Cytokinesis physically separates daughter cells at the end of cell division. This step is particularly challenging for epithelial cells, which are connected to their neighbors and to the extracellular matrix by transmembrane protein complexes. To systematically evaluate the impact of the cell adhesion machinery on epithelial cytokinesis efficiency, we performed an RNAi-based modifier screen in the Drosophila follicular epithelium. Strikingly, this unveiled adhesion molecules and transmembrane receptors that facilitate cytokinesis completion. Among these is Dystroglycan, which connects the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton via Dystrophin. Live imaging revealed that Dystrophin and Dystroglycan become enriched in the ingressing membrane, below the cytokinetic ring, during and after ring constriction. Using multiple alleles, including Dystrophin isoform-specific mutants, we show that Dystrophin/Dystroglycan localization is linked with unanticipated roles in regulating cytokinetic ring contraction and in preventing membrane regression during the abscission period. Altogether, we provide evidence that, rather than opposing cytokinesis completion, the machinery involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions has also evolved functions to ensure cytokinesis efficiency in epithelial tissues.
{"title":"The Dystrophin-Dystroglycan complex ensures cytokinesis efficiency in Drosophila epithelia.","authors":"Margarida Gonçalves, Catarina Lopes, Hervé Alégot, Mariana Osswald, Floris Bosveld, Carolina Ramos, Graziella Richard, Yohanns Bellaiche, Vincent Mirouse, Eurico Morais-de-Sá","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00319-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00319-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cytokinesis physically separates daughter cells at the end of cell division. This step is particularly challenging for epithelial cells, which are connected to their neighbors and to the extracellular matrix by transmembrane protein complexes. To systematically evaluate the impact of the cell adhesion machinery on epithelial cytokinesis efficiency, we performed an RNAi-based modifier screen in the Drosophila follicular epithelium. Strikingly, this unveiled adhesion molecules and transmembrane receptors that facilitate cytokinesis completion. Among these is Dystroglycan, which connects the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton via Dystrophin. Live imaging revealed that Dystrophin and Dystroglycan become enriched in the ingressing membrane, below the cytokinetic ring, during and after ring constriction. Using multiple alleles, including Dystrophin isoform-specific mutants, we show that Dystrophin/Dystroglycan localization is linked with unanticipated roles in regulating cytokinetic ring contraction and in preventing membrane regression during the abscission period. Altogether, we provide evidence that, rather than opposing cytokinesis completion, the machinery involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions has also evolved functions to ensure cytokinesis efficiency in epithelial tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142638468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00308-1
James W Bryson, Ülkü Uzun, Victor O Oria, Jamie Y Auxillos, Iman Safari, Alexia M Lopresti, Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Katrine Sonne-Hansen
{"title":"Cultivating the next generation of leaders : How postdocs, principal investigators and institutes can nurture and select for leadership competencies.","authors":"James W Bryson, Ülkü Uzun, Victor O Oria, Jamie Y Auxillos, Iman Safari, Alexia M Lopresti, Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Katrine Sonne-Hansen","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00308-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00308-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142617003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00309-0
Itay Kazanovich, Shir Itzhak, Jennifer Resnik
Associating sensory stimuli with behavioral significance induces substantial changes in stimulus representations. Recent studies suggest that primary sensory cortices not only adjust representations of task-relevant stimuli, but actively participate in encoding features of the decision-making process. We sought to determine whether this trait is innate in sensory cortices or if choice representation develops with time and experience. To trace choice representation development, we perform chronic two-photon calcium imaging in the primary auditory cortex of head-fixed mice while they gain experience in a tone detection task with a delayed decision window. Our results reveal a progressive increase in choice-dependent activity within a specific subpopulation of neurons, aligning with growing task familiarity and adapting to changing task rules. Furthermore, task experience correlates with heightened synchronized activity in these populations and the ability to differentiate between different types of behavioral decisions. Notably, the activity of this subpopulation accurately decodes the same action at different task phases. Our findings establish a dynamic restructuring of population activity in the auditory cortex to encode features of the decision-making process that develop over time and refines with experience.
