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Townsend JA, Marty MT. What's the defect? Using mass defects to study oligomerization of membrane proteins and peptides in nanodiscs with native mass spectrometry. Methods 2023; 218:1-13. [PMID: 37482149 PMCID: PMC10529358 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.07.004] [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: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Many membrane proteins form functional complexes that are either homo- or hetero-oligomeric. However, it is challenging to characterize membrane protein oligomerization in intact lipid bilayers, especially for polydisperse mixtures. Native mass spectrometry of membrane proteins and peptides inserted in lipid nanodiscs provides a unique method to study the oligomeric state distribution and lipid preferences of oligomeric assemblies. To interpret these complex spectra, we developed novel data analysis methods using macromolecular mass defect analysis. Here, we provide an overview of how mass defect analysis can be used to study oligomerization in nanodiscs, discuss potential limitations in interpretation, and explore strategies to resolve these ambiguities. Finally, we review recent work applying this technique to studying formation of antimicrobial peptide, amyloid protein, and viroporin complexes with lipid membranes.
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- Julia A Townsend
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
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Kumari N, Yadav S. Modulation of protein oligomerization: An overview. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 149:99-113. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Oligomeric Structure of Anabaena Sensory Rhodopsin in a Lipid Bilayer Environment by Combining Solid-State NMR and Long-range DEER Constraints. J Mol Biol 2017; 429:1903-1920. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tomlinson JH, Thompson GS, Kalverda AP, Zhuravleva A, O'Neill AJ. A target-protection mechanism of antibiotic resistance at atomic resolution: insights into FusB-type fusidic acid resistance. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19524. [PMID: 26781961 PMCID: PMC4725979 DOI: 10.1038/srep19524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance in clinically important bacteria can be mediated by proteins that physically associate with the drug target and act to protect it from the inhibitory effects of an antibiotic. We present here the first detailed structural characterization of such a target protection mechanism mediated through a protein-protein interaction, revealing the architecture of the complex formed between the FusB fusidic acid resistance protein and the drug target (EF-G) it acts to protect. Binding of FusB to EF-G induces conformational and dynamic changes in the latter, shedding light on the molecular mechanism of fusidic acid resistance.
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- Jennifer H Tomlinson
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Garstang Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Garstang Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Garstang Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Garstang Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Garstang Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS2 9JT
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Vranken WF. NMR structure validation in relation to dynamics and structure determination. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2014; 82:27-38. [PMID: 25444697 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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NMR spectroscopy is a key technique for understanding the behaviour of proteins, especially highly dynamic proteins that adopt multiple conformations in solution. Overall, protein structures determined from NMR spectroscopy data constitute just over 10% of the Protein Data Bank archive. This review covers the validation of these NMR protein structures, but rather than describing currently available methodology, it focuses on concepts that are important for understanding where and how validation is most relevant. First, the inherent characteristics of the protein under study have an influence on quality and quantity of the distinct types of data that can be acquired from NMR experiments. Second, these NMR data are necessarily transformed into a model for use in a structure calculation protocol, and the protein structures that result from this reflect the types of NMR data used as well as the protein characteristics. The validation of NMR protein structures should therefore take account, wherever possible, of the inherent behavioural characteristics of the protein, the types of available NMR data, and the calculation protocol. These concepts are discussed in the context of 'knowledge based' and 'model versus data' validation, with suggestions for questions to ask and different validation categories to consider. The principal aim of this review is to stimulate discussion and to help the reader understand the relationships between the above elements in order to make informed decisions on which validation approaches are the most relevant in particular cases.
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- Wim F Vranken
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Department of Structural Biology, VIB, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, ULB-VUB, La Plaine Campus, Triomflaan, BC Building, 6th Floor, CP 263, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Göbl C, Madl T, Simon B, Sattler M. NMR approaches for structural analysis of multidomain proteins and complexes in solution. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2014; 80:26-63. [PMID: 24924266 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2014.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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NMR spectroscopy is a key method for studying the structure and dynamics of (large) multidomain proteins and complexes in solution. It plays a unique role in integrated structural biology approaches as especially information about conformational dynamics can be readily obtained at residue resolution. Here, we review NMR techniques for such studies focusing on state-of-the-art tools and practical aspects. An efficient approach for determining the quaternary structure of multidomain complexes starts from the structures of individual domains or subunits. The arrangement of the domains/subunits within the complex is then defined based on NMR measurements that provide information about the domain interfaces combined with (long-range) distance and orientational restraints. Aspects discussed include sample preparation, specific isotope labeling and spin labeling; determination of binding interfaces and domain/subunit arrangements from chemical shift perturbations (CSP), nuclear Overhauser effects (NOEs), isotope editing/filtering, cross-saturation, and differential line broadening; and based on paramagnetic relaxation enhancements (PRE) using covalent and soluble spin labels. Finally, the utility of complementary methods such as small-angle X-ray or neutron scattering (SAXS, SANS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or fluorescence spectroscopy techniques is discussed. The applications of NMR techniques are illustrated with studies of challenging (high molecular weight) protein complexes.
