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Han KA, Ko J. Orchestration of synaptic functions by WAVE regulatory complex-mediated actin reorganization. Exp Mol Med 2023; 55:1065-1075. [PMID: 37258575 PMCID: PMC10318009 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-023-01004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The WAVE regulatory complex (WRC), composed of five components-Cyfip1/Sra1, WAVE/Scar, Abi, Nap1/Nckap1, and Brk1/HSPC300-is essential for proper actin cytoskeletal dynamics and remodeling in eukaryotic cells, likely by matching various patterned signals to Arp2/3-mediated actin nucleation. Accumulating evidence from recent studies has revealed diverse functions of the WRC in neurons, demonstrating its crucial role in dictating the assembly of molecular complexes for the patterning of various trans-synaptic signals. In this review, we discuss recent exciting findings on the physiological role of the WRC in regulating synaptic properties and highlight the involvement of WRC dysfunction in various brain disorders.
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- Kyung Ah Han
- Department of Brain Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungangdae-Ro, Hyeonpoong-Eup, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu, 42988, Korea
- Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity, DGIST, Daegu, 42988, Korea
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333 Techno Jungangdae-Ro, Hyeonpoong-Eup, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu, 42988, Korea.
- Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity, DGIST, Daegu, 42988, Korea.
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Bieling P, Rottner K. From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2023; 80:102156. [PMID: 36868090 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
Abstract
Branched actin networks have emerged as major force-generating structures driving the protrusions in various distinct cell types and processes, ranging from lamellipodia operating in mesenchymal and epithelial cell migration or tails pushing intracellular pathogens and vesicles to developing spine heads on neurons. Many key molecular features are conserved among all those Arp2/3 complex-containing, branched actin networks. Here, we will review recent progress in our molecular understanding of the core biochemical machinery driving branched actin nucleation, from the generation of filament primers to Arp2/3 activator recruitment, regulation and turnover. Due to the wealth of information on distinct, Arp2/3 network-containing structures, we are largely focusing-in an exemplary fashion-on canonical lamellipodia of mesenchymal cells, which are regulated by Rac GTPases, their downstream effector WAVE Regulatory Complex and its target Arp2/3 complex. Novel insight additionally confirms that WAVE and Arp2/3 complexes regulate or are themselves tuned by additional prominent actin regulatory factors, including Ena/VASP family members and heterodimeric capping protein. Finally, we are considering recent insights into effects exerted by mechanical force, both at the branched network and individual actin regulator level.
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- Peter Bieling
- Department of Systemic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany; Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Tian Y, Yu B, Lv B, Zhang Y, Fu L, Yang S, Li J, Gong S. Experimental verification and comprehensive analysis of m7G methylation regulators in the subcluster classification of ischemic stroke. Front Genet 2023; 13:1036345. [PMID: 36685826 PMCID: PMC9845407 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1036345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a fatal cerebrovascular disease involving several pathological mechanisms. Modification of 7-methylguanosine (m7G) has multiple regulatory functions. However, the expression pattern and mechanism of m7G in IS remain unknown. Herein, we aimed to explore the effect of m7G modification on IS. Methods: We screened significantly different m7G-regulated genes in Gene Expression Omnibus datasets, GSE58294 and GSE22255. The random forest (RF) algorithm was selected to identify key m7G-regulated genes that were subsequently validated using the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). A risk model was subsequently generated using key m7G-regulated genes. Then, "ConsensusClusterPlus" package was used to distinguish different m7G clusters of patients with IS. Simultaneously, between two m7G clusters, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and immune infiltration differences were also explored. Finally, we investigated functional enrichment and the mRNA-miRNA-transcription factor network of DEGs. Results: RF and qPCR confirmed that EIF3D, CYFIP2, NCBP2, DCPS, and NUDT1 were key m7G-related genes in IS that could accurately predict clinical risk (area under the curve = 0.967). NCBP2 was the most significantly associated gene with immune infiltration. Based on the expression profiles of these key m7G-related genes, the IS group could be divided into two clusters. According to the single-sample gene set enrichment analysis algorithm, four types of immune cells (immature dendritic cells, macrophages, natural killer T cells, and TH1 cells) were significantly different in the two m7G clusters. The functional enrichment of 282 DEGs between the two clusters was mainly concentrated in the "regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway," "cellular response to DNA damage stimulus," "adaptive immune system," and "pyroptosis." The miR-214-LTF-FOXJ1 axis may be a key regulatory pathway for IS. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that EIF3D, CYFIP2, NCBP2, DCPS, and NUDT1 may serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers for IS and that the m7G clusters developed by these genes provide more evidence for the regulation of m7G in IS.
