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Man P, Montagner C, Vitrac H, Kavan D, Pichard S, Gillet D, Forest E, Forge V. Accessibility changes within diphtheria toxin T domain when in the functional molten globule state, as determined using hydrogen/deuterium exchange measurements. FEBS J 2009; 277:653-62. [PMID: 20050921 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07511.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The translocation domain (T domain) of diphtheria toxin adopts a partially folded state, the so-called molten globule state, to become functional at acidic pH. We compared, using hydrogen/deuterium exchange experiments associated with MS, the structures of the T domain in its soluble folded state at neutral pH and in its functional molten globule state at acidic pH. In the native state, the alpha-helices TH5 and TH8 are identified as the core of the domain. Based on the high-resolution structure of the T domain, we propose that TH8 is highly protected because it is buried within the native structure. According to the same structure, TH5 is partly accessible at the surface of the T domain. We propose that its high protection is caused by the formation of dimers. Within the molten globule state, high protection is still observed within the helical hairpin TH8-TH9, which is responsible for the insertion of the T domain into the membrane. In the absence of the lipid bilayer, this hydrophobic part of the domain self-assembles, leading to the formation of oligomers. Overall, hydrogen/deuterium-exchange measurements allow the analysis of interaction contacts within small oligomers made of partially folded proteins. Such information, together with crystal structure data, are particularly valuable for using to analyze the self-assembly of proteins.
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- Petr Man
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse des Protéines, Institut de Biologie Structurale (CEA, CNRS, UJF, UMR 5075), Grenoble, France
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Wang J, London E. The membrane topography of the diphtheria toxin T domain linked to the a chain reveals a transient transmembrane hairpin and potential translocation mechanisms. Biochemistry 2009; 48:10446-56. [PMID: 19780588 DOI: 10.1021/bi9014665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The diphtheria toxin T domain helps translocate the A chain of the toxin across membranes. To gain insight into translocation, the membrane topography of key residues in T domain attached to the A chain (AT protein) was compared to that in the isolated T domain using fluorescence techniques. This study demonstrates that residues in T domain hydrophobic helices (TH5-TH9) tended to be less exposed to aqueous solution in the AT protein than in the isolated T domain. Under conditions in which the loop connecting TH5 to TH6/7 is located stably on the cis (insertion) side of the membrane in the isolated T domain, it moves between the cis and trans sides of the membrane in the AT protein. This is indicative of the formation of a dynamic, transient transmembrane hairpin topography by TH5-TH7 in the AT protein. Since TH8 and TH9 also form a transmembrane hairpin, this means that TH5-TH9 may form a cluster of transmembrane helices. These helices have a nonpolar surface likely to face the lipid bilayer in a helix cluster and a surface rich in uncharged hydrophilic residues which in a helix cluster would likely be facing inward (and perhaps be pore-lining). This uncharged hydrophilic surface could play a crucial role in translocation, interacting transiently with the translocating A chain. A similar motif can be found in, and may be important for, other protein translocation systems.
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA
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Polzien L, Baljuls A, Rennefahrt UEE, Fischer A, Schmitz W, Zahedi RP, Sickmann A, Metz R, Albert S, Benz R, Hekman M, Rapp UR. Identification of novel in vivo phosphorylation sites of the human proapoptotic protein BAD: pore-forming activity of BAD is regulated by phosphorylation. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:28004-28020. [PMID: 19667065 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.010702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BAD is a proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 protein family that is regulated by phosphorylation in response to survival factors. Although much attention has been devoted to the identification of phosphorylation sites in murine BAD, little data are available with respect to phosphorylation of human BAD protein. Using mass spectrometry, we identified here besides the established phosphorylation sites at serines 75, 99, and 118 several novel in vivo phosphorylation sites within human BAD (serines 25, 32/34, 97, and 124). Furthermore, we investigated the quantitative contribution of BAD targeting kinases in phosphorylating serine residues 75, 99, and 118. Our results indicate that RAF kinases represent, besides protein kinase A, PAK, and Akt/protein kinase B, in vivo BAD-phosphorylating kinases. RAF-induced phosphorylation of BAD was reduced to control levels using the RAF inhibitor BAY 43-9006. This phosphorylation was not prevented by MEK inhibitors. Consistently, expression of constitutively active RAF suppressed apoptosis induced by BAD and the inhibition of colony formation caused by BAD could be prevented by RAF. In addition, using the surface plasmon resonance technique, we analyzed the direct consequences of BAD phosphorylation by RAF with respect to association with 14-3-3 and Bcl-2/Bcl-X(L) proteins. Phosphorylation of BAD by active RAF promotes 14-3-3 protein association, in which the phosphoserine 99 represented the major binding site. Finally, we show here that BAD forms channels in planar bilayer membranes in vitro. This pore-forming capacity was dependent on phosphorylation status and interaction with 14-3-3 proteins. Collectively, our findings provide new insights into the regulation of BAD function by phosphorylation.
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- Lisa Polzien
- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute for Analytical Sciences, Department of Bioanalytics, 44139 Dortmund
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- Institute for Analytical Sciences, Department of Bioanalytics, 44139 Dortmund; Medical Proteome Center, Ruhr University of Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Julius-von-Sachs Institute for Biosciences, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg
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- Institute for Medical Radiation and Cell Research, University of Wuerzburg, 97078 Wuerzburg.
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Kreitman RJ. Recombinant immunotoxins containing truncated bacterial toxins for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. BioDrugs 2009; 23:1-13. [PMID: 19344187 DOI: 10.2165/00063030-200923010-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Immunotoxins are molecules that contain a protein toxin and a ligand that is either an antibody or a growth factor. The ligand binds to a target cell antigen, and the target cell internalizes the immunotoxin, allowing the toxin to migrate to the cytoplasm where it can kill the cell. In the case of recombinant immunotoxins, the ligand and toxin are encoded in DNA that is then expressed in bacteria, and the purified immunotoxin contains the ligand and toxin fused together. Among the most active recombinant immunotoxins clinically tested are those that are targeted to hematologic malignancies. One agent, containing human interleukin-2 and truncated diphtheria toxin (denileukin diftitox), has been approved for use in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and has shown activity in other hematologic malignancies, including leukemias and lymphomas. Diphtheria toxin has also been targeted by other ligands, including granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-3, to target myelogenous leukemia cells. Single-chain antibodies containing variable heavy and light antibody domains have been fused to truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin to target lymphomas and lymphocytic leukemias. Recombinant immunotoxins anti-Tac(Fv)-PE38 (LMB-2), targeting CD25, and RFB4(dsFv)-PE38 (BL22, CAT-3888), targeting CD22, have each been tested in patients. Major responses have been observed after failure of standard chemotherapy. The most successful application of recombinant immunotoxins today is in hairy cell leukemia, where BL22 has induced complete remissions in most patients who were previously treated with optimal chemotherapy.
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- Robert J Kreitman
- Clinical Immunotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Huang HW. Free energies of molecular bound states in lipid bilayers: lethal concentrations of antimicrobial peptides. Biophys J 2009; 96:3263-72. [PMID: 19383470 PMCID: PMC2718316 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2008] [Revised: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The lipid matrix, or the lipid bilayer, of cell membranes is a natural binding site for amphipathic molecules, including antimicrobial peptides, pore-forming proteins, and many drugs. The unique property of pore-forming antimicrobial peptides is that they exhibit a threshold concentration (called the lethal concentration or the minimum inhibitory concentration) for activity, below which no effect is seen. Without this property, antimicrobial peptides would not be effective self-defense weapons, because they would have harmed all cells at any concentration. The question is what gives rise to this unique property? This study provides a free energy description for the origin of a threshold concentration. The same free energy applied differently also explains the binding of drugs that shows no threshold concentrations. The idea is compared with theories of micellar solutions that require a large oligomer size (n 15) to achieve a threshold concentration. The elasticity of lipid bilayers makes the phenomena in membranes different. The majority of antimicrobial peptides have a large negative binding energy to the bilayer interface, but the binding causes an expansion in the membrane area, or equivalently a thinning in the membrane thickness. This elastic energy of membrane thinning elevates the energy level of interfacial binding with the peptide concentration, hence gives rise to a threshold concentration for forming pores containing as few as four peptides.
