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Tian Y, Miao Y, Guo P, Wang J, Han D. Insulin-like Growth Factor 2-Tagged Aptamer Chimeras (ITACs) Modular Assembly for Targeted and Efficient Degradation of Two Membrane Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316089. [PMID: 38059276 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316089] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Overexpression of pathogenic membrane proteins drives abnormal proliferation and invasion of tumor cells. Various strategies to durably knockdown membrane proteins with heterobifunctional degraders have been successfully developed, including LYTAC, KineTAC, and AbTAC. However, challenges including complicated synthetic procedures and the inability to simultaneously degrade multiple pathogenic proteins still exist. Herein, we developed insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2)-tagged aptamer chimeras (ITACs) that link the cell-surface lysosome-targeting receptor IGF2R and membrane proteins of interest (POIs) based on specific recognition of aptamers to the POIs and high-affinity binding of IGF2 to IGF2R. We demonstrated that ITACs exhibit robust degradation efficiency of various membrane proteins in multiple cell lines. Furthermore, systematic studies revealed that a moderate cell-surface IGF2R level is responsible for the excellent degradation performance of ITACs. Importantly, we further established a modular assembly strategy that allows assembly of one IGF2 with two aptamers with precise stoichiometry (dITACs), enabling cooperative and simultaneous degradation of two membrane proteins. This work provides an efficient and facile target membrane protein degradation platform and will shed light on the treatment of diseases related to the overexpression of membrane proteins.
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- Yuan Tian
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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Gobet A, Moissonnier L, Chaptal V. CryoEM Data Analysis of Membrane Proteins. Practical Considerations on Amphipathic Belts, Ligands, and Variability Analysis. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2715:471-483. [PMID: 37930545 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3445-5_28] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Membrane proteins data analysis by cryoEM shows some specificities, as can be found in other typical investigations such as biochemistry, biophysics, or X-ray crystallography. Membrane proteins are typically surrounded by an amphipathic belt that will have some degree of influence on the 3D reconstruction and analysis. In this chapter, we review our experience with the ABC transporter BmrA, as well as our statistical analysis of amphipathic belts around membrane proteins, to bring awareness on some particular features of membrane protein investigations by cryoEM.
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- Alexia Gobet
- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, UMR5086 CNRS University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, UMR5086 CNRS University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Molecular Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, UMR5086 CNRS University Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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Hesketh SJ, Mukhopadhyay AG, Nakamura D, Toropova K, Roberts AJ. IFT-A structure reveals carriages for membrane protein transport into cilia. Cell 2022; 185:4971-4985.e16. [PMID: 36462505 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Intraflagellar transport (IFT) trains are massive molecular machines that traffic proteins between cilia and the cell body. Each IFT train is a dynamic polymer of two large complexes (IFT-A and -B) and motor proteins, posing a formidable challenge to mechanistic understanding. Here, we reconstituted the complete human IFT-A complex and obtained its structure using cryo-EM. Combined with AlphaFold prediction and genome-editing studies, our results illuminate how IFT-A polymerizes, interacts with IFT-B, and uses an array of β-propeller and TPR domains to create "carriages" of the IFT train that engage TULP adaptor proteins. We show that IFT-A⋅TULP carriages are essential for cilia localization of diverse membrane proteins, as well as ICK-the key kinase regulating IFT train turnaround. These data establish a structural link between IFT-A's distinct functions, provide a blueprint for IFT-A in the train, and shed light on how IFT evolved from a proto-coatomer ancestor.
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- Sophie J Hesketh
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK.
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK.
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) based single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) is a powerful tool to study the mechanical properties of proteins. In these experiments, site-specific immobilization of proteins is critical, as the tether determines the direction and amplitude of forces applied to the protein of interest. However, existing methods are mainly based on thiol chemistry or specific protein tags, which cannot meet the need of many challenging experiments. Here, we developed a histidine-specific phosphorylation strategy to covalently anchor proteins to an AFM cantilever tip or the substrate via their histidine tag or surface-exposed histidine residues. The formed covalent linkage was mechanically stable with rupture forces of over 1.3 nN. This protein immobilization method considerably improved the pickup rate and data quality of SMFS experiments. We further demonstrated the use of this method to explore the pulling-direction-dependent mechanical stability of green fluorescent protein and the unfolding of the membrane protein archaerhodopsin-3.
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- Hai Lei
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing, 210044, People's Republic of China
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- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, People's Republic of China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, People's Republic of China
- Jinan Microecological Biomedicine Shandong Laboratory, Jinan 250021, People's Republic of China
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Hale OJ, Cooper HJ. Native Ambient Mass Spectrometry of an Intact Membrane Protein Assembly and Soluble Protein Assemblies Directly from Lens Tissue. Angew Chem Weinheim Bergstr Ger 2022; 134:e202201458. [PMID: 38505128 PMCID: PMC10946450 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Membrane proteins constitute around two-thirds of therapeutic targets but present a significant challenge for structural analysis due to their low abundance and solubility. Existing methods for structural analysis rely on over-expression and/or purification of the membrane protein, thus removing any links back to actual physiological environment. Here, we demonstrate mass spectrometry analysis of an intact oligomeric membrane protein directly from tissue. Aquaporin-0 exists as a 113 kDa tetramer, with each subunit featuring six transmembrane helices. We report the characterisation of the intact assembly directly from a section of sheep eye lens without sample pre-treatment. Protein identity was confirmed by mass measurement of the tetramer and subunits, together with top-down mass spectrometry, and the spatial distribution was determined by mass spectrometry imaging. Our approach allows simultaneous analysis of soluble protein assemblies in the tissue.
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- Oliver J. Hale
- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonB15 2TTUK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonB15 2TTUK
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Ogden D, Moradi M. Molecular Dynamics-Based Thermodynamic and Kinetic Characterization of Membrane Protein Conformational Transitions. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2302:289-309. [PMID: 33877634 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1394-8_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are routinely used to study structural dynamics of membrane proteins. However, conventional MD is often unable to sample functionally important conformational transitions of membrane proteins such as those involved in active membrane transport or channel activation process. Here we describe a combination of multiple MD based techniques that allows for a rigorous characterization of energetics and kinetics of large-scale conformational changes in membrane proteins. The methodology is based on biased, nonequilibrium, collective-variable based simulations including nonequilibrium pulling, string method with swarms of trajectories, bias-exchange umbrella sampling, and rate estimation techniques.
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Kuwabara N, Minami R, Yokota N, Matsumoto H, Senda T, Kawahara H, Kato R. Structure of a BAG6 (Bcl-2-associated athanogene 6)-Ubl4a (ubiquitin-like protein 4a) complex reveals a novel binding interface that functions in tail-anchored protein biogenesis. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:9387-98. [PMID: 25713138 PMCID: PMC4392246 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.631804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BAG6 is an essential protein that functions in two distinct biological pathways, ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation of defective polypeptides and tail-anchored (TA) transmembrane protein biogenesis in mammals, although its structural and functional properties remain unknown. We solved a crystal structure of the C-terminal heterodimerization domains of BAG6 and Ubl4a and characterized their interaction biochemically. Unexpectedly, the specificity and structure of the C terminus of BAG6, which was previously classified as a BAG domain, were completely distinct from those of the canonical BAG domain. Furthermore, the tight association of BAG6 and Ubl4a resulted in modulation of Ubl4a protein stability in cells. Therefore, we propose to designate the Ubl4a-binding region of BAG6 as the novel BAG-similar (BAGS) domain. The structure of Ubl4a, which interacts with BAG6, is similar to the yeast homologue Get5, which forms a homodimer. These observations indicate that the BAGS domain of BAG6 promotes the TA protein biogenesis pathway in mammals by the interaction with Ubl4a.
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- Naoyuki Kuwabara
- From the Structural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan and
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- From the Structural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan and
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- From the Structural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan and
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Ogren JI, Yi A, Mamaev S, Li H, Spudich JL, Rothschild KJ. Proton transfers in a channelrhodopsin-1 studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy and site-directed mutagenesis. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:12719-30. [PMID: 25802337 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.634840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Channelrhodopsin-1 from the alga Chlamydomonas augustae (CaChR1) is a low-efficiency light-activated cation channel that exhibits properties useful for optogenetic applications such as a slow light inactivation and a red-shifted visible absorption maximum as compared with the more extensively studied channelrhodopsin-2 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CrChR2). Previously, both resonance Raman and low-temperature FTIR difference spectroscopy revealed that unlike CrChR2, CaChR1 under our conditions exhibits an almost pure all-trans retinal composition in the unphotolyzed ground state and undergoes an all-trans to 13-cis isomerization during the primary phototransition typical of other microbial rhodopsins such as bacteriorhodopsin (BR). Here, we apply static and rapid-scan FTIR difference spectroscopy along with site-directed mutagenesis to characterize the proton transfer events occurring upon the formation of the long-lived conducting P2 (380) state of CaChR1. Assignment of carboxylic C=O stretch bands indicates that Asp-299 (homolog to Asp-212 in BR) becomes protonated and Asp-169 (homolog to Asp-85 in BR) undergoes a net change in hydrogen bonding relative to the unphotolyzed ground state of CaChR1. These data along with earlier FTIR measurements on the CaChR1 → P1 transition are consistent with a two-step proton relay mechanism that transfers a proton from Glu-169 to Asp-299 during the primary phototransition and from the Schiff base to Glu-169 during P2 (380) formation. The unusual charge neutrality of both Schiff base counterions in the P2 (380) conducting state suggests that these residues may function as part of a cation selective filter in the open channel state of CaChR1 as well as other low-efficiency ChRs.
