scholarly journals The conserved carboxy-terminal cysteine of nuclear lamins is essential for lamin association with the nuclear envelope.

1989 ◽  
Vol 109 (5) ◽  
pp. 2003-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Krohne ◽  
I Waizenegger ◽  
T H Höger

We have analyzed the interaction of soluble nuclear lamins with the nuclear envelope by microinjection of normal and mutated lamins into the cytoplasm of Xenopus laevis oocytes. Our results demonstrate that the conserved cysteine of the carboxy-terminal tetrapeptide Cys Ala/Ser Ile Met of lamins is essential for their association with the nuclear envelope. Removal of this sequence or replacement of the cysteine by serine resulted in Xenopus lamin L1 remaining in a soluble, non-envelope-associated state within the nucleus. Similar mutations of Xenopus lamin A resulted in only partial reduction of nuclear envelope association, indicating that lamin A contains additional signals that can partially compensate for the lack of the cysteine. Mammalian lamin C lacks this tetrapeptide and is not associated with the nuclear envelope in our experimental system. Cloning of the tetrapeptide Cys Ala Ile Met to the carboxy terminus of human lamin C resulted in lamin being found in a nuclear envelope-associated form in oocytes. Mutations at the amino terminus and in the alpha-helical region of lamin L1 revealed that the carboxy terminus mediates the association of lamins with the nuclear envelope; however, this alone is insufficient for maintenance of a stable association with the nuclear envelope.

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-143
Author(s):  
M Valius ◽  
C Bazenet ◽  
A Kazlauskas

Binding of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) to the PDGF receptor (PDGFR) beta subunit triggers receptor tyrosine phosphorylation and the stable association of a number of signal transduction molecules, including phospholipase C gamma (PLC gamma), the GTPase activating protein of ras (GAP), and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K). Previous reports have identified three PDGFR tyrosine phosphorylation sites in the kinase insert domain that are important for stable association of GAP and PI3K. Two of them, tyrosine (Y) 740, and Y-751 are required for the stable association of PI3K, while Y-771 is required for binding of GAP. Here we present data for two additional tyrosine phosphorylation sites, Y-1009 and Y-1021, that are both in the carboxy-terminal region of the PDGFR. Characterization of PDGFR mutants in which these phosphorylation sites are substituted with phenylalanine (F) indicated that Y-1021 and Y-1009 were required for the stable association of PLC gamma and a 64-kDa protein, respectively. An F-1009/F-1021 double mutant selectively failed to bind both PLC gamma and the 64-kDa protein, whereas all of the carboxy-terminal mutants bound wild-type levels of GAP and PI3K. The carboxy terminus encodes the complete binding site for PLC gamma, since a phosphorylated carboxy-terminal fusion protein selectively bound PLC gamma. To determine the biological consequences of failure to associate with PLC gamma, we measured PDGF-dependent inositol phosphate production and initiation of DNA synthesis. The PDGFR mutants that failed to associate with PLC gamma were not able to mediate the PDGF-dependent production of inositol phosphates. Since tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC gamma enhances its enzymatic activity, we speculated that PDGFR mutants that failed to activate PLC gamma were unable to mediate its tyrosine phosphorylation. Surprisingly, the F-1021 receptor mediated readily detectable levels of PDGF-dependent PLC gamma tyrosine phosphorylation. Thus, the production of inositol phosphates requires not only PLC gamma tyrosine phosphorylation but also its association with the PDGFR. Comparison of the mutant PDGFRs' abilities to initiate PDGF-dependent DNA synthesis indicated that failure to associate with PLC gamma and produce inositol phosphates diminished the mitogenic response by 30%. In contrast, preventing the PDGFR from binding the 64-kDa protein did not compromise PDGF-triggered DNA synthesis at saturating concentrations of PDGF. Thus, it appears that phosphorylation of the PDGFR at Y-1021 is required for the stable association of PLC gamma to the receptor's carboxy terminus, the production of inositol phosphates, and initiation of the maximal mitogenic response.


