Changes in the phosphorylation of nucleotide metabolism‑associated proteins by leukemia inhibitory factor in mouse embryonic stem cells
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Abstract
Introduction
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can be derived from the inner cell mass from mouse (1) or human (2) embryos. ESCs have unlimited potential for self-renewal and pluripotency, allowing for their differentiation into all types of cell (3). ESC self-renewal can be maintained by leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in mouse (m)ESCs and by basic fibroblast growth factor in human ESCs (1,2). Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be derived from somatic cells by transducing them with a set of reprogramming factors, such as Oct3/4, Sox2, c-Myc, Kruppel like factor 4, lin-28 homolog A and Nanog (4,5), and can be used in patient-specific regenerative medicine. However, under commonly used culture conditions, involving leukemia inhibitory factor plus fetal bovine serum, for in vitro expansion, iPSCs tend to spontaneously differentiate (6). It is necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms of ESC self-renewal to establish efficient in vitro expansion systems for stem cell therapy.
LIF, an interleukin-6 family cytokine, binds to a heterodimeric receptor consisting of the low-affinity LIF receptor and gp130 (7). LIF receptor-gp130 dimerization leads to Janus kinase (JAK) activation and signal STAT phosphorylation (8). JAKs also stimulate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase by phosphorylating its regulatory subunit p85, thereby activating AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (9), to inhibit its major target protein glycogen synthetase kinase 3β, resulting in increased levels of Nanog homeobox and Myc proto-oncogene, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, which are important regulators of mESC self-renewal (10). JAKs also phosphorylate protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 11, which then interacts with the growth factor receptor-bound protein 2-SOS Ras/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 complex to activate the MAPK pathway (11). This indicates that LIF induces the phosphorylation of numerous proteins by regulating a number of protein kinases and phosphatases. Thus, LIF-mediated phosphorylation/dephosphorylation profiling in mESCs may be helpful for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying their self-renewal.
In order to identify proteins that are phosphorylated/dephosphorylated following LIF treatment of mESCs, two-dimensional (2-D) differential in-gel electrophoresis (DIGE), phosphostaining, and protein identification by mass spectrometry (MS) were performed in the present study. The present study aimed to compare phosphorylation in LIF-deprived and LIF-treated mESCs, and to identify LIF-mediated phosphorylated or dephosphorylated proteins.
Materials and methods
Cell culture and treatment
The mESC cell line ES-R1 (Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA) was maintained on 0.2% gelatin-coated plates in DMEM supplemented with 15% fetal bovine serum and 1% GlutaMAX, 1% non-essential amino acids, antibiotics, 100 µM 2-mercaptoethanol and 1,000 U/ml recombinant LIF (all purchased from Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.).
Western blotting
Following 24-h culture in the absence of LIF, mESCs were washed with PBS three times and treated with PBS or 1,000 U/ml LIF (in DMEM supplemented with 1% GlutaMAX and 1% non-essential amino acids) for different durations at 37°C. Total protein was extracted from cells using M-PER mammalian protein extraction reagent (Pierce; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) supplemented with a protease inhibitor cocktail (cOmplete™; Roche Diagnostics) and a phosphatase inhibitor cocktail (PhosSTOP™; Roche Diagnostics) on ice for 1 h. Total protein was quantified by the Bradford's method using Protein Assay Dye Reagent Concentrate (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.). Following centrifugation at 10,000 × g for 10 min at 37°C, proteins (20 µg/lane) were separated via 9% SDS-PAGE and transferred to PVDF membranes. The blots were incubated overnight at 4°C with the following primary antibodies: Anti-phosphoserine (cat. no. AB1603; 1:5,000; Chemicon International; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), anti-phosphothreonine (cat. no. sc-5267; 1:200; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), anti-phosphotyrosine (cat. no. 05-321; 1:5,000; EMD Millipore), anti-HSP90α (cat. no. PA5-16341; 1:2,000; Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), anti-phospho-HSP90α (cat. no. 3488; 1:2,000; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.) and anti-β-actin (cat, no. A5441; 1:5,000; Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA). Following primary incubation, the membranes were incubated for 40 min at room temperature with goat anti-mouse (cat. no. sc-2005; 1:1,000; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) or anti-rabbit (cat. no. A16035; 1:4,000; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) alkaline phosphatase-conjugated secondary antibodies. Protein bands were visualized using an ECL system (Intron Biotechnology, Inc.) and a Fusion Fx7 Spectra (Vilber Lourmat). Protein expression was quantified using Fusion-Capt software (version 16.08; Vilber Lourmat).
