Project description:Sperm contains essential proteins for interaction with eggs, however, there are only several sperm proteins reported with important role in fertilization, and gamete proteomics are limited in marine invertebrate species. We present here a sperm proteomic profile of marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. There are 816 proteins were successfully identified by LC-MS/MS based on 1-DE SDS-PAGE. Many of the identifications are relevant to sperm cell physiology and mtDNA functioning. The results will contribute to better understand the proteins involved in fertilization in M. galloprovincialis, as well as the other marine invertebrate species.
Project description:Using in vivo interaction proteomics, two HAKAI-interacting zinc finger proteins, HIZ1 and HIZ2, were discovered as novel components of the Arabidopsis m6A writer complex. HAKAI is required for the interaction between HIZ1 and MTA. Whilst HIZ1 knockout plants have normal levels of m6A, plants in which it is overexpressed show reduced methylation. In addition, HIZ1 was found to be involved in root hair development upon auxin transport inhibition in a HAKAI-dependent manner. Mutant plants lacking HIZ2 are viable but have an 85% reduction in m6A abundance and show severe developmental defects. Our findings suggest that HIZ1 appears to be a HAKAI-dependent negative regulator of m6A deposition and HIZ2 is a novel and essential member of the Arabidopsis m6A writer complex.
Project description:Using in vivo interaction proteomics, two HAKAI-interacting zinc finger proteins, HIZ1 and HIZ2, were discovered as novel components of the Arabidopsis m6A writer complex. HAKAI is required for the interaction between HIZ1 and MTA. Whilst HIZ1 knockout plants have normal levels of m6A, plants in which it is overexpressed show reduced methylation. In addition, HIZ1 was found to be involved in root hair development upon auxin transport inhibition in a HAKAI-dependent manner. Mutant plants lacking HIZ2 are viable but have an 85% reduction in m6A abundance and show severe developmental defects. Our findings suggest that HIZ1 appears to be a HAKAI-dependent negative regulator of m6A deposition and HIZ2 is a novel and essential member of the Arabidopsis m6A writer complex.
Project description:E3 ubiquitin-ligases are important for the cellular protein homeostasis and their deregulation is implicated in cancer. The E3 ubiquitin-ligase Hakai is involved in tumour progression and metastasis, through the regulation of the tumour suppressor E-cadherin. Hakai is overexpressed in colon cancer, however, the implication in colitis-associated cancer is unknown. Here, we investigated the potential role of Hakai in intestinal inflammation and cancer bowel disease.Several mouse models of colitis and associated cancer were used including AOM-DSS, acute colitis, and genetically modified mice deficient for the IL-10 gene, to analyse Hakai expression by immunohistochemistry. Interactome analysis of Hakai was performed and effect on selected protein was determined by plasmid and siRNA transfection, western-blotting, immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence and ubiquitination assays. Lipid accumulation was assayed by oil red staining. Immunohistochemistry was also performed in inflamed colon biopsies from ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and colorectal cancer patients. Our results show that Hakai was downregulated in inflammatory tissues in different mouse models. Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN) protein was identified as a novel Hakai-interacting protein. Hakai induces FASN ubiquitination and degradation via lysosome, thus regulating FASN-mediated lipid accumulation. An inverse expression of FASN with Hakai expression was detected in inflammatory AOM/DSS mouse model. In conclusion, Hakai regulates FASN ubiquitination and degradation, resulting in the regulation of FASN-mediated lipid accumulation, which is associated to the development of inflammatory bowel disease. The interaction between Hakai and FASN may be an important mechanism for the homeostasis of intestinal barrier function and in the pathogenesis of this disease.
Project description:Proteome analysis of the surface matrix of chitinous barrier membranes of the tunicate Ciona intestinalis Type A, a marine filter-feeding invertebrate chordate. This chitinous membrane separate food microbes from the gut epithelium, as a physical barrier. As controls, we used mucus cords from the esophagus.