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Suzuki K, Nojiri R, Matsusaki M, Mabuchi T, Kanemura S, Ishii K, Kumeta H, Okumura M, Saio T, Muraoka T. Redox-active chemical chaperones exhibiting promiscuous binding promote oxidative protein folding under condensed sub-millimolar conditions. Chem Sci 2024; 15:12676-12685. [PMID: 39148798 PMCID: PMC11323320 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02123a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Proteins form native structures through folding processes, many of which proceed through intramolecular hydrophobic effect, hydrogen bond and disulfide-bond formation. In vivo, protein aggregation is prevented even in the highly condensed milieu of a cell through folding mediated by molecular chaperones and oxidative enzymes. Chemical approaches to date have not replicated such exquisite mediation. Oxidoreductases efficiently promote folding by the cooperative effects of oxidative reactivity for disulfide-bond formation in the client unfolded protein and chaperone activity to mitigate aggregation. Conventional synthetic folding promotors mimic the redox-reactivity of thiol/disulfide units but do not address client-recognition units for inhibiting aggregation. Herein, we report thiol/disulfide compounds containing client-recognition units, which act as synthetic oxidoreductase-mimics. For example, compound βCDWSH/SS bears a thiol/disulfide unit at the wide rim of β-cyclodextrin as a client recognition unit. βCDWSH/SS shows promiscuous binding to client proteins, mitigates protein aggregation, and accelerates disulfide-bond formation. In contrast, positioning a thiol/disulfide unit at the narrow rim of β-cyclodextrin promotes folding less effectively through preferential interactions at specific residues, resulting in aggregation. The combination of promiscuous client-binding and redox reactivity is effective for the design of synthetic folding promoters. βCDWSH/SS accelerates oxidative protein folding at highly condensed sub-millimolar protein concentrations.
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- Koki Suzuki
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Koganei Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Koganei Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
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- Division of Molecular Life Science, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University Tokushima 770-8503 Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University Sendai Miyagi 980-8578 Japan
- Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University Sendai Miyagi 980-8577 Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University Sendai Miyagi 980-8578 Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University Sendai Miyagi 980-8578 Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-0810 Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University Sendai Miyagi 980-8578 Japan
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- Division of Molecular Life Science, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University Tokushima 770-8503 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Koganei Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC) Kanagawa 243-0435 Japan
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He Y, Takei T, Moroder L, Hojo H. Unexpected diselenide metathesis in selenocysteine-substituted biologically active peptides. Org Biomol Chem 2024. [PMID: 39028035 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00921e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Substitution of disulfide bonds with a diselenide bonds in peptides and proteins is an often-used strategy to increase the stability of naturally occurring peptides and proteins. In this paper, diselenide metathesis between model diselenide dimer peptides, as well as that in diselenide(s)-substituted biologically active peptides, were analyzed. Surprisingly, depending on the tertiary structure of the peptides, we observed that the metathesis reaction occurs under physiological conditions even in the absence of reducing agents, light and heating.
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- Ying He
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Bidooki SH, Navarro MA, Fernandes SCM, Osada J. Thioredoxin Domain Containing 5 (TXNDC5): Friend or Foe? Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:3134-3163. [PMID: 38666927 PMCID: PMC11049379 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46040197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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This review focuses on the thioredoxin domain containing 5 (TXNDC5), also known as endoplasmic reticulum protein 46 (ERp46), a member of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family with a dual role in multiple diseases. TXNDC5 is highly expressed in endothelial cells, fibroblasts, pancreatic β-cells, liver cells, and hypoxic tissues, such as cancer endothelial cells and atherosclerotic plaques. TXNDC5 plays a crucial role in regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and antioxidative stress. Its potential significance in cancer warrants further investigation, given the altered and highly adaptable metabolism of tumor cells. It has been reported that both high and low levels of TXNDC5 expression are associated with multiple diseases, such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, brain diseases, and infections, as well as worse prognoses. TXNDC5 has been attributed to both oncogenic and tumor-suppressive features. It has been concluded that in cancer, TXNDC5 acts as a foe and responds to metabolic and cellular stress signals to promote the survival of tumor cells against apoptosis. Conversely, in normal cells, TXNDC5 acts as a friend to safeguard cells against oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Therefore, TXNDC5 could serve as a viable biomarker or even a potential pharmacological target.
