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Mam B, Tsitsanou KE, Liggri PGV, Saitta F, Stamati ECV, Mahita J, Leonis G, Drakou CE, Papadopoulos M, Arnaud P, Offmann B, Fessas D, Sowdhamini R, Zographos SE. Influence of pH on indole-dependent heterodimeric interactions between Anopheles gambiae odorant-binding proteins OBP1 and OBP4. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125422. [PMID: 37330089 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
Insect Odorant Binding Proteins (OBPs) constitute important components of their olfactory apparatus, as they are essential for odor recognition. OBPs undergo conformational changes upon pH change, altering their interactions with odorants. Moreover, they can form heterodimers with novel binding characteristics. Anopheles gambiae OBP1 and OBP4 were found capable of forming heterodimers possibly involved in the specific perception of the attractant indole. In order to understand how these OBPs interact in the presence of indole and to investigate the likelihood of a pH-dependent heterodimerization mechanism, the crystal structures of OBP4 at pH 4.6 and 8.5 were determined. Structural comparison to each other and with the OBP4-indole complex (3Q8I, pH 6.85) revealed a flexible N-terminus and conformational changes in the α4-loop-α5 region at acidic pH. Fluorescence competition assays showed a weak binding of indole to OBP4 that become further impaired at acidic pH. Additional Molecular Dynamic and Differential Scanning Calorimetry studies displayed that the influence of pH on OBP4 stability is significant compared to the modest effect of indole. Furthermore, OBP1-OBP4 heterodimeric models were generated at pH 4.5, 6.5, and 8.5, and compared concerning their interface energy and cross-correlated motions in the absence and presence of indole. The results indicate that the increase in pH may induce the stabilization of OBP4 by increasing its helicity, thereby enabling indole binding at neutral pH that further stabilizes the protein and possibly promotes the creation of a binding site for OBP1. A decrease in interface stability and loss of correlated motions upon transition to acidic pH may provoke the heterodimeric dissociation allowing indole release. Finally, we propose a potential OBP1-OBP4 heterodimer formation/disruption mechanism induced by pH change and indole binding.
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- Bhavika Mam
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Protein Engineering and Functionality Unit, UMR CNRS 6286, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Protein Engineering and Functionality Unit, UMR CNRS 6286, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece.
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Liggri PGV, Tsitsanou KE, Stamati ECV, Saitta F, Drakou CE, Leonidas DD, Fessas D, Zographos SE. The structure of AgamOBP5 in complex with the natural insect repellents Carvacrol and Thymol: Crystallographic, fluorescence and thermodynamic binding studies. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 237:124009. [PMID: 36921814 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
Abstract
Among several proteins participating in the olfactory perception process of insects, Odorant Binding Proteins (OBPs) are today considered valid targets for the discovery of compounds that interfere with their host-detection behavior. The 3D structures of Anopheles gambiae mosquito AgamOBP1 in complex with the known synthetic repellents DEET and Icaridin have provided valuable information on the structural characteristics that govern their selective binding. However, no structure of a plant-derived repellent bound to an OBP has been available until now. Herein, we present the novel three-dimensional crystal structures of AgamOBP5 in complex with two natural phenolic monoterpenoid repellents, Carvacrol and Thymol, and the MPD molecule. Structural analysis revealed that both monoterpenoids occupy a binding site (Site-1) by adopting two alternative conformations. An additional Carvacrol was also bound to a secondary site (Site-2) near the central cavity entrance. A protein-ligand hydrogen-bond network supplemented by van der Waals interactions spans the entire binding cavity, bridging α4, α6, and α3 helices and stabilizing the overall structure. Fluorescence competition and Differential Scanning Calorimetry experiments verified the presence of two binding sites and the stabilization effect on AgamOBP5. While Carvacrol and Thymol bind to Site-1 with equal affinity in the submicromolar range, they exhibit a significantly lower and distinct binding capacity for Site-2 with Kd's of ~7 μΜ and ~18 μΜ, respectively. Finally, a comparison of AgamOBP5 complexes with the AgamOBP4-Indole structure revealed that variations of ligand-interacting aminoacids such as A109T, I72M, A112L, and A105T cause two structurally similar and homologous proteins to display different binding specificities.
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- Panagiota G V Liggri
- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece; Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece.
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Pelosi C, Arrico L, Zinna F, Wurm FR, Di Bari L, Tinè MR. A circular dichroism study of the protective role of polyphosphoesters polymer chains in polyphosphoester-myoglobin conjugates. Chirality 2022; 34:1257-1265. [PMID: 35713334 PMCID: PMC9544571 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Protein‐polymer conjugates are a blooming class of hybrid systems with high biomedical potential. Despite a plethora of papers on their biomedical properties, the physical–chemical characterization of many protein‐polymer conjugates is missing. Here, we evaluated the thermal stability of a set of fully‐degradable polyphosphoester‐protein conjugates by variable temperature circular dichroism, a common but powerful technique. We extensively describe their thermodynamic stability in different environments (in physiological buffer or in presence of chemical denaturants, e.g., acid or urea), highlighting the protective role of the polymer in preserving the protein from denaturation. For the first time, we propose a simple but effective protocol to achieve useful information on these systems in vitro, useful to screen new samples in their early stages.
