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A Comprehensive Review of Computation-Based Metal-Binding Prediction Approaches at the Residue Level. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:8965712. [PMID: 35402609 PMCID: PMC8989566 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8965712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Clear evidence has shown that metal ions strongly connect and delicately tune the dynamic homeostasis in living bodies. They have been proved to be associated with protein structure, stability, regulation, and function. Even small changes in the concentration of metal ions can shift their effects from natural beneficial functions to harmful. This leads to degenerative diseases, malignant tumors, and cancers. Accurate characterizations and predictions of metalloproteins at the residue level promise informative clues to the investigation of intrinsic mechanisms of protein-metal ion interactions. Compared to biophysical or biochemical wet-lab technologies, computational methods provide open web interfaces of high-resolution databases and high-throughput predictors for efficient investigation of metal-binding residues. This review surveys and details 18 public databases of metal-protein binding. We collect a comprehensive set of 44 computation-based methods and classify them into four categories, namely, learning-, docking-, template-, and meta-based methods. We analyze the benchmark datasets, assessment criteria, feature construction, and algorithms. We also compare several methods on two benchmark testing datasets and include a discussion about currently publicly available predictive tools. Finally, we summarize the challenges and underlying limitations of the current studies and propose several prospective directions concerning the future development of the related databases and methods.
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Mechanism of Zn 2+ and Ca 2+ Binding to Human S100A1. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11121823. [PMID: 34944467 PMCID: PMC8699212 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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S100A1 is a member of the S100 family of small ubiquitous Ca2+-binding proteins, which participates in the regulation of cell differentiation, motility, and survival. It exists as homo- or heterodimers. S100A1 has also been shown to bind Zn2+, but the molecular mechanisms of this binding are not yet known. In this work, using ESI-MS and ITC, we demonstrate that S100A1 can coordinate 4 zinc ions per monomer, with two high affinity (KD~4 and 770 nm) and two low affinity sites. Using competitive binding experiments between Ca2+ and Zn2+ and QM/MM molecular modeling we conclude that Zn2+ high affinity sites are located in the EF-hand motifs of S100A1. In addition, two lower affinity sites can bind Zn2+ even when the EF-hands are saturated by Ca2+, resulting in a 2Ca2+:S100A1:2Zn2+ conformer. Finally, we show that, in contrast to calcium, an excess of Zn2+ produces a destabilizing effect on S100A1 structure and leads to its aggregation. We also determined a higher affinity to Ca2+ (KD~0.16 and 24 μm) than was previously reported for S100A1, which would allow this protein to function as a Ca2+/Zn2+-sensor both inside and outside cells, participating in diverse signaling pathways under normal and pathological conditions.
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Gülfen M, Özdemir A, Chen CH. Monitoring Silver(I)-Insulin Complexes with Electrospray Ionization Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1530-1537. [PMID: 34015917 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ag(I)-insulin complex formation was investigated using electrospray quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-QIT-MS), and Ag(I) ion binding to an insulin molecule was evaluated. The Ag(I) binding ratios were measured in the range of pH 3-8. The highest binding ratio of the Ag(I) ions was obtained at pH 7. Spectrometric titration was carried out at varied molar ratios of Ag(I) ions to insulin from 20/1 to 250/1. It was observed that four Ag(I) ions were bound effectively to an insulin molecule to form Ag(I)1-4-insulin complexes. The formation equilibrium constants of Ag(I)1-4-insulin complexes were calculated from the ESI-QIT-MS peak intensities. The equilibrium constants were found as Kf1 = (2.92 ± 0.18) × 104 M-1, Kf2 = (1.03 ± 0.07) × 104 M-1, Kf3 = (6.67 ± 0.46) × 103 M-1, and Kf4 = (2.00 ± 0.16) × 103 M-1. The tandem MS/MS spectroscopies were studied to evaluate the stability of the Ag(I) complexes. The different flow rates with nano-ESI were performed to determine the binding of Ag(I) ions in solution or gas phase. In conclusion, it was observed that the Ag(I) ion forms stable Ag(I)1-4-complexes with high formation equilibrium constants.
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- Mustafa Gülfen
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, 54187 Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, 54187 Sakarya, Turkey
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nankang, 11529 Taipei, Taiwan
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Peris-Díaz M, Guran R, Zitka O, Adam V, Krężel A. Metal- and Affinity-Specific Dual Labeling of Cysteine-Rich Proteins for Identification of Metal-Binding Sites. Anal Chem 2020; 92:12950-12958. [PMID: 32786475 PMCID: PMC7547867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Here, using human metallothionein (MT2) as an example, we describe an improved strategy based on differential alkylation coupled to MS, assisted by zinc probe monitoring, for identification of cysteine-rich binding sites with nanomolar and picomolar metal affinity utilizing iodoacetamide (IAM) and N-ethylmaleimide reagents. We concluded that an SN2 reaction provided by IAM is more suitable to label free Cys residues, avoiding nonspecific metal dissociation. Afterward, metal-bound Cys can be easily labeled in a nucleophilic addition reaction after separation by reverse-phase C18 at acidic pH. Finally, we evaluated the efficiency of the method by mapping metal-binding sites of Zn7-xMT species using a bottom-up MS approach with respect to metal-to-protein affinity and element(al) resolution. The methodology presented might be applied not only for MT2 but to identify metal-binding sites in other Cys-containing proteins.
