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Ury-Thiery V, Fichou Y, Alves I, Molinari M, Lecomte S, Feuillie C. Interaction of full-length Tau with negatively charged lipid membranes leads to polymorphic aggregates. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:17141-17153. [PMID: 39189914 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01343c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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The Tau protein is implicated in various diseases collectively known as tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. The precise mechanism underlying Tau pathogenicity remains elusive. Recently, the role of lipids has garnered interest due to their implications in Tau aggregation, secretion, uptake, and pathogenic dysregulation. Previous investigations have highlighted critical aspects: (i) Tau's tendency to aggregate into fibers when interacting with negatively charged lipids, (ii) its ability to form structured species upon contact with anionic membranes, and (iii) the potential disruption of the membrane upon Tau binding. In this study, we examine the disease-associated P301L mutation of the 2N4R isoform of Tau and its effects on membranes composed on phosphatidylserine (PS) lipids. Aggregation studies and liposome leakage assays demonstrate Tau's ability to bind to anionic lipid vesicles, leading to membrane disruption. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) reveals the accumulation of Tau on the membrane surface without protein insertion, structuration, or lipid removal. Plasmon waveguide resonance (PWR) demonstrates a strong binding of Tau on PS bilayers with an apparent Kd in the micromolar range, indicating the deposition of a thick protein layer. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) real-time imaging allows the observation of partial lipid solubilization and the deposition of polymorphic aggregates in the form of thick patches and fibrillary structures resembling amyloid fibers, which could grow from a combination of extracted anionic phospholipids from the membrane and Tau protein. This study deepens our understanding of full-length Tau's multifaceted interactions with lipids, shedding light on potential mechanisms leading to the formation of pathogenic Tau assemblies.
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- Vicky Ury-Thiery
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France.
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Jobin ML, De Smedt-Peyrusse V, Ducrocq F, Baccouch R, Oummadi A, Pedersen MH, Medel-Lacruz B, Angelo MF, Villette S, Van Delft P, Fouillen L, Mongrand S, Selent J, Tolentino-Cortez T, Barreda-Gómez G, Grégoire S, Masson E, Durroux T, Javitch JA, Guixà-González R, Alves ID, Trifilieff P. Impact of membrane lipid polyunsaturation on dopamine D2 receptor ligand binding and signaling. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:1960-1969. [PMID: 36604603 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01928-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Increasing evidence supports a relationship between lipid metabolism and mental health. In particular, the biostatus of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) correlates with some symptoms of psychiatric disorders, as well as the efficacy of pharmacological treatments. Recent findings highlight a direct association between brain PUFA levels and dopamine transmission, a major neuromodulatory system implicated in the etiology of psychiatric symptoms. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are still unknown. Here we demonstrate that membrane enrichment in the n-3 PUFA docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), potentiates ligand binding to the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R), suggesting that DHA acts as an allosteric modulator of this receptor. Molecular dynamics simulations confirm that DHA has a high preference for interaction with the D2R and show that membrane unsaturation selectively enhances the conformational dynamics of the receptor around its second intracellular loop. We find that membrane unsaturation spares G protein activity but potentiates the recruitment of β-arrestin in cells. Furthermore, in vivo n-3 PUFA deficiency blunts the behavioral effects of two D2R ligands, quinpirole and aripiprazole. These results highlight the importance of membrane unsaturation for D2R activity and provide a putative mechanism for the ability of PUFAs to enhance antipsychotic efficacy.
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- Marie-Lise Jobin
- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux INP, NutriNeuro, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux INP, NutriNeuro, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nanoobjects, CNRS UMR 5248, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux INP, NutriNeuro, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB), Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM)-Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nanoobjects, CNRS UMR 5248, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis (LBM), Research Mix Unity (UMR) 5200, National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis (LBM), Research Mix Unity (UMR) 5200, National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis (LBM), Research Mix Unity (UMR) 5200, National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB), Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM)-Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Department, IMG Pharma Biotech S.L., BIC Bizkaia (612), 48160, Derio, Spain
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000, Dijon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232, Villigen, PSI, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Chemistry & Biology of Membranes & Nanoobjects, CNRS UMR 5248, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, 33600, Pessac, France.
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- Université de Bordeaux, INRAE, Bordeaux INP, NutriNeuro, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
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Rascol E, Villette S, Harté E, Alves ID. Plasmon Waveguide Resonance: Principles, Applications and Historical Perspectives on Instrument Development. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216442. [PMID: 34770851 PMCID: PMC8588475 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Plasmon waveguide resonance (PWR) is a variant of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) that was invented about two decades ago at the University of Arizona. In addition to the characterization of the kinetics and affinity of molecular interactions, PWR possesses several advantages relative to SPR, namely, the ability to monitor both mass and structural changes. PWR allows anisotropy information to be obtained and is ideal for the investigation of molecular interactions occurring in anisotropic-oriented thin films. In this review, we will revisit main PWR applications, aiming at characterizing molecular interactions occurring (1) at lipid membranes deposited in the sensor and (2) in chemically modified sensors. Among the most widely used applications is the investigation of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) ligand activation and the study of the lipid environment’s impact on this process. Pioneering PWR studies on GPCRs were carried out thanks to the strong and effective collaboration between two laboratories in the University of Arizona leaded by Dr. Gordon Tollin and Dr. Victor J. Hruby. This review provides an overview of the main applications of PWR and provides a historical perspective on the development of instruments since the first prototype and continuous technological improvements to ongoing and future developments, aiming at broadening the information obtained and expanding the application portfolio.
