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Larpent P, Codan L, Bothe JR, Iuzzolino L, Pabit S, Gupta S, Fischmann T, Su Y, Reichert P, Stueber D, Cote A. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering as a Powerful Tool for Phase and Crystallinity Assessment of Monoclonal Antibody Crystallites in Support of Batch Crystallization. Mol Pharm 2024. [PMID: 38958508 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Crystalline suspensions of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have great potential to improve drug substance isolation and purification on a large scale and to be used for drug delivery via high-concentration formulations. Crystalline mAb suspensions are expected to have enhanced chemical and physical properties relative to mAb solutions delivered intravenously, making them attractive candidates for subcutaneous delivery. In contrast to small molecules, the development of protein crystalline suspensions is not a widely used approach in the pharmaceutical industry. This is mainly due to the challenges in finding crystalline hits and the suboptimal physical properties of the resulting crystallites when hits are found. Modern advances in instrumentation and increased knowledge of mAb crystallization have, however, resulted in higher probabilities of discovering crystal forms and improving their particle properties and characterization. In this regard, physical, analytical characterization plays a central role in the initial steps of understanding and later optimizing the crystallization of mAbs and requires careful selection of the appropriate tools. This contribution describes a novel crystal structure of the antibody pembrolizumab and demonstrates the usefulness of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) for characterizing its crystalline suspensions. It illustrates the advantages of SAXS when used to (i) confirm crystallinity and crystal phase of crystallites produced in batch mode; (ii) confirm crystallinity under various conditions and detect variations in crystal phases, enabling fine-tuning of the crystallizations for phase control across multiple batches; (iii) monitor the physical response and stability of the crystallites in suspension with regard to filtration and washing; and (iv) monitor the physical stability of the crystallites upon drying. Overall, this work highlights how SAXS is an essential tool for mAb crystallization characterization.
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- Patrick Larpent
- Department of Analytical Research and Development, MSD Werthenstein BioPharma GmbH, Industrie Nord 1, 6105 Schachen, Switzerland
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MSD Werthenstein BioPharma GmbH, Industrie Nord 1, 6105 Schachen, Switzerland
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- Department of Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Department of Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Department of Protein and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Protein and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Department of Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Department of Biologics Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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Martinez-Gonzalez JA, Nandi PK, English NJ, Gowen A. Vibrational Analysis of Hydration-Layer Water around Ubiquitin, Unpeeled Layer by Layer: Molecular-Dynamics Perceptions. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415949. [PMID: 36555590 PMCID: PMC9785973 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Classical molecular-dynamics simulations have been performed to examine the interplay between ubiquitin and its hydration-water sub-layers, chiefly from a vibrational-mode and IR viewpoint-where we analyse individual sub-layers characteristics. The vibrational Density of States (VDOS) revealed that the first solvation sub-shell indicates a confined character therein. For layers of increasing distance from the surface, the adoption of greater bulk-like spectral behaviour was evident, suggesting that vibrational harmonisation to bulk occurs within 6-7 Å of the surface.
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- José Angel Martinez-Gonzalez
- School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Moun Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QL, UK
- School of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.A.M.-G.); (N.J.E.)
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- School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
- Correspondence: (J.A.M.-G.); (N.J.E.)
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- School of Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 N2E5 Dublin, Ireland
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Yousefi R, Lynch GC, Galbraith M, Pettitt BM. Contributions of higher-order proximal distribution functions to solvent structure around proteins. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:104110. [PMID: 34525817 DOI: 10.1063/5.0062580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The proximal distribution function (pDF) quantifies the probability of finding a solvent molecule in the vicinity of solutes. The approach constitutes a hierarchically organized theory for constructing approximate solvation structures around solutes. Given the assumption of universality of atom cluster-specific solvation, reconstruction of the solvent distribution around arbitrary molecules provides a computationally convenient route to solvation thermodynamics. Previously, such solvent reconstructions usually considered the contribution of the nearest-neighbor distribution only. We extend the pDF reconstruction algorithm to terms including next-nearest-neighbor contribution. As a test, small molecules (alanine and butane) are examined. The analysis is then extended to include the protein myoglobin in the P6 crystal unit cell. Molecular dynamics simulations are performed, and solvent density distributions around the solute molecules are compared with the results from different pDF reconstruction models. It is shown that the next-nearest-neighbor modification significantly improves the reconstruction of the solvent number density distribution in concave regions and between solute molecules. The probability densities are then used to calculate the solute-solvent non-bonded interaction energies including van der Waals and electrostatic, which are found to be in good agreement with the simulated values.
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- Razie Yousefi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0304, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0304, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0304, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0304, USA
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Ramakrishnan S, Stagno JR, Magidson V, Heinz WF, Wang YX. Dependence of phase transition uniformity on crystal sizes characterized using birefringence. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2021; 8:034301. [PMID: 34235229 PMCID: PMC8248999 DOI: 10.1063/4.0000098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Solid-solid phase transitions (SSPTs) have been widely observed in crystals of organic or inorganic small-molecules. Although SSPTs in macromolecular crystals have been reported, the majority involve local atomic changes, such as those induced by changes in hydration. SSPTs driven by large conformational changes, however, can be more difficult to characterize since they often significantly disrupt lattice packing interactions. Such drastic changes make the cooperativity of molecular motion at the atomic level less easily achieved and more dependent on intrinsic properties of the crystal that define lattice order. Here, we investigate the effect of crystal size on the uniformity of SSPT in thin plate-like crystals of the adenine riboswitch aptamer RNA (riboA) by monitoring changes in crystal birefringence upon the diffusion of adenine ligand. The birefringence intensity is directly related to molecular order and the concurrent changes to polarizability of molecules that results from structural changes throughout the phase transition. The riboA crystals were loosely grouped into three categories (small, medium, and large) based on the surface area of the crystal plates. The time width of transition increased as a function of crystal size, ranging from ∼13 s for small crystals to ∼40 s for the largest crystal. Whereas the transitions in small crystals (<10 μm2) were mostly uniform throughout, the medium and large crystals exhibited large variations in the time and width of the transition peak depending on the region of the crystal being analyzed. Our study provides insight into the spatiotemporal behavior of phase transitions in crystals of biological molecules and is of general interest to time-resolved crystallographic studies, where the kinetics of conformational changes may be governed by the kinetics of an associated SSPT.