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David Peris-Díaz
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University
in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central
European Institute of Technology, Brno University
of Technology, Purkynova
123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University
in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central
European Institute of Technology, Brno University
of Technology, Purkynova
123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University
in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central
European Institute of Technology, Brno University
of Technology, Purkynova
123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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Witkowska D, Rowińska-Żyrek M. Biophysical approaches for the study of metal-protein interactions. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 199:110783. [PMID: 31349072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Protein-protein interactions play important roles for a variety of cell functions, often involving metal ions; in fact, metal-ion binding mediates and regulates the activity of a wide range of biomolecules. Enlightening all of the specific features of metal-protein and metal-mediated protein-protein interactions can be a very challenging task; a detailed knowledge of the thermodynamic and spectroscopic parameters and the structural changes of the protein is normally required. For this purpose, many experimental techniques are employed, embracing all fields of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry. In addition, the use of peptide models, reproducing the primary sequence of the metal-binding sites, is also proved to be useful. In this paper, a review of the most useful techniques for studying ligand-protein interactions with a special emphasis on metal-protein interactions is provided, with a critical summary of their strengths and limitations.
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- Danuta Witkowska
- Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Katowicka 68, 45060 Opole, Poland.
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Seidman SA, Johnson NA, Arbelo U, Aribindi K, Bhattacharya SK. Tissue protein and lipid alterations in response to metallic impaction. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:2347-2361. [PMID: 30277616 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tissue response to metallic contact and injury remains poorly understood at the level of proteins and lipid changes. We used corneas as a model system (bovine, porcine [n = 300 each], and human corneas [n = 6]) to characterize proteomic and lipidomic reactions to metallic exposure (impaction with iron). We also made a limited investigation into protein extractability and profile changes due to copper, and lead exposure as well. We identified selected proteins after trypsin digestion using an LCQ Deca XP and lipids using a TSQ Quantum Access Max mass spectrometer, respectively. Our findings indicate that iron impaction to corneal tissue results in cleavage of 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-2 variant (PLCB2; 134 kDa) into a 36 kDa species and presence of the epithelial layer is necessary for this cleavage. Penetration of the cornea with other metals (copper and lead) resulted in lower protein extractability from corneal tissue compared with controls but not distinct changes in PLCB2. The changes in protein profiles were unique to the type of metal used for impaction. The depth of injury negatively affected protein extractability and profile compared with controls. These changes were also dependent on several other factors in a complex manner. Iron impaction of corneal tissue for 24 hours results in cleavage of PLCB2 commensurate with significant changes in phosphatidylinositols but not phosphatidylcholines or other phospholipids.
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- Shari A Seidman
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, McKnight Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, McKnight Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, McKnight Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, McKnight Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, McKnight Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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Investigation of manganese(II)-insulin complexes using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 120:557-565. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.08.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gülfen M, Özdemir A, Lin JL, Chen CH. ESI-MS measurements for the equilibrium constants of copper(II)-insulin complexes. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 112:188-196. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantifying Na(I)-insulin and K(I)-insulin non-covalent complexes by ESI–MS method and calculation of their equilibrium constants. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 103:910-918. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.05.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Li H, Ha E, Donaldson RP, Jeremic AM, Vertes A. Rapid assessment of human amylin aggregation and its inhibition by copper(II) ions by laser ablation electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with ion mobility separation. Anal Chem 2016; 87:9829-9837. [PMID: 26352401 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Native electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS) is often used to monitor noncovalent complex formation between peptides and ligands. The relatively low throughput of this technique, however, is not compatible with extensive screening. Laser ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI) MS combined with ion mobility separation (IMS) can analyze complex formation and provide conformation information within a matter of seconds. Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) or amylin, a 37-amino acid residue peptide, is produced in pancreatic beta-cells through proteolytic cleavage of its prohormone. Both amylin and its precursor can aggregate and produce toxic oligomers and fibrils leading to cell death in the pancreas that can eventually contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The inhibitory effect of the copper(II) ion on amylin aggregation has been recently discovered, but details of the interaction remain unknown. Finding other more physiologically tolerated approaches requires large scale screening of potential inhibitors. Here, we demonstrate that LAESI-IMS-MS can reveal the binding stoichiometry, copper oxidation state, and the dissociation constant of human amylin-copper(II) complex. The conformations of hIAPP in the presence of copper(II) ions were also analyzed by IMS, and preferential association between the β-hairpin amylin monomer and the metal ion was found. The copper(II) ion exhibited strong association with the -HSSNN- residues of the amylin. In the absence of copper(II), amylin dimers were detected with collision cross sections consistent with monomers of β-hairpin conformation. When copper(II) was present in the solution, no dimers were detected. Thus, the copper(II) ions disrupt the association pathway to the formation of β-sheet rich amylin fibrils. Using LAESI-IMS-MS for the assessment of amylin-copper(II) interactions demonstrates the utility of this technique for the high-throughput screening of potential inhibitors of amylin oligomerization and fibril formation. More generally, this rapid technique opens the door for high-throughput screening of potential inhibitors of amyloid protein aggregation.
