Das Chemokine SDF-1α und sein Rezeptor CXCR4 sind in eine Vielzahl biologischer Prozesse, wie der Organogenese, der Hämatopoese und der Immunantwort involviert. Die Entdeckung des alternativen SDF-1α-Rezeptors CXCR7 bewirkte eine erneute Untersuchung der Funktion des SDF-1-Systems in diesen Vorgängen. CXCR7 ist in der Lage, je nach Gewebe- oder Zelltyp, als \"Scavenger\"-Rezeptor, Modulator des CXCR4 oder selbstständig aktiver Rezeptor zu agieren. In dieser Arbeit wurde untersucht, inwiefern beide Rezeptoren im Verlauf der Entwicklung der Muskulatur exprimiert werden, welche Aufgabe sie dabei übernehmen und ob sich Rückschlüsse auf die Muskelregeneration daraus ableiten lassen. Hierfür erfolgten in vitro-Untersuchungen an C2C12-Zellen und die anschließende Analyse der Expression von CXCR4, CXCR7 und SDF-1α in der sich entwickelnden Gliedmaßenmuskulatur von Wildtyp- und mdx-Mäusen. Die Untersuchung von C2C12-Zellen zeigte in allen Differenzierungsstadien eine detektierbare Menge von CXCR4 und eine zunehmende Expression des CXCR7. Die Behandlung der Zellen mit SDF-1α führte zu einer Phosphorylierung von Erk1/2 und PKCζ/λ und hemmte gleichzeitig deren Differenzierung. Nach einer Blockierung des CXCR4 mit seinem pharmakologischen Antagonist AMD3100 oder nach Hemmung der Expression durch spezifische siRNA blieb die Aktivierung des Signalweges aus und der hemmende Einfluss des SDF-1α auf die Differenzierung verschwand vollständig. Im Gegensatz dazu blieben nach der pharmakologischen Blockierung oder durch siRNA vermittelten Expressionshemmung des CXCR7 alle SDF-1α induzierten Effekte vollständig erhalten. Eine Untersuchung des Signalweges am dritten Tag der Differenzierung zeigte keine Aktivierung von Erk1/2. Ebenso blieb Erk1/2 nach einer Hemmung der Expression des CXCR4 unphosphoryliert. Im Gegensatz dazu fand nach einer Hemmung der Expression des CXCR7 mit spezifischer siRNA erneut eine Aktivierung des Signalweges statt. Weiterhin konnte in vivo festgestellt werden, dass die Expression des CXCR4 in der Muskulatur während der embryonalen Entwicklung am höchsten ist und bereits kurz nach der Geburt stark abnimmt, wenn die sekundäre Muskelentwicklung abgeschlossen ist. Die Expression des CXCR7 hingegen steigt perinatal an und bleibt bis zum Erwachsenenalter bestehen. Zusammengefasst zeigen diese Ergebnisse, dass CXCR4 aktiv das Signalgeschehen von SDF-1α in der Myogenese vermittelt und somit zur Differenzierungshemmung von Myoblasten beiträgt. CXCR7 hingegen wirkt als passiver SDF-1α-Scavenger und induziert somit durch eine Modulierung der extrazellulären SDF-1α-Konzentration die Differenzierung. In Übereinstimmung mit der Rolle des SDF-1α-Systems bei der Muskelentwicklung, konnte eine kontinuierliche SDF-1α- Expression im Bindegewebe um pränatale und im Endomysium von postnatalen und adulten Muskelfasern festgestellt werden. Diese SDF-1α-Expression stieg ebenso wie die CXCR4-Expression bei der Analyse der Muskulatur von dystrophin-defizienten Mäusen an und zeigte somit, dass dieses System auch für die Proliferation von Muskelvorläuferzellen in der regenerativen Muskulatur eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Bemerkenswerter Weise hatte diese Muskeldystrophie keinen Einfluss auf die Expression des CXCR7 und beeinflusst vermutlich dessen Funktion