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  1. Article ; Online: The fungal RABOME: RAB GTPases acting in the endocytic and exocytic pathways of Aspergillus nidulans (with excursions to other filamentous fungi).

    Pinar, Mario / Peñalva, Miguel A

    Molecular microbiology

    2021  Volume 116, Issue 1, Page(s) 53–70

    Abstract: RAB GTPases are major determinants of membrane identity that have been exploited as highly specific reporters to study intracellular traffic in vivo. A score of fungal papers have considered individual RABs, but systematic, integrated studies on the ... ...

    Abstract RAB GTPases are major determinants of membrane identity that have been exploited as highly specific reporters to study intracellular traffic in vivo. A score of fungal papers have considered individual RABs, but systematic, integrated studies on the localization and physiological role of these regulators and their effectors have been performed only with Aspergillus nidulans. These studies have influenced the intracellular trafficking field beyond fungal specialists, leading to findings such as the maturation of trans-Golgi (TGN) cisternae into post-Golgi RAB11 secretory vesicles, the concept that these RAB11 secretory carriers are loaded with three molecular nanomotors, the understanding of the role of endocytic recycling mediated by RAB6 and RAB11 in determining the hyphal mode of life, the discovery that early endosome maturation and the ESCRT pathway are essential, the identification of specific adaptors of dynein-dynactin to RAB5 endosomes, the exquisite dependence that autophagy displays on RAB1 activity, the role of TRAPPII as a GEF for RAB11, or the conclusion that the RAB1-to-RAB11 transition is not mediated by TRAPP maturation. A remarkable finding was that the A. nidulans Spitzenkörper contains four RABs: RAB11, Sec4, RAB6, and RAB1. How these RABs cooperate during exocytosis represents an as yet outstanding question.
    MeSH term(s) Aspergillus nidulans/enzymology ; Aspergillus nidulans/metabolism ; Fungal Proteins/metabolism ; Hyphae/growth & development ; Protein Transport/physiology ; Vesicular Transport Proteins ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Fungal Proteins ; Rab6 protein ; Vesicular Transport Proteins ; transport protein particle, TRAPP ; rab11 protein (EC 3.6.1.-) ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2) ; rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2) ; rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 619315-8
    ISSN 1365-2958 ; 0950-382X
    ISSN (online) 1365-2958
    ISSN 0950-382X
    DOI 10.1111/mmi.14716
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  2. Article ; Online: En bloc

    Pinar, Mario / Peñalva, Miguel A

    Journal of cell science

    2020  Volume 133, Issue 10

    Abstract: Transport protein particle (TRAPP) complexes regulate membrane traffic. TRAPPII and TRAPPIII share a core hetero-heptamer, also denoted TRAPPI. In fungi TRAPPIII and TRAPPII mediate GDP exchange on RAB1 and RAB11, respectively, regulating traffic across ... ...

    Abstract Transport protein particle (TRAPP) complexes regulate membrane traffic. TRAPPII and TRAPPIII share a core hetero-heptamer, also denoted TRAPPI. In fungi TRAPPIII and TRAPPII mediate GDP exchange on RAB1 and RAB11, respectively, regulating traffic across the Golgi, with TRAPPIII also activating RAB1 in autophagosomes. Our finding that
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Aspergillus nidulans/metabolism ; Golgi Apparatus/genetics ; Golgi Apparatus/metabolism ; Protein Transport ; Vesicular Transport Proteins/metabolism ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Vesicular Transport Proteins ; rab GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2993-2
    ISSN 1477-9137 ; 0021-9533
    ISSN (online) 1477-9137
    ISSN 0021-9533
    DOI 10.1242/jcs.241141
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  3. Article ; Online: A lipid-managing program maintains a stout Spitzenkörper.

    Peñalva, Miguel A

    Molecular microbiology

    2015  Volume 97, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–6

    Abstract: The Spitzenkörper (SPK) is an accumulation of vesicles interleaved with actin microfilaments present at the cytosolic side of the apical plasma membrane (PM) of hyphal tips of many species of filamentous fungi. The physiological role of the SPK has ... ...

    Abstract The Spitzenkörper (SPK) is an accumulation of vesicles interleaved with actin microfilaments present at the cytosolic side of the apical plasma membrane (PM) of hyphal tips of many species of filamentous fungi. The physiological role of the SPK has captivated fungal biologists over the years, but only very recently this 'organelle' is starting to be understood in the molecular terminology used for cell biological models. One aspect that has received little attention is the role of cellular membrane asymmetry in the organization of membrane traffic, in particular in the genetic and cell biological model Aspergillus nidulans. The paper by Schultzhaus et al. (2015) in this issue breaks the ice, providing original insight that may foster research in phospholipid composition in the context of intracellular traffic and the organization of the SPK. Notably, it shows that like the stout Neurospora crassa SPK, the much slimmer one of A. nidulans, appears to be formed by different strata, altogether suggesting that the SPK might be a mosaic of exocytic carriers with different functional specializations, and a major sorting hub for intracellular membranes.
    MeSH term(s) Adenosine Triphosphatases/metabolism ; Aspergillus nidulans/enzymology ; Aspergillus nidulans/growth & development ; Endocytosis ; Fungal Proteins/metabolism ; Hyphae/growth & development
    Chemical Substances Fungal Proteins ; Adenosine Triphosphatases (EC 3.6.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 619315-8
    ISSN 1365-2958 ; 0950-382X
    ISSN (online) 1365-2958
    ISSN 0950-382X
    DOI 10.1111/mmi.13044
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  4. Article ; Online: Live-Cell Imaging of Dynein-Mediated Cargo Transport in Aspergillus nidulans.

