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Filippopoulou C, Thomé CC, Perdikari S, Ntini E, Simos G, Bohnsack KE, Chachami G. Hypoxia-driven deSUMOylation of EXOSC10 promotes adaptive changes in the transcriptome profile. Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:58. [PMID: 38279024 PMCID: PMC10817850 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-05035-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
Abstract
Reduced oxygen availability (hypoxia) triggers adaptive cellular responses via hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-dependent transcriptional activation. Adaptation to hypoxia also involves transcription-independent processes like post-translational modifications; however, these mechanisms are poorly characterized. Investigating the involvement of protein SUMOylation in response to hypoxia, we discovered that hypoxia strongly decreases the SUMOylation of Exosome subunit 10 (EXOSC10), the catalytic subunit of the RNA exosome, in an HIF-independent manner. EXOSC10 is a multifunctional exoribonuclease enriched in the nucleolus that mediates the processing and degradation of various RNA species. We demonstrate that the ubiquitin-specific protease 36 (USP36) SUMOylates EXOSC10 and we reveal SUMO1/sentrin-specific peptidase 3 (SENP3) as the enzyme-mediating deSUMOylation of EXOSC10. Under hypoxia, EXOSC10 dissociates from USP36 and translocates from the nucleolus to the nucleoplasm concomitant with its deSUMOylation. Loss of EXOSC10 SUMOylation does not detectably affect rRNA maturation but affects the mRNA transcriptome by modulating the expression levels of hypoxia-related genes. Our data suggest that dynamic modulation of EXOSC10 SUMOylation and localization under hypoxia regulates the RNA degradation machinery to facilitate cellular adaptation to low oxygen conditions.
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- Chrysa Filippopoulou
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500, Larissa, Greece
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073, Göttingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500, Larissa, Greece.
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Baltoumas FA, Karatzas E, Liu S, Ovchinnikov S, Sofianatos Y, Chen IM, Kyrpides N, Pavlopoulos G. NMPFamsDB: a database of novel protein families from microbial metagenomes and metatranscriptomes. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:D502-D512. [PMID: 37811892 PMCID: PMC10767849 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The Novel Metagenome Protein Families Database (NMPFamsDB) is a database of metagenome- and metatranscriptome-derived protein families, whose members have no hits to proteins of reference genomes or Pfam domains. Each protein family is accompanied by multiple sequence alignments, Hidden Markov Models, taxonomic information, ecosystem and geolocation metadata, sequence and structure predictions, as well as 3D structure models predicted with AlphaFold2. In its current version, NMPFamsDB hosts over 100 000 protein families, each with at least 100 members. The reported protein families significantly expand (more than double) the number of known protein sequence clusters from reference genomes and reveal new insights into their habitat distribution, origins, functions and taxonomy. We expect NMPFamsDB to be a valuable resource for microbial proteome-wide analyses and for further discovery and characterization of novel functions. NMPFamsDB is publicly available in http://www.nmpfamsdb.org/ or https://bib.fleming.gr/NMPFamsDB.
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- Fotis A Baltoumas
- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, 16672, Greece
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- John Harvard Distinguished Science Fellowship Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- John Harvard Distinguished Science Fellowship Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, 16672, Greece
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720-8150, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720-8150, USA
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, Vari, 16672, Greece
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720-8150, USA
- Center for New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Street, Athens 11527, Greece
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Liakos A, Synacheri AC, Konstantopoulos D, Stefos G, Lavigne M, Fousteri M. Enhanced frequency of transcription pre-initiation complexes assembly after exposure to UV irradiation results in increased repair activity and reduced probabilities for mutagenesis. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:8575-8586. [PMID: 37470822 PMCID: PMC10484669 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
Abstract
In addition to being essential for gene expression, transcription is crucial for the maintenance of genome integrity. Here, we undertook a systematic approach, to monitor the assembly kinetics of the pre-initiating RNA Polymerase (Pol) II at promoters at steady state and different stages during recovery from UV irradiation-stress, when pre-initiation and initiation steps have been suggested to be transiently shut down. Taking advantage of the reversible dissociation of pre-initiating Pol II after high salt treatment, we found that de novo recruitment of the available Pol II molecules at active promoters not only persists upon UV at all times tested but occurs significantly faster in the early phase of recovery (2 h) than in unexposed human fibroblasts at the majority of active genes. Our method unveiled groups of genes with significantly different pre-initiation complex (PIC) assembly dynamics after UV that present distinct rates of UV-related mutational signatures in melanoma tumours, providing functional relevance to the importance of keeping transcription initiation active during UV recovery. Our findings uncover novel mechanistic insights further detailing the multilayered transcriptional response to genotoxic stress and link PIC assembly dynamics after exposure to genotoxins with cancer mutational landscapes.