über einen anderen Mechanismus. Durch die offensichtlich enge Kontrolle von Muskelentwicklung und Regeneration durch CXCR4, CXCR7 und deren Liganden SDF-1α, bilden diese ein vielversprechendes therapeutisches Ziel für bestimmte Muskelerkrankungen. / The chemokine, SDF-1α, and its receptor, CXCR4, are assumed to control a multitude of biological processes such as organogenesis, haematopoesis, and immune responses. The previous demonstration that SDF-1α additionally binds to the chemokine receptor, CXCR7, currently urges a re-evaluation of the function of the SDF-1 system in these processes. In fact, depending on the tissue and cell type, CXCR7 either acts as a scavenger receptor, a modulator of CXCR4 or an independent active receptor. This thesis is dedicated to answer the following questions: Are both SDF-1α receptors expressed during muscle development? What is the actual function of these receptors during myogenesis? Is there a role of the SDF-1 system in muscle regeneration? To adress these issues both in vitro studies with the myoblast cell line, C2C12, as well as in vivo analyses on the expression of CXCR4, CXCR7 and SDF-1α in developing and regenerating limb muscles have been performed. At all stages of differentiation, C2C12 cells exhibited measurable amounts of CXCR4. In addition, in the course of differentiation C2C12 cells showed increasing expression levels of CXCR7. Treatment of the cells with SDF-1α resulted in the phosphorylation of Erk1/2 and PKCζ/λ and subsequently blocked their myogenic differentiation. Following inactivation of CXCR4 either by its antagonist, AMD3100, or by specific siRNA, SDF-1α failed to activate both pathways and in addition no longer inhibited the myogenic differentiation of C2C12 cells. By contrast, inactivation of CXCR7 remained without effects on SDF-1α-induced cell signalling and resulting inhibitory effects on myogenic differentiation. Interestingly, SDF-1α also failed to activate Erk1/2 signalling in differentiated C2C12 cells. Cell signalling in differentiated C2C12 cells was, however, restored following inhibition of CXCR7 expression, but not following inhibition of CXCR4 expression. The in vivo analysis further revealed that in limb muscles expression of the CXCR4 is highest during embryonic development with a decrease in expression levels shortly after birth when secondary muscle development is completed. Vice versa, expression levels of CXCR7 increased perinatally and remained high into adulthood. In summary, these findings unravel that CXCR4 actively mediates SDF-1α-signalling during myogenesis. The findings further provide evidence that CXCR7 acts as a scavenger receptor during myogenesis which controls myogenic differentiation by modulating extracellular SDF-1α concentration. In further agreement with a major role of SDF-1α in muscle development, SDF-1α is continously expressed by the endomysium of postnatal and adult muscle fibers. Moreover, expression of SDF-1α as well as CXCR4 is massively increased in muscles of dystrophin-deficient mice further implying that the SDF-1 system plays an equally important role during muscle development and regeneration. The pivotal role of SDF-1α in muscle development and regeneration points to the SDF-1 system as a promising therapeutical target for certain muscle diseases.

