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FAD mutations in presenilin-1 (PS1) cause attenuation of the induction of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident chaperone GRP78/BiP under ER stress, due to disturbed function of IRE1, the sensor for accumulation of unfolded protein in the ER lumen. PERK, an ER-resident transmembrane protein kinase, is also a sensor for the unfolded protein response (UPR), causing phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha (eIF2alpha) to inhibit translation initiation. Here, we report that the FAD mutant PS1 disturbs the UPR by attenuating both the activation of PERK and the phosphorylation of eIF2alpha. Consistent with the results of a disturbed UPR, inhibition of protein synthesis under ER stress was impaired in cells expressing PS1 mutants. These results suggest that mutant PS1 impedes general translational attenuation regulated by PERK and eIF2alpha, resulting in an increased load of newly synthesized proteins into the ER and subsequently increasing vulnerability to ER stress.
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PMID:FAD-linked presenilin-1 mutants impede translation regulation under ER stress. 1216 19

Surfactant Protein C (SP-C) is a secreted transmembrane protein that is exclusively expressed by alveolar type II epithelial cells of the lung. SP-C associates with surfactant lipids to reduce surface tension within the alveolus, maintaining lung volume at end expiration. Mutations in the gene encoding SP-C (SFTPC) have recently been linked to chronic lung disease in children and adults. The goal of this study was to determine whether a disease-linked mutation in SFTPC causes lung disease in transgenic mice. The SFTPC mutation, designated g.1728 G --> A, results in the deletion of exon4, generating a truncated form of SP-C (SP-C(Deltaexon4)). cDNA encoding SP-C(Deltaexon4) was constitutively expressed in type II epithelial cells of transgenic mice. Viable F0 transgene-positive mice were not generated after two separate rounds of pronuclear injections. Histological analysis of lung tissue harvested from embryonic day 17.5 F0 transgene-positive fetuses revealed that SP-C(Deltaexon4) caused a dose-dependent disruption in branching morphogenesis of the lung associated with epithelial cell cytotoxicity. Transient expression of SP-C(Deltaexon4) in isolated type II epithelial cells or HEK293 cells resulted in incomplete processing of the mutant proprotein, a dose-dependent increase in BiP transcription, trapping of the proprotein in the endoplasmic reticulum, and rapid degradation via a proteasome-dependent pathway. Taken together, these data suggest that the g.1728 G --> A mutation causes misfolding of the SP-C proprotein with subsequent induction of the unfolded protein response and endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation pathways ultimately resulting in disrupted lung morphogenesis.
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PMID:Expression of a human surfactant protein C mutation associated with interstitial lung disease disrupts lung development in transgenic mice. 1452 80

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is susceptible to various stresses that provoke the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER. Excessive or long-termed stresses in the ER result in apoptotic cell death involving activation of caspase-12 and -3 and the Ask-1-JNK pathway. Eukaryotic cells can adapt for survival to deal with an accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER by increasing transcription of genes encoding ER-resident chaperones such as GRP78/BiP to facilitate protein folding. The induction system is termed the unfolded protein response (UPR). It has been reported that IRE1 and PERK, transmembrane kinases, and ATF6, a transmembrane transcription factor, are mediators of the UPR through sensing accumulation of unfolded proteins. Cell fates after ER stress are regulated by the balance of both apoptosis and the UPR signaling. In the nervous systems, astrocytes are well known to be resistant to ER stresses induced by ischemia and hypoxia. These findings raise the possibility that astrocytes possess a novel UPR signaling different from that of neuronal cells. Recently, we identified a novel ER stress sensor, OASIS, which is specifically expressed in astrocytes. This protein is a transmembrane protein containing the bZIP domain. The functional analyses of OASIS showed that 1) it was cleaved within the ER membrane in response to the ER stress, 2) overexpression of OASIS induced the transcription of GRP78/BiP mRNA through the activation of cyclic AMP responsive element (CRE) and ER stress responsive element (ERSE), and 3) its stable cell lines were resistant to ER stress compared with the control cells. These results indicate that the ER-resident transcription factor OASIS may be a candidate for leading astrocytes to protect against ER stress.
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PMID:[The regulation of unfolded protein response by OASIS, a transmembrane bZIP transcription factor, in astrocytes]. 1557 42