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- Estelle Rascol
- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France; (E.R.); (S.V.)
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France; (E.R.); (S.V.)
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- Université de Bordeaux and CNRS, LOMA, UMR 5798, F-33400 Talence, France;
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600 Pessac, France; (E.R.); (S.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-5400-06-8949
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Jiang JQ, Chanseau C, Alves ID, Nlate S, Durrieu MC. Dendron-Functionalized Surface: Efficient Strategy for Enhancing the Capture of Microvesicles. iScience 2019; 21:110-123. [PMID: 31655252 PMCID: PMC6820240 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Microvesicles (MVs) are used by various types of cells in the human body for intercellular communication, making them biomarkers of great potential for the early and non-evasive diagnosis of a spectrum of diseases. An integrated analysis including morphological, quantitative, and compositional studies is most desirable for the clinical application of MV detection; however, such integration is limited by the currently available analysis techniques. In this context, exploiting the phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure of MVs, we synthesized a series of dendritic molecules with PS-binding sites at the periphery. PS-dendron binding was studied at the molecular level using NMR approaches, whereas PS-containing membrane-dendron interaction was investigated in an aqueous environment using plasmon waveguide resonance spectroscopy. As a proof of concept, polyethylene terephthalate surface was functionalized with the synthetic dendrons, forming devices that can capture MVs to facilitate their subsequent analyses. Phosphatidylserine-dendron interaction studies with NMR techniques Lipid membrane binding enhancement using dendritic molecules Dendron-grafted material for effective MV capture
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- Jian-Qiao Jiang
- Université de Bordeaux, Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et Nano-Objets (UMR5248 CBMN), Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; CNRS, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; Bordeaux INP, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et Nano-Objets (UMR5248 CBMN), Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; CNRS, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; Bordeaux INP, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et Nano-Objets (UMR5248 CBMN), Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; CNRS, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; Bordeaux INP, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et Nano-Objets (UMR5248 CBMN), Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; CNRS, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; Bordeaux INP, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France.
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- Université de Bordeaux, Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et Nano-Objets (UMR5248 CBMN), Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; CNRS, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France; Bordeaux INP, CBMN UMR5248, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire - Bât 14, Pessac 33600, France.
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Alves ID, Lecomte S. Study of G-Protein Coupled Receptor Signaling in Membrane Environment by Plasmon Waveguide Resonance. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:1059-1067. [PMID: 30865424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Here we describe an experimental technique, termed plasmon waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy that enables the characterization of molecular interactions occurring at the level of anisotropic thin films as lipid membranes and therein inserted or interacting molecules. PWR allows one to characterize such molecular interactions at different levels: (1) acquire binding curves and calculate dissociation constants; (2) obtain kinetic information; (3) obtain information about associated anisotropy changes and changes in membrane thickness; (4) obtain insight about lateral homogeneity (formation of domains). Points 1, 2, and 4 can be directly obtained from the data. Point 3 requires spectral fitting procedures so that the different optical parameters characterizing thin films as proteolipid membranes, namely refractive index and extinction coefficient for both p- (TM component of light that is parallel to the incident light) and s- (TE component of light that is perpendicular to the incident light) polarizations and thickness, can be determined. When applied to membrane proteins as the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family, both ligand-induced conformational changes of the receptor can be followed as well as interactions with effectors (e.g., G-proteins). Additionally, by either altering the lipid composition in cellular membranes or specifically controlling its composition in the case of lipid model membranes with reconstituted proteins, the role of the lipid environment in receptor activation and signaling can be determined. Additionally, the eventual partition of receptors in different lipid microdomains (e.g., lipid rafts) can be followed. Such information can be obtained ex cellulo with mammalian cell membrane fragments expressing the protein of interest and/or in vitro with lipid model systems where the protein under investigation has been reconstituted. Moreover, PWR can also be applied to directly follow the reconstitution of membrane proteins in lipid model membranes. The measurements are performed directly (no labeling of molecular partners), in real time and with very high sensitivity. Here we will discuss different aspects of GPCR activation and signaling where PWR brought important information in parallel with other approaches. The utility of PWR is not limited to GPCRs but can be applied to any membrane protein. PWR is also an excellent tool to characterize the interaction of membrane active molecules (as cell penetrating, antimicrobial, viral and amyloid peptides) with lipids. A brief section is dedicated to such applications, with particular emphasis on amyloid peptides. To finalize, as PWR is a homemade technology, ongoing instrument developments aiming at breaking current experimental limitations are briefly discussed, namely, the coupling of PWR with electrochemical measurements and the expansion of measurements from the visible to the infrared region.
