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Shen Y, Ori-McKenney KM. Microtubule-associated protein MAP7 promotes tubulin posttranslational modifications and cargo transport to enable osmotic adaptation. Dev Cell 2024; 59:1553-1570.e7. [PMID: 38574732 PMCID: PMC11187767 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.03.022] [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: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Cells remodel their cytoskeletal networks to adapt to their environment. Here, we analyze the mechanisms utilized by the cell to tailor its microtubule landscape in response to changes in osmolarity that alter macromolecular crowding. By integrating live-cell imaging, ex vivo enzymatic assays, and in vitro reconstitution, we probe the impact of cytoplasmic density on microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and tubulin posttranslational modifications (PTMs). We find that human epithelial cells respond to fluctuations in cytoplasmic density by modulating microtubule acetylation, detyrosination, or MAP7 association without differentially affecting polyglutamylation, tyrosination, or MAP4 association. These MAP-PTM combinations alter intracellular cargo transport, enabling the cell to respond to osmotic challenges. We further dissect the molecular mechanisms governing tubulin PTM specification and find that MAP7 promotes acetylation and inhibits detyrosination. Our data identify MAP7 in modulating the tubulin code, resulting in microtubule cytoskeleton remodeling and alteration of intracellular transport as an integrated mechanism of cellular adaptation.
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- Yusheng Shen
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Shen Y, Ori-McKenney KM. Macromolecular Crowding Tailors the Microtubule Cytoskeleton Through Tubulin Modifications and Microtubule-Associated Proteins. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.14.544846. [PMID: 37398431 PMCID: PMC10312695 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.14.544846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Cells remodel their cytoskeletal networks to adapt to their environment. Here, we analyze the mechanisms utilized by the cell to tailor its microtubule landscape in response to changes in osmolarity that alter macromolecular crowding. By integrating live cell imaging, ex vivo enzymatic assays, and in vitro reconstitution, we probe the impact of acute perturbations in cytoplasmic density on microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and tubulin posttranslational modifications (PTMs), unraveling the molecular underpinnings of cellular adaptation via the microtubule cytoskeleton. We find that cells respond to fluctuations in cytoplasmic density by modulating microtubule acetylation, detyrosination, or MAP7 association, without differentially affecting polyglutamylation, tyrosination, or MAP4 association. These MAP-PTM combinations alter intracellular cargo transport, enabling the cell to respond to osmotic challenges. We further dissect the molecular mechanisms governing tubulin PTM specification, and find that MAP7 promotes acetylation by biasing the conformation of the microtubule lattice, and directly inhibits detyrosination. Acetylation and detyrosination can therefore be decoupled and utilized for distinct cellular purposes. Our data reveal that the MAP code dictates the tubulin code, resulting in remodeling of the microtubule cytoskeleton and alteration of intracellular transport as an integrated mechanism of cellular adaptation.
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- Yusheng Shen
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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miR-103-3p Regulates the Differentiation and Autophagy of Myoblasts by Targeting MAP4. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044130. [PMID: 36835542 PMCID: PMC9959477 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044130] [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: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle is the most abundant tissue in mammals, and myogenesis and differentiation require a series of regulatory factors such as microRNAs (miRNAs). In this study, we found that miR-103-3p was highly expressed in the skeletal muscle of mice, and the effects of miR-103-3p on skeletal muscle development were explored using myoblast C2C12 cells as a model. The results showed that miR-103-3p could significantly reduce myotube formation and restrain the differentiation of C2C12 cells. Additionally, miR-103-3p obviously prevented the production of autolysosomes and inhibited the autophagy of C2C12 cells. Moreover, bioinformatics prediction and dual-luciferase reporter assays confirmed that miR-103-3p could directly target the microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) gene. The effects of MAP4 on the differentiation and autophagy of myoblasts were then elucidated. MAP4 promoted both the differentiation and autophagy of C2C12 cells, which was contrary to the role of miR-103-3p. Further research revealed that MAP4 colocalized with LC3 in C2C12 cell cytoplasm, and the immunoprecipitation assay showed that MAP4 interacted with autophagy marker LC3 to regulate the autophagy of C2C12 cells. Overall, these results indicated that miR-103-3p regulated the differentiation and autophagy of myoblasts by targeting MAP4. These findings enrich the understanding of the regulatory network of miRNAs involved in the myogenesis of skeletal muscle.
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Lucas L, Cooper TA. Insights into Cell-Specific Functions of Microtubules in Skeletal Muscle Development and Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032903. [PMID: 36769228 PMCID: PMC9917663 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The contractile cells of skeletal muscles, called myofibers, are elongated multinucleated syncytia formed and maintained by the fusion of proliferative myoblasts. Human myofibers can be hundreds of microns in diameter and millimeters in length. Myofibers are non-mitotic, obviating the need for microtubules in cell division. However, microtubules have been adapted to the unique needs of these cells and are critical for myofiber development and function. Microtubules in mature myofibers are highly dynamic, and studies in several experimental systems have demonstrated the requirements for microtubules in the unique features of muscle biology including myoblast fusion, peripheral localization of nuclei, assembly of the sarcomere, transport and signaling. Microtubule-binding proteins have also been adapted to the needs of the skeletal muscle including the expression of skeletal muscle-specific protein isoforms generated by alternative splicing. Here, we will outline the different roles microtubules play in skeletal muscle cells, describe how microtubule abnormalities can lead to muscle disease and discuss the broader implications for microtubule function.
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- Lathan Lucas
- Chemical, Physical, Structural Biology Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Chemical, Physical, Structural Biology Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Sakai H, Matsumoto K, Urano T, Sakane F. Myristic acid selectively augments β-tubulin levels in C2C12 myotubes via diacylglycerol kinase δ. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 12:1788-1796. [PMID: 35856166 PMCID: PMC9527581 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Effective amelioration of type II diabetes requires therapies that increase both glucose uptake activity per cell and skeletal muscle mass. Myristic acid (14:0) increases diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) δ protein levels and enhances glucose uptake in myotubes in a DGKδ-dependent manner. However, it is still unclear whether myristic acid treatment affects skeletal muscle mass. In this study, we found that myristic acid treatment increased the protein level of β-tubulin, which constitutes microtubules and is closely related to muscle mass, in C2C12 myotubes but not in the proliferation stage in C2C12 myoblasts. However, lauric (12:0), palmitic (16:0) and oleic (18:1) acids failed to affect DGKδ and β-tubulin protein levels in C2C12 myotubes. Moreover, knockdown of DGKδ by siRNA significantly inhibited the increased protein level of β-tubulin in the presence of myristic acid, suggesting that the increase in β-tubulin protein by myristic acid depends on DGKδ. These results indicate that myristic acid selectively affects β-tubulin protein levels in C2C12 myotubes via DGKδ, suggesting that this fatty acid improves skeletal muscle mass in addition to increasing glucose uptake activity per cell.