{"title":"Experience-driven development of decision-related representations in the auditory cortex.","authors":"Itay Kazanovich, Shir Itzhak, Jennifer Resnik","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00309-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00309-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Associating sensory stimuli with behavioral significance induces substantial changes in stimulus representations. Recent studies suggest that primary sensory cortices not only adjust representations of task-relevant stimuli, but actively participate in encoding features of the decision-making process. We sought to determine whether this trait is innate in sensory cortices or if choice representation develops with time and experience. To trace choice representation development, we perform chronic two-photon calcium imaging in the primary auditory cortex of head-fixed mice while they gain experience in a tone detection task with a delayed decision window. Our results reveal a progressive increase in choice-dependent activity within a specific subpopulation of neurons, aligning with growing task familiarity and adapting to changing task rules. Furthermore, task experience correlates with heightened synchronized activity in these populations and the ability to differentiate between different types of behavioral decisions. Notably, the activity of this subpopulation accurately decodes the same action at different task phases. Our findings establish a dynamic restructuring of population activity in the auditory cortex to encode features of the decision-making process that develop over time and refines with experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142617010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00306-3
Hannah Wapenaar, Gillian Clifford, Willow Rolls, Moira Pasquier, Hayden Burdett, Yujie Zhang, Gauri Deák, Juan Zou, Christos Spanos, Mark R D Taylor, Jacquie Mills, James A Watson, Dhananjay Kumar, Richard Clark, Alakta Das, Devisree Valsakumar, Janice Bramham, Philipp Voigt, Duncan Sproul, Marcus D Wilson
DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining DNA methylation patterns in vertebrates. Here we structurally and biochemically explore the interaction of DNMT3A1 with diverse modified nucleosomes indicative of different chromatin environments. A cryo-EM structure of the full-length DNMT3A1-DNMT3L complex with a H2AK119ub nucleosome reveals that the DNMT3A1 ubiquitin-dependent recruitment (UDR) motif interacts specifically with H2AK119ub and makes extensive contacts with the core nucleosome histone surface. This interaction facilitates robust DNMT3A1 binding to nucleosomes, and previously unexplained DNMT3A disease-associated mutations disrupt this interface. Furthermore, the UDR-nucleosome interaction synergises with other DNMT3A chromatin reading elements in the absence of histone ubiquitylation. H2AK119ub does not stimulate DNMT3A DNA methylation activity, as observed for the previously described H3K36me2 mark, which may explain low levels of DNA methylation on H2AK119ub marked facultative heterochromatin. This study highlights the importance of multivalent binding of DNMT3A to histone modifications and the nucleosome surface and increases our understanding of how DNMT3A1 chromatin recruitment occurs.
DNA 甲基转移酶 3A (DNMT3A) 在建立和维持脊椎动物的 DNA 甲基化模式中发挥着关键作用。在这里,我们从结构和生物化学角度探讨了 DNMT3A1 与不同染色质环境中各种修饰核小体的相互作用。全长 DNMT3A1-DNMT3L 与 H2AK119ub 核小体复合物的低温电子显微镜结构显示,DNMT3A1 泛素依赖性招募(UDR)基序与 H2AK119ub 有特异性相互作用,并与核心核小体组蛋白表面有广泛接触。这种相互作用促进了 DNMT3A1 与核小体的牢固结合,而以前无法解释的 DNMT3A 疾病相关突变会破坏这一界面。此外,在没有组蛋白泛素化的情况下,UDR-核小体相互作用与其他 DNMT3A 染色质阅读元件协同作用。H2AK119ub 并不刺激 DNMT3A 的 DNA 甲基化活性,就像在之前描述的 H3K36me2 标记中观察到的那样,这可能是 H2AK119ub 标记的变异异染色质上 DNA 甲基化水平较低的原因。这项研究强调了 DNMT3A 与组蛋白修饰和核小体表面多价结合的重要性,并加深了我们对 DNMT3A1 染色质招募如何发生的理解。
{"title":"The N-terminal region of DNMT3A engages the nucleosome surface to aid chromatin recruitment.","authors":"Hannah Wapenaar, Gillian Clifford, Willow Rolls, Moira Pasquier, Hayden Burdett, Yujie Zhang, Gauri Deák, Juan Zou, Christos Spanos, Mark R D Taylor, Jacquie Mills, James A Watson, Dhananjay Kumar, Richard Clark, Alakta Das, Devisree Valsakumar, Janice Bramham, Philipp Voigt, Duncan Sproul, Marcus D Wilson","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00306-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00306-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining DNA methylation patterns in vertebrates. Here we structurally and biochemically explore the interaction of DNMT3A1 with diverse modified nucleosomes indicative of different chromatin environments. A cryo-EM structure of the full-length DNMT3A1-DNMT3L complex