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Forlani G, Antwi EB, Weis D, Öztürk MA, Queck BA, Brecht D, Di Ventura B. Analysis of Slow-Cycling Variants of the Light-Inducible Nuclear Protein Export System LEXY in Mammalian Cells. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:3529-3533. [PMID: 36180042 PMCID: PMC9594308 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00232] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The optogenetic tool LEXY consists of the second light oxygen voltage (LOV) domain of Avena sativa phototropin 1 mutated to contain a nuclear export signal. It allows exporting from the nucleus with blue light proteins of interest (POIs) genetically fused to it. Mutations slowing the dark recovery rate of the LOV domain within LEXY were recently shown to allow for better depletion of some POIs from the nucleus in Drosophila embryos and for the usage of low light illumination regimes. We investigated these variants in mammalian cells and found they increase the cytoplasmic localization of the proteins we tested after illumination, but also during the dark phases, which corresponds to higher leakiness of the system. These data suggest that, when aiming to sequester into the nucleus a protein with a cytoplasmic function, the original LEXY is preferable. The iLEXY variants are, instead, advantageous when wanting to deplete the nucleus of the POI as much as possible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giada Forlani
- Centers
for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,Spemann
Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Centers
for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,E-mail:
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- Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Centers
for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,Department
of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, International Institute Zittau, Technische Universität Dresden, Zittau, 01069, Germany
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- Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany
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- Centers
for Biological Signalling Studies BIOSS and CIBSS, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,Faculty
of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Albert
Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany,E-mail:
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Lange A, Fasken MB, Stewart M, Corbett AH. Dissecting the roles of Cse1 and Nup2 in classical NLS-cargo release in vivo. Traffic 2020; 21:622-635. [PMID: 32734712 PMCID: PMC7891619 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12759] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
The importin α/β transport machinery mediates the nuclear import of cargo proteins that bear a classical nuclear localization sequence (cNLS). These cargo proteins are linked to the major nuclear protein import factor, importin‐β, by the importin‐α adapter, after which cargo/carrier complexes enter the nucleus through nuclear pores. In the nucleus, cargo is released by the action of RanGTP and the nuclear pore protein Nup2, after which the importins are recycled to the cytoplasm for further transport cycles. The nuclear export of importin‐α is mediated by Cse1/CAS. Here, we exploit structures of functionally important complexes to identify residues that are critical for these interactions and provide insight into how cycles of protein import and recycling of importin‐α occur in vivo using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae model. We examine how these molecular interactions impact protein localization, cargo import, function and complex formation. We show that reversing the charge of key residues in importin‐α (Arg44) or Cse1 (Asp220) results in loss of function of the respective proteins and impairs complex formation both in vitro and in vivo. To extend these results, we show that basic residues in the Nup2 N‐terminus are required for both Nup2 interaction with importin‐α and Nup2 function. These results provide a more comprehensive mechanistic model of how Cse1, RanGTP and Nup2 function in concert to mediate cNLS‐cargo release in the nucleus. Directional transport of cargoes between the nucleus and cytoplasm is mediated by receptors that bind cargo in one compartment and release cargo into a destination compartment. Cargoes that contain a cNLS are recognized by importin‐α in the cytoplasm. Release factors including the importin‐α export receptor, Cse1, and a nuclear pore complex protein, Nup2, ensure efficient cargo delivery into the nucleus. Interactions defined by previous structural studies are required for productive interactions between importin‐α, Cse1, and Nup2 to occur in vivo.
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Affiliation(s)
- Allison Lange
- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cambridge Biomedical Campus, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Muqbil I, Azmi AS, Mohammad RM. Nuclear Export Inhibition for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:E138. [PMID: 29735942 PMCID: PMC5977111 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10050138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease that is resistant to most available therapeutics. Pancreatic cancer to date has no effective drugs that could enhance the survival of patients once their disease has metastasized. There is a need for the identification of novel actionable drug targets in this unusually recalcitrant cancer. Nuclear protein transport is an important mechanism that regulates the function of several tumor suppressor proteins (TSPs) in a compartmentalization-dependent manner. High expression of the nuclear exporter chromosome maintenance region 1 (CRM1) or exportin 1 (XPO1), a common feature of several cancers including pancreatic cancer, results in excessive export of critical TSPs to the incorrect cellular compartment, leading to their functional inactivation. Small molecule inhibitors of XPO1 can block this export, retaining very important and functional TSPs in the nucleus and leading to the effective killing of the cancer cells. This review highlights the current knowledge on the role of XPO1 in pancreatic cancer and how this serves as a unique and clinically viable target in this devastating and by far incurable cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Irfana Muqbil
- Department of Chemistry, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI 48221, USA.
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Niu M, Wu S, Mao L, Yang Y. CRM1 is a cellular target of curcumin: new insights for the myriad of biological effects of an ancient spice. Traffic 2013; 14:1042-52. [PMID: 23829533 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Curcumin is the major constituent of turmeric plant, an ancient spice widely used in Indian cuisine and traditional herbal medicine. Recently, the potential medical use of curcumin as anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory agent has set off an upsurge in research into the mechanism for its broad biological effects. We showed that CRM1, an important nuclear exportin, is a cellular target of curcumin by serious experimental and theoretical investigation. Using a nuclear export functional assay, we observed a clear and rapid shift of cargo proteins from a cytoplasmic localization to the nucleus when treated with curcumin or its structural analogue dibenzylideneacetone (DBA). We demonstrated that curcumin could specifically target the conserved Cys(528) of CRM1 through mass spectrometric analysis and in vivo experiments. Furthermore, computational modeling has revealed that curcumin could be correctly docked into the hydrophobic pocket of CRM1 judged from shape complementarity and putative molecular interactions. The Michael acceptor moiety on curcumin is within the appropriate distance to enable Michael reaction with Cys residue of CRM1. More importantly, we showed that nuclear retention of FOXO1 could be observed in the presence of Leptomycin B (LMB) or curcumin whereas in cells expressing the CRM1-Cys(528) mutant, only a cytoplasmic localization was observed. The inhibition of nuclear traffic by curcumin may account for its myriad of biological effects, particularly for its therapeutic properties in cancer and inflammatory diseases. Our findings may have important implications for further clinical investigation of curcumin.
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- Mingshan Niu
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P.R. China
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