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- Isabel D. Alves
- CBMN UMR 5248 CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bat. B14 allée Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- CBMN UMR 5248 CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bat. B14 allée Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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Development of optical biosensor technologies for cardiac troponin recognition. Anal Biochem 2015; 485:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lee TH, Hirst DJ, Aguilar MI. New insights into the molecular mechanisms of biomembrane structural changes and interactions by optical biosensor technology. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:1868-85. [PMID: 26009270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biomolecular-membrane interactions play a critical role in the regulation of many important biological processes such as protein trafficking, cellular signalling and ion channel formation. Peptide/protein-membrane interactions can also destabilise and damage the membrane which can lead to cell death. Characterisation of the molecular details of these binding-mediated membrane destabilisation processes is therefore central to understanding cellular events such as antimicrobial action, membrane-mediated amyloid aggregation, and apoptotic protein induced mitochondrial membrane permeabilisation. Optical biosensors have provided a unique approach to characterising membrane interactions allowing quantitation of binding events and new insight into the kinetic mechanism of these interactions. One of the most commonly used optical biosensor technologies is surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and there have been an increasing number of studies reporting the use of this technique for investigating biophysical analysis of membrane-mediated events. More recently, a number of new optical biosensors based on waveguide techniques have been developed, allowing membrane structure changes to be measured simultaneously with mass binding measurements. These techniques include dual polarisation interferometry (DPI), plasmon waveguide resonance spectroscopy (PWR) and optical waveguide light mode spectroscopy (OWLS). These techniques have expanded the application of optical biosensors to allow the analysis of membrane structure changes during peptide and protein binding. This review provides a theoretical and practical overview of the application of biosensor technology with a specific focus on DPI, PWR and OWLS to study biomembrane-mediated events and the mechanism of biomembrane disruption. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Lipid-protein interactions.
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- Tzong-Hsien Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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Elaid S, Libersou S, Ouldali M, Morellet N, Desbat B, Alves ID, Lepault J, Bouaziz S. A peptide derived from the rotavirus outer capsid protein VP7 permeabilizes artificial membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:2026-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A proapoptotic peptide conjugated to penetratin selectively inhibits tumor cell growth. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:2087-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Copolovici DM, Langel K, Eriste E, Langel Ü. Cell-penetrating peptides: design, synthesis, and applications. ACS NANO 2014; 8:1972-94. [PMID: 24559246 DOI: 10.1021/nn4057269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 679] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The intrinsic property of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) to deliver therapeutic molecules (nucleic acids, drugs, imaging agents) to cells and tissues in a nontoxic manner has indicated that they may be potential components of future drugs and disease diagnostic agents. These versatile peptides are simple to synthesize, functionalize, and characterize yet are able to deliver covalently or noncovalently conjugated bioactive cargos (from small chemical drugs to large plasmid DNA) inside cells, primarily via endocytosis, in order to obtain high levels of gene expression, gene silencing, or tumor targeting. Typically, CPPs are often passive and nonselective yet must be functionalized or chemically modified to create effective delivery vectors that succeed in targeting specific cells or tissues. Furthermore, the design of clinically effective systemic delivery systems requires the same amount of attention to detail in both design of the delivered cargo and the cell-penetrating peptide used to deliver it.
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- Dana Maria Copolovici
- Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Technology, Tartu University , 504 11 Tartu, Estonia
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Harté E, Maalouli N, Shalabney A, Texier E, Berthelot K, Lecomte S, Alves ID. Probing the kinetics of lipid membrane formation and the interaction of a nontoxic and a toxic amyloid with plasmon waveguide resonance. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:4168-71. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc00571f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The kinetics of formation of solid-supported lipid model membranes were investigated using a home-made plasmon waveguide resonance (PWR) sensor possessing enhanced properties relative to classic surface plasmon resonance sensors.
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- E. Harté
- CBMN
- UMR 5248 CNRS
- Université de Bordeaux
- 33600 Pessac, France
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- Departamento de Química de los Materiales
- Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- Chile
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- ISIS
- Université de Strasbourg
- 67083 Strasbourg, France
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- CRPP
- Université de Bordeaux
- 33600 Pessac, France
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- LCPO UMR 5629 CNRS
- Université de Bordeaux
- 33600 Pessac, France
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- CBMN
- UMR 5248 CNRS
- Université de Bordeaux
- 33600 Pessac, France
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- CBMN
- UMR 5248 CNRS
- Université de Bordeaux
- 33600 Pessac, France
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Li B, Ju H. Label-free optical biosensors based on a planar optical waveguide. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-013-7401-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Marques AV, Marengo Trindade P, Marques S, Brum T, Harte E, Rodrigues MO, D’Oca MGM, da Silva PA, Pohlmann AR, Alves ID, de Lima VR. Isoniazid interaction with phosphatidylcholine-based membranes. J Mol Struct 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Jobin ML, Bonnafous P, Temsamani H, Dole F, Grélard A, Dufourc EJ, Alves ID. The enhanced membrane interaction and perturbation of a cell penetrating peptide in the presence of anionic lipids: toward an understanding of its selectivity for cancer cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:1457-70. [PMID: 23462641 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are usually short, highly cationic peptides that are capable of crossing the cell membrane and transport cargos of varied size and nature in cells by energy- and receptor-independent mechanisms. An additional potential is the newly discovered anti-tumor activity of certain CPPs, including RW16 (RRWRRWWRRWWRRWRR) which is derived from penetratin and is investigated here. The use of CPPs in therapeutics, diagnosis and potential application as anti-tumor agents increases the necessity of understanding their mode of action, a subject yet not totally understood. With this in mind, the membrane interaction and perturbation mechanisms of RW16 with both zwitterionic and anionic lipid model systems (used as representative models of healthy vs tumor cells) were investigated using a large panoply of biophysical techniques. It was shown that RW16 autoassociates and that its oligomerization state highly influences its membrane interaction. Overall a stronger association and perturbation of anionic membranes was observed, especially in the presence of oligomeric peptide, when compared to zwitterionic ones. This might explain, at least in part, the anti-tumor activity and so the selective interaction with cancer cells whose membranes have been shown to be especially anionic. Hydrophobic contacts between the peptide and lipids were also shown to play an important role in the interaction. That probably results from the tryptophan insertion into the fatty acid lipid area following a peptide flip after the first electrostatic recognition. A model is presented that reflects the ensemble of results.
