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We have identified a cDNA encoding the mouse homologue of the yeast V-ATPase 21-kDa subunit c" (Vma16p). The encoded protein contains 205 amino acid residues with five putative membrane spanning segments and shows 48% identity and 64% similarity to the yeast protein. Despite this homology, however, the mouse cDNA does not complement the phenotype of a yeast strain in which the VMA16 gene has been disrupted. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that the 21-kDa subunit is expressed in most tissues examined and showed an expression pattern almost identical to that of the 16-kDa proteolipid subunit (subunit c). The presence of multiple mRNA species suggests the existence of alternatively spliced forms of the 21-kDa subunit which, from Southern blot analysis, are derived from a single gene. Promoter analysis using the luciferase reporter gene revealed that a region 186 bases upstream of the initiation site is sufficient to show a low level of transcriptional activity but that transcription is significantly enhanced by inclusion of the region -186 to -706. The 21-kDa protein was Myc-tagged and the 16-kDa protein was HA-tagged and the tagged proteins were co-expressed in COS-1 cells in order to study their intracellular localization by immunofluorescence microscopy. Both proteins showed significant punctate and perinuclear staining and were predominantly co-localized throughout the cell, consistent with their presence in the same V(0) complexes. Selective permeabilization of cells with digitonin (to permeabilize the plasma membrane) or Triton X-100 (to permeabilize both intracellular and plasma membranes) followed by immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that the carboxyl terminus of the 21-kDa subunit is exposed on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane whereas the carboxyl terminus of the 16-kDa subunit is located on the lumenal side of the membrane.
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PMID:Expression and localization of the mouse homologue of the yeast V-ATPase 21-kDa Subunit c" (Vma16p). 1144 Oct 17

Mitosis utilizes a number of kinesin-related proteins (KRPs). Here we report the identification of a novel KRP termed KRMP1, which has a deduced 1780-amino acid sequence composed of ternary domains. The amino-terminal head domain is most similar to the kinesin motor domain of the MKLP-1 subfamily and has an intrinsic ATPase activity that is diminished by substituting the consensus Lys-168 with Arg. The central stalk domain is predicted to form a long alpha-helical coiled-coil, and can interact with each other in vivo. An in vivo labeling experiment revealed that KRMP1 is phosphorylated, and we also found that the region within the tail domain containing Thr-1604 as the cdc2 kinase phosphorylation site differs from the bimC box conserved in the bimC subfamily of KRPs. Immunofluorescence analysis showed that endogenous KRMP1 was localized predominantly to the cytoplasm during interphase and dispersed throughout the cell during mitosis. Consistent with this finding, overexpressed KRMP1 was detected in a complicated nuclear or cytoplasmic pattern reflecting multiple nuclear localization/export signals. Furthermore, KRMP1 interacted with the mitotic peptidyl-prolyl isomerase Pin1 in vivo, and an in vitro interaction was detected between the tail domain of KRMP1 and the WW domain of Pin1. Overexpression of KRMP1 caused COS-7 cells to arrest at G(2)-M, and co-expression of Pin1 reversed this effect, indicating their physiological interaction. Together, our results suggest that KRMP1 is a mitotic target regulated by Pin1 and vice versa.
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PMID:Identification of a novel kinesin-related protein, KRMP1, as a target for mitotic peptidyl-prolyl isomerase Pin1. 1147 Aug 1

