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Hall D. Biophysical Reviews' "Meet the Editors Series": a profile of Damien Hall. Biophys Rev 2023; 15:1883-1896. [PMID: 38192343 PMCID: PMC10771549 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-023-01176-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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This piece introduces Damien Hall, Chief Editor of the Biophysical Reviews journal since 2019. Currently working as an Assistant Professor at Kanazawa University, the author describes his association with the journal along with some parts of his family history and academic journey.
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- Damien Hall
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1164 Japan
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Saftics A, Kurunczi S, Peter B, Szekacs I, Ramsden JJ, Horvath R. Data evaluation for surface-sensitive label-free methods to obtain real-time kinetic and structural information of thin films: A practical review with related software packages. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 294:102431. [PMID: 34330074 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Interfacial layers are important in a wide range of applications in biomedicine, biosensing, analytical chemistry and the maritime industries. Given the growing number of applications, analysis of such layers and understanding their behavior is becoming crucial. Label-free surface sensitive methods are excellent for monitoring the formation kinetics, structure and its evolution of thin layers, even at the nanoscale. In this paper, we review existing and commercially available label-free techniques and demonstrate how the experimentally obtained data can be utilized to extract kinetic and structural information during and after formation, and any subsequent adsorption/desorption processes. We outline techniques, some traditional and some novel, based on the principles of optical and mechanical transduction. Our special focus is the current possibilities of combining label-free methods, which is a powerful approach to extend the range of detected and deduced parameters. We summarize the most important theoretical considerations for obtaining reliable information from measurements taking place in liquid environments and, hence, with layers in a hydrated state. A thorough treamtmaent of the various kinetic and structural quantities obtained from evaluation of the raw label-free data are provided. Such quantities include layer thickness, refractive index, optical anisotropy (and molecular orientation derived therefrom), degree of hydration, viscoelasticity, as well as association and dissociation rate constants and occupied area of subsequently adsorbed species. To demonstrate the effect of variations in model conditions on the observed data, simulations of kinetic curves at various model settings are also included. Based on our own extensive experience with optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS) and the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), we have developed dedicated software packages for data analysis, which are made available to the scientific community alongside this paper.
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Zorrilla S, Mónico A, Duarte S, Rivas G, Pérez-Sala D, Pajares MA. Integrated approaches to unravel the impact of protein lipoxidation on macromolecular interactions. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 144:203-217. [PMID: 30991143 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Protein modification by lipid derived reactive species, or lipoxidation, is increased during oxidative stress, a common feature observed in many pathological conditions. Biochemical and functional consequences of lipoxidation include changes in the conformation and assembly of the target proteins, altered recognition of ligands and/or cofactors, changes in the interactions with DNA or in protein-protein interactions, modifications in membrane partitioning and binding and/or subcellular localization. These changes may impact, directly or indirectly, signaling pathways involved in the activation of cell defense mechanisms, but when these are overwhelmed they may lead to pathological outcomes. Mass spectrometry provides state of the art approaches for the identification and characterization of lipoxidized proteins/residues and the modifying species. Nevertheless, understanding the complexity of the functional effects of protein lipoxidation requires the use of additional methodologies. Herein, biochemical and biophysical methods used to detect and measure functional effects of protein lipoxidation at different levels of complexity, from in vitro and reconstituted cell-like systems to cells, are reviewed, focusing especially on macromolecular interactions. Knowledge generated through innovative and complementary technologies will contribute to comprehend the role of lipoxidation in pathophysiology and, ultimately, its potential as target for therapeutic intervention.
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- Silvia Zorrilla
- Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Hall D. On the nature of the optimal form of the holdase-type chaperone stress response. FEBS Lett 2019; 594:43-66. [PMID: 31432502 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The holdase paradigm of chaperone action involves preferential binding by the chaperone to the unfolded protein state, thereby preventing it from either, associating with other unstable proteins (to form large dysfunctional aggregates), or being degraded by the proteolytic machinery of the cell/organism. In this paper, we examine the necessary physical constraints imposed upon the holdase chaperone response in a cell-like environment and use these limitations to comment on the likely nature of the optimal form of chaperone response in vivo.
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- Damien Hall
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Hirota N, Edskes H, Hall D. Unified theoretical description of the kinetics of protein aggregation. Biophys Rev 2019; 11:191-208. [PMID: 30888575 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-019-00506-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Solution conditions chosen for the production of amyloid can also promote formation of significant extents of amorphous protein aggregate. In one interpretation, the amyloid and amorphous aggregation pathways are considered to be in competition with each other. An alternative conceptualization involves considering amorphous aggregation as an obligatory intermediate process of the amyloid formation pathway. Here, we review recently developed macroscopic-level theories of protein aggregation that unify these two competing models into a single paradigm. Key features of the unified model included (1) a description of the amorphous aggregate as a second liquid phase with the degree of liquid-like character determined by the mobility of the monomer within it, and (2) heterogeneous growth pathways based on nucleation, growth, and fragmentation of amyloid occurring within different phases and at their interfacial boundary. Limiting-case behaviors of the protein aggregation reaction, either singly involving amyloid or amorphous aggregate production, and mixed-case behaviors, involving competitive and/or facilitated growth of amorphous and amyloid species, are presented and reviewed in context. This review principally describes an approach developed by Hirota and Hall 2019 (Hirota, N. and Hall, D. 2019. Protein Aggregation Kinetics: A Unified Theoretical Description. Chapter 7 of 'Protein Solubility and Amorphous Aggregation: From Academic Research to Applications in Drug Discovery and Bioindustry' edited by Y. Kuroda and F. Arisaka. CMC Publishers). Sections of that work are translated from the original Japanese and republished here with the full permission of CMC Publishing Corporation.
