1 Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon,
1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
2 MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4
2XU, UK
3 Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biomedicine Unit Associated with the
CSIC, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: carmo.fonseca{at}fm.ul.pt)
Accepted 15 January 2003
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Summary |
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Key words: RNA editing, ADAR1, ADAR2, Nucleolus
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Introduction |
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ADAR activity has been found in all metazoan species that have been
examined. In mammals, there are three members of the ADAR family: ADAR1 and
ADAR2 convert specific adenosine to inosine in pre-mRNA and can also convert
up to 40-50% of the adenosines in long synthetic duplex RNAs (for a review,
see Keegan et al., 2001). To
date, no enzymatic activity has been detected for ADAR3
(Chen et al., 2000
). ADAR1 and
ADAR2 are expressed in most tissues but the pre-mRNAs that have been
identified that are edited generally encode receptors of the central nervous
system (for a review, see Emeson and Singh, 2000). These transcripts include
the glutamate-gated ion channel receptors (GluR), the serotonin-2C receptor as
well as a transcript encoding ADAR2 itself. Editing of transcripts can
dramatically alter the properties of the receptor, for example editing of the
Q/R site in GluR-B results in a glutamine codon being converted to an arginine
codon, thereby generating a receptor impermeable to calcium ions
(Sommer et al., 1991
). Viral
transcripts are also edited and these include transcripts of the hepatitis
delta virus (Taylor, 1990
) and
DNA virus transcripts such as those of polyoma virus
(Kumar and Carmichael, 1997
).
Highly edited transcripts of the polyoma virus accumulate in the nucleus and
are not exported (Zhang and Carmichael,
2001
). A sequence specific endonuclease that cleaves inosines in
hyperedited RNA has been identified in the cytoplasm
(Scadden and Smith, 2001
).
This endonuclease might be a means for the removal of hyper-edited viral
RNA.
Because ADAR1 and ADAR2 are very similar, they display overlapping
specificities at some editing sites, such as the GluR-B R/G site
(Melcher et al., 1996;
O'Connell et al., 1997
). At
other sites, there is an absolute requirement for one enzyme that cannot be
compensated by the presence of the other. This was observed when transgenic
mice were generated lacking ADAR2 and when heterozygote chimeras were
generated for ADAR1 (Higuchi et al.,
2000
; Wang et al.,
2000
). The presence of the other active enzyme in the transgenic
mice could not rescue the observed phenotype.
ADAT1 converts adenosine to inosine at position 37 that is beside the
anticodon loop and is not essential in yeast
(Gerber et al., 1998). Both
ADARs and ADATs are members of the family of cytosine deaminases (CDAs),
containing a deaminase domain with three distinctive motifs
(Gerber and Keller, 2001
). The
amino acid residues in these motifs are thought to chelate a zinc ion at their
active site. It has been proposed that the ADAR family evolved from the ADAT
family, which have similar deaminase domain, and that they acquired
double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding domains (dsRBDs) to bind to pre-mRNA
(Gerber et al., 1998
). The
residues in ADATs involved in binding to tRNA have not yet been identified.
ADAT1 is more similar to the ADARs than ADAT2/3
(Gerber and Keller, 1999
).
ADAR1 has three dsRBDs, whereas ADAR2 has two at the N-terminus (for a
review, see Hough and Bass, 2000). ADAR1 differs from ADAR2 in that it has an
extended N-terminus enriched in RG residues and contains two tandemly arranged
Z-DNA-binding domains (ZBDs). Alternative splicing of transcripts from
constitutively active promoters results in translation beginning at methionine
296 to produce a protein of 110 kDa
(George and Samuel, 1999b;
Kawakubo and Samuel, 2000
).
Transcripts from an upstream interferon-inducible promoter include a new exon
1A that contains a start codon and encodes a larger protein of 150 kDa. The
150 kDa protein is observed in the cytoplasm and is involved in the antiviral
pathway, whereas the 110 kDa protein is present in the nucleus. Recently, a
nuclear localization signal (NLS) has been described for ADAR1 that overlaps
with the third dsRBD (Eckmann et al.,
2001
), whereas an nuclear export signal (NES) has been identified
at the N-terminus at residue 127 (Poulsen
et al., 2001
).
Here, we report a systematic analysis of the intracellular localization of adenosine deaminase enzymes. Our results indicate that ADAR1 and ADAR2 are in a dynamic flux in and out of the nucleolus in the living cell. Transient sequestration of ADAR1 and ADAR2 in the nucleolus might be mediated by binding to the abundant dsRNA structures associated with small nucleolar RNAs, because the ADAR-related deaminase ADAT1, which lacks dsRBDs, fails to accumulate in this compartment.