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Tendon transfer surgery is used to improve the hand function of patients with nerve injuries, spinal cord lesions, cerebral palsy (CP), stroke, or muscle injuries. The tendon of a muscle, usually with function opposite that of the lost muscle function, is transferred to the tendon of the deficient muscle. The aim is to balance the wrist and fingers to achieve better hand function. The position, function, and length at which the donor muscle is sutured is essential for the outcome for the procedure. In these studies the significance of the transferred muscle’s morphology, length and apillarization was investigated using both animal and human models. Immunohistochemical, biochemical, and laser diffraction techniques were used to examine muscle structure. In animal studies (rabbit), the effects of immobilization and of tendon transfers at different muscle lengths were analyzed. Immobilization of highly stretched muscles resulted in fibrosis and aberrant regeneration. A greater pull on the tendon while suturing a tendon transfer resulted in larger sarcomere lengths as measured in vivo. On examination of the number of sarcomeres per muscle fiber and the sarcomere lengths after 3 weeks of immobilization and healing time, we found a cut-off point up to which the sarcomerogenesis was optimal. Transfer at too long sarcomere lengths inhibited adaptation of the muscle to its new length, probably resulting in diminished function. In human studies we defined the sarcomere lengths of a normal human flexor carpi ulnaris muscle through the range of motion, and then again after a routinely performed tendon transfer to the finger extensor. A calculated model illustrated that after a transfer the largest force was predicted to occur with the wrist in extension. Morphological studies of spastic biceps brachii muscle showed, compared with control muscle, smaller fiber areas and higher variability in fiber size. Similar changes were also found in the more spastic wrist flexors comparing with wrist extensors in children with CP. In flexors, more type 2B fibers were found. These observations could all be due to the decreased use in the spastic limb, but might also represent a specific effect of the spasticity. In children and adults with spasticity very small fibers containing developmental myosin were present in all specimens, while none were found in controls. These fibers probably represent newly formed fibers originating from activated satellite cells. Impaired supraspinal control of active motion as well as of spinal reflexes, both typical of upper motor syndrome, could result in minor eccentric injuries of the muscle, causing activation of satellite cells. Spastic biceps muscles had fewer capillaries per cross-sectional area compared to age-matched controls, and also a smaller number of capillaries around each fiber. Nevertheless, the number of capillaries related to the specific fiber area was normal, and hence the spastic fibers are sufficiently supplied with capillaries. This study shows that the length of the muscle during tendon transfer is crucial for optimization of force output. Laser diffraction can be used for accurate measurement of sarcomere length during tendon transfer surgery. Wrist flexor muscles have more morphological alterations typical of spasticity compared to extensors.

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Chez Drosophila melanogaster, l’orientation horaire (dextrale) des organes est déterminée par un gène unique codant la Myosine non conventionnelle de type ID (MyoID). Un crible génétique modificateur en contexte sensibilisé pour myoID nous a permis d’identifier klp64D comme un gène interagissant génétiquement avec myoID. Celui-ci code l’une des sous-unités motrices du complexe moteur hétérotrimérique Kinésine-2 (Kin-2) constitué d’une autre sous-unité motrice Klp68D et d’une sous-unité adaptatrice Kap3. Nous montrons que klp68D interagit génétiquement avec myoID lors de la mise en place de l’axe D/G. Ceci suggère donc un rôle de l’ensemble du complexe Kin-2 dans l’asymétrie D/G. Chez les vertébrés, Kin-2 participe à l’assemblage des cils impliqués dans la détermination D/G lors de la gastrulation. Or, chez la drosophile, les cils ne sont pas requis dans la détermination D/G. MyoID et Kin-2 sont requis de manière synchrone dans la voie dextrale lors de la détermination D/G. En outre, Kin-2 joue un rôle important dans la rotation horaire du génitalia et l’enroulement dextral de l’intestin postérieur adulte (hindgut). Kin-2 est requise dans l’organisateur D/G de l’hindgut adulte pour l’orientation biaisée des cellules qui n’expriment pas MyoID. Par ailleurs, nos résultats suggèrent que l’activité de Kin-2 n’est pas requise dans le sous-ensemble de cellules qui exprime MyoID. Enfin, le rôle joué par Kin-2 dans l’asymétrie D/G semble indépendant de la polarité apico-basale et des jonctions adhérentes. Kin-2 pourrait donc jouer un rôle non ciliaire dans la phase de propagation de l’information directionnelle induite par MyoID. / In nature most of the bilateralia are left/right (L/R) asymmetric. In Drosophila, asymmetry is apparent in the directional looping of gut and terminalia. Dextral orientation of organs is controlled by the activity of a single gene myosin ID (myoID) whose mutation induces a fully inverted L/R axis. To date little is known of how the initial L/R cue induced by MyoID is propagated and maintained through the rest of the architecture of the L/R organizer. Here we present the identification of klp64D and klp68D as new myoID interacting genes. These genes encodes the two motor sub-units of the Drosophila Kinesin-2 motor complex. Interestingly, this microtubule-based motor plays a ciliary function in vertebrate L/R morphogenesis. However, we show that in Drosophila cilia are not involved in L/R asymmetry. We demonstrate that Kinesin-2 acts during L/R determination in the dextral pathway. Furthermore Kinesin-2 is required for proper L/R patterning both of male genitalia and of adult hindgut. L/R activity of Kinesin-2 is restricted to cells that do not express MyoID suggesting a role for this motor in propagation of the L/R cue. Our findings show for the first time a non ciliary role for Kinesin-2 in L/R axis determination. Thus, these results shed light on an evolutionary conservation between Drosophila and vertebrate L/R determination.