Cytosolic Ca(2+) oscillations can be due to cycles of release and re-uptake of internally stored Ca(2+). To investigate the nature of these Ca(2+) stores, we expressed the Pmr1 Ca(2+) pump of Caenorhabditis elegans in COS-1 cells and pretreated the cells with thapsigargin to prevent Ca(2+) uptake by the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase. Pmr1 co-localized with the Golgi-specific 58K protein and was targeted to a Ca(2+) store that was less leaky for Ca(2+) than the endoplasmic reticulum and whose inositol trisphosphate receptors were less sensitive to inositol trisphosphate and ATP than those in the endoplasmic reticulum. ATP-stimulated Pmr1-overexpressing cells responded after a latency to extracellular Ca(2+) with a regenerative Ca(2+) signal, which could be prevented by caffeine. They also produced very stable ilimaquinone-sensitive baseline Ca(2+) spikes, even in the presence of thapsigargin. Such responses never occurred in non-transfected cells or in cells that overexpressed the type-1 sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase. Abortive Ca(2+) spikes also occurred in histamine-stimulated untransfected HeLa cells pretreated with thapsigargin, and they too were inhibited by ilimaquinone. We conclude that the Pmr1-induced Ca(2+) store, which probably corresponds to the Golgi compartment, can play a crucial role in setting up baseline Ca(2+) spiking.
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PMID:Baseline cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations derived from a non-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ store. 1151 51

We have purified and identified a 32-kDa protein interacting with the Dbl oncogene homology domain of mSos1(Sos-DH) from rat brains by glutathione S-transferase-Sos-DH affinity chromatography. Peptide sequencing revealed that the protein is identical to a positive regulatory E subunit (V-ATPase E) of a vacuolar H(+)-ATPase, which is responsible for acidification of endosome and alkalinization of intracellular pH. The interaction between V-ATPase E and Sos-DH was confirmed by yeast two-hybrid assay. A coimmunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that a V-ATPase E protein physiologically bound to mSos1, and the protein was colocalized with mSos1 in the cytoplasm, as determined by immunohistochemistry. mSos1 was found in the early endosome fraction together with V-ATPase E and Rac1, suggesting the functional involvement of mSos1/V-ATPase E complexes in the Rac1 activity at endosomes. Overexpression of V-ATPase E in COS cells enhanced the ability of mSos1 to promote the guanine nucleotide exchange activity for Rac1 and stimulated the kinase activity of Jun kinase, a downstream target of Rac1. Thus, the data indicate that V-ATPase E may participate in the regulation of the mSos1-dependent Rac1 signaling pathway involved in growth factor receptor-mediated cell growth control.
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PMID:The Sos1-Rac1 signaling. Possible involvement of a vacuolar H(+)-ATPase E subunit. 1156 Sep 19

RhoG is a member of the Rho family of GTPases that activates Rac1 and Cdc42 through a microtubule-dependent pathway. To gain understanding of RhoG downstream signaling, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen from which we identified kinectin, a 156-kDa protein that binds in vitro to conventional kinesin and enhances microtubule-dependent kinesin ATPase activity. We show that RhoG(GTP) specifically interacts with the central domain of kinectin, which also contains a RhoA binding domain in its C terminus. Interaction was confirmed by coprecipitation of kinectin with active RhoG(G12V) in COS-7 cells. RhoG, kinectin, and kinesin colocalize in REF-52 and COS-7 cells, mainly in the endoplasmic reticulum but also in lysosomes. Kinectin distribution in REF-52 cells is modulated according to endogenous RhoG activity. In addition, by using injection of anti-kinectin antibodies that challenge RhoG-kinectin interaction or by blocking anti-kinesin antibodies, we show that RhoG morphogenic activity relies on kinectin interaction and kinesin activity. Finally, kinectin overexpression elicits Rac1- and Cdc42-dependent cytoskeletal effects and switches cells to a RhoA phenotype when RhoG activity is inhibited or microtubules are disrupted. The functional links among RhoG, kinectin, and kinesin are further supported by time-lapse videomicroscopy of COS-7 cells, which showed that the microtubule-dependent lysosomal transport is facilitated by RhoG activation or kinectin overexpression and is severely stemmed upon RhoG inhibition. These data establish that kinectin is a key mediator of microtubule-dependent RhoG activity and suggest that kinectin also mediates RhoG- and RhoA-dependent antagonistic pathways.
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PMID:Kinectin is a key effector of RhoG microtubule-dependent cellular activity. 1168 93

