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Bliven S, Lafita A, Parker A, Capitani G, Duarte JM. Automated evaluation of quaternary structures from protein crystals. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006104. [PMID: 29708963 PMCID: PMC5945228 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A correct assessment of the quaternary structure of proteins is a fundamental prerequisite to understanding their function, physico-chemical properties and mode of interaction with other proteins. Currently about 90% of structures in the Protein Data Bank are crystal structures, in which the correct quaternary structure is embedded in the crystal lattice among a number of crystal contacts. Computational methods are required to 1) classify all protein-protein contacts in crystal lattices as biologically relevant or crystal contacts and 2) provide an assessment of how the biologically relevant interfaces combine into a biological assembly. In our previous work we addressed the first problem with our EPPIC (Evolutionary Protein Protein Interface Classifier) method. Here, we present our solution to the second problem with a new method that combines the interface classification results with symmetry and topology considerations. The new algorithm enumerates all possible valid assemblies within the crystal using a graph representation of the lattice and predicts the most probable biological unit based on the pairwise interface scoring. Our method achieves 85% precision (ranging from 76% to 90% for different oligomeric types) on a new dataset of 1,481 biological assemblies with consensus of PDB annotations. Although almost the same precision is achieved by PISA, currently the most popular quaternary structure assignment method, we show that, due to the fundamentally different approach to the problem, the two methods are complementary and could be combined to improve biological assembly assignments. The software for the automatic assessment of protein assemblies (EPPIC version 3) has been made available through a web server at http://www.eppic-web.org. X-ray diffraction experiments are the main experimental technique to reveal the detailed atomic 3-dimensional structure of proteins. In these experiments, proteins are packed into crystals, an environment that is far away from their native solution environment. Determining which parts of the structure reflect the protein’s state in the cell rather than being artifacts of the crystal environment can be a difficult task. How the different protein subunits assemble together in solution is known as the quaternary structure. Finding the correct quaternary structure is important both to understand protein oligomerization and for the understanding of protein-protein interactions at large. Here we present a new method to automatically determine the quaternary structure of proteins given their crystal structure. We provide a theoretical basis for properties that correct protein assemblies should possess, and provide a systematic evaluation of all possible assemblies according to these properties. The method provides a guidance to the experimental structural biologist as well as to structural bioinformaticians analyzing protein structures in bulk. Assemblies are provided for all proteins in the Protein Data Bank through a public website and database that is updated weekly as new structures are released.
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- Spencer Bliven
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.,National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.,Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.,Scientific IT Services, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.,Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.,Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,RCSB Protein Data Bank, SDSC, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Pagès G, Kinzina E, Grudinin S. Analytical symmetry detection in protein assemblies. I. Cyclic symmetries. J Struct Biol 2018; 203:142-148. [PMID: 29705493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Symmetry in protein, and, more generally, in macromolecular assemblies is a key point to understand their structure, stability and function. Many symmetrical assemblies are currently present in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) and some of them are among the largest solved structures, thus an efficient computational method is needed for the exhaustive analysis of these. The cyclic symmetry groups represent the most common assemblies in the PDB. These are also the building blocks for higher-order symmetries. This paper presents a mathematical formulation to find the position and the orientation of the symmetry axis in a cyclic symmetrical protein assembly, and also to assess the quality of this symmetry. Our method can also detect symmetries in partial assemblies. We provide an efficient C++ implementation of the method and demonstrate its efficiency on several examples including partial assemblies and pseudo symmetries. We also compare the method with two other published techniques and show that it is significantly faster on all the tested examples. Our method produces results with a machine precision, its cost function is solely based on 3D Euclidean geometry, and most of the operations are performed analytically. The method is available athttp://team.inria.fr/nano-d/software/ananas. The graphical user interface of the method built for the SAMSON platform is available athttp://samson-connect.net.
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- Guillaume Pagès
- Inria, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LJK, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
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- Inria, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LJK, Grenoble 38000, France.
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Mineral Grains, Dimples, and Hot Volcanic Organic Streams: Dynamic Geological Backstage of Macromolecular Evolution. J Mol Evol 2018; 86:172-183. [DOI: 10.1007/s00239-018-9839-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Harrus D, Kellokumpu S, Glumoff T. Crystal structures of eukaryote glycosyltransferases reveal biologically relevant enzyme homooligomers. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:833-848. [PMID: 28932871 PMCID: PMC11105277 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-017-2659-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Glycosyltransferases (GTases) transfer sugar moieties to proteins, lipids or existing glycan or polysaccharide molecules. GTases form an important group of enzymes in the Golgi, where the synthesis and modification of glycoproteins and glycolipids take place. Golgi GTases are almost invariably type II integral membrane proteins, with the C-terminal globular catalytic domain residing in the Golgi lumen. The enzymes themselves are divided into 103 families based on their sequence homology. There is an abundance of published crystal structures of GTase catalytic domains deposited in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). All of these represent either of the two main characteristic structural folds, GT-A or GT-B, or present a variation thereof. Since GTases can function as homomeric or heteromeric complexes in vivo, we have summarized the structural features of the dimerization interfaces in crystal structures of GTases, as well as considered the biochemical data available for these enzymes. For this review, we have considered all 898 GTase crystal structures in the Protein Data Bank and highlight the dimer formation characteristics of various GTases based on 24 selected structures.
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- Deborah Harrus
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
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Natan E, Endoh T, Haim-Vilmovsky L, Flock T, Chalancon G, Hopper JTS, Kintses B, Horvath P, Daruka L, Fekete G, Pál C, Papp B, Oszi E, Magyar Z, Marsh JA, Elcock AH, Babu MM, Robinson CV, Sugimoto N, Teichmann SA. Cotranslational protein assembly imposes evolutionary constraints on homomeric proteins. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2018; 25:279-288. [PMID: 29434345 PMCID: PMC5995306 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0029-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cotranslational protein folding can facilitate rapid formation of functional structures. However, it can also cause premature assembly of protein complexes, if two interacting nascent chains are in close proximity. By analyzing known protein structures, we show that homomeric protein contacts are enriched toward the C termini of polypeptide chains across diverse proteomes. We hypothesize that this is the result of evolutionary constraints for folding to occur before assembly. Using high-throughput imaging of protein homomers in Escherichia coli and engineered protein constructs with N- and C-terminal oligomerization domains, we show that, indeed, proteins with C-terminal homomeric interface residues consistently assemble more efficiently than those with N-terminal interface residues. Using in vivo, in vitro and in silico experiments, we identify features that govern successful assembly of homomers, which have implications for protein design and expression optimization.
