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Hu K, Shirakashi R. Molecular dynamics study of water rotational relaxation in saccharide solution for the development of bioprotective agent. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Turan HT, Meuwly M. Local Hydration Control and Functional Implications Through S-Nitrosylation of Proteins: Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Virus (K-RAS) and Hemoglobin (Hb). J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:1526-1539. [PMID: 36757772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c07371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Abstract
S-nitrosylation, the covalent addition of NO to the thiol side chain of cysteine, is an important post-transitional modification (PTM) that can affect the function of proteins. As such, PTMs extend and diversify protein function and thus characterizing consequences of PTM at a molecular level is of great interest. Although PTMs can be detected through various direct/indirect methods, they lack the capability to investigate the modifications with molecular detail. In the present work local and global structural dynamics, their correlation, the hydration structure, and the infrared spectroscopy for WT and S-nitrosylated Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (K-RAS) and hemoglobin (Hb) are characterized from molecular dynamics simulations. It is found that attaching NO to Cys118 in K-RAS rigidifies the protein in the Switch-I region which has functional implications, whereas for Hb, nitrosylation at Cys93 at the β1 chain increases the flexibility of secondary structural motives for Hb in its T0 and R4 conformational substates. Solvent water access decreased by 40% after nitrosylation in K-RAS, similar to Hb for which, however, local hydration of the R4SNO state is yet lower than for T0SNO. Finally, S-nitrosylation leads to detectable peaks for the NO stretch frequency, but the congested IR spectral region will make experimental detection of these bands difficult. Overall, S-nitrosylation in these two proteins is found to influence hydration, protein flexibility, and conformational dynamics which are all eventually involved in protein regulation and function at a molecular level.
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- Haydar Taylan Turan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Ivanov YD, Tatur VY, Shumov ID, Kozlov AF, Valueva AA, Ivanova IA, Ershova MO, Ivanova ND, Stepanov IN, Lukyanitsa AA, Ziborov VS. The Effect of a Rotating Cone on Horseradish Peroxidase Aggregation on Mica Revealed by Atomic Force Microscopy. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1947. [PMID: 36363968 PMCID: PMC9697547 DOI: 10.3390/mi13111947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Our study reported herein aims to determine whether an electromagnetic field, induced triboelectrically by a metallic cone, rotating at a frequency of 167 Hz, has an effect on the properties of the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed to detect even the most subtle effects on single enzyme molecules. In parallel, a macroscopic method (spectrophotometry) was used to reveal whether the enzymatic activity of HRP in solution was affected. An aqueous solution of the enzyme was incubated at a distance of 2 cm from the rotating cone. The experiments were performed at various incubation times. The control experiments were performed with a non-rotating cone. The incubation of the HRP solution was found to cause the disaggregation of the enzyme. At longer incubation times, this disaggregation was found to be accompanied by the formation of higher-order aggregates; however, no change in the HRP enzymatic activity was observed. The results of our experiments could be of interest in the development of enzyme-based biosensors with rotating elements such as stirrers. Additionally, the results obtained herein are important for the correct interpretation of data obtained with such biosensors.
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- Yuri D. Ivanov
- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology Named after Skryabin, 109472 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
- Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, Pogodinskaya Str., 10 Build. 8, 119121 Moscow, Russia
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia
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Ivanov YD, Tatur VY, Shumov ID, Kozlov AF, Valueva AA, Ivanova IA, Ershova MO, Ivanova ND, Stepanov IN, Lukyanitsa AA, Ziborov VS. Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Effect of an Electric Field, Applied to a Pyramidal Structure, on Enzyme Biomolecules. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:jfb13040234. [PMID: 36412875 PMCID: PMC9680214 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13040234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The influence of an external constant strong electric field, formed using a pyramidal structure under a high electric potential, on an enzyme located near its apex, is studied. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is used as a model. In our experiments, a 27 kV direct current (DC) voltage was applied to two electrodes with a conducting pyramidal structure attached to one of them. The enzyme particles were visualized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) after the adsorption of the enzyme from its 0.1 µM solution onto mica AFM substrates. It is demonstrated that after the 40 min exposure to the electric field, the enzyme forms extended structures on mica, while in control experiments compact HRP particles are observed. After the exposure to the electric field, the majority of mica-adsorbed HRP particles had a height of 1.2 nm (as opposed to 1.0 nm in the case of control experiments), and the contribution of higher (>2.0 nm) particles was also considerable. This indicates the formation of high-order HRP aggregates under the influence of an applied electric field. At that, the enzymatic activity of HRP against its substrate 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) remains unaffected. These results are important for studying macroscopic effects of strong electromagnetic fields on enzymes, as well as for the development of cellular structure models.
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- Yuri D. Ivanov
- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology Named after Skryabin, 109472 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
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- Foundation of Perspective Technologies and Novations, 115682 Moscow, Russia
- Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia
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The Effect of a Dodecahedron-Shaped Structure on the Properties of an Enzyme. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:jfb13040166. [PMID: 36278635 PMCID: PMC9590084 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13040166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In this research, the influence of a dodecahedron-shaped structure on the adsorption behavior of a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme glycoprotein onto mica substrates was studied. In the experiments, samples of an aqueous HRP solution were incubated at various distances (0.03 m, 2 m, 5 m, and control at 20 m) from the dodecahedron surface. After the incubation, the direct adsorption of HRP onto mica substrates immersed in the solutions was performed, and the mica-adsorbed HRP particles were visualized via atomic force microscopy (AFM). The effect of the increased HRP aggregation was only observed after the incubation of the enzyme solution at the 2 m distance from the dodecahedron. In addition, with respect to the control sample, spectrophotometric measurements revealed no change in the HRP enzymatic activity after the incubation at any of the distances studied. The results reported herein can be of use in the modeling of the possible influences of various spatial structures on biological objects in the development of biosensors and other electronic equipment.
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