scholarly journals RanBP2/Nup358 enhances miRNA activity by sumoylating Argonautes

PLoS Genetics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. e1009378
Author(s):  
Qingtang Shen ◽  
Yifan E. Wang ◽  
Mathew Truong ◽  
Kohila Mahadevan ◽  
Jingze J. Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy ◽  
Messenger Ribonucleoprotein ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Acute Necrotizing ◽  
Main Components

Mutations in RanBP2 (also known as Nup358), one of the main components of the cytoplasmic filaments of the nuclear pore complex, contribute to the overproduction of acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE1)-associated cytokines. Here we report that RanBP2 represses the translation of the interleukin 6 (IL6) mRNA, which encodes a cytokine that is aberrantly up-regulated in ANE1. Our data indicates that soon after its production, the IL6 messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) recruits Argonautes bound to let-7 microRNA. After this mRNP is exported to the cytosol, RanBP2 sumoylates mRNP-associated Argonautes, thereby stabilizing them and enforcing mRNA silencing. Collectively, these results support a model whereby RanBP2 promotes an mRNP remodelling event that is critical for the miRNA-mediated suppression of clinically relevant mRNAs, such as IL6.

scholarly journals RanBP2/Nup358 enhances miRNA activity by sumoylating and stabilizing Argonaute 1

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingtang Shen ◽  
Yifan E. Wang ◽  
Mathew Truong ◽  
Kohila Mahadevan ◽  
Jing Ze Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cytokine Production ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Missense Mutations ◽  
Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy ◽  
Messenger Ribonucleoprotein ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Acute Necrotizing ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Ultimate Fate

SUMMARYRanBP2/Nup358 is one of the main components of the cytoplasmic filaments of the nuclear pore complex. It has been speculated that RanBP2, which has an E3 SUMO-ligase domain, may alter the composition of messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) complexes as they emerge from the nuclear pore and thus regulate the ultimate fate of the mRNA in the cytoplasm. Four separate missense mutations in RanBP2 cause Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy 1 (ANE1), which manifests as a sharp rise in cytokine production after common viral infections such as influenza and parainfluenza. However, how RanBP2 and its ANE1-associated mutations affect cytokine production is not well understood. Here we report that RanBP2 represses the translation of the interleukin-6 (IL6) mRNA, which encodes a cytokine that is aberrantly up-regulated in ANE1. Our data indicates that soon after its production, the IL6 mRNP recruits the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) bound to Let7 miRNA. After this mRNP is exported, RanBP2 sumoylates the RISC-component AGO1, thereby stabilizing it and enforcing mRNA silencing. Collectively, these results support a model whereby RanBP2 promotes an mRNP remodelling event that is critical for the miRNA-mediated suppression of clinically relevant mRNAs, such as IL6.

Structure, assembly and interactions of the nuclear lamina and the nuclear pore complex

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 490-491
Author(s):  
N. Panté ◽  
M. Jarnik ◽  
E. Heitlinger ◽  
U. Aebi
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Nuclear Lamina ◽  
Dynamic Structure ◽  
Nucleocytoplasmic Transport ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Radial Spokes ◽  
Nuclear Ring ◽  
Central Plug

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a ∼120 MD supramolecular machine implicated in nucleocytoplasmic transport, that is embedded in the double-membraned nuclear envelope (NE). The basic framework of the ∼120 nm diameter NPC consists of a 32 MD cytoplasmic ring, a 66 MD ‘plug-spoke’ assembly, and a 21 MD nuclear ring. The ‘central plug’ seen in en face views of the NPC reveals a rather variable appearance indicating that it is a dynamic structure. Projecting from the cytoplasmic ring are 8 short, twisted filaments (Fig. 1a), whereas the nuclear ring is topped with a ‘fishtrap’ made of 8 thin filaments that join distally to form a fragile, 30-50 nm distal diameter ring centered above the NPC proper (Fig. 1b). While the cytoplasmic filaments are sensitive to proteases, they as well as the nuclear fishtraps are resistant to RNase treatment. Removal of divalent cations destabilizes the distal rings and thereby opens the fishtraps, addition causes them to reform. Protruding from the tips of the radial spokes into perinuclear space are ‘knobs’ that might represent the large lumenal domain of gp210, a membrane-spanning glycoprotein (Fig. 1c) which, in turn, may play a topogenic role in membrane folding and/or act as a membrane-anchoring site for the NPC. The lectin wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) which is known to recognize the ‘nucleoporins’, a family of glycoproteins having O-linked N-acetyl-glucosamine, is found in two locations on the NPC (Fig. 1. d-f): (i) whereas the cytoplasmic filaments appear unlabelled (Fig. 1d&e), WGA-gold labels sites between the central plug and the cytoplasmic ring (Fig. le; i.e., at a radius of 25-35 nm), and (ii) it decorates the distal ring of the nuclear fishtraps (Fig. 1, d&f; arrowheads).

