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Roberts MG, Dent MR, Ramos S, Thielges MC, Burstyn JN. Probing conformational dynamics of DNA binding by CO-sensing transcription factor, CooA. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 259:112656. [PMID: 38986290 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
The transcription factor CooA is a CRP/FNR (cAMP receptor protein/ fumarate and nitrate reductase) superfamily protein that uses heme to sense carbon monoxide (CO). Allosteric activation of CooA in response to CO binding is currently described as a series of discrete structural changes, without much consideration for the potential role of protein dynamics in the process of DNA binding. This work uses site-directed spin-label electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (SDSL-EPR) to probe slow timescale (μs-ms) conformational dynamics of CooA with a redox-stable nitroxide spin label, and IR spectroscopy to probe the environment at the CO-bound heme. A series of cysteine substitution variants were created to selectively label CooA in key functional regions, the heme-binding domain, the 4/5-loop, the hinge region, and the DNA binding domain. The EPR spectra of labeled CooA variants are compared across three functional states: Fe(III) "locked off", Fe(II)-CO "on", and Fe(II)-CO bound to DNA. We observe changes in the multicomponent EPR spectra at each location; most notably in the hinge region and DNA binding domain, broadening the description of the CooA allosteric mechanism to include the role of protein dynamics in DNA binding. DNA-dependent changes in IR vibrational frequency and band broadening further suggest that there is conformational heterogeneity in the active WT protein and that DNA binding alters the environment of the heme-bound CO.
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- Madeleine G Roberts
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
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Yasin A, Mandato A, Hofmann L, Igbaria-Jaber Y, Shenberger Y, Gevorkyan-Airapetov L, Saxena S, Ruthstein S. The Dynamic Plasticity of P. aeruginosa CueR Copper Transcription Factor upon Cofactor and DNA Binding. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202400279. [PMID: 38776258 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Bacteria use specialized proteins, like transcription factors, to rapidly control metal ion balance. CueR is a Gram-negative bacterial copper regulator. The structure of E. coli CueR complexed with Cu(I) and DNA was published, since then many studies have shed light on its function. However, P. aeruginosa CueR, which shows high sequence similarity to E. coli CueR, has been less studied. Here, we applied room-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements to explore changes in dynamics of P. aeruginosa CueR in dependency of copper concentrations and interaction with two different DNA promoter regions. We showed that P. aeruginosa CueR is less dynamic than the E. coli CueR protein and exhibits much higher sensitivity to DNA binding as compared to its E. coli CueR homolog. Moreover, a difference in dynamical behavior was observed when P. aeruginosa CueR binds to the copZ2 DNA promoter sequence compared to the mexPQ-opmE promoter sequence. Such dynamical differences may affect the expression levels of CopZ2 and MexPQ-OpmE proteins in P. aeruginosa. Overall, such comparative measurements of protein-DNA complexes derived from different bacterial systems reveal insights about how structural and dynamical differences between two highly homologous proteins lead to quite different DNA sequence-recognition and mechanistic properties.
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- Ameer Yasin
- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 5290002
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 5290002
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 5290002
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 5290002
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 5290002
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 5290002
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Gopinath A, Rath T, Morgner N, Joseph B. Lateral gating mechanism and plasticity of the β-barrel assembly machinery complex in micelles and Escherichia coli. PNAS NEXUS 2024; 3:pgae019. [PMID: 38312222 PMCID: PMC10833450 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
The β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) mediates the folding and insertion of the majority of outer membrane proteins (OMPs) in gram-negative bacteria. BAM is a penta-heterooligomeric complex consisting of the central β-barrel BamA and four interacting lipoproteins BamB, C, D, and E. The conformational switching of BamA between inward-open (IO) and lateral-open (LO) conformations is required for substrate recognition and folding. However, the mechanism for the lateral gating or how the structural details observed in vitro correspond with the cellular environment remains elusive. In this study, we addressed these questions by characterizing the conformational heterogeneity of BamAB, BamACDE, and BamABCDE complexes in detergent micelles and/or Escherichia coli using pulsed dipolar electron spin resonance spectroscopy (PDS). We show that the binding of BamB does not induce any visible changes in BamA, and the BamAB complex exists in the IO conformation. The BamCDE complex induces an IO to LO transition through a coordinated movement along the BamA barrel. However, the extracellular loop 6 (L6) is unaffected by the presence of lipoproteins and exhibits large segmental dynamics extending to the exit pore. PDS experiments with the BamABCDE complex in intact E. coli confirmed the dynamic behavior of both the lateral gate and the L6 in the native environment. Our results demonstrate that the BamCDE complex plays a key role in the function by regulating lateral gating in BamA.
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- Aathira Gopinath
- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 14195, Germany
- Institute of Biophysics, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 60438, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 60438, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 60438, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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Bogetti X, Saxena S. Integrating Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Computational Modeling to Measure Protein Structure and Dynamics. Chempluschem 2024; 89:e202300506. [PMID: 37801003 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) has become a powerful probe of conformational heterogeneity and dynamics of biomolecules. In this Review, we discuss different computational modeling techniques that enrich the interpretation of EPR measurements of dynamics or distance restraints. A variety of spin labels are surveyed to provide a background for the discussion of modeling tools. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of models containing spin labels provide dynamical properties of biomolecules and their labels. These simulations can be used to predict EPR spectra, sample stable conformations and sample rotameric preferences of label sidechains. For molecular motions longer than milliseconds, enhanced sampling strategies and de novo prediction software incorporating or validated by EPR measurements are able to efficiently refine or predict protein conformations, respectively. To sample large-amplitude conformational transition, a coarse-grained or an atomistic weighted ensemble (WE) strategy can be guided with EPR insights. Looking forward, we anticipate an integrative strategy for efficient sampling of alternate conformations by de novo predictions, followed by validations by systematic EPR measurements and MD simulations. Continuous pathways between alternate states can be further sampled by WE-MD including all intermediate states.
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- Xiaowei Bogetti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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Khan RH, Rotich NC, Morris A, Ahammad T, Baral B, Sahu ID, Lorigan GA. Probing the Structural Topology and Dynamic Properties of gp28 Using Continuous Wave Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:9236-9247. [PMID: 37856870 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c03679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Lysis of Gram-negative bacteria by dsDNA phages is accomplished through either the canonical holin-endolysin pathway or the pinholin-SAR endolysin pathway. During lysis, the outer membrane (OM) is disrupted, typically by two-component spanins or unimolecular spanins. However, in the absence of spanins, phages use alternative proteins called Disruptin to disrupt the OM. The Disruptin family includes the cationic antimicrobial peptide gp28, which is found in the virulent podophage φKT. In this study, EPR spectroscopy was used to analyze the dynamics and topology of gp28 incorporated into a lipid bilayer, revealing differences in mobility, depth parameter, and membrane interaction among different segments and residues of the protein. Our results indicate that multiple points of helix 2 and helix 3 interact with the phospholipid membrane, while others are solvent-exposed, suggesting that gp28 is a surface-bound peptide. The CW-EPR power saturation data and helical wheel analysis confirmed the amphipathic-helical structure of gp28. Additionally, course-grain molecular dynamics simulations were further used to develop the structural model of the gp28 peptide associated with the lipid bilayers. Based on the data obtained in this study, we propose a structural topology model for gp28 with respect to the membrane. This work provides important insights into the structural and dynamic properties of gp28 incorporated into a lipid bilayer environment.