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, Kobe, Japan
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- EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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- Synthetic and System Biology Unit, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and System Biology Unit, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Synthetic and System Biology Unit, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and System Biology Unit, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and System Biology Unit, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Synthetic and System Biology Unit, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academia of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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- Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University, Kobe, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST), Konan University, Kobe, Japan
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Ahnert SE. Structural properties of genotype-phenotype maps. J R Soc Interface 2018; 14:rsif.2017.0275. [PMID: 28679667 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The map between genotype and phenotype is fundamental to biology. Biological information is stored and passed on in the form of genotypes, and expressed in the form of phenotypes. A growing body of literature has examined a wide range of genotype-phenotype (GP) maps and has established a number of properties that appear to be shared by many GP maps. These properties are 'structural' in the sense that they are properties of the distribution of phenotypes across the point-mutation network of genotypes. They include: a redundancy of genotypes, meaning that many genotypes map to the same phenotypes, a highly non-uniform distribution of the number of genotypes per phenotype, a high robustness of phenotypes and the ability to reach a large number of new phenotypes within a small number of mutational steps. A further important property is that the robustness and evolvability of phenotypes are positively correlated. In this review, I give an overview of the study of GP maps with particular emphasis on these structural properties, and discuss a model that attempts to explain why these properties arise, as well as some of the fundamental ways in which the structure of GP maps can affect evolutionary outcomes.
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- S E Ahnert
- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK .,Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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Hochberg GKA, Shepherd DA, Marklund EG, Santhanagoplan I, Degiacomi MT, Laganowsky A, Allison TM, Basha E, Marty MT, Galpin MR, Struwe WB, Baldwin AJ, Vierling E, Benesch JLP. Structural principles that enable oligomeric small heat-shock protein paralogs to evolve distinct functions. Science 2018; 359:930-935. [PMID: 29472485 PMCID: PMC6587588 DOI: 10.1126/science.aam7229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Oligomeric proteins assemble with exceptional selectivity, even in the presence of closely related proteins, to perform their cellular roles. We show that most proteins related by gene duplication of an oligomeric ancestor have evolved to avoid hetero-oligomerization and that this correlates with their acquisition of distinct functions. We report how coassembly is avoided by two oligomeric small heat-shock protein paralogs. A hierarchy of assembly, involving intermediates that are populated only fleetingly at equilibrium, ensures selective oligomerization. Conformational flexibility at noninterfacial regions in the monomers prevents coassembly, allowing interfaces to remain largely conserved. Homomeric oligomers must overcome the entropic benefit of coassembly and, accordingly, homomeric paralogs comprise fewer subunits than homomers that have no paralogs.
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- Georg K A Hochberg
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK.
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Yewdall NA, Peskin AV, Hampton MB, Goldstone DC, Pearce FG, Gerrard JA. Quaternary structure influences the peroxidase activity of peroxiredoxin 3. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 497:558-563. [PMID: 29438714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.02.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Peroxiredoxins are abundant peroxidase enzymes that are key regulators of the cellular redox environment. A major subgroup of these proteins, the typical 2-Cys peroxiredoxins, can switch between dimers and decameric or dodecameric rings, during the catalytic cycle. The necessity of this change in quaternary structure for function as a peroxidase is not fully understood. In order to explore this, human peroxiredoxin 3 (Prx3) protein was engineered to form both obligate dimers (S75E Prx3) and stabilised dodecameric rings (S78C Prx3), uncoupling structural transformations from the catalytic cycle. The obligate dimer, S75E Prx3, retained catalytic activity towards hydrogen peroxide, albeit significantly lower than the wildtype and S78C proteins, suggesting an evolutionary advantage of having higher order self-assemblies.
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- N Amy Yewdall
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre and School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand; School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
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Kayikci M, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Scott-Brown J, Ravarani CNJ, Flock T, Babu MM. Visualization and analysis of non-covalent contacts using the Protein Contacts Atlas. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2018; 25:185-194. [PMID: 29335563 PMCID: PMC5837000 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-017-0019-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Visualizations of biomolecular structures empower us to gain insights into biological functions, generate testable hypotheses, and communicate biological concepts. Typical visualizations (such as ball and stick) primarily depict covalent bonds. In contrast, non-covalent contacts between atoms, which govern normal physiology, pathogenesis, and drug action, are seldom visualized. We present the Protein Contacts Atlas, an interactive resource of non-covalent contacts from over 100,000 PDB crystal structures. We developed multiple representations for visualization and analysis of non-covalent contacts at different scales of organization: atoms, residues, secondary structure, subunits, and entire complexes. The Protein Contacts Atlas enables researchers from different disciplines to investigate diverse questions in the framework of non-covalent contacts, including the interpretation of allostery, disease mutations and polymorphisms, by exploring individual subunits, interfaces, and protein-ligand contacts and by mapping external information. The Protein Contacts Atlas is available at http://www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/pca/ and also through PDBe.
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- Melis Kayikci
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
- Genomics England, London, UK.
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Department of Computer Science, and Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
- University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
- Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
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Experimental methods for the characterization of protein complexes have been instrumental in achieving our current understanding of the protein universe and continue to progress with each year that passes. In this chapter, we review some of the most important tools and techniques in the field, covering the important points in X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Novel developments are making it possible to study large protein complexes at near-atomic resolutions, and we also now have the ability to study the dynamics and assembly pathways of protein complexes across a range of sizes.
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- Jonathan N Wells
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Sequence and structure space are nowadays sufficiently large that we can use computational methods to model the structure of proteins based on sequence similarity alone. Not only useful as a standalone tool, homology modelling has also had a transformative effect on the ease with which we can solve crystal structures and electron density maps. Another technique-molecular dynamics-aims to model protein structures from first principles and, thanks to increases in computational power, is slowly becoming a viable tool for studying protein complexes. Finally, the prediction of protein assembly pathways from three-dimensional structures of complexes is also now becoming possible.
