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Petrovskaya LE, Lukashev EP, Mamedov MD, Kryukova EA, Balashov SP, Dolgikh DA, Rubin AB, Kirpichnikov MP, Siletsky SA. Oriented Insertion of ESR-Containing Hybrid Proteins in Proteoliposomes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087369. [PMID: 37108532 PMCID: PMC10138546 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Microbial rhodopsins comprise a diverse family of retinal-containing membrane proteins that convert absorbed light energy to transmembrane ion transport or sensory signals. Incorporation of these proteins in proteoliposomes allows their properties to be studied in a native-like environment; however, unidirectional protein orientation in the artificial membranes is rarely observed. We aimed to obtain proteoliposomes with unidirectional orientation using a proton-pumping retinal protein from Exiguobacterium sibiricum, ESR, as a model. Three ESR hybrids with soluble protein domains (mCherry or thioredoxin at the C-terminus and Caf1M chaperone at the N-terminus) were obtained and characterized. The photocycle of the hybrid proteins incorporated in proteoliposomes demonstrated a higher pKa of the M state accumulation compared to that of the wild-type ESR. Large negative electrogenic phases and an increase in the relative amplitude of kinetic components in the microsecond time range in the kinetics of membrane potential generation of ESR-Cherry and ESR-Trx indicate a decrease in the efficiency of transmembrane proton transport. On the contrary, Caf-ESR demonstrates a native-like kinetics of membrane potential generation and the corresponding electrogenic stages. Our experiments show that the hybrid with Caf1M promotes the unidirectional orientation of ESR in proteoliposomes.
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- Lada E Petrovskaya
- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physical-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physical-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Petrovskaya LE, Lukashev EP, Lyukmanova EN, Shulepko MA, Kryukova EA, Ziganshin RH, Dolgikh DA, Maksimov EG, Rubin AB, Kirpichnikov MP, Lanyi JK, Balashov SP. Expression of Xanthorhodopsin in Escherichia coli. Protein J 2023:10.1007/s10930-023-10109-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s10930-023-10109-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Oepen K, Mater V, Schneider D. Unfolding Individual Domains of BmrA, a Bacterial ABC Transporter Involved in Multidrug Resistance. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065239. [PMID: 36982314 PMCID: PMC10049088 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The folding and stability of proteins are often studied via unfolding (and refolding) a protein with urea. Yet, in the case of membrane integral protein domains, which are shielded by a membrane or a membrane mimetic, urea generally does not induce unfolding. However, the unfolding of α-helical membrane proteins may be induced by the addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). When protein unfolding is followed via monitoring changes in Trp fluorescence characteristics, the contributions of individual Trp residues often cannot be disentangled, and, consequently, the folding and stability of the individual domains of a multi-domain membrane protein cannot be studied. In this study, the unfolding of the homodimeric bacterial ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter Bacillus multidrug resistance ATP (BmrA), which comprises a transmembrane domain and a cytosolic nucleotide-binding domain, was investigated. To study the stability of individual BmrA domains in the context of the full-length protein, the individual domains were silenced by mutating the existent Trps. The SDS-induced unfolding of the corresponding constructs was compared to the (un)folding characteristics of the wild-type (wt) protein and isolated domains. The full-length variants BmrAW413Y and BmrAW104YW164A were able to mirror the changes observed with the isolated domains; thus, these variants allowed for the study of the unfolding and thermodynamic stability of mutated domains in the context of full-length BmrA.
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- Kristin Oepen
- Department of Chemistry-Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 17, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry-Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 17, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry-Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 17, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 17, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Membrane proteins (MPs) play essential roles in numerous cellular processes. Because around 70% of the currently marketed drugs target MPs, a detailed understanding of their structure, binding properties, and functional dynamics in a physiologically relevant environment is crucial for a more detailed understanding of this important protein class. We here summarize the benefits of using lipid nanodiscs for NMR structural investigations and provide a detailed overview of the currently used lipid nanodisc systems as well as their applications in solution-state NMR. Despite the increasing use of other structural methods for the structure determination of MPs in lipid nanodiscs, solution NMR turns out to be a versatile tool to probe a wide range of MP features, ranging from the structure determination of small to medium-sized MPs to probing ligand and partner protein binding as well as functionally relevant dynamical signatures in a lipid nanodisc setting. We will expand on these topics by discussing recent NMR studies with lipid nanodiscs and work out a key workflow for optimizing the nanodisc incorporation of an MP for subsequent NMR investigations. With this, we hope to provide a comprehensive background to enable an informed assessment of the applicability of lipid nanodiscs for NMR studies of a particular MP of interest.