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- Rasal H Khan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Scheyer MW, Campbell C, William PL, Hussain M, Begum A, Fonseca SE, Asare IK, Dabney P, Dabney-Smith C, Lorigan GA, Sahu ID. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopic characterization of the human KCNE3 protein in lipodisq nanoparticles for structural dynamics of membrane proteins. Biophys Chem 2023; 301:107080. [PMID: 37531799 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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One of the major challenges in solubilization of membrane proteins is to find the optimal physiological environment for their biophysical studies. EPR spectroscopy is a powerful biophysical technique for studying the structural and dynamic properties of macromolecules. However, the challenges in the membrane protein sample preparation and flexible motion of the spin label limit the utilization of EPR spectroscopy to a majority of membrane protein systems in a physiological membrane-bound state. Recently, lipodisq nanoparticles or styrene-maleic acid copolymer-lipid nanoparticles (SMALPs) have emerged as a membrane mimetic system for investigating the structural studies of membrane proteins. However, its detail characterization for membrane protein studies is still poorly understood. Recently, we characterized the potassium channel membrane protein KCNQ1 voltage sensing domain (KCNQ1-VSD) and KCNE1 reconstituted into lipodisq nanoparticles using EPR spectroscopy. In this study, the potassium channel accessory protein KCNE3 containing flexible N- and C-termini was encapsulated into proteoliposomes and lipodisq nanoparticles and characterized for studying its structural and dynamic properties using nitroxide based site-directed spin labeling EPR spectroscopy. CW-EPR lineshape analysis data indicated an increase in spectral line broadenings with the addition of the styrene-maleic acid (SMA) polymer which approaches close to the rigid limit providing a homogeneous stabilization of the protein-lipid complex. Similarly, EPR DEER measurements indicated an enhanced quality of distance measurements with an increase in the phase memory time (Tm) values upon incorporation of the sample into lipodisq nanoparticles, when compared to proteoliposomes. These results agree with the solution NMR structural structure of the KCNE3 and EPR studies of other membrane proteins in lipodisq nanoparticles. This study along with our earlier studies will provide the reference characterization data that will provide benefit to the membrane protein researchers for studying structural dynamics of challenging membrane proteins.
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- Matthew W Scheyer
- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY 42718, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.
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Roy AS, Freed JH, Srivastava M. Differentiating Unimodal and Multimodal Distributions in Pulsed Dipolar Spectroscopy Using Wavelet Transforms. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-3216615. [PMID: 37577617 PMCID: PMC10418556 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3216615/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
Site directed spin labeling has enabled protein structure determination using electron spin resonance (ESR) pulsed dipolar spectroscopy (PDS). Small details in a distance distribution can be key to understanding important protein structure-function relationships. A major challenge has been to differentiate unimodal and overlapped multimodal distance distributions. They often yield similar distributions and dipolar signals. Current model-free distance reconstruction techniques such as Srivastava-Freed Singular Value Decomposition (SF-SVD) and Tikhonov regularization can suppress these small features in uncertainty and/or error bounds, despite being present. In this work, we demonstrate that continuous wavelet transform (CWT) can distinguish PDS signals from unimodal and multimodal distance distributions. We show that periodicity in CWT representation reflects unimodal distributions, which is masked for multimodal cases. This work is meant as a precursor to a cross-validation technique, which could indicate the modality of the distance distribution.
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- Aritro Sinha Roy
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
- National Biomedical Resource for Advanced ESR Spectroscopy, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
- National Biomedical Resource for Advanced ESR Spectroscopy, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
- National Biomedical Resource for Advanced ESR Spectroscopy, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
- Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University, 340 Tower Road, Ithaca, 14853, NY, USA
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Nutho B, Samsri S, Pornsuwan S. Structural Dynamics of the Precatalytic State of Human Cytochrome c upon T28C, G34C, and A50C Mutations: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Perspective. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:15229-15238. [PMID: 37151554 PMCID: PMC10157674 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
The native structure of cytochrome c (cytc) contains hexacoordinate heme iron with His18 and Met80 residues ligated at the axial sites. Mutations of cytc at Ω-loops have been investigated in modulating the peroxidase activity and, hence, related to the initiation of the apoptotic pathway. Our previous experimental data reported on the peroxidase activity of the cysteine-directed mutants at different parts of the Ω-loop of human cytc (hCytc), that is, T28C, G34C, and A50C. In this work, we performed 1 μs molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to elucidate the detailed structural and dynamic changes upon these mutations, particularly at the proximal Ω-loop. The structures of hCytc were modeled in the hexacoordinated form, which was referred to as the "precatalytic state". The results showed that the structural features of the G34C mutant were more distinctive than those of other mutants. G34C mutation caused local destabilization and flexibility at the proximal Ω-loop (residues 12-28) and an extended distance between this Ω-loop region and heme iron. Besides, analysis of the orientation of the Arg38 side chain of the G34C mutant revealed the Arg38 conformer facing away from the heme iron. The obtained MD results also suggested structural diversity of the precatalytic states for the three hCytc mutants, specifically the effect of G34C mutation on the flexibility of the proximal Ω-loops. Therefore, our MD simulations combined with previous experimental data provide detailed insights into the structural basis of hCytc that could contribute to its pro-apoptotic function.
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- Bodee Nutho
- Department
of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol
University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Casto J, Bogetti X, Hunter HR, Hasanbasri Z, Saxena S. "Store-bought is fine": Sensitivity considerations using shaped pulses for DEER measurements on Cu(II) labels. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2023; 349:107413. [PMID: 36867974 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2023.107413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The narrow excitation bandwidth of monochromic pulses is a sensitivity limitation for pulsed dipolar spectroscopy on Cu(II)-based measurements. In response, frequency-swept pulses with large excitation bandwidths have been adopted to probe a greater range of the EPR spectrum. However, much of the work utilizing frequency-swept pulses in Cu(II) distance measurements has been carried out on home-built spectrometers and equipment. Herein, we carry out systematic Cu(II) based distance measurements to demonstrate the capability of chirp pulses on commercial instrumentation. More importantly we delineate sensitivity considerations under acquisition schemes that are necessary for robust distance measurements using Cu(II) labels for proteins. We show that a 200 MHz sweeping bandwidth chirp pulse can improve the sensitivity of long-range distance measurements by factors of three to four. The sensitivity of short-range distances only increases slightly due to special considerations for the chirp pulse duration relative to the period length of the modulated dipolar signal. Enhancements in sensitivity also dramatically reduce measurement collection times enabling rapid collection of orientationally averaged Cu(II) distance measurements in under two hours.
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- Joshua Casto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States.
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Jaiswal M, Zhou M, Guo J, Tran TT, Kundu S, Jaufer AM, Fanucci GE, Guo Z. Different Biophysical Properties of Cell Surface α2,3- and α2,6-Sialoglycans Revealed by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:1749-1757. [PMID: 36808907 PMCID: PMC10116567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c09048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
Abstract
Sialoglycans on HeLa cells were labeled with a nitroxide spin radical through enzymatic glycoengineering (EGE)-mediated installation of azide-modified sialic acid (Neu5Ac9N3) and then click reaction-based attachment of a nitroxide spin radical. α2,6-Sialyltransferase (ST) Pd2,6ST and α2,3-ST CSTII were used for EGE to install α2,6- and α2,3-linked Neu5Ac9N3, respectively. The spin-labeled cells were analyzed by X-band continuous wave (CW) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to gain insights into the dynamics and organizations of cell surface α2,6- and α2,3-sialoglycans. Simulations of the EPR spectra revealed average fast- and intermediate-motion components for the spin radicals in both sialoglycans. However, α2,6- and α2,3-sialoglycans in HeLa cells possess different distributions of the two components, e.g., a higher average population of the intermediate-motion component for α2,6-sialoglycans (78%) than that for α2,3-sialoglycans (53%). Thus, the average mobility of spin radicals in α2,3-sialoglycans was higher than that in α2,6-sialoglycans. Given the fact that a spin-labeled sialic acid residue attached to the 6-O-position of galactose/N-acetyl-galactosamine would experience less steric hindrance and show more flexibility than that attached to the 3-O-position, these results may reflect the differences in local crowding/packing that restrict the spin-label and sialic acid motion for α2,6-linked sialoglycans. The studies further suggest that Pd2,6ST and CSTII may have different preferences for glycan substrates in the complex environment of the extracellular matrix. The discoveries of this work are biologically important as they are useful for interpreting the different functions of α2,6- and α2,3-sialoglycans and indicate the possibility of using Pd2,6ST and CSTII to target different glycoconjugates on cells.
