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Submilligram Level of Beetle Antifreeze Proteins Minimize Cold-Induced Cell Swelling and Promote Cell Survival. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12111584. [PMID: 36358934 PMCID: PMC9687565 DOI: 10.3390/biom12111584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Hypothermic (cold) preservation is a limiting factor for successful cell and tissue transplantation where cell swelling (edema) usually develops, impairing cell function. University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, a standard cold preservation solution, contains effective components to suppress hypothermia-induced cell swelling. Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) found in many cold-adapted organisms can prevent cold injury of the organisms. Here, the effects of a beetle AFP from Dendroides canadensis (DAFP-1) on pancreatic β-cells preservation were first investigated. As low as 500 µg/mL, DAFP-1 significantly minimized INS-1 cell swelling and subsequent cell death during 4 °C preservation in UW solution for up to three days. However, such significant cytoprotection was not observed by an AFP from Tenebrio molitor (TmAFP), a structural homologue to DAFP-1 but lacking arginine, at the same levels. The cytoprotective effect of DAFP-1 was further validated with the primary β-cells in the isolated rat pancreatic islets in UW solution. The submilligram level supplement of DAFP-1 to UW solution significantly increased the islet mass recovery after three days of cold preservation followed by rewarming. The protective effects of DAFP-1 in UW solution were discussed at a molecular level. The results indicate the potential of DAFP-1 to enhance cell survival during extended cold preservation.
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Delesky EA, Srubar WV. Ice-binding proteins and bioinspired synthetic mimics in non-physiological environments. iScience 2022; 25:104286. [PMID: 35573196 PMCID: PMC9097698 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Elizabeth A. Delesky
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, ECOT 441 UCB 428, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
- Corresponding author
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Jevtić P, Elliott KW, Watkins SE, Sreter JA, Jovic K, Lehner IB, Baures PW, Tsavalas JG, Levy DL, Varga K. An insect antifreeze protein from Anatolica polita enhances the cryoprotection of Xenopus laevis eggs and embryos. J Exp Biol 2022; 225:jeb243662. [PMID: 35014670 PMCID: PMC8920033 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cryoprotection is of interest in many fields of research, necessitating a greater understanding of different cryoprotective agents. Antifreeze proteins have been identified that have the ability to confer cryoprotection in certain organisms. Antifreeze proteins are an evolutionary adaptation that contributes to the freeze resistance of certain fish, insects, bacteria and plants. These proteins adsorb to an ice crystal's surface and restrict its growth within a certain temperature range. We investigated the ability of an antifreeze protein from the desert beetle Anatolica polita, ApAFP752, to confer cryoprotection in the frog Xenopus laevis. Xenopus laevis eggs and embryos microinjected with ApAFP752 exhibited reduced damage and increased survival after a freeze-thaw cycle in a concentration-dependent manner. We also demonstrate that ApAFP752 localizes to the plasma membrane in eggs and embryonic blastomeres and is not toxic for early development. These studies show the potential of an insect antifreeze protein to confer cryoprotection in amphibian eggs and embryos.
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- Predrag Jevtić
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Keene State College, Keene, NH 03435, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Keene State College, Keene, NH 03435, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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Liu Z, Wang Y, Zheng X, Jin S, Liu S, He Z, Xiang JF, Wang J. Bioinspired Crowding Inhibits Explosive Ice Growth in Antifreeze Protein Solutions. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:2614-2624. [PMID: 33945264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Antifreeze (glyco)proteins (AF(G)Ps) are naturally evolved ice inhibitors incomparable to any man-made materials, thus, they are gaining intensive interest for cryopreservation and beyond. AF(G)Ps depress the freezing temperature (Tf) noncolligatively below the melting temperature (Tm), generating a thermal hysteresis (TH) gap, within which the ice growth is arrested. However, the ice crystals have been reported to undergo a retaliatory and explosive growth beyond the TH gap, which is lethal to living organisms. Although intensive research has been carried to inhibit such an explosive ice growth, no satisfactory strategy has been discovered until now. Here, we report that crowded solutions mimicking an extracellular matrix (ECM), in which AF(G)Ps are located, can completely inhibit the explosive ice growth. The crowded solutions are the condensates of liquid-liquid phase separation consisting of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and sodium citrate (SC), which possess a nanoscale network and strong hydrogen bond (HB) forming ability, completely different to crowded solutions made of single components, that is, PEG or SC. Due to these unique features, the dynamics of the water is significantly slowed down, and the energy needed for breaking the HB between water molecules is distinctly increased; consequently, ice growth is inhibited as the rate of water molecules joining the ice is substantially reduced. The present work not only opens a new avenue for cryopreservation, but also suggests that the ECM of cold-hardy organisms, which also exhibit great water confining properties, may have a positive effect in protecting the living organisms from freezing damage.