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- Seyed Hesamoddin Bidooki
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50013 Zaragoza, Spain; (S.H.B.); (M.A.N.)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM), Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, 64 000 Pau, France;
- MANTA—Marine Materials Research Group, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, 64 600 Anglet, France
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50013 Zaragoza, Spain; (S.H.B.); (M.A.N.)
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50013 Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, E-28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM), Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, 64 000 Pau, France;
- MANTA—Marine Materials Research Group, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, 64 600 Anglet, France
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50013 Zaragoza, Spain; (S.H.B.); (M.A.N.)
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón, CITA-Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50013 Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, E-28029 Madrid, Spain
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Guo S, Shen X, Chen X, Yu H, Han Y, Yan C, Shi Y, Hou H, Zhu S. Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed 1,2-Difunctionalization of 1,3-Dienes with Aryl Diselenides. J Org Chem 2023; 88:15969-15974. [PMID: 37903348 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Described herein is a photoinduced copper-catalyzed 1,2-difunctionalization of 1,3-dienes. The selenium atom radical was generated by the visible light irradiation of diselenides, triggering radical addition with 1,3-dienes to form allyl radical intermediate. Subsequent rapid Z/E isomerization allowed for thermodynamically favorable intermediate formation and enabled copper catalyzed stereoselective functionalization with various nucleophiles.
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- Shengkun Guo
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212005, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, P. R. China
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Song Z, Fan C, Zhao J, Wang L, Duan D, Shen T, Li X. Fluorescent Probes for Mammalian Thioredoxin Reductase: Mechanistic Analysis, Construction Strategies, and Future Perspectives. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:811. [PMID: 37622897 PMCID: PMC10452626 DOI: 10.3390/bios13080811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
Abstract
The modulation of numerous signaling pathways is orchestrated by redox regulation of cellular environments. Maintaining dynamic redox homeostasis is of utmost importance for human health, given the common occurrence of altered redox status in various pathological conditions. The cardinal component of the thioredoxin system, mammalian thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) plays a vital role in supporting various physiological functions; however, its malfunction, disrupting redox balance, is intimately associated with the pathogenesis of multiple diseases. Accordingly, the dynamic monitoring of TrxR of live organisms represents a powerful direction to facilitate the comprehensive understanding and exploration of the profound significance of redox biology in cellular processes. A number of classic assays have been developed for the determination of TrxR activity in biological samples, yet their application is constrained when exploring the real-time dynamics of TrxR activity in live organisms. Fluorescent probes offer several advantages for in situ imaging and the quantification of biological targets, such as non-destructiveness, real-time analysis, and high spatiotemporal resolution. These benefits facilitate the transition from a poise to a flux understanding of cellular targets, further advancing scientific studies in related fields. This review aims to introduce the progress in the development and application of TrxR fluorescent probes in the past years, and it mainly focuses on analyzing their reaction mechanisms, construction strategies, and potential drawbacks. Finally, this study discusses the critical challenges and issues encountered during the development of selective TrxR probes and proposes future directions for their advancement. We anticipate the comprehensive analysis of the present TrxR probes will offer some glitters of enlightenment, and we also expect that this review may shed light on the design and development of novel TrxR probes.
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- Zilong Song
- Natural Medicine Research & Development Center, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Z.S.); (C.F.); (L.W.)
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- Natural Medicine Research & Development Center, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Z.S.); (C.F.); (L.W.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; (J.Z.); (X.L.)
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- Natural Medicine Research & Development Center, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Z.S.); (C.F.); (L.W.)
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji 721013, China;
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- Natural Medicine Research & Development Center, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (Z.S.); (C.F.); (L.W.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China; (J.Z.); (X.L.)