Les mécanismes de formation des plaquettes sanguines à partir des mégacaryocytes ne sont pas totalement compris, mais l’environnement médullaire semble y avoir une influence cruciale. Dans ce travail nous montrons que i) les intégrines β3, récepteurs de protéines de matrice extracellulaire, semblent impliquées dans la mégacaryopoïèse et la formation des plaquettes, ii) la différenciation des cellules hématopoïétiques dans un environnement 3D de rigidité comparable à la moelle osseuse améliore la maturation des mégacaryocytes différenciés in vitro et iii) la myosine IIA est impliquée dans la distribution des organelles dans les mégacaryocytes. Parallèlement, Nous avons caractérisé la spécificité d’expression du transgène Pf4-cre pour valider son utilisation dans nos approches expérimentales. Ce travail apporte un éclairage nouveau sur le rôle de la myosine IIA et des intégrines dans les mégacaryocytes et souligne l’influence de la rigidité de l’environnement dans la mégacaryopoïèse. / Megakaryocytes differentiation (megakaryopoiesis) and platelet formation mechanisms are not entirely understood, but the bone marrow environment seems to be crucial in these processes. In this thesis, we show i) that integrin β3, the extracellular matrix protein receptors, are involved in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation, ii) that recreating a 3D environment of stiffness in the range of that of bone marrow improves the maturation of in vitro differentiated megakaryocytes and iii) a new role for myosin IIA in the cytoplasmic distribution of organelles within the megakaryocyte. As a side-project, we characterized the specificity of expression of the Pf4-cre transgene to validate its use in our experimental approaches. This work enlightens new roles for myosin IIA and integrins in megakaryocytes and indicates that stiffness of the environment influences megakaryopoiesis.

Orientador: Maeli Dal Pai Silva / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T19:10:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aguiar_DaniloHenrique_D.pdf: 1937310 bytes, checksum: 7d4d18b54f38b44a48ac5bd8892e54d5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Nos peixes, o conhecimento dos fatores que controlam o crescimento muscular e a análise das proteínas miofibrilares, é importante para entender a dinâmica do crescimento, a plasticidade e as adaptações musculares, principalmente, em espécies com grande valor comercial como a tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus). No presente estudo, utilizou-se a tilápia do Nilo em quatro estágios: alevinos de 35 dias (0.65g ± 0.08); juvenis de 60 dias (13.67g ± 1.35); adultos de 90 dias (73.18g ± 4.70) e adultos de 190 dias (349.76g ± 34.62). Em cada estágio, fragmentos musculares foram coletados e submetidos às seguintes análises: morfométrica, para caracterizar o crescimento muscular hiperplásico e hipertrófico no músculo branco; imunohistoquímica, para analisar a expressão dos fatores de regulação miogênica MyoD e miogenina e a expressão da proteína PCNA no músculo branco; histoquímica da ATPase miofibrilar (mATPase) e à eletroforese em gel de poliacrilamida ¿ duodecil sulfato de sódio (SDS-PAGE) para observar as características da mATPase e da cadeia pesada da miosina nos músculos branco e vermelho, respectivamente. Os resultados indicaram que a expressão de MyoD e miogenina foi similar em alevinos, juvenis e adultos de 90 dias, porém, em adultos de 190 dias a expressão de miogenina foi maior do que a de MyoD. A expressão do PCNA, em cada estágio, foi mais acentuada do que MyoD e miogenina com picos no estágio de alevinos e adultos de 90 dias. A expressão de MyoD e miogenina nos estágios de alevinos, juvenis e adultos de 90 dias, mostrou que a hiperplasia e a hipertrofia ocorreram como resultado da proliferação e da diferenciação dos mioblastos. O aumento da expressão de miogenina em adultos de 190 dias, indicou que a diferenciação celular e a hipertrofia