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52. ChemInform Abstract: The Enzymatic Baeyer‐Villiger Oxidation: Enantioselective Synthesis of Lactones from Mesomeric Cyclohexanones.
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TASCHNER, M. J., primary and BLACK, D. J., additional
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- 1989
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53. ChemInform Abstract: TIMED DIELS‐ALDER REACTIONS
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KRAUS, G. A., primary and TASCHNER, M. J., additional
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- 1980
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54. ChemInform Abstract: TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT REARRANGEMENT OF 2-(2-FURYL)-2-LITHIO-1,3-DITHIANE
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TASCHNER, M. J., primary and KRAUS, G. A., additional
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- 1979
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55. ChemInform Abstract: DIELS‐ALDER REACTIONS USING IN SITU GENERATED QUINONES
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KRAUS, G. A., primary and TASCHNER, M. J., additional
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- 1980
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56. ChemInform Abstract: The Enzymatic Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation: A Study of 4-Substituted Cyclohexanones.
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TASCHNER, M. J., BLACK, D. J., and CHEN, Q.-Z.
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- 1993
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57. ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Tricyclo(6.2.2.01,6)dodeca-6,9-dienes. An Approach to Clerodane Diterpenes.
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TASCHNER, M. J. and CYR, P. T.
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- 1991
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58. ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Clerodane Diterpenes via Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cycloadditions.
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TASCHNER, M. J.
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- 1991
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59. Influence of preliminary etching on the stability of bonds created by one-step self-etch bonding systems
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Michael, Taschner, Fernando, Nato, Annalisa, Mazzoni, Roland, Frankenberger, Mirella, Falconi, Anselm, Petschelt, Lorenzo, Breschi, Taschner, M, Nato, F, Mazzoni, Annalisa, Frankenberger, R, Falconi, M, Petschelt, A, Breschi, Lorenzo, Taschner M, Nato F, Mazzoni A, Frankenberger R, Falconi M, Petschelt A, and Breschi L.
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Dental Leakage ,Dental Stress Analysis ,Time Factors ,nanoleakage ,Dental Bonding ,microtensile ,self-etch ,Resin Cements ,dentine ,stomatognathic diseases ,stomatognathic system ,artificial ageing, dentine, microtensile, nanoleakage, self-etch ,Dentin-Bonding Agents ,Dental Etching ,Dentin ,Dental Pulp Calcification ,Humans ,Dental Restoration Failure ,artificial ageing - Abstract
We evaluated the effects of preliminary etching of dentine on the stability of the bond created by one-step self-etch adhesives under different storage conditions. Adper Easy Bond (3M ESPE) and iBond Self-Etch (iBond SE; Heraeus Kulzer) were applied with an etch-and-rinse (i.e. after preliminary phosphoric acid etching for 15 s) or a self-etch approach. Resin-dentine bonded specimens were sectioned perpendicularly to the adhesive interface according to the 'non-trimming technique'. Beams were stored in artificial saliva for 24 h, 6 months, or 1 yr at 37°C, or in 10% NaOCl for 5 h at room temperature, and then stressed until failure; the microtensile bond strengths were calculated. Interfacial nanoleakage of additional teeth was evaluated using light microscopy or transmission electron microscopy. Adper Easy Bond showed higher bond strength than iBond SE, regardless of the dentine treatment. Similar microtensile bond strength results were obtained for teeth subjected to artificial ageing in 10% NaOCl for 5 h at room temperature and for teeth stored in artificial saliva for 6 months at 37°C. The additional etching step increased the microtensile bond strength for Adper Easy Bond and iBond SE. This study supports the use of one-step adhesives on etched dentine because of the increased bond strength compared with their application onto smear-layer-covered dentine, regardless of storage conditions.
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- 2012
60. Leucite-reinforced glass ceramic inlays luted with self-adhesive resin cement: a 2-year in vivo study
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Lorenzo Breschi, Roland Frankenberger, Norbert Krämer, Anselm Petschelt, Michael Taschner, Ulrich Lohbauer, Matthias Pelka, Taschner M, Kramer N, Lohbauer U, Pelka M, Breschi L, Petschelt A, Frankenberger R, Taschner, M, Krämer, N, Lohbauer, U, Pelka, M, Breschi, Lorenzo, Petschelt, A, and Frankenberger, R.
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Molar ,Adult ,Male ,Ceramics ,Materials science ,Inlays and onlays ,Surface Properties ,Dentistry ,Color ,Ceramic ,Inlay ,Self-adhesive Resin cement ,Clinical trials ,Dental Materials ,Young Adult ,Materials Testing ,dentin bonding systems ,Humans ,General Materials Science ,Prospective Studies ,Dental Enamel ,General Dentistry ,Cementation ,Resin cement ,Enamel paint ,business.industry ,Dental Marginal Adaptation ,Middle Aged ,Cementation (geology) ,Dental Porcelain ,Resin Cements ,Self adhesive ,Treatment Outcome ,Mechanics of Materials ,Inlays ,Patient Satisfaction ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Aluminum Silicates ,Female ,business ,Dental Cavity Preparation ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Objectives. Aim of the present prospective controlled clinical study was to compare the clinical performances of two different cementation procedures to lute IPS Empress inlays and onlays. Methods. Eighty-three IPS Empress restorations (70 class-II inlays, 13 onlays/47 premolars, 36 molars) were placed in 30 patients (19 females/11 males, mean age = 39 years). Two cementation procedures were tested: group 1: forty-three restorations were luted with a self-adhesive resin cement (RelyX Unicem, RX, 3M ESPE); group 2: forty restorations were luted with an etch-and-rinse multistep adhesive (Syntac Classic, Ivoclar-Vivadent) and Variolink II low (SV, Ivoclar-Vivadent). All restorations were evaluated after 2 weeks (baseline = 1st recall = R1, n = 83), 6 months (R2, n = 83), 1 year (R3, n = 82), and 2 years (R4, n = 82) by two independent blinded calibrated examiners using modified USPHS criteria. Results. From R1 to R4, one failure occurred in the SV group (at R2) due to marginal enamel chipping. After 2 years of clinical service (R4), better marginal and tooth integrity (p < 0.05) was found in group 2 (SV) compared to the use of the self-adhesive cement (RX, group 1), while no differences were found for all remaining investigated criteria (p > 0.05). The absence of enamel in proximal boxes (10% with no enamel and 51% of the restorations with less than 0.5 mm enamel width at the bottom of the proximal box) did not affect marginal performance (p > 0.05). Significance. The self-adhesive resin cement RelyX Unicem showed clinical outcomes similar to a conventional multi-step cementation procedure after 2 years of clinical service for most of the tested criteria. (C) 2011 Academy of Dental Materials. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- 2011
61. Adhesive Durability Inside the Root Canal Using Self-adhesive Resin Cements for Luting Fiber Posts
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A Maletic, Kerstin Bitter, Lorenzo Breschi, M Taschner, Konrad Neumann, Guido Sterzenbach, Bitter, K., Maletic, A., Neumann, K., Breschi, L., Sterzenbach, G., and Taschner, M.
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Dental Stress Analysis ,Materials science ,Root canal ,0206 medical engineering ,Dentistry ,02 engineering and technology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Composite material ,Fiber posts ,General Dentistry ,Self-Curing of Dental Resins ,business.industry ,Bond strength ,030206 dentistry ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Durability ,Resin Cements ,Root Canal Therapy ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Self adhesive ,Dentistry (all) ,Adhesive ,business ,Post and Core Technique - Abstract
SUMMARY Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of various self-adhesive resin cements on the push-out bond strengths and nanoleakage expression at the luting interfaces of fiber posts immediately and after one year of aging. Methods and Materials: One hundred forty-four extracted human anterior teeth were endodontically treated. After post space preparation, fiber posts were luted using five commercially available self-adhesive resin (SAR) cements and a core build-up material applied with a self-etch adhesive (BF: Bifix SE/Rebilda Post, VOCO; CSA: Clearfil SA Cement/Rely X Fiber Post, 3M ESPE; RX: RelyX Unicem 2/Rely X Fiber Post, 3M ESPE; SPC: Speed Cem/FRC Postec, Ivoclar Vivadent; SMC: Smart Cem/X Post, Dentsply; RB: Rebilda DC-Futurabond/Rebilda Post; n=22). For each group, half of the specimens were subjected to thermocycling (TC) (5°C-55°C, 10,000 cycles) and stored humid for one year at 37°C. Push-out bond strength data of six slices (thickness 1 mm) per root and nanoleakage expression of representative specimens were evaluated after 24 hours (baseline) and after TC and storage for one year (aging), respectively. Results: Bond strength differed significantly among resin cements (p Conclusions: Fiber post luting using SAR cements demonstrated reliable bond strengths. Product-specific differences and initial degradation effects could be demonstrated.
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- 2017
62. Effect of Double-layer Application on Dentin Bond Durability of One-step Self-etch Adhesives
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M Kümmerling, Lorenzo Breschi, Roland Frankenberger, Ulrich Lohbauer, Anselm Petschelt, Michael Taschner, Taschner, M, Kümmerling, M., Lohbauer, U., Breschi, L., Petschelt, A., and Frankenberger, R.
