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Nieto-Fabregat F, Lenza MP, Marseglia A, Di Carluccio C, Molinaro A, Silipo A, Marchetti R. Computational toolbox for the analysis of protein-glycan interactions. Beilstein J Org Chem 2024; 20:2084-2107. [PMID: 39189002 PMCID: PMC11346309 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.20.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Protein-glycan interactions play pivotal roles in numerous biological processes, ranging from cellular recognition to immune response modulation. Understanding the intricate details of these interactions is crucial for deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying various physiological and pathological conditions. Computational techniques have emerged as powerful tools that can help in drawing, building and visualising complex biomolecules and provide insights into their dynamic behaviour at atomic and molecular levels. This review provides an overview of the main computational tools useful for studying biomolecular systems, particularly glycans, both in free state and in complex with proteins, also with reference to the principles, methodologies, and applications of all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. Herein, we focused on the programs that are generally employed for preparing protein and glycan input files to execute molecular dynamics simulations and analyse the corresponding results. The presented computational toolbox represents a valuable resource for researchers studying protein-glycan interactions and incorporates advanced computational methods for building, visualising and predicting protein/glycan structures, modelling protein-ligand complexes, and analyse MD outcomes. Moreover, selected case studies have been reported to highlight the importance of computational tools in studying protein-glycan systems, revealing the capability of these tools to provide valuable insights into the binding kinetics, energetics, and structural determinants that govern specific molecular interactions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ferran Nieto-Fabregat
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Italy
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Zhang D, Xie J, Sun F, Xu R, Liu W, Xu J, Huang X, Zhang G. Pharmacological suppression of HHLA2 glycosylation restores anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer. Cancer Lett 2024; 589:216819. [PMID: 38522775 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Immunotherapy aimed at inhibiting the negative co-stimulatory molecule programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has limited effectiveness, with clinical response rates remaining below 10%-15%. Therefore, new immune checkpoints need to be explored. Our study focused on human endogenous retrovirus H long terminal repeat-associating protein 2 (HHLA2), a highly glycosylated member of the B7 family that is widely expressed in colorectal cancer. HHLA2 expression negatively correlates with the prognosis of colorectal cancer. Glycosylation of HHLA2, which is regulated by the glycosyltransferase STT3 oligosaccharyltransferase complex catalytic subunit A (STT3A), is crucial for protein stability and expression in cell membranes. Additionally, the binding of HHLA2 to the receptors killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor, three immunoglobulin domains and long cytoplasmic tail 3 (KIR3DL3) and transmembrane and immunoglobulin (Ig) domain containing 2 (TMIGD2) is dependent on N-glycosylation. Moreover, N-glycosylation of HHLA2 promotes immune evasion in colorectal cancer by suppressing the immune response of NK cells. Notably, the STT3A inhibitor NGI-1 enhances the anti-tumor immune response of NK cells. Our findings provide new insights and a molecular basis for targeting HHLA2 in immunotherapy for colorectal cancer.
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- Dongze Zhang
- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China.
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, Suzhou, 215000, China.
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Fontana C, de Meirelles JL, Verli H. Theoretical models of staurosporine and analogs uncover detailed structural information in biological solution. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 126:108653. [PMID: 37922640 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Staurosporine and its analogs (STA-analogs) are indolocarbazoles (ICZs) compounds able to inhibit kinase proteins in a non-specific way, while present antimicrobial and cytostatic properties. The knowledge of molecular features associated to the complexation, including the ligand shape in solution and thermodynamics of complexation, is substantial to the development of new bioactive ICZs with improved therapeutic properties. In this context, the empirical approach of GROMOS force field is able to accurately reproduce condensed phase physicochemical properties of molecular systems after parameterization. Hence, through parameterization under GROMOS force field and molecular simulations, we assessed STA-analogs dynamics in aqueous solution, as well as its interaction with water to probe conformational and structural features involved in complexation to therapeutic targets. The coexistence of multiple conformers observed in simulations, and confirmed by metadynamics calculations, expanding the conformational space knowledge of these ligands with potential implications in understanding the ligand conformational selection during complexation. Also, changes in availability to H-bonding concerning the different substituents and water can reflect on effects at complexation free energy due to variation at the desolvation energetic costs. Based on these results, we expect the obtained structural data provide systemic framework for rational chemical modification of STA-analogs.
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- Crisciele Fontana
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Biotecnologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 (Caixa Postal 15005), Porto Alegre, CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Biotecnologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 (Caixa Postal 15005), Porto Alegre, CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Biotecnologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 (Caixa Postal 15005), Porto Alegre, CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil.
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Guvench O. Atomic-Resolution Experimental Structural Biology and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hyaluronan and Its Complexes. Molecules 2022; 27:7276. [PMID: 36364098 PMCID: PMC9658939 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2023] Open
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This review summarizes the atomic-resolution structural biology of hyaluronan and its complexes available in the Protein Data Bank, as well as published studies of atomic-resolution explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations on these and other hyaluronan and hyaluronan-containing systems. Advances in accurate molecular mechanics force fields, simulation methods and software, and computer hardware have supported a recent flourish in such simulations, such that the simulation publications now outnumber the structural biology publications by an order of magnitude. In addition to supplementing the experimental structural biology with computed dynamic and thermodynamic information, the molecular dynamics studies provide a wealth of atomic-resolution information on hyaluronan-containing systems for which there is no atomic-resolution structural biology either available or possible. Examples of these summarized in this review include hyaluronan pairing with other hyaluronan molecules and glycosaminoglycans, with ions, with proteins and peptides, with lipids, and with drugs and drug-like molecules. Despite limitations imposed by present-day computing resources on system size and simulation timescale, atomic-resolution explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations have been able to contribute significant insight into hyaluronan's flexibility and capacity for intra- and intermolecular non-covalent interactions.