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- Saminathan Ramakrishnan
- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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- Optical Microscopy and Analysis Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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- Optical Microscopy and Analysis Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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Madsen JJ, Olsen OH. Conformational Plasticity-Rigidity Axis of the Coagulation Factor VII Zymogen Elucidated by Atomistic Simulations of the N-Terminally Truncated Factor VIIa Protease Domain. Biomolecules 2021; 11:549. [PMID: 33917935 PMCID: PMC8068379 DOI: 10.3390/biom11040549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The vast majority of coagulation factor VII (FVII), a trypsin-like protease, circulates as the inactive zymogen. Activated FVII (FVIIa) is formed upon proteolytic activation of FVII, where it remains in a zymogen-like state and it is fully activated only when bound to tissue factor (TF). The catalytic domains of trypsin-like proteases adopt strikingly similar structures in their fully active forms. However, the dynamics and structures of the available corresponding zymogens reveal remarkable conformational plasticity of the protease domain prior to activation in many cases. Exactly how ligands and cofactors modulate the conformational dynamics and function of these proteases is not entirely understood. Here, we employ atomistic simulations of FVIIa (and variants hereof, including a TF-independent variant and N-terminally truncated variants) to provide fundamental insights with atomistic resolution into the plasticity-rigidity interplay of the protease domain conformations that appears to govern the functional response to proteolytic and allosteric activation. We argue that these findings are relevant to the FVII zymogen, whose structure has remained elusive despite substantial efforts. Our results shed light on the nature of FVII and demonstrate how conformational dynamics has played a crucial role in the evolutionary adaptation of regulatory mechanisms that were not present in the ancestral trypsin. Exploiting this knowledge could lead to engineering of protease variants for use as next-generation hemostatic therapeutics.
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- Jesper J. Madsen
- Global and Planetary Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section for Metabolic Receptology, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3b, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Martínez-González JA, Nandi PK, English NJ, Gowen AA. Infrared spectra and density of states at the interface between water and protein: Insights from classical molecular dynamics. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mitusińska K, Raczyńska A, Bzówka M, Bagrowska W, Góra A. Applications of water molecules for analysis of macromolecule properties. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:355-365. [PMID: 32123557 PMCID: PMC7036622 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Water molecules maintain proteins' structures, functions, stabilities and dynamics. They can occupy certain positions or pass quickly via a protein's interior. Regardless of their behaviour, water molecules can be used for the analysis of proteins' structural features and biochemical properties. Here, we present a list of several software programs that use the information provided by water molecules to: i) analyse protein structures and provide the optimal positions of water molecules for protein hydration, ii) identify high-occupancy water sites in order to analyse ligand binding modes, and iii) detect and describe tunnels and cavities. The analysis of water molecules' distribution and trajectories sheds a light on proteins' interactions with small molecules, on the dynamics of tunnels and cavities, on protein composition and also on the functionality, transportation network and location of functionally relevant residues. Finally, the correct placement of water molecules in protein crystal structures can significantly improve the reliability of molecular dynamics simulations.
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- Tunneling Group, Biotechnology Centre, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 8, Gliwice, Poland
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Applications of X-ray Powder Diffraction in Protein Crystallography and Drug Screening. CRYSTALS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst10020054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Providing fundamental information on intra/intermolecular interactions and physicochemical properties, the three-dimensional structural characterization of biological macromolecules is of extreme importance towards understanding their mechanism of action. Among other methods, X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) has proved its applicability and efficiency in numerous studies of different materials. Owing to recent methodological advances, this method is now considered a respectable tool for identifying macromolecular phase transitions, quantitative analysis, and determining structural modifications of samples ranging from small organics to full-length proteins. An overview of the XRPD applications and recent improvements related to the study of challenging macromolecules and peptides toward structure-based drug design is discussed. This review congregates recent studies in the field of drug formulation and delivery processes, as well as in polymorph identification and the effect of ligands and environmental conditions upon crystal characteristics. These studies further manifest the efficiency of protein XRPD for quick and accurate preliminary structural characterization.
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Salinas-Garcia MC, Plaza-Garrido M, Alba-Elena D, Camara-Artigas A. Major conformational changes in the structure of lysozyme obtained from a crystal with a very low solvent content. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2019; 75:687-696. [PMID: 31702582 PMCID: PMC6839823 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x19013189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A new crystal form of lysozyme with a very low solvent content (26.35%) has been obtained in the orthorhombic space group P212121 (with unit-cell parameters a = 30.04, b = 51.68, c = 61.53 Å). The lysozyme structure obtained from these crystals does not show the typical overall fold. Instead, major conformational changes take place in some elements of the secondary structure and in the hydrophobic core of the protein. At the end of the central α-helix (α2), Glu35 is usually buried in the catalytic site and shows an abnormally high pKa value, which is key to the activity of the enzyme. The high pKa value of this glutamate residue is favoured by the hydrophobic environment, particularly by its neighbour Trp108, which is important for structural stability and saccharide binding. In this new structure, Trp108 shows a 90° rotation of its side chain, which results in the rearrangement of the hydrophobic core. Conformational changes also result in the exposure of Glu35 to the solvent, which impairs the catalytic site by increasing the distance between Glu35 and Asp52 and lowering the pKa value of the glutamate. Altogether, this new lysozyme structure reveals major conformational changes in the hydrophobic core and catalytic site that might play a role in the folding and bactericidal function of the protein.