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- Hang Li
- Department of Chemistry, W. M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, W. M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, W. M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, United States
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The conformational response to Zn(II) and Ni(II) binding of Sporosarcina pasteurii UreG, an intrinsically disordered GTPase. J Biol Inorg Chem 2014; 19:1341-54. [PMID: 25200810 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1191-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Urease is an essential Ni(II) enzyme involved in the nitrogen metabolism of bacteria, plants and fungi. Ni(II) delivery into the enzyme active site requires the presence of four accessory proteins, named UreD, UreF, UreG and UreE, acting through a complex protein network regulated by metal binding and GTP hydrolysis. The GTPase activity is catalyzed by UreG, which couples this function to a non-enzymatic role as a molecular chaperone. This moonlighting activity is reflected in a flexible fold that makes UreG the first discovered intrinsically disordered enzyme. UreG binds Ni(II) and Zn(II),which in turn modulate the interactions with other urease chaperones. The aim of this study is to understand the structural implications of metal binding to Sporosarcina pasteurii UreG (SpUreG). A combination of light scattering, calorimetry, mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy revealed that SpUreG exists in monomer-dimer equilibrium (K(d)= 45 µM), sampling three distinct folding populations with different degrees of compactness. Binding of Zn(II) ions, occurring in two distinct sites (K(d1) = 3 nM, K(d2) = 0.53 µM), shifts the protein conformational landscape toward the more compact population, while maintaining the overall protein structural plasticity. Differently, binding of Ni(II) ions occurs in three binding sites (K(d1(= 14 µM; K(d2) = 270 µM; K(d3)= 160 µM), with much weaker influence on the protein conformational equilibrium. These distinct conformational responses of SpUreG to Ni(II) and Zn(II) binding suggest that selective metal binding modulates protein plasticity, possibly having an impact on the protein-protein interactions and the enzymatic activity of UreG.
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Bénas P, Auzeil N, Legrand L, Brachet F, Regazzetti A, Riès-Kautt M. Weak protein-cationic co-ion interactions addressed by X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 70:2217-31. [PMID: 25084340 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004714011304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The adsorption of Rb(+), Cs(+), Mn(2+), Co(2+) and Yb(3+) onto the positively charged hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) has been investigated by solving 13 X-ray structures of HEWL crystallized with their chlorides and by applying electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) first to dissolved protein crystals and then to the protein in buffered salt solutions. The number of bound cations follows the order Cs(+) < Mn(2+) ≃ Co(2+) < Yb(3+) at 293 K. HEWL binds less Rb(+) (qtot = 0.7) than Cs(+) (qtot = 3.9) at 100 K. Crystal flash-cooling drastically increases the binding of Cs(+), but poorly affects that of Yb(3+), suggesting different interactions. The addition of glycerol increases the number of bound Yb(3+) cations, but only slightly increases that of Rb(+). HEWL titrations with the same chlorides, followed by ESI-MS analysis, show that only about 10% of HEWL binds Cs(+) and about 40% binds 1-2 Yb(3+) cations, while the highest binding reaches 60-70% for protein binding 1-3 Mn(2+) or Co(2+) cations. The binding sites identified by X-ray crystallography show that the monovalent Rb(+) and Cs(+) preferentially bind to carbonyl groups, whereas the multivalent Mn(2+), Co(2+) and Yb(3+) interact with carboxylic groups. This work elucidates the basis of the effect of the Hofmeister cation series on protein solubility.
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- Philippe Bénas
- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, UMR 8015 CNRS, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris CEDEX 06, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris CEDEX 06, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris (INSP), UMR 7588 CNRS/UPMC (Université Paris 6), 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, UMR 8015 CNRS, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris CEDEX 06, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie-Toxicologie Analytique et Cellulaire EA 4463, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris CEDEX 06, France
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, UMR 8015 CNRS, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris CEDEX 06, France
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TRAF4 is a novel phosphoinositide-binding protein modulating tight junctions and favoring cell migration. PLoS Biol 2013; 11:e1001726. [PMID: 24311986 PMCID: PMC3848981 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The cancer-associated TRAF4 protein has a TRAF domain that is a bona fide phosphoinositide-binding domain and involved in the modulation of tight junctions and cell migration. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 4 (TRAF4) is frequently overexpressed in carcinomas, suggesting a specific role in cancer. Although TRAF4 protein is predominantly found at tight junctions (TJs) in normal mammary epithelial cells (MECs), it accumulates in the cytoplasm of malignant MECs. How TRAF4 is recruited and functions at TJs is unclear. Here we show that TRAF4 possesses a novel phosphoinositide (PIP)-binding domain crucial for its recruitment to TJs. Of interest, this property is shared by the other members of the TRAF protein family. Indeed, the TRAF domain of all TRAF proteins (TRAF1 to TRAF6) is a bona fide PIP-binding domain. Molecular and structural analyses revealed that the TRAF domain of TRAF4 exists as a trimer that binds up to three lipids using basic residues exposed at its surface. Cellular studies indicated that TRAF4 acts as a negative regulator of TJ and increases cell migration. These functions are dependent from its ability to interact with PIPs. Our results suggest that TRAF4 overexpression might contribute to breast cancer progression by destabilizing TJs and favoring cell migration. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 4, also known as TRAF4, is an unusual member of the TRAF protein family. While TRAFs are primarily known as regulators of inflammation, antiviral responses, and apoptosis, research on TRAF4 has identified its involvement in development and cancer. Importantly TRAF4 overexpression has been associated with a poor prognosis in breast cancers. TRAF4 has multiple subcellular localizations: to the plasma membrane in tight junctions (TJs), cytoplasmic and nuclear. The recruitment mechanisms and the functional impact of these distinct localizations are not completely understood. Here we investigate how TRAF4 is recruited to TJs and its involvement in cell–cell contacts in mammary epithelial cells (MECs). We show that the TRAF domain of all TRAFs contains a lipid binding module, and that TRAF4 uses this domain to form a trimeric complex that associates with phosphoinositides at the plasma membrane. Moreover this interaction is necessary for its recruitment to TJs. Additionally, we show that through its interaction with lipids TRAF4 delays TJ assembly and increases cell migration. We propose that TRAF4 has an important function in cancer progression by destabilizing TJs and favoring cell migration.
