remained unaltered in these conditions. By immunoEM we found that hVps41 or hVps39 knockdown impairs homotypic fusion between late endosomes as well as heterotypic fusion between late endosomes and lysosomes. Thus, our data show that both hVps41 and hVps39 are required for late endosomal-lysosomal fusion events and the delivery of endocytic cargo to lysosomes in human cells.
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- Maaike S Pols
- Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584, CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Erazo-Oliveras A, Muthukrishnan N, Baker R, Wang TY, Pellois JP. Improving the endosomal escape of cell-penetrating peptides and their cargos: strategies and challenges. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2012; 5:1177-1209. [PMID: 24223492 PMCID: PMC3816665 DOI: 10.3390/ph5111177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) can deliver cell-impermeable therapeutic cargos into cells. In particular, CPP-cargo conjugates tend to accumulate inside cells by endocytosis. However, they often remain trapped inside endocytic organelles and fail to reach the cytosolic space of cells efficiently. In this review, the evidence for CPP-mediated endosomal escape is discussed. In addition, several strategies that have been utilized to enhance the endosomal escape of CPP-cargos are described. The recent development of branched systems that display multiple copies of a CPP is presented. The use of viral or synthetic peptides that can disrupt the endosomal membrane upon activation by the low pH of endosomes is also discussed. Finally, we survey how CPPs labeled with chromophores can be used in combination with light to stimulate endosomal lysis. The mechanisms and challenges associated with these intracellular delivery methodologies are discussed.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +1-979-845-0101; Fax: +1-979-862-4718
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Hamaguchi R, Kuroda Y, Tanimoto T, Haginaka J. Role of bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate in propranolol binding to phospholipid membranes under acidic conditions as measured by high-performance frontal analysis/capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2012; 33:3101-6. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201200324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ryohei Hamaguchi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mukogawa Womens’ University; Nishinomiya; Hyogo; Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mukogawa Womens’ University; Nishinomiya; Hyogo; Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mukogawa Womens’ University; Nishinomiya; Hyogo; Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mukogawa Womens’ University; Nishinomiya; Hyogo; Japan
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Dawson G, Fuller M, Helmsley KM, Hopwood JJ. Abnormal gangliosides are localized in lipid rafts in Sanfilippo (MPS3a) mouse brain. Neurochem Res 2012; 37:1372-80. [PMID: 22484966 PMCID: PMC3646418 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0761-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Allogenic stem cell transplantation can reduce lysosomal storage of heparan sulfate-derived oligosaccharides by up to 27 % in Sanfilippo MPS3a brain, but does not reduce the abnormal storage of sialolactosylceramide (G(M3)) or improve neurological symptoms, suggesting that ganglioside storage is in a non-lysosomal compartment. To investigate this further we isolated the Triton X100-insoluble at 4 °C, lipid raft (LR) fraction from a sucrose-density gradient from cerebral hemispheres of a 7 month old mouse model of Sanfilippo MPS3a and age-matched control mouse brain. HPLC/MS/MS analysis revealed the expected enrichment of normal complex gangliosides, ceramides, galatosylceramides and sphingomyelin enrichment in this LR fraction. The abnormal HS-derived oligosaccharide storage material was in the Triton X100-soluble at 4 °C fractions (8-12),whereas both GM3 and sialo[GalNAc]lactosylceramide (GM2) were found exclusively in the LR fraction (fractions 3 and 4) and were >90 % C18:0 fatty acid, suggesting a neuronal origin. Further analysis also revealed a >threefold increase in the late-endosome marker bis (monoacylglycerol) phosphate (>70 % as C22:6/22:6-BMP) in non-LR fractions 8-12 whereas different forms of the proposed BMP precursor, phosphatidylglycerol (PG) were in both LR and non-LR fractions and were less elevated in MPS3a brain. Thus heparan sulfate-derived oligosaccharide storage is associated with abnormal lipid accumulation in both lysosomal (BMP) and non-lysosomal (GM3 and GM2) compartments.