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- Nami Hirota
- Do International Trading House, Koshienguchi-1-chome, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 6113, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, NIDDK, NIH, Bld 8, Bethesda, MD, 20892-0830, USA
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-1- Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Su J, Esmaeilzadeh H, Zhang F, Yu Q, Cernigliaro G, Xu J, Sun H. An ultrasensitive micropillar-based quartz crystal microbalance device for real-time measurement of protein immobilization and protein-protein interaction. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 99:325-331. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.07.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cao P, Dou G, Cheng Y, Che J. The improved efficacy of Sifuvirtide compared with enfuvirtide might be related to its selectivity for the rigid biomembrane, as determined through surface plasmon resonance. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171567. [PMID: 28207776 PMCID: PMC5312942 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Most mechanistic studies on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) peptide fusion inhibitors have focused on the interactions between fusion inhibitors and viral envelope proteins. However, the interactions of fusion inhibitors with viral membranes are also essential for the efficacy of these drugs. Here, we utilized surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology to study the interactions between the HIV fusion inhibitor peptides sifuvirtide and enfuvirtide and biomembrane models. Sifuvirtide presented selectivity toward biomembrane models composed of saturated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) (32-fold higher compared with unsaturated 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [POPC]) and sphingomyelin (SM) (31-fold higher compared with POPC), which are rigid compositions enriched in the HIV viral membrane. In contrast, enfuvirtide showed no significant selectively toward these rigid membrane models. Furthermore, the bindings of sifuvirtide and enfuvirtide to SM bilayers were markedly higher than those to monolayers (14-fold and 23-fold, respectively), indicating that the inner leaflet influences the binding of these drugs to SM bilayers. No obvious differences were noted in the bindings of either peptide to the other mono- and bilayer models tested, illustrating that both peptides interact with these membranes through surface-binding. The bindings of the inhibitor peptides to biomembranes were found to be driven predominantly by hydrophobic interactions rather than electrostatic interactions, as determined by comparing their affinities to those of positively charged 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-ethylphosphocholine (EPC) to zwitterionic membrane models. The improved efficiency of sifuvirtide relative to enfuvirtide might be related to its ability to adsorb on rigid lipidic areas, such as the viral envelope and lipid rafts, which results in an increased sifuvirtide concentration at the fusion site.
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- Ping Cao
- Laboratory of Hematological Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Hematological Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- * E-mail: (YC); (JC)
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- * E-mail: (YC); (JC)
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Haes AJ, Duyne RPV. Preliminary studies and potential applications of localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy in medical diagnostics. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2014; 4:527-37. [PMID: 15225100 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.4.4.527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Miniature optical sensors that specifically identify low concentrations of environmental and biological substances are in high demand. Currently, there is no optical sensor that provides identification of the aforementioned species without amplification techniques at naturally occurring concentrations. Recently, it has been demonstrated that triangular silver nanoparticles have remarkable optical properties and that their enhanced sensitivity to their nanoenvironment has been used to develop a new class of optical sensors using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. The examination of both model and nonmodel biological assays using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy will be presented in this review. It will be demonstrated that the use of a localized surface plasmon resonance nanosensor rivals the sensitivity and selectivity of, and provides a low-cost alternative to, commercially available sensors.
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- Amanda J Haes
- Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113, USA.
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- Biwu Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L
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Espiritu RA, Matsumori N, Murata M, Nishimura S, Kakeya H, Matsunaga S, Yoshida M. Interaction between the marine sponge cyclic peptide theonellamide A and sterols in lipid bilayers as viewed by surface plasmon resonance and solid-state (2)H nuclear magnetic resonance. Biochemistry 2013; 52:2410-8. [PMID: 23477347 DOI: 10.1021/bi4000854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Theonellamides (TNMs) are members of a distinctive family of antifungal and cytotoxic bicyclic dodecapeptides isolated from the marine sponge Theonella sp. Recently, it has been shown that TNMs recognize 3β-hydroxysterol-containing membranes, induce glucan overproduction, and damage cellular membranes. However, to date, the detailed mode of sterol binding at a molecular level has not been determined. In this study, to gain insight into the mechanism of sterol recognition of TNM in lipid bilayers, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) experiments and solid-state deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance ((2)H NMR) measurements were performed on theonellamide A (TNM-A). SPR results revealed that the incorporation of 10 mol % cholesterol or ergosterol into 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) membranes significantly enhances the affinity of the peptide for the membrane, particularly in the initial binding to the membrane surface. These findings, together with the fact that binding of TNM-A to epicholesterol (3α-cholesterol)-containing liposomes and pure POPC liposomes was comparably weak, confirmed the preference of the peptide for the 3β-hydroxysterol-containing membranes. To further establish the formation of the complex of TNM-A with 3β-hydroxysterols in lipid bilayers, solid-state (2)H NMR measurements were conducted using deuterium-labeled cholesterol, ergosterol, or epicholesterol. The (2)H NMR spectra showed that TNM-A significantly inhibits the fast rotational motion of cholesterol and ergosterol, but not epicholesterol, therefore verifying the direct complexation between TNM-A and 3β-hydroxysterols in lipid bilayers. This study demonstrates that TNM-A directly recognizes the 3β-OH moiety of sterols, which greatly facilitates its binding to bilayer membranes.
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- Rafael Atillo Espiritu
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Xue T, Cui X, Chen J, Liu C, Wang Q, Wang H, Zheng W. A switch of the oxidation state of graphene oxide on a surface plasmon resonance chip. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:2096-2103. [PMID: 23452351 DOI: 10.1021/am400481t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Controlling the assembly and manipulating the oxidation state of graphene nanosheets on surfaces are of essential importance for application of graphene-related optical and biosensing devices. In this study, we assemble a graphene oxide (GO) film on a surface plasmon resonance chip surface and then convert it to reduced graphene by an in situ electrochemical method. The mechanism and application of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and DNA sensing from graphene-based substrates are investigated. The average thickness and dielectric constant of GO are varied significantly with the switch of its oxidation state. Electrochemical reduction decreases the distance between carbon atoms and the gold surface by removing the spacer of oxygen functional groups. The electromagnetic field of the graphene surface is therefore enhanced, resulting in an enhancement of the Raman signal. A p doping of electrochemically reduced GO (ERGO) that occurred from changes in the graphene electronic structure through interaction between gold and ERGO is also observed during electrochemical reduction. The GO and ERGO substrates perform different interaction abilities with single- and double-stranded DNA. This work may be valuable for graphene-related research works on optoelectronics and biosensors.