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Double layer (biology) ,Materials science ,Bond strength ,Bond ,Dental Bonding ,One-Step ,Durability ,Self etch adhesive ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Adhesives ,Dentin ,Materials Testing ,Dentistry (all) ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,medicine ,Adhesive ,Composite material ,General Dentistry - Abstract
SUMMARY Purpose The aim of this in vitro study was 1) to analyze the influence of a double-layer application technique of four one-step self-etch adhesive systems on dentin and 2) to determine its effect on the stability of the adhesive interfaces stored under different conditions. Materials and Methods Four different one-step self-etch adhesives were selected for the study (iBondSE, Clearfil S3 Bond, XenoV+, and Scotchbond Universal). Adhesives were applied according to manufacturers' instructions or with a double-layer application technique (without light curing of the first layer). After bonding, resin-dentin specimens were sectioned for microtensile bond strength testing in accordance with the nontrimming technique and divided into 3 subgroups of storage: a) 24 hours (immediate bond strength, T0), b) six months (T6) in artificial saliva at 37°C, or c) five hours in 10 % NaOCl at room temperature. After storage, specimens were stressed to failure. Fracture mode was assessed under a light microscope. Results At T0, iBond SE showed a significant increase in microtensile bond strength when the double-application technique was applied. All adhesive systems showed reduced bond strengths after six months of storage in artificial saliva and after storage in 10% NaOCl for five hours; however at T6, iBond SE, Clearfil S3 Bond, and XenoV+ showed significantly higher microtensile bond strength results for the double-application technique compared with the single-application technique. Scotchbond Universal showed no difference between single- or double-application, irrespective of the storage conditions. Conclusion The results of this study show that improvements in bond strength of one-step self-etch adhesives by using the double-application technique are adhesive dependent.
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- 2014
63. Development of a novel high-throughput culture system for hypoxic 3D hydrogel cell culture.
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Egger D, Baier L, Moldaschl J, Taschner M, Lorber V, and Kasper C
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- Humans, Cell Culture Techniques methods, High-Throughput Screening Assays methods, Oxygen metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Hydrogels chemistry, Cell Hypoxia, Mesenchymal Stem Cells metabolism, Mesenchymal Stem Cells cytology, Cell Culture Techniques, Three Dimensional methods
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Animal models lack physiologic relevance to the human system which results in low clinical translation of results derived from animal testing. Besides spheroids or organoids, hydrogel-based 3D in vitro models are used to mimic the in vivo situation increasing the relevance while reducing animal testing. However, to establish hydrogel-based 3D models in applications such as drug development or personalized medicine, high-throughput culture systems are required. Furthermore, the integration of oxygen-reduced (hypoxic) conditions has become increasingly important to establish more physiologic culture models. Therefore, we developed a platform technology for the high-throughput generation of miniaturized hydrogels for 3D cell culture. The Oli-Up system is based on the shape of a well-plate and allows for the parallel culture of 48 hydrogel samples, each with a volume of 15 µl. As a proof-of-concept, we established a 3D culture of gelatin-methacryloyl (GelMA)-encapsulated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs). We used a hypoxia reporter cell line to establish a defined oxygen-reduced environment to precisely trigger cellular responses characteristic of hypoxia in MSCs. In detail, the expression of hypoxia response element (HRE) increased dependent on the oxygen concentration and cell density. Furthermore, MSCs displayed an altered glucose metabolism and increased VEGF secretion upon oxygen-reduction. In conclusion, the Oli-Up system is a platform technology for the high-throughput culture of hydrogel-based 3D models in a defined oxygen environment. As it is amenable for automation, it holds the potential for high-throughput screening applications such as drug development and testing in more physiologic 3D in vitro tissue models., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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64. A conserved antigen induces respiratory Th17-mediated broad serotype protection against pneumococcal superinfection.
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Liu X, Van Maele L, Matarazzo L, Soulard D, Alves Duarte da Silva V, de Bakker V, Dénéréaz J, Bock FP, Taschner M, Ou J, Gruber S, Nizet V, Sirard JC, and Veening JW
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- Humans, Animals, Mice, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Serogroup, Th17 Cells, Disease Models, Animal, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Antigens, Bacterial genetics, Antibodies, Bacterial, Pneumococcal Infections prevention & control, Pneumococcal Infections microbiology, Influenza, Human prevention & control, Superinfection, Influenza Vaccines
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Several vaccines targeting bacterial pathogens show reduced efficacy upon concurrent viral infection, indicating that a new vaccinology approach is required. To identify antigens for the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae that are effective following influenza infection, we performed CRISPRi-seq in a murine model of superinfection and identified the conserved lafB gene as crucial for virulence. We show that LafB is a membrane-associated, intracellular protein that catalyzes the formation of galactosyl-glucosyl-diacylglycerol, a glycolipid important for cell wall homeostasis. Respiratory vaccination with recombinant LafB, in contrast to subcutaneous vaccination, was highly protective against S. pneumoniae serotypes 2, 15A, and 24F in a murine model. In contrast to standard capsule-based vaccines, protection did not require LafB-specific antibodies but was dependent on airway CD4
+ T helper 17 cells. Healthy human individuals can elicit LafB-specific immune responses, indicating LafB antigenicity in humans. Collectively, these findings present a universal pneumococcal vaccine antigen that remains effective following influenza infection., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests X.L., L.V.M., F.P.B., J.-C.S., and J.-W.V. have filed patent application WO 2023/006825 on aspects of this work. J.-C.S. is the inventor of patent WO2009156405, describing recombinant flagellin as an adjuvant., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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65. Structural basis for plasmid restriction by SMC JET nuclease.
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Roisné-Hamelin F, Liu HW, Taschner M, Li Y, and Gruber S
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- Plasmids genetics, Prokaryotic Cells, Cell Cycle Proteins metabolism, DNA metabolism, Endonucleases
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DNA loop-extruding SMC complexes play crucial roles in chromosome folding and DNA immunity. Prokaryotic SMC Wadjet (JET) complexes limit the spread of plasmids through DNA cleavage, yet the mechanisms for plasmid recognition are unresolved. We show that artificial DNA circularization renders linear DNA susceptible to JET nuclease cleavage. Unlike free DNA, JET cleaves immobilized plasmid DNA at a specific site, the plasmid-anchoring point, showing that the anchor hinders DNA extrusion but not DNA cleavage. Structures of plasmid-bound JetABC reveal two presumably stalled SMC motor units that are drastically rearranged from the resting state, together entrapping a U-shaped DNA segment, which is further converted to kinked V-shaped cleavage substrate by JetD nuclease binding. Our findings uncover mechanical bending of residual unextruded DNA as molecular signature for plasmid recognition and non-self DNA elimination. We moreover elucidate key elements of SMC loop extrusion, including the motor direction and the structure of a DNA-holding state., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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66. DNA segment capture by Smc5/6 holocomplexes.
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Taschner M and Gruber S
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- DNA chemistry, Chromosomes metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, DNA Repair, Cell Cycle Proteins metabolism, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone metabolism, Multiprotein Complexes genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism
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Three distinct structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complexes facilitate chromosome folding and segregation in eukaryotes, presumably by DNA loop extrusion. How SMCs interact with DNA to extrude loops is not well understood. Among the SMC complexes, Smc5/6 has dedicated roles in DNA repair and preventing a buildup of aberrant DNA junctions. In the present study, we describe the reconstitution of ATP-dependent DNA loading by yeast Smc5/6 rings. Loading strictly requires the Nse5/6 subcomplex which opens the kleisin neck gate. We show that plasmid molecules are topologically entrapped in the kleisin and two SMC subcompartments, but not in the full SMC compartment. This is explained by the SMC compartment holding a looped DNA segment and by kleisin locking it in place when passing between the two flanks of the loop for neck-gate closure. Related segment capture events may provide the power stroke in subsequent DNA extrusion steps, possibly also in other SMC complexes, thus providing a unifying principle for DNA loading and extrusion., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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67. Biochemically validated structural model of the 15-subunit intraflagellar transport complex IFT-B.
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Petriman NA, Loureiro-López M, Taschner M, Zacharia NK, Georgieva MM, Boegholm N, Wang J, Mourão A, Russell RB, Andersen JS, and Lorentzen E
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- Biological Transport, Binding Sites, Models, Structural, Flagella metabolism, Cilia metabolism, Dyneins metabolism
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Cilia are ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles impotant for cellular motility, signaling, and sensory reception. Cilium formation requires intraflagellar transport of structural and signaling components and involves 22 different proteins organized into intraflagellar transport (IFT) complexes IFT-A and IFT-B that are transported by molecular motors. The IFT-B complex constitutes the backbone of polymeric IFT trains carrying cargo between the cilium and the cell body. Currently, high-resolution structures are only available for smaller IFT-B subcomplexes leaving > 50% structurally uncharacterized. Here, we used Alphafold to structurally model the 15-subunit IFT-B complex. The model was validated using cross-linking/mass-spectrometry data on reconstituted IFT-B complexes, X-ray scattering in solution, diffraction from crystals as well as site-directed mutagenesis and protein-binding assays. The IFT-B structure reveals an elongated and highly flexible complex consistent with cryo-electron tomographic reconstructions of IFT trains. The IFT-B complex organizes into IFT-B1 and IFT-B2 parts with binding sites for ciliary cargo and the inactive IFT dynein motor, respectively. Interestingly, our results are consistent with two different binding sites for IFT81/74 on IFT88/70/52/46 suggesting the possibility of different structural architectures for the IFT-B1 complex. Our data present a structural framework to understand IFT-B complex assembly, function, and ciliopathy variants., (© 2022 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY NC ND 4.0 license.)