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- M. Carmen Salinas-Garcia
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) and CIAMBITAL, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) and CIAMBITAL, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) and CIAMBITAL, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3) and CIAMBITAL, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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Wang X, Niu C, Bao M, Li Y, Liu C, Yun Z, Li Q, Wang J. Simultaneous enhancement of barley β-amylase thermostability and catalytic activity by R115 and T387 residue sites mutation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 514:301-307. [PMID: 31030939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.04.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To simultaneously increase the thermostability and catalytic activity of barley β-amylase. METHODS The amino acid sequences of various barley β-amylases with different enzyme properties were aligned, two amino acid residues R115 and T387 were identified to be important for barley β-amylase properties. R115C and T387V were then generated using site-directed and saturation mutagenesis. RESULTS R115C and T387V mutants increased the enzyme catalytic activity and thermostability, respectively. After combinational mutagenesis, the T50 value and t(1/2,60oC) value of R115C/T387V mutant reached 59.4 °C and 48.8 min, which were 3.6 °C higher and 29.5 min longer than those of wild-type. The kcat/Km value of mutant R115C/T387V were 59.82/s·mM, which were 54.7% higher than that of wild-type. The increased surface hydrophobicity and newly formed strong hydrogen bonds and salt bridges might be responsible for the enzyme thermostability improvement while the two additional hydrogen bonds formed in the active center may lead to the catalytic property enhancement. CONCLUSIONS The mutant R115C/T387V showed high catalytic activity and thermostability indicating great potential for application in industry.
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- Xueliang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Industrial Fermentation, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Chen C, Su L, Xu F, Xia Y, Wu J. Improved Thermostability of Maltooligosyltrehalose Synthase from Arthrobacter ramosus by Directed Evolution and Site-Directed Mutagenesis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:5587-5595. [PMID: 31016980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Maltooligosyltrehalose synthase (MTSase) is a key enzyme in trehalose production. MTSase from Arthrobacter ramosus has poor thermostability, limiting its industrial use. In this study, mutant G415P was obtained by directed evolution and S361R/S444E was subsequently generated based on a structure analysis of the region around G415. The t1/2 of G415P and S361R/S444E at 60 °C increased by 3.0- and 3.2-fold, respectively, compared with the wild-type enzyme. A triple mutant (G415P/S361R/S444E) was obtained through a combination of the above mutants, and its t1/2 significantly increased by 19.7-fold. Kinetic and thermodynamic stability results showed that the T50 and Tm values of the triple mutant increased by 7.1 and 7.3 °C, respectively, compared with those of the wild-type enzyme. When the triple mutant was used in trehalose production, the yield reached 71.6%, higher than the 70.3% achieved with the wild-type. Thus, the mutant has a potential application for industrial trehalose production.
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Trampari S, Valmas A, Logotheti S, Saslis S, Fili S, Spiliopoulou M, Beckers D, Degen T, Nénert G, Fitch AN, Calamiotou M, Karavassili F, Margiolaki I. In situ detection of a novel lysozyme monoclinic crystal form upon controlled relative humidity variation. J Appl Crystallogr 2018. [DOI: 10.1107/s1600576718013936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The effect of relative humidity (rH) on protein crystal structures, an area that has attracted high scientific interest during the past decade, is investigated in this study on hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) polycrystalline precipitates via in situ laboratory X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) measurements. For this purpose, HEWL was crystallized at room temperature and pH 4.5, leading to a novel monoclinic HEWL phase which, to our knowledge, has not been reported before. Analysis of XRPD data collected upon rH variation revealed several structural modifications. These observations, on a well-studied molecule like HEWL, underline not only the high impact of humidity levels on biological crystal structures, but also the significance of in-house XRPD as an analytical tool in industrial drug development and its potential to provide information for enhancing manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.
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Xu L, Wu YH, Zhou P, Cheng H, Liu Q, Xu XW. Investigation of the thermophilic mechanism in the genus Porphyrobacter by comparative genomic analysis. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:385. [PMID: 29792177 PMCID: PMC5966882 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4789-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Type strains of the genus Porphyrobacter belonging to the family Erythrobacteraceae and the class Alphaproteobacteria have been isolated from various environments, such as swimming pools, lake water and hot springs. P. cryptus DSM 12079T and P. tepidarius DSM 10594T out of all Erythrobacteraceae type strains, are two type strains that have been isolated from geothermal environments. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology offers a convenient approach for detecting situational types based on protein sequence differences between thermophiles and mesophiles; amino acid substitutions can lead to protein structural changes, improving the thermal stabilities of proteins. Comparative genomic studies have revealed that different thermal types exist in different taxa, and few studies have been focused on the class Alphaproteobacteria, especially the family Erythrobacteraceae. In this study, eight genomes of Porphyrobacter strains were compared to elucidate how Porphyrobacter thermophiles developed mechanisms to adapt to thermal environments. Results P. cryptus DSM 12079T grew optimally at 50 °C, which was higher than the optimal growth temperature of other Porphyrobacter type strains. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Porphyrobacter revealed that P. cryptus DSM 12079T formed a distinct and independent clade. Comparative genomic studies uncovered that 1405 single-copy genes were shared by Porphyrobacter type strains. Alignments of single-copy proteins showed that various types of amino acid substitutions existed between P. cryptus DSM 12079T and the other Porphyrobacter strains. The primary substitution types were changes from glycine/serine to alanine. Conclusions P. cryptus DSM 12079T was the sole thermophile within the genus Porphyrobacter. Phylogenomic analysis and amino acid frequencies indicated that amino acid substitutions might play an important role in the thermophily of P. cryptus DSM 12079T. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that major amino acid substitutional types, such as changes from glycine/serine to alanine, increase the frequency of α-helices in proteins, promoting protein thermostability in P. cryptus DSM 12079T. Hence, comparative genomic analysis broadens our understanding of thermophilic mechanisms in the genus Porphyrobacter and may provide a useful insight in the design of thermophilic enzymes for agricultural, industrial and medical applications. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-4789-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 310018, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. .,Ocean College, Zhejiang University, 316021, Zhoushan, People's Republic of China.
