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Nagata R, Igaki T. Cell competition: emerging signaling and unsolved questions. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:379-389. [PMID: 38351618 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14822] [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: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Multicellular communities have an intrinsic mechanism that optimizes their structure and function via cell-cell communication. One of the driving forces for such self-organization of the multicellular system is cell competition, the elimination of viable unfit or deleterious cells via cell-cell interaction. Studies in Drosophila and mammals have identified multiple mechanisms of cell competition caused by different types of mutations or cellular changes. Intriguingly, recent studies have found that different types of "losers" of cell competition commonly show reduced protein synthesis. In Drosophila, the reduction in protein synthesis levels in loser cells is caused by phosphorylation of the translation initiation factor eIF2α via a bZip transcription factor Xrp1. Given that a variety of cellular stresses converge on eIF2α phosphorylation and thus global inhibition of protein synthesis, cell competition may be a machinery that optimizes multicellular fitness by removing stressed cells. In this review, we summarize and discuss emerging signaling mechanisms and critical unsolved questions, as well as the role of protein synthesis in cell competition.
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- Rina Nagata
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Japan
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Zhang L, Meng Z, Calderone R, Liu W, She X, Li D. Mitochondria complex I deficiency in Candida albicans arrests the cell cycle at S phase through suppressive TOR and PKA pathways. FEMS Yeast Res 2024; 24:foae010. [PMID: 38592962 PMCID: PMC11008738 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foae010] [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: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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How mutations in mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) proteins impact the cell cycle of Candida albicans was investigated in this study. Using genetic null mutants targeting ETC complexes I (CI), III (CIII), and IV (CIV), the cell cycle stages (G0/G1, S phase, and G2/M) were analyzed via fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Four CI null mutants exhibited distinct alterations, including extended S phase, shortened G2/M population, and a reduction in cells size exceeding 10 µM. Conversely, CIII mutants showed an increased population in G1/G0 phase. Among four CI mutants, ndh51Δ/Δ and goa1Δ/Δ displayed aberrant cell cycle patterns correlated with previously reported cAMP/PKA downregulation. Specifically, nuo1Δ/Δ and nuo2Δ/Δ mutants exhibited increased transcription of RIM15, a central hub linking cell cycle with nutrient-dependent TOR1 and cAMP/PKA pathways and Snf1 aging pathway. These findings suggest that suppression of TOR1 and cAMP/PKA pathways or enhanced Snf1 disrupts cell cycle progression, influencing cell longevity and growth among CI mutants. Overall, our study highlights the intricate interplay between mitochondrial ETC, cell cycle, and signaling pathways.
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- Lulu Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.155 Hanzhong Road, Qinhuai District, Nanjing, 210029, China
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, 20057, United States
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), No. 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Naning, 210042, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, 20057, United States
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), No. 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Naning, 210042, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, 20057, United States
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), No. 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Naning, 210042, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, 20057, United States
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Zou P, Wang L, Liu F, Yan Z, Chen X. Effect of interfering TOR signaling pathway on the biosynthesis of terpenoids in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. Plant Signal Behav 2023; 18:2199644. [PMID: 37039834 PMCID: PMC10101657 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2023.2199644] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The TOR (Target of Rapamycin) signaling pathway, which takes TOR kinase as the core, regulates the absorption, distribution, and recycling of nutrients by integrating metabolic network and other signaling pathways, thus participating in the plant growth-defense trade-off. While terpenoids play an important role in plant growth, development, stress response, and signal transduction. The effect of the TOR signaling pathway on terpenoid biosynthesis in plants has yet to be studied in detail. In this study, the tissue culture seedlings of Salvia miltiorrhiza were treated with the TOR inhibitor AZD8055. The results show that the roots of the control group had begun to grow on the 8th day, while the seedlings treated with AZD8055 had no rooting signs. Combined with the expression changes of genes related to the TOR signaling pathway in the first 8 days, samples on the 3rd, 6th, and 8th days were selected for RNA-Seq analysis. Through RNA-Seq analysis, a total of 50,689 unigenes were obtained from the samples of these three periods, of which 4088 unigenes showed differential expression. The function enrichment and time-series analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) showed that the main influence of the TOR signal pathway on plant growth-related processes was gradually transmitted with treatment time after TOR was inhibited. Pathway enrichment analysis of DEGs showed that the genes in the biosynthesis of terpenoids, such as diterpenoid and carotenoid biosynthetic pathways, could be regulated. Compared with other stages, DEGs related to terpenoid biosynthesis were mainly regulated in the S2 stage. In addition, the genes involved in terpenoid skeleton biosynthesis was also considerably enriched in the S2 stage, according to the results of gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) of unigenes. Inhibition of the TOR signaling pathway may affect the biosynthesis of terpenoid signaling molecules, inhibit gibberellin's biosynthesis, and promote abscisic acid's biosynthesis. This study has discussed the effect of interfering with the TOR pathway on terpenoid biosynthesis in S. miltiorrhiza from the perspective of omics and provides new insight into the interaction between the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway and the growth-defense trade-off of medicinal plants.
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- Peijin Zou
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicinal Resources in Southwest, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicinal Resources in Southwest, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicinal Resources in Southwest, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicinal Resources in Southwest, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Characteristic Chinese Medicinal Resources in Southwest, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- CONTACT Xin Chen School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166, Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan611171, China
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Ma J, Geng Y, Liu H, Zhang M, Liu S, Hao C, Hou J, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Zhang W, Zhang X, Li T. TaTIP41 and TaTAP46 positively regulate drought tolerance in wheat by inhibiting PP2A activity. J Integr Plant Biol 2023; 65:2056-2070. [PMID: 37310066 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13542] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Drought is a major environmental stress limiting global wheat (Triticum aestivum) production. Exploring drought tolerance genes is important for improving drought adaptation in this crop. Here, we cloned and characterized TaTIP41, a novel drought tolerance gene in wheat. TaTIP41 is a putative conserved component of target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling, and the TaTIP41 homoeologs were expressed in response to drought stress and abscisic acid (ABA). The overexpression of TaTIP41 enhanced drought tolerance and the ABA response, including ABA-induced stomatal closure, while its downregulation using RNA interference (RNAi) had the opposite effect. Furthermore, TaTIP41 physically interacted with TaTAP46, another conserved component of TOR signaling. Like TaTIP41, TaTAP46 positively regulated drought tolerance. Furthermore, TaTIP41 and TaTAP46 interacted with type-2A protein phosphatase (PP2A) catalytic subunits, such as TaPP2A-2, and inhibited their enzymatic activities. Silencing TaPP2A-2 improved drought tolerance in wheat. Together, our findings provide new insights into the roles of TaTIP41 and TaTAP46 in the drought tolerance and ABA response in wheat, and their potential application in improving wheat environmental adaptability.
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- Jianhui Ma
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, 750002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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So LH, Jirakkakul J, Salaipeth L, Toopaang W, Amnuaykanjanasin A. TOR Signaling Tightly Regulated Vegetative Growth, Conidiation, Oxidative Stress Tolerance and Entomopathogenicity in the Fungus Beauveria bassiana. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2129. [PMID: 37763973 PMCID: PMC10537155 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092129] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Beauveria bassiana degenerates after repeated subcultures, demonstrating declined conidiation and insect virulence. The target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase conserved among eukaryotes is the master regulator of cellular physiology and is likely involved in culture degeneration. Indeed, the levels of TOR-associated proteins increase over successive subcultures. Here, CRISPR/Cas9 locus engineering introduced the inducible Tet-On promoter upstream of the TOR kinase 2 gene tor2 in B. bassiana. The mutant PTet-Ontor2 'T41' was verified for the Tet-On integration via PCR analyses and provided a model for evaluating the fungal phenotypes according to the tor2 expression levels, induced by doxycycline (Dox) concentrations. At 0 µg·mL-1 of Dox, T41 had 68% of the wild type's (WT) tor2 expression level, hampered radial growth and relatively lower levels of oxidative stress tolerance, conidiation and virulence against Spodoptera exigua, compared to those under the presence of Dox. A low dose of Dox at 0.1-1 µg·mL-1 induced tor2 upregulation in T41 by up to 91% compared to 0 µg·mL-1 of Dox, resulting in significant increases in radial growth by 8-10% and conidiation by 8-27%. At 20 µg·mL-1 of Dox, which is 132% higher than T41's tor2 expression level at 0 µg·mL-1 of Dox, T41 showed an increased oxidative stress tolerance and a decrease in growth inhibition under iron replete by 62%, but its conidiation significantly dropped by 47% compared to 0 µg·mL-1 of Dox. T41 at 20 µg·mL-1 of Dox had a strikingly increased virulence (1.2 day lower LT50) against S. exigua. The results reflect the crucial roles of TOR kinase in the vegetative growth, conidiation, pathogenicity and oxidative stress tolerance in B. bassiana. Since TOR upregulation is correlated with culture degeneration in multiple subcultures, our data suggest that TOR signaling at relatively low levels plays an important role in growth and development, but at moderate to high levels could contribute to some degenerated phenotypes, e.g., those found in successive subcultures.
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- Lai-Hong So
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Rd., Tambon Khlong Nueng, Amphoe Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand (W.T.)
- School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140, Thailand; (J.J.); (L.S.)
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- School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140, Thailand; (J.J.); (L.S.)
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- School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok 10140, Thailand; (J.J.); (L.S.)
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Rd., Tambon Khlong Nueng, Amphoe Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand (W.T.)
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Rd., Tambon Khlong Nueng, Amphoe Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand (W.T.)
