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Iron overload causes progressive organ damage and is associated with arthritis, liver damage, and heart failure. Elevated iron levels are present in 1%-5% of individuals; however, iron overload is undermonitored and underdiagnosed. Genetic factors affecting iron homeostasis are emerging. Individuals with hereditary xerocytosis, a rare disorder with gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in mechanosensitive PIEZO1 ion channel, develop age-onset iron overload. We show that constitutive or macrophage expression of a GOF Piezo1 allele in mice disrupts levels of the iron regulator hepcidin and causes iron overload. We further show that PIEZO1 is a key regulator of macrophage phagocytic activity and subsequent erythrocyte turnover. Strikingly, we find that E756del, a mild GOF PIEZO1 allele present in one-third of individuals of African descent, is strongly associated with increased plasma iron. Our study links macrophage mechanotransduction to iron metabolism and identifies a genetic risk factor for increased iron levels in African Americans.
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Canais Iônicos/metabolismo , Ferro/metabolismo , Negro ou Afro-Americano , Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Alelos , Animais , Estudos de Coortes , Contagem de Eritrócitos , Eritropoese , Mutação com Ganho de Função/genética , Hepatócitos/metabolismo , Hepcidinas/sangue , Hepcidinas/metabolismo , Humanos , Ferro/sangue , Sobrecarga de Ferro/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Mecanotransdução Celular , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fagocitose , Fenótipo , Estresse FisiológicoRESUMO
A greater understanding of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) regulation is required for dissecting protective versus detrimental immunity to pathogens that cause chronic infections such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). We have shown that systemic administration of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) or ß-glucan reprograms HSCs in the bone marrow (BM) via a type II interferon (IFN-II) or interleukin-1 (IL1) response, respectively, which confers protective trained immunity against Mtb. Here, we demonstrate that, unlike BCG or ß-glucan, Mtb reprograms HSCs via an IFN-I response that suppresses myelopoiesis and impairs development of protective trained immunity to Mtb. Mechanistically, IFN-I signaling dysregulates iron metabolism, depolarizes mitochondrial membrane potential, and induces cell death specifically in myeloid progenitors. Additionally, activation of the IFN-I/iron axis in HSCs impairs trained immunity to Mtb infection. These results identify an unanticipated immune evasion strategy of Mtb in the BM that controls the magnitude and intrinsic anti-microbial capacity of innate immunity to infection.
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Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/microbiologia , Imunidade , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/fisiologia , Mielopoese , Animais , Células da Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Homeostase , Interferon Tipo I/metabolismo , Ferro/metabolismo , Cinética , Pulmão/microbiologia , Pulmão/patologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Necrose , Transdução de Sinais , Transcrição Gênica , Tuberculose/imunologia , Tuberculose/microbiologia , Tuberculose/patologiaRESUMO
To maintain mitochondrial homeostasis, damaged or excessive mitochondria are culled in coordination with the physiological state of the cell. The integrated stress response (ISR) is a signaling network that recognizes diverse cellular stresses, including mitochondrial dysfunction. Because the four ISR branches converge to common outputs, it is unclear whether mitochondrial stress detected by this network can regulate mitophagy, the autophagic degradation of mitochondria. Using a whole-genome screen, we show that the heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI) branch of the ISR selectively induces mitophagy. Activation of the HRI branch results in mitochondrial localization of phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2, which we show is sufficient to induce mitophagy. The HRI mitophagy pathway operates in parallel with the mitophagy pathway controlled by the Parkinson's disease related genes PINK1 and PARKIN and is mechanistically distinct. Therefore, HRI repurposes machinery that is normally used for translational initiation to trigger mitophagy in response to mitochondrial damage.