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Takacs M, Petoukhov MV, Atkinson RA, Roblin P, Ogi FX, Demeler B, Potier N, Chebaro Y, Dejaegere A, Svergun DI, Moras D, Billas IML. The asymmetric binding of PGC-1α to the ERRα and ERRγ nuclear receptor homodimers involves a similar recognition mechanism. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67810. [PMID: 23874451 PMCID: PMC3706463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND PGC-1α is a crucial regulator of cellular metabolism and energy homeostasis that functionally acts together with the estrogen-related receptors (ERRα and ERRγ) in the regulation of mitochondrial and metabolic gene networks. Dimerization of the ERRs is a pre-requisite for interactions with PGC-1α and other coactivators, eventually leading to transactivation. It was suggested recently (Devarakonda et al) that PGC-1α binds in a strikingly different manner to ERRγ ligand-binding domains (LBDs) compared to its mode of binding to ERRα and other nuclear receptors (NRs), where it interacts directly with the two ERRγ homodimer subunits. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here, we show that PGC-1α receptor interacting domain (RID) binds in an almost identical manner to ERRα and ERRγ homodimers. Microscale thermophoresis demonstrated that the interactions between PGC-1α RID and ERR LBDs involve a single receptor subunit through high-affinity, ERR-specific L3 and low-affinity L2 interactions. NMR studies further defined the limits of PGC-1α RID that interacts with ERRs. Consistent with these findings, the solution structures of PGC-1α/ERRα LBDs and PGC-1α/ERRγ LBDs complexes share an identical architecture with an asymmetric binding of PGC-1α to homodimeric ERR. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE These studies provide the molecular determinants for the specificity of interactions between PGC-1α and the ERRs, whereby negative cooperativity prevails in the binding of the coactivators to these receptors. Our work indicates that allosteric regulation may be a general mechanism controlling the binding of the coactivators to homodimers.
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- Maria Takacs
- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7104, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Université de Strasbourg (UdS), Illkirch, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, EMBL DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for Biomolecular Spectroscopy and Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- SOLEIL Synchrotron, L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- INRA-URBIA, Nantes, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Institut de Chimie LC3, Université de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7177, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7104, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Université de Strasbourg (UdS), Illkirch, France
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- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7104, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Université de Strasbourg (UdS), Illkirch, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, EMBL DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7104, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Université de Strasbourg (UdS), Illkirch, France
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- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 7104, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Université de Strasbourg (UdS), Illkirch, France
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Gillet FX, Cattoni DI, Petiot-Bécard S, Delalande F, Poignavent V, Brizard JP, Bessin Y, Dorsselaer AV, Declerck N, Sanglier-Cianférani S, Brugidou C, Vignols F. The RYMV-Encoded Viral Suppressor of RNA Silencing P1 Is a Zinc-Binding Protein with Redox-Dependent Flexibility. J Mol Biol 2013; 425:2423-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Darii E, Saravanamuthu G, Afonso C, Alves S, Gut I, Tabet JC. Possible conformational change within the desolvated and cationized sBBI/trypsin non-covalent complex during the collision-induced dissociation process. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:1725-1734. [PMID: 21598332 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) has become an analytical technique widely used for the investigation of non-covalent protein-protein and protein-ligand complexes due to the soft desolvation conditions that preserve the stoichiometry of the interacting partners. Dissociation studies of solvated or desolvated complexes (in the source and in the collision cell, respectively) allow access to information on protein conformation and localization of the metal ions involved in protein structure stabilization and biological activity. The complex of bovine trypsin and small soybean Bowman-Birk inhibitor (sBBI) was studied by ESI-MS to determine changes occurring within the complex during its transfer from droplets to the gas phase independently of the ion polarity. Under collision-induced dissociation (CID) conditions, unexpected binding of the Ca(2+) ion (cofactor of native trypsin) to the inhibitor molecule was observed within the desolvated sBBI/trypsin/Ca(2+) complex (with a 1:1:1 stoichiometry). This formal gas-phase migration of the calcium ion from trypsin to the inhibitor may be related to conformational rearrangements in the solvent-free and likely collapsed complex. However, under conditions leading to the increase in complex charge state, the appearance of the cationized trypsin molecule was detected during complex dissociation, thus reflecting different pathways of the evolution of complex conformation.
