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Zhang J, Wang F, Yalamarty SSK, Filipczak N, Jin Y, Li X. Nano Silver-Induced Toxicity and Associated Mechanisms. Int J Nanomedicine 2022; 17:1851-1864. [PMID: 35502235 PMCID: PMC9056105 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s355131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nano silver is one of the most widely used engineering nanomaterials with antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. However, the widespread application of nano silver preparations in daily life raises concerns about public health. Although several review articles have described the toxicity of nano silver to specific major organs, an updated comprehensive review that clearly and systematically outlines the harmful effects of nano silver is lacking. This review begins with the routes of exposure to nano silver and its distribution in vivo. The toxic reactions are then discussed on three levels, from the organ to the cellular and subcellular levels. This review also provides new insights on adjusting the toxicity of nano silver by changing their size and surface functionalization and their combination with other materials to form a composite formulation. Finally, future development, challenges, and research directions are discussed.
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- Jing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Xiang Li, Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of TCM, Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, People’s Republic of China, Email
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Raj EN, Lin Y, Chen C, Liu K, Chao J. Selective Autophagy Pathway of Nanoparticles and Nanodrugs: Drug Delivery and Pathophysiological Effects. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202000085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Emmanuel Naveen Raj
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
- Center For Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio‐devices National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30068 Taiwan
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Kumari A, Sharma R, Shrivastava N, Somvanshi P, Grover A. Bleomycin modulates amyloid aggregation in β-amyloid and hIAPP. RSC Adv 2020; 10:25929-25946. [PMID: 35518630 PMCID: PMC9055351 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04949b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/06/2022] Open
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Aberrant misfolding and amyloid aggregation, which result in amyloid fibrils, are frequent and critical pathological incidents in various neurodegenerative disorders. Multiple drugs or inhibitors have been investigated to avert amyloid aggregation in individual peptides, exhibiting sequence-dependent inhibition mechanisms. Establishing or inventing inhibitors capable of preventing amyloid aggregation in a wide variety of amyloid peptides is quite a daunting task. Bleomycin (BLM), a complex glycopeptide, has been widely used as an antibiotic and antitumor drug due to its ability to inhibit DNA metabolism, and as an antineoplastic, especially for solid tumors. In this study, we investigated the dual inhibitory effects of BLM on Aβ aggregation, associated with Alzheimer's disease and hIAPP, which is linked to type 2 diabetes, using both computational and experimental techniques. Combined results from drug repurposing and replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that BLM binds to the β-sheet region considered a hotspot for amyloid fibrils of Aβ and hIAPP. BLM was also found to be involved in β-sheet destabilization and, ultimately, in its reduction. Further, experimental validation through in vitro amyloid aggregation assays was obtained wherein the fibrillar load was decreased for the BLM-treated Aβ and hIAPP peptides in comparison to controls. For the first time, this study shows that BLM is a dual inhibitor of Aβ and hIAPP amyloid aggregation. In the future, the conformational optimization and processing of BLM may help develop various efficient sequence-dependent inhibitors against amyloid aggregation in various amyloid peptides. Bleomycin acts as a dual inhibitor against both amyloid β and human islet amyloid polypeptide by binding to the β-sheet grooves considered as the amyloids hotspot.![]()
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- Anchala Kumari
- Department of Biotechnology
- Teri School of Advanced Studies
- New Delhi
- India
- School of Biotechnology
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- School of Biotechnology
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi
- India
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- Department of Biotechnology
- Teri School of Advanced Studies
- New Delhi
- India
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- School of Biotechnology
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi
- India
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Perera YR, Hill RA, Fitzkee NC. Protein Interactions with Nanoparticle Surfaces: Highlighting Solution NMR Techniques. Isr J Chem 2019; 59:962-979. [PMID: 34045771 PMCID: PMC8152826 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201900080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the last decade, nanoparticles (NPs) have become a key tool in medicine and biotechnology as drug delivery systems, biosensors and diagnostic devices. The composition and surface chemistry of NPs vary based on the materials used: typically organic polymers, inorganic materials, or lipids. Nanoparticle classes can be further divided into sub-categories depending on the surface modification and functionalization. These surface properties matter when NPs are introduced into a physiological environment, as they will influence how nucleic acids, lipids, and proteins will interact with the NP surface. While small-molecule interactions are easily probed using NMR spectroscopy, studying protein-NP interactions using NMR introduces several challenges. For example, globular proteins may have a perturbed conformation when attached to a foreign surface, and the size of NP-protein conjugates can lead to excessive line broadening. Many of these challenges have been addressed, and NMR spectroscopy is becoming a mature technique for in situ analysis of NP binding behavior. It is therefore not surprising that NMR has been applied to NP systems and has been used to study biomolecules on NP surfaces. Important considerations include corona composition, protein behavior, and ligand architecture. These features are difficult to resolve using classical surface and material characterization strategies, and NMR provides a complementary avenue of characterization. In this review, we examine how solution NMR can be combined with other analytical techniques to investigate protein behavior on NP surfaces.
