scholarly journals Direct evidence of amyloid precursor–like protein 1 trans interactions in cell–cell adhesion platforms investigated via fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (25) ◽  
pp. 3609-3620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Dunsing ◽  
Magnus Mayer ◽  
Filip Liebsch ◽  
Gerhard Multhaup ◽  
Salvatore Chiantia
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Type I ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy ◽  
Human Embryonic Kidney Cells ◽  
Cell Cell

The amyloid precursor–like protein 1 (APLP1) is a type I transmembrane protein that plays a role in synaptic adhesion and synaptogenesis. Past investigations indicated that APLP1 is involved in the formation of protein–protein complexes that bridge the junctions between neighboring cells. Nevertheless, APLP1–APLP1 trans interactions have never been directly observed in higher eukaryotic cells. Here, we investigated APLP1 interactions and dynamics directly in living human embryonic kidney cells using fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy techniques, namely cross-correlation scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and number and brightness analysis. Our results show that APLP1 forms homotypic trans complexes at cell–cell contacts. In the presence of zinc ions, the protein forms macroscopic clusters, exhibiting an even higher degree of trans binding and strongly reduced dynamics. Further evidence from giant plasma membrane vesicles suggests that the presence of an intact cortical cytoskeleton is required for zinc-induced cis multimerization. Subsequently, large adhesion platforms bridging interacting cells are formed through APLP1–APLP1 trans interactions. Taken together, our results provide direct evidence that APLP1 functions as a neuronal zinc-dependent adhesion protein and allow a more detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving the formation of APLP1 adhesion platforms.

scholarly journals Listeria exploits IFITM3 to suppress antibacterial activity in phagocytes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel M. J. Tan ◽  
Monica E. Garner ◽  
James M. Regeimbal ◽  
Catherine J. Greene ◽  
Jorge D. Rojas Márquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Foodborne Pathogen ◽  
Systemic Infection ◽  
Cytokine Signaling ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type I Ifn ◽  
Antiviral Protein

AbstractThe type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway has important functions in resistance to viral infection, with the downstream induction of interferon stimulated genes (ISG) protecting the host from virus entry, replication and spread. Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), a facultative intracellular foodborne pathogen, can exploit the type I IFN response as part of their pathogenic strategy, but the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. Here we show that type I IFN suppresses the antibacterial activity of phagocytes to promote systemic Lm infection. Mechanistically, type I IFN suppresses phagosome maturation and proteolysis of Lm virulence factors ActA and LLO, thereby promoting phagosome escape and cell-to-cell spread; the antiviral protein, IFN-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3), is required for this type I IFN-mediated alteration. Ifitm3−/− mice are resistant to systemic infection by Lm, displaying decreased bacterial spread in tissues, and increased immune cell recruitment and pro-inflammatory cytokine signaling. Together, our findings show how an antiviral mechanism in phagocytes can be exploited by bacterial pathogens, and implicate IFITM3 as a potential antimicrobial therapeutic target.

scholarly journals Tetraspanins TSP-12 and TSP-14 function redundantly to regulate the trafficking of the type II BMP receptor in Caenorhabditis elegans

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 2968-2977
Author(s):  
Zhiyu Liu ◽  
Herong Shi ◽  
Anthony K. Nzessi ◽  
Anne Norris ◽  
Barth D. Grant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Bmp Signaling ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Bmp Receptors

Tetraspanins are a unique family of 4-pass transmembrane proteins that play important roles in a variety of cell biological processes. We have previously shown that 2 paralogous tetraspanins in Caenorhabditis elegans, TSP-12 and TSP-14, function redundantly to promote bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling. The underlying molecular mechanisms, however, are not fully understood. In this study, we examined the expression and subcellular localization patterns of endogenously tagged TSP-12 and TSP-14 proteins. We found that TSP-12 and TSP-14 share overlapping expression patterns in multiple cell types, and that both proteins are localized on the cell surface and in various types of endosomes, including early, late, and recycling endosomes. Animals lacking both TSP-12 and TSP-14 exhibit reduced cell-surface levels of the BMP type II receptor DAF-4/BMPRII, along with impaired endosome morphology and mislocalization of DAF-4/BMPRII to late endosomes and lysosomes. These findings indicate that TSP-12 and TSP-14 are required for the recycling of DAF-4/BMPRII. Together with previous findings that the type I receptor SMA-6 is recycled via the retromer complex, our work demonstrates the involvement of distinct recycling pathways for the type I and type II BMP receptors and highlights the importance of tetraspanin-mediated intracellular trafficking in the regulation of BMP signaling in vivo. As TSP-12 and TSP-14 are conserved in mammals, our findings suggest that the mammalian TSP-12 and TSP-14 homologs may also function in regulating transmembrane protein recycling and BMP signaling.

