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Tran QH, Eder OM, Winkler A. Dynamics-driven allosteric stimulation of diguanylate cyclase activity in a red light-regulated phytochrome. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107217. [PMID: 38522512 PMCID: PMC11035067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107217] [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: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Sensor-effector proteins integrate information from different stimuli and transform this into cellular responses. Some sensory domains, like red-light responsive bacteriophytochromes, show remarkable modularity regulating a variety of effectors. One effector domain is the GGDEF diguanylate cyclase catalyzing the formation of the bacterial second messenger cyclic-dimeric-guanosine monophosphate. While critical signal integration elements have been described for different phytochromes, a generalized understanding of signal processing and communication over large distances, roughly 100 Å in phytochrome diguanylate cyclases, is missing. Here we show that dynamics-driven allostery is key to understanding signal integration on a molecular level. We generated protein variants stabilized in their far-red-absorbing Pfr state and demonstrated by analysis of conformational dynamics using hydrogen-deuterium exchange coupled to mass spectrometry that single amino acid replacements are accompanied by altered dynamics of functional elements throughout the protein. We show that the conformational dynamics correlate with the enzymatic activity of these variants, explaining also the increased activity of a non-photochromic variant. In addition, we demonstrate the functional importance of mixed Pfr/intermediate state dimers using a fast-reverting variant that still enables wild-type-like fold-changes of enzymatic stimulation by red light. This supports the functional role of single protomer activation in phytochromes, a property that might correlate with the non-canonical mixed Pfr/intermediate-state spectra observed for many phytochrome systems. We anticipate our results to stimulate research in the direction of dynamics-driven allosteric regulation of different bacteriophytochrome-based sensor-effectors. This will eventually impact design strategies for the creation of novel sensor-effector systems for enriching the optogenetic toolbox.
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- Quang Hieu Tran
- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria; BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Vide U, Kasapović D, Fuchs M, Heimböck MP, Totaro MG, Zenzmaier E, Winkler A. Illuminating the inner workings of a natural protein switch: Blue-light sensing in LOV-activated diguanylate cyclases. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh4721. [PMID: 37531459 PMCID: PMC10396304 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh4721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
Abstract
Regulatory proteins play a crucial role in adaptation to environmental cues. Especially for lifestyle transitions, such as cell proliferation or apoptosis, switch-like characteristics are desirable. While nature frequently uses regulatory circuits to amplify or dampen signals, stand-alone protein switches are interesting for applications like biosensors, diagnostic tools, or optogenetics. However, such stand-alone systems frequently feature limited dynamic and operational ranges and suffer from slow response times. Here, we characterize a LOV-activated diguanylate cyclase (LadC) that offers precise temporal and spatial control of enzymatic activity with an exceptionally high dynamic range over four orders of magnitude. To establish this pronounced activation, the enzyme exhibits a two-stage activation process in which its activity is inhibited in the dark by caging its effector domains and stimulated upon illumination by the formation of an extended coiled-coil. These switch-like characteristics of the LadC system can be used to develop new optogenetic tools with tight regulation.
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- Uršula Vide
- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed-Graz, Mozartgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Kalaninová Z, Fojtík L, Chmelík J, Novák P, Volný M, Man P. Probing Antibody Structures by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2718:303-334. [PMID: 37665467 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3457-8_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) followed by mass spectrometry detection (MS) provides a fast, reliable, and detailed solution for the assessment of a protein structure. It has been widely recognized as an indispensable tool and already approved by several regulatory agencies as a structural technique for the validation of protein biopharmaceuticals, including antibody-based drugs. Antibodies are of a key importance in life and medical sciences but considered to be challenging analytical targets because of their compact structure stabilized by disulfide bonds and due to the presence of glycosylation. Despite these difficulties, there are already numerous excellent studies describing MS-based antibody structure characterization. In this chapter, we describe a universal HDX-MS workflow. Deeper attention is paid to sample handling, optimization procedures, and feasibility stages, as these elements of the HDX experiment are crucial for obtaining reliable detailed and spatially well-resolved information.
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- Zuzana Kalaninová
- BioCeV - Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- BioCeV - Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- BioCeV - Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- BioCeV - Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- BioCeV - Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.
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James EI, Murphree TA, Vorauer C, Engen JR, Guttman M. Advances in Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry and the Pursuit of Challenging Biological Systems. Chem Rev 2021; 122:7562-7623. [PMID: 34493042 PMCID: PMC9053315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Solution-phase hydrogen/deuterium
exchange (HDX) coupled to mass
spectrometry (MS) is a widespread tool for structural analysis across
academia and the biopharmaceutical industry. By monitoring the exchangeability
of backbone amide protons, HDX-MS can reveal information about higher-order
structure and dynamics throughout a protein, can track protein folding
pathways, map interaction sites, and assess conformational states
of protein samples. The combination of the versatility of the hydrogen/deuterium
exchange reaction with the sensitivity of mass spectrometry has enabled
the study of extremely challenging protein systems, some of which
cannot be suitably studied using other techniques. Improvements over
the past three decades have continually increased throughput, robustness,
and expanded the limits of what is feasible for HDX-MS investigations.
To provide an overview for researchers seeking to utilize and derive
the most from HDX-MS for protein structural analysis, we summarize
the fundamental principles, basic methodology, strengths and weaknesses,
and the established applications of HDX-MS while highlighting new
developments and applications.