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Okada S, Matsumoto Y, Takahashi R, Arai K, Kanemura S, Okumura M, Muraoka T. Semi-enzymatic acceleration of oxidative protein folding by N-methylated heteroaromatic thiols. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7630-7636. [PMID: 37476727 PMCID: PMC10355094 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01540h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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We report the first example of a synthetic thiol-based compound that promotes oxidative protein folding upon 1-equivalent loading to the disulfide bonds in the client protein to afford the native form in over 70% yield. N-Methylation is a central post-translational processing of proteins in vivo for regulating functions including chaperone activities. Despite the universally observed biochemical reactions in nature, N-methylation has hardly been utilized in the design, functionalization, and switching of synthetic bioregulatory agents, particularly folding promotors. As a biomimetic approach, we developed pyridinylmethanethiols to investigate the effects of N-methylation on the promotion of oxidative protein folding. For a comprehensive study on the geometrical effects, constitutional isomers of pyridinylmethanethiols with ortho-, meta-, and para-substitutions have been synthesized. Among the constitutional isomers, para-substituted pyridinylmethanethiol showed the fastest disulfide-bond formation of the client proteins to afford the native forms most efficiently. N-Methylation drastically increased the acidity and enhanced the oxidizability of the thiol groups in the pyridinylmethanethiols to enhance the folding promotion efficiencies. Among the isomers, para-substituted N-methylated pyridinylmethanethiol accelerated the oxidative protein folding reactions with the highest efficiency, allowing for protein folding promotion by 1-equivalent loading as a semi-enzymatic activity. This study will offer a novel bioinspired molecular design of synthetic biofunctional agents that are semi-enzymatically effective for the promotion of oxidative protein folding including biopharmaceuticals such as insulin in vitro by minimum loading.
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- Shunsuke Okada
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 2-24-16 Naka-cho Koganei Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 2-24-16 Naka-cho Koganei Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University Kitakaname Hiratsuka-shi Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University Kitakaname Hiratsuka-shi Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
- Institute of Advanced Biosciences, Tokai University Kitakaname Hiratsuka-shi Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
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- School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University 1 Gakuen Uegahara Sanda Hyogo 669-1330 Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 2-24-16 Naka-cho Koganei Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3-8-1 Harumi-cho Fuchu Tokyo 183-8538 Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology 3-2-1 Sakato, Takatsu-ku Kawasaki Kanagawa 213-0012 Japan
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Koyama Y, Kobayashi Y, Kobayashi H, Shimada S. Diverse Possibilities of Si-Based Agent, a Unique New Antioxidant. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12051061. [PMID: 37237927 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12051061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Antioxidant therapy is an effective approach for treating diseases in which oxidative stress is involved in the onset of symptoms. This approach aims to rapidly replenish the antioxidant substances in the body when they are depleted due to excess oxidative stress. Importantly, a supplemented antioxidant must specifically eliminate harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) without reacting with physiologically beneficial ROS, which are important to the body. In this regard, typically used antioxidant therapies can be effective, but may cause adverse effects due to their lack of specificity. We believe that Si-based agents are epoch-making drugs that can overcome these problems associated with current antioxidative therapy. These agents alleviate the symptoms of oxidative-stress-associated diseases by generating large amounts of the antioxidant hydrogen in the body. Moreover, Si-based agents are expected to be highly effective therapeutic drug candidates because they have anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and antioxidant effects. In this review, we discuss Si-based agents and their potential future applications in antioxidant therapy. There have been several reports of hydrogen generation from silicon nanoparticles, but unfortunately, none have been approved as pharmaceutical agents. Therefore, we believe that our research into medical applications using Si-based agents is a breakthrough in this research field. The knowledge obtained thus far from animal models of pathology may greatly contribute to the improvement of existing treatment methods and the development of new treatment methods. We hope that this review will further revitalize the research field of antioxidants and lead to the commercialization of Si-based agents.