2000 ◽  
Vol 151 (6) ◽  
pp. 1155-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Moir ◽  
Miri Yoon ◽  
Satya Khuon ◽  
Robert D. Goldman

At the end of mitosis, the nuclear lamins assemble to form the nuclear lamina during nuclear envelope formation in daughter cells. We have fused A- and B-type nuclear lamins to the green fluorescent protein to study this process in living cells. The results reveal that the A- and B-type lamins exhibit different pathways of assembly. In the early stages of mitosis, both lamins are distributed throughout the cytoplasm in a diffusible (nonpolymerized) state, as demonstrated by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). During the anaphase-telophase transition, lamin B1 begins to become concentrated at the surface of the chromosomes. As the chromosomes reach the spindle poles, virtually all of the detectable lamin B1 has accumulated at their surfaces. Subsequently, this lamin rapidly encloses the entire perimeter of the region containing decondensing chromosomes in each daughter cell. By this time, lamin B1 has assembled into a relatively stable polymer, as indicated by FRAP analyses and insolubility in detergent/high ionic strength solutions. In contrast, the association of lamin A with the nucleus begins only after the major components of the nuclear envelope including pore complexes are assembled in daughter cells. Initially, lamin A is found in an unpolymerized state throughout the nucleoplasm of daughter cell nuclei in early G1 and only gradually becomes incorporated into the peripheral lamina during the first few hours of this stage of the cell cycle. In later stages of G1, FRAP analyses suggest that both green fluorescent protein lamins A and B1 form higher order polymers throughout interphase nuclei.


1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Valius ◽  
C Bazenet ◽  
A Kazlauskas

Binding of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) to the PDGF receptor (PDGFR) beta subunit triggers receptor tyrosine phosphorylation and the stable association of a number of signal transduction molecules, including phospholipase C gamma (PLC gamma), the GTPase activating protein of ras (GAP), and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K). Previous reports have identified three PDGFR tyrosine phosphorylation sites in the kinase insert domain that are important for stable association of GAP and PI3K. Two of them, tyrosine (Y) 740, and Y-751 are required for the stable association of PI3K, while Y-771 is required for binding of GAP. Here we present data for two additional tyrosine phosphorylation sites, Y-1009 and Y-1021, that are both in the carboxy-terminal region of the PDGFR. Characterization of PDGFR mutants in which these phosphorylation sites are substituted with phenylalanine (F) indicated that Y-1021 and Y-1009 were required for the stable association of PLC gamma and a 64-kDa protein, respectively. An F-1009/F-1021 double mutant selectively failed to bind both PLC gamma and the 64-kDa protein, whereas all of the carboxy-terminal mutants bound wild-type levels of GAP and PI3K. The carboxy terminus encodes the complete binding site for PLC gamma, since a phosphorylated carboxy-terminal fusion protein selectively bound PLC gamma. To determine the biological consequences of failure to associate with PLC gamma, we measured PDGF-dependent inositol phosphate production and initiation of DNA synthesis. The PDGFR mutants that failed to associate with PLC gamma were not able to mediate the PDGF-dependent production of inositol phosphates. Since tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC gamma enhances its enzymatic activity, we speculated that PDGFR mutants that failed to activate PLC gamma were unable to mediate its tyrosine phosphorylation. Surprisingly, the F-1021 receptor mediated readily detectable levels of PDGF-dependent PLC gamma tyrosine phosphorylation. Thus, the production of inositol phosphates requires not only PLC gamma tyrosine phosphorylation but also its association with the PDGFR. Comparison of the mutant PDGFRs' abilities to initiate PDGF-dependent DNA synthesis indicated that failure to associate with PLC gamma and produce inositol phosphates diminished the mitogenic response by 30%. In contrast, preventing the PDGFR from binding the 64-kDa protein did not compromise PDGF-triggered DNA synthesis at saturating concentrations of PDGF. Thus, it appears that phosphorylation of the PDGFR at Y-1021 is required for the stable association of PLC gamma to the receptor's carboxy terminus, the production of inositol phosphates, and initiation of the maximal mitogenic response.


