Cell DiscoveryPub Date : 2024-12-03DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00744-2
Wenzhong Yang, Yuan Wang, Geyao Liu, Yan Wang, Congying Wu
{"title":"TPM4 condensates glycolytic enzymes and facilitates actin reorganization under hyperosmotic stress.","authors":"Wenzhong Yang, Yuan Wang, Geyao Liu, Yan Wang, Congying Wu","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00744-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00744-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Actin homeostasis is fundamental for cell structure and consumes a large portion of cellular ATP. It has been documented in the literature that certain glycolytic enzymes can interact with actin, indicating an intricate interplay between the cytoskeleton and cellular metabolism. Here we report that hyperosmotic stress triggers actin severing and subsequent phase separation of the actin-binding protein tropomyosin 4 (TPM4). TPM4 condensates recruit glycolytic enzymes such as HK2, PFKM, and PKM2, while wetting actin filaments. Notably, the condensates of TPM4 and glycolytic enzymes are enriched of NADH and ATP, suggestive of their functional importance in cell metabolism. At cellular level, actin filament assembly is enhanced upon hyperosmotic stress and TPM4 condensation, while depletion of TPM4 impairs osmolarity-induced actin reorganization. At tissue level, colocalized condensates of TPM4 and glycolytic enzymes are observed in renal tissues subjected to hyperosmotic stress. Together, our findings suggest that stress-induced actin perturbation may act on TPM4 to organize glycolytic hubs that tether energy production to cytoskeletal reorganization.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"120"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11612400/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766583","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}
Cell DiscoveryPub Date : 2024-12-03DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00745-1
Hongxin Li, Shaohua Zhang, Xiuzhen Huang, Zhenqian Zhang, Kuo Liu, Qing-Dong Wang, Alex F Chen, Kathy O Lui, Kun Sun, Bin Zhou
{"title":"Genetic recording of transient endothelial activation in distinct alveolar capillary cells during pulmonary fibrosis.","authors":"Hongxin Li, Shaohua Zhang, Xiuzhen Huang, Zhenqian Zhang, Kuo Liu, Qing-Dong Wang, Alex F Chen, Kathy O Lui, Kun Sun, Bin Zhou","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00745-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00745-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"119"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11612399/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142766577","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}
Cell DiscoveryPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00731-7
Jing Xue, Hongwen Chen, Yong Wang, Youxing Jiang
{"title":"Structural mechanisms of human sodium-coupled high-affinity choline transporter CHT1.","authors":"Jing Xue, Hongwen Chen, Yong Wang, Youxing Jiang","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00731-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00731-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mammalian sodium-coupled high-affinity choline transporter CHT1 uptakes choline in cholinergic neurons for acetylcholine synthesis and plays a critical role in cholinergic neurotransmission. Here, we present the high-resolution cryo-EM structures of human CHT1 in apo, substrate- and ion-bound, hemicholinium-3-inhibited, and ML352-inhibited states. These structures represent three distinct conformational states, elucidating the structural basis of the CHT1-mediated choline uptake mechanism. Three ion-binding sites, two for Na<sup>+</sup> and one for Cl<sup>-</sup>, are unambiguously defined in the structures, demonstrating that both ions are indispensable cofactors for high-affinity choline-binding and are likely transported together with the substrate in a 2:1:1 stoichiometry. The two inhibitor-bound CHT1 structures reveal two distinct inhibitory mechanisms and provide a potential structural platform for designing therapeutic drugs to manipulate cholinergic neuron activity. Combined with the functional analysis, this study provides a comprehensive view of the structural mechanisms underlying substrate specificity, substrate/ion co-transport, and drug inhibition of a physiologically important symporter.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"116"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11589582/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715556","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}
Cell DiscoveryPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00746-0
Li Yuan, Libin Pan, Yunzhe Wang, Jing Zhao, Luo Fang, Ying Zhou, Ruihong Xia, Yubo Ma, Zhengchen Jiang, Zhiyuan Xu, Can Hu, Yanan Wang, Shengjie Zhang, Bo Zhang, Haiying Ding, Mengxuan Chen, Haibo Cheng, Ajay Goel, Zhao Zhang, Xiangdong Cheng
{"title":"Characterization of the landscape of the intratumoral microbiota reveals that Streptococcus anginosus increases the risk of gastric cancer initiation and progression.","authors":"Li Yuan, Libin Pan, Yunzhe Wang, Jing Zhao, Luo Fang, Ying Zhou, Ruihong Xia, Yubo Ma, Zhengchen Jiang, Zhiyuan Xu, Can Hu, Yanan Wang, Shengjie Zhang, Bo Zhang, Haiying Ding, Mengxuan Chen, Haibo Cheng, Ajay Goel, Zhao Zhang, Xiangdong Cheng","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00746-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00746-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As a critical component of the tumour immune microenvironment (TIME), the resident microbiota promotes tumorigenesis across a variety of cancer types. Here, we integrated multiple types of omics data, including microbiome, transcriptome, and metabolome data, to investigate the functional role of intratumoral bacteria in gastric cancer (GC). The microbiome was used to categorize GC samples into six subtypes, and patients with a high abundance of Streptococcus or Pseudomonas had a markedly worse prognosis. Further assays revealed that Streptococcus anginosus (SA) promoted tumour cell proliferation and metastasis while suppressing the differentiation and infiltration of CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells. However, antibiotic treatment significantly suppressed tumorigenesis in SA<sup>+</sup> mice in vivo. We further demonstrated that the SA arginine pathway increased the abundance of ornithine, which may be a major contributor to reshaping of the TIME. Our findings demonstrated that SA, a novel risk factor, plays significant roles in the initiation and progression of GC, suggesting that SA might be a promising target for the diagnosis and treatment of GC.