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- Mohit Jaiswal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Hirsch M, Hofmann L, Shenberger Y, Gevorkyan-Airapetov L, Ruthstein S. Conformations and Local Dynamics of the CopY Metal Sensor Revealed by EPR Spectroscopy. Biochemistry 2023; 62:797-807. [PMID: 36691693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Metal transcription factors regulate metal concentrations in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Copper is a metal ion that is being tightly regulated, owing to its dual nature. Whereas copper is an essential nutrient for bacteria, it is also toxic at high concentrations. CopY is a metal-sensitive transcription factor belonging to the copper-responsive repressor family found in Gram-positive bacteria. CopY represses transcription in the presence of Zn(II) ions and initiates transcription in the presence of Cu(I) ions. The complete crystal structure of CopY has not been reported yet, therefore most of the structural information on this protein is based on its similarity to the well-studied MecI protein. In this study, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used to characterize structural and local dynamical changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae CopY as a function of Zn(II), Cu(I), and DNA binding. We detected different conformations and changes in local dynamics when CopY bound Zn(II), as opposed to Cu(I) ions. Furthermore, we explored the effects of metal ions and DNA on CopY conformation. Our results revealed the sensitivity and selectivity of CopY towards metal ions and provide new insight into the structural mechanism of the CopY transcription factor.
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- Melanie Hirsch
- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel
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Pierro A, Drescher M. Dance with spins: site-directed spin labeling coupled to electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy directly inside cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:1274-1284. [PMID: 36633152 PMCID: PMC9890500 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05907j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Depicting how biomolecules move and interact within their physiological environment is one of the hottest topics of structural biology. This Feature Article gives an overview of the most recent advances in Site-directed Spin Labeling coupled to Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy (SDSL-EPR) to study biomolecules in living cells. The high sensitivity, the virtual absence of background, and the versatility of spin-labeling strategies make this approach one of the most promising techniques for the study of biomolecules in physiologically relevant environments. After presenting the milestones achieved in this field, we present a summary of the future goals and ambitions of this community.
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- Annalisa Pierro
- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Pierro A, Bonucci A, Normanno D, Ansaldi M, Pilet E, Ouari O, Guigliarelli B, Etienne E, Gerbaud G, Magalon A, Belle V, Mileo E. Probing the Structural Dynamics of a Bacterial Chaperone in Its Native Environment by Nitroxide‐Based EPR Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202249. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Annalisa Pierro
- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
- Department of Chemistry University of Konstanz, and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology 78457 Konstanz Germany
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, Inserm Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille 13273 Marseille France
- Univ Montpellier CNRS, IGH Institut de Génétique Humaine 34396 Montpellier France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, LCB Laboratoire de Chimie Bacterienne, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, ICR Institut de Chimie Radicalaire 13397 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, LCB Laboratoire de Chimie Bacterienne, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS, BIP Bioénérgetique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM 13009 Marseille France
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Campbell C, Faleel FDM, Scheyer MW, Haralu S, Williams PL, Carbo WD, Wilson-Taylor AS, Patel NH, Sanders CR, Lorigan GA, Sahu ID. Comparing the structural dynamics of the human KCNE3 in reconstituted micelle and lipid bilayered vesicle environments. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:183974. [PMID: 35716725 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.183974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
KCNE3 is a single transmembrane protein of the KCNE family that modulates the function and trafficking of several voltage-gated potassium channels, including KCNQ1. Structural studies of KCNE3 have been previously conducted in a wide range of model membrane mimics. However, it is important to assess the impact of the membrane mimics used on the observed conformation and dynamics. In this study, we have optimized a method for the reconstitution of the KCNE3 into POPC/POPG lipid bilayer vesicles for electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Our CD spectroscopic data suggested that the degree of regular secondary structure for KCNE3 protein reconstituted into lipid bilayered vesicle is significantly higher than in DPC detergent micelles. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in combination with site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) was used to probe the structural dynamics of S49C, M59C, L67C, V85C, and S101C mutations of KCNE3 in both DPC micelles and in POPC/POPG lipid bilayered vesicles. Our CW-EPR power saturation data suggested that the site S74C is buried inside the lipid bilayered membrane while the site V85C is located outside the membrane, in contrast to DPC micelle results. These results suggest that the KCNE3 micelle structures need to be refined using data obtained in the lipid bilayered vesicles in order to ascertain the native structure of KCNE3. This work will provide guidelines for detailed structural studies of KCNE3 in a more native membrane environment and comparing the lipid bilayer results to the isotropic bicelle structure and to the KCNQ1-bound cryo-EM structure.
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- Conner Campbell
- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States of America
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, United States of America; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH, United States of America.
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Yakobov I, Mandato A, Hofmann L, Singewald K, Shenberger Y, Gevorkyan‐Airapetov L, Saxena S, Ruthstein S. Allostery‐driven changes in dynamics regulate the activation of bacterial copper transcription factor. Protein Sci 2022; 31:e4309. [PMID: 35481642 PMCID: PMC9004249 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Metalloregulators bind and respond to metal ions by regulating the transcription of metal homeostasis genes. Copper efflux regulator (CueR) is a copper‐responsive metalloregulator that is found in numerous Gram‐negative bacteria. Upon Cu(I) coordination, CueR initiates transcription by bending the bound DNA promoter regions facilitating interaction with RNA polymerase. The structure of Escherichia coli CueR in presence of DNA and metal ion has been reported using X‐ray crystallography and cryo‐EM, providing information about the mechanism of action. However, the specific role of copper in controlling this transcription mechanism remains elusive. Herein, we use room temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments to follow allosterically driven dynamical changes in E. coli CueR induced by Cu(I) binding. We suggest that more than one Cu(I) ion binds per CueR monomer, leading to changes in site‐specific dynamics at the Cu(I) binding domain and at the distant DNA binding site. Interestingly, Cu(I) binding leads to an increase in dynamics about 27 Å away at the DNA binding domain. These changes in the dynamics of the DNA binding domain are important for exact coordination with the DNA. Thus, Cu(I) binding is critical to initiate a series of conformational changes that regulate and initiate gene transcription.
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- Idan Yakobov
- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Faculty of exact sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Faculty of exact sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Faculty of exact sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Faculty of exact sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Faculty of exact sciences Bar Ilan University Ramat‐Gan Israel
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Jaiswal M, Tran TT, Guo J, Zhou M, Garcia Diaz J, Fanucci GE, Guo Z. Enzymatic glycoengineering-based spin labelling of cell surface sialoglycans to enable their analysis by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Analyst 2022; 147:784-788. [PMID: 35171149 PMCID: PMC8885856 DOI: 10.1039/d1an02226a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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A novel method for spin labelling of sialoglycans on the cell surface is described. C9-Azido sialic acid was linked to glycans on live cells via CSTII-catalysed α2,3-sialylation utilizing azido-sialic acid nucleotide as a sialyl donor, which was followed by attachment of a spin label to the azide via click reaction. It enables the study of cell surface sialoglycans by EPR spectroscopy.
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- Mohit Jaiswal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Guo Z, Yan X. Synthesis of Structurally Defined Nitroxide Spin-Labeled Glycolipids as Useful Probes for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy Studies of Cell Surface Glycans. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022; 54:2856-2864. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1768-2138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AbstractFour glycolipids carrying different glycans and a nitroxide free radical spin at the glycan non-reducing end were designed and synthesized from free glucose and maltooligosaccharides by an efficient and streamlined synthetic strategy. The main features of this synthetic strategy include regioselective functionalization of the free carbohydrates and coupling of the radical spin label with functionalized free glycans as the last synthetic step. These glycolipids are useful probes for the study of cell surface glycans by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Moreover, the key synthetic intermediates, free glycolipids carrying a flexible azido group at the glycan non-reducing end, are widely useful platforms for accessing glycolipids with other molecular labels.
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Liu Y, Biczysko M, Moriarty NW. A radical approach to radicals. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2022; 78:43-51. [PMID: 34981760 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798321010809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Nitroxide radicals are characterized by a long-lived spin-unpaired electronic ground state and are strongly sensitive to their chemical surroundings. Combined with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, these electronic features have led to the widespread application of nitroxide derivatives as spin labels for use in studying protein structure and dynamics. Site-directed spin labelling requires the incorporation of nitroxides into the protein structure, leading to a new protein-ligand molecular model. However, in protein crystallographic refinement nitroxides are highly unusual molecules with an atypical chemical composition. Because macromolecular crystallography is almost entirely agnostic to chemical radicals, their structural information is generally less accurate or even erroneous. In this work, proteins that contain an example of a radical compound (Chemical Component Dictionary ID MTN) from the nitroxide family were re-refined by defining its ideal structural parameters based on quantum-chemical calculations. The refinement results show that this procedure improves the MTN ligand geometries, while at the same time retaining higher agreement with experimental data.