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- Chiara Pelosi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (SPC), Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Saitta F, Mazzini S, Mattio L, Signorelli M, Dallavalle S, Pinto A, Fessas D. Grapevine stilbenoids as natural food preservatives: calorimetric and spectroscopic insights into the interaction with model cell membranes. Food Funct 2021; 12:12490-12502. [PMID: 34806111 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo01982a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Food contamination with pathogenic microorganisms, such as Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus, is a common health concern. Natural products, which have been the main source of antimicrobials for centuries, may represent a turning point in alleviating the antibiotic crisis, and plant polyphenolic compounds are considered a promising source for new antibacterial agents. Resveratrol and resveratrol-derived monomers and oligomers (stilbenoids) have been shown to exert a variegated pattern of efficacy as antimicrobials depending on both the polyphenols' structure and the nature of the microorganisms, and the bacterial cell membrane seems to be one of their primary targets.In this scenario and based on the thermodynamic information reported in the literature about cell membranes, this study aimed at the investigation of the direct interaction of selected stilbenoids with a simple but informative model cell membrane. Three complete stilbenoid "monomer/dimer/dehydro-dimer" sets were chosen according to different geometries and substitution patterns. Micro-DSC was performed on 2 : 3 DPPC : DSPC small unilamellar vesicles with incorporated polyphenols at physiological pH and the results were integrated using complementary NMR data. The study highlighted the molecular determinants and mechanisms involved in the stilbenoid-membrane interaction, and the results were well correlated with the microbiological evidence previously assessed.
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- Francesca Saitta
- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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Pelosi C, Duce C, Wurm FR, Tinè MR. Effect of Polymer Hydrophilicity and Molar Mass on the Properties of the Protein in Protein-Polymer Conjugates: The Case of PPEylated Myoglobin. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:1932-1943. [PMID: 33830737 PMCID: PMC8154264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Polyphosphoesters (PPEs), a versatile class of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers, have been proposed as alternatives to poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), which is suspected to be responsible for anaphylactic reactions in some patients after the administration of PEGylated compounds, e.g., in the current Covid-19 vaccines. We present the synthesis and characterization of a novel set of protein-polymer conjugates using the model protein myoglobin and a set of PPEs with different hydrophilicity and molar mass. We report an extensive evaluation of the (bio)physical properties of the protein within the conjugates, studying its conformation, residual activity, and thermal stability by complementary techniques (UV-vis spectroscopy, nano-differential scanning calorimetry, and fluorometry). The data underline the systematic influence of polymer hydrophilicity on protein properties. The more hydrophobic polymers destabilize the protein, the more hydrophilic PPEs protect against thermally induced aggregation and proteolytic degradation. This basic study aims at guiding the design of future PPEylated drugs and protein conjugates.
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- Chiara Pelosi
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università
di Pisa, Via Moruzzi, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università
di Pisa, Via Moruzzi, Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Sustainable
Polymer Chemistry, Department of Molecules and Materials, MESA+ Institute
for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiteit Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università
di Pisa, Via Moruzzi, Pisa 56124, Italy
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Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Interactions between Anticancer Pt(II) Complexes and Model Proteins. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082376. [PMID: 33921819 PMCID: PMC8072931 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In this work, we have analysed the binding of the Pt(II) complexes ([PtCl(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)](CF3SO3) (1), [PtI(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)](CF3SO3) (2) and [PtCl(1,3-di(2-pyridyl)benzene) (3)] with selected model proteins (hen egg-white lysozyme, HEWL, and ribonuclease A, RNase A). Platinum coordination compounds are intensively studied to develop improved anticancer agents. In this regard, a critical issue is the possible role of Pt-protein interactions in their mechanisms of action. Multiple techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and UV-Vis absorbance titrations were used to enlighten the details of the binding to the different biosubstrates. On the one hand, it may be concluded that the affinity of 3 for the proteins is low. On the other hand, 1 and 2 strongly bind them, but with major binding mode differences when switching from HEWL to RNase A. Both 1 and 2 bind to HEWL with a non-specific (DSC) and non-covalent (ESI-MS) binding mode, dominated by a 1:1 binding stoichiometry (UV-Vis). ESI-MS data indicate a protein-driven chloride loss that does not convert into a covalent bond, likely due to the unfavourable complexes’ geometries and steric hindrance. This result, together with the significant changes of the absorbance profiles of the complex upon interaction, suggest an electrostatic binding mode supported by some stacking interaction of the aromatic ligand. Very differently, in the case of RNase A, slow formation of covalent adducts occurs (DSC, ESI-MS). The reactivity is higher for the iodo-compound 2, in agreement with iodine lability higher than chlorine.
