2012年9月8日 訊 /生物谷BIOON/ --“一種在人類所有細(xì)胞中發(fā)現(xiàn)的,,稱為網(wǎng)格蛋白(clathrin)的蛋白質(zhì)在運(yùn)輸物質(zhì)以及細(xì)胞分裂過(guò)程中扮演著重要的角色,,”近日,來(lái)及加利福尼亞大學(xué)的研究者這樣說(shuō)道,,相關(guān)研究成果刊登在近日的國(guó)際雜志Journal of Cell Biology上,這為我我們理解細(xì)胞分裂的過(guò)程以及某些癌癥開辟了思路,。研究者Frances Brodsky表示,,網(wǎng)格蛋白所做的工作比我們想象之中多很多。
網(wǎng)格蛋白可以通過(guò)多路徑來(lái)運(yùn)輸物質(zhì)
網(wǎng)格蛋白可以產(chǎn)生多通道路徑來(lái)運(yùn)輸物質(zhì),當(dāng)這些蛋白質(zhì)裝配以后,,其就可以形成緊密的籠狀結(jié)構(gòu),,進(jìn)而形成對(duì)機(jī)體重要的分子結(jié)構(gòu)-激素類、神經(jīng)遞質(zhì),、膜蛋白質(zhì)類等其它細(xì)胞轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)的必須物質(zhì),。
研究者揭示了許多蛋白質(zhì)所隱藏的功能,當(dāng)然包括一些參與細(xì)胞分裂的蛋白質(zhì)所扮演的角色,。比如,,研究者闡釋了紡錘體的角色,正常情況下,,當(dāng)細(xì)胞分裂的時(shí)候,,細(xì)胞常常會(huì)指定一系列蛋白來(lái)形成紡錘體,并且使用它們來(lái)作為細(xì)胞中DNA分離的腳手架,,同時(shí)科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)網(wǎng)格蛋白也參與到了穩(wěn)定紡錘體的作用過(guò)程中,。
如今,研究者Brodsky和其同事揭示了,,網(wǎng)格蛋白或許比我們想象中做的更多,。使用RNA干擾技術(shù)敲除了細(xì)胞中負(fù)責(zé)編碼網(wǎng)格蛋白的基因,研究者揭示了網(wǎng)格蛋白可以在細(xì)胞分裂期間穩(wěn)定中心體的結(jié)構(gòu),。運(yùn)用熒光化合物標(biāo)記技術(shù)在顯微鏡下觀察,,結(jié)果顯示,分裂細(xì)胞中中心體的分裂就好像是黑夜中兩只通紅的眼睛一樣,,但是如果沒(méi)有網(wǎng)格蛋白,,這種發(fā)亮的“眼睛”就不僅僅是兩個(gè)了,其數(shù)量會(huì)增加,。
隨后研究者追蹤了稱為CHC17的網(wǎng)格蛋白特殊組分形成蛋白質(zhì)復(fù)合物的形成過(guò)程,,CHC17可以直接穩(wěn)定中心體并使其成熟。剔除CHC17或者使其化學(xué)失活后,,就會(huì)使得細(xì)胞呈現(xiàn)出一種奇怪的形態(tài),。這些細(xì)胞中包含有多種中心體碎片,而不是正常的兩個(gè)中心體,。
這項(xiàng)研究成果揭示了和癌癥相關(guān)的染色體分裂過(guò)程中的異常途徑,,這或許為治療癌癥可以提供幫助。(生物谷Bioon.com)
編譯自:Study shows clathrin protein moonlights, playing key role in cell division
doi:10.1083/jcb.201205116
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Clathrin promotes centrosome integrity in early mitosis through stabilization of centrosomal ch-TOG
Amy B. Foraker1,2,3,4, Stéphane M. Camus1,2,3,4, Timothy M. Evans1,2,3,4, Sophia R. Majeed1,2,3,4, Chih-Ying Chen1,2,3,4, Sabrina B. Taner1,2,3,4, Ivan R. Corrêa Jr5, Stephen J. Doxsey6, and Frances M. Brodsky1,2,3,4
Clathrin depletion by ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) impairs mitotic spindle stability and cytokinesis. Depletion of several clathrin-associated proteins affects centrosome integrity, suggesting a further cell cycle function for clathrin. In this paper, we report that RNAi depletion of CHC17 (clathrin heavy chain 17) clathrin, but not the CHC22 clathrin isoform, induced centrosome amplification and multipolar spindles. To stage clathrin function within the cell cycle, a cell line expressing SNAP-tagged clathrin light chains was generated. Acute clathrin inactivation by chemical dimerization of the SNAP-tag during S phase caused reduction of both clathrin and ch-TOG (colonic, hepatic tumor overexpressed gene) at metaphase centrosomes, which became fragmented. This was phenocopied by treatment with Aurora A kinase inhibitor, suggesting a centrosomal role for the Aurora A–dependent complex of clathrin, ch-TOG, and TACC3 (transforming acidic coiled-coil protein 3). Clathrin inactivation in S phase also reduced total cellular levels of ch-TOG by metaphase. Live-cell imaging showed dynamic clathrin recruitment during centrosome maturation. Therefore, we propose that clathrin promotes centrosome maturation by stabilizing the microtubule-binding protein ch-TOG, defining a novel role for the clathrin–ch-TOG–TACC3 complex.