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Atakisi H, Moreau DW, Thorne RE. Effects of protein-crystal hydration and temperature on side-chain conformational heterogeneity in monoclinic lysozyme crystals. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2018; 74:264-278. [PMID: 29652254 PMCID: PMC5892876 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798318000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The modulation of main-chain and side-chain conformational heterogeneity and solvent structure in monoclinic lysozyme crystals by dehydration (related to water activity) and temperature is examined. Decreasing the relative humidity (from 99 to 11%) and decreasing the temperature both lead to contraction of the unit cell, to an increased area of crystal contacts and to remodeling of primarily contact and solvent-exposed residues. Both lead to the depopulation of some minor side-chain conformers and to the generation of new conformations. Side-chain modifications and main-chain r.m.s.d.s associated with cooling from 298 to 100 K depend on relative humidity and are minimized at 85% relative humidity (r.h.). Dehydration from 99 to 93% r.h. and cooling from 298 to 100 K result in a comparable number of remodeled residues, with dehydration-induced remodeling somewhat more likely to arise from contact interactions. When scaled to equivalent temperatures based on unit-cell contraction, the evolution of side-chain order parameters with dehydration shows generally similar features to those observed on cooling to T = 100 K. These results illuminate the qualitative and quantitative similarities between structural perturbations induced by modest dehydration, which routinely occurs in samples prepared for 298 and 100 K data collection, and cryocooling. Differences between these perturbations in terms of energy landscapes and occupancies, and implications for variable-temperature crystallography between 180 and 298 K, are discussed. It is also noted that remodeling of a key lysozyme active-site residue by dehydration, which is associated with a radical decrease in the enzymatic activity of lysozyme powder, arises due to a steric clash with the residue of a symmetry mate.
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- Hakan Atakisi
- Physics Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Physics Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Garajová K, Balogová A, Dušeková E, Sedláková D, Sedlák E, Varhač R. Correlation of lysozyme activity and stability in the presence of Hofmeister series anions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017; 1865:281-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Haj-Ahmad RR, Mamayusupov M, Elkordy EA, Elkordy AA. Influences of copolymers (Copovidone, Eudragit RL PO and Kollicoat MAE 30 DP) on stability and bioactivity of spray-dried and freeze-dried lysozyme. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2016; 42:2086-2096. [DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2016.1200068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Rita Rochdi Haj-Ahmad
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Well-Being, University of Sunderland, Sunderland Pharmacy School, Sunderland, UK
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- Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Well-Being, University of Sunderland, Sunderland Pharmacy School, Sunderland, UK
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Sanchez-Weatherby J, Moraes I. Crystal Dehydration in Membrane Protein Crystallography. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 922:73-89. [PMID: 27553236 PMCID: PMC6126552 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-35072-1_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Crystal dehydration has been successfully implemented to facilitate the structural solution of a number of soluble and membrane protein structures over the years. This chapter will present the currently available tools to undertake controlled crystal dehydration, focusing on some successful membrane protein cases. Also discussed here will be some practical considerations regarding membrane protein crystals and the relationship between different techniques in order to help researchers to select the most suitable technique for their projects.
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- Membrane Protein Laboratory, Diamond Light Source/Imperial College London, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire UK
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Moore DS, Hansen R, Hand SC. Liposomes with diverse compositions are protected during desiccation by LEA proteins from Artemia franciscana and trehalose. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:104-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Barman A, Smitherman C, Souffrant M, Gadda G, Hamelberg D. Conserved Hydration Sites in Pin1 Reveal a Distinctive Water Recognition Motif in Proteins. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 56:139-47. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Arghya Barman
- Departments
of Chemistry and ‡Biology and the §Centers for Diagnostics and Therapeutics and ∥Biotechnology
and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and ‡Biology and the §Centers for Diagnostics and Therapeutics and ∥Biotechnology
and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and ‡Biology and the §Centers for Diagnostics and Therapeutics and ∥Biotechnology
and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and ‡Biology and the §Centers for Diagnostics and Therapeutics and ∥Biotechnology
and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and ‡Biology and the §Centers for Diagnostics and Therapeutics and ∥Biotechnology
and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3965, United States
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Lee J, Maj M, Kwak K, Cho M. Infrared Pump-Probe Study of Nanoconfined Water Structure in Reverse Micelle. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:3404-3407. [PMID: 26278453 DOI: 10.1021/jz501737q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The influence of nanoconfinement on water structure is studied with time- and frequency-resolved vibrational spectroscopy of hydrazoic acid (HN3) encapsulated in reverse micelle. The azido stretch mode of HN3 is found to be a promising infrared probe for studying the structure and local hydrogen-bond environment of confined and interfacial water in reverse micelle due to its narrow spectral bandwidth and large transition dipole moment. The results show a clear separation between the core and shell spectral components, making it advantageous over the previously studied infrared probes. The measured vibrational lifetimes appear to be substantially different for the interfacial and bulk-like environments but show no remarkable size dependency, which indicates that water structures around this IR probe are distinctively different in the core and shell regions. The influence of local hydrogen bond network in the first and higher solvation shells on the vibrational dynamics of HN3 is further discussed.
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- Jooyong Lee
- †Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- §Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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- †Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
- ‡Multidimensional Spectroscopy Laboratory, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul 136-713, Korea
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Weichenberger CX, Rupp B. Ten years of probabilistic estimates of biocrystal solvent content: new insights via nonparametric kernel density estimate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:1579-88. [PMID: 24914969 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004714005550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The probabilistic estimate of the solvent content (Matthews probability) was first introduced in 2003. Given that the Matthews probability is based on prior information, revisiting the empirical foundation of this widely used solvent-content estimate is appropriate. The parameter set for the original Matthews probability distribution function employed in MATTPROB has been updated after ten years of rapid PDB growth. A new nonparametric kernel density estimator has been implemented to calculate the Matthews probabilities directly from empirical solvent-content data, thus avoiding the need to revise the multiple parameters of the original binned empirical fit function. The influence and dependency of other possible parameters determining the solvent content of protein crystals have been examined. Detailed analysis showed that resolution is the primary and dominating model parameter correlated with solvent content. Modifications of protein specific density for low molecular weight have no practical effect, and there is no correlation with oligomerization state. A weak, and in practice irrelevant, dependency on symmetry and molecular weight is present, but cannot be satisfactorily explained by simple linear or categorical models. The Bayesian argument that the observed resolution represents only a lower limit for the true diffraction potential of the crystal is maintained. The new kernel density estimator is implemented as the primary option in the MATTPROB web application at http://www.ruppweb.org/mattprob/.
