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MSphere May 2024Cervimycins A-D are bis-glycosylated polyketide antibiotics produced by HKI 0179 with bactericidal activity against Gram-positive bacteria. In this study, cervimycin C...
Cervimycins A-D are bis-glycosylated polyketide antibiotics produced by HKI 0179 with bactericidal activity against Gram-positive bacteria. In this study, cervimycin C (CmC) treatment caused a spaghetti-like phenotype in 168, with elongated curved cells, which stayed joined after cell division, and exhibited a chromosome segregation defect, resulting in ghost cells without DNA. Electron microscopy of CmC-treated (3 × MIC) revealed swollen cells, misshapen septa, cell wall thickening, and a rough cell wall surface. Incorporation tests in indicated an effect on DNA biosynthesis at high cervimycin concentrations. Indeed, artificial downregulation of the DNA gyrase subunit B gene () increased the activity of cervimycin in agar diffusion tests, and, in high concentrations (starting at 62.5 × MIC), the antibiotic inhibited DNA gyrase supercoiling activity . To obtain a more global view on the mode of action of CmC, transcriptomics and proteomics of cervimycin treated versus untreated cells were performed. Interestingly, 3 × MIC of cervimycin did not induce characteristic responses, which would indicate disturbance of the DNA gyrase activity . Instead, cervimycin induced the expression of the CtsR/HrcA heat shock operon and the expression of autolysins, exhibiting similarity to the ribosome-targeting antibiotic gentamicin. In summary, we identified the DNA gyrase as a target, but at low concentrations, electron microscopy and omics data revealed a more complex mode of action of cervimycin, which comprised induction of the heat shock response, indicating protein stress in the cell.IMPORTANCEAntibiotic resistance of Gram-positive bacteria is an emerging problem in modern medicine, and new antibiotics with novel modes of action are urgently needed. Secondary metabolites from species are an important source of antibiotics, like the cervimycin complex produced by HKI 0179. The phenotypic response of and toward cervimycin C indicated a chromosome segregation and septum formation defect. This effect was at first attributed to an interaction between cervimycin C and the DNA gyrase. However, omics data of cervimycin treated versus untreated cells indicated a different mode of action, because the stress response did not include the SOS response but resembled the response toward antibiotics that induce mistranslation or premature chain termination and cause protein stress. In summary, these results point toward a possibly novel mechanism that generates protein stress in the cells and subsequently leads to defects in cell and chromosome segregation.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Staphylococcus aureus; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Streptomyces; Bacillus subtilis; Polyketides; Glycosides; Cell Wall; Proteomics; Bacterial Proteins; DNA Gyrase
PubMed: 38722162
DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00764-23 -
BioRxiv : the Preprint Server For... Apr 2024Eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) 3 is a multi-subunit protein complex that binds both ribosomes and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in order to drive a diverse set...
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) 3 is a multi-subunit protein complex that binds both ribosomes and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in order to drive a diverse set of mechanistic steps during translation. Despite its importance, a unifying framework explaining how eIF3 performs these numerous activities is lacking. Using single-molecule light scattering microscopy, we demonstrate that eIF3 is an equilibrium mixture of the full complex, subcomplexes, and subunits. By extending our microscopy approach to an reconstituted eIF3 and complementing it with biochemical assays, we define the subspecies comprising this equilibrium and show that, rather than being driven by the full complex, mRNA binding by eIF3 is instead driven by the eIF3a subunit within eIF3a-containing subcomplexes. Our findings provide a mechanistic model for the role of eIF3 in the mRNA recruitment step of translation initiation and establish a mechanistic framework for explaining and investigating the other activities of eIF3.
PubMed: 38712078
DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.25.581977 -
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 2024Dormant ribosomes are typically associated with preservation factors to protect themselves from degradation under stress conditions. Stm1/SERBP1 is one such protein...