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- Y Randika Perera
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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Plackal Adimuriyil George B, Kumar N, Abrahamse H, Ray SS. Apoptotic efficacy of multifaceted biosynthesized silver nanoparticles on human adenocarcinoma cells. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14368. [PMID: 30254325 PMCID: PMC6156419 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32480-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) especially silver (Ag) NPs have shown immense potential in medical applications due to their distinctive physio-chemical and biological properties. This article reports the conjugation of Ag NPs with Rubus fairholmianus extract. The modification of Ag NPs was confirmed using various physico-chemical characterization techniques. The cytotoxic effect of Rubus-conjugated Ag NPs (RAgNPs) was studied by LDH assay and proliferation by ATP assay. The apoptotic inducing ability of the NPs were investigated by Annexin V/PI staining, caspase 3/7 analysis, cytochrome c release, intracellular ROS analysis, Hoechst staining and mitochondrial membrane potential analysis using flow cytometry. The expression of apoptotic proteins caspase 3, Bax and P53 were analyzed using ELISA and caspase 3, Bax using western blotting. Cells treated with 10 µg/mL RAgNPs showed an increased number of cell death by microscopic analysis compared to untreated control cells. The RAgNPs induced a statistically significant dose-dependent decrease in proliferation (p < 0.001 for 5 and 10 µg/mL) and increased cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cells. A 1.83 fold increase in cytotoxicity was observed in cells treated with 10 µg/mL (p < 0.05) compared to the untreated cells. Nuclear damage and intracellular ROS production were observed upon treatment with all tested concentrations of RAgNPs and the highest concentrations (5 and 10 µg/mL) showed significant (p < 0.05, p < 0.01) expression of caspase 3, Bax and P53 proteins. The data strongly suggest that RAgNPs induces cell death in MCF-7 cells through the mitochondrial-mediated intrinsic apoptosis pathway. The present investigation supports the potential of RAgNPs in anticancer drug development.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa.,DST/CSIR National Centre for Nanostructured Materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa.,DST/CSIR National Centre for Nanostructured Materials, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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Senapati VA, Kansara K, Shanker R, Dhawan A, Kumar A. Monitoring characteristics and genotoxic effects of engineered nanoparticle-protein corona. Mutagenesis 2018; 32:479-490. [PMID: 29048576 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gex028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) possess different physical and chemical properties compared to their bulk counterparts. These unique properties have found application in various products in the area of therapeutics, consumer goods, environmental remediation, optical and electronic fields. This has also increased the likelihood of their release into the environment thereby affecting human health and ecosystem. ENPs, when in contact with the biological system have various physical and chemical interactions with cellular macromolecules including proteins. These interactions lead to the formation of protein corona around the ENPs. Consequently, living systems interact with the protein-coated ENP rather than with a bare ENP. This ENP-protein interaction influences uptake, accumulation, distribution and clearance and thereby affecting the cytotoxic and genotoxic responses. Although there are few studies which discussed the fate of ENPs, there is a need for extensive research in the field of ENPs, to understand the interaction of ENPs with biological systems for their safe and productive application.