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- Christian X Weichenberger
- Center for Biomedicine, European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC), Viale Druso 1, I-39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Forensic Crystallography, k.-k. Hofkristallamt, 991 Audrey Place, Vista, CA 92084, USA
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Haj-Ahmad RR, Elkordy AA, Chaw CS, Moore A. Compare and contrast the effects of surfactants (Pluronic®F-127 and Cremophor®EL) and sugars (β-cyclodextrin and inulin) on properties of spray dried and crystallised lysozyme. Eur J Pharm Sci 2013; 49:519-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Revised: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Different analytical approaches in assessing antibacterial activity and the purity of commercial lysozyme preparations for dairy application. Molecules 2013; 18:6008-20. [PMID: 23698052 PMCID: PMC6269954 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18056008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hen egg-white lysozyme (LSZ) is currently used in the food industry to limit the proliferation of lactic acid bacteria spoilage in the production of wine and beer, and to inhibit butyric acid fermentation in hard and extra hard cheeses (late blowing) caused by the outgrowth of clostridial spores. The aim of this work was to evaluate how the enzyme activity in commercial preparations correlates to the enzyme concentration and can be affected by the presence of process-related impurities. Different analytical approaches, including turbidimetric assay, SDS-PAGE and HPLC were used to analyse 17 commercial preparations of LSZ marketed in different countries. The HPLC method adopted by ISO allowed the true LSZ concentration to be determined with accuracy. The turbidimetric assay was the most suitable method to evaluate LSZ activity, whereas SDS-PAGE allowed the presence of other egg proteins, which are potential allergens, to be detected. The analytical results showed that the purity of commercially available enzyme preparations can vary significantly, and evidenced the effectiveness of combining different analytical approaches in this type of control.
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Pack SP, Kang TJ, Yoo YJ. Protein Thermostabilizing Factors: High Relative Occurrence of Amino Acids, Residual Properties, and Secondary Structure Type in Different Residual State. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 171:1212-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0195-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sukumar N. Crystallographic studies on B12 binding proteins in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Biochimie 2013; 95:976-88. [PMID: 23395752 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The X-ray crystal structures of several important vitamin B12 binding proteins that have been solved in recent years have enhanced our current understanding in the vitamin B12 field. These structurally diverse groups of B12 binding proteins perform various important biological activities, both by transporting B12 as well as catalyzing various biological reactions. An in-depth comparative analysis of these structures was carried out using PDB coordinates of a carefully chosen database of B12 binding proteins to correlate the overall folding of the molecule with phylogeny, the B12 interactions, and with their biological function. The structures of these proteins are discussed in the context of this comparative analysis.
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- Narayanasami Sukumar
- NE-CAT and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Building 436E, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
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Sinha SK, Bandyopadhyay S. Polar solvation dynamics of lysozyme from molecular dynamics studies. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:185102. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4712036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sinha SK, Bandyopadhyay S. Local heterogeneous dynamics of water around lysozyme: a computer simulation study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:899-913. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22575h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zeng G, Shou JJ, Li KK, Zhang YH. In-situ confocal Raman observation of structural changes of insulin crystals in sequential dehydration process. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2011; 1814:1631-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2011] [Revised: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Du Z, Guan YX, Yao SJ, Zhu ZQ. Supercritical fluid assisted atomization introduced by an enhanced mixer for micronization of lysozyme: Particle morphology, size and protein stability. Int J Pharm 2011; 421:258-68. [PMID: 22001535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Supercritical fluid assisted atomization introduced by hydrodynamic cavitation mixer (SAA-HCM) was used to produce lysozyme microparticles with controlled particle size distribution in the range for aerosol drug delivery. The process is based on the atomization effect of carbon dioxide. The solubilization of certain amount of carbon dioxide in the solution plays the key role and the HCM can intensify mass transfer between carbon dioxide and liquid feedstock greatly. Water was used as the solvent to solubilize lysozyme and thus no organic residual was detected. The influences of process parameters on particle formation were investigated including temperature in the precipitator, pressure and temperature in the mixer, concentration of the solution and feed ratio CO(2)/solution. The particles were characterized with respect to their morphologies and particle size: well defined, spherical and separated particles with diameters ranging between 0.2 and 5μm could be always produced at optimum operating conditions. Bio-activity assay showed that good activity maintenance of higher than 85% for lysozyme was usually achieved. Solid state characterizations were further performed to investigate the changes of lysozyme in the process. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated that no change in secondary structure had occurred for processed lysozyme. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the lysozyme particles produced remained similarly amorphous as the raw material. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry analysis revealed that there was no significant difference in water association but with the increase of water content after processing.