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- Tianyu Xue
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Department of Materials Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Mori K, Kawashima M, Che M, Yamashita H. Enhancement of the Photoinduced Oxidation Activity of a Ruthenium(II) Complex Anchored on Silica-Coated Silver Nanoparticles by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201004942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mori K, Kawashima M, Che M, Yamashita H. Enhancement of the Photoinduced Oxidation Activity of a Ruthenium(II) Complex Anchored on Silica-Coated Silver Nanoparticles by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:8598-601. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201004942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Influence of glycosylation on the adsorption of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase to hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces. Eur J Pharm Sci 2010; 40:273-81. [PMID: 20380877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2010.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Revised: 03/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the pharmaceutical industry, protein drugs are modified by, for instance, glycosylation in order to obtain protein drugs with improved delivery profiles and/or increased stability. The effect of glycosylation on protein adsorption behaviour is one of the stability aspects that must be evaluated during development of glycosylated protein drug products. We have studied the effect of glycosylation on the adsorption behaviour of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase to hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces using total internal reflection fluorescence, surface plasmon resonance, far-UV circular dichroism and fluorescence. Three glyco-variants were used, namely the mono-glycosylated wildtype T. lanuginosus lipase, a non-glycosylated variant and a penta-glycosylated variant, the latter two containing one and nine amino acid substitutions, respectively. All the glycosylations were N-linked and contained no charged sugar residues. Glycosylation did not affect the adsorption of wildtype T. lanuginosus lipase to the hydrophobic surfaces. The number of molecules adsorbing per unit surface area, the structural changes occurring upon adsorption, and the orientation upon adsorption were found to be unaffected by the varying glycosylation. However, the interaction with a hydrophilic surface was different between the three glyco-variants. The penta-glycosylated T. lanuginosus lipase adsorbed, in contrast to the two other glyco-variants. In conclusion, adsorption of T. lanuginosus lipase to hydrophobic surfaces was not affected by N-linked glycosylation. Only penta-glycosylated T. lanuginosus lipase adsorbed to the hydrophilic surface, apparently due to its increased net charge of +3 caused by amino acid substitutions in the primary sequence.
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Wang Y, Yang F, Yang X. Colorimetric detection of mercury(II) ion using unmodified silver nanoparticles and mercury-specific oligonucleotides. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2010; 2:339-42. [PMID: 20356177 DOI: 10.1021/am9007243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A sensitive and selective colorimetric detection method for mercury(II) has been well-established in this paper. It was based on the conformation change of mercury-specific oligonucleotides (MSO) from random coil structure to hairpin structure upon the addition of Hg(2+) and the phenomenon of salt-induced unmodified silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) aggregation. The calibration curve showed that the net absorption ratio value at 395 and 570 nm increased linearly over the Hg(2+) concentration range of 25-500 nM with a limit of detection of 17 nM. The other environmentally relevant metal ions did not interfere with the determination of Hg(2+).
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Riordan W, Brorson K, Lute S, Etzel M. Examination of the Adsorption of Large Biological Molecules to Anion Exchange Surfaces Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/01496390903401770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- William Riordan
- a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI, USA
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- b Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, CDER/FDA , Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- b Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, CDER/FDA , Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI, USA
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Canpean V, Astilean S. Multifunctional plasmonic sensors on low-cost subwavelength metallic nanoholes arrays. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:3574-9. [PMID: 20024038 DOI: 10.1039/b914235e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing is combined with surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection on periodic arrays of subwavelength metallic nanoholes for the first time. LSPR sensors provide detection of molecular adsorption in both transmission and reflectivity modes with sensitivity greater that 300 nm/RIU and a spectral shift of 16 nm in the case of binding a monolayer of p-aminothiophenol (p-ATP) molecules. Subsequent SERS analysis enables identification of the adsorbed p-ATP molecule, its structure and orientation on the metal surface. This synergistic LSPR-SERS approach on low-cost metallic films perforated with periodic arrays of subwavelength nanoholes opens a route for molecular dual-modal detection to be integrated in lab-on-chip systems to increase the reliability of biological detection.
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- Valentin Canpean
- Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics and Institute for Interdisciplinary Experimental Research, 42 Treboniu Laurian, 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Comparison of a Resonant Mirror Biosensor (IAsys) and a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) for the Study on Interaction between Paeoniae Radix 801 and Endothelin-1. SENSORS 2008; 8:8275-8290. [PMID: 27873988 PMCID: PMC3791019 DOI: 10.3390/s8128275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2008] [Revised: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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A resonant mirror biosensor, IAsys, and a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) are known independently as surface sensitive analytical devices capable of label-free and in situ bioassays. In this study, an IAsys and a QCM are employed for a new study on the action mechanism of Paeoniae Radix 801 (P. radix 801) by detecting the specific interaction between P. radix 801 and endothelin-1 (ET-1). In the experiments, ET-1 was immobilized on the surfaces of the IAsys cuvette and the QCM substrate by surface modification techniques, and then P. radix 801 solution was contacted to the cuvette and the substrate, separately. Then, the binding and interaction process between P. radix 801 and ET-1 was monitored by IAsys and QCM, respectively. The experimental results showed that P. radix 801 binds ET-1 specifically. The IAsys and QCM response curves to the ET-1 immobilization and P. radix 801 binding are similar in reaction process, but different in binding profiles, reflecting different resonation principles. Although both IAsys and QCM could detect the interaction of P. radix 801 and ET-1 with high reproducibility and reliability through optimization of the ET-1 coating, the reproducibility and reliability obtained by IAsys are better than those obtained by QCM, since the QCM frequency is more sensitive to temperature fluctuations, atmospheric changes and mechanical disturbances. However, IAsys and QCM are generally potent and reliable tools to study the interaction of P. radix 801 and ET-1, and can conclusively be applied to the action mechanism of P. radix 801.