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- Ellie I James
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Raval S, Sarpe V, Hepburn M, Crowder DA, Zhang T, Viner R, Schriemer DC. Improving Spectral Validation Rates in Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Data Analysis. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4246-4254. [PMID: 33592142 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The data analysis practices associated with hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HX-MS) lag far behind that of most other MS-based protein analysis tools. A reliance on external tools from other fields and a persistent need for manual data validation restrict this powerful technology to the expert user. Here, we provide an extensive upgrade to the HX data analysis suite available in the Mass Spec Studio in the form of two new apps (HX-PIPE and HX-DEAL), completing a workflow that provides an HX-tailored peptide identification capability, accelerated validation routines, automated spectral deconvolution strategies, and a rich set of exportable graphics and statistical reports. With these new tools, we demonstrate that the peptide identifications obtained from undeuterated samples generated at the start of a project contain information that helps predict and control the extent of manual validation required. We also uncover a large fraction of HX-usable peptides that remains unidentified in most experiments. We show that automated spectral deconvolution routines can identify exchange regimes in a project-wide manner, although they remain difficult to accurately assign in all scenarios. Taken together, these new tools provide a robust and complete solution suitable for the analysis of high-complexity HX-MS data.
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- Shaunak Raval
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N-4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N-4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N-4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N-4N1
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N-4N1.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N-4N1
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Christiansen A, Weiel M, Winkler A, Schug A, Reinstein J. The Trimeric Major Capsid Protein of Mavirus is stabilized by its Interlocked N-termini Enabling Core Flexibility for Capsid Assembly. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:166859. [PMID: 33539884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Icosahedral viral capsids assemble with high fidelity from a large number of identical buildings blocks. The mechanisms that enable individual capsid proteins to form stable oligomeric units (capsomers) while affording structural adaptability required for further assembly into capsids are mostly unknown. Understanding these mechanisms requires knowledge of the capsomers' dynamics, especially for viruses where no additional helper proteins are needed during capsid assembly like for the Mavirus virophage that despite its complexity (triangulation number T = 27) can assemble from its major capsid protein (MCP) alone. This protein forms the basic building block of the capsid namely a trimer (MCP3) of double-jelly roll protomers with highly intertwined N-terminal arms of each protomer wrapping around the other two at the base of the capsomer, secured by a clasp that is formed by part of the C-terminus. Probing the dynamics of the capsomer with HDX mass spectrometry we observed differences in conformational flexibility between functional elements of the MCP trimer. While the N-terminal arm and clasp regions show above average deuterium incorporation, the two jelly-roll units in each protomer also differ in their structural plasticity, which might be needed for efficient assembly. Assessing the role of the N-terminal arm in maintaining capsomer stability showed that its detachment is required for capsomer dissociation, constituting a barrier towards capsomer monomerisation. Surprisingly, capsomer dissociation was irreversible since it was followed by a global structural rearrangement of the protomers as indicated by computational studies showing a rearrangement of the N-terminus blocking part of the capsomer forming interface.
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- Alexander Christiansen
- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Department of Biomolecular Mechanismsm Heidelberg, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Steinbuch Centre for Computing and Department of Physics, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology. Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Advanced Simulation, Jülich Supercomputing Center, Jülich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Department of Biomolecular Mechanismsm Heidelberg, Germany.
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Filandrova R, Kavan D, Kadek A, Novak P, Man P. Studying Protein-DNA Interactions by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2247:193-219. [PMID: 33301119 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1126-5_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Protein hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) can be used to study interactions of proteins with various ligands, to describe the effects of mutations, or to reveal structural responses of proteins to different experimental conditions. It is often described as a method with virtually no limitations in terms of protein size or sample composition. While this is generally true, there are, however, ligands or buffer components that can significantly complicate the analysis. One such compound, that can make HDX-MS troublesome, is DNA. In this chapter, we will focus on the analysis of protein-DNA interactions, describe the detailed protocol, and point out ways to overcome the complications arising from the presence of DNA.
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- Ruzena Filandrova
- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Ozohanics O, Ambrus A. Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry: A Novel Structural Biology Approach to Structure, Dynamics and Interactions of Proteins and Their Complexes. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:E286. [PMID: 33203161 PMCID: PMC7696067 DOI: 10.3390/life10110286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hydrogen/Deuterium eXchange Mass Spectrometry (HDX-MS) is a rapidly evolving technique for analyzing structural features and dynamic properties of proteins. It may stand alone or serve as a complementary method to cryo-electron-microscopy (EM) or other structural biology approaches. HDX-MS is capable of providing information on individual proteins as well as large protein complexes. Owing to recent methodological advancements and improving availability of instrumentation, HDX-MS is becoming a routine technique for some applications. When dealing with samples of low to medium complexity and sizes of less than 150 kDa, conformation and ligand interaction analyses by HDX-MS are already almost routine applications. This is also well supported by the rapid evolution of the computational (software) background that facilitates the analysis of the obtained experimental data. HDX-MS can cope at times with analytes that are difficult to tackle by any other approach. Large complexes like viral capsids as well as disordered proteins can also be analyzed by this method. HDX-MS has recently become an established tool in the drug discovery process and biopharmaceutical development, as it is now also capable of dissecting post-translational modifications and membrane proteins. This mini review provides the reader with an introduction to the technique and a brief overview of the most common applications. Furthermore, the most challenging likely applications, the analyses of glycosylated and membrane proteins, are also highlighted.
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- Oliver Ozohanics
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, 37–47 Tuzolto Street, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, 37–47 Tuzolto Street, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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Na S, Paek E. Computational methods in mass spectrometry-based structural proteomics for studying protein structure, dynamics, and interactions. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:1391-1402. [PMID: 32637038 PMCID: PMC7322682 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Mass spectrometry (MS) has made enormous contributions to comprehensive protein identification and quantification in proteomics. MS is also gaining momentum for structural biology in a variety of ways, complementing conventional structural biology techniques. Here, we will review how MS-based techniques, such as hydrogen/deuterium exchange, covalent labeling, and chemical cross-linking, enable the characterization of protein structure, dynamics, and interactions, especially from a perspective of their data analyses. Structural information encoded by chemical probes in intact proteins is decoded by interpreting MS data at a peptide level, i.e., revealing conformational and dynamic changes in local regions of proteins. The structural MS data are not amenable to data analyses in traditional proteomics workflow, requiring dedicated software for each type of data. We first provide basic principles of data interpretation, including isotopic distribution and peptide sequencing. We then focus particularly on computational methods for structural MS data analyses and discuss outstanding challenges in a proteome-wide large scale analysis.