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- Olgun Guvench
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration, School of Pharmacy, Westbrook College of Health Professions, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, USA
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Conformational preferences of triantennary and tetraantennary hybrid N-glycans in aqueous solution: Insights from 20 μs long atomistic molecular dynamic simulations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 41:3305-3320. [PMID: 35262462 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2047109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In the current study, we have investigated the conformational dynamics of a triantennary (N-glycan1) and tetraantennary (N-glycan2) hybrid N-glycans found on the surface of the HIV glycoprotein using 20 μs long all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The main objective of the present study is to elucidate the influence of adding a complex branch on the overall glycan structural dynamics. Our investigation suggests that the average RMSD value increases when a complex branch is added to N-glycan1. However, the RMSD distribution is relatively wider in the case of N-glycan1 compared to N-glycan2, which indicates that multiple complex branches restrict the conformational variability of glycans. A similar observation is obtained from the principal component analysis of both glycans. All the puckering states (4C1 to 1C4) of each monosaccharide except mannose are sampled in our simulations, although the 4C1 chair form is energetically more favorable than 1C4. In N-glycan1, the 1-6 linkage in the mannose branch [Man(9)-α(1-6)-Man(5)] stays in the gauche-gauche cluster, whereas it moves towards trans-gauche in N-glycan2. For both glycans, mannose branches are more flexible than the complex branches, and adding a complex branch does not influence the dynamics of the mannose branches. We have noticed that the end-to-end distance of the complex branch shortens by ∼ 10 Å in the presence of another complex branch. This suggests that in the presence of an additional complex branch, the other complex branch adopts a close folded structure. All these conformational changes involve the selective formation of inter-residue and water-mediated hydrogen-bond networks.
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Steffens Reinhardt L, Moira Morás A, Gustavo Henn J, Ricardo Arantes P, Bernardes Ferro M, Braganhol E, Oliveira de Souza P, de Oliveira Merib J, Ramos Borges G, Silveira Dalanhol C, Cox Holanda de Barros Dias M, Nugent M, Jaqueline Moura D. Nek1-inhibitor and temozolomide-loaded microfibers as a co-therapy strategy for glioblastoma treatment. Int J Pharm 2022; 617:121584. [PMID: 35202726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121584] [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: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Malignant glioblastoma (GB) is the predominant primary brain tumour in adults, but despite the efforts towards novel therapies, the median survival of GB patients has not significantly improved in the last decades. Therefore, localised approaches that treat GB straight into the tumour site provide an alternative to enhance chemotherapy bioavailability and efficacy, reducing systemic toxicity. Likewise, the discovery of protein targets, such as the NIMA-related kinase 1 (Nek1), which was previously shown to be associated with temozolomide (TMZ) resistance in GB, has stimulated the clinical development of target therapy approaches to treat GB patients. In this study, we report an electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) microfiber (MF) brain-implant prepared for the controlled release of Nek1 protein inhibitor (iNek1) and TMZ or TMZ-loaded nanoparticles. The formulations revealed adequate stability and drug loading, which prolonged the drugs' release allowing a sustained exposure of the GB cells to the treatment and enhancing the drugs' therapeutic effects. TMZ-loaded MF provided the highest concentration of TMZ within the brain of tumour-bearing rats, and it was statistically significant when compared to TMZ via intraperitoneal (IP). All animals treated with either co-therapy formulation (TMZ + iNek1 MF or TMZ nanoparticles + iNek1 MF) survived until the endpoint (60 days), whereas the Blank MF (drug-unloaded), TMZ MF and TMZ IP-treated rats' median survival was found to be 16, 31 and 25 days, respectively. The tumour/brain area ratio of the rats implanted with either MF co-therapy was found to be reduced by 5-fold when compared to Blank MF-implanted rats. Taken together, our results strongly suggest that Nek1 is an important GB oncotarget and the inhibition of Nek1's activity significantly decreases GB cells' viability and tumour size when combined with TMZ treatment.
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- Luiza Steffens Reinhardt
- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Biosciences Graduation Course, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Biosciences Graduation Course, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Biosciences Graduation Course, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Biosciences Graduation Course, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Materials Research Institute, TUS, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
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- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Villavicencio B, Ligabue-Braun R, Verli H. Structural Characteristics of Glycocins: Unraveling the Role of S-Linked Carbohydrates and Other Structural Elements. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:927-935. [PMID: 35129982 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Glycocins are antimicrobial peptides with glycosylations, often an S-linked monosaccharide. Their recent structure elucidation has brought forth questions about their mechanisms of action as well as the impact of S-glycosylation on their structural behavior. Here, we investigated structural characteristics of glycocins using a computational approach. Depending on the peptide's class (sublancin- or glycocin F-like), the sugar changes the peptide's flexibility. Also, the presence of glycosylation is necessary for the lack of structure of Asm1. The C-terminal tail in glycocin F-like peptides influenced their structured regions, acting like a regulator. These findings corroborate the versatility of these post-translational modifications, pointing toward their potential use in molecular engineering.
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- Bianca Villavicencio
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (PPGBCM-UFRGS), Center for Biotechnology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacosciences, Graduate Program in Biosciences (PPGBio-UFCSPA), Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre CEP 90050-170, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (PPGBCM-UFRGS), Center for Biotechnology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre CEP 91501-970, Brazil
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Guvench O, Martin D, Greene M. Pyranose Ring Puckering Thermodynamics for Glycan Monosaccharides Associated with Vertebrate Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:473. [PMID: 35008898 PMCID: PMC8745717 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The conformational properties of carbohydrates can contribute to protein structure directly through covalent conjugation in the cases of glycoproteins and proteoglycans and indirectly in the case of transmembrane proteins embedded in glycolipid-containing bilayers. However, there continue to be significant challenges associated with experimental structural biology of such carbohydrate-containing systems. All-atom explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations provide a direct atomic resolution view of biomolecular dynamics and thermodynamics, but the accuracy of the results depends on the quality of the force field parametrization used in the simulations. A key determinant of the conformational properties of carbohydrates is ring puckering. Here, we applied extended system adaptive biasing force (eABF) all-atom explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations to characterize the ring puckering thermodynamics of the ten common pyranose monosaccharides found in vertebrate biology (as represented by the CHARMM carbohydrate force field). The results, along with those for idose, demonstrate that the CHARMM force field reliably models ring puckering across this diverse set of molecules, including accurately capturing the subtle balance between 4C1 and 1C4 chair conformations in the cases of iduronate and of idose. This suggests the broad applicability of the force field for accurate modeling of carbohydrate-containing vertebrate biomolecules such as glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and glycolipids.
