scholarly journals CHMP7, a novel ESCRT-III-related protein, associates with CHMP4b and functions in the endosomal sorting pathway

2006 ◽  
Vol 400 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mio Horii ◽  
Hideki Shibata ◽  
Ryota Kobayashi ◽  
Keiichi Katoh ◽  
Chiharu Yorikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Dominant Negative Effect ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Related Protein ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
Leukaemia Virus ◽  
Gag Protein ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Aaa Atpase

All CHMPs (charged multivesicular body proteins) reported to date have common features: they all contain approx. 200 amino acid residues, have coiled-coil regions and have a biased distribution of charged residues (basic N-terminal and acidic C-terminal halves). Yeast orthologues of CHMPs, including an ESCRT-III component Snf7, are required for the sorting of cargo proteins to intraluminal vesicles of multivesicular bodies. We have characterized a novel human ESCRT-III-related protein, designated CHMP7, which consists of 453 amino acid residues. CHMP7 contains an SNF7 domain and a distantly SNF7-related domain in its C-terminal half and N-terminal half respectively. Among the ten CHMP proteins classified previously in six subfamilies (CHMP1–CHMP6), the C-terminal SNF7 domain of CHMP7 is most similar to the SNF7 domain of CHMP6, which associates with CHMP4 proteins and EAP20, a component of ESCRT-II. Pull-down assays using lysates of HEK-293T (human embryonic kidney) cells that overexpressed Strep-tagged CHMP7 and GFP (green fluorescent protein)-fused CHMP4b (also named Shax1) revealed a positive interaction between the C-terminal half of CHMP7 and CHMP4b. However, interaction was not observed between CHMP7 and EAP20. Confocal fluorescence microscopic analyses revealed that FLAG–CHMP7 is distributed in HeLa cells diffusely throughout the cytoplasm, but with some accumulation, especially in the perinuclear area. The distribution of FLAG–CHMP7 was altered to a cytoplasmic punctate pattern by overexpression of either CHMP4b–GFP or GFP–Vps4BE235Q, a dominant-negative mutant of the AAA (ATPase associated with various cellular activities) Vps4B, and partially co-localized with them. Ubiquitinated proteins and endocytosed EGF accumulated in GFP–CHMP7-expressing cells. A dominant-negative effect of overexpressed GFP–CHMP7 was also observed in the release of virus-like particles from HEK-293T cells that transiently expressed the MLV (murine leukaemia virus) Gag protein. These results suggest that CHMP7, a novel CHMP4-associated ESCRT-III-related protein, functions in the endosomal sorting pathway.

scholarly journals The penta-EF-hand protein ALG-2 interacts directly with the ESCRT-I component TSG101, and Ca2+-dependently co-localizes to aberrant endosomes with dominant-negative AAA ATPase SKD1/Vps4B

2005 ◽  
Vol 391 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiichi Katoh ◽  
Hidenori Suzuki ◽  
Yoshinori Terasawa ◽  
Takako Mizuno ◽  
Jiro Yasuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hela Cells ◽  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
Interacting Protein ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Ef Hand ◽  
Vacuolar Protein

