Journal of Cell BiologyPub Date : 2025-05-05Epub Date: 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1083/jcb.20240701403262025c
Yuchieh Jay Lin, Li-Ting Huang, Po-Yuan Ke, Guang-Chao Chen
{"title":"Correction: The deubiquitinase USP45 inhibits autophagy through actin regulation by Coronin 1B.","authors":"Yuchieh Jay Lin, Li-Ting Huang, Po-Yuan Ke, Guang-Chao Chen","doi":"10.1083/jcb.20240701403262025c","DOIUrl":"10.1083/jcb.20240701403262025c","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"224 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A cortical pool of LIN-5 (NuMA) controls cytokinetic furrow formation and cytokinesis completion.","authors":"Kuheli Adhikary,Sukriti Kapoor,Sachin Kotak","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202406059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202406059","url":null,"abstract":"In animal cells, cleavage furrow formation is controlled by localized activation of the GTPase RhoA at the equatorial membrane using cues transmitted from the spindle. Here, we explore the function of LIN-5, a well-studied protein known for its role in aster separation and spindle positioning in cleavage furrow formation. We show that the cortical pool of LIN-5, recruited by GPR-1/2 and important for cortical force generation, regulates cleavage furrow formation independently of its roles in aster separation and spindle positioning. Instead, our data suggest that enrichment of LIN-5/GPR-1/2 at the polar cortical region is essential to ensure the timely accumulation of contractile ring components-myosin II and Anillin at the equatorial cortex. We additionally define a late cytokinesis role of cortical LIN-5/GPR-1/2 in midbody stabilization and abscission. These results indicate that the cortical LIN-5/GPR-1/2 complex contributes to multiple aspects of cytokinesis independently of its roles in spindle positioning and elongation.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"418 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143893290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tension-induced suppression of allosteric conformational changes coordinates kinesin-1 stepping.","authors":"Tsukasa Makino,Ryo Kanada,Teppei Mori,Ken-Ichi Miyazono,Yuta Komori,Haruaki Yanagisawa,Shoji Takada,Masaru Tanokura,Masahide Kikkawa,Michio Tomishige","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202501253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202501253","url":null,"abstract":"Kinesin-1 walks along microtubules by alternating ATP hydrolysis and movement of its two motor domains (\"head\"). The detached head preferentially binds to the forward tubulin-binding site after ATP binds to the microtubule-bound head, but the mechanism preventing premature microtubule binding while the partner head awaits ATP remains unknown. Here, we examined the role of the neck linker, the segment connecting two heads, in this mechanism. Structural analyses of the nucleotide-free head revealed a bulge just ahead of the neck linker's base, creating an asymmetric constraint on its mobility. While the neck linker can stretch freely backward, it must navigate around this bulge to extend forward. We hypothesized that increased neck linker tension suppresses premature binding of the tethered head, which was supported by molecular dynamics simulations and single-molecule fluorescence assays. These findings demonstrate a tension-dependent allosteric mechanism that coordinates the movement of two heads, where neck linker tension modulates the allosteric conformational changes rather than directly affecting the nucleotide state.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143889219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mao Mao,Yoshihiro Ishikawa,Cassandre Labelle-Dumais,Xiaowei Wang,Yien-Ming Kuo,Uma B Gaffney,Megan E Smith,Carlie N Abdala,Matthew D Lebedev,William J Paradee,Douglas B Gould
{"title":"A multifunction murine Col4a1 allele reveals potential gene therapy parameters for Gould syndrome.","authors":"Mao Mao,Yoshihiro Ishikawa,Cassandre Labelle-Dumais,Xiaowei Wang,Yien-Ming Kuo,Uma B Gaffney,Megan E Smith,Carlie N Abdala,Matthew D Lebedev,William J Paradee,Douglas B Gould","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202409153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202409153","url":null,"abstract":"Basement membranes (BMs) are specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) structures essential for organ morphogenesis, architecture, and function. BM composition and properties vary between tissues, developmental stages, and disease states, and there is only a rudimentary understanding of BM dynamics. Here, we introduce a versatile mouse model carrying a multifunctional dual-color fluorescence tagged allele with knockout potential for the fundamental BM component type IV collagen alpha 1 (COL4A1). This allele enables the characterization of cell type- and time-specific contributions to BMs and the generation of a conditional Col4a1 null allele. We demonstrate the utility of this unique genetic resource in providing clinically relevant insights for individuals with Gould syndrome - a multisystem disorder caused by COL4A1 and COL4A2 mutations. We show active COL4A1 turnover in postnatal cerebrovascular BMs, identifying a potential interventional window for cerebrovascular manifestations associated with Gould syndrome. We also demonstrate that heterozygous Col4a1 deletion is significantly less pathogenic than dominant Col4a1 missense mutations, which has important implications for gene therapy.