巴西橡胶树磷脂酰肌醇转移蛋白cDNA的克隆及其序列分析

本文从巴西橡胶树(Hevea brasiliensis)差减cDNA文库中筛选到一个与磷脂酰肌醇转移蛋白(phos-phatidylinositol transfer protein)同源性较高的基因片段,并根据该基因片段序列信息,设计特异性引物,采用cDNA末端快速扩增技术RACE(rapid amplification of cDNA ends)进行差异片段的5'和3'端的扩增,并获得长度为1081bp的全长cDNA克隆R291(GenBank登陆号:AY589690)。序列分析表明,该基因包含702bp的开放阅读框,编码234个氨基酸,推测其蛋白质的分子量为26.8kD,等电点为6.51,有一个的跨膜螺旋区(氨基酸位点为83～103)。R291基因含有一个脂质结合保守区(Sec14p-like lipid-binding domain),具有CRAL-TRIO脂质结合结构域,推测该基因是一个磷脂酰肌醇转移蛋白基因。该基因的克隆将为橡胶树磷脂酰肌醇代谢的研究奠定了基础,将有助于进一步了解磷脂酰肌醇代谢与胶乳再生之间的关系。     

PIKfyve的生物学功能及与疾病的关系

含FYVE结构的磷酸肌醇3-磷酸5-激酶(FYVE domain-containing phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate5-kinase,PIKfyve)是哺乳动物体内的一种磷脂酰肌醇脂质激酶。PIKfyve通过催化磷脂酰肌醇-3-磷酸[phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate,PtdIns(3)P]生成磷脂酰肌醇-3,5-二磷酸[phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate,PtdIns(3,5)P2]或磷脂酰肌醇-5-磷酸[phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate,PtdIns(5)P],在调节膜运输以及维持溶酶体功能中发挥关键作用,还参与内体转运、转录调控和免疫调节等重要细胞生物学功能。近年来的研究表明,PIKfyve在炎症、病原微生物感染、神经退行性疾病和肿瘤的发生发展中起重要作用,可作为潜在的疾病防治靶点。本文就PIKfyve的生化特点、生物学功能及其在相关疾病中发挥的作用研究进展进行综述。     

腺苷及其类似物对猪红细胞膜上磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化的抑制作用

本文研究了腺苷及其类似物对猪红细胞膜上磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化的影响。研究结果表明:1、腺苷对磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化有明显的抑制作用,IC_(50)=15μmol/L;动力学分析表明,这种抑制作用机理是与ATP竞争性的;2、腺嘌呤、AMP、ADP、5＇-氯-5＇-脱氧腺苷、阿糖腺苷、2＇-脱氧腺苷对磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化有不同程度的抑制作用;3、cAMP对磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化也有抑制作用,这提示了cAMP与肌醇脂质信使系统有联系;5、6-氯-嘌呤核苷(100μmol/L)对该磷酸化无显著抑制作用。     

兔脑中磷脂酰肌醇-4,5-二磷酸的分离纯化

多磷酸肌醇磷脂(polyphospholnositides,PPI)包括磷脂酰肌醇-4-磷酸(phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate,PIP)和磷脂酰肌醇-4,5-二磷酸(phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bis-phosphate,PIP_2)。近年来发现它们在细胞跨膜信号传递中起重要作用。为了深入了解其代谢及生理作用,有必要把它们分离纯化。前人报道过几种纯化方法,但操作复杂。目前国外仅几家公司生产,价格昂贵;国内仍无生产,也未见类似报道。本文主要报告一种分离纯化兔脑中PIP_2的新方法及用硅胶板薄层层析法(TLC)分离鉴定兔脑中PIP和PIP_2。     

质膜组分磷脂酰丝氨酸外翻的分子调控机制

磷脂酰丝氨酸(Phosphatidylserine, PS)是细胞质膜重要的磷脂成分之一,具有重要的生物学功能。在细胞凋亡及一些特殊的病理条件下,细胞内ATP供能不足,胞浆Ca²⁺浓度升高,引起PS发生外翻。PS外翻在不同类型细胞中具有不同的生物学功能,且外翻的程度与疾病发展程度密切相关,可作为癌症等多种疾病治疗的靶标。文章综述了细胞质膜中磷脂酰丝氨酸的重要生物学功能和意义、磷脂酰丝氨酸外翻的分子机制及在临床医学方面的应用,以期对未来的功能和临床应用研究提供参考。     