The deafwaddler mutant in mice was the first spontaneous mutant discovered in the plasma membrane Ca(2+) pump (PMCA) [Street, V.A. et al., 1998, Nat. Genet. 19, 390-394]. A nucleotide substitution in deafwaddler results in a Gly to Ser transition at amino acid 283 in the small cytoplasmic loop of PMCA isoform 2 (PMCA2). PMCA2 is abundant in the stereocilia of auditory and vestibular hair cells, neurons of the spiral ganglion, and participates in inner ear development. Mice that are homozygous for deafwaddler are deaf and have poor balance. However, the balance and hearing disorders of the deafwaddler mice appear to be less severe than homozygotes for a functionally null frameshift mutant or homozygous PMCA2 knockout mice, suggesting that deafwaddler PMCA2 retains some biological activity. To examine the enzymic effects of the deafwaddler mutant, PMCA2 wild-type and deafwaddler were produced by transient expression in COS cells as well as baculovirus-mediated expression in Sf9 insect cells. Membrane preparations were assayed for calcium transport and ATPase activity. No significant differences in the regulation by calmodulin of the wild-type and deafwaddler PMCA2b were found. Steady-state transport assays and pre-steady-state ATPase assays of these two proteins revealed that the K(0.5) for Ca(2+), K(0.5) for calmodulin, degree of activation by calmodulin and rate of activation by Ca-calmodulin were nearly identical. However, calcium transport of the deafwaddler pump was reduced to 30% of the wild-type activity. Although calcium transport activity was reduced in the deafwaddler pump, total phosphoenzyme formation from ATP was slightly higher for deafwaddler than for wild-type. 50 microM LaCl3 (which blocks the E(1)P to E(2)P conformational transition) increased the steady-state level of phosphoenzyme 3-fold for the wild-type but had no effect on the deafwaddler. Taken together, the kinetic data suggest that the deafwaddler mutation affects PMCA2 by slowing the E(1)P to E(2)P transition, resulting in approximately 70% reduction in the PMCA2-mediated Ca(2+) export.
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PMID:Characterization of the deafwaddler mutant of the rat plasma membrane calcium-ATPase 2. 1170 48

Most vital cellular functions are dependent on a fine-tuned regulation of intracellular ion homeostasis. Here we have demonstrated, using COS cells that were untransfected or transfected with wild-type rat ouabain-resistant Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, that partial inhibition of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase has a dramatic influence on cell attachment to fibronectin. Ouabain dose-dependently decreased attachment in untransfected cells and in cells expressing wild-type Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, but not in cells expressing ouabain-insensitive Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, whereas inhibition of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase by lowering extracellular K(+) concentration decreased attachment in all three cell types. Thirty percent inhibition of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase significantly attenuated attachment. Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase inhibition caused a sustained increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration that obscured Ca(2+) transients observed in untreated cells during attachment. Inhibitors of Ca(2+) transporters significantly decreased attachment, but inhibition of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger did not. Ouabain reduced focal adhesion kinase autophosphorylation but had no effect on cell surface integrin expression. These results suggest that the level of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity strongly influences cell attachment, possibly by an effect on intracellular Ca(2+).
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PMID:Changes in Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity influence cell attachment to fibronectin. 1178 41

Targeting of class II major histocompatibility complex molecules to endocytic compartments is mediated by their association with the invariant chain (Ii). Although the identity of certain sorting signals located in Ii's cytoplasmic tail is known, proteins that interact with Ii's cytoplasmic tail in living cells remain to be identified. Synthesis of a biotinylated trimeric Ii cytoplasmic tail allowed the retrieval of two proteins that interact with this domain. We identify one of them as the 70-kDa heat-shock cognate protein (hsc70), the uncoating ATPase of clathrin-coated vesicles, and the other as its mitochondrial homologue, the glucose-regulated protein grp75. Expression of Ii in COS cells results in the formation of large endocytic compartments. We observe extensive colocalization of hsc70 with Ii in these macrosomes. Expression of a dominant-negative (K71M) green fluorescent protein-tagged version of hsc70 counteracted the ability of Ii to modify the endocytic pathway, demonstrating an interaction in vivo of Ii with hsc70 as part of the machinery responsible for macrosome formation.
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PMID:Uncoating ATPase Hsc70 is recruited by invariant chain and controls the size of endocytic compartments. 1181 72