2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
K. Lee ◽  
W.L. Fodor ◽  
Z. Machaty

Nuclear lamins are components of the nuclear lamina, and their primary role is to support the nuclear envelope and provide anchorage sites for the chromatin. While type B lamins are expressed in all cells, type A lamins (including lamins A and C) are developmentally regulated and expressed in differentiated cells only. There are conflicting results about the presence of lamin A/C in early mammalian embryos. Lamin A/C was found to localize in the nuclear envelope of bovine, pig, and mouse embryos, while recently it has been reported that early mouse and bovine embryos lacked lamin A/C antigens. It has also been suggested that the existence of lamin A/C in the pronuclei of mouse and bovine nuclear transfer embryos indicated faulty reprogramming. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of lamin A/C in porcine embryos of different origins (in vivo, parthenogenetic, and nuclear transfer). Embryos of various developmental stages were collected from inseminated gilts. For the production of parthenogenetic embryos, mature oocytes were electroporated and cultured for up to seven days. Fibroblast cells served as differentiated controls; progenitor cells from the olfactory bulb of a porcine fetus were used as undifferentiated controls. Lamin A/C was visualized by immunocytochemistry. Olfactory bulb progenitor cells lacked lamin A/C (0 out of 50 cells showed staining) while all fibroblast nuclei (n = 50) reacted positively with the antibody. GV-stage oocytes, being terminally differentiated cells, also possessed lamin A/C antigens (30/30). Lamin A/C was not detectable in any of the mature oocytes examined (n = 30), but it was found in early cleavage-stage embryos [both in vivo (20/20) and parthenogenetic (30/30)] with the signal becoming weaker in blastocysts (15/15). After nuclear transfer, the lamin A/C signal from fibroblast nuclei disappeared (20/20), consistent with nuclear envelope breakdown. Later it became detectable again; all nuclear transfer embryos reconstructed with either fibroblast or progenitor cells displayed lamin A/C staining in their pronuclei and at all stages examined (n = 65). This suggests that recipient oocytes remodel the donor nuclei and reassemble the nuclear envelopes of both differentiated and undifferentiated cells with type A lamins. Activated oocytes (n = 30) and early embryos (n = 40) were then incubated in the presence of actinomycin D (an inhibitor of RNA polymerase II) or cycloheximide (a protein synthesis inhibitor) for 14 h. Lamin A/C assembly was not perturbed by either treatment, indicating that the assembly did not result from de novo gene transcription but rather from solubilized lamins already in the cytoplasm. The results imply that lamin A/C is present in early pig embryos and that its presence after nuclear transfer is not an indicator of erroneous reprogramming, unlike that reported in cattle and mouse.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonid A. Serebryannyy ◽  
David A. Ball ◽  
Tatiana S. Karpova ◽  
Tom Misteli

AbstractThe nuclear envelope (NE) is an essential cellular structure that contributes to nuclear stability, organization, and function. Mutations in NE-associated proteins result in a myriad of pathologies with widely diverse clinical manifestations, ages of onsets, and affected tissues. Notably, several hundred disease-causing mutations have been mapped to the LMNA gene, which encodes the intermediate filament proteins lamin A and C, two of the major architectural components of the nuclear envelope. However, how NE dysfunction leads to the highly variable pathologies observed in patient cells and tissues remains poorly understood. One model suggests alterations in the dynamic properties of the nuclear lamina and its associated proteins contribute to disease phenotype. Here, we describe the application of single molecule tracking (SMT) methodology to characterize the behavior of nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins (NETs) and nuclear lamins in their native cellular environment at the single molecule level. As proof-of-concept, we demonstrate by SMT that Halo-tagged lamin B1, Samp1, lamin A, and lamin A Δ50 have distinct binding and kinetic properties, and we identify several disease-relevant mutants which exhibit altered binding dynamics. SMT is also able to separately probe the dynamics of the peripheral and the nucleoplasmic populations of lamin A mutants. We suggest that SMT is a robust and sensitive method to investigate how pathogenic mutations or cellular processes affect protein dynamics at the NE.


