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J Biol Chem, Vol. 275, Issue 3, 1565-1569, January 21, 2000


Degradation of Heterotrimeric Galpha o Subunits via the Proteosome Pathway Is Induced by the hsp90-specific Compound Geldanamycin*

Liliana BusconiDagger , Jiazhen Guan§, and Bradley M. Denker§

From the § Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and Fundación Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas, Vieytes 3103, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina

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One mechanism utilized by cells to maintain signaling pathways is to regulate the levels of specific signal transduction proteins. The compound geldanamycin (GA) specifically interacts with heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) complexes and has been widely utilized to study the role of hsp90 in modulating the function of signaling proteins. In this study, we used GA to demonstrate that levels of heterotrimeric Galpha subunits can be regulated through interactions with hsp90. In a dose-dependent manner, GA significantly reduced the steady state levels of endogenous Galpha o expression in two cell lines (PC12 and GH3) and had a similar effect on Galpha o transiently expressed in COS cells. Galpha o synthesis and degradation was studied in PC12 cells and in transiently transfected COS cells. 35S labeling followed by immunoprecipitation demonstrated no effect of GA on the rate of Galpha o synthesis, but GA accelerated degradation of Galpha o in both PC12 cells and COS cells. The use of inhibitors, including lactacystin (a proteosome-specific inhibitor), suggests that Galpha o is predominantly degraded through the proteosome pathway. In vitro translated 35S-labeled Galpha o could be detected in hsp90 immunoprecipitates, and this interaction did not require N-terminal myristoylation. Taken together, these results suggest that heterotrimeric Galpha o subunits are protected from degradation by interaction with hsp90 and that the interaction of Galpha subunits with heat shock proteins may be a general mechanism for regulating Galpha levels in the cell.

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Cells respond to a wide range of physical, chemical, and hormonal stimuli through cell surface receptors that are coupled to heterotrimeric G proteins.1 G proteins are composed of Galpha and Gbeta gamma subunits and are attached to the plasma membrane through lipid modifications on Galpha and Ggamma subunits (reviewed in Ref. 1). Activated receptors induce a conformational change in Galpha that leads to GDP release and GTP binding. GTP-bound Galpha dissociates from Gbeta gamma , and both subunits can interact with a variety of intracellular effectors until the intrinsic GTPase activity of Galpha hydrolyzes GTP to GDP. Many types of G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins are expressed within the same cell, and the mechanisms that generate specific cellular responses are not well understood. Some specificity lies at the interface of receptor-G protein and G protein-effector, but in reconstituted systems multiple G proteins can couple to the same sets of receptors and effectors (reviewed in Ref. 2). Furthermore, in a single cell type, a single Galpha subunit can couple to at least three different effector pathways (3). In the cell, multiple mechanisms are likely to be important for maintaining signaling specificity, and these include regulation by modulatory proteins such as receptor kinases (reviewed in Ref. 4) and RGS (regulators of G protein signaling) proteins (reviewed in Ref. 5).

An additional cellular mechanism to regulate signaling pathways is to control the degradation of individual signaling molecules (6). Lipid modifications on the N terminus of Galpha subunits are important for targeting and attachment to the plasma membrane, but the interaction of Galpha subunits with cytosolic proteins prior to plasma membrane association have not been defined. The 90-kDa heat shock protein (hsp90) is a highly conserved protein chaperon representing up to 5% of total cell protein under non-stress conditions. Interestingly, hsp90 interacts with a diverse group of proteins involved in cellular signaling that include several families of tyrosine kinases and steroid hormone receptors. The functional implications for the interaction of signaling molecules with hsp90 depends upon the protein. Steroid hormone receptors are stabilized by interaction with hsp90, and this interaction is necessary for high-affinity ligand binding (7). In contrast, the membrane-associated tyrosine kinase pp60v-svc interacts transiently with hsp90 following synthesis until the nascent protein is inserted in the membrane (8). The role of hsp90 in regulating the functions of some cellular proteins has been facilitated by the recognition that quinone ansamycin antibiotics, such as geldanamycin (GA), are highly specific inhibitors of hsp90-protein complexes (9). The GA-hsp90 complex has been crystallized and reveals GA binding to a highly conserved pocket of hsp90 (residues 9-232) (10). Because hsp90 interactions are important for the proper function of a variety of signaling molecules, we asked whether G protein alpha  subunits could also interact with hsp90. We used the hsp90-specific compound geldanamycin to address this question, and we found that GA induced a decline in the level of endogenous Galpha o in PC12 cells, GH3 cells, and transiently transfected COS cells without affecting the level of other cellular proteins. The enhanced degradation of Galpha o occurred predominantly through the proteosome pathway. Furthermore, immunoprecipitates of hsp90 from in vitro translates of Galpha o coprecipitated Galpha o, and this interaction was independent of N-terminal myristoylation.