with a H2AK119ub nucleosome reveals that the DNMT3A1 ubiquitin-dependent recruitment (UDR) motif interacts specifically with H2AK119ub and makes extensive contacts with the core nucleosome histone surface. This interaction facilitates robust DNMT3A1 binding to nucleosomes, and previously unexplained DNMT3A disease-associated mutations disrupt this interface. Furthermore, the UDR-nucleosome interaction synergises with other DNMT3A chromatin reading elements in the absence of histone ubiquitylation. H2AK119ub does not stimulate DNMT3A DNA methylation activity, as observed for the previously described H3K36me2 mark, which may explain low levels of DNA methylation on H2AK119ub marked facultative heterochromatin. This study highlights the importance of multivalent binding of DNMT3A to histone modifications and the nucleosome surface and increases our understanding of how DNMT3A1 chromatin recruitment occurs.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142617053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is a capsaicin-sensitive ion channel implicated in pain sensation. While TRPV1 potentiation in hyperalgesia development has been extensively investigated, its functional decline during pain relief remains largely unexplored. Here, by molecular, electrophysiological and in vivo evidence, we reveal that S-palmitoylation fine-tunes TRPV1 function by promoting its degradation via the lysosome pathway thereby facilitating inflammatory pain relief. The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC4 is identified to physically interact with TRPV1 and to catalyze S-palmitoylation at the cysteine residues C157, C362, C390, and C715 of the channel. Furthermore, we show that TRPV1 palmitoylation is counterbalanced by the depalmitoylase acyl-protein thioesterase 1 (APT1), thereby reinstating pain sensation. These findings provide important mechanistic insights into the relief phase of inflammatory pain.
{"title":"Palmitoylation by ZDHHC4 inhibits TRPV1-mediated nociception.","authors":"Youjing Zhang, Mengyu Zhang, Cheng Tang, Junyan Hu, Xufeng Cheng, Yang Li, Zefeng Chen, Yuan Yin, Chang Xie, Dongdong Li, Jing Yao","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00317-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00317-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is a capsaicin-sensitive ion channel implicated in pain sensation. While TRPV1 potentiation in hyperalgesia development has been extensively investigated, its functional decline during pain relief remains largely unexplored. Here, by molecular, electrophysiological and in vivo evidence, we reveal that S-palmitoylation fine-tunes TRPV1 function by promoting its degradation via the lysosome pathway thereby facilitating inflammatory pain relief. The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC4 is identified to physically interact with TRPV1 and to catalyze S-palmitoylation at the cysteine residues C157, C362, C390, and C715 of the channel. Furthermore, we show that TRPV1 palmitoylation is counterbalanced by the depalmitoylase acyl-protein thioesterase 1 (APT1), thereby reinstating pain sensation. These findings provide important mechanistic insights into the relief phase of inflammatory pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142617052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The extracellular molecular organization of the individual CD3 subunits around the αβ T cell receptor (TCR) is critical for initiating T cell signaling. In this study, we incorporate photo-crosslinkers at specific sites within the TCRα, TCRβ, CD3δ, and CD3γ subunits. Through crosslinking and docking, we identify a CD3ε'-CD3γ-CD3ε-CD3δ arrangement situated around the αβTCR in situ within the cell surface environment. We demonstrate the importance of cholesterol in maintaining the stability of the complex and that the 'in situ' complex structure mirrors the structure from 'detergent-purified' complexes. In addition, mutations aimed at stabilizing extracellular TCR-CD3 interfaces lead to poor signaling, suggesting that subunit fluidity is indispensable for signaling. Finally, employing photo-crosslinking and CD3 tetramer assays, we show that the TCR-CD3 complex undergoes minimal subunit movements or reorientations upon interaction with activating antibodies and pMHC tetramers. This suggests an absence of 'inactive-active' conformational states in the TCR constant regions and the extracellular CD3 subunits, unlike the transmembrane regions of the complex. This study contributes a nuanced understanding of TCR signaling, which may inform the development of therapeutics for immune-related disorders.
