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キタグチ テツヤ
北⼝ 哲也
Kitaguchi Tetsuya
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総合研究院 化学生命科学研究所 准教授
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  • ナノテク・材料 / 生物分子化学

  • ライフサイエンス / 解剖学

  • ライフサイエンス / 神経科学一般

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  • Noncompetitive homogeneous immunodetection of small molecules based on beta-glucuronidase complementation 査読

    Jiulong Su, Jinhua Dong, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Yuki Ohmuro-Matsuyama, Hiroshi Ueda

    Analyst   143 ( 9 )   2096 - 2101   2018年5月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Royal Society of Chemistry  

    In this study, a novel noncompetitive homogeneous immunoassay for antigen detection was developed. We utilized β-glucuronidase (GUS), a homotetrameric enzyme, the assembly of all of whose subunits is necessary to attain its activity. By using a mutant GUS (GUSm), wherein the dimerization of dimers, which is a rate-limiting step, can be effectively inhibited by a set of interface mutations, we attempted to create a biosensor for detecting various molecules. Usually, the affinity between the two variable region domains (VH and VL) of an antibody, especially for a small molecule, is relatively low. However, in the presence of an antigen, the affinity increases so that they bind tighter to each other. A pair of fusion proteins, comprising the VH and VL regions of the antibody as the detector tethered to a GUSm subunit as the reporter, was constructed to detect antigen 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetyl (NP) and bone Gla protein (BGP) through GUS activity measurement. Colorimetric and fluorescence assays could detect NP, 5-iodo-NP, and BGP within 1 h without separation steps and with a higher signal/background ratio than conventional ELISA. The instantaneous response after simple mixing of the components makes this system convenient and high-throughput. The system could be effective for the analyses of various small molecules in environmental and clinical settings.

    DOI: 10.1039/c8an00074c

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  • RGB-color intensiometric indicators visualize spatiotemporal dynamics of ATP in single cells. 査読

    Angew Chem Int Ed   143   11039 - 11044   2018年

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  • Ca2+- associated triphasic pH changes in mitochondria during brown adipocyte activation 査読

    Yanyan Hou, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Rokus Kriszt, Yu-Hua Tseng, Michael Raghunath, Madoka Suzuki

    MOLECULAR METABOLISM   6 ( 8 )   797 - 808   2017年8月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV  

    Objective: Brown adipocytes (BAs) are endowed with a high metabolic capacity for energy expenditure due to their high mitochondria content. While mitochondrial pH is dynamically regulated in response to stimulation and, in return, affects various metabolic processes, how mitochondrial pH is regulated during adrenergic stimulation-induced thermogenesis is unknown. We aimed to reveal the spatial and temporal dynamics of mitochondrial pH in stimulated BAs and the mechanisms behind the dynamic pH changes.
    Methods: A mitochondrial targeted pH-sensitive protein, mito-pHluorin, was constructed and transfected to BAs. Transfected BAs were stimulated by an adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol. The pH changes in mitochondria were characterized by dual-color imaging with indicators that monitor mitochondrial membrane potential and heat production. The mechanisms of pH changes were studied by examining the involvement of electron transport chain (ETC) activity and Ca2+ profiles in mitochondria and the intracellular Ca2+ store, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
    Results: A triphasic mitochondrial pH change in BAs upon adrenergic stimulation was revealed. In comparison to a thermosensitive dye, we reveal that phases 1 and 2 of the pH increase precede thermogenesis, while phase 3, characterized by a pH decrease, occurs during thermogenesis. The mechanism of pH increase is partially related to ETC. In addition, the pH increase occurs concurrently with an increase in mitochondrial Ca2+. This Ca2+ increase is contributed to by an influx from the ER, and it is further involved in mitochondrial pH regulation.
    Conclusions: We demonstrate that an increase in mitochondrial pH is implicated as an early event in adrenergically stimulated BAs. We further suggest that this pH increase may play a role in the potentiation of thermogenesis. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH.

