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Mukherjee S, Sundarapandian A, Ayyadurai N, Shanmugam G. Collagen Mimicry with a Short Collagen Model Peptide. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2300573. [PMID: 37924252 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Mimicking triple helix and fibrillar network of collagen through collagen model peptide(CMP) with short GPO tripeptide repeats is a great challenge. Herein, a minimalistic CMP comprising only five GPO repeats [(GPO)5 ] is presented. This novel approach involves the fusion of ultrashort peptide with the synergetic power of π-system and β-sheet formation to short CMP (GPO)5 . Accordingly, a hydrogel-forming, fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-functionalized ultrashort peptide (NFGAIL) is fused at the N-terminus and phenylalanine at the C-terminus of (GPO)5 (Fmoc-NFGAIL-(GPO)5 -F-COOH, FmP-5GPO). At room temperature, it forms a robust triple helix in aqueous buffer solution and has a relatively high melting point of 35 °C. The fluorenyl motif stabilizes the triple helix by aromatic π-π interactions as in its absence, triple helix is not formed. NFGAIL, which forms a β-sheet, also aids in triple helix stabilization via intermolecular hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. FmP-5GPO forms highly entangled nanofibrils with a micrometer length, which have excellent cell viability. The achievement of stable triple helix and fibrils in such a short CMP(FmP-5GPO) sequence is a challenging feat, and its significance in CMP-based biomaterials is undeniable. The present strategy highlights the potential for developing new CMP sequences through intelligent tuning of fusion peptides and GPO repeats.
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- Smriti Mukherjee
- Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
- Biochemistry & Biotechnology Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600020, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
- Biochemistry & Biotechnology Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600020, India
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- Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600020, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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Grelich-Mucha M, Lipok M, Różycka M, Samoć M, Olesiak-Bańska J. One- and Two-Photon Excited Autofluorescence of Lysozyme Amyloids. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:4673-4681. [PMID: 35605187 PMCID: PMC9169060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Autofluorescence properties of amyloid fibrils are of much interest but, to date, the attention has been given mostly to one-photon excited fluorescence (1PEF), while the two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) properties of amyloids are much less explored. We investigate 1PEF and 2PEF of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) in the form of monomers and fibrils. HEWL monomers feature some autofluorescence, which is enhanced in the case of fibrils. Moreover, by varying NaCl content, we introduce changes to fibrils morphology and show how the increase of the salt concentration is linked with an increase of 1PEF and 2PEF intensities. Interestingly, we observe 2PEF emission red-shifted in comparison to 1PEF. We confirm the presence of different relaxation pathways upon one- or two-photon excitation by different lifetimes of the fluorescence decays. Finally, we correlate the changes in optical properties of HEWL fibrils and monomers with salt-mediated changes in their morphology and the secondary structure.
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- Manuela Grelich-Mucha
- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced
Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego
27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Khan JM, Malik A, Husain FM, Hakeem MJ, Alhomida AS. Sunset Yellow Dye Induces Amorphous Aggregation in β-Lactoglobulin at Acidic pH: A Multi-Techniques Approach. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030395. [PMID: 35160385 PMCID: PMC8839080 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Protein aggregation is of two types: (i) amorphous and (ii) amyloid fibril. Several extrinsic factors (temperature, pH, and small ligands) stimulate protein aggregation in vitro. In this study, we have examined the role of sunset yellow (SY) on the β-lactoglobulin (BLG) aggregation at pH 2.0. We have used spectroscopic (turbidity, Rayleigh light scattering (RLS), far-UV CD) and microscopic (transmission electron microscopy [TEM]) techniques to describe the effects of SY on BLG aggregation. Our results showed that BLG aggregation is dependent on SY concentrations. Very low concentrations (0.0–0.07 mM) of SY were unable to induce aggregation, while SY in the concentrations range of 0.1–5.0 mM induces aggregation in BLG. The kinetics of SY-stimulated aggregation is very fast and monomeric form of BLG directly converted into polymeric aggregates. The kinetics results also showed SY-induced BLG aggregation disappeared in the presence of NaCl. The far-UV CD and TEM results indicated the amorphous nature of SY-induced BLG aggregates. We believe that our results clearly suggest that SY dye effectively stimulates BLG aggregation.