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Mitofagia , Proteínas Quinases , Mitofagia/fisiologia , Proteínas Quinases/genética , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Autofagia/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
Splenic red pulp macrophages (RPMs) contribute to erythrocyte homeostasis and are required for iron recycling. Heme induces the expression of SPIC transcription factor in monocyte-derived macrophages and promotes their differentiation into RPM precursors, pre-RPMs. However, the requirements for differentiation into mature RPMs remain unknown. Here, we have demonstrated that interleukin (IL)-33 associated with erythrocytes and co-cooperated with heme to promote the generation of mature RPMs through activation of the MyD88 adaptor protein and ERK1/2 kinases downstream of the IL-33 receptor, IL1RL1. IL-33- and IL1RL1-deficient mice showed defective iron recycling and increased splenic iron deposition. Gene expression and chromatin accessibility studies revealed a role for GATA transcription factors downstream of IL-33 signaling during the development of pre-RPMs that retained full potential to differentiate into RPMs. Thus, IL-33 instructs the development of RPMs as a response to physiological erythrocyte damage with important implications to iron recycling and iron homeostasis.
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Proteína 1 Semelhante a Receptor de Interleucina-1/imunologia , Interleucina-33/imunologia , Ferro/metabolismo , Macrófagos/imunologia , Transdução de Sinais/imunologia , Baço/metabolismo , Animais , Eritrócitos/imunologia , Eritrócitos/metabolismo , Heme/imunologia , Heme/metabolismo , Homeostase/imunologia , Proteína 1 Semelhante a Receptor de Interleucina-1/genética , Proteína 1 Semelhante a Receptor de Interleucina-1/metabolismo , Interleucina-33/genética , Interleucina-33/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Camundongos Knockout , Proteína Quinase 1 Ativada por Mitógeno/imunologia , Proteína Quinase 1 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase 3 Ativada por Mitógeno/imunologia , Proteína Quinase 3 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/imunologia , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/metabolismo , Baço/citologiaRESUMO
Regulatory T (TREG) cells develop via a program orchestrated by the transcription factor forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3). Maintenance of the TREG cell lineage relies on sustained FOXP3 transcription via a mechanism involving demethylation of cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG)-rich elements at conserved non-coding sequences (CNS) in the FOXP3 locus. This cytosine demethylation is catalyzed by the ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of dioxygenases, and it involves a redox reaction that uses iron (Fe) as an essential cofactor. Here, we establish that human and mouse TREG cells express Fe-regulatory genes, including that encoding ferritin heavy chain (FTH), at relatively high levels compared to conventional T helper cells. We show that FTH expression in TREG cells is essential for immune homeostasis. Mechanistically, FTH supports TET-catalyzed demethylation of CpG-rich sequences CNS1 and 2 in the FOXP3 locus, thereby promoting FOXP3 transcription and TREG cell stability. This process, which is essential for TREG lineage stability and function, limits the severity of autoimmune neuroinflammation and infectious diseases, and favors tumor progression. These findings suggest that the regulation of intracellular iron by FTH is a stable property of TREG cells that supports immune homeostasis and limits the pathological outcomes of immune-mediated inflammation.
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Apoferritinas , Linfócitos T Reguladores , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Apoferritinas/genética , Apoferritinas/metabolismo , Linhagem da Célula/genética , Citosina/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead , Ferro/metabolismoRESUMO
The iron-sensing protein FBXL5 is the substrate adaptor for a SKP1-CUL1-RBX1 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that regulates the degradation of iron regulatory proteins (IRPs). Here, we describe a mechanism of FBXL5 regulation involving its interaction with the cytosolic Fe-S cluster assembly (CIA) targeting complex composed of MMS19, FAM96B, and CIAO1. We demonstrate that the CIA-targeting complex promotes the ability of FBXL5 to degrade IRPs. In addition, the FBXL5-CIA-targeting complex interaction is regulated by oxygen (O2) tension displaying a robust association in 21% O2 that is severely diminished in 1% O2 and contributes to O2-dependent regulation of IRP degradation. Together, these data identify a novel oxygen-dependent signaling axis that links IRP-dependent iron homeostasis with the Fe-S cluster assembly machinery.