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- Ekaterina Darii
- Equipe de Spectrométrie de masse, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 7201, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Natalello A, Benetti F, Doglia SM, Legname G, Grandori R. Compact conformations of α-synuclein induced by alcohols and copper. Proteins 2011; 79:611-21. [PMID: 21120859 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein aggregates into amyloid fibrils, a process known to be implicated in several neurodegenerative states. Partially folded forms of the protein are thought to trigger the aggregation process. Here, α-synuclein conformers are characterized by analysis of the charge-state distributions observed in electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry under negative-ion mode. It is found that, even at neutral pH, a small fraction of the molecular population is in a compact conformation. Several distinct partially folded forms are then identified under conditions that promote α-synuclein aggregation, such as solutions of simple and fluorinated alcohols. Specific intermediates accumulate at increasing concentrations of ethanol, hexafluoro-2-propanol, and trifluoroethanol. Finally, extensive folding induced by Cu(2+) binding is revealed by titrations in the presence of Cu(2+)-glycine. The data confirm the existence of a single, high-affinity binding site for Cu(2+). Because accumulation of this partially folded form correlates with enhancement of fibrillation kinetics, it is likely to represent an amyloidogenic intermediate in α-synuclein conformational transitions.
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- Antonino Natalello
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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Edwards MJ, Williams MA, Maxwell A, McKay AR. Mass spectrometry reveals that the antibiotic simocyclinone D8 binds to DNA gyrase in a "bent-over" conformation: evidence of positive cooperativity in binding. Biochemistry 2011; 50:3432-40. [PMID: 21338149 DOI: 10.1021/bi101691k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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DNA topoisomerases are enzymes that control DNA topology and are vital targets for antimicrobial and anticancer drugs. Here we present a mass spectrometry study of complexes formed between the A subunit of the topoisomerase DNA gyrase and the bifunctional inhibitor simocyclinone D8 (SD8), an antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces. These studies show that, in an alternative mode of interaction to that found by X-ray crystallography, each subunit binds a single bifunctional inhibitor with separate binding pockets for the two ends of SD8. The gyrase subunits form constitutive dimers, and fractional occupancies of inhibitor-bound states show that there is strong allosteric cooperativity in the binding of two bifunctional ligands to the dimer. We show that the mass spectrometry data can be fitted to a general model of cooperative binding via an extension of the "tight-binding" approach, providing a rigorous determination of the dissociation constants and degree of cooperativity. This general approach will be applicable to other systems with multiple binding sites and highlights mass spectrometry's role as a powerful emerging tool for unraveling the complexities of biomolecular interactions.
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- Marcus J Edwards
- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, United Kingdom
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Rhoads TW, Lopez NI, Zollinger DR, Morré JT, Arbogast BL, Maier CS, DeNoyer L, Beckman JS. Measuring copper and zinc superoxide dismutase from spinal cord tissue using electrospray mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2011; 415:52-8. [PMID: 21453670 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Metals are key cofactors for many proteins, yet quantifying the metals bound to specific proteins is a persistent challenge in vivo. We have developed a rapid and sensitive method using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to measure Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) directly from the spinal cord of SOD1-overexpressing transgenic rats. Metal dyshomeostasis has been implicated in motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Using the assay, SOD1 was directly measured from 100 μg of spinal cord, allowing for anatomical quantitation of apo, metal-deficient, and holo SOD1. SOD1 was bound on a C(4) Ziptip that served as a disposable column, removing interference by physiological salts and lipids. SOD1 was eluted with 30% acetonitrile plus 100 μM formic acid to provide sufficient hydrogen ions to ionize the protein without dislodging metals. SOD1 was quantified by including bovine SOD1 as an internal standard. SOD1 could be measured in subpicomole amounts and resolved to within 2 Da of the predicted parent mass. The methods can be adapted to quantify modifications to other proteins in vivo that can be resolved by mass spectrometry.
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- Timothy W Rhoads
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Lactococcus lactis ZitR is a zinc-responsive repressor active in the presence of low, nontoxic zinc concentrations in vivo. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:1919-29. [PMID: 21317326 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01109-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the family Streptococcaceae, the genes encoding zinc ABC uptake systems (called zit or adc) are regulated by a coencoded MarR family member (i.e., ZitR or AdcR), whereas in the great majority of bacteria, these genes are regulated by Zur, the Fur-like zinc-responsive repressor. We studied the zit operon from Lactococcus lactis and its regulation in response to Zn(II) in vivo. zit transcription is repressed by Zn(II) in a wide concentration range starting from nontoxic micromolar levels and is derepressed at nanomolar concentrations. The level of zit promoter downregulation by environmental Zn(II) is correlated with the intracellular zinc content. The helix-turn-helix domain of ZitR is required for downregulation. In vitro, the purified protein is a dimer that complexes up to two zinc ligands per monomer and specifically binds two intact palindromic operator sites overlapping the -35 and -10 boxes of the zit promoter. DNA binding is abolished by the chelator EDTA or TPEN and fully restored by Zn(II) addition, indicating that the active repressor complexes Zn(II) with high affinity. These results suggest that derepression under starvation conditions could be an essential emergency mechanism for preserving Zn(II) homeostasis by uptake; under Zn(II)-replete conditions, the function of ZitR repression could be to help save energy rather than to avoid Zn(II) toxicity. The characterization of a MarR family zinc-responsive repressor in this report gives insight into the way Streptococcaceae efficiently adapt to Zn(II) fluctuations in their diverse ecological niches.