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Saitta F, Motta P, Barbiroli A, Signorelli M, La Rosa C, Janaszewska A, Klajnert-Maculewicz B, Fessas D. Influence of Free Fatty Acids on Lipid Membrane-Nisin Interaction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:13535-13544. [PMID: 33137259 PMCID: PMC8016202 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The influence of free fatty acids (FFAs) on the nisin-membrane interaction was investigated through micro-DSC and fluorescence spectroscopy. A simple but informative model membrane was prepared (5.7 DMPC:3.8 DPPS:0.5 DOPC molar ratio) by considering the presence of different phospholipid headgroups in charge and size and different phospholipid tails in length and unsaturation level, allowing the discrimination of the combined interaction of nisin and FFAs with the single phospholipid constituents. The effects of six FFAs on membrane stability were evaluated, namely two saturated FFAs (palmitic acid and stearic acid), two monounsaturated FFAs (cis-unsaturated oleic acid and trans-unsaturated elaidic acid) and two cis-polyunsaturated FFAs (ω-6 linoleic acid and ω-3 docosahexaenoic acid). The results permitted assessment of a thermodynamic picture of such interactions which indicates that the peptide-membrane interaction does not overlook the presence of FFAs within the lipid bilayer since both FFAs and nisin are able to selectively promote thermodynamic phase separations as well as a general lipid reorganization within the host membrane. Furthermore, the magnitude of the effects may be different depending on the FFA chemical structure as well as the membrane lipid composition.
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- Francesca Saitta
- Dipartimento
di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli
Studi di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department
of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department
of General Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 141/143 Pomorska Street, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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Saitta F, Signorelli M, Fessas D. Hierarchy of interactions dictating the thermodynamics of real cell membranes: Following the insulin secretory granules paradigm up to fifteen-components vesicles. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 186:110715. [PMID: 31841777 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
A fifteen-components model membrane that reflected the 80 % of phospholipids present in Insulin Secretory Granules was obtained and thermodynamic exploitation was performed, through micro-DSC, in order to assess the synergic contributions to the stability of a mixed complex system very close to real membranes. Simpler systems were also stepwise investigated, to complete a previous preliminary study and to highlight a hierarchy of interactions that can be now summarized as phospholipid tail unsaturation > phospholipid tail length > phospholipid headgroup > membrane curvature. In particular, Small Unilamellar Vesicles (SUVs) that consisted in phospholipids with different headgroups (choline, ethanolamine and serine), was step by step considered, following inclusion of sphingomyelins and lysophosphatidylcholines together with a more complete fatty acids distribution characterizing the phospholipid bilayer of the Insulin Secretory Granules. The inclusion of cholesterol was finally considered and the influence of three FFAs (stearic, oleic and elaidic acids) was investigated in comparison with simpler systems, highlighting the magnitude of the effects on such a detailed membrane in the frame of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus alterations.
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- Francesca Saitta
- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy.
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Naziris N, Saitta F, Chrysostomou V, Libera M, Trzebicka B, Fessas D, Pispas S, Demetzos C. pH-responsive chimeric liposomes: From nanotechnology to biological assessment. Int J Pharm 2019; 574:118849. [PMID: 31759108 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The utilization of liposomes in biomedical applications has greatly benefited the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. These biomimetic nano-entities have been very useful in the clinical practice as drug delivery systems in their conventional form, comprising lipids as structural components. However, the scientific efforts have recently shifted towards the development of more sophisticated nanotechnological platforms, which apply functional biomaterials, such as stimuli-responsive polymers, in order to aid the drug molecule targeting concept. These nanosystems are defined as chimeric/mixed, because they combine more than one different in nature biomaterials and their development requires intensive study through biophysical and thermodynamic approaches before they may reach in vivo application. Herein, we designed and developed chimeric liposomes, composed of a phospholipid and pH-responsive amphiphilic diblock copolymers and studied their morphology and behavior based on crucial formulation parameters, including biomaterial concentration, dispersion medium pH and polymer composition. Additionally, their interactions with biological components, pH-responsiveness and membrane thermodynamics were assessed. Finally, preliminary in vivo toxicity experiments of the developed nanosystems were carried out, in order to establish a future protocol for full in vivo evaluation. The results have been correlated with the properties of the chimeric nanosystems and highlight the importance of such approaches for designing and developing effective nanocarriers for biomedical applications.
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- Nikolaos Naziris
- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens 11635, Greece.
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland.
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- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens 11635, Greece.
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, Athens 15771, Greece.
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Dissecting the effects of free fatty acids on the thermodynamic stability of complex model membranes mimicking insulin secretory granules. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 176:167-175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.12.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Kontogiannopoulos KN, Dasargyri A, Ottaviani MF, Cangiotti M, Fessas D, Papageorgiou VP, Assimopoulou AN. Advanced Drug Delivery Nanosystems for Shikonin: A Calorimetric and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:9424-9434. [PMID: 30032619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Drug delivery is considered a mature scientific and technological platform for producing innovative medicines with nanosystems composed of intelligent bio-materials that carry active pharmaceutical ingredients forming advanced drug delivery nanosystems (aDDnSs). Shikonin and its enantiomer alkannin are natural products that have been extensively studied in vitro and in vivo for, among others, their antitumor activity, and various efforts have been made to prepare shikonin-loaded drug delivery systems. This study is focused on chimeric aDDnSs and specifically on liposomal formulations combining three lipids (egg-phosphatidylcholine; dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine; and distearoyl phosphatidylcholine) and a hyperbranched polymer (PFH-64-OH). Furthermore, PEGylated liposomal formulations of all samples were also prepared. Calorimetric techniques and electron paramagnetic resonance were used to explore and evaluate the interactions and stability of the liposomal formulations, showing that the presence of hyperbranched polymers promote the overall stability of the chimeric aDDnSs based on the drug release profile enhancement. Furthermore, results showed that polyethylene glycol enhances drug stabilization inside the liposomes, forming a stable and promising carrier for shikonin with improved characteristics.