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- Marie-Lise Jobin
- Université de Bordeaux, IPB, Allée Geoffroy St. Hilaire, Pessac, France
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Fang Y. Ligand-receptor interaction platforms and their applications for drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2012; 7:969-88. [PMID: 22860803 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2012.715631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The study of drug-target interactions is essential for the understanding of biological processes and for the efforts to develop new therapeutic molecules. Increased ligand-binding assays have coincided with the advances in reagents, detection and instrumentation technologies, the expansion in therapeutic targets of interest, and the increasingly recognized importance of biochemical aspects of drug-target interactions in determining the clinical performance of drug molecules. Nowadays, ligand-binding assays can determine every aspect of many drug-target interactions. AREAS COVERED Given that ligand-target interactions are very diverse, the author has decided to focus on the binding of small molecules to protein targets. This article first reviews the key biochemical aspects of drug-target interactions, and then discusses the detection principles of various ligand-binding techniques in the context of their primary applications for drug discovery and development. EXPERT OPINION Equilibrium-binding affinity should not be used as a solo indicator for the in vivo pharmacology of drugs. The clinical relevance of drug-binding kinetics demands high throughput kinetics early in drug discovery. The dependence of ligand binding and function on the conformation of targets necessitates solution-based and whole cell-based ligand-binding assays. The increasing need to examine ligand binding at the proteome level, driven by the clinical importance of the polypharmacology of ligands, has started to make the structure-based in silico binding screen an indispensable technique for drug discovery and development. Integration of different ligand-binding assays is important to improve the efficiency of the drug discovery and development process.
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- Ye Fang
- Biochemical Technologies, Science and Technology Division, Corning, Inc., Corning, NY 14831, USA.
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Walrant A, Bechara C, Alves ID, Sagan S. Molecular partners for interaction and cell internalization of cell-penetrating peptides: how identical are they? Nanomedicine (Lond) 2012; 7:133-43. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.11.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cell-penetrating peptides are short basic peptide sequences that might display amphipathic properties. These positively charged peptides internalize into all cell types, albeit with different efficiency. Cell-penetrating peptides use all routes of pinocytosis to internalize, in addition to direct membrane translocation that requires interaction with lipid membrane domains. These differences in internalization efficiency according to the peptide sequence and cell type suggest that the cell-penetrating peptides interact with different molecular partners at the cell surface. This review will first report on data that describe the molecular interaction of the most popular cell-penetrating peptides (penetratin, Tat and oligoarginine) with carbohydrates and lipids. The second part of the review will be dedicated to cell studies that have reported how cell surface composition influences cell internalization. Discussion will focus on the gap between in vitro and in cellulo studies, and more specifically to which extent the interaction with molecules found in membranes reflect the internalization efficiency of the peptides.
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- Astrid Walrant
- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7203, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7203, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
- ENS, UMR 7203, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
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- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7203, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7203, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
- ENS, UMR 7203, LBM, 75005 Paris, France
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Relationships between membrane binding, affinity and cell internalization efficacy of a cell-penetrating peptide: penetratin as a case study. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24096. [PMID: 21915283 PMCID: PMC3167814 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Penetratin is a positively charged cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) that has the ability to bind negatively charged membrane components, such as glycosaminoglycans and anionic lipids. Whether this primary interaction of penetratin with these cell surface components implies that the peptide will be further internalized is not clear. Methodology Using mass spectrometry, the amount of internalized and membrane bound penetratin remaining after washings, were quantified in three different cell lines: wild type (WT), glycosaminoglycans- (GAGneg) and sialic acid-deficient (SAneg) cells. Additionally, the affinity and kinetics of the interaction of penetratin to membrane models composed of pure lipids and membrane fragments from the referred cell lines was investigated, as well as the thermodynamics of such interactions using plasmon resonance and calorimetry. Principal Findings Penetratin internalized with the same efficacy in the three cell lines at 1 µM, but was better internalized at 10 µM in SAneg>WT>GAGneg. The heat released by the interaction of penetratin with these cells followed the ranking order of internalization efficiency. Penetratin had an affinity of 10 nM for WT cells and µM for SAneg and GAGneg cells and model membrane of phospholipids. The remaining membrane-bound penetratin after cells washings was similar in WT and GAGneg cells, which suggested that these binding sites relied on membrane phospholipids. The interaction of penetratin with carbohydrates was more superficial and reversible while it was stronger with phospholipids, likely because the peptide can intercalate between the fatty acid chains. Conclusion/Significance These results show that accumulation and high-affinity binding of penetratin at the cell-surface do not reflect the internalization efficacy of the peptide. Altogether, these data further support translocation (membrane phospholipids interaction) as being the internalization pathway used by penetratin at low micromolecular concentration, while endocytosis is activated at higher concentration and requires accumulation of the peptide on GAG and GAG clustering.