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- Olgun Guvench
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration, School of Pharmacy, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, USA; (D.M.); (M.G.)
- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, 5775 Stodder Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration, School of Pharmacy, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, USA; (D.M.); (M.G.)
- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, 5775 Stodder Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration, School of Pharmacy, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, USA; (D.M.); (M.G.)
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Capraz T, Kienzl NF, Laurent E, Perthold JW, Föderl-Höbenreich E, Grünwald-Gruber C, Maresch D, Monteil V, Niederhöfer J, Wirnsberger G, Mirazimi A, Zatloukal K, Mach L, Penninger JM, Oostenbrink C, Stadlmann J. Structure-guided glyco-engineering of ACE2 for improved potency as soluble SARS-CoV-2 decoy receptor. eLife 2021; 10:e73641. [PMID: 34927585 PMCID: PMC8730730 DOI: 10.7554/elife.73641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Infection and viral entry of SARS-CoV-2 crucially depends on the binding of its Spike protein to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) presented on host cells. Glycosylation of both proteins is critical for this interaction. Recombinant soluble human ACE2 can neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and is currently undergoing clinical tests for the treatment of COVID-19. We used 3D structural models and molecular dynamics simulations to define the ACE2 N-glycans that critically influence Spike-ACE2 complex formation. Engineering of ACE2 N-glycosylation by site-directed mutagenesis or glycosidase treatment resulted in enhanced binding affinities and improved virus neutralization without notable deleterious effects on the structural stability and catalytic activity of the protein. Importantly, simultaneous removal of all accessible N-glycans from recombinant soluble human ACE2 yields a superior SARS-CoV-2 decoy receptor with promise as effective treatment for COVID-19 patients.
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- Tümay Capraz
- Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Core Facility Biomolecular & Cellular Analysis, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- Karolinska Institute, Department of Laboratory MedicineStockholmSweden
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- Karolinska Institute, Department of Laboratory MedicineStockholmSweden
- National Veterinary InstituteUppsalaSweden
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- Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of GrazGrazAustria
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- Institute of Plant Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. BohrViennaAustria
- Department of Medical Genetics, Life Sciences Institute, University of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)ViennaAustria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
- IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. BohrViennaAustria
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Rusu VH, Santos DES, Poleto MD, Galheigo MM, Gomes ATA, Verli H, Soares TA, Lins RD. Rotational Profiler: A Fast, Automated, and Interactive Server to Derive Torsional Dihedral Potentials for Classical Molecular Simulations. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:5923-5927. [PMID: 33213140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rotational Profiler provides an analytical algorithm to compute sets of classical torsional dihedral parameters by fitting an empirical energy profile to a reference one that can be obtained experimentally or by quantum-mechanical methods. The resulting profiles are compatible with the functional forms in the most widely used biomolecular force fields (e.g., GROMOS, AMBER, OPLS, and CHARMM). The linear least-squares regression method is used to generate sets of parameters that best satisfy the fitting. Rotational Profiler is free to use, analytical, and force field/package independent. The formalism is herein described, and its usage, in an interactive and automated manner, is made available as a Web server at http://rotprof.lncc.br.
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- Victor H Rusu
- Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, Lugano, Ticino 6900, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-640, Brazil
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- Department of General Biology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-000, Brazil
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- Brazilian National Scientific Computing Laboratory, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro 25651-075, Brazil
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- Brazilian National Scientific Computing Laboratory, Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro 25651-075, Brazil
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- Center for Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 91500-970, Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-640, Brazil
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- Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-465, Brazil
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Scherbinina SI, Toukach PV. Three-Dimensional Structures of Carbohydrates and Where to Find Them. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7702. [PMID: 33081008 PMCID: PMC7593929 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Analysis and systematization of accumulated data on carbohydrate structural diversity is a subject of great interest for structural glycobiology. Despite being a challenging task, development of computational methods for efficient treatment and management of spatial (3D) structural features of carbohydrates breaks new ground in modern glycoscience. This review is dedicated to approaches of chemo- and glyco-informatics towards 3D structural data generation, deposition and processing in regard to carbohydrates and their derivatives. Databases, molecular modeling and experimental data validation services, and structure visualization facilities developed for last five years are reviewed.
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- Sofya I. Scherbinina
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Higher Chemical College, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya Square 9, 125047 Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Shivgan AT, Marzinek JK, Huber RG, Krah A, Henchman RH, Matsudaira P, Verma CS, Bond PJ. Extending the Martini Coarse-Grained Force Field to N-Glycans. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:3864-3883. [PMID: 32702979 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Glycans play a vital role in a large number of cellular processes. Their complex and flexible nature hampers structure-function studies using experimental techniques. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can help in understanding dynamic aspects of glycans if the force field parameters used can reproduce key experimentally observed properties. Here, we present optimized coarse-grained (CG) Martini force field parameters for N-glycans, calibrated against experimentally derived binding affinities for lectins. The CG bonded parameters were obtained from atomistic (ATM) simulations for different glycan topologies including high mannose and complex glycans with various branching patterns. In the CG model, additional elastic networks are shown to improve maintenance of the overall conformational distribution. Solvation free energies and octanol-water partition coefficients were also calculated for various N-glycan disaccharide combinations. When using standard Martini nonbonded parameters, we observed that glycans spontaneously aggregated in the solution and required down-scaling of their interactions for reproduction of ATM model radial distribution functions. We also optimized the nonbonded interactions for glycans interacting with seven lectin candidates and show that a relatively modest scaling down of the glycan-protein interactions can reproduce free energies obtained from experimental studies. These parameters should be of use in studying the role of glycans in various glycoproteins and carbohydrate binding proteins as well as their complexes, while benefiting from the efficiency of CG sampling.