It was previously reported that the up-regulation of ERp29 mRNA depends on the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the thyrocytes of FRTL-5 cells. In order to investigate the putative new function of ERp29 as an endoplasmic molecular (ER) chaperone, an ERp29-overexpressing FRTL-5 cell line was established. This cell line had approximately three times the levels of ERp29 protein and an enhanced level of thyroglobulin (Tg) secretion. The results showed both enhanced ERp29 expression and an interaction with the other ER chaperones such as GRP94, BiP, ERp72 and calnexin. In addition, ERp29 enhanced the expression of PKR-like ER kinase (PERK), which is a transmembrane protein located in the ER membrane. These findings suggest that ERp29 assists in protein folding as well as in the secretion of the secretory/plasma membrane proteins under close co-operation with other ER chaperones and the ER stress signaler, PERK.
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PMID:Overexpression of ERp29 in the thyrocytes of FRTL-5 cells. 1586 5

Mammalian transcription factor ATF6 is constitutively synthesized as a type II transmembrane protein embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It is activated when unfolded proteins are accumulated in the ER under ER stress through a process called regulated intramembrane proteolysis (Rip), in which ATF6 is transported from the ER to the Golgi apparatus where it undergoes sequential cleavage by Site-1 and Site-2 proteases. The cytosolic transcription factor domain of ATF6 liberated from the Golgi membrane enters the nucleus where it activates transcription of ER-localized molecular chaperones and folding enzymes, leading to the maintenance of the homeostasis of the ER. Here, we analyzed M19 cells, a mutant of Chinese hamster ovary cells deficient in Site-2 protease. It was previously shown that M19 cells are defective in the induction of mRNA encoding the major ER chaperone BiP. In M19 cells, ATF6 was not converted from the membrane-bound precursor form to the cleaved and nuclear form as expected. Moreover, some of the ATF6 was constitutively relocated to the Golgi apparatus, where it was cleaved by Site-1 protease, and remained associated with the Golgi apparatus, indicating that the ER of M19 cells was constitutively stressed. Consistent with this notion, the two other ER stress response mediators, IRE1 and PERK, were also constitutively activated in M19 cells. M19 cells showed inefficient secretion of a model protein. These results suggest that Rip-mediated activation of ATF6 is important for the homeostasis of the ER in not only ER-stressed but also unstressed cells.
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PMID:Analysis of ATF6 activation in Site-2 protease-deficient Chinese hamster ovary cells. 1711 Jul 86

Mammalian transcription factor ATF6 is constitutively synthesized as a type II transmembrane protein embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Upon ER stress ATF6 is transported to the Golgi apparatus where it is cleaved to release its cytoplasmic domain. This is then translocated into the nucleus where it activates transcription of ER-localized molecular chaperones and folding enzymes to maintain the homeostasis of the ER. We recently found that, owing to the presence of intra- and intermolecular disulfide bridges, ATF6 occurs in unstressed ER in monomer, dimer and oligomer forms. Disulfide-bonded ATF6 is reduced on treatment of cells with various chemical ER stress inducers, and only the reduced monomer ATF6 reaches the Golgi apparatus. In this study, we evoked ER stress under more physiological conditions, namely, glucose starvation, and analyzed its consequence for ATF6 activation. Glucose starvation activated ATF6 and induced the ER chaperone BiP, albeit weakly. ATF6 was thus dissociated from BiP, transported to the Golgi apparatus, and cleaved. Glucose starvation enhanced the synthesis of ATF6 approximately two-fold, probably via transcriptional induction. Importantly, reduction of disulfide bridges and transport of reduced monomer occurred in response to glucose starvation. We conclude that ER stress-induced reduction of ATF6 represents a general feature of the ATF6 activation process.
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PMID:Reduction of disulfide bridges in the lumenal domain of ATF6 in response to glucose starvation. 1790 5

The activity of PERK, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) transmembrane protein kinase, assists in an ER stress response designed to inhibit general protein synthesis while allowing upregulated synthesis of selective proteins such as the ATF4 transcription factor. PERK null mice exhibit phenotypes that especially affect secretory cell types. Although embryonic fibroblasts from these mice are difficult to transfect with high efficiency, we have generated 293 cells stably expressing the PERK-K618A dominant negative mutant. 293/PERK-K618A cells, in response to ER stress: (a) do not properly inhibit general protein synthesis, (b) exhibit defective/delayed induction of ATF4 and BiP, and (c) exhibit exuberant splice activation of XBP1 and robust cleavage activation of ATF6, with abnormal regulation of calreticulin levels. The data suggest compensatory mechanisms allowing for cell survival in the absence of functional PERK. Interestingly, although induction of CHOP (a transcription factor implicated in apoptosis) is notably delayed after onset of ER stress, 293/PERK-K618A cells eventually produce CHOP at normal or even supranormal levels and exhibit increased apoptosis either in response to general ER stress or, more importantly, to specific misfolded secretory proteins.
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PMID:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone regulation and survival of cells compensating for deficiency in the ER stress response kinase, PERK. 1842 96

