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Zaborowska M, Matyszewska D, Bilewicz R. Model Lipid Raft Membranes for Embedding Integral Membrane Proteins: Reconstitution of HMG-CoA Reductase and Its Inhibition by Statins. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:13888-13897. [PMID: 36335466 PMCID: PMC9671039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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For the first time, HMG-CoA reductase, the membrane protein responsible for cholesterol synthesis, was incorporated into a lipid membrane consisting of DOPC:Chol:SM at a 1:1:1 molar ratio, which mimics the lipid rafts of cell membranes. The membrane containing the protein was generated in the form of either a proteoliposomes or a film obtained by spreading the proteoliposomes at the air-water interface to prepare a protein-rich and stable lipid layer over time. The lipid vesicle parameters were characterized using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and fluorescence microscopy. The incorporation of HMG-CoA reductase was reflected in the increased size of the proteoliposomes compared to that of the empty liposomes of model rafts. Enzyme reconstitution was confirmed by measuring the activity of NADPH, which participates in the catalytic process. The thin lipid raft films formed by spreading liposomes and proteoliposomes at the air-water interface were investigated using the Langmuir technique. The activities of the HMG-CoA reductase films were preserved over time, and the two lipid raft systems, nanoparticles and films, were exposed to solutions of fluvastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor commonly used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Both lipid raft systems constructed were useful membrane models for the determination of reductase activity and for monitoring the statin inhibitory effects and may be used for investigating other integral membrane proteins during exposure to inhibitors/activators considered to be potential drugs.
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02089Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02093Warsaw, Poland
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Buonvino S, Arciero I, Melino S. Thiosulfate-Cyanide Sulfurtransferase a Mitochondrial Essential Enzyme: From Cell Metabolism to the Biotechnological Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158452. [PMID: 35955583 PMCID: PMC9369223 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thiosulfate: cyanide sulfurtransferase (TST), also named rhodanese, is an enzyme widely distributed in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, where it plays a relevant role in mitochondrial function. TST enzyme is involved in several biochemical processes such as: cyanide detoxification, the transport of sulfur and selenium in biologically available forms, the restoration of iron–sulfur clusters, redox system maintenance and the mitochondrial import of 5S rRNA. Recently, the relevance of TST in metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, has been highlighted, opening the way for research on important aspects of sulfur metabolism in diabetes. This review underlines the structural and functional characteristics of TST, describing the physiological role and biomedical and biotechnological applications of this essential enzyme.
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Xu M, Tsona NT, Cheng S, Li J, Du L. Unraveling interfacial properties of organic-coated marine aerosol with lipase incorporation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 782:146893. [PMID: 33848860 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Marine aerosols are believed to have an organic surface coating on which fatty acids act as an important component due to their high surface activity. In addition, various kinds of enzyme species are abundantly found in seawater, some of which have been identified to exist in marine aerosols. Herein, from the perspective of marine aerosol interface simulation, we investigate the effect of Burkholderia cepacia lipase on the surface properties of stearic acid (SA) monolayer at the air-water interface by using surface-sensitive techniques of Langmuir trough and Infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS). Our findings indicate that the stearic acid film undergoes a significant expansion, especially when the lipase concentration is 500 nM, because of the incorporation of lipase as observed from the surface pressure-area (π-A) isotherms. IRRAS spectra also show reduced intensities and ordering in the methylene stretching vibration region of stearic acid as a result of low surface density and disordered packing as the enzyme concentration increases. In particular, when the concentration of lipase is 500 nM, the lowest Ias/Is values are shown on both pure water subphase and artificial seawater subphase, indicating more gauche conformations for SA. Furthermore, SA films with lipase incorporation were also studied at three different pH of subphase environment, considering the decrease of pH caused by the reaction with acidic gases during the aerosol aging process. The results reflect a more pronounced expansion of SA monolayer in acidic environment at pH 2.5, suggesting that hydrophobic interaction plays an important role in the disorder of the SA monolayer. In view of the coexistence of fatty acids and enzymes in the marine environment, this study provides a further understanding of the surface organization and behavior of organic-coated marine aerosols and deepen the knowledge of lipid-enzyme interfacial interactions occurring in the atmosphere.
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- Minglan Xu
- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China.
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Possarle LHRR, Siqueira Junior JR, Caseli L. Insertion of carbon nanotubes in Langmuir-Blodgett films of stearic acid and asparaginase enhancing the catalytic performance. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 192:111032. [PMID: 32330820 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this paper, carbon nanotubes (CNT) were adsorbed on stearic acid (SA) Langmuir monolayers to serve as matrices for the incorporation of asparaginase. The interaction between the components at the air-water interface was evaluated by surface pressure-area isotherms, surface potential-area isotherms, polarization-modulation reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS), and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). The enzyme expanded the monolayers and changed the thermodynamic and electrical properties of the SA-CNT monolayers, as detected with the isotherms. PM-IRRAS spectra showed that the enzyme keeps its secondary structure when adsorbed at the monolayers and also alters the morphology of the air-water interface, as identified with BAM. The hybrid floating films were transferred to solid supports through the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique, and the cotransfer of the enzyme was confirmed with fluorescence spectroscopy. The catalytic activity of asparaginase in the LB films was studied with UV-vis spectroscopy, which showed that the presence of CNT in the enzyme-lipid LB film not only tuned the catalytic activity, but also helped conserve its enzyme activity after weeks, showing higher persisting values of activity. UV-vis spectroscopy also showed that the catalytic activity is dependent basically on the enzyme molecules present on the surface of the LB films since multilayer films did not provide a proportional increase of enzyme activity. These results are related to the synergism between the compounds on the active layer, leading to a molecular architecture that allowed the adequate molecular accommodation of the analyte with the catalytic sites of the enzyme, which also preserved the asparaginase activity. This work then demonstrates the feasibility of employing LB films composed of fatty acids, CNT, and enzymes as devices for biosensing applications.
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Natural and Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), 38064-200 Uberaba, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 09913-030 Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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Surface chemistry and spectroscopic studies of the native phenylalanine dehydrogenase Langmuir monolayer at the air/aqueous NaCl interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 560:458-466. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Araujo FT, Peres LO, Caseli L. Conjugated Polymers Blended with Lipids and Galactosidase as Langmuir-Blodgett Films To Control the Biosensing Properties of Nanostructured Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:7294-7303. [PMID: 31081634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The structure of enzymes must be conserved when incorporated in nanoelectronic devices because their activity determines the function of the device as sensors. Among the systems that can retain their conformational structures, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films can be useful to exploit the construction of bioelectronic devices organized at the molecular level because biological and polymeric materials can be coupled as ultrathin films for biosensors and actuators. In this paper, we immobilized a β-galactosidase enzyme in the LB films of stearic acid and the conjugated polymer poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorene)- co-thiophene]. After the characterization of the floating films using tensiometry, vibrational spectroscopy, and Brewster angle microscopy, they were transferred to solid supports as LB films, and the catalytic activity of the enzyme could be preserved as analyzed using UV-vis spectroscopy. We noted that the presence of a supramolecular structure formed in the LB films not only conserved the enzyme activity but also exhibited regular and distinctive output signals in all molecular architectures employed in this work. These results are related to the synergism between the compounds on the active layer associated with a surface morphology that facilitated the analyte diffusion because of an adequate molecular accommodation of all components. This work then demonstrates the viability of employing LB films composed of lipids, enzymes, and synthetic polymers as devices for biosensing applications.
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- Federal University of Sao Paulo , Diadema 09913-030 , Sao Paulo , Brazil
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Rodrigues RT, Morais PV, Nordi CSF, Schöning MJ, Siqueira JR, Caseli L. Carbon Nanotubes and Algal Polysaccharides To Enhance the Enzymatic Properties of Urease in Lipid Langmuir-Blodgett Films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:3082-3093. [PMID: 29397738 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b04317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Algal polysaccharides (extracellular polysaccharides) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were adsorbed on dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide Langmuir monolayers to serve as a matrix for the incorporation of urease. The physicochemical properties of the supramolecular system as a monolayer at the air-water interface were investigated by surface pressure-area isotherms, surface potential-area isotherms, interfacial shear rheology, vibrational spectroscopy, and Brewster angle microscopy. The floating monolayers were transferred to hydrophilic solid supports, quartz, mica, or capacitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) devices, through the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique, forming mixed films, which were investigated by quartz crystal microbalance, fluorescence spectroscopy, and field emission gun scanning electron microscopy. The enzyme activity was studied with UV-vis spectroscopy, and the feasibility of the thin film as a urea sensor was essayed in an EIS sensor device. The presence of CNT in the enzyme-lipid LB film not only tuned the catalytic activity of urease but also helped to conserve its enzyme activity. Viability as a urease sensor was demonstrated with capacitance-voltage and constant capacitance measurements, exhibiting regular and distinctive output signals over all concentrations used in this work. These results are related to the synergism between the compounds on the active layer, leading to a surface morphology that allowed fast analyte diffusion owing to an adequate molecular accommodation, which also preserved the urease activity. This work demonstrates the feasibility of employing LB films composed of lipids, CNT, algal polysaccharides, and enzymes as EIS devices for biosensing applications.
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- Raul T Rodrigues
- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) , 09913-030 Diadema , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Natural and Education , Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) , 38064-200 Uberaba , Minas Gerais , Brazil
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Ceramics, Chemistry Institute , São Paulo State University , 14800-900 Araraquara , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) , 09913-030 Diadema , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies (INB) , FH Aachen, Campus Jülich , 52428 Jülich , Germany
- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-8) , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Natural and Education , Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) , 38064-200 Uberaba , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences , Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) , 09913-030 Diadema , São Paulo , Brazil
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CASELI LUCIANO. Enzymes immobilized in Langmuir-Blodgett films: Why determining the surface properties in Langmuir monolayer is important? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 90:631-644. [DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201720170453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ulu A, Ates B. Immobilization of l-Asparaginase on Carrier Materials: A Comprehensive Review. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:1598-1610. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Ahmet Ulu
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Arts, Inonu University, Malatya, 44280, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Arts, Inonu University, Malatya, 44280, Turkey
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Ayoub FDP, Caseli L. Controlling the molecular architecture of lactase immobilized in Langmuir-Blodgett films of phospholipids to modulate the enzyme activity. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 150:8-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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da Rocha Junior C, Caseli L. Adsorption and enzyme activity of asparaginase at lipid Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2016; 73:579-584. [PMID: 28183647 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this present work, the surface activity of the enzyme asparaginase was investigated at the air-water interface, presenting surface activity in high ionic strengths. Asparaginase was incorporated in Langmuir monolayers of the phospholipid dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), forming a mixed film, which was characterized with surface pressure-area isotherms, surface potential-area isotherms, polarization-modulated infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS), and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). The adsorption of the enzyme at the air-water interface condensed the lipid monolayer and increased the film compressibility at high surface pressures. Amide bands in the PM-IRRAS spectra were identified, with the CN and CO dipole moments lying parallel to monolayer plane, revealing the structuring of the enzyme into α-helices and β-sheets. The floating monolayers were transferred to solid supports as Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films and characterized with fluorescence spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Catalytic activities of the films were measured and compared to the homogenous medium. The enzyme accommodated in the LB films preserved more than 78% of the enzyme activity after 30days, in contrast for the homogeneous medium, which preserved less than 13%. The method presented in this work not only allows for an enhanced catalytic activity, but also can help explain why certain film architectures exhibit better performance.
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- Carlos da Rocha Junior
- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Phamaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Phamaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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Rocha JM, Pavinatto A, Nobre TM, Caseli L. Acylated Carrageenan Changes the Physicochemical Properties of Mixed Enzyme–Lipid Ultrathin Films and Enhances the Catalytic Properties of Sucrose Phosphorylase Nanostructured as Smart Surfaces. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:5359-66. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b03468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jefferson M. Rocha
- Institute
of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Diadema, SP 04021-001, Brazil
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- São
Carlos Physics Institute, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil
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- São
Carlos Physics Institute, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil
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- Institute
of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Diadema, SP 04021-001, Brazil
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