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Alves I, Staneva G, Tessier C, Salgado GF, Nuss P. The interaction of antipsychotic drugs with lipids and subsequent lipid reorganization investigated using biophysical methods. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2011; 1808:2009-18. [PMID: 21377444 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The interaction of antipsychotic drugs (AP) with lipids and the subsequent lipid reorganization on model membranes was assessed using a combination of several complementary biophysical approaches (calorimetry, plasmon resonance, fluorescence microscopy, X-ray diffraction and molecular modeling). The effect of haloperidol (HAL), risperidone (RIS), and 9-OH-risperidone (9-OH-RIS) was examined on single lipid and mixtures comprising lipids of biological origin. All APs interact with lipids and induced membrane reorganization. APs showed higher affinity for sphingomyelin than for phosphatidylcholine. Cholesterol increased AP affinity for the lipid bilayer and led to the following AP ranking regarding affinity and structural changes: RIS >9-OH-RIS >HAL. Liquid-ordered domain formation and bilayer thickness were differentially altered by AP addition. Docking calculations helped understanding the observed differences between the APs and offer a representation of their conformation in the lipid bilayer. Present results indicate that AP drugs may change membrane compartmentalization which could differentially modulate the signaling cascade of the dopamine D2 receptor for which APs are ligands.
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- Isabel Alves
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMRS 7203 CNRS-ENS, Laboratoire des BioMolécules, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France
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Distinct behaviour of the homeodomain derived cell penetrating peptide penetratin in interaction with different phospholipids. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15819. [PMID: 21209890 PMCID: PMC3012702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Penetratin is a protein transduction domain derived from the homeoprotein Antennapedia. Thereby it is currently used as a cell penetrating peptide to introduce diverse molecules into eukaryotic cells, and it could also be involved in the cellular export of transcription factors. Moreover, it has been shown that it is able to act as an antimicrobial agent. The mechanisms involved in all these processes are quite controversial. Methodology/Principal Findings In this article, we report spectroscopic, calorimetric and biochemical data on the penetratin interaction with three different phospholipids: phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) to mimic respectively the outer and the inner leaflets of the eukaryotic plasma membrane and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) to mimic the bacterial membrane. We demonstrate that with PC, penetratin is able to form vesicle aggregates with no major change in membrane fluidity and presents no well defined secondary structure organization. With PE, penetratin aggregates vesicles, increases membrane rigidity and acquires an α-helical structure. With PG membranes, penetratin does not aggregate vesicles but decreases membrane fluidity and acquires a structure with both α-helical and β–sheet contributions. Conclusions/Significance These data from membrane models suggest that the different penetratin actions in eukaryotic cells (membrane translocation during export and import) and on prokaryotes may result from different peptide and lipid structural arrangements. The data suggest that, for eukaryotic cell penetration, penetratin does not acquire classical secondary structure but requires a different conformation compared to that in solution.
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Alves ID, Jiao CY, Aubry S, Aussedat B, Burlina F, Chassaing G, Sagan S. Cell biology meets biophysics to unveil the different mechanisms of penetratin internalization in cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1798:2231-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2009] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Galloux M, Libersou S, Alves ID, Marquant R, Salgado GF, Rezaei H, Lepault J, Delmas B, Bouaziz S, Morellet N. NMR structure of a viral peptide inserted in artificial membranes: a view on the early steps of the birnavirus entry process. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:19409-21. [PMID: 20385550 PMCID: PMC2885221 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.076083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2009] [Revised: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nonenveloped virus must penetrate the cellular membrane to access the cytoplasm without the benefit of membrane fusion. For birnavirus, one of the peptides present in the virus capsid, pep46 for infectious bursal disease virus, is able to induce pores into membranes as an intermediate step of the birnavirus-penetration pathway. Using osmotic protection experiments, we demonstrate here that pep46 and its pore-forming N-terminal moiety (pep22) form pores of different diameters, 5-8 and 2-4 nm, respectively, showing that both pep46 moieties participate to pore formation. The solution structures of pep46, pep22, and pep24 (the pep46 C-terminal moiety) in different hydrophobic environments and micelles determined by (1)H NMR studies provide structural insights of the pep46 domain interaction. In CDCl(3)/CD(3)OH mixture and in dodecylphosphocholine micelles, the N-terminal domain of pep46 is structured in a long kinked helix, although the C terminus is structured in one or two helices depending upon the solvents used. We also show that the folding and the proline isomerization status of pep46 depend on the type of hydrophobic environment. NMR spectroscopy with labeled phospholipid micelles, differential scanning calorimetry, and plasmon waveguide resonance studies show the peptides lie parallel to the lipid-water interface, perturbing the fatty acid chain packing. All these data lead to a model in which the two domains of pep46 interact with the membrane to form pores.