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- Violet Aileen Senapati
- Division of Biological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, University Road, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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- Division of Biological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, University Road, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhavan, 31 Mahatma Gandhi Marg, PO Box 80, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhavan, 31 Mahatma Gandhi Marg, PO Box 80, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, University Road, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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Bortot A, Zanzoni S, D'Onofrio M, Assfalg M. Specific Interaction Sites Determine Differential Adsorption of Protein Structural Isomers on Nanoparticle Surfaces. Chemistry 2018; 24:5911-5919. [PMID: 29446497 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In biological systems, nanoparticles (NPs) elicit bioactivity upon interaction with proteins. As a result of post-translational modification, proteins occur in a variety of alternative covalent forms, including structural isomers, which present unique molecular surfaces. We aimed at a detailed description of the recognition of protein isomeric species by NP surfaces. The transient adsorption of isomeric ubiquitin (Ub) dimers by NPs was investigated by solution NMR spectroscopy. Lys63- and Lys48-linked Ub2 were adsorbed by large anionic NPs with different affinities, whereas the binding strength was similar in the cases of smaller particles. After the incorporation of paramagnetic tags into NPs, the observed site-resolved paramagnetic footprints provided a high-resolution map of the different protein surfaces binding to NPs. The approach described could be extended to further protein isoforms and more specialized NP systems to allow better control of the interactions between NPs and protein targets.
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- Andrea Bortot
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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Dal Cortivo G, Wagner GE, Cortelletti P, Padmanabha Das KM, Zangger K, Speghini A, Dell'Orco D, Meyer NH. Luminescent and paramagnetic properties of nanoparticles shed light on their interactions with proteins. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3420. [PMID: 29467422 PMCID: PMC5821874 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21571-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles have been recognized as promising tools for targeted drug-delivery and protein therapeutics. However, the mechanisms of protein-nanoparticle interaction and the dynamics underlying the binding process are poorly understood. Here, we present a general methodology for the characterization of protein-nanoparticle interaction on a molecular level. To this end we combined biophysical techniques including nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), circular dichroism (CD), resonance energy transfer (RET) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Particularly, we analyzed molecular mechanisms and dynamics of the interaction of CaF2 nanoparticles with the prototypical calcium sensor calmodulin (CaM). We observed the transient formation of an intermediate encounter complex involving the structural region linking the two domains. Specific interaction of CaM with CaF2 NPs is driven by the N-terminal EF-hands, which seem to recognize Ca2+ on the surface of the nanoparticle. We conclude that CaF2 NP-CaM interaction is fully compatible with potential applications in nanomedicine. Overall, the methods presented in this work can be extended to other systems and may be useful to quantitatively characterize structural and dynamic features of protein-NP interactions with important implications for nanomedicine and nano-biotechnology.
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- Giuditta Dal Cortivo
- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Biological Chemistry, Strada le Grazie 8, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona and INSTM, UdR Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstr. 28, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona and INSTM, UdR Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Biological Chemistry, Strada le Grazie 8, Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Human Medicine and Department of Neuroscience, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Str. 9-11, 26131, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Ortelli S, Costa A, Matteucci P, Miller MR, Blosi M, Gardini D, Tofail SAM, Tran L, Tonelli D, Poland CA. Silica modification of titania nanoparticles enhances photocatalytic production of reactive oxygen species without increasing toxicity potential in vitro. RSC Adv 2018; 8:40369-40377. [PMID: 35558206 PMCID: PMC9091411 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07374k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Titania (TiO2) nanoparticles were surface modified using silica and citrate to implement a ‘safe-by-design’ approach for managing potential toxicity of titania nanoparticles by controlling surface redox reactivity.