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  • Lysophosphatidylinositol-induced activation of the cation channel TRPV2 triggers glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion in enteroendocrine L cells 査読

    Kazuki Harada, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Taichi Kamiya, Kyaw Htet Aung, Kazuaki Nakamura, Kunihiro Ohta, Takashi Tsuboi

    JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   292 ( 26 )   10855 - 10864   2017年6月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC  

    The lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI) has crucial roles in multiple physiological processes, including insulin exocytosis from pancreatic islets. However, the role of LPI in secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone that enhances glucose-induced insulin secretion, is unclear. Here, we used the murine enteroendocrine L cell line GLUTag and primary murine small intestinal cells to elucidate the mechanism of LPI-induced GLP-1 secretion. Exogenous LPI addition increased intracellular Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+](i)) in GLUTag cells and induced GLP-1 secretion from both GLUTag and acutely prepared primary intestinal cells. The [Ca2+](i) increase was suppressed by an antagonist for G protein-coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) and by silencing of GPR55 expression, indicating involvement of Gq and G12/13 signaling pathways in the LPI-induced increased [Ca2+](i) levels and GLP-1 secretion. However, GPR55 agonists did not mimic many of the effects of LPI. We also found that phospholipase C inhibitor and Rho-associated kinase inhibitor suppressed the [Ca2+](i) increase and that LPI increased the number of focal adhesions, indicating actin reorganization. Of note, blockage or silencing of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 2 (TRPV2) channels suppressed both the LPI-induced [Ca2+](i) increase and GLP-1 secretion. Furthermore, LPI accelerated TRPV2 translocation to the plasma membrane, which was significantly suppressed by a GPR55 antagonist. These findings suggest that TRPV2 activation via actin reorganization induced by Gq and G12/13 signaling is involved in LPI-stimulated GLP-1 secretion in enteroendocrine L cells. Because GPR55 agonists largely failed to mimic the effects of LPI, its actions on L cells are at least partially independent of GPR55 activation.

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  • Flashbody: A Next Generation Fluobody with Fluorescence Intensity Enhanced by Antigen Binding 査読

    Devina Wongso, Jinhua Dong, Hiroshi Ueda, Tetsuya Kitaguche

    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   89 ( 12 )   6719 - 6725   2017年6月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:AMER CHEMICAL SOC  

    Fluorescent probes are valuable tools for visualizing the spatiotemporal dynamics of molecules in living cells. Here we developed a genetically encoded antibody probe with, antigen dependent fluorescence intensity called "Flashbody". We first created a fusion of EGFP to the single chain variable region fragment (scFv) of antibody against seven amino acids of the bone Gla protein C-terminus (BGPC7) called BGP Fluobody, which successfully showed the intracellular localization of BGPC7-tagged protein. To generate BGP Flashbody, circularly permuted GFP was inserted in between two variable region fragments, and the linkers were optimized, resulting in fluorescence intensity increase of 300% upon binding with BGPC7 in a dose-dependent manner. Live-cell imaging using BGP Flashbody showed that BGPC7 fused with cell penetrating peptide was able to enter through the plasma membrane by forming a nucleation zone, while it penetrated the nuclear membrane with different mechanism. The construction of Flashbody will be possible for a range of antibody fragments and opens up new possibilities for visualizing a myriad of molecules of interest.

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  • Generation of a cGMP indicator with an expanded dynamic range by optimization of amino acid Linkers between a fluorescent protein and PDE5α. 査読

    ACS Sens   2 ( 1 )   46 - 51   2017年1月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

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  • Optical visualisation of thermogenesis in stimulated single-cell brown adipocytes. 査読

    Sci Rep   7   1383   2017年

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  • Red fluorescent protein-based cAMP indicator applicable to optogenetics and in vivo imaging. 査読

    Sci Rep   7   7351   2017年

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  • Positive Allosteric Modulation of the Calcium-sensing Receptor by Physiological Concentrations of Glucose 査読

    Johan Medina, Yuko Nakagawa, Masahiro Nagasawa, Anny Fernandez, Kazushige Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Itaru Kojima

    JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   291 ( 44 )   23126 - 23135   2016年10月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC  

    The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is activated by various cations, cationic compounds, and amino acids. In the present study we investigated the effect of glucose on CaSR in HEK293 cells stably expressing human CaSR (HEK-CaSR cells). When glucose concentration in the buffer was raised from 3 to 25 mM, a rapid elevation of cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](c)) was observed. This elevation was immediate and transient and was followed by a sustained decrease in [Ca2+](c). The effect of glucose was detected at a concentration of 4 mM and reached its maximum at 5 mM. 3-O-Methylglucose, a non-metabolizable analogue of glucose, reproduced the effect of glucose. Sucrose also induced an elevation of [Ca2+](c) in HEK-CaSR cells. Similarly, sucralose was nearly as effective as glucose in inducing elevation of [Ca2+](c). Glucose was not able to increase [Ca2+](c) in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. The effect of glucose on [Ca2+](c) was inhibited by NPS-2143, an allosteric inhibitor of CaSR. In addition, NPS-2143 also inhibited the [Ca2+](c) responses to sucralose and sucrose. Glucose as well as sucralose decreased cytoplasmic cAMP concentration in HEK-CaSR cells. The reduction of cAMP induced by glucose was blocked by pertussis toxin. Likewise, sucralose reduced [cAMP](c). Finally, glucose increased [Ca2+](c) in PT-r parathyroid cells and in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells, both of which express endogenous CaSR. These results indicate that glucose acts as a positive allosteric modulator of CaSR.

