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Address correspondence to Jodi Nunnari, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, 3220 Briggs Hall/LSA, Davis, CA 95616-8535. Tel.: (530) 754-9774. Fax: (530) 752-7522. E-mail: jmnunnari{at}ucdavis.edu
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Abstract |
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Key Words: mitochondria; membranes; fission; dynamin-related GTPase; WD repeat
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Introduction |
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We and others have identified and characterized two additional proteins, Mdv1p and Fis1p, that act together with Dnm1p to facilitate fission (Fekkes et al., 2000; Mozdy et al., 2000; Tieu and Nunnari, 2000; Cerveny et al., 2001). Mdv1p is a predicted soluble protein containing at least three regions: an NH2-terminal region of indeterminate structure, a predicted coiled-coil (C-C)* central domain, and a COOH-terminal seven-WD repeat domain. Cytology, genetics, and two-hybrid analyses indicate that Mdv1p interacts with Dnm1p in punctate structures to mediate mitochondrial fission (Fekkes et al., 2000; Tieu and Nunnari, 2000; Cerveny et al., 2001). Although Mdv1p is not required for the assembly of Dnm1p into punctate structures, Dnm1p-containing structures lacking Mdv1p are not able to complete division, indicating that Mdv1p function is required at a late step in the fission pathway (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000).
Fis1p is an evolutionarily conserved 18-kD protein that contains a COOH-terminal transmembrane domain that targets and anchors it in the mitochondrial outer membrane (Mozdy et al., 2000). Our previous analysis suggested that Fis1p performs two independent functions during mitochondrial fission (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). First, Fis1p functions early in the fission pathway to regulate the assembly of Dnm1p into punctate structures and target Dnm1p to mitochondrial membranes (Mozdy et al., 2000; Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). A second function of Fis1p was inferred from the observation that in the absence of Dnm1p, Mdv1p remains associated with mitochondria in a Fis1p-dependent manner (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). This observation suggests that Fis1p also functions together with Mdv1p later in the fission pathway. Based on these results, we proposed a model of mitochondrial fission where Dnm1p puncta associate and assemble on mitochondria in a Fis1p-dependent manner. Within these structures, Mdv1p interacts with Fis1p or a Fis1p-dependent component, resulting in the catalysis of mitochondrial division (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000).
We have tested this model for mitochondrial fission by examining the functional and physical relationship between Mdv1p and Fis1p and by determining the structural features of Mdv1p required for its activities. Here we present genetic, cytological, and biochemical evidence that Fis1p interacts with Mdv1p to regulate a rate-limiting, Dnm1p-dependent event during mitochondrial fission and report that Mdv1p performs the role of a molecular adaptor by interacting with both Dnm1p and Fis1p.
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Results and discussion |
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Examination of mitochondrial morphology in fis1-L80P cells with mitochondrial-targeted GFP revealed net-like mitochondrial structures, in contrast to the branched tubules seen in wild-type cells (Fig. 1 A; Table I). These structures were indistinguishable from those observed in mdv1-, fis1-
, and dnm1-
cells and indicate that mitochondrial fission is impaired in fis1-L80P cells (Fig. 1 A). Furthermore, quantification of this mitochondrial morphology defect indicates that the frequency of net-like structures was almost as high as observed in mdv1-
and fis1-
cells, indicating that mitochondrial fission is severely defective in fis1-L80P cells (Table I).
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These observations suggest that the fission defect observed in fis1-L80P cells is not the result of a defect in the assembly of Dnm1p-containing puncta, but rather occurs as a result of a defect at a later step in the division pathway. Significantly, the phenotypic characteristics of fis1-L80P cells are similar to those observed in mdv1- cells (Fig. 1, A and B; Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). Together with our previous observation that in dnm1-
cells, Mdv1p remains associated with mitochondria in a Fis1p-dependent manner, these results support our hypothesis that Fis1p functions with Mdv1p to regulate fission at a post-Dnm1p assembly step.
Overexpression of Mdv1p suppresses the fission defect in fis1-L80P cells
We asked whether overexpression of Mdv1p could suppress the observed fission defect in fis1-L80P cells to further test our hypothesis that a Mdv1p-dependent, post-Dnm1p assembly step is specifically blocked in fis1-L80P cells. To overexpress Mdv1p in cells, we used the GAL1 promoter. When cells containing the GAL1-MDV1 plasmid were grown under inducing conditions, using the carbon source galactose, Mdv1p was overexpressed 20-fold as assessed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting with anti-Mdv1p antibodies (Fig. 2 A).
