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Swamy MJ, Mondal S. Subunit association, and thermal and chemical unfolding of Cucurbitaceae phloem exudate lectins. A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 233:123434. [PMID: 36709810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123434] [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: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Detailed characterization of protein (un)folding intermediates is crucial for understanding the (un)folding pathway, aggregation, stability and their functional properties. In recent years, stress-inducible lectins are being investigated with much interest. In plants phloem proteins PP1 and PP2 are major components of the phloem fluid. While PP1 is a structural protein, PP2 exhibits lectin activity, and was proposed to play key roles in wound sealing, anti-pathogenic activity, and transportation of various molecules including RNA within the plant. Cucurbitaceae fruits contain high concentrations of PP2 lectins, which recognize chitooligosaccharides with high specificity. Although the presence of PP2 lectins in the phloem exudate of Cucurbitaceae species was documented over 40 years ago, so far only a few proteins from this family have been purified and characterized in detail. This review summarizes the results of biophysical studies aimed at investigating the oligomeric status of these lectins, their thermal stability, structural perturbations caused by changes in pH and addition of chaotropic agents and characterization of intermediates observed in the unfolding process. The implications of these results in the functional roles played by PP2 type lectins in their native environment are discussed. Finally, perspectives for future biophysical research on these proteins are given.
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- Musti J Swamy
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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Islam SS, Karim MR, Asaduzzaman AKM, Alam AHMK, Mahmud ZH, Kabir SR. Trichosanthes dioica seed lectin inhibits Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells growth in vivo in mice by inducing G 0 /G 1 cell cycle arrest. J Food Biochem 2021; 45:e13714. [PMID: 33817805 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Trichosanthes dioica seed lectin (TDSL), having a molecular mass of 57 ± 2 kDa was purified in an alternative way. For the purification process, the galactose-sepharose-4B affinity column was used. The purified TDSL agglutinated human and mouse erythrocytes at the minimum concentration of 8 μg/ml. d-lactose and d-galactose were the most potent inhibitory sugars as observed. The purified lectin was a glycoprotein having 3.0% of a neutral sugar. The lectin exhibited maximum activity up to 60°C and pH range from 7.0 to 10.0 and stable up to 4.0 M urea as tested. The lectin demonstrated mild toxicity when administered against brine shrimp nauplii, and the LC50 value was calculated to be 84.0 µg/ml. Minimum agglutination of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells caused by the lectin was found at the protein concentration of 1.56 µg/ml. TDSL inhibited 7, 50.2%, and 60.3% of the EAC cells growth in vivo in mice when administered with 0.75, 1.5, and 3.0 mg kg-1 day-1 (i.p.), respectively, for five consecutive days. After lectin treatment, red blood cell (RBC) and hemoglobin levels were increased significantly toward the normal compared with EAC cells-bearing control and normal mice. The tumor burden reduced to 29.5% and 67% after treatment with 1.5 and 3.0 mg kg-1 day-1 of the lectin. TDSL triggered the cell cycle arrest at the G0 /G1 phase, which was observed using flow cytometry. In conclusion, TDSL can be a candidate for the potent anticancer agents that exerts low toxicity toward brine shrimp nauplii. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: A 57 ± 2 kDa lectin (designated TDSL) was purified from Trichosanthes dioica seeds using a galactose-sepharose-4B affinity column. The lectin demonstrated mild toxicity and agglutinated Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells. The lectin inhibited 50.2% and 60.3% of the EAC cell growth in vivo in mice when administered with 1.5 and 3.0 mg kg-1 day-1 (i.p.), respectively, for five consecutive days. The lectin increased RBC and hemoglobin level toward the normal compared with lectin-treated EAC cells-bearing, EAC cells-bearing control and normal mice. The tumor burden reduced to 29.5% and 67% after treatment with 1.5 and 3.0 mg kg-1 day-1 lectin. TDSL triggered the cell cycle arrest at the G0 /G1 phase. The lectin can be a candidate for potent anticancer agents.
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- Shaikh Shohidul Islam
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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- Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, icddr,b,, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh
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Mondal S, Swamy MJ. Purification, biochemical/biophysical characterization and chitooligosaccharide binding to BGL24, a new PP2-type phloem exudate lectin from bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:3656-3666. [PMID: 32890565 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Phloem Protein 2 (PP2), highly abundant in the sieve elements of plants, plays a significant role in wound sealing and anti-pathogenic responses. In this study, we report the purification and characterization of a new PP2-type lectin, BGL24 from the phloem exudate of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). BGL24 is a homodimer with a subunit mass of ~24 kDa and exhibits high specificity for chitooligosaccharides. The isoelectric point of BGL24 was estimated from zeta potential measurements as 5.95. Partial amino acid sequence obtained by mass spectrometric studies indicated that BGL24 exhibits extensive homology with other PP2-type phloem exudate lectins. CD spectroscopic measurements revealed that the lectin contains predominantly β-sheets, with low α-helical content. CD spectroscopic and DSC studies showed that BGL24 exhibits high thermal stability with an unfolding temperature of ~82 °C, and that its secondary structure is essentially unaltered between pH 3.0 and 8.0. Fluorescence titrations employing 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-N,N',N″-triacetylchitotrioside as an indicator ligand revealed that the association constants for BGL24-chitooligosaccharide interaction increase considerably when the ligand size is increased from chitotriose to chitotetraose, whereas only marginal increase was observed for chitopentaose and chitohexaose. BGL24 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, whereas its effect on normal splenocytes was marginal.
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- Saradamoni Mondal
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India.
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Bobbili KB, Datta D, Mondal S, Polepalli S, Pohlentz G, Mormann M, Swamy MJ. Purification, chitooligosaccharide binding properties and thermal stability of CIA24, a new PP2-like phloem exudate lectin from ivy gourd (Coccinia indica). Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 110:588-597. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nareddy PK, Swamy MJ. Differential scanning calorimetric and spectroscopic studies on the thermal and chemical unfolding of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) phloem exudate lectin. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 106:95-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.07.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Thakur K, Kaur T, Singh J, Rabbani G, Khan RH, Hora R, Kaur M. Sauromatum guttatum lectin: Spectral studies, lectin-carbohydrate interaction, molecular cloning and in silico analysis. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 104:1267-1279. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Datta D, J. Swamy M. Fluorescence and circular dichroism studies on the accessibility of tryptophan residues and unfolding of a jacalin-related α- d -galactose-specific lectin from mulberry ( Morus indica ). JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 170:108-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Thermal inactivation reaction rates for ricin are influenced by pH and carbohydrates. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 58:116-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kavitha M, Bobbili KB, Swamy MJ. Differential scanning calorimetric and spectroscopic studies on the unfolding of Momordica charantia lectin. Similar modes of thermal and chemical denaturation. Biochimie 2010; 92:58-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2009.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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