ALG-2 (apoptosis-linked gene 2) is a Ca2+-binding protein that belongs to the PEF (penta-EF-hand) protein family. Alix (ALG-2-interacting protein X)/AIP1 (ALG-2-interacting protein 1), one of its binding partners, interacts with TSG101 and CHMP4 (charged multivesicular body protein 4), which are components of ESCRT-I (endosomal sorting complex required for transport I) and ESCRT-III respectively. In the present study, we investigated the association between ALG-2 and ESCRT-I. By a GST (glutathione S-transferase) pull-down assay using HEK-293T (human embryonic kidney 293T) cell lysates, endogenous TSG101 and two other exogenously expressed ESCRT-I components [hVps28 (human vacuolar protein sorting 28) and hVps37A] were shown to associate with GST–ALG-2 in the presence of Ca2+. By the yeast two-hybrid assay, however, a positive interaction was observed with only TSG101 among the three ESCRT-I components, suggesting that ALG-2 associates with hVps28 and hVps37A indirectly through TSG101. Using various deletion mutants of TSG101, the central PRR (proline-rich region) was found to be sufficient for interaction with ALG-2 by the GST-pull-down assay. Direct binding of ALG-2 to the TSG101 PRR was demonstrated by an overlay assay using biotin-labelled ALG-2 as a probe. In immunofluorescence microscopic analysis of HeLa cells that overexpressed a GFP (green fluorescent protein)-fused ATPase-defective dominant-negative form of SKD1/Vps4B (GFP–SKD1E235Q), ALG-2 exhibited a punctate distribution at the perinuclear area and co-localized with GFP–SKD1E235Q to aberrant endosomes. This punctate distribution of ALG-2 was markedly diminished by treatment of HeLa cells with a membrane-permeant Ca2+ chelator. Moreover, a Ca2+-binding-defective mutant of ALG-2 did not co-localize with GFP–SKD1E235Q. Our findings suggest that ALG-2 may function as a Ca2+-dependent accessory protein of the endosomal sorting machinery by interacting directly with TSG101 as well as with Alix.

scholarly journals Rules for the self-assembly of ESCRT-III on endosomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Sprenger ◽  
Simona M. Migliano ◽  
Florian Oleschko ◽  
Marvin Kobald ◽  
Michael Hess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Hydrophobic Interactions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Lateral Expansion ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Charged Amino Acids ◽  
Membrane Budding ◽  
Positively Charged

ABSTRACTThe endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) mediate various membrane remodeling processes in cells by mechanism that are incompletely understood. Here we combined genetic experiments in budding yeast with site-specific cross-linking to identify rules that govern the self-assembly of individual ESCRT-III proteins into functional ESCRT-III complexes on endosomes. Together with current structural models of ESCRT-III, our findings suggest that, once nucleated, the growing Snf7 protofilament seeds the lateral co-assembly of a Vps24 - Vps2 heterofilament. Both Vps24 and Vps2 use positively charged amino acid residues in their helices α1 to interact with negatively charged amino acids in helix α4 of Snf7 subunits of the protofilament. In the Vps24 - Vps2 heterofilament, the two subunits alternate and interact with each other using hydrophobic interactions between helices α2/α3. The co-assembly of the Vps24 - Vps2 heterofilament restricts the lateral expansion of Snf7 protofilaments and leads the immediate recruitment of the AAA-ATPase Vps4. This self-assembly process of three ESCRT-III subunits results in the formation of a Snf7 protofilament and the co-assembly of a Vps24 - Vps2 heterofilament. This sets the stage for Vps4 recruitment and the subsequent ATP-driven dynamic self-organization of ESCRT-III / Vps4 assemblies and the ensuing membrane budding and scission events.

scholarly journals Exposure of Phosphatidylserine by Xk-related Protein Family Members during Apoptosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 289 (44) ◽  
pp. 30257-30267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Suzuki ◽  
Eiichi Imanishi ◽  
Shigekazu Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Related Protein ◽  
Transmembrane Regions

Apoptotic cells expose phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) on their surface as an “eat me” signal. Mammalian Xk-related (Xkr) protein 8, which is predicted to contain six transmembrane regions, and its Caenorhabditis elegans homolog CED-8 promote apoptotic PtdSer exposure. The mouse and human Xkr families consist of eight and nine members, respectively. Here, we found that mouse Xkr family members, with the exception of Xkr2, are localized to the plasma membrane. When Xkr8-deficient cells, which do not expose PtdSer during apoptosis, were transformed by Xkr family members, the transformants expressing Xkr4, Xkr8, or Xkr9 responded to apoptotic stimuli by exposing cell surface PtdSer and were efficiently engulfed by macrophages. Like Xkr8, Xkr4 and Xkr9 were found to possess a caspase recognition site in the C-terminal region and to require its direct cleavage by caspases for their function. Site-directed mutagenesis of the amino acid residues conserved among CED-8, Xkr4, Xkr8, and Xkr9 identified several essential residues in the second transmembrane and second cytoplasmic regions. Real time PCR analysis indicated that unlike Xkr8, which is ubiquitously expressed, Xkr4 and Xkr9 expression is tissue-specific.