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Chemicals and Reagents-- GA was kindly provided by the Drug Synthesis and Chemistry Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute.

Hemagglutinin (HA) antibody (clone SCP-12CA5-J) was purchased from Berkeley Antibody Co., and anti-heat shock protein 90 (mouse monoclonal, IgM) antibody was purchased from StressGen (Collegeville, PA). Protease inhibitors N-Ac-LLM, LCN, and Z-LLL were from Biomol Research Laboratories (Plymouth Meeting, PA). Chemicals were from Sigma, and chemiluminescence reagents were from Pierce.

Buffers-- The buffers used were: A, 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.6, 6 mM MgCl2, 75 mM sucrose, 1 mM dithiothreitol, 1 mM EDTA, 3 mM benzamidine, 1 µg/ml leupeptin, soy and lima bean trypsin inhibitors; B, 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% SDS, 1% sodium deoxycholate; C, 1% Triton X-100, 20 mM sodium molybdate.

Cell Culture and Transient Transfections-- PC12 cells were kindly provided by Dr. Eva Neer (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA) and cultured as described previously (11). Galpha o cDNA in Bluescript (12) was amplified by polymerase chain reaction to generate a blunt C-terminal end that was then cloned into a modified Bluescript vector containing the HA epitope. The sequence was confirmed by dideoxynucleotide sequencing. HA Galpha o was cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3 (Invitrogen) using the XbaI and ApaI sites. COS cells were cultured and transfected as described previously using LipofectAMINE (Life Technologies, Inc.) (13), and 24-48 h after transfection cells were treated with GA dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide or with dimethyl sulfoxide alone under various conditions.

Electrophoresis and Immunoblotting-- Levels of Galpha o expression were determined 48-72 h after transfection of COS cells or from confluent monolayers of PC12 cells and GH3 cells after treatment with GA for specified conditions. Cells were washed with phosphate-buffered saline, suspended in 300 µl of cold Buffer A, frozen and thawed 3 times in liquid nitrogen, and passed 15 times through a 27-gauge needle. The homogenates were cleared by centrifuging at 1,500 rpm for 5 min at 4 °C. Total protein levels were determined by the Bradford method, and SDS-PAGE sample buffer was added to the supernatant. Equivalent amounts of total protein were analyzed by SDS-PAGE, and the level of Galpha o expression was determined by Western blotting using the anti-HA monoclonal antibody at a dilution of 1:1000 or an anti-Galpha o antibody (R4) at a dilution of 1:2000 (courtesy of E. Neer (14)). Horseradish peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-mouse or anti-rabbit secondary antibodies were used at a dilution of 1:10,000, and bands were visualized by chemiluminescence.