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Mdv1p and Fis1p are in a complex
We previously used the two-hybrid assay to demonstrate that Dnm1p and Mdv1p interact (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). In this study, we also used the two-hybrid assay to determine whether Mdv1p and Fis1p interact. Interactions between activating domain (AD) fusion proteins and binding domain (BD) fusion proteins were assessed by monitoring the expression of the stringent GAL2-ADE2 reporter gene. We tested both the full-length ADFIS1 protein fusion and a construct lacking the transmembrane domain, ADFIS1-128155, with BDMDV1 to assess proteinprotein interactions. Cells expressing a combination of ADFIS1 and BDMDV1 constructs displayed growth on media lacking adenine, indicating that Fis1p and Mdv1p specifically interact (Fig. 3 A; unpublished data). Cells harboring both the ADFIS1-
128155 and BDMDV1 plasmids displayed more robust growth on media lacking adenine. Thus, not surprisingly, the Fis1p transmembrane domain interfered with the Fis1pMdv1p interaction in the assay.
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Western blot analysis of fractions from the anti-Mdv1p immunoprecipitation revealed that a significant fraction of Mdv1p from wild-type cells was present in the precipitate (Fig. 3 B, lanes 13). Significantly, we observed that a fraction of Fis1p from cross-linked extracts was reproducibly coimmunoprecipitated by anti-Mdv1p antibodies (Fig. 3 B, lanes 13). As a control for specificity, anti-Mdv1p antibodies were used to perform immunoprecipitations from DSPcross-linked mdv1- cell extracts (Fig. 3 B, lanes 46). Under these conditions, Fis1p was not observed in precipitates, indicating that the coimmunoprecipitation of Fis1p with anti-Mdv1p antibodies specifically is dependent on Mdv1p (Fig. 3, lanes 46). The Mdv1pFis1p interaction could also be detected by coimmunoprecipitation in extracts prepared from isolated mitochondria after DSP cross-linking (unpublished data). Thus, both two-hybrid and coimmunoprecipitation data indicate that Mdv1p and Fis1p interact within a complex in cells.
The Mdv1pFis1p interaction is abolished in fis1-L80P cells
Taken together, our genetic, biochemical, and two-hybrid analyses suggest that Fis1p interacts with Mdv1p to regulate a rate-limiting, post-Dnm1p assembly step in the fission pathway. In this context, these observations further suggest that an alteration in the Fis1pMdv1p interaction in fis1-L80P cells is specifically responsible for the observed defect in mitochondrial fission. To test this idea, we biochemically analyzed the Fis1pMdv1p interaction in fis1-L80P cells.
We first examined the stability and intracellular localization of Fis1p and Mdv1p in fis1-L80P cells. Wild-type and fis1-L80P cell extracts were fractionated by differential centrifugation, and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Consistent with a mitochondrial localization, in extracts from both wild-type and fis1-L80P cells, the majority of Mdv1p and Fis1p cofractionated with porin, the mitochondrial marker, in the mitochondrial-enriched pellet fraction (Fig. 4 A, compare lanes 13 with 46). In addition, levels of Mdv1p and Fis1p were similar in fis1-L80P and wild-type cell extracts (Fig. 4 A, compare lanes 13 with 46). These results indicate that both Fis1p and Mdv1p are expressed stably and localized correctly to mitochondria in fis1-L80P cells. Thus, the fission defect observed in fis1-L80P cells is not simply the result of Fis1p and/or Mdv1p instability.
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Wild-type, mdv1-, and fis1-L80P cells harboring pGAL1-MDV1 were grown in galactose to induce overexpression of Mdv1p, DSP cross-linked, and immunoprecipitated with anti-Mdv1p antibodies. Western blot analysis of fractions from wild-type cells indicated that Fis1p coimmunoprecipitated with Mdv1p either with or without overexpression of Mdv1p (Fig. 4 B, pGAL1 and pGAL-MDV1, lanes 1 and 4). Interestingly, overexpression of Mdv1p did not increase the fraction of Fis1p that coimmunoprecipitated with Mdv1p, suggesting that Mdv1p is not limiting for this interaction. As expected, when Mdv1p is overexpressed in mdv1-
cells, Fis1p can be observed in the immunoprecipitates, in contrast to immunoprecipitates from mdv1-
cells harboring the pGAL1 vector without the MDV1 gene (Fig. 4 B). Significantly, overexpression of Mdv1p in fis1-L80P cells restored the Mdv1pFis1p interaction as detected by coimmunoprecipitation (Fig. 4 B, pGAL1 and pGAL-MDV1, lanes 1 and 4). These observations indicate that the Mdv1pFis1p interaction is defective in fis1-L80P cells and that overexpression of Mdv1p can restore this interaction, as detected by coimmunoprecipitation. These data suggest that the mitochondrial fission defect observed in fis1-L80P cells is the result of a defective Fis1pMdv1p interaction, suggesting a role for this interaction at a late post-Dnm1p assembly step in mitochondrial fission.
