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ABSTRACT: Making light work: Photoactivatable multivalent trisNTA compounds have been developed for the in situ labeling and assembly of His-tagged proteins in time and space. This small light-tunable lock-and-key system offers the opportunity to trigger nanomolar protein interactions, such as receptor clustering, or biotechnological applications, for example, multiprotein arrays.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 01/2013; · 13.45 Impact Factor
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Olivier Rossier,
Vivien Octeau,
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita,
Cécile Leduc,
Béatrice Tessier,
Deepak Nair,
Volker Gatterdam,
Olivier Destaing,
Corinne Albigès-Rizo, Robert Tampé,
Laurent Cognet,
Daniel Choquet,
Brahim Lounis,
Grégory Giannone
Nature Cell Biology 11/2012; 14(11):1231. · 19.49 Impact Factor
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Olivier Rossier,
Vivien Octeau,
Jean-Baptiste Sibarita,
Cécile Leduc,
Béatrice Tessier,
Deepak Nair,
Volker Gatterdam,
Olivier Destaing,
Corinne Albigès-Rizo, Robert Tampé,
Laurent Cognet,
Daniel Choquet,
Brahim Lounis,
Grégory Giannone
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ABSTRACT: Integrins in focal adhesions (FAs) mediate adhesion and force transmission to extracellular matrices essential for cell motility, proliferation and differentiation. Different fibronectin-binding integrins, simultaneously present in FAs, perform distinct functions. Yet, how integrin dynamics control biochemical and biomechanical processes in FAs is still elusive. Using single-protein tracking and super-resolution imaging we revealed the dynamic nano-organizations of integrins and talin inside FAs. Integrins reside in FAs through free-diffusion and immobilization cycles. Integrin activation promotes immobilization, stabilized in FAs by simultaneous connection to fibronectin and actin-binding proteins. Talin is recruited in FAs directly from the cytosol without membrane free-diffusion, restricting integrin immobilization to FAs. Immobilized β(3)-integrins are enriched and stationary within FAs, whereas immobilized β(1)-integrins are less enriched and exhibit rearward movements. Talin is enriched and mainly stationary, but also exhibited rearward movements in FAs, consistent with stable connections with both β-integrins. Thus, differential transmission of actin motion to fibronectin occurs through specific integrins within FAs.
Nature Cell Biology 09/2012; 14(10):1057-67. · 19.49 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The loading of antigen-derived peptides onto MHC class I molecules for presentation to cytotoxic T cells is a key process in adaptive immune defense. Loading of MHC I is achieved by a sophisticated machinery, the peptide-loading complex (PLC), which is organized around the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) with the help of several auxiliary proteins. As an essential adapter protein recruiting MHC I molecules to TAP, tapasin catalyzes peptide loading of MHC I. However, the exact stoichiometry and basic molecular architecture of TAP and tapasin within the PLC remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that two tapasin molecules are assembled in the PLC, with one tapasin bound to each TAP subunit. However, one tapasin molecule bound either to TAP1 or TAP2 is sufficient for efficient MHC I antigen presentation. By specifically blocking the interaction between tapasin-MHC I complexes and the translocation complex TAP, the MHC I surface expression is impaired to the same extent as with soluble tapasin. Thus, the proximity of the peptide supplier TAP to the acceptor MHC I is crucial for antigen processing. In summary, the human PLC consists maximally of 2× tapasin-ERp57/MHC I per TAP complex, but one tapasin-ERp57/MHC I in the PLC is essential and sufficient for antigen processing.-Hulpke, S., Baldauf, C., Tampé, R. Molecular architecture of the MHC I peptide-loading complex: one tapasin molecule is essential and sufficient for antigen processing.
The FASEB Journal 08/2012; · 5.71 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) is a prototype of an asymmetric ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, which uses ATP binding and hydrolysis to translocate peptides from the cytosol to the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here, we review molecular details of peptide binding and ATP binding and hydrolysis as well as the resulting allosteric cross-talk between the nucleotide-binding domains and the transmembrane domains that drive translocation of the solute across the ER membrane. We also discuss the general molecular architecture of ABC transporters and demonstrate the importance of structural and functional studies for a better understanding of the role of the noncanonical site of asymmetric ABC transporters. Several aspects of peptide binding and specificity illustrate details of peptide translocation by TAP. Furthermore, this ABC transporter forms the central part of the major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) peptide-loading machinery. Hence, TAP is confronted with a number of viral factors, which prevent antigen translocation and MHC I loading in virally infected cells. We review how these viral factors have been used as molecular tools to decipher mechanistic aspects of solute translocation and discuss how they can help in the structural analysis of TAP.
