scholarly journals Broad-spectrum antiviral agents: secreted phospholipase A2 targets viral envelope lipid bilayers derived from the endoplasmic reticulum membrane

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Chen ◽  
Chie Aoki-Utsubo ◽  
Masanori Kameoka ◽  
Lin Deng ◽  
Yutaka Terada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Phospholipase A2 ◽  
Lipid Bilayers ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Viral Envelope ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Secreted Phospholipase A2

scholarly journals Broad-spectrum virucidal activity of bacterial secreted lipases against flaviviruses, SARS-CoV-2 and other enveloped viruses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Yu ◽  
Liming Zhang ◽  
Liangqin Tong ◽  
Nana Zhang ◽  
Han Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Lipase Activity ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Antiviral Drug ◽  
Viral Envelope ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Virucidal Activity ◽  
Extracellular Milieu

AbstractViruses are the major aetiological agents of acute and chronic severe human diseases that place a tremendous burden on global public health and economy; however, for most viruses, effective prophylactics and therapeutics are lacking, in particular, broad-spectrum antiviral agents. Herein, we identified 2 secreted bacterial lipases from a Chromobacterium bacterium, named Chromobacterium antiviral effector-1 (CbAE-1) and CbAE-2, with a broad-spectrum virucidal activity against dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV). The CbAEs potently blocked viral infection in the extracellular milieu through their lipase activity. Mechanistic studies showed that this lipase activity directly disrupted the viral envelope structure, thus inactivating infectivity. A mutation of CbAE-1 in its lipase motif fully abrogated the virucidal ability. Furthermore, CbAE-2 presented low toxicity in vivo and in vitro, highlighting its potential as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug.

scholarly journals Alternative redox forms of ASNA-1 separate insulin signaling from tail-anchored protein targeting and cisplatin resistance in C. elegans

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Raj ◽  
Ola Billing ◽  
Agnieszka Podraza-Farhanieh ◽  
Bashar Kraish ◽  
Oskar Hemmingsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Protein Targeting ◽  
Cisplatin Resistance ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Cisplatin Sensitivity ◽  
Tumor Environment ◽  
The One

AbstractCisplatin is a frontline cancer therapeutic, but intrinsic or acquired resistance is common. We previously showed that cisplatin sensitivity can be achieved by inactivation of ASNA-1/TRC40 in mammalian cancer cells and in Caenorhabditis elegans. ASNA-1 has two more conserved functions: in promoting tail-anchored protein (TAP) targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and in promoting insulin secretion. However, the relation between its different functions has remained unknown. Here, we show that ASNA-1 exists in two redox states that promote TAP-targeting and insulin secretion separately. The reduced state is the one required for cisplatin resistance: an ASNA-1 point mutant, in which the protein preferentially was found in the oxidized state, was sensitive to cisplatin and defective for TAP targeting but had no insulin secretion defect. The same was true for mutants in wrb-1, which we identify as the C. elegans homolog of WRB, the ASNA1/TRC40 receptor. Finally, we uncover a previously unknown action of cisplatin induced reactive oxygen species: cisplatin induced ROS drives ASNA-1 into the oxidized form, and selectively prevents an ASNA-1-dependent TAP substrate from reaching the endoplasmic reticulum. Our work suggests that ASNA-1 acts as a redox-sensitive target for cisplatin cytotoxicity and that cisplatin resistance is likely mediated by ASNA-1-dependent TAP substrates. Treatments that promote an oxidizing tumor environment should be explored as possible means to combat cisplatin resistance.

scholarly journals Role of human group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 in malaria pathophysiology: Insights from a transgenic mouse model

Biochimie ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélanie Dacheux ◽  
Soraya Chaouch ◽  
Alonso Joy ◽  
Amandine Labat ◽  
Christine Payré ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Model ◽  
Phospholipase A2 ◽  
Transgenic Mouse ◽  
Transgenic Mouse Model ◽  
Human Group ◽  
Secreted Phospholipase A2

scholarly journals Ceramide chain length–dependent protein sorting into selective endoplasmic reticulum exit sites

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (50) ◽  
pp. eaba8237
Author(s):  
Sofia Rodriguez-Gallardo ◽  
Kazuo Kurokawa ◽  
Susana Sabido-Bozo ◽  
Alejandro Cortes-Gomez ◽  
Atsuko Ikeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Protein Sorting ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Lipid Chain ◽  
Secretory Transport ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Cellular Compartmentalization

Protein sorting in the secretory pathway is crucial to maintain cellular compartmentalization and homeostasis. In addition to coat-mediated sorting, the role of lipids in driving protein sorting during secretory transport is a longstanding fundamental question that still remains unanswered. Here, we conduct 3D simultaneous multicolor high-resolution live imaging to demonstrate in vivo that newly synthesized glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins having a very long chain ceramide lipid moiety are clustered and sorted into specialized endoplasmic reticulum exit sites that are distinct from those used by transmembrane proteins. Furthermore, we show that the chain length of ceramide in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane is critical for this sorting selectivity. Our study provides the first direct in vivo evidence for lipid chain length–based protein cargo sorting into selective export sites of the secretory pathway.

Stop-and-Move of a Marginally Hydrophobic Segment Translocating across the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane

2013 ◽  
Vol 425 (17) ◽  
pp. 3205-3216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Onishi ◽  
Marifu Yamagishi ◽  
Kenta Imai ◽  
Hidenobu Fujita ◽  
Yuichiro Kida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane
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