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- Hiromichi Sakai
- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic InformationShimane UniversityIzumoJapan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic InformationShimane UniversityIzumoJapan
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- Department of BiochemistryShimane University School of MedicineIzumoJapan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of ScienceChiba UniversityJapan
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Scheffler K, Giannini F, Lemonnier T, Mogessie B. The prophase oocyte nucleus is a homeostatic G-actin buffer. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:274227. [PMID: 35112707 PMCID: PMC8977058 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Formation of healthy mammalian eggs from oocytes requires specialised F-actin structures. F-actin disruption produces aneuploid eggs, which are a leading cause of human embryo deaths, genetic disorders, and infertility. We found that oocytes contain prominent nuclear F-actin structures that are correlated with meiotic developmental capacity. We demonstrate that nuclear F-actin is a conserved feature of healthy mammalian oocytes and declines significantly with female reproductive ageing. Actin monomers used for nuclear F-actin assembly are sourced from an excess pool in the oocyte cytoplasm. Increasing monomeric G-actin transfer from the cytoplasm to the nucleus or directly enriching the nucleus with monomers leads to assembly of stable nuclear F-actin bundles that significantly restrict chromatin mobility. Conversely, reducing G-actin monomer transfer by blocking nuclear import triggers assembly of a dense cytoplasmic F-actin network that is incompatible with healthy oocyte development. Our data overall suggest that the large oocyte nucleus helps to maintain cytoplasmic F-actin organisation and that defects in this function could be linked with reproductive age-related female infertility.
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, BS8 1TD, Bristol, UK.,Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Ghasemizadeh A, Christin E, Guiraud A, Couturier N, Abitbol M, Risson V, Girard E, Jagla C, Soler C, Laddada L, Sanchez C, Jaque-Fernandez FI, Jacquemond V, Thomas JL, Lanfranchi M, Courchet J, Gondin J, Schaeffer L, Gache V. MACF1 controls skeletal muscle function through the microtubule-dependent localization of extra-synaptic myonuclei and mitochondria biogenesis. eLife 2021; 10:e70490. [PMID: 34448452 PMCID: PMC8500715 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds of multinucleated muscle fibers (myofibers) whose myonuclei are regularly positioned all along the myofiber's periphery except the few ones clustered underneath the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) at the synaptic zone. This precise myonuclei organization is altered in different types of muscle disease, including centronuclear myopathies (CNMs). However, the molecular machinery regulating myonuclei position and organization in mature myofibers remains largely unknown. Conversely, it is also unclear how peripheral myonuclei positioning is lost in the related muscle diseases. Here, we describe the microtubule-associated protein, MACF1, as an essential and evolutionary conserved regulator of myonuclei positioning and maintenance, in cultured mammalian myotubes, in Drosophila muscle, and in adult mammalian muscle using a conditional muscle-specific knockout mouse model. In vitro, we show that MACF1 controls microtubules dynamics and contributes to microtubule stabilization during myofiber's maturation. In addition, we demonstrate that MACF1 regulates the microtubules density specifically around myonuclei, and, as a consequence, governs myonuclei motion. Our in vivo studies show that MACF1 deficiency is associated with alteration of extra-synaptic myonuclei positioning and microtubules network organization, both preceding NMJ fragmentation. Accordingly, MACF1 deficiency results in reduced muscle excitability and disorganized triads, leaving voltage-activated sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release and maximal muscle force unchanged. Finally, adult MACF1-KO mice present an improved resistance to fatigue correlated with a strong increase in mitochondria biogenesis.
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- Alireza Ghasemizadeh
- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
- Université Marcy l’Etoile, VetAgro SupLyonFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- GReD Laboratory, Clermont-Auvergne University, INSERM U1103, CNRSClermont-FerrandFrance
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- GReD Laboratory, Clermont-Auvergne University, INSERM U1103, CNRSClermont-FerrandFrance
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- GReD Laboratory, Clermont-Auvergne University, INSERM U1103, CNRSClermont-FerrandFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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Mini-review: Microtubule sliding in neurons. Neurosci Lett 2021; 753:135867. [PMID: 33812935 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Microtubule sliding is an underappreciated mechanism that contributes to the establishment, organization, preservation, and plasticity of neuronal microtubule arrays. Powered by molecular motor proteins and regulated in part by static crosslinker proteins, microtubule sliding is the movement of microtubules relative to other microtubules or to non-microtubule structures such as the actin cytoskeleton. In addition to other important functions, microtubule sliding significantly contributes to the establishment and maintenance of microtubule polarity patterns in different regions of the neuron. The purpose of this article is to review the state of knowledge on microtubule sliding in the neuron, with emphasis on its mechanistic underpinnings as well as its functional significance.
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Chen L, Xiao D, Tang F, Gao H, Li X. CAPN6 in disease: An emerging therapeutic target (Review). Int J Mol Med 2020; 46:1644-1652. [PMID: 33000175 PMCID: PMC7521557 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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As a member of the calpain protein family, calpain6 (CAPN6) is highly expressed mainly in the placenta and embryos. It plays a number of important roles in cellular processes, such as the stabilization of microtubules, the main-tenance of cell stability, the control of cell movement and the inhibition of apoptosis. In recent years, various studies have found that CAPN6 is one of the contributing factors associated with the tumorigenesis of uterine tumors and osteosarcoma, and that CAPN6 participates in the development of tumors by promoting cell proliferation and angiogenesis, and by inhibiting apoptosis, which is mainly regulated by the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway. Due to its abnormal cellular expression, CAPN6 has also been found to be associated with a number of diseases, such as white matter damage and muscular dystrophy. Therefore, CAPN6 may be a novel therapeutic target for these diseases. In the present review, the role of CAPN6 in disease and its possible use as a target in various therapies are discussed.
