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  1. Article ; Online: Soluble SLAMF7 is a predictive biomarker for elotuzumab therapy.

    Suzuki, Atsushi / Kakugawa, Satoshi / Miyoshi, Masafumi / Hori, Mitsuo / Suzuki, Kenshi / Furukawa, Yusuke / Ohta, Kensuke

    Leukemia

    2020  Volume 34, Issue 11, Page(s) 3088–3090

    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/drug effects ; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/administration & dosage ; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/adverse effects ; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/therapeutic use ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; Humans ; Multiple Myeloma/blood ; Multiple Myeloma/diagnosis ; Multiple Myeloma/drug therapy ; Prognosis ; Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family/blood ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; SLAMF7 protein, human ; Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family ; elotuzumab (1351PE5UGS)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 807030-1
    ISSN 1476-5551 ; 0887-6924
    ISSN (online) 1476-5551
    ISSN 0887-6924
    DOI 10.1038/s41375-020-0860-7
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  2. Article ; Online: Making, Exporting, and Modulating Wnts.

    Langton, Paul F / Kakugawa, Satoshi / Vincent, Jean-Paul

    Trends in cell biology

    2016  Volume 26, Issue 10, Page(s) 756–765

    Abstract: Wnt proteins activate a conserved signalling pathway that controls development and tissue homeostasis in all metazoans. The intensity of Wnt signalling must be tightly controlled to avoid diseases caused by excess or ectopic signalling. Over the years, ... ...

    Abstract Wnt proteins activate a conserved signalling pathway that controls development and tissue homeostasis in all metazoans. The intensity of Wnt signalling must be tightly controlled to avoid diseases caused by excess or ectopic signalling. Over the years, many proteins dedicated to Wnt function have been identified, including Porcupine, which appends a palmitoleate moiety that is essential for signalling activity. This lipid inevitably affects subcellular trafficking and solubility, as well as providing a target for post-translational modulation. We review here the life history of Wnts, starting with progression through the secretory pathway, continuing with release and spread in the extracellular space, and finishing with the various proteins that dampen or inactivate Wnts in the extracellular space.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 30122-x
    ISSN 1879-3088 ; 0962-8924
    ISSN (online) 1879-3088
    ISSN 0962-8924
    DOI 10.1016/j.tcb.2016.05.011
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  3. Article ; Online: Notum deacylates octanoylated ghrelin.

    Zhao, Yuguang / Schuhmacher, Laura-Nadine / Roberts, Morgan / Kakugawa, Satoshi / Bineva-Todd, Ganka / Howell, Steve / O'Reilly, Nicola / Perret, Christine / Snijders, Ambrosius P / Vincent, Jean-Paul / Jones, E Yvonne