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  • Wide and high resolution tension measurement using FRET in embryo 査読

    Satoshi Yamashita, Takashi Tsuboi, Nanako Ishinabe, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Tatsuo Michiue

    SCIENTIFIC REPORTS   6   28535   2016年6月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP  

    During embryonic development, physical force plays an important role in morphogenesis and differentiation. Stretch sensitive fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) has the potential to provide non-invasive tension measurements inside living tissue. In this study, we introduced a FRET-based actinin tension sensor into Xenopus laevis embryos and demonstrated that this sensor captures variation of tension across differentiating ectoderm. The actinin tension sensor, containing mCherry and EGFP connected by spider silk protein, was validated in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells and embryos. It co-localized with actin filaments and changed FRET efficiencies in response to actin filament destruction, myosin deactivation, and osmotic perturbation. Time-lapse FRET analysis showed that the prospective neural ectoderm bears higher tension than the epidermal ectoderm during gastrulation and neurulation, and cells morphogenetic behavior correlated with the tension difference. These data confirmed that the sensor enables us to measure tension across tissues concurrently and with high resolution.

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  • Intracellular bottom-up generation of targeted nanosensors for single-molecule imaging 査読

    Yanyan Hou, Satoshi Arai, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Madoka Suzuki

    NANOSCALE   8 ( 6 )   3218 - 3225   2016年2月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY  

    Organic dyes are useful tools for sensing cellular activities but unfavorable in single-molecule imaging, whereas quantum dots (QDs) are widely applied in single-molecule imaging but with few sensing applications. Here, to visualize cellular activities by monitoring the response of a single probe in living cells, we propose a bottom-up approach to generate nanoprobes where four organic dyes are conjugated to tetravalent single-chain avidin (scAVD) proteins via an intracellular click reaction. We demonstrate that the nanoprobes, exhibiting increased brightness and enhanced photostability, were detectable as single dots in living cells. The ease of intracellular targeting allowed the tracking of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) remodeling with nanometer spatial resolution. Conjugating thermosensitive dyes generated temperature-sensitive nanoprobes on ER membranes that successfully monitored local temperature changes in response to external heat pulses. Our approach is potentially a suitable tool for visualizing localized cellular activities with single probe sensitivity in living cells.

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  • Observations of intracellular tension dynamics of MC3T3-E1 cells during substrate adhesion using a FRET-based actinin tension sensor 査読

    Junfeng Wang, Masahiro Ito, Wenhao Zhong, Shukei Sugita, Tatsuo Michiue, Takashi Tsuboi, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Takeo Matsumoto

    Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering   11 ( 4 )   1 - 11   2016年

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    © 2016 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Tension in actin filaments plays crucial roles in multiple cellular functions, although little is known about tension dynamics of cells during adhesion to substrates. In this study, we visualized intracellular tension in actin filaments using a newly developed Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based tension sensor (Actinin-sstFRET-GR). Tension dynamics were monitored during adhesion in MC3T3-E1 mouse osteoblastic cells after introduction of the sensor. Whole cell areas continued to increase from 10 to 180 min after plating and tension was monitored in a typical section close to the bottom, where the mean fluorescence was the largest. Tension on the bottom side was negatively correlated with cell area from 10 to 110 min. Thereafter, this correlation was positive until 180 min. We then analyzed central-peripheral differences in tension close to the bottom. In these experiments, tension in the cell periphery increased during expansion of the area and decreased during contraction. As a result, fluctuations of tension in this area were much larger than those in the central area of the cell. Finally, we analyzed upper-lower differences in tension development during initial adhesion and showed continuous decreases in the lower side of the cell from 10 to 110 min after plating, and decreases in the upper side until 70 min, followed by increases. In this study, we successfully visualized dynamic changes in intracellular tension at the sub-cellular level and found that development of tension during initial adhesion processes is time-dependent and has central-peripheral and upper-lower differences. The present FRET tension sensor may become a powerful tool in studies of cell biomechanics.