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- Lin Chen
- Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Nelson DM, Fasbender EK, Jakubiak MC, Lindsay A, Lowe DA, Ervasti JM. Rapid, redox-mediated mechanical susceptibility of the cortical microtubule lattice in skeletal muscle. Redox Biol 2020; 37:101730. [PMID: 33002761 PMCID: PMC7527753 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The highly ordered cortical microtubule lattice of skeletal muscle is disorganized in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice. Implicated mechanisms include loss of dystrophin binding, altered α-tubulin posttranslational modification, expression of a β-tubulin involved in regeneration, and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here we show that the transverse microtubules in mdx muscle expressing miniaturized dystrophins are rapidly lost after eccentric contraction. Analysis of mdx lines expressing different dystrophin constructs demonstrate that spectrin-like repeats R4-15 and R20-23 were required for mechanically stable microtubules. Microtubule loss was prevented by the non-specific antioxidant N-acetylcysteine while inhibition of NADPH oxidase 2 had only a partial effect, suggesting that ROS from multiple sources mediate the rapid loss of transverse microtubules after eccentric contraction. Finally, ablation of α-dystrobrevin, β- or γ-cytoplasmic actin phenocopied the transverse microtubule instability of miniaturized dystrophins. Our data demonstrate that multiple dystrophin domains, α-dystrobrevin and cytoplasmic actins are necessary for mechanically stable microtubules.
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- D'anna M Nelson
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Dhanyasi N, VijayRaghavan K, Shilo BZ, Schejter ED. Microtubules provide guidance cues for myofibril and sarcomere assembly and growth. Dev Dyn 2020; 250:60-73. [PMID: 32725855 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Muscle myofibrils and sarcomeres present exceptional examples of highly ordered cytoskeletal filament arrays, whose distinct spatial organization is an essential aspect of muscle cell functionality. We utilized ultra-structural analysis to investigate the assembly of myofibrils and sarcomeres within developing myotubes of the indirect flight musculature of Drosophila. RESULTS A temporal sequence composed of three major processes was identified: subdivision of the unorganized cytoplasm of nascent, multi-nucleated myotubes into distinct organelle-rich and filament-rich domains; initial organization of the filament-rich domains into myofibrils harboring nascent sarcomeric units; and finally, maturation of the highly-ordered pattern of sarcomeric thick (myosin-based) and thin (microfilament-based) filament arrays in parallel to myofibril radial growth. Significantly, organized microtubule arrays were present throughout these stages and exhibited dynamic changes in their spatial patterns consistent with instructive roles. Genetic manipulations confirm these notions, and imply specific and critical guidance activities of the microtubule-based cytoskeleton, as well as structural interdependence between the myosin- and actin-based filament arrays. CONCLUSIONS Our observations highlight a surprisingly significant, behind-the-scenes role for microtubules in establishment of myofibril and sarcomere spatial patterns and size, and provide a detailed account of the interplay between major cytoskeletal elements in generating these essential contractile myogenic units.
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- Nagaraju Dhanyasi
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.,National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Signorelli M, Ayoglu B, Johansson C, Lochmüller H, Straub V, Muntoni F, Niks E, Tsonaka R, Persson A, Aartsma-Rus A, Nilsson P, Al-Khalili Szigyarto C, Spitali P. Longitudinal serum biomarker screening identifies malate dehydrogenase 2 as candidate prognostic biomarker for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2020; 11:505-517. [PMID: 31881125 PMCID: PMC7113516 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal disease for which no cure is available. Clinical trials have shown to be largely underpowered due to inter-individual variability and noisy outcome measures. The availability of biomarkers able to anticipate clinical benefit is highly needed to improve clinical trial design and facilitate drug development. METHODS In this study, we aimed to appraise the value of protein biomarkers to predict prognosis and monitor disease progression or treatment outcome in patients affected by DMD. We collected clinical data and 303 blood samples from 157 DMD patients in three clinical centres; 78 patients contributed multiple blood samples over time, with a median follow-up time of 2 years. We employed linear mixed models to identify biomarkers that are associated with disease progression, wheelchair dependency, and treatment with corticosteroids and performed survival analysis to find biomarkers whose levels are associated with time to loss of ambulation. RESULTS Our analysis led to the identification of 21 proteins whose levels significantly decrease with age and nine proteins whose levels significantly increase. Seven of these proteins are also differentially expressed in non-ambulant patients, and three proteins are differentially expressed in patients treated with glucocorticosteroids. Treatment with corticosteroids was found to partly counteract the effect of disease progression on two biomarkers, namely, malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2, P = 0.0003) and ankyrin repeat domain 2 (P = 0.0005); however, patients treated with corticosteroids experienced a further reduction on collagen 1 serum levels (P = 0.0003), especially following administration of deflazacort. A time to event analysis allowed to further support the use of MDH2 as a prognostic biomarker as it was associated with an increased risk of wheelchair dependence (P = 0.0003). The obtained data support the prospective evaluation of the identified biomarkers in natural history and clinical trials as exploratory biomarkers. CONCLUSIONS We identified a number of serum biomarkers associated with disease progression, loss of ambulation, and treatment with corticosteroids. The identified biomarkers are promising candidate prognostic and surrogate biomarkers, which may support drug developers if confirmed in prospective studies. The serum levels of MDH2 are of particular interest, as they correlate with disease stage and response to treatment with corticosteroids, and are also associated with the risk of wheelchair dependency and pulmonary function.
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- Mirko Signorelli
- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Protein Sciences, SciLifeLab, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Protein Science, School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG), Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.,Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- The Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Protein Science, School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Affinity Proteomics, SciLifeLab, Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Protein Sciences, SciLifeLab, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Protein Science, School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Peptidomic analysis of hippocampal tissue for explore leptin neuroprotective effect on the preterm ischemia-hypoxia brain damage model rats. Neuropharmacology 2019; 162:107803. [PMID: 31580838 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The most common injury of preterm infants is periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and to date there is still no safe and effective treatment. In our previous studies, leptin has been found to have neuroprotective effects on the preterm ischemia-hypoxia brain damage model rats in animal behavior. To gain insight into the neuroprotective mechanisms of leptin on preterm brain damage model rats, we constructed a comparative peptidomic profiling of hippocampal tissue between leptin-treated after model and preterm ischemia-hypoxia brain damage model rats using a stable isobaric labeling strategy involving tandem mass tag reagents, followed by nano liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. We identified and quantified 4164 peptides, 238 of which were differential expressed in hippocampal tissue in the two groups. A total of 150 peptides were up regulated and 88 peptides were down regulated. These peptides were imported into the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) and identified putative roles in nervous system development, function and diseases. We concluded that the preterm ischemia-hypoxia brain damage model with leptin treatment induced peptides changes in hippocampus, and these peptides, especially for the peptides associated "microtubule-associated protein 1b (MAP1b), Elastin (Eln), Piccolo presynaptic cytomatrix protein (Pclo), Zinc finger homeobox 3(Zfhx3), Alpha-kinase 3(Alpk3) and Myosin XVA(Myo15a) ", could be candidate bio-active peptides and participate in neuroprotection of leptin. These may advance our current understanding of the mechanism of leptin's neuroprotective effect on preterm brain damage and may be involved in the etiology of preterm brain damage. Meanwhile, we found that repression of ILK signaling pathway plays a significant role in neuroprotection of leptin. A better understanding of the role of ILK signaling pathway in neuroprotective mechanisms will help scientists and researchers to develop selective, safe and efficacious drug for therapy against human nervous system disorders.