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- Youjia Liu
- International Center for Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People's Republic of China
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- International Center for Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People's Republic of China
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- Molecular Biosciences and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720-8235, USA
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The Advantages of EPR Spectroscopy in Exploring Diamagnetic Metal Ion Binding and Transfer Mechanisms in Biological Systems. MAGNETOCHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry8010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has emerged as an ideal biophysical tool to study complex biological processes. EPR spectroscopy can follow minor conformational changes in various proteins as a function of ligand or protein binding or interactions with high resolution and sensitivity. Resolving cellular mechanisms, involving small ligand binding or metal ion transfer, is not trivial and cannot be studied using conventional biophysical tools. In recent years, our group has been using EPR spectroscopy to study the mechanism underlying copper ion transfer in eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems. This mini-review focuses on our achievements following copper metal coordination in the diamagnetic oxidation state, Cu(I), between biomolecules. We discuss the conformational changes induced in proteins upon Cu(I) binding, as well as the conformational changes induced in two proteins involved in Cu(I) transfer. We also consider how EPR spectroscopy, together with other biophysical and computational tools, can identify the Cu(I)-binding sites. This work describes the advantages of EPR spectroscopy for studying biological processes that involve small ligand binding and transfer between intracellular proteins.
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Kugele A, Ketter S, Silkenath B, Wittmann V, Joseph B, Drescher M. In situ EPR spectroscopy of a bacterial membrane transporter using an expanded genetic code. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12980-12983. [PMID: 34792069 PMCID: PMC8640571 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04612h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The membrane transporter BtuB is site-directedly spin labelled on the surface of living Escherichia coli via Diels-Alder click chemistry of the genetically encoded amino acid SCO-L-lysine. The previously introduced photoactivatable nitroxide PaNDA prevents off-target labelling, is used for distance measurements, and the temporally shifted activation of the nitroxide allows for advanced experimental setups. This study describes significant evolution of Diels-Alder-mediated spin labelling on cellular surfaces and opens up new vistas for the the study of membrane proteins.
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- Anandi Kugele
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Department of Physics & The Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Department of Physics & The Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Majeed S, Ahmad AB, Sehar U, Georgieva ER. Lipid Membrane Mimetics in Functional and Structural Studies of Integral Membrane Proteins. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:685. [PMID: 34564502 PMCID: PMC8470526 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11090685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Integral membrane proteins (IMPs) fulfill important physiological functions by providing cell-environment, cell-cell and virus-host communication; nutrients intake; export of toxic compounds out of cells; and more. However, some IMPs have obliterated functions due to polypeptide mutations, modifications in membrane properties and/or other environmental factors-resulting in damaged binding to ligands and the adoption of non-physiological conformations that prevent the protein from returning to its physiological state. Thus, elucidating IMPs' mechanisms of function and malfunction at the molecular level is important for enhancing our understanding of cell and organism physiology. This understanding also helps pharmaceutical developments for restoring or inhibiting protein activity. To this end, in vitro studies provide invaluable information about IMPs' structure and the relation between structural dynamics and function. Typically, these studies are conducted on transferred from native membranes to membrane-mimicking nano-platforms (membrane mimetics) purified IMPs. Here, we review the most widely used membrane mimetics in structural and functional studies of IMPs. These membrane mimetics are detergents, liposomes, bicelles, nanodiscs/Lipodisqs, amphipols, and lipidic cubic phases. We also discuss the protocols for IMPs reconstitution in membrane mimetics as well as the applicability of these membrane mimetic-IMP complexes in studies via a variety of biochemical, biophysical, and structural biology techniques.
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- Saman Majeed
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Yeliseev AA, Zoretich K, Hooper L, Teague W, Zoubak L, Hines KG, Gawrisch K. Site-selective labeling and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of human cannabinoid receptor CB 2. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2021; 1863:183621. [PMID: 33865808 PMCID: PMC8154700 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Integral membrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) regulate multiple physiological processes by transmitting signals from extracellular milieu to intracellular proteins and are major targets of pharmaceutical drug development. Since GPCR are inherently flexible proteins, their conformational dynamics can be studied by spectroscopic techniques such as electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) which requires selective chemical labeling of the protein. Here, we developed protocols for selective chemical labeling of the recombinant human cannabinoid receptor CB2 by judiciously replacing naturally occurring reactive cysteine residues and introducing a new single cysteine residue in selected positions. The majority of the 47 newly generated single cysteine constructs expressed well in E. coli cells, and more than half of them retained high functional activity. The reactivity of newly introduced cysteine residues was assessed by incorporating nitroxide spin label and EPR measurement. The conformational transition of the receptor between the inactive and activated form were studied by EPR of selectively labeled constructs in the presence of either a full agonist CP-55,940 or an inverse agonist SR-144,528. We observed evidence for higher mobility of labels in the center of internal loop 3 and a structural change between agonist vs. inverse agonist-bound CB2 in the extracellular tip of transmembrane helix 6. Our results demonstrate the utility of EPR for studies of conformational dynamics of CB2.
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- Alexei A Yeliseev
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Samsri S, Pornsuwan S. Influence of cysteine-directed mutations at the Ω-loops on peroxidase activity of human cytochrome c. Arch Biochem Biophys 2021; 709:108980. [PMID: 34224685 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.108980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cytochrome c (Cytc) is a multifunctional protein associated with electron shuttling in the inner membrane of mitochondria and also involving in the apoptotic pathway. It has been identified that mutations located in the flexible central 40-57 Ω-loop including the naturally occurring G41S, Y48H, and A51V mutants, which are found in patients with thrombocytopenia 4, a platelet disorder, alter the structural properties of human Cytc (hCytc) that associated to enhanced peroxidase activity. In this work we compared the cysteine-directed mutants of hCytc located in three different parts of Ω-loops, i.e., T28C and G34C (proximal Ω-loop), and A50C (central Ω-loop), with respect to the wild-type (WT) hCytc. The mutants and WT hCytc were structurally characterized by circular dichroism, heating and chemical denaturations, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The flexibility at the cysteine mutated sites was directly determined by site-directed spin-labeling Electron Spin Resonance. Alkaline transitions were determined by pH titration and the alkaline conformers were related to peroxidase activity of all hCytc proteins. Structural and dynamic characterizations were rationally correlated to the modulation of peroxidase activity in these mutants in comparison to the WT hCytc. We found that the cysteine mutations at residues T28 and G34, both located in the same region of Ω-loop, developed different conformations and dynamical properties that lead to different effects on the rates of peroxidase activity (G34C was ~2.6 folds higher), whereas the rate of G34C was closer to that of A50C mutant. The results implied that the flexibility and local structures of the proximal Ω-loop could also play an important role in modulating the peroxidase activity which can be associated to apoptosis.
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- Sasiprapa Samsri
- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Casto J, Mandato A, Saxena S. dHis-troying Barriers: Deuteration Provides a Pathway to Increase Sensitivity and Accessible Distances for Cu 2+ Labels. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4681-4685. [PMID: 33979151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, site-directed Cu2+ labeling has emerged as an incisive biophysical tool to directly report on distance constraints that pertain to the structure, conformational transitions, and dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids. However, short phase memory times inherent to the Cu2+ labels limit measurable distances to 4-5 nm. In this work we systematically examine different methods to dampen electron-nuclear and electron-electron coupled interactions to decrease rapid relaxation. We show that using Cu2+ spin concentrations up to ca. 800 μM has an invariant effect on relaxation and that increasing the cryoprotectant concentration reduces contributions of solvent protons to relaxation. On the other hand, the deuteration of protein and solvent dramatically increases the duration of the dipolar modulated signal by over 6-fold to 32 μs. Based on this increase in signal longevity, distances up to 9 nm and beyond can potentially be measured with Cu2+ labels.