Metabolic Labeling Studies and Immunoprecipitations-- PC12 cells and transfected COS cells (at 48 h) were treated with 2 µM GA for 18 h (COS cells) or 24 h (PC12 cells) and then incubated for 30 min in a methionine- and cysteine-free medium. Tran35S-labelTM (>1000 Ci/mmol, ICN Radiochemicals) was added to a final concentration of 200 µCi/ml for 60-90 min and chased with medium containing cold methionine/cysteine for various lengths of time. For synthesis studies, cells were labeled at t = 0 and immunoprecipitated at 30-min intervals. Cells were washed and scraped, and homogenates were prepared as described above. 35S-Labeled proteins were immunoprecipitated from homogenates in Buffer B after clearing with protein A-Sepharose. 12CA5 antibody (1/250 µl) for HA Galpha o transiently expressed in COS cells (or R4 (1/100 µl) for PC12 cells) was added for 1-4 h at 4 °C followed by protein A-Sepharose for 1 h. Samples were centrifuged, and the pellets were washed three times with Buffer A. The immunoprecipitates were eluted with SDS-PAGE sample buffer and analyzed by SDS-PAGE followed by autoradiography.

In Vitro Translation-- cDNAs for wild-type Galpha o (not HA-tagged) and myristoylation-minus mutant (G1A) were in vitro translated with [35S]methionine in a single-step rabbit reticulocyte lysate (Promega) as described previously (13). The in vitro translation was mixed 1:1 with 2× Buffer C and then divided in half. One tube was incubated with the anti-hsp90 antibody coupled to protein A-Sepharose (15), and the other was a control of nonspecific IgM antibody similarly coupled to protein A-Sepharose. The mixtures were rocked at 4 °C for 1 h, centrifuged, and washed three times with cold Buffer C. Samples were eluted with SDS-PAGE sample buffer and analyzed as described above.

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Regulating the levels of signaling proteins is an important mechanism contributing to the accurate development and maintenance of signal transduction pathways. hsp90 interacts with several families of signal transduction proteins including receptor and non-receptor tyrosine kinases, serine threonine kinases, and mutated p53 (reviewed in Ref. 16). The compound GA destabilizes the interaction between hsp90 and its associated proteins leading to accelerated degradation and loss of function. Although Gbeta gamma subunits have been shown to interact with hsp90 (17), little is known about the interaction of Galpha subunits with heat shock proteins. To determine whether there is a role for hsp90 in regulating Galpha subunits, we used GA to characterize Galpha o protein levels in two different systems: 1) endogenous Galpha o in neuronal cell lines (PC12 and GH3) and 2) Galpha o in transiently transfected COS cells. To facilitate future studies, we were interested in determining whether the mechanisms of Galpha o degradation were similar in PC12 cells and in a transient expression system. When cells were treated with increasing concentrations of GA (Fig. 1) for 18 h or with 2 µM GA for increasing lengths of time (not shown), there were dose- and time-dependent decreases in steady state Galpha o levels for all three cell lines. Interestingly, 2 nM GA treatment caused a noticeable increase in steady state Galpha o levels (Fig. 1) in all three cell lines. The explanation for this observation is not immediately apparent but may relate to compensatory changes in synthesis and/or degradation at low dose exposure to GA. C-terminal hemagglutinin epitope-tagged Galpha o was used in the COS cell studies to facilitate subsequent experiments requiring immunoprecipitations. Transient expression of Galpha o in COS cells results in over 75% of the protein separating into the particulate fraction (13, 18), an amount consistent with results in bovine brain (19). In addition, placing the epitope on the C terminus does not affect separation into soluble and particulate fractions (not shown), and HA Galpha o exchanges guanine nucleotides as determined by a tryptic conformation assay (not shown). Furthermore, the HA epitope on the C terminus of Gpa1, the yeast Galpha subunit, did not affect the stability of the protein (6). The closed arrows (Fig. 1) indicate Galpha o; the open arrowhead indicates a nonspecific protein present in vector-transfected (PC) control cells (first lane) and in HA Galpha o-transfected cells. The intensity of the nonspecific protein does not change with increasing GA doses, but there is a dose-dependent decrease in steady state Galpha o levels (Fig. 1, closed arrows). The time-dependent effects of 2 µM GA were not apparent until after 3 h, and maximal effects were consistently seen with 18-24 h of exposure (not shown). Steady state Galpha o levels were reduced by 78 ± 2% (n = 7) in COS cells and to a similar degree in PC12 and GH3 cells.