foi mais significativa nesse estágio. A análise da mATPase indicou, além da presença de fibras musculares vermelhas e brancas, fibras híbridas tanto no músculo vermelho como no músculo branco, ao longo do crescimento muscular da tilápia. A partir de alevinos, o músculo vermelho da região superficial mostrou a presença de cadeia pesada da miosina slow e o músculo branco, que forma a maior parte da massa muscular, cadeia pesada da miosina fast. Essas isoformas apresentaram massa molecular semelhante à cadeia pesada da miosina do tipo I do músculo sóleo de rato. No músculo branco, a partir dos alevinos, foi observada outra isoforma de miosina de massa molecular superior à cadeia pesada da miosina do tipo I do músculo sóleo de rato. No músculo vermelho a partir dos adultos, observou-se outra isoforma de miosina de massa molecular semelhante à cadeia pesada da miosina do tipo II do músculo sóleo de rato. A expressão das isoformas de cadeias pesadas da miosina no músculo estriado esquelético da tilápia do Nilo durante o crescimento, pode estar relacionada com a plasticidade fenotípica que ocorre durante o crescimento muscular e reflete na capacidade desses peixes de se adaptar às variações ambientais, importantes para a sobrevivência / Abstract: In fish, the knowledge of factors that control the muscle growth and the myofibrillar proteins analyze is important to understand the dynamic of growth, the plasticity and the muscle adaptations, mainly, in species with high commercial valuable, as the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). In the present study, Nile tilapia into four age stages were used: 35 day alevins (0.65g ± 0.08); 60 day juveniles (13.67g ± 1.35); 90 day adults (73.18g ± 4.70) and 190 day adults (349.76g ± 34.62). In each stage, muscle fragments were collected and submitted to the following analyzes: morphometric, to characterize the hyperplastic and hypertrophyc growth in the white muscle; immunohistochemical, to analize the myogenic regulatory factors MyoD and myogenin expression, and the PCNA protein expression in white muscle; histochemical of the myofibrillar ATPase (mATPase) and electrophoresis by sodium duodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) in the red and white muscle to observed mATPase and myosin heavy chain characteristics, respectively. The results indicate that MyoD and myogenin expression was similar in alevins, juveniles and 90 day adults, however, in 190 day adults the myogenin was higher than the MyoD expression. The PCNA expression, in each stage, was higher than MyoD and myogenin with peaks in alevins and 90 day adults. The MyoD expression in alevins, juveniles and 90 day adults, showed that the hyperplasia and hypertrophy occurred due to the results of myoblasts proliferation and differentiation. The increased of myogenin expression in 190 day adults indicated that cellular differentiation and the hypertrophy was more expressive in this stage. The mATPase showed, beyond red and white muscle fibers, hybrid fibers in both red and white muscle during growth. From alevins, the red muscle showed slow myosin heavy chain (MHCs) and the white muscle, fast myosin heavy chain (MHCf). These isoforms had a molecular mass similar to the type I myosin heavy chain (MHCI) of soleus rat muscle. In the white muscle, from alevins was observed other myosin isoform with molecular mass superior to the MHCI of soleus rat muscle. In the red muscle, in adults, was observed other myosin isoform with molecular mass similar to the type II myosin heavy chain (MHC II) of soleus rat muscle. The expression of myosin isoforms in the skeletal muscle of Nile tilapia during growth, can be related to the phenotypic plasticity that occur during muscle growth and reflects this fish capacity to adapt to changes in environmental conditions which are important for its survival / Doutorado / Histologia / Doutor em Biologia Celular e Estrutural