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- Umut Günsel
- Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ) at the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Bavarian NMR Center (BNMRZ) at the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany.,Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Klöpfer K, Hagn F. Beyond detergent micelles: The advantages and applications of non-micellar and lipid-based membrane mimetics for solution-state NMR. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 114-115:271-283. [PMID: 31779883 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Membrane proteins are important players in signal transduction and the exchange of metabolites within or between cells. Thus, this protein class is the target of around 60 % of currently marketed drugs, emphasizing their essential biological role. Besides functional assays, structural and dynamical investigations on this protein class are crucial to fully understanding their functionality. Even though X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy are the main methods to determine structures of membrane proteins and their complexes, NMR spectroscopy can contribute essential information on systems that (a) do not crystallize and (b) are too small for EM. Furthermore, NMR is a versatile tool for monitoring functional dynamics of biomolecules at various time scales. A crucial aspect of such studies is the use of a membrane mimetic that resembles a native environment and thus enables the extraction of functional insights. In recent decades, the membrane protein NMR community has moved from rather harsh detergents to membrane systems having more native-like properties. In particular, most recently phospholipid nanodiscs have been developed and optimized mainly for solution-state NMR but are now also being used for solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Nanodiscs consist of a patch of a planar lipid bilayer that is encircled by different (bio-)polymers to form particles of defined and tunable size. In this review, we provide an overview of available membrane mimetics, including nanodiscs, amphipols and bicelles, that are suitable for high-resolution NMR spectroscopy and describe how these advanced membrane mimetics can facilitate NMR studies on the structure and dynamics of membrane proteins. Since the stability of membrane proteins depends critically on the chosen membrane mimetic, we emphasize the importance of a suitable system that is not necessarily developed for solution-state NMR applications and hence requires optimization for each membrane protein. However, lipid-based membrane mimetics offer the possibility of performing NMR experiments at elevated temperatures and studying ligand and partner protein complexes as well as their functional dynamics in a realistic membrane environment. In order to be able to make an informed decision during the selection of a suitable membrane system, we provide a detailed overview of the available options for various membrane protein classes and thereby facilitate this often-difficult selection process for a broad range of desired NMR applications.
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- Kai Klöpfer
- Bavarian NMR Center at the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 2, 85747 Garching, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Bavarian NMR Center at the Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Str. 2, 85747 Garching, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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Qasim A, Sher I, Hirschhorn O, Shaked H, Qasem Z, Ruthstein S, Chill JH. Investigation of a KcsA Cytoplasmic pH Gate in Lipoprotein Nanodiscs. Chembiochem 2019; 20:813-821. [PMID: 30565824 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The bacterial potassium channel KcsA is gated by pH, opening for conduction under acidic conditions. Molecular determinants responsible for this effect have been identified at the extracellular selectivity filter, at the membrane-cytoplasm interface (TM2 gate), and in the cytoplasmic C-terminal domain (CTD), an amphiphilic four-helix bundle mediated by hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. Here we have employed NMR and EPR to provide a structural view of the pH-induced open-to-closed CTD transition. KcsA was embedded in lipoprotein nanodiscs (LPNs), selectively methyl-protonated at Leu/Val residues to allow observation of both states by NMR, and spin-labeled for the purposes of EPR studies. We observed a pHinduced structural change between an associated structured CTD at neutral pH and a dissociated flexible CTD at acidic pH, with a transition in the 5.0-5.5 range, consistent with a stabilization of the CTD by channel architecture. A double mutant constitutively open at the TM2 gate exhibited reduced stability of associated CTD, as indicated by weaker spin-spin interactions, a shift to higher transition pH values, and a tenfold reduction in the population of the associated "closed" channels. We extended these findings for isolated CTD-derived peptides to full-length KcsA and have established a contribution of the CTD to KcsA pH-controlled gating, which exhibits a strong correlation with the state of the proximal TM2 gate.
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- Arwa Qasim
- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
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Diblock copolymers enhance folding of a mechanosensitive membrane protein during cell-free expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:4031-4036. [PMID: 30760590 PMCID: PMC6410776 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1814775116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Membrane protein folding is a critical step that underlies proper cellular function as well as the design of technologies like vesicle-based biosensors and artificial cells. Membrane composition is known to play a role in membrane protein folding; however, the specific mechanical properties of membranes that govern protein folding remain unclear. Using a highly elastic nonnatural amphiphile, we highlight the importance of a membrane mechanical property, membrane elasticity, on the spontaneous insertion and folding of a model α-helical membrane protein. Through this study, we gain a deeper understanding of cellular membrane protein folding and offer a potential approach to improve the production of membrane proteins through optimizing the mechanical properties of synthetic scaffolds present in cell-free reactions. The expression and integration of membrane proteins into vesicle membranes is a critical step in the design of cell-mimetic biosensors, bioreactors, and artificial cells. While membrane proteins have been integrated into a variety of nonnatural membranes, the effects of the chemical and physical properties of these vesicle membranes on protein behavior remain largely unknown. Nonnatural amphiphiles, such as diblock copolymers, provide an interface that can be synthetically controlled to better investigate this relationship. Here, we focus on the initial step in a membrane protein’s life cycle: expression and folding. We observe improvements in both the folding and overall production of a model mechanosensitive channel protein, the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance, during cell-free reactions when vesicles containing diblock copolymers are present. By systematically tuning the membrane composition of vesicles through incorporation of a poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butadiene) diblock copolymer, we show that membrane protein folding and production can be improved over that observed in traditional lipid vesicles. We then reproduce this effect with an alternate membrane-elasticizing molecule, C12E8. Our results suggest that global membrane physical properties, specifically available membrane surface area and the membrane area expansion modulus, significantly influence the folding and yield of a membrane protein. Furthermore, our results set the stage for explorations into how nonnatural membrane amphiphiles can be used to both study and enhance the production of biological membrane proteins.