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Nominé Y, Botuyan MV, Bajzer Z, Owen WG, Caride AJ, Wasielewski E, Mer G. Kinetic analysis of interaction of BRCA1 tandem breast cancer c-terminal domains with phosphorylated peptides reveals two binding conformations. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9866-79. [PMID: 18717574 DOI: 10.1021/bi702247d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Tandem breast cancer C-terminal (BRCT) domains, present in many DNA repair and cell cycle checkpoint signaling proteins, are phosphoprotein binding modules. The best-characterized tandem BRCT domains to date are from the protein BRCA1 (BRCA1-BRCT), an E3 ubiquitin ligase that has been linked to breast and ovarian cancer. While X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy studies have uncovered the structural determinants of specificity of BRCA1-BRCT for phosphorylated peptides, a detailed kinetic and thermodynamic characterization of the interaction is also required to understand how structure and dynamics are connected and therefore better probe the mechanism of phosphopeptide recognition by BRCT domains. Through a global analysis of binding kinetics data obtained from surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and stopped-flow fluorescence spectroscopy, we show that the recognition mechanism is complex and best modeled by two equilibrium conformations of BRCA1-BRCT in the free state that both interact with a phosphopeptide, with dissociation constants ( K d) in the micromolar range. We show that the apparent global dissociation constant derived from this kinetic analysis is similar to the K d values measured using steady-state SPR, isothermal titration calorimetry, and fluorescence anisotropy. The dynamic nature of BRCA1-BRCT may facilitate the binding of BRCA1 to different phosphorylated protein targets.
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- Yves Nominé
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Yu C, Irudayaraj J. Quantitative evaluation of sensitivity and selectivity of multiplex nanoSPR biosensor assays. Biophys J 2007; 93:3684-92. [PMID: 17660314 PMCID: PMC2072052 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.110064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A new functionalization procedure was developed to replace cyltrimethylammoniumbromide coating on gold nanorods (GNRs) fabricated through seed-mediated growth with chemically active alkanethiols; antibodies were then attached to the GNRs to yield gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs). The functionalization procedure was shown to minimize nonspecific binding. Multiplex sensing was demonstrated for three targets (goat anti-human IgG, goat anti-rabbit IgG, and goat anti-mouse IgG) through the distinct response of the plasmon spectra of GNrMPs to binding events. Quantification of the plasmonic binding events and estimation of ligand binding kinetics tethered to these nanoscale structures was also demonstrated through a mathematical approach. Evaluation of the experimental and theoretical data yields an affinity constant K(a) = 1.34 x 10(7) M(-1), which was in agreement with the IgG-antiIgG binding affinity reported in the literature. The GNrMP sensors were found to be highly specific and sensitive with the dynamic response in the range between 10(-9) M and 10(-6) M. The limit of detection of GNrMPs was found to be in the low nanomolar range, and is a function of the binding affinity: for a higher probe-target affinity pair, the limit of detection can be expected to reach femto molar levels. This technique can play a key role in developing tunable sensors for sensitive and precise monitoring of biological interactions.
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- Chenxu Yu
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Bindley Biosciences Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Hoang KC, Malakhov D, Momsen WE, Brockman HL. Open, microfluidic flow cell for studies of interfacial processes at gas-liquid interfaces. Anal Chem 2007; 78:1657-64. [PMID: 16503620 DOI: 10.1021/ac051772m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Interfacial processes involving peripheral proteins depend on the composition and packing density of the interfacial lipid molecules. As a biological membrane model, lipid monolayers at the gas-liquid interface allow independent control of these parameters. However, measuring protein adsorption to monolayers has been difficult. To aid in this and other studies of the interfacial processes, we have developed an open, microfluidic flow cell with which surface physical properties can be controlled and monitored in well-defined lipid monolayers while varying aqueous-phase composition. Using this apparatus, we implement a recently described fluorescence method (Momsen, W. E.; Mizuno, N. K.; Lowe, M. E.; Brockman, H. L. Anal. Biochem. 2005, 346, 139-49) to characterize the adsorption/desorption of glucagon to 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycerol monolayers at 27 mN/m. Analysis of the data gives reasonable and self-consistent results for kinetic and thermodynamic constants. Varying the packing density of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycerol does not alter the extent of glucagon adsorption, but comparable measurements with 1-steaoryl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine show a critical dependence. Because it allows a high degree of control of both lipid monolayer properties and aqueous-phase composition, this microfluidic flow cell should find wide applicability in many areas of research into interfacial processes.
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- Khanh C Hoang
- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912, USA
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We report on the distribution of mixed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) composed of biotinylated
and diluent alkylthiolates for streptavidin immobilization. Two thiol derivatives,
11-mercapto-1-undecanol (MUOH) and 11-mercaptoundecanoic-(8-biotinylamido-3,6-dioxaoctyl)
amide (MBDA), were employed for mixed SAM. These thiols formed self-assembled monolayer
without local domain, and streptavidins were immobilized onto biotinylated gold surface without
nonspecific binding. In order to find the optimized condition of immobilization of streptavidin, we
controlled the mixing ratio of two kind thiols by colorimetric detection assay, and the immobilization
was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and
ellipsometer.
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Sonesson AW, Callisen TH, Brismar H, Elofsson UM. A comparison between dual polarization interferometry (DPI) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for protein adsorption studies. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2007; 54:236-40. [PMID: 17134883 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2006.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Revised: 09/28/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This work was performed with the aim of comparing protein adsorption results obtained from the recently developed dual polarization interferometry (DPI) with the well-established surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique. Both techniques use an evanescent field as the sensing element but completely different methods to calculate the adsorbed mass. As a test system we used adsorption of the lipase from Thermomyces lanuginosus (TLL) on C18 surfaces. The adsorbed amount calculated with both techniques is in good agreement, with both adsorption isotherms saturating at 1.30-1.35 mg/m(2) at TLL concentrations of 1000 nM and above. Therefore, this supports the use of both SPR and DPI as tools for studying protein adsorption, which is very important when comparing adsorption data obtained from the use different techniques. Due to the spot sensing in SPR, this technique is recommended for initial kinetic studies, whereas DPI is more accurate when the refractive index and thickness of the adsorbed layer is of more interest.