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- Zhang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.,CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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Effect of Barley Antifreeze Protein on Dough and Bread during Freezing and Freeze-Thaw Cycles. Foods 2020; 9:foods9111698. [PMID: 33228238 PMCID: PMC7699476 DOI: 10.3390/foods9111698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In order to verify the cryoprotective effect of an antifreeze protein (BaAFP-1) obtained from barley on bread dough, the effect of BaAFP-1 on the rheological properties, microstructure, fermentation, and baking performance including the proofing time and the specific volume of bread dough and bread crumb properties during freezing treatment and freeze-thaw cycles were analysed. BaAFP-1 reduced the rate of decrease in storage modulus and loss modulus values during freezing treatment and freeze-thaw cycles. It influenced the formation and the shape of ice formed during freezing and inhibited ice recrystallization during freeze-thaw. BaAFP-1 maintained gas production ability and gas retention properties, protected gluten network and the yeast cells from deterioration caused by ice formation and ice crystals recrystallisation in dough samples during freezing treatment and freeze-thaw treatment. It slow down the increase rate of hardness of bread crumb. The average area of pores in bread crumbs decreased significantly (p < 0.05) as the total number of pores increased (p < 0.05), and the addition of BaAFP-1 inhibited this deterioration. These results confirmed the cryoprotective activity of BaAFP-1 in bread dough during freezing treatment and freeze-thaw cycles.
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Effect of pH on the activity of ice-binding protein from Marinomonas primoryensis. Extremophiles 2020; 25:1-13. [PMID: 33090301 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-020-01206-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The ability of an ice-binding protein (IBP) from Marinomonas primoryensis (MpIBP) to influence ice crystal growth and structure in nonphysiological pH environments was investigated in this work. The ability for MpIBP to retain ice interactivity under stressed environmental conditions was determined via (1) a modified splat assay to determine ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) of polycrystalline ice and (2) nanoliter osmometry to evaluate the ability of MpIBP to dynamically shape the morphology of a single ice crystal. Circular dichroism (CD) was used to relate the IRI and DIS activity of MpIBP to secondary structure. The results illustrate that MpIBP secondary structure was stable between pH 6 and pH 10. It was found that MpIBP did not interact with ice at pH ≤ 4 or pH ≥ 13. At 6 ≤ pH ≥ 12 MpIBP exhibited a reduction in grain size of ice crystals as compared to control solutions and demonstrated dynamic ice shaping at 6 ≤ pH ≥ 10. The results substantiate that MpIBP retains some secondary structure and function in non-neutral pH environments; thereby, enabling its potential utility in nonphysiological materials science and engineering applications.
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Thermal, rheological properties and microstructure of hydrated gluten as influenced by antifreeze protein from oat (Avena sativa L.). J Cereal Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.102934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Xiang H, Yang X, Ke L, Hu Y. The properties, biotechnologies, and applications of antifreeze proteins. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 153:661-675. [PMID: 32156540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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By natural selection, organisms evolve different solutions to cope with extremely cold weather. The emergence of an antifreeze protein gene is one of the most momentous solutions. Antifreeze proteins possess an importantly functional ability for organisms to survive in cold environments and are widely found in various cold-tolerant species. In this review, we summarize the origin of antifreeze proteins, describe the diversity of their species-specific properties and functions, and highlight the related biotechnology on the basis of both laboratory tests and bioinformatics analysis. The most recent advances in the applications of antifreeze proteins are also discussed. We expect that this systematic review will contribute to the comprehensive knowledge of antifreeze proteins to readers.