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Casiraghi M, Damian M, Lescop E, Banères JL, Catoire LJ. Illuminating the Energy Landscape of GPCRs: The Key Contribution of Solution-State NMR Associated with Escherichia coli as an Expression Host. Biochemistry 2018; 57:2297-2307. [PMID: 29607648 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Conformational dynamics of GPCRs are central to their function but are difficult to explore at the atomic scale. Solution-state NMR has provided the major contribution in that area of study during the past decade, despite nonoptimized labeling schemes due to the use of insect cells and, to a lesser extent, yeast as the main expression hosts. Indeed, the most efficient isotope-labeling scheme ever to address energy landscape issues for large proteins or protein complexes relies on the use of 13CH3 probes immersed in a perdeuterated dipolar environment, which is essentially out of reach of eukaryotic expression systems. In contrast, although its contribution has been underestimated because of technical issues, Escherichia coli is by far the best-adapted host for such labeling. As it is now tightly controlled, we show in this review that bacterial expression can provide an NMR spectral resolution never achieved in the GPCR field.
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- Marina Casiraghi
- Laboratoire de Biologie Physico-Chimique des Protéines Membranaires , UMR 7099, CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (FRC 550) , 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR5247 CNRS, Université Montpellier, ENSCM , 15 av. Charles Flahault , 34093 Montpellier , France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , 1 av. de la Terrasse , 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette , France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR5247 CNRS, Université Montpellier, ENSCM , 15 av. Charles Flahault , 34093 Montpellier , France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Physico-Chimique des Protéines Membranaires , UMR 7099, CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (FRC 550) , 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , 75005 Paris , France
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Assembly of phospholipid nanodiscs of controlled size for structural studies of membrane proteins by NMR. Nat Protoc 2017; 13:79-98. [PMID: 29215632 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Suitable membrane mimetics are crucial to the performance of structural and functional studies of membrane proteins. Phospholipid nanodiscs (formed when a membrane scaffold protein encircles a small portion of a lipid bilayer) have native-like membrane properties. These have been used for a variety of functional studies, but structural studies by high-resolution solution-state NMR spectroscopy of membrane proteins in commonly used nanodiscs of 10-nm diameter were limited by the high molecular weight of these particles, which caused unfavorably large NMR line widths. We have recently constructed truncated versions of the membrane scaffold protein, allowing the preparation of a range of stepwise-smaller nanodiscs (6- to 8-nm diameter) to overcome this limitation. Here, we present a protocol on the assembly of phospholipid nanodiscs of various sizes for structural studies of membrane proteins with solution-state NMR spectroscopy. We describe specific isotope-labeling schemes required for working with large membrane protein systems in nanodiscs, and provide guidelines on the setup of NMR non-uniform sampling (NUS) data acquisition and high-resolution NMR spectra reconstruction. We discuss critical points and pitfalls relating to optimization of nanodiscs for NMR spectroscopy and outline a strategy for the high-resolution structure determination and positioning of isotope-labeled membrane proteins in nanodiscs using nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (NOESY) spectroscopy, residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) and paramagnetic relaxation enhancements (PREs). Depending on the target protein of interest, nanodisc assembly and purification can be achieved within 12-24 h. Although the focus of this protocol is on protein NMR, these nanodiscs can also be used for (cryo-) electron microscopy (EM) and small-angle X-ray and neutron-scattering studies.
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Wang J, Liu Y, Zhang J, Han Z, Wang W, Liu Y, Wei D, Huang W. Cell-free expression, purification, and characterization of the functional β2-adrenergic receptor for multianalyte detection of β-agonists. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 82:1346-1353. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297917110128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Applications of NMR to membrane proteins. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 628:92-101. [PMID: 28529197 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Membrane proteins present a challenge for structural biology. In this article, we review some of the recent developments that advance the application of NMR to membrane proteins, with emphasis on structural studies in detergent-free, lipid bilayer samples that resemble the native environment. NMR spectroscopy is not only ideally suited for structure determination of membrane proteins in hydrated lipid bilayer membranes, but also highly complementary to the other principal techniques based on X-ray and electron diffraction. Recent advances in NMR instrumentation, spectroscopic methods, computational methods, and sample preparations are driving exciting new efforts in membrane protein structural biology.