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / O camarÃo peneÃdeo Farfantepenaeus subtilis à uma importante espÃcie nativa do litoral nordestino que possui uma grande ocorrÃncia na pesca. Dentre os camarÃes marinhos de importÃncia comercial, os peneÃdeos se destacam por constituÃrem um valioso recurso para pesca e aqÃicultura em regiÃes tropicais e subtropicais. Entretanto, a disponibilidade de informaÃÃes sobre essas espÃcies à bastante escassa, principalmente em relaÃÃo à estrutura genÃtica que atua no crescimento muscular desses animais. Tendo como objetivo identificar genes envolvidos na contraÃÃo muscular de camarÃes, neste trabalho foram parcialmente isolados e seqÃenciados os genes de betaactina e miosina de cadeia pesada do camarÃo rosa F. subtilis, a partir do cDNA do mÃsculo abdominal. Para tanto, camarÃes coletados no estuÃrio do rio Pacoti, estado do CearÃ, foram inicialmente identificados taxonomicamente e, depois atravÃs de amplificaÃÃo de DNA seguida por sequenciamento das regiÃes citocromo oxidase subunidade I (COI) e 16S. Utilizando-se os tecidos frescos dos camarÃes, foi extraÃdo o RNA total e foram obtidos os respectivos DNAs complementares (cDNAs). Baseado na construÃÃo de primers especÃficos a partir do alinhamento entre sequÃncias descritas no Genbank/NCBI, os genes foram isolados por meio de RT-PCR (ReaÃÃo em Cadeia da Polimerase atravÃs da transcriptase reversa) e seqÃenciados. Foi obtido um fragmento parcial de 760 pares de base para o cDNA de beta-actina e para o cDNA de miosina de cadeia pesada foi obtido um fragmento de 570 pares de base. AnÃlises das sequÃncias realizadas pela ferramenta BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) revelaram alta similaridade com outras beta-actinas e miosinas de camarÃes, confirmando a identidade das sequÃncias genÃticas isoladas. Como resultado do alinhamento pareado entre as sequÃncias desses genes obtidos no trabalho com as de outras espÃcies presentes no GenBank, pÃde-se observar que as maiores similaridades foram com Penaeus monodon (93%) e com Farfantepenaeus paulensis (88%). Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstraram a viabilidade da metodologia utilizada na identificaÃÃo de genes relacionados com caracterÃsticas importantes. Esses dados irÃo facilitar o isolamento completo das sequÃncias desses genes, alÃm de contribuir para incentivar a identificaÃÃo de outros genes importantes em camarÃes, principalmente os nativos do Brasil. AnÃlise de genes que atuam desenvolvimento do tecido muscular do animal poderà fornecer informaÃÃes genÃticas importantes acerca de uma espÃcie nativa que està sendo superexplorada e que poderà ser viÃvel para cultivo. Outrossim, esses dados beneficiarÃo a comunidade cientÃfica, servindo como base para estudos de fisiologia, filogenia e evoluÃÃo em peneÃdeos / The penaeid shrimp Farfantepenaeus subtilis is an important native species for fisheries industry in Brazil. Among marine shrimps of commercial importance, penaeids are recognized as a valuable resource for fishery and aquaculture in tropical and subtropical regions. However, data on these species is extremely reduced, especially concerning genetic elements involved in animal muscle growth. Therefore, aiming at identifying shrimp genes directly associated with muscle contraction in this research, beta-actin and myosin heavy chain genes of the pink shrimp F. subtilis were isolated from its muscular abdominal and partially sequenced. Shrimps collected from Pacoti estuary, CearÃ, were first identified through taxonomy and, then, through DNA amplification followed by sequencing of Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S. From fresh shrimp tissues, total RNA was extracted and complementary cDNA was obtained. Based on specific primers designed after sequence alignments performed against sequences at GenBank/NCBI, genes were amplified from RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase - polimerase chain reaction) and sequenced. A 760bp partial F. subtilis