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- G Dawson
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Sztolsztener ME, Dobrzyn A, Pikula S, Tylki-Szymanska A, Bandorowicz-Pikula J. Impaired dynamics of the late endosome/lysosome compartment in human Niemann–Pick type C skin fibroblasts carrying mutation in NPC1 gene. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2012; 8:1197-205. [DOI: 10.1039/c2mb05447g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tan HH, Makino A, Sudesh K, Greimel P, Kobayashi T. Spectroscopic Evidence for the Unusual Stereochemical Configuration of an Endosome-Specific Lipid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201106470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Tan HH, Makino A, Sudesh K, Greimel P, Kobayashi T. Spectroscopic Evidence for the Unusual Stereochemical Configuration of an Endosome-Specific Lipid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 51:533-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Fernandes F, Chen K, Ehrlich LS, Jin J, Chen MH, Medina GN, Symons M, Montelaro R, Donaldson J, Tjandra N, Carter CA. Phosphoinositides direct equine infectious anemia virus gag trafficking and release. Traffic 2011; 12:438-51. [PMID: 21176037 PMCID: PMC3064743 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate [PI(4,5)P(2) ], the predominant phosphoinositide (PI) on the plasma membrane, binds the matrix (MA) protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) with similar affinities in vitro. Interaction with PI(4,5)P(2) is critical for HIV-1 assembly on the plasma membrane. EIAV has been shown to localize in internal compartments; hence, the significance of its interaction with PI(4,5)P(2) is unclear. We therefore investigated the binding in vitro of other PIs to EIAV MA and whether intracellular association with compartments bearing these PIs was important for assembly and release of virus-like particles (VLPs) formed by Gag. In vitro, EIAV MA bound phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate [PI(3)P] with higher affinity than PI(4,5)P(2) as revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra upon lipid titration. Gag was detected on the plasma membrane and in compartments enriched in phosphatidylinositol 3,5-biphosphate [PI(3,5)P(2) ]. Treatment of cells with YM201636, a kinase inhibitor that blocks production of PI(3,5)P(2) from PI(3)P, caused Gag to colocalize with aberrant compartments and inhibited VLP release. In contrast to HIV-1, release of EIAV VLPs was not significantly diminished by coexpression with 5-phosphatase IV, an enzyme that specifically depletes PI(4,5)P(2) from the plasma membrane. However, coexpression with synaptojanin 2, a phosphatase with broader specificity, diminished VLP production. PI-binding pocket mutations caused striking budding defects, as revealed by electron microscopy. One of the mutations also modified Gag-Gag interaction, as suggested by altered bimolecular fluorescence complementation. We conclude that PI-mediated targeting to peripheral and internal membranes is a critical factor in EIAV assembly and release.
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- Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, S.U.N.Y, Stony Brook, NY 11727, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, NHLBI-NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, S.U.N.Y, Stony Brook, NY 11727, USA
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- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, S.U.N.Y, Stony Brook, NY 11727, USA
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- Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, S.U.N.Y, Stony Brook, NY 11727, USA
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- Feinstein Institute, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, NHLBI-NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, NHLBI-NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Dept. of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, S.U.N.Y, Stony Brook, NY 11727, USA
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Promotion of vesicular stomatitis virus fusion by the endosome-specific phospholipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP). FEBS Lett 2011; 585:865-9. [PMID: 21333650 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is a prototypic virus commonly used in studies of endocytosis and membrane trafficking. One proposed mechanism for VSV entry involves initial fusion with internal vesicles of multivesicular endosomes followed by back-fusion of these vesicles into the cytoplasm. One feature of endosomal internal vesicles is that they contain the lipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP). Here, we show that the presence of BMP significantly increases the rate of VSV G-mediated membrane fusion. The increased fusion was selective for VSV and was not evident for another enveloped virus, influenza virus. Our data provide a biological rationale for a two-step infection reaction during VSV entry, and suggest that BMP preferentially affects the ability of VSV G to mediate lipid mixing during membrane fusion.