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  • Low glucose-induced ghrelin secretion is mediated by an ATP-sensitive potassium channel 査読

    Manami Oya, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Kazuki Harada, Rika Numano, Takahiro Sato, Masayasu Kojima, Takashi Tsuboi

    JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   226 ( 1 )   25 - 34   2015年7月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD  

    Ghrelin is synthesized in X/A-like cells of the gastric mucosa, which plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Although ghrelin secretion is known to be induced by neurotransmitters or hormones or by nutrient sensing in the ghrelin-secreting cells themselves, the mechanism of ghrelin secretion is not clearly understood. In the present study, we found that changing the extracellular glucose concentration from elevated (25 mM) to optimal (10 mM) caused an increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](i)) in ghrelin-secreting mouse ghrelinoma 3-1 (MGN3-1) cells (n = 32, P < 0.01), whereas changing the glucose concentration from elevated to lowered (5 or 1 mM) had little effect on [Ca2+](i) increase. Overexpression of a closed form of an ATP-sensitive K+ (K-ATP) channel mutant suppressed the 10 mM glucose-induced [Ca2+](i) increase (n = 8, P < 0.01) and exocytotic events (n = 6, P < 0.01). We also found that a low concentration of a K-ATP channel opener, diazoxide, with 25 mM glucose induced [Ca2+](i) increase (n=23, P < 0.01) and ghrelin secretion (n >= 3, P < 0.05). In contrast, the application of a low concentration of a K-ATP channel blocker, tolbutamide, significantly induced [Ca2+](i) increase (n = 15, P < 0.01) and ghrelin secretion (n >= 3, P < 0.05) under 5 mM glucose. Furthermore, the application of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel inhibitors suppressed the 10 mM glucose-induced [Ca2+](i) increase (n >= 26, P < 0.01) and ghrelin secretion (n >= 5, P < 0.05). These findings suggest that K-ATP and voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels are involved in glucose-dependent ghrelin secretion in MGN3-1 cells.

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  • Integrative function of adrenaline receptors for glucagon-like peptide-1 exocytosis in enteroendocrine L cell line GLUTag 査読

    Kazuki Harada, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Takashi Tsuboi

    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS   460 ( 4 )   1053 - 1058   2015年5月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE  

    Adrenaline reacts with three types of adrenergic receptors, alpha 1, alpha 2 and beta-adrenergic receptors (ARs), inducing many physiological events including exocytosis. Although adrenaline has been shown to induce glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion from intestinal L cells, the precise molecular mechanism by which adrenaline regulates GLP-1 secretion remains unknown. Here we show by live cell imaging that all types of adrenergic receptors are stimulated by adrenaline in enteroendocrine L cell line GLUTag cells and are involved in GLP-1 exocytosis. We performed RT-PCR analysis and found that alpha 1B-, alpha 2A-, alpha 2B-, and beta 1-ARs were expressed in GLUTag cells. Application of adrenaline induced a significant increase of intracellular Ca2+ and CAMP concentration ([Ca2+]; and [cAMP](i), respectively), and GLP-1 exocytosis in GLUTag cells. Blockade of alpha 1-AR inhibited adrenaline-induced [Ca2+](i) increase and exocytosis but not [cAMP](i) increase, while blockade of beta 1-AR inhibited adrenaline-induced [cAMP]; increase and exocytosis but not [Ca2+]; increase. Furthermore, overexpression of alpha 2A-AR suppressed the adrenaline-induced [cAMP](i) increase and exocytosis. These results suggest that the fine-turning of GLP-1 secretion from enteroendocrine L cells is established by the balance between alpha 1-, alpha 2-, and beta-ARs activation. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Genetically-Encoded Yellow Fluorescent cAMP Indicator with an Expanded Dynamic Range for Dual-Color Imaging 査読

    Haruki Odaka, Satoshi Arai, Takafumi Inoue, Tetsuya Kitaguchi

    PLOS ONE   9 ( 6 )   e100252   2014年6月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE  