beta-actin cDNA fragment was obtained, while the partial F. subtilis myosin heavy chain cDNA was 570bp long. Sequence analyses using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) program indicated that F. subtilis beta-actin gene product is very similar to betaactin of other species of shrimps, while the myosin heavy chain protein is highly homologous to crustacean myosins heavy chain, confirming the identity of the isolated gene sequences. Alignment of these gene sequences with other sequences in GenBank showed high similarity with Penaeus monodon (93%) and Farfantepenaeus paulensis (88%). Results have showed the feasibility of partial gene identification as a means to identify genes of strategic interest. These data would help further attempts to elucidate the complete isolation of these genes, as well as the detection of other important genes, especially from shrimp species occurring at the Brazilian coast. Genes analyses involved with muscle growth might provide important genetic information on native species that are overexploited and may be viable for the shrimp cultivation. In addition, these data might also benefit the scientific community, improving a range of research areas such as physiology, phylogeny and evolution of penaeids

Orientador: Mário Tyago Murakami / Texto em português e inglês / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T11:13:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nascimento_AndreyFabricioZiem_D.pdf: 59337766 bytes, checksum: b26927ac8e7083ceb39d09631e1b378f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: As miosina de classe V, amplamente distribuídas em sistemas eucarióticos desde leveduras até vertebrados, são um dos mais caracterizados motores moleculares da superfamília das miosinas e desempenham um papel chave no transporte intracelular de vesículas, organelas e RNA mensageiro. As miosinas V consistem de duas cadeias pesadas idênticas que se dimerizam através da formação de uma estrutura coiled-coil e sua arquitetura tridimensional pode ser dividida em três distintos domínios: a porção N-terminal ou domínio motor que apresenta os sítios de interação com ATP e actina; a porção central ou pescoço formada por 6 domínios IQ, responsável pela regulação e interação com calmodulina; e a porção C-terminal que inclui a região coiled-coil e o domínio de ligação de cargas celulares também conhecido como domínio cauda globular (GTD). Uma das mais importantes questões pertinentes até hoje é como ocorre a sinalização e a interação entre as vesículas/organelas e o domínio globular C-terminal das miosinas V. Neste estudo, foram resolvidas as estruturas dos domínios cauda globular das miosinas Va, Vb e Vc humanas, revelando pequenas mudanças estruturais que levam a diferenciação funcional e, ainda, um novo mecanismo redox que controla a dimerização do GTD de forma independente do coiled-coil, que é exclusivo para a miosina Vc. As alterações estruturais induzidas pela fosforilação do GTD também foram exploradas, mostrando que o estado fosforilado possuí uma flexibilidade menor, podendo estar envolvido na regulação do estado inibido e/ou reconhecimento de cargas nucleares. Além disso, os sítios de ligação a carga e ao domínio motor foram estruturalmente anotados, indicando uma conservação de resíduos envolvidos na interação com adaptadores para o transporte de peroxissomos e proporcionando detalhes da inibição da atividade motora pelo GTD. Estes resultados contribuem para a compreensão dos determinantes estruturais para o transporte de carga, autoinibição e mecanismos de regulação dos motores de miosina V. Além dos resultados obtidos com a cauda globular, alguns problemas cristalográficos como o problema da fase, pseudosimetria e ordem-desordem cristalina foram abordados (descrito nos Apêndices 9.3 e 9.4). Patologias cristalinas como ordem-desordem parcial ou total podem estar relacionadas à valores elevados de Rfactor e Rfree, mesmo após a conclusão do refinamento, ou