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- Konstantinos N Kontogiannopoulos
- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , 54124 Thessaloniki , Greece
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , 54124 Thessaloniki , Greece
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- Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Scientific Campus E. Mattei , University of Urbino , 61029 Urbino , Italy
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- Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Scientific Campus E. Mattei , University of Urbino , 61029 Urbino , Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS) , Università degli Studi di Milano , Via Celoria 2 , 20133 Milano , Italy
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , 54124 Thessaloniki , Greece
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , 54124 Thessaloniki , Greece
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Barbiroli A, Marengo M, Fessas D, Ragg E, Renzetti S, Bonomi F, Iametti S. Stabilization of beta-lactoglobulin by polyols and sugars against temperature-induced denaturation involves diverse and specific structural regions of the protein. Food Chem 2017; 234:155-162. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.04.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Sleiman MH, Csonka R, Arbez-Gindre C, Heropoulos GA, Calogeropoulou T, Signorelli M, Schiraldi A, Steele BR, Fessas D, Micha-Screttas M. Binding and stabilisation effects of glycodendritic compounds with peanut agglutinin. Int J Biol Macromol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tsitsanou KE, Drakou CE, Thireou T, Vitlin Gruber A, Kythreoti G, Azem A, Fessas D, Eliopoulos E, Iatrou K, Zographos SE. Crystal and solution studies of the "Plus-C" odorant-binding protein 48 from Anopheles gambiae: control of binding specificity through three-dimensional domain swapping. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:33427-38. [PMID: 24097978 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.505289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Much physiological and behavioral evidence has been provided suggesting that insect odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are indispensable for odorant recognition and thus are appealing targets for structure-based discovery and design of novel host-seeking disruptors. Despite the fact that more than 60 putative OBP-encoding genes have been identified in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, the crystal structures of only six of them are known. It is therefore clear that OBP structure determination constitutes the bottleneck for structure-based approaches to mosquito repellent/attractant discovery. Here, we describe the three-dimensional structure of an A. gambiae "Plus-C" group OBP (AgamOBP48), which exhibits the second highest expression levels in female antennae. This structure represents the first example of a three-dimensional domain-swapped dimer in dipteran species. A combined binding site is formed at the dimer interface by equal contribution of each monomer. Structural comparisons with the monomeric AgamOBP47 revealed that the major structural difference between the two Plus-C proteins localizes in their N- and C-terminal regions, and their concerted conformational change may account for monomer-swapped dimer conversion and furthermore the formation of novel binding pockets. Using a combination of gel filtration chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and analytical ultracentrifugation, we demonstrate the AgamOBP48 dimerization in solution. Eventually, molecular modeling calculations were used to predict the binding mode of the most potent synthetic ligand of AgamOBP48 known so far, discovered by ligand- and structure-based virtual screening. The structure-aided identification of multiple OBP binders represents a powerful tool to be employed in the effort to control transmission of the vector-borne diseases.
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- Katerina E Tsitsanou
- From the Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635 Athens, Greece
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Ausili A, Pennacchio A, Staiano M, Dattelbaum JD, Fessas D, Schiraldi A, D'Auria S. Amino acid transport in thermophiles: characterization of an arginine-binding protein from Thermotoga maritima. 3. Conformational dynamics and stability. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2012; 118:66-73. [PMID: 23232322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Arginine-binding protein from Thermotoga maritima (TmArgBP) is a 27.7 kDa protein possessing the typical two domain structure of the periplasmic binding protein family. The protein is characterized by high specificity and affinity for binding a single molecule of l-arginine. In this work, the effect of temperature and/or guanidine hydrochloride on structure and stability of the protein in the absence and in the presence of l-arginine has been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, far-UV circular dichroism and intrinsic tryptophan phosphorescence and fluorescence. The results revealed that TmArgBP undergoes an irreversible one-step thermal unfolding process in a cooperative mode. The TmArgBP melting temperature was recorded at 115 °C. The presence of l-arginine did not change the protein secondary structure content as well as the intrinsic phosphorescence and fluorescence protein properties, even if it increases the structural stability of the protein. The obtained results are discussed in combination with a detailed inspection of the three-dimensional structure of the protein.
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- A Ausili
- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Naples 80131, Italy.
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Barbiroli A, Bonomi F, Ferranti P, Fessas D, Nasi A, Rasmussen P, Iametti S. Bound fatty acids modulate the sensitivity of bovine β-lactoglobulin to chemical and physical denaturation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:5729-5737. [PMID: 21506515 DOI: 10.1021/jf200463u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Fatty acids are the natural ligands associated with the bovine milk lipocalin, β-lactoglobulin (BLG), and were identified by means of mass spectrometry. The naturally bound ligands were found to contribute to the stability of the proteins toward denaturation by both temperature and chaotropes. To assess the nature of the structural regions involved in this stabilization, the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the stability of various structural regions of the proteins were studied in the presence of bound palmitate, which is the most abundant natural ligand. Binding of a single palmitate molecule was found to affect not only the stability of the calyx region, where palmitate is bound, but also that of the region at the hydrophobic interface between the barrel itself and the long helix in the protein structure, where the thiol group of Cys121 is buried. This region is known to be essential for the stability of the BLG dimer and is relevant to the generation of "reactive monomers" that are involved in covalent and noncovalent polymerization of BLG and in the formation of covalent adducts with other milk proteins.