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- Marie Galloux
- From the Unité de Pharmacologie Chimique et Génétique, CNRS, UMR 8151, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris, F-75270 Cedex 06
- the Unité de Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, UR892, Bâtiment de Biotechnologies, INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas
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- the CNRS UMR 2472, INRA 1157, Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- the UPMC Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules, FR 2769, Case Courier 182, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, and
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- From the Unité de Pharmacologie Chimique et Génétique, CNRS, UMR 8151, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris, F-75270 Cedex 06
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- the UPMC Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules, FR 2769, Case Courier 182, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, and
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- the Unité de Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, UR892, Bâtiment de Biotechnologies, INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas
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- the CNRS UMR 2472, INRA 1157, Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- the Unité de Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires, UR892, Bâtiment de Biotechnologies, INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas
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- From the Unité de Pharmacologie Chimique et Génétique, CNRS, UMR 8151, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris, F-75270 Cedex 06
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- From the Unité de Pharmacologie Chimique et Génétique, CNRS, UMR 8151, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, Paris, F-75270 Cedex 06
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Salgado GF, Vogel A, Marquant R, Feller SE, Bouaziz S, Alves ID. The role of membranes in the organization of HIV-1 Gag p6 and Vpr: p6 shows high affinity for membrane bilayers which substantially increases the interaction between p6 and Vpr. J Med Chem 2009; 52:7157-62. [PMID: 19883084 DOI: 10.1021/jm901106t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The molecular mechanism by which HIV-1 Gag proteins are targeted and transported to the plasma membrane after ribosomal synthesis is unknown. In this work, we investigated the potential interaction of p6 and Vpr with model membranes and have determined their binding constants. Plasmon waveguide resonance (PWR) experiments showed that p6 strongly interacts with membranes (K(d) approximately 40 nM), which may help explaining in part why Gag is targeted to and assembles into membranes by coating itself with lipids. Moreover, a substantial increased affinity of Vpr for p6 was observed while in a membrane environment. In order to further investigate the molecular properties behind the high affinity to model membranes, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out for p6 with a dodecylphosphocholine (DPC) micelle. The results indicate an integration route model for Vpr into virions and may help explain why previous reports failed to detect p6 in virion core preparations.
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- Gilmar F Salgado
- Departement de Chimie, Ecole Normale Superieure, CNRS, UMR 8642, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France
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Salamon Z, Tollin G, Alves I, Hruby V. Chapter 6. Plasmon resonance methods in membrane protein biology applications to GPCR signaling. Methods Enzymol 2009; 461:123-46. [PMID: 19480917 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(09)05406-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Plasmon waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy, a variant of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectrometry, allows one to examine changes in conformation of anisotropic structures such as membranes and membrane-associated proteins such as G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The binding and resulting structural changes that accompany interactions of membrane protein with ligands (agonists, antagonists, inverse agonist, etc.), G-proteins, and other effectors and modulators of signaling can be directly examined with this technique. In this chapter we outline the instrumentation used for these studies, the experimental methods that allow determination of the structural changes, and thermodynamic and kinetic parameters that can be obtained from these studies.
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- Zdzislaw Salamon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Alves ID, Correia I, Jiao CY, Sachon E, Sagan S, Lavielle S, Tollin G, Chassaing G. The interaction of cell-penetrating peptides with lipid model systems and subsequent lipid reorganization: thermodynamic and structural characterization. J Pept Sci 2009; 15:200-9. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.1070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hruby VJ, Tollin G. Plasmon-waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy for directly viewing rates of GPCR/G-protein interactions and quantifying affinities. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2007; 7:507-14. [PMID: 17869585 PMCID: PMC2151673 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2007] [Revised: 07/18/2007] [Accepted: 08/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Plasmon-waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy is an optical technique that has been developed in our laboratories and applied to the study of membrane-associated proteins, especially GPCRs. It has high sensitivity and requires no labeling of materials, and it can monitor changes in proteolipid mass density and conformation in real time using plasmon excitation by light polarized both perpendicular and parallel to the resonator surface. Direct measurements will be described of the association of ligands and G-proteins to GPCRs incorporated into a self-assembled lipid bilayer deposited on the silica surface of a PWR resonator. These studies have provided new insights into the functioning of this important class of signaling proteins.
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- Victor J Hruby
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
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Salamon Z, Devanathan S, Tollin G. Plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy studies of lateral segregation in solid-supported proteolipid bilayers. Methods Mol Biol 2007; 398:159-178. [PMID: 18214380 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-513-8_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Plasmon-waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy is a high-sensitivity optical method for characterizing thin films immobilized onto the outer surface of a glass prism coated with thin films of a metal (e.g., silver) and a dielectric (e.g., silica). Resonance excitation by a polarized continuous wave (CW) laser above the critical angle for total internal reflection generates plasmon and waveguide modes, whose evanescent electromagnetic fields are localized on the outer surface and interact with the immobilized sample (in the present case a proteolipid bilayer). Plots of reflected light intensity vs the incident angle of the exciting light constitute a PWR spectrum, whose properties are determined by the refractive index (n), the thickness (t), and the optical extinction at the exciting wavelength (k) of the sample. Plasmon excitation can occur using light polarized both perpendicular (p) and parallel (s) to the plane of the resonator surface, allowing characterization of the structural properties of uniaxially oriented proteolipid films deposited on the surface. As will be demonstrated in what follows, PWR spectroscopy provides a powerful tool for directly observing in real-time microdomain formation (rafts) in such bilayers owing to lateral segregation of both lipids and proteins. In favorable cases, protein trafficking can also be monitored. Spectral simulation using Maxwell's equations allows these raft domains to be characterized in terms of their mass densities and thicknesses.