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Yang ST, Zaitseva E, Chernomordik LV, Melikov K. Cell-penetrating peptide induces leaky fusion of liposomes containing late endosome-specific anionic lipid. Biophys J 2011; 99:2525-33. [PMID: 20959093 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Revised: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 08/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Cationic cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are a promising vehicle for the delivery of macromolecular drugs. Although many studies have indicated that CPPs enter cells by endocytosis, the mechanisms by which they cross endosomal membranes remain elusive. On the basis of experiments with liposomes, we propose that CPP escape into the cytosol is based on leaky fusion (i.e., fusion associated with the permeabilization of membranes) of the bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP)-enriched membranes of late endosomes. In our experiments, prototypic CPP HIV-1 TAT peptide did not interact with liposomes mimicking the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane, but it did induce lipid mixing and membrane leakage as it translocated into liposomes mimicking the lipid composition of late endosome. Both membrane leakage and lipid mixing depended on the BMP content and were promoted at acidic pH, which is characteristic of late endosomes. Substitution of BMP with its structural isomer, phosphatidylglycerol (PG), significantly reduced both leakage of the aqueous probe from liposomes and lipid mixing between liposomes. Although affinity of binding to TAT was similar for BMP and PG, BMP exhibited a higher tendency to support the inverted hexagonal phase than PG. Finally, membrane leakage and peptide translocation were both inhibited by inhibitors of lipid mixing, further substantiating the hypothesis that cationic peptides cross BMP-enriched membranes by inducing leaky fusion between them.
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- Sung-Tae Yang
- Section on Membrane Biology, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Chaput N, Théry C. Exosomes: immune properties and potential clinical implementations. Semin Immunopathol 2010; 33:419-40. [PMID: 21174094 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-010-0233-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 387] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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To communicate, cells are known to release in their environment proteins which bind to receptors on surrounding cells. But cells also secrete more complex structures, called membrane vesicles, composed of a lipid bilayer with inserted transmembrane proteins, enclosing an internal content of hydrophilic components. Exosomes represent a specific subclass of such secreted membrane vesicles, which, despite having been described more than 20 years ago by two groups studying reticulocyte maturation, have only recently received attention from the scientific community. This renewed interest originated first from the description of exosome secretion by antigen-presenting cells, suggesting a potential role in immune responses, and very recently by the identification of the presence of RNA (both messenger and microRNA) in exosomes, suggesting a potential transfer of genetic information between cells. In this review, we will describe the conclusions of 20 years of studies on the immune properties of exosomes and the most recent advances on their roles and potential uses as markers or as therapeutic tools during pathologies, especially in cancer.
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- Nathalie Chaput
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1015, Villejuif, 94805, France
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Bulloj A, Leal MC, Xu H, Castaño EM, Morelli L. Insulin-degrading enzyme sorting in exosomes: a secretory pathway for a key brain amyloid-beta degrading protease. J Alzheimers Dis 2010; 19:79-95. [PMID: 20061628 DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-1206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The accumulation of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides in senile plaques is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. The endocytic pathway has been proposed as a major subcellular site for Abeta generation while the compartments in which Abeta-degrading proteases interact with Abeta are still elusive. It was suggested that extracellular Abeta degradation may take place by plasma-membrane associated proteases or by extracellular proteases, among which insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is the most relevant. However, the mechanisms of IDE secretion are poorly understood. In the present study we used N2a cells to explore if IDE is indeed released through exosomes and the effect of exosomes release on extracellular levels of Abeta. We demonstrated that proteolytically-active plasma membrane associated-IDE is routed in living N2a cells to multivesicular bodies and subsequently, a major fraction is sorted to exosomes. We described that extracellular IDE levels decrease if the generation of multivesicular bodies is interfered and may be positively modulated by exosomes release under stress-induced conditions. Our results reinforce the relevance of functional IDE in the catabolism of extracellular Abeta.