mesmo à dificuldade de resolução da estrutura. Problemas de ordem-desordem rotacional parcial e pseudosimetria foram observados em cristais de uma hidrolase glicosídica (TpAbn). Nesse caso, valores satisfatórios de Rfactor e Rfree foram obtidos somente após um minucioso processamento dos dados e redução da simetria. Além disso, os dados dos GTDs das miosinas de classe V foram utilizados como caso teste para o desenvolvimento de novas metodologias de faseamento ab initio em média e baixa resolução (2 ¿ 3 Å) em colaboração com o grupo de Prof. Dr. Isabel Usón (IBMB, Barcelona, Espanha). Utilizando o programa ARCIMBOLDO foi possível resolver a estrutura do GTD-MioVb a 2,1 Å utilizando apenas duas hélices de poli-Ala de 22 resíduos (7,5% do conteúdo da unidade assimétrica), mostrando o grande potencial desta metodologia para dados de média a baixa resolução / Abstract: The class V myosins (MyoVs) are widely distributed in eukaryotic organisms from yeast to vertebrates, being one of the most characterized molecular motors of the myosin superfamily. MyoVs play a central role in the intracellular transport of vesicles, organelles, messenger RNA and proteins. MyoVs consist of a coiled-coil-stabilized dimer of two identical heavy chains and their general structure can be divided into three distinct domains: the N-terminal portion or motor domain which binds both actin and ATP; the central portion or neck formed by 6 IQ domains, responsible for the regulation and interaction with calmodulin; and the C-terminal portion that includes the coiled-coil region and the cargo-binding domain also known as globular tail domain (GTD). One of the most important issues still obscure so far is how occurs the interaction between the cargoes and the globular C-terminal domain of myosin V. Here, we have solved the globular tail domain structures of the three human MyoV paralogs (Va, Vb and Vc), revealing subtle structural changes that drive functional differentiation and a novel redox mechanism controlling the GTD dimerization process, which is unique for the MyoVc subclass. The structural changes induced by the phosphorylation of GTD have also been explored, showing that the phosphorylated state is less flexible and may be involved in the regulation of the auto-inhibition mechanism and/or in the recognition of nuclear cargoes. Moreover, the cargo- and motor-binding sites were structurally assigned indicating the conservation of residues involved in the recognition of adaptors for peroxisome transport and providing high-resolution insights into motor domain inhibition by GTD. These results contribute to the understanding of the structural requirements for cargo transport, auto-inhibition and regulatory mechanisms in myosin V motors. In addition to the results obtained with the GTD structures, some crystallographic problems, such as the phase problem, pseudosymmetry and lattice order-disorder were discussed (described in Appendices 9.3 and 9.4). Crystal pathologies such as partial or total order-disorder may be related to high values of Rfactor and Rfree, even at late stages of crystallographic refinement, or even hindering the structure determination. Problems of partial rotational order-disorder and pseudosymmetry were found in TpAbn crystals where only after a careful data processing and symmetry reduction was possible to obtain satisfactory values of residuals (Rfactor and Rfree). Moreover, data from MyoV GTDs were used as a test case for the development of new methodologies for ab initio phasing at medium and low resolution (2 ¿ 3 Å) in collaboration with the group of Prof. Dr. Isabel Usón (IBMB, Barcelona, Spain). Using the program ARCIMBOLDO we have solved the GTD-MioVb structure at 2.1 Å using only two 22-residue-long poly-Ala helix fragments (7.5% of asymmetric unit content), showing the great potential of this methodology for data at medium to low resolution / Doutorado / Bioquimica / Doutor em Biologia Funcional e Molecular