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- Joshua Casto
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Stochastic Modelling of 13C NMR Spin Relaxation Experiments in Oligosaccharides. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26092418. [PMID: 33919330 PMCID: PMC8122627 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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A framework for the stochastic description of relaxation processes in flexible macromolecules including dissipative effects has been recently introduced, starting from an atomistic view, describing the joint relaxation of internal coordinates and global degrees of freedom, and depending on parameters recoverable from classic force fields (energetics) and medium modelling at the continuum level (friction tensors). The new approach provides a rational context for the interpretation of magnetic resonance relaxation experiments. In its simplest formulation, the semi-flexible Brownian (SFB) model has been until now shown to reproduce correctly correlation functions and spectral densities related to orientational properties obtained by direct molecular dynamics simulations of peptides. Here, for the first time, we applied directly the SFB approach to the practical evaluation of high-quality 13C nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation parameters, T1 and T2, and the heteronuclear NOE of several oligosaccharides, which were previously interpreted on the basis of refined ad hoc modelling. The calculated NMR relaxation parameters were in agreement with the experimental data, showing that this general approach can be applied to diverse classes of molecular systems, with the minimal usage of adjustable parameters.
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Probing Structural Dynamics of Membrane Proteins Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Techniques. BIOPHYSICA 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/biophysica1020009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Membrane proteins are essential for the survival of living organisms. They are involved in important biological functions including transportation of ions and molecules across the cell membrane and triggering the signaling pathways. They are targets of more than half of the modern medical drugs. Despite their biological significance, information about the structural dynamics of membrane proteins is lagging when compared to that of globular proteins. The major challenges with these systems are low expression yields and lack of appropriate solubilizing medium required for biophysical techniques. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy coupled with site directed spin labeling (SDSL) is a rapidly growing powerful biophysical technique that can be used to obtain pertinent structural and dynamic information on membrane proteins. In this brief review, we will focus on the overview of the widely used EPR approaches and their emerging applications to answer structural and conformational dynamics related questions on important membrane protein systems.
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Torricella F, Pierro A, Mileo E, Belle V, Bonucci A. Nitroxide spin labels and EPR spectroscopy: A powerful association for protein dynamics studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2021; 1869:140653. [PMID: 33757896 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2021.140653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Site-Directed Spin Labelling (SDSL) technique is based on the attachment of a paramagnetic label onto a specific position of a protein (or other bio-molecules) and the subsequent study by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. In particular, continuous-wave EPR (cw-EPR) spectra can detect the local conformational dynamics for proteins under various conditions. Moreover, pulse-EPR experiments on doubly spin-labelled proteins allow measuring distances between spin centres in the 1.5-8 nm range, providing information about structures and functions. This review focuses on SDSL-EPR spectroscopy as a structural biology tool to investigate proteins using nitroxide labels. The versatility of this spectroscopic approach for protein structural characterization has been demonstrated through the choice of recent studies. The main aim is to provide a general overview of the technique, particularly for non-experts, to spread the applicability of this technique in various fields of structural biology.
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- F Torricella
- CERM-Magnetic Resonance Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, via L.Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France
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- CERM-Magnetic Resonance Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, via L.Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France.
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Gamble Jarvi A, Bogetti X, Singewald K, Ghosh S, Saxena S. Going the dHis-tance: Site-Directed Cu 2+ Labeling of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:1481-1491. [PMID: 33476119 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In this Account, we showcase site-directed Cu2+ labeling in proteins and DNA, which has opened new avenues for the measurement of the structure and dynamics of biomolecules using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. In proteins, the spin label is assembled in situ from natural amino acid residues and a metal complex and requires no post-expression synthetic modification or purification procedures. The labeling scheme exploits a double histidine (dHis) motif, which utilizes endogenous or site-specifically mutated histidine residues to coordinate a Cu2+ complex. Pulsed EPR measurements on such Cu2+-labeled proteins potentially yield distance distributions that are up to 5 times narrower than the common protein spin label-the approach, thus, overcomes the inherent limitation of the current technology, which relies on a spin label with a highly flexible side chain. This labeling scheme provides a straightforward method that elucidates biophysical information that is costly, complicated, or simply inaccessible by traditional EPR labels. Examples include the direct measurement of protein backbone dynamics at β-sheet sites, which are largely inaccessible through traditional spin labels, and rigid Cu2+-Cu2+ distance measurements that enable higher precision in the analysis of protein conformations, conformational changes, interactions with other biomolecules, and the relative orientations of two labeled protein subunits. Likewise, a Cu2+ label has been developed for use in DNA, which is small, is nucleotide independent, and is positioned within the DNA helix. The placement of the Cu2+ label directly reports on the biologically relevant backbone distance. Additionally, for both of these labeling techniques, we have developed models for interpretation of the EPR distance information, primarily utilizing molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Initial results using force fields developed for both protein and DNA labels have agreed with experimental results, which has been a major bottleneck for traditional spin labels. Looking ahead, we anticipate new combinations of MD and EPR to further our understanding of protein and DNA conformational changes, as well as working synergistically to investigate protein-DNA interactions.
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- Austin Gamble Jarvi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Emerging applications of site-directed spin labeling electron paramagnetic resonance (SDSL-EPR) to study food protein structure, dynamics, and interaction. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Seffernick JT, Lindert S. Hybrid methods for combined experimental and computational determination of protein structure. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:240901. [PMID: 33380110 PMCID: PMC7773420 DOI: 10.1063/5.0026025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Knowledge of protein structure is paramount to the understanding of biological function, developing new therapeutics, and making detailed mechanistic hypotheses. Therefore, methods to accurately elucidate three-dimensional structures of proteins are in high demand. While there are a few experimental techniques that can routinely provide high-resolution structures, such as x-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and cryo-EM, which have been developed to determine the structures of proteins, these techniques each have shortcomings and thus cannot be used in all cases. However, additionally, a large number of experimental techniques that provide some structural information, but not enough to assign atomic positions with high certainty have been developed. These methods offer sparse experimental data, which can also be noisy and inaccurate in some instances. In cases where it is not possible to determine the structure of a protein experimentally, computational structure prediction methods can be used as an alternative. Although computational methods can be performed without any experimental data in a large number of studies, inclusion of sparse experimental data into these prediction methods has yielded significant improvement. In this Perspective, we cover many of the successes of integrative modeling, computational modeling with experimental data, specifically for protein folding, protein-protein docking, and molecular dynamics simulations. We describe methods that incorporate sparse data from cryo-EM, NMR, mass spectrometry, electron paramagnetic resonance, small-angle x-ray scattering, Förster resonance energy transfer, and genetic sequence covariation. Finally, we highlight some of the major challenges in the field as well as possible future directions.
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- Justin T. Seffernick
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Ahammad T, Drew DL, Sahu ID, Khan RH, Butcher BJ, Serafin RA, Galende AP, McCarrick RM, Lorigan GA. Conformational Differences Are Observed for the Active and Inactive Forms of Pinholin S 21 Using DEER Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:11396-11405. [PMID: 33289567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c09081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bacteriophages have evolved with an efficient host cell lysis mechanism to terminate the infection cycle and release the new progeny virions at the optimum time, allowing adaptation with the changing host and environment. Among the lytic proteins, holin controls the first and rate-limiting step of host cell lysis by permeabilizing the inner membrane at an allele-specific time known as "holin triggering". Pinholin S21 is a prototype holin of phage Φ21 which makes many nanoscale holes and destroys the proton motive force, which in turn activates the signal anchor release (SAR) endolysin system to degrade the peptidoglycan layer of the host cell and destruction of the outer membrane by the spanin complex. Like many others, phage Φ21 has two holin proteins: active pinholin and antipinholin. The antipinholin form differs only by three extra amino acids at the N-terminus; however, it has a different structural topology and conformation with respect to the membrane. Predefined combinations of active pinholin and antipinholin fine-tune the lysis timing through structural dynamics and conformational changes. Previously, the dynamics and topology of active pinholin and antipinholin were investigated (Ahammad et al. JPCB 2019, 2020) using continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW-EPR) spectroscopy. However, detailed structural studies and direct comparison of these two forms of pinholin S21 are absent in the literature. In this study, the structural topology and conformations of active pinholin (S2168) and inactive antipinholin (S2168IRS) in DMPC (1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) proteoliposomes were investigated using the four-pulse double electron-electron resonance (DEER) EPR spectroscopic technique to measure distances between transmembrane domains 1 and 2 (TMD1 and TMD2). Five sets of interlabel distances were measured via DEER spectroscopy for both the active and inactive forms of pinholin S21. Structural models of the active pinholin and inactive antipinholin forms in DMPC proteoliposomes were obtained using the experimental DEER distances coupled with the simulated annealing software package Xplor-NIH. TMD2 of S2168 remains in the lipid bilayer, and TMD1 is partially externalized from the bilayer with some residues located on the surface. However, both TMDs remain incorporated in the lipid bilayer for the inactive S2168IRS form. This study demonstrates, for the first time, clear structural topology and conformational differences between the two forms of pinholin S21. This work will pave the way for further studies of other holin systems using the DEER spectroscopic technique and will give structural insight into these biological clocks in molecular detail.