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- Zdzislaw Salamon
- Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Alves ID, Delaroche D, Mouillac B, Salamon Z, Tollin G, Hruby VJ, Lavielle S, Sagan S. The two NK-1 binding sites correspond to distinct, independent, and non-interconvertible receptor conformational states as confirmed by plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy. Biochemistry 2006; 45:5309-18. [PMID: 16618119 PMCID: PMC1865500 DOI: 10.1021/bi052586d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two nonstoichiometric ligand binding sites have been previously reported for the NK-1 receptor, with the use of classical methods (radioligand binding and second messenger assays). The most populated (major, NK-1M) binding site binds substance P (SP) and is related to the adenylyl cyclase pathway. The less populated (minor, NK-1m) binding site binds substance P, C-terminal hexa- and heptapeptide analogues of SP, and the NK-2 endogenous ligand, neurokinin A, and is coupled to the phospholipase C pathway. Here, we have examined these two binding sites with plasmon-waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy that allows the thermodynamics and kinetics of ligand-receptor binding processes and the accompanying structural changes of the receptor to be monitored, through measurements of the anisotropic optical properties of lipid bilayers into which the receptor is incorporated. The binding of the three peptides, substance P, neurokinin A, and propionyl[Met(O(2))(11)]SP(7-11), to the partially purified NK-1 receptor has been analyzed by this method. Substance P and neurokinin A bind to the reconstituted receptor in a biphasic manner with two affinities (K(d1) = 0.14 +/- 0.02 nM and K(d2) = 1.4 +/- 0.18 nM, and K(d1) = 5.5 +/- 0.7 nM and K(d2) = 620 +/- 117 nM, respectively), whereas only one binding affinity (K(d) = 5.5 +/- 0.4 nM) could be observed for propionyl[Met(O(2))(11)]SP(7-11). Moreover, binding experiments in which one ligand was added after another one has been bound to the receptor have shown that the binding of these ligands to each binding site was unaffected by the fact that the other site was already occupied. These data strongly suggest that these two binding sites are independent and non-interconvertible on the time scale of these experiments (1-2 h).
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- Isabel D Alves
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
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Lee TH, Aguilar MI. Trends in the development and application of functional biomembrane surfaces. BIOTECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REVIEW 2006; 12:85-136. [PMID: 17045193 DOI: 10.1016/s1387-2656(06)12004-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Tzong-Hsien Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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The existence of surface guided electromagnetic waves has been theoretically predicted from Maxwell's equations and investigated during the first decades of the 20th century. However, it is only since the late 1960's that they have attracted the interest of surface physicists and earned the moniker of "surface plasmon". With the advent of commercially available instruments and well established theories, the technique has been used to study a wide variety of biochemical and biotechnological phenomena. Spectral response of the resonance condition serves as a sensitive indicator of the optical properties of thin films immobilized within a wavelength of the surface. This enhanced surface sensitivity has provided a boon to the surface sciences, and fosters collaboration between surface chemistry, physics and the ongoing biological and biotechnological revolution. Since then, techniques based on surface plasmons such as Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), SPR Imaging, Plasmon Waveguide Resonance (PWR) and others, have been increasingly used to determine the affinity and kinetics of a wide variety of real time molecular interactions such as protein-protein, lipid-protein and ligand-protein, without the need for a molecular tag or label. The physical-chemical methodologies used to immobilize membranes at the surface of these optical devices are reviewed, pointing out advantages and limitations of each method. The paper serves to summarize both historical and more recent developments of these technologies for investigating structure-function aspects of these molecular interactions, and regulation of specific events in signal transduction by G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).