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- Jonathan N Wells
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Ouldridge TE. The importance of thermodynamics for molecular systems, and the importance of molecular systems for thermodynamics. NATURAL COMPUTING 2018; 17:3-29. [PMID: 29576756 PMCID: PMC5856891 DOI: 10.1007/s11047-017-9646-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Improved understanding of molecular systems has only emphasised the sophistication of networks within the cell. Simultaneously, the advance of nucleic acid nanotechnology, a platform within which reactions can be exquisitely controlled, has made the development of artificial architectures and devices possible. Vital to this progress has been a solid foundation in the thermodynamics of molecular systems. In this pedagogical review and perspective, we discuss how thermodynamics determines both the overall potential of molecular networks, and the minute details of design. We then argue that, in turn, the need to understand molecular systems is helping to drive the development of theories of thermodynamics at the microscopic scale.
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- Thomas E. Ouldridge
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ UK
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Cellular functions are often performed by multiprotein structures called protein complexes. These complexes are dynamic structures that evolve during the cell cycle or in response to external and internal stimuli, and are tightly regulated by protein expression in different tissues resulting in quantitative and qualitative variation of protein complexes. Advances in high-throughput techniques, such as mass-spectrometry and yeast two-hybrid provided a large amount of data on protein-protein interactions. This sparked the development of computational methods able to predict protein complex formation under a variety of biological and clinical conditions. However, the challenges that need to be addressed for successful computational protein complex prediction are highly complex.The post-genomic era saw an emerging number of algorithms and software, which are able to predict protein complexes from protein-protein interaction networks and a variety of other sources. Despite the high capacity of these methods to qualitatively predict protein complexes, they could provide only limited or no quantitative information of the predicted complexes. Recently, a new large-scale simulation of protein complexes was able to achieve this task by simulating protein complex formation on the proteome scale.In this chapter, we review representative methods that can predict multiple protein complexes at different scales and discuss how these can be combined with emerging sources of data in order to improve protein complex characterization.
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Zhao L, Li Y, Wang T, Qiao S, Li X, Wang R, Luo Q, Hou C, Xu J, Liu J. Photocontrolled protein assembly for constructing programmed two-dimensional nanomaterials. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:75-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02826a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A rapid and efficient strategy was developed to construct photocontrolled 2D protein nanosheets with an orderly arrangement.
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Boeri Erba E, Signor L, Oliva MF, Hans F, Petosa C. Characterizing Intact Macromolecular Complexes Using Native Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1764:133-151. [PMID: 29605913 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7759-8_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Native mass spectrometry (MS) enables the characterization of macromolecular assemblies with high sensitivity. It can reveal the stoichiometry of subunits as well as their two-dimensional interaction network and provide information regarding the dynamic behavior of macromolecular complexes. Here, we describe the workflow to perform native MS experiments. In addition, we illustrate the quality control analysis of proteins using MS in denaturing conditions.
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- Elisabetta Boeri Erba
- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France.
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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Arai R. Hierarchical design of artificial proteins and complexes toward synthetic structural biology. Biophys Rev 2017; 10:391-410. [PMID: 29243094 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-017-0376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In multiscale structural biology, synthetic approaches are important to demonstrate biophysical principles and mechanisms underlying the structure, function, and action of bio-nanomachines. A central goal of "synthetic structural biology" is the design and construction of artificial proteins and protein complexes as desired. In this paper, I review recent remarkable progress of an array of approaches for hierarchical design of artificial proteins and complexes that signpost the path forward toward synthetic structural biology as an emerging interdisciplinary field. Topics covered include combinatorial and protein-engineering approaches for directed evolution of artificial binding proteins and membrane proteins, binary code strategy for structural and functional de novo proteins, protein nanobuilding block strategy for constructing nano-architectures, protein-metal-organic frameworks for 3D protein complex crystals, and rational and computational approaches for design/creation of artificial proteins and complexes, novel protein folds, ideal/optimized protein structures, novel binding proteins for targeted therapeutics, and self-assembling nanomaterials. Protein designers and engineers look toward a bright future in synthetic structural biology for the next generation of biophysics and biotechnology.
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- Ryoichi Arai
- Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan. .,Department of Supramolecular Complexes, Research Center for Fungal and Microbial Dynamism, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Nagano 399-4598, Japan. .,Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan. .,Division of Structural and Synthetic Biology, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
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Wołek K, Cieplak M. Self-assembly of model proteins into virus capsids. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2017; 29:474003. [PMID: 29027904 PMCID: PMC7104874 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aa9351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We consider self-assembly of proteins into a virus capsid by the methods of molecular dynamics. The capsid corresponds either to SPMV or CCMV and is studied with and without the RNA molecule inside. The proteins are flexible and described by the structure-based coarse-grained model augmented by electrostatic interactions. Previous studies of the capsid self-assembly involved solid objects of a supramolecular scale, e.g. corresponding to capsomeres, with engineered couplings and stochastic movements. In our approach, a single capsid is dissociated by an application of a high temperature for a variable period and then the system is cooled down to allow for self-assembly. The restoration of the capsid proceeds to various extent, depending on the nature of the dissociated state, but is rarely complete because some proteins depart too far unless the process takes place in a confined space.
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- Karol Wołek
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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PDB-wide identification of biological assemblies from conserved quaternary structure geometry. Nat Methods 2017; 15:67-72. [DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.4510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Van der Rest G, Halgand F. Size Exclusion Chromatography-Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Coupling: a Step Toward Structural Biology. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:2519-2522. [PMID: 28933014 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1810-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Noncovalent interactions are essential for the structural organization of biomacromolecules in cells. For this reason, the study of the biophysical, dynamic, and architectural interactions among biomacromolecules is essential. Since mass spectrometry requires compatible solutions while preserving the noncovalent bonding network, we envisioned that size exclusion chromatography coupled with ion mobility and mass spectrometry would be a valuable technique to desalt the initial sample and provide solution and gas-phase structural information in a single stage experiment. Such coupling allowed obtaining information on solution protein complex composition with SEC separation and on authenticity and purity with IMS-MS. Our study demonstrated that such coupling is compatible, useful, as well as suitable for a routine analysis, in pharmaceutical industry, for example. Mobility data were reliable and injected standards allowed calibrating the collision cross-section scale. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Guillaume Van der Rest
- Université Paris Sud-CNRS, UMR 8000, Rue Henri Becquerel, Bâtiment 201 P 2, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris Sud-CNRS, UMR 8000, Rue Henri Becquerel, Bâtiment 201 P 2, 91405, Orsay, France.