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Ben-Nissan G, Sharon M. Capturing protein structural kinetics by mass spectrometry. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:3627-37. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15052a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sato Y, Ramalanjaona N, Huet T, Potier N, Osz J, Antony P, Peluso-Iltis C, Poussin-Courmontagne P, Ennifar E, Mély Y, Dejaegere A, Moras D, Rochel N. The "Phantom Effect" of the Rexinoid LG100754: structural and functional insights. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15119. [PMID: 21152046 PMCID: PMC2994906 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 10/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid receptors (RARs) and Retinoid X nuclear receptors (RXRs) are ligand-dependent transcriptional modulators that execute their biological action through the generation of functional heterodimers. RXR acts as an obligate dimer partner in many signalling pathways, gene regulation by rexinoids depending on the liganded state of the specific heterodimeric partner. To address the question of the effect of rexinoid antagonists on RAR/RXR function, we solved the crystal structure of the heterodimer formed by the ligand binding domain (LBD) of the RARα bound to its natural agonist ligand (all-trans retinoic acid, atRA) and RXRα bound to a rexinoid antagonist (LG100754). We observed that RARα exhibits the canonical agonist conformation and RXRα an antagonist one with the C-terminal H12 flipping out to the solvent. Examination of the protein-LG100754 interactions reveals that its propoxy group sterically prevents the H12 associating with the LBD, without affecting the dimerization or the active conformation of RAR. Although LG100754 has been reported to act as a ‘phantom ligand’ activating RAR in a cellular context, our structural data and biochemical assays demonstrate that LG100754 mediates its effect as a full RXR antagonist. Finally we show that the ‘phantom ligand effect’ of the LG100754 is due to a direct binding of the ligand to RAR that stabilizes coactivator interactions thus accounting for the observed transcriptional activation of RAR/RXR.
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- Yoshiteru Sato
- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Chimie LC3 - CNRS- UMR 7177, ISIS, Strasbourg, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Plate-forme technologique de Biologie et Génomique structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Architecture et réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7213 du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Département de Biologie et de Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964/Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 1704/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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Garza S, Thomas PW, Fast W, Moini M. Metal displacement and stoichiometry of protein-metal complexes under native conditions using capillary electrophoresis/mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:2730-2734. [PMID: 20814979 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Increases in the study of protein-metal complexes, as well as in metal displacement in protein-metal complexes under native conditions for optimum catalytic properties in drug research and catalyst design, demands a separation/detection technology that can accurately measure metal displacement and stoichiometry in protein-metal complexes. Both nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and X-ray diffraction techniques have been used for this purpose; however, these techniques lack sensitivity. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) using direct infusion offers higher sensitivity than the former techniques and provides molecular distribution of various protein-metal complexes. However, since protein-metal complexes under native conditions usually are dissolved in salt solutions, their direct ESI-MS analysis requires off-line sample clean-up prior to MS analysis to avoid sample suppression during ESI. Moreover, direct infusion of the salty solution promotes non-specific salt adduct formation by the protein-metal complexes under ESI-MS, which complicates the identification and stoichiometry measurements of the protein-metal complexes. Because of the high mass of protein-metal complexes and lack of sufficient resolution by most mass spectrometers to separate non-specific from specific metal-protein complexes, accurate protein-metal stoichiometry measurements require some form of sample clean up prior to ESI-MS analysis. In this study, we demonstrate that capillary electrophoresis/electrospray ionization in conjunction with a medium-resolution (approximately 10,000) mass spectrometer is an efficient and fast method for the measurement of the stoichiometry of the protein-metal complexes under physiological conditions (pH approximately 7). The metal displacement of Co(2+) to Cd(2+), two metal ions necessary for activation in the monomeric AHL lactonase produced by B. thuringiensis, has been used as a proof of concept.
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Native MS: an ’ESI‚ way to support structure- and fragment-based drug discovery. Future Med Chem 2010; 2:35-50. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.09.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The success of early drug-discovery programs depends on the adequate combination of complementary and orthogonal technologies allowing hit/lead compounds to be optimized and improve therapeutic activity. Among the available biophysical methods, native MS recently emerged as an efficient method for compound-binding screening. Native MS is a highly sensitive and accurate screening technique. This review provides a description of the general approach and an overview of the possible characterization of ligand-binding properties. How native MS supports structure- and fragment-based drug research will also be discussed, with examples from the literature and internal developments. Native MS shows strong potential for in-depth characterization of ligand-binding properties. It is also a reliable screening technique in drug-discovery processes.
