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Artigas P, Meyer DJ, Young VC, Spontarelli K, Eastman J, Strandquist E, Rui H, Roux B, Birk MA, Nakanishi H, Abe K, Gatto C. A Na pump with reduced stoichiometry is up-regulated by brine shrimp in extreme salinities. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2313999120. [PMID: 38079564 PMCID: PMC10756188 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2313999120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Brine shrimp (Artemia) are the only animals to thrive at sodium concentrations above 4 M. Salt excretion is powered by the Na+,K+-ATPase (NKA), a heterodimeric (αβ) pump that usually exports 3Na+ in exchange for 2 K+ per hydrolyzed ATP. Artemia express several NKA catalytic α-subunit subtypes. High-salinity adaptation increases abundance of α2KK, an isoform that contains two lysines (Lys308 and Lys758 in transmembrane segments TM4 and TM5, respectively) at positions where canonical NKAs have asparagines (Xenopus α1's Asn333 and Asn785). Using de novo transcriptome assembly and qPCR, we found that Artemia express two salinity-independent canonical α subunits (α1NN and α3NN), as well as two β variants, in addition to the salinity-controlled α2KK. These β subunits permitted heterologous expression of the α2KK pump and determination of its CryoEM structure in a closed, ion-free conformation, showing Lys758 residing within the ion-binding cavity. We used electrophysiology to characterize the function of α2KK pumps and compared it to that of Xenopus α1 (and its α2KK-mimicking single- and double-lysine substitutions). The double substitution N333K/N785K confers α2KK-like characteristics to Xenopus α1, and mutant cycle analysis reveals energetic coupling between these two residues, illustrating how α2KK's Lys308 helps to maintain high affinity for external K+ when Lys758 occupies an ion-binding site. By measuring uptake under voltage clamp of the K+-congener 86Rb+, we prove that double-lysine-substituted pumps transport 2Na+ and 1 K+ per catalytic cycle. Our results show how the two lysines contribute to generate a pump with reduced stoichiometry allowing Artemia to maintain steeper Na+ gradients in hypersaline environments.
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- Pablo Artigas
- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX79430
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX79430
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX79430
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX79430
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX79430
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL61790
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL60637
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL60637
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- Department of Biology, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA15940
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL61790
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Langton M, Pandelia ME. Hepatitis B Virus Oncoprotein HBx Is Not an ATPase. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:16772-16778. [PMID: 32685845 PMCID: PMC7364715 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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HBx is the smallest gene product of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an oncogenic stimulus in chronic infections leading to liver disease. HBx interacts and interferes with numerous cellular processes, but its modes of action remain poorly understood. It has been invoked that HBx employs nucleotide hydrolysis to regulate molecular pathways or protein-protein interactions. In the present study, we reinvestigate the (d)NTP hydrolysis of recombinant HBx to explore its potential as a biochemical probe for antiviral studies. For our investigations, we employed existing soluble constructs (i.e., GST-HBx, MBP-HBx) and engineered new fusion proteins (i.e., DsbC-HBx, NusA-HBx), which are shown to serve as better systems for in vitro research. We performed mutational scanning of the computationally predicted NTP-binding domain, which includes residues associated with clinical cases. Steady-state and end-point activity assays, in tandem with mass-spectrometric analyses, reveal that the observed hydrolysis of all alleged HBx substrates, ATP, dATP, and GTP, is contingent on the presence of the GroEL chaperone, which preferentially copurifies as a contaminant with GST-HBx and MBP-HBx. Collectively, our findings provide new technical standards for recombinant HBx studies and reveal that nucleotide hydrolysis is not an operant mechanism by which HBx contributes to viral HBV carcinogenesis.
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Yoneda JS, Sebinelli HG, Itri R, Ciancaglini P. Overview on solubilization and lipid reconstitution of Na,K-ATPase: enzyme kinetic and biophysical characterization. Biophys Rev 2020; 12:49-64. [PMID: 31955383 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00616-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Na,K-ATPase is a membrane protein which plays a vital role. It pumps Na+ and K+ ions across the cellular membranes using energy from ATP hydrolysis, and is responsible for maintaining the osmotic equilibrium and generating the membrane potential. Moreover, Na,K-ATPase has also been involved in cell signaling, interacting with partner proteins. Cardiotonic steroids bind specifically to Na,K-ATPase triggering a number of signaling pathways. Because of its importance, many efforts have been employed to study the structure and function of this protein. Difficulties associated with its removal from natural membranes and the concomitant search for appropriate replacement conditions to keep the protein in solution have presented a challenge that had to be overcome prior to carrying out biophysical and biochemical studies in vitro. In this review, we summarized all of the methods and techniques applied by our group in order to obtain information about Na,K-ATPase in respect to solubilization, reconstitution into mimetic system, influence of lipid composition, stability, oligomerization, and aggregation.