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143880193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martina Gregori,Gustavo J S Pereira,Robert Allen,Nicholas West,Kai-Yin Chau,Xinjiang Cai,Matthew P Bostock,Stephen R Bolsover,Marco Keller,Chiao-Yin Lee,Si Hang Lei,Kirsten Harvey,Franz Bracher,Christian Grimm,Gaiti Hasan,Matthew E Gegg,Anthony H V Schapira,Sean T Sweeney,Sandip Patel
{"title":"Lysosomal TPC2 channels disrupt Ca2+ entry and dopaminergic function in models of LRRK2-Parkinson's disease.","authors":"Martina Gregori,Gustavo J S Pereira,Robert Allen,Nicholas West,Kai-Yin Chau,Xinjiang Cai,Matthew P Bostock,Stephen R Bolsover,Marco Keller,Chiao-Yin Lee,Si Hang Lei,Kirsten Harvey,Franz Bracher,Christian Grimm,Gaiti Hasan,Matthew E Gegg,Anthony H V Schapira,Sean T Sweeney,Sandip Patel","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202412055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202412055","url":null,"abstract":"Parkinson's disease results from degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we identify novel crosstalk between depolarization-induced entry of Ca2+ and lysosomal cation release in maintaining dopaminergic neuronal function. The common disease-causing G2019S mutation in LRRK2 selectively exaggerated Ca2+ entry in vitro. Chemical and molecular strategies inhibiting the lysosomal ion channel TPC2 reversed this. Using Drosophila, which lack TPCs, we show that the expression of human TPC2 phenocopied LRRK2 G2019S in perturbing dopaminergic-dependent vision and movement in vivo. Mechanistically, dysfunction required an intact pore, correct subcellular targeting and Rab interactivity of TPC2. Reducing Ca2+ permeability with a novel biased TPC2 agonist corrected deviant Ca2+ entry and behavioral defects. Thus, both inhibition and select activation of TPC2 are beneficial. Functional coupling between lysosomal cation release and Ca2+ influx emerges as a potential druggable node in Parkinson's disease.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143880195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peng Huang,Guanghan Chen,Zhiwen Zhu,Shimin Wang,Zhe Chen,Yongping Chai,Wei Li,Guangshuo Ou
{"title":"Phosphorylation-dependent regional motility of the ciliary kinesin OSM-3.","authors":"Peng Huang,Guanghan Chen,Zhiwen Zhu,Shimin Wang,Zhe Chen,Yongping Chai,Wei Li,Guangshuo Ou","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202407152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202407152","url":null,"abstract":"Kinesin motor proteins, vital for intracellular microtubule-based transport, display region-specific motility within cells, a phenomenon that remains molecularly enigmatic. This study focuses on the localized activation of OSM-3, an intraflagellar transport kinesin crucial for the assembly of ciliary distal segments in Caenorhabditis elegans sensory neurons. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy unveiled an extended, active conformation of OSM-3 in the ciliary base and middle segments, where OSM-3 is conveyed as cargo by kinesin-II. We demonstrate that NEKL-3, a never in mitosis kinase-like protein, directly phosphorylates the motor domain of OSM-3, inhibiting its in vitro activity. NEKL-3 and NEKL-4, localized at the ciliary base, function redundantly to restrict OSM-3 activation. Elevated levels of protein phosphatase 2A at the ciliary transition zone or middle segments triggered premature OSM-3 motility, while its deficiency resulted in reduced OSM-3 activity and shorter cilia. These findings elucidate a phosphorylation-mediated mechanism governing the regional motility of kinesins.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143872090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TMBIM-2 links neuronal mitochondrial stress to systemic adaptation via calcium signaling.","authors":"Yu Sun,Terytty Yang Li","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202503004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202503004","url":null,"abstract":"Mitochondrial function is critical for neuronal activity and systemic metabolic adaptation. In this issue, Li et al. (https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202408050) identify TMBIM-2 as a key regulator of calcium dynamics, coordinating the neuronal-to-intestinal mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt), pathogen-induced aversive learning, and aging.