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- Zhe Du
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Arora A, Chandra NR, Das A, Gopal B, Mande SC, Prakash B, Ramachandran R, Sankaranarayanan R, Sekar K, Suguna K, Tyagi AK, Vijayan M. Structural biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins: The Indian efforts. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011; 91:456-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Kulp JL, Kulp JL, Pompliano DL, Guarnieri F. Diverse Fragment Clustering and Water Exclusion Identify Protein Hot Spots. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:10740-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ja203929x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- John L. Kulp
- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375-5342, United States
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- BioLeap, Inc., 238 West Delaware Avenue, Pennington, New Jersey 08534, United States
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- BioLeap, Inc., 238 West Delaware Avenue, Pennington, New Jersey 08534, United States
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- BioLeap, Inc., 238 West Delaware Avenue, Pennington, New Jersey 08534, United States
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02218, United States
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Sinha SK, Bandyopadhyay S. Differential flexibility of the secondary structures of lysozyme and the structure and ordering of surrounding water molecules. J Chem Phys 2011; 134:115101. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3560442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Babin V, Roland C, Sagui C. The α-sheet: A missing-in-action secondary structure? Proteins 2011; 79:937-46. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.22935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 10/26/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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van der Spoel D, Marklund EG, Larsson DSD, Caleman C. Proteins, Lipids, and Water in the Gas Phase. Macromol Biosci 2010; 11:50-9. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201000291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gupta V, Gupta RK, Khare G, Salunke DM, Surolia A, Tyagi AK. Structural ordering of disordered ligand-binding loops of biotin protein ligase into active conformations as a consequence of dehydration. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9222. [PMID: 20169168 PMCID: PMC2821413 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a dreaded pathogen, has a unique cell envelope composed of high fatty acid content that plays a crucial role in its pathogenesis. Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (ACC), an important enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction of fatty acid biosynthesis, is biotinylated by biotin acetyl-CoA carboxylase ligase (BirA). The ligand-binding loops in all known apo BirAs to date are disordered and attain an ordered structure only after undergoing a conformational change upon ligand-binding. Here, we report that dehydration of Mtb-BirA crystals traps both the apo and active conformations in its asymmetric unit, and for the first time provides structural evidence of such transformation. Recombinant Mtb-BirA was crystallized at room temperature, and diffraction data was collected at 295 K as well as at 120 K. Transfer of crystals to paraffin and paratone-N oil (cryoprotectants) prior to flash-freezing induced lattice shrinkage and enhancement in the resolution of the X-ray diffraction data. Intriguingly, the crystal lattice rearrangement due to shrinkage in the dehydrated Mtb-BirA crystals ensued structural order of otherwise flexible ligand-binding loops L4 and L8 in apo BirA. In addition, crystal dehydration resulted in a shift of approximately 3.5 A in the flexible loop L6, a proline-rich loop unique to Mtb complex as well as around the L11 region. The shift in loop L11 in the C-terminal domain on dehydration emulates the action responsible for the complex formation with its protein ligand biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP) domain of ACCA3. This is contrary to the involvement of loop L14 observed in Pyrococcus horikoshii BirA-BCCP complex. Another interesting feature that emerges from this dehydrated structure is that the two subunits A and B, though related by a noncrystallographic twofold symmetry, assemble into an asymmetric dimer representing the ligand-bound and ligand-free states of the protein, respectively. In-depth analyses of the sequence and the structure also provide answers to the reported lower affinities of Mtb-BirA toward ATP and biotin substrates. This dehydrated crystal structure not only provides key leads to the understanding of the structure/function relationships in the protein in the absence of any ligand-bound structure, but also demonstrates the merit of dehydration of crystals as an inimitable technique to have a glance at proteins in action.
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- Vibha Gupta
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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Nyambura BK, Kellaway IW, Taylor KMG. Insulin nanoparticles: stability and aerosolization from pressurized metered dose inhalers. Int J Pharm 2009; 375:114-22. [PMID: 19481697 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Revised: 03/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nanoparticles containing insulin have been produced by emulsification processes followed by freeze-drying. Purified nanoparticles were suspended in hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) 134a, using essential oils (cineole and citral) as suspension stabilizers to form pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) formulations. The retention of insulin integrity after formulation processing was determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results indicated that the native structure of insulin was retained after formulation processing. Aerosolization properties of the manufactured pMDI formulations were determined using a multi-stage liquid impinger. The results showed that the nanoparticles were suitable for peripheral lung deposition, with a fine particle fraction (FPF(<1.7 microm)) of approximately 45% (w/w). In conclusion, the pMDI formulations with nanoparticles containing insulin developed in this study have the potential to deliver protein therapeutics via inhalation for systemic action.
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- Bildad K Nyambura
- Pharmaceutics Department, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK
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Kaushal PS, Sankaranarayanan R, Vijayan M. Water-mediated variability in the structure of relaxed-state haemoglobin. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2008; 64:463-9. [PMID: 18540052 PMCID: PMC2496843 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309108013109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The crystal structure of high-salt horse methaemoglobin has been determined at environmental relative humidities (r.h.) of 88, 79, 75 and 66%. The molecule is in the R state in the native and the r.h. 88% crystals. At r.h. 79%, the water content of the crystal is reduced and the molecule appears to move towards the R2 state. The crystals undergo a water-mediated transformation involving a doubling of one of the unit-cell parameters and an increase in water content when the environmental humidity is further reduced to r.h. 75%. The water content is now similar to that in the native crystals and the molecules are in the R state. The crystal structure at r.h. 66% is similar, but not identical, to that at r.h. 75%, but the solvent content is substantially reduced and the molecules have a quaternary structure that is in between those corresponding to the R and R2 states. Thus, variation in hydration leads to variation in the quaternary structure. Furthermore, partial dehydration appears to shift the structure from the R state to the R2 state. This observation is in agreement with the earlier conclusion that the changes in protein structure that accompany partial dehydration are similar to those that occur during protein action.
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- Prem Singh Kaushal
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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Vijayalakshmi L, Krishna R, Sankaranarayanan R, Vijayan M. An asymmetric dimer of beta-lactoglobulin in a low humidity crystal form--structural changes that accompany partial dehydration and protein action. Proteins 2008; 71:241-9. [PMID: 17932936 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dimeric lactoglobulin molecules exist in the open conformation at basic pH, whereas they exist in the closed conformation at acidic pH, after undergoing the Tanford transition around neutral pH. Orthorhombic crystals consisting of molecules in the open conformation, grown close to neutral pH, undergo a water-mediated transformation when the relative humidity around the crystals is reduced. The two subunits in the dimer are related by a crystallographic twofold axis in the native crystals while the dimer is asymmetric in the low humidity form. Interestingly, one of the subunits in the dimer in the low humidity form is in an open conformation while the other is in a closed conformation. This is the first observation of such an asymmetric dimer. A hydrogen bond between the side chains of Gln35 and Tyr42 exists and the side chain of Glu89 is substantially buried in the closed subunit of the asymmetric unit, as in other structures with molecules in the closed conformation. However, the closure of the EF loop is not complete; its conformation can be described as half-closed. A comparison of different crystal structures of beta-lactoglobulin indicates that the conformation of the loops in the molecule is substantially influenced by other factors such as crystal packing, the pH, and the composition of the medium, while the change in the conformation of the EF loop follows the Tanford transition. The mutual disposition of the two subunits in the low humidity form is halfway between those in the open and closed structures. The present work further demonstrates that structural changes that occur during partial dehydration could mimic those that occur during the action of proteins.