scholarly journals The cytoplasmic filaments of the nuclear pore complex are dispensable for selective nuclear protein import

2002 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias C. Walther ◽  
Helen S. Pickersgill ◽  
Volker C. Cordes ◽  
Martin W. Goldberg ◽  
Terry D. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Nuclear Import ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Nuclear Localization Sequence ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Slight Reduction ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Localization Sequence ◽  
Importin Α

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) mediates bidirectional macromolecular traffic between the nucleus and cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells. Eight filaments project from the NPC into the cytoplasm and are proposed to function in nuclear import. We investigated the localization and function of two nucleoporins on the cytoplasmic face of the NPC, CAN/Nup214 and RanBP2/Nup358. Consistent with previous data, RanBP2 was localized at the cytoplasmic filaments. In contrast, CAN was localized near the cytoplasmic coaxial ring. Unexpectedly, extensive blocking of RanBP2 with gold-conjugated antibodies failed to inhibit nuclear import. Therefore, RanBP2-deficient NPCs were generated by in vitro nuclear assembly in RanBP2-depleted Xenopus egg extracts. NPCs were formed that lacked cytoplasmic filaments, but that retained CAN. These nuclei efficiently imported nuclear localization sequence (NLS) or M9 substrates. NPCs lacking CAN retained RanBP2 and cytoplasmic filaments, and showed a minor NLS import defect. NPCs deficient in both CAN and RanBP2 displayed no cytoplasmic filaments and had a strikingly immature cytoplasmic appearance. However, they showed only a slight reduction in NLS-mediated import, no change in M9-mediated import, and were normal in growth and DNA replication. We conclude that RanBP2 is the major nucleoporin component of the cytoplasmic filaments of the NPC, and that these filaments do not have an essential role in importin α/β– or transportin-dependent import.

P249 Recurrent episodes of acute necrotizing encephalopathy caused by a mutation in a component of the nuclear pore, RANBP2

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. S98-S99
Author(s):  
S. Mastroyianni ◽  
A. Skardoutsou ◽  
K. Voudris ◽  
E. Katsarou ◽  
J. Nikas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy ◽  
Acute Necrotizing

scholarly journals Nup153 Affects Entry of Messenger and Ribosomal Ribonucleoproteins into the Nuclear Basket during Export

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 5610-5620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Soop ◽  
Birgitta Ivarsson ◽  
Birgitta Björkroth ◽  
Nathalie Fomproix ◽  
Sergej Masich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Chironomus Tentans ◽  
Balbiani Ring ◽  
Ribosomal Subunits ◽  
Step Process ◽  
Antibody Binding Site ◽  
Messenger Ribonucleoprotein ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Nuclear Injection

A specific messenger ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particle, Balbiani ring (BR) granules in the dipteran Chironomus tentans, can be visualized during passage through the nuclear pore complex (NPC). We have now examined the transport through the nuclear basket preceding the actual translocation through the NPC. The basket consists of eight fibrils anchored to the NPC core by nucleoprotein Nup153. On nuclear injection of anti-Nup153, the transport of BR granules is blocked. Many granules are retained on top of the nuclear basket, whereas no granules are seen in transit through NPC. Interestingly, the effect of Nup153 seems distant from the antibody-binding site at the base of the basket. We conclude that the entry into the basket is a two-step process: an mRMP first binds to the tip of the basket fibrils and only then is it transferred into the basket by a Nup153-dependent process. It is indicated that ribosomal subunits follow a similar pathway.

scholarly journals Interactions and three-dimensional localization of a group of nuclear pore complex proteins.