IRE1, an ER-localized transmembrane protein, plays a central role in the unfolded protein response. Upon ER stress, IRE1 senses the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER, and transfers signal from the ER to the cytosol. Recently, it was reported that the luminal domain of yeast Ire1 senses the unfolded proteins via a two-step mechanism, namely dissociation of BiP and direct interaction with unfolded proteins. However, it has been unclear whether a similar mechanism is applicable to mammalian IRE1alpha. To address this point, we analyzed luminal-domain mutants of mammalian IRE1alpha in cells, and evaluated the anti-aggregation activity of the luminal fragment of IRE1alpha in vitro. We generated a mutant that has low affinity for BiP, and this mutant was significantly activated even under normal conditions. Moreover, the luminal fragments of mammalian IRE1alpha did not exhibit anti-aggregation activity. These results suggest that in contrast to yeast Ire1, the regulation of mammalian IRE1alpha strongly depends on the dissociation of BiP.
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PMID:Activation of mammalian IRE1alpha upon ER stress depends on dissociation of BiP rather than on direct interaction with unfolded proteins. 1953 57

HFE is a type 1 transmembrane protein that becomes N-glycosylated during transport to the cell membrane. It influences cellular iron concentrations through multiple mechanisms, including regulation of transferrin binding to transferrin receptors. The importance of glycosylation in HFE localization and function has not yet been studied. Here we employed bioinformatics to identify putative N-glycosylation sites at residues N110, N130 and N234 of the human HFE protein, and used site-directed mutagenesis to create combinations of single, double or triple mutants. Compared with the wild-type protein, which co-localizes with the type 1 transferrin receptor in the endosomal recycling compartment and on distributed punctae, the triple mutant co-localized with BiP in the endoplasmic reticulum. This was similar to the localization pattern described previously for the misfolding HFE-C282Y mutant that causes type 1 hereditary haemachromatosis. We also observed that the triple mutant was functionally deficient in beta2-microglobulin interactions and incapable of regulating transferrin binding, once again, reminiscent of the HFE-C282Y variant. Single and double mutants that undergo limited glycosylation appeared to have a mixed phenotype, with characteristics primarily of the wild-type, but also some from the glycosylation-deficient protein. Therefore, although they displayed an endosomal recycling compartment/punctate localization like the wild-type protein, many cells simultaneously displayed additional reticular localization. Furthermore, although the majority of cells expressing these single and double mutants showed decreased surface binding of transferrin, a number appeared to have lost this ability. We conclude that glycosylation is important for the normal intracellular trafficking and functional activity of HFE.
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PMID:N-glycosylation is important for the correct intracellular localization of HFE and its ability to decrease cell surface transferrin binding. 2061 38

The transcription factor ATF6 is constitutively synthesized as a type II transmembrane protein embedded in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). When unfolded proteins accumulate in the ER, ATF6 senses such ER stress via an as yet undetermined mechanism and relocates to the Golgi apparatus where it is cleaved by sequential action of Site-1 and Site-2 proteases, allowing liberated N-terminal fragments to translocate into the nucleus. This ATF6-mediated transcriptional induction of ER-localized molecular chaperones and folding enzymes together with components of ER-associated degradation leads to the maintenance of ER homeostasis in mammals. Here, we demonstrated that the luminal domain of ATF6 alone is sufficient for sensing ER stress and subsequent transportation to the Golgi apparatus. This domain of ATF6 was inserted between the N-terminal signal sequence and C-terminal tandem affinity purification tag. The resulting ATF6(C)-TAP translocated into the ER, where it was glycosylated and disulfide bonded. ATF6(C)-TAP occurred as monomer and dimer, and exhibited a relatively short half-life, similar to full-length ATF6. On application of dithiothreitol- or thapsigargin-induced ER stress, the ER chaperone BiP dissociated from ATF6(C)-TAP, and ATF6(C)-TAP was transported to the Golgi apparatus and then secreted into medium. Calnexin and protein disulfide isomerase were identified as cellular proteins capable of binding to ATF6(C)-TAP in addition to BiP, and subsequent analysis revealed that protein disulfide isomerase was bound to ATF6(C)-TAP with chaperone activity. These findings indicate that ATF6(C)-TAP can be used as a tool to isolate protein(s) that escort ATF6 from the ER to the Golgi apparatus in response to ER stress.
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PMID:Luminal domain of ATF6 alone is sufficient for sensing endoplasmic reticulum stress and subsequent transport to the Golgi apparatus. 2115 Jan 30


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