Effects of protein transport inhibitors on the distribution and secretion of the fusion protein RntA-EGFP in Aspergillus oryzae

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2004 Jul;68(7):1569-73. doi: 10.1271/bbb.68.1569.

Abstract

The distribution of the secreted protein ribonuclease T1 (RntA) fused with the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP), RntA-EGFP, was visualized in hyphae of Aspergillus oryzae in the presence of a protein transport inhibitor, brefeldin A, cytochalasin A, or nocodazole. During treatment with the protein transport inhibitors, the distribution of RntA-EGFP changed and distinct patterns of fluorescence accumulation were observed. The addition of brefeldin A caused RntA-EGFP fluorescence to appear in reticular networks, and the disruption of the polymerization of actin filaments by cytochalasin A caused an increase in RntA-EGFP fluorescence intensity in the hyphae without accumulation in a specific cellular component. In contrast, RntA-EGFP fluorescence was distributed in different parts of a hypha during treatment with nocodazole, a compound that depolymerizes microtubules. In addition, quantitative analysis was performed using the RntA-EGFP visualization system to analyze the relative amount of RntA-EGFP secreted into the culture medium during treatment with the protein transport inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus oryzae / drug effects
  • Aspergillus oryzae / enzymology
  • Aspergillus oryzae / physiology*
  • Brefeldin A / pharmacology
  • Cytochalasins / pharmacology
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / physiology*
  • Hyphae / physiology
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Microscopy, Interference
  • Microtubules / physiology
  • Nocodazole / pharmacology
  • Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Transport / drug effects
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / physiology*
  • Ribonuclease T1 / genetics
  • Ribonuclease T1 / metabolism
  • Ribonuclease T1 / physiology*

Substances

  • Cytochalasins
  • Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • cytochalasin A
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • Brefeldin A
  • Ribonuclease T1
  • Nocodazole