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- Christoph Göbl
- Biomolecular NMR and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Biomolecular NMR and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany; Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomolecular NMR and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany; Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Frueh DP, Goodrich AC, Mishra SH, Nichols SR. NMR methods for structural studies of large monomeric and multimeric proteins. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2013; 23:734-9. [PMID: 23850141 PMCID: PMC3805735 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2013.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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NMR structural studies of large monomeric and multimeric proteins face distinct challenges. In large monomeric proteins, the common occurrence of frequency degeneracies between residues impedes unambiguous assignment of NMR signals. To overcome this barrier, nonuniform sampling (NUS) is used to measure spectra with optimal resolution within reasonable time, new correlation maps resolve previous impasses in assignment strategies, and novel selective methyl labeling schemes provide additional structural probes without cluttering NMR spectra. These advances push the limits of NMR studies of large monomeric proteins. Large multimeric and multidomain proteins are studied by NMR when individual components can also be studied by NMR and have known structures. The structural properties of large assemblies are obtained by identifying binding surfaces, by orienting domains, and employing limited distance constraints. Segmental labeling and the combination of NMR with other methods have helped popularize NMR studies of such systems.
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- Dominique P Frueh
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Honarparvar B, Govender T, Maguire GEM, Soliman MES, Kruger HG. Integrated Approach to Structure-Based Enzymatic Drug Design: Molecular Modeling, Spectroscopy, and Experimental Bioactivity. Chem Rev 2013; 114:493-537. [DOI: 10.1021/cr300314q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Bahareh Honarparvar
- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis
and Peptide Research Unit and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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Santambrogio C, Favretto F, D'Onofrio M, Assfalg M, Grandori R, Molinari H. Mass spectrometry and NMR analysis of ligand binding by human liver fatty acid binding protein. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2013; 48:895-903. [PMID: 23893635 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Human liver fatty acid binding protein (hL-FABP) is the most abundant cytosolic protein in the liver. This protein plays important roles associated to partitioning of fatty acids (FAs) to specific metabolic pathways, nuclear signaling and protection against oxidative damage. The protein displays promiscuous binding properties and can bind two internal ligands, unlike FABPs from other tissues. Different topologies for the ligand located in the more accessible site have been reported, with either a 'head-in' or 'head-out' orientation of the carboxylate end. Electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance titrations are employed here in order to investigate in further detail the binding properties of this system, the equilibria established in solution and the pH dependence of the complexes. The results are consistent with two binding sites with different affinity and a unique head-out topology for the second molecule of either ligand. Competition experiments indicate a higher affinity for oleic acid relative to palmitic acid at each binding site.
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- C Santambrogio
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Piazza della Scienza 2, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126, Milan, Italy
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Preferential domain orientation of HMGB2 determined by the weak intramolecular interactions mediated by the interdomain linker. Chem Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Karaca E, Bonvin AMJJ. On the usefulness of ion-mobility mass spectrometry and SAXS data in scoring docking decoys. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D: BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2013; 69:683-94. [DOI: 10.1107/s0907444913007063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Karaca E, Bonvin AM. Advances in integrative modeling of biomolecular complexes. Methods 2013; 59:372-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2012.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Revised: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Chemokine oligomerization in cell signaling and migration. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2013; 117:531-78. [PMID: 23663982 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386931-9.00020-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chemokines are small proteins best known for their role in controlling the migration of diverse cells, particularly leukocytes. Upon binding to their G-protein-coupled receptors on the leukocytes, chemokines stimulate the signaling events that cause cytoskeletal rearrangements involved in cell movement, and migration of the cells along chemokine gradients. Depending on the cell type, chemokines also induce many other types of cellular responses including those related to defense mechanisms, cell proliferation, survival, and development. Historically, most research efforts have focused on the interaction of chemokines with their receptors, where monomeric forms of the ligands are the functionally relevant state. More recently, however, the importance of chemokine interactions with cell surface glycosaminoglycans has come to light, and in most cases appears to involve oligomeric chemokine structures. This review summarizes existing knowledge relating to the structure and function of chemokine oligomers, and emerging methodology for determining structures of complex chemokine assemblies in the future.