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- Seungjin Na
- Dept. of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Dept. of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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Strandback E, Lienhart WD, Hromic-Jahjefendic A, Bourgeois B, Högler A, Waltenstorfer D, Winkler A, Zangger K, Madl T, Gruber K, Macheroux P. A small molecule chaperone rescues the stability and activity of a cancer-associated variant of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 in vitro. FEBS Lett 2019; 594:424-438. [PMID: 31605637 PMCID: PMC7027498 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a human FAD‐dependent enzyme that plays a crucial role in the antioxidant defense system. A naturally occurring single‐nucleotide polymorphism (NQO1*2) in the NQO1 gene leads to an amino acid substitution (P187S), which severely compromises the activity and stability of the enzyme. The NQO1*2 genotype has been linked to a higher risk for several types of cancer and poor survival rate after anthracycline‐based chemotherapy. In this study, we show that a small molecular chaperone (N‐(2‐bromophenyl)pyrrolidine‐1‐sulfonamide) repopulates the native wild‐type conformation. As a consequence of the stabilizing effect, the enzymatic activity of the P187S variant protein is strongly improved in the presence of the molecular chaperone in vitro.
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Austria.,Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Austria.,BioTechMed-Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Austria
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Zheng J, Strutzenberg T, Pascal BD, Griffin PR. Protein dynamics and conformational changes explored by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2019; 58:305-313. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2019.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Na S, Lee JJ, Joo JWJ, Lee KJ, Paek E. deMix: Decoding Deuterated Distributions from Heterogeneous Protein States via HDX-MS. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3176. [PMID: 30816214 PMCID: PMC6395696 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39512-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Characterization of protein structural changes in response to protein modifications, ligand or chemical binding, or protein-protein interactions is essential for understanding protein function and its regulation. Amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) is one of the most favorable tools for characterizing the protein dynamics and changes of protein conformation. However, currently the analysis of HDX-MS data is not up to its full power as it still requires manual validation by mass spectrometry experts. Especially, with the advent of high throughput technologies, the data size grows everyday and an automated tool is essential for the analysis. Here, we introduce a fully automated software, referred to as ‘deMix’, for the HDX-MS data analysis. deMix deals directly with the deuterated isotopic distributions, but not considering their centroid masses and is designed to be robust over random noises. In addition, unlike the existing approaches that can only determine a single state from an isotopic distribution, deMix can also detect a bimodal deuterated distribution, arising from EX1 behavior or heterogeneous peptides in conformational isomer proteins. Furthermore, deMix comes with visualization software to facilitate validation and representation of the analysis results.
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- Seungjin Na
- Dept. of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, South Korea
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- Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, South Korea
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- Dept. of Computer Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea.
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Yamamoto T, Yamagaki T, Satake H. Development of Software for the In-Depth Analysis of Protein Dynamics as Determined by MALDI Mass Spectrometry-Based Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 8:S0082. [PMID: 33299732 PMCID: PMC7709884 DOI: 10.5702/massspectrometry.s0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled with pepsin digestion is useful for rapidly analyzing the kinetic properties of small amounts of protein. However, the analysis of HDX by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) is time-consuming due to a lack of dedicated software. Currently available software programs mainly calculate average mass shifts, even though the isotopic distribution width contains information regarding multiple protein conformations. Moreover, HDX reaction samples are typically composed of peptides that contain various numbers of deuterium atoms, which also hinders the rapid and comprehensive analysis of protein dynamics. We report here on the development of a software program "Scipas DX" that can be used to automatically analyze the hydrogen-deuterium isotopic distribution in peaks in HDX spectra and calculate the average number of atoms exchanged, the average deuteration ratio, the abundance ratio for exchanged atoms, and their fitted spectra with a high degree of accuracy within a few minutes. Analysis of the abundance ratio for exchanged atoms of a model protein, adenylate kinase 1, using Scipas DX indicate that the local structure at residues 83-106 and 107-117 are in a slow equilibrium, suggesting that these regions adopt multiple conformations that are involved in the stability and in switching between the active and inactive forms. Furthermore, precise HDX kinetics of the average deuteration ratio both confirmed the known induced conformations of two regions (residues 46-75 and 131-165) that are responsible for ligand binding and verified the novel structural dynamics of residues 107-117 and 166-196 following ligand binding to ligand-binding pockets 1 and 2, respectively. Collectively, these results highlight the usefulness and versatility of Scipas DX in MALDI-MS HDX-based analyses of protein dynamics.
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- Tatsuya Yamamoto
- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto 619-0284, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto 619-0284, Japan
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto 619-0284, Japan
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Oganesyan I, Lento C, Wilson DJ. Contemporary hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Methods 2018; 144:27-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Gourinchas G, Heintz U, Winkler A. Asymmetric activation mechanism of a homodimeric red light-regulated photoreceptor. eLife 2018; 7:e34815. [PMID: 29869984 PMCID: PMC6005682 DOI: 10.7554/elife.34815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Organisms adapt to environmental cues using diverse signaling networks. In order to sense and integrate light for regulating various biological functions, photoreceptor proteins have evolved in a modular way. This modularity is targeted in the development of optogenetic tools enabling the control of cellular events with high spatiotemporal precision. However, the limited understanding of signaling mechanisms impedes the rational design of innovative photoreceptor-effector couples. Here, we reveal molecular details of signal transduction in phytochrome-regulated diguanylyl cyclases. Asymmetric structural changes of the full-length homodimer result in a functional heterodimer featuring two different photoactivation states. Structural changes around the cofactors result in a quasi-translational rearrangement of the distant coiled-coil sensor-effector linker. Eventually, this regulates enzymatic activity by modulating the dimer interface of the output domains. Considering the importance of phytochrome heterodimerization in plant signaling, our mechanistic details of asymmetric photoactivation in a bacterial system reveal novel aspects of the evolutionary adaptation of phytochromes.
