Neuronal survival in the balance: are endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins the fulcrum?

Cell Calcium ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 421-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.W Glazner ◽  
P Fernyhough
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Neuronal Survival ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane

scholarly journals Stability and flexibility of marginally hydrophobic–segment stalling at the endoplasmic reticulum translocon

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 930-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichiro Kida ◽  
Yudai Ishihara ◽  
Hidenobu Fujita ◽  
Yukiko Onishi ◽  
Masao Sakaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Lipid Phase ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Transmembrane Segment ◽  
Conducting Channel ◽  
Transmembrane Segments ◽  
Lipid Environment ◽  
Sec61 Channel

Many membrane proteins are integrated into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane through the protein-conducting channel, the translocon. Transmembrane segments with insufficient hydrophobicity for membrane integration are frequently found in multispanning membrane proteins, and such marginally hydrophobic (mH) segments should be accommodated, at least transiently, at the membrane. Here we investigated how mH-segments stall at the membrane and their stability. Our findings show that mH-segments can be retained at the membrane without moving into the lipid phase and that such segments flank Sec61α, the core channel of the translocon, in the translational intermediate state. The mH-segments are gradually transferred from the Sec61 channel to the lipid environment in a hydrophobicity-dependent manner, and this lateral movement may be affected by the ribosome. In addition, stalling mH-segments allow for insertion of the following transmembrane segment, forming an Ncytosol/Clumen orientation, suggesting that mH-segments can move laterally to accommodate the next transmembrane segment. These findings suggest that mH-segments may be accommodated at the ER membrane with lateral fluctuation between the Sec61 channel and the lipid phase.

scholarly journals Exchange of water for sterol underlies sterol egress from a StARkin domain

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Khelashvili ◽  
Neha Chauhan ◽  
Kalpana Pandey ◽  
David Eliezer ◽  
Anant K Menon
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Binding Pocket ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Polar Residues ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Previously we identified Lam/GramD1 proteins, a family of endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins with sterol-binding StARkin domains that are implicated in intracellular sterol homeostasis. Here, we show how these proteins exchange sterol molecules with membranes. An aperture at one end of the StARkin domain enables sterol to enter/exit the binding pocket. Strikingly, the wall of the pocket is longitudinally fractured, exposing bound sterol to solvent. Large-scale atomistic molecular dynamics simulations reveal that sterol egress involves widening of the fracture, penetration of water into the cavity, and consequent destabilization of the bound sterol. The simulations identify polar residues along the fracture that are important for sterol release. Their replacement with alanine affects the ability of the StARkin domain to bind sterol, catalyze inter-vesicular sterol exchange and alleviate the nystatin-sensitivity of lam2Δ yeast cells. These data suggest an unprecedented, water-controlled mechanism of sterol discharge from a StARkin domain.

scholarly journals Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane-sorting Protein of Lymphocytes (BAP31) Is Highly Expressed in Neurons and Discrete Endocrine Cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1235-1243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather A. Manley ◽  
Vanda A. Lennon
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Endocrine Cells ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Renal Tubules ◽  
Anatomic Distribution ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Thyroid Epithelium ◽  
Anatomic Localization

BAP31 is a transmembrane protein that associates with nascent membrane proteins in transit between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and cis-Golgi. Its C-terminal dilysine (KKEE) motif, mediating return to the ER, is consistent with a role in early sorting of membrane proteins. An initiator caspase-binding site in the C-terminal domain of BAP31 is implicated in cytoplasmic membrane fragmentation events of apoptosis. Although BAP31 RNA is ubiquitous, the protein's anatomic localization has not been determined. To gain further insight into its possible functions, we localized BAP31 in primate tissues using monoclonal antibodies. Immunoreactivity was prominent in T- and B-lymphocytes in blood and in thymus, in cerebellar Purkinje neuron bodies and dendrites, in gonadotrophs of the anterior pituitary, ovarian thecal and follicular cells, active but not quiescent thyroid epithelium, adrenal cortex more than medulla, and proximal more than distal renal tubules. Blood vessels and skeletal muscle were nonreactive. The anatomic distribution of BAP31 and the nature of proteins identified thus far as its cargo exiting the ER, suggest an interaction with proteins assembling in macromolecular complexes en route to selected sites of exocytotic and signaling activities. Apoptotic associations in mature tissues could be physiological (lymphocytes, endocrine cells) or pathological (Purkinje neurons, renal tubules).

