Thiol/disulfide exchange occurs in rotavirus structural proteins during contact with intestinal villus cell surface

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (01) ◽  
pp. 44-58
Author(s):  
M. RIVERA ◽  
C. A. GUERRERO ◽  
O. ACOSTA
1978 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 722-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
MM Weiser ◽  
MM Neumeier ◽  
A Quaroni ◽  
K Kirsch

The relationship between Golgi and cell surface membranes of intestinal cells was studied. These membranes were isolated from intestinal crypt cells and villus cells. The villus cell membranes consisted of microvillus membrane, a Golgi-rich fraction, and two membrane fractions interpreted as representing lateral-basal membranes. The villus cell microvillus membrane was purified by previously published techniques while the other membranes were obtained from isolated cells by differential centrifugation and density gradient velocity sedimentation. The two membrane fractions obtained from villus cells and considered to be lateral-basal membranes were enriched for Na+,K+-ATPase activity, but one also showed enrichment in glycosyltransferase activity. The Golgi membrane fraction was enriched for glycosyltransferase activity and had low to absent Na+,K+-ATPase activity. Adenylate cyclase activity was present in all membrane fractions except the microvillus membrane but co-purified with Golgi rather than lateral-basal membranes. Electron microscopy showed that the Golgi fraction consisted of variably sized vesicles and cisternalike structures. The two lateral-basal membrane fractions showed only vesicles of smaller, more uniform size. After 125I labeling of isolated intact cells, radioactivity was found associated with the lateral-basal and microvillus membrane fractions and not with the Golgi fraction. Antibody prepared against lateral-basal membrane fractions reacted with the surface membrane of isolated villus cells. The membrane fractions from isolated crypt cells demonstrated that all had high glycosyltransferase activity. The data show that glycosyltransferase activity, in addition to its Golgi location, may be a significant property of the lateral-basal portion of the intestinal villus cell plasma membrane. Data obtained with crypt cells support earlier data and show that the crypt cell surface membrane possesses glycosyltransferase activity.


Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (12) ◽  
pp. 3900-3908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usha R. Pendurthi ◽  
Samit Ghosh ◽  
Samir K. Mandal ◽  
L. Vijaya Mohan Rao

AbstractA majority of tissue factor (TF) on cell surfaces exists in a cryptic form (ie, coagulation function inactive) but retains its functionality in cell signaling. Recent studies have suggested that cryptic TF contains unpaired cysteine thiols and that activation involves the formation of the disulfide bond Cys186-Cys 209 and that protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) regulates TF coagulant and signaling activities by targeting this disulfide bond. This study was carried out to investigate the validity of this novel concept. Although treatment of MDA 231 tumor cells, fibroblasts, and stimulated endothelial cells with the oxidizing agent HgCl2 markedly increased the cell-surface TF coagulant activity, the increase is associated with increased anionic phospholipids at the cell surface. Annexin V, which binds to anionic phospholipids, attenuated the increased TF coagulant activity. It is noteworthy that treatment of cells with reducing agents also increased the cell surface TF activity. No evidence was found for either detectable expression of PDI at the cell surface or association of TF with PDI. Furthermore, reduction of PDI with the gene silencing had no effect on either TF coagulant or cell signaling functions. Overall, the present data undermine the recently proposed hypothesis that PDI-mediated disulfide exchange plays a role in regulating TF procoagulant and cell signaling functions.


1984 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Mauro Boiocchi ◽  
Piera Mondellini

The monoclonal antibody A6, isolated during a study on the natural immunoresponse of BALB/c mice against leukemia cells (4), reacts with the envelope glycoproteins gp70 of the MuLV and with the cell surface of the SL2 AKR leukemia. In the present paper, we describe the in vivo immunotherapeutic effect exerted by the A6 monoclonal antibody on the growth of the transplanted leukemia SL2. The greater therapeutic effect observed when the A6 was used with exogenous complement cooperation suggests that the immunotherapeutic activity is mediated by C'-dependent cytotoxicity.