scholarly journals Rat ovarian lutropin receptor is a transmembrane protein. Evidence for an Mr-20,000 cytoplasmic domain

1986 ◽  
Vol 239 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
K P Keinänen ◽  
H J Rajaniemi
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Cytoplasmic Domain ◽  
Proteolytic Digestion ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Human Choriogonadotropin ◽  
Lutropin Receptor ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Inside Out

Membrane topography of the rat ovarian lutropin receptor was studied by two different approaches. Ovarian membrane preparation, labelled with 125I-labelled human choriogonadotropin in vivo, was subjected to extensive chymotryptic digestion. The soluble and membrane-bound radioactive complexes were cross-linked with glutaraldehyde, and analysed by SDS/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and autoradiography. Chymotrypsin solubilized 70-75% of the radioactivity as Mr-96,000, Mr-74,000 and Mr-61,000 complexes, and decreased the size of the membrane-bound 125I-labelled human choriogonadotropin-receptor complex from Mr 130,000 to Mr 110,000. The Mr-110,000 complex was not observed when 0.1% Triton X-100 was present in the proteolytic digestion. Enrichment of inside-out-oriented plasma-membrane vesicles by concanavalin A affinity chromatography increased by 70% the fraction of radioactivity that remained in the membrane fraction after chymotrypsin treatment. Chymotrypsin also diminished the size of the membrane-bound unoccupied receptor from Mr 90,000 to Mr 70,000, as detected by ligand (125I-labelled human choriogonadotropin) blotting. These results suggest that the lutropin receptor is a transmembrane protein with a cytoplasmic domain of Mr 20,000 that is sensitive to proteolytic digestion in the inside-out-oriented plasma-membrane vesicles.

scholarly journals Impact of nanoscale hindrances on the relationship between lipid packing and diffusion in model membranes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Beckers ◽  
Dunja Urbancic ◽  
Erdinc Sezgin
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Suitable Model ◽  
Biophysical Properties ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Lipid Packing

AbstractMembrane models have allowed for precise study of the plasma membrane’s biophysical properties, helping to unravel both structural and dynamic motifs within cell biology. Free standing and supported bilayer systems are popular models to reconstitute the membrane related processes. Although it is well-known that each have their advantages and limitations, comprehensive comparison of their biophysical properties is still lacking. Here, we compare the diffusion and lipid packing in giant unilamellar vesicles, planar and spherical supported membranes and cell-derived giant plasma membrane vesicles. We apply florescence correlation spectroscopy, spectral imaging and super-resolution STED-FCS to study the diffusivity, lipid packing and nanoscale architecture of these membrane systems, respectively. Our data show that lipid packing and diffusivity is tightly correlated in free-standing bilayers. However, nanoscale interactions in the supported bilayers cause deviation from this correlation. This data is essential to develop accurate theoretical models of the plasma membrane and will serve as a guideline for suitable model selection in future studies to reconstitute biological processes.

scholarly journals Diffusion of lipids and GPI-anchored proteins in actin-free plasma membrane vesicles measured by STED-FCS

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1507-1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Falk Schneider ◽  
Dominic Waithe ◽  
Mathias P. Clausen ◽  
Silvia Galiani ◽  
Thomas Koller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Free Cell ◽  
Membrane Dynamics ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Live Cell ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Hindered Diffusion

Diffusion and interaction dynamics of molecules at the plasma membrane play an important role in cellular signaling and are suggested to be strongly associated with the actin cytoskeleton. Here we use superresolution STED microscopy combined with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (STED-FCS) to access and compare the diffusion characteristics of fluorescent lipid analogues and GPI-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) in the live-cell plasma membrane and in actin cytoskeleton–free, cell-derived giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs). Hindered diffusion of phospholipids and sphingolipids is abolished in the GPMVs, whereas transient nanodomain incorporation of ganglioside lipid GM1 is apparent in both the live-cell membrane and GPMVs. For GPI-APs, we detect two molecular pools in living cells; one pool shows high mobility with transient incorporation into nanodomains, and the other pool forms immobile clusters, both of which disappear in GPMVs. Our data underline the crucial role of the actin cortex in maintaining hindered diffusion modes of many but not all of the membrane molecules and highlight a powerful experimental approach to decipher specific influences on molecular plasma membrane dynamics.

scholarly journals Cholesterol-dependent phase separation in cell-derived giant plasma-membrane vesicles

2009 ◽  
Vol 424 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya Levental ◽  
Fitzroy J. Byfield ◽  
Pramit Chowdhury ◽  
Feng Gai ◽  
Tobias Baumgart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Lipid Phase ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Liquid Ordered ◽  
Lipid Phase Separation

Cell-derived GPMVs (giant plasma-membrane vesicles) enable investigation of lipid phase separation in a system with appropriate biological complexity under physiological conditions, and in the present study were used to investigate the cholesterol-dependence of domain formation and stability. The cholesterol level is directly related to the abundance of the liquid-ordered phase fraction, which is the majority phase in vesicles from untreated cells. Miscibility transition temperature depends on cholesterol and correlates strongly with the presence of detergent-insoluble membrane in cell lysates. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy reveals two distinct diffusing populations in phase-separated cell membrane-derived vesicles whose diffusivities correspond well to diffusivities in both model systems and live cells. The results of the present study extend previous observations in purified lipid systems to the complex environment of the plasma membrane and provide insight into the effect of cholesterol on lipid phase separation and abundance.

Effects of corticoid agonists and antagonists on apical Na+ permeability of toad urinary bladder

1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (1) ◽  
pp. F108-F116 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Garty ◽  
K. Peterson-Yantorno ◽  
C. Asher ◽  
M. M. Civian
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Bladder ◽  
Glucocorticoid Receptors ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Receptor Occupancy ◽  
Toad Urinary Bladder ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Mineralocorticoid Antagonist ◽  
Amphibian Urinary Bladder

Effects of RU-28362 (glucocorticoid agonist), RU-38486 (glucocorticoid antagonist), and RU-26752 (mineralocorticoid antagonist) on the apical Na+ permeability of toad bladder were measured and correlated with occupancies of cytosolic type I (mineralocorticoid) and type II (glucocorticoid) receptors. Effects of the above steroids were measured in whole bladders, plasma membrane vesicles, and RNA-injected Xenopus oocytes. RU-38486 was found to fully displace aldosterone from type II receptors without affecting type I occupancy. Under these conditions, RU-38486 inhibited approximately 35% of the effect of aldosterone measured in the whole tissue and isolated membranes. Unexpectedly, oocytes injected with RNA from tissue stimulated with aldosterone plus RU-38486 expressed channel activity that was much higher than the sum of activities induced by either steroid alone. RU-28362 and RU-26752 at concentrations sufficient to fully occupy both receptors had only partial agonistic and antagonistic effects, respectively. The results suggest that at least one-third of the natriferic action of aldosterone measured in the amphibian urinary bladder is mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor. However, some of the effects observed cannot be accounted for by a simple receptor occupancy-response scheme.

scholarly journals Direct Evidence of APLP1 Trans Interactions in Cell-Cell Adhesion Platforms Investigated via Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 373a
Author(s):  
Valentin Dunsing ◽  
Mayer Magnus ◽  
Filip Liebsch ◽  
Gerhard Multhaup ◽  
Salvatore Chiantia
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy ◽  
Cell Cell

scholarly journals Plasma Membrane Vesicles with Engineered Transmembrane Protein Ligands for High-Affinity Cell Targeting

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 592a
Author(s):  
Chi Zhao ◽  
David J. Busch ◽  
Conor P. Vershel ◽  
Hisham A. Ali ◽  
Natalie C. Miroballi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Cell Targeting ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Protein Ligands ◽  
High Affinity

scholarly journals Aggregation and immobilisation of membrane proteins interplay with local lipid order in the plasma membrane of T cells

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iztok Urbančič ◽  
Lisa Schiffelers ◽  
Edward Jenkins ◽  
Weijian Gong ◽  
Ana Mafalda Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Cell Receptor ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Membrane Properties ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Aggregation State ◽  
Lipid Order

The quest for understanding of numerous vital membrane-associated cellular processes, such as signalling, has largely focussed on the spatiotemporal orchestration and reorganisation of the identified key proteins, including their binding and aggregation. Despite strong indications of the involvement of membrane lipid heterogeneities, historically often termed lipid rafts, their roles in many processes remain controversial and mechanisms elusive. Taking activation of T lymphocytes as an example, we here investigate membrane properties around the key proteins − in particular the T cell receptor (TCR), its main kinase Lck, and phosphatase CD45. We determine their partitioning and co-localisation in passive cell-derived model membranes (i.e. giant plasma-membrane vesicles, GPMVs), and explore their mobility and local lipid order in live Jurkat T cells using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and spectral imaging with polarity-sensitive membrane probes. We find that upon aggregation and partial immobilisation, the TCR changes its preference towards more ordered lipid environments, which can in turn passively recruit Lck. We observe similar aggregation-induced local membrane ordering and recruitment of Lck also by CD45, as well as by a membrane protein of antigen-presenting cells, CD86, which is not supposed to interact with Lck directly. This highlights the involvement of lipid-mediated interactions and suggests that the cellular membrane is poised to modulate the frequency of protein encounters according to their aggregation state and alterations of their mobility, e.g. upon ligand binding.

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