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical ResearchHeidelbergGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of TechnologyGrazAustria
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Xiao K, Zhao Y, Choi M, Liu H, Blanc A, Qian J, Cahill TJ, Li X, Xiao Y, Clark LJ, Li S. Revealing the architecture of protein complexes by an orthogonal approach combining HDXMS, CXMS, and disulfide trapping. Nat Protoc 2018; 13:1403-1428. [PMID: 29844522 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2018.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Many cellular functions necessitate structural assemblies of two or more associated proteins. The structural characterization of protein complexes using standard methods, such as X-ray crystallography, is challenging. Herein, we describe an orthogonal approach using hydrogen-deuterium-exchange mass spectrometry (HDXMS), cross-linking mass spectrometry (CXMS), and disulfide trapping to map interactions within protein complexes. HDXMS measures changes in solvent accessibility and hydrogen bonding upon complex formation; a decrease in HDX rate could account for newly formed intermolecular or intramolecular interactions. To distinguish between inter- and intramolecular interactions, we use a CXMS method to determine the position of direct interface regions by trapping intermolecular residues in close proximity to various cross-linkers (e.g., disuccinimidyl adipate (DSA)) of different lengths and reactive groups. Both MS-based experiments are performed on high-resolution mass spectrometers (e.g., an Orbitrap Elite hybrid mass spectrometer). The physiological relevance of the interactions identified through HDXMS and CXMS is investigated by transiently co-expressing cysteine mutant pairs, one mutant on each protein at the discovered interfaces, in an appropriate cell line, such as HEK293. Disulfide-trapped protein complexes are formed within cells spontaneously or are facilitated by addition of oxidation reagents such as H2O2 or diamide. Western blotting analysis, in the presence and absence of reducing reagents, is used to determine whether the disulfide bonds are formed in the proposed complex interface in physiologically relevant milieus. The procedure described here requires 1-2 months. We demonstrate this approach using the β2-adrenergic receptor-β-arrestin1 complex as the model system.
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- Kunhong Xiao
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Vascular Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Center, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Etzl S, Lindner R, Nelson MD, Winkler A. Structure-guided design and functional characterization of an artificial red light-regulated guanylate/adenylate cyclase for optogenetic applications. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:9078-9089. [PMID: 29695503 PMCID: PMC5995499 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.003069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Genetically targeting biological systems to control cellular processes with light is the concept of optogenetics. Despite impressive developments in this field, underlying molecular mechanisms of signal transduction of the employed photoreceptor modules are frequently not sufficiently understood to rationally design new optogenetic tools. Here, we investigate the requirements for functional coupling of red light–sensing phytochromes with non-natural enzymatic effectors by creating a series of constructs featuring the Deinococcus radiodurans bacteriophytochrome linked to a Synechocystis guanylate/adenylate cyclase. Incorporating characteristic structural elements important for cyclase regulation in our designs, we identified several red light–regulated fusions with promising properties. We provide details of one light-activated construct with low dark-state activity and high dynamic range that outperforms previous optogenetic tools in vitro and expands our in vivo toolkit, as demonstrated by manipulation of Caenorhabditis elegans locomotor activity. The full-length crystal structure of this phytochrome-linked cyclase revealed molecular details of photoreceptor–effector coupling, highlighting the importance of the regulatory cyclase element. Analysis of conformational dynamics by hydrogen–deuterium exchange in different functional states enriched our understanding of phytochrome signaling and signal integration by effectors. We found that light-induced conformational changes in the phytochrome destabilize the coiled-coil sensor–effector linker, which releases the cyclase regulatory element from an inhibited conformation, increasing cyclase activity of this artificial system. Future designs of optogenetic functionalities may benefit from our work, indicating that rational considerations for the effector improve the rate of success of initial designs to obtain optogenetic tools with superior properties.
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- Stefan Etzl
- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany, and
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- the Department of Biology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
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- From the Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria,
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Claesen J, Burzykowski T. Computational methods and challenges in hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2017; 36:649-667. [PMID: 27602546 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hydrogen/Deuterium exchange (HDX) has been applied, since the 1930s, as an analytical tool to study the structure and dynamics of (small) biomolecules. The popularity of using HDX to study proteins increased drastically in the last two decades due to the successful combination with mass spectrometry (MS). Together with this growth in popularity, several technological advances have been made, such as improved quenching and fragmentation. As a consequence of these experimental improvements and the increased use of protein-HDXMS, large amounts of complex data are generated, which require appropriate analysis. Computational analysis of HDXMS requires several steps. A typical workflow for proteins consists of identification of (non-)deuterated peptides or fragments of the protein under study (local analysis), or identification of the deuterated protein as a whole (global analysis); determination of the deuteration level; estimation of the protection extent or exchange rates of the labile backbone amide hydrogen atoms; and a statistically sound interpretation of the estimated protection extent or exchange rates. Several algorithms, specifically designed for HDX analysis, have been proposed. They range from procedures that focus on one specific step in the analysis of HDX data to complete HDX workflow analysis tools. In this review, we provide an overview of the computational methods and discuss outstanding challenges. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev 36:649-667, 2017.