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- Hong Xiang
- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
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- Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.; CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology.
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Surís-Valls R, Voets IK. The Impact of Salts on the Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity of Antifreeze (Glyco)Proteins. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9080347. [PMID: 31390745 PMCID: PMC6724029 DOI: 10.3390/biom9080347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Antifreeze (glyco)proteins (AF(G)Ps) have received increasing attention as potential cryopreservation agents since their discovery in the 1970s. While cryopreservation strategies for specific cells (such as red blood cells) are successful and widely implemented, preservation of other cell types, tissues and whole organs remains challenging. This is due to the multifactorial nature of the freeze-thaw damage, the complexity of preserving biological matter and the (country-to-country) variability of the employed procedures and regulations. AF(G)Ps are well-known for their ability to modulate ice crystal growth morphology and ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI), both of which are considered key contributors to freeze-thaw damage. To date, however, the impact of AF(G)Ps on cell survival remains at best partially understood as conflicting results on the benefits or disadvantages of including AF(G)P in cryopreservation strategies remain unelucidated. We hypothesize that variability in the additives in the cryopreservation media contributes to the observed discrepancies. To critically examine this idea, we monitored the inhibition of ice recrystallization by AF(G)P in the presence of various salts using a quantitative analysis of optical microscopy images via the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner (LSW) theory for Oswald ripening. We found that the addition of salts, which are used in culture and cryopreservation media, enhances the IRI activity of AF(G)Ps, and that the magnitude of the enhancement was in line with the Hofmeister series. The size of ice crystals grown in AFGP1–5 and type III AFP samples containing chloride, phosphate and citrate ions were statistically smaller after 90 min of incubation than crystals grown in the absence of these salts. The ice recrystallization rates (kd) of AFGP1–5 and type III AFP samples prepared at a fixed overall ionic strength of 100 mM progressively decreased following the Hofmeister series for anions. Our results demonstrate that the performance of AF(G)Ps is significantly influenced by additives present in common cryopreservation media. It is thus important to conduct excipient compatibility experiments to identify potential incompatibilities between additives and AF(G)Ps in cryopreservation formulations.
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- Romà Surís-Valls
- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Laboratory of Macro-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Post Office Box 513, 5600 MD Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Laboratory of Macro-Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Post Office Box 513, 5600 MD Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Preparation, primary structure and antifreeze activity of antifreeze peptides from Scomberomorus niphonius skin. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2018.11.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kong CHZ, Leung IKH, Sarojini V. Synthetic insect antifreeze peptides modify ice crystal growth habit. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce00232g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthetic antifreeze peptides based on the hyperactive antifreeze protein modify the shape of ice crystals and show enhanced antifreeze activity with the addition of a small molecule.
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- Charles H. Z. Kong
- School of Chemical Sciences
- The University of Auckland
- Auckland
- New Zealand
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Purification and Identification of Antifreeze Protein From Cold-Acclimated Oat (Avena sativa L.) and the Cryoprotective Activities in Ice Cream. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-016-1750-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- Maya Bar Dolev
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; ,
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel; ,
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Science, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada;
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Blocking rapid ice crystal growth through nonbasal plane adsorption of antifreeze proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:3740-5. [PMID: 26936953 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1524109113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are a unique class of proteins that bind to growing ice crystal surfaces and arrest further ice growth. AFPs have gained a large interest for their use in antifreeze formulations for water-based materials, such as foods, waterborne paints, and organ transplants. Instead of commonly used colligative antifreezes such as salts and alcohols, the advantage of using AFPs as an additive is that they do not alter the physicochemical properties of the water-based material. Here, we report the first comprehensive evaluation of thermal hysteresis (TH) and ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity of all major classes of AFPs using cryoscopy, sonocrystallization, and recrystallization assays. The results show that TH activities determined by cryoscopy and sonocrystallization differ markedly, and that TH and IRI activities are not correlated. The absence of a distinct correlation in antifreeze activity points to a mechanistic difference in ice growth inhibition by the different classes of AFPs: blocking fast ice growth requires rapid nonbasal plane adsorption, whereas basal plane adsorption is only relevant at long annealing times and at small undercooling. These findings clearly demonstrate that biomimetic analogs of antifreeze (glyco)proteins should be tailored to the specific requirements of the targeted application.
