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bioRxiv ; 2024 May 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38798680

ABSTRACT

T cell exhaustion is linked to persistent antigen exposure and perturbed activation events, correlating with poor disease prognosis. Tumor-mediated T cell exhaustion is well documented; however, how the nutrient-deprived tumor niche affects T cell receptor (TCR) activation is largely unclear. We show that methionine metabolism licenses optimal TCR signaling by regulating the protein arginine methylome, and limiting methionine availability during early TCR signaling promotes subsequent T cell exhaustion. We discovered a novel arginine methylation of a Ca 2+ -activated potassium transporter, KCa3.1, prevention of which results in increased Ca 2+ -mediated NFAT1 activation, NFAT1 promoter occupancy, and T cell exhaustion. Furthermore, methionine supplementation reduces nuclear NFAT1 in tumor-infiltrating T cells and augments their anti-tumor activity. These findings demonstrate metabolic regulation of T cell exhaustion determined during TCR engagement.

2.
Sci Adv ; 9(21): eadg8156, 2023 05 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37224250

ABSTRACT

Degradation of defective mitochondria is an essential process to maintain cellular homeostasis and it is strictly regulated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and lysosomal activities. Here, using genome-wide CRISPR and small interference RNA screens, we identified a critical contribution of the lysosomal system in controlling aberrant induction of apoptosis following mitochondrial damage. After treatment with mitochondrial toxins, activation of the PINK1-Parkin axis triggered a BAX- and BAK-independent process of cytochrome c release from mitochondria followed by APAF1 and caspase 9-dependent apoptosis. This phenomenon was mediated by UPS-dependent outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) degradation and was reversed using proteasome inhibitors. We found that the subsequent recruitment of the autophagy machinery to the OMM protected cells from apoptosis, mediating the lysosomal degradation of dysfunctional mitochondria. Our results underscore a major role of the autophagy machinery in counteracting aberrant noncanonical apoptosis and identified autophagy receptors as key elements in the regulation of this process.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis , Mitophagy , bcl-2-Associated X Protein/genetics , Autophagy , Mitochondria , Ubiquitin
3.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(41): e2207240119, 2022 10 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36191211

ABSTRACT

The absence of Caspase-8 or its adapter, Fas-associated death domain (FADD), results in activation of receptor interacting protein kinase-3 (RIPK3)- and mixed-lineage kinase-like (MLKL)-dependent necroptosis in vivo. Here, we show that spontaneous activation of RIPK3, phosphorylation of MLKL, and necroptosis in Caspase-8- or FADD-deficient cells was dependent on the nucleic acid sensor, Z-DNA binding protein-1 (ZBP1). We genetically engineered a mouse model by a single insertion of FLAG tag onto the N terminus of endogenous MLKL (MlklFLAG/FLAG), creating an inactive form of MLKL that permits monitoring of phosphorylated MLKL without activating necroptotic cell death. Casp8-/-MlklFLAG/FLAG mice were viable and displayed phosphorylated MLKL in a variety of tissues, together with dramatically increased expression of ZBP1 compared to Casp8+/+ mice. Studies in vitro revealed an increased expression of ZBP1 in cells lacking FADD or Caspase-8, which was suppressed by reconstitution of Caspase-8 or FADD. Ablation of ZBP1 in Casp8-/-MlklFLAG/FLAG mice suppressed spontaneous MLKL phosphorylation in vivo. ZBP1 expression and downstream activation of RIPK3 and MLKL in cells lacking Caspase-8 or FADD relied on a positive feedback mechanism requiring the nucleic acid sensors cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), stimulator of interferon genes (STING), and TBK1 signaling pathways. Our study identifies a molecular mechanism whereby Caspase-8 and FADD suppress spontaneous necroptotic cell death.