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Weith M, Großbach J, Clement‐Ziza M, Gillet L, Rodríguez‐López M, Marguerat S, Workman CT, Picotti P, Bähler J, Aebersold R, Beyer A. Genetic effects on molecular network states explain complex traits. Mol Syst Biol 2023; 19:e11493. [PMID: 37485750 PMCID: PMC10407735 DOI: 10.15252/msb.202211493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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The complexity of many cellular and organismal traits results from the integration of genetic and environmental factors via molecular networks. Network structure and effect propagation are best understood at the level of functional modules, but so far, no concept has been established to include the global network state. Here, we show when and how genetic perturbations lead to molecular changes that are confined to small parts of a network versus when they lead to modulation of network states. Integrating multi-omics profiling of genetically heterogeneous budding and fission yeast strains with an array of cellular traits identified a central state transition of the yeast molecular network that is related to PKA and TOR (PT) signaling. Genetic variants affecting this PT state globally shifted the molecular network along a single-dimensional axis, thereby modulating processes including energy and amino acid metabolism, transcription, translation, cell cycle control, and cellular stress response. We propose that genetic effects can propagate through large parts of molecular networks because of the functional requirement to centrally coordinate the activity of fundamental cellular processes.
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- Matthias Weith
- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated DiseasesUniversity of CologneCologneGermany
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- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated DiseasesUniversity of CologneCologneGermany
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- Department of BiologyInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing and Department of Genetics, Evolution & EnvironmentUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing and Department of Genetics, Evolution & EnvironmentUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Biotechnology and BiomedicineTechnical University of DenmarkLyngbyDenmark
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- Department of BiologyInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing and Department of Genetics, Evolution & EnvironmentUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of BiologyInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated DiseasesUniversity of CologneCologneGermany
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Chen D, Cai X, Xing J, Chen S, Zhao J, Qu Z, Li G, Liu H, Zheng L, Huang J, Chen XL. A lipid droplet-associated protein Nem1 regulates appressorium function for infection of Magnaporthe oryzae. aBIOTECH 2023; 4:108-123. [PMID: 37581021 PMCID: PMC10423190 DOI: 10.1007/s42994-023-00098-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Lipid droplets are important storages in fungal conidia and can be used by plant pathogenic fungi for infection. However, the regulatory mechanism of lipid droplets formation and the utilization during fungal development and infection are largely unknown. Here, in Magnaporthe oryzae, we identified a lipid droplet-associated protein Nem1 that played a key role in lipid droplets biogenesis and utilization. Nem1 was highly expressed in conidia, but lowly expressed in appressoria, and its encoded protein was localized to lipid droplets. Deletion of NEM1 resulted in reduced numbers of lipid droplets and decreased content of diacylglycerol (DAG) or triacylglycerol (TAG). NEM1 was required for asexual development especially conidia production. The Δnem1 mutant was nearly loss of virulence to host plants due to defects in appressorial penetration and invasive growth. Remarkably, Nem1 was regulated by the TOR signaling pathway and involved in the autophagy process. The Ser303 residue of Nem1 could be phosphorylated by the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway and was important for biological function of Nem1. Together, our study revealed a regulatory mechanism of lipid biogenesis and metabolism during the conidium and appressorium formation of the rice blast fungus. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42994-023-00098-5.
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- Deng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, 410125 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 China
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BACKGROUND Insects live in almost every habitat on earth. To adapt to their diverse environments, insects have developed a myriad of different strategies for reproduction reflected in diverse anatomical and behavioral features that the reproductive systems of females exhibit. Yet, ovarian development remains largely uncharacterized in most species except Drosophila melanogaster (D. melanogaster), a high Diptera model. In this study, we investigated the detailed developmental process of the ovary in Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti), a major vector of various disease-causing pathogens that inhabits tropical and subtropical regions. RESULTS Compared with Drosophila melanogaster, a model of higher Diptera, the processes of pole cell formation and gonad establishment during embryonic stage are highly conserved in Ae. aegypti. However, Ae. aegypti utilizes a distinct strategy to form functional ovaries during larval/pupal development. First, during larval stage, Ae. aegypti primordial germ cells (PGCs) undergo a cyst-like proliferation with synchronized divisions and incomplete cytokinesis, leading to the formation of one tightly packed "PGC mass" containing several interconnected cysts, different from D. melanogaster PGCs that divide individually. This cyst-like proliferation is regulated by the target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway upon nutritional status. Second, ecdysone-triggered ovariole formation during metamorphosis exhibits distinct events, including "PGC mass" breakdown, terminal filament cell degeneration, and pre-ovariole migration. These unique developmental features might explain the structural and behavioral differences between Aedes and Drosophila ovaries. Importantly, both cyst-like proliferation and distinct ovariole formation are also observed in Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles sinensis, suggesting a conserved mode of ovarian development among mosquito species. In comparison with Drosophila, the ovarian development in Aedes and other mosquitoes might represent a primitive mode in the lower Diptera. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals a new mode of ovarian development in mosquitoes, providing insights into a better understanding of the reproductive system and evolutionary relationship among insects.
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- Heng Zhang
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117604, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117604, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, 11 Biopolis Way, #06-05/08, Helios Block, Singapore, 138667, Singapore
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, 350401, Taiwan
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117604, Singapore.
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
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Reichling S, Doubleday PF, Germade T, Bergmann A, Loewith R, Sauer U, Holbrook-Smith D. Dynamic metabolome profiling uncovers potential TOR signaling genes. eLife 2023; 12:84295. [PMID: 36598488 PMCID: PMC9812406 DOI: 10.7554/elife.84295] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Although the genetic code of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was sequenced 25 years ago, the characterization of the roles of genes within it is far from complete. The lack of a complete mapping of functions to genes hampers systematic understanding of the biology of the cell. The advent of high-throughput metabolomics offers a unique approach to uncovering gene function with an attractive combination of cost, robustness, and breadth of applicability. Here, we used flow-injection time-of-flight mass spectrometry to dynamically profile the metabolome of 164 loss-of-function mutants in TOR and receptor or receptor-like genes under a time course of rapamycin treatment, generating a dataset with >7000 metabolomics measurements. In order to provide a resource to the broader community, those data are made available for browsing through an interactive data visualization app hosted at https://rapamycin-yeast.ethz.ch. We demonstrate that dynamic metabolite responses to rapamycin are more informative than steady-state responses when recovering known regulators of TOR signaling, as well as identifying new ones. Deletion of a subset of the novel genes causes phenotypes and proteome responses to rapamycin that further implicate them in TOR signaling. We found that one of these genes, CFF1, was connected to the regulation of pyrimidine biosynthesis through URA10. These results demonstrate the efficacy of the approach for flagging novel potential TOR signaling-related genes and highlight the utility of dynamic perturbations when using functional metabolomics to deliver biological insight.
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- Stella Reichling
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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Zhang Y, Xing H, Wang H, Yu L, Yang Z, Meng X, Hu P, Fan H, Yu Y, Cui N. SlMYC2 interacted with the SlTOR promoter and mediated JA signaling to regulate growth and fruit quality in tomato. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:1013445. [PMID: 36388521 PMCID: PMC9647163 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1013445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a major vegetable crop cultivated worldwide. The regulation of tomato growth and fruit quality has long been a popular research topic. MYC2 is a key regulator of the interaction between jasmonic acid (JA) signaling and other signaling pathways, and MYC2 can integrate the interaction between JA signaling and other hormone signals to regulate plant growth and development. TOR signaling is also an essential regulator of plant growth and development. However, it is unclear whether MYC2 can integrate JA signaling and TOR signaling during growth and development in tomato. Here, MeJA treatment and SlMYC2 overexpression inhibited the growth and development of tomato seedlings and photosynthesis, but increased the sugar-acid ratio and the contents of lycopene, carotenoid, soluble sugar, total phenol and flavonoids, indicating that JA signaling inhibited the growth of tomato seedlings and altered fruit quality. When TOR signaling was inhibited by RAP, the JA content increased, and the growth and photosynthesis of tomato seedlings decreased, indicating that TOR signaling positively regulated the growth and development of tomato seedlings. Further yeast one-hybrid assays showed that SlMYC2 could bind directly to the SlTOR promoter. Based on GUS staining analysis, SlMYC2 regulated the transcription of SlTOR, indicating that SlMYC2 mediated the interaction between JA and TOR signaling by acting on the promoter of SlTOR. This study provides a new strategy and some theoretical basis for tomato breeding.
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- Yujiao Zhang
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Foreign Language Teaching, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Guerra P, Vuillemenot LAPE, van Oppen YB, Been M, Milias-Argeitis A. TORC1 and PKA activity towards ribosome biogenesis oscillates in synchrony with the budding yeast cell cycle. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:276358. [PMID: 35975715 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260378] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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Recent studies have revealed that the growth rate of budding yeast and mammalian cells varies during the cell cycle. By linking a multitude of signals to cell growth, the highly conserved Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1) and Protein Kinase A (PKA) pathways are prime candidates for mediating the dynamic coupling between growth and division. However, measurements of TORC1 and PKA activity during the cell cycle are still lacking. Following the localization dynamics of two TORC1 and PKA targets via time-lapse microscopy in hundreds of yeast cells, we found that the activity of these pathways towards ribosome biogenesis fluctuates in synchrony with the cell cycle even under constant external conditions. Mutations of upstream TORC1 and PKA regulators suggested that internal metabolic signals partially mediate these activity changes. Our study reveals a new aspect of TORC1 and PKA signaling, which will be important for understanding growth regulation during the cell cycle.