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Yoshida K, Munakata H. Connective tissue growth factor binds to fibronectin through the type I repeat modules and enhances the affinity of fibronectin to fibrin. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2006; 1770:672-80. [PMID: 17239539 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2006.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a member of the CCN family of the cysteine-rich proteins and involved in wound healing and fibrosis. We have previously shown a biochemical interaction between the CTGF and fibronectin (FN) using the yeast two-hybrid system. In this study, we confirmed the interaction between the CTGF and FN using the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and solid-phase binding analysis. Our results show that the regions containing the FN type I repeat modules (the N-terminal fibrin, the gelatin-collagen and the C-terminal fibrin binding domains) of FN and the C-terminal domain of CTGF are required for the interaction. We also demonstrated that CTGF enhances the affinity of FN to fibrin. It appears that CTGF contributes to the extracellular matrix accumulation in wound healing and tissue fibrosis by enhancing the affinity of FN to fibrin. Because CTGF is up-regulated during the tissue repair and in coagulation cascade-associated fibrotic disorders, the new function of CTGF found in this study is consistent with its physiological role.
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- Koji Yoshida
- Department of Biochemistry, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan.
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Kim D. Effect of resonant localized plasmon coupling on the sensitivity enhancement of nanowire-based surface plasmon resonance biosensors. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2006; 23:2307-14. [PMID: 16912758 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.23.002307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A nanowire-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is investigated as a structure that offers improved sensor performance. The results calculated by rigorous coupled-wave analysis on a model using a hexanedithiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM) indicate that the resonant coupling between localized surface plasmons (LSPs) of nanowires affects the sensitivity enhancement substantially, while the LSP resonance in a single nanowire also contributes. SPR characteristics change significantly by applying a SAM, which can give rise to zero sensitivity for a given SAM. The results suggest that a properly designed nanowire-based SPR biosensor can enhance sensitivity by an order of magnitude with reasonable detection properties.
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- Donghyun Kim
- Biophotonics Engineering Laboratory, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineeing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 120-749.
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Martin VS, Sullivan BA, Walker K, Hawk H, Sullivan BP, Noe LJ. Surface plasmon resonance investigations of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2006; 60:994-1003. [PMID: 17002824 DOI: 10.1366/000370206778397498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This investigation utilizes surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy to detect and quantify human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), an oncogene product that is over-expressed in some aggressive forms of breast cancer. Specifically, the HER-2 trans-membrane protein p185 and its extra cellular fragment p105 are analytes targeted in this work by using a gold-based biosensor slide on which an anti-HER-2 antibody has been immobilized by attachment to Protein G that is fixed to the gold film. A detection limit of > or =11 ng/mL for p185 resulted when trastuzumab was used as the anti-HER-2 antibody on the biosensor slide. Experiments with semi-purified p105 revealed that it binds weakly and reversibly to trastuzumab, therefore complicating its detection and quantification. Results of studies that reacted a 13-amino-acid peptide (PP13) from the HER-2 kinase domain with its specific antibody were critically different than p185 and p105 studies. Spectral analysis of the reflectivity at constant bulk buffer refractive index revealed a progressive negative SPR shift over time. A negative shift suggests that a loss of protein mass from the anti-PP13 antibody-Protein G biosensor is occurring. Several possibilities that may explain these negative SPR shifts are discussed.
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- V S Martin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USA
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Sonesson AW, Elofsson UM, Brismar H, Callisen TH. Adsorption and mobility of a lipase at a hydrophobic surface in the presence of surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2006; 22:5810-7. [PMID: 16768512 DOI: 10.1021/la0531244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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With the aim of being able to manipulate the processes involved in interfacial catalysis, we have studied the effects of a mixture of nonionic/anionic surfactants, C12E6/LAS (1:2 mol %), on the adsorption and surface mobility of a lipase obtained from Thermomyces lanuginosus (TLL). Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and ellipsometry were used to analyze the competitive adsorption process between surfactants and TLL onto hydrophobic model surfaces intended to mimic an oily substrate for the lipase. We obtained the surface diffusion coefficient of a fluorescently labeled TLL variant on silica silanized with octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) on a confocal laser scanning microscope. By means of ellipsometry we calibrated the fluorescence intensity with the surface density of the lipase. The TLL diffusion was measured at different surface densities of the enzyme and at two time intervals after coadsorption with different concentrations of C12E6/LAS. The surfactant concentrations were chosen to represent concentrations below the critical micelle concentration (CMC), in the CMC region, and above the CMC. The apparent TLL surface diffusion was extrapolated to infinite surface dilution, D0. We found that the presence of surfactants strongly modulated the surface mobility of TLL: with D(0) = 0.8 x 10(-11) cm2/s without surfactants and D0 = 13.1 x 10(-11) cm2/s with surfactants above the CMC. The increase in lipase mobility on passing the CMC was also accompanied by a 2-fold increase in the mobile fraction of TLL. SPR analysis revealed that surface bound TLL was displaced by C12E6/LAS in a concentration-dependent manner, suggesting that the observed increase in surface mobility imparts bulk-mediated diffusion and so-called rebinding of TLL to the surface. Our combined results on lipase/surfactant competitive adsorption and lipase surface mobility show how surfactants may play an important role in regulating interfacial catalysis from physiological digestion to technical applications such as detergency.