The activity of Hsp70 proteins is regulated by accessory proteins, which include members of the DnaJ-like protein family. Characterized by the presence of a highly conserved 70-amino acid J domain, DnaJ homologues activate the ATPase activity of Hsp70 proteins and stabilize their interaction with unfolded substrates. DnaJ homologues have been identified in most organelles where they are involved in nearly all aspects of protein synthesis and folding. Within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), DnaJ homologues have also been shown to assist in the translocation, secretion, retro-translocation, and ER-associated degradation (ERAD) of secretory pathway proteins. By using bioinformatic methods, we identified a novel mammalian DnaJ homologue, ERdj4. It is the first ER-localized type II DnaJ homologue to be reported. The signal sequence of ERdj4 remains uncleaved and serves as a membrane anchor, orienting its J domain into the ER lumen. ERdj4 co-localized with GRP94 in the ER and associated with BiP in vivo when they were co-expressed in COS-1 cells. In vitro experiments demonstrated that the J domain of ERdj4 stimulated the ATPase activity of BiP in a concentration-dependent manner. However, mutation of the hallmark tripeptide HPD (His --> Gln) in the J domain totally abolished this activation. ERdj4 mRNA expression was detected in all human tissues examined but showed the highest level of the expression in the liver, kidney, and placenta. We found that ERdj4 was highly induced at both the mRNA and protein level in response to ER stress, indicating that this protein might be involved in either protein folding or ER-associated degradation.
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PMID:Identification and characterization of a novel endoplasmic reticulum (ER) DnaJ homologue, which stimulates ATPase activity of BiP in vitro and is induced by ER stress. 1183 48

In a previous study we overexpressed the thapsigargin (tg)-insensitive Pmr1 Ca(2+) pump of the Golgi apparatus of Caenorhabditis elegans in COS-1 cells and studied the properties of the Ca(2+) store into which it was integrated. Here we assessed the properties of an endogenous tg-insensitive nonmitochondrial Ca(2+) store in A7r5 and 16HBE14o- cells, which express a mammalian homologue of Pmr1. The tg-insensitive Ca(2+) store was considerably less leaky for Ca(2+) than the sarco(endo)plasmic-reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA)-containing Ca(2+) store. Moreover like for the worm Pmr1 Ca(2+) pump expressed in COS-1 cells, Ca(2+) accumulation into the endogenous tg-insensitive store showed a 2 orders of magnitude lower sensitivity to cyclopiazonic acid than the SERCA-mediated transport. 2,5-Di-(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone was only a very weak inhibitor of the tg-insensitive Ca(2+) uptake in A7r5 and 16HBE14o- cells and in COS-1 cells overexpressing the worm Pmr1. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate released 11% of the Ca(2+) accumulated in permeabilized A7r5 cells pretreated with tg with an EC(50) that was 5 times higher than for the SERCA-containing Ca(2+) store but failed to release Ca(2+) in 16HBE14o- cells. In the presence of tg, 15% of intact A7r5 cells responded to 10 microm arginine-vasopressin with a small rise in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration after a long latency. In conclusion, A7r5 and 16HBE14o- cells express a Pmr1-containing Ca(2+) store with properties that differ substantially from the SERCA-containing Ca(2+) store.
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PMID:Ca2+ uptake and release properties of a thapsigargin-insensitive nonmitochondrial Ca2+ store in A7r5 and 16HBE14o- cells. 1186 57


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