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143867000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis by limiting RhoA binding to its effectors.","authors":"Mikhail Lebedev,Fung-Yi Chan,Elisabeth Rackles,Jennifer Bellessem,Tamara Mikeladze-Dvali,Ana Xavier Carvalho,Esther Zanin","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202405182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202405182","url":null,"abstract":"During unilateral furrow ingression, one side of the cytokinetic ring (leading edge) ingresses before the opposite side (lagging edge). Anillin mediates unilateral furrowing during cytokinesis in the one-cell C. elegans zygote by limiting myosin II accumulation in the ring. Here, we address the role of anillin in this process and show that anillin inhibits not only the accumulation of myosin II but also of other RhoA effectors by binding and blocking the RhoA effector site. The interaction between the anillin's RhoA-binding domain (RBD) and active RhoA is enhanced by the disordered linker region and differentially regulated at the leading and lagging edge, which together results in asymmetric RhoA signaling and accumulation of myosin II. In summary, we discover a RhoA GEF- and GAP-independent mechanism, where RhoA activity is limited by anillin binding to the RhoA effector site. Spatial fine-tuning of anillin's inhibitory role on RhoA signaling enables unilateral furrow ingression and contributes to animal development.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143866548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Telomeres, the nuclear lamina, and membrane remodeling: Orchestrating meiotic chromosome movements.","authors":"Hiroki Shibuya","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202412135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202412135","url":null,"abstract":"Telomeres, the DNA-protein complex located at the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes, not only safeguard genetic information from DNA erosion and aberrant activation of the DNA damage response pathways but also play a pivotal role in sexual reproduction. During meiotic prophase I, telomeres attach to the nuclear envelope and migrate along its surface, facilitating two-dimensional DNA homology searches that ensure precise pairing and recombination of the paternal and maternal chromosomes. Recent studies across diverse model systems have revealed intricate molecular mechanisms, including modifications to telomere- and nuclear envelope-binding proteins, the nuclear lamina, and even membrane composition. Emerging evidence reveals mutations in the genes encoding these meiotic telomere and nuclear envelope-associated proteins among infertile patients. This review highlights recent advances in the field of meiotic telomere research, particularly emphasizing mammalian model systems, contextualizes these findings through comparisons with other eukaryotes, and concludes by exploring potential future research directions in the field.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143866546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amanda Ennis,Lihui Wang,Yue Xu,Layla Saidi,Xiaorong Wang,Clinton Yu,Sijung Yun,Lan Huang,Yihong Ye
{"title":"NEMF-mediated CAT tailing facilitates translocation-associated quality control.","authors":"Amanda Ennis,Lihui Wang,Yue Xu,Layla Saidi,Xiaorong Wang,Clinton Yu,Sijung Yun,Lan Huang,Yihong Ye","doi":"10.1083/jcb.202408199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202408199","url":null,"abstract":"Ribosome stalling during co-translational translocation at the ER causes translocon clogging and impairs ER protein biogenesis. Mammalian cells resolve translocon clogging via a poorly characterized translocation-associated quality control (TAQC) process. Here, we combine a genome-wide CRISPR screen with live-cell imaging to dissect the molecular linchpin of TAQC. We show that TAQC substrates translated from mRNAs bearing a ribosome-stalling poly(A) sequence are degraded by lysosomes and the proteasome. By contrast, the degradation of defective nascent chains encoded by nonstop (NS) mRNAs involves an unconventional ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD) mechanism depending on ER-to-Golgi trafficking, KDEL-mediated substrate retrieval at the Golgi, and a tRNA-binding factor NEMF that appends an aggregation-prone carboxyl tail to stalled NS nascent chains. We propose that NEMF-mediated CAT tailing targets a subset of TAQC substrates via Golgi retrieval for ERAD, safeguarding ER homeostasis.","PeriodicalId":15211,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cell Biology","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143857291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}