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- Aishwary T Shivgan
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.,Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.,Centre for BioImaging Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.,Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.,Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671
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Aprà E, Bylaska EJ, de Jong WA, Govind N, Kowalski K, Straatsma TP, Valiev M, van Dam HJJ, Alexeev Y, Anchell J, Anisimov V, Aquino FW, Atta-Fynn R, Autschbach J, Bauman NP, Becca JC, Bernholdt DE, Bhaskaran-Nair K, Bogatko S, Borowski P, Boschen J, Brabec J, Bruner A, Cauët E, Chen Y, Chuev GN, Cramer CJ, Daily J, Deegan MJO, Dunning TH, Dupuis M, Dyall KG, Fann GI, Fischer SA, Fonari A, Früchtl H, Gagliardi L, Garza J, Gawande N, Ghosh S, Glaesemann K, Götz AW, Hammond J, Helms V, Hermes ED, Hirao K, Hirata S, Jacquelin M, Jensen L, Johnson BG, Jónsson H, Kendall RA, Klemm M, Kobayashi R, Konkov V, Krishnamoorthy S, Krishnan M, Lin Z, Lins RD, Littlefield RJ, Logsdail AJ, Lopata K, Ma W, Marenich AV, Martin Del Campo J, Mejia-Rodriguez D, Moore JE, Mullin JM, Nakajima T, Nascimento DR, Nichols JA, Nichols PJ, Nieplocha J, Otero-de-la-Roza A, Palmer B, Panyala A, Pirojsirikul T, Peng B, Peverati R, Pittner J, Pollack L, Richard RM, Sadayappan P, Schatz GC, Shelton WA, Silverstein DW, Smith DMA, Soares TA, Song D, Swart M, Taylor HL, Thomas GS, Tipparaju V, Truhlar DG, Tsemekhman K, Van Voorhis T, Vázquez-Mayagoitia Á, Verma P, Villa O, Vishnu A, Vogiatzis KD, Wang D, Weare JH, Williamson MJ, Windus TL, Woliński K, Wong AT, Wu Q, Yang C, Yu Q, Zacharias M, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Harrison RJ. NWChem: Past, present, and future. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:184102. [PMID: 32414274 DOI: 10.1063/5.0004997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Specialized computational chemistry packages have permanently reshaped the landscape of chemical and materials science by providing tools to support and guide experimental efforts and for the prediction of atomistic and electronic properties. In this regard, electronic structure packages have played a special role by using first-principle-driven methodologies to model complex chemical and materials processes. Over the past few decades, the rapid development of computing technologies and the tremendous increase in computational power have offered a unique chance to study complex transformations using sophisticated and predictive many-body techniques that describe correlated behavior of electrons in molecular and condensed phase systems at different levels of theory. In enabling these simulations, novel parallel algorithms have been able to take advantage of computational resources to address the polynomial scaling of electronic structure methods. In this paper, we briefly review the NWChem computational chemistry suite, including its history, design principles, parallel tools, current capabilities, outreach, and outlook.
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- E Aprà
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA
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- Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- QSimulate, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- 4G Clinical, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481, USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee 38238, USA
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- Service de Chimie Quantique et Photophysique (CP 160/09), Université libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Facebook, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Science, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- SKAO, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield SK11 9DL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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- Dirac Solutions, Portland, Oregon 97229, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Chemistry Division, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- EaStCHEM and School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 5545, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Next-generation Molecular Theory Unit, Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Acrobatiq, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206, USA
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- Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland and Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA
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- ANU Supercomputer Facility, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Chemistry Program, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida 32901, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Facebook, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Aggeu Magalhaes Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Brazil
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Departamento de Física y Química Teórica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, Mexico
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- Quantum Theory Project, Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA
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- DCI-Solutions, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, USA
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- Computational Molecular Science Research Team, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Chemistry Program, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida 32901, USA
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., 18223 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- StudyPoint, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- School of Computing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA
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- Dept. of Fundamental Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- ICREA, 08010 Barcelona, Spain and Universitat Girona, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- CD-adapco/Siemens, Melville, New York 11747, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Cray Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota 55425, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- 1QBit, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4B1, Canada
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- NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California 95051, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Qwil, San Francisco, California 94107, USA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- AMD, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Stanford Research Computing Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, International School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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Oncofetal Chondroitin Sulfate: A Putative Therapeutic Target in Adult and Pediatric Solid Tumors. Cells 2020; 9:cells9040818. [PMID: 32231047 PMCID: PMC7226838 DOI: 10.3390/cells9040818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Solid tumors remain a major challenge for targeted therapeutic intervention strategies such as antibody-drug conjugates and immunotherapy. At a minimum, clear and actionable solid tumor targets have to comply with the key biological requirement of being differentially over-expressed in solid tumors and metastasis, in contrast to healthy organs. Oncofetal chondroitin sulfate is a cancer-specific secondary glycosaminoglycan modification to proteoglycans expressed in a variety of solid tumors and metastasis. Normally, this modification is found to be exclusively expressed in the placenta, where it is thought to facilitate normal placental implantation during pregnancy. Informed by this biology, oncofetal chondroitin sulfate is currently under investigation as a broad and specific target in solid tumors. Here, we discuss oncofetal chondroitin sulfate as a potential therapeutic target in childhood solid tumors in the context of current knowhow obtained over the past five years in adult cancers.
