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Rocha MA, Sprague-Piercy MA, Kwok AO, Roskamp KW, Martin RW. Chemical Properties Determine Solubility and Stability in βγ-Crystallins of the Eye Lens. Chembiochem 2021; 22:1329-1346. [PMID: 33569867 PMCID: PMC8052307 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
βγ-Crystallins are the primary structural and refractive proteins found in the vertebrate eye lens. Because crystallins are not replaced after early eye development, their solubility and stability must be maintained for a lifetime, which is even more remarkable given the high protein concentration in the lens. Aggregation of crystallins caused by mutations or post-translational modifications can reduce crystallin protein stability and alter intermolecular interactions. Common post-translational modifications that can cause age-related cataracts include deamidation, oxidation, and tryptophan derivatization. Metal ion binding can also trigger reduced crystallin solubility through a variety of mechanisms. Interprotein interactions are critical to maintaining lens transparency: crystallins can undergo domain swapping, disulfide bonding, and liquid-liquid phase separation, all of which can cause opacity depending on the context. Important experimental techniques for assessing crystallin conformation in the absence of a high-resolution structure include dye-binding assays, circular dichroism, fluorescence, light scattering, and transition metal FRET.
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- Megan A. Rocha
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences 2, Irvine, CA 92697-2025 (USA)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California Irvine, 3205 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-2525
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences 2, Irvine, CA 92697-2025 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences 2, Irvine, CA 92697-2025 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences 2, Irvine, CA 92697-2025 (USA)
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California Irvine, 3205 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-2525
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Krishnan B, Srivastava SS, Sankeshi V, Garg R, Srivastava S, Sankaranarayanan R, Sharma Y. βγ-Crystallination Endows a Novel Bacterial Glycoside Hydrolase 64 with Ca 2+-Dependent Activity Modulation. J Bacteriol 2019; 201:e00392-19. [PMID: 31527113 PMCID: PMC6832075 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00392-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The prokaryotic βγ-crystallins are a large group of uncharacterized domains with Ca2+-binding motifs. We have observed that a vast number of these domains are found appended to other domains, in particular, the carbohydrate-active enzyme (CAZy) domains. To elucidate the functional significance of these prospective Ca2+ sensors in bacteria and this widespread domain association, we have studied one typical example from Clostridium beijerinckii, a bacterium known for its ability to produce acetone, butanol, and ethanol through fermentation of several carbohydrates. This novel glycoside hydrolase of family 64 (GH64), which we named glucanallin, is composed of a βγ-crystallin domain, a GH64 domain, and a carbohydrate-binding module 56 (CBM56). The substrates of GH64, β-1,3-glucans, are the targets for industrial biofuel production due to their plenitude. We have examined the Ca2+-binding properties of this protein, assayed its enzymatic activity, and analyzed the structural features of the β-1,3-glucanase domain through its high-resolution crystal structure. The reaction products resulting from the enzyme reaction of glucanallin reinforce the mixed nature of GH64 enzymes, in contrast to the prevailing notion of them being an exotype. Upon disabling Ca2+ binding and comparing different domain combinations, we demonstrate that the βγ-crystallin domain in glucanallin acts as a Ca2+ sensor and enhances the glycolytic activity of glucanallin through Ca2+ binding. We also compare the structural peculiarities of this new member of the GH64 family to two previously studied members.IMPORTANCE We have biochemically and structurally characterized a novel glucanase from the less studied GH64 family in a bacterium significant for fermentation of carbohydrates into biofuels. This enzyme displays a peculiar property of being distally modulated by Ca2+ via assistance from a neighboring βγ-crystallin domain, likely through changes in the domain interface. In addition, this enzyme is found to be optimized for functioning in an acidic environment, which is in line with the possibility of its involvement in biofuel production. Multiple occurrences of a similar domain architecture suggest that such a "βγ-crystallination"-mediated Ca2+ sensitivity may be widespread among bacterial proteins.
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- Bal Krishnan
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Odisha, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Odisha, India
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Roskamp KW, Kozlyuk N, Sengupta S, Bierma JC, Martin RW. Divalent Cations and the Divergence of βγ-Crystallin Function. Biochemistry 2019; 58:4505-4518. [PMID: 31647219 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The βγ-crystallin superfamily contains both β- and γ-crystallins of the vertebrate eye lens and the microbial calcium-binding proteins, all of which are characterized by a common double-Greek key domain structure. The vertebrate βγ-crystallins are long-lived structural proteins that refract light onto the retina. In contrast, the microbial βγ-crystallins bind calcium ions. The βγ-crystallin from the tunicate Ciona intestinalis (Ci-βγ) provides a potential link between these two functions. It binds calcium with high affinity and is found in a light-sensitive sensory organ that is highly enriched in metal ions. Thus, Ci-βγ is valuable for investigating the evolution of the βγ-crystallin fold away from calcium binding and toward stability in the apo form as part of the vertebrate lens. Here, we investigate the effect of Ca2+ and other divalent cations on the stability and aggregation propensity of Ci-βγ and human γS-crystallin (HγS). Beyond Ca2+, Ci-βγ is capable of coordinating Mg2+, Sr2+, Co2+, Mn2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+, although only Sr2+ is bound with comparable affinity to its preferred metal ion. The extent to which the tested divalent cations stabilize Ci-βγ structure correlates strongly with ionic radius. In contrast, none of the tested divalent cations improved the stability of HγS, and some of them induced aggregation. Zn2+, Ni2+, and Co2+ induce aggregation by interacting with cysteine residues, whereas Cu2+-mediated aggregation proceeds via a different binding site.
