Has both glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and nitrosylase activities, thereby playing a role in glycolysis and nuclear functions, respectively. Participates in nuclear events including transcription, RNA transport, DNA replication and apoptosis. Nuclear functions are probably due to the nitrosylase activity that mediates cysteine S-nitrosylation of nuclear target proteins such as SIRT1, HDAC2 and PRKDC. Modulates the organization and assembly of the cytoskeleton. Facilitates the CHP1-dependent microtubule and membrane associations through its ability to stimulate the binding of CHP1 to microtubules (By similarity). Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is a key enzyme in glycolysis that catalyzes the first step of the pathway by converting D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) into 3-phospho-D-glyceroyl phosphate. Component of the GAIT (gamma interferon-activated inhibitor of translation) complex which mediates interferon-gamma-induced transcript-selective translation inhibition in inflammation processes. Upon interferon-gamma treatment assembles into the GAIT complex which binds to stem loop-containing GAIT elements in the 3'-UTR of diverse inflammatory mRNAs (such as ceruplasmin) and suppresses their translation.
J. Biol. Chem. 263, 15335-15341 (1988)[PubMed:3170585]
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.2.12) (GAPDH) mRNA levels, protein, and enzymatic activity increase in 3T3-F442A adipocytes after exposure to physiological concentrations of insulin (Alexander, M., Curtis, G., Avruch, J., and Goodman, H. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 11978-11985). In order to understand the mechanism of this regulation, we have isolated and sequenced 5.4 kilobase pairs of a 12-kilobase pair human genomic clone encoding a functional GAPDH gene. The gene consists of 9 exons and 8 introns with eukaryotic signals necessary for the transcription and translation of GAPDH mRNA. The exon sequence confirms previously published cDNA sequences for human GAPDH in muscle, liver, and erythrocytes. The organization of the human and the unique chicken GAPDH genes is strikingly similar. Although chicken exons VIII-XI have been fused into human exon 8, introns which separate exons encoding the NAD binding, catalytic, and helical domains of the GAPDH protein have been retained. Stable transfection of rodent cells with the intact human GAPDH gene resulted in the expression of a correctly initiated human GAPDH mRNA and an enzymatically active human GAPDH polypeptide. Thus, the gene contains a functional promoter and intact coding sequences. Although many processed GAPDH pseudogenes and GAPDH-like sequences are present in the human genome, Southern blot analysis of human genomic DNA using a probe derived from the 3'-untranslated region of the GAPDH gene detected only two genes, a 10-copy processed pseudogene and a single copy of the isolated gene. In contrast, a probe derived from an intron segment of the isolated gene detected only a single copy of the GAPDH gene. Collectively, these findings strongly suggest that the human genome encodes a single functional GAPDH gene.
The small GTPase Rab2 immunolocalizes to vesicular tubular clusters (VTCs) that function as transport complexes carrying cargo between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi complex. Our previous studies showed that Rab2 promotes vesicle formation from VTCs and that the released vesicles are enriched in beta-coat protein, protein kinase C iota/lambda (PKCiota/lambda), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and the recycling protein p53/gp58. Because PKCiota/lambda kinase activity was necessary for vesicle formation, a search was initiated to identify the substrate(s) that potentiate Rab2 function within VTCs. In this study, we found that PKCiota/lambda phosphorylates GAPDH. Moreover, GAPDH interacts directly with the PKCiota/lambda regulatory domain. Based on numerous observations that show (beta-COP) GAPDH associates with cytoskeletal elements, we examined the role of phospho-GAPDH in promoting microtubule (MT) binding to membrane. Using a quantitative microsomal binding assay, we found that membrane association of beta-tubulin was dependent on phospho-GAPDH and was blocked by reagents that interfere with Rab2-dependent GAPDH membrane recruitment or with PKCiota/lambda kinase activity. Furthermore, normal rat kidney cells transfected with a constitutively activated form of Rab2 (Q65L) or with our anti-GAPDH polyclonal antibody displayed a dramatic change in MT organization. These combined results suggest that Rab2 stimulated PKCiota/lambda and GAPDH recruitment to VTCs, and the subsequent PKCiota/lambda phosphorylation of GAPDH ultimately influences MT dynamics in the early secretory pathway.