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Ahnert SE, Fink TMA. Form and function in gene regulatory networks: the structure of network motifs determines fundamental properties of their dynamical state space. J R Soc Interface 2017; 13:rsif.2016.0179. [PMID: 27440255 PMCID: PMC4971217 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2016.0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Network motifs have been studied extensively over the past decade, and certain motifs, such as the feed-forward loop, play an important role in regulatory networks. Recent studies have used Boolean network motifs to explore the link between form and function in gene regulatory networks and have found that the structure of a motif does not strongly determine its function, if this is defined in terms of the gene expression patterns the motif can produce. Here, we offer a different, higher-level definition of the ‘function’ of a motif, in terms of two fundamental properties of its dynamical state space as a Boolean network. One is the basin entropy, which is a complexity measure of the dynamics of Boolean networks. The other is the diversity of cyclic attractor lengths that a given motif can produce. Using these two measures, we examine all 104 topologically distinct three-node motifs and show that the structural properties of a motif, such as the presence of feedback loops and feed-forward loops, predict fundamental characteristics of its dynamical state space, which in turn determine aspects of its functional versatility. We also show that these higher-level properties have a direct bearing on real regulatory networks, as both basin entropy and cycle length diversity show a close correspondence with the prevalence, in neural and genetic regulatory networks, of the 13 connected motifs without self-interactions that have been studied extensively in the literature.
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- S E Ahnert
- Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- London Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 35A South Street, London W1K 2XF, UK
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Biogenic manganese oxide nanoparticle formation by a multimeric multicopper oxidase Mnx. Nat Commun 2017; 8:746. [PMID: 28963463 PMCID: PMC5622069 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00896-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Bacteria that produce Mn oxides are extraordinarily skilled engineers of nanomaterials that contribute significantly to global biogeochemical cycles. Their enzyme-based reaction mechanisms may be genetically tailored for environmental remediation applications or bioenergy production. However, significant challenges exist for structural characterization of the enzymes responsible for biomineralization. The active Mn oxidase in Bacillus sp. PL-12, Mnx, is a complex composed of a multicopper oxidase (MCO), MnxG, and two accessory proteins, MnxE and MnxF. MnxG shares sequence similarity with other, structurally characterized MCOs. MnxE and MnxF have no similarity to any characterized proteins. The ~200 kDa complex has been recalcitrant to crystallization, so its structure is unknown. Here, we show that native mass spectrometry defines the subunit topology and copper binding of Mnx, while high-resolution electron microscopy visualizes the protein and nascent Mn oxide minerals. These data provide critical structural information for understanding Mn biomineralization by such unexplored enzymes. Significant challenges exist for structural characterization of enzymes responsible for biomineralization. Here the authors show that native mass spectrometry and high resolution electron microscopy can define the subunit topology and copper binding of a manganese oxidizing complex, and describe early stage formation of its mineral products
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Sarkar-Banerjee S, Sayyed-Ahmad A, Prakash P, Cho KJ, Waxham MN, Hancock JF, Gorfe AA. Spatiotemporal Analysis of K-Ras Plasma Membrane Interactions Reveals Multiple High Order Homo-oligomeric Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:13466-13475. [PMID: 28863262 PMCID: PMC5663506 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Self-assembly of plasma membrane-associated Ras GTPases has major implications to the regulation of cell signaling. However, the structural basis of homo-oligomerization and the fractional distribution of oligomeric states remained undetermined. We have addressed these issues by deciphering the distribution of dimers and higher-order oligomers of K-Ras4B, the most frequently mutated Ras isoform in human cancers. We focused on the constitutively active G12V K-Ras and two of its variants, K101E and K101C/E107C, which respectively destabilize and stabilize oligomers. Using raster image correlation spectroscopy and number and brightness analysis combined with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and electron microscopy in live cells, we show that G12V K-Ras exists as a mixture of monomers, dimers and larger oligomers, while the K101E mutant is predominantly monomeric and K101C/E107C is dominated by oligomers. This observation demonstrates the ability of K-Ras to exist in multiple oligomeric states whose population can be altered by interfacial mutations. Using molecular modeling and simulations we further show that K-Ras uses two partially overlapping interfaces to form compositionally and topologically diverse oligomers. Our results thus provide the first detailed insight into the multiplicity, structure, and membrane organization of K-Ras homomers.
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- Suparna Sarkar-Banerjee
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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Hernandez C, Mella C, Navarro G, Olivera-Nappa A, Araya J. Protein complex prediction via dense subgraphs and false positive analysis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183460. [PMID: 28937982 PMCID: PMC5609739 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Many proteins work together with others in groups called complexes in order to achieve a specific function. Discovering protein complexes is important for understanding biological processes and predict protein functions in living organisms. Large-scale and throughput techniques have made possible to compile protein-protein interaction networks (PPI networks), which have been used in several computational approaches for detecting protein complexes. Those predictions might guide future biologic experimental research. Some approaches are topology-based, where highly connected proteins are predicted to be complexes; some propose different clustering algorithms using partitioning, overlaps among clusters for networks modeled with unweighted or weighted graphs; and others use density of clusters and information based on protein functionality. However, some schemes still require much processing time or the quality of their results can be improved. Furthermore, most of the results obtained with computational tools are not accompanied by an analysis of false positives. We propose an effective and efficient mining algorithm for discovering highly connected subgraphs, which is our base for defining protein complexes. Our representation is based on transforming the PPI network into a directed acyclic graph that reduces the number of represented edges and the search space for discovering subgraphs. Our approach considers weighted and unweighted PPI networks. We compare our best alternative using PPI networks from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) and Homo sapiens (human) with state-of-the-art approaches in terms of clustering, biological metrics and execution times, as well as three gold standards for yeast and two for human. Furthermore, we analyze false positive predicted complexes searching the PDBe (Protein Data Bank in Europe) database in order to identify matching protein complexes that have been purified and structurally characterized. Our analysis shows that more than 50 yeast protein complexes and more than 300 human protein complexes found to be false positives according to our prediction method, i.e., not described in the gold standard complex databases, in fact contain protein complexes that have been characterized structurally and documented in PDBe. We also found that some of these protein complexes have recently been classified as part of a Periodic Table of Protein Complexes. The latest version of our software is publicly available at http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5297314.v1.