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Membrane proteins play a most important part in metabolism, signaling, cell motility, transport, development, and many other biochemical and biophysical processes which constitute fundamentals of life on the molecular level. Detailed understanding of these processes is necessary for the progress of life sciences and biomedical applications. Nanodiscs provide a new and powerful tool for a broad spectrum of biochemical and biophysical studies of membrane proteins and are commonly acknowledged as an optimal membrane mimetic system that provides control over size, composition, and specific functional modifications on the nanometer scale. In this review we attempted to combine a comprehensive list of various applications of nanodisc technology with systematic analysis of the most attractive features of this system and advantages provided by nanodiscs for structural and mechanistic studies of membrane proteins.
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- Ilia G Denisov
- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois , Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Paramonov AS, Lyukmanova EN, Myshkin MY, Shulepko MA, Kulbatskii DS, Petrosian NS, Chugunov AO, Dolgikh DA, Kirpichnikov MP, Arseniev AS, Shenkarev ZO. NMR investigation of the isolated second voltage-sensing domain of human Nav1.4 channel. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:493-506. [PMID: 28065835 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Voltage-gated Na+ channels are essential for the functioning of cardiovascular, muscular, and nervous systems. The α-subunit of eukaryotic Na+ channel consists of ~2000 amino acid residues and encloses 24 transmembrane (TM) helices, which form five membrane domains: four voltage-sensing (VSD) and one pore domain. The structural complexity significantly impedes recombinant production and structural studies of full-sized Na+ channels. Modular organization of voltage-gated channels gives an idea for studying of the isolated second VSD of human skeletal muscle Nav1.4 channel (VSD-II). Several variants of VSD-II (~150a.a., four TM helices) with different N- and C-termini were produced by cell-free expression. Screening of membrane mimetics revealed low stability of VSD-II samples in media containing phospholipids (bicelles, nanodiscs) associated with the aggregation of electrically neutral domain molecules. The almost complete resonance assignment of 13C,15N-labeled VSD-II was obtained in LPPG micelles. The secondary structure of VSD-II showed similarity with the structures of bacterial Na+ channels. The fragment of S4 TM helix between the first and second conserved Arg residues probably adopts 310-helical conformation. Water accessibility of S3 helix, observed by the Mn2+ titration, pointed to the formation of water-filled crevices in the micelle embedded VSD-II. 15N relaxation data revealed characteristic pattern of μs-ms time scale motions in the VSD-II regions sharing expected interhelical contacts. VSD-II demonstrated enhanced mobility at ps-ns time scale as compared to isolated VSDs of K+ channels. These results validate structural studies of isolated VSDs of Na+ channels and show possible pitfalls in application of this 'divide and conquer' approach.
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- A S Paramonov
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Institutskiy Pereulok 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Institutskiy Pereulok 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Institutskiy Pereulok 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russia
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya str., 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Institutskiy Pereulok 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russia.
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Poms M, Ansorge P, Martinez-Gil L, Jurt S, Gottstein D, Fracchiolla KE, Cohen LS, Güntert P, Mingarro I, Naider F, Zerbe O. NMR Investigation of Structures of G-protein Coupled Receptor Folding Intermediates. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:27170-27186. [PMID: 27864365 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.740985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Folding of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) according to the two-stage model (Popot, J. L., and Engelman, D. M. (1990) Biochemistry 29, 4031-4037) is postulated to proceed in 2 steps: partitioning of the polypeptide into the membrane followed by diffusion until native contacts are formed. Herein we investigate conformational preferences of fragments of the yeast Ste2p receptor using NMR. Constructs comprising the first, the first two, and the first three transmembrane (TM) segments, as well as a construct comprising TM1-TM2 covalently linked to TM7 were examined. We observed that the isolated TM1 does not form a stable helix nor does it integrate well into the micelle. TM1 is significantly stabilized upon interaction with TM2, forming a helical hairpin reported previously (Neumoin, A., Cohen, L. S., Arshava, B., Tantry, S., Becker, J. M., Zerbe, O., and Naider, F. (2009) Biophys. J. 96, 3187-3196), and in this case the protein integrates into the hydrophobic interior of the micelle. TM123 displays a strong tendency to oligomerize, but hydrogen exchange data reveal that the center of TM3 is solvent exposed. In all GPCRs so-far structurally characterized TM7 forms many contacts with TM1 and TM2. In our study TM127 integrates well into the hydrophobic environment, but TM7 does not stably pack against the remaining helices. Topology mapping in microsomal membranes also indicates that TM1 does not integrate in a membrane-spanning fashion, but that TM12, TM123, and TM127 adopt predominantly native-like topologies. The data from our study would be consistent with the retention of individual helices of incompletely synthesized GPCRs in the vicinity of the translocon until the complete receptor is released into the membrane interior.