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Gao J, Wang X, Chang Y, Zhang J, Song Q, Yu H, Li X. Acetazolamide inhibits osmotic water permeability by interaction with aquaporin-1. Anal Biochem 2006; 350:165-70. [PMID: 16480680 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2005] [Revised: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 01/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Water channel proteins, known as aquaporins, are transmembrane proteins that mediate osmotic water permeability. In a previous study, we found that acetazolamide could inhibit osmotic water transportation across Xenopus oocytes by blocking the function of aquaporin-1 (AQP1). The purpose of the current study was to confirm the effect of acetazolamide on water osmotic permeability using the human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells transfected with pEGFP/AQP1 and to investigate the interaction between acetazolamide and AQP1. The fluorescence intensity of HEK293 cells transfected with pEGFP/AQP1, which corresponds to the cell volume when the cells swell in a hyposmotic solution, was recorded under confocal laser fluorescence microscopy. The osmotic water permeability was assessed by the change in the ratio of cell fluorescence to certain cell area. Acetazolamide, at concentrations of 1 and 10muM, inhibited the osmotic water permeability in HEK293 cells transfected with pEGFP/AQP1. The direct binding between acetazolamide and AQP1 was detected by surface plasmon resonance. AQP1 was prepared from rat red blood cells and immobilized on a CM5 chip. The binding assay showed that acetazolamide could directly interact with AQP1. This study demonstrated that acetazolamide inhibited osmotic water permeability through interaction with AQP1.
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- Junwei Gao
- Department of Pharmacology and State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China
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Momsen WE, Mizuno NK, Lowe ME, Brockman HL. Real-time measurement of solute partitioning to lipid monolayers. Anal Biochem 2005; 346:139-49. [PMID: 16188221 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2005] [Revised: 08/05/2005] [Accepted: 08/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The interaction of a peripheral protein with a lipid-water interface can show a pronounced dependence on the composition and two-dimensional packing density of the lipids that comprise the interface. We report a novel optical method for measuring the adsorption of macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, and smaller solutes, such as drugs, to lipid monolayers at the gas-liquid interface. Using fluorescence emission from proteins and a small molecule, we demonstrate that the emissions from these solutes when in the aqueous phase and when associated with the monolayer can be temporally separated. Such separation allows measurement of the extent of solute adsorption, spectral characterization of the adsorbed solute, and characterization of lipid organization using adsorption kinetics. The method does not require, but is compatible with, the solute having different spectral properties in the bulk and surface phases. Indeed, if optical signals from adsorbed and soluble solute are the same or their relationship is known, absolute surface excess of adsorbed solute can be calculated without independent calibration. With appropriate instrumental configuration, the method should be adaptable for screening solutes for interaction with planar monolayers having both well-defined composition and adjustable lipid packing density.
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- W E Momsen
- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN 55912, USA
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McKinney J, Knappskog PM, Haavik J. Different properties of the central and peripheral forms of human tryptophan hydroxylase. J Neurochem 2005; 92:311-20. [PMID: 15663479 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02850.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) catalyses the rate-limiting reaction in the biosynthesis of serotonin. In humans, two different TPH genes exist, located on chromosomes 11 and 12, respectively, and encoding two enzymes (TPH1 and TPH2) with an overall sequence identity of 71%. We have expressed both enzymes as various fusion proteins in Escherichia coli and using an in vitro transcription/translation system, and compared their solubility and kinetic properties. TPH2 is more soluble than TPH1, has a higher molecular weight and different kinetic properties, including a lower catalytic efficiency towards phenylalanine than TPH1. Both enzymes are phosphorylated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A. TPH2 was phosphorylated at Ser19, a phosphorylation site not present in TPH1. The differences between TPH1 and TPH2 have important implications for the regulation of serotonin production in the brain and the periphery and may provide an explanation for some of the diverging results reported for TPH from different sources in the past.
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- Jeffrey McKinney
- Department of Biomedicine, Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Allen MW, Urbauer RJB, Johnson CK. Single-molecule assays of calmodulin target binding detected with a calmodulin energy-transfer construct. Anal Chem 2005; 76:3630-7. [PMID: 15228334 DOI: 10.1021/ac0497656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have detected single-molecule binding interactions of a target peptide with the calcium-signaling protein calmodulin (CaM) immobilized in an agarose gel, and we have demonstrated the application of a single-molecule binding assay to measure the binding strength of CaM with the CaM-binding domain of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII). The results demonstrate the potential for ultrasensitive assays of CaM-target interactions and the measurement of a picomolar dissociation constant. To detect single-molecule protein interactions, single-molecule assays require that the analyte molecule be confined to the focal spot of the objective for the time scale of the measurement. We demonstrate the deleterious effect of surface immobilization on CaM. As an alternative to surface immobilization, we have constructed a CaM/maltose binding protein fusion protein, which renders CaM translationally immobile in a low weight percent agarose gel. The target binding functionality of CaM assayed in agarose gels is in good agreement with solution assays. The utility of the construct for detecting interactions with CaM targets was demonstrated in a single-molecule assay of binding interactions of MBP-CaM with the CaMKII CaM-binding domain peptide. A value of 103 +/- 35 pM for the dissociation constant of this interaction was determined by simple counting of fluorescent molecules.
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- Michael W Allen
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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Xu YF, Velasco-Garcia M, Mottram TT. Quantitative analysis of the response of an electrochemical biosensor for progesterone in milk. Biosens Bioelectron 2005; 20:2061-70. [PMID: 15741076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2004.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2004] [Revised: 08/24/2004] [Accepted: 09/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An electrochemical biosensor for progesterone in cow's milk was developed and used in a competitive immunoassay by Hart et al. (1977, Studies towards a disposable screenprinted amperometric biosensor for progesterone, Biosens. Bioelectron. 12, 1113-1121). The sensor was fabricated by depositing anti-progesterone monoclonal antibody (mAb) onto screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) which were coated with rabbit anti-sheep IgG (rIgG). This sensor was operated following the steps of competitive binding between sample and conjugate (alkaline-phosphatase-labelled progesterone) for the immobilised mAb sites and measurements of an amperometric signal in the presence of p-nitrophenylphosphate using either colorimetric assays or cyclic voltammetry. The hook effect of the progesterone biosensor was found in the concentration range of milk progesterone between 0 and 5 ng/ml when the sensor was fabricated using a loading of 25 ng rIgG per electrode of a diameter of 3 mm and a 1/50 dilution of mAb. A computer model has been developed in this study to simulate the operation of this progesterone biosensor with consideration of the fabrication processes. This paper presents the results of validating the computer model and the model has predicted the hook effect as observed in tests. The model thus reveals that the hook effect is determined by the total number of binding sites available and the rates of labelled and unlabelled progesterone diffusing towards the sensor surface and the binding rates.