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- Cecilia Hernandez
- Computer Science, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Computer Science, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Computer Science, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Computer Science, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (CeBiB), Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Computer Science, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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Evolutionary diversification of protein-protein interactions by interface add-ons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E8333-E8342. [PMID: 28923934 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1707335114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Cells contain a multitude of protein complexes whose subunits interact with high specificity. However, the number of different protein folds and interface geometries found in nature is limited. This raises the question of how protein-protein interaction specificity is achieved on the structural level and how the formation of nonphysiological complexes is avoided. Here, we describe structural elements called interface add-ons that fulfill this function and elucidate their role for the diversification of protein-protein interactions during evolution. We identified interface add-ons in 10% of a representative set of bacterial, heteromeric protein complexes. The importance of interface add-ons for protein-protein interaction specificity is demonstrated by an exemplary experimental characterization of over 30 cognate and hybrid glutamine amidotransferase complexes in combination with comprehensive genetic profiling and protein design. Moreover, growth experiments showed that the lack of interface add-ons can lead to physiologically harmful cross-talk between essential biosynthetic pathways. In sum, our complementary in silico, in vitro, and in vivo analysis argues that interface add-ons are a practical and widespread evolutionary strategy to prevent the formation of nonphysiological complexes by specializing protein-protein interactions.
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Igel-Egalon A, Moudjou M, Martin D, Busley A, Knäpple T, Herzog L, Reine F, Lepejova N, Richard CA, Béringue V, Rezaei H. Reversible unfolding of infectious prion assemblies reveals the existence of an oligomeric elementary brick. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006557. [PMID: 28880932 PMCID: PMC5589264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mammalian prions, the pathogens that cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, propagate by self-perpetuating the structural information stored in the abnormally folded, aggregated conformer (PrPSc) of the host-encoded prion protein (PrPC). To date, no structural model related to prion assembly organization satisfactorily describes how strain-specified structural information is encoded and by which mechanism this information is transferred to PrPC. To achieve progress on this issue, we correlated the PrPSc quaternary structural transition from three distinct prion strains during unfolding and refolding with their templating activity. We reveal the existence of a mesoscopic organization in PrPSc through the packing of a highly stable oligomeric elementary subunit (suPrP), in which the strain structural determinant (SSD) is encoded. Once kinetically trapped, this elementary subunit reversibly loses all replicative information. We demonstrate that acquisition of the templating interface and infectivity requires structural rearrangement of suPrP, in concert with its condensation. The existence of such an elementary brick scales down the SSD support to a small oligomer and provide a basis of reflexion for prion templating process and propagation. Prions are self-propagating assemblies with all necessary and sufficient replicative information stored in the 3D structure of the misfolded form of PrP called PrPSc. Since the emergence of the prion theory in the 80s, many attempts have been done to identify prion replicative information at molecular scale. Different models have been constructed based on a broad panel of experimental observations and some of them predict the existence of periodic elements constituting prion assemblies. Here, by using partial unfolding approaches, we trapped an oligomeric conformer that we called suPrP, which could constitute the elementary brick of prion assemblies. Once isolated, this elementary brick is devoid of infectivity. However, it becomes infectious once condensated into larger assemblies. The identification of the elementary PrP building block provides a new structural basis for understanding prion replicative information storage and spreading.
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- Angélique Igel-Egalon
- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- * E-mail: (VB); (HR)
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- INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, UR892, Virologie Immunologie Moléculaires, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- * E-mail: (VB); (HR)
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Levy Y. Protein Assembly and Building Blocks: Beyond the Limits of the LEGO Brick Metaphor. Biochemistry 2017; 56:5040-5048. [PMID: 28809494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Proteins, like other biomolecules, have a modular and hierarchical structure. Various building blocks are used to construct proteins of high structural complexity and diverse functionality. In multidomain proteins, for example, domains are fused to each other in different combinations to achieve different functions. Although the LEGO brick metaphor is justified as a means of simplifying the complexity of three-dimensional protein structures, several fundamental properties (such as allostery or the induced-fit mechanism) make deviation from it necessary to respect the plasticity, softness, and cross-talk that are essential to protein function. In this work, we illustrate recently reported protein behavior in multidomain proteins that deviates from the LEGO brick analogy. While earlier studies showed that a protein domain is often unaffected by being fused to another domain or becomes more stable following the formation of a new interface between the tethered domains, destabilization due to tethering has been reported for several systems. We illustrate that tethering may sometimes result in a multidomain protein behaving as "less than the sum of its parts". We survey these cases for which structure additivity does not guarantee thermodynamic additivity. Protein destabilization due to fusion to other domains may be linked in some cases to biological function and should be taken into account when designing large assemblies.
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- Yaakov Levy
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Signalling assemblies: the odds of symmetry. Biochem Soc Trans 2017; 45:599-611. [PMID: 28620024 DOI: 10.1042/bst20170009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The assembly of proteins into complexes is fundamental to nearly all biological signalling processes. Symmetry is a dominant feature of the structures of experimentally determined protein complexes, observed in the vast majority of homomers and many heteromers. However, some asymmetric structures exist, and asymmetry also often forms transiently, intractable to traditional structure determination methods. Here, we explore the role of protein complex symmetry and asymmetry in cellular signalling, focusing on receptors, transcription factors and transmembrane channels, among other signalling assemblies. We highlight a recurrent tendency for asymmetry to be crucial for signalling function, often being associated with activated states. We conclude with a discussion of how consideration of protein complex symmetry and asymmetry has significant potential implications and applications for pharmacology and human disease.
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Proteins evolve on the edge of supramolecular self-assembly. Nature 2017; 548:244-247. [PMID: 28783726 DOI: 10.1038/nature23320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The self-association of proteins into symmetric complexes is ubiquitous in all kingdoms of life. Symmetric complexes possess unique geometric and functional properties, but their internal symmetry can pose a risk. In sickle-cell disease, the symmetry of haemoglobin exacerbates the effect of a mutation, triggering assembly into harmful fibrils. Here we examine the universality of this mechanism and its relation to protein structure geometry. We introduced point mutations solely designed to increase surface hydrophobicity among 12 distinct symmetric complexes from Escherichia coli. Notably, all responded by forming supramolecular assemblies in vitro, as well as in vivo upon heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Remarkably, in four cases, micrometre-long fibrils formed in vivo in response to a single point mutation. Biophysical measurements and electron microscopy revealed that mutants self-assembled in their folded states and so were not amyloid-like. Structural examination of 73 mutants identified supramolecular assembly hot spots predictable by geometry. A subsequent structural analysis of 7,471 symmetric complexes showed that geometric hot spots were buffered chemically by hydrophilic residues, suggesting a mechanism preventing mis-assembly of these regions. Thus, point mutations can frequently trigger folded proteins to self-assemble into higher-order structures. This potential is counterbalanced by negative selection and can be exploited to design nanomaterials in living cells.