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- John I Ogren
- From the Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, Photonics Center and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 and
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- From the Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, Photonics Center and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 and
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- From the Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, Photonics Center and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 and
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- the Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- the Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- From the Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, Photonics Center and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 and
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Liu C, Tan FCK, Xiao ZC, Dawe GS. Amyloid precursor protein enhances Nav1.6 sodium channel cell surface expression. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:12048-57. [PMID: 25767117 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.617092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is commonly associated with Alzheimer disease, but its physiological function remains unknown. Nav1.6 is a key determinant of neuronal excitability in vivo. Because mouse models of gain of function and loss of function of APP and Nav1.6 share some similar phenotypes, we hypothesized that APP might be a candidate molecule for sodium channel modulation. Here we report that APP colocalized and interacted with Nav1.6 in mouse cortical neurons. Knocking down APP decreased Nav1.6 sodium channel currents and cell surface expression. APP-induced increases in Nav1.6 cell surface expression were Go protein-dependent, enhanced by a constitutively active Go protein mutant, and blocked by a dominant negative Go protein mutant. APP also regulated JNK activity in a Go protein-dependent manner. JNK inhibition attenuated increases in cell surface expression of Nav1.6 sodium channels induced by overexpression of APP. JNK, in turn, phosphorylated APP. Nav1.6 sodium channel surface expression was increased by T668E and decreased by T668A, mutations of APP695 mimicking and preventing Thr-668 phosphorylation, respectively. Phosphorylation of APP695 at Thr-668 enhanced its interaction with Nav1.6. Therefore, we show that APP enhances Nav1.6 sodium channel cell surface expression through a Go-coupled JNK pathway.
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- Chao Liu
- From the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, the Neurobiology and Ageing Programme, Life Sciences Institute and Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, the Neurobiology and Ageing Programme, Life Sciences Institute and Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456
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- the Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650031, China, and the Shunxi-Monash Immune Regeneration and Neuroscience Laboratories, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, the Neurobiology and Ageing Programme, Life Sciences Institute and Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), Centre for Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456,
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Overland AC, Insel PA. Heterotrimeric G proteins directly regulate MMP14/membrane type-1 matrix metalloprotease: a novel mechanism for GPCR-EGFR transactivation. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:9941-7. [PMID: 25759388 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c115.647073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Agonist stimulation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can transactivate epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs), but the precise mechanisms for this transactivation have not been defined. Key to this process is the protease-mediated "shedding" of membrane-tethered ligands, which then activate EGFRs. The specific proteases and the events involved in GPCR-EGFR transactivation are not fully understood. We have tested the hypothesis that transactivation can occur by a membrane-delimited process: direct increase in the activity of membrane type-1 matrix metalloprotease (MMP14, MT1-MMP) by heterotrimeric G proteins, and in turn, the generation of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF) and activation of EGFR. Using membranes prepared from adult rat cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts, we found that MMP14 activity is increased by angiotensin II, phenylephrine, GTP, and guanosine 5'-O-[γ-thio]triphosphate (GTPγS). MMP14 activation by GTPγS occurs in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, does not occur in response to GMP or adenosine 5'-[γ-thio]triphosphate (ATPγS), and is not blunted by inhibitors of Src, PKC, phospholipase C (PLC), PI3K, or soluble MMPs. This activation is specific to MMP14 as it is inhibited by a specific MMP14 peptide inhibitor and siRNA knockdown. MMP14 activation by GTPγS is pertussis toxin-sensitive. A role for heterotrimeric G protein βγ subunits was shown by using the Gβγ inhibitor gallein and the direct activation of recombinant MMP14 by purified βγ subunits. GTPγS-stimulated activation of MMP14 also results in membrane release of HB-EGF and the activation of EGFR. These results define a previously unrecognized, membrane-delimited mechanism for EGFR transactivation via direct G protein activation of MMP14 and identify MMP14 as a heterotrimeric G protein-regulated effector.
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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Mannangatti P, NarasimhaNaidu K, Damaj MI, Ramamoorthy S, Jayanthi LD. A Role for p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase-mediated Threonine 30-dependent Norepinephrine Transporter Regulation in Cocaine Sensitization and Conditioned Place Preference. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:10814-27. [PMID: 25724654 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.612192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The noradrenergic and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) systems are implicated in cocaine-elicited behaviors. Previously, we demonstrated a role for p38 MAPK-mediated norepinephrine transporter (NET) Thr(30) phosphorylation in cocaine-induced NET up-regulation (Mannangatti, P., Arapulisamy, O., Shippenberg, T. S., Ramamoorthy, S., and Jayanthi, L. D. (2011) J. Biol. Chem. 286, 20239-20250). The present study explored the functional interaction between p38 MAPK-mediated NET regulation and cocaine-induced behaviors. In vitro cocaine treatment of mouse prefrontal cortex synaptosomes resulted in enhanced NET function, surface expression, and phosphorylation. Pretreatment with PD169316, a p38 MAPK inhibitor, completely blocked cocaine-mediated NET up-regulation and phosphorylation. In mice, in vivo administration of p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 completely blocked cocaine-induced NET up-regulation and p38 MAPK activation in the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens. When tested for cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization and conditioned place preference (CPP), mice receiving SB203580 on cocaine challenge day or on postconditioning test day exhibited significantly reduced cocaine sensitization and CPP. A transactivator of transcription (TAT) peptide strategy was utilized to test the involvement of the NET-Thr(30) motif. In vitro treatment of synaptosomes with TAT-NET-Thr(30) (wild-type peptide) completely blocked cocaine-mediated NET up-regulation and phosphorylation. In vivo administration of TAT-NET-Thr(30) peptide but not TAT-NET-T30A (mutant peptide) completely blocked cocaine-mediated NET up-regulation and phosphorylation. In the cocaine CPP paradigm, mice receiving TAT-NET-Thr(30) but not TAT-NET-T30A on postconditioning test day exhibited significantly reduced cocaine CPP. Following extinction, TAT-NET-Thr(30) when given prior to cocaine challenge significantly reduced reinstatement of cocaine CPP. These results demonstrate that the direct inhibition of p38 MAPK or the manipulation of NET-Thr(30) motif/phosphorylation via a TAT peptide strategy prevents cocaine-induced NET up-regulation, locomotor sensitization, and CPP, suggesting a role for Thr(30)-linked NET regulation in cocaine-elicited behaviors.
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- Padmanabhan Mannangatti
- From the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298
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Carrara G, Saraiva N, Parsons M, Byrne B, Prole DL, Taylor CW, Smith GL. Golgi anti-apoptotic proteins are highly conserved ion channels that affect apoptosis and cell migration. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:11785-801. [PMID: 25713081 PMCID: PMC4416878 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.637306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Golgi anti-apoptotic proteins (GAAPs) are multitransmembrane proteins that are expressed in the Golgi apparatus and are able to homo-oligomerize. They are highly conserved throughout eukaryotes and are present in some prokaryotes and orthopoxviruses. Within eukaryotes, GAAPs regulate the Ca2+ content of intracellular stores, inhibit apoptosis, and promote cell adhesion and migration. Data presented here demonstrate that purified viral GAAPs (vGAAPs) and human Bax inhibitor 1 form ion channels and that vGAAP from camelpox virus is selective for cations. Mutagenesis of vGAAP, including some residues conserved in the recently solved structure of a related bacterial protein, BsYetJ, altered the conductance (E207Q and D219N) and ion selectivity (E207Q) of the channel. Mutation of residue Glu-207 or -178 reduced the effects of GAAP on cell migration and adhesion without affecting protection from apoptosis. In contrast, mutation of Asp-219 abrogated the anti-apoptotic activity of GAAP but not its effects on cell migration and adhesion. These results demonstrate that GAAPs are ion channels and define residues that contribute to the ion-conducting pore and affect apoptosis, cell adhesion, and migration independently.
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- Guia Carrara
- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- the Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- the Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, and
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- the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom,
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- the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom,
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom,
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Akhtar P, Dorogi M, Pawlak K, Kovács L, Bóta A, Kiss T, Garab G, Lambrev PH. Pigment interactions in light-harvesting complex II in different molecular environments. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:4877-4886. [PMID: 25525277 PMCID: PMC4335227 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.607770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Extraction of plant light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) from the native thylakoid membrane or from aggregates by the use of surfactants brings about significant changes in the excitonic circular dichroism (CD) spectrum and fluorescence quantum yield. To elucidate the cause of these changes, e.g. trimer-trimer contacts or surfactant-induced structural perturbations, we compared the CD spectra and fluorescence kinetics of LHCII aggregates, artificial and native LHCII-lipid membranes, and LHCII solubilized in different detergents or trapped in polymer gel. By this means we were able to identify CD spectral changes specific to LHCII-LHCII interactions, at (-)-437 and (+)-484 nm, and changes specific to the interaction with the detergent n-dodecyl-β-maltoside (β-DM) or membrane lipids, at (+)-447 and (-)-494 nm. The latter change is attributed to the conformational change of the LHCII-bound carotenoid neoxanthin, by analyzing the CD spectra of neoxanthin-deficient plant thylakoid membranes. The neoxanthin-specific band at (-)-494 nm was not pronounced in LHCII in detergent-free gels or solubilized in the α isomer of DM but was present when LHCII was reconstituted in membranes composed of phosphatidylcholine or plant thylakoid lipids, indicating that the conformation of neoxanthin is sensitive to the molecular environment. Neither the aggregation-specific CD bands, nor the surfactant-specific bands were positively associated with the onset of fluorescence quenching, which could be triggered without invoking such spectral changes. Significant quenching was not active in reconstituted LHCII proteoliposomes, whereas a high degree of energetic connectivity, depending on the lipid:protein ratio, in these membranes allows for efficient light harvesting.
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- Parveen Akhtar
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged and
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged and
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged and
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged and
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged and
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- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged and.
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McIlwain BC, Vandenberg RJ, Ryan RM. Transport rates of a glutamate transporter homologue are influenced by the lipid bilayer. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:9780-8. [PMID: 25713135 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.630590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aspartate transporter from Pyrococcus horikoshii (GltPh) is a model for the structure of the SLC1 family of amino acid transporters. Crystal structures of GltPh provide insight into mechanisms of ion coupling and substrate transport; however, structures have been solved in the absence of a lipid bilayer so they provide limited information regarding interactions that occur between the protein and lipids of the membrane. Here, we investigated the effect of the lipid environment on aspartate transport by reconstituting GltPh into liposomes of defined lipid composition where the primary lipid is phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) or its methyl derivatives. We showed that the rate of aspartate transport and the transmembrane orientation of GltPh were influenced by the primary lipid in the liposomes. In PE liposomes, we observed the highest transport rate and showed that 85% of the transporters were orientated right-side out, whereas in trimethyl PE liposomes, 50% of transporters were right-side out, and we observed a 4-fold reduction in transport rate. Differences in orientation can only partially explain the lipid composition effect on transport rate. Crystal structures of GltPh revealed a tyrosine residue (Tyr-33) that we propose interacts with lipid headgroups during the transport cycle. Based on site-directed mutagenesis, we propose that a cation-π interaction between Tyr-33 and the lipid headgroups can influence conformational flexibility of the trimerization domain and thus the rate of transport. These results provide a specific example of how interactions between membrane lipids and membrane-bound proteins can influence function and highlight the importance of the role of the membrane in transporter function.