scholarly journals Membrane Protein Degradation by FtsH Can Be Initiated from Either End

2002 ◽  
Vol 184 (17) ◽  
pp. 4775-4782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinobu Chiba ◽  
Yoshinori Akiyama ◽  
Koreaki Ito
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Exact Sequence ◽  
Integral Membrane Proteins ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Periplasmic Domain

ABSTRACT FtsH, a membrane-bound metalloprotease, with cytoplasmic metalloprotease and AAA ATPase domains, degrades both soluble and integral membrane proteins in Escherichia coli. In this paper we investigated how membrane-embedded substrates are recognized by this enzyme. We showed previously that FtsH can initiate processive proteolysis at an N-terminal cytosolic tail of a membrane protein, by recognizing its length (more than 20 amino acid residues) but not exact sequence. Subsequent proteolysis should involve dislocation of the substrates into the cytosol. We now show that this enzyme can also initiate proteolysis at a C-terminal cytosolic tail and that the initiation efficiency depends on the length of the tail. This mode of degradation also appeared to be processive, which can be aborted by a tightly folded periplasmic domain. These results indicate that FtsH can exhibit processivity against membrane-embedded substrates in either the N-to-C or C-to-N direction. Our results also suggest that some membrane proteins receive bidirectional degradation simultaneously. These results raise intriguing questions about the molecular directionality of the dislocation and proteolysis catalyzed by FtsH.

scholarly journals Interactions of FliJ with the Salmonella Type III Flagellar Export Apparatus

2003 ◽  
Vol 185 (18) ◽  
pp. 5546-5554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian M. Fraser ◽  
Bertha González-Pedrajo ◽  
Jeremy R. H. Tame ◽  
Robert M. Macnab
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Analytical Ultracentrifugation ◽  
Terminal Region ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Dominant Negative Effect ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Self Association

ABSTRACT FliJ, a 17-kDa protein, is a soluble component of the Salmonella type III flagellar protein export system that has antiaggregation properties and several other characteristics that suggest it may have a chaperone-like function. We have now examined this protein in detail. Ten-amino-acid scanning deletions covering the entire 147-amino-acid sequence were tested for complementation of a fliJ null strain; only the first and last deletions complemented. A few of the deletions, especially towards the C terminus, exerted a dominant negative effect on wild-type cells, indicating that they were actively interfering with function. Two truncated versions of FliJ, representing its N- and C-terminal halves, failed to complement and were not dominant. We tested for FliJ self-association by several techniques. Size-exclusion chromatography (Superdex 200) indicated an apparent molecular mass of around 50 kDa, which could reflect either multimerization or an elongated shape or both. Multiangle light scattering gave a peak value of 20 kDa, close to the molecular mass of the monomer. Analytical ultracentrifugation gave evidence for weak self-association as a trimer or tetramer. It was known from previous studies that FliJ interacts with the N-terminal region of FliH, a negative regulator of the ATPase FliI. Using both truncation and deletion versions of FliJ, we now show that it is its C-terminal region that is responsible for this interaction. We also show that FliJ interacts with the soluble cytoplasmic domain of the largest membrane component of the export apparatus, FlhA; although small deletions in FliJ did not interfere with the association, both truncated versions failed to associate, indicating that a substantial amount of the central region of the FliJ sequence participates in the association. We present a model summarizing these multiple interactions.

scholarly journals Dominant Negative Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Particle Production by the Nonmyristoylated Form of Gag

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (9) ◽  
pp. 4384-4399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeo Kawada ◽  
Toshiyuki Goto ◽  
Hiyori Haraguchi ◽  
Akira Ono ◽  
Yuko Morikawa
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Particle Production ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Dominant Negative Effect ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Gag Protein ◽  
Particle Release ◽  
Viral Particles ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