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- Tanbir Ahammad
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States.,Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Ghosh S, Casto J, Bogetti X, Arora C, Wang J, Saxena S. Orientation and dynamics of Cu 2+ based DNA labels from force field parameterized MD elucidates the relationship between EPR distance constraints and DNA backbone distances. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:26707-26719. [PMID: 33159779 PMCID: PMC10521111 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05016d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) based distance measurements using the recently developed Cu2+-DPA label present a promising strategy for measuring DNA backbone distance constraints. Herein we develop force field parameters for Cu2+-DPA in order to understand the features of this label at an atomic level. We perform molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using the force field parameters of Cu2+-DPA on four different DNA duplexes. The distance between the Cu2+ centers, extracted from the 2 μs MD trajectories, agrees well with the experimental distance for all the duplexes. Further analyses of the trajectory provide insight into the orientation of the Cu2+-DPA inside the duplex that leads to such agreement with experiments. The MD results also illustrate the ability of the Cu2+-DPA to report on the DNA backbone distance constraints. Furthermore, measurement of fluctuations of individual residues showed that the flexibility of Cu2+-DPA in a DNA depends on the position of the label in the duplex, and a 2 μs MD simulation is not sufficient to fully capture the experimental distribution in some cases. Finally, the MD trajectories were utilized to understand the key aspects of the double electron electron resonance (DEER) results. The lack of orientational selectivity effects of the Cu2+-DPA at Q-band frequency is rationalized in terms of fluctuations in the Cu2+ coordination environment and rotameric fluctuations of the label linker. Overall, a combination of EPR and MD simulations based on the Cu2+-DPA labelling strategy can contribute towards understanding changes in DNA backbone conformations during protein-DNA interactions.
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- Shreya Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Williams L, Tischlik S, Scherer A, Fischer JWA, Drescher M. Site-directed attachment of photoexcitable spin labels for light-induced pulsed dipolar spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14669-14672. [PMID: 33159780 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03101a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Photoexcited triplet states are gaining popularity as spin labels in pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Here, we demonstrate that the fluorophores Eosin Y, Rose Bengal and Atto Thio12 are suitable markers for distance determination by laser-induced magnetic dipole (LaserIMD) spectroscopy in proteins that lack an intrinsic photoexcitable center.
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- Lara Williams
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB), University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Bordignon E, Seeger MA, Galazzo L, Meier G. From in vitro towards in situ: structure-based investigation of ABC exporters by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:3839-3856. [PMID: 33219535 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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ATP-binding cassette (ABC) exporters have been studied now for more than four decades, and recent structural investigation has produced a large number of protein database entries. Yet, important questions about how ABC exporters function at the molecular level remain debated, such as which are the molecular recognition hotspots and the allosteric couplings dynamically regulating the communication between the catalytic cycle and the export of substrates. This conundrum mainly arises from technical limitations confining all research to in vitro analysis of ABC transporters in detergent solutions or embedded in membrane-mimicking environments. Therefore, a largely unanswered question is how ABC exporters operate in situ, namely in the native membrane context of a metabolically active cell. This review focuses on novel mechanistic insights into type I ABC exporters gained through a unique combination of structure determination, biochemical characterization, generation of conformation-specific nanobodies/sybodies and double electron-electron resonance.
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- Enrica Bordignon
- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Georgieva ER. Protein Conformational Dynamics upon Association with the Surfaces of Lipid Membranes and Engineered Nanoparticles: Insights from Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Molecules 2020; 25:E5393. [PMID: 33218036 PMCID: PMC7698768 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Detailed study of conformational rearrangements and dynamics of proteins is central to our understanding of their physiological functions and the loss of function. This review outlines the applications of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique to study the structural aspects of proteins transitioning from a solution environment to the states in which they are associated with the surfaces of biological membranes or engineered nanoobjects. In the former case these structural transitions generally underlie functional protein states. The latter case is mostly relevant to the application of protein immobilization in biotechnological industries, developing methods for protein purification, etc. Therefore, evaluating the stability of the protein functional state is particularly important. EPR spectroscopy in the form of continuous-wave EPR or pulse EPR distance measurements in conjunction with protein spin labeling provides highly versatile and sensitive tools to characterize the changes in protein local dynamics as well as large conformational rearrangements. The technique can be widely utilized in studies of both protein-membrane and engineered nanoobject-protein complexes.
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- Elka R Georgieva
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Gamble Jarvi A, Casto J, Saxena S. Buffer effects on site directed Cu 2+-labeling using the double histidine motif. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2020; 320:106848. [PMID: 33164758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The double histidine, or dHis, motif has emerged as a powerful spin labeling tool to determine the conformations and dynamics, subunit orientation, native metal binding site location, and other physical characteristics of proteins by Cu2+-based electron paramagnetic resonance. Here, we investigate the efficacy of this technique in five common buffer systems, and show that buffer choice can impact the loading of Cu2+-NTA into dHis sites, and more generally, the sensitivity of the overall technique. We also present a standardized and optimized examination of labeling of the dHis motif with Cu2+-NTA for EPR based distance measurements. We provide optimal loading procedures, using representative EPR and UV/Vis data for each step in the process. From this data, we find that maximal dHis loading can be achieved in under 30 min with low temperature sample incubation. Using only these optimal procedures, we see up to a 28% increase in fully labeled proteins compared to previously published results in N-ethylmorpholine. Using both this optimized procedure as well as a more optimal buffer, we can achieve up to 80% fully loaded proteins, which corresponds to a 64% increase compared to the prior data. These results provide insight and deeper understanding of the dHis Cu2+-NTA system, the variables that impact its efficacy, and present a method by which these issues may be mitigated for the most efficient labeling.
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- Austin Gamble Jarvi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Jaiswal M, Tran TT, Li Q, Yan X, Zhou M, Kundu K, Fanucci GE, Guo Z. A metabolically engineered spin-labeling approach for studying glycans on cells. Chem Sci 2020; 11:12522-12532. [PMID: 34094453 PMCID: PMC8162880 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03874a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Metabolic glycan engineering (MGE) coupled with nitroxide spin-labeling (SL) was utilized to investigate the heterogeneous environment of cell surface glycans in select cancer and normal cells. This approach exploited the incorporation of azides into cell surface glycans followed by a click reaction with a new nitroxide spin label. Both sialic acid and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) were targeted for spin labelling. Although each of these moieties experiences a diverse and heterogeneous glycan environment, their EPR spectra and hence mobility are both characterized as a linear combination of two distinct spectra where one component reflects a highly mobile or uncrowded micro-environment with the second component reflecting more restricted motion, reflective of increased crowding and packing within the glycocalyx. What differs among the spectra of the targeted glycans is the relative percentage of each component, with sialic acid moieties experiencing on average an ∼80% less crowded environment, where conversely GlcNAc/GalNAz labeled sites reported on average a ∼50% more crowded environment. These distinct environments are consistent with the organization of sugar moieties within cellular glycans where some residues occur close to the cell membrane/protein backbone (i.e. more restricted) and others are more terminal in the glycan (i.e. more mobile). Strikingly, different cell lines displayed varied relative populations of these two components, suggesting distinctive glycan packing, organization, and composition of different cells. This work demonstrates the capability of SDSL EPR to be a broadly useful tool for studying glycans on cells, and interpretation of the results provides insights for distinguishing the differences and changes in the local organization and heterogeneity of the cellular glycocalyx.