2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Filesi ◽  
Francesca Gullotta ◽  
Giovanna Lattanzi ◽  
Maria Rosaria D'Apice ◽  
Cristina Capanni ◽  
...  

Autosomal recessive mandibuloacral dysplasia [mandibuloacral dysplasia type A (MADA); Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) no. 248370 ] is caused by a mutation in LMNA encoding lamin A/C. Here we show that this mutation causes accumulation of the lamin A precursor protein, a marked alteration of the nuclear architecture and, hence, chromatin disorganization. Heterochromatin domains are altered or completely lost in MADA nuclei, consistent with the finding that heterochromatin-associated protein HP1β and histone H3 methylated at lysine 9 and their nuclear envelope partner protein lamin B receptor (LBR) are delocalized and solubilized. Both accumulation of lamin A precursor and chromatin defects become more severe in older patients. These results strongly suggest that altered chromatin remodeling is a key event in the cascade of epigenetic events causing MADA and could be related to the premature-aging phenotype.


1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2648-2656
Author(s):  
A MacAuley ◽  
J A Cooper

The kinase activity of p60c-src is derepressed by removal of phosphate from Tyr-527, mutation of this residue to Phe, or binding of a carboxy-terminal antibody. We have compared the structures of repressed and active p60c-src, using proteases. All forms of p60c-src are susceptible to proteolysis at the boundary between the amino-terminal region and the kinase domain, but there are several sites elsewhere that are more sensitive to trypsin digestion in repressed than in derepressed forms of p60c-src. The carboxy-terminal tail (containing Tyr-527) is more sensitive to digestion by pronase E and thermolysin when Tyr-527 is not phosphorylated. The kinase domain fragment released with trypsin has kinase activity. Relative to intact p60c-src, the kinase domain fragment shows altered substrate specificity, diminished regulation by the phosphorylated carboxy terminus, and novel phosphorylation sites. The results identify parts of p60c-src that change conformation upon kinase activation and suggest functions for the amino-terminal region.


Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Marianne Grafe ◽  
Petros Batsios ◽  
Irene Meyer ◽  
Daria Lisin ◽  
Otto Baumann ◽  
...  

Nuclear lamins are nucleus-specific intermediate filaments (IF) found at the inner nuclear membrane (INM) of the nuclear envelope (NE). Together with nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins, they form the nuclear lamina and are crucial for gene regulation and mechanical robustness of the nucleus and the whole cell. Recently, we characterized Dictyostelium NE81 as an evolutionarily conserved lamin-like protein, both on the sequence and functional level. Here, we show on the structural level that the Dictyostelium NE81 is also capable of assembling into filaments, just as metazoan lamin filament assemblies. Using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, we show that NE81 expressed in Xenopous oocytes forms filamentous structures with an overall appearance highly reminiscent of Xenopus lamin B2. The in vitro assembly properties of recombinant His-tagged NE81 purified from Dictyostelium extracts are very similar to those of metazoan lamins. Super-resolution stimulated emission depletion (STED) and expansion microscopy (ExM), as well as transmission electron microscopy of negatively stained purified NE81, demonstrated its capability of forming filamentous structures under low-ionic-strength conditions. These results recommend Dictyostelium as a non-mammalian model organism with a well-characterized nuclear envelope involving all relevant protein components known in animal cells.