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- Alberto Barbiroli
- Section of Biochemistry, DISMA, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Giancola C, Ercole C, Fotticchia I, Spadaccini R, Pizzo E, D’Alessio G, Picone D. Structure-cytotoxicity relationships in bovine seminal ribonuclease: new insights from heat and chemical denaturation studies on variants. FEBS J 2010; 278:111-22. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07937.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gardikis K, Hatziantoniou S, Signorelli M, Pusceddu M, Micha-Screttas M, Schiraldi A, Demetzos C, Fessas D. Thermodynamic and structural characterization of Liposomal-Locked in-Dendrimers as drug carriers. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2010; 81:11-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Revised: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gardikis K, Hatziantoniou S, Bucos M, Fessas D, Signorelli M, Felekis T, Zervou M, Screttas CG, Steele BR, Ionov M, Micha-Screttas M, Klajnert B, Bryszewska M, Demetzos C. New Drug Delivery Nanosystem Combining Liposomal and Dendrimeric Technology (Liposomal Locked-In Dendrimers) for Cancer Therapy. J Pharm Sci 2010; 99:3561-71. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.22121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Esposito C, Carullo P, Pedone E, Graziano G, Del Vecchio P, Berisio R. Dimerisation and structural integrity of Heparin Binding Hemagglutinin A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: implications for bacterial agglutination. FEBS Lett 2010; 584:1091-6. [PMID: 20178790 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Heparin Binding Hemagglutinin A (HBHA) is hitherto the sole virulence factor associated with tuberculosis dissemination from the lungs, the site of primary infection, to epithelial cells. We have previously reported the solution structure of HBHA, a dimeric and elongated molecule. Since oligomerisation of HBHA is associated with its ability to induce bacterial agglutination, we investigated this process using experimental and modelling techniques. We here identified a short segment of HBHA whose presence is mandatory for the stability of folded conformation, whose denaturation is a reversible two-state process. Our data suggest that agglutination-driven cell-cell interactions do not occur via association of HBHA monomers, nor via association of HBHA dimers and open the scenario to a possible trans-dimerisation process.
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- Carla Esposito
- Istitute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Naples, Italy
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Bocchinfuso G, Palleschi A, Mazzuca C, Coviello T, Alhaique F, Marletta G. Theoretical and Experimental Study on a Self-Assembling Polysaccharide Forming Nanochannels: Static and Dynamic Effects Induced by a Soft Confinement. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:6473-83. [DOI: 10.1021/jp076074f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Gianfranco Bocchinfuso
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy, Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy, Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy, Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy, Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy, Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Roma, Italy, Dipartimento di Studi di Chimica e Tecnologia delle Sostanze Biologicamente Attive, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, viale A. Doria, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Caldinelli L, Iametti S, Barbiroli A, Fessas D, Bonomi F, Piubelli L, Molla G, Pollegioni L. Relevance of the flavin binding to the stability and folding of engineered cholesterol oxidase containing noncovalently bound FAD. Protein Sci 2008; 17:409-19. [PMID: 18218720 DOI: 10.1110/ps.073137708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The flavoprotein cholesterol oxidase (CO) from Brevibacterium sterolicum is a monomeric flavoenzyme containing one molecule of FAD cofactor covalently linked to His69. The elimination of the covalent link following the His69Ala substitution was demonstrated to result in a significant decrease in activity, in the midpoint redox potential of the flavin, and in stability with respect to the wild-type enzyme, but does not modify the overall structure of the enzyme. We used CO as a model system to dissect the changes due to the elimination of the covalent link between the flavin and the protein (by comparing the wild-type and H69A CO holoproteins) with those due to the elimination of the cofactor (by comparing the holo- and apoprotein forms of H69A CO). The apoprotein of H69A CO lacks the characteristic tertiary structure of the holoprotein and displays larger hydrophobic surfaces; its urea-induced unfolding does not occur by a simple two-state mechanism and is largely nonreversible. Minor alterations in the flavin binding region are evident between the native and the refolded proteins, and are likely responsible for the low refolding yield observed. A model for the equilibrium unfolding of H69A CO that also takes into consideration the effects of cofactor binding and dissociation, and thus may be of general significance in terms of the relationships between cofactor uptake and folding in flavoproteins, is presented.
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- Laura Caldinelli
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Fessas D, Staiano M, Barbiroli A, Marabotti A, Schiraldi A, Varriale A, Rossi M, D'Auria S. Molecular adaptation strategies to high temperature and thermal denaturation mechanism of the D-trehalose/D-maltose-binding protein from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus litoralis. Proteins 2007; 67:1002-9. [PMID: 17373708 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The D-trehalose/D-maltose-binding protein (TMBP), a monomeric protein of 48 kDa, is one component of the trehalose and maltose uptake system. In the hyperthermophilic archaeon T. litoralis this is mediated by a protein-dependent ATP-binding cassette system transporter. The gene coding for a thermostable TMBP from the archaeon T. litoralis has been cloned, and the recombinant protein has been expressed in E. coli. The recombinant TMBP has been purified to homogeneity and characterized. It exhibits the same functional and structural properties as the native one. In fact, it is highly thermostable and binds both trehalose and maltose with high affinity. In this work we used differential scanning calorimetry studies together with a detailed analysis, at the molecular level, of the three-dimensional protein structure to shed light on the basis of the high thermostability exhibited by the recombinant TMBP from the archaeon T. litoralis. The obtained data suggest that the presence of trehalose does not change the overall mechanism of the denaturation of this protein but it selectively modifies the stability of the TMBP structural domains.