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- Yunze Tian
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China,Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China,*Correspondence: Jianzhong Li, ; Shouping Gong,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Xi’an, China,*Correspondence: Jianzhong Li, ; Shouping Gong,
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Kang M, Zhang Y, Kang HR, Kim S, Ma R, Yi Y, Lee S, Kim Y, Li H, Jin C, Lee D, Kim E, Han K. CYFIP2 p.Arg87Cys Causes Neurological Defects and Degradation of CYFIP2. Ann Neurol 2023; 93:155-163. [PMID: 36251395 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Here, we report the generation and comprehensive characterization of a knockin mouse model for the hotspot p.Arg87Cys variant of the cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 2 (CYFIP2) gene, which was recently identified in individuals diagnosed with West syndrome, a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. The Cyfip2+/R87C mice recapitulated many neurological and neurobehavioral phenotypes of the patients, including spasmlike movements, microcephaly, and impaired social communication. Age-progressive cytoarchitectural disorganization and gliosis were also identified in the hippocampus of Cyfip2+/R87C mice. Beyond identifying a decrease in CYFIP2 protein levels in the Cyfip2+/R87C brains, we demonstrated that the p.Arg87Cys variant enhances ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of CYFIP2. ANN NEUROL 2023;93:155-163.
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- Muwon Kang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neuroscience, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Banka S, Bennington A, Baker MJ, Rijckmans E, Clemente GD, Ansor NM, Sito H, Prasad P, Anyane-Yeboa K, Badalato L, Dimitrov B, Fitzpatrick D, Hurst ACE, Jansen AC, Kelly MA, Krantz I, Rieubland C, Ross M, Rudy NL, Sanz J, Stouffs K, Xu ZL, Malliri A, Kazanietz MG, Millard TH. Activating RAC1 variants in the switch II region cause a developmental syndrome and alter neuronal morphology. Brain 2022; 145:4232-4245. [PMID: 35139179 PMCID: PMC9762944 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
RAC1 is a highly conserved Rho GTPase critical for many cellular and developmental processes. De novo missense RAC1 variants cause a highly variable neurodevelopmental disorder. Some of these variants have previously been shown to have a dominant negative effect. Most previously reported patients with this disorder have either severe microcephaly or severe macrocephaly. Here, we describe eight patients with pathogenic missense RAC1 variants affecting residues between Q61 and R68 within the switch II region of RAC1. These patients display variable combinations of developmental delay, intellectual disability, brain anomalies such as polymicrogyria and cardiovascular defects with normocephaly or relatively milder micro- or macrocephaly. Pulldown assays, NIH3T3 fibroblast spreading assays and staining for activated PAK1/2/3 and WAVE2 suggest that these variants increase RAC1 activity and over-activate downstream signalling targets. Axons of neurons isolated from Drosophila embryos expressing the most common of the activating variants are significantly shorter, with an increased density of filopodial protrusions. In vivo, these embryos exhibit frequent defects in axonal organization. Class IV dendritic arborization neurons expressing this variant exhibit a significant reduction in the total area of the dendritic arbour, increased branching and failure of self-avoidance. RNAi knock down of the WAVE regulatory complex component Cyfip significantly rescues these morphological defects. These results establish that activating substitutions affecting residues Q61-R68 within the switch II region of RAC1 cause a developmental syndrome. Our findings reveal that these variants cause altered downstream signalling, resulting in abnormal neuronal morphology and reveal the WAVE regulatory complex/Arp2/3 pathway as a possible therapeutic target for activating RAC1 variants. These insights also have the potential to inform the mechanism and therapy for other disorders caused by variants in genes encoding other Rho GTPases, their regulators and downstream effectors.