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- Benjamin C McIlwain
- From the Transporter Biology Group, Discipline of Pharmacology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- From the Transporter Biology Group, Discipline of Pharmacology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- From the Transporter Biology Group, Discipline of Pharmacology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Davydov DR, Davydova NY, Sineva EV, Halpert JR. Interactions among cytochromes P450 in microsomal membranes: oligomerization of cytochromes P450 3A4, 3A5, and 2E1 and its functional consequences. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:3850-64. [PMID: 25533469 PMCID: PMC4319048 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.615443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The body of evidence of physiologically relevant P450-P450 interactions in microsomal membranes continues to grow. Here we probe oligomerization of human CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and CYP2E1 in microsomal membranes. Using a technique based on luminescence resonance energy transfer, we demonstrate that all three proteins are subject to a concentration-dependent equilibrium between the monomeric and oligomeric states. We also observed the formation of mixed oligomers in CYP3A4/CYP3A5, CYP3A4/CYP2E1, and CYP3A5/CYP2E1 pairs and demonstrated that the association of either CYP3A4 or CYP3A5 with CYP2E1 causes activation of the latter enzyme. Earlier we hypothesized that the intersubunit interface in CYP3A4 oligomers is similar to that observed in the crystallographic dimers of some microsomal drug-metabolizing cytochromes P450 (Davydov, D. R., Davydova, N. Y., Sineva, E. V., Kufareva, I., and Halpert, J. R. (2013) Pivotal role of P450-P450 interactions in CYP3A4 allostery: the case of α-naphthoflavone. Biochem. J. 453, 219-230). Here we report the results of intermolecular cross-linking of CYP3A4 oligomers with thiol-reactive bifunctional reagents as well as the luminescence resonance energy transfer measurements of interprobe distances in the oligomers of labeled CYP3A4 single-cysteine mutants. The results provide compelling support for the physiological relevance of the dimer-specific peripheral ligand-binding site observed in certain CYP3A4 structures. According to our interpretation, these results reveal an important general mechanism that regulates the activity and substrate specificity of the cytochrome P450 ensemble through interactions between multiple P450 species. As a result of P450-P450 cross-talk, the catalytic properties of the cytochrome P450 ensemble cannot be predicted by simple summation of the properties of the individual P450 species.
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- Dmitri R Davydov
- From the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 and the V. N. Orekhovich Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 10 Pogodinskaya Str., Moscow 119832, Russia
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- From the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 and
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- From the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 and
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- From the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 and
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Crichton PG, Lee Y, Ruprecht JJ, Cerson E, Thangaratnarajah C, King MS, Kunji ERS. Trends in thermostability provide information on the nature of substrate, inhibitor, and lipid interactions with mitochondrial carriers. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:8206-17. [PMID: 25653283 PMCID: PMC4375477 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial carriers, including uncoupling proteins, are unstable in detergents, which hampers structural and mechanistic studies. To investigate carrier stability, we have purified ligand-free carriers and assessed their stability with a fluorescence-based thermostability assay that monitors protein unfolding with a thiol-reactive dye. We find that mitochondrial carriers from both mesophilic and thermophilic organisms exhibit poor stability in mild detergents, indicating that instability is inherent to the protein family. Trends in the thermostability of yeast ADP/ATP carrier AAC2 and ovine uncoupling protein UCP1 allow optimal conditions for stability in detergents to be established but also provide mechanistic insights into the interactions of lipids, substrates, and inhibitors with these proteins. Both proteins exhibit similar stability profiles across various detergents, where stability increases with the size of the associated detergent micelle. Detailed analysis shows that lipids stabilize carriers indirectly by increasing the associated detergent micelle size, but cardiolipin stabilizes by direct interactions as well. Cardiolipin reverses destabilizing effects of ADP and bongkrekic acid on AAC2 and enhances large stabilizing effects of carboxyatractyloside, revealing that this lipid interacts in the m-state and possibly other states of the transport cycle, despite being in a dynamic interface. Fatty acid activators destabilize UCP1 in a similar way, which can also be prevented by cardiolipin, indicating that they interact like transport substrates. Our controls show that carriers can be soluble but unfolded in some commonly used detergents, such as the zwitterionic Fos-choline-12, which emphasizes the need for simple validation assays like the one used here.
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- Paul G Crichton
- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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Schmidt T, Suk JE, Ye F, Situ AJ, Mazumder P, Ginsberg MH, Ulmer TS. Annular anionic lipids stabilize the integrin αIIbβ3 transmembrane complex. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:8283-93. [PMID: 25632962 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.623504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cationic membrane-proximal amino acids determine the topology of membrane proteins by interacting with anionic lipids that are restricted to the intracellular membrane leaflet. This mechanism implies that anionic lipids interfere with electrostatic interactions of membrane proteins. The integrin αIIbβ3 transmembrane (TM) complex is stabilized by a membrane-proximal αIIb(Arg(995))-β3(Asp(723)) interaction; here, we examine the influence of anionic lipids on this complex. Anionic lipids compete for αIIb(Arg(995)) contacts with β3(Asp(723)) but paradoxically do not diminish the contribution of αIIb(Arg(995))-β3(Asp(723)) to TM complex stability. Overall, anionic lipids in annular positions stabilize the αIIbβ3 TM complex by up to 0.50 ± 0.02 kcal/mol relative to zwitterionic lipids in a headgroup structure-dependent manner. Comparatively, integrin receptor activation requires TM complex destabilization of 1.5 ± 0.2 kcal/mol, revealing a sizeable influence of lipid composition on TM complex stability. We implicate changes in lipid headgroup accessibility to small molecules (physical membrane characteristics) and specific but dynamic protein-lipid contacts in this TM helix-helix stabilization. Thus, anionic lipids in ubiquitous annular positions can benefit the stability of membrane proteins while leaving membrane-proximal electrostatic interactions intact.
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- Thomas Schmidt
- From the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 and
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- the Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- From the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 and
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- the Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- From the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 and
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Bjerregaard H, Severinsen K, Said S, Wiborg O, Sinning S. A dualistic conformational response to substrate binding in the human serotonin transporter reveals a high affinity state for serotonin. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:7747-55. [PMID: 25614630 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.573477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Serotonergic neurotransmission is modulated by the membrane-embedded serotonin transporter (SERT). SERT mediates the reuptake of serotonin into the presynaptic neurons. Conformational changes in SERT occur upon binding of ions and substrate and are crucial for translocation of serotonin across the membrane. Our understanding of these conformational changes is mainly based on crystal structures of a bacterial homolog in various conformations, derived homology models of eukaryotic neurotransmitter transporters, and substituted cysteine accessibility method of SERT. However, the dynamic changes that occur in the human SERT upon binding of ions, the translocation of substrate, and the role of cholesterol in this interplay are not fully elucidated. Here we show that serotonin induces a dualistic conformational response in SERT. We exploited the substituted cysteine scanning method under conditions that were sensitized to detect a more outward-facing conformation of SERT. We found a novel high affinity outward-facing conformational state of the human SERT induced by serotonin. The ionic requirements for this new conformational response to serotonin mirror the ionic requirements for translocation. Furthermore, we found that membrane cholesterol plays a role in the dualistic conformational response in SERT induced by serotonin. Our results indicate the existence of a subpopulation of SERT responding differently to serotonin binding than hitherto believed and that membrane cholesterol plays a role in this subpopulation of SERT.
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- Henriette Bjerregaard
- From the Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Skovagervej 2, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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- From the Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Skovagervej 2, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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- From the Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Skovagervej 2, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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- From the Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Skovagervej 2, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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- From the Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Skovagervej 2, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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Yang Y, Mishra V, Crasto CJ, Chen M, Dimmitt R, Harmon CM. Third transmembrane domain of the adrenocorticotropic receptor is critical for ligand selectivity and potency. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:7685-92. [PMID: 25605722 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.596122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ACTH receptor, known as the melanocortin-2 receptor (MC2R), plays an important role in regulating and maintaining adrenocortical function. MC2R is a subtype of the melanocortin receptor (MCR) family and has unique characteristics among MCRs. Endogenous ACTH is the only endogenous agonist for MC2R, whereas the melanocortin peptides α-, β-, and γ-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and ACTH are full agonists for all other MCRs. In this study, we examined the molecular basis of MC2R responsible for ligand selectivity using ACTH analogs and MC2R mutagenesis. Our results indicate that substitution of Phe(7) with D-Phe or D-naphthylalanine (D-Nal(2')) in ACTH(1-24) caused a significant decrease in ligand binding affinity and potency. Substitution of Phe(7) with D-Nal(2') in ACTH(1-24) did not switch the ligand from agonist to antagonist at MC2R, which was observed in MC3R and MC4R. Substitution of Phe(7) with D-Phe(7) in ACTH(1-17) resulted in the loss of ligand binding and activity. Molecular analysis of MC2R indicated that only mutation of the third transmembrane domain of MC2R resulted in a decrease in D-Phe ACTH binding affinity and potency. Our results suggest that Phe(7) in ACTH plays an important role in ligand selectivity and that the third transmembrane domain of MC2R is crucial for ACTH selectivity and potency.