    Cyclic AMP is a ubiquitous second messenger, which mediates many cellular responses mainly initiated by activation of cell surface receptors. Various Forster resonance energy transfer-based ratiometric cAMP indicators have been created for monitoring the spatial and temporal dynamics of cAMP at the single-cell level. However, single fluorescent protein-based cAMP indicators have been poorly developed, with improvement required for dynamic range and brightness. Based on our previous yellow fluorescent protein-based cAMP indicator, Flamindo, we developed an improved yellow fluorescent cAMP indicator named Flamindo2. Flamindo2 has a 2-fold expanded dynamic range and 8-fold increased brightness compared with Flamindo by optimization of linker peptides in the vicinity of the chromophore. We found that fluorescence intensity of Flamindo2 was decreased to 25% in response to cAMP. Live-cell cAMP imaging of the cytosol and nucleus in COS7 cells using Flamindo2 and nlsFlamindo2, respectively, showed that forskolin elevated cAMP levels in each compartment with different kinetics. Furthermore, dual-color imaging of cAMP and Ca2+ with Flamindo2 and a red fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, R-GECO, showed that cAMP and Ca2+ elevation were induced by noradrenaline in single HeLa cells. Our study shows that Flamindo2, which is feasible for multi-color imaging with other intracellular signaling molecules, is useful and is an alternative tool for live-cell imaging of intracellular cAMP dynamics.

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  • Vesicular nucleotide transporter is involved in ATP storage of secretory lysosomes in astrocytes

    Manami Oya, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Yu Yanagihara, Rika Numano, Masaki Kakeyama, Kazuya Ikematsu, Takashi Tsuboi

    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS   438 ( 1 )   145 - 151   2013年8月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE  

    Recent studies have suggested that astrocytes release gliotransmitters (i.e., ATP, L-glutamate, D-serine, and peptide hormones) and participate actively in synaptic functioning. Although ATP release from astrocytes modulates the activity of neurons, the mechanisms regulating the ATP release from astrocytes and the source of ATP in astrocytes are not well understood. Recently a vesicular nucleotide transporter (VNUT)/solute carrier family 17, member 9 (SLC17A9) has been identified as a mediator of the active accumulation of ATP into vesicles. Here we show by immunocytochemical analysis under confocal microscope and live cell imaging under total internal reflection fluorescence microscope that lysosome-associated VNUT is responsible for ATP release in astrocytes. VNUT was expressed in both primary cultured cortical astrocytes and glioma cell line C6 cells, and mainly localized on lysosome in the cells. We found that VNUT-associated secretory lysosomes do not fully collapse into the plasma membrane after lysosomal exocytosis. We also found that inhibition of VNUT function by Evans Blue decreased ATP uptake into secretory lysosomes. Depletion and inhibition of endogenous VNUT by small interference RNA and Evans Blue, respectively decreased the amount of ATP release from the cells, whereas overexpression of VNUT increased it. Taken together, these findings indicate that the participation of VNUT in ATP storage in secretory lysosomes during lysosomal exocytosis of ATP from astrocytes. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Visualization of an endogenous retinoic acid gradient across embryonic development

    Satoshi Shimozono, Tadahiro Iimura, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Shin-ichi Higashijima, Atsushi Miyawaki

    NATURE   496 ( 7445 )   363 - +   2013年4月

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    In vertebrate development, the body plan is determined by primordial morphogen gradients that suffuse the embryo. Retinoic acid (RA) is an important morphogen involved in patterning the anterior-posterior axis of structures, including the hindbrain(1-6) and paraxial mesoderm(7,8). RA diffuses over long distances, and its activity is spatially restricted by synthesizing and degrading enzymes(9). However, gradients of endogenous morphogens in live embryos have not been directly observed; indeed, their existence, distribution and requirement for correct patterning remain controversial(10). Here we report a family of genetically encoded indicators for RA that we have termed GEPRAs (genetically encoded probes for RA). Using the principle of fluorescence resonance energy transfer we engineered the ligand-binding domains of RA receptors to incorporate cyan-emitting and yellow-emitting fluorescent proteins as fluorescence resonance energy transfer donor and acceptor, respectively, for the reliable detection of ambient free RA. We created three GEPRAs with different affinities for RA, enabling the quantitative measurement of physiological RA concentrations. Live imaging of zebrafish embryos at the gastrula and somitogenesis stages revealed a linear concentration gradient of endogenous RA in a two-tailed source-sink arrangement across the embryo. Modelling of the observed linear RA gradient suggests that the rate of RA diffusion exceeds the spatiotemporal dynamics of embryogenesis, resulting in stability to perturbation. Furthermore, we used GEPRAs in combination with genetic and pharmacological perturbations to resolve competing hypotheses on the structure of the RA gradient during hindbrain formation and somitogenesis. Live imaging of endogenous concentration gradients across embryonic development will allow the precise assignment of molecular mechanisms to developmental dynamics and will accelerate the application of approaches based on morphogen gradients to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