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- 2022
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68. Yeast Smy2 and its human homologs GIGYF1 and -2 regulate Cdc48/VCP function during transcription stress.
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Lehner MH, Walker J, Temcinaite K, Herlihy A, Taschner M, Berger AC, Corbett AH, Dirac Svejstrup AB, and Svejstrup JQ
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- Humans, Adenosine Triphosphatases metabolism, Carrier Proteins genetics, Cell Cycle Proteins genetics, Cell Cycle Proteins metabolism, RNA Polymerase II metabolism, Valosin Containing Protein genetics, Valosin Containing Protein metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism
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The "last resort" pathway results in ubiquitylation and degradation of RNA polymerase II in response to transcription stress and is governed by factors such as Def1 in yeast. Here, we show that the SMY2 gene acts as a multi-copy suppressor of DEF1 deletion and functions at multiple steps of the last resort pathway. We also provide genetic and biochemical evidence from disparate cellular processes that Smy2 works more broadly as a hitherto overlooked regulator of Cdc48 function. Similarly, the Smy2 homologs GIGYF1 and -2 affect the transcription stress response in human cells and regulate the function of the Cdc48 homolog VCP/p97, presently being explored as a target for cancer therapy. Indeed, we show that the apoptosis-inducing effect of VCP inhibitors NMS-873 and CB-5083 is GIGYF1/2 dependent., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2022
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69. Fourteen years clinical evaluation of leucite-reinforced ceramic inlays luted using two different adhesion strategies.
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Taschner M, Stirnweiss A, Frankenberger R, Kramer N, Galler KM, and Maier E
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- Aluminum Silicates, Ceramics therapeutic use, Dental Marginal Adaptation, Dental Porcelain, Humans, Prospective Studies, Inlays, Resin Cements therapeutic use
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Objectives: Aim of the present prospective study was to clinically evaluate the long-term performance of two different luting-materials for leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic inlays/onlays after 14 years., Methods: A total of 83 IPS-Empress-inlays/onlays were placed in 30 patients. Restorations were luted according to two different strategies: 43 restorations were fixed with a self-adhesive resin-cement (RelyXUnicem, RX), 40 restorations were inserted with VariolinkII-low (SV) after pretreatment with an etch-and-rinse multi-step adhesive. Recalls were performed after two weeks (n=83), two years (n= 82), four years (n=74) and 14 years (n=54). Two independent calibrated examiners evaluated all restorations using modified USPHS-criteria. Statistical analysis was performed using pairwise Mann-Whitney-U-test and Friedman-test (p < 0.05)., Results: After 14 years, 54 restorations in 22 patients were evaluated (eight patients equalling 29 inlays not available). Ten restorations had to be replaced (failure rate 12%); four (SV-group) showed bulk fractures and two (RX-group) exhibited marginal fractures at the 14-year recall. Overall, the SV-group revealed significantly better results regarding discoloration of the luting gap (p<0.05) compared to the RX-group. No statistically significant differences were computed between SV and RX for the remaining criteria at the respective recalls (p>0.05). However, statistically significant deteriorations were detected for both luting procedures over 14 years regarding "colour match", "marginal integrity" and "tooth integrity" (p<0.05)., Conclusions: The self-adhesive resin-cement RelyXUnicem showed similar clinical performance to a conventional multi-step luting-procedure after 14 years for most of the test parameters with a slightly inferior performance of RelyXUnicem regarding discoloration of the luting gap., Clinical Significance: The current study presents unique in-vivo long-term data on two adhesion-strategies for indirect ceramic single-tooth restorations. Differences in performance of the two luting methods after being challenged for 14 years in the oral environment are highlighted. However, the overarching survival rate justifies the recommendation of both methods for clinical routine., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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70. Essential role of Cp190 in physical and regulatory boundary formation.
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Kaushal A, Dorier J, Wang B, Mohana G, Taschner M, Cousin P, Waridel P, Iseli C, Semenova A, Restrepo S, Guex N, Aiden EL, and Gambetta MC
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Boundaries in animal genomes delimit contact domains with enhanced internal contact frequencies and have debated functions in limiting regulatory cross-talk between domains and guiding enhancers to target promoters. Most mammalian boundaries form by stalling of chromosomal loop-extruding cohesin by CTCF, but most Drosophila boundaries form CTCF independently. However, how CTCF-independent boundaries form and function remains largely unexplored. Here, we assess genome folding and developmental gene expression in fly embryos lacking the ubiquitous boundary-associated factor Cp190. We find that sequence-specific DNA binding proteins such as CTCF and Su(Hw) directly interact with and recruit Cp190 to form most promoter-distal boundaries. Cp190 is essential for early development and prevents regulatory cross-talk between specific gene loci that pattern the embryo. Cp190 was, in contrast, dispensable for long-range enhancer-promoter communication at tested loci. Cp190 is thus currently the major player in fly boundary formation and function, revealing that diverse mechanisms evolved to partition genomes into independent regulatory domains.
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- 2022
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71. A Combination of Structural, Genetic, Phenotypic and Enzymatic Analyses Reveals the Importance of a Predicted Fucosyltransferase to Protein O -Glycosylation in the Bacteroidetes.
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Tomek MB, Janesch B, Braun ML, Taschner M, Figl R, Grünwald-Gruber C, Coyne MJ, Blaukopf M, Altmann F, Kosma P, Kählig H, Comstock LE, and Schäffer C
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- Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Bacteroides enzymology, Bacteroides fragilis enzymology, Bacteroides fragilis growth & development, Carbohydrate Conformation, Evolution, Molecular, Fucosyltransferases metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Glycosylation, Models, Molecular, Pedobacter enzymology, Pedobacter growth & development, Polysaccharides metabolism, Tannerella forsythia enzymology, Tannerella forsythia growth & development, Bacteroides growth & development, Fucosyltransferases chemistry, Fucosyltransferases genetics, Polysaccharides chemistry
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Diverse members of the Bacteroidetes phylum have general protein O -glycosylation systems that are essential for processes such as host colonization and pathogenesis. Here, we analyzed the function of a putative fucosyltransferase (FucT) family that is widely encoded in Bacteroidetes protein O -glycosylation genetic loci. We studied the FucT orthologs of three Bacteroidetes species- Tannerella forsythia , Bacteroides fragilis , and Pedobacter heparinus . To identify the linkage created by the FucT of B. fragilis , we elucidated the full structure of its nine-sugar O -glycan and found that l-fucose is linked β1,4 to glucose. Of the two fucose residues in the T. forsythia O -glycan, the fucose linked to the reducing-end galactose was shown by mutational analysis to be l-fucose. Despite the transfer of l-fucose to distinct hexose sugars in the B. fragilis and T. forsythia O -glycans, the FucT orthologs from B. fragilis , T. forsythia , and P. heparinus each cross-complement the B. fragilis Δ BF4306 and T. forsythia Δ Tanf_01305 FucT mutants. In vitro enzymatic analyses showed relaxed acceptor specificity of the three enzymes, transferring l-fucose to various p NP-α-hexoses. Further, glycan structural analysis together with fucosidase assays indicated that the T. forsythia FucT links l-fucose α1,6 to galactose. Given the biological importance of fucosylated carbohydrates, these FucTs are promising candidates for synthetic glycobiology.
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- 2021
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72. Nse5/6 inhibits the Smc5/6 ATPase and modulates DNA substrate binding.
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Taschner M, Basquin J, Steigenberger B, Schäfer IB, Soh YM, Basquin C, Lorentzen E, Räschle M, Scheltema RA, and Gruber S
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- Adenosine Triphosphate metabolism, Cell Cycle Proteins chemistry, Cell Cycle Proteins genetics, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone genetics, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Crystallography, X-Ray, DNA, Fungal metabolism, Hydrolysis, Multiprotein Complexes chemistry, Multiprotein Complexes metabolism, Protein Conformation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Cell Cycle Proteins metabolism, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone chemistry, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins chemistry, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism
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Eukaryotic cells employ three SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) complexes to control DNA folding and topology. The Smc5/6 complex plays roles in DNA repair and in preventing the accumulation of deleterious DNA junctions. To elucidate how specific features of Smc5/6 govern these functions, we reconstituted the yeast holo-complex. We found that the Nse5/6 sub-complex strongly inhibited the Smc5/6 ATPase by preventing productive ATP binding. This inhibition was relieved by plasmid DNA binding but not by short linear DNA, while opposing effects were observed without Nse5/6. We uncovered two binding sites for Nse5/6 on Smc5/6, based on an Nse5/6 crystal structure and cross-linking mass spectrometry data. One binding site is located at the Smc5/6 arms and one at the heads, the latter likely exerting inhibitory effects on ATP hydrolysis. Cysteine cross-linking demonstrated that the interaction with Nse5/6 anchored the ATPase domains in a non-productive state, which was destabilized by ATP and DNA. Under similar conditions, the Nse4/3/1 module detached from the ATPase. Altogether, we show how DNA substrate selection is modulated by direct inhibition of the Smc5/6 ATPase by Nse5/6., (© 2021 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.)