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- Dimitrios Fessas
- Department of Food Science, Technology and Microbiology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Caldinelli L, Iametti S, Barbiroli A, Bonomi F, Fessas D, Molla G, Pilone MS, Pollegioni L. Dissecting the structural determinants of the stability of cholesterol oxidase containing covalently bound flavin. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:22572-81. [PMID: 15817448 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500549200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cholesterol oxidase from Brevibacterium sterolicum is a monomeric flavoenzyme catalyzing the oxidation and isomerization of cholesterol to cholest-4-en-3-one. This protein is a class II cholesterol oxidases, with the FAD cofactor covalently linked to the enzyme through the His(69) residue. In this work, unfolding of wild-type cholesterol oxidase was compared with that of a H69A mutant, which does not covalently bind the flavin cofactor. The two protein forms do not show significant differences in their overall topology, but the urea-induced unfolding of the H69A mutant occurred at significant lower urea concentrations than wild-type (approximately 3 versus approximately 5 M, respectively), and the mutant protein had a melting temperature approximately 10-15 degrees C lower than wild-type in thermal denaturation experiments. The different sensitivity of the various spectroscopic features used to monitor protein unfolding indicated that in both proteins a two-step (three-state) process occurs. The presence of an intermediate was more evident for the H69A mutant at 2 m urea, where catalytic activity and tertiary structure were lost, and new hydrophobic patches were exposed on the protein surface, resulting in protein aggregation. Comparative analysis of the changes occurring upon urea and thermal treatment of the wild-type and H69A protein showed a good correlation between protein instability and the elimination of the covalent link between the flavin and the protein. This covalent bond represents a structural device to modify the flavin redox potentials and stabilize the tertiary structure of cholesterol oxidase, thus pointing to a specific meaning of the flavin binding mode in enzymes that carry out the same reaction in pathogenic versus non-pathogenic bacteria.
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- Laura Caldinelli
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Giancola C, Pizzo E, Di Maro A, Cubellis MV, D'Alessio G. Preparation and characterization of geodin. A betagamma-crystallin-type protein from a sponge. FEBS J 2005; 272:1023-35. [PMID: 15691335 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2004.04536.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Geodin is a protein encoded by a sponge gene homologous to genes from the betagamma-crystallins superfamily. The interest for this crystallin-type protein stems from the phylogenesis of porifera, commonly called sponges, the earliest divergence event in the history of metazoans. Here we report the preparation of geodin as a recombinant protein from Escherichia coli, its characterization through physico-chemical analyses, and a model of its 3D structure based on homology modelling. Geodin is a monomeric protein of about 18 kDa, with an all-beta structure, as all other crystallins in the superfamily, but more prone to unfold in the presence of chemical denaturants, when compared with other homologues from the superfamily. Its thermal unfolding, studied by far- and near-CD, and by calorimetry, is described by a two-state model. Geodin appears to be structurally similar in many respects to the bacterial protein S crystallin, with which it also shares a significant, albeit more modest stabilizing effect exerted by calcium ions. These results suggest that the crystallin-type structural scaffold, employed in the evolution of bacteria and moulds, was successfully recruited very early in the evolution of metazoa.
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Pollegioni L, Iametti S, Fessas D, Caldinelli L, Piubelli L, Barbiroli A, Pilone MS, Bonomi F. Contribution of the dimeric state to the thermal stability of the flavoprotein D-amino acid oxidase. Protein Sci 2003; 12:1018-29. [PMID: 12717024 PMCID: PMC2323872 DOI: 10.1110/ps.0234603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The flavoenzyme DAAO from Rhodotorula gracilis, a structural paradigm of the glutathione-reductase family of flavoproteins, is a stable homodimer with a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) molecule tightly bound to each 40-kD subunit. In this work, the thermal unfolding of dimeric DAAO was compared with that of two monomeric forms of the same protein: a Deltaloop mutant, in which 14 residues belonging to a loop connecting strands betaF5-betaF6 have been deleted, and a monomer obtained by treating the native holoenzyme with 0.5 M NH(4)SCN. Thiocyanate specifically and reversibly affects monomer association in wild-type DAAO by acting on hydrophobic residues and on ionic pairs between the betaF5-betaF6 loop of one monomer and the alphaI3' and alphaI3" helices of the symmetry-related monomer. By using circular dichroism spectroscopy, protein and flavin fluorescence, activity assays, and DSC, we demonstrated that thermal unfolding involves (in order of increasing temperatures) loss of tertiary structure, followed by loss of some elements of secondary structure, and by general unfolding of the protein structure that was concomitant to FAD release. Temperature stability of wild-type DAAO is related to the presence of a dimeric structure that affects the stability of independent structural domains. The monomeric Deltaloop mutant is thermodynamically less stable than dimeric wild-type DAAO (with melting temperatures (T(m)s) of 48 degrees C and 54 degrees C, respectively). The absence of complications ensuing from association equilibria in the mutant Deltaloop DAAO allowed identification of two energetic domains: a low-temperature energetic domain related to unfolding of tertiary structure, and a high-temperature energetic domain related to loss of secondary structure elements and to flavin release.