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- Y F Xu
- Silsoe Research Institute, Bedfordshire MK45 4HS, UK.
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Geitmann M, Danielson UH. Studies of substrate-induced conformational changes in human cytomegalovirus protease using optical biosensor technology. Anal Biochem 2005; 332:203-14. [PMID: 15325287 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The interaction between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) protease and a peptide substrate was studied using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based biosensor. Immobilization of the enzyme to the sensor chip surface by amine coupling resulted in an active enzyme with a higher catalytic efficiency than the enzyme in solution, primarily due to a lower K(m) value. The interaction between immobilized protease and substrate was characterized by a biphasic SPR signal. Rate constants for the formation of the initial enzyme-substrate complex could be determined from the sensorgrams. Simulated binding curves based on the determined k(cat) and the rate constants indicated that the complex binding signal did not originate from the accumulation of intermediates in the catalytic reaction. By chemical crosslinking of the immobilized HCMV protease, which was shown to limit the enzyme's structural flexibility, it was revealed that the obtained sensorgrams were composed of a signal caused by substrate binding and considerable structural alterations in the immobilized enzyme. Furthermore, HCMV protease was inactivated by chemical crosslinking, indicating that structural flexibility is essential for this enzyme. Parallel experiments with immobilized alpha-chymotrypsin revealed that it does not undergo similar conformational changes on peptide binding and that crosslinking did not inactivate the enzyme. The simultaneous detection of binding and conformational changes using optical biosensor technology is expected to be of importance for further characterization of the enzymatic properties of HCMV protease and for identification of inhibitors of this enzyme. It can also be of use for studies of other flexible proteins.
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- Matthis Geitmann
- Department of Biochemistry, Uppsala University, BMC, Box 576, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Noinville S, Bruston F, El Amri C, Baron D, Nicolas P. Conformation, orientation, and adsorption kinetics of dermaseptin B2 onto synthetic supports at aqueous/solid interface. Biophys J 2003; 85:1196-206. [PMID: 12885663 PMCID: PMC1303237 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(03)74555-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial activity of cationic amphipathic peptides is due mainly to the adsorption of peptides onto target membranes, which can be modulated by such physicochemical parameters as charge and hydrophobicity. We investigated the structure of dermaseptin B2 (Drs B2) at the aqueous/synthetic solid support interface and its adsorption kinetics using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance. We determined the conformation and affinity of Drs B2 adsorbed onto negatively charged (silica or dextran) and hydrophobic supports. Synthetic supports of differing hydrophobicity were obtained by modifying silica or gold with omega-functionalized alkylsilanes (bromo, vinyl, phenyl, methyl) or alkylthiols. The peptide molecules adsorbed onto negatively charged supports mostly had a beta-type conformation. In contrast, a monolayer of Drs B2, mainly in the alpha-helical conformation, was adsorbed irreversibly onto the hydrophobic synthetic supports. The conformational changes during formation of the adsorbed monolayer were monitored by two-dimensional Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy correlation; they showed the influence of peptide-peptide interactions on alpha-helix folding on the most hydrophobic support. The orientation of the alpha-helical Drs B2 with respect to the hydrophobic support was determined by polarized attenuated total reflection; it was around 15 +/- 5 degrees. This orientation was confirmed and illustrated by a molecular dynamics study. These combined data demonstrate that specific chemical environments influence the structure of Drs B2, which could explain the many functions of antimicrobial peptides.
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- S Noinville
- Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université Paris, 94320 Thiais, France.
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Svitel J, Balbo A, Mariuzza RA, Gonzales NR, Schuck P. Combined affinity and rate constant distributions of ligand populations from experimental surface binding kinetics and equilibria. Biophys J 2003; 84:4062-77. [PMID: 12770910 PMCID: PMC1302986 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(03)75132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2002] [Accepted: 02/21/2003] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The present article considers the influence of heterogeneity in a mobile analyte or in an immobilized ligand population on the surface binding kinetics and equilibrium isotherms. We describe strategies for solving the inverse problem of calculating two-dimensional distributions of rate and affinity constants from experimental data on surface binding kinetics, such as obtained from optical biosensors. Although the characterization of a heterogeneous population of analytes binding to uniform surface sites may be possible under suitable experimental conditions, computational difficulties currently limit this approach. In contrast, the case of uniform analytes binding to heterogeneous populations of surface sites is computationally feasible, and can be combined with Tikhonov-Phillips and maximum entropy regularization techniques that provide the simplest distribution that is consistent with the data. The properties of this ligand distribution analysis are explored with several experimental and simulated data sets. The resulting two-dimensional rate and affinity constant distributions can describe well experimental kinetic traces measured with optical biosensors. The use of kinetic surface binding data can give significantly higher resolution than affinity distributions from the binding isotherms alone. The shape and the level of detail of the calculated distributions depend on the experimental conditions, such as contact times and the concentration range of the analyte. Despite the flexibility introduced by considering surface site distributions, the impostor application of this model to surface binding data from transport limited binding processes or from analyte distributions can be identified by large residuals, if a sufficient range of analyte concentrations and contact times are used. The distribution analysis can provide a rational interpretation of complex experimental surface binding kinetics, and provides an analytical tool for probing the homogeneity of the populations of immobilized protein.