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73. CTCF loss has limited effects on global genome architecture in Drosophila despite critical regulatory functions.
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Kaushal A, Mohana G, Dorier J, Özdemir I, Omer A, Cousin P, Semenova A, Taschner M, Dergai O, Marzetta F, Iseli C, Eliaz Y, Weisz D, Shamim MS, Guex N, Lieberman Aiden E, and Gambetta MC
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- Animals, Chromatin, Chromosomes metabolism, Developmental Biology, Drosophila Proteins genetics, Drosophila Proteins metabolism, Female, Gene Knockout Techniques, Male, Microtubule-Associated Proteins metabolism, CCCTC-Binding Factor genetics, CCCTC-Binding Factor metabolism, Drosophila genetics, Genome
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Vertebrate genomes are partitioned into contact domains defined by enhanced internal contact frequency and formed by two principal mechanisms: compartmentalization of transcriptionally active and inactive domains, and stalling of chromosomal loop-extruding cohesin by CTCF bound at domain boundaries. While Drosophila has widespread contact domains and CTCF, it is currently unclear whether CTCF-dependent domains exist in flies. We genetically ablate CTCF in Drosophila and examine impacts on genome folding and transcriptional regulation in the central nervous system. We find that CTCF is required to form a small fraction of all domain boundaries, while critically controlling expression patterns of certain genes and supporting nervous system function. We also find that CTCF recruits the pervasive boundary-associated factor Cp190 to CTCF-occupied boundaries and co-regulates a subset of genes near boundaries together with Cp190. These results highlight a profound difference in CTCF-requirement for genome folding in flies and vertebrates, in which a large fraction of boundaries are CTCF-dependent and suggest that CTCF has played mutable roles in genome architecture and direct gene expression control during metazoan evolution.
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74. IFT proteins interact with HSET to promote supernumerary centrosome clustering in mitosis.
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Vitre B, Taulet N, Guesdon A, Douanier A, Dosdane A, Cisneros M, Maurin J, Hettinger S, Anguille C, Taschner M, Lorentzen E, and Delaval B
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- Cluster Analysis, Kinesins genetics, Kinesins metabolism, Mitosis genetics, Carrier Proteins genetics, Centrosome metabolism
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Centrosome amplification is a hallmark of cancer, and centrosome clustering is essential for cancer cell survival. The mitotic kinesin HSET is an essential contributor to this process. Recent studies have highlighted novel functions for intraflagellar transport (IFT) proteins in regulating motors and mitotic processes. Here, using siRNA knock-down of various IFT proteins or AID-inducible degradation of endogenous IFT88 in combination with small-molecule inhibition of HSET, we show that IFT proteins together with HSET are required for efficient centrosome clustering. We identify a direct interaction between the kinesin HSET and IFT proteins, and we define how IFT proteins contribute to clustering dynamics during mitosis using high-resolution live imaging of centrosomes. Finally, we demonstrate the requirement of IFT88 for efficient centrosome clustering in a variety of cancer cell lines naturally harboring supernumerary centrosomes and its importance for cancer cell proliferation. Overall, our data unravel a novel role for the IFT machinery in centrosome clustering during mitosis in cells harboring supernumerary centrosomes., (© 2020 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.)
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75. Purification and crystal structure of human ODA16: Implications for ciliary import of outer dynein arms by the intraflagellar transport machinery.
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Wang J, Taschner M, Petriman NA, Andersen MB, Basquin J, Bhogaraju S, Vetter M, Wachter S, Lorentzen A, and Lorentzen E
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- Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chemistry, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Cilia chemistry, Crystallography, X-Ray, Dyneins chemistry, Dyneins isolation & purification, Humans, Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Protein Transport, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins isolation & purification, Cilia metabolism, Dyneins metabolism, Recombinant Proteins metabolism
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Motile cilia protrude from cell surfaces and are necessary to create movement of cells and fluids in the body. At the molecular level, cilia contain several dynein molecular motor complexes including outer dynein arms (ODAs) that are attached periodically to the ciliary axoneme, where they hydrolyse ATP to create the force required for bending and motility of the cilium. ODAs are preassembled in the cytoplasm and subsequently trafficked into the cilium by the intraflagellar transport (IFT) system. In the case of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the adaptor protein ODA16 binds to ODAs and directly to the IFT complex component IFT46 to facilitate the ciliary import of ODAs. Here, we purified recombinant human IFT46 and ODA16, determined the high-resolution crystal structure of the ODA16 protein, and carried out direct interaction studies of IFT46 and ODA16. The human ODA16 C-terminal 320 residues adopt the fold of an eight-bladed β-propeller with high overall structural similarity to the Chlamydomonas ODA16. However, the small 80 residue N-terminal domain, which in Chlamydomonas ODA16 is located on top of the β-propeller and is required to form the binding cleft for IFT46, has no visible electron density in case of the human ODA16 structure. Furthermore, size exclusion chromatography and pull-down experiments failed to detect a direct interaction between human ODA16 and IFT46. These data suggest that additional factors may be required for the ciliary import of ODAs in human cells with motile cilia., (© 2020 The Protein Society.)
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- 2020
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76. Self-organization of parS centromeres by the ParB CTP hydrolase.
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Soh YM, Davidson IF, Zamuner S, Basquin J, Bock FP, Taschner M, Veening JW, De Los Rios P, Peters JM, and Gruber S
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- Bacillus subtilis genetics, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Helix-Turn-Helix Motifs, Hydrolysis, Inverted Repeat Sequences, Protein Domains, Protein Multimerization, Pyrophosphatases genetics, Bacillus subtilis enzymology, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Centromere enzymology, Cytidine Triphosphate chemistry, Pyrophosphatases chemistry
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ParABS systems facilitate chromosome segregation and plasmid partitioning in bacteria and archaea. ParB protein binds centromeric parS DNA sequences and spreads to flanking DNA. We show that ParB is an enzyme that hydrolyzes cytidine triphosphate (CTP) to cytidine diphosphate (CDP). parS DNA stimulates cooperative CTP binding by ParB and CTP hydrolysis. A nucleotide cocrystal structure elucidates the catalytic center of the dimerization-dependent ParB CTPase. Single-molecule imaging and biochemical assays recapitulate features of ParB spreading from parS in the presence but not absence of CTP. These findings suggest that centromeres assemble by self-loading of ParB DNA sliding clamps at parS ParB CTPase is not related to known nucleotide hydrolases and might be a promising target for developing new classes of antibiotics., (Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.)
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- 2019
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77. New Approaches in Bonding to Glass-Ceramic: Self-Etch Glass-Ceramic Primer and Universal Adhesives.
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Maier E, Bordihn V, Belli R, Taschner M, Petschelt A, Lohbauer U, and Zorzin J
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- Ceramics, Dental Cements, Materials Testing, Surface Properties, Tensile Strength, Acid Etching, Dental, Dental Bonding
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Purpose: To investigate the tensile bond strength of silane-containing universal adhesives and self-etch glass-ceramic primer to lithium disilicate glass ceramics (LS2)., Materials and Methods: 960 rectangular LS2 bars (7 mm x 3 mm x 9 mm, IPS e.max CAD, Ivoclar Vivadent) were manufactured and divided into 4 groups (n = 240). Group 1 was etched with ~5% hydrofluoric acid (HF) for 20 s (VITA Ceramics Etch, Vita Zahnfabrik), group 2 was etched with ~5% HF for 20 s and silanized (ESPE Sil, 3M Oral Care), group 3 was pre-treated with a self-etching glass-ceramic primer (Monobond Etch & Prime, Ivoclar Vivadent, and group 4 received no pre-treatment. Three universal adhesives (iBOND Universal, Heraeus Kulzer; Scotchbond Universal Adhesive, 3M Oral Care; Futurabond U, Voco) were applied to the differently pre-treated surfaces, with Heliobond (Ivoclar Vivadent) serving as control. The bars from each group were paired and luted perpendicularly, forming a square bonded area of 9 mm2, using Variolink II (Ivoclar Vivadent) with a constant pressure of 10 N, followed by light curing (40 s at 800 mW/cm2, Elipar Trilight, 3M Oral Care). The resulting specimens were stored for 24 h at 37°C in distilled water. Half of the specimens of each group were submitted to tensile bond strength testing, the other half were thermocycled ([TC] 5000 cycles, 5°C/55°C, 30-s dwell time) before testing. Data were analyzed using three-way ANOVA (α = 0.05)., Results: Group 2 (HF etched and silanized) and group 3 (self-etching glass-ceramic primer) reached significantly higher mean bond strengths than did groups 1 (only HF etched) and 4 (no pre-treatment)., Conclusion: Additional silanization of HF-etched LS2 statistically signficantly improved the tensile bond strength of the silane-containing universal adhesive (Scotchbond Universal). The self-etching glass-ceramic primer Monobond Etch & Prime achieved mean bond strengths that did not differ significantly from HF-etched and silanized specimens.