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- Yingkui Yang
- From the Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14203 and
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- From the Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14203 and
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- Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233
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- From the Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14203 and
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Mayer F, Lim JK, Langer JD, Kang SG, Müller V. Na+ transport by the A1AO-ATP synthase purified from Thermococcus onnurineus and reconstituted into liposomes. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:6994-7002. [PMID: 25593316 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ATP synthase of many archaea has the conserved sodium ion binding motif in its rotor subunit, implying that these A1AO-ATP synthases use Na(+) as coupling ion. However, this has never been experimentally verified with a purified system. To experimentally address the nature of the coupling ion, we have purified the A1AO-ATP synthase from T. onnurineus. It contains nine subunits that are functionally coupled. The enzyme hydrolyzed ATP, CTP, GTP, UTP, and ITP with nearly identical activities of around 40 units/mg of protein and was active over a wide pH range with maximal activity at pH 7. Noteworthy was the temperature profile. ATP hydrolysis was maximal at 80 °C and still retained an activity of 2.5 units/mg of protein at 45 °C. The high activity of the enzyme at 45 °C opened, for the first time, a way to directly measure ion transport in an A1AO-ATP synthase. Therefore, the enzyme was reconstituted into liposomes generated from Escherichia coli lipids. These proteoliposomes were still active at 45 °C and coupled ATP hydrolysis to primary and electrogenic Na(+) transport. This is the first proof of Na(+) transport by an A1AO-ATP synthase and these findings are discussed in light of the distribution of the sodium ion binding motif in archaea and the role of Na(+) in the bioenergetics of archaea.
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- Florian Mayer
- From the Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 787 Haeanro, Ansan 426-744, South Korea, the Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeongro, Daejeon 350-333, South Korea, and
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- the Department of Molecular Membrane Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 3, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 787 Haeanro, Ansan 426-744, South Korea, the Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeongro, Daejeon 350-333, South Korea, and
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- From the Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany,
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Kwon MJ, Choi Y, Yun JH, Lee W, Han IO, Oh ES. A unique phenylalanine in the transmembrane domain strengthens homodimerization of the syndecan-2 transmembrane domain and functionally regulates syndecan-2. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:5772-82. [PMID: 25572401 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.599845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The syndecans are a type of cell surface adhesion receptor that initiates intracellular signaling events through receptor clustering mediated by their highly conserved transmembrane domains (TMDs). However, the exact function of the syndecan TMD is not yet fully understood. Here, we investigated the specific regulatory role of the syndecan-2 TMD. We found that syndecan-2 mutants in which the TMD had been replaced with that of syndecan-4 were defective in syndecan-2-mediated functions, suggesting that the TMD of syndecan-2 plays one or more specific roles. Interestingly, syndecan-2 has a stronger tendency to form sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-resistant homodimers than syndecan-4. Our structural studies showed that a unique phenylalanine residue (Phe(167)) enables an additional molecular interaction between the TMDs of the syndecan-2 homodimer. The presence of Phe(167) was correlated with a higher tendency toward oligomerization, and its replacement with isoleucine significantly reduced the SDS-resistant dimer formation and cellular functions of syndecan-2 (e.g. cell migration). Conversely, replacement of isoleucine with phenylalanine at this position in the syndecan-4 TMD rescued the defects observed in a mutant syndecan-2 harboring the syndecan-4 TMD. Taken together, these data suggest that Phe(167) in the TMD of syndecan-2 endows the protein with specific functions. Our work offers new insights into the signaling mediated by the TMD of syndecan family members.
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- Mi-Jung Kwon
- From the Department of Life Sciences, Research Center for Cellular Homeostasis, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
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- From the Department of Life Sciences, Research Center for Cellular Homeostasis, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
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- the Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea, and
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- the Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea, and
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- the College of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Inha University, Incheon 402-751 Korea
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- From the Department of Life Sciences, Research Center for Cellular Homeostasis, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea,
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Zhu Q, Kao L, Azimov R, Abuladze N, Newman D, Kurtz I. Interplay between disulfide bonding and N-glycosylation defines SLC4 Na+-coupled transporter extracellular topography. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:5391-404. [PMID: 25568315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.619320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The extracellular loop 3 (EL-3) of SLC4 Na(+)-coupled transporters contains 4 highly conserved cysteines and multiple N-glycosylation consensus sites. In the electrogenic Na(+)-HCO3(-) cotransporter NBCe1-A, EL-3 is the largest extracellular loop and is predicted to consist of 82 amino acids. To determine the structural-functional importance of the conserved cysteines and the N-glycosylation sites in NBCe1-A EL-3, we analyzed the potential interplay between EL-3 disulfide bonding and N-glycosylation and their roles in EL-3 topological folding. Our results demonstrate that the 4 highly conserved cysteines form two intramolecular disulfide bonds, Cys(583)-Cys(585) and Cys(617)-Cys(642), respectively, that constrain EL-3 in a folded conformation. The formation of the second disulfide bond is spontaneous and unaffected by the N-glycosylation state of EL-3 or the first disulfide bond, whereas formation of the first disulfide bond relies on the presence of the second disulfide bond and is affected by N-glycosylation. Importantly, EL-3 from each monomer is adjacently located at the NBCe1-A dimeric interface. When the two disulfide bonds are missing, EL-3 adopts an extended conformation highly accessible to protease digestion. This unique adjacent parallel location of two symmetrically folded EL-3 loops from each monomer resembles a domain-like structure that is potentially important for NBCe1-A function in vivo. Moreover, the formation of this unique structure is critically dependent on the finely tuned interplay between disulfide bonding and N-glycosylation in the membrane processed NBCe1-A dimer.
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- From the Department of Medicine and
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- From the Department of Medicine and Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1689
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PIEZO1 is a recently cloned eukaryotic cation-selective channel that opens with mechanical force. We found that extracellular protonation inhibits channel activation by ≈90% by increased occupancy in the closed or the inactivated state. Titration between pH 6.3 and 8.3 exhibited a pK of ≈6.9. The steepness of the titration data suggests positive cooperativity, implying the involvement of at least two protonation sites. Whole-cell recordings yielded results similar to patches, and pH 6.5 reduced whole-cell currents by >80%. The effects were reversible. To assess whether pH acts on the open or the inactivated state, we tested a double-mutant PIEZO1 that does not inactivate. Cell-attached patches and whole-cell currents from this mutant channel were pH-insensitive. Thus, protonation appears to be associated with domain(s) of the channel involved with inactivation. pH also did not affect mutant channels with point mutations at position 2456 that are known to exhibit slow inactivation. To determine whether the physical properties of the membrane are altered by pH and thereby affect channel gating, we measured patch capacitance during mechanical stimuli at pH 6.5 and 7.3. The rate constants for changes in patch capacitance were independent of pH, suggesting that bilayer mechanics are not involved. In summary, low pH stabilizes the inactivated state. This effect may be important when channels are activated under pathological conditions in which the pH is reduced, such as during ischemia.
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- Chilman Bae
- From the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214
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- From the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214
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- From the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214.
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Mahmmoud YA, Kopec W, Khandelia H. K+ congeners that do not compromise Na+ activation of the Na+,K+-ATPase: hydration of the ion binding cavity likely controls ion selectivity. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:3720-31. [PMID: 25533461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.577486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The Na(+),K(+)-ATPase is essential for ionic homeostasis in animal cells. The dephosphoenzyme contains Na(+) selective inward facing sites, whereas the phosphoenzyme contains K(+) selective outward facing sites. Under normal physiological conditions, K(+) inhibits cytoplasmic Na(+) activation of the enzyme. Acetamidinium (Acet(+)) and formamidinium (Form(+)) have been shown to permeate the pump through the outward facing sites. Here, we show that these cations, unlike K(+), are unable to enter the inward facing sites in the dephosphorylated enzyme. Consistently, the organic cations exhibited little to no antagonism to cytoplasmic Na(+) activation. Na(+),K(+)-ATPase structures revealed a previously undescribed rotamer transition of the hydroxymethyl side chain of the absolutely conserved Thr(772) of the α-subunit. The side chain contributes its hydroxyl to Na(+) in site I in the E1 form and rotates to contribute its methyl group toward K(+) in the E2 form. Molecular dynamics simulations to the E1·AlF4 (-)·ADP·3Na(+) structure indicated that 1) bound organic cations differentially distorted the ion binding sites, 2) the hydroxymethyl of Thr(772) rotates to stabilize bound Form(+) through water molecules, and 3) the rotamer transition is mediated by water traffic into the ion binding cavity. Accordingly, dehydration induced by osmotic stress enhanced the interaction of the congeners with the outward facing sites and profoundly modified the organization of membrane domains of the α-subunit. These results assign a catalytic role for water in pump function, and shed light on a backbone-independent but a conformation-dependent switch between H-bond and dispersion contact as part of the catalytic mechanism of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase.
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- Yasser A Mahmmoud
- From the Department of Biomedicine, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C and
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- the MEMPHYS, Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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- the MEMPHYS, Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Habeck M, Haviv H, Katz A, Kapri-Pardes E, Ayciriex S, Shevchenko A, Ogawa H, Toyoshima C, Karlish SJD. Stimulation, inhibition, or stabilization of Na,K-ATPase caused by specific lipid interactions at distinct sites. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:4829-4842. [PMID: 25533463 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.611384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The activity of membrane proteins such as Na,K-ATPase depends strongly on the surrounding lipid environment. Interactions can be annular, depending on the physical properties of the membrane, or specific with lipids bound in pockets between transmembrane domains. This paper describes three specific lipid-protein interactions using purified recombinant Na,K-ATPase. (a) Thermal stability of the Na,K-ATPase depends crucially on a specific interaction with 18:0/18:1 phosphatidylserine (1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine; SOPS) and cholesterol, which strongly amplifies stabilization. We show here that cholesterol associates with SOPS, FXYD1, and the α subunit between trans-membrane segments αTM8 and -10 to stabilize the protein. (b) Polyunsaturated neutral lipids stimulate Na,K-ATPase turnover by >60%. A screen of the lipid specificity showed that 18:0/20:4 and 18:0/22:6 phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) are the optimal phospholipids for this effect. (c) Saturated phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, but not saturated phosphatidylserine or PE, inhibit Na,K-ATPase activity by 70-80%. This effect depends strongly on the presence of cholesterol. Analysis of the Na,K-ATPase activity and E1-E2 conformational transitions reveals the kinetic mechanisms of these effects. Both stimulatory and inhibitory lipids poise the conformational equilibrium toward E2, but their detailed mechanisms of action are different. PE accelerates the rate of E1 → E2P but does not affect E2(2K)ATP → E13NaATP, whereas sphingomyelin inhibits the rate of E2(2K)ATP → E13NaATP, with very little effect on E1 → E2P. We discuss these lipid effects in relation to recent crystal structures of Na,K-ATPase and propose that there are three separate sites for the specific lipid interactions, with potential physiological roles to regulate activity and stability of the pump.
