scholarly journals Human BAG-1 Proteins Bind to the Cellular Stress Response Protein GADD34 and Interfere with GADD34 Functions

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 3477-3486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley J. Hung ◽  
Rachel S. Roberson ◽  
Jaime Taft ◽  
Daniel Y. Wu

ABSTRACT The cellular stress response protein GADD34 mediates growth arrest and apoptosis in response to DNA damage, negative growth signals, and protein malfolding. GADD34 binds to protein phosphatase PP1 and can attenuate the translational elongation of key transcriptional factors through dephosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α). Recently, we reported the involvement of human SNF5/INI1 (hSNF5/INI1) protein in the functions of GADD34 and showed that hSNF5/INI1 binds GADD34 and stimulates the bound PP1 phosphatase activity. To better understand the regulatory and functional mechanisms of GADD34, we undertook a yeast two-hybrid screen with full-length GADD34 as bait in order to identify additional protein partners of GADD34. We report here that human cochaperone protein BAG-1 interacts with GADD34 in vitro and in SW480 cells treated with the proteasome inhibitor z-LLL-B to induce apoptosis. Two other proteins, Hsp70/Hsc70 and PP1, associate reversibly with the GADD34-BAG-1 complex, and their dissociation is promoted by ATP. BAG-1 negatively modulates GADD34-bound PP1 activity, and the expression of BAG-1 isoforms can also mask GADD34-mediated inhibition of colony formation and suppression of transcription. Our findings suggest that BAG-1 may function to suppress the GADD34-mediated cellular stress response and support a role for BAG-1 in the survival of cells undergoing stress.

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
P. Y. Chin ◽  
A. M. Macpherson ◽  
J. G. Thompson ◽  
M. Lane ◽  
S. A. Robertson

In vitro culture has been shown to be detrimental for pre-implantation embryo development and this has been associated with culture stress and elevated expression of apoptotic genes. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) has been shown to promote development and survival of both human and mouse pre-implantation embryos. To investigate the mechanism of action of GM-CSF in mouse embryos, gene expression was examined in in vitro cultured blastocysts with and without recombinant mouse GM-CSF (rmGM-CSF) and in vivo blastocysts flushed from Csf2 null mutant and wild-type mice. Microarray analysis of the effect of GM-CSF on transcription profile implicated apoptosis and stress response gene pathways in blastocyst responses to rmGM-CSF in vitro. Groups of 30 blastocysts were collected from in vitro cultured and in vivo developed blastocyst were analysed using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). qRT-PCR analysis of in vitro blastocysts revealed that addition of rmGM-CSF causes differential expression of several genes associated with apoptosis and cellular stress pathway, including Cbl, Hspa5, Hsp90aa1, Hsp90ab1 and Gas5. Immunocytochemical analysis of common proteins of the apoptosis and cellular stress response pathways BAX, BCL2, TRP53 (p53) and HSPA1A/1B (Hsp70) in in vitro blastocysts revealed that HSPA1A/1B and BCL2 proteins were less abundant in embryos cultured in rmGM-CSF, but BAX and TRP53 were unchanged. In in vivo developed blastocysts, Csf2 null mutation resulted in elevated levels of only the heat shock protein Hsph1, suggesting that in vivo, other cytokines can compensate for GM-CSF deficiency as the absence of GM-CSF has a lesser effect on the stress response pathway. We conclude that GM-CSF is a regulator of the apoptosis and cellular stress response pathways influencing mouse pre-implantation embryo development to facilitate embryo growth and survival, and the effects of GM-CSF are particularly evident in in vitro culture media in the absence of other cytokines.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 825
Author(s):  
Hicham Mahboubi ◽  
Ossama Moujaber ◽  
Mohamed Kodiha ◽  
Ursula Stochaj