Dormant ribosomes are typically associated with preservation factors to protect themselves from degradation under stress conditions. Stm1/SERBP1 is one such protein that anchors the 40S and 60S subunits together. Several proteins and tRNAs bind to this complex as well, yet the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we reported the cryo-EM structures of five newly identified Stm1/SERBP1-bound ribosomes. These structures highlighted that eIF5A, eEF2, and tRNA might bind to dormant ribosomes under stress to avoid their own degradation, thus facilitating protein synthesis upon the restoration of growth conditions. In addition, Ribo-seq data analysis reflected the upregulation of nutrient, metabolism, and external-stimulus-related pathways in the strain, suggesting possible regulatory roles of Stm1. The knowledge generated from the present work will facilitate in better understanding the molecular mechanism of dormant ribosomes.
PubMed: 38698775
DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1395220 -
International Journal of Biological... May 2024Ribosomes, intercellular macromolecules responsible for translation in the cell, are composed of RNAs and proteins. While rRNA makes the scaffold of the ribosome and...
Ribosomes, intercellular macromolecules responsible for translation in the cell, are composed of RNAs and proteins. While rRNA makes the scaffold of the ribosome and directs the catalytic steps of protein synthesis, ribosomal proteins play a role in the assembly of the subunits and are essential for the proper structure and function of the ribosome. To date researchers identified heterogeneous ribosomes in different developmental and growth stages. We hypothesized that under stress conditions the heterogeneity of the ribosomes may provide means to prepare the cells for quick recovery. Therefore the aim of the study was the identification of heterogeneity of ribosomal proteins within the ribosomes in response to eleven stress conditions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, by means of a liquid chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and translation activity tests. Out of the total of 74 distinct ribosomal proteins identified in the study 14 small ribosomal subunit (RPS) and 8 large ribosomal subunit (RPL) proteins displayed statistically significant differential abundances within the ribosomes under stress. Additionally, significant alterations in the ratios of 7 ribosomal paralog proteins were observed. Accordingly, the translational activity of yeast ribosomes was altered after UV exposure, during sugar starvation, cold shock, high salt, anaerobic conditions, and amino acid starvation.
Topics: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Ribosomal Proteins; Protein Biosynthesis; Ribosomes; Stress, Physiological; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
PubMed: 38697435
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132004 -
Biochemical Society Transactions Jun 2024Ribosomes are universally conserved cellular machines that catalyze protein biosynthesis. The active sites underly immense evolutionary conservation resulting in... (Review)
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Ribosomes are universally conserved cellular machines that catalyze protein biosynthesis. The active sites underly immense evolutionary conservation resulting in virtually identical core structures of ribosomes in all domains of life including organellar ribosomes. However, more peripheral structures of cytosolic ribosomes changed during evolution accommodating new functions and regulatory options. The expansion occurred at the riboprotein level, including more and larger ribosomal proteins and at the RNA level increasing the length of ribosomal RNA. Expansions within the ribosomal RNA occur as clusters at conserved sites that face toward the periphery of the cytosolic ribosome. Recent biochemical and structural work has shed light on how rRNA-specific expansion segments (ESs) recruit factors during translation and how they modulate translation dynamics in the cytosol. Here we focus on recent work on yeast, human and trypanosomal cytosolic ribosomes that explores the role of two specific rRNA ESs within the small and large subunit respectively. While no single regulatory strategy exists, the absence of ESs has consequences for proteomic stability and cellular fitness, rendering them fascinating evolutionary tools for tailored protein biosynthesis.
Topics: RNA, Ribosomal; Humans; Ribosomes; Protein Biosynthesis; Ribosomal Proteins; Nucleic Acid Conformation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PubMed: 38695725
DOI: 10.1042/BST20231106 -
ELife Apr 2024The chromatin-associated protein WD Repeat Domain 5 (WDR5) is a promising target for cancer drug discovery, with most efforts blocking an arginine-binding cavity on the...
