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  1. Article ; Online: Clioquinol promotes the degradation of metal-dependent amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers to restore endocytosis and ameliorate Aβ toxicity.

    Matlack, Kent E S / Tardiff, Daniel F / Narayan, Priyanka / Hamamichi, Shusei / Caldwell, Kim A / Caldwell, Guy A / Lindquist, Susan

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2014  Volume 111, Issue 11, Page(s) 4013–4018

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, progressive neurodegenerative disorder without effective disease-modifying therapies. The accumulation of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is associated with AD. However, identifying new compounds that antagonize the ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, progressive neurodegenerative disorder without effective disease-modifying therapies. The accumulation of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is associated with AD. However, identifying new compounds that antagonize the underlying cellular pathologies caused by Aβ has been hindered by a lack of cellular models amenable to high-throughput chemical screening. To address this gap, we use a robust and scalable yeast model of Aβ toxicity where the Aβ peptide transits through the secretory and endocytic compartments as it does in neurons. The pathogenic Aβ 1-42 peptide forms more oligomers and is more toxic than Aβ 1-40 and genome-wide genetic screens identified genes that are known risk factors for AD. Here, we report an unbiased screen of ∼140,000 compounds for rescue of Aβ toxicity. Of ∼30 hits, several were 8-hydroxyquinolines (8-OHQs). Clioquinol (CQ), an 8-OHQ previously reported to reduce Aβ burden, restore metal homeostasis, and improve cognition in mouse AD models, was also effective and rescued the toxicity of Aβ secreted from glutamatergic neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. In yeast, CQ dramatically reduced Aβ peptide levels in a copper-dependent manner by increasing degradation, ultimately restoring endocytic function. This mirrored its effects on copper-dependent oligomer formation in vitro, which was also reversed by CQ. This unbiased screen indicates that copper-dependent Aβ oligomer formation contributes to Aβ toxicity within the secretory/endosomal pathways where it can be targeted with selective metal binding compounds. Establishing the ability of the Aβ yeast model to identify disease-relevant compounds supports its further exploitation as a validated early discovery platform.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/toxicity ; Animals ; Caenorhabditis elegans ; Clioquinol/pharmacology ; Drug Discovery/methods ; Endocytosis/drug effects ; Endocytosis/physiology ; Proteolysis/drug effects ; Small Molecule Libraries ; Yeasts
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Small Molecule Libraries ; Clioquinol (7BHQ856EJ5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-03-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1402228111
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  2. Article ; Online: Prion-like proteins sequester and suppress the toxicity of huntingtin exon 1

    Kayatekin, Can / Matlack, Kent E. S. / Hesse, William R. / Guan, Yinghua / Chakrabortee, Sohini / Russ, Jennifer M. / Wanker, Erich E. / Shah, Jagesh V. / Lindquist, Susan

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2014 Aug. 19, v. 111, no. 33 p.12085-12090

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    Abstract: Expansions of preexisting polyglutamine (polyQ) tracts in at least nine different proteins cause devastating neurodegenerative diseases. There are many unique features to these pathologies, but there must also be unifying mechanisms underlying polyQ ... ...