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Materials and Methods |
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FLAG-tagged constructs were detected using a polyclonal rabbit antibody
anti-FLAG (oct A) (Santa Cruz Biotechnology). His-tagged constructs were
detected using an anti-His monoclonal antibody (Qiagen). Green fluorescent
protein (GFP) was detected with a mixture of two mouse monoclonal antibodies
(anti-GFP clones 7.1 and 13.1) (Boehringer Mannheim). Goat polyclonal antibody
C-19 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology) recognizes B23 nucleolar phosphoprotein.
Additionally, the following antibodies were used: monoclonal antibody
anti-fibrillarin 72B9 (Reimer et al.,
1987); monoclonal antibodies 4F4 and 9H10 directed against hnRNP C
and A, respectively (Burd and Dreyfuss,
1994
; Choi and Dreyfuss,
1984
); and monoclonal antibody anti-histone (clone H11-4,
Roche).
Mammalian expression constructs
The polylinker of pSK (O'Connell et
al., 1998) contains a unique EcoRI restriction site and
into this site an epitope-tagged cassette was inserted that encoded an
N-terminal FLAG epitope, a SpeI restriction site and a C-terminal
histidine hexamer. Full-length hADAR1 and hADAR1C-Term (residues 443-1226)
were subcloned into this expression vector via the SpeI restriction
site to generate FLAG and histidine epitope-tagged versions, Flis-ADAR1 and
Flis-ADAR1C-Term (O'Connell et al.,
1995
). Subsequently full-length hADAR1 and hADAR1C-Term were
excised using the SpeI restriction site and inserted into the
XbaI restriction site in pEGFP-C3 (Clontech), GFP-ADAR1 and
GFP-ADAR1C-Term. To generate GFP-ADAR1N-Term, ADAR1N-Term (amino acids 1-442)
was amplified by PCR with primers containing SpeI restriction sites
and again inserted into the XbaI restriction site in pEGFP-C3. To
generate GFP-ADAR2 and FlisADAR2, full-length hADAR2 was subcloned into the
XbaI restriction site in pEGFP-C3 vector and into the SpeI
restriction site of the FLAG and histidine epitope tagged vector previously
described (Gerber et al.,
1997
). Flis-ADAR1 M296A mutant was generated using the QuickChange
kit (Stratagene) and the following primers:
5'-GAGTTTTTAGACGCGGCGAGATCAAG-3',
5'-CTTGATCTCGGCCGCGTCTAAAAACTC-3'.
GFP-ADAR2 deletions, 64-75,
64-132 were performed using
ExSiteTM PCR-Based Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene), GFPADAR2
as template and the following primers:
5'-GGAGTGGCCATTGCTGCCCTCCTCCAG-3',
5'-CCCGTCCTCCCCAAGAACGCCCTGATG-3' and
5'-CATGCTGCTGAGAAGGCCTTGAGGTC-3'. GFP-ADAR2
N was obtained
by digestion of GFP-ADAR2 WT with StuI restriction enzyme and cloned
into pEGFP-C3 vector digested with StuI and SmaI.
GFP-N1-ADAR2 was excised from GFP-ADAR2 WT using EcoRI and
StuI restriction sites and inserted into pEGFP-C3 vector digested
with EcoRI and SmaI.
Full-length human hADAT1 was amplified by PCR from a human fetal brain cDNA
library (Keegan et al., 2000)
and inserted in the pEGFP-C3 vector at the XbaI restriction site to
generate GFP-ADAT. All constructs were confirmed by sequencing.
Cell culture, heterokaryon assays and drugs treatment
Human HeLa, COS7 and murine NIH 3T3 cells were cultured as monolayers in
Modified Eagle's Medium (MEM) and Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DME),
respectively (Gibco-BRL, Paisley, Scotland). All media were supplemented with
10% fetal calf serum (FCS, Gibco-BRL). Heterokaryons were obtained as
previously described (Calado et al.,
2000). Briefly, 1.5x106 3T3 cells were plated
over subconfluent HeLa cells grown on coverslips on 35x10 mm tissue
culture dishes. 3T3 cells were allowed to adhere for 3 hours at 37°C, 5%
CO2, in the presence of 20 µg ml-1 emetine. The cells
were then placed in complete MEM medium with 20 µg ml-1 emetine
and incubated for further 3 hours. To induce cell fusion, coverslips were
rinsed in PBS and placed on a drop of polyethylene-glycol (PEG 1500; Roche
Biochemicals, Indianapolis, IN, USA) for 2 minutes. The coverslips were then
washed in PBS and further incubated in culture medium at 37°C for 4
hours.
To induce segregation of the different nucleolar component, actinomycin D (Sigma) was added to the tissue culture medium at a final concentration of 0.07 µg ml-1 1 hour before fixation. To inhibit nuclear export, leptomycin B (LMB; Sigma) was added at a final concentration of 50 nM to the tissue culture medium 3 hours before fixation.
Transfections
Mainly HeLa cells but also COS7 cells were used for transfections studies.