    Molecular metabolism

    2021  Volume 49, Page(s) 101201

    Abstract: Objectives: The only proteins known to be modified by O-linked lipidation are Wnts and ghrelin, and enzymatic removal of this post-translational modification inhibits ligand activity. Indeed, the Wnt-deacylase activity of Notum is the basis of its ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The only proteins known to be modified by O-linked lipidation are Wnts and ghrelin, and enzymatic removal of this post-translational modification inhibits ligand activity. Indeed, the Wnt-deacylase activity of Notum is the basis of its ability to act as a feedback inhibitor of Wnt signalling. Whether Notum also deacylates ghrelin has not been determined.
    Methods: We used mass spectrometry to assay ghrelin deacylation by Notum and co-crystallisation to reveal enzyme-substrate interactions at the atomic level. CRISPR/Cas technology was used to tag endogenous Notum and assess its localisation in mice while liver-specific Notum knock-out mice allowed us to investigate the physiological role of Notum in modulating the level of ghrelin deacylation.
    Results: Mass spectrometry detected the removal of octanoyl from ghrelin by purified active Notum but not by an inactive mutant. The 2.2 Å resolution crystal structure of the Notum-ghrelin complex showed that the octanoyl lipid was accommodated in the hydrophobic pocket of the Notum. The knock-in allele expressing HA-tagged Notum revealed that Notum was produced in the liver and present in the bloodstream, albeit at a low level. Liver-specific inactivation of Notum in animals fed a high-fat diet led to a small but significant increase in acylated ghrelin in the circulation, while no such increase was seen in wild-type animals on the same diet.
    Conclusions: Overall, our data demonstrate that Notum can act as a ghrelin deacylase, and that this may be physiologically relevant under high-fat diet conditions. Our study therefore adds Notum to the list of enzymes, including butyrylcholinesterase and other carboxylesterases, that modulate the acylation state of ghrelin. The contribution of multiple enzymes could help tune the activity of this important hormone to a wide range of physiological conditions.
    MeSH term(s) Acylation ; Animals ; Butyrylcholinesterase/metabolism ; Esterases/chemistry ; Esterases/genetics ; Esterases/metabolism ; Ghrelin/genetics ; Ghrelin/metabolism ; Humans ; Ligands ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout
    Chemical Substances GHRL protein, human ; Ghrelin ; Ligands ; Esterases (EC 3.1.-) ; Notum protein, human (EC 3.1.1.-) ; Notum protein, mouse (EC 3.1.1.-) ; Butyrylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-27
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2708735-9
    ISSN 2212-8778 ; 2212-8778
    ISSN (online) 2212-8778
    ISSN 2212-8778
    DOI 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101201
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  4. Article ; Online: Notum deacylates octanoylated ghrelin

    Yuguang Zhao / Laura-Nadine Schuhmacher / Morgan Roberts / Satoshi Kakugawa / Ganka Bineva-Todd / Steve Howell / Nicola O'Reilly / Christine Perret / Ambrosius P. Snijders / Jean-Paul Vincent / E. Yvonne Jones

    Molecular Metabolism, Vol 49, Iss , Pp 101201- (2021)

    2021  

    Abstract: Objectives: The only proteins known to be modified by O-linked lipidation are Wnts and ghrelin, and enzymatic removal of this post-translational modification inhibits ligand activity. Indeed, the Wnt-deacylase activity of Notum is the basis of its ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: The only proteins known to be modified by O-linked lipidation are Wnts and ghrelin, and enzymatic removal of this post-translational modification inhibits ligand activity. Indeed, the Wnt-deacylase activity of Notum is the basis of its ability to act as a feedback inhibitor of Wnt signalling. Whether Notum also deacylates ghrelin has not been determined. Methods: We used mass spectrometry to assay ghrelin deacylation by Notum and co-crystallisation to reveal enzyme–substrate interactions at the atomic level. CRISPR/Cas technology was used to tag endogenous Notum and assess its localisation in mice while liver-specific Notum knock-out mice allowed us to investigate the physiological role of Notum in modulating the level of ghrelin deacylation. Results: Mass spectrometry detected the removal of octanoyl from ghrelin by purified active Notum but not by an inactive mutant. The 2.2 Å resolution crystal structure of the Notum-ghrelin complex showed that the octanoyl lipid was accommodated in the hydrophobic pocket of the Notum. The knock-in allele expressing HA-tagged Notum revealed that Notum was produced in the liver and present in the bloodstream, albeit at a low level. Liver-specific inactivation of Notum in animals fed a high-fat diet led to a small but significant increase in acylated ghrelin in the circulation, while no such increase was seen in wild-type animals on the same diet. Conclusions: Overall, our data demonstrate that Notum can act as a ghrelin deacylase, and that this may be physiologically relevant under high-fat diet conditions. Our study therefore adds Notum to the list of enzymes, including butyrylcholinesterase and other carboxylesterases, that modulate the acylation state of ghrelin. The contribution of multiple enzymes could help tune the activity of this important hormone to a wide range of physiological conditions.
    Keywords Notum ; Ghrelin ; Deacylation ; Crystal structure ; Metabolism ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Oseltamivir Is Effective against 1918 Influenza Virus Infection of Macaques but Vulnerable to Escape.