{"title":"In situ cell-surface conformation of the TCR-CD3 signaling complex.","authors":"Aswin Natarajan, Yogambigai Velmurugu, Manuel Becerra Flores, Fatoumatta Dibba, Saikiran Beesam, Sally Kikvadze, Xiaotian Wang, Wenjuan Wang, Tianqi Li, Hye Won Shin, Timothy Cardozo, Michelle Krogsgaard","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00314-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00314-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The extracellular molecular organization of the individual CD3 subunits around the αβ T cell receptor (TCR) is critical for initiating T cell signaling. In this study, we incorporate photo-crosslinkers at specific sites within the TCRα, TCRβ, CD3δ, and CD3γ subunits. Through crosslinking and docking, we identify a CD3ε'-CD3γ-CD3ε-CD3δ arrangement situated around the αβTCR in situ within the cell surface environment. We demonstrate the importance of cholesterol in maintaining the stability of the complex and that the 'in situ' complex structure mirrors the structure from 'detergent-purified' complexes. In addition, mutations aimed at stabilizing extracellular TCR-CD3 interfaces lead to poor signaling, suggesting that subunit fluidity is indispensable for signaling. Finally, employing photo-crosslinking and CD3 tetramer assays, we show that the TCR-CD3 complex undergoes minimal subunit movements or reorientations upon interaction with activating antibodies and pMHC tetramers. This suggests an absence of 'inactive-active' conformational states in the TCR constant regions and the extracellular CD3 subunits, unlike the transmembrane regions of the complex. This study contributes a nuanced understanding of TCR signaling, which may inform the development of therapeutics for immune-related disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00304-5
Marieke Trasser, Grégoire Bohl-Viallefond, Verónica Barragán-Borrero, Laura Diezma-Navas, Lukas Loncsek, Magnus Nordborg, Arturo Marí-Ordóñez
Transposable elements (TEs) are repressed in plants through transcriptional gene silencing (TGS), maintained epigenetic silencing marks such as DNA methylation. However, the mechanisms by which silencing is first installed remain poorly understood in plants. Small interfering (si)RNAs and post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) are believed to mediate the initiation of TGS by guiding the first deposition of DNA methylation. To determine how this silencing installation works, we took advantage of ÉVADÉ (EVD), an endogenous retroelement in Arabidopsis, able to recapitulate true de novo silencing with a sequence of PTGS followed by a TGS. To test whether PTGS is required for TGS, we introduce active EVD into RNA-DEPENDENT-RNA-POLYMERASE-6 (RDR6) mutants, an essential PTGS component. EVD activity and silencing are monitored across several generations. In the absence of PTGS, silencing of EVD is still achieved through installation of RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM). Our study shows that PTGS is dispensable for de novo EVD silencing. Although we cannot rule out that PTGS might facilitate TGS, or control TE activity, initiation of epigenetic silencing can take place in its absence.
可转座元件(TEs)在植物体内通过转录基因沉默(TGS)被抑制,并保持 DNA 甲基化等表观遗传沉默标记。然而,人们对植物中首次实施沉默的机制仍然知之甚少。小干扰(si)RNA 和转录后基因沉默(PTGS)被认为是通过引导 DNA 甲基化的首次沉积来介导 TGS 的启动。为了确定这种沉默装置是如何工作的,我们利用了拟南芥中的一种内源逆转录因子ÉVADÉ(EVD),它能够用PTGS序列再现真正的从头沉默,然后是TGS。为了测试 TGS 是否需要 PTGS,我们在 RNA-DEPENDENT-RNA-POLYMERASE-6(RDR6)突变体中引入了活性 EVD,RDR6 是 PTGS 的重要组成部分。我们对几代 EVD 活性和沉默进行了监测。在缺乏 PTGS 的情况下,EVD 的沉默仍然是通过安装 RNA 引导的 DNA 甲基化(RdDM)来实现的。我们的研究表明,PTGS 对于新的 EVD 沉默是不可或缺的。虽然我们不能排除 PTGS 可能会促进 TGS 或控制 TE 的活性,但在 PTGS 缺失的情况下,表观遗传沉默也可以启动。
{"title":"PTGS is dispensable for the initiation of epigenetic silencing of an active transposon in Arabidopsis.","authors":"Marieke Trasser, Grégoire Bohl-Viallefond, Verónica Barragán-Borrero, Laura Diezma-Navas, Lukas Loncsek, Magnus Nordborg, Arturo Marí-Ordóñez","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00304-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00304-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transposable elements (TEs) are repressed in plants through transcriptional gene silencing (TGS), maintained epigenetic silencing marks such as DNA methylation. However, the mechanisms by which silencing is first installed remain poorly understood in plants. Small interfering (si)RNAs and post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) are believed to mediate the initiation of TGS by guiding the first deposition of DNA methylation. To determine how this silencing installation works, we took advantage of ÉVADÉ (EVD), an endogenous retroelement in Arabidopsis, able to recapitulate true de novo silencing with a sequence of PTGS followed by a TGS. To test whether PTGS is required for TGS, we introduce active EVD into RNA-DEPENDENT-RNA-POLYMERASE-6 (RDR6) mutants, an essential PTGS component. EVD activity and silencing are monitored across several generations. In the absence of PTGS, silencing of EVD is still achieved through installation of RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM). Our study shows that PTGS is dispensable for de novo EVD silencing. Although we cannot rule out that PTGS might facilitate TGS, or control TE activity, initiation of epigenetic silencing can take place in its absence.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The functions of integrins are tightly regulated via multiple mechanisms including trafficking and degradation. Integrins are repeatedly internalized, routed into the endosomal system and either degraded by the lysosome or recycled back to the plasma membrane. The ubiquitin system dictates whether internalized proteins are degraded or recycled. Here, we use a genetic screen and proximity-dependent biotin identification to identify deubiquitinase(s) that control integrin surface levels. We find that a ternary deubiquitinating complex, comprised of USP12 (or the homologous USP46), WDR48 and WDR20, stabilizes β1 integrin (Itgb1) by preventing ESCRT-mediated lysosomal degradation. Mechanistically, the USP12/46-WDR48-WDR20 complex removes ubiquitin from the cytoplasmic tail of internalized Itgb1 in early endosomes, which in turn prevents ESCRT-mediated sorting and Itgb1 degradation.