The gamma interferon (IFN-γ)-activated inhibitor of translation (GAIT) complex in human myeloid cells is heterotetrameric, consisting of glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase (EPRS), NS1-associated protein 1 (NSAP1), ribosomal protein L13a, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). The complex binds a structural GAIT element in the 3' untranslated region of VEGF-A and other inflammation-related transcripts and inhibits their translation. EPRS is dually phosphorylated by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) at Ser(886) and then by a Cdk5-dependent-AGC kinase at Ser(999); L13a is phosphorylated at Ser(77) by death-associated protein kinases DAPK and ZIPK. Because profound differences in inflammatory responses between mice and humans are known, we investigated the GAIT system in mouse macrophages. The murine GAIT complex is heterotrimeric, lacking NSAP1. As in humans, IFN-γ activates the mouse macrophage GAIT system via induced phosphorylation of EPRS and L13a. Murine L13a is phosphorylated at Ser(77) by the DAPK-ZIPK cascade, but EPRS is phosphorylated only at Ser(999). Loss of EPRS Ser(886) phosphorylation prevents NSAP1 incorporation into the GAIT complex. However, the triad of Ser(999)-phosphorylated EPRS, Ser(77)-phosphorylated L13a, and GAPDH forms a functional GAIT complex that inhibits translation of GAIT target mRNAs. Thus, translational control by the heterotrimeric GAIT complex in mice exemplifies the distinctive species-specific responses of myeloid cells to inflammatory stimuli.
J. Biol. Chem. 263, 15335-15341 (1988)[PubMed:3170585]
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.2.12) (GAPDH) mRNA levels, protein, and enzymatic activity increase in 3T3-F442A adipocytes after exposure to physiological concentrations of insulin (Alexander, M., Curtis, G., Avruch, J., and Goodman, H. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 11978-11985). In order to understand the mechanism of this regulation, we have isolated and sequenced 5.4 kilobase pairs of a 12-kilobase pair human genomic clone encoding a functional GAPDH gene. The gene consists of 9 exons and 8 introns with eukaryotic signals necessary for the transcription and translation of GAPDH mRNA. The exon sequence confirms previously published cDNA sequences for human GAPDH in muscle, liver, and erythrocytes. The organization of the human and the unique chicken GAPDH genes is strikingly similar. Although chicken exons VIII-XI have been fused into human exon 8, introns which separate exons encoding the NAD binding, catalytic, and helical domains of the GAPDH protein have been retained. Stable transfection of rodent cells with the intact human GAPDH gene resulted in the expression of a correctly initiated human GAPDH mRNA and an enzymatically active human GAPDH polypeptide. Thus, the gene contains a functional promoter and intact coding sequences. Although many processed GAPDH pseudogenes and GAPDH-like sequences are present in the human genome, Southern blot analysis of human genomic DNA using a probe derived from the 3'-untranslated region of the GAPDH gene detected only two genes, a 10-copy processed pseudogene and a single copy of the isolated gene. In contrast, a probe derived from an intron segment of the isolated gene detected only a single copy of the GAPDH gene. Collectively, these findings strongly suggest that the human genome encodes a single functional GAPDH gene.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme involved in many redox and biosynthetic reactions; binding may be to either the oxidized form, NAD+, or the reduced form, NADH.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate, a coenzyme involved in many redox and biosynthetic reactions; binding may be to either the oxidized form, NADP+, or the reduced form, NADPH.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
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Inferred from Physical InteractionUniProtKB
Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (TrpRS) exists in two forms in human cells, i.e., a major form which represents the full-length protein and a truncated form (mini TrpRS) in which an NH(2)-terminal extension is deleted because of alternative splicing of its pre-mRNA. Mini TrpRS can act as an angiostatic factor, while full-length TrpRS is inactive. We herein show that an oxidized form of human glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapDH) interacts with both full-length and mini TrpRSs and specifically stimulates the aminoacylation potential of mini, but not full-length, TrpRS. In contrast, reduced GapDH did not bind to TrpRSs and did not influence their aminoacylation activity. Mutagenesis experiments clarified that the NH(2)-terminal Rossmann fold region of GapDH is crucial for its interaction with mini TrpRS as well as tRNA and for the regulation of its aminoacylation potential and suggested that monomeric GapDH can bind to mini TrpRS and stimulate its aminoacylation activity. These results suggest that the angiostatic human mini, but not the full-length, TrpRS may play an important role in the intracellular regulation of protein synthesis under conditions of oxidative stress.