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"117"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11589709/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715554","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":"Cryo-EM structure of PML RBCC dimer reveals CC-mediated octopus-like nuclear body assembly mechanism.","authors":"Yangxia Tan, Jiawei Li, Shiyan Zhang, Yonglei Zhang, Zhiyi Zhuo, Xiaodan Ma, Yue Yin, Yanling Jiang, Yao Cong, Guoyu Meng","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00735-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00735-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) nuclear bodies (NBs) are essential in regulating tumor suppression, antiviral response, inflammation, metabolism, aging, and other important life processes. The re-assembly of PML NBs might lead to an ~100% cure of acute promyelocytic leukemia. However, until now, the molecular mechanism underpinning PML NB biogenesis remains elusive due to the lack of structural information. In this study, we present the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the PML dimer at an overall resolution of 5.3 Å, encompassing the RING, B-box1/2 and part of the coiled-coil (RBCC) domains. The integrated approach, combining crosslinking and mass spectrometry (XL-MS) and functional analyses, enabled us to observe a unique folding event within the RBCC domains. The RING and B-box1/2 domains fold around the α3 helix, and the α6 helix serves as a pivotal interface for PML dimerization. More importantly, further characterizations of the cryo-EM structure in conjugation with AlphaFold2 prediction, XL-MS, and NB formation assays, help unveil an unprecedented octopus-like mechanism in NB assembly, wherein each CC helix of a PML dimer (PML dimer A) interacts with a CC helix from a neighboring PML dimer (PML dimer B) in an anti-parallel configuration, ultimately leading to the formation of a 2 µm membrane-less subcellular organelle.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"118"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11589706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142715555","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}
Cell DiscoveryPub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00725-5
Xinyi Wang, Zuoquan Xie, Jie Yuan, Enjing Jin, Wen Lian, Shuaishuai Chang, Guangqiang Sun, Zhengnan Feng, Hui Xu, Chen Du, Xinying Yang, Aihua Xia, Ji Qiu, Qingli Zhang, Feifei Lin, Jia Liu, Liang Li, Xiaoguang Du, Zhongping Xiao, Zhou Yi, Zhiyu Luo, Changrong Ge, Rui Li, Mingyue Zheng, Yi Jiang, Tao Wang, Jing Zhang, Qihao Guo, Meiyu Geng
{"title":"Sodium oligomannate disrupts the adherence of Rib<sup>high</sup> bacteria to gut epithelia to block SAA-triggered Th1 inflammation in 5XFAD transgenic mice.","authors":"Xinyi Wang, Zuoquan Xie, Jie Yuan, Enjing Jin, Wen Lian, Shuaishuai Chang, Guangqiang Sun, Zhengnan Feng, Hui Xu, Chen Du, Xinying Yang, Aihua Xia, Ji Qiu, Qingli Zhang, Feifei Lin, Jia Liu, Liang Li, Xiaoguang Du, Zhongping Xiao, Zhou Yi, Zhiyu Luo, Changrong Ge, Rui Li, Mingyue Zheng, Yi Jiang, Tao Wang, Jing Zhang, Qihao Guo, Meiyu Geng","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00725-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00725-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sodium oligomannate (GV-971), an oligosaccharide drug approved in China for treating mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), was previously found to recondition the gut microbiota and limit altered peripheral Th1 immunity in AD transgenic mice. As a follow-up study, we here made advances by pinpointing a Lactobacillus murinus (L.m.) strain that highly expressed a gene encoding a putative adhesin containing Rib repeats (Rib<sup>high</sup>-L.m.) particularly enriched in 5XFAD transgenic mice. Mechanistically, Rib<sup>high</sup>-L.m. adherence to the gut epithelia upregulated fecal metabolites, among which lactate ranked as the top candidate. Excess lactate stimulated the epithelial production of serum amyloid A (SAA) in the gut via the GPR81-NFκB axis, contributing to peripheral Th1 activation. Moreover, GV-971 disrupted the adherence of Rib<sup>high</sup>-L.m. to gut epithelia via direct binding to Rib, which corrected the excess lactate, reduced SAA, and alleviated Th1-skewed inflammation. Together, we gained further insights into the molecular link between gut bacteria and AD progression and the mechanism of GV-971 in treating AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"115"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11573985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142667143","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}
Cell DiscoveryPub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1038/s41421-024-00732-6
Changhuo Cen, Bowen Liu, Limei Lin, Zhiming Shen, Nan Wang, Liangjun Zhang, Kai Meng, Min Chen, Fei Gao
{"title":"The -KTS isoform of Wt1 induces the transformation of Leydig cells into granulosa-like cells.","authors":"Changhuo Cen, Bowen Liu, Limei Lin, Zhiming Shen, Nan Wang, Liangjun Zhang, Kai Meng, Min Chen, Fei Gao","doi":"10.1038/s41421-024-00732-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41421-024-00732-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9674,"journal":{"name":"Cell Discovery","volume":"10 1","pages":"113"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11555372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142613657","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}