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- Yoshihisa Koyama
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita 565-0871, Japan
- Addiction Research Unit, Osaka Psychiatric Research Center, Osaka Psychiatric Medical Center, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita 565-0871, Japan
- Addiction Research Unit, Osaka Psychiatric Research Center, Osaka Psychiatric Medical Center, Osaka 541-8567, Japan
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Narayan M. The Non-native Disulfide-Bond-Containing Landscape Orthogonal to the Oxidative Protein-Folding Trajectory: A Necessary Evil? J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:10273-10284. [PMID: 36472840 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c04648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Oxidative protein folding describes the process by which disulfide-bond-containing proteins mature from their ribosomal, fully reduced and unfolded, origins. Over the past 40 years, a number of exemplar proteins including bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNaseA), bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), and hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL), among others, have provided rich insight into the nature of the intermolecular interactions that drive the formation of the native, biologically active fold. In this Review Article, we revisit the oxidative folding process of RNase A with a focus on reconciling the role of non-native disulfide-bond-containing species that populate the oxidative folding landscape. Toward gaining such an understanding, we project the regeneration pathway onto a Cartesian coordinate system. This helps not only to recognize the magnitude of the seemingly "fruitless", non-native disulfide-bond-containing species that lie orthogonal to the "native-protein-forming" reaction progress but also to reconcile a role for their existence in the regenerative trajectory. Finally, we superimpose the folding funnel onto the regeneration trajectory to draw parallels between oxidative folders and conformational folders (proteins that lack disulfide bonds). The overall objective is to provide the reader with a semi-quantitative description of oxidative protein folding and the barriers to successful regeneration while underscoring a role of seemingly fruitless intermediates.
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- Mahesh Narayan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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Deng Y, Zeng X, Xu H, Liu J, Zhang J, Hu D, Xie J. Highly efficient synthesis of diselenides and ditellurides catalyzed by polyoxomolybdate-based copper. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj04560e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A polyoxomolybdate-based copper-catalyzed synthesis of diselenides and ditellurides from organic iodides and elemental selenium or tellurium in moderate to excellent yields is developed.
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- Yuanyuan Deng
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, P. R. China
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, P. R. China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
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Nishino H, Kitamura M, Okada S, Miyake R, Okumura M, Muraoka T. Cysteine-based protein folding modulators for trapping intermediates and misfolded forms. RSC Adv 2022; 12:26658-26664. [PMID: 36275147 PMCID: PMC9490518 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04044a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Folding is a key process to form functional conformations of proteins. Folding via on-pathway intermediates leads to the formation of native structures, while folding through off-pathways affords non-native and disease-causing forms. Trapping folding intermediates and misfolded forms is important for investigating folding mechanisms and disease-related biological properties of the misfolded proteins. We developed cysteine-containing dipeptides conjugated with amino acids possessing mono- and diamino-groups. In oxidative protein folding involving disulfide-bond formation, the addition of cysteine and oxidized glutathione readily promoted the folding to afford native forms. In contrast, despite the acceleration of disulfide-bond formation, non-native isomers formed in significantly increased yields upon the addition of the dipeptides. This study provides a molecular design of cysteine-based protein-folding modulators that afford proteins adopting non-native conformations through intermolecular disulfide-bond formation. Because of the intrinsic reversibility of the disulfide bonds upon redox reactions, the disulfide bond-based approach demonstrated here is expected to lead to the development of reversible methodologies for trapping transient and misfolded forms by intermolecular disulfide bond formation and restarting the folding processes of the trapped forms by subsequent cleavage of the intermolecular disulfide bonds. In this study, cysteine-containing dipeptides conjugated with amino acids possessing mono- and diamino-groups were developed as protein-folding modulators affording non-native forms through intermolecular disulfide-bond formation.![]()
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- Hayato Nishino
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-8-1 Harumi-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC), Kanagawa, 243-0435, Japan