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- Jürgen Claesen
- I-BioStat, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan Gebouw D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
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- I-BioStat, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan Gebouw D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium
- Statistics and Medical informatics Unit, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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Dagliyan O, Tarnawski M, Chu PH, Shirvanyants D, Schlichting I, Dokholyan NV, Hahn KM. Engineering extrinsic disorder to control protein activity in living cells. Science 2017; 354:1441-1444. [PMID: 27980211 DOI: 10.1126/science.aah3404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Optogenetic and chemogenetic control of proteins has revealed otherwise inaccessible facets of signaling dynamics. Here, we use light- or ligand-sensitive domains to modulate the structural disorder of diverse proteins, thereby generating robust allosteric switches. Sensory domains were inserted into nonconserved, surface-exposed loops that were tight and identified computationally as allosterically coupled to active sites. Allosteric switches introduced into motility signaling proteins (kinases, guanosine triphosphatases, and guanine exchange factors) controlled conversion between conformations closely resembling natural active and inactive states, as well as modulated the morphodynamics of living cells. Our results illustrate a broadly applicable approach to design physiological protein switches.
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- Onur Dagliyan
- Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Lindner R, Hartmann E, Tarnawski M, Winkler A, Frey D, Reinstein J, Meinhart A, Schlichting I. Photoactivation Mechanism of a Bacterial Light-Regulated Adenylyl Cyclase. J Mol Biol 2017; 429:1336-1351. [PMID: 28336405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Light-regulated enzymes enable organisms to quickly respond to changing light conditions. We characterize a photoactivatable adenylyl cyclase (AC) from Beggiatoa sp. (bPAC) that translates a blue light signal into the production of the second messenger cyclic AMP. bPAC contains a BLUF photoreceptor domain that senses blue light using a flavin chromophore, linked to an AC domain. We present a dark state crystal structure of bPAC that closely resembles the recently published structure of the homologous OaPAC from Oscillatoria acuminata. To elucidate the structural mechanism of light-dependent AC activation by the BLUF domain, we determined the crystal structures of illuminated bPAC and of a pseudo-lit state variant. We use hydrogen-deuterium exchange measurements of secondary structure dynamics and hypothesis-driven point mutations to trace the activation pathway from the chromophore in the BLUF domain to the active site of the cyclase. The structural changes are relayed from the residues interacting with the excited chromophore through a conserved kink of the BLUF β-sheet to a tongue-like extrusion of the AC domain that regulates active site opening and repositions catalytic residues. Our findings not only show the specific molecular pathway of photoactivation in BLUF-regulated ACs but also have implications for the general understanding of signaling in BLUF domains and of the activation of ACs.
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- Robert Lindner
- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstr, 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hamuro Y. Determination of Equine Cytochrome c Backbone Amide Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Rates by Mass Spectrometry Using a Wider Time Window and Isotope Envelope. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:486-497. [PMID: 28108962 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1571-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new strategy to analyze amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) data is proposed, utilizing a wider time window and isotope envelope analysis of each peptide. While most current scientific reports present HDX-MS data as a set of time-dependent deuteration levels of peptides, the ideal HDX-MS data presentation is a complete set of backbone amide hydrogen exchange rates. The ideal data set can provide single amide resolution, coverage of all exchange events, and the open/close ratio of each amide hydrogen in EX2 mechanism. Toward this goal, a typical HDX-MS protocol was modified in two aspects: measurement of a wider time window in HDX-MS experiments and deconvolution of isotope envelope of each peptide. Measurement of a wider time window enabled the observation of deuterium incorporation of most backbone amide hydrogens. Analysis of the isotope envelope instead of centroid value provides the deuterium distribution instead of the sum of deuteration levels in each peptide. A one-step, global-fitting algorithm optimized exchange rate and deuterium retention during the analysis of each amide hydrogen by fitting the deuterated isotope envelopes at all time points of all peptides in a region. Application of this strategy to cytochrome c yielded 97 out of 100 amide hydrogen exchange rates. A set of exchange rates determined by this approach is more appropriate for a patent or regulatory filing of a biopharmaceutical than a set of peptide deuteration levels obtained by a typical protocol. A wider time window of this method also eliminates false negatives in protein-ligand binding site identification. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Yoshitomo Hamuro
- ExSAR Corporation, 11 Deer Park Drive, Suite 103, Monmouth Junction, NJ, 08852, USA.
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Gourinchas G, Etzl S, Göbl C, Vide U, Madl T, Winkler A. Long-range allosteric signaling in red light-regulated diguanylyl cyclases. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1602498. [PMID: 28275738 PMCID: PMC5336353 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nature has evolved an astonishingly modular architecture of covalently linked protein domains with diverse functionalities to enable complex cellular networks that are critical for cell survival. The coupling of sensory modules with enzymatic effectors allows direct allosteric regulation of cellular signaling molecules in response to diverse stimuli. We present molecular details of red light-sensing bacteriophytochromes linked to cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate-producing diguanylyl cyclases. Elucidation of the first crystal structure of a full-length phytochrome with its enzymatic effector, in combination with the characterization of light-induced changes in conformational dynamics, reveals how allosteric light regulation is fine-tuned by the architecture and composition of the coiled-coil sensor-effector linker and also the central helical spine. We anticipate that consideration of molecular principles of sensor-effector coupling, going beyond the length of the characteristic linker, and the appreciation of dynamically driven allostery will open up new directions for the design of novel red light-regulated optogenetic tools.
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- Geoffrey Gourinchas
- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Technische Universität München, Department of Chemistry, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Technische Universität München, Department of Chemistry, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Harrachgasse 21/III, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Corresponding author.