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Arantes PR, Pedebos C, Polêto MD, Pol-Fachin L, Verli H. The Lazy Life of Lipid-Linked Oligosaccharides in All Life Domains. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:631-643. [PMID: 31769974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lipid-linked oligosaccharides (LLOs) play an important role in the N-glycosylation pathway as the donor substrate of oligosaccharyltransferases (OSTs), which are responsible for the en bloc transfer of glycan chains onto a nascent polypeptide. The lipid component of LLO in both eukarya and archaea consists of a dolichol, and an undecaprenol in prokarya, whereas the number of isoprene units may change between species. Given the potential relevance of LLOs and their related enzymes to diverse biotechnological applications, obtaining reliable LLO models from distinct domains of life could support further studies on complex formation and their processing by OSTs, as well as protein engineering on such systems. In this work, molecular modeling techniques, such as quantum mechanics calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and metadynamics were employed to study eukaryotic (Glc3-Man9-GlcNAc2-PP-Dolichol), bacterial (Glc1-GalNAc5-Bac1-PP-Undecaprenol), and archaeal (Glc1-Man1-Gal1-Man1-Glc1-Gal1-Glc1-P-Dolichol) LLOs in membrane bilayers. Microsecond molecular dynamics simulations and metadynamics calculations of LLOs revealed that glycan chains are more prone to interact with the membrane lipid head groups, while the PP linkages are positioned at the lipid phosphate head groups level. The dynamics of isoprenoid chains embedded within the bilayer are described, and membrane dynamics and related properties are also investigated. Overall, there are similarities regarding the structure and dynamics of the eukaryotic, the bacterial, and the archaeal LLOs in bilayers, which can support the comprehension of their association with OSTs. These data may support future studies on the transferring mechanism of the oligosaccharide chain to an acceptor protein.
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- Pablo R Arantes
- Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS 91509-900 , Brazil.,Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre - UFCSPA, Sarmento Leite, 245, Lab.714 , Porto Alegre , RS 90050-170 , Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS 91509-900 , Brazil.,School of Chemistry , University of Southampton , Southampton , SO17 1BJ , U.K
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- Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS 91509-900 , Brazil.,Departamento de Biologia Geral , Universidade Federal de Viçosa , Viçosa , MG 36570-000 , Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS 91509-900 , Brazil
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Steffens L, Morás AM, Arantes PR, Masterson K, Cao Z, Nugent M, Moura DJ. Electrospun PVA-Dacarbazine nanofibers as a novel nano brain-implant for treatment of glioblastoma: in silico and in vitro characterization. Eur J Pharm Sci 2020; 143:105183. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2019.105183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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de Meirelles JL, Nepomuceno FC, Peña-García J, Schmidt RR, Pérez-Sánchez H, Verli H. Current Status of Carbohydrates Information in the Protein Data Bank. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:684-699. [PMID: 31961683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Carbohydrates are well known for their physicochemical, biological, functional, and therapeutic characteristics. Unfortunately, their chemical nature imposes severe challenges for the structural elucidation of these phenomena, impairing not only the depth of our understanding of carbohydrates but also the development of new biotechnological and therapeutic applications based on these molecules. In the recent past, the amount of structural information, obtained mainly from X-ray crystallography, has increased progressively, as well as its quality. In this context, the current work presents a global analysis of the carbohydrate information available in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). From high quality structures, it is clear that most of the data are highly concentrated on a few sets of residue types, on their monosaccharidic forms, and connected by a small diversity of glycosidic linkages. The geometries of these linkages can be mostly associated with the types of linkages instead of residues, while the level of puckering distortion was characterized, quantified, and located in a pseudorotational equilibrium landscape, not only to local minima but also to transitional states. These qualitative and quantitative analyses offer a global picture of the carbohydrate structural content in the PDB, potentially supporting the building of new models for carbohydrate-related biological phenomena at the atomistic level, including new developments on force field parameters.
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- João L de Meirelles
- Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Celular e Molecular (PPGBCM), Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) , Av. Bento Goncalves, 9500 , Porto Alegre , Brazil 91509-900
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- Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Celular e Molecular (PPGBCM), Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) , Av. Bento Goncalves, 9500 , Porto Alegre , Brazil 91509-900
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- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department , Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM) , Murcia , Spain 30107
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- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department , Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM) , Murcia , Spain 30107
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- Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department , Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM) , Murcia , Spain 30107
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- Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Celular e Molecular (PPGBCM), Centro de Biotecnologia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) , Av. Bento Goncalves, 9500 , Porto Alegre , Brazil 91509-900
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Göritzer K, Turupcu A, Maresch D, Novak J, Altmann F, Oostenbrink C, Obinger C, Strasser R. Distinct Fcα receptor N-glycans modulate the binding affinity to immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:13995-14008. [PMID: 31362986 PMCID: PMC6755811 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Human immunoglobulin A (IgA) is the most prevalent antibody class at mucosal sites with an important role in mucosal defense. Little is known about the impact of N-glycan modifications of IgA1 and IgA2 on binding to the Fcα receptor (FcαRI), which is also heavily glycosylated at its extracellular domain. Here, we transiently expressed human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-binding monomeric IgA1, IgA2m(1), and IgA2m(2) variants in Nicotiana benthamiana ΔXT/FT plants lacking the enzymes responsible for generating nonhuman N-glycan structures. By coinfiltrating IgA with the respective glycan-modifying enzymes, we generated IgA carrying distinct homogenous N-glycans. We demonstrate that distinctly different N-glycan profiles did not influence antigen binding or the overall structure and integrity of the IgA antibodies but did affect their thermal stability. Using size-exclusion chromatography, differential scanning and isothermal titration calorimetry, surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy, and molecular modeling, we probed distinct IgA1 and IgA2 glycoforms for binding to four different FcαRI glycoforms and investigated the thermodynamics and kinetics of complex formation. Our results suggest that different N-glycans on the receptor significantly contribute to binding affinities for its cognate ligand. We also noted that full-length IgA and FcαRI form a mixture of 1:1 and 1:2 complexes tending toward a 1:1 stoichiometry due to different IgA tailpiece conformations that make it less likely that both binding sites are simultaneously occupied. In conclusion, N-glycans of human IgA do not affect its structure and integrity but its thermal stability, and FcαRI N-glycans significantly modulate binding affinity to IgA.
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- Kathrin Göritzer
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Turupcu A, Diem M, Smith LJ, Oostenbrink C. Structural Aspects of the O-glycosylation Linkage in Glycopeptides via MD Simulations and Comparison with NMR Experiments. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:1527-1537. [PMID: 30920077 PMCID: PMC6563056 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201900079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A powerful conformational searching and enhanced sampling simulation method, and unbiased molecular dynamics simulations have been used along with NMR spectroscopic observables to provide a detailed structural view of O-glycosylation. For four model systems, the force-field parameters can accurately predict experimental NMR observables (J couplings and NOE's). This enables us to derive conclusions based on the generated ensembles, in which O-glycosylation affects the peptide backbone conformation by forcing it towards to an extended conformation. An exception is described for β-GalNAc-Thr where the α content is increased and stabilized via hydrogen bonding between the sugar and the peptide backbone, which was not observed in the rest of the studied systems. These observations might offer an explanation for the evolutionary preference of α-linked GalNAc glycosylation instead of a β link.