1994 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Panté ◽  
R Bastos ◽  
I McMorrow ◽  
B Burke ◽  
U Aebi
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Quick Freezing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Antibody Labeling

We have used antibodies directed against a number of nuclear pore complex (NPC) proteins to determine their mutual interactions and location within the three-dimensional structure of the NPC. A monoclonal antibody, termed QE5, recognized three NPC polypeptides, p250, NUP153, and p62 on Western blots, and labeled the nuclear envelope of several cultured cell lines by immunofluorescence microscopy. These three polypeptides contained O-linked N-acetylglucosamine residues and were released from the NPC by detergent/high-salt treatment as discrete high molecular weight complexes. p250 was found in association with a novel 75 kD protein, NUP153 was released as a homo-oligomer of about 1 megadalton, and p62 was associated with polypeptides of 58 and 54 kD (previously reported by Finlay, D. R., E. Meier, P. Bradley, J. Horecka, and D. J. Forbes. 1991. J. Cell Biol. 114:169-183). p75, p58, and p54 were not galactosylated in vitro. Xenopus oocyte NEs were labeled with gold-conjugated QE5 and prepared for electron microscopy by quick freezing/freeze drying/rotary metal shadowing. This EM preparation method enabled us to more precisely localize the epitopes of this antibody to the cytoplasmic filaments and the nuclear basket of the NPC. Since QE5 recognizes three O-linked NPC glycoproteins, its labeling was compared with that of the lectin wheat germ agglutinin which recognizes O-linked N-acetylglucosamine moieties. The two probes were found to yield similar, although not identical, distributions of label. To identify the individual proteins with particular NPC components, we have used an anti-peptide antibody against NUP153 and a monospecific anti-p250 polyclonal antibody. Labeling with these two antibodies has documented that NUP153 is a constituent of the nuclear basket with at least one of its epitopes residing in its terminal ring, whereas p250 is a constituent of the cytoplasmic filaments.

Into the basket and beyond: the journey of mRNA through the nuclear pore complex

2020 ◽  
Vol 477 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asaf Ashkenazy-Titelman ◽  
Yaron Shav-Tal ◽  
Ralph H. Kehlenbach
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Genetic Information ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Mrna Export ◽  
Pore Channel ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
The Many

The genetic information encoded in nuclear mRNA destined to reach the cytoplasm requires the interaction of the mRNA molecule with the nuclear pore complex (NPC) for the process of mRNA export. Numerous proteins have important roles in the transport of mRNA out of the nucleus. The NPC embedded in the nuclear envelope is the port of exit for mRNA and is composed of ∼30 unique proteins, nucleoporins, forming the distinct structures of the nuclear basket, the pore channel and cytoplasmic filaments. Together, they serve as a rather stationary complex engaged in mRNA export, while a variety of soluble protein factors dynamically assemble on the mRNA and mediate the interactions of the mRNA with the NPC. mRNA export factors are recruited to and dissociate from the mRNA at the site of transcription on the gene, during the journey through the nucleoplasm and at the nuclear pore at the final stages of export. In this review, we present the current knowledge derived from biochemical, molecular, structural and imaging studies, to develop a high-resolution picture of the many events that culminate in the successful passage of the mRNA out of the nucleus.

scholarly journals Enzymes of the SUMO Modification Pathway Localize to Filaments of the Nuclear Pore Complex

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 6498-6508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Hisato Saitoh ◽  
Michael J. Matunis
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Nucleocytoplasmic Transport ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Sumo Modification ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Trimeric Complex ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Amino Terminal Domain

ABSTRACT SUMOs are small ubiquitin-related polypeptides that are reversibly conjugated to many nuclear proteins. Although the number of identified substrates has grown rapidly, relatively little is still understood about when, where, and why most proteins are modified by SUMO. Here, we demonstrate that enzymes involved in the SUMO modification and demodification of proteins are components of the nuclear pore complex (NPC). We show that SENP2, a SUMO protease that is able to demodify both SUMO-1 and SUMO-2 or SUMO-3 protein conjugates, localizes to the nucleoplasmic face of the NPC. The unique amino-terminal domain of SENP2 interacts with the FG repeat domain of Nup153, indicating that SENP2 associates with the nucleoplasmic basket of the NPC. We also investigated the localization of the SUMO conjugating enzyme, Ubc9. Using immunogold labeling of isolated nuclear envelopes, we found that Ubc9 localizes to both the cytoplasmic and the nucleoplasmic filaments of the NPC. In vitro binding studies revealed that Ubc9 and SUMO-1-modified RanGAP1 bind synergistically to form a trimeric complex with a component of the cytoplasmic filaments of the NPC, Nup358. Our results indicate that both SUMO modification and demodification of proteins may occur at the NPC and suggest a connection between the SUMO modification pathway and nucleocytoplasmic transport.

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