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Extraction of Oat (Avena sativa L.) Antifreeze Proteins and Evaluation of Their Effects on Frozen Dough and Steamed Bread. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-015-1560-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Duman JG. Animal ice-binding (antifreeze) proteins and glycolipids: an overview with emphasis on physiological function. J Exp Biol 2015; 218:1846-55. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.116905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) assist in subzero tolerance of multiple cold-tolerant organisms: animals, plants, fungi, bacteria etc. IBPs include: (1) antifreeze proteins (AFPs) with high thermal hysteresis antifreeze activity; (2) low thermal hysteresis IBPs; and (3) ice-nucleating proteins (INPs). Several structurally different IBPs have evolved, even within related taxa. Proteins that produce thermal hysteresis inhibit freezing by a non-colligative mechanism, whereby they adsorb onto ice crystals or ice-nucleating surfaces and prevent further growth. This lowers the so-called hysteretic freezing point below the normal equilibrium freezing/melting point, producing a difference between the two, termed thermal hysteresis. True AFPs with high thermal hysteresis are found in freeze-avoiding animals (those that must prevent freezing, as they die if frozen) especially marine fish, insects and other terrestrial arthropods where they function to prevent freezing at temperatures below those commonly experienced by the organism. Low thermal hysteresis IBPs are found in freeze-tolerant organisms (those able to survive extracellular freezing), and function to inhibit recrystallization – a potentially damaging process whereby larger ice crystals grow at the expense of smaller ones – and in some cases, prevent lethal propagation of extracellular ice into the cytoplasm. Ice-nucleator proteins inhibit supercooling and induce freezing in the extracellular fluid at high subzero temperatures in many freeze-tolerant species, thereby allowing them to control the location and temperature of ice nucleation, and the rate of ice growth. Numerous nuances to these functions have evolved. Antifreeze glycolipids with significant thermal hysteresis activity were recently identified in insects, frogs and plants.
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Ding X, Zhang H, Wang L, Qian H, Qi X, Xiao J. Effect of barley antifreeze protein on thermal properties and water state of dough during freezing and freeze-thaw cycles. Food Hydrocoll 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gaukel V, Leiter A, Spieß WE. Synergism of different fish antifreeze proteins and hydrocolloids on recrystallization inhibition of ice in sucrose solutions. J FOOD ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2014.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Narayanan Krishnamoorthy A, Holm C, Smiatek J. Local Water Dynamics around Antifreeze Protein Residues in the Presence of Osmolytes: The Importance of Hydroxyl and Disaccharide Groups. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:11613-21. [DOI: 10.1021/jp507062r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Institut für Computerphysik, Universität Stuttgart, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Computerphysik, Universität Stuttgart, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Meister K, Duman JG, Xu Y, DeVries AL, Leitner DM, Havenith M. The Role of Sulfates on Antifreeze Protein Activity. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:7920-4. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5006742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Konrad Meister
- Lehrstuhl
für Physikalische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Lehrstuhl
für Physikalische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität, 44801 Bochum, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department
of Animal Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Lehrstuhl
für Physikalische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Extraction of Carrot (Daucus carota) Antifreeze Proteins and Evaluation of Their Effects on Frozen White Salted Noodles. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-013-1101-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bildanova LL, Salina EA, Shumny VK. Main properties and evolutionary features of antifreeze proteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s207905971301005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Meister K, Ebbinghaus S, Xu Y, Duman JG, DeVries A, Gruebele M, Leitner DM, Havenith M. Long-range protein-water dynamics in hyperactive insect antifreeze proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:1617-22. [PMID: 23277543 PMCID: PMC3562781 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1214911110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are specific proteins that are able to lower the freezing point of aqueous solutions relative to the melting point. Hyperactive AFPs, identified in insects, have an especially high ability to depress the freezing point by far exceeding the abilities of other AFPs. In previous studies, we postulated that the activity of AFPs can be attributed to two distinct molecular mechanisms: (i) short-range direct interaction of the protein surface with the growing ice face and (ii) long-range interaction by protein-induced water dynamics extending up to 20 Å from the protein surface. In the present paper, we combine terahertz spectroscopy and molecular simulations to prove that long-range protein-water interactions make essential contributions to the high antifreeze activity of insect AFPs from the beetle Dendroides canadensis. We also support our hypothesis by studying the effect of the addition of the osmolyte sodium citrate.