2010 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Meier ◽  
Neslihan N. Tavraz ◽  
Katharina L. Dürr ◽  
Thomas Friedrich

The Na+/K+-ATPase mediates electrogenic transport by exporting three Na+ ions in exchange for two K+ ions across the cell membrane per adenosine triphosphate molecule. The location of two Rb+ ions in the crystal structures of the Na+/K+-ATPase has defined two “common” cation binding sites, I and II, which accommodate Na+ or K+ ions during transport. The configuration of site III is still unknown, but the crystal structure has suggested a critical role of the carboxy-terminal KETYY motif for the formation of this “unique” Na+ binding site. Our two-electrode voltage clamp experiments on Xenopus oocytes show that deletion of two tyrosines at the carboxy terminus of the human Na+/K+-ATPase α2 subunit decreases the affinity for extracellular and intracellular Na+, in agreement with previous biochemical studies. Apparently, the ΔYY deletion changes Na+ affinity at site III but leaves the common sites unaffected, whereas the more extensive ΔKETYY deletion affects the unique site and the common sites as well. In the absence of extracellular K+, the ΔYY construct mediated ouabain-sensitive, hyperpolarization-activated inward currents, which were Na+ dependent and increased with acidification. Furthermore, the voltage dependence of rate constants from transient currents under Na+/Na+ exchange conditions was reversed, and the amounts of charge transported upon voltage pulses from a certain holding potential to hyperpolarizing potentials and back were unequal. These findings are incompatible with a reversible and exclusively extracellular Na+ release/binding mechanism. In analogy to the mechanism proposed for the H+ leak currents of the wild-type Na+/K+-ATPase, we suggest that the ΔYY deletion lowers the energy barrier for the intracellular Na+ occlusion reaction, thus destabilizing the Na+-occluded state and enabling inward leak currents. The leakage currents are prevented by aromatic amino acids at the carboxy terminus. Thus, the carboxy terminus of the Na+/K+-ATPase α subunit represents a structural and functional relay between Na+ binding site III and the intracellular cation occlusion gate.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Vietri ◽  
Sebastian W. Schultz ◽  
Aurélie Bellanger ◽  
Carl M. Jones ◽  
Camilla Raiborg ◽  
...  

AbstractThe ESCRT-III membrane fission machinery1,2 restores nuclear envelope integrity during mitotic exit3,4 and interphase5,6. Whereas primary nuclei resealing takes minutes, micronuclear envelope ruptures appear irreversible and result in catastrophic collapse associated with chromosome fragmentation and rearrangements (chromothripsis), thought to be a major driving force in cancer development7-10. Despite its importance11-13, the mechanistic underpinnings of nuclear envelope sealing in primary nuclei and the defects observed in micronuclei remain largely unknown. Here we show that CHMP7, the nucleator of ESCRT-III filaments at the nuclear envelope3,14, and the inner nuclear membrane protein LEMD215 act as a compartmentalization sensor detecting the loss of nuclear integrity. In cells with intact nuclear envelope, CHMP7 is actively excluded from the nucleus to preclude its binding to LEMD2. Nuclear influx of CHMP7 results in stable association with LEMD2 at the inner nuclear membrane that licenses local polymerization of ESCRT-III. Tight control of nuclear CHMP7 levels is critical, as induction of nuclear CHMP7 mutants is sufficient to induce unrestrained growth of ESCRT-III foci at the nuclear envelope, causing dramatic membrane deformation, local DNA torsional stress, single-stranded DNA formation and fragmentation of the underlying chromosomes. At micronuclei, membrane rupture is not associated with repair despite timely recruitment of ESCRT-III. Instead, micronuclei inherently lack the capacity to restrict accumulation of CHMP7 and LEMD2. This drives unrestrained ESCRT-III recruitment, membrane deformation and DNA defects that strikingly resemble those at primary nuclei upon induction of nuclear CHMP7 mutants. Preventing ESCRT-III recruitment suppresses membrane deformation and DNA damage, without restoring nucleocytoplasmic compartmentalization. We propose that the ESCRT-III nuclear integrity surveillance machinery is a double-edged sword, as its exquisite sensitivity ensures rapid repair at primary nuclei while causing unrestrained polymerization at micronuclei, with catastrophic consequences for genome stability16-18.


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