盘基网柄菌(Dictyostelium discoideum)吞噬作用中肌动蛋白多聚化及其调节

肌动蛋白是盘基网柄菌(Dictyostelium discoideum)细胞吞噬过程中的关键组分,通过其细胞内的定位和多聚化形式在确定的时间和地点连接特定的分子,使吞噬过程得以完成。profilin是肌动蛋白多聚化的重要调节分子,在磷脂酰肌醇信号转导与细胞骨架相交处起关键作用。许多小分子G蛋白参与细胞骨架调节,CAP蛋白是两者间重要连接分子。所以,吞噬作用是细胞内诸分子协同作用的结果。     

综述: Ⅲ型磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶复合物与自噬的研究进展

Ⅲ型磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶(class Ⅲ PI3K)是以磷脂酰肌醇(PtdIns)为底物催化产生PtdIns3 P的激酶,与多种不同的调节蛋白结合形成Ⅲ型PI3K(PI3KC3)复合物,在自噬及膜泡运输中起重要作用．PI3KC3复合物组成成员PI(3)KC3、p150、Beclin 1、ATG14L、UVRAG、Bif-1和Rubicon在进化上大多具有高度的同源性和保守性,并且与神经系统发育、胸腹腔内脏反位及肿瘤等多种疾病的发生和发展密切相关．     

腺苷对大鼠心肌钙蛋白Ⅰ及磷脂酰基醇磷酸化的抑制作用

 用差速离心及等密度梯度离心法从大白鼠心肌细胞分离收缩蛋白质及质膜,分别与[γ-~(32)P]ATP保温以观察细胞成分的磷酸化,以及腺苷和腺苷类似物对磷酸化的影响。结果表明,在收缩蛋白质组分,~(32)P主要参入肌钙蛋白I(Troponin I,29000Da);在质膜组分,~(32)P主要参入磷脂酰肌醇-4-一磷酸(PtdIns4P),亦即ATP使磷脂酰肌醇(Ptd Ins)磷酸化。腺苷对此两种磷酸化都有抑制作用,尤以对PtdIns磷酸化的抑制最强烈。cAMP对肌钙蛋白Ⅰ的磷酸化有刺激作用,这与文献报道相符。作者认为,腺苷和cAMP对肌钙蛋白Ⅰ磷酸化的拮抗作用与腺苷和肾上腺素对心肌调节的拮抗作用有明显的相关性。鉴于近年发现,肌醇磷脂转换在调节细胞活动中起重要作用,腺苷对磷脂酰肌醇磷酸化的抑制作用可能有重要的生物学意义。     

PIP5KIC在自噬体形成过程中的重要作用

自噬（autophagy）是一种在真核生物中十分保守的溶酶体依赖性降解途径,它通过形成双层膜结构包裹胞内堆积的蛋白质和受损细胞器并将其运送到溶酶体中进行降解。在实验中发现,一型磷脂酰肌醇4-磷酸5-激酶C亚型（type I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase isoform C,PIP5KIC）会参与到自噬过程中。在哺乳动物细胞中,敲低一型磷脂酰肌醇4-磷酸5-激酶C亚型会造成欧米茄体（omegasome）的形状异常,进而造成自噬水平的降低。同样,在酵母中敲掉其同源物磷脂酰肌醇5-激酶Mss4后也会导致类似的现象。因此,推测一型磷脂酰肌醇4-磷酸5-激酶C亚型在自噬体的生成中起着很重要的作用。     

牛脑中多磷酸肌醇磷脂的制备

多磷酸肌醇磷脂(Polyphosphoinositides,PPI)在细胞跨膜信号传递中起重要作用,并与细胞增殖和肿瘤发生有密切关系.PPI包括磷脂酰肌醇-4-磷酸(phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate,PIP)和磷脂酰肌醇-4,5-二磷酸(phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate,PIP_2),目前国內无生产,产品依赖进口,价格     

Function of the phosphatidylinositol transfer protein gene family: is phosphatidylinositol transfer the mechanism of action?