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- 2019
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78. Membrane association and remodeling by intraflagellar transport protein IFT172.
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Wang Q, Taschner M, Ganzinger KA, Kelley C, Villasenor A, Heymann M, Schwille P, Lorentzen E, and Mizuno N
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- Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Bacterial Proteins ultrastructure, Cell Membrane ultrastructure, Chlamydomonas, Lipids chemistry, Liposomes, Membrane Proteins chemistry, Membrane Proteins metabolism, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Cell Membrane metabolism, Flagella metabolism
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The cilium is an organelle used for motility and cellular signaling. Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a process to move ciliary building blocks and signaling components into the cilium. How IFT controls the movement of ciliary components is currently poorly understood. IFT172 is the largest IFT subunit essential for ciliogenesis. Due to its large size, the characterization of IFT172 has been challenging. Using giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), we show that IFT172 is a membrane-interacting protein with the ability to remodel large membranes into small vesicles. Purified IFT172 has an architecture of two globular domains with a long rod-like protrusion, resembling the domain organization of coatomer proteins such as COPI-II or clathrin. IFT172 adopts two different conformations that can be manipulated by lipids or detergents: 1) an extended elongated conformation and 2) a globular closed architecture. Interestingly, the association of IFT172 with membranes is mutually exclusive with IFT57, implicating multiple functions for IFT172 within IFT.
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- 2018
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79. Direct induction of microtubule branching by microtubule nucleation factor SSNA1.
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Basnet N, Nedozralova H, Crevenna AH, Bodakuntla S, Schlichthaerle T, Taschner M, Cardone G, Janke C, Jungmann R, Magiera MM, Biertümpfel C, and Mizuno N
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- Animals, Autoantigens genetics, Autoantigens ultrastructure, Cells, Cultured, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Cytoskeleton metabolism, Hippocampus cytology, Mice, Microtubules chemistry, Microtubules ultrastructure, Mutation, Nuclear Proteins genetics, Nuclear Proteins ultrastructure, Autoantigens metabolism, Axons metabolism, Microtubules metabolism, Neurons metabolism, Nuclear Proteins metabolism
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Microtubules are central elements of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton that often function as part of branched networks. Current models for branching include nucleation of new microtubules from severed microtubule seeds or from γ-tubulin recruited to the side of a pre-existing microtubule. Here, we found that microtubules can be directly remodelled into branched structures by the microtubule-remodelling factor SSNA1 (also known as NA14 or DIP13). The branching activity of SSNA1 relies on its ability to self-assemble into fibrils in a head-to-tail fashion. SSNA1 fibrils guide protofilaments of a microtubule to split apart to form daughter microtubules. We further found that SSNA1 localizes at axon branching sites and has a key role in neuronal development. SSNA1 mutants that abolish microtubule branching in vitro also fail to promote axon development and branching when overexpressed in neurons. We have, therefore, discovered a mechanism for microtubule branching and implicated its role in neuronal development.
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- 2018
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80. Crystal structure of intraflagellar transport protein 80 reveals a homo-dimer required for ciliogenesis.
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Taschner M, Lorentzen A, Mourão A, Collins T, Freke GM, Moulding D, Basquin J, Jenkins D, and Lorentzen E
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- Bacterial Proteins genetics, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Carrier Proteins genetics, Chlamydomonas physiology, Crystallography, X-Ray, Frameshift Mutation, Gene Editing, Protein Multimerization, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Carrier Proteins chemistry, Carrier Proteins metabolism, Cilia chemistry, Cilia metabolism, Organelle Biogenesis
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Oligomeric assemblies of intraflagellar transport (IFT) particles build cilia through sequential recruitment and transport of ciliary cargo proteins within cilia. Here we present the 1.8 Å resolution crystal structure of the Chlamydomonas IFT-B protein IFT80, which reveals the architecture of two N-terminal β-propellers followed by an α-helical extension. The N-terminal β-propeller tethers IFT80 to the IFT-B complex via IFT38 whereas the second β-propeller and the C-terminal α-helical extension result in IFT80 homo-dimerization. Using CRISPR/Cas to create biallelic Ift80 frameshift mutations in IMCD3 mouse cells, we demonstrate that IFT80 is absolutely required for ciliogenesis. Structural mapping and rescue experiments reveal that human disease-causing missense mutations do not cluster within IFT80 and form functional IFT particles. Unlike missense mutant forms of IFT80, deletion of the C-terminal dimerization domain prevented rescue of ciliogenesis. Taken together our results may provide a first insight into higher order IFT complex formation likely required for IFT train formation., Competing Interests: MT, AL, AM, TC, GF, DM, JB, DJ, EL No competing interests declared, (© 2018, Taschner et al.)
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- 2018
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81. IFT proteins spatially control the geometry of cleavage furrow ingression and lumen positioning.
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Taulet N, Vitre B, Anguille C, Douanier A, Rocancourt M, Taschner M, Lorentzen E, Echard A, and Delaval B
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- Animals, Cells, Cultured, HCT116 Cells, HeLa Cells, Humans, Kidney cytology, Kidney Tubules cytology, Polycystic Kidney Diseases genetics, Sus scrofa, Tumor Suppressor Proteins metabolism, Aurora Kinase B metabolism, Cytokinesis genetics, Kinesins metabolism, Microtubules metabolism, Spindle Apparatus metabolism, Tumor Suppressor Proteins genetics
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Cytokinesis mediates the physical separation of dividing cells and, in 3D epithelia, provides a spatial landmark for lumen formation. Here, we unravel an unexpected role in cytokinesis for proteins of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) machinery, initially characterized for their ciliary role and their link to polycystic kidney disease. Using 2D and 3D cultures of renal cells, we show that IFT proteins are required to correctly shape the central spindle, to control symmetric cleavage furrow ingression and to ensure central lumen positioning. Mechanistically, IFT88 directly interacts with the kinesin MKLP2 and is essential for the correct relocalization of the Aurora B/MKLP2 complex to the central spindle. IFT88 is thus required for proper centralspindlin distribution and central spindle microtubule organization. Overall, this work unravels a novel non-ciliary mechanism for IFT proteins at the central spindle, which could contribute to kidney cyst formation by affecting lumen positioning.
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- 2017
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82. Structural basis of outer dynein arm intraflagellar transport by the transport adaptor protein ODA16 and the intraflagellar transport protein IFT46.
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Taschner M, Mourão A, Awasthi M, Basquin J, and Lorentzen E
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- Axoneme chemistry, Axoneme genetics, Axoneme metabolism, Crystallography, X-Ray, Protein Domains, Protein Transport physiology, Carrier Proteins chemistry, Carrier Proteins genetics, Carrier Proteins metabolism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chemistry, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii genetics, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Dyneins chemistry, Dyneins genetics, Dyneins metabolism, Flagella chemistry, Flagella genetics, Flagella metabolism, Plant Proteins chemistry, Plant Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins metabolism
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Motile cilia are found on unicellular organisms such as the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii , on sperm cells, and on cells that line the trachea and fallopian tubes in mammals. The motility of cilia relies on a number of large protein complexes including the force-generating outer dynein arms (ODAs). The transport of ODAs into cilia has been previously shown to require the transport adaptor ODA16, as well as the intraflagellar transport (IFT) protein IFT46, but the molecular mechanism by which ODAs are recognized and transported into motile cilia is still unclear. Here, we determined the high-resolution crystal structure of C. reinhardtii ODA16 (CrODA16) and mapped the binding to IFT46 and ODAs. The CrODA16 structure revealed a small 80-residue N-terminal domain and a C-terminal 8-bladed β-propeller domain that are both required for the association with the N-terminal 147 residues of IFT46. The dissociation constant of the IFT46-ODA16 complex was 200 nm, demonstrating that CrODA16 associates with the IFT complex with an affinity comparable with that of the individual IFT subunits. Furthermore, we show, using ODAs extracted from the axonemes of C. reinhardtii , that the C-terminal β-propeller but not the N-terminal domain of CrODA16 is required for the interaction with ODAs. These data allowed us to present an architectural model for ODA16-mediated IFT of ODAs., (© 2017 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.)
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- 2017
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83. Intraflagellar transport protein IFT52 recruits IFT46 to the basal body and flagella.