scholarly journals Membrane translocation of lumenal domains of membrane proteins powered by downstream transmembrane sequences

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (19) ◽  
pp. 3123-3132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki Yabuki ◽  
Fumiko Morimoto ◽  
Yuichiro Kida ◽  
Masao Sakaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Type I ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance Analysis ◽  
Binding Peptide ◽  
Resonance Analysis ◽  
N Terminus ◽  
Signal Anchor ◽  
Streptavidin Binding

Translocation of the N-terminus of a type I signal anchor (SA-I) sequence across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane can be arrested by tagging with a streptavidin-binding peptide tag (SBP tag) and trapping by streptavidin. In the present study, we first examine the affinity required for the translocation arrest. When the SBP tag is serially truncated, the ability for arrest gradually decreases. Surface plasmon resonance analysis shows that an interaction as strong as 10−8 M or a smaller dissociation constant is required for trapping the topogenesis of a natural SA-I sequence. Such truncated tags, however, become effective by mutating the SA-I sequence, suggesting that the translocation motivation is considerably influenced by the properties of the SA-I sequence. In addition, we introduce the SBP tag into lumenal loops of a multispanning membrane protein, human erythrocyte band 3. Among the tagged loops between transmembrane 1 (TM1) and TM8, three loops are trapped by cytosolic streptavidin. These loops are followed by TM sequences possessing topogenic properties, like the SA-I sequence, and translocation of one loop is diminished by insertion of a proline into the following TM sequence. These findings suggest that the translocation of lumenal loops by SA-I–like TM sequences has a crucial role in topogenesis of multispanning membrane proteins.

Biogenesis of tail-anchored proteins

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1238-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Borgese ◽  
S. Brambillasca ◽  
P. Soffientini ◽  
M. Yabal ◽  
M. Makarow
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Integral Membrane Proteins ◽  
Phospholipid Bilayer ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Hydrophobic Amino Acids

A group of integral membrane proteins, known as C-tail anchored, is defined by the presence of a cytosolic N-terminal domain that is anchored to the phospholipid bilayer by a single segment of hydrophobic amino acids close to the C-terminus. The mode of insertion into membranes of these proteins, many of which play key roles in fundamental intracellular processes, is obligatorily post-translational, is highly specific and may be subject to regulatory processes that modulate the protein's function. Recent work has demonstrated that tail-anchored proteins translocate their C-termini across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane by a mechanism different from that used for Sec61-dependent post-translational signal-peptide-driven translocation. Here we summarize recent results on the insertion of tail-anchored proteins and discuss possible mechanisms that could be involved.

Expression of Viral Membrane Proteins from Cloned cDNA by Microinjection into Eucaryotic Cell Nuclei

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
H. Garoff ◽  
Cl. Kondor-Koch
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Signal Sequence ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
In Vitro Mutagenesis ◽  
Cell Nuclei ◽  
Eucaryotic Cell ◽  
Cloned Cdna ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between a protein's structure and its function can be explored in detail by in vitro mutagenesis of a cloned DNA molecule encoding the protein and expression of its mutagenized form in a eucaryotic cell. This will be a useful approach to study the assembly of spanning viral or plasma membrane proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and their transport to the cell surface. Questions that could be answered using this technique include:Is the signal sequence alone sufficient for translocation of a polypeptide chain across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane? Is a cytoplasmic protein (e.g. a viral capsid protein) translocated when linked to a signal sequence?

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