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- Javed Masood Khan
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (F.M.H.); (M.J.H.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.); (A.S.A.)
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (F.M.H.); (M.J.H.)
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (F.M.H.); (M.J.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.); (A.S.A.)
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Jiang P, Gan M, Dickson DW. Apoptotic Neuron-Derived Histone Amyloid Fibrils Induce α-Synuclein Aggregation. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:867-876. [PMID: 33048264 PMCID: PMC7855663 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02167-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cell-to-cell transfer of α-synuclein (αS) is increasingly thought to play an important role in propagation of αS pathology, but mechanisms responsible for formation of initial αS seeds and factors facilitating their propagation remain unclear. We previously demonstrated that αS aggregates are formed rapidly in apoptotic neurons and that interaction between cytoplasmic αS and proaggregant nuclear factors generates seed-competent αS. We also provided initial evidence that histones have proaggregant properties. Since histones are released from cells undergoing apoptosis or cell stress, we hypothesized that internalization of histones into αS expressing cells could lead to intracellular αS aggregation. Here using mCherry-tagged histone, we show that nuclear extracts from apoptotic cells can induce intracellular αS inclusions after uptake into susceptible cells, while extracts from non-apoptotic cells did not. We also demonstrate that nuclear extracts from apoptotic cells contained histone-immunoreactive amyloid fibrils. Moreover, recombinant histone-derived amyloid fibrils are able to induce αS aggregation in cellular and animal models. Induction of αS aggregation by histone amyloid fibrils is associated with endocytosis-mediated rupture of lysosomes, and this effect can be enhanced in cells with chemically induced lysosomal membrane defects. These studies provide initial descriptions of the contribution of histone amyloid fibrils to αS aggregation.
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- Peizhou Jiang
- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.
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de Campos Vidal B, Mello MLS. Sodium valproate (VPA) interactions with DNA and histones. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 163:219-231. [PMID: 32619665 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.06.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Valproic acid/sodium valproate (VPA) constitutes a widely prescribed drug for the treatment of seizure disorders and is a well-known epigenetic agent, inducing the acetylation of histones and affecting the methylation status of DNA and histones, with consequences on gene expression. Because this drug has been recently reported to exert affinity for histone H1, and to a minor degree for DNA, in this work, we investigated a possible interaction of sodium valproate with DNA and histones H1 and H3 using high-performance polarization microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy. The preparations under examination consisted of hemispheres resulting from drop-casting samples containing VPA-DNA and VPA-histone mixtures. The results indicated that VPA may interact with DNA and histones, inducing changes in the textural superstructure and molecular order of the DNA possibly through van der Waals forces, and in histone H1 and H3 conformations, probably as a result of electrostatic binding between the drug and protein amino acid residues. These results contribute to a better understanding of the pharmacological potential of VPA. The precise sites and mechanisms involved in these interactions would certainly benefit from investigations provided by complementary methodologies.
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- Benedicto de Campos Vidal
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (Unicamp), 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (Unicamp), 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Kato M, Lin Y, McKnight SL. Cross-β polymerization and hydrogel formation by low-complexity sequence proteins. Methods 2017. [PMID: 28624540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2017.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Low-complexity (LC) sequences, typically believed to be incapable of assuming structural order, are abundant constituents of the proteomes of all eukaryotic organisms. These sequences have emerged as critical components for formation of meso-scaled, sub-cellular organelles not invested by surrounding membranes, exemplified by RNA granules. We have observed that LC domains of many RNA binding proteins known to be constituents of RNA granules readily form labile cross-β polymers under physiological conditions. Several lines of experimentation have shown that formation of labile, cross-β polymers assembled from LC domain monomers is important for formation of RNA granules. Among the various experiments we have carried out, hydrogel binding assays have evolved as a versatile technique allowing a reliable means of assessing polymer formation and the binding of heterotypic cellular components integral to the formation of RNA granules. This article presents methods allowing for the production of hydrogel droplets composed of LC domain polymers. We further describe methods allowing straightforward assessment for binding of test LC domains to hydrogel droplets by fluorescence microscopy.