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Inferred from Physical InteractionIntAct
In a recent report, we introduced Extended Range Proteomic Analysis (ERPA), an intermediate approach between top-down and bottom-up proteomics, for the comprehensive characterization at the trace level (fmol level) of large and complex proteins. In this study, we extended ERPA to determine quantitatively the temporal changes that occur in the tyrosine kinase receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), upon stimulation. Specifically A 431 cells were stimulated with epidermal growth factor after which EGFR was immunoprecipitated at stimulation times of 0, 0.5, 2, and 10 min as well as 4 h. High sequence coverage was obtained (96%), and methods were developed for label-free quantitation of phosphorylation and glycosylation. A total of 13 phosphorylation sites were identified, and the estimated stoichiometry was determined over the stimulation time points, including Thr(P) and Ser(P) sites in addition to Tyr(P) sites. A total of 10 extracellular domain N-glycan sites were also identified, and major glycoforms at each site were quantitated. No change in the extent of glycosylation with stimulation was observed as expected. Finally potential binding partners to EGFR were identified based on changes in the amount of protein pulled down with EGFR as a function of time of stimulation. Many of the 19 proteins identified are known binding partners of EGFR. This work demonstrates that comprehensive characterization provides a powerful tool to aid in the study of important therapeutic targets. The detailed molecular information will prove useful in future studies in tissue.
Evidence
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Inferred from Physical InteractionUniProtKB
The small GTPase Rab2 immunolocalizes to vesicular tubular clusters (VTCs) that function as transport complexes carrying cargo between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi complex. Our previous studies showed that Rab2 promotes vesicle formation from VTCs and that the released vesicles are enriched in beta-coat protein, protein kinase C iota/lambda (PKCiota/lambda), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and the recycling protein p53/gp58. Because PKCiota/lambda kinase activity was necessary for vesicle formation, a search was initiated to identify the substrate(s) that potentiate Rab2 function within VTCs. In this study, we found that PKCiota/lambda phosphorylates GAPDH. Moreover, GAPDH interacts directly with the PKCiota/lambda regulatory domain. Based on numerous observations that show (beta-COP) GAPDH associates with cytoskeletal elements, we examined the role of phospho-GAPDH in promoting microtubule (MT) binding to membrane. Using a quantitative microsomal binding assay, we found that membrane association of beta-tubulin was dependent on phospho-GAPDH and was blocked by reagents that interfere with Rab2-dependent GAPDH membrane recruitment or with PKCiota/lambda kinase activity. Furthermore, normal rat kidney cells transfected with a constitutively activated form of Rab2 (Q65L) or with our anti-GAPDH polyclonal antibody displayed a dramatic change in MT organization. These combined results suggest that Rab2 stimulated PKCiota/lambda and GAPDH recruitment to VTCs, and the subsequent PKCiota/lambda phosphorylation of GAPDH ultimately influences MT dynamics in the early secretory pathway.
Evidence
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Inferred from Physical InteractionIntAct
Binding of epidermal growth factor (EGF) to its receptor leads to receptor dimerization, assembly of protein complexes, and activation of signaling networks that control key cellular responses. Despite their fundamental role in cell biology, little is known about protein complexes associated with the EGF receptor (EGFR) before growth factor stimulation. We used a modified membrane yeast two-hybrid system together with bioinformatics to identify 87 candidate proteins interacting with the ligand-unoccupied EGFR. Among them was histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6), a cytoplasmic lysine deacetylase, which we found negatively regulated EGFR endocytosis and degradation by controlling the acetylation status of alpha-tubulin and, subsequently, receptor trafficking along microtubules. A negative feedback loop consisting of EGFR-mediated phosphorylation of HDAC6 Tyr(570) resulted in reduced deacetylase activity and increased acetylation of alpha-tubulin. This study illustrates the complexity of the EGFR-associated interactome and identifies protein acetylation as a previously unknown regulator of receptor endocytosis and degradation.