The co-chaperone HspBP1 interacts with members of the hsp70 family, but also provides chaperone-independent functions. We report here novel biological properties of HspBP1 that are relevant to the formation of cytoplasmic stress granules (SGs). SG assembly is a conserved reaction to environmental or pathological insults and part of the cellular stress response. Our study reveals that HspBP1 (1) is an integral SG constituent, and (2) a regulator of SG assembly. Oxidative stress relocates HspBP1 to SGs, where it co-localizes with granule marker proteins and polyA-RNA. Mass spectrometry and co-immunoprecipitation identified novel HspBP1-binding partners that are critical for SG biology. Specifically, HspBP1 associates with the SG proteins G3BP1, HuR and TIA-1/TIAR. HspBP1 also interacts with polyA-RNA in vivo and binds directly RNA homopolymers in vitro. Multiple lines of evidence and single-granule analyses demonstrate that HspBP1 is crucial for SG biogenesis. Thus, HspBP1 knockdown interferes with stress-induced SG assembly. By contrast, HspBP1 overexpression promotes SG formation in the absence of stress. Notably, the hsp70-binding domains of HspBP1 regulate SG production in unstressed cells. Taken together, we identified novel HspBP1 activities that control SG formation. These features expand HspBP1’s role in the cellular stress response and provide new mechanistic insights into SG biogenesis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (16) ◽  
pp. 7268-7284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily V. Nelson ◽  
Kristina M. Schmidt ◽  
Laure R. Deflubé ◽  
Sultan Doğanay ◽  
Logan Banadyga ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTA hallmark of Ebola virus (EBOV) infection is the formation of viral inclusions in the cytoplasm of infected cells. These viral inclusions contain the EBOV nucleocapsids and are sites of viral replication and nucleocapsid maturation. Although there is growing evidence that viral inclusions create a protected environment that fosters EBOV replication, little is known about their role in the host response to infection. The cellular stress response is an effective antiviral strategy that leads to stress granule (SG) formation and translational arrest mediated by the phosphorylation of a translation initiation factor, the α subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2α). Here, we show that selected SG proteins are sequestered within EBOV inclusions, where they form distinct granules that colocalize with viral RNA. These inclusion-bound (IB) granules are functionally and structurally different from canonical SGs. Formation of IB granules does not indicate translational arrest in the infected cells. We further show that EBOV does not induce formation of canonical SGs or eIF2α phosphorylation at any time postinfection but is unable to fully inhibit SG formation induced by different exogenous stressors, including sodium arsenite, heat, and hippuristanol. Despite the sequestration of SG marker proteins into IB granules, canonical SGs are unable to form within inclusions, which we propose might be mediated by a novel function of VP35, which disrupts SG formation. This function is independent of VP35's RNA binding activity. Further studies aim to reveal the mechanism for SG protein sequestration and precise function within inclusions.IMPORTANCEAlthough progress has been made developing antiviral therapeutics and vaccines against the highly pathogenic Ebola virus (EBOV), the cellular mechanisms involved in EBOV infection are still largely unknown. To better understand these intracellular events, we investigated the cellular stress response, an antiviral pathway manipulated by many viruses. We show that EBOV does not induce formation of stress granules (SGs) in infected cells and is therefore unrestricted by their concomitant translational arrest. We identified SG proteins sequestered within viral inclusions, which did not impair protein translation. We further show that EBOV is unable to block SG formation triggered by exogenous stress early in infection. These findings provide insight into potential targets of therapeutic intervention. Additionally, we identified a novel function of the interferon antagonist VP35, which is able to disrupt SG formation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai-Ling Tian ◽  
Qi Wu ◽  
Peng Liu ◽  
Liwei Zhao ◽  
Isabelle Martins ◽  
...  

AbstractThe integrated stress response manifests with the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) on serine residue 51 and plays a major role in the adaptation of cells to endoplasmic reticulum stress in the initiation of autophagy and in the ignition of immune responses. Here, we report that lysosomotropic agents, including azithromycin, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine, can trigger eIF2α phosphorylation in vitro (in cultured human cells) and, as validated for hydroxychloroquine, in vivo (in mice). Cells bearing a non-phosphorylatable eIF2α mutant (S51A) failed to accumulate autophagic puncta in response to azithromycin, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine. Conversely, two inhibitors of eIF2α dephosphorylation, nelfinavir and salubrinal, enhanced the induction of such autophagic puncta. Altogether, these results point to the unexpected capacity of azithromycin, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine to elicit the integrated stress response.


Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Shweta Devi ◽  
Vijay Kumar ◽  
Sandeep Kumar Singh ◽  
Ashish Kant Dubey ◽  
Jong-Joo Kim

Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Huntington’s disease (HD), are the most concerning disorders due to the lack of effective therapy and dramatic rise in affected cases. Although these disorders have diverse clinical manifestations, they all share a common cellular stress response. These cellular stress responses including neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, proteotoxicity, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress, which combats with stress conditions. Environmental stress/toxicity weakened the cellular stress response which results in cell damage. Small molecules, such as flavonoids, could reduce cellular stress and have gained much attention in recent years. Evidence has shown the potential use of flavonoids in several ways, such as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic, yet their mechanism is still elusive. This review provides an insight into the potential role of flavonoids against cellular stress response that prevent the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders.


BIOspektrum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-393
Author(s):  
F.-Nora Vögtle

AbstractThe majority of mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nuclear genome, so that the nearly entire proteome is assembled by post-translational preprotein import from the cytosol. Proteomic imbalances are sensed and induce cellular stress response pathways to restore proteostasis. Here, the mitochondrial presequence protease MPP serves as example to illustrate the critical role of mitochondrial protein biogenesis and proteostasis on cellular integrity.


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