DNA for transfection assays was purified using the Qiagen plasmid DNA
midi-prep kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). HeLa subconfluent cells grown on
glass coverslips in 35x10 mm tissue culture dishes were transiently
transfected with 1 µg of purified plasmid DNA and using FuGene6 Reagent
(Roche Biochemicals, Indianapolis, IN, USA) according to the manufacturer's
protocol. Subconfluent COS7 cells seeded in 25 cm3 flasks were
transiently transfected with purified plasmid DNA by mixing with Lipofectamine
(Gibco BRL) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Cells were analyzed at
16-24 hours after transfection.
Western blotting
Western-blot analysis of transfected cells was performed for all constructs
as previously described (Gama-Carvalho et
al., 1997) using whole-cell extracts that were prepared in SDS
sample buffer. Lysates were boiled for 10 minutes prior to fractionation by
electrophoresis in either 10% or 12.5% polyacrylamide gels and transferred to
a PVDF membrane by electroblotting. Anti-His, anti-GFP and anti-FLAG were used
as primary antibodies. Horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-mouse IgG and
anti-rabbit IgG (Amersham) were used as secondary antibodies. Blots were
developed with an enhanced chemiluminescence detection system.
Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy
Cells on coverslips were briefly rinsed in PBS, fixed in 3.7% formaldehyde
(freshly prepared from paraformaldehyde), diluted in PBS for 10 minutes at
room temperature and washed in PBS. The cells were then permeabilized with
either 0.5% Triton X-100 for 15 minutes or 0.05% SDS for 10 minutes at room
temperature and washed in PBS. Immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy were
performed as described (Calado et al.,
2000). For analysis of hypothalamic neurons, supraoptic nuclei
were dissected out of male 3-month-old rats of the Sprague-Dawley strain.
Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy of tissue samples were
performed as described (Lafarga et al.,
1998
).
In situ hybridization
GluR-B DNA was obtained by SmaI and XbaI digestion of the
GluR-B/pRK plasmid (Higuchi et al.,
1993). This fragment and the plasmid containing the C-RNA were
purified, labeled with digoxigenin 11-dUTP by nick translation
(Lichter et al., 1991
) and
used as probes for in situ hybridization. Before in situ hybridization, cells
were immunostained as described with the required antibody and fixed for 10
minutes in 1% formaldehyde. Fixed cells were then washed with PBS and,
immediately before hybridization, were incubated in hybridization mixture for
5 minutes at 37°C. Cells were hybridized for 4 hours at 37°C in 50%
formamide, 2x SSC, 10% dextran sulfate, 50 nM sodium phosphate pH 7.0
with probes at 2 ng µl-1. Post-hybridization washes were in 50%
formamide, 2x SSC (three times for 5 minutes at 45°C) and in
2x SSC (three times for 5 minutes at 45°C). The sites of
hybridization were visualized using a cy3 anti-digoxigenin secondary antibody
(Molecular Probes) diluted in 4x SSC-Tween, 2% bovine serum albumin,
0.2% gelatin.
FRAP and FLIP analysis
Live cells were imaged at 37°C maintained by a heating/cooling frame
(LaCon, Germany) in conjunction with an objective heater (PeCon, Germany).
Images were acquired on a Zeiss LSM 510 with the Planapochromat 63x/1.4
objective. Enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) fluorescence was
detected using the 488 nm laser line of an argon laser (25 mW nominal output)
in conjunction with a LP 505 filter. Each FRAP (fluorescence recovery after
photobleaching) analysis started with three image scans, followed by a bleach
pulse of 0.5 seconds on a spot with the size of a nucleolus. Single section
images were collected at 3 second intervals. For imaging, the laser power was
attenuated to 0.1-0.2% of the bleach intensity. The average fluorescence in
the nucleus T(t) and the average fluorescence in the
bleached region I(t) were calculated for each background
subtracted image at time t after bleaching. FRAP recovery curves were
normalized according to Phair and Misteli
(Phair and Misteli, 2000).
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For FLIP (fluorescence loss in photobleaching) experiments, cells were repeatedly bleached at intervals of 4.5 seconds and imaged between bleach pulses. Bleaching was performed by 538-millisecond bleach pulses on a spot with a diameter equivalent to that of a nucleolus. Repetitive bleach pulses were achieved, taking advantage of the trigger interface for LSM 510. An electronic oscillator circuit was built to create pulses with a user-defined frequency. When connected to the LSM 510, it would then trigger the bleaching events. A series of 600 images were collected for each cell with laser power attenuated to 1% of the bleach intensity. Nuclear fluorescence of selected areas in FLIP experiments was measured using the ROI mean function of the LSM 510 Physiology Package. The data were then background subtracted and normalized to correct loss of fluorescence caused by imaging, in a similar way to FRAP but using an adjacent cell to estimate T(t) and T0. Loss of fluorescence caused by imaging could reach 20-25% over the time course of the experiment.