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Buré C, Pichon C, Midoux P. Involvement of histidines 11, 15 and 19 in the binding of zinc to the fusogenic H5WYG peptide. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:1163-1170. [PMID: 19399921 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The histidine-rich GLFHAIAHFIHGGWHGLIHGWYG peptide (H5WYG) coordinates a Zn2+ ion and forms a stable peptide-metal complex promoting membrane fusion at physiologic pH. In our previous article titled 'Histidine-rich peptide: evidence for a single zinc-binding site on H5WYG peptide that promotes membrane fusion at neutral pH' in Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2009, 44, 81-89), tandem mass spectrometry experiments have provided evidence for the binding of a single Zn2+ ion to H5WYG and suggested that this binding is shared between H11, H19 and probably H15 residues. To clarify the involvement of these histidine residues in the binding to the Zn2+ ion and especially to remove the doubt about the implication of the H15 residue, here we have used three H5WYG mutants termed H5WYGH11A, H5WYGH15A and H5WYGH19A, whose H11, H15 and H19 residues were replaced with an alanine residue. The novelty introduced by these new tandem mass spectrometry experiments performed with the mutants is the demonstration that H15 is involved in the binding of the single Zn2+ ion and that it may even favour the setting of another Zn2+ ion. Thus, the three histidines H11, H15 and H19 could lead to a specific structuring of H5WYG that can promote membrane fusion upon the binding of zinc.
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- Corinne Buré
- Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nanoobjets, UMR 5248, CNRS-Université Bordeaux-ENITAB, IECB, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France.
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Yamazaki Y, Takao T. Metalation States versus Enzyme Activities of Cu, Zn-Superoxide Dismutase Probed by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2008; 80:8246-52. [DOI: 10.1021/ac801324b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yuzo Yamazaki
- Laboratory of Protein Profiling and Functional Proteomics, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Protein Profiling and Functional Proteomics, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Mecinović J, Chowdhury R, Liénard BMR, Flashman E, Buck MRG, Oldham NJ, Schofield CJ. ESI-MS studies on prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 reveal a new metal binding site. ChemMedChem 2008; 3:569-72. [PMID: 18058781 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200700233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jasmin Mecinović
- Chemistry Research Laboratory and OCISB, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
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Nondenaturing mass spectrometry to study noncovalent protein/protein and protein/ligand complexes: technical aspects and application to the determination of binding stoichiometries. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 484:217-43. [PMID: 18592183 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-398-1_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In the present chapter we detail how mass spectrometry (MS) can be used to characterize noncovalent complexes, especially multimeric proteins and protein/ligand complexes. This original application of MS, also called "supramolecular MS" or "nondenaturing MS," appeared in the early 1990s and has continuously evolved since then. Nondenaturing MS is now fully integrated in structural biology programs and in drug discovery platforms. Indeed, appropriate sample preparation and fine tuning of the instrument make it possible to transfer weak assemblies without disruption from solution into the gas phase of the mass spectrometer. In this chapter we detail experimental conditions (sample preparation, optimization of instrumental parameters, etc.) required for the detection of noncovalent complexes by MS. We then focus on the type of information and accuracy that we get after interpreting electrospray ionization mass spectra obtained under nondenaturing conditions, with emphasis on the determination of the stoichiometry of protein/protein and protein/ligand complexes.
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Ye Y, Liu M, Kao JLF, Marshall GR. Design, synthesis, and metal binding of novelPseudo- oligopeptides containing two phosphinic acid groups. Biopolymers 2008; 89:72-85. [PMID: 17910046 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Phosphinic compounds have potential as amide-bond mimetics in the development of novel peptidomimetics, enzyme inhibitors, and metal-binding ligands. Novel pseudo-oligopeptides with two phosphinic acid groups embedded in the peptide backbone serving as amide-bond surrogates, Psi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)], were targeted. A series of linear and cyclic pseudo-oligopeptides with two phosphinic acid groups arrayed at different positions in the peptide sequence were designed, including Ac--Phe--{(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly}(2)--NH(2) (P2), Ac--NH--(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly--Phe--(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly--NH(2) (P3), Ac--NH--(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly--Phe--Phe--(R,S) --AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly--NH(2) (P4), cyclo{NH--(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly--Phe}(2) (P5), and cyclo[NH--(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OH)--CH(2)]Gly--Phe--Phe](2) (P6). They were synthesized via conventional Fmoc chemistry on solid support utilizing Fmoc-protected phosphinic acid-containing pseudo-dipeptide fragment, i.e. Fmoc--(R,S)--AlaPsi[P(O,OCH(3))--CH(2)]Gly--OH. The pseudo-peptides containing two phosphinic acid groups exhibited the highest binding affinity and selectivity for Fe(III) among the 10-metal ions screened by ESI-MS analysis--Cu(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Fe(III), Al(III), Ga(III), and Gd(III). P4 and P6 with 11-atom linkages between the two phosphinic acids preferred intramolecular metal binding to form 1:1 ligand/metal complexes. As revealed by competition experiments, P4 showed the highest relative binding affinity among the six compounds tested. Noteworthy, P4 also showed higher relative binding affinity than similar dihydroxamate-containing pseudo-peptides reported previously. The novel structural prototype and facile synthesis along with selective and potent Fe(III) binding strongly suggest that pseudo-peptides containing the two or more phosphinic groups as amide-bond surrogates deserve further exploration in medicinal chemistry.