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Kobayashi N, Arai R. Design and construction of self-assembling supramolecular protein complexes using artificial and fusion proteins as nanoscale building blocks. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 46:57-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Song G. Symmetry in normal modes and its strong dependence on symmetry in structure. J Mol Graph Model 2017; 75:32-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Young EJ, Burton R, Mahalik JP, Sumpter BG, Fuentes-Cabrera M, Kerfeld CA, Ducat DC. Engineering the Bacterial Microcompartment Domain for Molecular Scaffolding Applications. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1441. [PMID: 28824573 PMCID: PMC5534457 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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As synthetic biology advances the intricacy of engineered biological systems, the importance of spatial organization within the cellular environment must not be marginalized. Increasingly, biological engineers are investigating means to control spatial organization within the cell, mimicking strategies used by natural pathways to increase flux and reduce cross-talk. A modular platform for constructing a diverse set of defined, programmable architectures would greatly assist in improving yields from introduced metabolic pathways and increasing insulation of other heterologous systems. Here, we review recent research on the shell proteins of bacterial microcompartments and discuss their potential application as "building blocks" for a range of customized intracellular scaffolds. We summarize the state of knowledge on the self-assembly of BMC shell proteins and discuss future avenues of research that will be important to realize the potential of BMC shell proteins as predictively assembling and programmable biological materials for bioengineering.
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- Eric J. Young
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, East LansingMI, United States
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- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, East LansingMI, United States
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- Computational Sciences and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak RidgeTN, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak RidgeTN, United States
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- Computational Sciences and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak RidgeTN, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak RidgeTN, United States
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- Computational Sciences and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak RidgeTN, United States
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak RidgeTN, United States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, East LansingMI, United States
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Berkeley National Laboratory, BerkeleyCA, United States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East LansingMI, United States
- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, East LansingMI, United States
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Bergendahl LT, Marsh JA. Functional determinants of protein assembly into homomeric complexes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4932. [PMID: 28694495 PMCID: PMC5504011 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05084-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Approximately half of proteins with experimentally determined structures can interact with other copies of themselves and assemble into homomeric complexes, the overwhelming majority of which (>96%) are symmetric. Although homomerisation is often assumed to a functionally beneficial result of evolutionary selection, there has been little systematic analysis of the relationship between homomer structure and function. Here, utilizing the large numbers of structures and functional annotations now available, we have investigated how proteins that assemble into different types of homomers are associated with different biological functions. We observe that homomers from different symmetry groups are significantly enriched in distinct functions, and can often provide simple physical and geometrical explanations for these associations in regards to substrate recognition or physical environment. One of the strongest associations is the tendency for metabolic enzymes to form dihedral complexes, which we suggest is closely related to allosteric regulation. We provide a physical explanation for why allostery is related to dihedral complexes: it allows for efficient propagation of conformational changes across isologous (i.e. symmetric) interfaces. Overall we demonstrate a clear relationship between protein function and homomer symmetry that has important implications for understanding protein evolution, as well as for predicting protein function and quaternary structure.
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- L Therese Bergendahl
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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Characterization of the oligomeric states of the CK2 α2β2 holoenzyme in solution. Biochem J 2017; 474:2405-2416. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The regulatory mechanism of protein kinase CK2 has still to be fully clarified. The prevailing hypothesis is that CK2 is controlled by a self-polymerisation mechanism leading to inactive supramolecular assemblies that, when needed, can be disassembled into the α2β2 monomer, the active form of the holoenzyme. In vitro, monomeric α2β2 seems present only at high ionic strengths, typically 0.35–0.50 M NaCl, while at lower salt concentrations oligomers are formed. In the present study, size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), dynamic light scattering (DLS), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and mutagenesis have been employed for the characterization of the oligomeric states of CK2 in solution. SAXS measurements at 0.35 M NaCl show for the first time the shape of the α2β2 active monomer in solution. At 0.25 M salt, despite single average properties indicating an aggregated holoenzyme, deconvolution analysis of SAXS data reveals an equilibrium involving not only circular trimeric and linear oligomeric (3–4 units) forms of α2β2, but also considerable amounts of the monomer. Together SAXS and mutagenesis confirm the presence in solution of the oligomers deduced by crystal structures. The lack of intermediate species such as αβ2, α or β2 indicates that the holoenzyme is a strong complex that does not spontaneously dissociate, challenging what was recently proposed on the basis of mass spectrometry data. A significant novel finding is that a considerable amount of monomer, the active form of CK2, is present also at low salt. The solution properties of CK2 shown in the present study complement the model of regulation by polymerization.
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Song G. The finite number of global motion patterns available to symmetric protein complexes. Proteins 2017; 85:1741-1758. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.25331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Guang Song
- Graduate Program of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; Iowa State University; Ames Iowa
- Department of Computer Science; Iowa State University; Ames Iowa
- L. H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, Iowa State University; Ames Iowa
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Computational modeling of protein assemblies. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2017; 44:179-189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Huang C, Kalodimos CG. Structures of Large Protein Complexes Determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Annu Rev Biophys 2017; 46:317-336. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-070816-033701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chengdong Huang
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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A central goal in biochemistry is to explain the causes of protein sequence, structure, and function. Mainstream approaches seek to rationalize sequence and structure in terms of their effects on function and to identify function's underlying determinants by comparing related proteins to each other. Although productive, both strategies suffer from intrinsic limitations that have left important aspects of many proteins unexplained. These limits can be overcome by reconstructing ancient proteins, experimentally characterizing their properties, and retracing their evolution through time. This approach has proven to be a powerful means for discovering how historical changes in sequence produced the functions, structures, and other physical/chemical characteristics of modern proteins. It has also illuminated whether protein features evolved because of functional optimization, historical constraint, or blind chance. Here we review recent studies employing ancestral protein reconstruction and show how they have produced new knowledge not only of molecular evolutionary processes but also of the underlying determinants of modern proteins' physical, chemical, and biological properties.