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- Masato Kato
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9152, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9152, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9152, USA.
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Raynes JK, Day L, Crepin P, Horrocks MH, Carver JA. Coaggregation of κ-Casein and β-Lactoglobulin Produces Morphologically Distinct Amyloid Fibrils. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1603591. [PMID: 28146312 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201603591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The unfolding, misfolding, and aggregation of proteins lead to a variety of structural species. One form is the amyloid fibril, a highly aligned, stable, nanofibrillar structure composed of β-sheets running perpendicular to the fibril axis. β-Lactoglobulin (β-Lg) and κ-casein (κ-CN) are two milk proteins that not only individually form amyloid fibrillar aggregates, but can also coaggregate under environmental stress conditions such as elevated temperature. The aggregation between β-Lg and κ-CN is proposed to proceed via disulfide bond formation leading to amorphous aggregates, although the exact mechanism is not known. Herein, using a range of biophysical techniques, it is shown that β-Lg and κ-CN coaggregate to form morphologically distinct co-amyloid fibrillar structures, a phenomenon previously limited to protein isoforms from different species or different peptide sequences from an individual protein. A new mechanism of aggregation is proposed whereby β-Lg and κ-CN not only form disulfide-linked aggregates, but also amyloid fibrillar coaggregates. The coaggregation of two structurally unrelated proteins into cofibrils suggests that the mechanism can be a generic feature of protein aggregation as long as the prerequisites for sequence similarity are met.
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- Jared K Raynes
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Werribee, Victoria, 3031, Australia
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, Biologie et Physique, Bordeaux, 33607, France
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- Proteostasis and Disease Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
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Chakravorty A, Jia Z, Li L, Alexov E. A New DelPhi Feature for Modeling Electrostatic Potential around Proteins: Role of Bound Ions and Implications for Zeta-Potential. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:2283-2295. [PMID: 28181811 PMCID: PMC9831612 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new feature of the popular software DelPhi is developed and reported, allowing for computing the surface averaged electrostatic potential (SAEP) of macromolecules. The user is given the option to specify the distance from the van der Waals surface where the electrostatic potential will be outputted. In conjunction with DelPhiPKa and the BION server, the user can adjust the charges of titratable groups according to specific pH values, and add explicit ions bound to the macromolecular surface. This approach is applied to a set of four proteins with "experimentally" delivered zeta (ζ)-potentials at different pH values and salt concentrations. It has been demonstrated that the protocol is capable of predicting ζ-potentials in the case of proteins with relatively large net charges. This protocol has been less successful for proteins with low net charges. The work demonstrates that in the case of proteins with large net charges, the electrostatic potential should be collected at distances about 4 Å away from the vdW surface and explicit ions should be added at a binding energy cutoff larger than 1-2kT, in order to accurately predict ζ-potentials. The low salt conditions substantiate this effect of ions on SAEP.
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- Arghya Chakravorty
- Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Computational Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Sasidharan S, Hazam PK, Ramakrishnan V. Symmetry-Directed Self-Organization in Peptide Nanoassemblies through Aromatic π-π Interactions. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:404-411. [PMID: 27935713 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b09474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Almost all biological systems are assemblies of one or more biomolecules from nano- to macrodimensions. Unlike inorganic molecules, peptide systems attune with the conceptual framework of aggregation models when forming nanoassemblies. Three significant recent theoretical models have indicated that nucleation, end-to-end association, and geometry of growth are determined primarily by the size and electrostatics of the individual basic building blocks. In this study, we tested six model systems, differentially modulating the prominence of three design variables, namely, aromatic π-π interactions, local electrostatics, and overall symmetry of the basic building unit. Our results indicate that the crucial design elements in a peptide-based nanoassembly are (a) a stable extended π-π interaction network, (b) size, and (c) overall symmetry of the basic building blocks. The six model systems represent all of the design variables in the best manner possible, considering the complexity of a biomolecule. The results provide important directives in deciding the morphology and crystallinity of peptide nanoassemblies.