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Results |
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Immunofluorescence analysis of HeLa cells incubated with antibodies 007 and 668 reveals predominant labeling of the cell nucleus with additional staining of the cytoplasm (Fig. 1C). Within the nucleus, there is an intense nucleoplasmic staining with additional, albeit weaker, labeling of nucleoli. The nucleoplasmic labeling is not homogeneous, with a higher concentration in nuclear speckles, as confirmed by double-labeling experiments using antibodies directed against spliceosome components (data not shown). The intensity of nucleolar staining varies from cell to cell. Similar immunofluorescence results were observed in HeLa and COS7 cells (data not shown).
Because most of the known ADAR-edited transcripts in mammals are expressed
in the central nervous system (Gott and
Emeson, 2000; Palladino et
al., 2000
; Patton et al.,
1997
), we decided to examine the distribution pattern of ADAR1 in
sections of rat brain. Consistent with the data observed in cultured cell
lines, the Ab 007 labels predominantly the nucleus of hypothalamic neurons
(Fig. 1D). Although the
labeling is more prominent in the nucleoplasm, the antibody also stains the
nucleolus (Fig. 1D, arrow).
Thus, ADAR1 appears to be distributed throughout the cytoplasm and the
nucleus, including the nucleolus.
To verify the localization of endogenous ADAR1 observed by immunofluorescence, we next analysed the distribution of tagged versions of ADAR1. Two different constructs were generated using the full-length hADAR1 cDNA. One construct encodes hADAR1 tagged with GFP at the N-terminus (GFP-ADAR1). The other encodes hADAR1 tagged simultaneously with a N-terminal Flag epitope and a C-terminal histidine hexamer (Flis-ADAR1) (Fig. 2A).
When HeLa cells were transfected with GFP-ADAR1 and directly observed in
the fluorescence microscope, the labeling was exclusively detected in the
cytoplasm (Fig. 2B).
Western-blot analysis of total protein extracts from untransfected and
transfected cells probed with anti-GFP antibodies
(Fig. 2C, lanes 1, 2) shows a
single band of 180 kDa, which corresponds to the expected molecular
weight of the full-length ADAR1 (150 kDa) fused to GFP (27 kDa). The
localization of full-length ADAR1 to the cytoplasm is consistent with the
presence of a nuclear export signal (NES) at the N-terminus of the protein
(amino acids 125-137) (Eckmann et al.,
2001
).
Next, HeLa and COS7 cells were transfected with Flis-ADAR1 and probed with
anti-Flag and anti-His antibodies. By western blot, the anti-Flag antibody
reacts with the full-length form of ADAR1
(Fig. 2C, lane 4), whereas the
anti-His antibody reveals both the full-length (150 kDa) and the shorter (110
kDa) forms of the protein (Fig.
2C, lane 7). The same two protein bands are detected when total
protein extracts from cells transfected with Flis-ADAR1 are probed with
anti-ADAR1 antibody (Fig. 1B,
lane 5). The shorter form of ADAR1 was previously suggested to result from a
proteolytic cleavage of the N-terminus of the full-length protein
(Patterson and Samuel, 1995).
Nevertheless, the presence of an in-frame methionine precisely at residue 296
raises the possibility of alternative starting sites being used by the
translation machinery. Because ADAR1 contains a further in-frame methionine at
residue 337, we generated a Flag/His tagged hADAR1 construct with methionine
296 mutated to an alanine (M296A). When this construct was transfected into
either HeLa or COS7 cells, a protein band with slightly higher mobility was
observed by western blotting with the anti-His antibody
(Fig. 2C, lane 6, arrowhead).
The appearance of this shorter protein product corresponding to a polypeptide
starting at methionine 337 supports the view that synthesis of the 150 kDa and
110 kDa forms of ADAR1 can be caused by alternative usage of either
M1 or M296 as starting methionines. However, we cannot
exclude the possibility that a proteolytic event is taking place in
parallel.
When double-immunofluorescence experiments were performed on cells transfected with Flis-ADAR1, the anti-Flag antibody produced exclusive staining of the cytoplasm, whereas the anti-His antibody labeled both the cytoplasm and the nucleus, with prominent staining of nucleoli (Fig. 2B). Staining of the cytoplasm and nucleoli was similarly observed when cells transfected with Flis-ADAR1 were incubated with anti-ADAR1 antibody 668 (data not shown). These results suggest that anti-FLAG antibody detects exclusively the 150 kDa protein (which localizes to the cytoplasm), whereas anti-His antibody reacts with both the 150 kDa and the 110 kDa proteins (which localize to the nucleolus). Interestingly, overexpression of exogenous ADAR1 leads to the appearance of discrete aggregates in the nucleoplasm that are reminiscent of nuclear speckles (Fig. 2B arrow, and data not shown). However, double-labeling experiments using antibodies against splicing factors show that these structures are distinct from the nuclear speckles where spliceosomal components accumulate (data not shown).
