Keller Laura, Bery Nicolas, Tardy Claudine, Ligat Laetitia, Favre Gilles, Rabbitts Terence H, Olichon Aurélien
Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Toulouse (CRCT), Inserm, Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, CNRS, 31037 Toulouse, France.
Institut Claudius Regaud (ICR), Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopole (IUCT-O), Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale Oncologique (LBMO), 31059 Toulouse, France.
Antibodies (Basel). 2019 Jan 9;8(1):8. doi: 10.3390/antib8010008.
RHO (Ras HOmologous) GTPases are molecular switches that activate, in their state bound to Guanosine triphosphate (GTP), key signaling pathways, which involve actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Previously, we selected the nanobody RH12, from a synthetic phage display library, which binds the GTP-bound active conformation of RHOA (Ras Homologous family member A). However, when expressed as an intracellular antibody, its blocking effect on RHO signaling led to a loss of actin fibers, which in turn affected cell shape and cell survival. Here, in order to engineer an intracellular biosensor of RHOA-GTP activation, we screened the same phage nanobody library and identified another RHO-GTP selective intracellular nanobody, but with no apparent toxicity. The recombinant RH57 nanobody displays high affinity towards GTP-bound RHOA/B/C subgroup of small GTPases in vitro. Intracellular expression of the RH57 allowed selective co-precipitation with the GTP-bound state of the endogenous RHOA subfamily. When expressed as a fluorescent fusion protein, the chromobody GFP-RH57 was localized to the inner plasma membrane upon stimulation of the activation of endogenous RHO. Finally, the RH57 nanobody was used to establish a BRET-based biosensor (Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer) of RHO activation. The dynamic range of the BRET signal could potentially offer new opportunities to develop cell-based screening of RHOA subfamily activation modulators.
RHO(Ras同源)GTP酶是分子开关,在其与鸟苷三磷酸(GTP)结合的状态下激活关键信号通路,这些通路涉及肌动蛋白细胞骨架动力学。此前,我们从合成噬菌体展示文库中筛选出纳米抗体RH12,它能结合RHOA(Ras同源家族成员A)的GTP结合活性构象。然而,当作为细胞内抗体表达时,其对RHO信号的阻断作用导致肌动蛋白纤维丢失,进而影响细胞形状和细胞存活。在此,为了构建一种RHOA - GTP激活的细胞内生物传感器,我们筛选了同一个噬菌体纳米抗体文库,鉴定出另一种RHO - GTP选择性细胞内纳米抗体,但无明显毒性。重组纳米抗体RH57在体外对小GTP酶的GTP结合型RHOA/B/C亚组显示出高亲和力。RH57的细胞内表达允许与内源性RHOA亚家族的GTP结合状态进行选择性共沉淀。当作为荧光融合蛋白表达时,在刺激内源性RHO激活后,染色体体GFP - RH57定位于质膜内侧。最后,利用纳米抗体RH57建立了基于生物发光共振能量转移(BRET)的RHO激活生物传感器。BRET信号的动态范围可能为开发基于细胞的RHOA亚家族激活调节剂筛选提供新机会。