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- Paolo Guerra
- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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Calderan-Rodrigues MJ, Luzarowski M, Monte-Bello CC, Minen RI, Zühlke BM, Nikoloski Z, Skirycz A, Caldana C. Proteogenic Dipeptides Are Characterized by Diel Fluctuations and Target of Rapamycin Complex-Signaling Dependency in the Model Plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:758933. [PMID: 35003157 PMCID: PMC8727597 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.758933] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As autotrophic organisms, plants capture light energy to convert carbon dioxide into ATP, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), and sugars, which are essential for the biosynthesis of building blocks, storage, and growth. At night, metabolism and growth can be sustained by mobilizing carbon (C) reserves. In response to changing environmental conditions, such as light-dark cycles, the small-molecule regulation of enzymatic activities is critical for reprogramming cellular metabolism. We have recently demonstrated that proteogenic dipeptides, protein degradation products, act as metabolic switches at the interface of proteostasis and central metabolism in both plants and yeast. Dipeptides accumulate in response to the environmental changes and act via direct binding and regulation of critical enzymatic activities, enabling C flux distribution. Here, we provide evidence pointing to the involvement of dipeptides in the metabolic rewiring characteristics for the day-night cycle in plants. Specifically, we measured the abundance of 13 amino acids and 179 dipeptides over short- (SD) and long-day (LD) diel cycles, each with different light intensities. Of the measured dipeptides, 38 and eight were characterized by day-night oscillation in SD and LD, respectively, reaching maximum accumulation at the end of the day and then gradually falling in the night. Not only the number of dipeptides, but also the amplitude of the oscillation was higher in SD compared with LD conditions. Notably, rhythmic dipeptides were enriched in the glucogenic amino acids that can be converted into glucose. Considering the known role of Target of Rapamycin (TOR) signaling in regulating both autophagy and metabolism, we subsequently investigated whether diurnal fluctuations of dipeptides levels are dependent on the TOR Complex (TORC). The Raptor1b mutant (raptor1b), known for the substantial reduction of TOR kinase activity, was characterized by the augmented accumulation of dipeptides, which is especially pronounced under LD conditions. We were particularly intrigued by the group of 16 dipeptides, which, based on their oscillation under SD conditions and accumulation in raptor1b, can be associated with limited C availability or photoperiod. By mining existing protein-metabolite interaction data, we delineated putative protein interactors for a representative dipeptide Pro-Gln. The obtained list included enzymes of C and amino acid metabolism, which are also linked to the TORC-mediated metabolic network. Based on the obtained results, we speculate that the diurnal accumulation of dipeptides contributes to its metabolic adaptation in response to changes in C availability. We hypothesize that dipeptides would act as alternative respiratory substrates and by directly modulating the activity of the focal enzymes.
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
- Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany
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Novarina D, Guerra P, Milias-Argeitis A. Vacuolar Localization via the N-terminal Domain of Sch9 is Required for TORC1-dependent Phosphorylation and Downstream Signal Transduction. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:167326. [PMID: 34695378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The budding yeast Sch9 kinase (functional orthologue of the mammalian S6 kinase) is a major effector of the Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1) complex in the regulation of cell growth in response to nutrient availability and stress. Sch9 is partially localized at the vacuolar surface, where it is phosphorylated by TORC1. The recruitment of Sch9 on the vacuole is mediated by direct interaction between phospholipids of the vacuolar membrane and the region of Sch9 encompassing amino acid residues 1-390, which contains a C2 domain. Since many C2 domains mediate phospholipid binding, it had been suggested that the C2 domain of Sch9 mediates its vacuolar recruitment. However, the in vivo requirement of the C2 domain for Sch9 localization had not been demonstrated, and the phenotypic consequences of Sch9 delocalization remained unknown. Here, by examining cellular localization, phosphorylation state and growth phenotypes of Sch9 truncation mutants, we show that deletion of the N-terminal domain of Sch9 (aa 1-182), but not the C2 domain (aa 183-399), impairs vacuolar localization and TORC1-dependent phosphorylation of Sch9, while causing growth defects similar to those observed in Sch9Δ cells. These defects can be reversed either via artificial tethering of the protein to the vacuole, or by introducing phosphomimetic mutations at the TORC1 target sites, suggesting that Sch9 localization on the vacuole is needed for the TORC1-dependent activation of the kinase. Our study uncovers a key role for the N-terminal domain of Sch9 and provides new mechanistic insight into the regulation of a major TORC1 signaling branch.
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- Daniele Novarina
- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Molecular Systems Biology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Zhang Y, Lin Z, Zhu J, Wang M, Lin H. Diphthamide promotes TOR signaling by increasing the translation of proteins in the TORC1 pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2104577118. [PMID: 34507998 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2104577118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Diphthamide, a modification found only on translation elongation factor 2 (EF2), was proposed to suppress -1 frameshifting in translation. Although diphthamide is conserved among all eukaryotes, exactly what proteins are affected by diphthamide deletion is not clear in cells. Through genome-wide profiling for a potential -1 frameshifting site, we identified that the target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1)/mammalian TORC1 (mTORC1) signaling pathway is affected by deletion of diphthamide. Diphthamide deficiency in yeast suppresses the translation of TORC1-activating proteins Vam6 and Rtc1. Interestingly, TORC1 signaling also promotes diphthamide biosynthesis, suggesting that diphthamide forms a positive feedback loop to promote translation under nutrient-rich conditions. Our results provide an explanation for why diphthamide is evolutionarily conserved and why diphthamide deletion can cause severe developmental defects.
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Retzer K, Weckwerth W. The TOR-Auxin Connection Upstream of Root Hair Growth. Plants (Basel) 2021; 10:150. [PMID: 33451169 PMCID: PMC7828656 DOI: 10.3390/plants10010150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Plant growth and productivity are orchestrated by a network of signaling cascades involved in balancing responses to perceived environmental changes with resource availability. Vascular plants are divided into the shoot, an aboveground organ where sugar is synthesized, and the underground located root. Continuous growth requires the generation of energy in the form of carbohydrates in the leaves upon photosynthesis and uptake of nutrients and water through root hairs. Root hair outgrowth depends on the overall condition of the plant and its energy level must be high enough to maintain root growth. TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR)-mediated signaling cascades serve as a hub to evaluate which resources are needed to respond to external stimuli and which are available to maintain proper plant adaptation. Root hair growth further requires appropriate distribution of the phytohormone auxin, which primes root hair cell fate and triggers root hair elongation. Auxin is transported in an active, directed manner by a plasma membrane located carrier. The auxin efflux carrier PIN-FORMED 2 is necessary to transport auxin to root hair cells, followed by subcellular rearrangements involved in root hair outgrowth. This review presents an overview of events upstream and downstream of PIN2 action, which are involved in root hair growth control.
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- Katarzyna Retzer
- Laboratory of Hormonal Regulations in Plants, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Molecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria;
- Vienna Metabolomics Center (VIME), University of Vienna, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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Pandey P, Zaman K, Prokai L, Shulaev V. Comparative Proteomics Analysis Reveals Unique Early Signaling Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Oxidants with Different Mechanism of Action. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010167. [PMID: 33375274 PMCID: PMC7795614 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The early signaling events involved in oxidant recognition and triggering of oxidant-specific defense mechanisms to counteract oxidative stress still remain largely elusive. Our discovery driven comparative proteomics analysis revealed unique early signaling response of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the proteome level to oxidants with a different mechanism of action as early as 3 min after treatment with four oxidants, namely H2O2, cumene hydroperoxide (CHP), and menadione and diamide, when protein abundances were compared using label-free quantification relying on a high-resolution mass analyzer (Orbitrap). We identified significant regulation of 196 proteins in response to H2O2, 569 proteins in response to CHP, 369 proteins in response to menadione and 207 proteins in response to diamide. Only 17 proteins were common across all treatments, but several more proteins were shared between two or three oxidants. Pathway analyses revealed that each oxidant triggered a unique signaling mechanism associated with cell survival and repair. Signaling pathways mostly regulated by oxidants were Ran, TOR, Rho, and eIF2. Furthermore, each oxidant regulated these pathways in a unique way indicating specificity of response to oxidants having different modes of action. We hypothesize that interplay of these signaling pathways may be important in recognizing different oxidants to trigger different downstream MAPK signaling cascades and to induce specific responses.
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- Prajita Pandey
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA;
- Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI), University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; (K.Z.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; (K.Z.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA;
- Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI), University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-940-369-5368
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Mugume Y, Kazibwe Z, Bassham DC. Target of Rapamycin in Control of Autophagy: Puppet Master and Signal Integrator. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218259. [PMID: 33158137 PMCID: PMC7672647 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The target of rapamycin (TOR) is an evolutionarily-conserved serine/threonine kinase that senses and integrates signals from the environment to coordinate developmental and metabolic processes. TOR senses nutrients, hormones, metabolites, and stress signals to promote cell and organ growth when conditions are favorable. However, TOR is inhibited when conditions are unfavorable, promoting catabolic processes such as autophagy. Autophagy is a macromolecular degradation pathway by which cells degrade and recycle cytoplasmic materials. TOR negatively regulates autophagy through phosphorylation of ATG13, preventing activation of the autophagy-initiating ATG1-ATG13 kinase complex. Here we review TOR complex composition and function in photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organisms. We also review recent developments in the identification of upstream TOR activators and downstream effectors of TOR. Finally, we discuss recent developments in our understanding of the regulation of autophagy by TOR in photosynthetic organisms.