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- Siddharth Banka
- Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterM13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Cell Signalling Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TG, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Neurogenetics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterM13 9PL, UK
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterM13 9PL, UK
- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterM13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterM13 9PL, UK
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Medical Genetics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, IGMM, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Neurogenetics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Genetics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Neurogenetics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Centre for Medical Genetics, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell Signalling Group, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TG, UK
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of ManchesterM13 9PL, UK
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Yang S, Tang Y, Liu Y, Brown AJ, Schaks M, Ding B, Kramer DA, Mietkowska M, Ding L, Alekhina O, Billadeau DD, Chowdhury S, Wang J, Rottner K, Chen B. Arf GTPase activates the WAVE regulatory complex through a distinct binding site. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd1412. [PMID: 36516255 PMCID: PMC9750158 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Cross-talk between Rho- and Arf-family guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) plays an important role in linking the actin cytoskeleton to membrane protrusions, organelle morphology, and vesicle trafficking. The central actin regulator, WAVE regulatory complex (WRC), integrates Rac1 (a Rho-family GTPase) and Arf signaling to promote Arp2/3-mediated actin polymerization in many processes, but how WRC senses Arf signaling is unknown. Here, we have reconstituted a direct interaction between Arf and WRC. This interaction is greatly enhanced by Rac1 binding to the D site of WRC. Arf1 binds to a previously unidentified, conserved surface on the Sra1 subunit of WRC, which, in turn, drives WRC activation using a mechanism distinct from that of Rac1. Mutating the Arf binding site abolishes Arf1-WRC interaction, disrupts Arf1-mediated WRC activation, and impairs lamellipodia formation and cell migration. This work uncovers a new mechanism underlying WRC activation and provides a mechanistic foundation for studying how WRC-mediated actin polymerization links Arf and Rac signaling in cells.
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- Sheng Yang
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Division of Oncology Research, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Oncology Research, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Oncology Research, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
- CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, Telangana 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Terrace St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Rebenring 56, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Ding B, Yang S, Schaks M, Liu Y, Brown AJ, Rottner K, Chowdhury S, Chen B. Structures reveal a key mechanism of WAVE regulatory complex activation by Rac1 GTPase. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5444. [PMID: 36114192 PMCID: PMC9481577 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33174-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
The Rho-family GTPase Rac1 activates the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) to drive Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin polymerization in many essential processes. Rac1 binds to WRC at two distinct sites-the A and D sites. Precisely how Rac1 binds and how the binding triggers WRC activation remain unknown. Here we report WRC structures by itself, and when bound to single or double Rac1 molecules, at ~3 Å resolutions by cryogenic-electron microscopy. The structures reveal that Rac1 binds to the two sites by distinct mechanisms, and binding to the A site, but not the D site, drives WRC activation. Activation involves a series of unique conformational changes leading to the release of sequestered WCA (WH2-central-acidic) polypeptide, which stimulates the Arp2/3 complex to polymerize actin. Together with biochemical and cellular analyses, the structures provide a novel mechanistic understanding of how the Rac1-WRC-Arp2/3-actin signaling axis is regulated in diverse biological processes and diseases.
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- Bojian Ding
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Target & Protein Sciences, Janssen R&D, Johnson & Johnson, 1400 McKean Rd, Spring house, PA, 19477, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Soilytix GmbH, Dammtorwall 7 A, 20354, Hamburg, Germany
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstrasse 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), Rebenring 56, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India.