Evidence
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Inferred from Physical InteractionIntAct
Protein-protein interaction maps provide a valuable framework for a better understanding of the functional organization of the proteome. To detect interacting pairs of human proteins systematically, a protein matrix of 4456 baits and 5632 preys was screened by automated yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) interaction mating. We identified 3186 mostly novel interactions among 1705 proteins, resulting in a large, highly connected network. Independent pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays validated the overall quality of the Y2H interactions. Using topological and GO criteria, a scoring system was developed to define 911 high-confidence interactions among 401 proteins. Furthermore, the network was searched for interactions linking uncharacterized gene products and human disease proteins to regulatory cellular pathways. Two novel Axin-1 interactions were validated experimentally, characterizing ANP32A and CRMP1 as modulators of Wnt signaling. Systematic human protein interaction screens can lead to a more comprehensive understanding of protein function and cellular processes.
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Inferred from Physical InteractionUniProtKB
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the most common adult-onset Motor Neuron Disease (MND), characterized by motor neurons death in the cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. Ten loci linked to Familial ALS have been mapped. ALS8 is caused by a substitution of a proline by a serine in the Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein-Associated protein-B/C (VAP-B/C). VAP-B belongs to a highly conserved family of proteins implicated in Endoplasmic Reticulum-Golgi and intra-Golgi transport and microtubules stabilization. Previous studies demonstrated that the P56S mutation disrupts the subcellular localization of VAP-B and that this position would be essential for Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) induced by VAP-B. In the present work we expressed and purified recombinant wild-type and P56S mutant VAP-B-MSP domain for the analysis of its interactions with other cellular proteins. Our findings suggest that the P56S mutation may lead to a less stable interaction of this endoplasmic reticulum protein with at least two other proteins: tubulin and GAPDH. These two proteins have been previously related to other forms of neurodegenerative diseases and are potential key points to understand ALS8 pathogenesis and other forms of MND. Understanding the role of these protein interactions may help the treatment of this devastating disease in the future.
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an interferon-gamma stimulus. Interferon-gamma is also known as type II interferon.
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ARS) catalyze the ligation of amino acids to cognate tRNAs. Chordate ARSs have evolved distinctive features absent from ancestral forms, including compartmentalization in a multisynthetase complex (MSC), noncatalytic peptide appendages, and ancillary functions unrelated to aminoacylation. Here, we show that glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase (GluProRS), a bifunctional ARS of the MSC, has a regulated, noncanonical activity that blocks synthesis of a specific protein. GluProRS was identified as a component of the interferon (IFN)-gamma-activated inhibitor of translation (GAIT) complex by RNA affinity chromatography using the ceruloplasmin (Cp) GAIT element as ligand. In response to IFN-gamma, GluProRS is phosphorylated and released from the MSC, binds the Cp 3'-untranslated region in an mRNP containing three additional proteins, and silences Cp mRNA translation. Thus, GluProRS has divergent functions in protein synthesis: in the MSC, its aminoacylation activity supports global translation, but translocation of GluProRS to an inflammation-responsive mRNP causes gene-specific translational silencing.
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a monosaccharide (generally glucose) into pyruvate, with the concomitant production of a small amount of ATP. Glycolysis begins with phosphorylation of a monosaccharide (generally glucose) on the sixth carbon by a hexokinase, and ends with the production of pyruvate. Pyruvate may be converted to ethanol, lactate, or other small molecules, or fed into the TCA cycle.
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of cytoskeletal structures comprising microtubules and their associated proteins.
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of proteins by the translation of mRNA.
Evidence
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Inferred from Mutant PhenotypeUniProtKB
Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases (ARS) catalyze the ligation of amino acids to cognate tRNAs. Chordate ARSs have evolved distinctive features absent from ancestral forms, including compartmentalization in a multisynthetase complex (MSC), noncatalytic peptide appendages, and ancillary functions unrelated to aminoacylation. Here, we show that glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase (GluProRS), a bifunctional ARS of the MSC, has a regulated, noncanonical activity that blocks synthesis of a specific protein. GluProRS was identified as a component of the interferon (IFN)-gamma-activated inhibitor of translation (GAIT) complex by RNA affinity chromatography using the ceruloplasmin (Cp) GAIT element as ligand. In response to IFN-gamma, GluProRS is phosphorylated and released from the MSC, binds the Cp 3'-untranslated region in an mRNP containing three additional proteins, and silences Cp mRNA translation. Thus, GluProRS has divergent functions in protein synthesis: in the MSC, its aminoacylation activity supports global translation, but translocation of GluProRS to an inflammation-responsive mRNP causes gene-specific translational silencing.