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- L Vijayalakshmi
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Zhou XX, Wang YB, Pan YJ, Li WF. Differences in amino acids composition and coupling patterns between mesophilic and thermophilic proteins. Amino Acids 2007; 34:25-33. [PMID: 17710363 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0589-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2007] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Thermophilic proteins show substantially higher intrinsic thermal stability than their mesophilic counterparts. Amino acid composition is believed to alter the intrinsic stability of proteins. Several investigations and mutagenesis experiment have been carried out to understand the amino acid composition for the thermostability of proteins. This review presents some generalized features of amino acid composition found in thermophilic proteins, including an increase in residue hydrophobicity, a decrease in uncharged polar residues, an increase in charged residues, an increase in aromatic residues, certain amino acid coupling patterns and amino acid preferences for thermophilic proteins. The differences of amino acids composition between thermophilic and mesophilic proteins are related to some properties of amino acids. These features provide guidelines for engineering mesophilic protein to thermophilic protein.
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- X-X Zhou
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Malek K. Solute transport in orthorhombic lysozyme crystals: a molecular simulation study. Biotechnol Lett 2007; 29:1865-73. [PMID: 17641823 PMCID: PMC2045120 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9466-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2007] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Long-time equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations were performed to study the passage of a substrate, L: -arabinose, through nanopores of orthorhombic hen egg white lysozyme crystals. Cross-linked protein crystals (CLPC), as novel biological nanoporous media, consist of an extensive regular matrix of chiral solvent-filled nanopores via which ions and solutes, e.g. sugars and amino acids, travel in and out. We studied the diffusive motion of arabinose inside protein channels. The computed diffusion coefficients within the crystal were orders of magnitudes lower relative to the diffusion coefficient of the solute in water. This study is valuable for understanding the nature of solute-protein interactions and transport phenomena in CLPCs and provides an understanding of biocatalytic and bioseparation processes using CLPC.
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- Kourosh Malek
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran.
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Imai T, Hiraoka R, Kovalenko A, Hirata F. Locating missing water molecules in protein cavities by the three-dimensional reference interaction site model theory of molecular solvation. Proteins 2007; 66:804-13. [PMID: 17186526 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Water molecules confined in protein cavities are of great importance in understanding the protein structure and functions. However, it is a nontrivial task to locate such water molecules in protein by the ordinary molecular simulation and modeling techniques as well as experimental methods. The present study proves that the three-dimensional reference interaction site model (3D-RISM) theory, a recently developed statistical-mechanical theory of molecular solvation, has an outstanding advantage in locating such water molecules. In this paper, we demonstrate that the 3D-RISM theory is able to reproduce the structure and the number of water molecules in cavities of hen egg-white lysozyme observed commonly in the X-ray structures of different resolutions and conditions. Furthermore, we show that the theory successfully identified a water molecule in a cavity, the existence of which has been ambiguous even from the X-ray results. In contrast, we confirmed that molecular dynamics simulation is helpless at present to find such water molecules because the results substantially depend on the initial coordinates of water molecules. Possible applications of the theory to problems in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics are also discussed.
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- Takashi Imai
- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan.
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Tolleter D, Jaquinod M, Mangavel C, Passirani C, Saulnier P, Manon S, Teyssier E, Payet N, Avelange-Macherel MH, Macherel D. Structure and function of a mitochondrial late embryogenesis abundant protein are revealed by desiccation. THE PLANT CELL 2007; 19:1580-9. [PMID: 17526751 PMCID: PMC1913742 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.050104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Few organisms are able to withstand desiccation stress; however, desiccation tolerance is widespread among plant seeds. Survival without water relies on an array of mechanisms, including the accumulation of stress proteins such as the late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins. These hydrophilic proteins are prominent in plant seeds but also found in desiccation-tolerant organisms. In spite of many theories and observations, LEA protein function remains unclear. Here, we show that LEAM, a mitochondrial LEA protein expressed in seeds, is a natively unfolded protein, which reversibly folds into alpha-helices upon desiccation. Structural modeling revealed an analogy with class A amphipathic helices of apolipoproteins that coat low-density lipoprotein particles in mammals. LEAM appears spontaneously modified by deamidation and oxidation of several residues that contribute to its structural features. LEAM interacts with membranes in the dry state and protects liposomes subjected to drying. The overall results provide strong evidence that LEAM protects the inner mitochondrial membrane during desiccation. According to sequence analyses of several homologous proteins from various desiccation-tolerant organisms, a similar protection mechanism likely acts with other types of cellular membranes.
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- Dimitri Tolleter
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 1191, Physiologie Moléculaire des Semences, Université d'Angers/Institut National d'Horticulture/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Angers F-49045, France
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Forbes RT, Barry BW, Elkordy AA. Preparation and characterisation of spray-dried and crystallised trypsin: FT-Raman study to detect protein denaturation after thermal stress. Eur J Pharm Sci 2007; 30:315-23. [PMID: 17236751 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2006.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2006] [Revised: 10/15/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The production of stable protein formulations is difficult due to unique properties of proteins. Accordingly, spray drying and crystallisation techniques were assessed for their effects on trypsin, a model protein. Samples were investigated using polarising microscopy, thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), FT-Raman spectroscopy and enzymatic assay. Unprocessed, spray-dried and crystallised trypsin were evaluated in solution for secondary structure in low and high protein concentrations using aqueous state FT-Raman spectroscopy and for folding reversibility employing high sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry. Spray-dried trypsin showed FT-Raman spectral changes and less biological activity, after rehydration, compared with unprocessed and crystallised trypsin. Crystals maintained activity better than did the spray-dried form and retained a higher folding reversibility compared to unprocessed and spray-dried protein. Proteins may denature with structural changes under thermal stress and lose their activities. Thus, this research studied the effect of heating solid unprocessed, spray-dried and crystallised trypsin samples on their secondary structures, using FT-Raman spectroscopy, to identify the influence of the initial solid form on its propensity for thermal denaturation and whether this can be correlated with catalytic activity. DSC heated protein samples to two temperatures, one before the apparent denaturation temperature (T(m)) and the other after the T(m). Samples heated below their T(m) showed some perturbations of the secondary structure and some activity, whilst materials rose to the higher temperature were insoluble with complete loss of activity.