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Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/genética , Proteínas F-Box/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Complexos Multiproteicos/genética , Complexos Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligase/genética , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/química , Proteínas F-Box/química , Células HeLa , Homeostase , Humanos , Ferro/metabolismo , Proteínas Reguladoras de Ferro/genética , Proteínas Ferro-Enxofre/química , Proteínas Ferro-Enxofre/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/química , Complexos Multiproteicos/química , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Proteólise , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Complexos Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligase/químicaRESUMO
Iron homeostasis is critical for cellular and organismal function and is tightly regulated to prevent toxicity or anemia due to iron excess or deficiency, respectively. However, subcellular regulatory mechanisms of iron remain largely unexplored. Here, we report that SEL1L-HRD1 protein complex of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation (ERAD) in hepatocytes controls systemic iron homeostasis in a ceruloplasmin (CP)-dependent, and ER stress-independent, manner. Mice with hepatocyte-specific Sel1L deficiency exhibit altered basal iron homeostasis and are sensitized to iron deficiency while resistant to iron overload. Proteomics screening for a factor linking ERAD deficiency to altered iron homeostasis identifies CP, a key ferroxidase involved in systemic iron distribution by catalyzing iron oxidation and efflux from tissues. Indeed, CP is highly unstable and a bona fide substrate of SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD. In the absence of ERAD, CP protein accumulates in the ER and is shunted to refolding, leading to elevated secretion. Providing clinical relevance of these findings, SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD is responsible for the degradation of a subset of disease-causing CP mutants, thereby attenuating their pathogenicity. Together, this study uncovers the role of SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD in systemic iron homeostasis and provides insights into protein misfolding-associated proteotoxicity.
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Ceruloplasmina , Degradação Associada com o Retículo Endoplasmático , Camundongos , Animais , Ceruloplasmina/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Proteínas/metabolismo , Homeostase , Ferro/metabolismoRESUMO
Iron is an essential element for proper cell functioning, but unbalanced levels can cause cell death. Iron metabolism is controlled at the blood-tissue barriers provided by microvascular endothelial cells. Dysregulated iron metabolism at these barriers is a factor in both neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Mammalian iron efflux is mediated by the iron efflux transporter ferroportin (Fpn). Inflammation is a factor in many diseases and correlates with increased tissue iron accumulation. Evidence suggests treatment with interleukin 6 (IL-6) increases intracellular calcium levels and calcium is known to play an important role in protein trafficking. We have shown that calcium increases plasma membrane localization of the iron uptake proteins ZIP8 and ZIP14, but if and how calcium modulates Fpn trafficking is unknown. In this article, we examined the effects of IL-6 and calcium on Fpn localization to the plasma membrane. In HEK cells expressing a doxycycline-inducible GFP-tagged Fpn, calcium increased Fpn-GFP membrane presence by 2 h, while IL-6 increased membrane-localized Fpn-GFP by 3 h. Calcium pretreatment increased Fpn-GFP mediated 55Fe efflux from cells. Endoplasmic reticulum calcium stores were shown to be important for Fpn-GFP localization and iron efflux. Use of calmodulin pathway inhibitors showed that calcium signaling is important for IL-6-induced Fpn relocalization. Studies in brain microvascular endothelial cells in transwell culture demonstrated an initial increase in 55Fe flux with IL-6 that is reduced by 6 h coinciding with upregulation of hepcidin. Overall, this research details one pathway by which inflammatory signaling mediated by calcium can regulate iron metabolism, likely contributing to inflammatory disease mechanisms.