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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Biembengut ÍV, Shigunov P, Frota NF, Lourenzoni MR, de Souza TACB. Molecular Dynamics of CYFIP2 Protein and Its R87C Variant Related to Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:8708. [PMID: 35955843 PMCID: PMC9368851 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
The CYFIP2 protein (cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 2) is part of the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC). CYFIP2 was recently correlated to neurological disorders by the association of the R87C variant with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) patients. In this set of syndromes, the epileptic spasms and seizures since early childhood lead to impaired neurological development in children. Inside the WRC, the variant residue is at the CYFIP2 and WAVE1 protein interface. Thus, the hypothesis is that the R87C modification weakens this interaction, allowing the WRC complex's constant activation. This work aimed to investigate the impacts of the mutation on the structure of the WRC complex through molecular dynamics simulation. For that, we constructed WRC models containing WAVE1-NCKAP1 proteins complexed with WT or R87C CYFIP2. Our simulations showed a flexibilization of the loop comprising residues 80-110 due to the loss of contacts between internal residues in the R87C CYFIP2 as well as the key role of residues R/C87, E624, and E689 in structural modification. These data could explain the mechanism by which the mutation impairs the stability and proper regulation of the WRC.
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- Ísis V. Biembengut
- Laboratory for Structural and Computational Proteomics, Carlos Chagas Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Paraná (Fiocruz-PR), Curitiba 80320-290, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Basic Biology of Stem Cells, Carlos Chagas Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Paraná (Fiocruz-PR), Curitiba 80320-290, Brazil
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- Campus do Pici (Bloco 873), Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza 60440-970, Brazil
- Research Group on Protein Engineering and Health Solutions (GEPeSS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Ceará (Fiocruz-CE), São José, Precabura, Eusébio 61773-270, Brazil
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- Research Group on Protein Engineering and Health Solutions (GEPeSS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Ceará (Fiocruz-CE), São José, Precabura, Eusébio 61773-270, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Structural and Computational Proteomics, Carlos Chagas Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Paraná (Fiocruz-PR), Curitiba 80320-290, Brazil
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Kramer DA, Piper HK, Chen B. WASP family proteins: Molecular mechanisms and implications in human disease. Eur J Cell Biol 2022; 101:151244. [PMID: 35667337 PMCID: PMC9357188 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2022.151244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Proteins of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family play a central role in regulating actin cytoskeletal dynamics in a wide range of cellular processes. Genetic mutations or misregulation of these proteins are tightly associated with many diseases. The WASP-family proteins act by transmitting various upstream signals to their conserved WH2-Central-Acidic (WCA) peptide sequence at the C-terminus, which in turn binds to the Arp2/3 complex to stimulate the formation of branched actin networks at membranes. Despite this common feature, the regulatory mechanisms and cellular functions of distinct WASP-family proteins are very different. Here, we summarize and clarify our current understanding of WASP-family proteins and how disruption of their functions is related to human disease.
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- Daniel A Kramer
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, 2437 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Khlebodarova TM. The molecular view of mechanical stress of brain cells, local translation, and neurodegenerative diseases. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2021; 25:92-100. [PMID: 34901706 PMCID: PMC8629365 DOI: 10.18699/vj21.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The assumption that chronic mechanical stress in brain cells stemming from intracranial hypertension,
arterial hypertension, or mechanical injury is a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases was put forward in the
1990s and has since been supported. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the way from cell exposure to mechanical stress to disturbances in synaptic plasticity followed by changes in behavior, cognition, and
memory are still poorly understood. Here we review (1) the current knowledge of molecular mechanisms regulating local translation and the actin cytoskeleton state at an activated synapse, where they play a key role in the
formation of various sorts of synaptic plasticity and long-term memory, and (2) possible pathways of mechanical
stress intervention. The roles of the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling pathway; the RNA-binding
FMRP protein; the CYFIP1 protein, interacting with FMRP; the family of small GTPases; and the WAVE regulatory
complex in the regulation of translation initiation and actin cytoskeleton rearrangements in dendritic spines of the
activated synapse are discussed. Evidence is provided that chronic mechanical stress may result in aberrant activation of mTOR signaling and the WAVE regulatory complex via the YAP/TAZ system, the key sensor of mechanical
signals, and influence the associated pathways regulating the formation of F actin filaments and the dendritic spine
structure. These consequences may be a risk factor for various neurological conditions, including autistic spectrum
disorders and epileptic encephalopathy. In further consideration of the role of the local translation system in the
development of neuropsychic and neurodegenerative diseases, an original hypothesis was put forward that one
of the possible causes of synaptopathies is impaired proteome stability associated with mTOR hyperactivity and
formation of complex dynamic modes of de novo protein synthesis in response to synapse-stimulating factors,
including chronic mechanical stress.