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- Sajitha Sasidharan
- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, India
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- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, India
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- Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, India
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Babenko V, Surmacz-Chwedoruk W, Dzwolak W. On the function and fate of chloride ions in amyloidogenic self-assembly of insulin in an acidic environment: salt-induced condensation of fibrils. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:2180-6. [PMID: 25615018 DOI: 10.1021/la5048694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Formation of amyloid fibrils is often facilitated in the presence of specific charge-compensating ions. Dissolved sodium chloride is known to accelerate insulin fibrillation at low pH that has been attributed to the shielding of electrostatic repulsion between positively charged insulin molecules by chloride ions. However, the subsequent fate of Cl(-) anions; that is, possible entrapment within elongating fibrils or escape into the bulk solvent, remains unclear. Here, we show that, while the presence of NaCl at the onset of insulin aggregation induces structural variants of amyloid with distinct fingerprint infrared features, a delayed addition of salt to fibrils that have been already formed in its absence and under quiescent conditions triggers a "condensation effect": amyloid superstructures with strong chiroptical properties are formed. Chloride ions appear to stabilize these superstructures in a manner similar to stabilization of DNA condensates by polyvalent cations. The concentration of residual chloride ions trapped within bovine insulin fibrils grown in 0.1 M NaCl, at pD 1.9, and rinsed extensively with water afterward is less than 1 anion per 16 insulin monomers (as estimated using ion chromatography) implying absence of defined solvent-sequestered nesting sites for chloride counterions. Our results have been discussed in the context of mechanisms of insulin aggregation.
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- Viktoria Babenko
- Department of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw Pasteura 1, Warsaw 02-093, Poland
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Sadakierska-Chudy A, Filip M. A comprehensive view of the epigenetic landscape. Part II: Histone post-translational modification, nucleosome level, and chromatin regulation by ncRNAs. Neurotox Res 2014; 27:172-97. [PMID: 25516120 PMCID: PMC4300421 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-014-9508-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The complexity of the genome is regulated by epigenetic mechanisms, which act on the level of DNA, histones, and nucleosomes. Epigenetic machinery is involved in various biological processes, including embryonic development, cell differentiation, neurogenesis, and adult cell renewal. In the last few years, it has become clear that the number of players identified in the regulation of chromatin structure and function is still increasing. In addition to well-known phenomena, including DNA methylation and histone modification, new, important elements, including nucleosome mobility, histone tail clipping, and regulatory ncRNA molecules, are being discovered. The present paper provides the current state of knowledge about the role of 16 different histone post-translational modifications, nucleosome positioning, and histone tail clipping in the structure and function of chromatin. We also emphasize the significance of cross-talk among chromatin marks and ncRNAs in epigenetic control.
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- Anna Sadakierska-Chudy
- Laboratory of Drug Addiction Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343, Kraków, Poland,
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Banks DD, Zhang J, Siska CC. Relationship between Native-State Solubility and Non-Native Aggregation of Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor: Practical Implications for Protein Therapeutic Development. Mol Pharm 2014; 11:3431-42. [PMID: 25144791 DOI: 10.1021/mp500165j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Douglas D. Banks
- Department of Process and
Product Development, Amgen, Inc., 1201 Amgen Court West, Seattle, Washington 98119-3105, United States
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- Department of Process and
Product Development, Amgen, Inc., 1201 Amgen Court West, Seattle, Washington 98119-3105, United States
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- Department of Process and
Product Development, Amgen, Inc., 1201 Amgen Court West, Seattle, Washington 98119-3105, United States
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The crowd you're in with: Effects of different types of crowding agents on protein aggregation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1844:346-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2013] [Revised: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Banks DD, Latypov RF, Ketchem RR, Woodard J, Scavezze JL, Siska CC, Razinkov VI. Native-State Solubility and Transfer Free Energy as Predictive Tools for Selecting Excipients to Include in Protein Formulation Development Studies. J Pharm Sci 2012; 101:2720-32. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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