1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 867-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
L D Sibley ◽  
J L Krahenbuhl ◽  
G M Adams ◽  
E Weidner

Modification of macrophage phagosomes begins shortly after formation as Toxoplasma cells secrete membranous vesicles that form a reticulate network within the vacuole. The Toxoplasma-modified compartments then resist normal endocytic processing and digestion. We have used the pronounced Ca++-dependent stability of the intraphagosomal membrane (IPM) network to purify and characterize the structural proteins of this assembly. In addition to the structural matrix, Toxoplasma secretes a discrete set of soluble proteins, including a newly described 22-kD calcium-binding protein. The IPM network adheres to intact Toxoplasma cells after host cell lysis in the presence of 1 mM Ca++; however, the network readily disperses in calcium-free buffer and was purified as vesicles that sedimented at 100,000 g. Purified IPM vesicles were specifically recognized by immune sera from mice with chronic Toxoplasma infection and consisted primarily of a 30-kD protein when analyzed by SDS PAGE. IPM network proteins share a major antigenic component located on the surface of extracellular Toxoplasma cells as shown by immunoperoxidase electron microscopy using a polyclonal antibody prepared against the IPM vesicles. Moreover, in Toxoplasma-infected macrophages, anti-IMP antibody confirmed that the extensive IPM array contains proteins also found on the Toxoplasma cell surface. Our results indicate the IMP network represents a unique structural modification of the phagosome comprised in part of Toxoplasma surface proteins.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 2218-2218
Author(s):  
Andrea S Rothmeier ◽  
Christian Furlan-Freguia ◽  
Brian G. Petrich ◽  
Patrizia Marchese ◽  
Zaverio M. Ruggeri ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 2218 The purinergic P2X7 receptor contributes to thrombosis by promoting tissue factor (TF) activation and the release of prothrombotic microparticles (MP). On primed macrophages, P2X7 stimulation induces the procoagulant activity of cell surface TF and the release of MP that carry TF, integrin β1 and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). The generation of TF+ MP is dependent on extracellular thiol-disulfide exchange, but intermediates leading to MP generation downstream of P2X7 signaling are incompletely defined. Tracking of cell surface TF by confocal microscopy shows that constitutive internalization of TF is prevented by P2X7 activation. In non-stimulated cells, inhibition of dynamin-dependent endocytosis retains TF on the cell surface, rapidly upregulates TF activity, and releases procoagulant MP carrying TF and integrin β1. Integrin recycling is dependent on the small GTPase ARF6 that is found incorporated into MP released when internalization is blocked. In contrast, activation of P2X7 releases ARF6 into the MP-depleted supernatant rather than associated with MP. Decreased ARF6 GTP loading in P2X7-stimulated cells and additional data in integrin α4 S988A mutant mice with reduced ARF6 activity support the conclusion that P2X7 interrupts constitutive ARF6 recycling to increase cell surface availability of TF-integrin complexes for incorporation into MP. Confocal imaging shows that P2X7 stimulation promotes filopodia formation and the peripheral transport of TF to the tips of filipodia. Proteomics identifies γ-actin as a thiol-regulated MP protein that is released by P2X7 signaling. We show that specific inhibition of thioredoxin reductase attenuates P2X7-induced actin remodeling and filopodia formation, the generation of highly procoagulant MP carrying γ-actin and PDI, and the increased availability of extracellular thioredoxin and free thiols. Importantly, inhibition of thioredoxin reductase also prevented the processing and release of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL1β. Thus, the thioredoxin reductase system is a crucial intermediate downstream of P2X7 activation that may couple coagulation and inflammation in cardiovascular diseases. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 9323-9333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balasubramanian Palaniappan ◽  
Subha Arthur ◽  
Vijaya Lakshmi Sundaram ◽  
Molly Butts ◽  
Shanmuga Sundaram ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (13) ◽  
pp. 6723-6734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yee-Joo Tan ◽  
Eileen Teng ◽  
Shuo Shen ◽  
Timothy H. P. Tan ◽  
Phuay-Yee Goh ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) genome contains open reading frames (ORFs) that encode for several genes that are homologous to proteins found in all known coronaviruses. These are the replicase gene 1a/1b and the four structural proteins, nucleocapsid (N), spike (S), membrane (M), and envelope (E), and these proteins are expected to be essential for the replication of the virus. In addition, this genome also contains nine other potential ORFs varying in length from 39 to 274 amino acids. The largest among these is the first ORF of the second longest subgenomic RNA, and this protein (termed U274 in the present study) consists of 274 amino acids and contains three putative transmembrane domains. Using antibody specific for the C terminus of U274, we show U274 to be expressed in SARS-CoV-infected Vero E6 cells and, in addition to the full-length protein, two other processed forms were also detected. By indirect immunofluorescence, U274 was localized to the perinuclear region, as well as to the plasma membrane, in both transfected and infected cells. Using an N terminus myc-tagged U274, the topology of U274 and its expression on the cell surface were confirmed. Deletion of a cytoplasmic domain of U274, which contains Yxxφ and diacidic motifs, abolished its transport to the cell surface. In addition, U274 expressed on the cell surface can internalize antibodies from the culture medium into the cells. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments also showed that U274 could interact specifically with the M, E, and S structural proteins, as well as with U122, another protein that is unique to SARS-CoV.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. SCI-40-SCI-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfram Ruf