Subject(s)
Necroptosis , Nucleic Acids , Animals , Apoptosis/physiology , Caspase 8/genetics , Caspase 8/metabolism , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Fas-Associated Death Domain Protein/genetics , Interferons/metabolism , Mice , Nucleotidyltransferases/metabolism , Protein Kinases/genetics , Protein Kinases/metabolism , RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
4.
Cell ; 185(18): 3356-3374.e22, 2022 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36055199

ABSTRACT

Drug-tolerant persister cells (persisters) evade apoptosis upon targeted and conventional cancer therapies and represent a major non-genetic barrier to effective cancer treatment. Here, we show that cells that survive treatment with pro-apoptotic BH3 mimetics display a persister phenotype that includes colonization and metastasis in vivo and increased sensitivity toward ferroptosis by GPX4 inhibition. We found that sublethal mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) and holocytochrome c release are key requirements for the generation of the persister phenotype. The generation of persisters is independent of apoptosome formation and caspase activation, but instead, cytosolic cytochrome c induces the activation of heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI) kinase and engagement of the integrated stress response (ISR) with the consequent synthesis of ATF4, all of which are required for the persister phenotype. Our results reveal that sublethal cytochrome c release couples sublethal MOMP to caspase-independent initiation of an ATF4-dependent, drug-tolerant persister phenotype.


Subject(s)
Cytochromes c , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Animals , Apoptosis , Carrier Proteins , Caspases/metabolism , Cytochromes c/metabolism , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , Humans , Mice , Mitochondria/metabolism
5.
Nature ; 607(7917): 135-141, 2022 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35732731

ABSTRACT

The identification of mechanisms to promote memory T (Tmem) cells has important implications for vaccination and anti-cancer immunotherapy1-4. Using a CRISPR-based screen for negative regulators of Tmem cell generation in vivo5, here we identify multiple components of the mammalian canonical BRG1/BRM-associated factor (cBAF)6,7. Several components of the cBAF complex are essential for the differentiation of activated CD8+ T cells into T effector (Teff) cells, and their loss promotes Tmem cell formation in vivo. During the first division of activated CD8+ T cells, cBAF and MYC8 frequently co-assort asymmetrically to the two daughter cells. Daughter cells with high MYC and high cBAF display a cell fate trajectory towards Teff cells, whereas those with low MYC and low cBAF preferentially differentiate towards Tmem cells. The cBAF complex and MYC physically interact to establish the chromatin landscape in activated CD8+ T cells. Treatment of naive CD8+ T cells with a putative cBAF inhibitor during the first 48 h of activation, before the generation of chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells, markedly improves efficacy in a mouse solid tumour model. Our results establish cBAF as a negative determinant of Tmem cell fate and suggest that manipulation of cBAF early in T cell differentiation can improve cancer immunotherapy.


Subject(s)
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes , Cell Differentiation , DNA Helicases , Multiprotein Complexes , Nuclear Proteins , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc , Transcription Factors , Animals , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology , DNA Helicases/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Immunologic Memory , Immunotherapy , Memory T Cells/cytology , Mice , Multiprotein Complexes/chemistry , Multiprotein Complexes/metabolism , Neoplasms , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism , Receptors, Chimeric Antigen , Transcription Factors/metabolism
6.
Mol Cell ; 82(13): 2401-2414.e9, 2022 07 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35597236

ABSTRACT

Activated CD8+ T lymphocytes differentiate into heterogeneous subsets. Using super-resolution imaging, we found that prior to the first division, dynein-dependent vesicular transport polarized active TORC1 toward the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) at the proximal pole. This active TORC1 was physically associated with active eIF4F, required for the translation of c-myc mRNA. As a consequence, c-myc-translating polysomes polarized toward the cellular pole proximal to the immune synapse, resulting in localized c-myc translation. Upon division, the TORC1-eIF4A complex preferentially sorted to the proximal daughter cell, facilitating asymmetric c-Myc synthesis. Transient disruption of eIF4A activity at first division skewed long-term cell fate trajectories to memory-like function. Using a genetic barcoding approach, we found that first-division sister cells often displayed differences in transcriptional profiles that largely correlated with c-Myc and TORC1 target genes. Our findings provide mechanistic insights as to how distinct T cell fate trajectories can be established during the first division.