Preparation of samples for 2-D DIGE
Nagy R1 mESC pellets (10 mg) were suspended in 200 µl 2-D cell lysis buffer [30 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.8), 7 M urea, 2 M thiourea and 4% 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPS)], sonicated at 4°C for 3×30 sec between a 2 min interval and agitated for 30 min at room temperature. The samples were then centrifuged at 4°C for 30 min at 14,000 × g and the supernatants were collected. Protein concentrations were measured using a protein assay kit (cat. no. 5000001, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.).
Protein staining with CyDye
For protein staining, 30 µg mESC lysate was labeled with CyDye on ice in the dark for 30 min. The reaction was stopped by adding 1 µl 10 mM lysine and incubating the lysates on ice in the dark for an additional 15 min. Next, 2-D sample buffer [8 M urea, 4% CHAPS, 20 mg/ml dithiothreitol (DTT), 2% Pharmalytes (Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA) and trace amount of bromophenol blue], 100 µl destreak solution and rehydration buffer (7 M urea, 2 M thiourea, 4% CHAPS, 20 mg/ml DTT, 1% pharmalytes and trace amount of bromophenol blue) were added to the labeling mixture to a total volume of 250 µl.
Isoelectric focusing and SDS-PAGE
Isoelectric focusing (linear; pH 3–10) was performed according to the protocol provided by Amersham (Cytiva). Immobilized pH gradient strips were incubated at 15°C in equilibration buffer 1 [50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.8), 6 M urea, 30% glycerol, 2% SDS, trace amount of bromophenol blue and 10 mg/ml DTT] for 15 min with gentle shaking. The strips were rinsed in equilibration buffer 2 [50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.8), 6 M urea, 30% glycerol, 2% SDS, trace amount of bromophenol blue and 45 mg/ml DTT] for 10 min with gentle shaking. The immobilized pH gradient strips were loaded onto 12% SDS-PAGE gels, which were run at 15°C until the dye front ran out from the gels.
Phosphostaining, imaging and data analysis
The gels were scanned immediately following SDS-PAGE on a Typhoon TRIO variable-mode imager (Amersham; Cytiva). The gels were then stained with Pro-Q Diamond Phosphoprotein Gel Stain (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) following the manufacturer's protocol, followed by scanning on the Typhoon TRIO and analysis using DeCyder version 6.0 (Cytiva). All circled spots in DeCyder were located manually and the pixel count (maximum volume) of each spot was exported. Then, phosphorylation ratios between LIF-starved and -treated samples were calculated. Statistical significance was calculated using DeCyder software (Cytiva). Only proteins with ≥2-fold difference in protein phosphorylation, 100% presence in all gel images and P<0.05 (determined via ANOVA) were selected for further analysis.
Spot picking and trypsin digestion
Spots of interest were picked by an Ettan Spot Picker (Amersham; Cytiva) based on the 2-D DIGE and spot picking design generated via DeCyder. Proteins were digested in-gel with modified porcine trypsin protease (Trypsin Gold; Promega Corporation) and desalted on C18 ZipTips (EMD Millipore). Peptides were eluted from ZipTips with 0.5 µl matrix solution [α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (5 mg/ml)] in 50% acetonitrile, 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid and 25 mM ammonium bicarbonate, then spotted onto a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) plate (ABI 01-192-6-AB; Applied Biosystems; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.).
MS
MALDI-time-of-flight (TOF) MS and TOF/TOF tandem MS/MS were performed on an AB SCIEX TOF/TOF 5800 System (AB Sciex LLC). MALDI-TOF mass spectra were acquired in reflectron-positive ion mode, averaging 4,000 laser shots per spectrum. TOF/TOF tandem MS fragmentation spectra were acquired for each sample, averaging 4,000 laser shots per fragmentation spectrum on the ten most abundant ions present in each sample (excluding tryptic peptides and other known background ions).