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Tzimas C, Rau CD, Buergisser PE, Jean-Louis G, Lee K, Chukwuneke J, Dun W, Wang Y, Tsai EJ. WIPI1 is a conserved mediator of right ventricular failure. JCI Insight 2019; 5:122929. [PMID: 31021818 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.122929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Right ventricular dysfunction is highly prevalent across cardiopulmonary diseases and independently predicts death in both heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Progression towards right ventricular failure (RVF) can occur in spite of optimal medical treatment of HF or PH, highlighting current insufficient understanding of RVF molecular pathophysiology. To identify molecular mechanisms that may distinctly underlie RVF, we investigated the cardiac ventricular transcriptome of advanced HF patients, with and without RVF. Using an integrated systems genomic and functional biology approach, we identified an RVF-specific gene module, for which WIPI1 served as a hub and HSPB6 and MAP4 as drivers, and confirmed the ventricular specificity of Wipi1, Hspb6, and Map4 transcriptional changes in adult murine models of pressure overload induced RV- versus LV- failure. We uncovered a shift towards non-canonical autophagy in the failing RV that correlated with RV-specific Wipi1 upregulation. In vitro siRNA silencing of Wipi1 in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes limited non-canonical autophagy and blunted aldosterone-induced mitochondrial superoxide levels. Our findings suggest that Wipi1 regulates mitochondrial oxidative signaling and non-canonical autophagy in cardiac myocytes. Together with our human transcriptomic analysis and corroborating studies in an RVF mouse model, these data render Wipi1 a potential target for RV-directed HF therapy.
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- Christos Tzimas
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.,Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.,Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Grimes KM, Prasad V, McNamara JW. Supporting the heart: Functions of the cardiomyocyte's non-sarcomeric cytoskeleton. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2019; 131:187-196. [PMID: 30978342 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The non-contractile cytoskeleton in cardiomyocytes is comprised of cytoplasmic actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments. In addition to providing mechanical support to these cells, these structures are important effectors of tension-sensing and signal transduction and also provide networks for the transport of proteins and organelles. The majority of our knowledge on the function and structure of these cytoskeletal networks comes from research on proliferative cell types. However, in recent years, researchers have begun to show that there are important cardiomyocyte-specific functions of the cytoskeleton. Here we will discuss the current state of cytoskeletal biology in cardiomyocytes, as well as research from other cell types, that together suggest there is a wealth of knowledge on cardiac health and disease waiting to be uncovered through exploration of the complex signaling networks of cardiomyocyte non-sarcomeric cytoskeletal proteins.
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- Kelly M Grimes
- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Guillocheau GM, El Hou A, Meersseman C, Esquerré D, Rebours E, Letaief R, Simao M, Hypolite N, Bourneuf E, Bruneau N, Vaiman A, Vander Jagt CJ, Chamberlain AJ, Rocha D. Survey of allele specific expression in bovine muscle. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4297. [PMID: 30862965 PMCID: PMC6414783 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40781-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Allelic imbalance is a common phenomenon in mammals that plays an important role in gene regulation. An Allele Specific Expression (ASE) approach can be used to detect variants with a cis-regulatory effect on gene expression. In cattle, this type of study has only been done once in Holstein. In our study we performed a genome-wide analysis of ASE in 19 Limousine muscle samples. We identified 5,658 ASE SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms showing allele specific expression) in 13% of genes with detectable expression in the Longissimus thoraci muscle. Interestingly we found allelic imbalance in AOX1, PALLD and CAST genes. We also found 2,107 ASE SNPs located within genomic regions associated with meat or carcass traits. In order to identify causative cis-regulatory variants explaining ASE we searched for SNPs altering binding sites of transcription factors or microRNAs. We identified one SNP in the 3’UTR region of PRNP that could be a causal regulatory variant modifying binding sites of several miRNAs. We showed that ASE is frequent within our muscle samples. Our data could be used to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying gene expression imbalance.
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,GMA, INRA, Université de Limoges, 87060, Limoges, France
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- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, ENVT, 31326, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,CEA, DRF/iRCM/SREIT/LREG, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Agriculture Victoria Research, AgriBiociences Centre, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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Chang CN, Singh AJ, Gross MK, Kioussi C. Requirement of Pitx2 for skeletal muscle homeostasis. Dev Biol 2019; 445:90-102. [PMID: 30414844 PMCID: PMC6289786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Skeletal muscle is generated by the successive incorporation of primary (embryonic), secondary (fetal), and tertiary (adult) fibers into muscle. Conditional excision of Pitx2 function by an MCKCre driver resulted in animals with histological and ultrastructural defects in P30 muscles and fibers, respectively. Mutant muscle showed severe reduction in mitochondria and FoxO3-mediated mitophagy. Both oxidative and glycolytic energy metabolism were reduced. Conditional excision was limited to fetal muscle fibers after the G1-G0 transition and resulted in altered MHC, Rac1, MEF2a, and alpha-tubulin expression within these fibers. The onset of excision, monitored by a nuclear reporter gene, was observed as early as E16. Muscle at this stage was already severely malformed, but appeared to recover by P30 by the expansion of adjoining larger fibers. Our studies demonstrate that the homeodomain transcription factor Pitx2 has a postmitotic role in maintaining skeletal muscle integrity and energy homeostasis in fetal muscle fibers.