In conclusion, the data show that endogenous hADAR1 in HeLa and COS7 cells is present in two distinct forms of 150 and 110 kDa. The same two proteins are produced by transient transfection of the full-length hADAR1 cDNA, presumably owing to alternative usage of starting methionines. The long form of ADAR1 enzyme localizes predominantly to the cytoplasm, whereas the short form is nuclear and accumulates in the nucleolus. The results obtained with epitope-tagged proteins are consistent with the immunofluorescence analysis that reveals the presence of endogenous ADAR1 in the cytoplasm, nucleoplasm and nucleolus.
The C-terminal region of hADAR1 targets it to the nucleolus
Recent studies have shown that hADAR1 shuttles between the nucleus and the
cytoplasm and contains a CRM1-dependent nuclear export signal in its
N-terminus (Poulsen et al.,
2001). Although putative nuclear localization signals (NLSs) have
been predicted by sequence analysis in the same region of the protein, these
are not biologically active. Instead, an NLS that overlaps with the third
dsRNA-binding domain is responsible for nuclear import of the protein
(Eckmann et al., 2001
). Our
observation that both endogenous and transfected hADAR1 are present in the
nucleolus leads us to investigate which domains of the protein are responsible
for the nucleolar targeting.
First, we asked whether the full-length protein, which (at steady state)
localizes predominantly to the cytoplasm but is constantly shuttling to the
nucleus, can be targeted to the nucleolus. To address this question, HeLa
cells were transfected with GFP-tagged full-length hADAR1 and treated with
LMB, a specific inhibitor of the CRM1 export receptor. LMB treatment induced
accumulation of GFP-hADAR1 in the nucleus as previously described
(Eckmann et al., 2001;
Poulsen et al., 2001
), with
clear concentration in nucleoli in most of the cells
(Fig. 3A,B). Next, two
GFP-tagged deletions of hADAR1 were constructed and their localization
analysed. As expected, the GFP fusion with the N-terminal region of hADAR1
(GFP-ADAR1N-Term), which contains a functional NES
(Poulsen et al., 2001
), is
exclusively detected in the cytoplasm (Fig.
3C). By contrast, the C-terminal region of hADAR1, which harbors a
NLS in the third dsRBD, accumulates exclusively in nucleolus
(Fig. 3E). When cells
transfected with the N-terminal version of hADAR1 are treated with LMB, the
protein accumulates in the nucleoplasm
(Fig. 3D), indicating the
presence of an additional functional NLS in the N-terminus as previously
reported (Poulsen et al.,
2001
). This protein is completely excluded from the nucleolus,
showing that the nucleolar targeting signal is contained in the C-terminal
region of hADAR1.
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Following the observation that the N-terminus of hADAR1 harbors an NLS, we
asked whether an additional NES is present in the C-terminal region. An
interspecies heterokaryon assay was therefore performed to determine whether
GFP-ADAR1C-Term is a shuttling protein. The distribution of GFP-ADAR1C-Term
was monitored in human-mouse heterokaryons produced by
polyethylene-glycol-induced fusion of HeLa and murine NIH 3T3 cells
(Calado et al., 2000).
Heterokaryons were kept in culture for up to 6 hours in the presence of the
protein-synthesis inhibitor emetine. As controls, heterokaryons were labeled
with monoclonal antibodies specific for human hnRNP C (a protein that does not
shuttle) and hnRNP A (a protein that shuttles constantly between the nucleus
and the cytoplasm) (Pinol-Roma and
Dreyfuss, 1992
). In the presence of emetine, both human hRNP C
(Fig. 3F) and GFP-ADAR1C-Term
(Fig. 3E) remain restricted to
the human nucleus, demonstrating the inability of the hADAR1C-Term to shuttle.
Under the same conditions, the shuttling protein hnRNP A was readily detected
in the murine nucleus (data not shown).
In summary, these data confirm the presence of an NLS within the N-terminus of hADAR1, and show that the C-terminal region of the protein encompassing amino acids 443-1226 harbors a nucleolar targeting signal.
hADAR2 and hADAR1 co-localize within the nucleolus
Given the high homology between the C-terminal region of hADAR1 and human
ADAR2 (hADAR2) (Fig. 4), we
next analysed the cellular distribution of hADAR2. Indirect immunofluorescence
was performed in HeLa cells using a specific anti-ADAR2 antibody
(O'Connell et al., 1997). The
results show that ADAR2 is nucleoplasmic and highly enriched in nucleoli in a
large proportion of cells (Fig.
4A). Westernblot analysis confirms that the antibody reacts with a
specific protein band in cells transfected with full-length ADAR2 cDNA
(Fig. 4B, Flis-ADAR2). The
results further reveal a very low abundance of endogenous ADAR2 in total HeLa
cell extracts, with a significant concentration of the protein in the nuclear
fraction (Fig. 4B).