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- Simona Ortelli
- CNR-ISTEC
- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics – National Research Council of Italy
- I-48018 Faenza
- Italy
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- CNR-ISTEC
- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics – National Research Council of Italy
- I-48018 Faenza
- Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry
- University of Bologna
- 40136 Bologna
- Italy
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- Queen's Medical Research Institute
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh EH16 4TJ
- UK
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- CNR-ISTEC
- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics – National Research Council of Italy
- I-48018 Faenza
- Italy
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- CNR-ISTEC
- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics – National Research Council of Italy
- I-48018 Faenza
- Italy
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine
- Edinburgh EH14 4AP
- UK
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry
- University of Bologna
- 40136 Bologna
- Italy
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- Queen's Medical Research Institute
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh EH16 4TJ
- UK
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Nakasone MA, Lewis TA, Walker O, Thakur A, Mansour W, Castañeda CA, Goeckeler-Fried JL, Parlati F, Chou TF, Hayat O, Zhang D, Camara CM, Bonn SM, Nowicka UK, Krueger S, Glickman MH, Brodsky JL, Deshaies RJ, Fushman D. Structural Basis for the Inhibitory Effects of Ubistatins in the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway. Structure 2017; 25:1839-1855.e11. [PMID: 29153505 PMCID: PMC5731780 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The discovery of ubistatins, small molecules that impair proteasomal degradation of proteins by directly binding to polyubiquitin, makes ubiquitin itself a potential therapeutic target. Although ubistatins have the potential for drug development and clinical applications, the lack of structural details of ubiquitin-ubistatin interactions has impeded their development. Here, we characterized a panel of new ubistatin derivatives using functional and binding assays. The structures of ubiquitin complexes with ubistatin B and hemi-ubistatin revealed direct interactions with ubiquitin's hydrophobic surface patch and the basic/polar residues surrounding it. Ubistatin B binds ubiquitin and diubiquitin tighter than a high-affinity ubiquitin receptor and shows strong preference for K48 linkages over K11 and K63. Furthermore, ubistatin B shields ubiquitin conjugates from disassembly by a range of deubiquitinases and by the 26S proteasome. Finally, ubistatin B penetrates cancer cells and alters the cellular ubiquitin landscape. These findings highlight versatile properties of ubistatins and have implications for their future development and use in targeting ubiquitin-signaling pathways.
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- Mark A Nakasone
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Center for the Science of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, ENS Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Blanco J, Lafuente D, Gómez M, García T, Domingo JL, Sánchez DJ. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles in a human lung cancer cells: time- and dose-dependent influence over p53 and caspase-3 protein expression and epigenetic effects. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:651-666. [PMID: 27387714 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1773-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The present study was aimed at providing a better understanding of the influence of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the p53 tumor suppressor protein. Cell line A549 was exposed to a range of concentrations of AgNPs, and a time course (up to 72 h) of cell viability was determined. We also determined the time course of gene and protein expression of p53, p21, murine double minute 2 (MDM2) and caspase-3. The expression of all of these proteins was also determined after daily exposure of the cells to 10 µg/mL of AgNPs for 7 days, or after discontinuous exposure by treating the cells every 3 days, for 15 or 30 days. Moreover, epigenetic changes in the acetylation of the histone H3 protein and in global DNA methylation patterns were determined after 72 h of exposure. Results showed that daily exposure to low doses of AgNPs, or a single exposure to high concentrations for 72 h, decreased gene and protein expression of p53, p21, MDM2 and caspase-3 in A549 cells. In contrast, a discontinuous exposure to low doses or a single exposure to low concentrations for 72 h increased the levels of the active forms of p53 and caspase-3, as well as the p21 and MDM2 protein levels. In addition, exposure to high concentrations of AgNPs for 72 h induced higher levels of global DNA methylation and global histone H3 deacetylation in A549 cells. These results provide new information on the toxic action of AgNPs.
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- Jordi Blanco
- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
- Biochemistry Unit, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
- Biochemistry Unit, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorens 21, 43201, Reus, Catalonia, Spain.