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- Ayelén Bulloj
- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Frederick TE, Goff PC, Mair CE, Farver RS, Long JR, Fanucci GE. Effects of the endosomal lipid bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate on the thermotropic properties of DPPC: A 2H NMR and spin label EPR study. Chem Phys Lipids 2010; 163:703-11. [PMID: 20599855 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is an endosomal lipid with a unique structure that is implicated in the formation of intraendosomal vesicular bodies. Here we have characterized the effects of dioleoyl-BMP (BMP(18:1)) at concentrations of 5, 10, 15 and 20mol% on the thermotropic behavior of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) vesicles, and compared them to those of equimolar concentrations of dioleoyl phosphatidylglycerol (DOPG), a structural isoform of BMP(18:1). Because BMP is found in the acidic environments of the late endosome and intralysosomal vesicles, samples were prepared at pH 4.2 to mimic the pH of the lysosome. Both (2)H NMR of perdeuterated DPPC and spin-labeled EPR with 16-doxyl phosphatidylcholine were utilized in these investigations. NMR and EPR results show that BMP(18:1) induces a lowering in the main phase transition temperature of DPPC similar to that of DOPG. The EPR studies reveal that BMP(18:1) induced more disorder in the L(beta) phase when compared to equimolar concentrations of DOPG. Analysis from dePaked (2)H NMR spectra in the L(alpha) phase reveals that BMP(18:1) induces less disorder than equal concentrations of DOPG. Additionally, the results demonstrate that BMP mixes with other phospholipids as a phospholipid and not as a detergent molecule as once speculated.
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- Thomas E Frederick
- Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 117200, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7200, USA
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Hullin-Matsuda F, Luquain-Costaz C, Bouvier J, Delton-Vandenbroucke I. Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate, a peculiar phospholipid to control the fate of cholesterol: Implications in pathology. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2009; 81:313-24. [PMID: 19857945 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2009.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Revised: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is a structural isomer of phosphatidylglycerol that exhibits an unusual sn1:sn1' stereoconfiguration, based on the position of the phosphate moiety on its two glycerol units. Early works have underlined the high concentration of BMP in the lysosomal compartment, especially during some lysosomal storage disorders and drug-induced phospholipidosis. Despite numerous studies, both biosynthetic and degradative pathways of BMP remained not completely elucidated. More recently, BMP has been localized in the internal membranes of late endosomes where it forms specialized lipid domains. Its involvement in both dynamics and lipid/protein sorting functions of late endosomes has started to be documented, especially in the control of cellular cholesterol distribution. BMP also plays an important role in the late endosomal/lysosomal degradative pathway. Another peculiarity of BMP is to be naturally enriched in docosahexaenoic acid and/or to specifically incorporate this fatty acid compared to other polyunsaturated fatty acids, which may confer specific biophysical and functional properties to this phospholipid. This review summarizes and updates our knowledge on BMP with an emphasis on its possible implication in human health and diseases, especially in relation to cholesterol homeostasis.
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- F Hullin-Matsuda
- Université de Lyon, UMR 870 Inserm, Insa-Lyon, UMR 1135 Inra, Univ Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon, IMBL, 20 Ave A. Einstein, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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Frederick TE, Chebukati JN, Mair CE, Goff PC, Fanucci GE. Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate forms stable small lamellar vesicle structures: insights into vesicular body formation in endosomes. Biophys J 2009; 96:1847-55. [PMID: 19254543 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.3892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is an unusually shaped lipid found in relatively high percentage in the late endosome. Here, we report the characterization of the morphology and molecular organization of dioleoyl-BMP (DOBMP) with dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The morphology of hydrated DOBMP dispersions varies with pH and ionic strength, and DOBMP vesicles are significantly smaller in diameter than phosphatidylcholine dispersions. At neutral pH, DOBMP forms highly structured, clustered dispersions 500 nm in size. On the other hand, at acidic pH, spherically shaped vesicles are formed. NMR and spin-labeled electron paramagnetic resonance demonstrate that DOBMP forms a lamellar mesophase with acyl-chain packing similar to that of other unsaturated phospholipids. (31)P NMR reveals an orientation of the phosphate group in DOBMP that differs significantly from that of other phospholipids. These macroscopic and microscopic structural characterizations suggest that the biosynthesis of BMP on the inner luminal membrane of maturing endosomes may possibly produce budded vesicles high in BMP content, which form small vesicular structures stabilized by the physical properties of the BMP lipid.