    Feldmann, Friederike / Kobasa, Darwyn / Embury-Hyatt, Carissa / Grolla, Allen / Taylor, Tracy / Kiso, Maki / Kakugawa, Satoshi / Gren, Jason / Jones, Steven M / Kawaoka, Yoshihiro / Feldmann, Heinz

    mBio

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 5

    Abstract: The 1918 influenza virus, subtype H1N1, was the causative agent of the most devastating pandemic in the history of infectious diseases. ...

    Abstract The 1918 influenza virus, subtype H1N1, was the causative agent of the most devastating pandemic in the history of infectious diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/drug effects ; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/pathogenicity ; Macaca ; Orthomyxoviridae Infections/drug therapy ; Orthomyxoviridae Infections/virology ; Oseltamivir/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Oseltamivir (20O93L6F9H)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2557172-2
    ISSN 2150-7511 ; 2161-2129
    ISSN (online) 2150-7511
    ISSN 2161-2129
    DOI 10.1128/mBio.02059-19
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  6. Article ; Online: Competitive incorporation of homologous gene segments of influenza A virus into virions.

    Inagaki, Arisa / Goto, Hideo / Kakugawa, Satoshi / Ozawa, Makoto / Kawaoka, Yoshihiro

    Journal of virology

    2012  Volume 86, Issue 18, Page(s) 10200–10202

    Abstract: By using two reporter protein-encoding virus-like RNAs derived from identical viral RNA (vRNA) segments, we assessed their incorporation efficiency into single progeny virions. Most plaques formed by the recombinant viruses that were generated in cells ... ...

    Abstract By using two reporter protein-encoding virus-like RNAs derived from identical viral RNA (vRNA) segments, we assessed their incorporation efficiency into single progeny virions. Most plaques formed by the recombinant viruses that were generated in cells positive for both reporter genes expressed only one or the other protein. These results suggest that two virus-like RNAs encoding different reporter proteins compete for incorporation into virions, and individual influenza virions incorporate single, but not multiple, copies of homologous vRNA segments.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Line ; Dogs ; Genes, Reporter ; Genes, Viral ; Humans ; Influenza A virus/genetics ; Influenza A virus/physiology ; Neuraminidase/genetics ; Plasmids/genetics ; RNA, Viral/genetics ; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase/genetics ; Recombinant Proteins/genetics ; Transfection ; Viral Proteins/genetics ; Virion/genetics ; Virion/physiology ; Virus Assembly/genetics ; Virus Assembly/physiology
    Chemical Substances PB2 protein, Influenzavirus A ; RNA, Viral ; Recombinant Proteins ; Viral Proteins ; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (EC 2.7.7.48) ; NA protein, influenza A virus (EC 3.2.1.18) ; Neuraminidase (EC 3.2.1.18)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-06-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80174-4
    ISSN 1098-5514 ; 0022-538X
    ISSN (online) 1098-5514
    ISSN 0022-538X
    DOI 10.1128/JVI.01204-12
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  7. Article ; Online: Godzilla-dependent transcytosis promotes Wingless signalling in Drosophila wing imaginal discs.

    Yamazaki, Yasuo / Palmer, Lucy / Alexandre, Cyrille / Kakugawa, Satoshi / Beckett, Karen / Gaugue, Isabelle / Palmer, Ruth H / Vincent, Jean-Paul

    Nature cell biology

    2016  Volume 18, Issue 4, Page(s) 451–457

    Abstract: The apical and basolateral membranes of epithelia are insulated from each other, preventing the transfer of extracellular proteins from one side to the other. Thus, a signalling protein produced apically is not expected to reach basolateral receptors. ... ...