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- Michael Habeck
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
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Subburaj Y, Ros U, Hermann E, Tong R, García-Sáez AJ. Toxicity of an α-pore-forming toxin depends on the assembly mechanism on the target membrane as revealed by single molecule imaging. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:4856-4865. [PMID: 25525270 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.600676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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α-Pore-forming toxins (α-PFTs) are ubiquitous defense tools that kill cells by opening pores in the target cell membrane. Despite their relevance in host/pathogen interactions, very little is known about the pore stoichiometry and assembly pathway leading to membrane permeabilization. Equinatoxin II (EqtII) is a model α-PFT from sea anemone that oligomerizes and forms pores in sphingomyelin-containing membranes. Here, we determined the spatiotemporal organization of EqtII in living cells by single molecule imaging. Surprisingly, we found that on the cell surface EqtII did not organize into a unique oligomeric form. Instead, it existed as a mixture of oligomeric species mostly including monomers, dimers, tetramers, and hexamers. Mathematical modeling based on our data supported a new model in which toxin clustering happened in seconds and proceeded via condensation of EqtII dimer units formed upon monomer association. Furthermore, altering the pathway of EqtII assembly strongly affected its toxic activity, which highlights the relevance of the assembly mechanism on toxicity.
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- Yamunadevi Subburaj
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; German Cancer Research Center, Bioquant, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Calle 25 #455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; German Cancer Research Center, Bioquant, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany,; Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 4, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr. 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany; German Cancer Research Center, Bioquant, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany,; Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 4, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Wegener KM, Nagarajan A, Pakrasi HB. An atypical psbA gene encodes a sentinel D1 protein to form a physiologically relevant inactive photosystem II complex in cyanobacteria. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:3764-74. [PMID: 25525275 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.604124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Photosystem II, a large membrane-bound enzyme complex in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts, mediates light-induced oxidation of water to molecular oxygen. The D1 protein of PSII, encoded by the psbA gene, provides multiple ligands for cofactors crucial to this enzymatic reaction. Cyanobacteria contain multiple psbA genes that respond to various physiological cues and environmental factors. Certain unicellular cyanobacterial cells, such as Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142, are capable of nitrogen fixation, a highly oxygen-sensitive process, by separating oxygen evolution from nitrogen fixation using a day-night cycle. We have shown that c-psbA4, one of the five psbA orthologs in this cyanobacterium, is exclusively expressed during nighttime. Remarkably, the corresponding D1 isoform has replacements of a number of amino acids that are essential ligands for the catalytic Mn4CaO5 metal center for water oxidation by PSII. At least 30 cyanobacterial strains, most of which are known to have nitrogen fixing abilities, have similar psbA orthologs. We expressed the c-psbA4 gene from Cyanothece 51142 in a 4E-3 mutant strain of the model non-nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, which lacks any psbA gene. The resultant strain could not grow photoautotrophically. Moreover, these Synechocystis 6803 cells were incapable of PSII-mediated oxygen evolution. Based on our findings, we have named this physiologically relevant, unusual D1 isoform sentinel D1. Sentinel D1 represents a new class of D1 protein that, when incorporated in a PSII complex, ensures that PSII cannot mediate water oxidation, thus allowing oxygen-sensitive processes such as nitrogen fixation to occur in cyanobacterial cells.
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- Kimberly M Wegener
- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- From the Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Mehmedbasic A, Christensen SK, Nilsson J, Rüetschi U, Gustafsen C, Poulsen ASA, Rasmussen RW, Fjorback AN, Larson G, Andersen OM. SorLA complement-type repeat domains protect the amyloid precursor protein against processing. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:3359-76. [PMID: 25525276 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.619940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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SorLA is a neuronal sorting receptor that is genetically associated with Alzheimer disease. SorLA interacts directly with the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and affects the processing of the precursor, leading to a decreased generation of the amyloid-β peptide. The SorLA complement-type repeat (CR) domains associate in vitro with APP, but the precise molecular determinants of SorLA·APP complex formation and the mechanisms responsible for the effect of binding on APP processing have not yet been elucidated. Here, we have generated protein expression constructs for SorLA devoid of the 11 CR-domains and for two SorLA mutants harboring substitutions of the fingerprint residues in the central CR-domains. We generated SH-SY5Y cell lines that stably express these SorLA variants to study the binding and processing of APP using co-immunoprecipitation and Western blotting/ELISAs, respectively. We found that the SorLA CR-cluster is essential for interaction with APP and that deletion of the CR-cluster abolishes the protection against APP processing. Mutation of identified fingerprint residues in the SorLA CR-domains leads to changes in the O-linked glycosylation of APP when expressed in SH-SY5Y cells. Our results provide novel information on the mechanisms behind the influence of SorLA activity on APP metabolism by controlling post-translational glycosylation in the Golgi, suggesting new strategies against amyloidogenesis in Alzheimer disease.
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- Arnela Mehmedbasic
- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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- the Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- the Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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- the Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- From the Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience Nordic-EMBL Partnership (DANDRITE), Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, DK-8000 AarhusC, Denmark and
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Carswell CL, Sun J, Baenziger JE. Intramembrane aromatic interactions influence the lipid sensitivities of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:2496-507. [PMID: 25519904 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.624395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although the Torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) reconstituted into phosphatidylcholine (PC) membranes lacking cholesterol and anionic lipids adopts a conformation where agonist binding is uncoupled from channel gating, the underlying mechanism remains to be defined. Here, we examine the mechanism behind lipid-dependent uncoupling by comparing the propensities of two prokaryotic homologs, Gloebacter and Erwinia ligand-gated ion channel (GLIC and ELIC, respectively), to adopt a similar uncoupled conformation. Membrane-reconstituted GLIC and ELIC both exhibit folded structures in the minimal PC membranes that stabilize an uncoupled nAChR. GLIC, with a large number of aromatic interactions at the interface between the outermost transmembrane α-helix, M4, and the adjacent transmembrane α-helices, M1 and M3, retains the ability to flux cations in this uncoupling PC membrane environment. In contrast, ELIC, with a level of aromatic interactions intermediate between that of the nAChR and GLIC, does not undergo agonist-induced channel gating, although it does not exhibit the expected biophysical characteristics of the uncoupled state. Engineering new aromatic interactions at the M4-M1/M3 interface to promote effective M4 interactions with M1/M3, however, increases the stability of the transmembrane domain to restore channel function. Our data provide direct evidence that M4 interactions with M1/M3 are modulated during lipid sensing. Aromatic residues strengthen M4 interactions with M1/M3 to reduce the sensitivities of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels to their surrounding membrane environment.
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- Casey L Carswell
- From the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Ontario, K1H 8M5, Canada
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Gill-Thind JK, Dhankher P, D'Oyley JM, Sheppard TD, Millar NS. Structurally similar allosteric modulators of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exhibit five distinct pharmacological effects. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:3552-62. [PMID: 25516597 PMCID: PMC4319022 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.619221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) is associated with the binding of agonists such as acetylcholine to an extracellular site that is located at the interface between two adjacent receptor subunits. More recently, there has been considerable interest in compounds, such as positive and negative allosteric modulators (PAMs and NAMs), that are able to modulate nAChR function by binding to distinct allosteric sites. Here we examined a series of compounds differing only in methyl substitution of a single aromatic ring. This series of compounds includes a previously described α7-selective allosteric agonist, cis-cis-4-p-tolyl-3a,4,5,9b-tetrahydro-3H-cyclopenta[c]quinoline-8-sulfonamide (4MP-TQS), together with all other possible combinations of methyl substitution at a phenyl ring (18 additional compounds). Studies conducted with this series of compounds have revealed five distinct pharmacological effects on α7 nAChRs. These five effects can be summarized as: 1) nondesensitizing activation (allosteric agonists), 2) potentiation associated with minimal effects on receptor desensitization (type I PAMs), 3) potentiation associated with reduced desensitization (type II PAMs), 4) noncompetitive antagonism (NAMs), and 5) compounds that have no effect on orthosteric agonist responses but block allosteric modulation (silent allosteric modulators (SAMs)). Several lines of experimental evidence are consistent with all of these compounds acting at a common, transmembrane allosteric site. Notably, all of these chemically similar compounds that have been classified as nondesensitizing allosteric agonists or as nondesensitizing (type II) PAMs are cis-cis-diastereoisomers, whereas all of the NAMs, SAMs, and type I PAMs are cis-trans-diastereoisomers. Our data illustrate the remarkable pharmacological diversity of allosteric modulators acting on nAChRs.
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- JasKiran K Gill-Thind
- From the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom and
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- the Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- the Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- the Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom and
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Oberhettinger P, Leo JC, Linke D, Autenrieth IB, Schütz MS. The inverse autotransporter intimin exports its passenger domain via a hairpin intermediate. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:1837-49. [PMID: 25488660 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.604769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Autotransporter proteins comprise a large family of virulence factors that consist of a β-barrel translocation unit and an extracellular effector or passenger domain. The β-barrel anchors the protein to the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and facilitates the transport of the passenger domain onto the cell surface. By inserting an epitope tag into the N terminus of the passenger domain of the inverse autotransporter intimin, we generated a mutant defective in autotransport. Using this stalled mutant, we could show that (i) at the time point of stalling, the β-barrel appears folded; (ii) the stalled autotransporter is associated with BamA and SurA; (iii) the stalled intimin is decorated with large amounts of SurA; (iv) the stalled autotransporter is not degraded by periplasmic proteases; and (v) inverse autotransporter passenger domains are translocated by a hairpin mechanism. Our results suggest a function for the BAM complex not only in insertion and folding of the β-barrel but also for passenger translocation.