    Qiu, Rongde / Zhang, Jun / McDaniel, Dennis / Peñalva, Miguel A / Xiang, Xin

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2023  Volume 2623, Page(s) 3–23

    Abstract: Filamentous fungi have been used for studying long-distance transport of cargoes driven by cytoplasmic dynein. Aspergillus nidulans is a well-established genetic model organism used for studying dynein function and regulation in vivo. Here, we describe ... ...

    Abstract Filamentous fungi have been used for studying long-distance transport of cargoes driven by cytoplasmic dynein. Aspergillus nidulans is a well-established genetic model organism used for studying dynein function and regulation in vivo. Here, we describe how we grow A. nidulans strains for live-cell imaging and how we observe the dynein-mediated distribution of early endosomes and secretory vesicles. Using an on-stage incubator and culture chambers for inverted microscopes, we can image fungal hyphae that naturally attach to the bottom of the chambers, using wide-field epifluorescence microscopes or the new Zeiss LSM 980 (with Airyscan 2) microscope. In addition to methods for preparing cells for imaging, a procedure for A. nidulans transformation is also described.
    MeSH term(s) Dyneins/metabolism ; Aspergillus nidulans/genetics ; Biological Transport ; Endosomes/metabolism ; Fungal Proteins/genetics ; Fungal Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Dyneins (EC 3.6.4.2) ; Fungal Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-0716-2958-1_1
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  5. Article ; Online: Comment on Dimou et al. Profile of Membrane Cargo Trafficking Proteins and Transporters Expressed under N Source Derepressing Conditions in

    Bravo-Plaza, Ignacio / Hernández-González, Miguel / Peñalva, Miguel Á

    Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 7, Issue 12

    Abstract: Contrary to the opinion recently offered by Dimou et al., our previously published biochemical, subcellular and genetic data supported our contention that AN11127 corresponds to ... ...

    Abstract Contrary to the opinion recently offered by Dimou et al., our previously published biochemical, subcellular and genetic data supported our contention that AN11127 corresponds to the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2784229-0
    ISSN 2309-608X ; 2309-608X
    ISSN (online) 2309-608X
    ISSN 2309-608X
    DOI 10.3390/jof7121037
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  6. Article ; Online: Cell wall dynamics stabilize tip growth in a filamentous fungus.

    Chevalier, Louis / Pinar, Mario / Le Borgne, Rémi / Durieu, Catherine / Peñalva, Miguel A / Boudaoud, Arezki / Minc, Nicolas

    PLoS biology

    2023  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) e3001981

    Abstract: Hyphal tip growth allows filamentous fungi to colonize space, reproduce, or infect. It features remarkable morphogenetic plasticity including unusually fast elongation rates, tip turning, branching, or bulging. These shape changes are all driven from the ...

    Abstract Hyphal tip growth allows filamentous fungi to colonize space, reproduce, or infect. It features remarkable morphogenetic plasticity including unusually fast elongation rates, tip turning, branching, or bulging. These shape changes are all driven from the expansion of a protective cell wall (CW) secreted from apical pools of exocytic vesicles. How CW secretion, remodeling, and deformation are modulated in concert to support rapid tip growth and morphogenesis while ensuring surface integrity remains poorly understood. We implemented subresolution imaging to map the dynamics of CW thickness and secretory vesicles in Aspergillus nidulans. We found that tip growth is associated with balanced rates of CW secretion and expansion, which limit temporal fluctuations in CW thickness, elongation speed, and vesicle amount, to less than 10% to 20%. Affecting this balance through modulations of growth or trafficking yield to near-immediate changes in CW thickness, mechanics, and shape. We developed a model with mechanical feedback that accounts for steady states of hyphal growth as well as rapid adaptation of CW mechanics and vesicle recruitment to different perturbations. These data provide unprecedented details on how CW dynamics emerges from material secretion and expansion, to stabilize fungal tip growth as well as promote its morphogenetic plasticity.
    MeSH term(s) Hyphae ; Secretory Vesicles/metabolism ; Aspergillus nidulans/metabolism ; Cell Wall
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2126776-5
    ISSN 1545-7885 ; 1544-9173
    ISSN (online) 1545-7885
    ISSN 1544-9173
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001981
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  7. Article ; Online: Aspergillus nidulans BapH is a RAB11 effector that connects membranes in the Spitzenkörper with basal autophagy.

    Pinar, Mario / Peñalva, Miguel A

    Molecular microbiology

    2017  Volume 106, Issue 3, Page(s) 452–468

    Abstract: Using affinity chromatography we identified the Aspergillus nidulans F-BAR-and-PH domain-containing protein BapH as a ... ...