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Cálcio , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions , Membrana Celular , Interleucina-6 , Ferro , Transporte Proteico , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/genética , Humanos , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/genética , Ferro/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Cálcio/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Animais , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Hepcidinas/metabolismo , Hepcidinas/genéticaRESUMO
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are complex disorders. Iron accumulates in the inflamed tissue of IBD patients, yet neither a mechanism for the accumulation nor its implication on the course of inflammation are known. We hypothesized that the inflammation modifies iron homeostasis, affects tissue iron distribution and that this in turn perpetuates the inflammation. This study analyzed human biopsies, animal models and cellular systems to decipher the role of iron homeostasis in IBD. We found inflammation-mediated modifications of iron distribution, and iron-decoupled activation of the iron regulatory protein (IRP)1. To understand the role of IRP1 in the course of this inflammation-associated iron pattern, a novel cellular co-culture model was established, that replicated the iron-pattern observed in vivo, and supported involvement of nitric oxide in the activation of IRP1 and the typical iron pattern in inflammation. Importantly, deletion of IRP1 from an IBD mouse model completely abolished both, the misdistribution of iron and intestinal inflammation. These findings suggest that IRP1 plays a central role in the coordination of the inflammatory response in the intestinal mucosa and that it is a viable candidate for therapeutic intervention in IBD.
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is an acidophilic chemolithoautotroph that plays an important role in biogeochemical iron and sulfur cycling and is a member of the consortia used in industrial hydrometallurgical processing of copper. Metal sulfide bioleaching is catalyzed by the regeneration of ferric iron, however, bioleaching of chalcopyrite, the dominant unmined form of copper on Earth, is inhibited by surface passivation. Here, we report the implementation of CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) using the catalytically inactive Cas12a (dCas12a) in A. ferrooxidans to knockdown the expression of genes in the petI and petII operons. These operons encode bc1 complex proteins and knockdown of these genes enabled the manipulation (enhancement or repression) of iron oxidation. The petB2 gene knockdown strain enhanced iron oxidation, leading to enhanced pyrite and chalcopyrite oxidation, which correlated with reduced biofilm formation and decreased surface passivation of the minerals. These findings highlight the utility of CRISPRi/dCas12a technology for engineering A. ferrooxidans while unveiling a new strategy to manipulate and improve bioleaching efficiency.
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NCOA4 is a selective cargo receptor for ferritinophagy, the autophagic turnover of ferritin (FTH), a process critical for regulating intracellular iron bioavailability. However, how ferritinophagy flux is controlled through NCOA4 in iron-dependent processes needs to be better understood. Here, we show that the C-terminal FTH-binding domain of NCOA4 harbors a [3Fe-4S]-binding site with a stoichiometry of approximately one labile [3Fe-4S] cluster per NCOA4 monomer. By analyzing the interaction between NCOA4 and HERC2 ubiquitin ligase or NCOA4 and FTH, we demonstrate that NCOA4 regulates ferritinophagy by sensing the intracellular iron-sulfur cluster levels. Under iron-repletion conditions, HERC2 recognizes and recruits holo-NCOA4 as a substrate for polyubiquitination and degradation, favoring ferritin iron storage. Under iron-depletion conditions, NCOA4 exists in the form of apo-protein and binds ferritin to promote the occurrence of ferritinophagy and release iron. Thus, we identify an iron-sulfur cluster [3Fe-4S] as a critical cofactor in determining the fate of NCOA4 in favoring iron storage in ferritin or iron release via ferritinophagy and provide a dual mechanism for selective interaction between HERC2 and [3Fe-4S]-NCOA4 for proteasomal degradation or between ferritin and apo-NCOA4 for ferritinophagy in the control of iron homeostasis.