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- Konrad Meister
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
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- Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801; and
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics, and Center of Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Nickell PK, Sass SJ, Verleye DM, Blumenthal EM, Duman JG. Antifreeze proteins in the primary urine of larvae of the beetle Dendroides canadensis (Latreille). J Exp Biol 2013; 216:1695-703. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Summary
To avoid freezing while overwintering beneath the bark of fallen trees, Dendroides canadensis (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae) larvae produce a family of antifreeze proteins (DAFPs) that are transcribed in specific tissues and have specific compartmental fates. DAFPs and associated thermal hysteresis activity (THA) have been shown previously in hemolymph and midgut fluid, but the presence of DAFPs has not been explored in primary urine, a potentially important site that can contain endogenous ice nucleating compounds that could induce freezing. A maximum mean thermal hysteresis activity of 2.65±0.33°C was observed in primary urine of winter collected D. canadensis larvae. Thermal hysteresis activity in primary urine increased significantly through autumn, peaked in the winter and decreased through spring to levels of 0.2-0.3°C in summer, in a pattern similar to that of hemolymph and midgut fluid. Thermal hysteresis activity was also found in hindgut fluid and excreted rectal fluid suggesting that these larvae not only concentrate AFPs in the hindgut, but also excrete AFPs from the rectal cavity. Based on dafps isolated from Malpighian tubule epithelia, cDNAs were cloned and sequenced, identifying the presence of transcripts encoding 24 DAFP isoforms. Six of these Malpighian tubule DAFPs were known previously, but 18 are new. We also provide functional evidence that DAFPs can inhibit ice nucleators present in insect primary urine. This is potentially critical because D. canadensis larvae die if frozen, and therefore ice formation in any body fluid, including the urine, would be lethal.
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Wang S, Amornwittawat N, Wen X. Thermodynamic Analysis of Thermal Hysteresis: Mechanistic Insights into Biological Antifreezes. THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS 2012; 53:125-130. [PMID: 22822266 PMCID: PMC3398711 DOI: 10.1016/j.jct.2012.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) bind to ice crystal surfaces and thus inhibit the ice growth. The mechanism for how AFPs suppress freezing is commonly modeled as an adsorption-inhibition process by the Gibbs-Thomson effect. Here we develop an improved adsorption-inhibition model for AFP action based on the thermodynamics of impurity adsorption on the crystal surfaces. We demonstrate the derivation of a realistic relationship between surface protein coverage and the protein concentration. We show that the improved model provides a quantitatively better fit to the experimental antifreeze activities of AFPs from distinct structural classes, including fish and insect AFPs, in a wide range of concentrations. Our theoretical results yielded the adsorption coefficients of the AFPs on ice, suggesting that, despite the distinct difference in their antifreeze activities and structures, the affinities of the AFPs to ice are very close and the mechanism of AFP action is a kinetically controlled, reversible process. The applications of the model to more complex systems along with its potential limitations are also discussed.
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- Sen Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032
- Visiting scholar from the Molecular Imaging Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032
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Wen X, Wang S, Amornwittawat N, Houghton EA, Sacco MA. Interaction of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide with an antifreeze protein from Dendroides canadensis: mechanistic implication of antifreeze activity enhancement. J Mol Recognit 2011; 24:1025-32. [PMID: 22038809 PMCID: PMC4872661 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) found in many organisms can noncolligatively lower the freezing point of water without altering the melting point. The difference between the depressed freezing point and the melting point, termed thermal hysteresis (TH), is usually a measure of the antifreeze activity of AFPs. Certain low molecular mass molecules and proteins can further enhance the antifreeze activity of AFPs. Interaction between an enhancer and arginine is known to play an important role in enhancing the antifreeze activity of an AFP from the beetle Dendroides canadensis (DAFP-1). Here, we examined the enhancement effects of several prevalent phosphate-containing coenzymes on the antifreeze activity of DAFP-1. β-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced) (NADH) is identified as the most efficient enhancer of DAFP-1, which increases the antifreeze activity of DAFP-1 by around 10 times. Examination of the enhancement abilities of a series of NADH analogs and various molecular fragments of NADH reveals that the modifications of nicotinamide generate a series of highly efficient enhancers, though none as effective as NADH itself, and the whole molecular structure of NADH is necessary for its highly efficient enhancement effect. We also demonstrated a 1:1 binding between DAFP-1 and NADH. The binding was characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using the gel filtration method of Hummel and Dreyer. The data analysis suggests binding between DAFP-1 and NADH with a dissociation constant in the micromolar range. Interactions between DAFP-1 and NADH are discussed along with molecular mechanisms of enhancer action.