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Fig. 1.   GA effects on steady state Galpha o levels in PC12, GH3, and transfected COS cells. PC12 (closed circles) and GH3 cells (open circles) were treated with GA (0-20 µM) for 24 h. Equivalent amounts of total protein were analyzed by Western blotting using a rabbit anti-Galpha o antibody. COS cells (triangles) were transfected with HA Galpha o or pcDNA3 cDNAs as described under "Experimental Procedures." After 36-48 h, cells were incubated with increasing concentrations of GA for 18 h, and equivalent amounts of total protein were analzyed by Western blotting using 12CA5 antibody to the HA epitope. Top, autoradiograms for each cell line. Lane 1, COS cells only (transfected with pcDNA3); lane 2, level of expression in the absence of GA. Lanes 3-7 show the level of Galpha o expression after exposure to 2, 20, 200, 2000, and 20,000 nM GA respectively. The Galpha o band is marked by the closed arrows, and the background band in COS cells is marked by the open arrow. The autoradiograms were scanned by a Hewlett Packard ScanJet 4c into Adobe Photoshop, and the density of bands was determined using NIH Image 1.61 (Wayne Rasband, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD). The level of Galpha o was set to 100%, and the relative density of Galpha o bands is shown below. Similar results were obtained in three independent experiments.

The lower steady state protein levels of Galpha o in the presence of GA could arise from effects on the rate of Galpha o synthesis and/or degradation. To distinguish among these possibilities, the rate of Galpha o synthesis in PC12 and COS cells was determined by comparing the amount of [35S]methionine/[35S]cysteine incorporated into Galpha o at various times after labeling, and the Galpha o degradation rate was measured by pulse-chase experiments. Fig. 2A shows that the amount of label incorporated at 30, 60, 90, and 120 min was indistinguishable in PC12 cells in the presence or absence of GA. Similar results were obtained in transiently transfected COS cells (not shown). The rate of degradation was significantly faster in the presence of GA for endogenous Galpha o in PC12 cells and in transfected COS cells (Fig. 2B). Not surprisingly, the half-life of endogenous Galpha o in PC12 cells is significantly longer (>24 h) than the half-life of Galpha o transiently expressed in COS cells (~6 h). Nevertheless, the effect of GA was similar in the two systems: a significant increase in the amount of degradation was evident at nearly every time point. Taken together, these results indicate that the predominant effect of GA on steady state Galpha o levels is through accelerated degradation.


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Fig. 2.   GA effects on rates of synthesis and degradation of Galpha o. A, rate of synthesis. Confluent PC12 cells were pretreated with or without GA (2 µM) for 24 h and exposed to a Tran35S-label pulse (200 µCi/ml of methionine/cysteine-free medium) at time 0. At 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after labeling, cells were scraped and lysed in Buffer B, and 400 µg of total protein was immunoprecipitated with R4 anti-Galpha o antibody in Buffer B, separated on 13% SDS-PAGE, and visualized by autoradiography. A representative autoradiogram is shown in the inset, and mean densitometry units (± the range) are plotted over time. , absence of GA; open circle , presence of GA. B, rate of degradation. PC12 cells or Galpha o-transfected COS cells (analyzed at 48 h) were cultured in the absence and presence of GA (2 µM, 18 h COS, 24 h PC12) and then incubated in methionine/cysteine-free medium for 1 h followed by labeling with Tran35S-label methionine/cysteine-free medium for 60-90 min. Monolayers were then chased with unlabeled methionine/cysteine-containing medium for different periods of time. Immunoprecipitations were done as described under "Experimental Procedures." Gels were exposed for 12-48 h, and bands were analyzed as described in Fig. 1. For PC12 cells, the mean of three independent experiments (± S.E.) is plotted over time, and for COS cells a representative experiment (n = 2) is shown. For both cell lines, immunoprecipitated Galpha o is shown below.