Mdv1p functions as a molecular adaptor in fission
Data presented in this manuscript demonstrate that Mdv1p interacts with Fis1p during fission to catalyze a rate-limiting step. We had previously shown that Mdv1p also interacts with Dnm1p in punctate structures within cells in a Fis1p-independent manner (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). Thus, to gain further insight into the molecular mechanism of mitochondrial fission, we examined the regions of Mdv1p responsible for its interactions with Fis1p and Dnm1p.
Mdv1p contains at least three distinct regions: a novel NH2-terminal extension region (NTE), a middle region predicted to form a C-C structure, and a COOH-terminal region that contains seven WD repeats predicted to form a seven-bladed propeller structure (WD) (Fig. 5 A; Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). To analyze the structural features of Mdv1p required for its interactions with Dnm1p and Fis1p, we constructed GAL1-regulated GFP fusions to each of these putative domains and examined their localization patterns after expression in wild-type, mdv1-, fis1-
, dnm1-
, and fis1-
dnm1-
cells. We also examined mitochondrial morphology, particularly in wild-type and mdv1-
cells, to determine whether expression of Mdv1p domains produced dominant negative phenotypes or could complement the loss of MDV1 function, respectively.
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Mitochondrial net-like structures were observed in mdv1- strains expressing each Mdv1p region alone, indicating that no single region was sufficient for wild-type levels of mitochondrial fission (Fig. 5 B, panels 2, 6, 10, and 14; 100%, n = 50 in all strains). However, in wild-type, mdv1-
, and fis1-
cells expressing a GFP-tagged version of WD region of Mdv1p, GFP fluorescence was observed in punctate structures, primarily associated with mitochondria (Fig. 5 B, panels 912). The localization of GFPWD to punctate structures was not observed in dnm1-
cells, indicating that Dnm1p is required for their formation (Fig. 5 B, panel 12). In addition, punctate structures labeled by GFPWD also contained Dnm1p, as assessed by colocalization of Dnm1dsRed in wild-type cells (Fig. 5 C). Taken together, these observations suggest that the WD region is sufficient to interact with Dnm1p.
GFPNTE labeled both mitochondria and punctate structures in wild-type cells (Fig. 5 B, panels 58). Unlike GFPWD, however, the punctate structures labeled by GFPNTE probably do not reflect an interaction of NTE with Dnm1p and may be the result GFPNTE self-aggregation because they also were observed in dnm1- and dnm1-
fis1-
cells (Fig. 5 B, panel 12; unpublished data). In addition, GFPNTE-labeled punctate structures were observed localized at the cell cortex, not associated with mitochondria. The dispersive mitochondrial labeling pattern observed for GFPNTE in wild-type cells was not observed in fis1-
, suggesting that the NTE interacts specifically with Fis1p in cells (Fig. 5 B, panel 7). Consistent with this interpretation, GFPNTE also was observed to be associated with mitochondria in dnm1-
cells (Fig. 5 B, panel 8). In contrast, GFPWD was observed in a diffuse, cytosolic pattern in the majority of dnm1-
cells (Fig. 5 B, panel 12). Thus, the cytological analysis of Mdv1p domains suggests that the WD and NTE regions are each sufficient to interact with Dnm1p and Fis1p, respectively.
Interestingly, in all cell types examined, the GFP-tagged C-C region of Mdv1p was observed in a diffuse pattern, consistent with a cytosolic localization, suggesting that this region is not involved in mediating interactions with either Dnm1p or Fis1p (Fig. 5 B, panels 1316). Interestingly, in contrast to the NTE region, expression of GFP-tagged C-C and WD in wild-type cells caused mitochondrial net-like structures to form (Fig. 5 B, panels 9 and 13; 80% net-like structures, n = 58, and 19% net-like structures, n = 59, respectively), indicating that these regions interfere with mitochondrial fission in a dominant negative manner.
To independently test our cytological observations, we also examined the structural features of Mdv1p required for its interactions with Dnm1p and Fis1p using the two-hybrid assay. We tested both the full-length Mdv1p and Dnm1p protein fusions and Fis1128155p with regions of Mdv1p to determine proteinprotein interactions. An interaction was indicated by cells growing on media lacking adenine (indicated by + in Table II).