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- Georg K A Hochberg
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637;
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637;
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Corrada D, Denison MS, Bonati L. Structural modeling of the AhR:ARNT complex in the bHLH-PASA-PASB region elucidates the key determinants of dimerization. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2017; 13:981-990. [PMID: 28393157 PMCID: PMC5576476 DOI: 10.1039/c7mb00005g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Elucidation of the dimerization process of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) with the AhR nuclear translocator (ARNT) is crucial for understanding the mechanisms underlying the functional activity of AhR, including mediation of the toxicity of environmental contaminants. In this work, for the first time a structural model of the AhR:ARNT dimer encompassing the entire bHLH-PASA-PASB domain region is proposed. It is developed by using a template-based modeling approach, relying on the recently available crystallographic structures of two dimers of homologous systems in the bHLH-PAS family of proteins: the CLOCK:BMAL1 and the HIF2α:ARNT heterodimers. The structural and energetic characteristics of the modeled AhR:ARNT protein-protein interface are determined by evaluating the variations in solvent accessible surface area, the total binding free energy and the per-residue free energy contributions obtained by the MM-GBSA method and the Energy Decomposition Analysis. The analyses of the intricate network of inter-domain interactions at the dimerization interfaces provide insights into the key determinants of dimerization. These are confirmed by comparison of the computational findings with the available experimental mutagenesis and functional analysis data. The results presented here on the AhR:ARNT dimer structure and interactions provide a framework to start analyzing the mechanism of AhR transformation into its functional DNA binding form.
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- Dario Corrada
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, 1 - 20126, Milan, Italy.
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Laos AJ, Dean JC, Toa ZSD, Wilk KE, Scholes GD, Curmi PMG, Thordarson P. Cooperative Subunit Refolding of a Light‐Harvesting Protein through a Self‐Chaperone Mechanism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201607921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alistair J. Laos
- School of Chemistry the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
- School of Physics The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- School of Physics The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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- School of Physics The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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- School of Chemistry the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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Laos AJ, Dean JC, Toa ZSD, Wilk KE, Scholes GD, Curmi PMG, Thordarson P. Cooperative Subunit Refolding of a Light‐Harvesting Protein through a Self‐Chaperone Mechanism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:8384-8388. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Alistair J. Laos
- School of Chemistry the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
- School of Physics The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- School of Physics The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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- School of Physics The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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- School of Chemistry the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 NSW Australia
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Comparative Study of Elastic Network Model and Protein Contact Network for Protein Complexes: The Hemoglobin Case. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:2483264. [PMID: 28243596 PMCID: PMC5294226 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2483264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The overall topology and interfacial interactions play key roles in understanding structural and functional principles of protein complexes. Elastic Network Model (ENM) and Protein Contact Network (PCN) are two widely used methods for high throughput investigation of structures and interactions within protein complexes. In this work, the comparative analysis of ENM and PCN relative to hemoglobin (Hb) was taken as case study. We examine four types of structural and dynamical paradigms, namely, conformational change between different states of Hbs, modular analysis, allosteric mechanisms studies, and interface characterization of an Hb. The comparative study shows that ENM has an advantage in studying dynamical properties and protein-protein interfaces, while PCN is better for describing protein structures quantitatively both from local and from global levels. We suggest that the integration of ENM and PCN would give a potential but powerful tool in structural systems biology.
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Computational and biochemical characterization of two partially overlapping interfaces and multiple weak-affinity K-Ras dimers. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40109. [PMID: 28067274 PMCID: PMC5220301 DOI: 10.1038/srep40109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Recent studies found that membrane-bound K-Ras dimers are important for biological function. However, the structure and thermodynamic stability of these complexes remained unknown because they are hard to probe by conventional approaches. Combining data from a wide range of computational and experimental approaches, here we describe the structure, dynamics, energetics and mechanism of assembly of multiple K-Ras dimers. Utilizing a range of techniques for the detection of reactive surfaces, protein-protein docking and molecular simulations, we found that two largely polar and partially overlapping surfaces underlie the formation of multiple K-Ras dimers. For validation we used mutagenesis, electron microscopy and biochemical assays under non-denaturing conditions. We show that partial disruption of a predicted interface through charge reversal mutation of apposed residues reduces oligomerization while introduction of cysteines at these positions enhanced dimerization likely through the formation of an intermolecular disulfide bond. Free energy calculations indicated that K-Ras dimerization involves direct but weak protein-protein interactions in solution, consistent with the notion that dimerization is facilitated by membrane binding. Taken together, our atomically detailed analyses provide unique mechanistic insights into K-Ras dimer formation and membrane organization as well as the conformational fluctuations and equilibrium thermodynamics underlying these processes.
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Salivary and pellicle proteome: A datamining analysis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38882. [PMID: 27966577 PMCID: PMC5155218 DOI: 10.1038/srep38882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We aimed to comprehensively compare two compartmented oral proteomes, the salivary and the dental pellicle proteome. Systematic review and datamining was used to obtain the physico-chemical, structural, functional and interactional properties of 1,515 salivary and 60 identified pellicle proteins. Salivary and pellicle proteins did not differ significantly in their aliphatic index, hydrophaty, instability index, or isoelectric point. Pellicle proteins were significantly more charged at low and high pH and were significantly smaller (10–20 kDa) than salivary proteins. Protein structure and solvent accessible molecular surface did not differ significantly. Proteins of the pellicle were more phosphorylated and glycosylated than salivary proteins. Ion binding and enzymatic activities also differed significantly. Protein-protein-ligand interaction networks relied on few key proteins. The identified differences between salivary and pellicle proteins could guide proteome compartmentalization and result in specialized functionality. Key proteins could be potential targets for diagnostic or therapeutic application.