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- Mohit Jaiswal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32310 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida 214 Leigh Hall Gainesville FL 32611 USA
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Singewald K, Bogetti X, Sinha K, Rule GS, Saxena S. Double Histidine Based EPR Measurements at Physiological Temperatures Permit Site‐Specific Elucidation of Hidden Dynamics in Enzymes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:23040-23044. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kevin Singewald
- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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Singewald K, Bogetti X, Sinha K, Rule GS, Saxena S. Double Histidine Based EPR Measurements at Physiological Temperatures Permit Site‐Specific Elucidation of Hidden Dynamics in Enzymes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kevin Singewald
- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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Rahman S, Mchaourab HS. ATP-dependent interactions of a cargo protein with the transmembrane domain of a polypeptide processing and secretion ABC transporter. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:14678-14685. [PMID: 32820049 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.014934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Powered by the energy of ATP binding and hydrolysis, protease-containing ABC transporters (PCATs) export amphipathic and hydrophilic bacteriocin and quorum-sensing proteins across the membrane hydrophobic barrier. The cargo proteins have N-terminal leader peptides that are cleaved off by the cysteine protease domain, referred to as the C39 domain, or referred to as the peptidase (PEP) domain. The sequence and structural determinants of the interaction between PCATs and cargo proteins are poorly understood, yet this interaction is a central aspect of the transport mechanism. Here, we demonstrate the ATP-dependent, equilibrium binding of the cargo protein to the transmembrane domain (TMD) of a PCAT subsequent to the removal of the leader peptide by the PEP domain. Binding of the cargo protein to PCAT1 variants devoid of the PEP domain is detected through changes in the spectroscopic properties of fluorescent or spin label. Moreover, we find similar energetics of binding regardless of the presence of the leader peptide, suggesting that although the PEP domain serves for recognition and orientation, interaction with the TMD is the main contributor to the affinity. These findings are in direct contradiction with a recent study claiming that the TMD does not interact with the cargo protein; rather acting as a "Teflon-like" conduit across the bilayer (Kieuvongngam, V., Olinares, P. D. B., Palillo, A., Oldham, M. L., Chait, B. T., and Chen, J. (2020) Structural basis of substrate recognition by a polypeptide processing and secretion transporter. eLife 9, e51492). A distinctive feature of the transport model emerging from our data invokes a stable complex between PCATs and their cargo proteins following processing of the leader peptide and prior to ATP-dependent alternating access that translocates the cargo protein to the extracellular side.
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- Suhaila Rahman
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Zaccak M, Qasem Z, Gevorkyan-Airapetov L, Ruthstein S. An EPR Study on the Interaction between the Cu(I) Metal Binding Domains of ATP7B and the Atox1 Metallochaperone. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155536. [PMID: 32748830 PMCID: PMC7432781 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Copper’s essentiality and toxicity mean it requires a sophisticated regulation system for its acquisition, cellular distribution and excretion, which until now has remained elusive. Herein, we applied continuous wave (CW) and pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in solution to resolve the copper trafficking mechanism in humans, by considering the route travelled by Cu(I) from the metallochaperone Atox1 to the metal binding domains of ATP7B. Our study revealed that Cu(I) is most likely mediated by the binding of the Atox1 monomer to metal binding domain 1 (MBD1) and MBD4 of ATP7B in the final part of its extraction pathway, while the other MBDs mediate this interaction and participate in copper transfer between the various MBDs to the ATP7B membrane domain. This research also proposes that MBD1-3 and MBD4-6 act as two independent units.
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Pierro A, Etienne E, Gerbaud G, Guigliarelli B, Ciurli S, Belle V, Zambelli B, Mileo E. Nickel and GTP Modulate Helicobacter pylori UreG Structural Flexibility. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E1062. [PMID: 32708696 PMCID: PMC7408563 DOI: 10.3390/biom10071062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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UreG is a P-loop GTP hydrolase involved in the maturation of nickel-containing urease, an essential enzyme found in plants, fungi, bacteria, and archaea. This protein couples the hydrolysis of GTP to the delivery of Ni(II) into the active site of apo-urease, interacting with other urease chaperones in a multi-protein complex necessary for enzyme activation. Whereas the conformation of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) UreG was solved by crystallography when it is in complex with two other chaperones, in solution the protein was found in a disordered and flexible form, defining it as an intrinsically disordered enzyme and indicating that the well-folded structure found in the crystal state does not fully reflect the behavior of the protein in solution. Here, isothermal titration calorimetry and site-directed spin labeling coupled to electron paramagnetic spectroscopy were successfully combined to investigate HpUreG structural dynamics in solution and the effect of Ni(II) and GTP on protein mobility. The results demonstrate that, although the protein maintains a flexible behavior in the metal and nucleotide bound forms, concomitant addition of Ni(II) and GTP exerts a structural change through the crosstalk of different protein regions.
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- Annalisa Pierro
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France; (A.P.); (E.E.); (G.G.); (B.G.); (V.B.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France; (A.P.); (E.E.); (G.G.); (B.G.); (V.B.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France; (A.P.); (E.E.); (G.G.); (B.G.); (V.B.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France; (A.P.); (E.E.); (G.G.); (B.G.); (V.B.)
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy;
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France; (A.P.); (E.E.); (G.G.); (B.G.); (V.B.)
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy;
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, IMM, Marseille, France; (A.P.); (E.E.); (G.G.); (B.G.); (V.B.)
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Chow GK, Chavan AG, Heisler JC, Chang YG, LiWang A, Britt RD. Monitoring Protein-Protein Interactions in the Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock in Real Time via Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Biochemistry 2020; 59:2387-2400. [PMID: 32453554 PMCID: PMC7346098 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The cyanobacterial circadian clock
in Synechococcus elongatus consists of three proteins,
KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC. KaiA and KaiB
rhythmically interact with KaiC to generate stable oscillations of
KaiC phosphorylation with a period of 24 h. The observation of stable
circadian oscillations when the three clock proteins are reconstituted
and combined in vitro makes it an ideal system for understanding its
underlying molecular mechanisms and circadian clocks in general. These
oscillations were historically monitored in vitro by gel electrophoresis
of reaction mixtures based on the differing electrophoretic mobilities
between various phosphostates of KaiC. As the KaiC phospho-distribution
represents only one facet of the oscillations, orthogonal tools are
necessary to explore other interactions to generate a full description
of the system. However, previous biochemical assays are discontinuous
or qualitative. To circumvent these limitations, we developed a spin-labeled
KaiB mutant that can differentiate KaiC-bound KaiB from free KaiB
using continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
that is minimally sensitive to KaiA. Similar to wild-type (WT-KaiB),
this labeled mutant, in combination with KaiA, sustains robust circadian
rhythms of KaiC phosphorylation. This labeled mutant is hence a functional
surrogate of WT-KaiB and thus participates in and reports on autonomous
macroscopic circadian rhythms generated by mixtures that include KaiA,
KaiC, and ATP. Quantitative kinetics could be extracted with improved
precision and time resolution. We describe design principles, data
analysis, and limitations of this quantitative binding assay and discuss
future research necessary to overcome these challenges.