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- Xin Wen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
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Mao X, Liu Z, Ma J, Pang H, Zhang F. Characterization of a novel β-helix antifreeze protein from the desert beetle Anatolica polita. Cryobiology 2011; 62:91-9. [PMID: 21232534 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2011.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Revised: 10/09/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Many ectotherms organisms produce antifreeze proteins (AFPs) which inhibit the growth of ice by binding to the surface of ice crystals. In this study, a novel antifreeze protein gene from the desert beetle Anatolica polita (named as Apafp752) was expressed in a high level in Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3). An approximately 30kDa fusion protein thioredoxin (Trx)-ApAFP752 was purified through Ni-NTA affinity chromatography and gel filtration chromatography. The activity of the purified fusion protein Trx-ApAFP752 was analyzed by thermal hysteresis activity (THA) and cryoprotection assay. The results suggested that Trx-ApAFP752 conferred freeze resistance on bacterium in a concentration- and time-dependent manner and the cryoprotective effect increased under alkaline conditions. Circular Dichroism (CD) spectrum analysis showed that the recombinant protein of ApAFP752 possessing β-sheet as the main structure was stable under a wide range of pH from 2.0 to 11.0 and thermal stability below 50°C. The predicted 3D structure showed that Trx-ApAFP752 could form a β-helix structure on the antifreeze protein part, which placed most of the Thr in a regular array on one side of the protein to form a putative ice-binding surface.
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- Xinfang Mao
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China.
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Gong H, Croft K, Driedzic WR, Ewart KV. Chemical chaperoning action of glycerol on the antifreeze protein of rainbow smelt. J Therm Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Brockbank KGM, Campbell LH, Greene ED, Brockbank MCG, Duman JG. Lessons from nature for preservation of mammalian cells, tissues, and organs. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2010; 47:210-7. [PMID: 21191664 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-010-9383-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The study of mechanisms by which animals tolerate environmental extremes may provide strategies for preservation of living mammalian materials. Animals employ a variety of compounds to enhance their survival, including production of disaccharides, glycerol, and antifreeze compounds. The cryoprotectant glycerol was discovered before its role in amphibian survival. In the last decade, trehalose has made an impact on freezing and drying methods for mammalian cells. Investigation of disaccharides was stimulated by the variety of organisms that tolerate dehydration stress by accumulation of disaccharides. Several methods have been developed for the loading of trehalose into mammalian cells, including inducing membrane lipid-phase transitions, genetically engineered pores, endocytosis, and prolonged cell culture with trehalose. In contrast, the many antifreeze proteins (AFPs) identified in a variety of organisms have had little impact. The first AFPs to be discovered were found in cold water fish; their AFPs have not found a medical application. Insect AFPs function by similar mechanisms, but they are more active and recombinant AFPs may offer the best opportunity for success in medical applications. For example, in contrast to fish AFPs, transgenic organisms expressing insect AFPs exhibit reduced ice nucleation. However, we must remember that nature's survival strategies may include production of AFPs, antifreeze glycolipids, ice nucleators, polyols, disaccharides, depletion of ice nucleators, and partial desiccation in synchrony with the onset of winter. We anticipate that it is only by combining several natural low temperature survival strategies that the full potential benefits for mammalian cell survival and medical applications can be achieved.