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- T M Khlebodarova
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Kurchatov Genomic Center of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Biembengut ÍV, Silva ILZ, Souza TDACBD, Shigunov P. Cytoplasmic FMR1 interacting protein (CYFIP) family members and their function in neural development and disorders. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:6131-6143. [PMID: 34327661 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06585-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
In humans, the cytoplasmic FMR1 interacting protein (CYFIP) family is composed of CYFIP1 and CYFIP2. Despite their high similarity and shared interaction with many partners, CYFIP1 and CYFIP2 act at different points in cellular processes. CYFIP1 and CYFIP2 have different expression levels in human tissues, and knockout animals die at different time points of development. CYFIP1, similar to CYFIP2, acts in the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) and plays a role in actin dynamics through the activation of the Arp2/3 complex and in a posttranscriptional regulatory complex with the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Previous reports have shown that CYFIP1 and CYFIP2 may play roles in posttranscriptional regulation in different ways. While CYFIP1 is involved in translation initiation via the 5'UTR, CYFIP2 may regulate mRNA expression via the 3'UTR. In addition, this CYFIP protein family is involved in neural development and maturation as well as in different neural disorders, such as intellectual disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, and Alzheimer's disease. In this review, we map diverse studies regarding the functions, regulation, and implications of CYFIP proteins in a series of molecular pathways. We also highlight mutations and their structural effects both in functional studies and in neural diseases.
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- Ísis Venturi Biembengut
- Carlos Chagas Institute-FIOCRUZ-PR, Rua Prof. Algacyr Munhoz Mader, 3775, CIC, Curitiba, Paraná, 81830-010, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Institute-FIOCRUZ-PR, Rua Prof. Algacyr Munhoz Mader, 3775, CIC, Curitiba, Paraná, 81830-010, Brazil.
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Liaci C, Camera M, Caslini G, Rando S, Contino S, Romano V, Merlo GR. Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Intellectual Disability: From Systems Biology and Modeling to Therapeutic Opportunities. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22116167. [PMID: 34200511 PMCID: PMC8201358 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Intellectual disability (ID) is a pathological condition characterized by limited intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. It affects 1–3% of the worldwide population, and no pharmacological therapies are currently available. More than 1000 genes have been found mutated in ID patients pointing out that, despite the common phenotype, the genetic bases are highly heterogeneous and apparently unrelated. Bibliomic analysis reveals that ID genes converge onto a few biological modules, including cytoskeleton dynamics, whose regulation depends on Rho GTPases transduction. Genetic variants exert their effects at different levels in a hierarchical arrangement, starting from the molecular level and moving toward higher levels of organization, i.e., cell compartment and functions, circuits, cognition, and behavior. Thus, cytoskeleton alterations that have an impact on cell processes such as neuronal migration, neuritogenesis, and synaptic plasticity rebound on the overall establishment of an effective network and consequently on the cognitive phenotype. Systems biology (SB) approaches are more focused on the overall interconnected network rather than on individual genes, thus encouraging the design of therapies that aim to correct common dysregulated biological processes. This review summarizes current knowledge about cytoskeleton control in neurons and its relevance for the ID pathogenesis, exploiting in silico modeling and translating the implications of those findings into biomedical research.
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- Carla Liaci
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0116706449; Fax: +39-0116706432
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