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- Chih-Ning Chang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; Molecular Cell Biology Graduate Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Zwetsloot AJ, Tut G, Straube A. Measuring microtubule dynamics. Essays Biochem 2018; 62:725-735. [PMID: 30287587 PMCID: PMC6281472 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20180035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Microtubules are key players in cellular self-organization, acting as structural scaffolds, cellular highways, force generators and signalling platforms. Microtubules are polar filaments that undergo dynamic instability, i.e. transition between phases of growth and shrinkage. This allows microtubules to explore the inner space of the cell, generate pushing and pulling forces and remodel themselves into arrays with different geometry and function such as the mitotic spindle. To do this, eukaryotic cells employ an arsenal of regulatory proteins to control microtubule dynamics spatially and temporally. Plants and microorganisms have developed secondary metabolites that perturb microtubule dynamics, many of which are in active use as cancer chemotherapeutics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Here, we summarize the methods used to visualize microtubules and to measure the parameters of dynamic instability to study both microtubule regulatory proteins and the action of small molecules interfering with microtubule assembly and/or disassembly.
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- Alexander James Zwetsloot
- Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K
- MRC Doctoral Training Partnership, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K
- MRC Doctoral Training Partnership, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K.
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, CV4 7AL, U.K
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Shigematsu H, Imasaki T, Doki C, Sumi T, Aoki M, Uchikubo-Kamo T, Sakamoto A, Tokuraku K, Shirouzu M, Nitta R. Structural insight into microtubule stabilization and kinesin inhibition by Tau family MAPs. J Cell Biol 2018; 217:4155-4163. [PMID: 30275105 PMCID: PMC6279373 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201711182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The Tau family of microtubule-associated proteins promote microtubule stabilization or regulate microtubule-based motility. Shigematsu et al. visualized MAP4 and microtubules complexed with kinesin-1 by cryo-EM, which suggests a structural basis of microtubule stabilization and kinesin inhibition by Tau family MAPs. The Tau family microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) promote microtubule stabilization and regulate microtubule-based motility. They share the C-terminal microtubule-binding domain, which includes three to five tubulin-binding repeats. Different numbers of repeats formed by alternative splicing have distinct effects on the activities of these proteins, and the distribution of these variants regulates fundamental physiological phenomena in cells. In this study, using cryo-EM, we visualized the MAP4 microtubule complex with the molecular motor kinesin-1. MAP4 bound to the C-terminal domains of tubulins along the protofilaments stabilizes the longitudinal contacts of the microtubule. The strongest bond of MAP4 was found around the intertubulin–dimer interface such that MAP4 coexists on the microtubule with kinesin-1 bound to the intratubulin–dimer interface as well. MAP4, consisting of five repeats, further folds and accumulates above the intertubulin–dimer interface, interfering with kinesin-1 movement. Therefore, these cryo-EM studies reveal new insight into the structural basis of microtubule stabilization and inhibition of kinesin motility by the Tau family MAPs.
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- Hideki Shigematsu
- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Japan.,RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Structural Medicine and Anatomy, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.,Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Applied Science and Engineering, Course of Biosystem, Graduate School of Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Japan
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- Division of Structural Medicine and Anatomy, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Applied Science and Engineering, Course of Biosystem, Graduate School of Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Japan .,Division of Structural Medicine and Anatomy, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Sébastien M, Giannesini B, Aubin P, Brocard J, Chivet M, Pietrangelo L, Boncompagni S, Bosc C, Brocard J, Rendu J, Gory-Fauré S, Andrieux A, Fourest-Lieuvin A, Fauré J, Marty I. Deletion of the microtubule-associated protein 6 (MAP6) results in skeletal muscle dysfunction. Skelet Muscle 2018; 8:30. [PMID: 30231928 PMCID: PMC6147105 DOI: 10.1186/s13395-018-0176-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background The skeletal muscle fiber has a specific and precise intracellular organization which is at the basis of an efficient muscle contraction. Microtubules are long known to play a major role in the function and organization of many cells, but in skeletal muscle, the contribution of the microtubule cytoskeleton to the efficiency of contraction has only recently been studied. The microtubule network is dynamic and is regulated by many microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). In the present study, the role of the MAP6 protein in skeletal muscle organization and function has been studied using the MAP6 knockout mouse line. Methods The presence of MAP6 transcripts and proteins was shown in mouse muscle homogenates and primary culture using RT-PCR and western blot. The in vivo evaluation of muscle force of MAP6 knockout (KO) mice was performed on anesthetized animals using electrostimulation coupled to mechanical measurement and multimodal magnetic resonance. The impact of MAP6 deletion on microtubule organization and intracellular structures was studied using immunofluorescent labeling and electron microscopy, and on calcium release for muscle contraction using Fluo-4 calcium imaging on cultured myotubes. Statistical analysis was performed using Student’s t test or the Mann-Whitney test. Results We demonstrate the presence of MAP6 transcripts and proteins in skeletal muscle. Deletion of MAP6 results in a large number of muscle modifications: muscle weakness associated with slight muscle atrophy, alterations of microtubule network and sarcoplasmic reticulum organization, and reduction in calcium release. Conclusion Altogether, our results demonstrate that MAP6 is involved in skeletal muscle function. Its deletion results in alterations in skeletal muscle contraction which contribute to the global deleterious phenotype of the MAP6 KO mice. As MAP6 KO mouse line is a model for schizophrenia, our work points to a possible muscle weakness associated to some forms of schizophrenia. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13395-018-0176-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Muriel Sébastien
- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- CeSI-Met & DNICS, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- CeSI-Met & DNICS, University G. d' Annunzio of Chieti, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,CHU Grenoble, Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,CEA-Grenoble, BIG, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,CEA-Grenoble, BIG, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France.,CHU Grenoble, Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM 1216, Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, F-38000, Grenoble, France. .,University Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France. .,GIN- Inserm U1216 - Bat EJ Safra, Chemin Fortuné Ferrini, 38700, La Tronche, France.