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Next, the anti-ADAR2 antibody was used to perform immunofluorescence in
brain tissue, where the enzyme is expressed at higher level
(Gerber et al., 1997). As
shown in Fig. 4C,D, ADAR2 is
predominantly localized to nucleoli of neurons from the hypothalamic
supra-optic nucleus. To further characterize the subnucleolar localization of
ADAR2, immunoelectron microscopy was performed on rat hypothalamic neurons. As
shown in Fig. 5, the immunogold
particles tend to cluster at the periphery of the dense fibrillar component,
showing no obvious association with either fibrillar centers or granular
regions. To extend these observations, HeLa cells were transfected with a
plasmid encoding GFP-ADAR2 and immunostained with anti-fibrillarin antibody,
which is a marker for the dense fibrillar component. Clearly, GFP-ADAR2 and
fibrillarin do not co-localize in the nucleolus
(Fig. 6A). The spatial
separation between ADAR2 and fibrillarin is even more evident following
treatment of cells with actinomycin D, which causes segregation of the
different nucleolar components (Fig.
6B). Lack of co-localization was further observed between
GFP-ADAR2 and markers for the fibrillar center and the granular component
(data not shown).
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Taken together, our results show that ADAR2 is localized to a specific subnucleolar compartment. This was confirmed by analysing the distribution of both endogenous ADAR2 in hypothalamic neurons (by electron microscopy) and GFP-tagged hADAR2 transiently expressed in HeLa cells.
Given that hADAR1 is also present in the nucleolus, we thought to compare the subnucleolar distribution of both editing enzymes. Treatment with LMB causes full-length GFP-ADAR1 to accumulate in the nucleolus (Fig. 3B), where it localizes with Flis-ADAR1C-Term (data not shown). We then co-transfected HeLa cells with GFP-ADAR2 and Flis-ADAR1C-Term. The staining of hADAR2 (Fig. 6C, green) and hADAR1C-Term (Fig. 6C, red) revealed almost identical patterns of nucleolar localization, as confirmed by merging the green and red images (Fig. 6C, merged). We therefore conclude that ADAR1 and ADAR2 localize to the same subnucleolar compartment.
Identification of hADAR2 nuclear and nucleolar localization
signals
Having established that ADAR2 and the C-terminal region of ADAR1 are
predominantly localized in nucleoli, we next compared the sequences of the two
proteins. Sequence alignments of the hADAR1 NLS
(Eckmann et al., 2001) with
human and rat ADAR2 enzymes revealed that this region is not conserved (data
not shown). Sequence analyses of hADAR2 yielded various putative NLSs in the
N-terminus of the protein (amino acids 1-139) and two putative NLSs in the
C-terminus (Fig. 7A). To try to
identify the signal responsible for the observed nuclear and nucleolar
localization, we produced deletion variants of hADAR2 fused to GFP at the
N-terminus (Fig. 7A). The
truncated versions of the protein were transiently transfected in HeLa cells
and the localization analysed by confocal microscopy
(Fig. 7B). HeLa cell extracts
transfected with the different deletions were analysed by western blotting
with an anti-GFP antibody and protein bands of the expected molecular mass
were detected (data not shown). GFP-
N localizes almost exclusively to
the cytoplasm, whereas GFP fused to the first N-terminal 139 amino acids is
primarily nuclear. This strongly suggests the presence of an active NLS in the
N-terminal region, but only if the protein is devoid of an NES. Otherwise the
cytoplasmic localization could be the result of a dominant export activity, as
observed for full-length ADAR1 (Fig.
3A,B). To address this question, we treated the transfected cells
with LMB (data not shown). After 5 hours of LMB treatment, the distribution of
GFP-
N remained cytoplasmic, excluding the presence of a CRM1-dependent
NES. Furthermore, ADAR2 remains restricted to the HeLa nucleus in an
interspecies heterokaryon (Fig.
7C), indicating that the protein is devoid of any type of NES.
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Surprisingly, deletion of a putative N-terminal NLS or stretches of basic
amino acids (64-75 and
64-132) had no effect on the nuclear
accumulation of the protein, suggesting that hADAR2 contains a non-canonical
NLS. Deletion of amino acid residues 64-75 (GFP
64-75) does not affect
nucleolar localization, whereas deletion of residues 64-132
(GFP
64-132), which removes the first dsRBD, results in a protein that,
although nuclear, is no longer able to concentrate in the nucleolus. Thus, the
region between residues 75 and 132 is required for nucleolar targeting.
Nevertheless, this stretch of amino acids is not sufficient to target a GFP
fusion to the nucleolus (see GFP-N1), suggesting that the correct localization
of ADAR2 involves either a bipartite signal or a signal that is contiguous
with sequences beyond amino acid 132.
In summary, the data show that ADAR2 is devoid of any NES, contains a non-canonical NLS within the first 64 amino acid residues and harbors a region between residues 75 and 132 that is necessary but not sufficient for nucleolar targeting.