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- Huey W. Huang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251
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Trujillo C, Ratts R, Tamayo A, Harrison R, Murphy JR. Trojan horse or proton force: Finding the right partner(s) for toxin translocation. Neurotox Res 2009; 9:63-71. [PMID: 16785102 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Much is known about the structure function relationships of a large number of bacterial protein toxins, the nature of their cell surface receptors, and their enzymatic activities which lead to the inactivation of their respective cytosolic targets. Despite this wealth of knowledge a detailed understanding of the mechanisms which underlie translocation of the catalytic domain across the eukaryotic cell membrane to the cytosol, the penultimate event in the intoxication process, have been slow in developing. In the case of diphtheria toxin, two prominent hypotheses have been advanced to explain how the catalytic domain is translocated from the lumen of endocytic vesicles to the target cell cytosol. We discuss each of these hypotheses and provide an overview of recent observations that tend to favor a mechanism employing a Cytosolic Translocation Factor complex in the entry process. This facilitated mechanism of translocation appears to rely upon protein-protein interactions between conserved domains within the transmembrane domain of diphtheria toxin with host cell factors to effect delivery of the enzymatic moiety. We have recently identified a 10 amino acid motif in the transmembrane domain of diphtheria toxin that is conserved in anthrax Lethal and Edema Factors, as well as in botulinum neurotoxins A, C and D. Stable eukaryotic cell transfectants that express a peptide containing this motif become resistant to the toxin, and sensitivity is completely restored by co-expression of siRNA which inhibits peptide expression. Data obtained from use of the protein fusion toxin DAB(389)IL-2 in cytotoxicity assays using susceptible Hut 102/6TG and resistant transfectant Hut102/6TG-T1 cells, as well as pull down assays have led to the formulation of a working model of facilitated delivery of the diphtheria toxin catalytic domain to the cytosol of target cells which is discussed in detail.
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- C Trujillo
- Section of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
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Kienker PK, Jakes KS, Finkelstein A. Identification of channel-lining amino acid residues in the hydrophobic segment of colicin Ia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 132:693-707. [PMID: 19029376 PMCID: PMC2585860 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200810042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Colicin Ia is a bactericidal protein of 626 amino acid residues that kills its target cell by forming a channel in the inner membrane; it can also form voltage-dependent channels in planar lipid bilayer membranes. The channel-forming activity resides in the carboxy-terminal domain of ∼177 residues. In the crystal structure of the water-soluble conformation, this domain consists of a bundle of 10 α-helices, with eight mostly amphipathic helices surrounding a hydrophobic helical hairpin (helices H8-H9). We wish to know how this structure changes to form a channel in a lipid bilayer. Although there is evidence that the open channel has four transmembrane segments (H8, H9, and parts of H1 and H6-H7), their arrangement relative to the pore is largely unknown. Given the lack of a detailed structural model, it is imperative to better characterize the channel-lining protein segments. Here, we focus on a segment of 44 residues (573–616), which in the crystal structure comprises the H8-H9 hairpin and flanking regions. We mutated each of these residues to a unique cysteine, added the mutant colicins to the cis side of planar bilayers to form channels, and determined whether sulfhydryl-specific methanethiosulfonate reagents could alter the conduction of ions through the open channel. We found a pattern of reactivity consistent with parts of H8 and H9 lining the channel as α-helices, albeit rather short ones for spanning a lipid bilayer (12 residues). The effects of the reactions on channel conductance and selectivity tend to be greater for residues near the amino terminus of H8 and the carboxy terminus of H9, with particularly large effects for G577C, T581C, and G609C, suggesting that these residues may occupy a relatively constricted region near the cis end of the channel.
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- Paul K Kienker
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Kakimoto S, Hamada T, Komatsu Y, Takagi M, Tanabe T, Azuma H, Shinkai S, Nagasaki T. The conjugation of diphtheria toxin T domain to poly(ethylenimine) based vectors for enhanced endosomal escape during gene transfection. Biomaterials 2009; 30:402-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recombinant immunotoxins are proteins composed of fragments of monoclonal antibodies fused to truncated protein toxins. No agents of this class are approved yet for medical use, although a related molecule, denileukin diftitox, composed of interleukin-2 fused to truncated diphtheria toxin, is approved for relapsed/refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Recombinant immunotoxins which have been tested in patients with chemotherapy-pretreated hematologic malignancies include LMB-2 (anti-CD25), BL22 (CAT-3888, anti-CD22) and HA22 (CAT-8015, anti-CD22), each containing an Fv fragment fused to truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin. Major responses were observed with LMB-2 in adult T-cell leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and hairy cell leukemia (HCL). BL22 resulted in a high complete remission rate in patients with HCL, particularly those without excessive tumor burden. HA22, an improved version of BL22 with higher affinity to CD22, is now undergoing phase I testing in HCL, CLL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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- Robert J Kreitman
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 37/5124b, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Structure of transmembrane pore induced by Bax-derived peptide: evidence for lipidic pores. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:17379-83. [PMID: 18987313 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807764105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The structures of transmembrane pores formed by a large family of pore-forming proteins and peptides are unknown. These proteins, whose secondary structures are predominantly alpha-helical segments, and many peptides form pores in membranes without a crystallizable protein assembly, contrary to the family of beta-pore-forming proteins, which form crystallizable beta-barrel pores. Nevertheless, a protein-induced pore in membranes is commonly assumed to be a protein channel. Here, we show a type of peptide-induced pore that is not framed by a peptide structure. Peptide-induced pores in multiple bilayers were long-range correlated into a periodically ordered lattice and analyzed by X-ray diffraction. We found the pores induced by Bax-derived helical peptides were at least partially framed by a lipid monolayer. Evidence suggests that the formation of such lipidic pores is a major mechanism for alpha-pore-forming proteins, including apoptosis-regulator Bax.
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Dormitzer PR, Ulmer JB, Rappuoli R. Structure-based antigen design: a strategy for next generation vaccines. Trends Biotechnol 2008; 26:659-67. [PMID: 18977045 PMCID: PMC7114313 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 08/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Vaccine design is progressing from empiricism towards the increasingly rational presentation of the targets of protective immunity. Nevertheless, most current vaccine antigens are essentially the native macromolecules of pathogens. These molecules are adapted to evade, not induce, immunity. High resolution structures reveal the electrostatic surfaces recognized by neutralizing antibodies and the architectures underlying these surfaces, thereby identifying which substructures must be left intact and which can be changed to optimize biochemical and immunologic performance. Armed with detailed structural information, we can engineer optimized antigens that are more stable, homogeneous, and efficiently produced, making immunization more practical and affordable. Understanding the structural basis for immunogenicity and immunodominance will allow us to improve vaccine efficacy and broaden the range of vaccine-preventable diseases.
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- Philip R Dormitzer
- Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., 350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Yoshiike Y, Minai R, Matsuo Y, Chen YR, Kimura T, Takashima A. Amyloid oligomer conformation in a group of natively folded proteins. PLoS One 2008; 3:e3235. [PMID: 18800165 PMCID: PMC2528939 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Recent in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that destabilized proteins with defective folding induce aggregation and toxicity in protein-misfolding diseases. One such unstable protein state is called amyloid oligomer, a precursor of fully aggregated forms of amyloid. Detection of various amyloid oligomers with A11, an anti-amyloid oligomer conformation-specific antibody, revealed that the amyloid oligomer represents a generic conformation and suggested that toxic beta-aggregation processes possess a common mechanism. By using A11 antibody as a probe in combination with mass spectrometric analysis, we identified GroEL in bacterial lysates as a protein that may potentially have an amyloid oligomer conformation. Surprisingly, A11 reacted not only with purified GroEL but also with several purified heat shock proteins, including human Hsp27, 40, 70, 90; yeast Hsp104; and bovine Hsc70. The native folds of A11-reactive proteins in purified samples were characterized by their anti-beta-aggregation activity in terms of both functionality and in contrast to the beta-aggregation promoting activity of misfolded pathogenic amyloid oligomers. The conformation-dependent binding of A11 with natively folded Hsp27 was supported by the concurrent loss of A11 reactivity and anti-beta-aggregation activity of heat-treated Hsp27 samples. Moreover, we observed consistent anti-beta-aggregation activity not only by chaperones containing an amyloid oligomer conformation but also by several A11-immunoreactive non-chaperone proteins. From these results, we suggest that the amyloid oligomer conformation is present in a group of natively folded proteins. The inhibitory effects of A11 antibody on both GroEL/ES-assisted luciferase refolding and Hsp70-mediated decelerated nucleation of Abeta aggregation suggested that the A11-binding sites on these chaperones might be functionally important. Finally, we employed a computational approach to uncover possible A11-binding sites on these targets. Since the beta-sheet edge was a common structural motif having the most similar physicochemical properties in the A11-reactive proteins we analyzed, we propose that the beta-sheet edge in some natively folded amyloid oligomers is designed positively to prevent beta aggregation.