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- Yunpeng Ye
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Evers TH, van Dongen JLJ, Meijer EW, Merkx M. Ligand-induced monomerization of Allochromatium vinosum cytochrome c' studied using native mass spectrometry and fluorescence resonance energy transfer. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007; 12:919-28. [PMID: 17546467 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-007-0246-6] [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] [Received: 12/23/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cytochrome c' from Allochromatium vinosum is an attractive model protein to study ligand-induced conformational changes. This homodimeric protein dissociates into monomers upon binding of NO, CO or CN(-) to the iron of its covalently attached heme group. While ligand binding to the heme has been well characterized using a variety of spectroscopic techniques, direct monitoring of the subsequent monomerization has not been reported previously. Here we have explored two biophysical techniques to simultaneously monitor ligand binding and monomerization. Native mass spectrometry allowed the detection of the dimeric and monomeric forms of cytochrome c' and even showed the presence of a CO-bound monomer. The kinetics of the ligand-induced monomerization were found to be significantly enhanced in the gas phase compared with the kinetics in solution, however. Ligand binding to the heme and the dissociation of the dimer in solution were also studied using energy transfer from a fluorescent probe to both heme groups of the protein. Comparison of ligand binding kinetics as observed with UV-vis spectroscopy with changes in fluorescence suggested that binding of one CO molecule per dimer could be sufficient for monomerization.
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- Toon H Evers
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Post Office Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Shipovskov S, Reimann CT. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in enzymology: uncovering the mechanisms of two-substrate reactions. Analyst 2007; 132:397-402. [PMID: 17471382 DOI: 10.1039/b615394c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The purpose of this review is to draw attention to the use of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) for monitoring the course of enzyme-substrate interactions, in the particular case of complex systems in which two substrates participate. The determination and characterization of intra-molecular reactions, especially those that occur in the enzyme active site, is not a trivial task in chemical kinetics, typically requiring long measurement times and relatively expensive techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray crystallography or electron microscopy (EM). However, nowadays almost all laboratories are equipped with or else have access to the ESI-MS technique. The aim of this review is to focus on the possibilities of employing even quite simple MS equipment to tackle different applications in studies of complex enzymatic systems.
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- Stepan Shipovskov
- Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKM1 7DN.
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Mathur S, Badertscher M, Scott M, Zenobi R. Critical evaluation of mass spectrometric measurement of dissociation constants: accuracy and cross-validation against surface plasmon resonance and circular dichroism for the calmodulin–melittin system. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2007; 9:6187-98. [DOI: 10.1039/b707946j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Vos JG, Kelly JM. Ruthenium polypyridyl chemistry; from basic research to applications and back again. Dalton Trans 2006:4869-83. [PMID: 17047734 DOI: 10.1039/b606490f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Since the mid 1970's interest in the chemistry and applications of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes has increased steadily. In this perspective, the development of this area is tracked and discussed taking into account new scientific developments as well as novel applications. The interaction between basic and applied research is of particular importance and selected examples are highlighted.
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- Johannes G Vos
- National Centre for Sensor Research, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Craig TA, Benson LM, Bergen HR, Venyaminov SY, Salisbury JL, Ryan ZC, Thompson JR, Sperry J, Gross ML, Kumar R. Metal-binding properties of human centrin-2 determined by micro-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and UV spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2006; 17:1158-71. [PMID: 16750384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2006.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We analyzed the metal-binding properties of human centrin-2 (HsCen-2) and followed the changes in HsCen-2 structure upon metal-binding using micro-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (muESI-MS). Apo-HsCen-2 is mostly monomeric. The ESI spectra of HsCen-2 show two charge-state distributions, representing two conformations of the protein. HsCen-2 binds four moles calcium/mol protein: one mol of calcium with high affinity, one additional mol of calcium with lower affinity, and two moles of calcium at low affinity sites. HsCen-2 binds four moles of magnesium/mol protein. The conformation giving the lower charge-state HsCen-2 by ESI, binds calcium and magnesium more readily than does the higher charge-state HsCen-2. Both conformations of HsCen-2 bind calcium more readily than magnesium. Calcium was more effective in displacing magnesium bound to HsCen-2 than vice versa. Binding of a peptide from a known binding partner, the xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group protein C (XPC), to apo-HsCen-2, occurs in the presence or the absence of calcium. Near and far-UV CD spectra of HsCen-2 show little difference with addition of calcium or magnesium. Minor changes in secondary structure are noted. Melting curves derived from temperature dependence of molar ellipticity at 222 nm for HsCen-2 show that calcium increases protein stability whereas magnesium does not. Delta 25 HsCen-2 behaves similarly to HsCen-2. We conclude that HsCen-2 binds calcium and magnesium and that calcium modulates HsCen-2 structure and function by increasing its stability without undergoing significant changes in secondary or tertiary structure.
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- Theodore A Craig
- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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