Human cells express a third type of editing enzyme, hADAT, which shares
homology with the C-terminus of hADAR1 and hADAR2 but lacks dsRBDs
(Fig. 8). Unlike ADAR1 and
ADAR2, which modify adenosines present in dsRNA and pre-mRNA, ADAT acts on
tRNA (Maas et al., 1999). To
analyse the cellular distribution of hADAT1, we fused GFP to the N-terminus of
hADAT1. This chimera is detected in the nucleoplasm, with no nucleolar
accumulation (Fig. 8). Thus, in
contrast to hADAR1 and hADAR2, hADAT1 lacks a nucleolar targeting sequence. To
investigate whether hADAT1 is permanently retained in the nucleus or shuttles
between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, we made use of heterokaryons produced
by fusion of HeLa cells transfected with GFP-ADAT1 and murine 3T3 cells
(Fig. 8). The results show that
GFP-ADAT1 molecules migrate from the transfected HeLa nucleus to the murine
nuclei, implying that they are exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
Given the size of GFP-ADAT1 (82 kDa), this could be result of passive leakage
through the pores. To distinguish between receptor-mediated transport and
passive diffusion, HeLa cells expressing GFP-ADAT1 were transferred to 4°C
in the presence of a protein-synthesis inhibitor. Receptor-mediated nuclear
import and export are energy-dependent processes that are blocked at low
temperature, whereas diffusion is unaffected
(Michael et al., 1995
).
GFP-ADAT1 remains exclusively localized in the nucleus of HeLa cells incubated
at 4°C (Fig. 8), indicating
that GFP-ADAT1 does not diffuse passively to the cytoplasm. This suggests
that, like hADAR1, hADAT1 shuttles across the nuclear pores, making use of a
receptor-mediated export pathway. However, in striking contrast to hADAR1 and
hADAR2, hADAT1 does not accumulate in the nucleolus.
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Expression of an editing substrate delocalizes endogenous ADAR1 and
ADAR2 from the nucleolus
To investigate whether the nucleolus represents a major editing site in the
nucleus, we next examined the subcellular localization of an RNA that is known
to be edited by both hADAR1 and hADAR2
(Dabiri et al., 1996;
Hurst et al., 1995
). HeLa
cells were transiently transfected with a plasmid containing the
editing-competent murine glutamate receptor GluR-B gene portion (B13
Minigene), which comprises both the Q/R site that is edited by ADAR2 and the
hotspot-1 site in the intron that is edited by ADAR1
(Higuchi et al., 1993
). Both
enzymes are very specific and do not compete for editing a particular site.
Fluorescent in situ hybridization using a GluR-B probe shows that GluR-B
transcripts are present mainly in the nucleus. Within the nucleus, the GluR-B
transcripts are non-homogeneously distributed in the nucleoplasm with clear
nucleolar exclusion (Fig.
9a,d,g,j,p, red). Double-labeling experiments using anti-ADAR2 (Ab
70) and anti-ADAR1 (Ab 668) antibodies show that, in cells expressing the
editing substrate, both enzymes become excluded from the nucleolus and
co-localize precisely with the GluR-B transcripts in the nucleoplasm
(Fig. 9b,e,h, green). Similar
results were obtained with exogenously expressed GFP-ADAR2 and GFP-ADAR1C-Term
(Fig. 9l, green, and data not
shown). Delocalization of ADAR1 and ADAR2 from the nucleolus was not observed
in cells expressing transcripts from a plasmid that contains part of the
Friend virus genome (Fig. 9m-o
and data not shown). Recruitment of ADAR1 and ADAR2 from the nucleolus to the
nucleoplasm of cells expressing GluR-B was further shown to be specific for
editing enzymes, because the distribution of nucleolar components such as the
protein B23 remains unaffected (Fig.
9p-r).
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Taken together these results suggest that, although ADAR1 and ADAR2 localize to the nucleolus, editing substrates do not appear to be recruited there in order to be edited. Rather, the editing enzymes become excluded from the nucleolus when substrate pre-mRNAs are transcribed in the nucleoplasm. This suggests that the localization of ADAR1 and ADAR2 in the nucleolus is transient and most likely dynamic.
To examine the dynamic association of ADAR enzymes with the nucleolus in the living cell nucleus, we performed photobleaching experiments (FRAP and FLIP) using HeLa cells transfected with either GFP-ADAR2 or GFP-ADAR1C-Term. The vast majority of transfected HeLa cells contain several GFP-labeled nucleoli per nucleus. Using a high-powered spot laser pulse, the entire fluorescence associated with one nucleolus was bleached irreversibly. Then, in FRAP experiments the recovery of fluorescence signal in the bleached nucleolus was recorded by time-lapse imaging (Fig. 10A). The results show that the fluorescence produced by GFP-ADAR2 and GFP-ADAR1C-Term recovers within a few minutes after the bleach, indicating that unbleached GFP-fusion molecules have moved from the nucleoplasm into the bleached nucleolus. Because little fluorescence is visible in the nucleoplasm of these cells, it is most likely that the GFP-fusion molecules are in dynamic equilibrium between unbleached nucleoli and nucleoplasm. To confirm this result, FLIP experiments were performed (Fig. 10B). Bleaching over time of a single nucleolus eliminated the fluorescence in the other nucleoli, indicating that all fluorescent GFP-ADAR2 and GFP-ADAR1C-Term must be exchanging between the different nucleoli through the nucleoplasm. The results observed in FLIP are consistent with the FRAP experiments, showing a faster dynamics of GFP-ADAR2 compared with GFP-ADAR1C-Term. Overall, the data from photobleaching experiments suggest that in the living cell, ADAR1 and ADAR2 are constantly shuttling in and out of the nucleolus.