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- Yuji Yoshiike
- Laboratory for Alzheimer's Disease, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Computational Proteomics Team, RIKEN Genomics Sciences Center, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Computational Proteomics Team, RIKEN Genomics Sciences Center, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Laboratory for Alzheimer's Disease, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Alzheimer's Disease, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Powthongchin B, Angsuthanasombat C. Effects on haemolytic activity of single proline substitutions in the Bordetella pertussis CyaA pore-forming fragment. Arch Microbiol 2008; 191:1-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0421-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2007] [Revised: 07/21/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Endosomal cargo travels through a dynamic vesicle network en route to degradation by lysosomes or recycling through the Golgi apparatus back to the cell surface. Rab5 is a key determinant of the early endosomes by organizing effector proteins in specific subdomains and mediating early endosome fusion. We find that early endosome morphogenesis and maturation is disrupted by diphtheria toxin (DT). Rab5 bound endosomes increase in size and in Rab5 content due to luminal toxin exposure, whereas Rab7 positive endosomes are not detectably altered. These changes appear to be caused by an activity of the toxin entry domain (T domain) as mutations inactivating either the receptor binding (CRM107) or ADP-ribosyl transferase (CRM197) activities do not inhibit the effect of DT on endosome morphogenesis. In contrast, mutations in the T domain or diminishing the endosomal pH gradient, which prevents T domain membrane insertion, inhibit these endosome changes. The change in size appears to be due to changing the early endosome fission-fusion equilibrium. The Rab5 membrane exchange rate, assessed with photoactivatable GFP-Rab5, decreases in the presence of DT. These changes to endosomes may reflect activities of the T domain that mediate toxin entry to the cytosol. The nontoxic mutant DT, CRM197, yields a new tool to manipulate endosome dynamics in living cells.
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Development of Immunochemical Test Systems for Anti-Diphtheria Immunity Control in Population of People. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.15407/scin4.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This overview provides an illustrated, comprehensive survey of some commonly observed protein‐fold families and structural motifs, chosen for their functional significance. It opens with descriptions and definitions of the various elements of protein structure and associated terminology. Following is an introduction into web‐based structural bioinformatics that includes surveys of interactive web servers for protein fold or domain annotation, protein‐structure databases, protein‐structure‐classification databases, structural alignments of proteins, and molecular graphics programs available for personal computers. The rest of the overview describes selected families of protein folds in terms of their secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structural arrangements, including ribbon‐diagram examples, tables of representative structures with references, and brief explanations pointing out their respective biological and functional significance.
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- Peter D Sun
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Madegowda M, Eswaramoorthy S, Burley SK, Swaminathan S. X-ray crystal structure of the B component of Hemolysin BL from Bacillus cereus. Proteins 2008; 71:534-40. [PMID: 18175317 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bacillus cereus Hemolysin BL enterotoxin, a ternary complex of three proteins, is the causative agent of food poisoning and requires all three components for virulence. The X-ray structure of the binding domain of HBL suggests that it may form a pore similar to other soluble channel forming proteins. A putative pathway of pore formation is discussed.
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- Mahendra Madegowda
- Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Microbes found on the skin are usually regarded as pathogens, potential pathogens or innocuous symbiotic organisms. Advances in microbiology and immunology are revising our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of microbial virulence and the specific events involved in the host-microbe interaction. Current data contradict some historical classifications of cutaneous microbiota and suggest that these organisms may protect the host, defining them not as simple symbiotic microbes but rather as mutualistic. This review will summarize current information on bacterial skin flora including Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, Propionibacterium, Streptococcus and Pseudomonas. Specifically, the review will discuss our current understanding of the cutaneous microbiota as well as shifting paradigms in the interpretation of the roles microbes play in skin health and disease.
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- A L Cogen
- Department of Bioengineering, Division of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Lai B, Zhao G, London E. Behavior of the deeply inserted helices in diphtheria toxin T domain: helices 5, 8, and 9 interact strongly and promote pore formation, while helices 6/7 limit pore formation. Biochemistry 2008; 47:4565-74. [PMID: 18355037 DOI: 10.1021/bi7025134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Diphtheria toxin T domain aids the membrane translocation of diphtheria toxin A chain. When the isolated T domain is deeply membrane-inserted, helices TH 8-9 form a transmembrane hairpin, while helices TH 5-7 form a deeply inserted nontransmembrane structure. Blocking deep insertion of TH 8-9 blocks deep insertion of TH 5-7 ( Zhao, G., and London, E. ( 2005) Biochemistry 44, 4488- 4498 ). We now examine the effects of blocking the deep insertion of TH 5 and TH 6/7. An A282R/V283R dual substitution in TH 5 prevented its deep insertion, significantly decreased the deep insertion of TH 9, and to a lesser degree that of TH 6/7. Blocking deep insertion of TH 6/7 with a L307R mutation had no effect on the deep insertion of TH 5, similar to its previously characterized lack of effect on the deep insertion of TH 8-9. An I364K mutation in TH 9 blocked TH 8-9 deep insertion and greatly reduced pore formation by the T domain, consistent with the role of TH 8-9 in pore formation. The A282R/V283R mutations also reduced the extent of pore formation, but to a lesser degree, suggesting either that TH 5 is part of the pore or that interactions with TH 5 affect the ability of TH 8-9 to form pores. The L307R mutation enhanced the extent of pore formation, suggesting that deeply inserted TH 6/7 may act as a "cork" that partly blocks the pore. Combined, these results indicate that TH 5, 8, and 9 combine to form a deeply inserted scaffold of more strongly associated helices.
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- Bing Lai
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA
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Howard JF, Sanders DB. Chapter 12 Neurotoxicology of neuromuscular transmission. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2008; 91:369-400. [DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(07)01512-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Bacterial pathogens utilize toxins to modify or kill host cells. The bacterial ADP-ribosyltransferases are a family of protein toxins that covalently transfer the ADP-ribose portion of NAD to host proteins. Each bacterial ADP-ribosyltransferase toxin modifies a specific host protein(s) that yields a unique pathology. These toxins possess the capacity to enter a host cell or to use a bacterial Type III apparatus for delivery into the host cell. Advances in our understanding of bacterial toxin action parallel the development of biophysical and structural biology as well as our understanding of the mammalian cell. Bacterial toxins have been utilized as vaccines, as tools to dissect host cell physiology, and more recently for the development of novel therapies to treat human disease.
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- Qing Deng
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
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- Kevin R Mackenzie
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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Guerrero GG, Moreno-Fierros L. Carrier potential properties of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins for a diphtheria toxin epitope. Scand J Immunol 2007; 66:610-8. [PMID: 17949406 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.01992.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The N-terminal half or toxic fragment of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins is comprised of three structural domains. In a previous paper, we showed that this region plays an important role in the immunogenicity of the B. thuringiensis Cry proteins. Due to this ability and along with their stability it is worthy of investigating whether this region has carrier potential. To approach this, an eight amino acid hydrophobic motif in alpha-helix 7 of wild-type (WT) Cry1A toxins was exchanged for a diphtheria toxin epitope (DTB). The resultant recombinant toxins were tested for their ability to induce specific anti-Cry and anti-diphtheria toxin antibodies in mice after intraperitoneal and nasal immunization. We found that recombinant Cry1A toxins retained their ability to induce serum and mucosal anti-Cry Ab as well as IgG subclasses, although with a varied magnitude. By the systemic route, the effect of the amino acid substitution in the ratio of the IgG1/IgG2a Ab, leading in some sites toward IgG1 or IgG2a is more evident. Interestingly, mice produced specific anti-DTB IgG, and IgA after intranasal immunization. Together, our results support and show the immunogenic properties of the WT Cry1A toxins as well as its carrier potential for a DTB.
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- G G Guerrero
- Lab de Inmunidad de Mucosas, UBIMED, FES-IZTACALA, UNAM, Tlanepantla Edo de México, Mexico.
