ABSTRACT: TMEM107 recruits ciliopathy proteins to anchored periodic subdomains of the ciliary transition zone membrane and is mutated in Joubert syndrome.
Project description:The primary cilium is a signaling organelle with a unique membrane composition maintained by a diffusional barrier residing at the transition zone. Many transition zone proteins, such as the tectonic complex, are linked to preserving ciliary composition; however, whether these proteins regulate active transport or physically impede membrane diffusion remains unknown. To understand tectonic’s role, we generated a photoreceptor specific Tctn1 knockout mouse. Loss of Tctn1 resulted in an absence of the entire tectonic complex yet had minimal effects on transition zone structure. Interestingly, we found that protein composition of the photoreceptor cilium was disrupted as non-resident membrane proteins accumulated in the cilium over time, ultimately resulting in photoreceptor degeneration. We further show that membrane proteins moved faster through the transition zone illustrating that the tectonic complex acts as a physical barrier to slow diffusion of membrane proteins so they can be properly sorted by ciliary transport carriers.
Project description:Meckel Syndrome, Nephronophthisis, Joubert Syndrome, and Bardet-Biedl Syndrome have mutations in proteins that localize to the ciliary transition zone (TZ). The phenotypically distinct syndromes suggest these TZ proteins have differing functions. However, mutations in a single TZ gene can result in multiple syndromes suggesting the phenotype is influenced by modifier genes. We performed a comprehensive analysis of ten zebrafish TZ mutants including mks1, tmem216, tmem67, rpgrip1l, cc2d2a, b9d2, cep290, tctn1, nphp1, and nphp4, as well as mutants in ift88 and ift172. Our data indicate variations in phenotypes exists between different TZ mutants, supporting different tissue specific functions of these TZ genes. Further we observed phenotypic variations within progeny of a single TZ mutant, reminiscent of multiple disease syndromes being associated with mutations in one gene. In some mutants the dynamics of the phenotype became complex with transitory phenotypes that are corrected over time. We have also demonstrated that multiple-guide derived CRISPR/Cas9 F0 “Crispant” embryos recapitulate zygotic null phenotypes, and rapidly identified ciliary phenotypes in 11 cilia-associated gene candidates (ankfn1, ccdc65, cfap57, fhad1, nme7, pacrg, saxo2, c1orf194, ttc26, zmynd12, and cfap52).
Project description:Cilia are essential motile or sensory organelles found on many eukaryotic cells. Their formation and function rely on axonemal microtubules, which exhibit very slow dynamics, however the underlying biochemical mechanisms are largely unexplored. Here, we reconstituted in vitro the individual and collective activities of the ciliary tip module proteins, CEP104, CSPP1, TOGARAM1, ARMC9 and CCDC66, which interact with each other and with microtubules, and, when mutated, cause ciliopathies such as Joubert syndrome. CEP104, a protein containing a tubulin-binding TOG domain, is an inhibitor of microtubule growth and shortening that interacts with EBs on the microtubule surface and with a luminal microtubule-pausing factor CSPP1. Another TOG-domain protein, TOGARAM1, overcomes growth inhibition imposed by CEP104 and CSPP1. CCDC66 and ARMC9 do not affect microtubule dynamics directly but act as scaffolds for their partners. Cryo-electron tomography showed that together, ciliary tip module members form plus-end-specific cork-like structures which reduce protofilament flaring. The combined effect of these proteins is very slow processive microtubule elongation, which recapitulates axonemal dynamics in cells.
Project description:Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a ciliopathy characterized by retinal dystrophy, intellectual disability, polydactyly, obesity and renal anomalies. In photoreceptors (PR), light sensation occurs in outer segments (OSs), which are specialized primary cilia. BBS1, the major BBS gene, is part of a protein complex called “BBSome”, which is involved in intracellular protein transport. However, the precise function of BBS1/BBSome in controlling trafficking of ciliary proteins in PRs remains unclear. To investigate the role of the BBSome in photoreceptors, we conducted a label free quantitative proteomic investigation on the protein contend of isolated adult mutant and control outer segments. We revealed that a Bbs1 KO results in the loss of the entire BBSome from OSs. Besides the loss of the BBSome we found an overall accumulation of non-outer segment proteins in the OS. A majority of these proteins were membrane-associated, supporting the role of BBS1/the BBSome in controlling ciliary transport of membrane-associated proteins.