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Upadhyay A, Kumar Jha R, Batabyal M, Dutta T, Koner AL, Kumar S. Janus -faced oxidant and antioxidant profiles of organo diselenides. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:14576-14594. [PMID: 34590653 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01565f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To date, organoseleniums are pre-eminent for peroxide decomposition and radical quenching antioxidant activities. On the contrary, here, a series of Janus-faced aminophenolic diselenides have been prepared from substituted 2-iodoaniline and selenium powder using copper-catalyzed methodology. Subsequently, condensation with substituted salicylaldehyde afforded the Schiff base, which on reduction, yielded the desired substituted aminophenolic diselenides in 72%-88% yields. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from oxygen gas by the synthesized aminophenolic diselenides was studied by analyzing the oxidation of dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) dye and para-nitro-thiophenol by fluorescence and UV-Visible spectroscopic methods. Furthermore, density functional theory calculations and crystal structure analysis revealed the role of functional amine and hydroxyl sites present in the Janus-faced organoselenium catalyst for the activation of molecular oxygen, where NH and phenolic groups bring the oxygen molecule close to the catalyst by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O intermolecular interactions. Additionally, these functionalities stabilize the selenium-centered radical in the formed transition states. Antioxidant activities of the synthesized diselenides have been explored as the catalyst for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide using benzenethiol sacrificial co-reductant by a well-established thiol assay. Radical quenching antioxidant activity was studied by the quenching of DPPH radicals at 516 nm by UV-Visible spectroscopy. The structure activity correlation suggests that the electron-rich phenol and electron-rich and sterically hindered selenium center enhance the oxidizing property of the aminophenolic diselenides. Janus-faced diselenides were also evaluated for their cytotoxic effect on HeLa cancer cells via MTT assay, which suggests that the compounds are effective at 15-18 μM concentration against cancer cells. Moreover, the combination with therapeutic anticancer drugs Erlotinib and Doxorubicin showed promising cytotoxicity at the nanomolar concentration (8-28 nM), which is sufficient to suppress the growth of the cancer cells.
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- Aditya Upadhyay
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Bhauri By-pass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Bhauri By-pass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Bhauri By-pass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Bhauri By-pass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Bhauri By-pass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Bhauri By-pass Road, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Mikami R, Tsukagoshi S, Arai K. Abnormal Enhancement of Protein Disulfide Isomerase-like Activity of a Cyclic Diselenide Conjugated with a Basic Amino Acid by Inserting a Glycine Spacer. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10111090. [PMID: 34827083 PMCID: PMC8615077 DOI: 10.3390/biology10111090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In a previous study, we reported that (S)-1,2-diselenane-4-amine (1) catalyzes oxidative protein folding through protein disulfide isomerase (PDI)-like catalytic mechanisms and that the direct conjugation of a basic amino acid (Xaa: His, Lys, or Arg) via an amide bond improves the catalytic activity of 1 by increasing its diselenide (Se–Se) reduction potential (E′°). In this study, to modulate the Se–Se redox properties and the association of the compounds with a protein substrate, new catalysts, in which a Gly spacer was inserted between 1 and Xaa, were synthesized. Exhaustive comparison of the PDI-like catalytic activities and E′° values among 1, 1-Xaa, and 1-Gly-Xaa showed that the insertion of a Gly spacer into 1-Xaa either did not change or slightly reduced the PDI-like activity and the E′° values. Importantly, however, only 1-Gly-Arg deviated from this generality and showed obviously increased E°′ value and PDI-like activity compared to the corresponding compound with no Gly spacer (1-Arg); on the contrary, its catalytic activity was the highest among the diselenide compounds employed in this study, while this abnormal enhancement of the catalytic activity of 1-Gly-Arg could not be fully explained by the thermodynamics of the Se–Se bond and its association ability with protein substrates.
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Mikami R, Tsukagoshi S, Oda Y, Arai K. S-Denitrosylase-like Activity of Cyclic Diselenides Conjugated with Xaa-His Dipeptide: Role of Proline Spacer as a Key Activity Booster. Chembiochem 2021; 23:e202100394. [PMID: 34350692 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This study developed dipeptide-conjugated 1,2-diselenan-4-amine (1), i.e., 1-Xaa-His, as a new class of S-denitrosylase mimic. The synthesized compounds, especially 1-Pro-His, remarkably promoted S-denitrosylation of nitrosothiols (RSNO) via a catalytic cycle involving the reversible redox reaction between the diselenide and its corresponding diselenol ([SeH,SeH]) form with coexisting reductant thiols (R'SH), during which the [SeH,SeH] form as a key reactive species reduces RSNO to the corresponding thiol (RSH). Structural analyses of 1-Pro-His suggested that the peptide backbone of [SeH,SeH] is rigidly bent to form a γ-turn, possibly including an NH···Se hydrogen bond between the imidazole ring of His and selenol group, thus stabilizing the [SeH,SeH] form thermodynamically, and dramatically enhancing the catalytic activity. Furthermore, the synthetic compounds were found to prohibit S-nitrosylation-induced protein misfolding in the presence of RSNO, eventually implying their potential as a drug seed for misfolding diseases caused by the dysregulation of the S-denitrosylation system.