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Huang T, Nallathamby PD, Gillet D, Nancy Xu XH. Design and synthesis of single-nanoparticle optical biosensors for imaging and characterization of single receptor molecules on single living cells. Anal Chem 2007; 79:7708-18. [PMID: 17867652 PMCID: PMC2613487 DOI: 10.1021/ac0709706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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At the cellular level, a small number of protein molecules (receptors) can induce significant cellular responses, emphasizing the importance of molecular detection of trace amounts of protein on single living cells. In this study, we designed and synthesized silver nanoparticle biosensors (AgMMUA-IgG) by functionalizing 11.6 +/- 3.5-nm Ag nanoparticles with a mixed monolayer of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) and 6-mercapto-1-hexanol (1:3 mole ratio) and covalently conjugating IgG with MUA on the nanoparticle surface. We found that the nanoparticle biosensors preserve their biological activity and photostability and can be utilized to quantitatively detect individual receptor molecules (T-ZZ), map the distribution of receptors (0.21-0.37 molecule/microm(2)), and measure their binding affinity and kinetics at concentrations below their dissociation constant on single living cells in real time over hours. The dynamic range of detection is 0-50 molecules per cell. We also found that the binding rate (2-27 molecules/min) is highly dependent upon the coverage of receptors on living cells and their ligand concentration. The binding association and dissociation rate constants and affinity constant are k1 = (9.0 +/- 2.6) x 10(3) M(-1) s(-1), k(-1) = (3.0 +/- 0.4) x 10(-4) s(-1), and KB = (4.3 +/- 1.1) x 10(7) M(-1), respectively.
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- Tao Huang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Institut de Biologie et Technologies de Saclay (iBiTecS), Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), F-91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: ; www.odu.edu/sci/xu/xu.htm; Tel/fax: (757) 683-5698
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Perier A, Chassaing A, Raffestin S, Pichard S, Masella M, Ménez A, Forge V, Chenal A, Gillet D. Concerted Protonation of Key Histidines Triggers Membrane Interaction of the Diphtheria Toxin T Domain. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:24239-45. [PMID: 17584737 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703392200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The translocation domain (T domain) of the diphtheria toxin contributes to the transfer of the catalytic domain from the cell endosome to the cytosol, where it blocks protein synthesis. Translocation is initiated when endosome acidification induces the interaction of the T domain with the membrane of the compartment. We found that the protonation of histidine side chains triggers the conformational changes required for membrane interaction. All histidines are involved in a concerted manner, but none is indispensable. However, the preponderance of each histidine varies according to the transition observed. The pair His(223)-His(257) and His(251) are the most sensitive triggers for the formation of the molten globule state in solution, whereas His(322)-His(323) and His(251) are the most sensitive triggers for membrane binding. Interestingly, the histidines are located at key positions throughout the structure of the protein, in hinges and at the interface between each of the three layers of helices forming the domain. Their protonation induces local destabilizations, disrupting the tertiary structure and favoring membrane interaction. We propose that the selection of histidine residues as triggers of membrane interaction enables the T domain to initiate translocation at the rather mild pH found in the endosome, contributing to toxin efficacy.
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- Aurélie Perier
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Institut de Biologie et Technologies de Saclay, Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines, Gif-sur-Yvette F-91191, France
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Aisenbrey C, Sudheendra US, Ridley H, Bertani P, Marquette A, Nedelkina S, Lakey JH, Bechinger B. Helix orientations in membrane-associated Bcl-XL determined by 15N-solid-state NMR spectroscopy. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2007; 37:71-80. [PMID: 17492281 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0165-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Revised: 03/22/2007] [Accepted: 03/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Controlled cell death is fundamental to tissue hemostasis and apoptosis malfunctions can lead to a wide range of diseases. Bcl-x(L) is an anti-apoptotic protein the function of which is linked to its reversible interaction with mitochondrial outer membranes. Its interfacial and intermittent bilayer association makes prediction of its bound structure difficult without using methods able to extract data from dynamic systems. Here we investigate Bcl-x(L) associated with oriented lipid bilayers at physiological pH using solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The data are consistent with a C-terminal transmembrane anchoring sequence and an average alignment of the remaining helices, i.e. including helices 5 and 6, approximately parallel to the membrane surface. Data from several biophysical approaches confirm that after removal of the C-terminus from Bcl-x(L) its membrane interactions are weak. In the presence of membranes Bcl-x(L) can still interact with a Bak BH3 domain peptide suggesting a model where the hydrophobic C-terminus of the protein unfolds and inserts into the membrane. During this conformational change the Bcl-x(L) hydrophobic binding pocket becomes accessible for protein-protein interactions whilst the structure of the N-terminal region remains intact.
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- Christopher Aisenbrey
- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, Université Louis Pasteur/CNRS LC3-UMR 7177, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67070 Strasbourg, France
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Rossjohn J, Polekhina G, Feil SC, Morton CJ, Tweten RK, Parker MW. Structures of perfringolysin O suggest a pathway for activation of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins. J Mol Biol 2007; 367:1227-36. [PMID: 17328912 PMCID: PMC3674820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2006] [Revised: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 01/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs), a large family of bacterial toxins, are secreted as water-soluble monomers and yet are capable of generating oligomeric pores in membranes. Previous work has demonstrated that large scale structural rearrangements occur during this transition but the detailed mechanism by which these changes take place remains a puzzle. Despite evidence of structural and functional couplings between domains 3 and 4, the crystal structure of the CDC, perfringolysin O (PFO), shows the two domains do not make direct contact. Here, we present crystal structures of PFO that demonstrate movements of domain 4 are sufficient to trigger conformational changes that are transmitted through the molecule to the distant domain 3. These coupled movements result in a loss of many contacts between domain 3 and rest of the molecule that would eventually lead to the exposure of transmembrane regions in preparation for membrane insertion. The structures reveal a detailed molecular pathway that may be the basis for the allosteric transition that occurs on initial membrane binding leading to the exposure of membrane-spanning regions in a domain distant from the initial site of interaction.
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- Jamie Rossjohn
- Biota Structural Biology Laboratory, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, 9 Princes St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Biota Structural Biology Laboratory, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, 9 Princes St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Biota Structural Biology Laboratory, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, 9 Princes St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Biota Structural Biology Laboratory, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, 9 Princes St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA
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- Biota Structural Biology Laboratory, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, 9 Princes St, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
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Clark SD, Alderson HL, Winn P, Latimer MP, Nothacker HP, Civelli O. Fusion of diphtheria toxin and urotensin II produces a neurotoxin selective for cholinergic neurons in the rat mesopontine tegmentum. J Neurochem 2007; 102:112-20. [PMID: 17419804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04529.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Urotensin II is a neuropeptide first isolated from fish and later found in mammals: where it has potent cardiovascular, endocrine and behavioral effects. In rat brain the urotensin II receptor (UII-R) is predominately expressed in the cholinergic neurons of the pedunculopontine (PPTg) and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei. Typically, the function of the PPTg has been examined using excitotoxins, destroying both cholinergic and non-cholinergic neurons, which confounds interpretation. We took advantage of UII-R's unique expression profile, by combining UII with diphtheria toxin, to engineer a toxin specific for cholinergic neurons of the PPTg. In vitro, two different toxin constructs were shown to selectively activate UII-R (average EC50 approximately 30 nmol/L; calcium mobility assay) and to be 10,000-fold more toxic to UII-R expressing CHO cells, than wildtype cells (average LD50 approximately 2 nmol/L; cell viability). In vivo, pressure injection into the PPTg of rats, resulted in specific loss of choline transporter and NADPH diaphorase positive neurons known to express the UII-R. The lesions developed over time, resulting in the loss of over 80% of cholinergic neurons at 21 days, with little damage to surrounding neurons. This is the first highly selective molecular tool for the depletion of mesopontine cholinergic neurons. The toxin will help to functionally dissect the pedunculopontine and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei, and advance the understanding of the functions of these structures.