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Oelz DB, Del Castillo U, Gelfand VI, Mogilner A. Microtubule Dynamics, Kinesin-1 Sliding, and Dynein Action Drive Growth of Cell Processes. Biophys J 2018; 115:1614-1624. [PMID: 30268540 PMCID: PMC6260207 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent experimental studies of the role of microtubule sliding in neurite outgrowth suggested a qualitative model, according to which kinesin-1 motors push the minus-end-out microtubules against the cell membrane and generate the early cell processes. At the later stage, dynein takes over the sliding, expels the minus-end-out microtubules from the neurites, and pulls in the plus-end-out microtubules that continue to elongate the nascent axon. This model leaves unanswered a number of questions: why is dynein unable to generate the processes alone, whereas kinesin-1 can? What is the role of microtubule dynamics in process initiation and growth? Can the model correctly predict the rates of process growth in control and dynein-inhibited cases? What triggers the transition from kinesin-driven to dynein-driven sliding? To answer these questions, we combine computational modeling of a network of elastic dynamic microtubules and kinesin-1 and dynein motors with measurements of the process growth kinetics and pharmacological perturbations in Drosophila S2 cells. The results verify quantitatively the qualitative model of the microtubule polarity sorting and suggest that dynein-powered elongation is effective only when the processes are longer than a threshold length, which explains why kinesin-1 alone, but not dynein, is sufficient for the process growth. Furthermore, we show that the mechanism of process elongation depends critically on microtubule dynamic instability. Both modeling and experimental measurements show, surprisingly, that dynein inhibition accelerates the process extension. We discuss implications of the model for the general problems of cell polarization, cytoskeletal polarity emergence, and cell process protrusion.
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- Dietmar B Oelz
- School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Biology, New York University, New York City, New York.
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Bao XX, Spanos C, Kojidani T, Lynch EM, Rappsilber J, Hiraoka Y, Haraguchi T, Sawin KE. Exportin Crm1 is repurposed as a docking protein to generate microtubule organizing centers at the nuclear pore. eLife 2018; 7:e33465. [PMID: 29809148 PMCID: PMC6008054 DOI: 10.7554/elife.33465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Non-centrosomal microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs) are important for microtubule organization in many cell types. In fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the protein Mto1, together with partner protein Mto2 (Mto1/2 complex), recruits the γ-tubulin complex to multiple non-centrosomal MTOCs, including the nuclear envelope (NE). Here, we develop a comparative-interactome mass spectrometry approach to determine how Mto1 localizes to the NE. Surprisingly, we find that Mto1, a constitutively cytoplasmic protein, docks at nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), via interaction with exportin Crm1 and cytoplasmic FG-nucleoporin Nup146. Although Mto1 is not a nuclear export cargo, it binds Crm1 via a nuclear export signal-like sequence, and docking requires both Ran in the GTP-bound state and Nup146 FG repeats. In addition to determining the mechanism of MTOC formation at the NE, our results reveal a novel role for Crm1 and the nuclear export machinery in the stable docking of a cytoplasmic protein complex at NPCs.
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- Xun X Bao
- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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- Advanced ICT Research Institute KobeNational Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyKobeJapan
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of ScienceJapan Women’s UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
- Department of BioanalyticsInstitute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität BerlinBerlinGermany
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- Advanced ICT Research Institute KobeNational Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyKobeJapan
- Graduate School of Frontier BiosciencesOsaka UniversitySuitaJapan
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- Advanced ICT Research Institute KobeNational Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyKobeJapan
- Graduate School of Frontier BiosciencesOsaka UniversitySuitaJapan
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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Rao AN, Patil A, Black MM, Craig EM, Myers KA, Yeung HT, Baas PW. Cytoplasmic Dynein Transports Axonal Microtubules in a Polarity-Sorting Manner. Cell Rep 2018; 19:2210-2219. [PMID: 28614709 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.05.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Axonal microtubules are predominantly organized into a plus-end-out pattern. Here, we tested both experimentally and with computational modeling whether a motor-based polarity-sorting mechanism can explain this microtubule pattern. The posited mechanism centers on cytoplasmic dynein transporting plus-end-out and minus-end-out microtubules into and out of the axon, respectively. When cytoplasmic dynein was acutely inhibited, the bi-directional transport of microtubules in the axon was disrupted in both directions, after which minus-end-out microtubules accumulated in the axon over time. Computational modeling revealed that dynein-mediated transport of microtubules can establish and preserve a predominantly plus-end-out microtubule pattern as per the details of the experimental findings, but only if a kinesin motor and a static cross-linker protein are also at play. Consistent with the predictions of the model, partial depletion of TRIM46, a protein that cross-links axonal microtubules in a manner that influences their polarity orientation, leads to an increase in microtubule transport.
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- Anand N Rao
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Physics, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA
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- Department Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
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Rao AN, Baas PW. Polarity Sorting of Microtubules in the Axon. Trends Neurosci 2018; 41:77-88. [PMID: 29198454 PMCID: PMC5801152 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A longstanding question in cellular neuroscience is how microtubules in the axon become organized with their plus ends out, a pattern starkly different from the mixed orientation of microtubules in vertebrate dendrites. Recent attention has focused on a mechanism called polarity sorting, in which microtubules of opposite orientation are spatially separated by molecular motor proteins. Here we discuss this mechanism, and conclude that microtubules are polarity sorted in the axon by cytoplasmic dynein but that additional factors are also needed. In particular, computational modeling and experimental evidence suggest that static crosslinking proteins are required to appropriately restrict microtubule movements so that polarity sorting by cytoplasmic dynein can occur in a manner unimpeded by other motor proteins.
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- Anand N Rao
- Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
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Small molecule screen in embryonic zebrafish using modular variations to target segmentation. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1901. [PMID: 29196645 PMCID: PMC5711842 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01469-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Small molecule in vivo phenotypic screening is used to identify drugs or biological activities by directly assessing effects in intact organisms. However, current screening designs may not exploit the full potential of chemical libraries due to false negatives. Here, we demonstrate a modular small molecule screen in embryonic zebrafish that varies concentration, genotype and timing to target segmentation disorders, birth defects that affect the spinal column. By testing each small molecule in multiple interrelated ways, this screen recovers compounds that a standard screening design would have missed, increasing the hit frequency from the chemical library three-fold. We identify molecular pathways and segmentation phenotypes, which we share in an open-access annotated database. These hits provide insight into human vertebral segmentation disorders and myopathies. This modular screening strategy is applicable to other developmental questions and disease models, highlighting the power of relatively small chemical libraries to accelerate gene discovery and disease study.