The gamma interferon (IFN-γ)-activated inhibitor of translation (GAIT) complex in human myeloid cells is heterotetrameric, consisting of glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase (EPRS), NS1-associated protein 1 (NSAP1), ribosomal protein L13a, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). The complex binds a structural GAIT element in the 3' untranslated region of VEGF-A and other inflammation-related transcripts and inhibits their translation. EPRS is dually phosphorylated by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) at Ser(886) and then by a Cdk5-dependent-AGC kinase at Ser(999); L13a is phosphorylated at Ser(77) by death-associated protein kinases DAPK and ZIPK. Because profound differences in inflammatory responses between mice and humans are known, we investigated the GAIT system in mouse macrophages. The murine GAIT complex is heterotrimeric, lacking NSAP1. As in humans, IFN-γ activates the mouse macrophage GAIT system via induced phosphorylation of EPRS and L13a. Murine L13a is phosphorylated at Ser(77) by the DAPK-ZIPK cascade, but EPRS is phosphorylated only at Ser(999). Loss of EPRS Ser(886) phosphorylation prevents NSAP1 incorporation into the GAIT complex. However, the triad of Ser(999)-phosphorylated EPRS, Ser(77)-phosphorylated L13a, and GAPDH forms a functional GAIT complex that inhibits translation of GAIT target mRNAs. Thus, translational control by the heterotrimeric GAIT complex in mice exemplifies the distinctive species-specific responses of myeloid cells to inflammatory stimuli.
Any apoptotic process in a neuron, the basic cellular unit of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.
J. Biol. Chem. 263, 15335-15341 (1988)[PubMed:3170585]
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.2.12) (GAPDH) mRNA levels, protein, and enzymatic activity increase in 3T3-F442A adipocytes after exposure to physiological concentrations of insulin (Alexander, M., Curtis, G., Avruch, J., and Goodman, H. (1985) J. Biol. Chem. 260, 11978-11985). In order to understand the mechanism of this regulation, we have isolated and sequenced 5.4 kilobase pairs of a 12-kilobase pair human genomic clone encoding a functional GAPDH gene. The gene consists of 9 exons and 8 introns with eukaryotic signals necessary for the transcription and translation of GAPDH mRNA. The exon sequence confirms previously published cDNA sequences for human GAPDH in muscle, liver, and erythrocytes. The organization of the human and the unique chicken GAPDH genes is strikingly similar. Although chicken exons VIII-XI have been fused into human exon 8, introns which separate exons encoding the NAD binding, catalytic, and helical domains of the GAPDH protein have been retained. Stable transfection of rodent cells with the intact human GAPDH gene resulted in the expression of a correctly initiated human GAPDH mRNA and an enzymatically active human GAPDH polypeptide. Thus, the gene contains a functional promoter and intact coding sequences. Although many processed GAPDH pseudogenes and GAPDH-like sequences are present in the human genome, Southern blot analysis of human genomic DNA using a probe derived from the 3'-untranslated region of the GAPDH gene detected only two genes, a 10-copy processed pseudogene and a single copy of the isolated gene. In contrast, a probe derived from an intron segment of the isolated gene detected only a single copy of the GAPDH gene. Collectively, these findings strongly suggest that the human genome encodes a single functional GAPDH gene.
Protein involved in apoptotic programmed cell death. Apoptosis is characterized by cell morphological changes, including blebbing, cell shrinkage, nuclear fragmentation, chromatin condensation and chromosomal DNA fragmentation, and eventually death. Unlike necrosis, apoptosis produces cell fragments, called apoptotic bodies, that phagocytic cells are able to engulf and quickly remove before the contents of the cell can spill out onto surrounding cells and cause damage. In general, apoptosis confers advantages during an organism's life cycle.
Protein involved in the anaerobic enzymatic conversion of glucose to lactate or pyruvate, resulting in energy stored in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), as occurs in skeletal muscle and in embryonic tissue.
A reference proteome is a set of protein sequences derived from a complete proteome which constitutes a defined standard for a particular user community. Reference proteomes are manually defined according to a number of criteria. They cover the proteomes of well- studied model organisms and other proteomes of interest for biomedical and biotechnological research. Reference proteomes have been selected to provide broad coverage of the tree of life, and constitute a representative cross-section of the taxonomic diversity to be found within UniProtKB.