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Sexual interactions negatively impact health and longevity in many species across the animal kingdom. C. elegans has been established as a good model to study how mating and intense sexual interactions influence longevity of the individuals. In this chapter, we review the most recent discoveries in this field. We first describe the phenotypes caused by intense mating, including shrinking, fat loss, and glycogen loss. We then describe three major mechanisms underlying mating-induced killing: germline activation, seminal fluid transfer, and male pheromone-mediated toxicity. Next, we summarize the current knowledge of genetic pathways involved in regulating mating-induced death, including DAF-9/DAF-12 steroid signaling, Insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS), and TOR signaling. Finally, we discuss the possible fitness benefits of mating-induced death. Throughout this review, we compare and contrast mating-induced death between the sexes and among different species in an effort to discuss this phenomenon and underlying mechanisms from the evolutionary perspective. Further investigation using mated C. elegans will improve our understanding of sexual antagonism, as well as the coordination between reproduction and somatic longevity in response to various external signals. Due to the evolutionary conservation in many aspects of mating-induced death, what we learn from a short-lived mated worm could provide new strategies to improve our own fitness and longevity.
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- Cheng Shi
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States.
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Zhou Y, Jiang WD, Zhang JX, Feng L, Wu P, Liu Y, Jiang J, Kuang SY, Tang L, Peng Y, Zhou XQ. Cinnamaldehyde improves the growth performance and digestion and absorption capacity in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish Physiol Biochem 2020; 46:1589-1601. [PMID: 32440967 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-020-00813-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present study evaluated the effect of cinnamaldehyde (CIN) on the growth performance and digestion and absorption capacity of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Fish were fed five diets including graded levels of CIN for 60 days. The results indicated that (1) appropriate CIN supplementation increased the growth performance and promoted the intestine growth of grass carp; (2) dietary appropriate CIN supplementation increased the digestion and absorption capacity by increasing the activities of intestinal and hepatopancreas digestive enzymes (lipase, chymotrypsin, trypsin, and amylase) and intestinal brush border enzymes (creatine kinase (CK), Na+/K+-ATPase, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GT), and alkaline phosphatase (AKP)); (3) dietary CIN increased the absorption capacity which may be associated with the upregulated messenger RNA (mRNA) abundances of their amino acid transporters (AATs) in the intestine, which might be associated with activating the target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway. The best CIN supplementation in the diets of grass carp was estimated to be 76.40 mg kg-1 diet based on the best percent weight gain (PWG). In general, CIN increased the digestion and absorption capacity of grass carp and raised the mRNA abundances of AATs which may be partly related to activation of the TOR signaling pathway.
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- Yang Zhou
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Animal Science Academy, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition and Feed, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Animal Science Academy, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Animal Science Academy, Chengdu, 610066, China
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- Shanghai Menon Animal Nutrition Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201807, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease-resistant Nutrition, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China.
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Li Y, Romey-Glüsing R, Tahan Zadeh N, von Frieling J, Hoffmann J, Huebbe P, Bruchhaus I, Rimbach G, Fink C, Roeder T. Furbellow (Brown Algae) Extract Increases Lifespan in Drosophila by Interfering with TOR-Signaling. Nutrients 2020; 12:E1172. [PMID: 32331413 PMCID: PMC7230866 DOI: 10.3390/nu12041172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Algal products are well known for their health promoting effects. Nonetheless, an in depth understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms is still only fragmentary. Here, we show that aqueous furbelow extracts (brown algae, Saccorhiza polyschides) lengthen the life of both sexes of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster substantially, if used as nutritional additives to conventional food. This life prolonging effect became even more pronounced in the presence of stressors, such as high-fat dieting of living under drought conditions. Application of the extracts did not change food intake, excretion, or other major physiological parameters. Nevertheless, effects on the intestinal microbiota were observed, leading to an increased species richness, which is usually associated with healthy conditions. Lifespan extension was not observed in target of rapamycin (TOR)-deficient animals, implying that functional TOR signaling is necessary to unfold the positive effects of brown algae extract (BAE) on this important trait. The lack of life lengthening in animals with deregulated TOR signaling exclusively targeted to body fat showed that this major energy storage organ is instrumental for transmitting these effects. In addition, expression of Imaginal morphogenesis protein-Late 2 (Imp-L2), an effective inhibitor of insulin signaling implies that BAE exerts their positive effects through interaction with the tightly interwoven TOR- and insulin-signaling systems, although insulin levels were not directly affected by this intervention.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
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- Department of Food Sciences, Kiel University, 24098 Kiel, Germany; (P.H.); (G.R.)
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- Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, D-20359 Hamburg, Germany;
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- Department of Food Sciences, Kiel University, 24098 Kiel, Germany; (P.H.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
- DZL, German Center for Lung Research, ARCN, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Kiel University, D-24098 Kiel, Germany; (Y.L.); (R.R.-G.); (N.T.Z.); (J.v.F.); (J.H.); (C.F.)
- DZL, German Center for Lung Research, ARCN, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
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Vernizzi L, Paiardi C, Licata G, Vitali T, Santarelli S, Raneli M, Manelli V, Rizzetto M, Gioria M, Pasini ME, Grifoni D, Vanoni MA, Gellera C, Taroni F, Bellosta P. Glutamine Synthetase 1 Increases Autophagy Lysosomal Degradation of Mutant Huntingtin Aggregates in Neurons, Ameliorating Motility in a Drosophila Model for Huntington's Disease. Cells 2020; 9:cells9010196. [PMID: 31941072 PMCID: PMC7016901 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Glutamine Synthetase 1 (GS1) is a key enzyme that catalyzes the ATP-dependent synthesis of l-glutamine from l-glutamate and is also member of the Glutamate Glutamine Cycle, a complex physiological process between glia and neurons that controls glutamate homeostasis and is often found compromised in neurodegenerative diseases including Huntington's disease (HD). Here we report that the expression of GS1 in neurons ameliorates the motility defects induced by the expression of the mutant Htt, using a Drosophila model for HD. This phenotype is associated with the ability of GS1 to favor the autophagy that we associate with the presence of reduced Htt toxic protein aggregates in neurons expressing mutant Htt. Expression of GS1 prevents the TOR activation and phosphorylation of S6K, a mechanism that we associate with the reduced levels of essential amino acids, particularly of arginine and asparagine important for TOR activation. This study reveals a novel function for GS1 to ameliorate neuronal survival by changing amino acids' levels that induce a "starvation-like" condition responsible to induce autophagy. The identification of novel targets that inhibit TOR in neurons is of particular interest for the beneficial role that autophagy has in preserving physiological neuronal health and in the mechanisms that eliminate the formation of toxic aggregates in proteinopathies.
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- Luisa Vernizzi
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CiBio), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy;
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.R.); (C.G.); (F.T.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.R.); (C.G.); (F.T.)
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- Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.R.); (C.G.); (F.T.)
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.V.); (C.P.); (T.V.); (M.R.); (V.M.); (M.G.); (M.E.P.); (M.A.V.)
- Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CiBio), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy;
- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0461-283070
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By timing many diel rhythmic events, circadian clock provides an adaptive advantage for higher plants. Meanwhile, circadian clock displays plasticity and can be entrained by the external environmental cues and internal factors. However, whether cellular energy status can regulate circadian clock is largely unknown in higher plants. The evolutionarily conserved TOR (target of rapamycin) signaling among eukaryotic organisms has been implicated as an integrator for cellular nutrient and energy status. Here, we demonstrated that chemically blocking electron transport chain of mitochondrial can lengthen the circadian period. Similarly, chemical inhibition of TOR activity by Torin 1, a specific inhibitor for TOR kinase, and knockdown of TOR transcript levels significantly elongate the circadian period as well. Our findings imply that TOR signaling may mediate energy status-regulated circadian clock in plants, and the reciprocal regulation between the circadian clock and TOR signaling might be an evolutionary mechanism for fitness and adaptation in plants.
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- Yan Wang
- Key laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Key laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- CONTACT Lei Wang Key laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10093, People’s Republic of China
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Nnah IC, Wang B, Saqcena C, Weber GF, Bonder EM, Bagley D, De Cegli R, Napolitano G, Medina DL, Ballabio A, Dobrowolski R. TFEB-driven endocytosis coordinates MTORC1 signaling and autophagy. Autophagy 2018; 15:151-164. [PMID: 30145926 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2018.1511504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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The mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase complex 1 (MTORC1) is a central cellular kinase that integrates major signaling pathways, allowing for regulation of anabolic and catabolic processes including macroautophagy/autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis. Essential to these processes is the regulatory activity of TFEB (transcription factor EB). In a regulatory feedback loop modulating transcriptional levels of RRAG/Rag GTPases, TFEB controls MTORC1 tethering to membranes and induction of anabolic processes upon nutrient replenishment. We now show that TFEB promotes expression of endocytic genes and increases rates of cellular endocytosis during homeostatic baseline and starvation conditions. TFEB-mediated endocytosis drives assembly of the MTORC1-containing nutrient sensing complex through the formation of endosomes that carry the associated proteins RRAGD, the amino acid transporter SLC38A9, and activate AKT/protein kinase B (AKT p-T308). TFEB-induced signaling endosomes en route to lysosomes are induced by amino acid starvation and are required to dissociate TSC2, re-tether and activate MTORC1 on endolysosomal membranes. This study characterizes TFEB-mediated endocytosis as a critical process leading to activation of MTORC1 and autophagic function, thus identifying the importance of the dynamic endolysosomal system in cellular clearance. Abbreviations: CAD: central adrenergic tyrosine hydroxylase-expressing-a-differentiated; ChIP-seq: chromosome immunoprecipitation sequencing; DAPI: 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; EEA1: early endosomal antigen 1; EGF: epidermal growth factor; FBS: fetal bovine serum; GFP: green fluorescent protein; GTPase: guanosine triphosphatase; HEK293T: human embryonic kidney 293 cells expressing a temperature-sensitive mutant of the SV40 large T antigen; LAMP: lysosomal-associated membrane protein; LYNUS: lysosomal nutrient-sensing complex; MAP1LC3/LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha/beta; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MTORC: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase complex; OE: overexpression; PH: pleckstrin homology; PtdIns(3,4,5)P3: phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate; RRAGD: Ras related GTPase binding D; RHEB: Ras homolog enriched in brain; SLC38A9: solute carrier family 38 member 9; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; TFEB: transcription factor EB; TSC2: tuberous sclerosis 2; TMR: tetramethylrhodamine; ULK1: unc-51 like kinase 1; WT: wild type.
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- Israel C Nnah
- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- b Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Pozzuoli , Italy
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- b Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Pozzuoli , Italy
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- b Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Pozzuoli , Italy
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- b Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Pozzuoli , Italy
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- b Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Pozzuoli , Italy.,c Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medicine , Federico II University , Naples , Italy.,d Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,e Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute , Texas Children Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA.,f Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases , University of Texas Health Sciences Center , San Antonio , TX , USA.,g Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy , University of Texas Health San Antonio , San Antonio , TX , USA
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Vlahakis A, Lopez Muniozguren N, Powers T. Stress-response transcription factors Msn2 and Msn4 couple TORC2-Ypk1 signaling and mitochondrial respiration to ATG8 gene expression and autophagy. Autophagy 2017; 13:1804-1812. [PMID: 29198169 PMCID: PMC5788474 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2017.1356949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 12/28/2022] Open
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Macroautophagy/autophagy is a starvation and stress-induced catabolic process critical for cellular homeostasis and adaptation. Several Atg proteins are involved in the formation of the autophagosome and subsequent degradation of cytoplasmic components, a process termed autophagy flux. Additionally, the expression of several Atg proteins, in particular Atg8, is modulated transcriptionally, yet the regulatory mechanisms involved remain poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that the AGC kinase Ypk1, target of the rapamycin-insensitive TORC2 signaling pathway, controls ATG8 expression by repressing the heterodimeric Zinc-finger transcription factors Msn2 and Msn4. We find that Msn2 and Msn4 promote ATG8 expression downstream of the histone deacetylase complex (HDAC) subunit Ume6, a previously identified negative regulator of ATG8 expression. Moreover, we demonstrate that TORC2-Ypk1 signaling is functionally linked to distinct mitochondrial respiratory complexes. Surprisingly, we find that autophagy flux during amino acid starvation is also dependent upon Msn2-Msn4 activity, revealing a broad role for these transcription factors in the autophagy response.
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- Ariadne Vlahakis
- a Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology , College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis , Davis , CA , USA.,b Department of Pathology , University of California, San Francisco , San Francisco , CA , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology , College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis , Davis , CA , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology , College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis , Davis , CA , USA
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Khandelwal NK, Chauhan N, Sarkar P, Esquivel BD, Coccetti P, Singh A, Coste AT, Gupta M, Sanglard D, White TC, Chauvel M, d'Enfert C, Chattopadhyay A, Gaur NA, Mondal AK, Prasad R. Azole resistance in a Candida albicans mutant lacking the ABC transporter CDR6/ROA1 depends on TOR signaling. J Biol Chem 2017; 293:412-432. [PMID: 29158264 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.807032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 07/16/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters help export various substrates across the cell membrane and significantly contribute to drug resistance. However, a recent study reported an unusual case in which the loss of an ABC transporter in Candida albicans, orf19.4531 (previously named ROA1), increases resistance against antifungal azoles, which was attributed to an altered membrane potential in the mutant strain. To obtain further mechanistic insights into this phenomenon, here we confirmed that the plasma membrane-localized transporter (renamed CDR6/ROA1 for consistency with C. albicans nomenclature) could efflux xenobiotics such as berberine, rhodamine 123, and paraquat. Moreover, a CDR6/ROA1 null mutant, NKKY101, displayed increased susceptibility to these xenobiotics. Interestingly, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) results indicated that NKKY101 mutant cells exhibited increased plasma membrane rigidity, resulting in reduced azole accumulation and contributing to azole resistance. Transcriptional profiling revealed that ribosome biogenesis genes were significantly up-regulated in the NKKY101 mutant. As ribosome biogenesis is a well-known downstream phenomenon of target of rapamycin (TOR1) signaling, we suspected a link between ribosome biogenesis and TOR1 signaling in NKKY101. Therefore, we grew NKKY101 cells on rapamycin and observed TOR1 hyperactivation, which leads to Hsp90-dependent calcineurin stabilization and thereby increased azole resistance. This in vitro finding was supported by in vivo data from a mouse model of systemic infection in which NKKY101 cells led to higher fungal load after fluconazole challenge than wild-type cells. Taken together, our study uncovers a mechanism of azole resistance in C. albicans, involving increased membrane rigidity and TOR signaling.
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- Nitesh Kumar Khandelwal
- From the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.,the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India, and
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103
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- the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- the School of Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, and Biophysics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
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- the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.,SYSBIO, Centre of Systems Biology, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- From the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.,the Department of Biochemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226024, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- the Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Rue du Bugnon 48, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland
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- From the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.,the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158
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- the Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne and University Hospital Center, Rue du Bugnon 48, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland
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- the School of Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, and Biophysics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 64110
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- the Département Génomes et Génétique, Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Institut Pasteur, INRA, 75015 Paris, France
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- the Département Génomes et Génétique, Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Institut Pasteur, INRA, 75015 Paris, France
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- the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India, and
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- From the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- From the School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India, .,the Amity Institute of Integrative Sciences and Health, Amity University Haryana, Amity Education Valley Gurgaon-122413, India
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Soprano AS, Giuseppe POD, Shimo HM, Lima TB, Batista FAH, Righetto GL, Pereira JGDC, Granato DC, Nascimento AFZ, Gozzo FC, de Oliveira PSL, Figueira ACM, Smetana JHC, Paes Leme AF, Murakami MT, Benedetti CE. Crystal Structure and Regulation of the Citrus Pol III Repressor MAF1 by Auxin and Phosphorylation. Structure 2017; 25:1360-1370.e4. [PMID: 28781084 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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MAF1 is the main RNA polymerase (Pol) III repressor that controls cell growth in eukaryotes. The Citrus ortholog, CsMAF1, was shown to restrict cell growth in citrus canker disease but its role in plant development and disease is still unclear. We solved the crystal structure of the globular core of CsMAF1, which reveals additional structural elements compared with the previously available structure of hMAF1, and explored the dynamics of its flexible regions not present in the structure. CsMAF1 accumulated in the nucleolus upon leaf excision, and this translocation was inhibited by auxin and by mutation of the PKA phosphorylation site, S45, to aspartate. Additionally, mTOR phosphorylated recombinant CsMAF1 and the mTOR inhibitor AZD8055 blocked canker formation in normal but not CsMAF1-silenced plants. These results indicate that the role of TOR on cell growth induced by Xanthomonas citri depends on CsMAF1 and that auxin controls CsMAF1 interaction with Pol III in citrus.
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- Adriana Santos Soprano
- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- XALOC Beamline, Experiments Division, ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08290 Barcelona, Spain; Structural Biology, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Carrer Baldiri Reixac 15, 3 A17, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nacional Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Keshet A, Mertenskötter A, Winter SA, Brinkmann V, Dölling R, Paul RJ. PMK-1 p38 MAPK promotes cadmium stress resistance, the expression of SKN-1/Nrf and DAF-16 target genes, and protein biosynthesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mol Genet Genomics 2017; 292:1341-61. [PMID: 28766017 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-017-1351-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The mechanisms of cadmium (Cd) resistance are complex and not sufficiently understood. The present study, therefore, aimed at assessing the roles of important components of stress-signaling pathways and of ABC transporters under severe Cd stress in Caenorhabditis elegans. Survival assays on mutant and control animals revealed a significant promotion of Cd resistance by the PMK-1 p38 MAP kinase, the transcription factor DAF-16/FoxO, and the ABC transporter MRP-1. Transcriptome profiling by RNA-Seq on wild type and a pmk-1 mutant under control and Cd stress conditions revealed, inter alia, a PMK-1-dependent promotion of gene expression for the translational machinery. PMK-1 also promoted the expression of target genes of the transcription factors SKN-1/Nrf and DAF-16 in Cd-stressed animals, which included genes for molecular chaperones or immune proteins. Gene expression studies by qRT-PCR confirmed the positive effects of PMK-1 on DAF-16 activity under Cd stress and revealed negative effects of DAF-16 on the expression of genes for MRP-1 and DAF-15/raptor. Additional studies on pmk-1 RNAi-treated wild type and mutant strains provided further information on the effects of PMK-1 on SKN-1 and DAF-16, which resulted in a model of these relationships. The results of this study demonstrate a central role of PMK-1 for the processing of cellular responses to abiotic and biotic stressors, with the promoting effects of PMK-1 on Cd resistance mostly mediated by the transcription factors SKN-1 and DAF-16.