Biochemistry 06/2012; 51(25):4981-9. · 3.42 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: TAPL (ABCB9) is a homodimeric polypeptide translocation machinery which transports cytosolic peptides into the lumen of lysosomes for degradation. Since the function of proteins is strongly dependent on the interaction network involved, we investigated the interactome of TAPL. A proteomic approach allowed to identify with lower frequency major histocompatibility complex II subunits and as most abundant interaction partners the lysosome-associated membrane proteins LAMP-1 and LAMP-2B. The interaction site of LAMP was mapped to TMD0 which is a four transmembrane helices comprising N-terminal domain of TAPL. The LAMP proteins bind independently from one another to TAPL. This interaction has neither influence on subcellular localization nor on peptide transport activity. However, in LAMP deficient cells the half-life of TAPL is decreased by a factor of five whereas LIMP-2 as another lysosomal membrane protein is not affected. Reduced stability of TAPL is caused by increased lysosomal degradation indicating that LAMP proteins retain TAPL on the limiting membrane of endosomes and prevent its sorting to intraluminal vesicles.
Journal of Cell Science 05/2012; · 6.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The loading of antigenic peptides onto major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules is an essential step in the adaptive immune response against virally or malignantly transformed cells. The ER-resident peptide-loading complex (PLC) consists of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP1 and TAP2), assembled with the auxiliary factors tapasin and MHC I. Here, we demonstrated that the N-terminal extension of each TAP subunit represents an autonomous domain, named TMD(0), which is correctly targeted to and inserted into the ER membrane. In the absence of coreTAP, each TMD(0) recruits tapasin in a 1:1 stoichiometry. Although the TMD(0)s lack known ER retention/retrieval signals, they are localized to the ER membrane even in tapasin-deficient cells. We conclude that the TMD(0)s of TAP form autonomous interaction hubs linking antigen translocation into the ER with peptide loading onto MHC I, hence ensuring a major function in the integrity of the antigen-processing machinery.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS 05/2012; 69(19):3317-27. · 6.57 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Ein lab-on-a-chip-System, das aus Feldern mit jeweils Tausenden von Nanoporen besteht, kann zur parallelen Einzelmolekül-Analyse insbesondere
von nicht-elektrogenen Membrantransportprozessen eingesetzt werden.
A lab-on-a-chip device consisting of arrays with thousands of nanopores is used for the parallel analysis of membrane proteins.
The system is particularly suited for the precise characterization of non-electrogenic transporters.
BioSpektrum 04/2012; 17(6):659-661.
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ABSTRACT: Solid-state nanopores are capable of the label-free analysis of single molecules. It is possible to add biochemical selectivity by anchoring a molecular receptor inside the nanopore, but it is difficult to maintain single-molecule sensitivity in these modified nanopores. Here, we show that metallized silicon nitride nanopores chemically modified with nitrilotriacetic acid receptors can be used for the stochastic sensing of proteins. The reversible binding and unbinding of the proteins to the receptors is observed in real time, and the interaction parameters are statistically analysed from single-molecule binding events. To demonstrate the versatile nature of this approach, we detect His-tagged proteins and discriminate between the subclasses of rodent IgG antibodies.