The coagulation and complement systems are central mediators of innate immune defense and aide the peri- and intravascular elimination of invading microorganisms in a process termed immuno-thrombosis. Complement and coagulation proteases are engaged in reciprocal amplifications at different levels of these enzymatic cascades. In addition, activated complement factor (C) 3 specifically stimulates platelets through C3a receptor signaling and thereby amplifies thrombus formation. A non-enzymatic function of complement activation emerged as a crucial mechanism that rapidly alters the function of the extrinsic coagulation activator tissue factor (TF) on monocytes. Activation of the classical complement pathway by therapeutic anti-thymocyte globulin preparations rapidly enhances monocyte TF procoagulant activity. On the one hand, complement activation-associated thiol-disulfide exchange supports protein disulfide isomerase-dependent conformational changes in TF. Insertion of the C5b-C7 complex supports these conformational changes in TF by exposing procoagulant phosphatidylserine (PS). Furthermore, these dual roles of complement activation play a central role in venous thrombosis. C3, but not C5-deficient mice are protected from platelet deposition. In contrast, C5 knock-out mice show diminished PS exposure on leukocytes and lack TF-dependent coagulation activation and fibrin deposition at the flow restricted venous vessel wall. Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) also cause TF- and complement-dependent thrombosis. Whereas C3-dependent thiol-disulfide exchange is again required for converting TF to a procoagulant form, aPL do not rely on downstream complement components for the exposure of PS and induce pathological thrombosis in C5-deficient mice. Our recent data show that aPL dissociate a cell surface-localized, inhibited complex with monocyte-expressed TF pathway inhibitor (TFPI). In addition to promoting TF procoagulant activation, complement-dependent thiol-disulfide exchange emerged as an additional central mechanism that allows for aPL internalization and endosomal signaling involving integrin- and TF cytoplasmic domain-dependent translocation of the NADPH oxidase to the endosome. A monoclonal antibody that traps TF with low procoagulant activity on the surface prevents TF endosomal trafficking, aPL signaling and aPL-induced pregnancy loss. These complement-dependent effects require assistance by thrombin-PAR1/PAR2 heterodimer signaling initiated by FXa dissociated from the inhibited TF complex. Monocyte TFPI-dysfunctional mice are protected from aPL pathogenic signaling in vitro and from aPL-induced thrombosis, but form thrombi normally in other experimental thrombosis models. These data show that formation of an inhibited TF cell surface complex specifically primes monocytes for thrombosis and pathogenic aPL signaling. Thus, the evolutionary conserved crosstalk of complement and coagulation cascades not only plays crucial roles in thrombosis, but also regulates thrombo-inflammatory signaling in autoimmune disease. Disclosures Ruf: MeruVasimmune: Equity Ownership; Iconic Therapeutics: Consultancy.


Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 2806-2806
Author(s):  
Andrea S Rothmeier ◽  
Patrizia Marchese ◽  
Christian Furlan-Freguia ◽  
Brian G. Petrich ◽  
Mark H. Ginsberg ◽  
...  

