scholarly journals Vps13-like proteins provide phosphatidylethanolamine for GPI anchor synthesis in the ER

2022 ◽  
Vol 221 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Toulmay ◽  
Fawn B. Whittle ◽  
Jerry Yang ◽  
Xiaofei Bai ◽  
Jessica Diarra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Autosomal Recessive ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Lipid Transport ◽  
Membrane Anchor ◽  
Gpi Anchor ◽  
Tube Forming ◽  
Contact Sites ◽  
Ethanolamine Phosphate

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) is a glycolipid membrane anchor found on surface proteins in all eukaryotes. It is synthesized in the ER membrane. Each GPI anchor requires three molecules of ethanolamine phosphate (P-Etn), which are derived from phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). We found that efficient GPI anchor synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires Csf1; cells lacking Csf1 accumulate GPI precursors lacking P-Etn. Structure predictions suggest Csf1 is a tube-forming lipid transport protein like Vps13. Csf1 is found at contact sites between the ER and other organelles. It interacts with the ER protein Mcd4, an enzyme that adds P-Etn to nascent GPI anchors, suggesting Csf1 channels PE to Mcd4 in the ER at contact sites to support GPI anchor biosynthesis. CSF1 has orthologues in Caenorhabditis elegans (lpd-3) and humans (KIAA1109/TWEEK); mutations in KIAA1109 cause the autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder Alkuraya-Kučinskas syndrome. Knockout of lpd-3 and knockdown of KIAA1109 reduced GPI-anchored proteins on the surface of cells, suggesting Csf1 orthologues in human cells support GPI anchor biosynthesis.

Biallelic variants in TMEM222 cause a new autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Polla ◽  
Mohammad Ali Farazi Fard ◽  
Zahra Tabatabaei ◽  
Parham Habibzadeh ◽  
Olga A. Levchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autosomal Recessive ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Role of cations in the flocculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and discrimination of the corresponding proteins

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Kuriyama ◽  
Itaru Umeda ◽  
Harumi Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Promoting Effect ◽  
Yeast Strains ◽  
Yeast Flocculation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Anionic Groups

Asexual yeast flocculation was studied using strong flocculents of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The inhibitory effect of cations on flocculation is considered to be caused by competition between those cations and Ca2+ at the binding site of the Ca2+-requiring protein that is involved in flocculation. Inhibition of flocculation by various cations occurred in the following order: La3+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Mn2+, Al3+, and Na+. Cations such as Mg2+, Co2+, and K+ promoted flocculation. This promoting effect may be based on the reduction of electrostatic repulsive force between cells caused by binding of these cations anionic groups present on the cell surface. In flocculation induced by these cations, trace amounts of Ca2+ excreted on the cell surface may activate the corresponding protein. The ratio of Sr2+/Ca2+ below which cells flocculated varied among strains: for strains having the FLO5 gene, it was 400 to 500; for strains having the FLO1 gene, about 150; and for two alcohol yeast strains, 40 to 50. This suggests that there are several different types of cell surface proteins involved in flocculation in different yeast strains. Key words: yeast, flocculation, protein, cation, calcium.

scholarly journals Miga-mediated endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contact sites regulate neuronal homeostasis

eLife ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingna Xu ◽  
Xi Wang ◽  
Jia Zhou ◽  
Yunyi Qiu ◽  
Weina Shang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Organization ◽  
Lipid Transport ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Contact Sites ◽  
Neuronal Homeostasis ◽  
Higher Eukaryotes ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–mitochondria contact sites (ERMCSs) are crucial for multiple cellular processes such as calcium signaling, lipid transport, and mitochondrial dynamics. However, the molecular organization, functions, regulation of ERMCS, and the physiological roles of altered ERMCSs are not fully understood in higher eukaryotes. We found that Miga, a mitochondrion located protein, markedly increases ERMCSs and causes severe neurodegeneration upon overexpression in fly eyes. Miga interacts with an ER protein Vap33 through its FFAT-like motif and an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease related Vap33 mutation considerably reduces its interaction with Miga. Multiple serine residues inside and near the Miga FFAT motif were phosphorylated, which is required for its interaction with Vap33 and Miga-mediated ERMCS formation. The interaction between Vap33 and Miga promoted further phosphorylation of upstream serine/threonine clusters, which fine-tuned Miga activity. Protein kinases CKI and CaMKII contribute to Miga hyperphosphorylation. MIGA2, encoded by the miga mammalian ortholog, has conserved functions in mammalian cells. We propose a model that shows Miga interacts with Vap33 to mediate ERMCSs and excessive ERMCSs lead to neurodegeneration.