ABSTRACT Myristoylation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Gag protein is essential for membrane targeting of Gag and production of viral particles. We show here that coexpression of wild-type and nonmyristoylated forms of HIV Gag resulted in severe inhibition of viral particle production, indicating that the nonmyristoylated counterpart had a dominant negative effect on particle release. When coexpressed, the nonmyristoylated Gag partially incorporated into membrane and lipid raft fractions, likely through coassembly with the wild-type Gag. The membrane and raft associations of the wild-type Gag appeared unaffected, and yet particle production was severely impaired. When viral particles produced from the coexpressing cells were analyzed, the wild-type Gag was more abundant than the nonmyristoylated Gag. Confocal microscopy showed that both forms of Gag were diffusely distributed in the cytoplasm of coexpressing cells but that a portion of the wild-type Gag population was accumulated in EEA1- and CD63-positive endosomes. The intracellular accumulation of Gag was more frequently observed at late time points. The Gag accumulation was also observed on the cell surface protrusion. Electron microscopy of the coexpressing cells revealed budding arrest phenotypes, including the occurrence of interconnected virions on the plasma membrane, and intracellular budding. We also show that the inhibition of particle production and the Gag accumulation to endosomes were suppressed when the nucleocapsid (NC) domain was deleted from the nonmyristoylated Gag, although the NC-deleted Gag was still capable of coassembly. Overall, our data indicate that coassembly with the nonmyristoylated Gag impairs HIV particle release, a phenomenon that may involve NC-mediated Gag-Gag interaction.

scholarly journals Microtubule Severing by Katanin p60 AAA+ ATPase Requires the C-terminal Acidic Tails of Both α- and β-Tubulins and Basic Amino Acid Residues in the AAA+ Ring Pore

2015 ◽  
Vol 290 (18) ◽  
pp. 11762-11770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Johjima ◽  
Kentaro Noi ◽  
Shingo Nishikori ◽  
Hirotsugu Ogi ◽  
Masatoshi Esaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Basic Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Microtubule Severing

scholarly journals Intermolecular Interactions between Retroviral Gag Proteins in the Nucleus

2007 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 683-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott P. Kenney ◽  
Timothy L. Lochmann ◽  
Cullen L. Schmid ◽  
Leslie J. Parent
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Export ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Confocal Imaging ◽  
Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation ◽  
Dominant Negative Effect ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Particle Assembly ◽  
Gag Protein ◽  
Gag Proteins

ABSTRACT The retroviral Gag polyprotein directs virus particle assembly, resulting in the release of virions from the plasma membranes of infected cells. The earliest steps in assembly, those immediately following Gag synthesis, are very poorly understood. For Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), Gag proteins are synthesized in the cytoplasm and then undergo transient nuclear trafficking before returning to the cytoplasm for transport to the plasma membrane. Thus, RSV provides a useful model to study the initial steps in assembly because the early and later stages are spatially separated by the nuclear envelope. We previously described mutants of RSV Gag that are defective in nuclear export, thereby isolating these “trapped” Gag proteins at an early assembly step. Using the nuclear export mutants, we asked whether Gag protein-protein interactions occur within the nucleus. Complementation experiments revealed that the wild-type Gag protein could partially rescue export-defective Gag mutants into virus-like particles (VLPs). Additionally, the export mutants had a trans-dominant negative effect on wild-type Gag, interfering with its release into VLPs. Confocal imaging of wild-type and mutant Gag proteins bearing different fluorescent tags suggested that complementation between Gag proteins occurred in the nucleus. Additional evidence for nuclear Gag-Gag interactions was obtained using fluorescence resonance energy transfer, and we found that the formation of intranuclear Gag complexes was dependent on the NC domain. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation allowed the direct visualization of intranuclear Gag-Gag dimers. Together, these experimental results strongly suggest that RSV Gag proteins are capable of interacting within the nucleus.

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