    Abstract The apical and basolateral membranes of epithelia are insulated from each other, preventing the transfer of extracellular proteins from one side to the other. Thus, a signalling protein produced apically is not expected to reach basolateral receptors. Evidence suggests that Wingless, the main Drosophila Wnt, is secreted apically in the embryonic epidermis. However, in the wing imaginal disc epithelium, Wingless is mostly seen on the basolateral membrane where it spreads from secreting to receiving cells. Here we examine the apico-basal movement of Wingless in Wingless-producing cells of wing imaginal discs. We find that it is presented first on the apical surface before making its way to the basolateral surface, where it is released and allowed to interact with signalling receptors. We show that Wingless transcytosis involves dynamin-dependent endocytosis from the apical surface. Subsequent trafficking from early apical endosomes to the basolateral surface requires Godzilla, a member of the RNF family of membrane-anchored E3 ubiquitin ligases. Without such transport, Wingless signalling is strongly reduced in this tissue.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Genetically Modified ; Drosophila Proteins/genetics ; Drosophila Proteins/metabolism ; Drosophila melanogaster/embryology ; Drosophila melanogaster/genetics ; Drosophila melanogaster/metabolism ; Endosomes/metabolism ; Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics ; Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism ; Imaginal Discs/embryology ; Imaginal Discs/metabolism ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Microscopy, Confocal ; RNA Interference ; Signal Transduction ; Transcytosis ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism ; Wings, Animal/embryology ; Wings, Animal/metabolism ; Wnt1 Protein/genetics ; Wnt1 Protein/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Drosophila Proteins ; Wnt1 Protein ; wg protein, Drosophila ; Green Fluorescent Proteins (147336-22-9) ; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases (EC 2.3.2.27) ; gzl protein, Drosophila (EC 2.3.2.27)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-03-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1474722-4
    ISSN 1476-4679 ; 1465-7392
    ISSN (online) 1476-4679
    ISSN 1465-7392
    DOI 10.1038/ncb3325
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  8. Article: Characterization of a thermostable carboxylesterase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima

    Kakugawa, Satoshi / Fushinobu, Shinya / Wakagi, Takayoshi / Shoun, Hirofumi

    Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 2007 Mar., v. 74, no. 3

    2007  

    Abstract: The gene encoding carboxylesterase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima (tm0053) was cloned. The recombinant protein (EST53) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli without its NH₂-terminal hydrophobic region, and with a C-terminal ... ...

    Abstract The gene encoding carboxylesterase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima (tm0053) was cloned. The recombinant protein (EST53) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli without its NH₂-terminal hydrophobic region, and with a C-terminal hexahistidine sequence. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment, followed by Ni²⁺ affinity chromatography, and then characterized. Among the p-nitrophenyl esters tested, the best substrate was p-nitrophenyl decanoate with K m and k cat values of 3.1 μM and 10.8 s-¹, respectively, at 60°C and pH 7.5. The addition of O,O'-bis(2-aminoethyl)ethyleneglycol-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid decreased the esterase activity, indicating that EST53 is dependent on the presence of Ca²⁺ ion. In addition, its activity was inhibited by the addition of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and diethyl pyrocarbonate, indicating that it contains serine and histidine residues, which play key roles in the catalytic mechanism. EST53 shows a relatively high degree of similarity to Burkholderia lipases that belong to family I.2 of the lipolytic enzymes, whereas the local sequence around the pentapeptide of EST53 is most similar to those of Bacillus lipases belonging to family I.4.
    Keywords carboxylesterase ; triacylglycerol lipase
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2007-03
    Size p. 585-591.
    Publisher Springer-Verlag
    Publishing place Berlin/Heidelberg
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 392453-1
    ISSN 1432-0614 ; 0171-1741 ; 0175-7598
    ISSN (online) 1432-0614
    ISSN 0171-1741 ; 0175-7598
    DOI 10.1007/s00253-006-0687-9
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  9. Article: Characterization of a thermostable carboxylesterase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima.

    Kakugawa, Satoshi / Fushinobu, Shinya / Wakagi, Takayoshi / Shoun, Hirofumi

    Applied microbiology and biotechnology

    2007  Volume 74, Issue 3, Page(s) 585–591

    Abstract: The gene encoding carboxylesterase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima (tm0053) was cloned. The recombinant protein (EST53) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli without its NH(2)-terminal hydrophobic region, and with a C-terminal ... ...