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Ramkumar A, Jong BY, Ori-McKenney KM. ReMAPping the microtubule landscape: How phosphorylation dictates the activities of microtubule-associated proteins. Dev Dyn 2017; 247:138-155. [PMID: 28980356 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Classical microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) were originally identified based on their co-purification with microtubules assembled from mammalian brain lysate. They have since been found to perform a range of functions involved in regulating the dynamics of the microtubule cytoskeleton. Most of these MAPs play integral roles in microtubule organization during neuronal development, microtubule remodeling during neuronal activity, and microtubule stabilization during neuronal maintenance. As a result, mutations in MAPs contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, psychiatric conditions, and neurodegenerative diseases. MAPs are post-translationally regulated by phosphorylation depending on developmental time point and cellular context. Phosphorylation can affect the microtubule affinity, cellular localization, or overall function of a particular MAP and can thus have profound implications for neuronal health. Here we review MAP1, MAP2, MAP4, MAP6, MAP7, MAP9, tau, and DCX, and how each is regulated by phosphorylation in neuronal physiology and disease. Developmental Dynamics 247:138-155, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Amrita Ramkumar
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA
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Muroyama A, Lechler T. Microtubule organization, dynamics and functions in differentiated cells. Development 2017; 144:3012-3021. [PMID: 28851722 DOI: 10.1242/dev.153171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Over the past several decades, numerous studies have greatly expanded our knowledge about how microtubule organization and dynamics are controlled in cultured cells in vitro However, our understanding of microtubule dynamics and functions in vivo, in differentiated cells and tissues, remains under-explored. Recent advances in generating genetic tools and imaging technologies to probe microtubules in situ, coupled with an increased interest in the functions of this cytoskeletal network in differentiated cells, are resulting in a renaissance. Here, we discuss the lessons learned from such approaches, which have revealed that, although some differentiated cells utilize conserved strategies to remodel microtubules, there is considerable diversity in the underlying molecular mechanisms of microtubule reorganization. This highlights a continued need to explore how differentiated cells regulate microtubule geometry in vivo.
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- Andrew Muroyama
- Departments of Dermatology and Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Nesprin-1α-Dependent Microtubule Nucleation from the Nuclear Envelope via Akap450 Is Necessary for Nuclear Positioning in Muscle Cells. Curr Biol 2017; 27:2999-3009.e9. [PMID: 28966089 PMCID: PMC5640514 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The nucleus is the main microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) in muscle cells due to the accumulation of centrosomal proteins and microtubule (MT) nucleation activity at the nuclear envelope (NE) [1, 2, 3, 4]. The relocalization of centrosomal proteins, including Pericentrin, Pcm1, and γ-tubulin, depends on Nesprin-1, an outer nuclear membrane (ONM) protein that connects the nucleus to the cytoskeleton via its N-terminal region [5, 6, 7]. Nesprins are also involved in the recruitment of kinesin to the NE and play a role in nuclear positioning in skeletal muscle cells [8, 9, 10, 11, 12]. However, a function for MT nucleation from the NE in nuclear positioning has not been established. Using the proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) method [13, 14], we found several centrosomal proteins, including Akap450, Pcm1, and Pericentrin, whose association with Nesprin-1α is increased in differentiated myotubes. We show that Nesprin-1α recruits Akap450 to the NE independently of kinesin and that Akap450, but not other centrosomal proteins, is required for MT nucleation from the NE. Furthermore, we demonstrate that this mechanism is disrupted in congenital muscular dystrophy patient myotubes carrying a nonsense mutation within the SYNE1 gene (23560 G>T) encoding Nesprin-1 [15, 16]. Finally, using computer simulation and cell culture systems, we provide evidence for a role of MT nucleation from the NE on nuclear spreading in myotubes. Our data thus reveal a novel function for Nesprin-1α/Nesprin-1 in nuclear positioning through recruitment of Akap450-mediated MT nucleation activity to the NE. BioID of Nesprin-1α identifies centrosomal proteins at myotube nuclear envelope Nesprin-1α-containing LINC complexes recruit Akap450 to myotube nuclear envelope Akap450 is required for microtubule nucleation at the nuclear envelope Microtubule nucleation at the nuclear envelope is involved in nuclear positioning
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Villarroya-Beltri C, Guerra S, Sánchez-Madrid F. ISGylation - a key to lock the cell gates for preventing the spread of threats. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:2961-2969. [PMID: 28842471 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.205468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Interferon stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) is an ubiquitin-like protein whose expression and conjugation to targets (ISGylation) is induced by infection, interferon (IFN)-α and -β, ischemia, DNA damage and aging. Attention has historically focused on the antiviral effects of ISGylation, which blocks the entry, replication or release of different intracellular pathogens. However, recently, new functions of ISGylation have emerged that implicate it in multiple cellular processes, such as DNA repair, autophagy, protein translation and exosome secretion. In this Review, we discuss the induction and conjugation of ISG15, as well as the functions of ISGylation in the prevention of infections and in cancer progression. We also offer a novel perspective with regard to the latest findings on this pathway, with special attention to the role of ISGylation in the inhibition of exosome secretion, which is mediated by fusion of multivesicular bodies with lysosomes. Finally, we propose that under conditions of stress or infection, ISGylation acts as a defense mechanism to inhibit normal protein translation by modifying protein kinase R (PKR, also known as EIF2AK2), while any newly synthesized proteins are being tagged and thus marked as potentially dangerous. Then, the endosomal system is re-directed towards protein degradation at the lysosome, to effectively 'lock' the cell gates and thus prevent the spread of pathogens, prions and deleterious aggregates through exosomes.
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- Carolina Villarroya-Beltri
- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), 28029 Madrid, Spain.,Immunology Service, Hospital de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Preventive Medicine Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), 28029 Madrid, Spain .,Immunology Service, Hospital de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Mogessie B, Schuh M. Actin protects mammalian eggs against chromosome segregation errors. Science 2017; 357:357/6353/eaal1647. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Wei J, Xu H, Meng W. Noncentrosomal microtubules regulate autophagosome transport through CAMSAP2-EB1 cross-talk. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:2379-2393. [PMID: 28726242 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Microtubules (MTs) play essential roles in many steps of autophagy, an important degradation pathway in the maintenance of cellular homoeostasis. In many cells, MT networks are comprised of centrosomal MTs and noncentrosomal MTs. However, it is unknown whether noncentrosomal MTs and its binding proteins are involved in autophagy. Here, we show in HeLa cells that calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated protein 2 (CAMSAP2), a noncentrosomal MT minus-end stabilizing protein, regulates retrograde transport of autophagosomes through MT dynamics. CAMSAP2 cooperates with EB1 to regulate end-binding protein 1 (EB1) behaviour at MT plus ends, MT growth directions and autophagosome transport. An association between CAMSAP2 and EB1 in the cytosol may modulate EB1 binding to MT plus ends. Collectively, our data indicate that noncentrosomal MTs regulate autophagy through a cross-talk between CAMSAP2 and EB1.
