Functional inactivation of genes by dominant negative mutations

Nature ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 329 (6136) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira Herskowitz
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Dominant Negative Mutations ◽  
Functional Inactivation

Dominant-negative mutations in PPAR alpha are present in unselected human populations and have a metabolic signature

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Melvin ◽  
Brian Lam ◽  
Claudia Langenberg ◽  
Maura Agostini ◽  
Erik Schoenmakers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Ppar Alpha ◽  
Metabolic Signature ◽  
Dominant Negative Mutations

scholarly journals Cytoplasmic Recycling of 60S Preribosomal Factors Depends on the AAA Protein Drg1

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (19) ◽  
pp. 6581-6592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigitte Pertschy ◽  
Cosmin Saveanu ◽  
Gertrude Zisser ◽  
Alice Lebreton ◽  
Martin Tengg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Nuclear Export ◽  
Ribosome Biogenesis ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Cytoplasmic Localization ◽  
Atpase Domain ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Cytoplasmic Accumulation ◽  
Functional Inactivation ◽  
Aaa Protein

ABSTRACT Allelic forms of DRG1/AFG2 confer resistance to the drug diazaborine, an inhibitor of ribosome biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Our results show that the AAA-ATPase Drg1 is essential for 60S maturation and associates with 60S precursor particles in the cytoplasm. Functional inactivation of Drg1 leads to an increased cytoplasmic localization of shuttling pre-60S maturation factors like Rlp24, Arx1, and Tif6. Surprisingly, Nog1, a nuclear pre-60S factor, was also relocalized to the cytoplasm under these conditions, suggesting that it is a previously unsuspected shuttling preribosomal factor that is exported with the precursor particles and very rapidly reimported. Proteins that became cytoplasmic under drg1 mutant conditions were blocked on pre-60S particles at a step that precedes the association of Rei1, a later-acting preribosomal factor. A similar cytoplasmic accumulation of Nog1 and Rlp24 in pre-60S-bound form could be seen after overexpression of a dominant-negative Drg1 variant mutated in the D2 ATPase domain. We conclude that the ATPase activity of Drg1 is required for the release of shuttling proteins from the pre-60S particles shortly after their nuclear export. This early cytoplasmic release reaction defines a novel step in eukaryotic ribosome maturation.

scholarly journals Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis caused by dominant-negative mutations in STXBP2 that inhibit SNARE-mediated membrane fusion

Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 125 (10) ◽  
pp. 1566-1577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waldo A. Spessott ◽  
Maria L. Sanmillan ◽  
Margaret E. McCormick ◽  
Nishant Patel ◽  
Joyce Villanueva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fusion ◽  
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Snare Complex ◽  
Complex Assembly ◽  
Mutant Proteins ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Lymphocyte Cytotoxicity ◽  
Dominant Negative Mutations

Key Points Monoallelic STXBP2 mutations affecting codon 65 impair lymphocyte cytotoxicity and contribute to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Munc18-2R65Q/W mutant proteins function in a dominant-negative manner to impair membrane fusion and arrest SNARE-complex assembly.

Dominant-negative mutations in the DNA-binding domain of STAT3 cause hyper-IgE syndrome

Nature ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 448 (7157) ◽  
pp. 1058-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Minegishi ◽  
Masako Saito ◽  
Shigeru Tsuchiya ◽  
Ikuya Tsuge ◽  
Hidetoshi Takada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Binding ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Hyper Ige Syndrome ◽  
Dominant Negative Mutations

The erbA oncogene represses the actions of both retinoid X and retinoid A receptors but does so by distinct mechanisms

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5970-5980
Author(s):  
H W Chen ◽  
M L Privalsky
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Hormone ◽  
Hormone Receptors ◽  
Thyroid Hormone Receptor ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Nuclear Hormone Receptors ◽  
Dominant Negative Inhibitor ◽  
Dominant Negative Mutations ◽  
Microbial Systems ◽  
Dna Binding Properties ◽  
Activate Gene

Genetic lesions that function as dominant negative mutations in microbial systems have long been recognized. It is only relatively recently, however, that similar dominant negative mutations have been implicated as a basis for genetic and neoplastic disorders in vertebrates. We describe here a dissection of the actions of the erbA oncogene protein, an aberrant form of thyroid hormone receptor that acts as a dominant negative inhibitor of other nuclear hormone receptors. We demonstrate that the ErbA oncoprotein interferes with thyroid hormone and trans-retinoic acid receptors by competing for binding to the corresponding response elements. Heterodimerization of the ErbA oncoprotein with these receptors does not play an observable role in repression. In contrast, however, the ErbA oncoprotein does efficiently form a heterodimer with the retinoid X receptor (RXR) class of nuclear hormone receptors; complex formation enhances the DNA-binding properties of the ErbA protein but dramatically interferes with the ability of the RXR component to activate gene expression. Our results indicate that the erbA oncogene may play a previously unanticipated role in neoplasia by interfering with RXR function.

scholarly journals Caenorhabditis elegans SUR-5, a Novel but Conserved Protein, Negatively Regulates LET-60 Ras Activity during Vulval Induction

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4556-4564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent Gu ◽  
Satoshi Orita ◽  
Min Han
Keyword(s):  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Negative Function ◽  
Ras Activation ◽  
Dominant Negative Mutations ◽  
Novel Protein

ABSTRACT The let-60 ras gene acts in a signal transduction pathway to control vulval differentiation in Caenorhabditis elegans. By screening suppressors of a dominant negativelet-60 ras allele, we isolated three loss-of-function mutations in the sur-5 gene which appear to act as negative regulators of let-60 ras during vulval induction.sur-5 mutations do not cause an obvious mutant phenotype of their own, and they appear to specifically suppress only one of the two groups of let-60 ras dominant negative mutations, suggesting that the gene may be involved in a specific aspect of Ras activation. Consistent with its negative function, overexpressing sur-5 from an extragenic array partially suppresses the Multivulva phenotype of an activatedlet-60 ras mutation and causes synergistic phenotypes with a lin-45 raf mutation. We have clonedsur-5 and shown that it encodes a novel protein. We have also identified a potential mammalian SUR-5 homolog that is about 35% identical to the worm protein. SUR-5 also has some sequence similarity to acetyl coenzyme A synthetases and is predicted to contain ATP/GTP and AMP binding sites. Our results suggest thatsur-5 gene function may be conserved through evolution.

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