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  • Extracellular calcium influx activates adenylate cyclase 1 and potentiates insulin secretion in MIN6 cells

    Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Manami Oya, Yoshiko Wada, Takashi Tsuboi, Atsushi Miyawaki

    BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL   450   365 - 373   2013年3月

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    Intracellular cAMP and Ca2+ are important second messengers that regulate insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells; however, the molecular mechanism underlying their mutual interaction for exocytosis is not fully understood. In the present study, we investigated the interplay between intracellular cAMP and Ca2+ concentrations ([cAMP](i) and [Ca2+], respectively) in the pancreatic beta-cell line MIN6 using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. For measuring [cAMP](i), we developed a genetically encoded yellow fluorescent biosensor for cAMP [Flamindo (fluorescent cAMP indicator)], which changes fluorescence intensity with cAMP binding. Application of high-KCl or glucose to MIN6 cells induced the elevation of [cAMP](i) and exocytosis. Furthermore, application of an L-type Ca2+ channel agonist or ionomycin to induce extracellular Ca2+ influx evoked the elevation of [cAMP] whereas application of carbachol or thapsigargin, which mobilize Ca2+ from internal stores, did not evoke the elevation of [cAMP](i). We performed RT (reverse transcription)-PCR analysis and found that Ca2+-sensitive Adcy1 (adenylate cyclase 1) was expressed in MIN6 cells. Knockdown of endogenous ADCY1 by small interference RNA significantly suppressed glucose-induced exocytosis and the elevation of both [cAMP](i) and [Ca2+](i). Taken together, the findings of the present study demonstrate that ADCY1 plays an important role in the control of pancreatic beta-cell cAMP homoeostasis and insulin secretion.

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  • The G protein-coupled receptor family C group 6 subtype a (GPRC6A) receptor is involved in amino acid-induced glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion from GLUTag cells

    Manami Oya, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Ramona Pais, Frank Reimann, Fiona Gribble, Takashi Tsuboi

    Journal of Biological Chemistry   288 ( 7 )   4513 - 4521   2013年2月

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    Background: The molecular mechanisms underlying GLP-1 secretion induced by amino acids from intestinal L cells are not fully understood. Results: The L-amino acid-sensing GPRC6A receptor is expressed in the clonal L cell GLUTag. Activation of GPRC6A by L-ornithine evoked GLP-1 secretion. Conclusion: GLUTag cells respond to amino acids via the GPRC6A receptor. Significance: A new pathway for GLP-1 secretion induced by amino acids in GLUTag cells was identified.© 2013 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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  • The small GTPase Cdc42 modulates the number of exocytosis-competent dense-core vesicles in PC12 cells

    Mai Sato, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Rika Numano, Kazuya Ikematsu, Masaki Kakeyama, Masayuki Murata, Ken Sato, Takashi Tsuboi

    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS   420 ( 2 )   417 - 421   2012年4月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE  

    Although the small GTPase Rho family Cdc42 has been shown to facilitate exocytosis through increasing the amount of hormones released, the precise mechanisms regulating the quantity of hormones released on exocytosis are not well understood. Here we show by live cell imaging analysis under TIRF microscope and immunocytochemical analysis under confocal microscope that Cdc42 modulated the number of fusion events and the number of dense-core vesicles produced in the cells. Overexpression of a wild-type or constitutively-active form of Cdc42 strongly facilitated high-KCl-induced exocytosis from the newly recruited plasma membrane vesicles in PC12 cells. By contrast, a dominant-negative form of Cdc42 inhibited exocytosis from both the newly recruited and previously docked plasma membrane vesicles. The number of intracellular dense-core vesicles was increased by the overexpression of both a wild-type and constitutively-active form of Cdc42. Consistently, activation of Cdc42 by overexpression of Tuba, a Golgi-associated guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Cdc42 increased the number of intracellular dense-core vesicles, whereas inhibition of Cdc42 by overexpression of the Cdc42/Rac interactive binding domain of neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein decreased the number of them. These findings suggest that Cdc42 facilitates exocytosis by modulating both the number of exocytosis-competent dense-core vesicles and the production of dense-core vesicles in PC12 cells. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Release of TNF-alpha from macrophages is mediated by small GTPase Rab37

    Ryoichi Mori, Kazuya Ikematsu, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Sang E. Kim, Momoko Okamoto, Takuya Chiba, Atsushi Miyawaki, Isao Shimokawa, Takashi Tsuboi

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY   41 ( 11 )   3230 - 3239   2011年11月