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Brown KA, Wilson DJ. Bottom-up hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry: data analysis and interpretation. Analyst 2017; 142:2874-2886. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an00662d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A tutorial review on the fundamentals of HDX-MS with an emphasis on data analysis and interpretation.
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- Kerene A. Brown
- Department of Chemistry
- York University
- Toronto
- Canada
- Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry
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- Department of Chemistry
- York University
- Toronto
- Canada
- Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry
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Hourdel V, Volant S, O'Brien DP, Chenal A, Chamot-Rooke J, Dillies MA, Brier S. MEMHDX: an interactive tool to expedite the statistical validation and visualization of large HDX-MS datasets. Bioinformatics 2016; 32:3413-3419. [PMID: 27412089 PMCID: PMC5181559 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btw420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Motivation: With the continued improvement of requisite mass spectrometers and UHPLC systems, Hydrogen/Deuterium eXchange Mass Spectrometry (HDX-MS) workflows are rapidly evolving towards the investigation of more challenging biological systems, including large protein complexes and membrane proteins. The analysis of such extensive systems results in very large HDX-MS datasets for which specific analysis tools are required to speed up data validation and interpretation. Results: We introduce a web application and a new R-package named ‘MEMHDX’ to help users analyze, validate and visualize large HDX-MS datasets. MEMHDX is composed of two elements. A statistical tool aids in the validation of the results by applying a mixed-effects model for each peptide, in each experimental condition, and at each time point, taking into account the time dependency of the HDX reaction and number of independent replicates. Two adjusted P-values are generated per peptide, one for the ‘Change in dynamics’ and one for the ‘Magnitude of ΔD’, and are used to classify the data by means of a ‘Logit’ representation. A user-friendly interface developed with Shiny by RStudio facilitates the use of the package. This interactive tool allows the user to easily and rapidly validate, visualize and compare the relative deuterium incorporation on the amino acid sequence and 3D structure, providing both spatial and temporal information. Availability and Implementation: MEMHDX is freely available as a web tool at the project home page http://memhdx.c3bi.pasteur.fr Contact:marie-agnes.dillies@pasteur.fr or sebastien.brier@pasteur.fr Supplementary information:Supplementary data is available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Véronique Hourdel
- Department of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institut Pasteur, UMR CNRS, Paris 3528, France
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- Hub Bioinformatique Et Biostatistique, Institut Pasteur, C3bi, USR 3756 IP CNRS Paris 3528, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institut Pasteur, UMR CNRS, Paris 3528, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institut Pasteur, UMR CNRS, Paris 3528, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institut Pasteur, UMR CNRS, Paris 3528, France
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- Hub Bioinformatique Et Biostatistique, Institut Pasteur, C3bi, USR 3756 IP CNRS Paris 3528, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Structural Biology, Institut Pasteur, UMR CNRS, Paris 3528, France
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Heintz U, Schlichting I. Blue light-induced LOV domain dimerization enhances the affinity of Aureochrome 1a for its target DNA sequence. eLife 2016; 5:e11860. [PMID: 26754770 PMCID: PMC4721966 DOI: 10.7554/elife.11860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The design of synthetic optogenetic tools that allow precise spatiotemporal control of biological processes previously inaccessible to optogenetic control has developed rapidly over the last years. Rational design of such tools requires detailed knowledge of allosteric light signaling in natural photoreceptors. To understand allosteric communication between sensor and effector domains, characterization of all relevant signaling states is required. Here, we describe the mechanism of light-dependent DNA binding of the light-oxygen-voltage (LOV) transcription factor Aureochrome 1a from Phaeodactylum tricornutum (PtAu1a) and present crystal structures of a dark state LOV monomer and a fully light-adapted LOV dimer. In combination with hydrogen/deuterium-exchange, solution scattering data and DNA-binding experiments, our studies reveal a light-sensitive interaction between the LOV and basic region leucine zipper DNA-binding domain that together with LOV dimerization results in modulation of the DNA affinity of PtAu1a. We discuss the implications of these results for the design of synthetic LOV-based photosensors with application in optogenetics.
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- Udo Heintz
- Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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Gallagher ES, Hudgens JW. Mapping Protein–Ligand Interactions with Proteolytic Fragmentation, Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry. Methods Enzymol 2016; 566:357-404. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2015.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Protein Structural Analysis via Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 919:397-431. [PMID: 27975228 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41448-5_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Modern mass spectrometry (MS) technologies have provided a versatile platform that can be combined with a large number of techniques to analyze protein structure and dynamics. These techniques include the three detailed in this chapter: (1) hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX), (2) limited proteolysis, and (3) chemical crosslinking (CX). HDX relies on the change in mass of a protein upon its dilution into deuterated buffer, which results in varied deuterium content within its backbone amides. Structural information on surface exposed, flexible or disordered linker regions of proteins can be achieved through limited proteolysis, using a variety of proteases and only small extents of digestion. CX refers to the covalent coupling of distinct chemical species and has been used to analyze the structure, function and interactions of proteins by identifying crosslinking sites that are formed by small multi-functional reagents, termed crosslinkers. Each of these MS applications is capable of revealing structural information for proteins when used either with or without other typical high resolution techniques, including NMR and X-ray crystallography.
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Petrotchenko EV, Borchers CH. HDX match software for the data analysis of top-down ECD-FTMS hydrogen/deuterium exchange experiments. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:1895-1898. [PMID: 26162650 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-015-1213-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) combined with mass spectrometry is a powerful technique for studying protein structure. The recently developed top-down ECD-FTMS HDX approach (Pan J. et al., JACS, 2008) allows determination of the hydrogen/deuterium exchange of a protein's amide bonds, down to the single residue resolution. One of the existing limitations of this technology has been the laborious manual analysis of the MS/MS spectra. Here we present a software program for processing the data from these experiments. This program assigns the c- and z-fragment ion series of the protein, and calculates the number of the exchanged amide protons for each fragment by fitting the theoretically predicted isotopic envelopes of the deuterated fragments to the experimental data. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Evgeniy V Petrotchenko
- University of Victoria - Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7X8, Canada
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- University of Victoria - Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7X8, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada.
