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Zhao Z, Laps S, Gichtin JS, Metanis N. Selenium chemistry for spatio-selective peptide and protein functionalization. Nat Rev Chem 2024; 8:211-229. [PMID: 38388838 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00579-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
Abstract
The ability to construct a peptide or protein in a spatio-specific manner is of great interest for therapeutic and biochemical research. However, the various functional groups present in peptide sequences and the need to perform chemistry under mild and aqueous conditions make selective protein functionalization one of the greatest synthetic challenges. The fascinating paradox of selenium (Se) - being found in both toxic compounds and also harnessed by nature for essential biochemical processes - has inspired the recent exploration of selenium chemistry for site-selective functionalization of peptides and proteins. In this Review, we discuss such approaches, including metal-free and metal-catalysed transformations, as well as traceless chemical modifications. We report their advantages, limitations and applications, as well as future research avenues.
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- Zhenguang Zhao
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
- Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
- The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Dardashti RN, Laps S, Gichtin JS, Metanis N. The semisynthesis of nucleolar human selenoprotein H. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12723-12729. [PMID: 38020378 PMCID: PMC10646972 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03059h] [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: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The human selenoprotein H is the only selenocysteine-containing protein that is located in the cell's nucleolus. In vivo studies have suggested that it plays some role in DNA binding, consumption of reactive oxygen species, and may serve as a safeguard against cancers. However, the protein has never been isolated and, as a result, not yet fully characterized. Here, we used a semi-synthetic approach to obtain the full selenoprotein H with a S43T mutation. Using biolayer interferometry, we also show that the Cys-containing mutant of selenoprotein H is capable of binding DNA with sub-micromolar affinity. Employing state-of-the-art expressed protein ligation (EPL), our devised semi-synthetic approach can be utilized for the production of numerous, hard-to-obtain proteins of biological and therapeutic relevance.
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- Rebecca Notis Dardashti
- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
- Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
- The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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Higashi S, Imamura Y, Kikuma T, Matoba T, Orita S, Yamaguchi Y, Ito Y, Takeda Y. Analysis of Selenoprotein F Binding to UDP-Glucose:Glycoprotein Glucosyltransferase (UGGT) by a Photoreactive Crosslinker. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200444. [PMID: 36219527 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In the endoplasmic reticulum glycoprotein quality control system, UDP-glucose : glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (UGGT) functions as a folding sensor. Although it is known to form a heterodimer with selenoprotein F (SelenoF), the details of the complex formation remain obscure. A pulldown assay using co-transfected SelenoF and truncated mutants of human UGGT1 (HUGT1) revealed that SelenoF binds to the TRXL2 domain of HUGT1. Additionally, a newly developed photoaffinity crosslinker was selectively introduced into cysteine residues of recombinant SelenoF to determine the spatial orientation of SelenoF to HUGT1. The crosslinking experiments showed that SelenoF formed a covalent bond with amino acids in the TRXL3 region and the interdomain between βS2 and GT24 of HUGT1 via the synthetic crosslinker. SelenoF might play a role in assessing and refining the disulfide bonds of misfolded glycoproteins in the hydrophobic cavity of HUGT1 as it binds to the highly flexible region of HUGT1 to reach its long hydrophobic cavity. Clarification of the SelenoF-binding domain of UGGT and its relative position will help predict and reveal the function of SelenoF from a structural perspective.
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- Sayaka Higashi
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, 981-8558, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, 560-0043, Japan.,RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan
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Takeda Y, Kikuma T. UDP-glucose:Glycoprotein Glucosyltransferase–Selenof Complex: A Potential Glycoprotein-folding Machine. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2022. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.2118.1j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Yoichi Takeda
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
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Takeda Y, Kikuma T. UDP-glucose:Glycoprotein Glucosyltransferase–Selenof Complex: A Potential Glycoprotein-folding Machine. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2022. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.2118.1e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yoichi Takeda
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
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