    Abstract The gene encoding carboxylesterase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima (tm0053) was cloned. The recombinant protein (EST53) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli without its NH(2)-terminal hydrophobic region, and with a C-terminal hexahistidine sequence. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment, followed by Ni(2+) affinity chromatography, and then characterized. Among the p-nitrophenyl esters tested, the best substrate was p-nitrophenyl decanoate with K (m) and k (cat) values of 3.1 muM and 10.8 s(-1), respectively, at 60 degrees C and pH 7.5. The addition of O,O'-bis(2-aminoethyl)ethyleneglycol-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid decreased the esterase activity, indicating that EST53 is dependent on the presence of Ca(2+) ion. In addition, its activity was inhibited by the addition of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and diethyl pyrocarbonate, indicating that it contains serine and histidine residues, which play key roles in the catalytic mechanism. EST53 shows a relatively high degree of similarity to Burkholderia lipases that belong to family I.2 of the lipolytic enzymes, whereas the local sequence around the pentapeptide of EST53 is most similar to those of Bacillus lipases belonging to family I.4.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Bacillus/genetics ; Burkholderia/genetics ; Calcium/pharmacology ; Carboxylesterase/chemistry ; Carboxylesterase/genetics ; Carboxylesterase/isolation & purification ; Carboxylesterase/metabolism ; Chemical Fractionation ; Chromatography, Affinity ; Cloning, Molecular ; Diethyl Pyrocarbonate/pharmacology ; Enzyme Activators/pharmacology ; Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Enzyme Stability ; Escherichia coli ; Hot Temperature ; Lipase/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride/pharmacology ; Recombinant Proteins/genetics ; Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification ; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism ; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid ; Substrate Specificity ; Thermotoga maritima/enzymology ; Thermotoga maritima/genetics
    Chemical Substances Enzyme Activators ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; Recombinant Proteins ; Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride (57KD15003I) ; Carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1) ; Lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) ; Diethyl Pyrocarbonate (LMR3LZG146) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-03
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392453-1
    ISSN 1432-0614 ; 0175-7598 ; 0171-1741
    ISSN (online) 1432-0614
    ISSN 0175-7598 ; 0171-1741
    DOI 10.1007/s00253-006-0687-9
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  10. Article ; Online: RuvB-like protein 2 is a suppressor of influenza A virus polymerases.

    Kakugawa, Satoshi / Shimojima, Masayuki / Neumann, Gabriele / Goto, Hideo / Kawaoka, Yoshihiro

    Journal of virology

    2009  Volume 83, Issue 13, Page(s) 6429–6434

    Abstract: In pro- and eukaryotic cells, RuvB-like protein 2 (RBL2) resolves Holliday junction recombination intermediates. Here, we identified RBL2 as a suppressor of influenza A virus replication. Human RBL2 appears to interfere with the oligomerization of the ... ...

    Abstract In pro- and eukaryotic cells, RuvB-like protein 2 (RBL2) resolves Holliday junction recombination intermediates. Here, we identified RBL2 as a suppressor of influenza A virus replication. Human RBL2 appears to interfere with the oligomerization of the viral nucleoprotein, a critical step in the assembly of viral replication complexes.
    MeSH term(s) ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities ; Carrier Proteins/metabolism ; Cell Line ; DNA Helicases/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Viral ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Humans ; Influenza A virus/enzymology ; Influenza A virus/physiology ; Nucleocapsid Proteins ; Protein Multimerization ; RNA, Viral/metabolism ; RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase/metabolism ; Viral Core Proteins/metabolism ; Virus Replication
    Chemical Substances Carrier Proteins ; NP protein, Influenza A virus ; Nucleocapsid Proteins ; RNA, Viral ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; Viral Core Proteins ; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (EC 2.7.7.48) ; ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities (EC 3.6.4.-) ; DNA Helicases (EC 3.6.4.-) ; RUVBL2 protein, human (EC 3.6.4.12)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-04-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80174-4
    ISSN 1098-5514 ; 0022-538X
    ISSN (online) 1098-5514
    ISSN 0022-538X
    DOI 10.1128/JVI.00293-09
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