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- Juliana Sakamoto Yoneda
- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua do Matao, 1371, 05508-090, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua do Matao, 1371, 05508-090, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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Somasundar A, Ghosh S, Mohajerani F, Massenburg LN, Yang T, Cremer PS, Velegol D, Sen A. Positive and negative chemotaxis of enzyme-coated liposome motors. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 14:1129-1134. [PMID: 31740796 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-019-0578-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The ability of cells or cell components to move in response to chemical signals is critical for the survival of living systems. This motion arises from harnessing free energy from enzymatic catalysis. Artificial model protocells derived from phospholipids and other amphiphiles have been made and their enzymatic-driven motion has been observed. However, control of directionality based on chemical cues (chemotaxis) has been difficult to achieve. Here we show both positive or negative chemotaxis of liposomal protocells. The protocells move autonomously by interacting with concentration gradients of either substrates or products in enzyme catalysis, or Hofmeister salts. We hypothesize that the propulsion mechanism is based on the interplay between enzyme-catalysis-induced positive chemotaxis and solute-phospholipid-based negative chemotaxis. Controlling the extent and direction of chemotaxis holds considerable potential for designing cell mimics and delivery vehicles that can reconfigure their motion in response to environmental conditions.
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- Ambika Somasundar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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Rahmani S, Defferrari MS, Wakarchuk WW, Antonescu CN. Energetic adaptations: Metabolic control of endocytic membrane traffic. Traffic 2019; 20:912-931. [DOI: 10.1111/tra.12705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Sadia Rahmani
- Department of Chemistry and BiologyRyerson University Toronto Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and BiologyRyerson University Toronto Ontario Canada
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and BiologyRyerson University Toronto Ontario Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
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Ghosh S, Mohajerani F, Son S, Velegol D, Butler PJ, Sen A. Motility of Enzyme-Powered Vesicles. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:6019-6026. [PMID: 31429577 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Autonomous nanovehicles powered by energy derived from chemical catalysis have potential applications as active delivery agents. For in vivo applications, it is necessary that the engine and its fuel, as well as the chassis itself, be biocompatible. Enzyme molecules have been shown to display enhanced motility through substrate turnover and are attractive candidates as engines; phospholipid vesicles are biocompatible and can serve as cargo containers. Herein, we describe the autonomous movement of vesicles with membrane-bound enzymes in the presence of the substrate. We find that the motility of the vesicles increases with increasing enzymatic turnover rate. The enhanced diffusion of these enzyme-powered systems was further substantiated in real time by tracking the motion of the vesicles using optical microscopy. The membrane-bound protocells that move by transducing chemical energy into mechanical motion serve as models for motile living cells and are key to the elucidation of the fundamental mechanisms governing active membrane dynamics and cellular movement.