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Lv B, Wan L, Taschner M, Cheng X, Lorentzen E, and Huang K
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- Axoneme metabolism, Cell Movement, Cell Nucleus metabolism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cytology, Cilia metabolism, Models, Biological, Nuclear Localization Signals, Protein Transport, Recombinant Fusion Proteins metabolism, Basal Bodies metabolism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Flagella metabolism
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Cilia are microtubule-based organelles and perform motile, sensing and signaling functions. The assembly and maintenance of cilia depend on intraflagellar transport (IFT). Besides ciliary localization, most IFT proteins accumulate at basal bodies. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of basal body targeting of IFT proteins. We first identified the possible basal body-targeting sequence in IFT46 by expressing IFT46 truncation constructs in an ift46-1 mutant. The C-terminal sequence between residues 246-321, termed BBTS3, was sufficient to target YFP to basal bodies in the ift46-1 strain. Interestingly, BBTS3 is also responsible for the ciliary targeting of IFT46. BBTS3::YFP moves bidirectionally in flagella and interacts with other IFT complex B (IFT-B) proteins. Using IFT and motor mutants, we show that the basal body localization of IFT46 depends on IFT52, but not on IFT81, IFT88, IFT122, FLA10 or DHC1b. IFT52 interacts with IFT46 through residues L285 and L286 of IFT46 and recruits it to basal bodies. Ectopic expression of the C-terminal domain of IFT52 in the nucleus resulted in accumulation of IFT46 in nuclei. These data suggest that IFT52 and IFT46 can preassemble as a complex in the cytoplasm, which is then targeted to basal bodies., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing or financial interests., (© 2017. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.)
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84. The Intraflagellar Transport Machinery.
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Taschner M and Lorentzen E
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- Animals, Biological Transport, Humans, Protein Binding, Protein Stability, Proteins chemistry, Proteins metabolism, Cilia metabolism, Flagella metabolism
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Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are evolutionarily conserved organelles that protrude from the cell surface. The unique location and properties of cilia allow them to function in vital processes such as motility and signaling. Ciliary assembly and maintenance rely on intraflagellar transport (IFT), the bidirectional movement of a multicomponent transport system between the ciliary base and tip. Since its initial discovery more than two decades ago, considerable effort has been invested in dissecting the molecular mechanisms of IFT in a variety of model organisms. Importantly, IFT was shown to be essential for mammalian development, and defects in this process cause a number of human pathologies known as ciliopathies. Here, we review current knowledge of IFT with a particular emphasis on the IFT machinery and specific mechanisms of ciliary cargo recognition and transport., (Copyright © 2016 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; all rights reserved.)
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85. Intraflagellar transport proteins 172, 80, 57, 54, 38, and 20 form a stable tubulin-binding IFT-B2 complex.
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Taschner M, Weber K, Mourão A, Vetter M, Awasthi M, Stiegler M, Bhogaraju S, and Lorentzen E
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- Crystallography, X-Ray, Plant Proteins chemistry, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Flagella metabolism, Plant Proteins metabolism, Tubulin metabolism
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Intraflagellar transport (IFT) relies on the IFT complex and is required for ciliogenesis. The IFT-B complex consists of 9-10 stably associated core subunits and six "peripheral" subunits that were shown to dissociate from the core structure at moderate salt concentration. We purified the six "peripheral"IFT-B subunits of Chlamydomonas reinhardtiias recombinant proteins and show that they form a stable complex independently of the IFT-B core. We suggest a nomenclature of IFT-B1 (core) and IFT-B2 (peripheral) for the two IFT-B subcomplexes. We demonstrate that IFT88, together with the N-terminal domain of IFT52, is necessary to bridge the interaction between IFT-B1 and B2. The crystal structure of IFT52N reveals highly conserved residues critical for IFT-B1/IFT-B2 complex formation. Furthermore, we show that of the three IFT-B2 subunits containing a calponin homology (CH) domain (IFT38, 54, and 57), only IFT54 binds αβ-tubulin as a potential IFT cargo, whereas the CH domains of IFT38 and IFT57 mediate the interaction with IFT80 and IFT172, respectively. Crystal structures of IFT54 CH domains reveal that tubulin binding is mediated by basic surface-exposed residues., (© 2016 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY NC ND 4.0 license.)
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86. Complex Reconstitution from Individual Protein Modules.
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Basquin J, Taschner M, and Lorentzen E
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- Animals, Chromatography, Gel, Humans, Multiprotein Complexes, Protein Engineering methods, Protein Folding, Protein Multimerization, Protein Stability, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Subunits, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins genetics, Structure-Activity Relationship, Recombinant Proteins metabolism
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Cellular function relies on protein complexes that work as nano-machines. The structure and function of protein complexes is an outcome of the specific combination of protein subunits, or modules, within the complex. A major focus of molecular biology is thus to understand how protein subunits assemble to form complexes with distinct biological function. To this end, in vitro reconstitution of complexes from individual subunits to study their assembly, structure and activity is of central importance. With purified individual subunits and sub-modules at hand one can systematically dissect the hierarchical assembly of larger complexes using direct protein-protein interaction assays. Furthermore, activity assays can be carried out with individual subunits or smaller sub-complexes and compared to those of the fully assembled complex to precisely map functional sites and provide a molecular basis for in vivo observations. In this chapter we review methods for protein complex assembly from individual subunits and provide examples of advantages and potential pitfalls to this approach.
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87. Recombinant Reconstitution and Purification of the IFT-B Core Complex from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
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Taschner M and Lorentzen E
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- Biological Transport, Chromatography, Affinity, Chromatography, Gel, Protein Multimerization, Recombinant Fusion Proteins isolation & purification, Recombinant Fusion Proteins metabolism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Flagella metabolism, Multiprotein Complexes isolation & purification, Multiprotein Complexes metabolism, Protozoan Proteins isolation & purification, Protozoan Proteins metabolism
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Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are assembled and maintained by intraflagellar transport (IFT), the bidirectional transport of proteins between the ciliary base and tip. IFT is mediated by the multi-subunit IFT complex, which simultaneously binds cargo proteins and the ciliary motors. So far 22 subunits of the IFT complex have been identified, but insights into the biochemical architecture and especially the three-dimensional structure of this machinery are only starting to emerge because of difficulties in obtaining homogeneous material suitable for structural analysis. Here, we describe a protocol for the purification and reconstitution of a complex containing nine Chlamydomonas reinhardtii IFT proteins, commonly known as the IFT-B core complex. In our hands, this protocol routinely yields several milligrams of pure complex suitable for structural analysis by X-ray crystallography and single-particle cryo-electron microscopy.
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88. IFT81, encoding an IFT-B core protein, as a very rare cause of a ciliopathy phenotype.
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Perrault I, Halbritter J, Porath JD, Gérard X, Braun DA, Gee HY, Fathy HM, Saunier S, Cormier-Daire V, Thomas S, Attié-Bitach T, Boddaert N, Taschner M, Schueler M, Lorentzen E, Lifton RP, Lawson JA, Garfa-Traore M, Otto EA, Bastin P, Caillaud C, Kaplan J, Rozet JM, and Hildebrandt F
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- Humans, Mutation, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Cilia genetics, Cilia pathology, Eye pathology, Kidney pathology, Muscle Proteins genetics
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Background: Bidirectional intraflagellar transport (IFT) consists of two major protein complexes, IFT-A and IFT-B. In contrast to the IFT-B complex, all components of IFT-A have recently been linked to human ciliopathies when defective. We therefore hypothesised that mutations in additional IFT-B encoding genes can be found in patients with multisystemic ciliopathies., Methods: We screened 1628 individuals with reno-ocular ciliopathies by targeted next-generation sequencing of ciliary candidate genes, including all IFT-B encoding genes., Results: Consequently, we identified a homozygous mutation in IFT81 affecting an obligatory donor splice site in an individual with nephronophthisis and polydactyly. Further, we detected a loss-of-stop mutation with extension of the deduced protein by 10 amino acids in an individual with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis-1. This proband presented with retinal dystrophy and brain lesions including cerebellar atrophy, a phenotype to which the IFT81 variant might contribute. Cultured fibroblasts of this latter affected individual showed a significant decrease in ciliated cell abundance compared with controls and increased expression of the transcription factor GLI2 suggesting deranged sonic hedgehog signalling., Conclusions: This work describes identification of mutations of IFT81 in individuals with symptoms consistent with the clinical spectrum of ciliopathies. It might represent the rare case of a core IFT-B complex protein found associated with human disease. Our data further suggest that defects in the IFT-B core are an exceedingly rare finding, probably due to its indispensable role for ciliary assembly in development., (Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.)
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89. Bulk-fill resin composites: polymerization properties and extended light curing.