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Mao BH, Tsai JC, Chen CW, Yan SJ, Wang YJ. Mechanisms of silver nanoparticle-induced toxicity and important role of autophagy. Nanotoxicology 2016; 10:1021-40. [DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2016.1189614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Bin-Hsu Mao
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan,
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan ROC,
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan ROC,
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- Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Ministry of Labor, Sijhih District, New Taipei City, Taiwan ROC,
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan ROC,
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan,
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, Wufeng District, Taichung City, Taiwan ROC,
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan ROC
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Ramalingam B, Parandhaman T, Das SK. Antibacterial Effects of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles on Surface Ultrastructure and Nanomechanical Properties of Gram-Negative Bacteria viz. Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:4963-4976. [PMID: 26829373 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Understanding the interactions of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with the cell surface is crucial for the evaluation of bactericidal activity and for advanced biomedical and environmental applications. Biosynthesis of AgNPs was carried out through in situ reduction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) by cell free protein of Rhizopus oryzae and the synthesized AgNPs was characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), ζ-potential analysis, and FTIR spectroscopy. The HRTEM measurement confirmed the formation of 7.1 ± 1.2 nm AgNPs, whereas DLS study demonstrated average hydrodynamic size of AgNPs as 9.1 ± 1.6 nm. The antibacterial activity of the biosynthesized AgNPs (ζ = -17.1 ± 1.2 mV) was evaluated against Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The results showed that AgNPs exhibited concentration dependent antibacterial activity and 100% killing of E. coli and P. aeruginosa achieved when the cells were treated with 4.5 and 2.7 μg/mL AgNPs, respectively for 4 h. Furthermore, the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production suppressed the antioxidant defense and exerted mechanical damage to the membrane. AgNPs also induced surface charge neutralization and altered of the cell membrane permeability causing nonviability of the cells. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies depicted alteration of ultrastructural and nanomechanical properties of the cell surface following interaction with AgNPs, whereas FTIR spectroscopic analysis demonstrated that cell membrane of the treated cells underwent an order-to-disorder transition during the killing process and chemical composition of the cell membrane including fatty acids, proteins, and carbohydrates was decomposed following interaction with AgNPs.
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- Baskaran Ramalingam
- Bioproducts Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) , Chennai 600020, India
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- Bioproducts Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) , Chennai 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , New Delhi 110001, India
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- Bioproducts Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) , Chennai 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , New Delhi 110001, India
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Zanzoni S, Pedroni M, D'Onofrio M, Speghini A, Assfalg M. Paramagnetic Nanoparticles Leave Their Mark on Nuclear Spins of Transiently Adsorbed Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 138:72-5. [PMID: 26683352 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The successful application of nanomaterials in biosciences necessitates an in-depth understanding of how they interface with biomolecules. Transient associations of proteins with nanoparticles (NPs) are accessible by solution NMR spectroscopy, albeit with some limitations. The incorporation of paramagnetic centers into NPs offers new opportunities to explore bio-nano interfaces. We propose NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement as a new tool to detect NP-binding surfaces on proteins with increased sensitivity, also extending the applicability of NMR investigations to heterogeneous biomolecular mixtures. The adsorption of ubiquitin on gadolinium-doped fluoride-based NPs produced residue-specific NMR line-broadening effects mapping to a contiguous area on the surface of the protein. Importantly, an identical paramagnetic fingerprint was observed in the presence of a competing protein-protein association equilibrium, exemplifying possible interactions taking place in crowded biological media. The interaction was further characterized using isothermal titration calorimetry and upconversion emission measurements. The data indicate that the used fluoride-based NPs are not biologically inert but rather are capable of biomolecular recognition.
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- Serena Zanzoni
- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona , 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona and INSTM , 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona , 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona and INSTM , 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona , 37134 Verona, Italy
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Brahmkhatri VP, Chandra K, Dubey A, Atreya HS. An ultrastable conjugate of silver nanoparticles and protein formed through weak interactions. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:12921-12931. [PMID: 26166696 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr03047a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In recent years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted significant attention owing to their unique physicochemical, optical, conductive and antimicrobial properties. One of the properties of AgNPs which is crucial for all applications is their stability. In the present study we unravel a mechanism through which silver nanoparticles are rendered ultrastable in an aqueous solution in complex with the protein ubiquitin (Ubq). This involves a dynamic and reversible association and dissociation of ubiquitin from the surface of AgNP. The exchange occurs at a rate much greater than 25 s(-1) implying a residence time of <40 ms for the protein. The AgNP-Ubq complex remains stable for months due to steric stabilization over a wide pH range compared to unconjugated AgNPs. NMR studies reveal that the protein molecules bind reversibly to AgNP with an approximate dissociation constant of 55 μM and undergo fast exchange. At pH > 4 the positively charged surface of the protein comes in contact with the citrate capped AgNP surface. Further, NMR relaxation-based experiments suggest that in addition to the dynamic exchange, a conformational rearrangement of the protein takes place upon binding to AgNP. The ultrastability of the AgNP-Ubq complex was found to be useful for its anti-microbial activity, which allowed the recycling of this complex multiple times without the loss of stability. Altogether, the study provides new insights into the mechanism of protein-silver nanoparticle interactions and opens up new avenues for its application in a wide range of systems.