scholarly journals Glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchor attachment in a yeast in vitro system

1997 ◽  
Vol 328 (2) ◽  
pp. 669-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Tamara DOERING ◽  
Randy SCHEKMAN
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Fusion Proteins ◽  
Attachment Site ◽  
Gpi Anchor ◽  
Mating Pheromone ◽  
Peptide Substrates ◽  
In Vitro System ◽  
Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol

The yeast mating pheromone precursor prepro-alpha factor was fused to C-terminal signals for glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor attachment, based on the sequence of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein Gas1p. Maturation of fusion proteins expressed in vivo required the presence of both a functional GPI attachment site and the synthesis of GPI precursors. Constructs were translated in vitro for use in cell-free studies of glycolipid attachment. The radiolabelled polypeptides were post-translationally translocated into yeast microsomes, where at least one third of the molecules received a GPI anchor. This approach offers distinct advantages over anchor attachment reactions that require co-translational translocation of secretory peptide substrates.

Phospholipase Resistance of the Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Anchor on Human Alkaline Phosphatase

1992 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 2517-2525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y W Wong ◽  
M G Low
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Human Cell Lines ◽  
Membrane Anchor ◽  
Gpi Anchor ◽  
Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol ◽  
In Vivo Release ◽  
Mammalian Tissues ◽  
Inositol Ring

Abstract Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is attached to the cell surface in mammalian tissues via a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor and can be released from the membrane by GPI-specific phospholipases. In a range of cultured human cell lines, however, the sensitivity of ALP to phospholipases was observed to be variable in magnitude (approximately 20-90%). The mechanism of phospholipase resistance was explored with phospholipases of different bond specificities. The results suggest that phospholipase resistance is the result of acylation of the inositol ring in the GPI anchor. The occurrence of phospholipase-resistant forms of ALP may have important implications for the in vivo release and disposition of plasma ALP.

scholarly journals Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-dependent cross-linking of alpha-agglutinin and beta 1,6-glucan in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall.

1995 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
C F Lu ◽  
R C Montijn ◽  
J L Brown ◽  
F Klis ◽  
J Kurjan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Cell Contact ◽  
Gpi Anchor ◽  
Adhesion Protein ◽  
Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol ◽  
Cross Linkage

The cell adhesion protein alpha-agglutinin is bound to the outer surface of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall and mediates cell-cell contact in mating. alpha-Agglutinin is modified by addition of a glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor as it traverses the secretory pathway. The presence of a GPI anchor is essential for cross-linking into the wall, but the fatty acid and inositol components of the anchor are lost before cell wall association (Lu, C.-F., J. Kurjan, and P. N. Lipke, 1994. A pathway for cell wall anchorage of Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-agglutinin. Mol. Cell. Biol. 14:4825-4833). Cell wall association of alpha-agglutinin was accompanied by an increase in size and a gain in reactivity to antibodies directed against beta 1,6-glucan. Several kre mutants, which have defects in synthesis of cell wall beta 1,6-glucan, had reduced molecular size of cell wall alpha-agglutinin. These findings demonstrate that the cell wall form of alpha-agglutinin is covalently associated with beta 1,6-glucan. The alpha-agglutinin biosynthetic precursors did not react with antibody to beta 1,6-glucan, and the sizes of these forms were unaffected in kre mutants. A COOH-terminal truncated form of alpha-agglutinin, which is not GPI anchored and is secreted into the medium, did not react with the anti-beta 1,6-glucan. We propose that extracellular cross-linkage to beta 1,6-glucan mediates covalent association of alpha-agglutinin with the cell wall in a manner that is dependent on prior addition of a GPI anchor to alpha-agglutinin.

Synthesis of a GPI Anchor of Yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (21) ◽  
pp. 2177-2181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Mayer ◽  
Bernd Kratzer ◽  
Richard R. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Gpi Anchor ◽  
Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
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