The chromatin-associated protein WD Repeat Domain 5 (WDR5) is a promising target for cancer drug discovery, with most efforts blocking an arginine-binding cavity on the protein called the 'WIN' site that tethers WDR5 to chromatin. WIN site inhibitors (WINi) are active against multiple cancer cell types in vitro, the most notable of which are those derived from MLL-rearranged (MLLr) leukemias. Peptidomimetic WINi were originally proposed to inhibit MLLr cells via dysregulation of genes connected to hematopoietic stem cell expansion. Our discovery and interrogation of small-molecule WINi, however, revealed that they act in MLLr cell lines to suppress ribosome protein gene (RPG) transcription, induce nucleolar stress, and activate p53. Because there is no precedent for an anticancer strategy that specifically targets RPG expression, we took an integrated multi-omics approach to further interrogate the mechanism of action of WINi in human MLLr cancer cells. We show that WINi induce depletion of the stock of ribosomes, accompanied by a broad yet modest translational choke and changes in alternative mRNA splicing that inactivate the p53 antagonist MDM4. We also show that WINi are synergistic with agents including venetoclax and BET-bromodomain inhibitors. Together, these studies reinforce the concept that WINi are a novel type of ribosome-directed anticancer therapy and provide a resource to support their clinical implementation in MLLr leukemias and other malignancies.
Topics: Humans; Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Cycle Proteins; Cell Line, Tumor; Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein; Nuclear Proteins; Proto-Oncogene Proteins; Ribosomes; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; Peptidomimetics
PubMed: 38682900
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.90683 -
Journal of the American Chemical Society May 2024The ribosome brings 3'-aminoacyl-tRNA and 3'-peptidyl-tRNAs together to enable peptidyl transfer by binding them in two major ways. First, their anticodon loops are...
The ribosome brings 3'-aminoacyl-tRNA and 3'-peptidyl-tRNAs together to enable peptidyl transfer by binding them in two major ways. First, their anticodon loops are bound to mRNA, itself anchored at the ribosomal subunit interface, by contiguous anticodon:codon pairing augmented by interactions with the decoding center of the small ribosomal subunit. Second, their acceptor stems are bound by the peptidyl transferase center, which aligns the 3'-aminoacyl- and 3'-peptidyl-termini for optimal interaction of the nucleophilic amino group and electrophilic ester carbonyl group. Reasoning that intrinsic codon:anticodon binding might have been a major contributor to bringing tRNA 3'-termini into proximity at an early stage of ribosomal peptide synthesis, we wondered if primordial amino acids might have been assigned to those codons that bind the corresponding anticodon loops most tightly. By measuring the binding of anticodon stem loops to short oligonucleotides, we determined that family-box codon:anticodon pairings are typically tighter than split-box codon:anticodon pairings. Furthermore, we find that two family-box anticodon stem loops can tightly bind a pair of contiguous codons simultaneously, whereas two split-box anticodon stem loops cannot. The amino acids assigned to family boxes correspond to those accessible by what has been termed cyanosulfidic chemistry, supporting the contention that these limited amino acids might have been the first used in primordial coded peptide synthesis.
Topics: Anticodon; Amino Acids; Codon; Ribosomes; Binding Sites; Models, Molecular
PubMed: 38676654
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03644 -
Microorganisms Apr 2024Different bacterial species have dramatically different generation times, from 20-30 min in to about two weeks in . The translation machinery in a cell needs to...
Different bacterial species have dramatically different generation times, from 20-30 min in to about two weeks in . The translation machinery in a cell needs to synthesize all proteins for a new cell in each generation. The three subprocesses of translation, i.e., initiation, elongation, and termination, are expected to be under stronger selection pressure to optimize in short-generation bacteria (SGB) such as than in the long-generation . The initiation efficiency depends on the start codon decoded by the initiation tRNA, the optimal Shine-Dalgarno (SD) decoded by the anti-SD (aSD) sequence on small subunit rRNA, and the secondary structure that may embed the initiation signals and prevent them from being decoded. The elongation efficiency depends on the tRNA pool and codon usage. The termination efficiency in bacteria depends mainly on the nature of the stop codon and the nucleotide immediately downstream of the stop codon. By contrasting SGB with long-generation bacteria (LGB), we predict (1) SGB to have more ribosome RNA operons to produce ribosomes, and more tRNA genes for carrying amino acids to ribosomes, (2) SGB to have a higher percentage of genes using AUG as the start codon and UAA as the stop codon than LGB, (3) SGB to exhibit better codon and anticodon adaptation than LGB, and (4) SGB to have a weaker secondary structure near the translation initiation signals than LGB. These differences between SGB and LGB should be more pronounced in highly expressed genes than the rest of the genes. We present empirical evidence in support of these predictions.