Most intracellular protein degradation is catalyzed by calpains, lysosomal proteases, or by the ubiquitin-proteosome system (reviewed in Ref. 20). To test which of these pathways was responsible for the accelerated degradation of Galpha o, a series of well characterized peptide aldehyde protease inhibitors were utilized (21). Two of these peptides, Z-LLL and N-Ac-LLM, exhibit similar inhibitory activity against calpains and lysosomal cathepsins, but Z-LLL is a more potent proteosome inhibitor than N-Ac-LLM (21, 22). Fig. 3 shows that when COS cells expressing Galpha o are treated with GA plus an inhibitor of proteolysis (lanes 2-4) there are different effects on the levels of Galpha o. In comparison with no inhibitor, treatment with N-Ac-LLM has no significant effect on Galpha o levels (lane 3), and this is consistent with little degradation occurring through the calpain and lysosomal pathways. Z-LLL also blocks the proteosome pathway, and this inhibitor was partially capable of blocking degradation of Galpha o induced by GA (lane 2). This finding suggests that degradation of Galpha o occurs through the proteosome pathway. To confirm this, we used lactacystin (LCN), the most specific inhibitor of the proteosome (inhibits all five proteolytic activities) (23, 24). As is seen in Fig. 3, lane 4, lactacystin significantly blocks degradation of Galpha o (closed arrow). When the Western blots of total cellular extracts are exposed for increasing lengths of time, higher molecular mass species gradually become apparent (Fig. 3, bottom, lanes 2-4). The open arrows highlight the appearance of new bands initially between Galpha o and the 50-kDa background band (lanes 2 and 3), whereas longer exposures show the development of new bands in the 50-110-kDa range (lane 4). Vector-transfected cells (lane 1) were maximally exposed to indicate the background bands. This pattern of higher molecular mass bands in the presence of LCN is characteristic of polyubiquitination, a covalent modification that targets proteins for degradation by the proteosome (reviewed in Ref. 20). This finding is consistent with degradation of Galpha o through polyubiquitination and is similar to the yeast Galpha subunit Gpa1, which has been shown to be degraded by this pathway (6).


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Fig. 3.   Effects of protease inhibitors on GA-enhanced degradation. Top, transfected COS cells expressing Galpha o were pretreated with GA (2 µM) alone (lane 1) or in combination with protease inhibitors for 18 h (Z-LLL (100 µM, lane 2, LLL), N-Ac-LLM (100 µM, lane 3, LLM), and lactacystin (10 µM, lane 4)). The arrow marks migration of Galpha o. Bottom, Galpha o-expressing cells treated with GA and LCN as described above (lane 1) and Western blots overexposed for increasing lengths of time (lanes 2-4). Vector-transfected control cells from the same experiment and gel (lane 1) are included to demonstrate background bands that are not affected by GA and LCN. The open arrows mark the appearance of higher molecular mass bands. New bands are initially detected between Galpha o (39 kDa) and the 50-kDa background band (lanes 2, 3), and with longer exposures new bands appear between 50 and 110 kDa (lane 4).