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- Anastasios Liakos
- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st., Vari 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st., Vari 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st., Vari 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st., Vari 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st., Vari 16672, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, 34 Fleming st., Vari 16672, Greece
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Gkimprixi E, Lagos S, Nikolaou CN, Karpouzas DG, Tsikou D. Veterinary drug albendazole inhibits root colonization and symbiotic function of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2023; 99:fiad048. [PMID: 37156498 PMCID: PMC10696295 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are plant symbionts that have a pivotal role in maintaining soil fertility and nutrient cycling. However, these microsymbionts may be exposed to organic pollutants like pesticides or veterinary drugs known to occur in agricultural soils. Anthelminthics are veterinary drugs that reach soils through the application of contaminated manures in agricultural settings. Their presence might threaten the function of AMF, considered as sensitive indicators of the toxicity of agrochemicals to the soil microbiota. We determined the impact of the anthelminthic compounds albendazole and ivermectin on the establishment and functionality of the symbiosis between the model-legume Lotus japonicus and the AMF Rhizophagus irregularis. Our analyses revealed negative effects of albendazole on the development and functionality of arbuscules, the symbiotic organelle of AMF, at a concentration of 0.75 μg g-1. The impairment of the symbiotic function was verified by the reduced expression of genes SbtM1, PT4 and AMT2;2 involved in arbuscules formation, P and N uptake, and the lower phosphorus shoot content detected in the albendazole-treated plants. Our results provide first evidence for the toxicity of albendazole on the colonization capacity and function of R. irregularis at concentrations that may occur in agricultural soils systematically amended with drug-containing manures.
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- Eleni Gkimprixi
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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Tziourrou P, Vakros J, Karapanagioti HK. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and infrared (IR) measurements for studying biofilm formation on common plastic litter polymer (LDPE and PET) surfaces in three different laboratory aquatic environments. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:67499-67512. [PMID: 37115440 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27163-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Different species of microorganisms colonize the plastic surfaces and form biofilms depending on the aquatic environment. In the current investigation, characteristics of the plastic surface after exposure to three different aquatic environments based on visualization using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and spectroscopic (diffuse reflectance (DR) and infrared (IR)) techniques were examined in laboratory bioreactors with time. For both materials, there were no differences observed in the ultraviolet (UV) region among the reactors and several peaks were observed with fluctuating intensities and without any trends. For light density polyethylene (LDPE), peaks indicating the presence of biofilm could be observed in the visible region for activated sludge bioreactor, and for polyethylene terephthalate (PET), freshwater algae biofilm was also visible. PET in freshwater bioreactor is the most densely populated sample both under the optical microscope and SEM. Based on the DR spectra, different visible peaks for LDPE and PET were observed but, in both cases, the visible region peaks (~ 450 and 670 nm) correspond to the peaks found in the water samples of the bioreactors. The difference on these surfaces could not be identified with IR but the fluctuations observed in the UV wavelength region were also detectable using indices obtained from the IR spectra such as keto, ester, and vinyl. For instance, the virgin PET sample shows higher values in all the indices than the virgin LDPE sample [(virgin LDPE: ester Index (I) = 0.051, keto I = 0.039, vinyl I = 0.067), (virgin PET: ester I = 3.5, keto I = 19, vinyl I = 0.18)]. This suggests that virgin PET surface is hydrophilic as expected. At the same time, for all the LDPE samples, all the indices demonstrated higher values (especially for R2) than the virgin LDPE. On the other hand, ester and keto indices for PET samples demonstrated lower values than virgin PET. In addition, DRS technique was able to identify the formation of the biofilm both on wet and dry samples. Both DRS and IR can describe changes in the hydrophobicity during the initial formation of biofilm but DRS can better describe the fluctuations of biofilm in the visible spectra region.
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- Pavlos Tziourrou
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, 2417, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Polissidis A, Petropoulou-Vathi L, Nakos-Bimpos M, Rideout HJ. The Future of Targeted Gene-Based Treatment Strategies and Biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E912. [PMID: 32560161 PMCID: PMC7355671 DOI: 10.3390/biom10060912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Biomarkers and disease-modifying therapies are both urgent unmet medical needs in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) and must be developed concurrently because of their interdependent relationship: biomarkers for the early detection of disease (i.e., prior to overt neurodegeneration) are necessary in order for patients to receive maximal therapeutic benefit and vice versa; disease-modifying therapies must become available for patients whose potential for disease diagnosis and prognosis can be predicted with biomarkers. This review provides an overview of the milestones achieved to date in the therapeutic strategy development of disease-modifying therapies and biomarkers for PD, with a focus on the most common and advanced genetically linked targets alpha-synuclein (SNCA), leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 (LRRK2) and glucocerebrosidase (GBA1). Furthermore, we discuss the convergence of the different pathways and the importance of patient stratification and how these advances may apply more broadly to idiopathic PD. The heterogeneity of PD poses a challenge for therapeutic and biomarker development, however, the one gene- one target approach has brought us closer than ever before to an unprecedented number of clinical trials and biomarker advancements.
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- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Centre for Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (A.P.); (L.P.-V.); (M.N.-B.)
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