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- S D Clark
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Veresov VG, Davidovskii AI. Monte Carlo simulations of tBid association with the mitochondrial outer membrane. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2007; 37:19-33. [PMID: 17375293 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0149-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Revised: 02/02/2007] [Accepted: 02/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bid, a BH3-only pro-apoptopic member of the BCL-2 protein family, regulates cell death at the level of mitochondrial cytochrome c efflux. Bid consists of 8 alpha-helices (H1-H8, respectively) and is soluble cytosolic protein in its native state. Proteolysis of the N-terminus (encompassing H1 and H2) of Bid by caspase 8 in apoptosis yields activated "tBid" (truncated Bid), which translocates to the mitochondria and induces the efflux of cytochrome c. The release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to the cytosol constitutes a critical control point in apoptosis that is regulated by interaction of tBid protein with mitochondrial membrane. tBid displays structural homology to channel-forming bacterial toxins, such as colicins or transmembrane domain of diphtheria toxin. By analogy, it has been hypothesized that tBid would unfold and insert into the lipid bilayer of the mitochondria outer membrane (MOM) upon membrane association. However, it has been shown recently that unlike colicins and the transmembrane domain of diphtheria toxin, tBid binds to the lipid bilayer maintaining alpha-helical conformation of its helices without adopting a transmembrane orientation by them. Here, the mechanism of the association of tBid with the model membrane mimicking the mitochondrial membrane is studied by Monte Carlo simulations, taking into account the underlying energetics. A novel two-stage hierarchical simulation protocol combining coarse-grained discretization of conformational space with subsequent refinements was applied which was able to generate the protein conformation and its location in the membrane using modest computational resources. The simulations show that starting from NMR-established conformation in the solution, the protein associates with the membrane without adopting the transmembrane orientation. The configuration (conformation and location) of tBid providing the lowest free energy for the system protein/membrane/solvent has been obtained. The simulations reveal that tBid upon association with the membrane undergoes significant conformational changes primarily due to rotations within the loops between helices H4 and H5, H6 and H7, H7 and H8. It is established that in the membrane-bound state of tBid-monomer helices H3 and H5 have the locations exposed to the solution, helices H6 and H8 are partly buried and helices H4 and H7 are buried into the membrane at shallow depth. The average orientation of tBid bound to the membrane in the most stable configuration reported here is in satisfactory agreement with the evaluations obtained by indirect experimental means.
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- Valery G Veresov
- Department of Cell Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering, Academicheskaya St. 27, Minsk 220072, Belarus.
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Man P, Montagner C, Vernier G, Dublet B, Chenal A, Forest E, Forge V. Defining the interacting regions between apomyoglobin and lipid membrane by hydrogen/deuterium exchange coupled to mass spectrometry. J Mol Biol 2007; 368:464-72. [PMID: 17346745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Revised: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sperm whale myoglobin can be considered as the model protein of the globin family. The pH-dependence of the interactions of apomyoglobin with lipid bilayers shares some similarities with the behavior of pore-forming domains of bacterial toxins belonging also to the globin family. Two different states of apomyoglobin bound to a lipid bilayer have been characterized by using hydrogen/deuterium exchange experiments and mass spectrometry. When bound to the membrane at pH 5.5, apomyoglobin remains mostly native-like and interacts through alpha-helix A. At pH 4, the binding is related to the stabilization of a partially folded state. In that case, alpha-helices A and G are involved in the interaction. At this pH, alpha-helix G, which is the most hydrophobic region of apomyoglobin, is available for interaction with the lipid bilayer because of the loss of the tertiary structure. Our results show the feasibility of such experiments and their potential for the characterization of various membrane-bound states of amphitropic proteins such as pore-forming domains of bacterial toxins. This is not possible with other high-resolution methods, because these proteins are usually in partially folded states when interacting with membranes.
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- Petr Man
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse des Protéines, Institut de Biologie Structurale (CEA-CNRS-UJF), 41 rue Jules Horowitz, 38027 Grenoble, France
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Vernier G, Chenal A, Vitrac H, Barumandzadhe R, Montagner C, Forge V. Interactions of apomyoglobin with membranes: mechanisms and effects on heme uptake. Protein Sci 2007; 16:391-400. [PMID: 17242377 PMCID: PMC2203327 DOI: 10.1110/ps.062531207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The last step of the folding reaction of myoglobin is the incorporation of a prosthetic group. In cells, myoglobin is soluble, while heme resides in the mitochondrial membrane. We report here an exhaustive study of the interactions of apomyoglobin with lipid vesicles. We show that apomyoglobin interacts with large unilamellar vesicles under acidic conditions, and that this requires the presence of negatively charged phospholipids. The pH dependence of apomyoglobin interactions with membranes is a two-step process, and involves a partially folded state stabilized at acidic pH. An evident role for the interaction of apomyoglobin with lipid bilayers would be to facilitate the uptake of heme from the outer mitochondrial membrane. However, heme binding to apomyoglobin is observed at neutral pH when the protein remains in solution, and slows down as the pH becomes more favorable to membrane interactions. The effective incorporation of soluble heme into apomyoglobin at neutral pH suggests that the interaction of apomyoglobin with membranes is not necessary for the heme uptake from the lipid bilayer. In vivo, however, the ability of apomyoglobin to interact with membrane may facilitate its localization in the vicinity of the mitochondrial membranes, and so may increase the yield of heme uptake. Moreover, the behavior of apomyoglobin in the presence of membranes shows striking similarities with that of other proteins with a globin fold. This suggests that the globin fold is well adapted for soluble proteins whose functions require interactions with membranes.
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- Grégory Vernier
- Laboratoire de Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5090, Département Réponse et Dynamique Cellulaires, CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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Baldwin MR, Kim JJP, Barbieri JT. Botulinum neurotoxin B–host receptor recognition: it takes two receptors to tango. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2007; 14:9-10. [PMID: 17203068 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb0107-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Antignani A, Youle RJ. How do Bax and Bak lead to permeabilization of the outer mitochondrial membrane? Curr Opin Cell Biol 2006; 18:685-9. [PMID: 17046225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2006.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bcl-2 family members, like the structurally similar translocation domain of diphtheria toxin, can form ion-selective channels and larger-diameter pores in artificial lipid bilayers. Recent studies show how Bcl-2 family members change topology in membranes during apoptosis and that these different states may either promote or inhibit apoptosis. Binding of BH3-only proteins alters the subcellular localization and/or membrane topology and probably affects the channel formation of Bcl-2, Bcl-xL and Bcl-w. However, it remains unclear how the pore-forming activity functions in cells to regulate mitochondrial membrane permeabilization and cell death. Bcl-2 family members in flies and worms regulate apoptosis by mechanisms seemingly unrelated to membrane permeabilization, leaving a unifying model for the biochemical activity of this protein family unknown. Work linking Bcl-2 family members to mitochondrial morphogenesis in worms and mammals suggests some common functions of Bcl-2 family proteins may exist.
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- Antonella Antignani
- Biochemistry Section, Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 35 Convent Drive MSC 3704, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Mueller-Dieckmann C, Kernstock S, Lisurek M, von Kries JP, Haag F, Weiss MS, Koch-Nolte F. The structure of human ADP-ribosylhydrolase 3 (ARH3) provides insights into the reversibility of protein ADP-ribosylation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:15026-31. [PMID: 17015823 PMCID: PMC1622773 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606762103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Posttranslational modifications are used by cells from all kingdoms of life to control enzymatic activity and to regulate protein function. For many cellular processes, including DNA repair, spindle function, and apoptosis, reversible mono- and polyADP-ribosylation constitutes a very important regulatory mechanism. Moreover, many pathogenic bacteria secrete toxins which ADP-ribosylate human proteins, causing diseases such as whooping cough, cholera, and diphtheria. Whereas the 3D structures of numerous ADP-ribosylating toxins and related mammalian enzymes have been elucidated, virtually nothing is known about the structure of protein de-ADP-ribosylating enzymes. Here, we report the 3Dstructure of human ADP-ribosylhydrolase 3 (hARH3). The molecular architecture of hARH3 constitutes the archetype of an all-alpha-helical protein fold and provides insights into the reversibility of protein ADP-ribosylation. Two magnesium ions flanked by highly conserved amino acids pinpoint the active-site crevice. Recombinant hARH3 binds free ADP-ribose with micromolar affinity and efficiently de-ADP-ribosylates poly- but not monoADP-ribosylated proteins. Docking experiments indicate a possible binding mode for ADP-ribose polymers and suggest a reaction mechanism. Our results underscore the importance of endogenous ADP-ribosylation cycles and provide a basis for structure-based design of ADP-ribosylhydrolase inhibitors.