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- Loredano Pollegioni
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Fessas D, Iametti S, Schiraldi A, Bonomi F. Thermal unfolding of monomeric and dimeric beta-lactoglobulins. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:5439-48. [PMID: 11606207 DOI: 10.1046/j.0014-2956.2001.02484.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The thermal stabilities of dimeric bovine beta-lactoglobulin and monomeric equine beta-lactoglobulin were investigated at neutral pH by means of differential scanning calorimetry, circular dichroism, tryptophan fluorescence, and by binding of an hydrophobic probe. Differential scanning calorimetry showed the presence of two structural domains with different thermal stabilities in both proteins. Thermodynamic analysis of the calorimetric signal revealed that the two domains unfold independently according to a mechanism where an equilibrium step is followed by an irreversible transition. The spectroscopic data supported this model and allowed recognition of the structural regions corresponding to the more thermally stable domain. The differences in thermal stability between the two proteins can be primarily ascribed to the properties of the less stable domain.
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- D Fessas
- Calorimetry Laboratory, DISTAM, Section of Food Technology, Milan, Italy.
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Bonomi F, Fessas D, Iametti S, Kurtz DM, Mazzini S. Thermal stability of Clostridium pasteurianum rubredoxin: deconvoluting the contributions of the metal site and the protein. Protein Sci 2000; 9:2413-26. [PMID: 11206063 PMCID: PMC2144531 DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.12.2413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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To provide a framework for understanding the hyperthermostability of some rubredoxins, a comprehensive analysis of the thermally induced denaturation of rubredoxin (Rd) from the mesophile, Clostridium pasteurianum was undertaken. Rds with three different metals in its M(SCys)4 site (M = Fe3+/2+, Zn2+, or Cd2+) were examined. Kinetics of metal ion release were monitored anaerobically at several fixed temperatures between 40 and 100 degrees C, and during progressive heating of the iron-containing protein. Both methods gave a thermal stability of metal binding in the order Fe2+ << Fe3+ < Zn2+ < Cd2+. The temperature at which half of the iron was released from the protein in temperature ramp experiments was 69 degrees C for Fe2+ Rd and 83 degrees C for Fe3+ Rd. Temperature-dependent changes in the protein structure were monitored by differential scanning calorimetry, tryptophan fluorescence, binding of a fluorescent hydrophobic probe, and 1H NMR. Major but reversible structural changes, consisting of swelling of the hydrophobic core and opening of a loop region, were found to occur at temperatures (50-70 degrees C) much lower than those required for loss of the metal ion. For the three divalent metal ions, the results suggest that the onset of the reversible, lower-temperature structural changes is dependent on the size of the MS4 site, whereas the final, irreversible loss of metal ion is dependent on the inherent M-SCys bond strength. In the case of Fe3+ Rd, stoichiometric Fe3+/cysteine-ligand redox chemistry also occurs during metal ion loss. The results indicate that thermally induced unfolding of the native Cp Rd must surmount a significant kinetic barrier caused by stabilizing interactions both within the protein and within the M(SCys)4 site.
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- F Bonomi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari Agroalimentari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Del Vecchio P, Esposito D, Ricchi L, Barone G. The effects of polyols on the thermal stability of calf thymus DNA. Int J Biol Macromol 1999; 24:361-9. [PMID: 10408643 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(99)00058-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The effects on thermal denaturation of calf thymus DNA (ct-DNA) and its conformational changes induced by the presence in solution of different polyols, namely glycerol, i-erytritol, L( -- ) and D( + ) arabitol, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol and myo-inositol, have been investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and circular dichroism (CD). By increasing the concentration of these additives a decrease in both the denaturation enthalpy (deltadH) and temperature of the maximum of the denaturation peak (Tmax) of DNA is observed. The values of these thermodynamic parameters depend on both the nature and concentration of the solute. The overall destabilization of DNA molecule has been related to the different capability of polyhydric alcohols to interact with the polynucleotide solvation sites replacing water and to the modification of the electrostatic interactions between the polynucleotide and its surrounding atmosphere of counterions. The particular behaviour of L( -- ) arabitol, which showed a much greater destabilizing ability compared to the other polyols, was further investigated and attributed to a direct more effective interaction with the double helix of DNA. CD spectra showed only a slight alteration of DNA-B structure in the presence of all the molecules here studied, except for L( -- ) arabitol where the DNA molecule seems to undergo a meaningful conformational change. The salt concentration dependence of DNA thermal stability in the presence of L( -- ) arabitol indicates a conformational change of polynucleotide towards a more extended conformation.