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- Jieli Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lu W, Gelfand VI. Moonlighting Motors: Kinesin, Dynein, and Cell Polarity. Trends Cell Biol 2017; 27:505-514. [PMID: 28284467 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In addition to their well-known role in transporting cargoes in the cytoplasm, microtubule motors organize their own tracks - the microtubules. While this function is mostly studied in the context of cell division, it is essential for microtubule organization and generation of cell polarity in interphase cells. Kinesin-1, the most abundant microtubule motor, plays a role in the initial formation of neurites. This review describes the mechanism of kinesin-1-driven microtubule sliding and discusses its biological significance in neurons. Recent studies describing the interplay between kinesin-1 and cytoplasmic dynein in the translocation of microtubules are discussed. In addition, we evaluate recent work exploring the developmental regulation of microtubule sliding during axonal outgrowth and regeneration. Collectively, the discussed works suggest that sliding of interphase microtubules by motors is a novel force-generating mechanism that reorganizes the cytoskeleton and drives shape change and polarization.
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- Wen Lu
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Ward 11-100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Ward 11-100, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Bustos-Morán E, Blas-Rus N, Martin-Cófreces NB, Sánchez-Madrid F. Microtubule-associated protein-4 controls nanovesicle dynamics and T cell activation. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:1217-1223. [PMID: 28209780 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.199042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The immune synapse (IS) is a specialized structure formed at the contact area between T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that is essential for the adaptive immune response. Proper T cell activation requires its polarization towards the APC, which is highly dependent on the tubulin cytoskeleton. Microtubule-associated protein-4 (MAP4) is a microtubule (MT)-stabilizing protein that controls MTs in physiological processes, such as cell division, migration, vesicular transport or primary cilia formation. In this study, we assessed the role of MAP4 in T cell activation. MAP4 decorates the pericentrosomal area and MTs of the T cell, and it is involved in MT detyrosination and stable assembly in response to T cell activation. In addition, MAP4 prompts the timely translocation of the MT-organizing center (MTOC) towards the IS and the dynamics of signaling nanovesicles that sustains T cell activation. However, MAP4 acts as a negative regulator of other T cell activation-related signals, including diacylglycerol (DAG) production and IL2 secretion. Our data indicate that MAP4 acts as a checkpoint molecule that balances positive and negative hallmarks of T cell activation.
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- Eugenio Bustos-Morán
- Laboratory of Intercellular communication, Fundación CNIC, Madrid 28029, Spain.,Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, UAM, IIS-IP, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Laboratory of Intercellular communication, Fundación CNIC, Madrid 28029, Spain.,Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, UAM, IIS-IP, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Laboratory of Intercellular communication, Fundación CNIC, Madrid 28029, Spain.,Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, UAM, IIS-IP, Madrid 28006, Spain.,CIBER Cardiovascular, ISCIII, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Laboratory of Intercellular communication, Fundación CNIC, Madrid 28029, Spain .,Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, UAM, IIS-IP, Madrid 28006, Spain.,CIBER Cardiovascular, ISCIII, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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Weiner AT, Lanz MC, Goetschius DJ, Hancock WO, Rolls MM. Kinesin-2 and Apc function at dendrite branch points to resolve microtubule collisions. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2016; 73:35-44. [PMID: 26785384 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2015] [Revised: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In Drosophila neurons, kinesin-2, EB1 and Apc are required to maintain minus-end-out dendrite microtubule polarity, and we previously proposed they steer microtubules at branch points. Motor-mediated steering of microtubule plus ends could be accomplished in two ways: 1) by linking a growing microtubule tip to the side of an adjacent microtubule as it navigates the branch point (bundling), or 2) by directing a growing microtubule after a collision with a stable microtubule (collision resolution). Using live imaging to distinguish between these two mechanisms, we found that reduction of kinesin-2 did not alter the number of microtubules that grew along the edge of the branch points where stable microtubules are found. However, reduction of kinesin-2 or Apc did affect the number of microtubules that slowed down or depolymerized as they encountered the side of the branch opposite to the entry point. These results are consistent with kinesin-2 functioning with Apc to resolve collisions. However, they do not pinpoint stable microtubules as the collision partner as stable microtubules are typically very close to the membrane. To determine whether growing microtubules were steered along stable ones after a collision, we analyzed the behavior of growing microtubules at dendrite crossroads where stable microtubules run through the middle of the branch point. In control neurons, microtubules turned in the middle of the crossroads. However, when kinesin-2 was reduced some microtubules grew straight through the branch point and failed to turn. We propose that kinesin-2 functions to steer growing microtubules along stable ones following collisions.
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- Alexis T Weiner
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Biomedical Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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Role of kinesin-1-based microtubule sliding in Drosophila nervous system development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E4985-94. [PMID: 27512046 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1522416113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The plus-end microtubule (MT) motor kinesin-1 is essential for normal development, with key roles in the nervous system. Kinesin-1 drives axonal transport of membrane cargoes to fulfill the metabolic needs of neurons and maintain synapses. We have previously demonstrated that kinesin-1, in addition to its well-established role in organelle transport, can drive MT-MT sliding by transporting "cargo" MTs along "track" MTs, resulting in dramatic cell shape changes. The mechanism and physiological relevance of this MT sliding are unclear. In addition to its motor domain, kinesin-1 contains a second MT-binding site, located at the C terminus of the heavy chain. Here, we mutated this C-terminal MT-binding site such that the ability of kinesin-1 to slide MTs is significantly compromised, whereas cargo transport is unaffected. We introduced this mutation into the genomic locus of kinesin-1 heavy chain (KHC), generating the Khc(mutA) allele. Khc(mutA) neurons displayed significant MT sliding defects while maintaining normal transport of many cargoes. Using this mutant, we demonstrated that MT sliding is required for axon and dendrite outgrowth in vivo. Consistent with these results, Khc(mutA) flies displayed severe locomotion and viability defects. To test the role of MT sliding further, we engineered a chimeric motor that actively slides MTs but cannot transport organelles. Activation of MT sliding in Khc(mutA) neurons using this chimeric motor rescued axon outgrowth in cultured neurons and in vivo, firmly establishing the role of sliding in axon outgrowth. These results demonstrate that MT sliding by kinesin-1 is an essential biological phenomenon required for neuronal morphogenesis and normal nervous system development.
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