    Abstract Using affinity chromatography we identified the Aspergillus nidulans F-BAR-and-PH domain-containing protein BapH as a RabE
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 619315-8
    ISSN 1365-2958 ; 0950-382X
    ISSN (online) 1365-2958
    ISSN 0950-382X
    DOI 10.1111/mmi.13777
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  8. Article ; Online: The Uso1 globular head interacts with SNAREs to maintain viability even in the absence of the coiled-coil domain.

    Bravo-Plaza, Ignacio / Tagua, Victor G / Arst, Herbert N / Alonso, Ana / Pinar, Mario / Monterroso, Begoña / Galindo, Antonio / Peñalva, Miguel A

    eLife

    2023  Volume 12

    Abstract: Uso1/p115 and RAB1 tether ER-derived vesicles to the Golgi. Uso1/p115 contains a globular-head-domain (GHD), a coiled-coil (CC) mediating dimerization/tethering, and a C-terminal region (CTR) interacting with golgins. Uso1/p115 is recruited to vesicles ... ...

    Abstract Uso1/p115 and RAB1 tether ER-derived vesicles to the Golgi. Uso1/p115 contains a globular-head-domain (GHD), a coiled-coil (CC) mediating dimerization/tethering, and a C-terminal region (CTR) interacting with golgins. Uso1/p115 is recruited to vesicles by RAB1. Genetic studies placed Uso1 paradoxically acting upstream of, or in conjunction with RAB1 (Sapperstein et al., 1996). We selected two missense mutations in
    MeSH term(s) SNARE Proteins/metabolism ; Vesicular Transport Proteins/metabolism ; Golgi Apparatus/metabolism ; Protein Domains
    Chemical Substances SNARE Proteins ; Vesicular Transport Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.85079
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  9. Article ; Online: Tracking exocytosis of a GPI-anchored protein in Aspergillus nidulans.

    Peñalva, Miguel A / Moscoso-Romero, Esteban / Hernández-González, Miguel

    Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)

    2020  Volume 21, Issue 11, Page(s) 675–688

    Abstract: Secretion of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein (GPI-AP) EglC was investigated in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans, exploiting a sucrose-inducible promoter to conditionally express the protein in cells blocked at different steps ...

    Abstract Secretion of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein (GPI-AP) EglC was investigated in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans, exploiting a sucrose-inducible promoter to conditionally express the protein in cells blocked at different steps of exocytosis. EglC is delivered to the cell surface in a polarized fashion, but appears to redistribute rapidly toward apico-distal regions. Inactivation of SarA
    MeSH term(s) Aspergillus nidulans/genetics ; Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism ; Glycosylphosphatidylinositols/metabolism ; Golgi Apparatus/metabolism ; Protein Transport ; Secretory Pathway
    Chemical Substances Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1483852-7
    ISSN 1600-0854 ; 1398-9219
    ISSN (online) 1600-0854
    ISSN 1398-9219
    DOI 10.1111/tra.12761
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  10. Article ; Online: Molecular basis of resistance to the microtubule-depolymerizing antitumor compound plocabulin.

    Pantazopoulou, Areti / Galmarini, Carlos María / Peñalva, Miguel A

    Scientific reports

    2018  Volume 8, Issue 1, Page(s) 8616

    Abstract: Plocabulin (PM060184) is a microtubule depolymerizing agent with potent antiproliferative activity undergoing phase II clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors. Plocabulin shows antifungal activity virtually abolishing growth of the filamentous ... ...

    Abstract Plocabulin (PM060184) is a microtubule depolymerizing agent with potent antiproliferative activity undergoing phase II clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors. Plocabulin shows antifungal activity virtually abolishing growth of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. A. nidulans hyphae depend both on mitotic and interphase microtubules, as human cells. Here, we exploited the A. nidulans genetic amenability to gain insight into the mechanism of action of plocabulin. By combining mutations in the two A. nidulans β-tubulin isotypes we obtained a plocabulin-insensitive strain, showing that β-tubulin is the only molecular target of plocabulin in fungal cells. From a genetic screen, we recovered five mutants that show plocabulin resistance but do not carry mutations in β-tubulin. Resistance mutations resulted in amino acid substitutions in (1) two subunits of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2B activating the General Amino Acid Control, (2) TIM44, an essential component of the inner mitochondrial membrane translocase, (3) two transcription factors of the binuclear zinc cluster family potentially interfering with the uptake or efflux of plocabulin. Given the conservation of some of the identified proteins and their respective cellular functions in the tumor environment, our results pinpoint candidates to be tested as potential biomarkers for determination of drug efficiency.
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Aspergillus nidulans/drug effects ; Drug Resistance, Fungal ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; Fungal Proteins/genetics ; Microtubules/drug effects ; Mutation, Missense ; Polyketides/pharmacology ; Pyrones/pharmacology ; Tubulin/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Fungal Proteins ; PM060184 ; Polyketides ; Pyrones ; Tubulin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-06-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-26736-3
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