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    Activated macrophages at wound sites release many cytokines which positively affect skin wound healing. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling cytokine secretion from macrophages have not been elucidated. In the present study, we performed an RT-PCR analysis and found that 19 small GTPase Rab isoforms were expressed at skin wound sites, with six of them (i.e. Rab3B, Rab27B, Rab30, Rab33A, Rab37, and Rab40C) being upregulated during the inflammation and proliferation/migration phase of skin repair. We also found that gene expression of Rab37 in murine primary and RAW264.7 macrophages was significantly induced after stimulation with LPS. Overexpression of wild type and constitutively active Rab37 in RAW264.7 cells significantly increased TNF-alpha secretion, whereas knockdown of Rab37 by siRNA significantly decreased it. We also identified 29 putative Rab37-interacting proteins, including the membrane fusion regulating Munc13-1, using liquid chromatography/linear ion trap mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Immunocytochemical analysis further revealed that TNF-alpha-containing vesicles were colocalized with both Rab37 and Munc13-1 in activated macrophages. Knockdown of Munc13-1 by siRNA significantly decreased TNF-alpha secretion. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that Rab37 interacts with Munc13-1 to control TNF-alpha secretion from activated macrophages.

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  • Duration of fusion pore opening and the amount of hormone released are regulated by myosin II during kiss-and-run exocytosis

    Ryo Aoki, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Manami Oya, Yu Yanagihara, Mai Sato, Atsushi Miyawaki, Takashi Tsuboi

    BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL   429   497 - 504   2010年8月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:PORTLAND PRESS LTD  

    Since the fusion pore of the secretory vesicle is resealed before complete dilation during 'kiss-and-run' exocytosis, their cargoes are not completely released. Although the transient fusion pore is kept open for several seconds, the precise mechanisms that control fusion pore maintenance, and their physiological significance, are not well understood. Using dual-colour TIRF (total internal reflection fluorescence) microscopy in neuroendocrine PC12 cells, we show that myosin II regulates the fusion pore dynamics during kiss-and-run exocytosis. The release kinetics of mRFP (monomeric red fluorescent protein)-tagged tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) and Venus-tagged BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), which show slower release kinetics than NPY (neuropeptide Y)-mRFP and insulin mRFP, were prolonged by the overexpression of a wild-type form of the RLC (myosin II regulatory light chain). In contrast, overexpression of a dominant-negative form of RLC shortened the release kinetics. Using spH (synapto-pHluorin), a green fluorescent protein-based pH sensor inside the vesicles, we confirmed that the modulation of the release kinetics by myosin 11 is due to changes in the duration of fusion pore opening. In addition, we revealed that the amount of hormone released into the extracellular space upon stimulation was increased by overexpression of wild-type RLC. We propose that the duration of fusion pore opening is regulated by myosin II to control the amount of hormone released from a single vesicle.

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  • Age-dependent Preferential Dense-Core Vesicle Exocytosis in Neuroendocrine Cells Revealed by Newly Developed Monomeric Fluorescent Timer Protein

    Takashi Tsuboi, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Satoshi Karasawa, Mitsunori Fukuda, Atsushi Miyawaki

    MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL   21 ( 1 )   87 - 94   2010年1月

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    Although it is evident that only a few secretory vesicles accumulating in neuroendocrine cells are qualified to fuse with the plasma membrane and release their contents to the extracellular space, the molecular mechanisms that regulate their exocytosis are poorly understood. For example, it has been controversial whether secretory vesicles are exocytosed randomly or preferentially according to their age. Using a newly developed protein-based fluorescent timer, monomeric Kusabira Green Orange (mK-GO), which changes color with a predictable time course, here we show that small GTPase Rab27A effectors regulate age-dependent exocytosis of secretory vesicles in PC12 cells. When the vesicles were labeled with mK-GO-tagged neuropeptide Y or tissue-type plasminogen activator, punctate structures with green or red fluorescence were observed. Application of high [K+] stimulation induced exocytosis of new (green) fluorescent secretory vesicles but not of old (red) vesicles. Overexpression or depletion of rabphilin and synaptotagmin-like protein4-a (Slp4-a), which regulate exocytosis positively and negatively, respectively, disturbed the age-dependent exocytosis of the secretory vesicles in different manners. Our results suggest that coordinate functions of the two effectors of Rab27A, rabphilin and Slp4-a, are required for regulated secretory pathway.