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- Kyle W Roskamp
- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697-2025 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697-2025 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697-2025 , United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697-3900 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697-2025 , United States.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry , University of California , Irvine , California 92697-3900 , United States
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Structural studies on the individual domains of human γS-crystallin and its G57W mutant unfolds mechanistic insights into childhood cataracts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 517:499-506. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.07.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Abundant Perithecial Protein (APP) from Neurospora is a primitive functional analog of ocular crystallins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:796-800. [PMID: 31255285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The eye arose during the Cambrian explosion from pre-existing proteins that would have been recruited for the formation of the specialized components of this organ, such as the transparent lens. Proteins suitable for the role of lens crystallins would need to possess unusual physical properties and the study of such earliest analogs of ocular crystallins would add to our understanding of the nature of recruitment of proteins as lens/corneal crystallins. We show that the Abundant Perithecial Protein (APP) of the fungi Neurospora and Sordaria fulfils the criteria for an early crystallin analog. The perithecia in these fungal species are phototropic, and APP accumulates at a high concentration in the neck of the pitcher-shaped perithecium. Spores are formed at the base of the perithecium, and light contributes to their maturation. The hydrodynamic properties of APP appear to exclude dimer formation or aggregation at high protein concentrations. APP is also deficient in Ca2+ binding, a property seen in its close homolog, the calcium-binding cell adhesion molecule (DdCAD-1) from Dictyostelium discoidum. Comparable to crystallins, APP occurs in high concentrations and seems to have dispensed with Ca2+ binding in exchange for greater stability. These crystallin-like attributes of APP lead us to demonstrate that it is a primitive form of ocular crystallins.
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Swaroop Srivastava S, Raman R, Kiran U, Garg R, Chadalawada S, Pawar AD, Sankaranarayanan R, Sharma Y. Interface interactions between βγ-crystallin domain and Ig-like domain render Ca 2+ -binding site inoperative in abundant perithecial protein of Neurospora crassa. Mol Microbiol 2018; 110:955-972. [PMID: 30216631 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We describe a set of proteins in which a βγ-crystallin domain pairs with an Ig-like domain, and which are confined to microbes, like bacteria, slime molds and fungi. DdCAD-1 (Ca2+ -dependent cell adhesion molecule-1) and abundant perithecial protein (APP) represent this class of molecules. Using the crystal structure of APP-NTD (N-terminal domain of APP), we describe its mode of Ca2+ binding and provide a generalized theme for correct identification of the Ca2+ -binding site within this class of molecules. As a common feature, one of the two Ca2+ -binding sites is non-functional in the βγ-crystallin domains of these proteins. While APP-NTD binds Ca2+ with a micromolar affinity which is comparable to DdCAD-1, APP surprisingly does not bind Ca2+ . Crystal structures of APP and Ca2+ -bound APP-NTD reveal that the interface interactions in APP render its Ca2+ -binding site inoperative. Thus, heterodomain association provides a novel mode of Ca2+ -binding regulation in APP. Breaking the interface interactions (mutating Asp30Ala, Leu132Ala and Ile135Ala) or separation from the Ig-like domain removes the constraints upon the required conformational transition and enables the βγ-crystallin domain to bind Ca2+ . In mechanistic detail, our work demonstrates an interdomain interface adapted to distinct functional niches in APP and its homolog DdCAD-1.
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, 500 007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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Srivastava SS, Jamkhindikar AA, Raman R, Jobby MK, Chadalawada S, Sankaranarayanan R, Sharma Y. A Transition Metal-Binding, Trimeric βγ-Crystallin from Methane-Producing Thermophilic Archaea, Methanosaeta thermophila. Biochemistry 2017; 56:1299-1310. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Hartwich H, Rosengauer E, Rüttiger L, Wilms V, Waterholter SK, Nothwang HG. Functional Role of γ-Crystallin N in the Auditory Hindbrain. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161140. [PMID: 27517863 PMCID: PMC4982622 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
γ-crystallins are major components of the vertebrate lens but show expression in other tissues as well. Their extralenticular functions remain so far unclear. Here, we explored such roles in the rodent superior olivary complex in which previous analysis demonstrated developmentally regulated expression of Crygd, Cryge and Crygn. Immunohistochemistry with novel antibodies against Crygd/e and Crygn indicate that expression of Crygd/e was moderate and varied between the perinatal superior olivary complex of mice, rats, and gerbils. Crygn-immunoreactivity was more robust and consistently highest in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body, but also present in other nuclei of the superior olivary complex. To analyze the function of Crygn in the auditory hindbrain, we used a Crygn allele with a floxed exon 2. Upon pairing with Egr2::Cre mice, exon 2, encoding the first two greek key motifs of Crygn, was deleted in the developing auditory hindbrain. Anatomical analysis of these mice revealed a 20% volume reduction in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body and a 7% reduction in the lateral superior olive at postnatal day 25. This was due to cell loss between postnatal days 4 and 25, whereas cell size was unaffected. Auditory brainstem responses showed normal threshold but a significant increase in the amplitude of wave IV. Crygn is hence required for postmigratory survival and proper function of auditory hindbrain neurons. These results ascertain for the first time an essential extralenticular role for γ-crystallins in vivo.
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- Heiner Hartwich
- Neurogenetics group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Neurogenetics group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- University of Tübingen, Department of Otolaryngology, Hearing Research Centre Tübingen (THRC), Molecular Physiology of Hearing, Elfriede Aulhorn Str. 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Neurogenetics group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Neurogenetics group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Neurogenetics group, Center of Excellence Hearing4All, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
- Research Center for Neurosensory Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany
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Plattner H. Trichocysts-Paramecium'sProjectile-like Secretory Organelles. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2016; 64:106-133. [DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Helmut Plattner
- Department of Biology; University of Konstanz; PO Box M625 78457 Konstanz Germany
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