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Sharma HS, Muresanu DF, Lafuente JV, Sjöquist PO, Patnaik R, Sharma A. Nanoparticles Exacerbate Both Ubiquitin and Heat Shock Protein Expressions in Spinal Cord Injury: Neuroprotective Effects of the Proteasome Inhibitor Carfilzomib and the Antioxidant Compound H-290/51. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 52:882-98. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9297-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The study of transient protein-nanoparticle interactions by solution NMR spectroscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2015; 1864:102-14. [PMID: 25936778 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The rapid development of novel nanoscale materials for applications in biomedicine urges an improved characterization of the nanobio interfaces. Nanoparticles exhibit unique structures and properties, often different from the corresponding bulk materials, and the nature of their interactions with biological systems remains poorly characterized. Solution NMR spectroscopy is a mature technique for the investigation of biomolecular structure, dynamics, and intermolecular associations, however its use in protein-nanoparticle interaction studies remains scarce and highly challenging, particularly due to unfavorable hydrodynamic properties of most nanoscale assemblies. Nonetheless, recent efforts demonstrated that a number of NMR observables, such as chemical shifts, signal intensities, amide exchange rates and relaxation parameters, together with newly designed saturation transfer experiments, could be successfully employed to characterize the orientation, structure and dynamics of proteins adsorbed onto nanoparticle surfaces. This review provides the first survey and critical assessment of the contributions from solution NMR spectroscopy to the study of transient interactions between proteins and both inorganic (gold, silver, and silica) and organic (polymer, carbon and lipid based) nanoparticles. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Physiological Enzymology and Protein Functions.
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Zanzoni S, Ceccon A, Assfalg M, Singh RK, Fushman D, D'Onofrio M. Polyhydroxylated [60]fullerene binds specifically to functional recognition sites on a monomeric and a dimeric ubiquitin. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:7197-205. [PMID: 25811293 PMCID: PMC4443925 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00539f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in biomedical applications requires an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms by which NPs interact with biomolecules. NPs associating with proteins may interfere with protein-protein interactions and affect cellular communication pathways, however the impact of NPs on biomolecular recognition remains poorly characterized. In this respect, particularly relevant is the study of NP-induced functional perturbations of proteins implicated in the regulation of key biochemical pathways. Ubiquitin (Ub) is a prototypical protein post-translational modifier playing a central role in numerous essential biological processes. To contribute to the understanding of the interactions between this universally distributed biomacromolecule and NPs, we investigated the adsorption of polyhydroxylated [60]fullerene on monomeric Ub and on a minimal polyubiquitin chain in vitro at atomic resolution. Site-resolved chemical shift and intensity perturbations of Ub's NMR signals, together with (15)N spin relaxation rate changes, exchange saturation transfer effects, and fluorescence quenching data were consistent with the reversible formation of soluble aggregates incorporating fullerenol clusters. The specific interaction epitopes were identified, coincident with functional recognition sites in a monomeric and lysine48-linked dimeric Ub. Fullerenol appeared to target the open state of the dynamic structure of a dimeric Ub according to a conformational selection mechanism. Importantly, the protein-NP association prevented the enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of polyubiquitin chains. Our findings provide an experiment-based insight into protein/fullerenol recognition, with implications in functional biomolecular communication, including regulatory protein turnover, and for the opportunity of therapeutic intervention in Ub-dependent cellular pathways.
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- Serena Zanzoni
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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Tavanti F, Pedone A, Menziani MC. A closer look into the ubiquitin corona on gold nanoparticles by computational studies. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj01752h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Course-grained simulations studies showed environmental-dependency of the mechanism of ubiquitin corona formation on gold nanoparticles and ubiquitin binding modalities, and a nanoparticle size-dependency of ubiquitin conformational changes and aggregation propensity.
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- Francesco Tavanti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche
- Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- Modena
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche
- Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- Modena
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche
- Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- Modena
- Italy
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