Subject(s)
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes , Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4F , Cell Differentiation , Lymphocyte Activation , Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/genetics
7.
Nat Commun ; 9(1): 1218, 2018 03 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29572475

ABSTRACT

The Fam20 proteins are novel kinases that phosphorylate secreted proteins and proteoglycans. Fam20C phosphorylates hundreds of secreted proteins and is activated by the pseudokinase Fam20A. Fam20B phosphorylates a xylose residue to regulate proteoglycan synthesis. Despite these wide-ranging and important functions, the molecular and structural basis for the regulation and substrate specificity of these kinases are unknown. Here we report molecular characterizations of all three Fam20 kinases, and show that Fam20C is activated by the formation of an evolutionarily conserved homodimer or heterodimer with Fam20A. Fam20B has a unique active site for recognizing Galß1-4Xylß1, the initiator disaccharide within the tetrasaccharide linker region of proteoglycans. We further show that in animals the monomeric Fam20B preceded the appearance of the dimeric Fam20C, and the dimerization trait of Fam20C emerged concomitantly with a change in substrate specificity. Our results provide comprehensive structural, biochemical, and evolutionary insights into the function of the Fam20 kinases.


Subject(s)
Casein Kinase I/chemistry , Extracellular Matrix Proteins/chemistry , Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/metabolism , Animals , Catalytic Domain , Crystallography, X-Ray , Humans , Hydrogen Bonding , Insecta , Mutation , Phosphorylation , Phylogeny , Polysaccharides/chemistry , Protein Multimerization , Proteoglycans/chemistry , Substrate Specificity , Xylose/chemistry
8.
J Biol Chem ; 292(35): 14311-14324, 2017 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28655764

ABSTRACT

The interconnected PI3K and MAPK signaling pathways are commonly perturbed in cancer. Dual inhibition of these pathways by the small-molecule PI3K inhibitor pictilisib (GDC-0941) and the MEK inhibitor cobimetinib (GDC-0973) suppresses cell proliferation and induces cell death better than either single agent in several preclinical models. Using mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics, we have identified the RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF157 as a target at the intersection of PI3K and MAPK signaling. We demonstrate that RNF157 phosphorylation downstream of the PI3K and MAPK pathways influences the ubiquitination and stability of RNF157 during the cell cycle in an anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome-CDH1-dependent manner. Deletion of these phosphorylation-targeted residues on RNF157 disrupts binding to CDH1 and protects RNF157 from ubiquitination and degradation. Expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), itself a downstream target of PI3K/MAPK signaling, leads to increased phosphorylation of RNF157 on the same residues modulated by PI3K and MAPK signaling. Inhibition of PI3K and MEK in combination or of CDK2 by their respective small-molecule inhibitors reduces RNF157 phosphorylation at these residues and attenuates RNF157 interaction with CDH1 and its subsequent degradation. Knockdown of endogenous RNF157 in melanoma cells leads to late S phase and G2/M arrest and induces apoptosis, the latter further potentiated by concurrent PI3K/MEK inhibition, consistent with a role for RNF157 in the cell cycle. We propose that RNF157 serves as a novel node integrating oncogenic signaling pathways with the cell cycle machinery and promoting optimal cell cycle progression in transformed cells.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis , MAP Kinase Signaling System , Melanoma/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , Signal Transduction , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism , Amino Acid Substitution , Antigens, CD , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cadherins/antagonists & inhibitors , Cadherins/genetics , Cadherins/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2/antagonists & inhibitors , Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2/genetics , Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Enzyme Stability/drug effects , Gene Deletion , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects , Humans , MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects , Melanoma/drug therapy , Melanoma/enzymology , Melanoma/pathology , Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Neoplasm Proteins/chemistry , Neoplasm Proteins/genetics , Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism , Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors , Phosphorylation/drug effects , Point Mutation , Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects , RNA Interference , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism , S Phase/drug effects , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/antagonists & inhibitors , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/chemistry , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics , Ubiquitination/drug effects
9.
Sci Signal ; 10(474)2017 Apr 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28400531