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Zorzin J, Maier E, Harre S, Fey T, Belli R, Lohbauer U, Petschelt A, and Taschner M
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- Hardness, Materials Testing, Polymerization, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Surface Properties, Time Factors, Composite Resins chemistry, Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives methods
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Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the polymerization properties of bulk-fill resin composites using two different light-curing protocols, in terms of degree of conversion (%DC), Vickers hardness (HV), polymerization volume shrinkage (PVS) and polymerization shrinkage stress (PSS) and compare them to conventional condensable and flowable resin composites., Materials and Methods: Filtek BulkFill (FBF, 3MESPE, Germany), SDR (Dentsply, Germany), TetricEvoCeram BulkFill (TBF, Ivoclar-Vivadent, Liechtenstein), Venus BulkFill (VBF, Heraeus, Germany), X-traBase (XTB, Voco, Germany), FiltekZ250 (3MESPE) and Filtek Supreme XTE Flowable (FSF, 3MESPE) were investigated. Light-curing was performed for 30 s or according to manufacturers' instructions (1200 mW/cm2, Bluephase20i, Ivoclar-Vivadent). For %DC and HV, discs (n=5) of 2 or 4 mm in thickness were prepared and stored for 24h in distilled water at 37°C. %DC was determined by FTIR-ATR-spectroscopy. %DC and HV were measured at the top and bottom of the specimens. PVS was measured using Archimedes method (n=6). PSS measurements (n=10) were carried out using 5 mm diameter PMMA rods as bonding substrates with a specimen height of 1 mm in a universal testing machine. Data were analyzed using one- and two-way ANOVA (α=0.05)., Results: Except Z250 in the manufacturers' light-curing mode, all materials showed no significant inferior %DC at 4 mm thickness. When light cured for 30 s Z250 had no significant differences in %DC at 2 or 4 mm when compared to top. FBF, TBF, FSF and Z250 displayed significant reduced HV at 4 mm in both curing modes. Z250 and TBF showed the lowest PVS and FSF the highest PSS in both curing modes., Significance: All investigated bulk-fill composites obtained sufficient polymerization properties at 4 mm depth. Enhanced curing time improved the investigated polymerization properties of bulk-fills and Z250., (Copyright © 2014 Academy of Dental Materials. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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90. Crystal structures of IFT70/52 and IFT52/46 provide insight into intraflagellar transport B core complex assembly.
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Taschner M, Kotsis F, Braeuer P, Kuehn EW, and Lorentzen E
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Crystallography, X-Ray, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Plant Proteins chemistry, Plant Proteins metabolism, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protozoan Proteins chemistry, Protozoan Proteins metabolism, Sequence Alignment, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Plant Proteins physiology, Protozoan Proteins physiology, Tetrahymena metabolism
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Cilia are microtubule-based organelles that assemble via intraflagellar transport (IFT) and function as signaling hubs on eukaryotic cells. IFT relies on molecular motors and IFT complexes that mediate the contacts with ciliary cargo. To elucidate the architecture of the IFT-B complex, we reconstituted and purified the nonameric IFT-B core from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and determined the crystal structures of C. reinhardtii IFT70/52 and Tetrahymena IFT52/46 subcomplexes. The 2.5-Å resolution IFT70/52 structure shows that IFT52330-370 is buried deeply within the IFT70 tetratricopeptide repeat superhelix. Furthermore, the polycystic kidney disease protein IFT88 binds IFT52281-329 in a complex that interacts directly with IFT70/IFT52330-381 in trans. The structure of IFT52C/IFT46C was solved at 2.3 Å resolution, and we show that it is essential for IFT-B core integrity by mediating interaction between IFT88/70/52/46 and IFT81/74/27/25/22 subcomplexes. Consistent with this, overexpression of mammalian IFT52C in MDCK cells is dominant-negative and causes IFT protein mislocalization and disrupted ciliogenesis. These data further rationalize several ciliogenesis phenotypes of IFT mutant strains., (© 2014 Taschner et al.)
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- 2014
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91. Molecular basis of tubulin transport within the cilium by IFT74 and IFT81.
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Bhogaraju S, Cajanek L, Fort C, Blisnick T, Weber K, Taschner M, Mizuno N, Lamla S, Bastin P, Nigg EA, and Lorentzen E
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- Cell Line, Tumor, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii genetics, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Cilia genetics, Crystallography, X-Ray, Cytoskeletal Proteins chemistry, Cytoskeletal Proteins genetics, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Humans, Muscle Proteins chemistry, Muscle Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins chemistry, Plant Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins metabolism, Point Mutation, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Transport, RNA, Small Interfering genetics, Cilia physiology, Cytoskeletal Proteins metabolism, Muscle Proteins metabolism, Tubulin metabolism
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Intraflagellar transport (IFT) of ciliary precursors such as tubulin from the cytoplasm to the ciliary tip is involved in the construction of the cilium, a hairlike organelle found on most eukaryotic cells. However, the molecular mechanisms of IFT are poorly understood. Here, we found that the two core IFT proteins IFT74 and IFT81 form a tubulin-binding module and mapped the interaction to a calponin homology domain of IFT81 and a highly basic domain in IFT74. Knockdown of IFT81 and rescue experiments with point mutants showed that tubulin binding by IFT81 was required for ciliogenesis in human cells.
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- 2013
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92. Proteasome-mediated processing of Def1, a critical step in the cellular response to transcription stress.
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Wilson MD, Harreman M, Taschner M, Reid J, Walker J, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, and Svejstrup JQ
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone chemistry, Molecular Sequence Data, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex metabolism, Protein Structure, Tertiary, RNA Polymerase II metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins chemistry, Sequence Alignment, Stress, Physiological, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes metabolism, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae physiology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism, Transcription, Genetic
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DNA damage triggers polyubiquitylation and degradation of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), a "mechanism of last resort" employed during transcription stress. In yeast, this process is dependent on Def1 through a previously unresolved mechanism. Here, we report that Def1 becomes activated through ubiquitylation- and proteasome-dependent processing. Def1 processing results in the removal of a domain promoting cytoplasmic localization, resulting in nuclear accumulation of the clipped protein. Nuclear Def1 then binds RNAPII, utilizing a ubiquitin-binding domain to recruit the Elongin-Cullin E3 ligase complex via a ubiquitin-homology domain in the Ela1 protein. This facilitates polyubiquitylation of Rpb1, triggering its proteasome-mediated degradation. Together, these results outline the multistep mechanism of Rpb1 polyubiquitylation triggered by transcription stress and uncover the key role played by Def1 as a facilitator of Elongin-Cullin ubiquitin ligase function., (Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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93. Crystal structure of the invertebrate bifunctional purine biosynthesis enzyme PAICS at 2.8 Å resolution.
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Taschner M, Basquin J, Benda C, and Lorentzen E
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Carboxy-Lyases metabolism, Crystallography, X-Ray, Humans, Insect Proteins metabolism, Molecular Sequence Data, Moths chemistry, Sequence Alignment, Carboxy-Lyases chemistry, Insect Proteins chemistry, Moths enzymology, Purines metabolism
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Two important steps of the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway are catalyzed by the 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide carboxylase and the 4-(N-succinylcarboxamide)-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase enzymes. In most eukaryotic organisms, these two activities are present in the bifunctional enzyme complex known as PAICS. We have determined the 2.8-Å resolution crystal structure of the 350-kDa invertebrate PAICS from insect cells (Trichoplusia ni) using single-wavelength anomalous dispersion methods. Comparison of insect PAICS to human and prokaryotic homologs provides insights into substrate binding and reveals a highly conserved enzymatic framework across divergent species., (Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2013
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94. Atomic resolution structure of human α-tubulin acetyltransferase bound to acetyl-CoA.
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Taschner M, Vetter M, and Lorentzen E
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- Acetyltransferases metabolism, Biocatalysis, Crystallography, X-Ray, Humans, Models, Molecular, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Acetyl Coenzyme A metabolism, Acetyltransferases chemistry
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Acetylation of lysine residues is an important posttranslational modification found in all domains of life. α-Tubulin is specifically acetylated on lysine 40, a modification that serves to stabilize microtubules of axons and cilia. Whereas histone acetyltransferases have been extensively studied, there is no structural and mechanistic information available on α-tubulin acetyltransferases. Here, we present the structure of the human α-tubulin acetyltransferase catalytic domain bound to its cosubstrate acetyl-CoA at 1.05 Å resolution. Compared with other lysine acetyltransferases of known structure, α-tubulin acetyltransferase displays a relatively well-conserved cosubstrate binding pocket but is unique in its active site and putative α-tubulin binding site. Using acetylation assays with structure-guided mutants, we map residues important for acetyl-CoA binding, substrate binding, and catalysis. This analysis reveals a basic patch implicated in substrate binding and a conserved glutamine residue required for catalysis, demonstrating that the family of α-tubulin acetyltransferases uses a reaction mechanism different from other lysine acetyltransferases characterized to date.
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- 2012
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95. Structural studies of ciliary components.
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Mizuno N, Taschner M, Engel BD, and Lorentzen E
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- Animals, Cell Cycle Proteins metabolism, Cell Movement, Centrioles metabolism, Cilia metabolism, Cilia ultrastructure, Dyneins chemistry, Dyneins metabolism, Flagella metabolism, Flagella ultrastructure, Humans, Cilia chemistry
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Cilia are organelles found on most eukaryotic cells, where they serve important functions in motility, sensory reception, and signaling. Recent advances in electron tomography have facilitated a number of ultrastructural studies of ciliary components that have significantly improved our knowledge of cilium architecture. These studies have produced nanometer-resolution structures of axonemal dynein complexes, microtubule doublets and triplets, basal bodies, radial spokes, and nexin complexes. In addition to these electron tomography studies, several recently published crystal structures provide insights into the architecture and mechanism of dynein as well as the centriolar protein SAS-6, important for establishing the 9-fold symmetry of centrioles. Ciliary assembly requires intraflagellar transport (IFT), a process that moves macromolecules between the tip of the cilium and the cell body. IFT relies on a large 20-subunit protein complex that is thought to mediate the contacts between ciliary motor and cargo proteins. Structural investigations of IFT complexes are starting to emerge, including the first three-dimensional models of IFT material in situ, revealing how IFT particles organize into larger train-like arrays, and the high-resolution structure of the IFT25/27 subcomplex. In this review, we cover recent advances in the structural and mechanistic understanding of ciliary components and IFT complexes., (Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- 2012
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96. Influence of preliminary etching on the stability of bonds created by one-step self-etch bonding systems.