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Campobasso N, Huddler D. Hydrogen deuterium mass spectrometry in drug discovery. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:3771-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lindner R, Heintz U, Winkler A. Applications of hydrogen deuterium exchange (HDX) for the characterization of conformational dynamics in light-activated photoreceptors. Front Mol Biosci 2015; 2:33. [PMID: 26157802 PMCID: PMC4477167 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2015.00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rational design of optogenetic tools is inherently linked to the understanding of photoreceptor function. Structural analysis of elements involved in signal integration in individual sensor domains provides an initial idea of their mode of operation, but understanding how local structural rearrangements eventually affect signal transmission to output domains requires inclusion of the effector regions in the characterization. However, the dynamic nature of these assemblies renders their structural analysis challenging and therefore a combination of high- and low-resolution techniques is required to appreciate functional aspects of photoreceptors. This review focuses on the potential of hydrogen-deuterium exchange coupled to mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) for complementing the structural characterization of photoreceptors. In this respect, the ability of HDX-MS to provide information on conformational dynamics and the possibility to address multiple functionally relevant states in solution render this methodology ideally suitable. We highlight recent examples demonstrating the potential of HDX-MS and discuss how these results can help to improve existing optogenetic systems or guide the design of novel optogenetic tools.
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- Robert Lindner
- Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
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Leurs U, Mistarz UH, Rand KD. Getting to the core of protein pharmaceuticals--Comprehensive structure analysis by mass spectrometry. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2015; 93:95-109. [PMID: 25791210 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Protein pharmaceuticals are the fastest growing class of novel therapeutic agents, and have been a major research and development focus in the (bio)pharmaceutical industry. Due to their large size and structural diversity, biopharmaceuticals represent a formidable challenge regarding analysis and characterization compared to traditional small molecule drugs. Any changes to the primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary structure of a protein can potentially impact its function, efficacy and safety. The analysis and characterization of (structural) protein heterogeneity is therefore of utmost importance. Mass spectrometry has evolved as a powerful tool for the characterization of both primary and higher order structures of protein pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, the chemical and physical stability of protein drugs, as well as their pharmacokinetics are nowadays routinely determined by mass spectrometry. Here we review current techniques in primary, secondary and tertiary structure analysis of proteins by mass spectrometry. An overview of established top-down and bottom-up protein analyses will be given, and in particular the use of advanced technologies such as hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) for higher-order structure analysis will be discussed. Modification and degradation pathways of protein drugs and their detection by mass spectrometry will be described, as well as the growing use of mass spectrometry to assist protein design and biopharmaceutical development.
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- Ulrike Leurs
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Vandermarliere E, Maddelein D, Hulstaert N, Stes E, Di Michele M, Gevaert K, Jacoby E, Brehmer D, Martens L. PepShell: Visualization of Conformational Proteomics Data. J Proteome Res 2015; 14:1987-90. [DOI: 10.1021/pr5012125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Elien Vandermarliere
- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Oncology
Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Oncology
Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Winkler A, Barends TRM, Udvarhelyi A, Lenherr-Frey D, Lomb L, Menzel A, Schlichting I. Structural details of light activation of the LOV2-based photoswitch PA-Rac1. ACS Chem Biol 2015; 10:502-9. [PMID: 25368973 DOI: 10.1021/cb500744m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Optical control of cellular processes is an emerging approach for studying biological systems, affording control with high spatial and temporal resolution. Specifically designed artificial photoswitches add an interesting extension to naturally occurring light-regulated functionalities. However, despite a great deal of structural information, the generation of new tools cannot be based fully on rational design yet; in many cases design is limited by our understanding of molecular details of light activation and signal transduction. Our biochemical and biophysical studies on the established optogenetic tool PA-Rac1, the photoactivatable small GTPase Rac1, reveal how unexpected details of the sensor-effector interface, such as metal coordination, significantly affect functionally important structural elements of this photoswitch. Together with solution scattering experiments, our results favor differences in the population of pre-existing conformations as the underlying allosteric activation mechanism of PA-Rac1, rather than the assumed release of the Rac1 domain from the caging photoreceptor domain. These results have implications for the design of new optogenetic tools and highlight the importance of including molecular details of the sensor-effector interface, which is however difficult to assess during the initial design of novel artificial photoswitches.
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- Andreas Winkler
- Department
of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department
of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Gregory
F. Pirrone
- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States
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Engen JR, Wales TE. Analytical Aspects of Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2015; 8:127-48. [PMID: 26048552 PMCID: PMC4989240 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-062011-143113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This article reviews the analytical aspects of measuring hydrogen exchange by mass spectrometry (HX MS). We describe the nature of analytical selectivity in hydrogen exchange, then review the analytical tools required to accomplish fragmentation, separation, and the mass spectrometry measurements under restrictive exchange quench conditions. In contrast to analytical quantitation that relies on measurements of peak intensity or area, quantitation in HX MS depends on measuring a mass change with respect to an undeuterated or deuterated control, resulting in a value between zero and the maximum amount of deuterium that can be incorporated. Reliable quantitation is a function of experimental fidelity and to achieve high measurement reproducibility, a large number of experimental variables must be controlled during sample preparation and analysis. The method also reports on important qualitative aspects of the sample, including conformational heterogeneity and population dynamics.