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- Juraj Svitel
- Division of Bioengineering & Physical Science, ORS, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Stein T, Heinzmann S, Kiesau P, Himmel B, Entian KD. The spa-box for transcriptional activation of subtilin biosynthesis and immunity in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol 2003; 47:1627-36. [PMID: 12622817 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03374.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The subtilin gene cluster (spa) of Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 is organized in transcriptional units spaBTC, spaS, spaIFEG and spaRK. Specific binding of the response regulator protein SpaR to spaB, spaS and spaI DNA promoter fragments was shown by means of electromobility shift assays. A repeated pentanucleotide sequence spaced by six nucleotides was identified as SpaR binding motif (spa-box). Saturating mutational analysis of the spa-box by single- and multiple-base-pair substitutions revealed the consensus motif (A/T)TGAT for optimal SpaR binding with the second, third and fifth position being absolutely conservative. Variations in the spacer size between the two pentanucleotide repeats revealed a strong conservation of their relative location. Only DNA with a proximal arrangement of two pentanucleotide repeats showed affinity to SpaR. A 2:1 stoichiometry between SpaR and DNA was obtained by optical biosensor analyses, which corresponds to the binding of two SpaR proteins per spa-box.
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- Torsten Stein
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Marie-Curie-Str. 9, 60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Riboh JC, Haes AJ, McFarland AD, Ranjit Yonzon C, Van Duyne RP. A Nanoscale Optical Biosensor: Real-Time Immunoassay in Physiological Buffer Enabled by Improved Nanoparticle Adhesion. J Phys Chem B 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/jp022130v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We have assembled references of 700 articles published in 2001 that describe work performed using commercially available optical biosensors. To illustrate the technology's diversity, the citation list is divided into reviews, methods and specific applications, as well as instrument type. We noted marked improvements in the utilization of biosensors and the presentation of kinetic data over previous years. These advances reflect a maturing of the technology, which has become a standard method for characterizing biomolecular interactions.
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- Rebecca L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Haes AJ, Van Duyne RP. A nanoscale optical biosensor: sensitivity and selectivity of an approach based on the localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy of triangular silver nanoparticles. J Am Chem Soc 2002; 124:10596-604. [PMID: 12197762 DOI: 10.1021/ja020393x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 943] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Triangular silver nanoparticles ( approximately 100 nm wide and 50 nm high) have remarkable optical properties. In particular, the peak extinction wavelength, lambda(max) of their localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectrum is unexpectedly sensitive to nanoparticle size, shape, and local ( approximately 10-30 nm) external dielectric environment. This sensitivity of the LSPR lambda(max) to the nanoenvironment has allowed us to develop a new class of nanoscale affinity biosensors. The essential characteristics and operational principles of these LSPR nanobiosensors will be illustrated using the well-studied biotin-streptavidin system. Exposure of biotin-functionalized Ag nanotriangles to 100 nM streptavidin (SA) caused a 27.0 nm red-shift in the LSPR lambda(max). The LSPR lambda(max) shift, DeltaR/DeltaR(max), versus [SA] response curve was measured over the concentration range 10(-)(15) M < [SA] < 10(-)(6) M. Comparison of the data with the theoretical normalized response expected for 1:1 binding of a ligand to a multivalent receptor with different sites but invariant affinities yielded approximate values for the saturation response, DeltaR(max) = 26.5 nm, and the surface-confined thermodynamic binding constant K(a,surf) = 10(11) M(-)(1). At present, the limit of detection (LOD) for the LSPR nanobiosensor is found to be in the low-picomolar to high-femtomolar region. A strategy to amplify the response of the LSPR nanobiosensor using biotinylated Au colloids and thereby further improve the LOD is demonstrated. Several control experiments were performed to define the LSPR nanobiosensor's response to nonspecific binding as well as to demonstrate its response to the specific binding of another protein. These include the following: (1) electrostatic binding of SA to a nonbiotinylated surface, (2) nonspecific interactions of prebiotinylated SA to a biotinylated surface, (3) nonspecific interactions of bovine serum albumin to a biotinylated surface, and (4) specific binding of anti-biotin to a biotinylated surface. The LSPR nanobiosensor provides a pathway to ultrasensitive biodetection experiments with extremely simple, small, light, robust, low-cost instrumentation that will greatly facilitate field-portable environmental or point-of-service medical diagnostic applications.
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- Amanda J Haes
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA
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Rudolph MG, Luz JG, Wilson IA. Structural and thermodynamic correlates of T cell signaling. ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE 2002; 31:121-49. [PMID: 11988465 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.31.082901.134423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The first crystal structures of intact T cell receptors (TCRs) bound to class I peptide-MHC (pMHCs) antigens were determined in 1996. Since then, further structures of class I TCR/pMHC complexes have explored the degree of structural variability in the TCR-pMHC system and the structural basis for positive and negative selection. The recent determination of class II and allogeneic class I TCR/pMHC structures, as well as those of accessory molecules (e.g., CD3), has pushed our knowledge of TCR/pMHC interactions into new realms, shedding light on clinical pathologies, such as graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease. Furthermore, the determination of coreceptor structures lays the foundation for a more comprehensive structural description of the supramolecular TCR signaling events and those assemblies that arise in the immunological synapse. While these telling photodocumentaries of the TCR/pMHC interaction are composed mainly from static crystal structures, a full description of the biological snapshots in T cell signaling requires additional analytical methods that record the dynamics of the process. To this end, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and ultracentrifugation (UC) have furnished both affinities and kinetics of the TCR/pMHC association. In the past year, structural, biochemical, and molecular biological data describing TCR/pMHC interactions have sublimely coalesced into a burgeoning well of understanding that promises to deliver further insights into T cell recognition. The coming years will, through a more intimate union of structural and kinetic data, allow many pressing questions to be addressed, such as how TCR/pMHC ligation is affected by coreceptor binding and what is the mechanism of TCR signaling in both early and late stages of T cell engagement with antigen-presenting cells.
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- Markus G Rudolph
- Department of Molecular Biology and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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