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Schneidman-Duhovny D, Kim SJ, Sali A. Integrative structural modeling with small angle X-ray scattering profiles. BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2012; 12:17. [PMID: 22800408 PMCID: PMC3427135 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-12-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Recent technological advances enabled high-throughput collection of Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) profiles of biological macromolecules. Thus, computational methods for integrating SAXS profiles into structural modeling are needed more than ever. Here, we review specifically the use of SAXS profiles for the structural modeling of proteins, nucleic acids, and their complexes. First, the approaches for computing theoretical SAXS profiles from structures are presented. Second, computational methods for predicting protein structures, dynamics of proteins in solution, and assembly structures are covered. Third, we discuss the use of SAXS profiles in integrative structure modeling approaches that depend simultaneously on several data types.
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- Dina Schneidman-Duhovny
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
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Synergistic applications of MD and NMR for the study of biological systems. J Biomed Biotechnol 2012; 2012:254208. [PMID: 22319241 PMCID: PMC3272818 DOI: 10.1155/2012/254208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Modern biological sciences are becoming more and more multidisciplinary. At the same time, theoretical and computational approaches gain in reliability and their field of application widens. In this short paper, we discuss recent advances in the areas of solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations that were made possible by the combination of both methods, that is, through their synergistic use. We present the main NMR observables and parameters that can be computed from simulations, and how they are used in a variety of complementary applications, including dynamics studies, model-free analysis, force field validation, and structural studies.
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Aliev AE, Mia ZA, Khaneja HS, King FD. Structures in Solutions from Joint Experimental-Computational Analysis: Applications to Cyclic Molecules and Studies of Noncovalent Interactions. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:1093-109. [DOI: 10.1021/jp211083f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Abil E. Aliev
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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Titushin MS, Feng Y, Lee J, Vysotski ES, Liu ZJ. Protein-protein complexation in bioluminescence. Protein Cell 2012; 2:957-72. [PMID: 22231355 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-011-1118-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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In this review we summarize the progress made towards understanding the role of protein-protein interactions in the function of various bioluminescence systems of marine organisms, including bacteria, jellyfish and soft corals, with particular focus on methodology used to detect and characterize these interactions. In some bioluminescence systems, protein-protein interactions involve an "accessory protein" whereby a stored substrate is efficiently delivered to the bioluminescent enzyme luciferase. Other types of complexation mediate energy transfer to an "antenna protein" altering the color and quantum yield of a bioluminescence reaction. Spatial structures of the complexes reveal an important role of electrostatic forces in governing the corresponding weak interactions and define the nature of the interaction surfaces. The most reliable structural model is available for the protein-protein complex of the Ca(2+)-regulated photoprotein clytin and green-fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Clytia gregaria, solved by means of Xray crystallography, NMR mapping and molecular docking. This provides an example of the potential strategies in studying the transient complexes involved in bioluminescence. It is emphasized that structural studies such as these can provide valuable insight into the detailed mechanism of bioluminescence.
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- Maxim S Titushin
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Wang X, Watson C, Sharp JS, Handel TM, Prestegard JH. Oligomeric structure of the chemokine CCL5/RANTES from NMR, MS, and SAXS data. Structure 2011; 19:1138-48. [PMID: 21827949 PMCID: PMC3159919 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Revised: 06/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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CCL5 (RANTES) is a proinflammatory chemokine known to activate leukocytes through its receptor, CCR5. Although the monomeric form of CCL5 is sufficient to cause cell migration in vitro, CCL5's propensity for aggregation is essential for migration in vivo, T cell activation and apoptosis, and HIV entry into cells. However, there is currently no structural information on CCL5 oligomers larger than the canonical CC chemokine dimer. In this study the solution structure of a CCL5 oligomer was investigated using an integrated approach, including NMR residual dipolar couplings to determine allowed relative orientations of the component monomers, SAXS to restrict overall shape, and hydroxyl radical footprinting and NMR cross-saturation experiments to identify interface residues. The resulting model of the CCL5 oligomer provides a basis for explaining the disaggregating effect of E66 and E26 mutations and suggests mechanisms by which glycosaminoglycan binding may promote oligomer formation and facilitate cell migration in vivo.
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- Xu Wang
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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- Skaggs School of Pharm & Pharmaceut Sci, Univ. Calif., San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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