{"title":"Cryo-electron microscopy of spliceosomal components.","authors":"Holger Stark, Reinhard Lührmann","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Splicing is an essential step of gene expression in which introns are removed from pre-mRNA to generate mature mRNA that can be translated by the ribosome. This reaction is catalyzed by a large and dynamic macromolecular RNP complex called the spliceosome. The spliceosome is formed by the stepwise integration of five snRNPs composed of U1, U2, U4, U5, and U6 snRNAs and more than 150 proteins binding sequentially to pre-mRNA. To study the structure of this particularly dynamic RNP machine that undergoes many changes in composition and conformation, single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is currently the method of choice. In this review, we present the results of these cryo-EM studies along with some new perspectives on structural and functional aspects of splicing, and we outline the perspectives and limitations of the cryo-EM technique in obtaining structural information about macromolecular complexes, such as the spliceosome, involved in splicing.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"435-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101953","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26014806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Roles of bilayer material properties in function and distribution of membrane proteins.","authors":"Thomas J McIntosh, Sidney A Simon","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Structural, compositional, and material (elastic) properties of lipid bilayers exert strong influences on the interactions of water-soluble proteins and peptides with membranes, the distribution of transmembrane proteins in the plane of the membrane, and the function of specific membrane channels. Theoretical and experimental studies show that the binding of either cytoplasmic proteins or extracellular peptides to membranes is regulated by the presence of charged lipids and that the sorting of transmembrane proteins into or out of membrane microdomains (rafts) depends on several factors, including bilayer material properties governed by the presence of cholesterol. Recent studies have also shown that bilayer material properties modify the permeability of membrane pores, formed either by protein channels or by cell-lytic peptides.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"177-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26015594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolutionary relationships and structural mechanisms of AAA+ proteins.","authors":"Jan P Erzberger, James M Berger","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Complex cellular events commonly depend on the activity of molecular \"machines\" that efficiently couple enzymatic and regulatory functions within a multiprotein assembly. An essential and expanding subset of these assemblies comprises proteins of the ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA+) family. The defining feature of AAA+ proteins is a structurally conserved ATP-binding module that oligomerizes into active arrays. ATP binding and hydrolysis events at the interface of neighboring subunits drive conformational changes within the AAA+ assembly that direct translocation or remodeling of target substrates. In this review, we describe the critical features of the AAA+ domain, summarize our current knowledge of how this versatile element is incorporated into larger assemblies, and discuss specific adaptations of the AAA+ fold that allow complex molecular manipulations to be carried out for a highly diverse set of macromolecular targets.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"93-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101933","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26016804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons from lactose permease.","authors":"Lan Guan, H Ronald Kaback","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102005","DOIUrl":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An X-ray structure of the lactose permease of Escherichia coli (LacY) in an inward-facing conformation has been solved. LacY contains N- and C-terminal domains, each with six transmembrane helices, positioned pseudosymmetrically. Ligand is bound at the apex of a hydrophilic cavity in the approximate middle of the molecule. Residues involved in substrate binding and H+ translocation are aligned parallel to the membrane at the same level and may be exposed to a water-filled cavity in both the inward- and outward-facing conformations, thereby allowing both sugar and H+ release directly into either cavity. These structural features may explain why LacY catalyzes galactoside/H+ symport in both directions utilizing the same residues. A working model for the mechanism is presented that involves alternating access of both the sugar- and H+-binding sites to either side of the membrane.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"67-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802108/pdf/nihms156903.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26016805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The ESCRT complexes: structure and mechanism of a membrane-trafficking network.","authors":"James H Hurley, Scott D Emr","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ESCRT complexes and associated proteins comprise a major pathway for the lysosomal degradation of transmembrane proteins and are critical for receptor downregulation, budding of the HIV virus, and other normal and pathological cell processes. The ESCRT system is conserved from yeast to humans. The ESCRT complexes form a network that recruits monoubiquitinated proteins and drives their internalization into lumenal vesicles within a type of endosome known as a multivesicular body. The structures and interactions of many of the components have been determined over the past three years, revealing mechanisms for membrane and cargo recruitment and for complex assembly.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"277-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102126","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26014800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-molecule analysis of RNA polymerase transcription.","authors":"Lu Bai, Thomas J Santangelo, Michelle D Wang","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.010406.150153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.010406.150153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The kinetics and mechanisms of transcription are now being investigated by a repertoire of single-molecule techniques, including optical and magnetic tweezers, high-sensitivity fluorescence techniques, and atomic force microscopy. Single-molecule techniques complement traditional biochemical and crystallographic approaches, are capable of detecting the motions and dynamics of individual RNAP molecules and transcription complexes in real time, and make it possible to directly measure RNAP binding to and unwinding of template DNA, as well as RNAP translocation along the DNA during transcript synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"343-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.010406.150153","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26014802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fusion pores and fusion machines in Ca2+-triggered exocytosis.","authors":"Meyer B Jackson, Edwin R Chapman","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exocytosis is initiated within a highly localized region of contact between two biological membranes. Small areas of these membranes draw close, molecules on the two surfaces interact, and structural transformations take place. Membrane fusion requires the action of proteins specialized for this task, and these proteins act as a fusion machine. At a critical point in this process, a fusion pore forms within the membrane contact site and then expands as the spherical vesicle merges with the flat target membrane. Hence, the operation of a fusion machine must be realized through the formation and expansion of a fusion pore. Delineating the relation between the fusion machine and the fusion pore thus emerges as a central goal in elucidating the mechanisms of membrane fusion. We summarize present knowledge of fusion machines and fusion pores studied in vitro, in neurons, and in neuroendocrine cells, and synthesize this knowledge into some specific and detailed hypotheses for exocytosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"135-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101958","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26015592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ribosome dynamics: insights from atomic structure modeling into cryo-electron microscopy maps.","authors":"Kakoli Mitra, Joachim Frank","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is the method of choice for studying the dynamics of macromolecular machines both at a phenomenological and, increasingly, at the molecular level, with the advent of high-resolution component X-ray structures and of progressively improving fitting algorithms. Cryo-EM has shed light on the structure of the ribosome during the four steps of translation: initiation, elongation, termination, and recycling. Interpretation of cryo-EM reconstructions of the ribosome in quasi-atomic detail reveals a picture in which the ribosome uses RNA not only to catalyze chemical reactions, but also as a means for signal transduction over large distances.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"299-317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.101950","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26015598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanotransduction involving multimodular proteins: converting force into biochemical signals.","authors":"Viola Vogel","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cells can sense and transduce a broad range of mechanical forces into distinct sets of biochemical signals that ultimately regulate cellular processes, including adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Deciphering at the nanoscale the design principles by which sensory elements are integrated into structural protein motifs whose conformations can be switched mechanically is crucial to understand the process of transduction of force into biochemical signals that are then integrated to regulate mechanoresponsive pathways. While the major focus in the search for mechanosensory units has been on membrane proteins such as ion channels, integrins, and associated cytoplasmic complexes, a multimodular design of tandem repeats of various structural motifs is ubiquitously found among extracellular matrix proteins, as well as cell adhesion molecules, and among many intracellular players that physically link transmembrane proteins to the contractile cytoskeleton. Single-molecule studies have revealed an unexpected richness of mechanosensory motifs, including force-regulated conformational changes of loop-exposed molecular recognition sites, intermediate states in the unraveling pathway that might either expose cryptic binding or phosphorylation sites, or regions that display enzymatic activity only when unmasked by force. Insights into mechanochemical signal conversion principles will also affect various technological fields, from biotechnology to tissue engineering and drug development.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"459-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26014807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electron tomography of membrane-bound cellular organelles.","authors":"Terrence G Frey, Guy A Perkins, Mark H Ellisman","doi":"10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electron microscope tomography produces three-dimensional reconstructions and has been used to image organelles both isolated and in situ, providing new insight into their structure and function. It is analogous to the various tomographies used in medical imaging. Compared with light microscopy, electron tomography offers an improvement in resolution of 30- to 80-fold and currently ranges from 3 to 8 nm, thus filling the gap between high-resolution structure determinations of isolated macromolecules and larger-scale studies on cells and tissues by light microscopy. Here, we provide an introduction to electron tomography and applications of the method in characterizing organelle architecture that also show its power for suggesting functional significance. Further improvements in labeling modalities, imaging tools, specimen preparation, and reconstruction algorithms promise to increase the quality and breadth of reconstructions by electron tomography and eventually to allow the mapping of the cellular proteomes onto detailed three-dimensional models of cellular structure.</p>","PeriodicalId":8270,"journal":{"name":"Annual review of biophysics and biomolecular structure","volume":"35 ","pages":"199-224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"26015595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}