PubMed: 38674712
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12040768 -
Cancer Letters Jun 2024Protein homeostasis is fundamental to the development of tumors. Ribosome-associated quality-control (RQC) is able to add alanine and threonine to the stagnant...
Protein homeostasis is fundamental to the development of tumors. Ribosome-associated quality-control (RQC) is able to add alanine and threonine to the stagnant polypeptide chain C-terminal (CAT-tail) when protein translation is hindered, while Ankyrin repeat and zinc-finger domain-containing-protein 1 (ANKZF1) can counteract the formation of the CAT-tail, preventing the aggregation of polypeptide chains. In particular, ANKZF1 plays an important role in maintaining mitochondrial protein homeostasis by mitochondrial RQC (mitoRQC) after translation stagnation of precursor proteins targeting mitochondria. However, the role of ANKZF1 in glioblastoma is unclear. Therefore, the current study was aimed to investigate the effects of ANKZF1 in glioblastoma cells and a nude mouse glioblastoma xenograft model. Here, we reported that knockdown of ANKZF1 in glioblastoma cells resulted in the accumulation of CAT-tail in mitochondria, leading to the activated mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) and inhibits glioblastoma malignant progression. Excessive CAT-tail sequestered mitochondrial chaperones HSP60, mtHSP70 and proteases LONP1 as well as mitochondrial respiratory chain subunits ND1, Cytb, mtCO2 and ATP6, leading to mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation dysfunction, membrane potential impairment, and mitochondrial apoptotic pathway activation. Our study highlights ANKZF1 as a valuable target for glioblastoma intervention and provides an innovative insight for the treatment of glioblastoma through the regulating of mitochondrial protein homeostasis.
Topics: Glioblastoma; Humans; Animals; Mice; Mitochondrial Proteins; Mitochondria; Cell Line, Tumor; Mice, Nude; Disease Progression; Unfolded Protein Response; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays; Apoptosis; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Brain Neoplasms; Cell Proliferation
PubMed: 38670305
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216895 -
Blood Apr 2024Hematopoietic differentiation is controlled by intrinsic regulators and the extrinsic hematopoietic niche. Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) plays a crucial role...
Hematopoietic differentiation is controlled by intrinsic regulators and the extrinsic hematopoietic niche. Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) plays a crucial role in the function of fetal and adult hematopoietic stem cell maintenance; however, the precise function of ATF4 in the bone marrow niche and the mechanism by which ATF4 regulates adult hematopoiesis remain largely unknown. Here, we employ four cell-type-specific mouse Cre lines to achieve conditional knockout of Atf4 in Cdh5+ endothelial cells, Prx1+ bone marrow stromal cells, Osx+ osteo-progenitor cells, and Mx1+ hematopoietic cells, and uncover the role of Atf4 in niche cells and hematopoiesis. Intriguingly, depletion of Atf4 in niche cells does not affect hematopoiesis; however, Atf4-deficient hematopoietic cells exhibit erythroid differentiation defects, leading to hypoplastic anemia. Mechanistically, ATF4 mediates direct regulation of Rps19bp1 transcription, which is, in turn, involved in 40S ribosomal subunit assembly to coordinate ribosome biogenesis and promote erythropoiesis. Finally, we demonstrate that under conditions of 5-fluorouracil-induced stress, Atf4 depletion impedes the recovery of hematopoietic lineages, which requires efficient ribosome biogenesis. Taken together, our findings highlight the indispensable role of the ATF4-RPS19BP1 axis in the regulation of erythropoiesis.
PubMed: 38657191
DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023021901