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- Aysegül Turupcu
- Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, Institute of Molecular Modeling and SimulationUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, Institute of Molecular Modeling and SimulationUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaViennaAustria
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- Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, Institute of Molecular Modeling and SimulationUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaViennaAustria
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Arantes PR, Polêto MD, John EBO, Pedebos C, Grisci BI, Dorn M, Verli H. Development of GROMOS-Compatible Parameter Set for Simulations of Chalcones and Flavonoids. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:994-1008. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b10139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Pablo R. Arantes
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91500-970, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91500-970, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91500-970, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91500-970, Brazil
- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, U.K
- CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasília, 70040-020, Brazil
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- Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970, Brazil
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- Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91500-970, Brazil
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An acid-stable β-glucosidase from Aspergillus aculeatus: Gene expression, biochemical characterization and molecular dynamics simulation. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 119:462-469. [PMID: 30063929 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.07.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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β-Glucosidases hydrolyze terminal, non-reducing β-d-glucosyl residues and thereby release β-d-glucose. They have applications in the production of biofuels, beverages and pharmaceuticals. In this study, a β-glucosidase derived from Aspergillus aculeatus (BGLA) was expressed, characterized, and the molecular mechanism of its acid denaturation was comprehensively probed. BGLA exhibited maximal activity at pH 5.0-6.0. Its optimal temperature was 70 °C. Its enzyme activity was enhanced by Mg2+, Ca2+ and Ba2+, while Cu2+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Fe2+ and Fe3+ had a negative effect. BGLA showed activity on a broad range of substrates including salicin, cellobiose, arbutin, geniposide and polydatin. Finally, the acid-denaturation mechanism of BGLA was probed using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The results of simulation at pH 2.0 imply that the contact number, solvent accessible surface area and number of hydrogen bonds in BGLA decreased greatly. Moreover, the distance between the residues Asp280 and Glu509 that are part of the active site increased, which eventually destroyed the enzyme's catalytic activity. These MD results explain the molecular mechanism of acid denaturation of BGLA, which will greatly benefit the rational design of more acid-stable β-glucosidase variants in the future.
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Yahyaei M, Mehrnejad F, Naderi-manesh H, Rezayan AH. Follicle-stimulating hormone encapsulation in the cholesterol-modified chitosan nanoparticles via molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy calculations. Eur J Pharm Sci 2017; 107:126-137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Turupcu A, Oostenbrink C. Modeling of Oligosaccharides within Glycoproteins from Free-Energy Landscapes. J Chem Inf Model 2017; 57:2222-2236. [PMID: 28816453 PMCID: PMC5615373 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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spite of the abundance of glycoproteins in biological processes,
relatively little three-dimensional structural data is available for
glycan structures. Here, we study the structure and flexibility of
the vast majority of mammalian oligosaccharides appearing in N- and
O-glycosylated proteins using a bottom up approach. We report the
conformational free-energy landscapes of all relevant glycosidic linkages
as obtained from local elevation simulations and subsequent umbrella
sampling. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first
complete conformational library for the construction of N- and O-glycan
structures. Next, we systematically study the effect of neighboring
residues, by extensively simulating all relevant trisaccharides and
one tetrasaccharide. This allows for an unprecedented comparison of
disaccharide linkages in large oligosaccharides. With a small number
of exceptions, the conformational preferences in the larger structures
are very similar as in the disaccharides. This, finally, allows us
to suggest several efficient approaches to construct complete N- and
O-glycans on glycoproteins, as exemplified on two relevant examples.
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- Aysegül Turupcu
- Institute of Molecular Modeling and Simulation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Modeling and Simulation, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences , Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Santos DES, Pol-Fachin L, Lins RD, Soares TA. Polymyxin Binding to the Bacterial Outer Membrane Reveals Cation Displacement and Increasing Membrane Curvature in Susceptible but Not in Resistant Lipopolysaccharide Chemotypes. J Chem Inf Model 2017; 57:2181-2193. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Denys E. S. Santos
- Department
of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50740-560 Recife, Brazil
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- Department
of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50740-560 Recife, Brazil
- Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 50740-465 Recife, Brazil
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- Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 50740-465 Recife, Brazil
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- Department
of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50740-560 Recife, Brazil
- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå Center for Microbial Research, Umeå University, 90.187 Umeå, Sweden
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Rouse SL, Hawthorne WJ, Berry JL, Chorev DS, Ionescu SA, Lambert S, Stylianou F, Ewert W, Mackie U, Morgan RML, Otzen D, Herbst FA, Nielsen PH, Dueholm M, Bayley H, Robinson CV, Hare S, Matthews S. A new class of hybrid secretion system is employed in Pseudomonas amyloid biogenesis. Nat Commun 2017; 8:263. [PMID: 28811582 PMCID: PMC5557850 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00361-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria possess specialised biogenesis machineries that facilitate the export of amyloid subunits for construction of a biofilm matrix. The secretion of bacterial functional amyloid requires a bespoke outer-membrane protein channel through which unfolded amyloid substrates are translocated. Here, we combine X-ray crystallography, native mass spectrometry, single-channel electrical recording, molecular simulations and circular dichroism measurements to provide high-resolution structural insight into the functional amyloid transporter from Pseudomonas, FapF. FapF forms a trimer of gated β-barrel channels in which opening is regulated by a helical plug connected to an extended coil-coiled platform spanning the bacterial periplasm. Although FapF represents a unique type of secretion system, it shares mechanistic features with a diverse range of peptide translocation systems. Our findings highlight alternative strategies for handling and export of amyloid protein sequences. Gram-negative bacteria assemble biofilms from amyloid fibres, which translocate across the outer membrane as unfolded amyloid precursors through a secretion system. Here, the authors characterise the structural details of the amyloid transporter FapF in Pseudomonas.