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  • Illuminating cell-cycle progression in the developing zebrafish embryo

    Mayu Sugiyama, Asako Sakaue-Sawano, Tadahiro Iimura, Kiyoko Fukami, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Koichi Kawakami, Hitoshi Okamoto, Shin-ichi Higashijima, Atsushi Miyawaki

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   106 ( 49 )   20812 - 20817   2009年12月

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    By exploiting the cell-cycle-dependent proteolysis of two ubiquitination oscillators, human Cdt1 and geminin, which are the direct substrates of SCF(Skp2) and APC(Cdh1) complexes, respectively, Fucci technique labels mammalian cell nuclei in G(1) and S/G(2)/M phases with different colors. Transgenic mice expressing these G(1) and S/G2/M markers offer a powerful means to investigate the coordination of the cell cycle with morphogenetic processes. We attempted to introduce these markers into zebrafish embryos to take advantage of their favorable optical properties. However, although the fundamental mechanisms for cell-cycle control appear to be well conserved among species, the G(1) marker based on the SCF(Skp2)-mediated degradation of human Cdt1 did not work in fish cells, probably because the marker was not ubiquitinated properly by a fish E3 ligase complex. We describe here the generation of a Fucci derivative using zebrafish homologs of Cdt1 and geminin, which provides sweeping views of cell proliferation in whole fish embryos. Remarkably, we discovered two anterior-to-posterior waves of cell-cycle transitions, G(1)/S and M/G(1), in the differentiating notochord. Our study demonstrates the effectiveness of using the Cul4(Ddb1)-mediated Cdt1 degradation pathway common to all metazoans for the development of a G(1) marker that works in the nonmammalian animal model.

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  • Transcriptional regulation of a myeloid-lineage specific gene lysozyme C during zebrafish myelopoiesis

    Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Koichi Kawakami, Atsuo Kawahara

    MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT   126 ( 5-6 )   314 - 323   2009年5月

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    lysozyme C (lyz), a glycoside hydrolase expressed exclusively in myeloid cells, is involved in the host defense against bacterial infection. We isolated a 2.4 kb zebrafish lyz promoter region and established transgenic lines that drive enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) to examine how lyz expression is regulated during myelopoiesis. We found that the 2.4 kb lyz promoter is sufficient to drive myeloid-specific expression of EGFP in zebrafish. We identified potential transcriptional regulatory elements including a Runx element (TGTGGT at -1.70 kb) and a C/ebp element (TTTGGCAAT at -1.46 kb) in the lyz promoter, and showed that they are required for myeloid-specific expression of EGFP. We found that the myeloid-lineage transcription factors C/ebp1, Runx1 and Pu.1 can bind to the 2.4 kb lyz promoter. Forced expression of runx1, clebp1 and pu.1 together induced ectopic lyz expression in the intermediated cell mass (ICM). Thus, we propose that c/ebp1 and runx1 presumably cooperated with pu.1 in the transcriptional regulation of lyz during zebrafish myelopoiesis. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • 神経細胞の移動と配置情報受容の同時可視化

    研究課題/領域番号:22790197  2010年 - 2011年

    科学研究費助成事業(独立行政法人理化学研究所)  科学研究費助成事業(若手研究(B))  若手研究(B)

    北口 哲也

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    配分額:4030000円

    本研究は、新規プローブを開発し、'いつ'、'どこで'神経細胞がリーリンシグナルを受容しているのかを明らかにすることが目的です。私は、Dab1がリン酸化されるとSH2ドメインと結合することを利用して、CFPとYFPを近接させ、紫色(440nm)の光で励起したときに、水色(480nm)の蛍光が黄色(530nm)へ変化するプローブを作製し、7%程度のレシオの変化率を達成しました。

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  • 血液・血管の発生分化機構と生体内動態の解明

    研究課題/領域番号:19790149  2007年 - 2008年

    科学研究費助成事業(京都大学)  科学研究費助成事業(若手研究(B))  若手研究(B)

    北口 哲也

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    配分額:3780000円

    赤血球、リンパ球系細胞、ミエロイド系細胞など異なる機能を有する血液細胞は、共通の造血幹細胞から発生してくると考えられているが、その分子メカニズムは十分に理解されていない。私はミエロイド系細胞がどのような転写因子により制御され発生分化してくるのかをミエロイド特異的遺伝子であるlysozyme Cのプロモーターを用いて、さまざまな転写因子の強制発現と機能阻害をすることにより明らかにした。

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  • グルコース非依存的エネルギー産生機構による細胞生理機能の解明

    科学研究費助成事業(早稲田大学)  科学研究費助成事業(基盤研究(C))  基盤研究(C)

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