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- Thomas E Frederick
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA
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Storch J, Xu Z. Niemann-Pick C2 (NPC2) and intracellular cholesterol trafficking. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2009; 1791:671-8. [PMID: 19232397 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cholesterol is an important precursor for numerous biologically active molecules, and it plays a major role in membrane structure and function. Cholesterol can be endogenously synthesized or exogenously taken up via the endocytic vesicle system and subsequently delivered to post-endo/lysosomal sites including the plasma membrane and the endoplasmic reticulum. Niemann-Pick C (NPC) disease results in the accumulation of exogenously-derived cholesterol, as well as other lipids, in late endosomes and lysosomes (LE/LY). Identification of the two genes that underlie NPC disease, NPC1 and NPC2, has focused attention on the mechanisms by which lipids, in particular cholesterol, are transported out of the LE/LY compartment. This review discusses the role of the NPC2 protein in cholesterol transport, and the potential for concerted action of NPC1 and NPC2 in regulating normal intracellular cholesterol homeostasis.
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- Judith Storch
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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Bhatt L, Horgan CP, McCaffrey MW. Knockdown of beta2-microglobulin perturbs the subcellular distribution of HFE and hepcidin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 378:727-31. [PMID: 19059216 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.11.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hereditary Haemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder associated with mutations in the HFE gene, and to a lesser degree, the gene encoding its chaperone protein beta-2 microglobulin (beta2M). Here, we report that knockdown of beta2M by RNAi restricts HFE distribution to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Additionally, we demonstrate that hepcidin, an iron homeostasis-associated protein, localises predominantly to LBPA-positive late endosomes. Interestingly, we show that knockdown of beta2M by RNAi perturbs hepcidin localisation to late endosomes. In summary, our data suggest that beta2M is essential for the correct subcellular distribution of both HFE and hepcidin, two proteins, which are critical for iron homeostasis.
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- Lavinia Bhatt
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Xu Z, Farver W, Kodukula S, Storch J. Regulation of sterol transport between membranes and NPC2. Biochemistry 2008; 47:11134-43. [PMID: 18823126 DOI: 10.1021/bi801328u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is caused by defects in either the NPC1 or NPC2 gene and is characterized by accumulation of cholesterol and glycolipids in the late endosome/lysosome compartment. NPC2 is an intralysosomal protein that binds cholesterol in vitro. Previous studies demonstrated rapid rates of cholesterol transfer from NPC2 to model membranes [Cheruku, S. R., et al. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281, 31594-31604]. To model the potential role of NPC2 as a lysosomal cholesterol export protein, in this study we used fluorescence spectroscopic approaches to examine cholesterol transfer from membranes to NPC2, assessing the rate, mechanism, and regulation of this transport step. In addition, we examined the effect of NPC2 on the rate and kinetic mechanism of intermembrane sterol transport, to model the movement of cholesterol from internal lysosomal membranes to the limiting lysosomal membrane. The results support the hypothesis that NPC2 plays an important role in endo/lysosomal cholesterol trafficking by markedly accelerating the rates of cholesterol transport. Rates of sterol transfer from and between membranes were increased by as much as 2 orders of magnitude by NPC2. The transfer studies indicate that the mechanism of NPC2 action involves direct interaction of the protein with membranes. Such interactions were observed directly using FTIR spectroscopy and protein tryptophan spectral shifts. Additionally, cholesterol transfer by NPC2 was found to be greatly enhanced by the unique lysosomal phospholipid lyso-bisphosphatidic acid (LBPA), suggesting an important role for LBPA in NPC2-mediated cholesterol trafficking.