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- Rumi Mikami
- Tokai University - Shonan Campus: Tokai Daigaku, Chemistry, Kitakaname, 259-1292, Hiratsuka-shi, JAPAN
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- Tokai University - Shonan Campus: Tokai Daigaku, Chemistry, Kitakaname, 259-1292, Hiratsuka-shi, JAPAN
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- Tokai University - Shonan Campus: Tokai Daigaku, Technology Joint Management Office, Kitakaname, 259-1292, Hiratsuka-shi, JAPAN
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- Tokai University, Chemistry, Kitakaname, 259-1292, Hiratsuka-shi, JAPAN
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Xu C, He Z, Yang H, Chen H, Zeng Q. FeCl3-catalyzed three-component aryl-selenylation of alkenes. Tetrahedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2021.132239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Conjugate of Thiol and Guanidyl Units with Oligoethylene Glycol Linkage for Manipulation of Oxidative Protein Folding. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040879. [PMID: 33562280 PMCID: PMC7915835 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Oxidative protein folding is a biological process to obtain a native conformation of a protein through disulfide-bond formation between cysteine residues. In a cell, disulfide-catalysts such as protein disulfide isomerase promote the oxidative protein folding. Inspired by the active sites of the disulfide-catalysts, synthetic redox-active thiol compounds have been developed, which have shown significant promotion of the folding processes. In our previous study, coupling effects of a thiol group and guanidyl unit on the folding promotion were reported. Herein, we investigated the influences of a spacer between the thiol group and guanidyl unit. A conjugate between thiol and guanidyl units with a diethylene glycol spacer (GdnDEG-SH) showed lower folding promotion effect compared to the thiol-guanidyl conjugate without the spacer (GdnSH). Lower acidity and a more reductive property of the thiol group of GdnDEG-SH compared to those of GdnSH likely resulted in the reduced efficiency of the folding promotion. Thus, the spacer between the thiol and guanidyl groups is critical for the promotion of oxidative protein folding.
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Arai K, Iwaoka M. Flexible Folding: Disulfide-Containing Peptides and Proteins Choose the Pathway Depending on the Environments. Molecules 2021; 26:E195. [PMID: 33401729 PMCID: PMC7794709 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the last few decades, development of novel experimental techniques, such as new types of disulfide (SS)-forming reagents and genetic and chemical technologies for synthesizing designed artificial proteins, is opening a new realm of the oxidative folding study where peptides and proteins can be folded under physiologically more relevant conditions. In this review, after a brief overview of the historical and physicochemical background of oxidative protein folding study, recently revealed folding pathways of several representative peptides and proteins are summarized, including those having two, three, or four SS bonds in the native state, as well as those with odd Cys residues or consisting of two peptide chains. Comparison of the updated pathways with those reported in the early years has revealed the flexible nature of the protein folding pathways. The significantly different pathways characterized for hen-egg white lysozyme and bovine milk α-lactalbumin, which belong to the same protein superfamily, suggest that the information of protein folding pathways, not only the native folded structure, is encoded in the amino acid sequence. The application of the flexible pathways of peptides and proteins to the engineering of folded three-dimensional structures is an interesting and important issue in the new realm of the current oxidative protein folding study.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitakaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan;
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Glutathione peroxidase-like functions of 1,2-diselenane-4,5-diol and its amphiphilic derivatives: Switchable catalytic cycles depending on peroxide substrates. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 29:115866. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Narayan M. Revisiting the Formation of a Native Disulfide Bond: Consequences for Protein Regeneration and Beyond. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25225337. [PMID: 33207635 PMCID: PMC7697891 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Oxidative protein folding involves the formation of disulfide bonds and the regeneration of native structure (N) from the fully reduced and unfolded protein (R). Oxidative protein folding studies have provided a wealth of information on underlying physico-chemical reactions by which disulfide-bond-containing proteins acquire their catalytically active form. Initially, we review key events underlying oxidative protein folding using bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A (RNase A), bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) and hen-egg white lysozyme (HEWL) as model disulfide bond-containing folders and discuss consequential outcomes with regard to their folding trajectories. We re-examine the findings from the same studies to underscore the importance of forming native disulfide bonds and generating a “native-like” structure early on in the oxidative folding pathway. The impact of both these features on the regeneration landscape are highlighted by comparing ideal, albeit hypothetical, regeneration scenarios with those wherein a native-like structure is formed relatively “late” in the R→N trajectory. A special case where the desired characteristics of oxidative folding trajectories can, nevertheless, stall folding is also discussed. The importance of these data from oxidative protein folding studies is projected onto outcomes, including their impact on the regeneration rate, yield, misfolding, misfolded-flux trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the cytoplasm, and the onset of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Mahesh Narayan
- The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas as El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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Tsukagoshi S, Mikami R, Arai K. Basic Amino Acid Conjugates of 1,2-Diselenan-4-amine with Protein Disulfide Isomerase-like Functions as a Manipulator of Protein Quality Control. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:2646-2652. [PMID: 32662226 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) can assist immature proteins to correctly fold by controlling cysteinyl disulfide (SS)-relating reactions (i. e., SS-formation, SS-cleavage, and SS-isomerization). PDI controls protein quality by suppressing protein aggregation, as well as functions as an oxidative folding catalyst. Following the amino acid sequence of the active center in PDI, basic amino acid conjugates of 1,2-diselenan-4-amine (1), which show oxidoreductase- and isomerase-like activities for SS-relating reactions, were designed as a novel PDI model compound. By conjugating the amino acids, the diselenide reduction potential of compound 1 was significantly increased, causing improvement of the catalytic activities for all SS-relating reactions. Furthermore, these compounds, especially histidine-conjugated one, remarkably suppressed protein aggregation even at low concertation (0.3 mM∼). Thus, it was demonstrated that the conjugation of basic amino acids into 1 simultaneously achieves the enhancement of the redox reactivity and the capability to suppress protein aggregation.
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- Shunsuke Tsukagoshi
- Department of Chemistry School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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Upadhyay A, Batabyal M, Kanika, Kumar S. Organoseleniums: Generated and Exploited in Oxidative Reactions. CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Aditya Upadhyay
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh India
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Arai K, Matsunaga T, Ueno H, Akahoshi N, Sato Y, Chakrabarty G, Mugesh G, Iwaoka M. Modeling Thioredoxin Reductase-Like Activity with Cyclic Selenenyl Sulfides: Participation of an NH⋅⋅⋅Se Hydrogen Bond through Stabilization of the Mixed Se-S Intermediate. Chemistry 2019; 25:12751-12760. [PMID: 31390113 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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At the redox-active center of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), a selenenyl sulfide (Se-S) bond is formed between Cys497 and Sec498, which is activated into the thiolselenolate state ([SH,Se- ]) by reacting with a nearby dithiol motif ([SHCys59 ,SHCys64 ]) present in the other subunit. This process is achieved through two reversible steps: an attack of a cysteinyl thiol of Cys59 at the Se atom of the Se-S bond and a subsequent attack of a remaining thiol at the S atom of the generated mixed Se-S intermediate. However, it is not clear how the kinetically unfavorable second step progresses smoothly in the catalytic cycle. A model study that used synthetic selenenyl sulfides, which mimic the active site structure of human TrxR comprising Cys497, Sec498, and His472, suggested that His472 can play a key role by forming a hydrogen bond with the Se atom of the mixed Se-S intermediate to facilitate the second step. In addition, the selenenyl sulfides exhibited a defensive ability against H2 O2 -induced oxidative stress in cultured cells, which suggests the possibility for medicinal applications to control the redox balance in cells.