    Abstract Expansions of preexisting polyglutamine (polyQ) tracts in at least nine different proteins cause devastating neurodegenerative diseases. There are many unique features to these pathologies, but there must also be unifying mechanisms underlying polyQ toxicity. Using a polyQ-expanded fragment of huntingtin exon-1 (Htt103Q), the causal protein in Huntington disease, we and others have created tractable models for investigating polyQ toxicity in yeast cells. These models recapitulate key pathological features of human diseases and provide access to an unrivalled genetic toolbox. To identify toxicity modifiers, we performed an unbiased overexpression screen of virtually every protein encoded by the yeast genome. Surprisingly, there was no overlap between our modifiers and those from a conceptually identical screen reported recently, a discrepancy we attribute to an artifact of their overexpression plasmid. The suppressors of Htt103Q toxicity recovered in our screen were strongly enriched for glutamine- and asparagine-rich prion-like proteins. Separated from the rest of the protein, the prion-like sequences of these proteins were themselves potent suppressors of polyQ-expanded huntingtin exon-1 toxicity, in both yeast and human cells. Replacing the glutamines in these sequences with asparagines abolished suppression and converted them to enhancers of toxicity. Replacing asparagines with glutamines created stronger suppressors. The suppressors (but not the enhancers) coaggregated with Htt103Q, forming large foci at the insoluble protein deposit in which proteins were highly immobile. Cells possessing foci had fewer (if any) small diffusible oligomers of Htt103Q. Until such foci were lost, cells were protected from death. We discuss the therapeutic implications of these findings.
    Keywords human diseases ; proteins ; humans ; gene overexpression ; yeasts ; models ; plasmids ; toxicity ; neurodegenerative diseases ; exons ; protein misfolding ; genome ; prions
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2014-0819
    Size p. 12085-12090.
    Publishing place National Academy of Sciences
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note 2019-12-04 ; Resource is Open Access
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1412504111
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  3. Article: Membrane-protein integration and the role of the translocation channel.

    Rapoport, Tom A / Goder, Veit / Heinrich, Sven U / Matlack, Kent E S

    Trends in cell biology

    2004  Volume 14, Issue 10, Page(s) 568–575

    Abstract: Most eukaryotic membrane proteins are integrated into the lipid bilayer during their synthesis at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Their integration occurs with the help of a protein-conducting channel formed by the heterotrimeric Sec61 membrane-protein ... ...

    Abstract Most eukaryotic membrane proteins are integrated into the lipid bilayer during their synthesis at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Their integration occurs with the help of a protein-conducting channel formed by the heterotrimeric Sec61 membrane-protein complex. The crystal structure of an archaeal homolog of the complex suggests mechanisms that enable the channel to open across the membrane and to release laterally hydrophobic transmembrane segments of nascent membrane proteins into lipid. Many aspects of membrane-protein integration remain controversial and poorly understood, but new structural data provide testable hypotheses. We propose a model of how the channel recognizes transmembrane segments, orients them properly with respect to the plane of the membrane and releases them into lipid. We also discuss how the channel would prevent small molecules from crossing the lipid bilayer while it is integrating proteins.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Cell Membrane/physiology ; Humans ; Ion Channel Gating/physiology ; Lipid Bilayers/metabolism ; Membrane Proteins/chemistry ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Membrane Proteins/physiology ; Protein Binding/physiology ; Protein Transport/physiology
    Chemical Substances Lipid Bilayers ; Membrane Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2004-10
    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.2004.09.002
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  4. Article ; Online: Prion-like proteins sequester and suppress the toxicity of huntingtin exon 1.

    Kayatekin, Can / Matlack, Kent E S / Hesse, William R / Guan, Yinghua / Chakrabortee, Sohini / Russ, Jenny / Wanker, Erich E / Shah, Jagesh V / Lindquist, Susan

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2014  Volume 111, Issue 33, Page(s) 12085–12090

    Abstract: Expansions of preexisting polyglutamine (polyQ) tracts in at least nine different proteins cause devastating neurodegenerative diseases. There are many unique features to these pathologies, but there must also be unifying mechanisms underlying polyQ ... ...