ABSTRACT

Protein phosphatases are the essential opposite to protein kinases; together, these enzymes regulate all protein phosphorylation and most cellular processes. To better understand the global roles of protein phosphorylation, we cataloged the human protein phosphatome, composed of 189 known and predicted human protein phosphatase genes. We also identified 79 protein phosphatase pseudogenes or retrogenes, some of which may have residual function. We traced the origin and diversity of phosphatases by building protein phosphatomes for eight other eukaryotes, from the protist Dictyostelium to the sea urchin. We classified protein phosphatases from all nine species into a hierarchy of 10 protein folds, 21 families, and 178 subfamilies. We found that >80% of the 101 human subfamilies were conserved across the animal kingdom, but show substantial differences in evolution, including losses and expansions of individual subfamilies and changes in accessory domains. Protein phosphatases show similar evolutionary dynamics to those of kinases, with substantial losses in major model organisms. Sequence analysis predicts that 26 human protein phosphatase domains are catalytically disabled and that this disability is mostly conserved across orthologs. This genomic and evolutionary perspective on protein phosphatases provides a framework for global analysis of protein phosphorylation throughout the animal kingdom.


Subject(s)
Evolution, Molecular , Genomics/methods , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/genetics , Phylogeny , Amino Acid Motifs/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Catalytic Domain/genetics , Eukaryota/classification , Eukaryota/enzymology , Eukaryota/genetics , Humans , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/classification , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism , Phosphorylation , Proteome/genetics , Proteome/metabolism , Proteomics/methods , Pseudogenes/genetics
10.
Protein Cell ; 8(4): 255-272, 2017 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28258412

ABSTRACT

The 26S proteasome at the center of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is essential for virtually all cellular processes of eukaryotes. A common misconception about the proteasome is that, once made, it remains as a static and uniform complex with spontaneous and constitutive activity for protein degradation. Recent discoveries have provided compelling evidence to support the exact opposite insomuch as the 26S proteasome undergoes dynamic and reversible phosphorylation under a variety of physiopathological conditions. In this review, we summarize the history and current understanding of proteasome phosphorylation, and advocate the idea of targeting proteasome kinases/phosphatases as a new strategy for clinical interventions of several human diseases.


Subject(s)
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism , Protein Kinases/metabolism , Animals , Humans , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/genetics , Phosphorylation/genetics , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/genetics , Protein Kinases/genetics
11.
J Biol Chem ; 288(7): 5176-85, 2013 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23293031

ABSTRACT

Cardiolipin is a glycerophospholipid found predominantly in the mitochondrial membranes of eukaryotes and in bacterial membranes. Cardiolipin interacts with protein complexes and plays pivotal roles in cellular energy metabolism, membrane dynamics, and stress responses. We recently identified the mitochondrial phosphatase, PTPMT1, as the enzyme that converts phosphatidylglycerolphosphate (PGP) to phosphatidylglycerol, a critical step in the de novo biosynthesis of cardiolipin. Upon examination of PTPMT1 evolutionary distribution, we found a PTPMT1-like phosphatase in the bacterium Rhodopirellula baltica. The purified recombinant enzyme dephosphorylated PGP in vitro. Moreover, its expression restored cardiolipin deficiency and reversed growth impairment in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant lacking the yeast PGP phosphatase, suggesting that it is a bona fide PTPMT1 ortholog. When ectopically expressed, this bacterial PGP phosphatase was localized in the mitochondria of yeast and mammalian cells. Together, our results demonstrate the conservation of function between bacterial and mammalian PTPMT1 orthologs.