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- Martin Poms
- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ERI BioTecMed, University of Valencia, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- the Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- the Department of Chemistry, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), Staten Island, New York 10314, the Ph.D. Programs in Biochemistry and Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, and
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- the Department of Chemistry, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), Staten Island, New York 10314, the Ph.D. Programs in Biochemistry and Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, and
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- the Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ERI BioTecMed, University of Valencia, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- the Department of Chemistry, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), Staten Island, New York 10314, the Ph.D. Programs in Biochemistry and Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, and
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- From the Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland,
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Lee DH, Park HM, No HK, Prinyawiwatkul W, Hong JH. Physicochemical properties and storage stability of spray-dried soya bean sprout extract. Int J Food Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Dae-Hoon Lee
- Department of Food Science and Technology; Catholic University of Daegu; Gyeongsan 38430 South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Catholic University of Daegu; Gyeongsan 38430 South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Catholic University of Daegu; Gyeongsan 38430 South Korea
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- School of Nutrition and Food Sciences; Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Baton Rouge LA 70803-4200 USA
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- Department of Food Science and Technology; Catholic University of Daegu; Gyeongsan 38430 South Korea
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Mineev KS, Nadezhdin KD, Goncharuk SA, Arseniev AS. Characterization of Small Isotropic Bicelles with Various Compositions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:6624-6637. [PMID: 27285636 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Structural studies of membrane proteins are of great importance and interest, with solution and solid state NMR spectroscopy being very promising tools for that task. However, such investigations are hindered by a number of obstacles, and in the first place by the fact that membrane proteins need an adequate environment that models the cell membrane. One of the most widely used and prospective membrane mimetics is isotropic bicelles. While large anisotropic bicelles are well-studied, the field of small bicelles contains a lot of "white spots". The present work reports the radii of particles and concentration of the detergents in the monomeric state in solutions of isotropic bicelles, formed by 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DHPC), 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPS), 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPSO), and sodium cholate, as a function of lipid/detergent ratio and temperature. These parameters were measured using (1)H NMR diffusion spectroscopy for the bicelles composed of lipids with saturated fatty chains of different length and lipids, containing unsaturated fatty acid residue. The influence of a model transmembrane protein (membrane domain of rat TrkA) on the properties of bicelles and the effect of the bicelle size and composition on the properties of the transmembrane protein were investigated with heteronuclear NMR and nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy. We show that isotropic bicelles that are applicable for solution NMR spectroscopy behave as predicted by the theoretical models and are likely to be bicelles rather than mixed micelles. Using the obtained data, we propose a simple approach to control the size of bicelles at low concentrations. On the basis of our results, we compared different rim-forming agents and selected CHAPS as a detergent of choice for structural studies in bicelles, if the deuteration of the detergent is not required.
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- K S Mineev
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences RAS , str. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, 117997 Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences RAS , str. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, 117997 Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Institutsky per., 9, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences RAS , str. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, 117997 Russian Federation
- Lomonosov Moscow State University , Leninskiye Gory, 1, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences RAS , str. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow, 117997 Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Institutsky per., 9, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Russian Federation
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NMR Dynamics of Transmembrane and Intracellular Domains of p75NTR in Lipid-Protein Nanodiscs. Biophys J 2016; 109:772-82. [PMID: 26287629 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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P75NTR is a type I integral membrane protein that plays a key role in neurotrophin signaling. However, structural data for the receptor in various functional states are sparse and controversial. In this work, we studied the spatial structure and mobility of the transmembrane and intracellular parts of p75NTR, incorporated into lipid-protein nanodiscs of various sizes and compositions, by solution NMR spectroscopy. Our data reveal a high level of flexibility and disorder in the juxtamembrane chopper domain of p75NTR, which results in the motions of the receptor death domain being uncoupled from the motions of the transmembrane helix. Moreover, none of the intracellular domains of p75NTR demonstrated a propensity to interact with the membrane or to self-associate under the experimental conditions. The obtained data are discussed in the context of the receptor activation mechanism.