Nature Nanotechnology 03/2012; 7(4):257-63. · 27.27 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Virus-infected cells are eliminated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes, which recognize viral epitopes displayed on major histocompatibility complex class I molecules at the cell surface. Herpesviruses have evolved sophisticated strategies to escape this immune surveillance. During the lytic phase of EBV infection, the viral factor BNLF2a interferes with antigen processing by preventing peptide loading of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules. Here we reveal details of the inhibition mechanism of this EBV protein. We demonstrate that BNLF2a acts as a tail-anchored protein, exploiting the mammalian Asna-1/WRB (Get3/Get1) machinery for posttranslational insertion into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, where it subsequently blocks antigen translocation by the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP). BNLF2a binds directly to the core TAP complex arresting the ATP-binding cassette transporter in a transport-incompetent conformation. The inhibition mechanism of EBV BNLF2a is distinct and mutually exclusive of other viral TAP inhibitors.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 12/2011; 286(48):41402-12. · 4.77 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The adaptive immune system plays an essential role in protecting vertebrates against a broad range of pathogens and cancer. The MHC class I-dependent pathway of antigen presentation represents a sophisticated cellular machinery to recognize and eliminate infected or malignantly transformed cells, taking advantage of the proteasomal turnover of the cell's proteome. TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing) 1/2 (ABCB2/3, where ABC is ATP-binding cassette) is the principal component in the recognition, translocation, chaperoning, editing and final loading of antigenic peptides on to MHC I complexes in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) lumen. These different tasks are co-ordinated within a dynamic macromolecular peptide-loading complex consisting of TAP1/2 and various auxiliary factors, such as the adapter protein tapasin, the oxidoreductase ERp57, the lectin chaperone calreticulin, and the final peptide acceptor the MHC I heavy chain associated with β2-microglobulin. In this chapter, we summarize the structural organization and molecular mechanism of the antigen-translocation machinery as well as various modes of regulation by viral factors and in genetic diseases and tumour development.
Essays in Biochemistry 09/2011; 50(1):249-64. · 3.71 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Single molecule applications, saturated pattern excitation microscopy, or
stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy demand for bright and highly
stable fluorescent dyes1,2. Despite of intensive research the choice of
fluorphores is still very limited. Typically a stable fluorescent dyes is
covalently attached to the target. This methodology brings forward a number of
limitations, in particular, in case of protein labeling. First of all the
fluorescent probes need to be attached selectively and site-specifically to
prevent unspecific background. This often requires single cysteine mutations
for covalent protein modification. Employing quantum dots allows overcoming
problems of photo-bleaching3-6. However, the downsides are their large size,
rendering the probe inaccessible to spatially confined architectures, issues in
biocompatibility due to proper particle coating, and cellular toxicity6-8. Here
we propose a new method to overcome the above outlined problems.
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ABSTRACT: Single-molecule applications, saturated pattern excitation microscopy, and stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy demand bright as well as highly stable fluorescent dyes. Here we describe the synthesis of quantum-yield-optimized fluorophores for reversible, site-specific labeling of proteins or macromolecular complexes. We used polyproline-II (PPII) helices as sufficiently rigid spacers with various lengths to improve the fluorescence signals of a set of different trisNTA-fluorophores. The improved quantum yields were demonstrated by steady-state and fluorescence lifetime analyses. As a proof of principle, we characterized the trisNTA-PPII-fluorophores with respect to in vivo protein labeling and super-resolution imaging at synapses of living neurons. The distribution of His-tagged AMPA receptors (GluA1) in spatially restricted synaptic clefts was imaged by confocal and STED microscopy. The comparison of fluorescence intensity profiles revealed the superior resolution of STED microscopy. These results highlight the advantages of biocompatible and, in particular, small and photostable trisNTA-PPII-fluorophores in super-resolution microscopy.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 06/2011; 133(21):8090-3. · 9.91 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) plays a key role in adaptive immunity by translocating proteasomal degradation products from the cytosol into the endoplasmic reticulum lumen for subsequent loading onto major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules. For functional and structural analysis of this ATP-binding cassette complex, we established the overexpression of TAP in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Screening of optimal solubilization and purification conditions allowed the isolation of the heterodimeric transport complex, yielding 30 mg of TAP/liter of culture. Detailed analysis of TAP function in the membrane, solubilized, purified, and reconstituted states revealed a direct influence of the native lipid environment on activity. TAP-associated phospholipids, essential for function, were profiled by liquid chromatography Fourier transform mass spectrometry. The antigen translocation activity is stimulated by phosphatidylinositol and -ethanolamine, whereas cholesterol has a negative effect on TAP activity.