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- Philipp Oberhettinger
- From the Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 6, 72076 Tübingen, Germany and
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- the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 6, 72076 Tübingen, Germany and
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 6, 72076 Tübingen, Germany and
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Hedgehog acyltransferase (Hhat) is a multipass transmembrane enzyme that mediates the covalent attachment of the 16-carbon fatty acid palmitate to the N-terminal cysteine of Sonic Hedgehog (Shh). Palmitoylation of Shh by Hhat is critical for short and long range signaling. Knowledge of the topological organization of Hhat transmembrane helices would enhance our understanding of Hhat-mediated Shh palmitoylation. Bioinformatics analysis of transmembrane domains within human Hhat using 10 different algorithms resulted in highly consistent predictions in the C-terminal, but not in the N-terminal, region of Hhat. To empirically determine the topology of Hhat, we designed and exploited Hhat constructs containing either terminal or 12 different internal epitope tags. We used selective permeabilization coupled with immunofluorescence as well as a protease protection assay to demonstrate that Hhat contains 10 transmembrane domains and 2 re-entrant loops. The invariant His and highly conserved Asp residues within the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) homology domain are segregated on opposite sides of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. The localization of His-379 on the lumenal membrane surface is consistent with a role for this invariant residue in catalysis. Analysis of the activity and stability of the Hhat constructs revealed that the C-terminal MBOAT domain is especially sensitive to manipulation. Moreover, there was remarkable similarity in the overall topological organization of Hhat and ghrelin O-acyltransferase, another MBOAT family member. Knowledge of the topological organization of Hhat could serve as an important tool for further design of selective Hhat inhibitors.
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- Armine Matevossian
- From the Cell Biology Program, the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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- From the Cell Biology Program, the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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Bellmann-Sickert K, Stone TA, Poulsen BE, Deber CM. Efflux by small multidrug resistance proteins is inhibited by membrane-interactive helix-stapled peptides. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:1752-9. [PMID: 25425644 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Bacterial cell membranes contain several protein pumps that resist the toxic effects of drugs by efficiently extruding them. One family of these pumps, the small multidrug resistance proteins (SMRs), consists of proteins of about 110 residues that need to oligomerize to form a structural pathway for substrate extrusion. As such, SMR oligomerization sites should constitute viable targets for efflux inhibition, by disrupting protein-protein interactions between helical segments. To explore this proposition, we are using Hsmr, an SMR from Halobacter salinarum that dimerizes to extrude toxicants. Our previous work established that (i) Hsmr dimerization is mediated by a helix-helix interface in Hsmr transmembrane (TM) helix 4 (residues (90)GLALIVAGV(98)); and (ii) a peptide comprised of the full TM4(85-105) sequence inhibits Hsmr-mediated ethidium bromide efflux from bacterial cells. Here we define the minimal linear sequence for inhibitor activity (determined as TM4(88-100), and then "staple" this sequence via Grubbs metathesis to produce peptides typified by acetyl-A-(Sar)3-(88)VVGLXLIZXGVVV(100)-KKK-NH2 (X = 2-(4'-pentenyl)alanine at positions 92 and 96; Z = Val, Gly, or Asn at position 95)). The Asn(95) peptide displayed specific efflux inhibition and resensitization of Hsmr-expressing cells to ethidium bromide; and was non-hemolytic to human red blood cells. Stapling essentially prevented peptide degradation in blood plasma and liver homogenates versus an unstapled counterpart. The overall results confirm that the stapled analog of TM4(88-100) retains the structural complementarity required to disrupt the Hsmr TM4-TM4 locus in Hsmr, and portend the general validity of stapled peptides as therapeutics for the disruption of functional protein-protein interactions in membranes.
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- Kathrin Bellmann-Sickert
- From the Division of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4 and
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- From the Division of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4 and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- From the Division of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4 and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- From the Division of Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4 and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Banigan JR, Gayen A, Cho MK, Traaseth NJ. A structured loop modulates coupling between the substrate-binding and dimerization domains in the multidrug resistance transporter EmrE. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:805-14. [PMID: 25406320 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.601963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Secondary active transporters undergo large conformational changes to facilitate the efflux of substrates across the lipid bilayer. Among the smallest known transport proteins are members of the small multidrug resistance (SMR) family that are composed of four transmembrane (TM) domains and assemble into dimers. An unanswered question in the SMR field is how the dimerization domain (TM4) is coupled with the substrate-binding chamber (TM1-3). To provide insight for this essential aspect of ion-coupled transport, we carried out a structure-function study on the SMR protein EmrE using solid-state NMR spectroscopy in lipid bilayers and resistance assays in Escherichia coli. The chemical shifts for EmrE were consistent with β-strand secondary structure for the loop connecting TM3 and TM4. Based on these structural results, EmrE mutants were created to ascertain whether a specific loop length and composition were necessary for function. A linker encompassing six extra Gly residues relative to wild-type EmrE failed to give resistance; however, the number of residues in the loop was not the only criterion for a functional efflux pump. Replacement of the central hydrophobic residue with Gly (L83G) also conferred no ethidium resistance phenotype, which supported the conclusion that the structure and length of the loop were both essential for ion-coupled transport. Taken together with a bioinformatics analysis, a structured linker is likely conserved across the SMR family to play an active role in mediating the conformational switch between inward-open and outward-open states necessary for drug efflux. These findings underscore the important role loops can play in mediating efflux.
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- James R Banigan
- From the Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003
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- From the Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003
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- From the Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003
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Smrt ST, Draney AW, Lorieau JL. The influenza hemagglutinin fusion domain is an amphipathic helical hairpin that functions by inducing membrane curvature. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:228-38. [PMID: 25398882 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.611657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The highly conserved N-terminal 23 residues of the hemagglutinin glycoprotein, known as the fusion peptide domain (HAfp23), is vital to the membrane fusion and infection mechanism of the influenza virus. HAfp23 has a helical hairpin structure consisting of two tightly packed amphiphilic helices that rest on the membrane surface. We demonstrate that HAfp23 is a new class of amphipathic helix that functions by leveraging the negative curvature induced by two tightly packed helices on membranes. The helical hairpin structure has an inverted wedge shape characteristic of negative curvature lipids, with a bulky hydrophobic region and a relatively small hydrophilic head region. The F3G mutation reduces this inverted wedge shape by reducing the volume of its hydrophobic base. We show that despite maintaining identical backbone structures and dynamics as the wild type HAfp23, the F3G mutant has an attenuated fusion activity that is correlated to its reduced ability to induce negative membrane curvature. The inverted wedge shape of HAfp23 is likely to play a crucial role in the initial stages of membrane fusion by stabilizing negative curvature in the fusion stalk.
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- Sean T Smrt
- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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Khanna MR, Mattie FJ, Browder KC, Radyk MD, Crilly SE, Bakerink KJ, Harper SL, Speicher DW, Thomas GH. Spectrin tetramer formation is not required for viable development in Drosophila. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:706-15. [PMID: 25381248 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.615427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The dominant paradigm for spectrin function is that (αβ)2-spectrin tetramers or higher order oligomers form membrane-associated two-dimensional networks in association with F-actin to reinforce the plasma membrane. Tetramerization is an essential event in such structures. We characterize the tetramerization interaction between α-spectrin and β-spectrins in Drosophila. Wild-type α-spectrin binds to both β- and βH-chains with high affinity, resembling other non-erythroid spectrins. However, α-spec(R22S), a tetramerization site mutant homologous to the pathological α-spec(R28S) allele in humans, eliminates detectable binding to β-spectrin and reduces binding to βH-spectrin ∼1000-fold. Even though spectrins are essential proteins, α-spectrin(R22S) rescues α-spectrin mutants to adulthood with only minor phenotypes indicating that tetramerization, and thus conventional network formation, is not the essential function of non-erythroid spectrin. Our data provide the first rigorous test for the general requirement for tetramer-based non-erythroid spectrin networks throughout an organism and find that they have very limited roles, in direct contrast to the current paradigm.
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- Mansi R Khanna
- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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- the Systems Biology Division, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- the Systems Biology Division, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- From the Department of Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 and
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Chen Y, Soman R, Shanmugam SK, Kuhn A, Dalbey RE. The role of the strictly conserved positively charged residue differs among the Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and chloroplast YidC homologs. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:35656-67. [PMID: 25359772 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.595082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Recently, the structure of YidC2 from Bacillus halodurans revealed that the conserved positively charged residue within transmembrane segment one (at position 72) is located in a hydrophilic groove that is embedded in the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer. The arginine residue was essential for the Bacillus subtilis SpoIIIJ (YidC1) to insert MifM and to complement a SpoIIIJ mutant strain. Here, we investigated the importance of the conserved positively charged residue for the function of the Escherichia coli YidC, Streptococcus mutans YidC2, and the chloroplast Arabidopsis thaliana Alb3. Like the Gram-positive B. subtilis SpoIIIJ, the conserved arginine was required for functioning of the Gram-positive S. mutans YidC2 and was necessary to complement the E. coli YidC depletion strain and to promote insertion of a YidC-dependent membrane protein synthesized with one but not two hydrophobic segments. In contrast, the conserved positively charged residue was not required for the E. coli YidC or the A. thaliana Alb3 to functionally complement the E. coli YidC depletion strain or to promote insertion of YidC-dependent membrane proteins. Our results also show that the C-terminal half of the helical hairpin structure in cytoplasmic loop C1 is important for the activity of YidC because various deletions in the region either eliminate or impair YidC function. The results here underscore the importance of the cytoplasmic hairpin region for YidC and show that the arginine is critical for the tested Gram-positive YidC homolog but is not essential for the tested Gram-negative and chloroplast YidC homologs.
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- Yuanyuan Chen
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 and
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- the Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 and
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Hsieh SC, Wu YC, Zou G, Nerurkar VR, Shi PY, Wang WK. Highly conserved residues in the helical domain of dengue virus type 1 precursor membrane protein are involved in assembly, precursor membrane (prM) protein cleavage, and entry. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:33149-60. [PMID: 25326389 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.610428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The envelope and precursor membrane (prM) proteins of dengue virus (DENV) are present on the surface of immature virions. During maturation, prM protein is cleaved by furin protease into pr peptide and membrane (M) protein. Although previous studies mainly focusing on the pr region have identified several residues important for DENV replication, the functional role of M protein, particularly the α-helical domain (MH), which is predicted to undergo a large conformational change during maturation, remains largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the role of nine highly conserved MH domain residues in the replication cycle of DENV by site-directed mutagenesis in a DENV1 prME expression construct and found that alanine substitutions introduced to four highly conserved residues at the C terminus and one at the N terminus of the MH domain greatly affect the production of both virus-like particles and replicon particles. Eight of the nine alanine mutants affected the entry of replicon particles, which correlated with the impairment in prM cleavage. Moreover, seven mutants were found to have reduced prM-E interaction at low pH, which may inhibit the formation of smooth immature particles and exposure of prM cleavage site during maturation, thus contributing to inefficient prM cleavage. Taken together, these results are the first report showing that highly conserved MH domain residues, located at 20-38 amino acids downstream from the prM cleavage site, can modulate the prM cleavage, maturation of particles, and virus entry. The highly conserved nature of these residues suggests potential targets of antiviral strategy.