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Cohen LS, Arshava B, Kauffman S, Mathew E, Fracchiolla KE, Ding FX, Dumont ME, Becker JM, Naider F. Guided reconstitution of membrane protein fragments. Biopolymers 2016; 102:16-29. [PMID: 23897574 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Structural analysis by NMR of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) has proven to be extremely challenging. To reduce the number of peaks in the NMR spectra by segmentally labeling a GPCR, we have developed a Guided Reconstitution method that includes the use of charged residues and Cys activation to drive heterodimeric disulfide bond formation. Three different cysteine-activating reagents: 5-5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) [DTNB], 2,2'-dithiobis(5-nitropyridine) [DTNP], and 4,4'-dipyridyl disulfide [4-PDS] were analyzed to determine their efficiency in heterodimer formation at different pHs. Short peptides representing the N-terminal (NT) and C-terminal (CT) regions of the first extracellular loop (EL1) of Ste2p, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae alpha-factor mating receptor, were activated using these reagents and the efficiencies of activation and rates of heterodimerization were analyzed. Activation of NT peptides with DTNP and 4-PDS resulted in about 60% yield, but heterodimerization was rapid and nearly quantitative. Double transmembrane domain protein fragments were biosynthesized and used in Guided Reconstitution reactions. A 102-residue fragment, 2TM-tail [Ste2p(G31-I120C)], was heterodimerized with CT-EL1-tail(DTNP) at pH 4.6 with a yield of ∼75%. A 132-residue fragment, 2TMlong-tail [Ste2p(M1-I120C)], was expressed in both unlabeled and (15)N-labeled forms and used with a peptide comprising the third transmembrane domain, to generate a 180-residue segmentally labeled 3TM protein that was found to be segmentally labeled using [(15)N,(1)H]-HSQC analysis. Our data indicate that the Guided Reconstitution method would be applicable to the segmental labeling of a membrane protein with 3 transmembrane domains and may prove useful in the preparation of an intact reconstituted GPCR for use in biophysical analysis and structure determination.
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- Leah S Cohen
- Department of Chemistry, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), Staten Island, NY, 10314
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Ando M, Akiyama M, Okuno D, Hirano M, Ide T, Sawada S, Sasaki Y, Akiyoshi K. Liposome chaperon in cell-free membrane protein synthesis: one-step preparation of KcsA-integrated liposomes and electrophysiological analysis by the planar bilayer method. Biomater Sci 2016; 4:258-64. [DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00285k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chaperoning functions of liposomes were investigated using cell-free membrane protein synthesis.
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- M. Ando
- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Laboratory for Cell Dynamics Observation
- Quantitative Biology Center
- RIKEN
- Osaka 565-0874
- Japan
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- Laboratory for Cell Dynamics Observation
- Quantitative Biology Center
- RIKEN
- Osaka 565-0874
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
- Okayama University
- Okayama 700-8530
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto
- Japan
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Niwa T, Sasaki Y, Uemura E, Nakamura S, Akiyama M, Ando M, Sawada S, Mukai SA, Ueda T, Taguchi H, Akiyoshi K. Comprehensive study of liposome-assisted synthesis of membrane proteins using a reconstituted cell-free translation system. Sci Rep 2015; 5:18025. [PMID: 26667602 PMCID: PMC4678891 DOI: 10.1038/srep18025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Membrane proteins play pivotal roles in cellular processes and are key targets for drug discovery. However, the reliable synthesis and folding of membrane proteins are significant problems that need to be addressed owing to their extremely high hydrophobic properties, which promote irreversible aggregation in hydrophilic conditions. Previous reports have suggested that protein aggregation could be prevented by including exogenous liposomes in cell-free translation processes. Systematic studies that identify which membrane proteins can be rescued from irreversible aggregation during translation by liposomes would be valuable in terms of understanding the effects of liposomes and developing applications for membrane protein engineering in the context of pharmaceutical science and nanodevice development. Therefore, we performed a comprehensive study to evaluate the effects of liposomes on 85 aggregation-prone membrane proteins from Escherichia coli by using a reconstituted, chemically defined cell-free translation system. Statistical analyses revealed that the presence of liposomes increased the solubility of >90% of the studied membrane proteins, and ultimately improved the yields of the synthesized proteins. Bioinformatics analyses revealed significant correlations between the liposome effect and the physicochemical properties of the membrane proteins.
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- Tatsuya Niwa
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), The Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Bio-nanotransporter Project, Katsura Int'tech Center, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), The Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Bio-nanotransporter Project, Katsura Int'tech Center, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), The Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Bio-nanotransporter Project, Katsura Int'tech Center, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, FSB401, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), The Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Bio-nanotransporter Project, Katsura Int'tech Center, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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Cell Surface and Membrane Engineering: Emerging Technologies and Applications. J Funct Biomater 2015; 6:454-85. [PMID: 26096148 PMCID: PMC4493524 DOI: 10.3390/jfb6020454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Membranes constitute the interface between the basic unit of life—a single cell—and the outside environment and thus in many ways comprise the ultimate “functional biomaterial”. To perform the many and often conflicting functions required in this role, for example to partition intracellular contents from the outside environment while maintaining rapid intake of nutrients and efflux of waste products, biological membranes have evolved tremendous complexity and versatility. This article describes how membranes, mainly in the context of living cells, are increasingly being manipulated for practical purposes with drug discovery, biofuels, and biosensors providing specific, illustrative examples. Attention is also given to biology-inspired, but completely synthetic, membrane-based technologies that are being enabled by emerging methods such as bio-3D printers. The diverse set of applications covered in this article are intended to illustrate how these versatile technologies—as they rapidly mature—hold tremendous promise to benefit human health in numerous ways ranging from the development of new medicines to sensitive and cost-effective environmental monitoring for pathogens and pollutants to replacing hydrocarbon-based fossil fuels.