{"title":"The USP12/46 deubiquitinases protect integrins from ESCRT-mediated lysosomal degradation.","authors":"Kaikai Yu, Guan M Wang, Shiny Shengzhen Guo, Florian Bassermann, Reinhard Fässler","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00300-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00300-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The functions of integrins are tightly regulated via multiple mechanisms including trafficking and degradation. Integrins are repeatedly internalized, routed into the endosomal system and either degraded by the lysosome or recycled back to the plasma membrane. The ubiquitin system dictates whether internalized proteins are degraded or recycled. Here, we use a genetic screen and proximity-dependent biotin identification to identify deubiquitinase(s) that control integrin surface levels. We find that a ternary deubiquitinating complex, comprised of USP12 (or the homologous USP46), WDR48 and WDR20, stabilizes β1 integrin (Itgb1) by preventing ESCRT-mediated lysosomal degradation. Mechanistically, the USP12/46-WDR48-WDR20 complex removes ubiquitin from the cytoplasmic tail of internalized Itgb1 in early endosomes, which in turn prevents ESCRT-mediated sorting and Itgb1 degradation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00311-6
Yuyang Ni, Yifei Wang, Xinyu Shi, Fan Yu, Qingmin Ruan, Na Tian, Jin He, Xun Wang
Retrons, found in bacteria and used for defense against phages, generate a unique molecule known as multicopy single-stranded DNA (msDNA). This msDNA mimics Okazaki fragments during DNA replication, making it a promising tool for targeted gene editing in prokaryotes. However, existing retron systems often exhibit suboptimal editing efficiency. Here, we identify the msd gene in Escherichia coli, which encodes the noncoding RNA template for msDNA synthesis and carries the homologous sequence of the target gene to be edited, as a critical bottleneck. Sequence homology causes the msDNA to bind to the msd gene, thereby reducing its efficiency in editing the target gene. To address this issue, we engineer a retron system that tailors msDNA to the leading strand of the plasmid containing the msd gene. This strategy minimizes msd gene editing and reduces competition with target genes, significantly increasing msDNA availability. Our optimized system achieves very high retron editing efficiency, enhancing performance and expanding the potential for in vivo techniques that rely on homologous DNA synthesis.
{"title":"Reducing competition between msd and genomic DNA improves retron editing efficiency.","authors":"Yuyang Ni, Yifei Wang, Xinyu Shi, Fan Yu, Qingmin Ruan, Na Tian, Jin He, Xun Wang","doi":"10.1038/s44319-024-00311-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-024-00311-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retrons, found in bacteria and used for defense against phages, generate a unique molecule known as multicopy single-stranded DNA (msDNA). This msDNA mimics Okazaki fragments during DNA replication, making it a promising tool for targeted gene editing in prokaryotes. However, existing retron systems often exhibit suboptimal editing efficiency. Here, we identify the msd gene in Escherichia coli, which encodes the noncoding RNA template for msDNA synthesis and carries the homologous sequence of the target gene to be edited, as a critical bottleneck. Sequence homology causes the msDNA to bind to the msd gene, thereby reducing its efficiency in editing the target gene. To address this issue, we engineer a retron system that tailors msDNA to the leading strand of the plasmid containing the msd gene. This strategy minimizes msd gene editing and reduces competition with target genes, significantly increasing msDNA availability. Our optimized system achieves very high retron editing efficiency, enhancing performance and expanding the potential for in vivo techniques that rely on homologous DNA synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":11541,"journal":{"name":"EMBO Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142582495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}