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- Szu-Chia Hsieh
- From the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 and
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- From the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 and
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- the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208
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- From the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 and
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- the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208
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- From the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 and
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Bishop P, Rubin P, Thomson AR, Rocca D, Henley JM. The ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) C terminus plays a key role in protein stability, but its farnesylation is not required for membrane association in primary neurons. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:36140-9. [PMID: 25326379 PMCID: PMC4276877 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.557124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is a deubiquitinating enzyme that is highly expressed in neurons. A possible role for UCH-L1 in neurodegeneration has been highlighted because of its presence in Lewy bodies associated with Parkinson disease and neurofibrillary tangles observed in Alzheimer disease. UCH-L1 exists in two forms in neurons, a soluble cytoplasmic form (UCH-L1(C)) and a membrane-associated form (UCH-L1(M)). Alzheimer brains show reduced levels of soluble UCH-L1(C) correlating with the formation of UCH-L1-immunoreactive tau tangles, whereas UCH-L1(M) has been implicated in α-synuclein dysfunction. Given these reports of divergent roles, we investigated the properties of UCH-L1 membrane association. Surprisingly, our results indicate that UCH-L1 does not partition to the membrane in the cultured cell lines we tested. Furthermore, in primary cultured neurons, a proportion of UCH-L1(M) does partition to the membrane, but, contrary to a previous report, this does not require farnesylation. Deletion of the four C-terminal residues caused the loss of protein solubility, abrogation of substrate binding, increased cell death, and an abnormal intracellular distribution, consistent with protein dysfunction and aggregation. These data indicate that UCH-L1 is differently processed in neurons compared with clonal cell lines and that farnesylation does not account for the membrane association in neurons.
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- Paul Bishop
- From the School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Biochemistry, Medical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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Bultema JJ, Boyle JA, Malenke PB, Martin FE, Dell'Angelica EC, Cheney RE, Di Pietro SM. Myosin vc interacts with Rab32 and Rab38 proteins and works in the biogenesis and secretion of melanosomes. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:33513-28. [PMID: 25324551 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.578948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Class V myosins are actin-based motors with conserved functions in vesicle and organelle trafficking. Herein we report the discovery of a function for Myosin Vc in melanosome biogenesis as an effector of melanosome-associated Rab GTPases. We isolated Myosin Vc in a yeast two-hybrid screening for proteins that interact with Rab38, a Rab protein involved in the biogenesis of melanosomes and other lysosome-related organelles. Rab38 and its close homolog Rab32 bind to Myosin Vc but not to Myosin Va or Myosin Vb. Binding depends on residues in the switch II region of Rab32 and Rab38 and regions of the Myosin Vc coiled-coil tail domain. Myosin Vc also interacts with Rab7a and Rab8a but not with Rab11, Rab17, and Rab27. Although Myosin Vc is not particularly abundant on pigmented melanosomes, its knockdown in MNT-1 melanocytes caused defects in the trafficking of integral membrane proteins to melanosomes with substantially increased surface expression of Tyrp1, nearly complete loss of Tyrp2, and significant Vamp7 mislocalization. Knockdown of Myosin Vc in MNT-1 cells more than doubled the abundance of pigmented melanosomes but did not change the number of unpigmented melanosomes. Together the data demonstrate a novel role for Myosin Vc in melanosome biogenesis and secretion.
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- Jarred J Bultema
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- the Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, and
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- the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523,
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Hinz A, Jedamzick J, Herbring V, Fischbach H, Hartmann J, Parcej D, Koch J, Tampé R. Assembly and function of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I peptide-loading complex are conserved across higher vertebrates. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:33109-17. [PMID: 25320083 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.609263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Antigen presentation to cytotoxic T lymphocytes via major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules depends on the heterodimeric transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP). For efficient antigen supply to MHC I molecules in the ER, TAP assembles a macromolecular peptide-loading complex (PLC) by recruiting tapasin. In evolution, TAP appeared together with effector cells of adaptive immunity at the transition from jawless to jawed vertebrates and diversified further within the jawed vertebrates. Here, we compared TAP function and interaction with tapasin of a range of species within two classes of jawed vertebrates. We found that avian and mammalian TAP1 and TAP2 form heterodimeric complexes across taxa. Moreover, the extra N-terminal domain TMD0 of mammalian TAP1 and TAP2 as well as avian TAP2 recruits tapasin. Strikingly, however, only TAP1 and TAP2 from the same taxon can form a functional heterodimeric translocation complex. These data demonstrate that the dimerization interface between TAP1 and TAP2 and the tapasin docking sites for PLC assembly are conserved in evolution, whereas elements of antigen translocation diverged later in evolution and are thus taxon specific.
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- Andreas Hinz
- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter and
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- Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 42, 60596 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter and
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- Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 42, 60596 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter and Cluster of Excellence-Macromolecular Complexes, Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/M., Germany and
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Piezo proteins have recently been identified as ion channels mediating mechanosensory transduction in mammalian cells. Characterization of these channels has yielded important insights into mechanisms of somatosensation, as well as other mechano-associated biologic processes such as sensing of shear stress, particularly in the vasculature, and regulation of urine flow and bladder distention. Other roles for Piezo proteins have emerged, some unexpected, including participation in cellular development, volume regulation, cellular migration, proliferation, and elongation. Mutations in human Piezo proteins have been associated with a variety of disorders including hereditary xerocytosis and several syndromes with muscular contracture as a prominent feature.
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- Sviatoslav N Bagriantsev
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520; Yale Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.
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Eggensperger S, Fisette O, Parcej D, Schäfer LV, Tampé R. An annular lipid belt is essential for allosteric coupling and viral inhibition of the antigen translocation complex TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing). J Biol Chem 2014; 289:33098-108. [PMID: 25305015 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.592832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) constitutes a focal element in the adaptive immune response against infected or malignantly transformed cells. TAP shuttles proteasomal degradation products into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum for loading of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. Here, the heterodimeric TAP complex was purified and reconstituted in nanodiscs in defined stoichiometry. We demonstrate that a single heterodimeric core-TAP complex is active in peptide binding, which is tightly coupled to ATP hydrolysis. Notably, with increasing peptide length, the ATP turnover was gradually decreased, revealing that ATP hydrolysis is coupled to the movement of peptide through the ATP-binding cassette transporter. In addition, all-atom molecular dynamics simulations show that the observed 22 lipids are sufficient to form an annular belt surrounding the TAP complex. This lipid belt is essential for high affinity inhibition by the herpesvirus immune evasin ICP47. In conclusion, nanodiscs are a powerful approach to study the important role of lipids as well as the function, interaction, and modulation of the antigen translocation machinery.
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- Sabine Eggensperger
- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt/M
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- the Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, and
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- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt/M
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- the Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, and
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- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt/M., the Cluster of Excellence-Macromolecular Complexes, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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Montigny C, Decottignies P, Le Maréchal P, Capy P, Bublitz M, Olesen C, Møller JV, Nissen P, le Maire M. S-palmitoylation and s-oleoylation of rabbit and pig sarcolipin. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:33850-61. [PMID: 25301946 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.590307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sarcolipin (SLN) is a regulatory peptide present in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) from skeletal muscle of animals. We find that native rabbit SLN is modified by a fatty acid anchor on Cys-9 with a palmitic acid in about 60% and, surprisingly, an oleic acid in the remaining 40%. SLN used for co-crystallization with SERCA1a (Winther, A. M., Bublitz, M., Karlsen, J. L., Moller, J. V., Hansen, J. B., Nissen, P., and Buch-Pedersen, M. J. (2013) Nature 495, 265-2691; Ref. 1) is also palmitoylated/oleoylated, but is not visible in crystal structures, probably due to disorder. Treatment with 1 m hydroxylamine for 1 h removes the fatty acids from a majority of the SLN pool. This treatment did not modify the SERCA1a affinity for Ca(2+) but increased the Ca(2+)-dependent ATPase activity of SR membranes indicating that the S-acylation of SLN or of other proteins is required for this effect on SERCA1a. Pig SLN is also fully palmitoylated/oleoylated on its Cys-9 residue, but in a reverse ratio of about 40/60. An alignment of 67 SLN sequences from the protein databases shows that 19 of them contain a cysteine and the rest a phenylalanine at position 9. Based on a cladogram, we postulate that the mutation from phenylalanine to cysteine in some species is the result of an evolutionary convergence. We suggest that, besides phosphorylation, S-acylation/deacylation also regulates SLN activity.
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- Cédric Montigny
- From the Laboratoire des Protéines Membranaires, UMR 8221, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Sud and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), F91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 8619, Université Paris-Sud, F91400, Orsay, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 8619, Université Paris-Sud, F91400, Orsay, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes et Spéciation, CNRS UPR 9034, Centre de Recherche de Gif and Université Paris-Sud, F91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease, PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease, PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease, PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and
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- Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease, PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and
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- From the Laboratoire des Protéines Membranaires, UMR 8221, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Université Paris-Sud and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), F91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France,
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Tsukamoto S, Huang Y, Umeda D, Yamada S, Yamashita S, Kumazoe M, Kim Y, Murata M, Yamada K, Tachibana H. 67-kDa laminin receptor-dependent protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activation elicits melanoma-specific antitumor activity overcoming drug resistance. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:32671-81. [PMID: 25294877 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.604983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway has been identified as a major, druggable regulator of melanoma. Mutational activation of BRAF is the most prevalent genetic alteration in human melanoma, resulting in constitutive melanoma hyperproliferation. A selective BRAF inhibitor showed remarkable clinical activity in patients with mutated BRAF. Unfortunately, most patients acquire resistance to the BRAF inhibitor, highlighting the urgent need for new melanoma treatment strategies. Green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) inhibits cell proliferation independently of BRAF inhibitor sensitivity, suggesting that increased understanding of the anti-melanoma activity of EGCG may provide a novel therapeutic target. Here, by performing functional genetic screening, we identified protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) as a critical factor in the suppression of melanoma cell proliferation. We demonstrated that tumor-overexpressed 67-kDa laminin receptor (67LR) activates PP2A through adenylate cyclase/cAMP pathway eliciting inhibitions of oncoproteins and activation of tumor suppressor Merlin. Activating 67LR/PP2A pathway leading to melanoma-specific mTOR inhibition shows strong synergy with the BRAF inhibitor PLX4720 in the drug-resistant melanoma. Moreover, SET, a potent inhibitor of PP2A, is overexpressed on malignant melanoma. Silencing of SET enhances 67LR/PP2A signaling. Collectively, activation of 67LR/PP2A signaling may thus be a novel rational strategy for melanoma-specific treatment.