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Malhotra K, Alder NN. Advances in the use of nanoscale bilayers to study membrane protein structure and function. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2015; 30:79-93. [PMID: 25023464 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2014.921502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Within the last decade, nanoscale lipid bilayers have emerged as powerful experimental systems in the analysis of membrane proteins (MPs) for both basic and applied research. These discoidal lipid lamellae are stabilized by annuli of specially engineered amphipathic polypeptides (nanodiscs) or polymers (SMALPs/Lipodisqs®). As biomembrane mimetics, they are well suited for the reconstitution of MPs within a controlled lipid environment. Moreover, because they are water-soluble, they are amenable to solution-based biochemical and biophysical experimentation. Hence, due to their solubility, size, stability, and monodispersity, nanoscale lipid bilayers offer technical advantages over more traditional MP analytic approaches such as detergent solubilization and reconstitution into lipid vesicles. In this article, we review some of the most recent advances in the synthesis of polypeptide- and polymer-bound nanoscale lipid bilayers and their application in the study of MP structure and function.
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- Ketan Malhotra
- a Department of Molecular and Cell Biology , University of Connecticut , Storrs , CT 06269 , USA
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Henrich E, Hein C, Dötsch V, Bernhard F. Membrane protein production in Escherichia coli cell-free lysates. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:1713-22. [PMID: 25937121 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cell-free protein production has become a core technology in the rapidly spreading field of synthetic biology. In particular the synthesis of membrane proteins, highly problematic proteins in conventional cellular production systems, is an ideal application for cell-free expression. A large variety of artificial as well as natural environments for the optimal co-translational folding and stabilization of membrane proteins can rationally be designed. The high success rate of cell-free membrane protein production allows to focus on individually selected targets and to modulate their functional and structural properties with appropriate supplements. The efficiency and robustness of lysates from Escherichia coli strains allow a wide diversity of applications and we summarize current strategies for the successful production of high quality membrane protein samples.
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- Erik Henrich
- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.
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Ding Y, Fujimoto LM, Yao Y, Marassi FM. Solid-state NMR of the Yersinia pestis outer membrane protein Ail in lipid bilayer nanodiscs sedimented by ultracentrifugation. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2015; 61:275-86. [PMID: 25578899 PMCID: PMC4398618 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-014-9893-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Solid-state NMR studies of sedimented soluble proteins has been developed recently as an attractive approach for overcoming the size limitations of solution NMR spectroscopy while bypassing the need for sample crystallization or precipitation (Bertini et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108(26):10396-10399, 2011). Inspired by the potential benefits of this method, we have investigated the ability to sediment lipid bilayer nanodiscs reconstituted with a membrane protein. In this study, we show that nanodiscs containing the outer membrane protein Ail from Yersinia pestis can be sedimented for solid-state NMR structural studies, without the need for precipitation or lyophilization. Optimized preparations of Ail in phospholipid nanodiscs support both the structure and the fibronectin binding activity of the protein. The same sample can be used for solution NMR, solid-state NMR and activity assays, facilitating structure-activity correlation experiments across a wide range of timescales.
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- Yi Ding
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA 92037, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA 92037, USA
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA 92037, USA. [Tel: 858-795-5282; Mail: ]
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Folding membrane proteins in vitro: A table and some comments. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014; 564:314-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Influence of the lipid membrane environment on structure and activity of the outer membrane protein Ail from Yersinia pestis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1848:712-20. [PMID: 25433311 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The surrounding environment has significant consequences for the structural and functional properties of membrane proteins. While native structure and function can be reconstituted in lipid bilayer membranes, the detergents used for protein solubilization are not always compatible with biological activity and, hence, not always appropriate for direct detection of ligand binding by NMR spectroscopy. Here we describe how the sample environment affects the activity of the outer membrane protein Ail (attachment invasion locus) from Yersinia pestis. Although Ail adopts the correct β-barrel fold in micelles, the high detergent concentrations required for NMR structural studies are not compatible with the ligand binding functionality of the protein. We also describe preparations of Ail embedded in phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs, optimized for NMR studies and ligand binding activity assays. Ail in nanodiscs is capable of binding its human ligand fibronectin and also yields high quality NMR spectra that reflect the proper fold. Binding activity assays, developed to be performed directly with the NMR samples, show that ligand binding involves the extracellular loops of Ail. The data show that even when detergent micelles support the protein fold, detergents can interfere with activity in subtle ways.
