Project description:We performed a RNA immunoprecipitations experiments using gfp-specific antibodies to precipitate gfp-tagged La proteins from from gfp-La wild type and sumoylation deficient La mutant (K41/200R) cells and found that specific mRNAs are preferentially enriched gfp-La wild type RIPs when compared to sumoylation deficient La mutant (K41/200R) RIPs.
Project description:We recently identified lysine L-lactylation (KL-la) on histones that can be labelled by L-lactate, the end-product of glycolysis. KL-la has two structural isomers, namely N--(carboxyethyl) lysine (Kce) and lysine D-lactylation (KD-la), which can also be caused by metabolites associated with glycolysis. It is unknown if perturbations of glycolysis can lead to dysregulation of KD-la and Kce, in addition to KL-la. Further, current methods have a difficulty to distinguish among these isomers in cellular contexts. To investigate these questions, we first generated specific antibodies against each one of these three modifications. These reagents enable us to distinguish these three isomers. We demonstrated that KL-la, but not KD-la and Kce, is dynamically regulated by glycolysis. KD-la and Kce occur mainly when the major glycolytic pathway is blocked downstream or when the glyoxalase system is incomplete. This result was also independently confirmed by orthogonal HPLC-mass spectrometry, showing that KL-la is the predominant isomer of lactylation on cellular histones. Finally, we demonstrated that lactyl-CoA, an intermediate between L-lactate and lactylation, is dynamically regulated by glycolysis and is positively correlated with KL-la. Thus, our study clearly shows that KL-la, but not KD-la and Kce, is the major glycolytic- and the Warburg-effect associated responsive modification in cells.
Project description:ZIP-3 has been shown to repress the mitochondrial-UPR genes and immune response during P. aeruginosa infection. To identify genes repressed by ZIP-3, we compared transcript profiles from wildtype and zip-3(gk3164) worms raised on P. aeruginosa or E. coli.
Project description:ZIP-3 has been shown to repress the mitochondrial-UPR response. To identify genes repressed by ZIP-3, we compared transcript profiles from wildtype, atfs-1(tm4919) and zip-3(gk3164) worms raised on control RNAi or spg-7 RNAi
Project description:Endogenous condensates with transient constituents are notoriously difficult to study with common biological assays like mass-spectrometry and other proteomics profiling. Here we report a method for light-induced targeting of endogenous condensates (LiTEC) in living cells. LiTEC combines the identification of molecular zip codes that target the endogenous condensates with optogenetics to enable controlled and reversible partitioning of an arbitrary cargo, such as enzymes commonly used in proteomics, into the condensate in a blue light dependent manner. We demonstrate a proof of concept by combining LiTEC with proximity-based biotinylation (BioID) and uncover putative components of transcriptional condensates in mouse embryonic stem cells. Our approach opens the road to genome-wide functional studies of endogenous condensates.