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Erba EB, Pastore A. The Complementarity of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Native Mass Spectrometry in Probing Protein-Protein Interactions. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 3234:109-123. [PMID: 38507203 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52193-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and native mass spectrometry (MS) are mature physicochemical techniques with long histories and important applications. NMR spectroscopy provides detailed information about the structure, dynamics, interactions, and chemical environment of biomolecules. MS is an effective approach for determining the mass of biomolecules with high accuracy, sensitivity, and speed. The two techniques offer unique advantages and provide solid tools for structural biology. In the present review, we discuss their individual merits in the context of their applications to structural studies in biology with specific focus on protein interactions and evaluate their limitations. We provide specific examples in which these techniques can complement each other, providing new information on the same scientific case. We discuss how the field may develop and what challenges are expected in the future. Overall, the combination of NMR and MS plays an increasingly important role in integrative structural biology, assisting scientists in deciphering the three-dimensional structure of composite macromolecular assemblies.
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Treviño MÁ, Pantoja-Uceda D, Laurents DV, Mompeán M. SARS-CoV-2 Nsp8 N-terminal domain folds autonomously and binds dsRNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:10041-10048. [PMID: 37665006 PMCID: PMC10570013 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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The SARS-CoV-2 Nsp8 protein is a critical component of the RNA replicase, as its N-terminal domain (NTD) anchors Nsp12, the RNA, and Nsp13. Whereas its C-terminal domain (CTD) structure is well resolved, there is an open debate regarding the conformation adopted by the NTD as it is predicted as disordered but found in a variety of complex-dependent conformations or missing from many other structures. Using NMR spectroscopy, we show that the SARS CoV-2 Nsp8 NTD features both well folded secondary structure and disordered segments. Our results suggest that while part of this domain corresponding to two long α-helices forms autonomously, the folding of other segments would require interaction with other replicase components. When isolated, the α-helix population progressively declines towards the C-termini but surprisingly binds dsRNA while preserving structural disorder.
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- Miguel Á Treviño
- “Blas Cabrera” Institute for Physical Chemistry, Spanish National Research Council, Serrano 119, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- “Blas Cabrera” Institute for Physical Chemistry, Spanish National Research Council, Serrano 119, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- “Blas Cabrera” Institute for Physical Chemistry, Spanish National Research Council, Serrano 119, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- “Blas Cabrera” Institute for Physical Chemistry, Spanish National Research Council, Serrano 119, Madrid 28006, Spain
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Chen E, Widjaja V, Kyro G, Allen B, Das P, Prahaladan VM, Bhandari V, Lolis EJ, Batista VS, Lisi GP. Mapping N- to C-terminal allosteric coupling through disruption of a putative CD74 activation site in D-dopachrome tautomerase. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104729. [PMID: 37080391 PMCID: PMC10208890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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The macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein family consists of MIF and D-dopachrome tautomerase (also known as MIF-2). These homologs share 34% sequence identity while maintaining nearly indistinguishable tertiary and quaternary structure, which is likely a major contributor to their overlapping functions, including the binding and activation of the cluster of differentiation 74 (CD74) receptor to mediate inflammation. Previously, we investigated a novel allosteric site, Tyr99, that modulated N-terminal catalytic activity in MIF through a "pathway" of dynamically coupled residues. In a comparative study, we revealed an analogous allosteric pathway in MIF-2 despite its unique primary sequence. Disruptions of the MIF and MIF-2 N termini also diminished CD74 activation at the C terminus, though the receptor activation site is not fully defined in MIF-2. In this study, we use site-directed mutagenesis, NMR spectroscopy, molecular simulations, in vitro and in vivo biochemistry to explore the putative CD74 activation region of MIF-2 based on homology to MIF. We also confirm its reciprocal structural coupling to the MIF-2 allosteric site and N-terminal enzymatic site. Thus, we provide further insight into the CD74 activation site of MIF-2 and its allosteric coupling for immunoregulation.
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- Emily Chen
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Yoon A, Zhen J, Guo Z. Segmental structural dynamics in Aβ42 globulomers. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 545:119-124. [PMID: 33548624 PMCID: PMC7904658 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.01.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Aβ42 aggregation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. In addition to the insoluble fibrils that comprise the amyloid plaques, Aβ42 also forms soluble aggregates collectively called oligomers, which are more toxic and pathogenic than fibrils. Understanding the structure and dynamics of Aβ42 oligomers is critical for developing effective therapeutic interventions against these oligomers. Here we studied the structural dynamics of Aβ42 globulomers, a type of Aβ42 oligomers prepared in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate, using site-directed spin labeling. Spin labels were introduced, one at a time, at all 42 residue positions of Aβ42 sequence. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of spin-labeled samples reveal four structural segments based on site-dependent spin label mobility pattern. Segment-1 consists of residues 1-6, which have the highest mobility that is consistent with complete disorder. Segment-3 is the most immobilized region, including residues 31-34. Segment-2 and -4 have intermediate mobility and are composed of residues 7-30 and 35-42, respectively. Considering the inverse relationship between protein dynamics and stability, our results suggest that residues 31-34 are the most stable segment in Aβ42 oligomers. At the same time, the EPR spectral lineshape suggests that Aβ42 globulomers lack a well-packed structural core akin to that of globular proteins.