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- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, 85721 Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Devanathan S, Salamon Z, Tollin G, Fitch J, Meyer TE, Cusanovich MA. Binding of Oxidized and Reduced Cytochrome c2 to Photosynthetic Reaction Centers: Plasmon-Waveguide Resonance Spectroscopy. Biochemistry 2004; 43:16405-15. [PMID: 15610035 DOI: 10.1021/bi0481904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The dissociation constants for the binding of oxidized and reduced wild-type cytochrome c(2) from Rhodobacter capsulatus and the lysine 93 to proline mutant of cytochrome c(2) to photosynthetic reaction centers (Rhodobacter sphaeroides) has been measured to high precision using plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy. For the studies reported, detergent-solubilized photosynthetic reaction center was exchanged into a phosphatidylcholine lipid bilayer to approximate the physiological environment. At physiologically relevant ionic strengths ( approximately 100 mM), we found two binding sites for the reduced wild-type cytochrome (K(D) = 10 and 150 nM), with affinities that decrease with decreasing ionic strength (2-5-fold). These results implicate nonpolar interactions as an important factor in determining the dissociation constants. Taking advantage of the ability of plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy to reslove the contribution of changes in mass and of structural anisotropy to cytochrome binding, we can demonstrate very different properties for the two binding sites. In contrast, the oxidized wild-type cytochrome only binds to a single site with a K(D) of 10 nM at high ionic strength, and this site has properties similar to the low-affinity site for binding the reduced cytochrome. The binding of oxidized cytochrome c(2) has a strong ionic strength response, with the affinity decreasing approximately 30-fold in going from high to low ionic strength. The K93P mutant binds to a single site in both redox states, which is similar, in terms of mass and structural anisotropy, to the oxidized wild-type site, with the affinity of the mutant oxidized state being approximately 30-fold weaker than that of the oxidized wild-type cytochrome at high ionic strength. Thus, reduced wild-type cytochrome can bind to both the high- and low-affinity sites, while the oxidized wild-type cytochrome and both redox states of the mutant cytochrome can only bind to the low-affinity site, possibly the consequence of the more stable structure of reduced wild-type cytochrome. In aggregate, the results are consistent with a model in which a transient conformational change in the region 88-102 in the cytochrome three-dimensional structure, the so-called hinge region, drives the dissociation of the oxidized cytochrome from the reaction center-cytochrome complex, facilitating turnover.
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- S Devanathan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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Devanathan S, Walker MC, Salamon Z, Tollin G. Plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy applied to three potential drug targets: cyclooxygenase-2, hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase and integrin αVβ3. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2004; 36:711-9. [PMID: 15533662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2004.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2004] [Revised: 08/13/2004] [Accepted: 08/27/2004] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Plasmon-waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy has been used to study the interactions between ligands that correspond to inhibitors, activators or substrates and three integral membrane proteins representing potential drug targets; cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 (COX-1 and -2), integrin alphaVbeta3, and hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase. The proteins were incorporated into an egg phosphatidylcholine bilayer deposited onto the surface of the PWR resonator, and changes in the amplitude and position of the PWR spectra due to mass density increases and conformational transitions have been used to characterize the kinetics and binding affinities corresponding to these interactions. Although the partition of COX-2 into the bilayer was not as efficient as was the case with the other two proteins, sufficient protein could be incorporated to allow ligand binding to be observed. It was also possible to incorporate COX-1 into a lipid bilayer by adding a suspension of microsomal membrane fragments containing this enzyme to a preformed bilayer, and to observe binding of an inhibitory ligand. The interactions between integrin alphaVbeta3 and two ligands with different in vivo efficacies could be distinguished by both spectral measurements and binding kinetics. In the case of the RNA polymerase, the kinetics of PWR spectral changes upon adding a substrate solution to an enzyme-template complex were consistent with those obtained from direct measurements of enzymatic turnover. These experiments demonstrate the utility of PWR spectroscopy to provide novel information regarding drug interactions with membrane proteins in a lipid environment and to distinguish conformational changes induced by binding of various drug molecules.
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- Savitha Devanathan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Alves ID, Salgado GFJ, Salamon Z, Brown MF, Tollin G, Hruby VJ. Phosphatidylethanolamine enhances rhodopsin photoactivation and transducin binding in a solid supported lipid bilayer as determined using plasmon-waveguide resonance spectroscopy. Biophys J 2004; 88:198-210. [PMID: 15501933 PMCID: PMC1304998 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.046722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Flash photolysis studies have shown that the membrane lipid environment strongly influences the ability of rhodopsin to form the key metarhodopsin II intermediate. Here we have used plasmon-waveguide resonance (PWR) spectroscopy, an optical method sensitive to both mass and conformation, to probe the effects of lipid composition on conformational changes of rhodopsin induced by light and due to binding and activation of transducin (G(t)). Octylglucoside-solubilized rhodopsin was incorporated by detergent dilution into solid-supported bilayers composed either of egg phosphatidylcholine or various mixtures of a nonlamellar-forming lipid (dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine; DOPE) together with a lamellar-forming lipid (dioleoylphosphatidylcholine; DOPC). Light-induced proteolipid conformational changes as a function of pH correlated well with previous flash photolysis studies, indicating that the PWR spectral shifts monitored metarhodopsin II formation. The magnitude of these effects, and hence the extent of the conformational transition, was found to be proportional to the DOPE content. Our data are consistent with previous suggestions that lipids having a negative spontaneous curvature favor elongation of rhodopsin during the activation process. In addition, measurements of the G(t)/rhodopsin interaction in a DOPC/DOPE (25:75) bilayer at pH 5 demonstrated that light activation increased the affinity for G(t) from 64 nM to 0.7 nM, whereas G(t) affinity for dark-adapted rhodopsin was unchanged. By contrast, in DOPC bilayers the affinity of G(t) for light-activated rhodopsin was only 18 nM at pH 5. Moreover exchange of GDP for GTP gamma S was also monitored by PWR spectroscopy. Only the light-activated receptor was able to induce this exchange which was unaffected by DOPE incorporation. These findings demonstrate that nonbilayer-forming lipids can alter functionally linked conformational changes of G-protein-coupled receptors in membranes, as well as their interactions with downstream effector proteins.
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- Isabel D. Alves
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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