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- Zhi Xu
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
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Bouvier J, Zemski Berry KA, Hullin-Matsuda F, Makino A, Michaud S, Geloën A, Murphy RC, Kobayashi T, Lagarde M, Delton-Vandenbroucke I. Selective decrease of bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate content in macrophages by high supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid. J Lipid Res 2008; 50:243-55. [PMID: 18809971 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800300-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) is a unique phospholipid (PL) preferentially found in late endosomal membranes, where it forms specialized lipid domains. Recently, using cultured macrophages treated with anti-BMP antibody, we showed that BMP-rich domains are involved in cholesterol homeostasis. We had previously stressed the high propensity of BMP to accumulate docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), compared with other PUFAs. Because phosphatidylglycerol (PG) was reported as a precursor for BMP synthesis in RAW macrophages, we examined the effects of PG supplementation on both FA composition and amount of BMP in this cell line. Supplementation with dioleoyl-PG (18:1/18:1-PG) induced BMP accumulation, together with an increase of oleate proportion. Supplementation with high concentrations of didocosahexaenoyl-PG (22:6/22:6-PG) led to a marked enrichment of DHA in BMP, resulting in the formation of diDHA molecular species. However, the amount of BMP was selectively decreased. Similar effects were observed after supplementation with high concentrations of nonesterified DHA. Addition of vitamin E prevented the decrease of BMP and further increased its DHA content. Supplementation with 22:6/22:6-PG promoted BMP accumulation with an enhanced proportion of 22:6/22:6-BMP. DHA-rich BMP was significantly degraded after cell exposure to oxidant conditions, in contrast to oleic acid-rich BMP, which was not affected. Using a cell-free system, we showed that 22:6/22:6-BMP is highly oxidizable and partially protects cholesterol oxidation, compared with 18:1/18:1-BMP. Our data suggest that high DHA content in BMP led to specific degradation of this PL, possibly through the diDHA molecular species, which is very prone to peroxidation and, as such, a potential antioxidant in its immediate vicinity.
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- Jérôme Bouvier
- Université de Lyon, UMR 870 Inserm, Insa-Lyon, UMR 1135 Inra, Univ Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon, IMBL, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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Cataldo AM, Mathews PM, Boiteau AB, Hassinger LC, Peterhoff CM, Jiang Y, Mullaney K, Neve RL, Gruenberg J, Nixon RA. Down syndrome fibroblast model of Alzheimer-related endosome pathology: accelerated endocytosis promotes late endocytic defects. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2008; 173:370-84. [PMID: 18535180 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.071053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Endocytic dysfunction is an early pathological change in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Down's syndrome (DS). Using primary fibroblasts from DS individuals, we explored the interactions among endocytic compartments that are altered in AD and assessed their functional consequences in AD pathogenesis. We found that, like neurons in both AD and DS brains, DS fibroblasts exhibit increased endocytic uptake, fusion, and recycling, and trafficking of lysosomal hydrolases to rab5-positive early endosomes. Moreover, late endosomes identified using antibodies to rab7 and lysobisphosphatidic acid increased in number and appeared as enlarged, perinuclear vacuoles, resembling those in neurons of both AD and DS brains. In control fibroblasts, similar enlargement of rab5-, rab7-, and lysobisphosphatidic acid-positive endosomes was induced when endocytosis and endosomal fusion were increased by expression of either a rab5 or an active rab5 mutant, suggesting that persistent endocytic activation results in late endocytic dysfunction. Conversely, expression of a rab5 mutant that inhibits endocytic uptake reversed early and late endosomal abnormalities in DS fibroblasts. Our results indicate that DS fibroblasts recapitulate the neuronal endocytic dysfunction of AD and DS, suggesting that increased trafficking from early endosomes can account, in part, for downstream endocytic perturbations that occur in neurons in both AD and DS brains.
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- Anne M Cataldo
- Laboratory for Molecular Neuropathology, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill St., Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
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Havrylov S, Ichioka F, Powell K, Borthwick EB, Baranska J, Maki M, Buchman VL. Adaptor Protein Ruk/CIN85 is Associated with a Subset of COPI-Coated Membranes of the Golgi Complex. Traffic 2008; 9:798-812. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2008.00724.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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