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- P Del Vecchio
- Department of Chemistry, University Federico II of Naples, Italy
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Catanzano F, Graziano G, Capasso S, Barone G. Thermodynamic analysis of the effect of selective monodeamidation at asparagine 67 in ribonuclease A. Protein Sci 1997; 6:1682-93. [PMID: 9260280 PMCID: PMC2143771 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Selective deamidation of proteins and peptides is a reaction of great interest, both because it has a physiological role and because it can cause alteration in the biological activity, local folding, and overall stability of the protein. In order to evaluate the thermodynamic effects of this reaction in proteins, we investigated the temperature-induced denaturation of ribonuclease A derivatives in which asparagine 67 was selectively replaced by an aspartyl residue or an isoaspartyl residue, as a consequence of an in vitro deamidation reaction. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements were performed in the pH range 3.0-6.0, where the unfolding process is reversible, according to the reheating criterion used. It resulted that the monodeamidated forms have a different thermal stability with respect to the parent enzyme. In particular, the replacement of asparagine 67 with an isoaspartyl residue leads to a decrease of 6.3 degrees C of denaturation temperature and 65 kJ mol-1 of denaturation enthalpy at pH 5.0. These results are discussed and correlated to the X-ray three-dimensional structure of this derivative. The analysis leads to the conclusion that the difference in thermal stability between RNase A and (N67isoD)RNase A is due to enthalpic effects arising from the loss of two important hydrogen bonds in the loop containing residue 67, partially counterbalanced by entropic effects. Finally, the influence of cytidine-2'-monophosphate on the stability of the three ribonucleases at pH 5.0 is studied and explained in terms of its binding on the active site of ribonucleases. The analysis makes it possible to estimate the apparent binding constant and binding enthalpy for the three proteins.
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- F Catanzano
- Department of Chemistry, University of Napoli Federico II Via Mezzocannone, Italy
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Giancola C, De Sena C, Fessas D, Graziano G, Barone G. DSC studies on bovine serum albumin denaturation. Effects of ionic strength and SDS concentration. Int J Biol Macromol 1997; 20:193-204. [PMID: 9218168 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(97)01159-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This work analyzed the thermal denaturation process of defatted bovine serum albumin (BSA). DSC measurements were performed on changing the pH, the ionic strength and the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) concentration. These data have been compared with those previously obtained by us and other authors. The purpose of these measurements was to study the correlation between the three-dimensional organization of BSA native protein structure and its thermodynamic stability and to clarify the non-covalent interactions between the globular proteins and amphipathic molecules. These measurements have shown that the thermal denaturation is always irreversible regardless of pH, ionic strength and SDS concentration. The nature of the irreversible process superimposed on the protein unfolding is discussed. The strong stabilizing effect of NaCl on the BSA native structure has been found for the range 0-1.0 M. It is worth noting that the calorimetric curves, confined to the pH region studied, could not be represented by a two-state transition model; they were deconvoluted as the sum of two independent two-state transitions. These transitions were correlated to the domain structure of BSA. Sodium dodecyl sulfate has a net stabilizing effect up to a molar ratio of 10:1 (ligand to protein). In this range of concentrations the presence of SDS cause a biphasic profile of excess heat capacity. A simple thermodynamic model was developed in attempt to reproduce the experimental DSC profiles and collect information regarding the binding equilibrium of SDS.
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- C Giancola
- Department of Chemistry, University, Federico II of Naples, Italy
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Catanzano F, Giancola C, Graziano G, Barone G. Temperature-induced denaturation of ribonuclease S: a thermodynamic study. Biochemistry 1996; 35:13378-85. [PMID: 8873605 DOI: 10.1021/bi960855h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this paper the thermal denaturation of ribonuclease S, the product of mild digestion of ribonuclease A by subtilisin, is deeply investigated by means of DSC and CD measurements. It results that at whatever pH in the range 4-7.5 the process if fully reversible but not well represented by the simple two-state N<-->D transition. Actually, a two-state model that considers both unfolding and dissociation, NL<-->D + L*, well accounts for the main features of the process: the tail present in the low-temperature side of DSC peaks and the marked dependence of denaturation temperature on protein concentration. This mechanism is strictly linked to the exact stoichiometry of RNase S. An excess of the protein component of RNase S, the so-called S-protein, shifts the system toward a more complex behavior, that deserves a separate treatment in the accompanying paper [Graziano, G., Catanzano, F., Giancola, C., & Barone, G. (1996) Biochemistry 35, 13386-13392]. The thermodynamic analysis leads to the conclusion that the difference in thermal stability between RNase S and RNase A is due to entropic effects, i.e., a greater conformational flexibility of both backbone and side chains in RNase S. The process becomes irreversible at pH 8.0-8.5, probably due to side-reactions occurring at high temperature. Finally, the influence of phosphate ion on the stability of RNase A and RNase S at pH 7.0 is studied and explained in terms of its binding on the active site of ribonuclease. The analysis enables us to obtain an estimate of the apparent association constant and binding enthalpy also.
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- F Catanzano
- Department of Chemistry, University of Naples, Federico II, Italy
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Graziano G, Catanzano F, Giancola C, Barone G. DSC study of the thermal stability of S-protein and S-peptide/S-protein. Biochemistry 1996; 35:13386-92. [PMID: 8873606 DOI: 10.1021/bi960856+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- G Graziano
- Department of Chemistry, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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