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- Kelvin G M Brockbank
- Cell & Tissue Systems, Inc, 2231 Technical Parkway, Suite A, North Charleston, SC 29401, USA.
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Wang S, Amornwittawat N, Banatlao J, Chung M, Kao Y, Wen X. Hofmeister effects of common monovalent salts on the beetle antifreeze protein activity. J Phys Chem B 2010; 113:13891-4. [PMID: 19778062 DOI: 10.1021/jp907762u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) noncolligatively depress the freezing point of a solution and produce a difference between the melting and freezing points termed thermal hysteresis (TH). While the mechanism of the enhancement effect is not well understood, various low-molecular-mass solutes including neutral salts have been identified to enhance the TH activities of AFPs. Here, the effect of monovalent salts on salting out an AFP from the beetle Dendroides canadensis (DAFP-1) on the ice was treated using a simple classical theory, and the relationship between the TH activity and the salt concentration was developed. The TH activities of DAFP-1 in the presence of the series of monovalent salts were assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the salting-out constants of DAFP-1 by these salts were determined. This study demonstrates an indirect way to determine the salting-out constants of AFPs by these salts. The results suggest that the Hofmeister effect is a potential mechanism for the TH enhancement effects of some common monovalent salts.
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- Sen Wang
- Molecular Imaging Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Wang S, Amornwittawat N, Juwita V, Kao Y, Duman JG, Pascal TA, Goddard WA, Wen X. Arginine, a key residue for the enhancing ability of an antifreeze protein of the beetle Dendroides canadensis. Biochemistry 2009; 48:9696-703. [PMID: 19746966 PMCID: PMC2760095 DOI: 10.1021/bi901283p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) can produce a difference between the nonequilibrium freezing point and the melting point, termed thermal hysteresis (TH). The TH activity of an antifreeze protein (AFP) depends on the specific AFP and its concentration as well as the presence of cosolutes including low molecular mass solutes and/or proteins. We recently identified series of carboxylates and polyols as efficient enhancers for an AFP from the beetle Dendroides canadensis. In this study, we chemically modified DAFP-1 using the arginine-specific reagent 1,2-cyclohexanedione. We demonstrated that 1,2-cyclohexanedione specifically modifies one arginine residue and the modified DAFP-1 loses its enhancing ability completely or partially in the presence of previously identified enhancers. The stronger the enhancement ability of the enhancer on the native DAFP-1, the stronger the enhancement effect of the enhancer on the modified DAFP-1. The weaker enhancers (e.g., glycerol) completely lose their enhancement effect on the modified DAFP-1 due to their inability to compete with 1,2-cyclohexanedione for the arginine residue. Regeneration of the arginine residue using hydroxylamine fully restored the enhancing ability of DAFP-1. These studies indicated that an arginine residue is critical for the enhancing ability of DAFP-1 and the guanidinium group of the arginine residue is important for its interaction with the enhancers, where the general mechanism of arginine-ligand interaction is borne. This work may initiate a complete mechanistic study of the enhancement effect in AFPs.
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- Sen Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA
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Amornwittawat N, Wang S, Banatlao J, Chung M, Velasco E, Duman JG, Wen X. Effects of polyhydroxy compounds on beetle antifreeze protein activity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2009; 1794:341-6. [PMID: 19038370 PMCID: PMC4869536 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2008.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Revised: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) noncolligatively depress the nonequilibrium freezing point of a solution and produce a difference between the melting and freezing points termed thermal hysteresis (TH). Some low-molecular-mass solutes can affect the TH values. The TH enhancement effects of selected polyhydroxy compounds including polyols and carbohydrates on an AFP from the beetle Dendroides canadensis were systematically investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The number of hydroxyl groups dominates the molar enhancement effectiveness of polyhydroxy compounds having one to five hydroxyl groups. However, the above rule does not apply for polyhydroxy compounds having more than five hydroxyl groups. The most efficient polyhydroxy enhancer identified is trehalose. In a combination of enhancers the strongest enhancer plays the major role in determining the TH enhancement. Mechanistic insights into identification of highly efficient AFP enhancers are discussed.
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- Natapol Amornwittawat
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Molecular Imaging Program, 318 Campus Drive, Clark E 150, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
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