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- Allison Yoon
- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Polyubiquitin and ubiquitin-like signals share common recognition sites on proteasomal subunit Rpn1. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100450. [PMID: 33617881 PMCID: PMC8008175 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Proteasome-mediated substrate degradation is an essential process that relies on the coordinated actions of ubiquitin (Ub), shuttle proteins containing Ub-like (UBL) domains, and the proteasome. Proteinaceous substrates are tagged with polyUb and shuttle proteins, and these signals are then recognized by the proteasome, which subsequently degrades the substrate. To date, three proteasomal receptors have been identified, as well as multiple shuttle proteins and numerous types of polyUb chains that signal for degradation. While the components of this pathway are well-known, our understanding of their interplay is unclear—especially in the context of Rpn1, the largest proteasomal subunit. Here, using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in combination with competition assays, we show that Rpn1 associates with UBL-containing proteins and polyUb chains, while exhibiting a preference for shuttle protein Rad23. Rpn1 appears to contain multiple Ub/UBL-binding sites, theoretically as many as one for each of its hallmark proteasome/cyclosome repeats. Remarkably, we also find that binding sites on Rpn1 can be shared among Ub and UBL species, while proteasomal receptors Rpn1 and Rpn10 can compete with each other for binding of shuttle protein Dsk2. Taken together, our results rule out the possibility of exclusive recognition sites on Rpn1 for individual Ub/UBL signals and further emphasize the complexity of the redundancy-laden proteasomal degradation pathway.
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Tolkatchev D, Smith GE, Schultz LE, Colpan M, Helms GL, Cort JR, Gregorio CC, Kostyukova AS. Leiomodin creates a leaky cap at the pointed end of actin-thin filaments. PLoS Biol 2020; 18:e3000848. [PMID: 32898131 PMCID: PMC7500696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Improper lengths of actin-thin filaments are associated with altered contractile activity and lethal myopathies. Leiomodin, a member of the tropomodulin family of proteins, is critical in thin filament assembly and maintenance; however, its role is under dispute. Using nuclear magnetic resonance data and molecular dynamics simulations, we generated the first atomic structural model of the binding interface between the tropomyosin-binding site of cardiac leiomodin and the N-terminus of striated muscle tropomyosin. Our structural data indicate that the leiomodin/tropomyosin complex only forms at the pointed end of thin filaments, where the tropomyosin N-terminus is not blocked by an adjacent tropomyosin protomer. This discovery provides evidence supporting the debated mechanism where leiomodin and tropomodulin regulate thin filament lengths by competing for thin filament binding. Data from experiments performed in cardiomyocytes provide additional support for the competition model; specifically, expression of a leiomodin mutant that is unable to interact with tropomyosin fails to displace tropomodulin at thin filament pointed ends and fails to elongate thin filaments. Together with previous structural and biochemical data, we now propose a molecular mechanism of actin polymerization at the pointed end in the presence of bound leiomodin. In the proposed model, the N-terminal actin-binding site of leiomodin can act as a "swinging gate" allowing limited actin polymerization, thus making leiomodin a leaky pointed-end cap. Results presented in this work answer long-standing questions about the role of leiomodin in thin filament length regulation and maintenance.