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- Christoph Mueller-Dieckmann
- *European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg Outstation, c/o Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Hospital, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany; and
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- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, FMP, Robert-Roessle-Strasse 10, Campus Berlin–Buch, D-13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, FMP, Robert-Roessle-Strasse 10, Campus Berlin–Buch, D-13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Hospital, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany; and
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- *European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg Outstation, c/o Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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- Institute of Immunology, University Hospital, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany; and
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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Wang J, Rosconi MP, London E. Topography of the hydrophilic helices of membrane-inserted diphtheria toxin T domain: TH1-TH3 as a hydrophilic tether. Biochemistry 2006; 45:8124-34. [PMID: 16800637 PMCID: PMC2519890 DOI: 10.1021/bi060587f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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After low pH-triggered membrane insertion, the T domain of diphtheria toxin helps translocate the catalytic domain of the toxin across membranes. In this study, the hydrophilic N-terminal helices of the T domain (TH1-TH3) were studied. The conformation triggered by exposure to low pH and changes in topography upon membrane insertion were studied. These experiments involved bimane or BODIPY labeling of single Cys introduced at various positions, followed by the measurement of bimane emission wavelength, bimane exposure to fluorescence quenchers, and antibody binding to BODIPY groups. Upon exposure of the T domain in solution to low pH, it was found that the hydrophobic face of TH1, which is buried in the native state at neutral pH, became exposed to solution. When the T domain was added externally to lipid vesicles at low pH, the hydrophobic face of TH1 became buried within the lipid bilayer. Helices TH2 and TH3 also inserted into the bilayer after exposure to low pH. However, in contrast to helices TH5-TH9, overall TH1-TH3 insertion was shallow and there was no significant change in TH1-TH3 insertion depth when the T domain switched from the shallowly inserting (P) to deeply inserting (TM) conformation. Binding of streptavidin to biotinylated Cys residues was used to investigate whether solution-exposed residues of membrane-inserted T domain were exposed on the external or internal surface of the bilayer. These experiments showed that when the T domain is externally added to vesicles, the entire TH1-TH3 segment remains on the cis (outer) side of the bilayer. The results of this study suggest that membrane-inserted TH1-TH3 form autonomous segments that neither deeply penetrate the bilayer nor interact tightly with the translocation-promoting structure formed by the hydrophobic TH5-TH9 subdomain. Instead, TH1-TH3 may aid translocation by acting as an A-chain-attached flexible tether.
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York (SUNY)-Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA
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Immunotoxins are proteins that contain a toxin along with an antibody or growth factor that binds specifically to target cells. Nearly all protein toxins work by enzymatically inhibiting protein synthesis. For the immunotoxin to work, it must bind to and be internalized by the target cells, and the enzymatic fragment of the toxin must translocate to the cytosol. Once in the cytosol, 1 molecule is capable of killing a cell, making immunotoxins some of the most potent killing agents. Various plant and bacterial toxins have been genetically fused or chemically conjugated to ligands that bind to cancer cells. Among the most active clinically are those that bind to hematologic tumors. At present, only 1 agent, which contains human interleukin-2 and truncated diphtheria toxin, is approved for use in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Another, containing an anti-CD22 Fv and truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin, has induced complete remissions in a high proportion of cases of hairy-cell leukemia. Refinement of existing immunotoxins and development of new immunotoxins are underway to improve the treatment of cancer.
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- Robert J Kreitman
- Clinical Immunotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centers for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 37, Room 5124B, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA.
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Wu Z, Jakes KS, Samelson-Jones BS, Lai B, Zhao G, London E, Finkelstein A. Protein translocation by bacterial toxin channels: a comparison of diphtheria toxin and colicin Ia. Biophys J 2006; 91:3249-56. [PMID: 16905612 PMCID: PMC1614471 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.085753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Regions of both colicin Ia and diphtheria toxin N-terminal to the channel-forming domains can be translocated across planar phospholipid bilayer membranes. In this article we show that the translocation pathway of diphtheria toxin allows much larger molecules to be translocated than does the translocation pathway of colicin Ia. In particular, the folded A chain of diphtheria toxin is readily translocated by that toxin but is not translocated by colicin Ia. This difference cannot be attributed to specific recognition of the A chain by diphtheria toxin's translocation pathway because the translocation pathway also accommodates folded myoglobin.
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- Zhengyan Wu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Hall PD, Sinha D, Frankel AE. Fresh frozen plasma and platelet concentrates may increase plasma anti-diphtheria toxin IgG concentrations: Implications for diphtheria fusion protein therapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2006; 55:928-32. [PMID: 16645883 PMCID: PMC11030884 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-006-0124-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We are developing two fusion proteins consisting of a diphtheria toxin (DT) linked to either granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (DT388-GMCSF) or interleukin-3 (DT388-IL3). In trials, patients with anti-DT IgG concentrations >2.5 microg/ml had significantly lower concentrations of either fusion protein. DT389-IL2 is currently FDA approved for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. We noted increased concentrations of anti-DT IgG after administration of platelet concentrates (PC). Because many of these patients require transfusions, we measured the anti-DT IgG content of FFP and PC. We assayed 14 bags of FFP and 12 bags of single-donor PCs for anti-DT IgG by an enzymoimmunoassay against DT389-IL2, DT388-IL3, DT388-GMCSF. The median (percent of samples positive) of anti-DT IgG concentrations in PC against DT388-GMCSF, DT388-IL3, DT389-IL2 was 0.8 microg/ml (83%), 0.7 microg/ml (83%), and 0.3 microg/ml (58%), respectively. The median (percent of samples positive) anti-DT IgG concentration in FFP against DT388-GMCSF, DT388-IL3, and DT389-IL2 was 2.1 microg/ml (86%), 1.9 microg/ml (93%), and 1.4 microg/ml (86%), respectively. There was a strong association between anti-DT389IL2 IgG, anti-DT388IL3 IgG, and anti-DT388GMCSF IgG concentrations in both the FFP (95.6%) and PC (76.3%). Assuming a plasma volume of 3 l in a 70 kg patient, a single FFP unit would increase the plasma anti-DT389IL2 IgG, anti-DT388IL3 IgG, and anti-DT388GMCSF IgG by 0.13 microg/ml, 0.17 microg/ml, and 0.19 microg/ml, respectively. For PC, a single unit would increase plasma anti-DT389-IL2 IgG, anti-DT388-IL3 IgG, and anti-DT388-GMCSF IgG by 0.03 microg/ml, 0.06 microg/ml, and 0.07 microg/ml, respectively. In conclusion, a single FFP or PC appears to minimally increase anti-DT IgG concentrations, but multiple units may significantly do such.
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- Philip D Hall
- Department of Pharmacy, The Medical University of South Carolina, and the Cancer Research Institute, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, 280 Calhoun Street, Box 250142, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Zhang H, Zhang S, Zhuang H, Lu F. Cytotoxicity of a Novel Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Targeted Immunotoxin on a Human Ovarian Teratocarcinoma Cell Line. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2006; 21:321-32. [PMID: 16999598 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2006.21.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is an important tumor-associated growth factor that contributes to proliferation and angiogenesis of tumor. The high-affinity receptor for bFGF, fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR), is found to be overexpressed in a number of tumor cells. For the purpose of exploring the significance of bFGF/FGFR in tumor-targeted therapy, a recombinant immunotoxin contained the N-terminal 389 residues of diphtheria toxin (DT), and the full length of human bFGF was designed, expressed, and purified. The bioactivity of the product was evaluated by testing the cytotoxicity on PA-1 cells (a human ovarian teratocarcinoma cell line with high-level expression of FGFR) in vitro. The immunotoxin showed a significant cytotoxicity on PA-1 cells (IC(50) 8 - 9 ng/mL), and this effect could be antagonized by equine diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), bFGF, anti-bFGF monoclonal antibody (MAb), and anti- FGFR polyclonal antibody (PAb), respectively. Additionally, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and Hep-2 cells (a human epidermoid laryngocarcinoma cell line) with low expression of FGFR were tested to be resistant to the immunotoxin. The results indicated that FGFR might be an effective target for tumor therapy, and bFGF-mediated immunotoxin could be a potential candidate in the treatment of cancer.