The effects of GA on Galpha o degradation are highly suggestive of an interaction between Galpha o and hsp90. However, hsp90 complexes in cells are often of low affinity and disrupted by the detergents required for immunoprecipitations, and we were unable to detect this interaction in COS cells. As an alternative approach, we utilized the rabbit reticulocyte lysate system to look for this interaction. Rabbit reticulocyte lysate is rich in hsp90 and has been used to study the folding of several molecules (7, 9). Fig. 4 shows that [35S]methionine-labeled Galpha o can be detected in a complex with hsp90 although other control proteins are not detected (not shown). The control immunoprecipitations with nonspecific antibody contain almost no background (Fig. 4). Galpha o was consistently detected in hsp90 immunoprecipitates (n = 4), but the fraction precipitated was low (<10% of starting material). The requirements for detergent and the low-affinity nature of the interaction between hsp90 and Galpha o are the most likely explanations for this result. The hsp90 antibody can precipitate hsp90 alone or in a complex with other proteins, so we cannot exclude the possibility that the interaction of Galpha o with hsp90 is indirect. The N terminus of Galpha o is important for interactions with G protein Gbeta gamma subunits and for interactions with the plasma membrane (12, 13, 18). Myristoylation of the N-terminal glycine (first amino acid after cleavage of methionine) and palmitoylation on cysteine 2 are also important to these functions. However, mutation of N-terminal glycine to alanine (G1A) did not disturb the interaction with hsp90 (Fig. 4), and likewise, this mutation in Gpa1 did not affect its degradation through the proteosome pathway (6). Similar results were obtained with other Galpha o mutants previously characterized (13, 18), which are deleted up to 20 amino acids from the N terminus (not shown). These results indicate that myristoylation and an N-terminal amino acid sequence are not necessary for association of Galpha o with the hsp90 complex.


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Fig. 4.   hsp90 immunoprecipitates of in vitro translated Galpha o and G1A. Wildtype Galpha o (not epitope-tagged) in Bluescript and glycine to alanine point mutant of first amino acid (G1A) were [35S]methionine-labeled by in vitro translation as described under "Experimental Procedures." The starting amounts of in vitro translated Galpha o and G1A were similar. Translates (50 µl) were divided in half and mixed with an equal volume of 2% Triton, 20 mM sodium molybdate. + lanes were incubated with 17 µl of a 20% suspension of hsp90 antibody prebound to protein A-Sepharose. A similar amount of coated protein A-Sepharose coupled to a nonspecific antibody was used as a control. Pellets were washed and analyzed by SDS-PAGE followed by autoradiography (exposure time = 36 h).

The identity of signaling molecules and their levels expressed in the membrane play an important role in signal transduction specificity. Critical to determining these levels are the mechanisms through which G protein alpha  subunits are degraded. The results described above, and studies in yeast (6), are consistent with degradation of Galpha subunits through the ubiquitin-proteosome pathway. Several studies have demonstrated that activated Galpha subunits (through cholera toxin (Galpha s), by activating mutation, or by receptor stimulation) are more rapidly degraded, but the mechanisms of degradation are not addressed (25-27). Furthermore, Galpha subunits have different half-lives depending upon the cell type. In GH4 cells the half-life of Galpha o is about 28 h, but is greater than 72 h in cardiac myocytes (28). These different half-lives occur, in part, because of differences in rates of protein degradation (28). Our results suggest that steady state Galpha o protein levels are regulated by interaction with an hsp90 complex that prevents degradation through the proteosome pathway and that N-terminal myristoylation is not required for this interaction. Although the time course and dose responses of GA treatment will vary among cell lines, the observation that this mechanism appears to be preserved in a transient expression system will make more detailed study of these mechanisms feasible. Other cytosolic proteins are likely to participate in this process and together provide an important mechanism for regulating Galpha levels and function.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We thank Dr. Eva Neer for continued support of this work.

    FOOTNOTES

* This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health and by a Massachusetts Affiliate American Heart Association Beginning Grant-in-aid (both to B. M. D.).The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. The article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

Dagger Career Investigator of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientìficas y Tecnológicas, Argentina.

To whom correspondence should be addressed: FIBA (Fundación para Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas)-INBIOP, Vieytes 3103, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina. Tel.: 54-223-474-8784; Fax: 54-223-475-7120; E-mail: lbusconi@hotmail.com.

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The abbreviations used are: G protein, guanine nucleotide-binding protein; hsp90, 90-kDa heat shock protein; GA, geldanamycin; PAGE, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Z-LLL, benzyloxycarbonyl-leucinyl-leucinyl-leucinyl-H; LCN, lactacystin; N-Ac-LLM, N-acetyl-leucinyl-leucinyl-methional-H; HA, hemagglutinin.

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