Mass Spectrometry of RNA-Binding Proteins during Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Reveals Distinct Assembly Mechanisms and Droplet Architectures
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Mass Spectrometry of RNA-Binding Proteins during Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Reveals Distinct Assembly Mechanisms and Droplet Architectures. / Sahin, Cagla; Motso, Aikaterini; Gu, Xinyu; Feyrer, Hannes; Lama, Dilraj; Arndt, Tina; Rising, Anna; Gese, Genis Valentin; Haellberg, B. Martin; Marklund, Erik. G.; Schafer, Nicholas P.; Petzold, Katja; Teilum, Kaare; Wolynes, Peter G.; Landreh, Michael.
I: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Bind 145, Nr. 19, 2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Mass Spectrometry of RNA-Binding Proteins during Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Reveals Distinct Assembly Mechanisms and Droplet Architectures
AU - Sahin, Cagla
AU - Motso, Aikaterini
AU - Gu, Xinyu
AU - Feyrer, Hannes
AU - Lama, Dilraj
AU - Arndt, Tina
AU - Rising, Anna
AU - Gese, Genis Valentin
AU - Haellberg, B. Martin
AU - Marklund, Erik. G.
AU - Schafer, Nicholas P.
AU - Petzold, Katja
AU - Teilum, Kaare
AU - Wolynes, Peter G.
AU - Landreh, Michael
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of hetero-geneous ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) drives the formation of membraneless organelles, but structural information about their assembled states is still lacking. Here, we address this challenge through a combination of protein engineering, native ion mobility mass spectrometry, and molecular dynamics simulations. We used an LLPS-compatible spider silk domain and pH changes to control the self-assembly of the hnRNPs FUS, TDP-43, and hCPEB3, which are implicated in neurodegeneration, cancer, and memory storage. By releasing the proteins inside the mass spectrometer from their native assemblies, we could monitor conformational changes associated with liquid-liquid phase separation. We find that FUS monomers undergo an unfolded-to-globular transition, whereas TDP-43 oligomerizes into partially disordered dimers and trimers. hCPEB3, on the other hand, remains fully disordered with a preference for fibrillar aggregation over LLPS. The divergent assembly mechanisms revealed by ion mobility mass spectrometry of soluble protein species that exist under LLPS conditions suggest structurally distinct complexes inside liquid droplets that may impact RNA processing and translation depending on biological context.
AB - Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of hetero-geneous ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) drives the formation of membraneless organelles, but structural information about their assembled states is still lacking. Here, we address this challenge through a combination of protein engineering, native ion mobility mass spectrometry, and molecular dynamics simulations. We used an LLPS-compatible spider silk domain and pH changes to control the self-assembly of the hnRNPs FUS, TDP-43, and hCPEB3, which are implicated in neurodegeneration, cancer, and memory storage. By releasing the proteins inside the mass spectrometer from their native assemblies, we could monitor conformational changes associated with liquid-liquid phase separation. We find that FUS monomers undergo an unfolded-to-globular transition, whereas TDP-43 oligomerizes into partially disordered dimers and trimers. hCPEB3, on the other hand, remains fully disordered with a preference for fibrillar aggregation over LLPS. The divergent assembly mechanisms revealed by ion mobility mass spectrometry of soluble protein species that exist under LLPS conditions suggest structurally distinct complexes inside liquid droplets that may impact RNA processing and translation depending on biological context.
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KW - TDP-43
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U2 - 10.1021/jacs.3c00932
DO - 10.1021/jacs.3c00932
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37145883
VL - 145
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 19
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