The methylome of motile cilia. 2024

Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 3305.

Cilia are highly complex motile, sensory, and secretory organelles that contain perhaps 1000 or more distinct protein components, many of which are subject to various posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation, N-terminal acetylation, and proteolytic processing. Another common modification is the addition of one or more methyl groups to the side chains of arginine and lysine residues. These tunable additions delocalize the side-chain charge, decrease hydrogen bond capacity, and increase both bulk and hydrophobicity. Methylation is usually mediated by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferases and reversed by demethylases. Previous studies have identified several ciliary proteins that are subject to methylation including axonemal dynein heavy chains that are modified by a cytosolic methyltransferase. Here, we have performed an extensive proteomic analysis of multiple independently derived cilia samples to assess the potential for SAM metabolism and the extent of methylation in these organelles. We find that cilia contain all the enzymes needed for generation of the SAM methyl donor and recycling of the S-adenosylhomocysteine and tetrahydrofolate byproducts. In addition, we find that at least 155 distinct ciliary proteins are methylated, in some cases at multiple sites. These data provide a comprehensive resource for studying the consequences of methyl marks on ciliary biology.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008745 Methylation Addition of methyl groups. In histo-chemistry methylation is used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Methylations
D008780 Methyltransferases A subclass of enzymes of the transferase class that catalyze the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another. (Dorland, 28th ed) EC 2.1.1. Methyltransferase
D011499 Protein Processing, Post-Translational Any of various enzymatically catalyzed post-translational modifications of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS in the cell of origin. These modifications include carboxylation; HYDROXYLATION; ACETYLATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; METHYLATION; GLYCOSYLATION; ubiquitination; oxidation; proteolysis; and crosslinking and result in changes in molecular weight and electrophoretic motility. Amino Acid Modification, Post-Translational,Post-Translational Modification,Post-Translational Protein Modification,Posttranslational Modification,Protein Modification, Post-Translational,Amino Acid Modification, Posttranslational,Post-Translational Amino Acid Modification,Post-Translational Modifications,Post-Translational Protein Processing,Posttranslational Amino Acid Modification,Posttranslational Modifications,Posttranslational Protein Processing,Protein Processing, Post Translational,Protein Processing, Posttranslational,Amino Acid Modification, Post Translational,Modification, Post-Translational,Modification, Post-Translational Protein,Modification, Posttranslational,Modifications, Post-Translational,Modifications, Post-Translational Protein,Modifications, Posttranslational,Post Translational Amino Acid Modification,Post Translational Modification,Post Translational Modifications,Post Translational Protein Modification,Post Translational Protein Processing,Post-Translational Protein Modifications,Processing, Post-Translational Protein,Processing, Posttranslational Protein,Protein Modification, Post Translational,Protein Modifications, Post-Translational
D002923 Cilia Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated EPITHELIUM. Each cilium arises from a basic granule in the superficial layer of CYTOPLASM. The movement of cilia propels ciliates through the liquid in which they live. The movement of cilia on a ciliated epithelium serves to propel a surface layer of mucus or fluid. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Motile Cilia,Motile Cilium,Nodal Cilia,Nodal Cilium,Primary Cilia,Primary Cilium,Cilium,Cilia, Motile,Cilia, Nodal,Cilia, Primary,Cilium, Motile,Cilium, Nodal,Cilium, Primary
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000081122 Epigenome A network of chemical compounds surrounding DNA that modify the genome without altering the DNA sequences and have a role in determining which genes are active in a cell. DNA Methylome,Methylome,DNA Methylomes,Epigenomes,Methylome, DNA,Methylomes,Methylomes, DNA
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012435 S-Adenosylhomocysteine 5'-S-(3-Amino-3-carboxypropyl)-5'-thioadenosine. Formed from S-adenosylmethionine after transmethylation reactions. S Adenosylhomocysteine,Adenosylhomocysteine, S
D012436 S-Adenosylmethionine Physiologic methyl radical donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation reactions and present in all living organisms. It possesses anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in treatment of chronic liver disease. (From Merck, 11th ed) AdoMet,Ademetionine,FO-1561,Gumbaral,S Amet,S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine,S-Adenosylmethionine Sulfate Tosylate,SAM-e,Samyr,FO 1561,FO1561,S Adenosyl L Methionine,S Adenosylmethionine,S Adenosylmethionine Sulfate Tosylate
D040901 Proteomics The systematic study of the complete complement of proteins (PROTEOME) of organisms. Peptidomics

Related Publications

Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
July 2015, Cell,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
June 1980, Lancet (London, England),
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
December 1970, Neurosciences Research Program bulletin,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
January 2022, Sub-cellular biochemistry,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
January 2011, Nature genetics,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
January 2017, Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
February 2021, Seminars in cell & developmental biology,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
December 2015, Medecine sciences : M/S,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
October 2015, Medical & biological engineering & computing,
Stephen M King, and Miho Sakato-Antoku, and Ramila S Patel-King, and Jeremy L Balsbaugh
August 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
Copied contents to your clipboard!