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Gur M, Golcuk M, Yilmaz SZ, Taka E. Thermodynamic first law efficiency of membrane proteins. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:439-449. [PMID: 30727820 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1577759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Proteins are nature's biomolecular machines. Proteins, such as transporters, pumps and motors, have complex function/operating-machinery/mechanisms, comparable to the macro-scaled machines that we encounter in our daily life. These proteins, as it is for their macro-scaled counterparts, convert (part of) other/various forms of energy into work. In this study, we are performing the first law analysis on a set of proteins, including the dopamine transporter, glycine transporters I and II, glutamate transporter, sodium-potassium pump and Ca2+ ATPase. Each of these proteins operates on a thermodynamic/mechanic cycle to perform their function. In each of these cycles, they receive energy from a source, convert part of this energy into work and reject the remaining part of the energy to the environment. Conservation of energy principle was applied to the thermodynamic/mechanic cycle of each protein, and thermodynamic first law efficiency was evaluated for each cycle, which shows how much of the energy input per cycle was converted into useful work. Interestingly, calculations based on experimental data indicate that proteins can operate under a range of efficiencies, which vary based on the extracellular and intracellular ion and substrate concentrations. The lowest observed first law efficiency was 50%, which is a very high value if compared to the efficiency of the macro-scaled heat engines we encounter in our daily lives.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Mert Gur
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, Turkey
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AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK)-Dependent Regulation of Renal Transport. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113481. [PMID: 30404151 PMCID: PMC6274953 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) is a serine/threonine kinase that is expressed in most cells and activated by a high cellular AMP/ATP ratio (indicating energy deficiency) or by Ca2+. In general, AMPK turns on energy-generating pathways (e.g., glucose uptake, glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation) and stops energy-consuming processes (e.g., lipogenesis, glycogenesis), thereby helping cells survive low energy states. The functional element of the kidney, the nephron, consists of the glomerulus, where the primary urine is filtered, and the proximal tubule, Henle's loop, the distal tubule, and the collecting duct. In the tubular system of the kidney, the composition of primary urine is modified by the reabsorption and secretion of ions and molecules to yield final excreted urine. The underlying membrane transport processes are mainly energy-consuming (active transport) and in some cases passive. Since active transport accounts for a large part of the cell's ATP demands, it is an important target for AMPK. Here, we review the AMPK-dependent regulation of membrane transport along nephron segments and discuss physiological and pathophysiological implications.
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Pietak A, Levin M. Bioelectrical control of positional information in development and regeneration: A review of conceptual and computational advances. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 137:52-68. [PMID: 29626560 PMCID: PMC10464501 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Positional information describes pre-patterns of morphogenetic substances that alter spatio-temporal gene expression to instruct development of growth and form. A wealth of recent data indicate bioelectrical properties, such as the transmembrane potential (Vmem), are involved as instructive signals in the spatiotemporal regulation of morphogenesis. However, the mechanistic relationships between Vmem and molecular positional information are only beginning to be understood. Recent advances in computational modeling are assisting in the development of comprehensive frameworks for mechanistically understanding how endogenous bioelectricity can guide anatomy in a broad range of systems. Vmem represents an extraordinarily strong electric field (∼1.0 × 106 V/m) active over the thin expanse of the plasma membrane, with the capacity to influence a variety of downstream molecular signaling cascades. Moreover, in multicellular networks, intercellular coupling facilitated by gap junction channels may induce directed, electrodiffusive transport of charged molecules between cells of the network to generate new positional information patterning possibilities and characteristics. Given the demonstrated role of Vmem in morphogenesis, here we review current understanding of how Vmem can integrate with molecular regulatory networks to control single cell state, and the unique properties bioelectricity adds to transport phenomena in gap junction-coupled cell networks to facilitate self-assembly of morphogen gradients and other patterns. Understanding how Vmem integrates with biochemical regulatory networks at the level of a single cell, and mechanisms through which Vmem shapes molecular positional information in multicellular networks, are essential for a deep understanding of body plan control in development, regeneration and disease.
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- Allen Discovery Center at Tufts, USA; Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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Pietak A, Levin M. Bioelectric gene and reaction networks: computational modelling of genetic, biochemical and bioelectrical dynamics in pattern regulation. J R Soc Interface 2017; 14:20170425. [PMID: 28954851 PMCID: PMC5636277 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) describe interactions between gene products and transcription factors that control gene expression. In combination with reaction-diffusion models, GRNs have enhanced comprehension of biological pattern formation. However, although it is well known that biological systems exploit an interplay of genetic and physical mechanisms, instructive factors such as transmembrane potential (Vmem) have not been integrated into full GRN models. Here we extend regulatory networks to include bioelectric signalling, developing a novel synthesis: the bioelectricity-integrated gene and reaction (BIGR) network. Using in silico simulations, we highlight the capacity for Vmem to alter steady-state concentrations of key signalling molecules inside and out of cells. We characterize fundamental feedbacks where Vmem both controls, and is in turn regulated by, biochemical signals and thereby demonstrate Vmem homeostatic control, Vmem memory and Vmem controlled state switching. BIGR networks demonstrating hysteresis are identified as a mechanisms through which more complex patterns of stable Vmem spots and stripes, along with correlated concentration patterns, can spontaneously emerge. As further proof of principle, we present and analyse a BIGR network model that mechanistically explains key aspects of the remarkable regenerative powers of creatures such as planarian flatworms. The functional properties of BIGR networks generate the first testable, quantitative hypotheses for biophysical mechanisms underlying the stability and adaptive regulation of anatomical bioelectric pattern.