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- Shuntaro Tsukamoto
- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and
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- From the Division of Applied Biological Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Functional Design Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Myxococcus xanthus is a Gram-negative deltaproteobacterium that has evolved the ability to differentiate into metabolically quiescent spores that are resistant to heat and desiccation. An essential feature of the differentiation processes is the assembly of a rigid, cell wall-like spore coat on the surface of the outer membrane. In this study, we characterize the spore coat composition and describe the machinery necessary for secretion of spore coat material and its subsequent assembly into a stress-bearing matrix. Chemical analyses of isolated spore coat material indicate that the spore coat consists primarily of short 1-4- and 1-3-linked GalNAc polymers that lack significant glycosidic branching and may be connected by glycine peptides. We show that 1-4-linked glucose (Glc) is likely a minor component of the spore coat with the majority of the Glc arising from contamination with extracellular polysaccharides, O-antigen, or storage compounds. Neither of these structures is required for the formation of resistant spores. Our analyses indicate the GalNAc/Glc polymer and glycine are exported by the ExoA-I system, a Wzy-like polysaccharide synthesis and export machinery. Arrangement of the capsular-like polysaccharides into a rigid spore coat requires the NfsA-H proteins, members of which reside in either the cytoplasmic membrane (NfsD, -E, and -G) or outer membrane (NfsA, -B, and -C). The Nfs proteins function together to modulate the chain length of the surface polysaccharides, which is apparently necessary for their assembly into a stress-bearing matrix.
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- Carina Holkenbrink
- Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, and
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- Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043 Marburg, Germany,; Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
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Agosto MA, Zhang Z, He F, Anastassov IA, Wright SJ, McGehee J, Wensel TG. Oligomeric state of purified transient receptor potential melastatin-1 (TRPM1), a protein essential for dim light vision. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:27019-27033. [PMID: 25112866 PMCID: PMC4175340 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.593780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential melastatin-1 (TRPM1) is essential for the light-induced depolarization of retinal ON bipolar cells. TRPM1 likely forms a multimeric channel complex, although almost nothing is known about the structure or subunit composition of channels formed by TRPM1 or any of its close relatives. Recombinant TRPM1 was robustly expressed in insect cells, but only a small fraction was localized to the plasma membrane. Similar intracellular localization was observed when TRPM1 was heterologously expressed in mammalian cells. TRPM1 was affinity-purified from Sf9 cells and complexed with amphipol, followed by detergent removal. In blue native gels and size exclusion chromatography, TRPM1 migrated with a mobility consistent with detergent- or amphipol-bound dimers. Cross-linking experiments were also consistent with a dimeric subunit stoichiometry, and cryoelectron microscopy and single particle analysis without symmetry imposition yielded a model with approximate 2-fold symmetrical features. Finally, electron microscopy of TRPM1-antibody complexes revealed a large particle that can accommodate TRPM1 and two antibody molecules. Taken together, these data indicate that purified TRPM1 is mostly dimeric. The three-dimensional structure of TRPM1 dimers is characterized by a small putative transmembrane domain and a larger domain with a hollow cavity. Blue native gels of solubilized mouse retina indicate that TRPM1 is present in two distinct complexes: one similar in size to the recombinant protein and one much larger. Because dimers are likely not functional ion channels, these results suggest that additional partner subunits participate in forming the transduction channel required for dim light vision and the ON pathway.
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- Melina A Agosto
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
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Ueno H, Minagawa Y, Hara M, Rahman S, Yamato I, Muneyuki E, Noji H, Murata T, Iino R. Torque generation of Enterococcus hirae V-ATPase. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:31212-23. [PMID: 25258315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.598177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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V-ATPase (V(o)V1) converts the chemical free energy of ATP into an ion-motive force across the cell membrane via mechanical rotation. This energy conversion requires proper interactions between the rotor and stator in V(o)V1 for tight coupling among chemical reaction, torque generation, and ion transport. We developed an Escherichia coli expression system for Enterococcus hirae V(o)V1 (EhV(o)V1) and established a single-molecule rotation assay to measure the torque generated. Recombinant and native EhV(o)V1 exhibited almost identical dependence of ATP hydrolysis activity on sodium ion and ATP concentrations, indicating their functional equivalence. In a single-molecule rotation assay with a low load probe at high ATP concentration, EhV(o)V1 only showed the "clear" state without apparent backward steps, whereas EhV1 showed two states, "clear" and "unclear." Furthermore, EhV(o)V1 showed slower rotation than EhV1 without the three distinct pauses separated by 120° that were observed in EhV1. When using a large probe, EhV(o)V1 showed faster rotation than EhV1, and the torque of EhV(o)V1 estimated from the continuous rotation was nearly double that of EhV1. On the other hand, stepping torque of EhV1 in the clear state was comparable with that of EhV(o)V1. These results indicate that rotor-stator interactions of the V(o) moiety and/or sodium ion transport limit the rotation driven by the V1 moiety, and the rotor-stator interactions in EhV(o)V1 are stabilized by two peripheral stalks to generate a larger torque than that of isolated EhV1. However, the torque value was substantially lower than that of other rotary ATPases, implying the low energy conversion efficiency of EhV(o)V1.
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- Hiroshi Ueno
- From the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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- the Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- the Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- the Department of Biological Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- the Department of Biological Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- From the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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- the Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan, JST, PRESTO, Chiba 263-8522, Japan,
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- the Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi 444-8787, Japan, and the Department of Functional Molecular Science, School of Physical Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Kanagawa 240-0193, Japan
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Ziani W, Maillard AP, Petit-Härtlein I, Garnier N, Crouzy S, Girard E, Covès J. The X-ray structure of NccX from Cupriavidus metallidurans 31A illustrates potential dangers of detergent solubilization when generating and interpreting crystal structures of membrane proteins. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:31160-72. [PMID: 25258316 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.586537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The x-ray structure of NccX, a type II transmembrane metal sensor, from Cupriavidus metallidurans 31A has been determined at a resolution of 3.12 Å. This was achieved after solubilization by dodecylphosphocholine and purification in the presence of the detergent. NccX crystal structure did not match the model based on the extensively characterized periplasmic domain of its closest homologue CnrX. Instead, the periplasmic domains of NccX appeared collapsed against the hydrophobic transmembrane segments, leading to an aberrant topology incompatible with membrane insertion. This was explained by a detergent-induced redistribution of the hydrophobic interactions among the transmembrane helices and a pair of hydrophobic patches keeping the periplasmic domains together in the native dimer. Molecular dynamics simulations performed with the full-length protein or with the transmembrane segments were used along with in vivo homodimerization assays (TOXCAT) to evaluate the determinants of the interactions between NccX protomers. Taken as a whole, computational and experimental results are in agreement with the structural model of CnrX where a cradle-shaped periplasmic metal sensor domain is anchored into the inner membrane by two N-terminal helices. In addition, they show that the main determinant of NccX dimerization is the periplasmic soluble domain and that the interaction between transmembrane segments is highly dynamic. The present work introduces a new crystal structure for a transmembrane protein and, in line with previous studies, substantiates the use of complementary theoretical and in vivo investigations to rationalize a three-dimensional structure obtained in non-native conditions.
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- Widade Ziani
- From the Institut de Biologie Structurale, UMR 5075 CNRS-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA)-Université Grenoble-Alpes, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- From the Institut de Biologie Structurale, UMR 5075 CNRS-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA)-Université Grenoble-Alpes, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- From the Institut de Biologie Structurale, UMR 5075 CNRS-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA)-Université Grenoble-Alpes, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR4301 affiliated to the University of Orléans, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France, and
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, UMR 5249, CEA-Grenoble, 17 Avenue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France
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- From the Institut de Biologie Structurale, UMR 5075 CNRS-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA)-Université Grenoble-Alpes, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- From the Institut de Biologie Structurale, UMR 5075 CNRS-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA)-Université Grenoble-Alpes, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38044 Grenoble Cedex 9, France,
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Huang Y, Nokhrin S, Hassanzadeh-Ghassabeh G, Yu CH, Yang H, Barry AN, Tonelli M, Markley JL, Muyldermans S, Dmitriev OY, Lutsenko S. Interactions between metal-binding domains modulate intracellular targeting of Cu(I)-ATPase ATP7B, as revealed by nanobody binding. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:32682-93. [PMID: 25253690 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.580845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The biologically and clinically important membrane transporters are challenging proteins to study because of their low level of expression, multidomain structure, and complex molecular dynamics that underlies their activity. ATP7B is a copper transporter that traffics between the intracellular compartments in response to copper elevation. The N-terminal domain of ATP7B (N-ATP7B) is involved in binding copper, but the role of this domain in trafficking is controversial. To clarify the role of N-ATP7B, we generated nanobodies that interact with ATP7B in vitro and in cells. In solution NMR studies, nanobodies revealed the spatial organization of N-ATP7B by detecting transient functionally relevant interactions between metal-binding domains 1-3. Modulation of these interactions by nanobodies in cells enhanced relocalization of the endogenous ATP7B toward the plasma membrane linking molecular and cellular dynamics of the transporter. Stimulation of ATP7B trafficking by nanobodies in the absence of elevated copper provides direct evidence for the important role of N-ATP7B structural dynamics in regulation of ATP7B localization in a cell.
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- Yiping Huang
- From the Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- the Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Structural Biology Research Center, and Nanobody Service Facility, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, and
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- the Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- From the Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- From the Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- the Department of Biochemistry, National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- the Department of Biochemistry, National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Structural Biology Research Center, and
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- the Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada,
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- From the Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205,
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