In Vivo Interaction Proteomics in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos Provides New Insights into P Granule Dynamics*

Autor: Patricia G. Cipriani, Matthias Selbach, Kristin C. Gunsalus, D. Mecenas, Jolanta Polanowska, Fabio Piano, Jia-Xuan Chen
Přispěvatelé: Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille - Luminy (CIML), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 2016, 15 (5), pp.1642-1657. ⟨10.1074/mcp.M115.053975⟩
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2016, 15 (5), pp.1642-1657. ⟨10.1074/mcp.M115.053975⟩
ISSN: 1535-9476
1535-9484
Popis: International audience; Studying protein interactions in whole organisms is fundamental to understanding development. Here, we combine in vivo expressed GFP-tagged proteins with quantitative proteomics to identify protein-protein interactions of selected key proteins involved in early C. elegans embryogenesis. Co-affinity purification of interaction partners for eight bait proteins resulted in a pilot in vivo interaction map of proteins with a focus on early development. Our network reflects known biology and is highly enriched in functionally relevant interactions. To demonstrate the utility of the map, we looked for new regulators of P granule dynamics and found that GEI-12, a novel binding partner of the DYRK family kinase MBK-2, is a key regulator of P granule formation and germline maintenance. Our data corroborate a recently proposed model in which the phosphorylation state of GEI-12 controls P granule dynamics. In addition, we find that GEI-12 also induces granule formation in mammalian cells, suggesting a common regulatory mechanism in worms and humans. Our results show that in vivo interaction proteomics provides unique insights into animal development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE