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Coubris C, Duchatelet L, Delroisse J, Bayaert WS, Parise L, Eloy MC, Pels C, Mallefet J. Maintain the light, long-term seasonal monitoring of luminous capabilities in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13238. [PMID: 38853171 PMCID: PMC11163003 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64010-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
Abstract
The European brittle star Amphiura filiformis emits blue light, via a Renilla-like luciferase, which depends on the dietary acquisition of coelenterazine. Questions remain regarding luciferin availability across seasons and the persistence of luminous capabilities after a single boost of coelenterazine. To date, no study has explored the seasonal, long-term monitoring of these luminous capabilities or the tracking of luciferase expression in photogenic tissues. Through multidisciplinary analysis, we demonstrate that luminous capabilities evolve according to the exogenous acquisition of coelenterazine throughout adult life. Moreover, no coelenterazine storage forms are detected within the arms tissues. Luciferase expression persists throughout the seasons, and coelenterazine's presence in the brittle star diet is the only limiting factor for the bioluminescent reaction. No seasonal variation is observed, involving a continuous presence of prey containing coelenterazine. The ultrastructure description provides a morphological context to investigate the green autofluorescence signal attributed to coelenterazine during luciferin acquisition. Finally, histological analyses support the hypothesis of a pigmented sheath leading light to the tip of the spine. These insights improve our understanding of the bioluminescence phenomenon in this burrowing brittle star.
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- Constance Coubris
- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetics Unit, Research Institute for Biosciences, UMONS, 23 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, GIGA Institute, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetics Unit, Research Institute for Biosciences, UMONS, 23 Place du Parc, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut des Sciences de la Vie, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 4-5, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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DeLeo DM, Bessho-Uehara M, Haddock SH, McFadden CS, Quattrini AM. Evolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on Octocorallia. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20232626. [PMID: 38654652 PMCID: PMC11040251 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Bioluminescence is a widespread phenomenon that has evolved multiple times across the tree of life, converging among diverse fauna and habitat types. The ubiquity of bioluminescence, particularly in marine environments where it is commonly used for communication and defense, highlights the adaptive value of this trait, though the evolutionary origins and timing of emergence remain elusive for a majority of luminous organisms. Anthozoan cnidarians are a diverse group of animals with numerous bioluminescent species found throughout the world's oceans, from shallow waters to the light-limited deep sea where bioluminescence is particularly prominent. This study documents the presence of bioluminescent Anthozoa across depth and explores the diversity and evolutionary origins of bioluminescence among Octocorallia-a major anthozoan group of marine luminous organisms. Using a phylogenomic approach and ancestral state reconstruction, we provide evidence for a single origin of bioluminescence in Octocorallia and infer the age of occurrence to around the Cambrian era, approximately 540 Ma-setting a new record for the earliest timing of emergence of bioluminescence in the marine environment. Our results further suggest this trait was largely maintained in descendants of a deep-water ancestor and bioluminescent capabilities may have facilitated anthozoan diversification in the deep sea.
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- Danielle M. DeLeo
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, USA
- Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
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14-3-3 proteins are luciferases candidate proteins from lanternfish Diaphus watasei. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2023; 22:263-277. [PMID: 36197650 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-022-00311-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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The lanternfish is a deep-sea fish with ventral-lateral and head photophores. It uses its ventral-lateral photophores to camouflage its ventral silhouette, a strategy called counterillumination. The bioluminescent reaction of lanternfish involves coelenterazine as a substrate luciferin but the enzyme catalyzing the bioluminescent reaction has not been identified. We report a candidate enzyme of luciferase from lanternfish Diaphus watasei. We purified the luciferase and performed SDS-PAGE analysis resulted in two bands corresponding to the activity, and following mass spectrometry analysis detected three 14-3-3 proteins of which functions is known to exhibit protein-protein interactions. The molecular weights and isoelectric points of the 14-3-3 proteins were almost consistent with the luciferase properties. The addition of two 14-3-3 binding compounds, R18 peptide and fusicoccin, resulted in the inhibition of the luciferase activity. However, the two 14-3-3 recombinant proteins showed very slight luminescence activity. These results suggested that the 14-3-3 proteins are candidate luciferases of D. watasei.
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Tambat N, Mulani SK, Ahmad A, Shaikh SB, Ahmed K. Pyrazine Derivatives—Versatile Scaffold. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162022050259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Larionova MD, Wu L, Eremeeva EV, Natashin PV, Gulnov DV, Nemtseva EV, Liu D, Liu Z, Vysotski ES. Crystal structure of semisynthetic obelin-v. Protein Sci 2022; 31:454-469. [PMID: 34802167 PMCID: PMC8819848 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Coelenterazine-v (CTZ-v), a synthetic derivative with an additional benzyl ring, yields a bright bioluminescence of Renilla luciferase and its "yellow" mutant with a significant shift in the emission spectrum toward longer wavelengths, which makes it the substrate of choice for deep tissue imaging. Although Ca2+ -regulated photoproteins activated with CTZ-v also display red-shifted light emission, in contrast to Renilla luciferase their bioluminescence activities are very low, which makes photoproteins activated by CTZ-v unusable for calcium imaging. Here, we report the crystal structure of Ca2+ -regulated photoprotein obelin with 2-hydroperoxycoelenterazine-v (obelin-v) at 1.80 Å resolution. The structures of obelin-v and obelin bound with native CTZ revealed almost no difference; only the minor rearrangement in hydrogen-bond pattern and slightly increased distances between key active site residues and some atoms of 2-hydroperoxycoelenterazine-v were found. The fluorescence quantum yield (ΦFL ) of obelin bound with coelenteramide-v (0.24) turned out to be even higher than that of obelin with native coelenteramide (0.19). Since both obelins are in effect the enzyme-substrate complexes containing the 2-hydroperoxy adduct of CTZ-v or CTZ, we reasonably assume the chemical reaction mechanisms and the yields of the reaction products (ΦR ) to be similar for both obelins. Based on these findings we suggest that low bioluminescence activity of obelin-v is caused by the low efficiency of generating an electronic excited state (ΦS ). In turn, the low ΦS value as compared to that of native CTZ might be the result of small changes in the substrate microenvironment in the obelin-v active site.
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- Marina D. Larionova
- Photobiology LaboratoryInstitute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”KrasnoyarskRussia,iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghaiChina
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- iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Photobiology LaboratoryInstitute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”KrasnoyarskRussia,Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal UniversityKrasnoyarskRussia
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- Photobiology LaboratoryInstitute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”KrasnoyarskRussia
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- Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal UniversityKrasnoyarskRussia
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- Photobiology LaboratoryInstitute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”KrasnoyarskRussia,Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal UniversityKrasnoyarskRussia
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- iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghaiChina
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- iHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghaiChina,School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Photobiology LaboratoryInstitute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”KrasnoyarskRussia
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Inouye S, Nakamura M, Hosoya T. Enzymatic conversion of dehydrocoelenterazine to coelenterazine using FMN-bound flavin reductase of NAD(P)H:FMN oxidoreductase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 587:24-28. [PMID: 34864391 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Coelenterazine (CTZ) is known as luciferin (a substrate) for the luminescence reaction with luciferase (an enzyme) in marine organisms and is unstable in aqueous solutions. The dehydrogenated form of CTZ (dehydrocoelenterazine, dCTZ) is stable and thought to be a storage form of CTZ and a recycling intermediate from the condensation reaction of coelenteramine and 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid to CTZ. In this study, the enzymatic conversion of dCTZ to CTZ was successfully achieved using NAD(P)H:FMN oxidoreductase from the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri ATCC 7744 (FRase) in the presence of NADH (the FRase-NADH reaction). CTZ reduced from dCTZ in the FRase-NADH reaction was identified by HPLC and LC/ESI-TOF-MS analyses. Thus, dCTZ can be enzymatically converted to CTZ in vitro. Furthermore, the concentration of dCTZ could be determined by the luminescence activity using the CTZ-utilizing luciferases (Gaussia luciferase or Renilla luciferase) coupled with the FRase-NADH reaction.
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- Satoshi Inouye
- Yokohama Research Center, JNC Co., 5-1 Okawa, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-8605, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chemical Bioscience, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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Mizuno G, Yano D, Paitio J, Endo H, Oba Y. Etmopterus lantern sharks use coelenterazine as the substrate for their luciferin-luciferase bioluminescence system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 577:139-145. [PMID: 34517211 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The lantern shark genus Etmopterus contains approximately 40 species of deep-sea bioluminescent cartilaginous fishes. They emit blue light mainly from the ventral body surface. The biological functions of this bioluminescence have been discussed based on the luminescence patterns, but the bioluminescence mechanism remains uncertain. In this study, we detected both coelenterazine and coelenterazine-dependent luciferase activity in the ventral photophore tissue of Etmopterus molleri. The results suggested that bioluminescence in lantern sharks is produced using coelenterazine as the substrate for the luciferin-luciferase reaction, as some luminous bony fishes.
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- Gaku Mizuno
- Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan.
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Acquisition of bioluminescent trait by non-luminous organisms from luminous organisms through various origins. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:1547-1562. [PMID: 34714534 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00124-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bioluminescence is a natural light emitting phenomenon that occurs due to a chemical reaction between luciferin and luciferase. It is primarily an innate and inherited trait in most terrestrial luminous organisms. However, most luminous organisms produce light in the ocean by acquiring luminous symbionts, luciferin (substrate), and/or luciferase (enzyme) through various transmission pathways. For instance, coelenterazine, a well-known luciferin, is obtained by cnidarians, crustaceans, and deep-sea fish through multi-level dietary linkages from coelenterazine producers such as ctenophores, decapods, and copepods. In contrast, some non-luminous Vibrio bacteria became bioluminescent by obtaining lux genes from luminous Vibrio species by horizontal gene transfer. Various examples detailed in this review show how non-luminescent organisms became luminescent by acquiring symbionts, dietary luciferins and luciferases, and genes. This review highlights three modes (symbiosis, ingestion, and horizontal gene transfer) that allow organisms lacking genes for autonomous bioluminescent systems to obtain the ability to produce light. In addition to bioluminescence, this manuscript discusses the acquisition of other traits such as pigments, fluorescence, toxins, and others, to infer the potential processes of acquisition.
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Tsarkova AS. Luciferins Under Construction: A Review of Known Biosynthetic Pathways. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.667829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bioluminescence, or the ability of a living organism to generate visible light, occurs as a result of biochemical reaction where enzyme, known as a luciferase, catalyzes the oxidation of a small-molecule substrate, known as luciferin. This advantageous trait has independently evolved dozens of times, with current estimates ranging from the most conservative 40, based on the biochemical diversity found across bioluminescence systems (Haddock et al., 2010) to 100, taking into account the physiological mechanisms involved in the behavioral control of light production across a wide range of taxa (Davis et al., 2016; Verdes and Gruber, 2017; Bessho-Uehara et al., 2020a; Lau and Oakley, 2021). Chemical structures of ten biochemically unrelated luciferins and several luciferase gene families have been described; however, a full biochemical pathway leading to light emission has been elucidated only for two: bacterial and fungal bioluminescence systems. Although the recent years have been marked by extraordinary discoveries and promising breakthroughs in understanding the molecular basis of multiple bioluminescence systems, the mechanisms of luciferin biosynthesis for many organisms remain almost entirely unknown. This article seeks to provide a succinct overview of currently known luciferins’ biosynthetic pathways.
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Lau ES, Oakley TH. Multi-level convergence of complex traits and the evolution of bioluminescence. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2020; 96:673-691. [PMID: 33306257 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Evolutionary convergence provides natural opportunities to investigate how, when, and why novel traits evolve. Many convergent traits are complex, highlighting the importance of explicitly considering convergence at different levels of biological organization, or 'multi-level convergent evolution'. To investigate multi-level convergent evolution, we propose a holistic and hierarchical framework that emphasizes breaking down traits into several functional modules. We begin by identifying long-standing questions on the origins of complexity and the diverse evolutionary processes underlying phenotypic convergence to discuss how they can be addressed by examining convergent systems. We argue that bioluminescence, a complex trait that evolved dozens of times through either novel mechanisms or conserved toolkits, is particularly well suited for these studies. We present an updated estimate of at least 94 independent origins of bioluminescence across the tree of life, which we calculated by reviewing and summarizing all estimates of independent origins. Then, we use our framework to review the biology, chemistry, and evolution of bioluminescence, and for each biological level identify questions that arise from our systematic review. We focus on luminous organisms that use the shared luciferin substrates coelenterazine or vargulin to produce light because these organisms convergently evolved bioluminescent proteins that use the same luciferins to produce bioluminescence. Evolutionary convergence does not necessarily extend across biological levels, as exemplified by cases of conservation and disparity in biological functions, organs, cells, and molecules associated with bioluminescence systems. Investigating differences across bioluminescent organisms will address fundamental questions on predictability and contingency in convergent evolution. Lastly, we highlight unexplored areas of bioluminescence research and advances in sequencing and chemical techniques useful for developing bioluminescence as a model system for studying multi-level convergent evolution.
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- Emily S Lau
- Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, U.S.A
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- Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, U.S.A
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Evidence for de novo Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores. iScience 2020; 23:101859. [PMID: 33376974 PMCID: PMC7756133 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Coelenterazine is a key substrate involved in marine bioluminescence which is used for light-production by at least nine phyla. Some luminous animals, such as the hydromedusa Aequorea, lack the ability to produce coelenterazine endogenously and instead depend on dietary sources. Little is known about the source organisms or the metabolic process of coelenterazine biosynthesis. Here, we present evidence that ctenophores are both producers and suppliers of coelenterazine in marine ecosystems. Using biochemical assays and mass spectrometry analyses, we detected coelenterazine from cultured ctenophores fed with a non-luminous coelenterazine-free diet. We propose that ctenophores are an emerging model organism to study coelenterazine biosynthesis and the origins of bioluminescence.
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Love AC, Prescher JA. Seeing (and Using) the Light: Recent Developments in Bioluminescence Technology. Cell Chem Biol 2020; 27:904-920. [PMID: 32795417 PMCID: PMC7472846 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bioluminescence has long been used to image biological processes in vivo. This technology features luciferase enzymes and luciferin small molecules that produce visible light. Bioluminescent photons can be detected in tissues and live organisms, enabling sensitive and noninvasive readouts on physiological function. Traditional applications have focused on tracking cells and gene expression patterns, but new probes are pushing the frontiers of what can be visualized. The past few years have also seen the merger of bioluminescence with optogenetic platforms. Luciferase-luciferin reactions can drive light-activatable proteins, ultimately triggering signal transduction and other downstream events. This review highlights these and other recent advances in bioluminescence technology, with an emphasis on tool development. We showcase how new luciferins and engineered luciferases are expanding the scope of optical imaging. We also highlight how bioluminescent systems are being leveraged not just for sensing-but also controlling-biological processes.
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- Anna C Love
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Efficient conversion to Cypridina luciferin from Cypridina luciferyl sulfate, coupled with enzymatic sulfation of acetic acid. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 529:678-684. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Eremeeva EV, Jiang T, Malikova NP, Li M, Vysotski ES. Bioluminescent Properties of Semi-Synthetic Obelin and Aequorin Activated by Coelenterazine Analogues with Modifications of C-2, C-6, and C-8 Substituents. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E5446. [PMID: 32751691 PMCID: PMC7432523 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ca2+-regulated photoproteins responsible for bioluminescence of a variety of marine organisms are single-chain globular proteins within the inner cavity of which the oxygenated coelenterazine, 2-hydroperoxycoelenterazine, is tightly bound. Alongside with native coelenterazine, photoproteins can also use its synthetic analogues as substrates to produce flash-type bioluminescence. However, information on the effect of modifications of various groups of coelenterazine and amino acid environment of the protein active site on the bioluminescent properties of the corresponding semi-synthetic photoproteins is fragmentary and often controversial. In this paper, we investigated the specific bioluminescence activity, light emission spectra, stopped-flow kinetics and sensitivity to calcium of the semi-synthetic aequorins and obelins activated by novel coelenterazine analogues and the recently reported coelenterazine derivatives. Several semi-synthetic photoproteins activated by the studied coelenterazine analogues displayed sufficient bioluminescence activities accompanied by various changes in the spectral and kinetic properties as well as in calcium sensitivity. The poor activity of certain semi-synthetic photoproteins might be attributed to instability of some coelenterazine analogues in solution and low efficiency of 2-hydroperoxy adduct formation. In most cases, semi-synthetic obelins and aequorins displayed different properties upon being activated by the same coelenterazine analogue. The results indicated that the OH-group at the C-6 phenyl ring of coelenterazine is important for the photoprotein bioluminescence and that the hydrogen-bond network around the substituent in position 6 of the imidazopyrazinone core could be the reason of different bioluminescence activities of aequorin and obelin with certain coelenterazine analogues.
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- Elena V. Eremeeva
- Photobiology Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (E.V.E.); (N.P.M.)
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China;
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University–Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Photobiology Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (E.V.E.); (N.P.M.)
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China;
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- Photobiology Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (E.V.E.); (N.P.M.)
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Mallefet J, Duchatelet L, Coubris C. Bioluminescence induction in the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis (Echinodermata). J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb218719. [PMID: 31974222 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.218719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Bioluminescence is a widespread phenomenon in the marine environment. Among luminous substrates, coelenterazine is the most widespread luciferin, found in eight phyla. The wide phylogenetic coverage of this light-emitting molecule has led to the hypothesis of its dietary acquisition, which has so far been demonstrated in one cnidarian and one lophogastrid shrimp species. Within Ophiuroidea, the dominant class of luminous echinoderms, Amphiura filiformis is a model species known to use coelenterazine as substrate of a luciferin/luciferase luminous system. The aim of this study was to perform long-term monitoring of A. filiformis luminescent capabilities during captivity. Our results show (i) depletion of luminescent capabilities within 5 months when the ophiuroid was fed a coelenterazine-free diet and (ii) a quick recovery of luminescent capabilities when the ophiuroid was fed coelenterazine-supplemented food. The present work demonstrates for the first time a trophic acquisition of coelenterazine in A. filiformis to maintain light emission capabilities.
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- Jerome Mallefet
- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 3, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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Bessho-Uehara M, Yamamoto N, Shigenobu S, Mori H, Kuwata K, Oba Y. Kleptoprotein bioluminescence: Parapriacanthus fish obtain luciferase from ostracod prey. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaax4942. [PMID: 31934625 PMCID: PMC6949039 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax4942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Through their diet, animals can obtain substances essential for imparting special characteristics, such as toxins in monarch butterflies and luminescent substances in jellyfishes. These substances are typically small molecules because they are less likely to be digested and may be hard for the consumer to biosynthesize. Here, we report that Parapriacanthus ransonneti, a bioluminescent fish, obtains not only its luciferin but also its luciferase enzyme from bioluminescent ostracod prey. The enzyme purified from the fish's light organs was identical to the luciferase of Cypridina noctiluca, a bioluminescent ostracod that they feed upon. Experiments where fish were fed with a related ostracod, Vargula hilgendorfii, demonstrated the specific uptake of the luciferase to the fish's light organs. This "kleptoprotein" system allows an organism to use novel functional proteins that are not encoded in its genome and provides an evolutionary alternative to DNA-based molecular evolution.
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- Manabu Bessho-Uehara
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
- Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- NIBB Core Research Facilities, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
- Department of Environmental Biology, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
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Nakamura M, Matsuda K, Nakamura M, Yamashita K, Suzuki T, Inouye S. Enzymatic Conversion of Cypridina Luciferyl Sulfate to Cypridina Luciferin with Coenzyme A as a Sulfate Acceptor in Cypridina (Vargula) hilgendorfii. Photochem Photobiol 2019; 95:1376-1386. [PMID: 31230356 DOI: 10.1111/php.13137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In the luminous ostracod Cypridina (presently Vargula) hilgendorfii, Cypridina luciferyl sulfate (3-enol sulfate of Cypridina luciferin) is converted to Cypridina luciferin by a sulfotransferase with 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphate (PAP) as a sulfate acceptor. The resultant Cypridina luciferin is used for the luciferase-luciferin reaction of Cypridina to emit blue light. The luminescence stimulation with major organic cofactors was examined using the crude extracts of Cypridina specimens, and we found that the addition of coenzyme A (CoA) to the crude extracts significantly stimulated luminescence intensity. Further, the light-emitting source in the crude extracts stimulated with CoA was identified as Cypridina luciferyl sulfate, and we demonstrated that CoA could act as a sulfate acceptor from Cypridina luciferyl sulfate. In addition, the sulfate group of Cypridina luciferyl sulfate was also transferred to adenosine 5'-monophosphate (5'-AMP) and adenosine 3'-monophosphate (3'-AMP) by a sulfotransferase. The sulfated products corresponding to CoA, 5'-AMP and 3'-AMP were identified using mass spectrometry. This is the first report that CoA can act as a sulfate acceptor in a sulfotransferase reaction.
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- Mitsuhiro Nakamura
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Yokohama Research Center, JNC Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
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Moriguchi M, Iba S, Kuse M. Natural Products Responsible for Bioluminescence: Synthesis of Coelenterazines and Dehydrocoelenterazines. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2018. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.76.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University
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Tessler M, Gaffney JP, Crawford JM, Trautman E, Gujarati NA, Alatalo P, Pieribone VA, Gruber DF. Luciferin production and luciferase transcription in the bioluminescent copepod Metridia lucens. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5506. [PMID: 30233994 PMCID: PMC6140675 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bioluminescent copepods are often the most abundant marine zooplankton and play critical roles in oceanic food webs. Metridia copepods exhibit particularly bright bioluminescence, and the molecular basis of their light production has just recently begun to be explored. Here we add to this body of work by transcriptomically profiling Metridia lucens, a common species found in temperate, northern, and southern latitudes. In this previously molecularly-uncharacterized species, we find the typical luciferase paralog gene set found in Metridia. More surprisingly, we recover noteworthy putative luciferase sequences that had not been described from Metridia species, indicating that bioluminescence produced by these copepods may be more complex than previously known. This includes another copepod luciferase, as well as one from a shrimp. Furthermore, feeding experiments using mass spectrometry and 13C labelled L-tyrosine and L-phenylalanine firmly establish that M. lucens produces its own coelenterazine luciferin rather than acquiring it through diet. This coelenterazine synthesis has only been directly confirmed in one other copepod species.
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- Michael Tessler
- Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, City University of New York, Bernard M. Baruch College, New York, NY, United States of America.,Biology, City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Natural Sciences, City University of New York, Bernard M. Baruch College, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States of America
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- Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Natural Sciences, City University of New York, Bernard M. Baruch College, New York, NY, United States of America.,Biology, City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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Watkins OC, Sharpe ML, Perry NB, Krause KL. New Zealand glowworm (Arachnocampa luminosa) bioluminescence is produced by a firefly-like luciferase but an entirely new luciferin. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3278. [PMID: 29459729 PMCID: PMC5818473 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21298-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The New Zealand glowworm, Arachnocampa luminosa, is well-known for displays of blue-green bioluminescence, but details of its bioluminescent chemistry have been elusive. The glowworm is evolutionarily distant from other bioluminescent creatures studied in detail, including the firefly. We have isolated and characterised the molecular components of the glowworm luciferase-luciferin system using chromatography, mass spectrometry and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The purified luciferase enzyme is in the same protein family as firefly luciferase (31% sequence identity). However, the luciferin substrate of this enzyme is produced from xanthurenic acid and tyrosine, and is entirely different to that of the firefly and known luciferins of other glowing creatures. A candidate luciferin structure is proposed, which needs to be confirmed by chemical synthesis and bioluminescence assays. These findings show that luciferases can evolve independently from the same family of enzymes to produce light using structurally different luciferins.
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- Oliver C Watkins
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Liu J, Wang S, Cai X, Zhou S, Liu B. Hydrogen peroxide degradable conjugated polymer nanoparticles for fluorescence and photoacoustic bimodal imaging. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:2518-2521. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09856a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A hydrogen peroxide degradable fluorescence/photoacoustic dual-modality contrast agent is prepared via in situ Sonogashira polymerization for cellular imaging.
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- Jie Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Singapore
- Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Singapore
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Bio-degradable highly fluorescent conjugated polymer nanoparticles for bio-medical imaging applications. Nat Commun 2017; 8:470. [PMID: 28883395 PMCID: PMC5589938 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00545-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Conjugated polymer nanoparticles exhibit strong fluorescence and have been applied for biological fluorescence imaging in cell culture and in small animals. However, conjugated polymer particles are hydrophobic and often chemically inert materials with diameters ranging from below 50 nm to several microns. As such, conjugated polymer nanoparticles cannot be excreted through the renal system. This drawback has prevented their application for clinical bio-medical imaging. Here, we present fully conjugated polymer nanoparticles based on imidazole units. These nanoparticles can be bio-degraded by activated macrophages. Reactive oxygen species induce scission of the conjugated polymer backbone at the imidazole unit, leading to complete decomposition of the particles into soluble low molecular weight fragments. Furthermore, the nanoparticles can be surface functionalized for directed targeting. The approach opens a wide range of opportunities for conjugated polymer particles in the fields of medical imaging, drug-delivery, and theranostics. Conjugated polymer nanoparticles have been applied for biological fluorescence imaging in cell culture and in small animals, but cannot readily be excreted through the renal system. Here the authors show fully conjugated polymer nanoparticles based on imidazole units that can be bio-degraded by activated macrophages.
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Kuehne AJC. Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles toward In Vivo Theranostics - Focus on Targeting, Imaging, Therapy, and the Importance of Clearance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 1:e1700100. [DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201700100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Alexander J. C. Kuehne
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials; RWTH Aachen University; Forckenbeckstraße 50 52076 Aachen Germany
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In Vivo Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions with Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET): Progress and Prospects. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17101704. [PMID: 27727181 PMCID: PMC5085736 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17101704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Proteins are the elementary machinery of life, and their functions are carried out mostly by molecular interactions. Among those interactions, protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are the most important as they participate in or mediate all essential biological processes. However, many common methods for PPI investigations are slightly unreliable and suffer from various limitations, especially in the studies of dynamic PPIs. To solve this problem, a method called Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET) was developed about seventeen years ago. Since then, BRET has evolved into a whole class of methods that can be used to survey virtually any kinds of PPIs. Compared to many traditional methods, BRET is highly sensitive, reliable, easy to perform, and relatively inexpensive. However, most importantly, it can be done in vivo and allows the real-time monitoring of dynamic PPIs with the easily detectable light signal, which is extremely valuable for the PPI functional research. This review will take a comprehensive look at this powerful technique, including its principles, comparisons with other methods, experimental approaches, classifications, applications, early developments, recent progress, and prospects.
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Coutant EP, Janin YL. Synthetic Routes to Coelenterazine and Other Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3-one Luciferins: Essential Tools for Bioluminescence-Based Investigations. Chemistry 2015; 21:17158-71. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Francis WR, Shaner NC, Christianson LM, Powers ML, Haddock SHD. Occurrence of Isopenicillin-N-Synthase Homologs in Bioluminescent Ctenophores and Implications for Coelenterazine Biosynthesis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128742. [PMID: 26125183 PMCID: PMC4488382 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The biosynthesis of the luciferin coelenterazine has remained a mystery for decades. While not all organisms that use coelenterazine appear to make it themselves, it is thought that ctenophores are a likely producer. Here we analyze the transcriptome data of 24 species of ctenophores, two of which have published genomes. The natural precursors of coelenterazine have been shown to be the amino acids L-tyrosine and L-phenylalanine, with the most likely biosynthetic pathway involving cyclization and further modification of the tripeptide Phe-Tyr-Tyr ("FYY"). Therefore, we searched the ctenophore transcriptome data for genes with the short peptide "FYY" as part of their coding sequence. We recovered a group of candidate genes for coelenterazine biosynthesis in the luminous species which encode a set of highly conserved non-heme iron oxidases similar to isopenicillin-N-synthase. These genes were absent in the transcriptomes and genome of the two non-luminous species. Pairwise identities and substitution rates reveal an unusually high degree of identity even between the most unrelated species. Additionally, two related groups of non-heme iron oxidases were found across all ctenophores, including those which are non-luminous, arguing against the involvement of these two gene groups in luminescence. Important residues for iron-binding are conserved across all proteins in the three groups, suggesting this function is still present. Given the known functions of other members of this protein superfamily are involved in heterocycle formation, we consider these genes to be top candidates for laboratory characterization or gene knockouts in the investigation of coelenterazine biosynthesis.
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- Warren R. Francis
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, United States of America
- Department of Ocean Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America
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- The Scintillon Institute, 6404 Nancy Ridge Dr., San Diego, CA 92121, United States of America
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, United States of America
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, United States of America
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, United States of America
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Markova SV, Vysotski ES. Coelenterazine-dependent luciferases. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2015; 80:714-32. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297915060073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nakamura M, Suzuki T, Ishizaka N, Sato JI, Inouye S. Identification of 3-enol sulfate of Cypridina luciferin, Cypridina luciferyl sulfate, in the sea-firefly Cypridina (Vargula) hilgendorfii. Tetrahedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Oba Y, Schultz DT. Eco-evo bioluminescence on land and in the sea. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 144:3-36. [PMID: 25084993 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-43385-0_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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This review discusses the evolution of bioluminescence organisms that inhabit various environments based on the current understanding of their unique ecologies and biochemistries. As shown here, however, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the functions and mechanisms of bioluminescence, which should be investigated in further studies. To facilitate future research in this field, we introduce our recent attempt, the bioluminescent organism DNA barcode initiative. This genetic reference library will provide resources for other scientists to efficiently identify unstudied bioluminescent organisms, focus their biochemical and genetic research goals, and will generally promote bioluminescence as a field of scientific study.
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- Yuichi Oba
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan,
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Biosynthesis of firefly luciferin in adult lantern: decarboxylation of L-cysteine is a key step for benzothiazole ring formation in firefly luciferin synthesis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e84023. [PMID: 24391868 PMCID: PMC3877152 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Bioluminescence in fireflies and click beetles is produced by a luciferase-luciferin reaction. The luminescence property and protein structure of firefly luciferase have been investigated, and its cDNA has been used for various assay systems. The chemical structure of firefly luciferin was identified as the ᴅ-form in 1963 and studies on the biosynthesis of firefly luciferin began early in the 1970’s. Incorporation experiments using 14C-labeled compounds were performed, and cysteine and benzoquinone/hydroquinone were proposed to be biosynthetic component for firefly luciferin. However, there have been no clear conclusions regarding the biosynthetic components of firefly luciferin over 30 years. Methodology/Principal Findings Incorporation studies were performed by injecting stable isotope-labeled compounds, including ʟ-[U-13C3]-cysteine, ʟ-[1-13C]-cysteine, ʟ-[3-13C]-cysteine, 1,4-[D6]-hydroquinone, and p-[2,3,5,6-D]-benzoquinone, into the adult lantern of the living Japanese firefly Luciola lateralis. After extracting firefly luciferin from the lantern, the incorporation of stable isotope-labeled compounds into firefly luciferin was identified by LC/ESI-TOF-MS. The positions of the stable isotope atoms in firefly luciferin were determined by the mass fragmentation of firefly luciferin. Conclusions We demonstrated for the first time that ᴅ- and ʟ-firefly luciferins are biosynthesized in the lantern of the adult firefly from two ʟ-cysteine molecules with p-benzoquinone/1,4-hydroquinone, accompanied by the decarboxylation of ʟ-cysteine.
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Computational analysis and functional expression of ancestral copepod luciferase. Gene 2013; 528:201-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Arnison PG, Bibb MJ, Bierbaum G, Bowers AA, Bugni TS, Bulaj G, Camarero JA, Campopiano DJ, Challis GL, Clardy J, Cotter PD, Craik DJ, Dawson M, Dittmann E, Donadio S, Dorrestein PC, Entian KD, Fischbach MA, Garavelli JS, Göransson U, Gruber CW, Haft DH, Hemscheidt TK, Hertweck C, Hill C, Horswill AR, Jaspars M, Kelly WL, Klinman JP, Kuipers OP, Link AJ, Liu W, Marahiel MA, Mitchell DA, Moll GN, Moore BS, Müller R, Nair SK, Nes IF, Norris GE, Olivera BM, Onaka H, Patchett ML, Piel J, Reaney MJT, Rebuffat S, Ross RP, Sahl HG, Schmidt EW, Selsted ME, Severinov K, Shen B, Sivonen K, Smith L, Stein T, Süssmuth RD, Tagg JR, Tang GL, Truman AW, Vederas JC, Walsh CT, Walton JD, Wenzel SC, Willey JM, van der Donk WA. Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature. Nat Prod Rep 2013; 30:108-60. [PMID: 23165928 DOI: 10.1039/c2np20085f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1457] [Impact Index Per Article: 132.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This review presents recommended nomenclature for the biosynthesis of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs), a rapidly growing class of natural products. The current knowledge regarding the biosynthesis of the >20 distinct compound classes is also reviewed, and commonalities are discussed.
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- Paul G Arnison
- Prairie Plant Systems Inc, Botanical Alternatives Inc, Suite 176, 8B-3110 8th Street E, Saskatoon, SK, S7H 0W2, Canada
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Vassel N, Cox CD, Naseem R, Morse V, Evans RT, Power RL, Brancale A, Wann KT, Campbell AK. Enzymatic activity of albumin shown by coelenterazine chemiluminescence. LUMINESCENCE 2012; 27:234-41. [PMID: 22362656 DOI: 10.1002/bio.2357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bioluminescence, the emission of light from live organisms, occurs in 18 phyla and is the major communication system in the deep sea. It has appeared independently many times during evolution but its origins remain unknown. Coelenterazine bioluminescence discovered in luminous jellyfish is the most common chemistry causing bioluminescence in the sea, occurring in seven phyla. Sequence similarities between coelenterazine luciferases and photoproteins from different phyla are poor (often < 5%). The aim of this study was to examine albumin that binds organic substances as a coelenterazine luciferase to test the hypothesis that the evolutionary origin of a bioluminescent protein was the result of the formation of a solvent cage containing just a few key amino acids. The results show for the first time that bovine and human albumin catalysed coelenterazine chemiluminescence consistent with a mono-oxygenase, whereas gelatin and haemoglobin, an oxygen carrier, had very weak activity. Insulin also catalysed coelenterazine chemiluminescence and was increased by Zn(2+). Albumin chemiluminescence was heat denaturable, exhibited saturable substrate characteristics and was inhibited by cations that bound these proteins and by drugs that bind to human albumin drug site I. Molecular modelling confirmed the coelenterazine binding site and identified four basic amino acids: lys195, arg222, his242 and arg257, potentially important in binding and catalysis similar to naturally occurring coelenterazine bioluminescent proteins. These results support the 'solvent cage' hypothesis for the evolutionary origin of enzymatic coelenterazine bioluminescent proteins. They also have important consequences in diseases such as diabetes, gut disorders and food intolerance where a mono-oxygenase could affect cell surface proteins.
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- N Vassel
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, CF10 3NB Cardiff, UK
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Suzuki–Miyaura coupling for general synthesis of dehydrocoelenterazine applicable for 6-position analogs directing toward bioluminescence studies. Tetrahedron 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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