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Homeostase , Ferro , Coativadores de Receptor Nuclear , Autofagia , Ferritinas/metabolismo , Ferro/química , Ferro/metabolismo , Coativadores de Receptor Nuclear/genética , Coativadores de Receptor Nuclear/metabolismo , Enxofre/química , Enxofre/metabolismo , Humanos , Animais , Camundongos , Domínios Proteicos , Linhagem Celular , Células Cultivadas , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Estabilidade Proteica , Complexo de Endopeptidases do Proteassoma/metabolismoRESUMO
Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are required for essential biological pathways, including respiration and isoprenoid biosynthesis. Complex Fe-S cluster biogenesis systems have evolved to maintain an adequate supply of this critical protein cofactor. In Escherichia coli, two Fe-S biosynthetic systems, the "housekeeping" Isc and "stress responsive" Suf pathways, interface with a network of cluster trafficking proteins, such as ErpA, IscA, SufA, and NfuA. GrxD, a Fe-S cluster-binding monothiol glutaredoxin, also participates in Fe-S protein biogenesis in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Previous studies in E. coli showed that the ΔgrxD mutation causes sensitivity to iron depletion, spotlighting a critical role for GrxD under conditions that disrupt Fe-S homeostasis. Here, we utilized a global chemoproteomic mass spectrometry approach to analyze the contribution of GrxD to the Fe-S proteome. Our results demonstrate that (1) GrxD is required for biogenesis of a specific subset of Fe-S proteins under iron-depleted conditions, (2) GrxD is required for cluster delivery to ErpA under iron limitation, (3) GrxD is functionally distinct from other Fe-S trafficking proteins, and (4) GrxD Fe-S cluster binding is responsive to iron limitation. All these results lead to the proposal that GrxD is required to maintain Fe-S cluster delivery to the essential trafficking protein ErpA during iron limitation conditions.
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Glutathione (GSH) is a highly abundant tripeptide thiol that performs diverse protective and biosynthetic functions in cells. While changes in GSH availability are associated with inborn errors of metabolism, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders, studying the limiting role of GSH in physiology and disease has been challenging due to its tight regulation. To address this, we generated cell and mouse models that express a bifunctional glutathione-synthesizing enzyme from Streptococcus thermophilus (GshF), which possesses both glutamate-cysteine ligase and glutathione synthase activities. GshF expression allows efficient production of GSH in the cytosol and mitochondria and prevents cell death in response to GSH depletion, but not ferroptosis induction, indicating that GSH is not a limiting factor under lipid peroxidation. CRISPR screens using engineered enzymes further revealed genes required for cell proliferation under cellular and mitochondrial GSH depletion. Among these, we identified the glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit, GCLM, as a requirement for cellular sensitivity to buthionine sulfoximine, a glutathione synthesis inhibitor. Finally, GshF expression in mice is embryonically lethal but sustains postnatal viability when restricted to adulthood. Overall, our work identifies a conditional mouse model to investigate the limiting role of GSH in physiology and disease.
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Glutamato-Cisteína Ligase , Glutationa , Animais , Camundongos , Butionina Sulfoximina/farmacologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Glutamato-Cisteína Ligase/genética , Glutamato-Cisteína Ligase/metabolismo , Glutationa/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , HumanosRESUMO
Recent studies reveal that biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters (Fe-Ss) is essential for cell proliferation, including that of cancer cells. Nonetheless, it remains unclear how Fe-S biosynthesis functions in cell proliferation/survival. Here, we report that proper Fe-S biosynthesis is essential to prevent cellular senescence, apoptosis or ferroptosis, depending on cell context. To assess these outcomes in cancer, we developed an ovarian cancer line with conditional KO of FDX2, a component of the core Fe-S assembly complex. FDX2 loss induced global down-regulation of Fe-S-containing proteins and Fe2+ overload, resulting in DNA damage and p53 pathway activation, and driving the senescence program. p53-deficiency augmented DNA damage responses upon FDX2 loss, resulting in apoptosis rather than senescence. FDX2 loss also sensitized cells to ferroptosis, as evidenced by compromised redox homeostasis of membrane phospholipids (PLs). Our results suggest that p53 status and PL homeostatic activity are critical determinants of diverse biological outcomes of Fe-S deficiency in cancer cells.