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) bind and facilitate the transport of phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidylcholine between membrane compartments. They are highly conserved proteins, are found in both unicellular and multicellular organisms, and can be present as a single domain or as part of a larger, multi-domain protein. The hallmark of PITP proteins is their ability to sequester PI in their hydrophobic pocket. Ablation or knockdown of specific isoforms in vivo has wide ranging effects such as defects in signal transduction via phospholipase C and phosphoinositide 3-kinase, membrane trafficking, stem cell viability, Drosophila phototransduction, neurite outgrowth, and cytokinesis. In this review, we identify the common mechanism underlying each of these phenotypes as the cooperation between PITP proteins and lipid kinases through the provision of PI for phosphorylation. We propose that recruitment and concentration of PITP proteins at specific membrane sites are required for PITP proteins to execute their function rather than lipid transfer.     

Biophysical Parameters of the Sec14 Phospholipid Exchange Cycle

Sec14, the major yeast phosphatidylcholine (PC)/phosphatidylinositol (PI) transfer protein (PITP), coordinates PC and PI metabolism to facilitate an appropriate and essential lipid signaling environment for membrane trafficking from trans-Golgi membranes. The Sec14 PI/PC exchange cycle is essential for its essential biological activity, but fundamental aspects of how this PITP executes its lipid transfer cycle remain unknown. To address some of these outstanding issues, we applied time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering for the determination of protein-mediated intervesicular movement of deuterated and hydrogenated phospholipids in vitro. Quantitative analysis by small-angle neutron scattering revealed that Sec14 PI- and PC-exchange activities were sensitive to both the lipid composition and curvature of membranes. Moreover, we report that these two parameters regulate lipid exchange activity via distinct mechanisms. Increased membrane curvature promoted both membrane binding and lipid exchange properties of Sec14, indicating that this PITP preferentially acts on the membrane site with a convexly curved face. This biophysical property likely constitutes part of a mechanism by which spatial specificity of Sec14 function is determined in cells. Finally, wild-type Sec14, but not a mixture of Sec14 proteins specifically deficient in either PC- or PI-binding activity, was able to effect a net transfer of PI or PC down opposing concentration gradients in vitro.     

The class I PITP giotto is required for Drosophila cytokinesis

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) are highly conserved polypeptides that bind phosphatidylinositol or phosphatidylcholine monomers, facilitating their transfer from one membrane compartment to another . Although PITPs have been implicated in a variety of cellular functions, including lipid-mediated signaling and membrane trafficking, the precise biological roles of most PITPs remain to be elucidated . Here we show for the first time that a class I PITP is involved in cytokinesis. We found that giotto (gio), a Drosophila gene that encodes a class I PITP, serves an essential function required for both mitotic and meiotic cytokinesis. Neuroblasts and spermatocytes from gio mutants both assemble regular actomyosin rings. However, these rings fail to constrict to completion, leading to cytokinesis failures. Moreover, gio mutations cause an abnormal accumulation of Golgi-derived vesicles at the equator of spermatocyte telophases, suggesting that Gio is implicated in membrane-vesicle fusion. Consistent with these results, we found that Gio is enriched at the cleavage furrow, the ER, and the spindle envelope. We propose that Gio mediates transfer of lipid monomers from the ER to the equatorial membrane, causing a specific local enrichment in phosphatidylinositol. This change in membrane composition would ultimately facilitate vesicle fusion, allowing membrane addition to the furrow and/or targeted delivery of proteins required for cytokinesis.     

Mammalian phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins: emerging roles in signal transduction and vesicular traffic.