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- Dmitri Tolkatchev
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- The Center for NMR Spectroscopy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, United States of America
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Walinda E, Morimoto D, Sugase K. Overview of Relaxation Dispersion NMR Spectroscopy to Study Protein Dynamics and Protein-Ligand Interactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 92:e57. [PMID: 30040207 DOI: 10.1002/cpps.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Proteins and nucleic acids are central to all biological processes. NMR spectroscopy has proven to be excellent for studying the dynamics of these macromolecules over various timescales. Relaxation rates and heteronuclear nuclear Overhauser-effect values can resolve motion on pico- to nanosecond timescales, residual dipolar couplings provide information on submicro- to millisecond timescales, and even slower dynamics over seconds to hours can be resolved by hydrogen-exchange experiments. Relaxation dispersion experiments are especially valuable because they resolve motion on micro- to millisecond timescales, encompassing biomolecular motions associated with ligand binding, enzymatic catalysis, and domain-domain opening. These experiments provide structural, kinetic, and thermodynamic information on "invisible" excited conformational states. Relaxation dispersion can be applied not only to single biomolecules but also to protein-ligand complexes to study the kinetics and thermodynamics of association and dissociation. We review recent developments in relaxation dispersion methodology, outline the R1ρ relaxation dispersion experiment, and discuss application to biomolecular interactions. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Erik Walinda
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Furukawa A, Konuma T, Yanaka S, Sugase K. Quantitative analysis of protein-ligand interactions by NMR. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2016; 96:47-57. [PMID: 27573180 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Protein-ligand interactions have been commonly studied through static structures of the protein-ligand complex. Recently, however, there has been increasing interest in investigating the dynamics of protein-ligand interactions both for fundamental understanding of the underlying mechanisms and for drug development. NMR is a versatile and powerful tool, especially because it provides site-specific quantitative information. NMR has widely been used to determine the dissociation constant (KD), in particular, for relatively weak interactions. The simplest NMR method is a chemical-shift titration experiment, in which the chemical-shift changes of a protein in response to ligand titration are measured. There are other quantitative NMR methods, but they mostly apply only to interactions in the fast-exchange regime. These methods derive the dissociation constant from population-averaged NMR quantities of the free and bound states of a protein or ligand. In contrast, the recent advent of new relaxation-based experiments, including R2 relaxation dispersion and ZZ-exchange, has enabled us to obtain kinetic information on protein-ligand interactions in the intermediate- and slow-exchange regimes. Based on R2 dispersion or ZZ-exchange, methods that can determine the association rate, kon, dissociation rate, koff, and KD have been developed. In these approaches, R2 dispersion or ZZ-exchange curves are measured for multiple samples with different protein and/or ligand concentration ratios, and the relaxation data are fitted to theoretical kinetic models. It is critical to choose an appropriate kinetic model, such as the two- or three-state exchange model, to derive the correct kinetic information. The R2 dispersion and ZZ-exchange methods are suitable for the analysis of protein-ligand interactions with a micromolar or sub-micromolar dissociation constant but not for very weak interactions, which are typical in very fast exchange. This contrasts with the NMR methods that are used to analyze population-averaged NMR quantities. Essentially, to apply NMR successfully, both the type of experiment and equation to fit the data must be carefully and specifically chosen for the protein-ligand interaction under analysis. In this review, we first explain the exchange regimes and kinetic models of protein-ligand interactions, and then describe the NMR methods that quantitatively analyze these specific interactions.
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- Ayako Furukawa
- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka 618-8503, Japan; Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka 618-8503, Japan; Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka 618-8503, Japan; Department of Life and Coordination-Complex Molecular Science, Biomolecular Functions, Institute of Molecular Science, National Institute of Natural Sciences, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka 618-8503, Japan; Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-Daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-Ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Hough LE, Dutta K, Sparks S, Temel DB, Kamal A, Tetenbaum-Novatt J, Rout MP, Cowburn D. The molecular mechanism of nuclear transport revealed by atomic-scale measurements. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26371551 PMCID: PMC4621360 DOI: 10.7554/elife.10027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) form a selective filter that allows the rapid passage of transport factors (TFs) and their cargoes across the nuclear envelope, while blocking the passage of other macromolecules. Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) containing phenylalanyl-glycyl (FG)-rich repeats line the pore and interact with TFs. However, the reason that transport can be both fast and specific remains undetermined, through lack of atomic-scale information on the behavior of FGs and their interaction with TFs. We used nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to address these issues. We show that FG repeats are highly dynamic IDPs, stabilized by the cellular environment. Fast transport of TFs is supported because the rapid motion of FG motifs allows them to exchange on and off TFs extremely quickly through transient interactions. Because TFs uniquely carry multiple pockets for FG repeats, only they can form the many frequent interactions needed for specific passage between FG repeats to cross the NPC. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10027.001 Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus that contains most of the organism's genetic material. Two layers of membrane form an envelope around the nucleus and protect its contents from the rest of the cell's interior. However, this protective barrier must also allow certain proteins and nucleic acids(collectively called ‘cargo’) to move in and out of the nucleus. Cargo molecules can pass through channel-like structures called nuclear pore complexes, which are embedded in the nuclear envelope. However, transport across this barrier is highly selective. While small molecules can pass freely through nuclear pore complexes, larger cargo can only be transported when they are bound to so-called transport factors. The nuclear pore complex is a large structure made up of more than 30 different proteins called nucleoporins. Like all proteins, nucleoporins are built from amino acids. Many nucleoporins contain repeating units of two amino acids, namely phenylalanine (which is often referred to as ‘F’) and glycine (or ‘G’). These ‘FG nucleoporins’ are found on the inside of the nuclear pore complex and interact with transport factors to allow them to transit across the nuclear envelope. Several models have been put forward to explain how FG nucleoporins block the passage of most molecules. But it was unclear from these models how these nucleoporins could do this while simultaneously allowing the selective and fast transport of nuclear transport receptors. There was also a major lack of experimental data that probed the behavior of FG nucleoporins in detail. Hough, Dutta et al. have now used a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (or NMR for short) to address this issue. NMR can be used to analyze the structure of proteins and how they interact with other molecules. This analysis revealed that FG nucleoporins never adopt an ordered three-dimensional shape, even briefly; instead they remain unfolded or disordered, moving constantly. Nevertheless, and unlike many other unfolded proteins, FG nucleoporins do not aggregate into clumps. This is because they are constantly changing and continuously interacting with other molecules present inside the cell, which prevents them from aggregating. Hough, Dutta et al. also observed that the repeating units in the FG nucleoporins engaged briefly with a large number of sites or pockets present on the transport factors. These FG repeats can bind and then release the transport factors at unusually high speeds, which enables the transport factors to move quickly through the nuclear pore complex. This transit is specific because only transport factors have a high capacity for interacting with the FG repeats. These findings provide an explanation for how the nuclear pore complex achieves fast and selective transport. Further work is needed to see whether certain FG nucleoporins specifically interact with a particular type of transport factor, to provide preferred transport routes through the nuclear pore complex. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10027.002
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- New York Structural Biology Center, New York, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, United States
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- The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, United States
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Su XC, Wang Y, Yagi H, Shishmarev D, Mason CE, Smith PJ, Vandevenne M, Dixon NE, Otting G. Bound or free: interaction of the C-terminal domain of Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB) with the tetrameric core of SSB. Biochemistry 2014; 53:1925-34. [PMID: 24606314 DOI: 10.1021/bi5001867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-binding protein (SSB) protects ssDNA from degradation and recruits other proteins for DNA replication and repair. Escherichia coli SSB is the prototypical eubacterial SSB in a family of tetrameric SSBs. It consists of a structurally well-defined ssDNA binding domain (OB-domain) and a disordered C-terminal domain (C-domain). The eight-residue C-terminal segment of SSB (C-peptide) mediates the binding of SSB to many different SSB-binding proteins. Previously published nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data of the monomeric state at pH 3.4 showed that the C-peptide binds to the OB-domain at a site that overlaps with the ssDNA binding site, but investigating the protein at neutral pH is difficult because of the high molecular mass and limited solubility of the tetramer. Here we show that the C-domain is highly mobile in the SSB tetramer at neutral pH and that binding of the C-peptide to the OB-domain is so weak that most of the C-peptides are unbound even in the absence of ssDNA. We address the problem of determining intramolecular binding affinities in the situation of fast exchange between two states, one of which cannot be observed by NMR and cannot be fully populated. The results were confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and microscale thermophoresis. The C-peptide-OB-domain interaction is shown to be driven primarily by electrostatic interactions, so that binding of 1 equiv of (dT)35 releases practically all C-peptides from the OB-domain tetramer. The interaction is much more sensitive to NaCl than to potassium glutamate, which is the usual osmolyte in E. coli. As the C-peptide is predominantly in the unbound state irrespective of the presence of ssDNA, long-range electrostatic effects from the C-peptide may contribute more to regulating the activity of SSB than any engagement of the C-peptide by the OB-domain.
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- Xun-Cheng Su
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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Jia X, Yagi H, Su XC, Stanton-Cook M, Huber T, Otting G. Engineering [Ln(DPA)3] 3- binding sites in proteins: a widely applicable method for tagging proteins with lanthanide ions. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2011; 50:411-420. [PMID: 21786031 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-011-9529-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Paramagnetic relaxation enhancements from unpaired electrons observed in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra present powerful long-range distance restraints. The most frequently used paramagnetic tags, however, are tethered to the protein via disulfide bonds, requiring proteins with single cysteine residues for covalent attachment. Here we present a straightforward strategy to tag proteins site-specifically with paramagnetic lanthanides without a tether and independent of cysteine residues. It relies on preferential binding of the complex between three dipicolinic acid molecules (DPA) and a lanthanide ion (Ln(3+)), [Ln(DPA)(3)](3-), to a pair of positively charged amino acids whose charges are not compensated by negatively charged residues nearby. This situation rarely occurs in wild-type proteins, allowing the creation of specific binding sites simply by introduction of positively charged residues that are positioned far from glutamate or aspartate residues. The concept is demonstrated with the hnRNPLL RRM1 domain. In addition, we show that histidine- and arginine-tags present binding sites for [Ln(DPA)(3)](3-).