Database searches
Both the resulting peptide masses and associated fragmentation spectra were submitted to a GPS Explorer workstation equipped with the Mascot search engine (Matrix Science, Inc.) to search the non-redundant database of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq). Searches were performed without constraining protein molecular weights or isoelectric points, with variable carbamidomethylation of cysteine and oxidation of methionine residues, and permitting one missed cleavage. Candidates with either a protein score or ion confidence interval >95 were considered to be significant. The list of significantly regulated phosphoproteins was subjected to Gene Ontology (GO) analysis in the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) using DAVID Web Service 1.22.0, a R package for retrieving data from DAVID (12). The retrieved data were visualized using GOplot 1.0.2 (13) in rstudio 1.2.1335-1 and the NaviGO (14) webpage (kiharalab.org/web/navigo).
Results
LIF induces tyrosine, serine, and threonine phosphorylation in mESCs
Previous studies have demonstrated that the optimal concentration of LIF to be added to culture media is 1,000 U/ml, regardless of the presence or absence of feeder cells (3,15,16). Typically, 1,000 U/ml LIF is used in culture to maintain the undifferentiated state of mESCs. In order to deprive mESCs of LIF, addition of an LIF-specific inhibitor would be ideal. However, specific inhibitors for LIF are not currently available. In the present study, mESCs cultured in the presence of 1,000 U/ml LIF for 24 h were washed with PBS three times and then retreated with 1,000 U/ml LIF for different durations to assess the effects of LIF on mESC phosphorylation patterns. Protein phosphorylation was analyzed by western blotting using antibodies against phosphoserine, phosphothreonine and phosphotyrosine. Rapid changes in serine and tyrosine phosphorylation were observed compared with threonine phosphorylation (Fig. 1).
Analysis of differentially phosphorylated proteins in LIF-treated mESCs via 2-D DIGE
In the present study, 2-D DIGE was performed, followed by total protein and phosphoprotein staining to analyze LIF-induced protein phosphorylation changes in mESCs (Fig. 2). Gels containing resolved CyDye-labeled protein extracts from LIF-starved and -treated mESCs were scanned and then stained with phosphospecific Pro-Q Diamond stain. Phosphoproteins were detected as spots with increased fluorescence intensity (CyDye + Pro-Q) compared with CyDye alone. Spot quantification identified 95 spots with altered intensity between LIF-starved and -treated mESCs. Normalized Pro-Q Diamond intensity ratios for each spot between LIF-starved and -treated samples are listed in Table I.
Table I.Normalized phosphorylation ratio of protein spots between LIF-deprived and -treated mouse embryonic stem cells. |
Identification of differentially phosphorylated proteins in LIF-treated mESCs
A total of 51 spots whose phosphorylation/dephosphorylation levels were significantly changed (>2-fold; Table II) were selected for identification via MALDI-TOF MS analysis. Proteins whose phosphorylation levels were significantly increased and decreased following LIF treatment are listed in Tables II and III, respectively. Among the proteins with altered phosphorylation levels following LIF treatment, some were functionally associated mESC stemness and differentiation, such as HSP7C, HS90A, NPM and SRSF1 (3,17–19). In order to validate LIF-dependent phosphorylation, western blot analysis was performed using an anti-phospho-HSP90α (Thr5/7) antibody. HSP90α phosphorylation was significantly decreased by LIF treatment (Fig. 3).
Table II.Identification of phosphorylated proteins following leukemia inhibitory factor treatment via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrophotometry analysis. |
Table III.Identification of dephosphorylated proteins following leukemia inhibitory factor treatment via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrophotometry analysis. |
There were four spots for NUCL in the 2-D electrophoresis gel with two molecular weights (77 and 88 kDa) and two different PI values (8.7 and 8.9). The phosphorylation of two spots (spot nos. 23 and 19) was increased and that of the other two (spot nos. 20 and 24) was decreased by LIF stimulation.