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Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death mechanism that may be important to prevent tumor formation and useful as a target for new cancer therapies. Transcriptional networks play a crucial role in shaping ferroptosis sensitivity by regulating the expression of transporters, metabolic enzymes, and other proteins. The Cap'n'collar (CNC) protein NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 2 (NFE2L2, also known as NRF2) is a key regulator of ferroptosis in many cells and contexts. Emerging evidence indicates that the related CNC family members, BTB domain and CNC homolog 1 (BACH1) and NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 1 (NFE2L1), also have roles in ferroptosis regulation. Here, we comprehensively review the role of CNC transcription factors in governing cellular sensitivity to ferroptosis. We describe how CNC family members regulate ferroptosis sensitivity through modulation of iron, lipid, and redox metabolism. We also use examples of ferroptosis regulation by CNC proteins to illustrate the flexible and highly context-dependent nature of the ferroptosis mechanism in different cells and conditions.
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Bacterial iron export mitigates high iron stress, but a role for it under lower iron conditions has not been established. MbfA is the high iron stress exporter in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Here, we identify the ihpABC genes in a selection for secondary site mutations that suppress the poor growth phenotype of feoAB mutants defective in iron acquisition. IhpABC belongs to the RND tripartite efflux pump family. High iron conditions that derepress the mbfA gene partially rescued the growth of an ihpC mutant but reverted the feoB ihpC mutant to the feoB growth phenotype. The ihpA mutant grown under low iron conditions accumulated higher levels of iron compared to the wild type, and it displayed aberrant iron-responsive gene expression. The mbfA mutant was more sensitive than the wild type to H2 O2 , but the ihpA mutant was not sensitive. The ihpA mutant accumulated more Zn, Co and Cd than was found in the wild type, and growth of the mutant was more sensitive to inhibition by ZnCl2 , CoCl2 and CdCl2 . The findings suggest that IhpABC is a divalent metal ion exporter that helps maintain iron homeostasis under low to moderate environmental iron levels. Thus, iron export is not limited to managing high iron stress.
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Bradyrhizobium , Ferro , Ferro/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Bradyrhizobium/genética , Bradyrhizobium/metabolismo , Homeostase , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica/genéticaRESUMO
SLC40A1 is the sole iron export protein reported in mammals. In humans, its dysfunction is responsible for ferroportin disease, an inborn error of iron metabolism transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait and observed in different ethnic groups. As a member of the major facilitator superfamily, SLC40A1 requires a series of conformational changes to enable iron translocation across the plasma membrane. The influence of lipids on protein stability and its conformational changes has been little investigated to date. Here, we combine molecular dynamics simulations of SLC40A1 embedded in membrane bilayers with experimental alanine scanning mutagenesis to analyze the specific role of glycerophospholipids. We identify four basic residues (Lys90, Arg365, Lys366, and Arg371) that are located at the membrane-cytosol interface and consistently interact with 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (POPE) molecules. These residues surround a network of salt bridges and hydrogens bonds that play a critical role in stabilizing SLC40A1 in its basal outward-facing conformation. More deeply embedded in the plasma membrane, we identify Arg179 as a charged amino acid residue also tightly interacting with lipid polar heads. This results in a local deformation of the lipid bilayer. Interestingly, Arg179 is adjacent to Arg178, which forms a functionally important salt-bridge with Asp473 and is a recurrently associated with ferroportin disease when mutated to glutamine. We demonstrate that the two p.Arg178Gln and p.Arg179Thr missense variants have similar functional behaviors. These observations provide insights into the role of phospholipids in the formation/disruption of the SLC40A1 inner gate, and give a better understanding of the diversity of molecular mechanisms of ferroportin disease.