Project description:The mechanisms of how highly conserved intraflagellar transport (IFT) protein complexes direct ciliary entry remain unknown. Exploring human ciliopathy genes, including monogenic obesity syndrome genes, has been a rich source of critical ciliary mechanisms. Using AP-MS purification of interactors of the CEP19 monogenic obesity gene, we identify factors and the first known mechanism for triggering ciliary entry of IFT complexes. CEP19 binds the CEP350 and FOP centriolar components and the highly conserved RABL2 GTPase. We discovered that the CEP19-RABL2 complex is first recruited by the centriolar CEP350/FOP complex, concurrently activates nucleotide exchange to capture and release intraflagellar transport B holocomplexes from a large centriolar pool to intraflagellar transport. The CEP19 network of interacting proteins regulates ciliary entry and ciliation, providing a new example of ciliary mechanisms deficient in monogenic obesity syndromes.
Project description:Mutations in IQCB1/NPHP5 gene encoding the ciliary protein Nephrocystin 5 cause early-onset blinding disease Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), together with kidney dysfunction in Senior-Løken Syndrome. For in vitro disease modeling, we obtained dermal fibroblasts from NPHP5-LCA patients, which were reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and differentiated into retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and retinal organoids. Patient fibroblasts and RPE demonstrated aberrantly elongated ciliary axonemes. Organoids revealed impaired development of outer segment structures, which are modified primary cilia, and mislocalization of visual pigments to photoreceptor cell soma. All patient-derived cells showed reduced levels of CEP290 protein, a critical cilia transition zone component interacting with NPHP5, providing a plausible mechanism for aberrant ciliary gating and cargo transport. Disease phenotype in NPHP5-LCA retinal organoids could be rescued by AAV-mediated NPHP5 gene augmentation therapy. Our studies thus establish a human disease model and a path for treatment of NPHP5-LCA.
Project description:Cilia are indispensable for the development and homeostasis of almost all organ systems, and compromised cilia structure and function lead to highly clinical and genetic heterogeneous diseases collected named as ciliopathy. Cilia biology and ciliopathy patho-mechanism remains largely underexplored. So far, cilia research field is lack of a tool that enable identifying cilia proteome in vivo under various physiological and pathological states. We generated cilia-targeted TurboID transgenic mice, and using these mice, we performed data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry (DIA-MS) to identify ciliary polypeptides from streptavidin captured proteomes in the brain and trachea tissues. These mice provide a valuable tool for dissecting ciliary proteomes under various physiological and diseased conditions, which will facilitate the discovering of underlying mechanisms of cilia biology and patho-mechanisms of ciliopathies in multiple organ systems.
Project description:Axonemal dynein ATPases direct eukaryotic ciliary and flagellar beating via adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis. The modulatory effect of adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) on flagellar beating is not fully understood. Here we describe a deficiency of CFAP45 in both humans and mice that presents a motile ciliopathy featuring situs inversus totalis and asthenospermia. CFAP45-deficient cilia and flagella show normal morphology and axonemal ultrastructure. Proteomic profiling links CFAP45 to an axonemal module including dynein ATPases and adenylate kinase as well as CFAP52, whose mutations cause a similar human ciliopathy. CFAP45 binds AMP in vitro, consistent with structural modelling that identifies an AMP-binding interface between CFAP45 and AK8. Microtubule sliding of dyskinetic sperm from Cfap45-/- mice is partially rescued with the addition of either AMP or ADP with ATP, compared to ATP alone. We propose that CFAP45 supports mammalian ciliary and flagellar beating via an adenine nucleotide homeostasis module.
2020-11-05 | PXD019806 | Pride
Project description:Lateralized periodic discharges due to mutated PLEKHG2 gene