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- Xinying Jia
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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Sugase K. Elucidating slow binding kinetics of a protein without observable bound resonances by longitudinal relaxation NMR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2011; 50:219-227. [PMID: 21626216 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-011-9511-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We developed a new method to elucidate the binding kinetics k(on) and k(off), and the dissociation constant K(D) (=k(off)/k(on)), of protein-protein interactions without observable bound resonances of the protein of interest due to high molecular weight in a complex with a large target protein. In our method, k(on) and k(off) rates are calculated from the analysis of longitudinal relaxation rates of free resonances measured for multiple samples containing different concentration ratios of (15)N-labeled protein and substoichiometric amounts of the target protein. The method is applicable to interactions that cannot be analyzed by relaxation dispersion spectroscopy due to slow interactions on millisecond to second timescale and/or minimal conformational (chemical shift) change upon binding. We applied the method to binding of the B1 domain of protein G (GB1) to immunoglobulin G, and derived the binding kinetics despite the absence of observable bound GB1 resonances.
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- Kenji Sugase
- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Wakayamadai, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka, Japan.
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Li C, Pielak GJ. Using NMR to distinguish viscosity effects from nonspecific protein binding under crowded conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:1368-9. [PMID: 19140727 DOI: 10.1021/ja808428d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Conventional NMR approaches to detect weak protein binding and aggregation are hindered by the increased viscosity brought about by crowding. We describe a simple and reliable NMR method to distinguish viscosity effects from binding and aggregation under crowded conditions.
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- Conggang Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Su XC, Jergic S, Keniry MA, Dixon NE, Otting G. Solution structure of Domains IVa and V of the tau subunit of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III and interaction with the alpha subunit. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:2825-32. [PMID: 17452361 PMCID: PMC1888800 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The solution structure of the C-terminal Domain V of the τ subunit of E. coli DNA polymerase III was determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The fold is unique to τ subunits. Amino acid sequence conservation is pronounced for hydrophobic residues that form the structural core of the protein, indicating that the fold is representative for τ subunits from a wide range of different bacteria. The interaction between the polymerase subunits τ and α was studied by NMR experiments where α was incubated with full-length C-terminal domain (τC16), and domains shortened at the C-terminus by 11 and 18 residues, respectively. The only interacting residues were found in the C-terminal 30-residue segment of τ, most of which is structurally disordered in free τC16. Since the N- and C-termini of the structured core of τC16 are located close to each other, this limits the possible distance between α and the pentameric δτ2γδ′ clamp–loader complex and, hence, between the two α subunits involved in leading- and lagging-strand DNA synthesis. Analysis of an N-terminally extended construct (τC22) showed that τC14 presents the only part of Domains IVa and V of τ which comprises a globular fold in the absence of other interaction partners.
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Affiliation(s)
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- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +61-2-61256507+61-2-61250750
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Jergic S, Ozawa K, Williams NK, Su XC, Scott DD, Hamdan SM, Crowther JA, Otting G, Dixon NE. The unstructured C-terminus of the tau subunit of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III holoenzyme is the site of interaction with the alpha subunit. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:2813-24. [PMID: 17355988 PMCID: PMC1888804 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
The τ subunit of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III holoenzyme interacts with the α subunit through its C-terminal Domain V, τC16. We show that the extreme C-terminal region of τC16 constitutes the site of interaction with α. The τC16 domain, but not a derivative of it with a C-terminal deletion of seven residues (τC16Δ7), forms an isolable complex with α. Surface plasmon resonance measurements were used to determine the dissociation constant (KD) of the α−τC16 complex to be ∼260 pM. Competition with immobilized τC16 by τC16 derivatives for binding to α gave values of KD of 7 μM for the α−τC16Δ7 complex. Low-level expression of the genes encoding τC16 and τC16▵7, but not τC16Δ11, is lethal to E. coli. Suppression of this lethal phenotype enabled selection of mutations in the 3′ end of the τC16 gene, that led to defects in α binding. The data suggest that the unstructured C-terminus of τ becomes folded into a helix–loop–helix in its complex with α. An N-terminally extended construct, τC24, was found to bind DNA in a salt-sensitive manner while no binding was observed for τC16, suggesting that the processivity switch of the replisome functionally involves Domain IV of τ.
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- Slobodan Jergic
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia and Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. +61 2 42214346+61 2 42214287
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