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Stanley PD, Ng'oma E, O'Day S, King EG. Genetic Dissection of Nutrition-Induced Plasticity in Insulin/Insulin-Like Growth Fac tor Signaling and Median Life Span in a Drosophila Multiparent Population. Genetics 2017; 206:587-602. [PMID: 28592498 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.116.197780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The nutritional environments that organisms experience are inherently variable, requiring tight coordination of how resources are allocated to different functions relative to the total amount of resources available. A growing body of evidence supports the hypothesis that key endocrine pathways play a fundamental role in this coordination. In particular, the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) and target of rapamycin (TOR) pathways have been implicated in nutrition-dependent changes in metabolism and nutrient allocation. However, little is known about the genetic basis of standing variation in IIS/TOR or how diet-dependent changes in expression in this pathway influence phenotypes related to resource allocation. To characterize natural genetic variation in the IIS/TOR pathway, we used >250 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a multiparental mapping population, the Drosophila Synthetic Population Resource, to map transcript-level QTL of genes encoding 52 core IIS/TOR components in three different nutritional environments [dietary restriction (DR), control (C), and high sugar (HS)]. Nearly all genes, 87%, were significantly differentially expressed between diets, though not always in ways predicted by loss-of-function mutants. We identified cis (i.e., local) expression QTL (eQTL) for six genes, all of which are significant in multiple nutrient environments. Further, we identified trans (i.e., distant) eQTL for two genes, specific to a single nutrient environment. Our results are consistent with many small changes in the IIS/TOR pathways. A discriminant function analysis for the C and DR treatments identified a pattern of gene expression associated with the diet treatment. Mapping the composite discriminant function scores revealed a significant global eQTL within the DR diet. A correlation between the discriminant function scores and the median life span (r = 0.46) provides evidence that gene expression changes in response to diet are associated with longevity in these RILs.
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A domain called the 'Conserved region in the middle' is responsible for target recognition in the TORC2 complex in fission yeast and the mTORC2 complex in mammals.
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Guan P. Dancing with Hormones: A Current Perspective of Nitrate Signaling and Regulation in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 2017; 8:1697. [PMID: 29033968 PMCID: PMC5625010 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In nature and agriculture, nitrate availability is a main environmental cue for plant growth, development and stress responses. Nitrate signaling and regulation are hence at the center of communications between plant intrinsic programs and the environment. It is also well known that endogenous phytohormones play numerous critical roles in integrating extrinsic cues and intrinsic responses, regulating and refining almost all aspects of plant growth, development and stress responses. Therefore, interaction between nitrate and phytohormones, such as auxins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, gibberellins, and ethylene, is prevalent. The growing evidence indicates that biosynthesis, de-conjugation, transport, and signaling of hormones are partly controlled by nitrate signaling. Recent advances with nitrate signaling and transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis give rise to new paradigms. Given the comprehensive nitrate transport, sensing, signaling and regulations at the level of the cell and organism, nitrate itself is a local and long-distance signal molecule, conveying N status at the whole-plant level. A direct molecular link between nitrate signaling and cell cycle progression was revealed with TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR1-20 (TCP20) - NIN-LIKE PROTEIN 6/7 (NLP6/7) regulatory nexus. NLPs are key regulators of nitrogen responses in plants. TCPs function as the main regulators of plant morphology and architecture, with the emerging role as integrators of plant developmental responses to the environment. By analogy with auxin being proposed as a plant morphogen, nitrate may be an environmental morphogen. The morphogen-gradient-dependent and cell-autonomous mechanisms of nitrate signaling and regulation are an integral part of cell growth and cell identification. This is especially true in root meristem growth that is regulated by intertwined nitrate, phytohormones, and glucose-TOR signaling pathways. Furthermore, the nitrate transcriptional hierarchy is emerging. Nitrate regulators in primary nitrate signaling can individually and combinatorially control downstream transcriptional networks and hormonal pathways for signal propagation and amplification. Under the new paradigms, nitrate-induced hormone metabolism and signaling deserve fresh examination. The close interplay and convergent regulation of nitrate and hormonal signaling at morphological, physiological, and molecular levels have significant effects on important agronomic traits, especially nutrient-dependent adaptive root system growth and architecture.
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Pu Y, Luo X, Bassham DC. TOR-Dependent and -Independent Pathways Regulate Autophagy in Arabidopsis thaliana. Front Plant Sci 2017; 8:1204. [PMID: 28744293 PMCID: PMC5504165 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Autophagy is a critical process for recycling of cytoplasmic materials during environmental stress, senescence and cellular remodeling. It is upregulated under a wide range of abiotic stress conditions and is important for stress tolerance. Autophagy is repressed by the protein kinase target of rapamycin (TOR), which is activated in response to nutrients and in turn upregulates cell growth and translation and inhibits autophagy. Down-regulation of TOR in Arabidopsis thaliana leads to constitutive autophagy and to decreased growth, but the relationship to stress conditions is unclear. Here, we assess the extent to which TOR controls autophagy activation by abiotic stress. Overexpression of TOR inhibited autophagy activation by nutrient starvation, salt and osmotic stress, indicating that activation of autophagy under these conditions requires down-regulation of TOR activity. In contrast, TOR overexpression had no effect on autophagy induced by oxidative stress or ER stress, suggesting that activation of autophagy by these conditions is independent of TOR function. The plant hormone auxin has been shown previously to up-regulate TOR activity. To confirm the existence of two pathways for activation of autophagy, dependent on the stress conditions, auxin was added exogenously to activate TOR, and the effect on autophagy under different conditions was assessed. Consistent with the effect of TOR overexpression, the addition of the auxin NAA inhibited autophagy during nutrient deficiency, salt and osmotic stress, but not during oxidative or ER stress. NAA treatment was unable to block autophagy induced by a TOR inhibitor or by a mutation in the TOR complex component RAPTOR1B, indicating that auxin is upstream of TOR in the regulation of autophagy. We conclude that repression of auxin-regulated TOR activity is required for autophagy activation in response to a subset of abiotic stress conditions.
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- Yunting Pu
- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, AmesIA, United States
- Interdepartmental Genetics Program, Iowa State University, AmesIA, United States
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, AmesIA, United States
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F UniversityYangling, China
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, AmesIA, United States
- Interdepartmental Genetics Program, Iowa State University, AmesIA, United States
- Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University, AmesIA, United States
- *Correspondence: Diane C. Bassham,
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Raguz Nakic Z, Seisenbacher G, Posas F, Sauer U. Untargeted metabolomics unravels functionalities of phosphorylation sites in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Syst Biol 2016; 10:104. [PMID: 27846849 PMCID: PMC5109706 DOI: 10.1186/s12918-016-0350-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background Coordinated through a complex network of kinases and phosphatases, protein phosphorylation regulates essentially all cellular processes in eukaryotes. Recent advances in proteomics enable detection of thousands of phosphorylation sites (phosphosites) in single experiments. However, functionality of the vast majority of these sites remains unclear and we lack suitable approaches to evaluate functional relevance at a pace that matches their detection. Results Here, we assess functionality of 26 phosphosites by introducing phosphodeletion and phosphomimic mutations in 25 metabolic enzymes and regulators from the TOR and HOG signaling pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by phenotypic analysis and untargeted metabolomics. We show that metabolomics largely outperforms growth analysis and recovers 10 out of the 13 previously characterized phosphosites and suggests functionality for several novel sites, including S79 on the TOR regulatory protein Tip41. We analyze metabolic profiles to identify consequences underlying regulatory phosphorylation events and detecting glycerol metabolism to have a so far unknown influence on arginine metabolism via phosphoregulation of the glycerol dehydrogenases. Further, we also find S508 in the MAPKK Pbs2 as a potential link for cross-talking between HOG signaling and the cell wall integrity pathway. Conclusions We demonstrate that metabolic profiles can be exploited for gaining insight into regulatory consequences and biological roles of phosphosites. Altogether, untargeted metabolomics is a fast, sensitive and informative approach appropriate for future large-scale functional analyses of phosphosites. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12918-016-0350-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zrinka Raguz Nakic
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Auguste-Piccard-Hof 1, Zürich, Switzerland.,PhD Program on Systems Biology, Life Science Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Cell signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cell signaling Research Group, Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Auguste-Piccard-Hof 1, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Once thought to be impossible, it is now clear that changing the activity of several conserved genetic pathways can lead to lifespan extension in experimental organisms. In humans, however, the goal is to extend healthspan, the functional and disease-free period of life. Are the current pathways to lifespan extension also improving healthspan?
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- Malene Hansen
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA.
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Schmitt S, Ugrankar R, Greene SE, Prajapati M, Lehmann M. Drosophila Lipin interacts with insulin and TOR signaling pathways in the control of growth and lipid metabolism. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:4395-406. [PMID: 26490996 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.173740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Lipin proteins have key functions in lipid metabolism, acting as both phosphatidate phosphatases (PAPs) and nuclear regulators of gene expression. We show that the insulin and TORC1 pathways independently control functions of Drosophila Lipin (dLipin). Reduced signaling through the insulin receptor strongly enhanced defects caused by dLipin deficiency in fat body development, whereas reduced signaling through TORC1 led to translocation of dLipin into the nucleus. Reduced expression of dLipin resulted in decreased signaling through the insulin-receptor-controlled PI3K-Akt pathway and increased hemolymph sugar levels. Consistent with this, downregulation of dLipin in fat body cell clones caused a strong growth defect. The PAP but not the nuclear activity of dLipin was required for normal insulin pathway activity. Reduction of other enzymes of the glycerol-3 phosphate pathway affected insulin pathway activity in a similar manner, suggesting an effect that is mediated by one or more metabolites associated with the pathway. Taken together, our data show that dLipin is subject to intricate control by the insulin and TORC1 pathways, and that the cellular status of dLipin impacts how fat body cells respond to signals relayed through the PI3K-Akt pathway.