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- Huajie Zhang
- Microbiology Department, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Wu PT, Lin SC, Hsu CI, Liaw YC, Lin JY. Inhibitory effects of nontoxic protein volvatoxin A1 on pore-forming cardiotoxic protein volvatoxin A2 by interaction with amphipathic alpha-helix. FEBS J 2006; 273:3160-71. [PMID: 16792702 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Volvatoxin A2, a pore-forming cardiotoxic protein, was isolated from the edible mushroom Volvariella volvacea. Previous studies have demonstrated that volvatoxin A consists of volvatoxin A2 and volvatoxin A1, and the hemolytic activity of volvatoxin A2 is completely abolished by volvatoxin A1 at a volvatoxin A2/volvatoxin A1 molar ratio of 2. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism by which volvatoxin A1 inhibits the cytotoxicity of volvatoxin A2. Volvatoxin A1 by itself was found to be nontoxic, and furthermore, it inhibited the hemolytic and cytotoxic activities of volvatoxin A2 at molar ratios of 2 or lower. Interestingly, volvatoxin A1 contains 393 amino acid residues that closely resemble a tandem repeat of volvatoxin A2. Volvatoxin A1 contains two pairs of amphipathic alpha-helices but it lacks a heparin-binding site. This suggests that volvatoxin A1 may interact with volvatoxin A2 but not with the cell membrane. By using confocal microscopy, it was demonstrated that volvatoxin A1 could not bind to the cell membrane; however, volvatoxin A1 could inhibit binding of volvatoxin A2 to the cell membrane at a molar ratio of 2. Via peptide competition assay and in conjunction with pull-down and co-pull-down experiments, we demonstrated that volvatoxin A1 and volvatoxin A2 may form a complex. Our results suggest that this occurs via the interaction of one molecule of volvatoxin A1, which contains two amphipathic alpha-helices, with two molecules of volvatoxin A2, each of which contains one amphipathic alpha-helix. Taken together, the results of this study reveal a novel mechanism by which volvatoxin A1 regulates the cytotoxicity of volvatoxin A2 via direct interaction, and potentially provide an exciting new strategy for chemotherapy.
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- Pei-Tzu Wu
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Eifler N, Vetsch M, Gregorini M, Ringler P, Chami M, Philippsen A, Fritz A, Müller SA, Glockshuber R, Engel A, Grauschopf U. Cytotoxin ClyA from Escherichia coli assembles to a 13-meric pore independent of its redox-state. EMBO J 2006; 25:2652-61. [PMID: 16688219 PMCID: PMC1478193 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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ClyA is a pore-forming toxin from virulent Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica strains. Here, we show that the intrinsic hemolytic activity of ClyA is independent of its redox state, and that the assembly of both reduced and oxidized ClyA to the ring-shaped oligomer is triggered by contact with lipid or detergent. A rate-limiting conformational transition in membrane-bound ClyA monomers precedes their assembly to the functional pore. We obtained a three-dimensional model of the detergent-induced oligomeric complex at 12 A resolution by combining cryo- and negative stain electron microscopy with mass measurements by scanning transmission electron microscopy. The model reveals that 13 ClyA monomers assemble into a cylinder with a hydrophobic cap region, which may be critical for membrane insertion.
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- Nora Eifler
- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Maurice E Müller Institute for Microscopy, Bonzentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 61 267 22 61; Fax: +41 61 267 21 09; E-mail:
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- Institute for Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Institute for Molecular Biology & Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 44 633 24 82; Fax: +41 44 633 10 36; E-mail:
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Kernstock S, Koch-Nolte F, Mueller-Dieckmann J, Weiss MS, Mueller-Dieckmann C. Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of human ARH3, the first eukaryotic protein-ADP-ribosylhydrolase. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2006; 62:224-7. [PMID: 16511307 PMCID: PMC2197168 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309106003435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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ADP-ribosylhydrolases catalyze the release of ADP-ribose from ADP-ribosylated proteins via hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond between ADP-ribose and a specific amino-acid residue in a target protein. Human ADP-ribosylhydrolase 3, consisting of 347 amino-acid residues, has been cloned and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and crystallized in two different space groups. Preliminary X-ray diffraction studies yielded excellent diffraction data to a resolution of 1.6 A.
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- Stefan Kernstock
- Institut für Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- EMBL Outstation Hamburg, c/o DESY Notkestrasse 85, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
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Thuduppathy GR, Hill RB. Acid destabilization of the solution conformation of Bcl-xL does not drive its pH-dependent insertion into membranes. Protein Sci 2005; 15:248-57. [PMID: 16385002 PMCID: PMC1752203 DOI: 10.1110/ps.051807706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Regulation of programmed cell death by Bcl-xL is dependent on both its solution and integral membrane conformations. A conformational change from solution to membrane is also important in this regulation. This conformational change shows a pH-dependence similar to the translocation domain of diphtheria toxin, where an acid-induced molten globule conformation in the absence of lipid vesicles mediates the change from solution to membrane conformations. By contrast, Bcl-xL deltaTM in the absence of lipid vesicles exhibits no gross conformational changes upon acidification as observed by near- and far-UV circular dichroism spectropolarimetry. Additionally, no significant local conformational changes upon acidification were observed by heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy of Bcl-xL deltaTM. Under conditions that favor the solution conformation (pH 7.4), the free energy of folding for Bcl-xL deltaTM (deltaG(o)) was determined to be 15.8 kcal x mol(-1). Surprisingly, under conditions that favor a membrane conformation (pH 4.9), deltaG(o) was 14.6 kcal x mol(-1). These results differ from those obtained with many other membrane-insertable proteins where acid-induced destabilization is important. Therefore, other contributions must be necessary to destabilize the solution conformation Bcl-xL and favor the membrane conformation at pH 4.9. Such contributions might include the presence of a negatively charged membrane or an electrostatic potential across the membrane. Thus, for proteins that adopt both solution and membrane conformations, an obligatory molten globule intermediate may not be necessary. The absence of a molten globule intermediate might have evolved to protect Bcl-xL from intracellular proteases as it undergoes this conformational change essential for its activity.
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Spilsberg B, Sandvig K, Wälchli S. Reconstitution of active diphtheria toxin based on a hexahistidine tagged version of the B-fragment produced to high yields in bacteria. Toxicon 2005; 46:900-6. [PMID: 16260019 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2005] [Revised: 08/24/2005] [Accepted: 08/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Diphtheria toxin consists of an A-fragment that inactivates elongation factor 2 and a B-fragment that both binds to the toxin receptor and mediates translocation of the A-fragment across cellular membranes to the cytosol. Several fragments of the toxin and an inactive version of the holotoxin have been expressed in Escherichia coli, but the B-fragment alone has proven difficult to express. Only low levels of expression have been achieved. We have designed a hexahistidine tagged version of a modified diphtheria toxin B-fragment (DT-BHis) that can be expressed to high levels in E. coli. DT-BHis contains the entire diphtheria toxin B-fragment preceded by an alanine and succeeded by a leucine, a glutamic acid and a hexahistidine tag and could be purified in a single step using nickel-coated agarose beads to 85% homogeneity. DT-BHis bound specifically to the diphtheria toxin receptor and was able to compete out the effect of the wild type diphtheria toxin. Furthermore, DT-BHis was able to form pores in cellular membranes in a manner similar to the wild type B-fragment. The high yield makes DT-BHis a suitable tool in studies of diphtheria toxin interaction with cells or liposomes since functional diphtheria toxin was easily formed upon addition of A-fragment. The reconstituted diphtheria toxin showed toxicity in the same range as the wild type.
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- Bjørn Spilsberg
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Cancer Research, Faculty Division The Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Montebello, N-0310 Oslo, Norway
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Liu YY, Woo JH, Neville DM. Overexpression of an anti-CD3 immunotoxin increases expression and secretion of molecular chaperone BiP/Kar2p by Pichia pastoris. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5332-40. [PMID: 16151122 PMCID: PMC1214624 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.9.5332-5340.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We previously reported that the secretory capacity of Pichia pastoris is limited with respect to the secretion of a 96.5-kDa bivalent anti-CD3 immunotoxin; double-copy expression generated more translation products than single-copy expression but did not increase the secretion of the immunotoxin. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae heterologous protein secretion has been reported to increase the expression of molecular chaperones, most prominently BiP/Kar2p. We therefore investigated the relationships between immunotoxin secretion and Kar2p expression in P. pastoris. We found that expression of the immunotoxin in P. pastoris increased the expression of Kar2p to levels that surpassed the retrieval capacity of the cell, leading to secretion of Kar2p into the medium. The level of Kar2p secretion was correlated with the copy number of the immunotoxin gene. Intracellular Kar2p was found to bind exclusively to the unprocessed immunotoxin containing the prosequence of alpha-factor in the endoplasmic reticulum. These results show that Kar2p is intimately involved in immunotoxin secretion in P. pastoris. The limited capacity of P. pastoris to retain a sufficiently high level of intracellular Kar2p may be a factor restricting the production of the immunotoxin.
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- Yuan Yi Liu
- National Institute of Mental Health, Bldg. 10, Rm. 3D46, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1216. USA.