GO analysis of differentially phosphorylated genes in LIF-treated mESCs
GO enrichment analysis was performed to functionally annotate differentially phosphorylated proteins following LIF treatment. Functional annotation clustering identified significantly enriched GO terms and protein members. The z-scores of GO terms were calculated based on the fold-change of phosphorylation values of their members (Fig. 4). The majority of highly significant GO terms had negative z-scores, indicating that LIF treatment induced dephosphorylation of member proteins (Fig. 4); consistently, the z-scores of the top ten GO terms by significance in each category were <0 (Table IV). In order to visualize the hierarchy of associations between the top ten terms in each category, a GO term network was generated (Fig. 5). Terms such as ‘poly(A) RNA binding’ (GO:0044822) and ‘nucleotide binding’ (GO:0000166), ‘nucleus’ (GO:0005634) and ‘extracellular exosome’ (GO:0070062), and ‘regulation of mRNA splicing via the spliceosome’ (GO:0048024) were found at the base of the molecular function, cellular component and biological process networks, respectively. In order to investigate individual proteins, associations between GO terms and the phosphorylation ratios of individual member proteins were visualized as a heatmap (Fig. 6). The heat shock proteins HSP7C and HS90A, which are found in a transcription factor complex binding Oct4 promoter in iPSCs (20), were phosphorylated by LIF treatment and were associated with the largest number of enriched terms. nucleophosmin (NPM), phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1 (PEBP1), and serine-arginine-rich splicing factor 3 (SRSF3) were highly dephosphorylated by LIF treatment and were associated with the majority of the enriched terms, as well as with stem cell and progenitor cell regulation (21–23).
Discussion
The present study demonstrated that LIF increased tyrosine and serine phosphorylation of numerous mESC proteins. Total phosphorylation levels of a number of proteins following LIF treatment were analyzed; 15 proteins were phosphorylated and 33 were dephosphorylated. The most significantly phosphorylated protein following LIF treatment was nuclear autoantigenic sperm protein (NASP; Table II). This histone H1 binding protein transports histones into the nuclei of dividing cells (24). NASP is phosphorylated following DNA damage (25), and its increased phosphorylation following LIF treatment may be associated with DNA repair during mESC proliferation. There were two spots for NASP protein on the 2-D electrophoresis gel with the same molecular weight (138 kDa) and slightly different PI values (4.5 and 4.4), which differed from those reported in the NCBI database (84 kDa and 4.4). The phosphorylation of one spot was increased and the other was decreased by LIF stimulation. This suggested that different forms of NASP are differentially phosphorylated in response to LIF stimulation.
The second most significantly phosphorylated protein following LIF treatment was asparagine synthetase (AS). AS is a housekeeping enzyme that produces asparagine from aspartate and glutamine. In the majority of cells, AS regulates its activity in response to environmental asparagine levels (26). However, certain tumor cells have little or no AS activity and are reliant on exogenous asparagine (27). Therefore, tumor cells can be selectively killed by asparaginases. This approach has been exploited in the treatment of certain types of cancer, such as childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (28). To the best of our knowledge, whether AS is regulated by phosphorylation has not been reported.
Nucleolin (NUCL) is a multifunctional RNA binding protein involved in numerous cellular processes such as chromatin remodeling, ribosomal RNA synthesis, mRNA processing, ribosome assembly and nucleo-cytoplasmic transport (29). It has been demonstrated that NUCL serves an essential role in maintaining the self-renewal ability of ESCs due to its role in regulating cell cycle progression, proliferation and apoptosis prevention (30). The RNA-binding activity of NUCL is affected by phosphorylation (30). We found that different forms of NUCL are differentially phosphorylated in response to LIF stimulation.
The most significantly dephosphorylated protein following LIF treatment was the DNA mismatch repair protein MutS homolog 2 (MSH2). MSH2 is commonly associated with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (31). MSH2 phosphorylation results in increased mismatch binding by the MutS α complex (32). The present study suggested that MSH2 dephosphorylation by LIF might be involved in the response of mESCs to genotoxic stress.
In addition, significantly differentially phosphorylated proteins following LIF treatment were analyzed for enrichment in GO biological processes, molecular functions and cellular components. Differentially phosphorylated proteins were enriched in ‘poly(A) RNA’ and ‘nucleotide binding’, ‘localization to the nucleus’ and ‘extracellular exosomes’ and ‘regulation of mRNA splicing via the spliceosome’. A number of RNA binding proteins are dynamically regulated during reprogramming, suggesting an important role in mESC self-renewal (33). Previous studies have demonstrated that specific alternative splicing events can modulate transcriptional networks involved in pluripotency maintenance vs. differentiation (34,35). These results suggest that the differentially phosphorylated proteins identified in the present study reflect mESC cellular functions.
Acknowledgements
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Funding
The present study was supported by a grant from the National Research Foundation (grant no. 2017M3A9B4065302) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT in the Republic of Korea.
Availability of data and materials
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Authors' contributions
HRS, HKK, SGK, HJL and HYK performed the experiments, collected and analyzed data and interpreted the results. MKH designed the experiments and wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Competing interests
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