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- Sandra Schmitt
- Department of Biological Sciences, SCEN 601, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SCEN 601, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SCEN 601, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SCEN 601, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, SCEN 601, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
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The trans-splicing of a spliced-leader RNA to a subset of mRNAs is a phenomenon that occurs in many species, including Caenorhabditis elegans, and yet the driving force for its evolution in disparate groups of animals remains unclear. Polycistronic mRNA resulting from the transcription of operons is resolved via trans-splicing, but operons comprise only a sub-set of trans-spliced genes. Using the marine chordate, Oikopleura dioica, we recently tested the hypothesis that metazoan operons accelerate recovery from growth arrest. We found no supporting evidence for this in O. dioica. Instead we found a striking relationship between trans-splicing and maternal mRNA in O. dioica, C. elegans and the ascidian, Ciona intestinalis. Furthermore, in O. dioica and C. elegans, we found evidence to suggest a role for mTOR signaling in the translational control of growth-related, trans-spliced maternal mRNAs. We propose that this may be a mechanism for adjusting egg number in response to nutrient levels in these species.
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- Gemma Danks
- Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology; University of Bergen ; Bergen, Norway
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- Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology; University of Bergen ; Bergen, Norway ; Department of Biology; University of Bergen ; Bergen, Norway
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The role of the G1-phase Cyclin D-CDK 4/6 regulatory module in linking germline stem cell (GSC) proliferation to nutrition is evolutionarily variable. In invertebrate Drosophila and C. elegans GSC models, G1 is nearly absent and Cyclin E is expressed throughout the cell cycle, whereas vertebrate spermatogonial stem cells have a distinct G1 and Cyclin D1 plays an important role in GSC renewal. In the invertebrate, chordate, Oikopleura, where germline nuclei proliferate asynchronously in a syncytium, we show a distinct G1-phase in which 2 Cyclin D variants are co-expressed. Cyclin Dd, present in both somatic endocycling cells and the germline, localized to germline nuclei during G1 before declining at G1/S. Cyclin Db, restricted to the germline, remained cytoplasmic, co-localizing in foci with the Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitor, CKIa. These foci showed a preferential spatial distribution adjacent to syncytial germline nuclei at G1/S. During nutrient-restricted growth arrest, upregulated CKIa accumulated in arrested somatic endoreduplicative nuclei but did not do so in germline nuclei. In the latter context, Cyclin Dd levels gradually decreased. In contrast, the Cyclin Dbβ splice variant, lacking the Rb-interaction domain and phosphodegron, was specifically upregulated and the number of cytoplasmic foci containing this variant increased. This upregulation was dependent on stress response MAPK p38 signaling. We conclude that under favorable conditions, Cyclin Dbβ-CDK6 sequesters CKIa in the cytoplasm to cooperate with Cyclin Dd-CDK6 in promoting germline nuclear proliferation. Under nutrient-restriction, this sequestration function is enhanced to permit continued, though reduced, cycling of the germline during somatic growth arrest.
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Key Words
- CAK, CDK Activating Kinase
- CDK, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase
- CKI, CDK inhibitor
- CREB, CRE Binding protein
- CRM, Chromosome Region Maintenance
- ERK, Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
- G-phase, Gap phase
- GA, Growth Arrest
- GFP, Green Fluorescent Protein
- GSC, Germline Stem Cell
- IdU, 5-Iodo-2′-deoxyuridine.
- M-phase, Mitotic phase
- MAPK p38
- MAPK, Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase
- MSK, Mitogen and Stress activating Kinase
- NLS, Nuclear Localization Sequence
- PCNA, Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
- Rb, Retinoblastoma protein
- S-phase, DNA Synthesis phase
- SCF complex, Skp, Cullin, F-box containing complex
- TOR signaling
- TOR:Target Of Rapamycin
- cyclin D splice variants
- cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor
- cytoplasmic sequestration
- growth arrest
- niche
- stem cell
- syncytium
- urochordate
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- Gunasekaran Subramaniam
- a Sars International Center for Marine Molecular Biology; University of Bergen ; Bergen , Norway
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Dong P, Xiong F, Que Y, Wang K, Yu L, Li Z, Ren M. Expression profiling and functional analysis reveals that TOR is a key player in regulating photosynthesis and phytohormone signaling pathways in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 2015; 6:677. [PMID: 26442001 PMCID: PMC4561354 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Target of rapamycin (TOR) acts as a master regulator to control cell growth by integrating nutrient, energy, and growth factors in all eukaryotic species. TOR plays an evolutionarily conserved role in regulating the transcription of genes associated with anabolic and catabolic processes in Arabidopsis, but little is known about the functions of TOR in photosynthesis and phytohormone signaling, which are unique features of plants. In this study, AZD8055 (AZD) was screened as the strongest active-site TOR inhibitor (asTORi) in Arabidopsis compared with TORIN1 and KU63794 (KU). Gene expression profiles were evaluated using RNA-seq after treating Arabidopsis seedlings with AZD. More than three-fold differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in AZD-treated plants relative to rapamycin-treated plants in previous studies. Most of the DEGs and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways involved in cell wall elongation, ribosome biogenesis, and cell autophagy were common to both AZD- and rapamycin-treated samples, but AZD displayed much broader and more efficient inhibition of TOR compared with rapamycin. Importantly, the suppression of TOR by AZD resulted in remodeling of the expression profile of the genes associated with photosynthesis and various phytohormones, indicating that TOR plays a crucial role in modulating photosynthesis and phytohormone signaling in Arabidopsis. These newly identified DEGs expand the understanding of TOR signaling in plants. This study elucidates the novel functions of TOR in photosynthesis and phytohormone signaling and provides a platform to study the downstream targets of TOR in Arabidopsis.
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- *Correspondence: Maozhi Ren, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng ST, Shapingba, Chongqing 400045, China
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Danks GB, Raasholm M, Campsteijn C, Long AM, Manak JR, Lenhard B, Thompson EM. Trans-splicing and operons in metazoans: translational control in maternally regulated development and recovery from growth arrest. Mol Biol Evol 2014; 32:585-99. [PMID: 25525214 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msu336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 01/09/2023] Open
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Polycistronic mRNAs transcribed from operons are resolved via the trans-splicing of a spliced-leader (SL) RNA. Trans-splicing also occurs at monocistronic transcripts. The phlyogenetically sporadic appearance of trans-splicing and operons has made the driving force(s) for their evolution in metazoans unclear. Previous work has proposed that germline expression drives operon organization in Caenorhabditis elegans, and a recent hypothesis proposes that operons provide an evolutionary advantage via the conservation of transcriptional machinery during recovery from growth arrested states. Using a modified cap analysis of gene expression protocol we mapped sites of SL trans-splicing genome-wide in the marine chordate Oikopleura dioica. Tiled microarrays revealed the expression dynamics of trans-spliced genes across development and during recovery from growth arrest. Operons did not facilitate recovery from growth arrest in O. dioica. Instead, we found that trans-spliced transcripts were predominantly maternal. We then analyzed data from C. elegans and Ciona intestinalis and found that an enrichment of trans-splicing and operon gene expression in maternal mRNA is shared between all three species, suggesting that this may be a driving force for operon evolution in metazoans. Furthermore, we found that the majority of known terminal oligopyrimidine (TOP) mRNAs are trans-spliced in O. dioica and that the SL contains a TOP-like motif. This suggests that the SL in O. dioica confers nutrient-dependent translational control to trans-spliced mRNAs via the TOR-signaling pathway. We hypothesize that SL-trans-splicing provides an evolutionary advantage in species that depend on translational control for regulating early embryogenesis, growth and oocyte production in response to nutrient levels.
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- Gemma B Danks
- Computational Biology Unit, Uni Computing, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa Carver Center for Genomics, Department of Biology, University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
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- Computational Biology Unit, Uni Computing, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Molecular Sciences Imperial College London and MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Scheidt V, Jüdes A, Bär C, Klassen R, Schaffrath R. Loss of wobble uridine modification in tRNA anticodons interferes with TOR pathway signaling. Microb Cell 2014; 1:416-424. [PMID: 28357221 PMCID: PMC5349137 DOI: 10.15698/mic2014.12.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Previous work in yeast has suggested that modification of tRNAs, in particular uridine bases in the anticodon wobble position (U34), is linked to TOR (target of rapamycin) signaling. Hence, U34 modification mutants were found to be hypersensitive to TOR inhibition by rapamycin. To study whether this involves inappropriate TOR signaling, we examined interaction between mutations in TOR pathway genes (tip41∆, sap190∆, ppm1∆, rrd1∆) and U34 modification defects (elp3∆, kti12∆, urm1∆, ncs2∆) and found the rapamycin hypersensitivity in the latter is epistatic to drug resistance of the former. Epistasis, however, is abolished in tandem with a gln3∆ deletion, which inactivates transcription factor Gln3 required for TOR-sensitive activation of NCR (nitrogen catabolite repression) genes. In line with nuclear import of Gln3 being under control of TOR and dephosphorylation by the Sit4 phosphatase, we identify novel TOR-sensitive sit4 mutations that confer rapamycin resistance and importantly, mislocalise Gln3 when TOR is inhibited. This is similar to gln3∆ cells, which abolish the rapamycin hypersensitivity of U34 modification mutants, and suggests TOR deregulation due to tRNA undermodification operates through Gln3. In line with this, loss of U34 modifications (elp3∆, urm1∆) enhances nuclear import of and NCR gene activation (MEP2, GAP1) by Gln3 when TOR activity is low. Strikingly, this stimulatory effect onto Gln3 is suppressed by overexpression of tRNAs that usually carry the U34 modifications. Collectively, our data suggest that proper TOR signaling requires intact tRNA modifications and that loss of U34 modifications impinges on the TOR-sensitive NCR branch via Gln3 misregulation.