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Taschner M, Nato F, Mazzoni A, Frankenberger R, Falconi M, Petschelt A, and Breschi L
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- Dental Pulp Calcification, Dental Restoration Failure, Dental Stress Analysis, Humans, Resin Cements therapeutic use, Time Factors, Dental Bonding methods, Dental Etching methods, Dental Leakage prevention & control, Dentin drug effects, Dentin-Bonding Agents therapeutic use
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We evaluated the effects of preliminary etching of dentine on the stability of the bond created by one-step self-etch adhesives under different storage conditions. Adper Easy Bond (3M ESPE) and iBond Self-Etch (iBond SE; Heraeus Kulzer) were applied with an etch-and-rinse (i.e. after preliminary phosphoric acid etching for 15 s) or a self-etch approach. Resin-dentine bonded specimens were sectioned perpendicularly to the adhesive interface according to the 'non-trimming technique'. Beams were stored in artificial saliva for 24 h, 6 months, or 1 yr at 37°C, or in 10% NaOCl for 5 h at room temperature, and then stressed until failure; the microtensile bond strengths were calculated. Interfacial nanoleakage of additional teeth was evaluated using light microscopy or transmission electron microscopy. Adper Easy Bond showed higher bond strength than iBond SE, regardless of the dentine treatment. Similar microtensile bond strength results were obtained for teeth subjected to artificial ageing in 10% NaOCl for 5 h at room temperature and for teeth stored in artificial saliva for 6 months at 37°C. The additional etching step increased the microtensile bond strength for Adper Easy Bond and iBond SE. This study supports the use of one-step adhesives on etched dentine because of the increased bond strength compared with their application onto smear-layer-covered dentine, regardless of storage conditions., (© 2012 Eur J Oral Sci.)
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97. Leucite-reinforced glass ceramic inlays luted with self-adhesive resin cement: a 2-year in vivo study.
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Taschner M, Krämer N, Lohbauer U, Pelka M, Breschi L, Petschelt A, and Frankenberger R
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- Adult, Cementation methods, Color, Dental Cavity Preparation classification, Dental Enamel pathology, Dental Marginal Adaptation, Dental Porcelain chemistry, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Materials Testing, Middle Aged, Patient Satisfaction, Prospective Studies, Surface Properties, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Aluminum Silicates chemistry, Ceramics chemistry, Dental Materials chemistry, Inlays, Resin Cements chemistry
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Objectives: Aim of the present prospective controlled clinical study was to compare the clinical performances of two different cementation procedures to lute IPS Empress inlays and onlays., Methods: Eighty-three IPS Empress restorations (70 class-II inlays, 13 onlays/47 premolars, 36 molars) were placed in 30 patients (19 females/11 males, mean age=39 years). Two cementation procedures were tested: group 1: forty-three restorations were luted with a self-adhesive resin cement (RelyX Unicem, RX, 3M ESPE); group 2: forty restorations were luted with an etch-and-rinse multistep adhesive (Syntac Classic, Ivoclar-Vivadent) and Variolink II low (SV, Ivoclar-Vivadent). All restorations were evaluated after 2 weeks (baseline=1st recall=R1, n=83), 6 months (R2, n=83), 1 year (R3, n=82), and 2 years (R4, n=82) by two independent blinded calibrated examiners using modified USPHS criteria., Results: From R1 to R4, one failure occurred in the SV group (at R2) due to marginal enamel chipping. After 2 years of clinical service (R4), better marginal and tooth integrity (p<0.05) was found in group 2 (SV) compared to the use of the self-adhesive cement (RX, group 1), while no differences were found for all remaining investigated criteria (p>0.05). The absence of enamel in proximal boxes (10% with no enamel and 51% of the restorations with less than 0.5mm enamel width at the bottom of the proximal box) did not affect marginal performance (p>0.05)., Significance: The self-adhesive resin cement RelyX Unicem showed clinical outcomes similar to a conventional multi-step cementation procedure after 2 years of clinical service for most of the tested criteria., (Copyright © 2011 Academy of Dental Materials. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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98. Architecture and function of IFT complex proteins in ciliogenesis.
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Taschner M, Bhogaraju S, and Lorentzen E
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- Animals, Cilia chemistry, Cilia metabolism, Ciliary Motility Disorders pathology, Computational Biology, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins chemistry, Models, Biological, Protein Multimerization, Cilia physiology, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins metabolism
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Cilia and flagella (interchangeable terms) are evolutionarily conserved organelles found on many different types of eukaryotic cells where they fulfill important functions in motility, sensory reception and signaling. The process of Intraflagellar Transport (IFT) is of central importance for both the assembly and maintenance of cilia, as it delivers building blocks from their site of synthesis in the cell body to the ciliary assembly site at the tip of the cilium. A key player in this process is the multi-subunit IFT-complex, which acts as an adapter between the motor proteins required for movement and the ciliary cargo proteins. Since the discovery of IFT more than 15 years ago, considerable effort has gone into the purification and characterization of the IFT complex proteins. Even though this has led to very interesting findings and has greatly improved our knowledge of the IFT process, we still know very little about the overall architecture of the IFT complex and the specific functions of the various subunits. In this review we will give an update on the knowledge of the structure and function of individual IFT proteins, and the way these proteins interact to form the complex that facilitates IFT., (Copyright © 2011 International Society of Differentiation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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99. Comparing efficacy of plaque removal using professionally applied manual and power toothbrushes in 4- to 7-year-old children.
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Taschner M, Rumi K, Master AS, Wei J, Strate J, and Pelka M
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Dental Devices, Home Care, Dental Hygienists, Electrical Equipment and Supplies, Humans, Multivariate Analysis, Single-Blind Method, Dental Plaque therapy, Toothbrushing instrumentation
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate in 4- to 7-year-olds the efficacy of plaque removal of 2 toothbrushes: (1) the Philips Sonicare for Kids (SFK) power toothbrush with 2 amplitude settings (A and B); and (2) the Oral-B Stages 3 toothbrush (MTB)., Methods: Sixty-eight children participated in a single-masked, randomized, split-mouth study. Only subjects with a Quigley Hein plaque index (modified by Turesky et al.; TQHI) of more than 1.8 were enrolled. Subjects were randomized to SFK A (low amplitude, 7°), SFK B (high amplitude, 9°), or MTB by quadrant and brushed by a dental hygienist. TQHI was scored at 1- and 2-minute intervals by quadrant by a masked examiner. Multivariate analysis of variances for a split-mouth design was applied, and P-values were adjusted using Dunnett-Hsu modification., Results: Mean baseline TQHI(+SD) scores were 2.89+0.06, 2.96+0.07, and 2.89+0.05 for SFK A, SFK B, and MTB, respectively. Adjusted mean postbrushing overall percent reductions for SFK A, SFK B, and MTB were 41%, 42%, and 29% at 1 minute and 67%, 65% and 49% at 2 minutes, respectively. Differences between both SFK and MTB were statistically significant., Conclusions: The Philips SFK removed significantly more plaque than the Oral-B Stages 3 toothbrush at 1- and 2-minute intervals with professional brushing assistance in 4- to 7-year-old subjects.
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100. Biochemical mapping of interactions within the intraflagellar transport (IFT) B core complex: IFT52 binds directly to four other IFT-B subunits.
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Taschner M, Bhogaraju S, Vetter M, Morawetz M, and Lorentzen E
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- Biological Transport physiology, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chemistry, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii genetics, Flagella chemistry, Flagella genetics, Multiprotein Complexes chemistry, Multiprotein Complexes genetics, Peptide Mapping, Plant Proteins chemistry, Plant Proteins genetics, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Subunits chemistry, Protein Subunits genetics, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins genetics, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolism, Flagella metabolism, Multiprotein Complexes metabolism, Plant Proteins metabolism, Protein Subunits metabolism
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Cilia and flagella are complex structures emanating from the surface of most eukaroytic cells and serve important functions including motility, signaling, and sensory reception. A process called intraflagellar transport (IFT) is of central importance to ciliary assembly and maintenance. The IFT complex is required for this transport and consists of two distinct multisubunit subcomplexes, IFT-A and IFT-B. Despite the importance of the IFT complex, little is known about its overall architecture. This paper presents a biochemical dissection of the molecular interactions within the IFT-B core complex. Two stable subcomplexes consisting of IFT88/70/52/46 and IFT81/74/27/25 were recombinantly co-expressed and purified. We identify a novel interaction between IFT70/52 and map the interaction domains between IFT52 and the other subunits within the IFT88/70/52/46 complex. Additionally, we show that IFT52 binds directly to the IFT81/74/27/25 complex, indicating that it could mediate the interaction between the two subcomplexes. Our data lead to an improved architectural map for the IFT-B core complex with new interactions as well as domain resolution mapping for several subunits.
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- 2011
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