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Amphipols (APols) are short amphipathic polymers that can substitute for detergents at the transmembrane surface of membrane proteins (MPs) and, thereby, keep them soluble in detergent free aqueous solutions. APol-trapped MPs are, as a rule, more stable biochemically than their detergent-solubilized counterparts. APols have proven useful to produce MPs, most noticeably by assisting their folding from the denatured state obtained after solubilizing MP inclusion bodies in either SDS or urea. They facilitate the handling in aqueous solution of fragile MPs for the purpose of proteomics, structural and functional studies, and therapeutics. Because APols can be chemically labeled or functionalized, and they form very stable complexes with MPs, they can also be used to functionalize those indirectly, which opens onto many novel applications. Following a brief recall of the properties of APols and MP/APol complexes, an update is provided of recent progress in these various fields.
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- Manuela Zoonens
- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Moléculaire des Protéines Membranaires, UMR 7099, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (FRC 550), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-7, 13, rue Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Moléculaire des Protéines Membranaires, UMR 7099, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (FRC 550), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris-7, 13, rue Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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Shalom-Elazari H, Zazrin-Greenspon H, Shaked H, Chill JH. Global fold and backbone dynamics of the hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein transmembrane domain determined by NMR. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:2919-28. [PMID: 25109935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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E1 and E2 are two hepatitis C viral envelope glycoproteins that assemble into a heterodimer that is essential for membrane fusion and penetration into the target cell. Both extracellular and transmembrane (TM) glycoprotein domains contribute to this interaction, but study of TM-TM interactions has been limited because synthesis and structural characterization of these highly hydrophobic segments present significant challenges. In this NMR study, by successful expression and purification of the E2 transmembrane domain as a fusion construct we have determined the global fold and characterized backbone motions for this peptide incorporated in phospholipid micelles. Backbone resonance frequencies, relaxation rates and solvent exposure measurements concur in showing this domain to adopt a helical conformation, with two helical segments spanning residues 717-726 and 732-746 connected by an unstructured linker containing the charged residues D728 and R730 involved in E1 binding. Although this linker exhibits increased local motions on the ps timescale, the dominating contribution to its relaxation is the global tumbling motion with an estimated correlation time of 12.3ns. The positioning of the helix-linker-helix architecture within the mixed micelle was established by paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy and phospholipid-peptide cross relaxation measurements. These indicate that while the helices traverse the hydrophobic interior of the micelle, the linker lies closer to the micelle perimeter to accommodate its charged residues. These results lay the groundwork for structure determination of the E1/E2 complex and a molecular understanding of glycoprotein heterodimerization.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel.
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Renaturing membrane proteins in the lipid cubic phase, a nanoporous membrane mimetic. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5806. [PMID: 25055873 PMCID: PMC4108929 DOI: 10.1038/srep05806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Membrane proteins play vital roles in the life of the cell and are important therapeutic targets. Producing them in large quantities, pure and fully functional is a major challenge. Many promising projects end when intractable aggregates or precipitates form. Here we show how such unfolded aggregates can be solubilized and the solution mixed with lipid to spontaneously self-assemble a bicontinuous cubic mesophase into the bilayer of which the protein, in a confined, chaperonin-like environment, reconstitutes with 100% efficiency. The test protein, diacylglycerol kinase, reconstituted in the bilayer of the mesophase, was then crystallized in situ by the in meso or lipid cubic phase method providing an X-ray structure to a resolution of 2.55 Å. This highly efficient, inexpensive, simple and rapid approach should find application wherever properly folded, membrane reconstituted and functional proteins are required where the starting material is a denatured aggregate.
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Wang Y, Zhu X, Bie X, Lu F, Zhang C, Yao S, Lu Z. Preparation of microcapsules containing antimicrobial lipopeptide from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ES-2 by spray drying. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2013.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Autoantibodies are currently the most robust biomarkers of type 1 diabetes and are frequently used to establish entry criteria for the participation of genetically at-risk individuals in secondary prevention/intervention clinical trials. Since their original description almost 40 years ago, considerable efforts have been devoted toward identifying the precise molecular targets that are recognized. Such information can have significant benefit for developing improved metrics for identifying/stratifying of at-risk subjects, developing potential therapeutic targets, and advancing understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. Currently, four major molecular targets ([pro]insulin, GAD65, IA-2, and ZnT8) have been confirmed, with approximately 94% of all subjects with a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes expressing autoantibodies to at least one of these molecules at clinical onset. In this review, we summarize some of the salient properties of these targets that might contribute to their autoantigenicity and methods that have been used in attempts to identify new components of the humoral autoresponse.
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- Janet M Wenzlau
- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, 1775 Aurora Ct, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA,
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Functional properties of cell-free expressed human endothelin A and endothelin B receptors in artificial membrane environments. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:2182-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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