Subject(s)
Bacteria/enzymology , Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial , Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic , Phosphatidylglycerols/chemistry , Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Cardiolipins/chemistry , Conserved Sequence , Drosophila melanogaster , Genetic Complementation Test , Lipids/chemistry , Mice , Mitochondria/metabolism , Models, Biological , Models, Genetic , Molecular Sequence Data , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
12.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 108(29): 11860-5, 2011 Jul 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21730175

ABSTRACT

PTPMT1 (PTP localized to the Mitochondrion 1) is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase superfamily that is localized exclusively to the mitochondrion. We recently reported that PTPMT1 dephosphorylates phosphatidylglycerol phosphate, an essential intermediate of cardiolipin biosynthesis. To gain further insights into the molecular basis of PTPMT1 function, we determined the crystal structures of the phosphatase domain of PTPMT1. PTPMT1 exhibits a canonical protein tyrosine phosphatase domain fold, resembling many dual-specificity phosphatases such as phosphatase and tensin homolog and vaccinia H1-related phosphatase. We also determined the structure of the catalytically inactive phosphatase in complex with a surrogate substrate, phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate, which sheds light on the substrate recognition and specificity of PTPMT1. Comparison of the apo and substrate-bound structures of PTPMT1 suggests that it undergoes significant conformational change during catalysis, and we further demonstrated that an evolutionarily conserved EEYE loop is important for its activity.


Subject(s)
Models, Molecular , PTEN Phosphohydrolase/chemistry , PTEN Phosphohydrolase/genetics , Protein Conformation , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Base Sequence , Cardiolipins/biosynthesis , Chromatography, Affinity , Crystallization , Humans , Likelihood Functions , Mice , Models, Genetic , Molecular Sequence Data , Molecular Structure , Mutation/genetics , Phylogeny , Sequence Alignment , Sequence Analysis, DNA
13.
J Biol Chem ; 286(37): 32834-42, 2011 Sep 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21795713

ABSTRACT

A new family of adenylyltransferases, defined by the presence of a Fic domain, was recently discovered to catalyze the addition of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) to Rho GTPases (Yarbrough, M. L., Li, Y., Kinch, L. N., Grishin, N. V., Ball, H. L., and Orth, K. (2009) Science 323, 269-272; Worby, C. A., Mattoo, S., Kruger, R. P., Corbeil, L. B., Koller, A., Mendez, J. C., Zekarias, B., Lazar, C., and Dixon, J. E. (2009) Mol. Cell 34, 93-103). This adenylylation event inactivates Rho GTPases by preventing them from binding to their downstream effectors. We reported that the Fic domain(s) of the immunoglobulin-binding protein A (IbpA) from the pathogenic bacterium Histophilus somni adenylylates mammalian Rho GTPases, RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42, thereby inducing host cytoskeletal collapse, which allows H. somni to breach alveolar barriers and cause septicemia. The IbpA-mediated adenylylation occurs on a functionally critical tyrosine in the switch 1 region of these GTPases. Here, we conduct a detailed characterization of the IbpA Fic2 domain and compare its activity with other known Fic adenylyltransferases, VopS (Vibrio outer protein S) from the bacterial pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus and the human protein HYPE (huntingtin yeast interacting protein E; also called FicD). We also included the Fic domains of the secreted protein, PfhB2, from the opportunistic pathogen Pasteurella multocida, in our analysis. PfhB2 shares a common domain architecture with IbpA and contains two Fic domains. We demonstrate that the PfhB2 Fic domains also possess adenylyltransferase activity that targets the switch 1 tyrosine of Rho GTPases. Comparative kinetic and phylogenetic analyses of IbpA-Fic2 with the Fic domains of PfhB2, VopS, and HYPE reveal important aspects of their specificities for Rho GTPases and nucleotide usage and offer mechanistic insights for determining nucleotide and substrate specificities for these enzymes. Finally, we compare the evolutionary lineages of Fic proteins with those of other known adenylyltransferases.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Evolution, Molecular , Membrane Proteins/chemistry , Nucleotidyltransferases/chemistry , Pasteurellaceae/enzymology , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Humans , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Nucleotidyltransferases/genetics , Pasteurellaceae/genetics , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Vibrio parahaemolyticus/enzymology , Vibrio parahaemolyticus/genetics
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