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- John R Engen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115;
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Salisbury JP, Liu Q, Agar JN. QUDeX-MS: hydrogen/deuterium exchange calculation for mass spectra with resolved isotopic fine structure. BMC Bioinformatics 2014; 15:403. [PMID: 25495703 PMCID: PMC4274694 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-014-0403-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled to mass spectrometry permits analysis of structure, dynamics, and molecular interactions of proteins. HDX mass spectrometry is confounded by deuterium exchange-associated peaks overlapping with peaks of heavy, natural abundance isotopes, such as carbon-13. Recent studies demonstrated that high-performance mass spectrometers could resolve isotopic fine structure and eliminate this peak overlap, allowing direct detection and quantification of deuterium incorporation. Results Here, we present a graphical tool that allows for a rapid and automated estimation of deuterium incorporation from a spectrum with isotopic fine structure. Given a peptide sequence (or elemental formula) and charge state, the mass-to-charge ratios of deuterium-associated peaks of the specified ion is determined. Intensities of peaks in an experimental mass spectrum within bins corresponding to these values are used to determine the distribution of deuterium incorporated. A theoretical spectrum can then be calculated based on the estimated distribution of deuterium exchange to confirm interpretation of the spectrum. Deuterium incorporation can also be detected for ion signals without a priori specification of an elemental formula, permitting detection of exchange in complex samples of unidentified material such as natural organic matter. A tool is also incorporated into QUDeX-MS to help in assigning ion signals from peptides arising from enzymatic digestion of proteins. MATLAB-deployable and standalone versions are available for academic use at qudex-ms.sourceforge.net and agarlabs.com. Conclusion Isotopic fine structure HDX-MS offers the potential to increase sequence coverage of proteins being analyzed through mass accuracy and deconvolution of overlapping ion signals. As previously demonstrated, however, the data analysis workflow for HDX-MS data with resolved isotopic fine structure is distinct. QUDeX-MS we hope will aid in the adoption of isotopic fine structure HDX-MS by providing an intuitive workflow and interface for data analysis.
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- Joseph P Salisbury
- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Rey M, Sarpe V, Burns KM, Buse J, Baker CAH, van Dijk M, Wordeman L, Bonvin AMJJ, Schriemer DC. Mass spec studio for integrative structural biology. Structure 2014; 22:1538-48. [PMID: 25242457 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2014.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The integration of biophysical data from multiple sources is critical for developing accurate structural models of large multiprotein systems and their regulators. Mass spectrometry (MS) can be used to measure the insertion location for a wide range of topographically sensitive chemical probes, and such insertion data provide a rich, but disparate set of modeling restraints. We have developed a software platform that integrates the analysis of label-based MS and tandem MS (MS(2)) data with protein modeling activities (Mass Spec Studio). Analysis packages can mine any labeling data from any mass spectrometer in a proteomics-grade manner, and link labeling methods with data-directed protein interaction modeling using HADDOCK. Support is provided for hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HX) and covalent labeling chemistries, including novel acquisition strategies such as targeted HX-MS(2) and data-independent HX-MS(2). The latter permits the modeling of highly complex systems, which we demonstrate by the analysis of microtubule interactions.
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- Martial Rey
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science-Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht CH 3584, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7290, USA
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science-Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht CH 3584, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
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West GM, Willard FS, Sloop KW, Showalter AD, Pascal BD, Griffin PR. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ligand interactions: structural cross talk between ligands and the extracellular domain. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105683. [PMID: 25180755 PMCID: PMC4152014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Activation of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) in pancreatic β-cells potentiates insulin production and is a current therapeutic target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Like other class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the GLP-1R contains an N-terminal extracellular ligand binding domain. N-terminal truncations on the peptide agonist generate antagonists capable of binding to the extracellular domain, but not capable of activating full length receptor. The main objective of this study was to use Hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) to identify how the amide hydrogen bonding network of peptide ligands and the extracellular domain of GLP-1R (nGLP-1R) were altered by binding interactions and to then use this platform to validate direct binding events for putative GLP-1R small molecule ligands. The HDX studies presented here for two glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) peptide ligands indicates that the antagonist exendin-4[9-39] is significantly destabilized in the presence of nonionic detergents as compared to the agonist exendin-4. Furthermore, HDX can detect stabilization of exendin-4 and exendin-4[9-39] hydrogen bonding networks at the N-terminal helix [Val19 to Lys27] upon binding to the N-terminal extracellular domain of GLP-1R (nGLP-1R). In addition we show hydrogen bonding network stabilization on nGLP-1R in response to ligand binding, and validate direct binding events with the extracellular domain of the receptor for putative GLP-1R small molecule ligands.
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- Graham M. West
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
- Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
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- Quantitative Biology, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Endocrine Discovery, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Endocrine Discovery, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
- Informatics Core, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
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Marciano DP, Dharmarajan V, Griffin PR. HDX-MS guided drug discovery: small molecules and biopharmaceuticals. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2014; 28:105-11. [PMID: 25179005 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hydrogen/deuterium exchange coupled with mass spectrometry (HDX-MS or DXMS) has emerged as an important tool for the development of small molecule therapeutics and biopharmaceuticals. Central to these advances have been improvements to automated HDX-MS platforms and software that allow for the rapid acquisition and processing of experimental data. Correlating the HDX-MS profile of large numbers of ligands with their functional outputs has enabled the development of structure activity relationships (SAR) and delineation of ligand classes based on functional selectivity. HDX-MS has also been applied to address many of the unique challenges posed by the continued emergence of biopharmaceuticals. Here we review the latest applications of HDX-MS to drug discovery, recent advances in technology and software, and provide perspective on future outlook.
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- David P Marciano
- Molecular Therapeutics Department, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, United States
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- Molecular Therapeutics Department, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, United States.
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