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Several lines of evidence indicate the presence of short and long forms of
ADAR1 in human cells. The long form of hADAR1 (150 kDa) localizes to the
cytoplasm, is induced by interferon and is thought to play a role in antiviral
response mechanisms (Scadden and Smith,
2001). The shorter form (110 kDa) is exclusively nuclear because
it lacks an NES present in the N-terminus of the full-length protein
(Poulsen et al., 2001
). Both
forms are enzymatically active and it has been previously proposed that the
nuclear 110 kDa version of hADAR1 represents a proteolytic cleavage fragment
of the full-length protein (Patterson and
Samuel, 1995
). However, the data presented here argue that a
mechanism of alternative usage of starting methionines can also occur in
cells. Our data further show that both forms of hADAR1 accumulate in the
nucleolus. The shorter form (110 kDa) localizes constitutively to the
nucleolus (Fig. 2B), whereas
the full-length form can only be detected in this compartment after inhibition
of nuclear export (Fig.
3B).
Within the nucleolus, both ADAR2 and ADAR1C-Term are excluded from the fibrillar centers, the dense fibrillar component and the granular component. This represents the first evidence that editing enzymes occupy a novel subnucleolar compartment, raising the question of whether the nucleolus contains specific sites dedicated to RNA editing.
Although some nucleolar localization signals have been identified in
proteins such HIV Tat and rev, mdm2, coilin, and ING1, it is currently
accepted that there are no conserved nucleolar localization signals shared
between nucleolar proteins (Andersen et
al., 2002; Lyon and Lamond,
2000
). One possibility is that proteins are not specifically
targeted to the nucleolus but are instead retained within this compartment as
a consequence of interactions with nucleolar components. Because the nucleolus
is highly enriched in small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) that form dsRNA
structures with specific substrate rRNAs, and in small nuclear RNAs, it is
conceivable that ADAR1 and ADAR2 localize to the nucleolus because they bind
to these abundant dsRNAs. Consistent with this view, hADAT1 (which lacks
dsRBDs) and the ADAR2
64-132 mutant (which lacks the first dsRBD) do
not accumulate in the nucleolus (Fig.
6B, Fig. 8).
Only a few physiological substrates for editing by ADAR1 and ADAR2 are
known to date, and none has been localized to the nucleolus. Because the
A-to-I RNA-editing mechanism requires a crucial dsRNA structure formed around
editing sites (Smith et al.,
1997), it is possible that some snoRNAs are potential substrates
for editing. In this context, it is worth noting that a brain-specific snoRNA
(mouse MBII-52 and its human ortholog HBII-52) has been identified that
contains a guide region with an 18-nucleotide phylogenetically conserved
complementarity to the serotonin receptor 5-HT2C mRNA in a region
containing two out of the four sites of adenosine-to-inosine editing within
the serotonin receptor mRNA (Burns et al.,
1997
; Cavaille et al.,
2000
). Based on this finding, one could speculate that specific
pre-mRNA substrates are targeted to the nucleolus in order to be edited, a
view supported by the observation that some pre-mRNAs might transiently
localize to the nucleolus before being exported to the cytoplasm
(Bains et al., 1997
;
Bond and Wold, 1993
;
Pederson and Politz,
2000
).
To test the hypothesis that pre-mRNA substrates are recruited to the
nucleolus to be edited, we expressed the editing competent portion of
glutamate receptor GluR-B pre-mRNA in HeLa cells
(Higuchi et al., 1993). The
results show that GluR-B transcripts accumulate in the nucleoplasm but are
never detected in the nucleolus. Most importantly, both ADAR2 and ADAR1 become
excluded from the nucleolus and accumulate at nucleoplasmic sites containing
GluR-B transcripts. Thus, it appears that editing enzymes leave the nucleolus
and are recruited to pre-mRNA substrates present in the nucleoplasm.
Consistent with this view, we observe by photobleaching that ADAR1 and ADAR2
are constantly moving in and out of the nucleolus in the living cell.
In conclusion, the data suggest that, in living cells, editing might be regulated by the intracellular compartmentalization of editing enzymes. ADAR2 shuttles between the nucleolus and the nucleoplasm, whereas ADAR1 shuttles between the nucleolus, the nucleoplasm and the cytoplasm. During this flux, the enzymes might alternatively be recruited onto specific editing substrates present either in the nucleoplasm or in the cytoplasm, or be sequestered in the nucleolus.
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