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITP) are abundant cytosolic proteins found in all mammalian cells. Two cytosolic isoforms of 35 and 36 kDa (PITP alpha and PITP beta) have been identified which share 77% identity. These proteins are characterized by having a single phospholipid binding site which exhibits dual headgroup specificity. The preferred lipid that can occupy the site can be either phosphatidylinositol (PI) or phosphatidylcholine (PC). In addition, PITP beta can also bind sphingomyelin. A second characteristic of these proteins is the ability to transfer PI and PC (or SM) from one membrane compartment to another in vitro. The function of PITP in mammalian cells has been examined mainly using reconstitution studies utilizing semi-intact cells or cell-free systems. From such analyses, a requirement for PITP has been identified in phospholipase C-mediated phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) hydrolysis, in phosphoinositide 3-kinase catalyzed PIP3 generation, in regulated exocytosis, in the biogenesis of secretory granules and vesicles and in intra-golgi transport. Studies aimed at elucidating the mechanism of action of PITP in each of these seemingly disparate processes have yielded a singular theme: the activity of PITP stems from its ability to transfer PI from its site of synthesis to sites of cellular activity. This function was predicted from its in vitro characteristics. The second feature of PITP that was not predicted is the ability to stimulate the local synthesis of several phosphorylated forms of PI including PI(4)P, PI(4,5)P2, PI(3)P, PI(3,4,5)P3 by presenting PI to the lipid kinases involved in phosphoinositide synthesis. We conclude that PITP contributes in multiple aspects of cell biology ranging from signal transduction to membrane trafficking events where a central role for phosphoinositides is recognized either as a substrate or as an intact lipid signalling molecule.     

Current thoughts on the phosphatidylinositol transfer protein family

Monomeric transport of lipids is carried out by a class of proteins that can shield a lipid from the aqueous environment by binding the lipid in a hydrophobic cavity. One such group of proteins is the phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITP) that can bind phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine and transfer them from one membrane compartment to another. PITPs are found in both unicellular and multicellular organisms but not bacteria. In mice and humans, the PITP domain responsible for lipid transfer is found in five proteins, which can be classified into two classes based on sequence. Class I PITPs comprises two family members, alpha and beta, small 35 kDa proteins with a single PITP domain which are ubiquitously expressed. Class IIA PITPs (RdgBalphaI and II) are larger proteins possessing additional domains that target the protein to membranes and are only able to bind lipids but not mediate transfer. Finally, Class IIB PITP (RdgBbeta) is similar to Class I in size (38 kDa) and is also ubiquitously expressed. Class III PITPs, exemplified by the Sec14p family, are found in yeast and plants but are unrelated in sequence and structure to Class I and Class II PITPs. In this review we discuss whether PITP proteins are passive transporters or are regulated proteins that are able to couple their transport and binding properties to specific biological functions including inositol lipid signalling and membrane turnover.     

Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Protein, Cytoplasmic 1 (PITPNC1) Binds and Transfers Phosphatidic Acid

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) are versatile proteins required for signal transduction and membrane traffic. The best characterized mammalian PITPs are the Class I PITPs, PITPα (PITPNA) and PITPβ (PITPNB), which are single domain proteins with a hydrophobic cavity that binds a phosphatidylinositol (PI) or phosphatidylcholine molecule. In this study, we report the lipid binding properties of an uncharacterized soluble PITP, phosphatidylinositol transfer protein, cytoplasmic 1 (PITPNC1) (alternative name, RdgBβ), of the Class II family. We show that the lipid binding properties of this protein are distinct to Class I PITPs because, besides PI, RdgBβ binds and transfers phosphatidic acid (PA) but hardly binds phosphatidylcholine. RdgBβ when purified from Escherichia coli is preloaded with PA and phosphatidylglycerol. When RdgBβ was incubated with permeabilized HL60 cells, phosphatidylglycerol was released, and PA and PI were now incorporated into RdgBβ. After an increase in PA levels following activation of endogenous phospholipase D or after addition of bacterial phospholipase D, binding of PA to RdgBβ was greater at the expense of PI binding. We propose that RdgBβ, when containing PA, regulates an effector protein or can facilitate lipid transfer between membrane compartments.     