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- Viktor Scheidt
- Institut für Biologie, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Kassel, D-34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Kassel, D-34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Kassel, D-34132 Kassel, Germany. ; Present address: Molecular Oncology Program, Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Biologie, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Kassel, D-34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Kassel, D-34132 Kassel, Germany
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Varma D, Bülow MH, Pesch YY, Loch G, Hoch M. Forkhead, a new cross regulator of metabolism and innate immunity downstream of TOR in Drosophila. J Insect Physiol 2014; 69:80-88. [PMID: 24842780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are conserved cationic peptides which act both as defense molecules of the host immune system and as regulators of the commensal microbiome. Expression of AMPs is induced in response to infection by the Toll and Imd pathway. Under non-infected conditions, the transcription factor dFOXO directly regulates a set of AMP expression at low levels when nutrients are limited. Here we have analyzed whether target of rapamycin (TOR), another major regulator of growth and metabolism, also modulates AMP responses in Drosophila. We found that downregulation of TOR by feeding the drug rapamycin or by overexpressing the negative TOR regulators TSC1/TSC2, resulted in a specific induction of the AMPs Diptericin (Dpt) and Metchnikowin (Mtk). In contrast, overexpression of Rheb, which positively regulates TOR led to a repression of the two AMPs. Genetic and pharmacological experiments indicate that Dpt and Mtk activation is controlled by the transcription factor Forkhead (FKH), the founding member of the FoxO family. Shuttling of FKH from the cytoplasm to the nucleus is induced in the fat body and in the posterior midgut in response to TOR downregulation. The FKH-dependent induction of Dpt and Mtk can be triggered in dFOXO null mutants and in immune-compromised Toll and IMD pathway mutants indicating that FKH acts in parallel to these regulators. Together, we have discovered that FKH is the second conserved member of the FoxO family cross-regulating metabolism and innate immunity. dFOXO and FKH, which are activated upon downregulation of insulin or TOR activities, respectively, act in parallel to induce different sets of AMPs, thereby modulating the immune status of metabolic tissues such as the fat body or the gut in response to the oscillating energy status of the organism.
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- Disha Varma
- Developmental Genetics and Molecular Physiology, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Developmental Genetics and Molecular Physiology, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Developmental Genetics and Molecular Physiology, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Developmental Genetics and Molecular Physiology, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Developmental Genetics and Molecular Physiology, LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Ruf V, Holzem C, Peyman T, Walz G, Blackwell TK, Neumann-Haefelin E. TORC2 signaling antagonizes SKN-1 to induce C. elegans mesendodermal embryonic development. Dev Biol 2013; 384:214-27. [PMID: 23973804 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The evolutionarily conserved target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase controls fundamental metabolic processes to support cell and tissue growth. TOR functions within the context of two distinct complexes, TORC1 and TORC2. TORC2, with its specific component Rictor, has been recently implicated in aging and regulation of growth and metabolism. Here, we identify rict-1/Rictor as a regulator of embryonic development in C. elegans. The transcription factor skn-1 establishes development of the mesendoderm in embryos, and is required for cellular homeostasis and longevity in adults. Loss of maternal skn-1 function leads to mis-specification of the mesendodermal precursor and failure to form intestine and pharynx. We found that genetic inactivation of rict-1 suppressed skn-1-associated lethality by restoring mesendodermal specification in skn-1 deficient embryos. Inactivation of other TORC2 but not TORC1 components also partially rescued skn-1 embryonic lethality. The SGK-1 kinase mediated these functions downstream of rict-1/TORC2, as a sgk-1 gain-of-function mutant suppressed the rict-1 mutant phenotype. These data indicate that TORC2 and SGK-1 antagonize SKN-1 during embryonic development.
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- Vanessa Ruf
- Department of Medicine, Renal Division, University Hospital Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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The TOR signaling pathway is crucial in the translation of nutritional inputs into the protein synthesis machinery regulation, allowing animal growth. We recently identified the Bud32 (yeast)/PRPK (human) ortholog in Drosophila, Prpk (p53-related protein kinase), and found that it is required for TOR kinase activity. Bud32/PRPK is an ancient and atypical kinase conserved in evolution from Archeae to humans, being essential for Archeae. It has been linked with p53 stabilization in human cell culture and its absence in yeast causes a slow-growth phenotype. This protein has been associated to KEOPS (kinase, putative endopeptidase and other proteins of small size) complex together with Kae1p (ATPase), Cgi-121 and Pcc1p. This complex has been implicated in telomere maintenance, transcriptional regulation, bud site selection and chemical modification of tRNAs (tRNAs). Bud32p and Kae1p have been related with N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine (t6A) synthesis, a particular chemical modification that occurs at position 37 of tRNAs that pair A-starting codons, required for proper translation in most species. Lack of this modification causes mistranslations and open reading frame shifts in yeast. The core constituents of the KEOPS complex are present in Drosophila, but their physical interaction has not been reported yet. Here, we present a review of the findings regarding the function of this complex in different organisms and new evidence that extends our recent observations of Prpk function in animal growth showing that depletion of Kae1 or Prpk, in accordance with their role in translation in yeast, is able to induce the unfolded protein response (UPR) in Drosophila. We suggest that EKC/KEOPS complex could be integrating t6A-modified tRNA availability with translational rates, which are ultimately reflected in animal growth.
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- Diego Rojas-Benítez
- FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation; Departamento de Biología; Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad de Chile; Santiago, Chile
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Autophagy is a cytoplasmic catabolic process that protects the cell against stressful conditions. Damaged cellular components are funneled by autophagy into the lysosomes, where they are degraded and can be re-used as alternative building blocks for protein synthesis and cellular repair. In contrast, aging is the gradual failure over time of cellular repair mechanisms that leads to the accumulation of molecular and cellular damage and loss of function. The cell's capacity for autophagic degradation also declines with age, and this in itself may contribute to the aging process. Studies in model organisms ranging from yeast to mice have shown that single-gene mutations can extend lifespan in an evolutionarily conserved fashion, and provide evidence that the aging process can be modulated. Interestingly, autophagy is induced in a seemingly beneficial manner by many of the same perturbations that extend lifespan, including mutations in key signaling pathways such as the insulin/IGF-1 and TOR pathways. Here, we review recent progress, primarily derived from genetic studies with model organisms, in understanding the role of autophagy in aging and age-related diseases.
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- Sara Gelino
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, USA ; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging and Stem Cell Research Center, Program of Development and Aging, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Meyer V, Minkwitz S, Schütze T, van den Hondel CAMJJ, Ram AFJ. The Aspergillus niger RmsA protein: A node in a genetic network? Commun Integr Biol 2011; 3:195-7. [PMID: 20585521 DOI: 10.4161/cib.3.2.10983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/17/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Many cells and organisms go through polarized growth phases during their life. Cell polarization is achieved by local accumulation of signaling molecules which guide the cytoskeleton and vesicular trafficking to specific parts of the cell and thus ensure polarity establishment and maintenance. Polarization of signaling molecules is also fundamental for the lifestyle of filamentous fungi such as Aspergillus niger and essential for their morphogenesis, development and survival under environmental stress conditions. Considerable advances in our understanding on the protagonists and processes mediating polarized growth in filamentous fungi have been made over the past years. However, how the interplay of different signaling pathways is coordinated has yet to be determined. We found that the A. niger RmsA protein is central for the polarization of actin at the hyphal tip but also of vital importance for the metabolism, viability and stress resistance of A. niger. This suggests that RmsA could occupy an important position in the global network of pathways that balance growth, morphogenesis and survival of A. niger.
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- Vera Meyer
- Leiden University; Institute of Biology Leiden; Department Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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Pan Y, Shadel GS. Extension of chronological life span by reduced TOR signaling requires down-regulation of Sch9p and involves increased mitochondrial OXPHOS complex density. Aging (Albany NY) 2009; 1:131-45. [PMID: 20157595 PMCID: PMC2815770 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [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: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The nutrient-sensing target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway appears to have a conserved role in regulating life span. This signaling network is complex, with many downstream physiological outputs, and thus the mechanisms underlying its age-related effects have not been elucidated fully. We demonstrated previously that reduced TOR signaling (intor1Delta strains) extends yeast chronological life span (CLS) by increasing mitochondrial oxygen consumption, in part, by up-regulating translation of mtDNA-encoded oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) subunits. Here, we have examined in greater detail how TOR signaling influences mitochondrial function and CLS and the role of the Sch9p kinase in the TOR-mitochondria pathway. As is the case for oxygen consumption, mitochondrial translation is elevated in tor1Delta strains only during active growth and early stationary phase growth points. This is accompanied by a corresponding increase in the abundance of both mtDNA-encoded and nucleus-encoded OXPHOS subunits per mitochondrial mass. However, this increased OXPHOS complex density is not associated with more mitochondria/cell or cellular ATP and leads to an overall decrease in membrane potential, suggesting that TOR signaling may influence respiration uncoupling. Finally, we document that the Sch9p kinase is a key downstream effector of OXPHOS, ROS and CLS in the TOR-mitochondria pathway. Altogether, our results demonstrate that TOR signaling has a global role in regulating mitochondrial proteome dynamics and function that is important for its role in aging and provide compelling evidence for involvement of a "mitochondrial pre-conditioning" effect in CLS determination.
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- Yong Pan
- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT 06520, USA
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