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We also observed an interaction of NTE/C-C with full-length Mdv1p by two-hybrid analysis (Table II). Indeed, two-hybrid analysis indicates that the C-C region alone was sufficient to specifically interact with Mdv1p, suggesting that Mdv1p forms a higher order homo-oligomeric structure via the predicted C-C region (Table II). Analysis of the primary structure of Mdv1p by the MultiCoil algorithm indicates that Mdv1p has a high probability of forming a parallel dimeric C-C structure (Wolf et al., 1997). It is possible, therefore, that the C-C region exerts its dominant negative effect on mitochondrial fission in wild-type cells by preventing the formation of an Mdv1p dimer (Fig. 5 B, panels 1316). The localization of the GFP-tagged C-C region to the cytosol in cells further suggests that full-length Mdv1p interacts with both Dnm1p and Fis1p as a homodimeric or higher order complex.
A molecular model for mitochondrial fission
Data presented in this paper support a model, similar to the one recently proposed where Fis1p plays two distinct and separable roles during mitochondrial fission (Shaw and Nunnari, 2002). Early in the fission pathway, Fis1p targets Dnm1p to mitochondrial membranes and regulates its assembly probably via a direct interaction. Dimeric Mdv1p coassembles with Dnm1p in Dnm1p-containing punctate structures where it functions, specifically at a rate-limiting step where fission is triggered. Here we have provided genetic and biochemical evidence that Fis1p also functions at this rate-limiting step, by interacting with Mdv1p. Our observations also indicate that Mdv1p plays the role of a molecular adaptor, whose two functional domains are separated by a C-C region. Our analysis supports a model where the WD domain of Mdv1p mediates an interaction with assembled Dnm1p. Given that expression of the WD region interferes with mitochondrial fission in a dominant negative manner, we infer that the localization of Mdv1p to assembled Dnm1p structures is important for its ability to stimulate fission. Our data also support a role for the NTE region of Mdv1p as a molecular switch that interacts in a regulated manner with Fis1p, triggering conformational changes within an assembled Dnm1p structure that bring about the division of mitochondrial membranes. Elucidation of the stoichiometry of Dnm1p, Fis1p, Mdv1p, and any other factors within the complex(es) we have identified will help answer the question of how these components function in generating the force required to coordinately divide the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes.
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Materials and methods |
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A plasmid containing GAL1-regulated MDV1 was constructed by introducing EcoRI and BamHI sites by PCR amplification of the MDV1 ORF, followed by subcloning into p416GALL (American Type Culture Collection [ATCC]), generating the pGAL1-MDV1 plasmid. The GFP-tagged Mdv1p domains were constructed by PCR amplifying S65T GFP lacking the 3' terminator codon using oligonucleotides engineered with 5' SpeI and 3' XbaI sites. The MDV1 ORF and nucleotide regions 1723, 11882142, and 723903 were amplified lacking a 5' initiator codon using 5' oligonucleotides engineered with an XbaI site and 3' oligonucleotides with the terminator codon and a SpeI site. The amplified products were ligated in frame with the S65T GFP into p416GAL1 (ATCC), yielding plasmids pGAL1-GFPMDV1, pGAL1-GFPMDV1(NTE), pGAL1-GFPMDV1(WD), and pGAL1-GFPMDV1(C-C), respectively.
Two-hybrid constructs were made by amplifying regions of the MDV1 ORF and introducing EcoRI and BamHI restriction sites by PCR. Full-length MDV1 was amplified from the 5' ATG initiator to nucleotide 2142. The WD region was amplified from nucleotide 903 to 2142 including a 5'ATG initiator, the NTE/C-C region was amplified from the 5' ATG initiator to nucleotide 903, and the C-C region was amplified from nucleotide 723 to 903 with a 5' ATG initiator. DNA encoding all four regions of MDV1 were subcloned into both pGAD and pGBDU plasmids. All 3' primers contained TGA stop codons. pGAD-fis1-128155 and pGAD-DNM1 were gifts from J. Shaw and A. Mozdy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. For two-hybrid analysis, plasmids constructed as described above from pGBDU and pGAD were cotransformed into the yeast strain PJ69-4A and tested for interactions as previously described (James et al., 1996).
For the production of anti-Fis1p antibodies, the FIS1 PCR product was amplified from the 5' ATG initiator codon to nucleotide 384 (FIS1 lacking the transmembrane and intermembrane space regions) and subcloned in frame with maltose-binding protein (MBP) coding sequence into pMAL-C2 (New England Biolabs, Inc.) using a 5' BamHI site and a 3' HindIII site. All plasmid constructs were analyzed by sequencing and contained no additional mutations.