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- Sarah L Rouse
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK.,Walthamstow School for Girls, London, E17 9RZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Centre for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ, UK.
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Freire MLC, Pol-Fachin L, Coêlho DF, Viana IFT, Magalhães T, Cordeiro MT, Fischer N, Loeffler FF, Jaenisch T, Franca RF, Marques ETA, Lins RD. Mapping Putative B-Cell Zika Virus NS1 Epitopes Provides Molecular Basis for Anti-NS1 Antibody Discrimination between Zika and Dengue Viruses. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:3913-3920. [PMID: 30023708 PMCID: PMC6044859 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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B-cell epitope sequences from Zika virus (ZIKV) NS1 protein have been identified using epitope prediction tools. Mapping these sequences onto the NS1 surface reveals two major conformational epitopes and a single linear one. Despite an overall average sequence identity of ca. 55% between the NS1 from ZIKV and the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes, epitope sequences were found to be highly conserved. Nevertheless, nonconserved epitope-flanking residues are responsible for a dramatically divergent electrostatic surface potential on the epitope regions of ZIKV and DENV2 serotypes. These findings suggest that strategies for differential diagnostics on the basis of short linear NS1 sequences are likely to fail due to immunological cross-reactions. Overall, results provide the molecular basis of differential discrimination between Zika and DENVs by NS1 monoclonal antibodies.
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
- Department
of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University
of Pernambuco, Recife 50740-670, Brazil
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
- Department
of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University
of Pernambuco, Recife 50740-670, Brazil
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
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- Department
of Infectious Diseases, Section Clinical Tropical Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, INF 324, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- HEiKA
- Heidelberg Karlsruhe Research Partnership, Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam 14476, Germany
- HEiKA
- Heidelberg Karlsruhe Research Partnership, Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Department
of Infectious Diseases, Section Clinical Tropical Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, INF 324, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
- HEiKA
- Heidelberg Karlsruhe Research Partnership, Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
- Center for
Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 15261, Pennsylvania, United States
- E-mail: . Tel +1 (412) 624.4440 (E.T.A.M.)
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- Aggeu
Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife 50740-465, Brazil
- Department
of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University
of Pernambuco, Recife 50740-670, Brazil
- E-mail: . Tel +55 (81) 2123.7848 (R.D.L.)
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Role of glycosylation in nucleating protein folding and stability. Biochem J 2017; 474:2333-2347. [PMID: 28673927 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Glycosylation constitutes one of the most common, ubiquitous and complex forms of post-translational modification. It commences with the synthesis of the protein and plays a significant role in deciding its folded state, oligomerization and thus its function. Recent studies have demonstrated that N-linked glycans help proteins to fold as the stability and folding kinetics are altered with the removal of the glycans from them. Several studies have shown that it alters not only the thermodynamic stability but also the structural features of the folded proteins modulating their interactions and functions. Their inhibition and perturbations have been implicated in diseases from diabetes to degenerative disorders. The intent of this review is to provide insight into the recent advancements in the general understanding on the aspect of glycosylation driven stability of proteins that is imperative to their function and finally their role in health and disease states.
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Taylor ES, Pol-Fachin L, Lins RD, Lower SK. Conformational stability of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor as influenced by glycosylation, dimerization and EGF hormone binding. Proteins 2017; 85:561-570. [PMID: 28019699 PMCID: PMC5835389 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an important transmembrane glycoprotein kinase involved the initiation or perpetuation of signal transduction cascades within cells. These processes occur after EGFR binds to a ligand [epidermal growth factor (EGF)], thus inducing its dimerization and tyrosine autophosphorylation. Previous publications have highlighted the importance of glycosylation and dimerization for promoting proper function of the receptor and conformation in membranes; however, the effects of these associations on the protein conformational stability have not yet been described. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to characterize the conformational preferences of the monomeric and dimeric forms of the EGFR extracellular domain upon binding to EGF in the presence and absence of N-glycan moieties. Structural stability analyses revealed that EGF provides the most conformational stability to EGFR, followed by glycosylation and dimerization, respectively. The findings also support that EGF-EGFR binding takes place through a large-scale induced-fitting mechanism. Proteins 2017; 85:561-570. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Eric S. Taylor
- Department of Geology, Kent State University, North Canton, Ohio 44720
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- Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-465, Brazil
- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-560, Brazil
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- Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-465, Brazil
- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 50740-560, Brazil
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Insights into the effects of glycosylation and the monosaccharide-binding activity of the plant lectin CrataBL. Glycoconj J 2017; 34:515-522. [PMID: 28299519 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-017-9766-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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CrataBL is a glycoprotein isolated from Crataeva tapia bark, containing two N-glycosylation sites. It has been identified to present lectin activity with some specificity for binding glucose over galactose. However, to date, no information on the effects of glycosylation or CrataBL monosaccharide-binding sites and monosaccharide specificity has been obtained. Thus, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were employed to characterize the glycosylated CrataBL conformation and dynamics in aqueous solutions, as well as the molecular basis for its binding specificity. The obtained results indicate both local and distant conformational stabilization effects of N-linked glycans over CrataBL protein moiety. Regarding its lectin activity, molecular docking calculations were performed in two possible binding sites, identified through sequence-based, structure-based and evolutionary information, using α- and β-anomeric states of the monosaccharides. The obtained poses were further refined through molecular dynamics simulations, suggesting that positively-charged amino acids dictate the binding preference for glucose over galactose in both sites. In addition, a possible preference for β-monosaccharides was proposed. Such data are expected to contribute to a better comprehension of the lectins monosaccharide-binding activities and carbohydrate-binding site structures.