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Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions , Ferro , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Humanos , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/química , Ferro/metabolismo , Glicerofosfolipídeos/metabolismo , Glicerofosfolipídeos/química , Fosfatidilcolinas/metabolismo , Fosfatidilcolinas/químicaRESUMO
Intrathecal IgM production in multiple sclerosis is associated with a worse disease course. To investigate pathogenic relevance of autoreactive IgM in multiple sclerosis, CSF from two independent cohorts, including multiple sclerosis patients and controls, were screened for antibody binding to induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons and astrocytes, and a panel of CNS-related cell lines. IgM binding to a primitive neuro-ectodermal tumour cell line discriminated 10% of multiple sclerosis donors from controls. Transcriptomes of single IgM producing CSF B cells from patients with cell-binding IgM were sequenced and used to produce recombinant monoclonal antibodies for characterization and antigen identification. We produced five cell-binding recombinant IgM antibodies, of which one, cloned from an HLA-DR + plasma-like B cell, mediated antigen-dependent complement activation. Immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, and biochemical and transcriptome analysis of the target cells identified the iron transport scavenger protein SCARA5 as the antigen target of this antibody. Intrathecal injection of a SCARA5 antibody led to an increased T cell infiltration in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model. CSF IgM might contribute to CNS inflammation in multiple sclerosis by binding to cell surface antigens like SCARA5 and activating complement, or by facilitating immune cell migration into the brain.
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Encefalomielite Autoimune Experimental , Imunoglobulina M , Esclerose Múltipla , Receptores Depuradores Classe A , Animais , Humanos , Anticorpos Monoclonais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Imunoglobulina M/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras , Esclerose Múltipla/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Esclerose Múltipla/imunologia , Receptores Depuradores Classe A/imunologiaRESUMO
To ensure proper utilization of iron and avoid its toxicity, cells are equipped with iron-sensing proteins to maintain cellular iron homeostasis. We showed previously that nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4), a ferritin-specific autophagy adapter, intricately regulates the fate of ferritin; upon binding to Fe3+, NCOA4 forms insoluble condensates and regulates ferritin autophagy in iron-replete conditions. Here, we demonstrate an additional iron-sensing mechanism of NCOA4. Our results indicate that the insertion of an iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster enables preferential recognition of NCOA4 by the HERC2 (HECT and RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2) ubiquitin ligase in iron-replete conditions, resulting in degradation by the proteasome and subsequent inhibition of ferritinophagy. We also found that both condensation and ubiquitin-mediated degradation of NCOA4 can occur in the same cell, and the cellular oxygen tension determines the selection of these pathways. Fe-S cluster-mediated degradation of NCOA4 is enhanced under hypoxia, whereas NCOA4 forms condensates and degrades ferritin at higher oxygen levels. Considering the involvement of iron in oxygen handling, our findings demonstrate that the NCOA4-ferritin axis is another layer of cellular iron regulation in response to oxygen levels.
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Ferro , Oxigênio , Ferro/metabolismo , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Coativadores de Receptor Nuclear/genética , Ferritinas/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Homeostase , Ubiquitinas/metabolismo , AutofagiaRESUMO
IsdG-type enzymes catalyze the noncanonical degradation of heme to iron, staphylobilin (SB), and formaldehyde (HCHO), presumably by binding heme in an unusually distorted conformation. Their unique mechanism has been elucidated for MhuD from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, revealing an unusual ring opening of hydroxyheme by dioxygenation. A similar mechanism has been postulated for other IsdG enzymes; however, MhuD, which is special as an IsdG-type enzyme, retains a formyl group in the linearized tetrapyrrole. Recent reports on Staphylococcus aureus IsdG have suggested the formation of SB retaining a formyl group (formyl-SB), but its identification is preliminary. Furthermore, the reaction properties of formyl-SB and the mechanism of HCHO release remain unclear. In this study, the complex reaction of S. aureus IsdG was reexamined to elucidate its mechanism, including the identification of reaction products and their control mechanisms. Depending on the reaction conditions, IsdG produced both SB and formyl-SB as the main product, the latter of which was isolated and characterized by MS and NMR measurements. The formyl-SB product was generated upon the reaction between hydroxyheme-IsdG and O2 without reduction, indicating the dioxygenation mechanism as found for MhuD. Under reducing conditions, hydroxyheme-IsdG was converted also to SB and HCHO by activating another O2 molecule. These results provide the first overview of the complicated IsdG reaction. The heme distortion in the IsdG-type enzymes is shown to generally promote ring cleavage by dioxygenation. The presence or absence of HCHO release can be influenced by many factors, and the direct identification of S. aureus heme catabolites is of interest.