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- Robert T Forbes
- Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK
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Yamada M, Kondo Y, Akimoto K, Kabuto C, Hamada F. Supramolecular assembly based on p-sulfonatothiacalix[6]arene with sodium and water molecules. NEW J CHEM 2007. [DOI: 10.1039/b706891c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel secondary structure, the alpha-sheet, was identified through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of various proteins associated with amyloid diseases under amyloidogenic conditions. The structure was first predicted by Pauling and Corey, and it has been directly observed in crystal structures of "nonnatural peptides". There are occurrences of alpha-strands and alpha-sheets in the Protein Data Bank, but they are rare. We propose that alpha-sheet is formed during the conformational changes associated with amyloidosis and that it may represent the toxic conformer. Here, structural properties of the alpha-sheet, background information, and experimental support for this novel structure are presented. Finally we speculate about the possible role of this conformation in disease.
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- Valerie Daggett
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7610, USA
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Imai T, Kovalenko A, Hirata F. Hydration structure, thermodynamics, and functions of protein studied by the 3D-RISM theory. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/08927020600779376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cheng YC, Lobo RF, Sandler SI, Lenhoff AM. Kinetics and equilibria of lysozyme precipitation and crystallization in concentrated ammonium sulfate solutions. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 94:177-88. [PMID: 16570321 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The kinetics and thermodynamics of lysozyme precipitation in ammonium sulfate solutions at pH 4 and 8 and room temperature were studied. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) was used to characterize the structure of lysozyme precipitates. It was found that, if sufficient time was allowed, microcrystals developed following an induction period after initial lysozyme precipitation, even up to ionic strengths of 8 m and at acidic pH, where lysozyme is refractory to crystallization in ammonium sulfate. The full set of precipitation and crystallization data allowed construction of a phase diagram of lysozyme, showing the ammonium sulfate dependence. It suggests that precipitation may reflect a frustrated metastable liquid-liquid phase separation, which would allow this process to be understood within the framework of the generic phase diagram for proteins. The results also demonstrate that XRD, more frequently used for characterizing inorganic and organic polycrystalline materials, is useful both in characterizing the presence of crystals in the dense phase and in verifying the crystal form of proteins.
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- Yu-Chia Cheng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, 19716, USA
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Powers N, Jensen JH. Chemically accurate protein structures: validation of protein NMR structures by comparison of measured and predicted pKa values. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2006; 35:39-51. [PMID: 16791739 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-006-9003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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A new method is presented for evaluating the quality of protein structures obtained by NMR. This method exploits the dependence between measurable chemical properties of a protein, namely pKa values of acidic residues, and protein structure. The accurate and fast empirical computational method employed by the PROPKA program ( http://www.propka.chem.uiowa.edu) allows the user to test the ability of a given structure to reproduce known pKa values, which in turn can be used as a criterion for the selection of more accurate structures. We demonstrate the feasibility of this novel idea for a series of proteins for which both NMR and X-ray structures, as well as pKa values of all ionizable residues, have been determined. For the 17 NMR ensembles used in this study, this criterion is shown effective in the elimination of a large number of NMR structure ensemble members.
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- N Powers
- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA
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Tian F, Sane S, Rytting JH. Calorimetric investigation of protein/amino acid interactions in the solid state. Int J Pharm 2006; 310:175-86. [PMID: 16427224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2005] [Revised: 09/14/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Possible protein/amino acid interactions and the physical states of amino acids after freeze-drying have been studied using isoperibol calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Good linear correlations (R(2) = 0.99) between the enthalpies of solution and the percentage of antibody in all physical mixtures, as well as unchanging melting temperatures of amino acids for physical mixtures demonstrated that there is no interaction between the antibodies and amino acids studied upon physical mixing. On the other hand, positive deviations for antibody/histidine and antibody/arginine freeze-dried samples obtained from the isoperibol calorimetry results demonstrated that molecular level interactions, such as ion-dipole or electrostatic interactions or hydrogen bonding, occur between antibodies and histidine or arginine. The values of DeltaH(interaction) for antibody/histidine (1:1, w/w) and antibody/arginine (1:1, w/w) lyophilized samples were approximately 8 kJ/mol. These interactions were also confirmed by decreased and/or the disappearance of melting temperatures of the amino acids with DSC measurements. A negative deviation from linearity was detected for antibody/aspartic acid lyophilized samples which indicated partial amorphization of aspartic acid. No deviation from linearity as well as similar melting temperatures of antibody/glycine lyophilized samples indicated the absence of interactions between the antibodies and glycine upon freeze-drying.
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- Fei Tian
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 2095 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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Ruotolo BT, Giles K, Campuzano I, Sandercock AM, Bateman RH, Robinson CV. Evidence for Macromolecular Protein Rings in the Absence of Bulk Water. Science 2005; 310:1658-61. [PMID: 16293722 DOI: 10.1126/science.1120177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 467] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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We have examined the architecture of a protein complex in the absence of bulk water. By determining collision cross sections of assemblies of the trp RNA binding protein, TRAP, we established that the 11-membered ring topology of the complex can be maintained within a mass spectrometer. We also found that the binding of tryptophan enhances the stability of the ring structure and that addition of a specific RNA molecule increases the size of the complex and prevents structural collapse. These results provide definitive evidence that protein quaternary structure can be maintained in the absence of bulk water and highlight the potential of ion mobility separation for defining shapes of heterogeneous macromolecular assemblies.
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- Brandon T Ruotolo
- Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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