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 02/2011; 286(15):13346-56. · 4.77 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Despite some appealing similarities of protein synthesis across all phyla of life, the final phase of mRNA translation has yet to be captured. Here, we reveal the ancestral role and mechanistic principles of the newly identified twin-ATPase ABCE1 in ribosome recycling. We demonstrate that the unique iron-sulfur cluster domain and an ATP-dependent conformational switch of ABCE1 are essential both for ribosome binding and recycling. By direct (11) interaction, the peptide release factor aRF1 is shown to synergistically promote ABCE1 function in posttermination ribosome recycling. Upon ATP binding, ABCE1 undergoes a conformational switch from an open to a closed ATP-occluded state, which drives ribosome dissociation as well as the disengagement of aRF1. ATP hydrolysis is not required for a single round of ribosome splitting but for ABCE1 release from the 30S subunit to reenter a new cycle. These results provide a mechanistic understanding of final phases in mRNA translation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 02/2011; 108(8):3228-33. · 9.68 Impact Factor
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Biological Chemistry 01/2011; 392(1-2):3. · 2.96 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The ATP-binding cassette transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) plays a key role in the adaptive immune defense against infected or malignantly transformed cells by translocating proteasomal degradation products into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum for loading onto MHC class I molecules. The broad substrate spectrum of TAP, rendering peptides from 8 to 40 residues, including even branched or modified molecules, suggests an unforeseen structural flexibility of the substrate-binding pocket. Here we used EPR spectroscopy to reveal conformational details of the bound peptides. Side-chain dynamics and environmental polarity were derived from covalently attached 2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl spin probes, whereas 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl-4-amino-4-carboxylic acid spin-labeled peptides were used to detect backbone properties. Dependent on the spin probe's position, striking differences in affinity, dynamics, and polarity were found. The side-chains' mobility was strongly restricted at the ends of the peptide, whereas the central region was flexible, suggesting a central peptide bulge. In the end, double electron electron resonance allowed the determination of intrapeptide distances in doubly labeled peptides bound to TAP. Simulations based on a rotamer library led to the conclusion that peptides bind to TAP in an extended kinked structure, analogous to those bound to MHC class I proteins.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 01/2011; 108(4):1349-54. · 9.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The plant vacuole is the largest compartment in a fully expanded plant cell. While only very limited metabolic activity can be observed within the vacuole, the majority of the hydrolytic activities, including proteolytic activities reside in this organelle. Since it is assumed that protein degradation by the proteasome results in the production of peptides with a size of 3-30 amino acids, we were interested to show whether the tonoplast exhibits a transport activity, which could deliver these peptides into the vacuole for final degradation. It is shown here that isolated barley mesophyll vacuoles take up peptides of 9-27 amino acids in a strictly ATP-dependent manner. Uptake is inhibited by vanadate, but not by NH(+)(4), while GTP could partially substitute for ATP. The apparent affinity for the 9 amino acid peptide was 15 μM, suggesting that peptides are efficiently transferred to the vacuole in vivo. Inhibition experiments showed that peptides with a chain length below 10 amino acids did not compete as efficiently as longer peptides for the uptake of the 9 amino acid peptide. Our results suggest that vacuoles contain at least one peptide transporter that belongs to the ABC-type transporters, which efficiently exports long-chain peptides from the cytosol into the vacuole for final degradation.
Journal of Experimental Botany 01/2011; 62(7):2403-10. · 5.36 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: ATP-binding cassette (ABC) systems translocate a wide range of solutes across cellular membranes. The thermophilic gram-negative eubacterium Thermus thermophilus, a model organism for structural genomics and systems biology, discloses ∼46 ABC proteins, which are largely uncharacterized. Here, we functionally analyzed the first two and only ABC half-transporters of the hyperthermophilic bacterium, TmrA and TmrB. The ABC system mediates uptake of the drug Hoechst 33342 in inside-out oriented vesicles that is inhibited by verapamil. TmrA and TmrB form a stable heterodimeric complex hydrolyzing ATP with a K(m) of 0.9 mm and k(cat) of 9 s(-1) at 68 °C. Two nucleotides can be trapped in the heterodimeric ABC complex either by vanadate or by mutation inhibiting ATP hydrolysis. Nucleotide trapping requires permissive temperatures, at which a conformational ATP switch is possible. We further demonstrate that the canonic glutamate 523 of TmrA is essential for rapid conversion of the ATP/ATP-bound complex into its ADP/ATP state, whereas the corresponding aspartate in TmrB (Asp-500) has only a regulatory role. Notably, exchange of this single noncanonic residue into a catalytic glutamate cannot rescue the function of the E523Q/D500E complex, implicating a built-in asymmetry of the complex. However, slow ATP hydrolysis in the newly generated canonic site (D500E) strictly depends on the formation of a posthydrolysis state in the consensus site, indicating an allosteric coupling of both active sites.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 12/2010; 286(9):7104-15. · 4.77 Impact Factor