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- Alexis Pietak
- Allen Discovery Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Allen Discovery Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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Frasca V. Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Techniques to Quantify Enzyme Kinetics. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2016. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2016.29040.vfr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mazzei L, Ciurli S, Zambelli B. Isothermal Titration Calorimetry to Characterize Enzymatic Reactions. Methods Enzymol 2016; 567:215-36. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2015.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Magalhães L, de Oliveira AHC, de Souza Vasconcellos R, Mariotini-Moura C, de Cássia Firmino R, Fietto JLR, Cardoso CL. Label-free assay based on immobilized capillary enzyme reactor of Leishmania infantum nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (LicNTPDase-2-ICER-LC/UV). J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 1008:98-107. [PMID: 26638034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase) is an enzyme belonging to the apyrase family that participates in the hydrolysis of the nucleosides di- and triphosphate to the corresponding nucleoside monophosphate. This enzyme underlies the virulence of parasites such as Leishmania. Recently, an NTPDase from Leishmania infantum (LicNTPDase-2) was cloned and expressed and has been considered as a new drug target for the treatment of leishmaniasis. With the intent of developing label-free online screening methodologies, LicNTPDase-2 was covalently immobilized onto a fused silica capillary tube in the present study to create an immobilized capillary enzyme reactor (ICER) based on LicNTPDase-2 (LicNTPDase-2-ICER). To perform the activity assays, a multidimensional chromatographic method was developed employing the LicNTPDase-2-ICER in the first dimension, and an analytical Ascentis C8 column was used in the second dimension to provide analytical separation of the substrates and products. The validated LicNTPDase-2-ICER method provided the following kinetic parameters of the immobilized enzyme: KM of 2.2 and 1.8mmolL(-1) for the ADP and ATP substrates, respectively. Suramin (1mmolL(-1)) was also shown to inhibit 32.9% of the enzymatic activity. The developed method is applicable to kinetic studies and enables the recognition of the ligands. Furthermore, a comparison of the values of LicNTPDase-2-ICER with those obtained with an LC method using free enzyme in solution showed that LicNTPDase-2-ICER-LC/UV was an accurate and reproducible method that enabled automated measurements for the rapid screening of ligands.
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- Luana Magalhães
- Departamento de Química-Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular-Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Biotecnologia Estrutural e Química Medicinal em Doenças Infecciosas (INBEQMeDI), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular-Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Biotecnologia Estrutural e Química Medicinal em Doenças Infecciosas (INBEQMeDI), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular-Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular-Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Biotecnologia Estrutural e Química Medicinal em Doenças Infecciosas (INBEQMeDI), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química-Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto-Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Crystal structure of the homocysteine methyltransferase MmuM from Escherichia coli. Biochem J 2015; 473:277-84. [PMID: 26564203 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Homocysteine S-methyltransferases (HMTs, EC 2.1.1.0) catalyse the conversion of homocysteine to methionine using S-methylmethionine or S-adenosylmethionine as the methyl donor. HMTs play an important role in methionine biosynthesis and are widely distributed among micro-organisms, plants and animals. Additionally, HMTs play a role in metabolite repair of S-adenosylmethionine by removing an inactive diastereomer from the pool. The mmuM gene product from Escherichia coli is an archetypal HMT family protein and contains a predicted zinc-binding motif in the enzyme active site. In the present study, we demonstrate X-ray structures for MmuM in oxidized, apo and metallated forms, representing the first such structures for any member of the HMT family. The structures reveal a metal/substrate-binding pocket distinct from those in related enzymes. The presented structure analysis and modelling of co-substrate interactions provide valuable insight into the function of MmuM in both methionine biosynthesis and cofactor repair.