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- Kenta Arai
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Kitalaname, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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Okada S, Matsusaki M, Arai K, Hidaka Y, Inaba K, Okumura M, Muraoka T. Coupling effects of thiol and urea-type groups for promotion of oxidative protein folding. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:759-762. [PMID: 30506074 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc08657e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Coupling of thiol and urea-type -NHC([double bond, length as m-dash]X)NH2 (X = O or NH) groups is effective in promoting oxidative protein folding. In particular, a thiol compound coupled with a guanidyl (X = NH) group significantly accelerates the rates of folding processes and enhances the yields of native proteins.
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- Shunsuke Okada
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
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Selenium-based catalysts, including organo- and inorganoselenium ones, in organic synthesis in the recent decade are reviewed.
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- Lixiong Shao
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Wenzhou University
- Chashan University Town
- Wenzhou
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Process
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200062
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Wenzhou University
- Chashan University Town
- Wenzhou
- P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Process
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China Normal University
- Shanghai 200062
- P. R. China
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Organoselenium chemistry has become an important tool in synthetic and medicinal chemistry.
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Arai K, Osaka Y, Haneda M, Sato Y. Cyclic telluride reagents with remarkable glutathione peroxidase-like activity for purification-free synthesis of highly pure organodisulfides. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00562e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cyclic tellurides enable rapid and quantitative oxidation of various organothiols through a GPx-like catalytic cycle in a biphasic microflow system.
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- Kenta Arai
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Tokai University
- Hiratsuka-shi
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Tokai University
- Hiratsuka-shi
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Tokai University
- Hiratsuka-shi
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Tokai University
- Hiratsuka-shi
- Japan
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trans-3,4-Dihydroxyselenolane oxide (DHSox), a water-soluble cyclic selenoxide reagent, is useful for rapid and quantitative formation of disulphide (SS) bonds in a reduced state of SS-containing proteins because the selenoxide is a strong but selective oxidant for thiol substrates (RSH) in a wide range of pH. Due to this advantage over common disulphide reagents, such as oxidized dithiothreitol (DTTox) and glutathione (GSSG), DHSox enables clear characterization of oxidative folding pathways of proteins. DHSox is also useful for facile diagnosis of weakly folded structure, or reactivity (i.e., pKa) of the thiols, present in a reduced polypeptide chain and the partially oxidized folding intermediates, identification of the key SS intermediates that can be oxidized directly to the native state, and preparation of SS-scrambled misfolded protein species. In this chapter, these diverse utilities of DHSox in protein folding study are demonstrated.
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- Kenta Arai
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Trentin I, Schindler C, Schulzke C. Crystal structures of 4,4'-(disulfane-1,2-diyl)bis(5-methyl-2 H-1,3-dithiol-2-one) and 4,4'-(diselanane-1,2-diyl)bis(5-methyl-2 H-1,3-dithiol-2-one). Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2018; 74:840-845. [PMID: 29951242 PMCID: PMC6002816 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989018007454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The two title compounds, C8H6O2S6 and C8H6O2S4Se2, are isotypic with very similar cell parameters. The complete mol-ecules constitute the asymmetric units, despite being chemically perfectly symmetric. The most prominant differences in the metrical parameters arise from the distinct sizes of sulfur and selenium in the dichalcogenide bridges, with C-S-S-C and C-Se-Se-C torsion angles of 70.70 (5) and 68.88 (3)°, respectively. The crystal packing is determined by weak non-classical hydrogen-bonding inter-actions. One carbonyl oxygen but not the other participates in C-H⋯O inter-actions zigzagging along the b axis, forming infinite chains. This is complemented by an intra-molecular C-H⋯S inter-action and further inter-molecular C-H⋯S (C-H⋯Se) inter-actions, resulting in a three-dimensional network. The inter-actions involving the bridging chalcogenides form chains protruding along the c axis.
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- Ivan Trentin
- Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald; Institut für Biochemie, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald; Institut für Biochemie, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald; Institut für Biochemie, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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