Establishments of G3BP1-GFP stress granule monitoring system for real-time stress assessment in human neuroblastoma cells.

Chemosphere

Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Published: August 2024

Acute stress caused by short-term exposure to deleterious chemicals can induce the aggregation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) in the cytosol and the formation of stress granules (SGs). The cytoplasmic RBP, Ras GTPase-activating protein-binding protein 1 (G3BP1) is a critical organizer of SG, and its aggregation is considered a hallmark of cellular stress. However, assembly of SG is a highly dynamic process that involves RBPs; hence, existing methods based on fixation processes or overexpression of RBPs exhibit limited efficacy in detecting the assembly of SG under stress conditions. In this study, we established a G3BP1- Green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter protein in a human neuroblastoma cell line to overcome these limitations. GFP was introduced into the G3BP1 genomic sequence via homologous recombination to generate a G3BP1-GFP fusion protein and further analyze the aggregation processes. We validated the assembly of SG under stress conditions using the G3BP1-GFP reporter system. Additionally, this system supported the evaluation of bisphenol A-induced SG response in the established human neuroblastoma cell line. In conclusion, the established G3BP1-GFP reporter system enables us to monitor the assembly of the SG complex in a human neuroblastoma cell line in real time and can serve as an efficient tool for assessing potential neurotoxicity associated with short-term exposure to chemicals.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142485DOI Listing

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