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Henao‐Escobar W, Domínguez‐Renedo O, Alonso‐Lomillo MA, Cascalheira JF, Dias‐Cabral AC, Arcos‐Martínez MJ. Characterization of a Disposable Electrochemical Biosensor Based on Putrescine Oxidase from
Micrococcus rubens
for the Determination of Putrescine. ELECTROANAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201400387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- W. Henao‐Escobar
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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- CICS‐UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, 6200–506 Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, 6200–001 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS‐UBI – Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, 6200–506 Covilhã, Portugal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Beira Interior, 6200–001 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001 Burgos, Spain
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Mazzei L, Ciurli S, Zambelli B. Hot biological catalysis: isothermal titration calorimetry to characterize enzymatic reactions. J Vis Exp 2014. [PMID: 24747990 DOI: 10.3791/51487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a well-described technique that measures the heat released or absorbed during a chemical reaction, using it as an intrinsic probe to characterize virtually every chemical process. Nowadays, this technique is extensively applied to determine thermodynamic parameters of biomolecular binding equilibria. In addition, ITC has been demonstrated to be able of directly measuring kinetics and thermodynamic parameters (kcat, KM, ΔH) of enzymatic reactions, even though this application is still underexploited. As heat changes spontaneously occur during enzymatic catalysis, ITC does not require any modification or labeling of the system under analysis and can be performed in solution. Moreover, the method needs little amount of material. These properties make ITC an invaluable, powerful and unique tool to study enzyme kinetics in several applications, such as, for example, drug discovery. In this work an experimental ITC-based method to quantify kinetics and thermodynamics of enzymatic reactions is thoroughly described. This method is applied to determine kcat and KM of the enzymatic hydrolysis of urea by Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean) urease. Calculation of intrinsic molar enthalpy (ΔHint) of the reaction is performed. The values thus obtained are consistent with previous data reported in literature, demonstrating the reliability of the methodology.
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- Luca Mazzei
- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna;
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Clarke RJ, Catauro M, Rasmussen HH, Apell HJ. Quantitative calculation of the role of the Na+,K+-ATPase in thermogenesis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2013; 1827:1205-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bartolommei G, Moncelli MR, Tadini-Buoninsegni F. A method to measure hydrolytic activity of adenosinetriphosphatases (ATPases). PLoS One 2013; 8:e58615. [PMID: 23472215 PMCID: PMC3589382 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The detection of small amounts (nanomoles) of inorganic phosphate has a great interest in biochemistry. In particular, phosphate detection is useful to evaluate the rate of hydrolysis of phosphatases, that are enzymes able to remove phosphate from their substrate by hydrolytic cleavage. The hydrolysis rate is correlated to enzyme activity, an extremely important functional parameter. Among phosphatases there are the cation transporting adenosinetriphosphatases (ATPases), that produce inorganic phosphate by cleavage of the γ-phosphate of ATP. These membrane transporters have many fundamental physiological roles and are emerging as potential drug targets. ATPase hydrolytic activity is measured to test enzyme functionality, but it also provides useful information on possible inhibitory effects of molecules that interfere with the hydrolytic process. We have optimized a molybdenum-based protocol that makes use of potassium antimony (III) oxide tartrate (originally employed for phosphate detection in environmental analysis) to allow its use with phosphatase enzymes. In particular, the method was successfully applied to native and recombinant ATPases to demonstrate its reliability, validity, sensitivity and versatility. Our method introduces significant improvements to well-established experimental assays, which are currently employed for ATPase activity measurements. Therefore, it may be valuable in biochemical and biomedical investigations of ATPase enzymes, in combination with more specific tests, as well as in high throughput drug screening.
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- Gianluca Bartolommei
- Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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Ghai R, Falconer RJ, Collins BM. Applications of isothermal titration calorimetry in pure and applied research--survey of the literature from 2010. J Mol Recognit 2012; 25:32-52. [PMID: 22213449 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a biophysical technique for measuring the formation and dissociation of molecular complexes and has become an invaluable tool in many branches of science from cell biology to food chemistry. By measuring the heat absorbed or released during bond formation, ITC provides accurate, rapid, and label-free measurement of the thermodynamics of molecular interactions. In this review, we survey the recent literature reporting the use of ITC and have highlighted a number of interesting studies that provide a flavour of the diverse systems to which ITC can be applied. These include measurements of protein-protein and protein-membrane interactions required for macromolecular assembly, analysis of enzyme kinetics, experimental validation of molecular dynamics simulations, and even in manufacturing applications such as food science. Some highlights include studies of the biological complex formed by Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin C3 and the murine T-cell receptor, the mechanism of membrane association of the Parkinson's disease-associated protein α-synuclein, and the role of non-specific tannin-protein interactions in the quality of different beverages. Recent developments in automation are overcoming limitations on throughput imposed by previous manual procedures and promise to greatly extend usefulness of ITC in the future. We also attempt to impart some practical advice for getting the most out of ITC data for those researchers less familiar with the method.
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- Rajesh Ghai
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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