Cytological analysis
Mitochondrial morphology was analyzed and quantified using MitoTracker CMXR (Molecular Probes) or mito-GFP expressed from the plasmid pYX232 (provided by B. Westermann, Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet, Muenchen, Germany) as previously described (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). Dnm1p was visualized and quantified by transforming cells with pHS20 (DNM1GFP) (gift from R. Jensen, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland) or pECJN233 (DNM1dsRED) as previously described (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). pGAL1 plasmids containing GFP-tagged MDV1 regions were transformed into JSY1826, JNY854, JNY855, and JSY1371. Transformants were grown in SD, subcultured into SRaf media, further subcultured into SGal, supplemented with 1% dextrose to induce expression of GFP-tagged Mdv1p domains, and imaged after 12 h of logarithmic growth. All samples were imaged using either a Leica confocal or DeltaVision microscope with either a 100x 1.4NA or 60x 1.4NA objective.
Biochemical analyses
Soluble MBPFis1128155p was expressed in Escherichia coli (BL21 [DE3]) at 37°C and purified using amylose affinity chromatography (New England Biolabs). Anti-Fis1p polyclonal antibodies were produced in rabbits by injection of the purified MBPFis1
128155p fusion protein (Covance Research, Inc.).
Cell extracts were fractionated by differential centrifugation and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting as previously described (Tieu and Nunnari, 2000). Immunoprecipitation of Mdv1p or Fis1p was performed from yeast cells grown in rich or SD media to a density of 1 OD600. After washing in water, 10 OD600 equivalents of cells were resuspended in 0.1 ml of sorbitol buffer (SB; 1.2 M sorbitol, 10 mM Hepes, 1 mM MgCl2) digested with 10 µl of 10 mg/ml yeast lytic enzyme (80,000 U/g; ICN Biomedicals) for 15 min at 30°C, and washed twice with 10 volumes of cold SB. After treatment with lytic enzyme, cells were resuspended in 0.92 ml of cold SB, and 0.08 ml of 18 mM DSP (Pierce Chemical Co.) in DMSO was added and cells were incubated for 2 h on ice to cross-link proteins. Cross-linking was terminated by quenching with 0.15 ml of 1 M glycine, pH 8.0, and cells were washed twice with two volumes of cold SB. Cross-linked cells were resuspended in 0.6 ml of 20 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 50 mM ammonia acetate, 2 mM EDTA, and transferred to Eppendorf tubes containing 1 ml of glass beads (Sigma-Aldrich) and 0.60 ml of 20% TCA. The cells were lysed by bead beating with three cycles of 30-s intervals with cooling on ice between cycles. The cell lysate was removed, collected by centrifugation, resuspended in 120 µl of buffer containing 3% SDS, 100 mM Tris, pH 11, and incubated for 5 min at 65°C and 100°C for 5 min. Insoluble material was pelleted by centrifugation. To 40 µl of the SDS-solubilized sample, 560 µl of solution containing 13.3 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 0.02% NaN3, 6 µl trasylol, and 6 µl protease inhibitor cocktail (Sigma-Aldrich) was added. The renatured sample was incubated with 50 µl protein A agarose beads equilibrated with buffer containing 0.2% SDS, 20 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, and 0.02% NaN3 (IPS) at 4°C with gentle shaking for 15 min. The cleared supernatant was removed to a new eppendorf containing 20 µl of IPS-equilibrated anti-Mdv1pprotein A cross-linked beads, and incubated at 4°C with gentle shaking for 45 min. The cross-linked anti-Mdv1pprotein A agarose beads were prepared as previously described (Harlow and Lane, 1998). Specifically, a total of 6 mg of crude anti-Mdv1p antibodies were cross-linked to 2.0 ml of protein A agarose beads (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) with 20 mM of the water-soluble cross-linker dimethylpimelimidate. 25 µl of anti-Mdv1pprotein A cross-linked beads (antibody excess) were used per immunoprecipitation with 10 OD600 equivalent of cells prepared as described above. The protein-bound resin was washed five times with 1 ml of cold PBS, resuspended with 30 µl SDS-PAGE loading buffer, boiled for 5 min, and subjected to SDS-PAGE and Western blotting.
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Footnotes |
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* Abbreviations used in this paper: AD, activating domain; BD, binding domain; C-C, coiled coil; DSP, dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate); MBP, maltose-binding protein; NTE, NH2-terminal extension; SB, sorbitol buffer.
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Acknowledgments |
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This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grant R01GM62942A to J. Nunnari.
Submitted: 8 May 2002
Revised: 19 June 2002
Accepted: 21 June 2002
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