Abstract Macrophages are central orchestrators in the detrimental cycle of inflammation and coagulation in cardiovascular diseases. Cell injury signals trigger the macrophages P2X7 receptor and thereby induce the release both proinflammatory IL-1β and prothrombotic MP. Prothrombotic MP carry tissue factor (TF) and high content of phosphatidylserine (PS), and can induce thrombosis causing major clinical complications in patients. We previously identified the P2X7 receptor as a crucial component of thrombosis in mice, but the mechanistic details of macrophage MP release in this thrombo-inflammatory pathway remain incompletely understood. The the generation of these MP requires thiol-disulfide exchange-dependent activation of the inflammasome and is accompanied by the release of various soluble proteins into the extracellular space. We hypothesized that the released proteome presents regulators and structural components of the MP generation pathway and employed proteomics to unveil their identity. Amongst the most abundant proteins were γ-actin and actin cytoskeleton associated proteins, including PS-binding proteins annexin 1 and annexin 5. Cytoskeletal remodeling processes leading to formation of filopodia downstream of P2X7 receptor activation were crucial for the biogenesis of thrombo-inflammatory MP, since pharmacological inhibitors of inflammasome activation, cytoskeletal remodeling and the thioredoxin system attenuated both, filopodia formation and the release of highly procoagulant MP. Confocal microscopy demonstrated raft dependent translocation of TF onto filopodia that was prevented by the same inhibitory strategies. Surprisingly, phalloidin-staining of non-permeabilized macrophages revealed that F-actin is exposed to the cell surface decorating the base of filopodia. Positive phalloidin-staining of thrombo-inflammatory MP further demonstrated that F-actin remained associated with the MP surface. Strikingly, blocking surface actin by incubation with high concentration of phalloidin prevented the release of PS-rich MP, demonstrating that exposure of F-actin during filopodia formation is functionally linked to the biogenesis of thrombo-inflammatory MP. As the underlying common mechanism for thiol-disulfide exchange-dependent cell surface actin exposure and MP release, we showed that blockade of the cysteine protease caspase 1, which mediates processing and release of IL-1β downstream of inflammasome activation is also required for the release of thrombo-inflammatory MP. Although caspase 1-mediated activation of caplain was required for the release of filamin A localized TF to the cell cortex, calpain was not involved in the release of thrombo-inflammatory MP release. The N-terminus of γ-actin harbors a recognition and cleavage motif for caspase 1. Residual γ-actin released from caspase 1-blocked macrophages showed decreased electrophoretic mobility, indicating prior cleavage of actin that becomes exposed on the cell surface. We show here that the proteome released during thrombo-inflammatory activation of macrophages includes critical players in the biogenesis of MP and may provide diagnostic fingerprints in complex biological samples. Our data demonstrate an entirely unexpected role for caspase 1 and surface exposure of polymerized actin in the severing of prothrombotic MP from filopodia and thus position this protease upstream of both IL-1β processing and thrombo-inflammatory MP in cardiovascular diseases. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (13) ◽  
pp. 6154-6165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Latham ◽  
Jose M. Galarza

ABSTRACT We are studying the structural proteins and molecular interactions required for formation and release of influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) from the cell surface. To investigate these events, we generated a quadruple baculovirus recombinant that simultaneously expresses in Sf9 cells the hemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA), matrix (M1), and M2 proteins of influenza virus A/Udorn/72 (H3N2). Using this quadruple recombinant, we have been able to demonstrate by double-labeling immunofluorescence that matrix protein (M1) localizes in nuclei as well as at discrete areas of the plasma membrane where HA and NA colocalize at the cell surface. Western blot analysis of cell supernatant showed that M1, HA, and NA were secreted into the culture medium. Furthermore, these proteins comigrated in similar fractions when concentrated supernatant was subjected to differential centrifugation. Electron microscopic examination (EM) of these fractions revealed influenza VLPs bearing surface projections that closely resemble those of wild-type influenza virus. Immunogold labeling and EM demonstrated that the HA and NA were present on the surface of the VLPs. We further investigated the minimal number of structural proteins necessary for VLP assembly and release using single-gene baculovirus recombinants. Expression of M1 protein alone led to the release of vesicular particles, which in gradient centrifugation analysis migrated in a similar pattern to that of the VLPs. Immunoprecipitation of M1 protein from purified M1 vesicles, VLPs, or influenza virus showed that the relative amount of M1 protein associated with M1 vesicles or VLPs was higher than that associated with virions, suggesting that particle formation and budding is a very frequent event. Finally, the HA gene within the quadruple recombinant was replaced either by a gene encoding the G protein of vesicular stomatitis virus or by a hybrid gene containing the cytoplasmic tail and transmembrane domain of the HA and the ectodomain of the G protein. Each of these constructs was able to drive the assembly and release of VLPs, although enhanced recruitment of the G glycoprotein onto the surface of the particle was observed with the recombinant carrying a G/HA chimeric gene. The described approach to assembly of wild-type and chimeric influenza VLPs may provide a valuable tool for further investigation of viral morphogenesis and genome packaging as well as for the development of novel vaccines.


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