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Regulation, evolution and consequences of cotranslational protein complex assembly. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2016; 42:90-97. [PMID: 27969102 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2016.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Most proteins assemble into complexes, which are involved in almost all cellular processes. Thus it is crucial for cell viability that mechanisms for correct assembly exist. The timing of assembly plays a key role in determining the fate of the protein: if the protein is allowed to diffuse into the crowded cellular milieu, it runs the risk of forming non-specific interactions, potentially leading to aggregation or other deleterious outcomes. It is therefore expected that strong regulatory mechanisms should exist to ensure efficient assembly. In this review we discuss the cotranslational assembly of protein complexes and discuss how it occurs, ways in which it is regulated, potential disadvantages of cotranslational interactions between proteins and the implications for the inheritance of dominant-negative genetic disorders.
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The structure, kinetics and interactions of the β-carboxysomal β-carbonic anhydrase, CcaA. Biochem J 2016; 473:4559-4572. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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CcaA is a β-carbonic anhydrase (CA) that is a component of the carboxysomes of a subset of β-cyanobacteria. This protein, which has a characteristic C-terminal extension of unknown function, is recruited to the carboxysome via interactions with CcmM, which is itself a γ-CA homolog with enzymatic activity in many, but not all cyanobacteria. We have determined the structure of CcaA from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 at 1.45 Å. In contrast with the dimer-of-dimers organization of most bacterial β-CAs, or the loose dimer-of-dimers-of-dimers organization found in the plant enzymes, CcaA shows a well-packed trimer-of-dimers organization. The proximal part of the characteristic C-terminal extension is ordered by binding at a site that passes through the two-fold symmetry axis shared with an adjacent dimer; as a result, only one of a pair of converging termini can be ordered at any given time. Docking in Rosetta failed to find well-packed solutions, indicating that formation of the CcaA/CcmM complex probably requires significant backbone movements in at least one of the binding partners. Surface plasmon resonance experiments showed that CcaA forms a complex with CcmM with sub-picomolar affinity, with contributions from residues in CcmM's αA helix and CcaA's C-terminal tail. Catalytic characterization showed CcaA to be among the least active β-CAs characterized to date, with activity comparable with the γ-CA, CcmM, it either complements or replaces. Intriguingly, the C-terminal tail appears to partly inhibit activity, possibly indicating a role in minimizing the activity of unencapsulated enzyme.
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Liko I, Allison TM, Hopper JT, Robinson CV. Mass spectrometry guided structural biology. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2016; 40:136-144. [PMID: 27721169 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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With the convergence of breakthroughs in structural biology, specifically breaking the resolution barriers in cryo-electron microscopy and with continuing developments in crystallography, novel interfaces with other biophysical methods are emerging. Here we consider how mass spectrometry can inform these techniques by providing unambiguous definition of subunit stoichiometry. Moreover recent developments that increase mass spectral resolution enable molecular details to be ascribed to unassigned density within high-resolution maps of membrane and soluble protein complexes. Importantly we also show how developments in mass spectrometry can define optimal solution conditions to guide downstream structure determination, particularly of challenging biomolecules that refuse to crystallise.
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- Idlir Liko
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom.
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Kastelic M, Kalyuzhnyi YV, Vlachy V. Modeling phase transitions in mixtures of β-γ lens crystallins. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:7289-98. [PMID: 27526288 PMCID: PMC5131804 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm01513a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We analyze the experimentally determined phase diagram of a γD-βB1 crystallin mixture. Proteins are described as dumbbells decorated with attractive sites to allow inter-particle interaction. We use thermodynamic perturbation theory to calculate the free energy of such mixtures and, by applying equilibrium conditions, also the compositions and concentrations of the co-existing phases. Initially we fit the Tcloudversus packing fraction η measurements for a pure (x2 = 0) γD solution in 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH = 7.0. Another piece of experimental data, used to fix the model parameters, is the isotherm x2vs. η at T = 268.5 K, at the same pH and salt content. We use the conventional Lorentz-Berthelot mixing rules to describe cross interactions. This enables us to determine: (i) model parameters for pure βB1 crystallin protein and to calculate; (ii) complete equilibrium surface (Tcloud-x2-η) for the crystallin mixtures. (iii) We present the results for several isotherms, including the tie-lines, as also the temperature-packing fraction curves. Good agreement with the available experimental data is obtained. An interesting result of these calculations is evidence of the coexistence of three phases. This domain appears for the region of temperatures just out of the experimental range studied so far. The input parameters, leading good description of experimental data, revealed a large difference between the numbers of the attractive sites for γD and βB1 proteins. This interesting result may be related to the fact that γD has a more than nine times smaller quadrupole moment than its partner in the mixture.
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- Miha Kastelic
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Yang L, Liu A, Cao S, Putri RM, Jonkheijm P, Cornelissen JJLM. Self-Assembly of Proteins: Towards Supramolecular Materials. Chemistry 2016; 22:15570-15582. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Liulin Yang
- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
- Molecular Nanofabrication Group; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology; MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Twente; P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands
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Tesoro S, Göpfrich K, Kartanas T, Keyser UF, Ahnert SE. Nondeterministic self-assembly with asymmetric interactions. Phys Rev E 2016; 94:022404. [PMID: 27627332 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.94.022404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We investigate general properties of nondeterministic self-assembly with asymmetric interactions, using a computational model and DNA tile assembly experiments. By contrasting symmetric and asymmetric interactions we show that the latter can lead to self-limiting cluster growth. Furthermore, by adjusting the relative abundance of self-assembly particles in a two-particle mixture, we are able to tune the final sizes of these clusters. We show that this is a fundamental property of asymmetric interactions, which has potential applications in bioengineering, and provides insights into the study of diseases caused by protein aggregation.
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- S Tesoro
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Glover DJ, Clark DS. Protein Calligraphy: A New Concept Begins To Take Shape. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2016; 2:438-444. [PMID: 27504490 PMCID: PMC4965849 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The ability to assemble molecules into supramolecular architectures of controllable size and symmetry is a long sought after goal of nanotechnology and material engineering. Proteins are particularly attractive for molecular assembly due to their inherent molecular recognition and self-assembly capabilities. Advances in the computational prediction of protein folding and quaternary assembly have enabled the design of proteins that self-assemble into complex yet predictable shapes. These protein nanostructures are opening new possibilities in biomaterials, metabolic engineering, molecular delivery, tissue engineering, and a plethora of nanomaterials. Images of protein constructs assembled from simpler structures draw comparison to characters of calligraphy. In both cases, elaborate designs emerge from basic subunits, resulting in the translation of form into function with a high degree of artistry.
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