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Attia P, Maker AV, Haworth LR, Rogers-Freezer L, Rosenberg SA. Inability of a Fusion Protein of IL-2 and Diphtheria Toxin (Denileukin Diftitox, DAB389IL-2, ONTAK) to Eliminate Regulatory T Lymphocytes in Patients With Melanoma. J Immunother 2005; 28:582-92. [PMID: 16224276 PMCID: PMC1533764 DOI: 10.1097/01.cji.0000175468.19742.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Elimination of regulatory T lymphocytes may provide a way to break self-tolerance and unleash the anti-tumor properties of circulating lymphocytes. The use of fusion proteins, which link cytotoxic molecules to receptor targets, provides one approach to this problem. This study examined the ability of a fusion protein of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and diphtheria toxin (Denileukin Diftitox, DAB389IL-2, ONTAK) to eliminate regulatory T lymphocytes based on their expression of high-affinity IL-2 receptors. Thirteen patients (12 with metastatic melanoma, 1 with metastatic renal cell carcinoma) were treated at one of the two Food and Drug Administration-approved doses of Denileukin Diftitox (seven patients at 9 microg/kg, six patients at 18 microg/kg). None of the patients experienced an objective clinical response. Foxp3 expression did not decrease significantly overall, although it did decrease minimally among patients receiving 18 microg/kg (-2.01+/-0.618 copies of Foxp3/10(3) copies of beta-actin; P=0.031). Denileukin Diftitox did not decrease the suppressive ability of CD4CD25 cells as quantified by an in vitro co-culture suppression assay. Furthermore, the increased numbers of lymphocytes in patients resulting from treatment with IL-2 were not susceptible to Denileukin Diftitox. Administration of Denileukin Diftitox does not appear to eliminate regulatory T lymphocytes or cause regression of metastatic melanoma.
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- Reprints: Steven A. Rosenberg, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., CRC, Rm. 3W-3940, Bethesda, MD 20892-1201, USA (e-mail: )
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Ratts R, Trujillo C, Bharti A, vanderSpek J, Harrison R, Murphy JR. A conserved motif in transmembrane helix 1 of diphtheria toxin mediates catalytic domain delivery to the cytosol. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:15635-40. [PMID: 16230620 PMCID: PMC1257389 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504937102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A 10-aa motif in transmembrane helix 1 of diphtheria toxin that is conserved in anthrax edema factor, anthrax lethal factor, and botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A, C, and D was identified by blast, clustal w, and meme computational analysis. Using the diphtheria toxin-related fusion protein toxin DAB(389)IL-2, we demonstrate that introduction of the L221E mutation into a highly conserved residue within this motif results in a nontoxic catalytic domain translocation deficient phenotype. To further probe the function of this motif in the process by which the catalytic domain is delivered from the lumen of early endosomes to the cytosol, we constructed a gene encoding a portion of diphtheria toxin transmembrane helix 1, T1, which carries the motif and is expressed from a CMV promoter. We then isolated stable transfectants of Hut102/6TG cells that express the T1 peptide, Hut102/6TG-T1. In contrast to the parental cell line, Hut102/6TG-T1 cells are ca. 10(4)-fold more resistant to the fusion protein toxin. This resistance is completely reversed by coexpression of small interfering RNA directed against the gene encoding the T1 peptide in Hut102/6TG-T1 cells. We further demonstrate by GST-DT140-271 pull-down experiments in the presence and absence of synthetic T1 peptides the specific binding of coatomer protein complex subunit beta to this region of the diphtheria toxin transmembrane domain.
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- Ryan Ratts
- Department of Medicine, Section of Molecular Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Schuerch DW, Wilson-Kubalek EM, Tweten RK. Molecular basis of listeriolysin O pH dependence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:12537-42. [PMID: 16105950 PMCID: PMC1194900 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0500558102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Listeriolysin O (LLO) is a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin that is an essential virulence factor of Listeria monocytogenes. LLO pore-forming activity is pH-dependent; it is active at acidic pH (<6), but not at neutral pH. In contrast to other pH-dependent toxins, we have determined that LLO pore-forming activity is controlled by a rapid and irreversible denaturation of its structure at neutral pH at temperatures >30 degrees C. Rapid denaturation is triggered at neutral pH by the premature unfolding of the domain 3 transmembrane beta-hairpins; structures that normally form the transmembrane beta-barrel. A triad of acidic residues within domain 3 function as the pH sensor and initiate the denaturation of LLO by destabilizing the structure of domain 3. These studies provide a view of a molecular mechanism by which the activity of a bacterial toxin is regulated by pH.
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- Daniel W Schuerch
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Cohen KA, Liu TF, Cline JM, Wagner JD, Hall PD, Frankel AE. Safety evaluation of DT388IL3, a diphtheria toxin/interleukin 3 fusion protein, in the cynomolgus monkey. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2005; 54:799-806. [PMID: 15614527 PMCID: PMC11034289 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-004-0643-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2004] [Accepted: 10/21/2004] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We developed a fusion toxin, DT388IL3, consisting of the catalytic and translocation domains of diphtheria toxin (DT388) linked to interleukin 3 (IL3) for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Our goal in this study was to estimate a range for the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and to evaluate the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) of DT388IL3 in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fasicularis), which possess cross-reactive IL3 receptors. In our previous study, we administered up to six infusions of DT388IL3 at 40, 60, or 100 microg/kg every other day to three pairs (one male monkey and one female monkey) of young adult monkeys. In five of six monkeys, results showed a dose-dependent increase in malaise and anorexia but no consistent abnormalities in serum chemistries or blood counts. There was no evidence of organ damage by blood tests or histopathology. However, the female treated at 100 microg/kg, died of moderate to severe vasculitis of multiple tissues. Based on these findings, this study repeated the 100 microg/kg group and added a group that received 150 microg/kg in an effort to confirm a dose response. Two female monkeys were treated with up to six infusions of DT388IL3 at 100 microg/kg or 150 microg/kg every other day. One additional female monkey was treated as a negative control. Monkeys in the 100 microg/kg group showed moderate malaise and anorexia, but no consistent abnormalities in blood counts or serum chemistries. Moderate elevations of liver enzymes were noted in the 150 microg/kg group in addition to severe malaise and anorexia. No significant findings were revealed at gross necropsy. The histopathological findings revealed regenerative myeloid hyperplasia and hepatic degeneration and regeneration in the 150 microg/kg group. Similar lesions of less severity were detected in the 100 microg/kg group. DT388IL3 plasma half-life was approximately 20 min with a peak concentration of approximately 2 microg/ml (30,000 pM). The IC50 for AML blasts in vitro was 6 pM. Collectively, our results suggest that DT388IL3 can be tolerated at doses up to 100 microg/kg in a nonhuman primate, which is higher than previously reported for other AML directed diphtheria toxin fusion proteins, and should in principle allow for dose escalation with reduced toxic side effects. Based on these findings a phase I clinical trial has recently been initiated with DT388IL3 for the treatment of AML.
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- Kimberley A Cohen
- Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Olson R, Gouaux E. Crystal Structure of the Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin (VCC) Pro-toxin and its Assembly into a Heptameric Transmembrane Pore. J Mol Biol 2005; 350:997-1016. [PMID: 15978620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pathogenic Vibrio cholerae secrete V. cholerae cytolysin (VCC), an 80 kDa pro-toxin that assembles into an oligomeric pore on target cell membranes following proteolytic cleavage and interaction with cell surface receptors. To gain insight into the activation and targeting activities of VCC, we solved the crystal structure of the pro-toxin at 2.3A by X-ray diffraction. The core cytolytic domain of VCC shares a fold similar to the staphylococcal pore-forming toxins, but in VCC an amino-terminal pro-domain and two carboxy-terminal lectin domains decorate the cytolytic domain. The pro-domain masks a protomer surface that likely participates in inter-protomer interactions in the cytolytic oligomer, thereby explaining why proteolytic cleavage and movement of the pro-domain is necessary for toxin activation. A single beta-octyl glucoside molecule outlines a possible receptor binding site on one lectin domain, and removal of this domain leads to a tenfold decrease in lytic activity toward rabbit erythrocytes. VCC activated by proteolytic cleavage assembles into an oligomeric species upon addition of soybean asolectin/cholesterol liposomes and this oligomer was purified in detergent micelles. Analytical ultracentrifugation and crystallographic analysis indicate that the resulting VCC oligomer is a heptamer. Taken together, these studies define the architecture of a pore forming toxin and associated lectin domains, confirm the stoichiometry of the assembled oligomer as heptameric, and suggest a common mechanism of assembly for staphylococcal and Vibrio cytolytic toxins.
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- Rich Olson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, 650 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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