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Gupta A, Agarwal R, Singh A, Bhatnagar S. Calcium-induced conformational changes of Thrombospondin-1 signature domain: implications for vascular disease. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2016; 37:239-251. [PMID: 27485292 DOI: 10.1080/10799893.2016.1212377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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CONTEXT Thrombospondin1 (TSP1) participates in numerous signaling pathways critical for vascular physiology and disease. The conserved signature domain of thrombospondin 1 (TSP1-Sig1) comprises three epidermal growth factor (EGF), 13 calcium-binding type 3 thrombospondin (T3) repeats, and one lectin-like module arranged in a stalk-wire-globe topology. TSP1 is known to be present in both calcium-replete (Holo-) and calcium-depleted (Apo-) state, each with distinct downstream signaling effects. OBJECTIVE To prepare a homology model of TSP1-Sig1 and investigate the effect of calcium on its dynamic structure and interactions. METHODS A homology model of Holo-TSP1-Sig1 was prepared with TSP2 as template in Swissmodel workspace. The Apo-form of the model was obtained by omitting the bound calcium ions from the homology model. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies (100 ns) were performed on the Holo- and Apo- forms of TSP1 using Gromacs4.6.5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION After simulation, Holo-TSP1-Sig1 showed significant reorientation at the interface of the EGF1-2 and EGF2-3 modules. The T3 wire is predicted to show the maximum mobility and deviation from the initial model. In Apo-TSP1-Sig1 model, the T3 repeats unfolded and formed coils with predicted increase in flexibility. Apo-TSP1-Sig1model also predicted the exposure of the binding sites for neutrophil elastase, integrin and fibroblast growth factor 2. We present a structural model and hypothesis for the role of TSP1-Sig1 interactions in the development of vascular disorders. CONCLUSION The simulated model of the fully calcium-loaded and calcium-depleted TSP1-Sig1 may enable the development of its interactions as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of vascular diseases.
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- Akanksha Gupta
- a Computational and Structural Biology Laboratory, Division of Biotechnology , Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology , Dwarka , New Delhi , India.,b Department of Biotechnology , IMS Engineering College , Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh , India
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- c Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences , Shiv Nadar University , Uttar Pradesh , India
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- c Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences , Shiv Nadar University , Uttar Pradesh , India
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- a Computational and Structural Biology Laboratory, Division of Biotechnology , Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology , Dwarka , New Delhi , India
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Byrne EF, Sircar R, Miller PS, Hedger G, Luchetti G, Nachtergaele S, Tully MD, Mydock-McGrane L, Covey DF, Rambo RP, Sansom MSP, Newstead S, Rohatgi R, Siebold C. Structural basis of Smoothened regulation by its extracellular domains. Nature 2016; 535:517-522. [PMID: 27437577 PMCID: PMC4970916 DOI: 10.1038/nature18934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Developmental signals of the Hedgehog (Hh) and Wnt families are transduced across the membrane by Frizzledclass G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) composed of both a heptahelical transmembrane domain (TMD) and an extracellular cysteine-rich domain (CRD). How the large extracellular domains of GPCRs regulate signalling by the TMD is unknown. We present crystal structures of the Hh signal transducer and oncoprotein Smoothened, a GPCR that contains two distinct ligand-binding sites: one in its TMD and one in the CRD. The CRD is stacked a top the TMD, separated by an intervening wedge-like linker domain. Structure-guided mutations show that the interface between the CRD, linker domain and TMD stabilizes the inactive state of Smoothened. Unexpectedly, we find a cholesterol molecule bound to Smoothened in the CRD binding site. Mutations predicted to prevent cholesterol binding impair the ability of Smoothened to transmit native Hh signals. Binding of a clinically used antagonist, vismodegib, to the TMD induces a conformational change that is propagated to the CRD, resulting in loss of cholesterol from the CRD-linker domain-TMD interface. Our results clarify the structural mechanism by which the activity of a GPCR is controlled by ligand-regulated interactions between its extracellular and transmembrane domains.
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- Eamon F.X. Byrne
- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science &Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science &Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Horta BAC, Merz PT, Fuchs PFJ, Dolenc J, Riniker S, Hünenberger PH. A GROMOS-Compatible Force Field for Small Organic Molecules in the Condensed Phase: The 2016H66 Parameter Set. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 12:3825-50. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bruno A. C. Horta
- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, Brazil
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592 CNRS, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Chemistry,
Biology and Pharmacy Information Center, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Pedebos C, Arantes PR, Giesel GM, Verli H. In silicoInvestigation of the PglB Active Site Reveals Transient Catalytic States and Octahedral Metal Ion Coordination. Glycobiology 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwv053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Calcium Goes Meow: Effects of Ions and Glycosylation on Fel d 1, the Major Cat Allergen. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26134118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132311.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The major cat allergen, Fel d 1, is a structurally complex protein with two N-glycosylation sites that may be filled by different glycoforms. In addition, the protein contains three putative Ca2+ binding sites. Since the impact of these Fel d 1 structure modifications on the protein dynamics, physiology and pathology are not well established, the present work employed computational biology techniques to tackle these issues. While conformational effects brought upon by glycosylation were identified, potentially involved in cavity volume regulation, our results indicate that only the central Ca2+ ion remains coordinated to Fel d 1 in biological solutions, impairing its proposed role in modulating phospholipase A2 activity. As these results increase our understanding of Fel d 1 structural biology, they may offer new support for understanding its physiological role and impact into cat-promoted allergy.
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Ligabue-Braun R, Sachett LG, Pol-Fachin L, Verli H. The Calcium Goes Meow: Effects of Ions and Glycosylation on Fel d 1, the Major Cat Allergen. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132311. [PMID: 26134118 PMCID: PMC4489793 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The major cat allergen, Fel d 1, is a structurally complex protein with two N-glycosylation sites that may be filled by different glycoforms. In addition, the protein contains three putative Ca2+ binding sites. Since the impact of these Fel d 1 structure modifications on the protein dynamics, physiology and pathology are not well established, the present work employed computational biology techniques to tackle these issues. While conformational effects brought upon by glycosylation were identified, potentially involved in cavity volume regulation, our results indicate that only the central Ca2+ ion remains coordinated to Fel d 1 in biological solutions, impairing its proposed role in modulating phospholipase A2 activity. As these results increase our understanding of Fel d 1 structural biology, they may offer new support for understanding its physiological role and impact into cat-promoted allergy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rodrigo Ligabue-Braun
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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