    Abstract Expansions of preexisting polyglutamine (polyQ) tracts in at least nine different proteins cause devastating neurodegenerative diseases. There are many unique features to these pathologies, but there must also be unifying mechanisms underlying polyQ toxicity. Using a polyQ-expanded fragment of huntingtin exon-1 (Htt103Q), the causal protein in Huntington disease, we and others have created tractable models for investigating polyQ toxicity in yeast cells. These models recapitulate key pathological features of human diseases and provide access to an unrivalled genetic toolbox. To identify toxicity modifiers, we performed an unbiased overexpression screen of virtually every protein encoded by the yeast genome. Surprisingly, there was no overlap between our modifiers and those from a conceptually identical screen reported recently, a discrepancy we attribute to an artifact of their overexpression plasmid. The suppressors of Htt103Q toxicity recovered in our screen were strongly enriched for glutamine- and asparagine-rich prion-like proteins. Separated from the rest of the protein, the prion-like sequences of these proteins were themselves potent suppressors of polyQ-expanded huntingtin exon-1 toxicity, in both yeast and human cells. Replacing the glutamines in these sequences with asparagines abolished suppression and converted them to enhancers of toxicity. Replacing asparagines with glutamines created stronger suppressors. The suppressors (but not the enhancers) coaggregated with Htt103Q, forming large foci at the insoluble protein deposit in which proteins were highly immobile. Cells possessing foci had fewer (if any) small diffusible oligomers of Htt103Q. Until such foci were lost, cells were protected from death. We discuss the therapeutic implications of these findings.
    MeSH term(s) Exons ; GPI-Linked Proteins/physiology ; Humans ; Huntingtin Protein ; Microscopy, Confocal ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Prions/physiology
    Chemical Substances GPI-Linked Proteins ; HTT protein, human ; Huntingtin Protein ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; PRND protein, human ; Prions
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-08-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1412504111
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  5. Article ; Online: Functional links between Aβ toxicity, endocytic trafficking, and Alzheimer's disease risk factors in yeast.

    Treusch, Sebastian / Hamamichi, Shusei / Goodman, Jessica L / Matlack, Kent E S / Chung, Chee Yeun / Baru, Valeriya / Shulman, Joshua M / Parrado, Antonio / Bevis, Brooke J / Valastyan, Julie S / Han, Haesun / Lindhagen-Persson, Malin / Reiman, Eric M / Evans, Denis A / Bennett, David A / Olofsson, Anders / DeJager, Philip L / Tanzi, Rudolph E / Caldwell, Kim A /
    Caldwell, Guy A / Lindquist, Susan

    Science (New York, N.Y.)

    2011  Volume 334, Issue 6060, Page(s) 1241–1245

    Abstract: Aβ (beta-amyloid peptide) is an important contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD). We modeled Aβ toxicity in yeast by directing the peptide to the secretory pathway. A genome-wide screen for toxicity modifiers identified the yeast homolog of ... ...

    Abstract Aβ (beta-amyloid peptide) is an important contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD). We modeled Aβ toxicity in yeast by directing the peptide to the secretory pathway. A genome-wide screen for toxicity modifiers identified the yeast homolog of phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein (PICALM) and other endocytic factors connected to AD whose relationship to Aβ was previously unknown. The factors identified in yeast modified Aβ toxicity in glutamatergic neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans and in primary rat cortical neurons. In yeast, Aβ impaired the endocytic trafficking of a plasma membrane receptor, which was ameliorated by endocytic pathway factors identified in the yeast screen. Thus, links between Aβ, endocytosis, and human AD risk factors can be ascertained with yeast as a model system.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/genetics ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Animals ; Animals, Genetically Modified ; Caenorhabditis elegans/cytology ; Caenorhabditis elegans/genetics ; Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolism ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Cells, Cultured ; Clathrin/metabolism ; Cytoskeleton/metabolism ; Disease Susceptibility ; Endocytosis ; Genetic Association Studies ; Genetic Testing ; Glutamates/metabolism ; Humans ; Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins/genetics ; Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins/metabolism ; Neurons/physiology ; Peptide Fragments/chemistry ; Peptide Fragments/genetics ; Peptide Fragments/metabolism ; Protein Multimerization ; Protein Transport ; Rats ; Risk Factors ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/cytology ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/growth & development ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Secretory Pathway
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Clathrin ; Glutamates ; Monomeric Clathrin Assembly Proteins ; PICALM protein, human ; Peptide Fragments ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; amyloid beta-protein (1-42)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-10-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 128410-1
    ISSN 1095-9203 ; 0036-8075
    ISSN (online) 1095-9203
    ISSN 0036-8075
    DOI 10.1126/science.1213210
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