In vitro lipid transfer assays of phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins provide insight into the in vivo mechanism of ligand transfer

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays and membrane binding determinations were performed using three phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins, including the yeast Sec14 and two mammalian proteins PITPα and PITPβ. These proteins were able to specifically bind the fluorescent phosphatidylcholine analogue NBD-PC ((2-(12-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)dodecanoyl-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine)) and to transfer it to small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs). Rate constants for transfer to vesicles comprising 100% PC were slower for all proteins than when increasing percentages of phosphatidylinositol were incorporated into the same SUVs. The rates of ligand transfer by Sec14 were insensitive to the inclusion of equimolar amounts of another anionic phospholipid phosphatidylserine (PS), but the rates of ligand transfer by both mammalian PITPs were strikingly enhanced by the inclusion of phosphatidic acid (PA) in the receptor SUV. Binding of Sec14 to immobilized bilayers was substantial, while that of PITPα and PITPβ was 3–7 times weaker than Sec14 depending on phospholipid composition. When small proportions of the phosphoinositide PI(4)P were included in receptor SUVs (either with PI or not), Sec14 showed substantially increased rates of NBD-PC pick-up, whereas the PITPs were unaffected. The data are supportive of a role for PITPβ as functional PI transfer protein in vivo, but that Sec14 likely has a more elaborate function.     

EGF regulation of PITP dynamics is blocked by inhibitors of phospholipase C and of the Ras-MAP kinase pathway

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITP) function in signal transduction and in membrane traffic. Studies aimed at elucidating the mechanism of action of PITP have yielded a singular theme; the activity of PITP stems from its ability to transfer phosphatidylinositol (PI) from its site of synthesis to sites of cellular activity and to stimulate the local synthesis of phosphorylated forms of PI. The participation of various phosphoinositides in EGF signal transduction and in the trafficking of the EGF receptors is well documented. Using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) to measure fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between EGFP-PITP proteins and fluorescently labeled phospholipids, we report that PITPalpha and PITPbeta can dynamically interact with PI or PC at the plasma membrane when stimulated with EGF. Additionally, PITPbeta is localized at the Golgi, and EGF stimulation resulted in enhanced FRET. Inhibitors of the PLC and the Ras/MAP kinase pathway were both able to inhibit the EGF-stimulated interaction of PITPalpha with PI at the plasma membrane. The mobility of PITP proteins was determined by using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), and EGF stimulation reduced the mobility at the plasma membrane. We conclude that the dynamic behavior of PITPalpha and PITPbeta in vivo is a regulated process involving multiple mechanisms.     

Modifier genes for mouse phosphatidylinositol transfer protein α (vibrator) that bypass juvenile lethality

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) mediate lipid signaling and membrane trafficking in eukaryotic cells. Loss-of-function mutations of the gene encoding PITPα in mice result in a range of dosage-sensitive phenotypes, including neurological dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and premature death. We have previously reported genetic suppression of a strong hypomorphic allele, vibrator, by a wild-derived variant of Nxf1, which increases the level of PITPα made from vibrator alleles and suppresses each of the neurological and survival phenotypes. Here we report discovery and genetic mapping of additional vibrator modifiers, Mvb2 and Mvb3, from a different strain background that suppresses juvenile lethality without suppressing visible phenotypes or gene expression. Genotype-specific survival analysis predicts molecular heterosis at Mvb3. These results indicate a mechanism of suppression that bypasses a quantitative requirement for PITPα function.     

The diverse biological functions of phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins in eukaryotes

Phosphatidylinositol/phosphatidylcholine transfer proteins (PITPs) remain largely functionally uncharacterized, despite the fact that they are highly conserved and are found in all eukaryotic cells thus far examined by biochemical or sequence analysis approaches. The available data indicate a role for PITPs in regulating specific interfaces between lipid-signaling and cellular function. In this regard, a role for PITPs in controlling specific membrane trafficking events is emerging as a common functional theme. However, the mechanisms by which PITPs regulate lipid-signaling and membrane-trafficking functions remain unresolved. Specific PITP dysfunctions are now linked to neurodegenerative and intestinal malabsorption diseases in mammals, to stress response and developmental regulation in higher plants, and to previously uncharacterized pathways for regulating membrane trafficking in yeast and higher eukaryotes, making it clear that PITPs are integral parts of a highly conserved signal transduction strategy in eukaryotes. Herein, we review recent progress in deciphering the biological functions of PITPs, and discuss some of the open questions that remain.