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- Gary K Chow
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Center for Circadian Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Ahammad T, Drew DL, Khan RH, Sahu ID, Faul E, Li T, Lorigan GA. Structural Dynamics and Topology of the Inactive Form of S 21 Holin in a Lipid Bilayer Using Continuous-Wave Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5370-5379. [PMID: 32501696 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The bacteriophage infection cycle plays a crucial role in recycling the world's biomass. Bacteriophages devise various cell lysis systems to strictly control the length of the infection cycle for an efficient phage life cycle. Phages evolved with lysis protein systems, which can control and fine-tune the length of this infection cycle depending on the host and growing environment. Among these lysis proteins, holin controls the first and rate-limiting step of host cell lysis by permeabilizing the inner membrane at an allele-specific time and concentration hence known as the simplest molecular clock. Pinholin S21 is the holin from phage Φ21, which defines the cell lysis time through a predefined ratio of active pinholin and antipinholin (inactive form of pinholin). Active pinholin and antipinholin fine-tune the lysis timing through structural dynamics and conformational changes. Previously we reported the structural dynamics and topology of active pinholin S2168. Currently, there is no detailed structural study of the antipinholin using biophysical techniques. In this study, the structural dynamics and topology of antipinholin S2168IRS in DMPC proteoliposomes is investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic techniques. Continuous-wave (CW) EPR line shape analysis experiments of 35 different R1 side chains of S2168IRS indicated restricted mobility of the transmembrane domains (TMDs), which were predicted to be inside the lipid bilayer when compared to the N- and C-termini R1 side chains. In addition, the R1 accessibility test performed on 24 residues using the CW-EPR power saturation experiment indicated that TMD1 and TMD2 of S2168IRS were incorporated into the lipid bilayer where N- and C-termini were located outside of the lipid bilayer. Based on this study, a tentative model of S2168IRS is proposed where both TMDs remain incorporated into the lipid bilayer and N- and C-termini are located outside of the lipid bilayer. This work will pave the way for the further studies of other holins using biophysical techniques and will give structural insights into these biological clocks in molecular detail.
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- Tanbir Ahammad
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States.,Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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EPR of site-directed spin-labeled proteins: A powerful tool to study structural flexibility. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 684:108323. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sahu ID, Dixit G, Reynolds WD, Kaplevatsky R, Harding BD, Jaycox CK, McCarrick RM, Lorigan GA. Characterization of the Human KCNQ1 Voltage Sensing Domain (VSD) in Lipodisq Nanoparticles for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopic Studies of Membrane Proteins. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:2331-2342. [PMID: 32130007 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b11506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Membrane proteins are responsible for conducting essential biological functions that are necessary for the survival of living organisms. In spite of their physiological importance, limited structural information is currently available as a result of challenges in applying biophysical techniques for studying these protein systems. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a very powerful technique to study the structural and dynamic properties of membrane proteins. However, the application of EPR spectroscopy to membrane proteins in a native membrane-bound state is extremely challenging due to the complexity observed in inhomogeneity sample preparation and the dynamic motion of the spin label. Detergent micelles are very popular membrane mimetics for membrane proteins due to their smaller size and homogeneity, providing high-resolution structure analysis by solution NMR spectroscopy. However, it is important to test whether the protein structure in a micelle environment is the same as that of its membrane-bound state. Lipodisq nanoparticles or styrene-maleic acid copolymer-lipid nanoparticles (SMALPs) have been introduced as a potentially good membrane-mimetic system for structural studies of membrane proteins. Recently, we reported on the EPR characterization of the KCNE1 membrane protein having a single transmembrane incorporated into lipodisq nanoparticles. In this work, lipodisq nanoparticles were used as a membrane mimic system for probing the structural and dynamic properties of the more complicated membrane protein system human KCNQ1 voltage sensing domain (Q1-VSD) having four transmembrane helices using site-directed spin-labeling EPR spectroscopy. Characterization of spin-labeled Q1-VSD incorporated into lipodisq nanoparticles was carried out using CW-EPR spectral line shape analysis and pulsed EPR double-electron electron resonance (DEER) measurements. The CW-EPR spectra indicate an increase in spectral line broadening with the addition of the styrene-maleic acid (SMA) polymer which approaches close to the rigid limit providing a homogeneous stabilization of the protein-lipid complex. Similarly, EPR DEER measurements indicated a superior quality of distance measurement with an increase in the phase memory time (Tm) values upon incorporation of the sample into lipodisq nanoparticles when compared to proteoliposomes. These results are consistent with the solution NMR structural studies on the Q1-VSD. This study will be beneficial for researchers working on investigating the structural and dynamic properties of more complicated membrane protein systems using lipodisq nanoparticles.
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- Indra D Sahu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States.,Natural Science Division, Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Kentucky 42718, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Izmailov SA, Rabdano SO, Hasanbasri Z, Podkorytov IS, Saxena S, Skrynnikov NR. Structural and dynamic origins of ESR lineshapes in spin-labeled GB1 domain: the insights from spin dynamics simulations based on long MD trajectories. Sci Rep 2020; 10:957. [PMID: 31969574 PMCID: PMC6976580 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56750-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) ESR is a valuable tool to probe protein systems that are not amenable to characterization by x-ray crystallography, NMR or EM. While general principles that govern the shape of SDSL ESR spectra are known, its precise relationship with protein structure and dynamics is still not fully understood. To address this problem, we designed seven variants of GB1 domain bearing R1 spin label and recorded the corresponding MD trajectories (combined length 180 μs). The MD data were subsequently used to calculate time evolution of the relevant spin density matrix and thus predict the ESR spectra. The simulated spectra proved to be in good agreement with the experiment. Further analysis confirmed that the spectral shape primarily reflects the degree of steric confinement of the R1 tag and, for the well-folded protein such as GB1, offers little information on local backbone dynamics. The rotameric preferences of R1 side chain are determined by the type of the secondary structure at the attachment site. The rotameric jumps involving dihedral angles χ1 and χ2 are sufficiently fast to directly influence the ESR lineshapes. However, the jumps involving multiple dihedral angles tend to occur in (anti)correlated manner, causing smaller-than-expected movements of the R1 proxyl ring. Of interest, ESR spectra of GB1 domain with solvent-exposed spin label can be accurately reproduced by means of Redfield theory. In particular, the asymmetric character of the spectra is attributable to Redfield-type cross-correlations. We envisage that the current MD-based, experimentally validated approach should lead to a more definitive, accurate picture of SDSL ESR experiments.
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- Sergei A Izmailov
- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia.
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Bücker D, Sickinger A, Ruiz Perez JD, Oestringer M, Mecking S, Drescher M. Direct Observation of Chain Lengths and Conformations in Oligofluorene Distributions from Controlled Polymerization by Double Electron–Electron Resonance. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 142:1952-1956. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Dennis Bücker
- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Reichenwallner J, Hauenschild T, Schmelzer CEH, Hülsmann M, Godt A, Hinderberger D. Fatty Acid Triangulation in Albumins Using a Landmark Spin Label. Isr J Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201900073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jörg Reichenwallner
- Institute of ChemistryMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4 D-06120 Halle (Saale) Germany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4 D-06120 Halle (Saale) Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS Walter-Hülse-Straße 1 D-06120 Halle (Saale) Germany
- Institute of PharmacyMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Straße 4 D-06120 Halle (Saale) Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Materials (CM2)Bielefeld University Universitätsstraße 25 D-33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Materials (CM2)Bielefeld University Universitätsstraße 25 D-33615 Bielefeld Germany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4 D-06120 Halle (Saale) Germany
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Zurlo E, Gorroño Bikandi I, Meeuwenoord NJ, Filippov DV, Huber M. Tracking amyloid oligomerization with monomer resolution using a 13-amino acid peptide with a backbone-fixed spin label. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:25187-25195. [PMID: 31696167 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01060b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Amyloid oligomers are suspected as toxic agents in neurodegenerative disease, and are transient and often heterogeneous, making them difficult to detect. Here we show an approach to track the development of amyloid oligomers in situ by room temperature, continuous wave (cw) 9 and 95 GHz EPR. Three amyloid peptides with the 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-N-oxyl-4-amino-4-carboxylic acid (TOAC) spin label were synthesized by solid phase peptide synthesis: T0EZ (TKVKVLGDVIEVGG) with TOAC (T) at the N-terminus, T5EZ with TOAC in the middle (KVKVTGDVIEVG) and T12EZ with TOAC at the C-terminus (KVKVLGDVIEVTG). These sequences are derived from the K11V (KVKVLGDVIEV) amyloid peptide, which self-aggregates to oligomers with a β-sheet configuration (A. Laganowsky, et al., Science, 2012, 335, 1228-1231). To monitor oligomerization, the rotational correlation time (τr) is measured by cw-EPR. For the backbone-fixed TOAC label that is devoid of local mobility τr should reflect the rotation and thereby the size of the peptide, resp. oligomer. For T5EZ a good match between the measured τr and the size of the peptide is obtained, showing the validity of the approach. One of the three peptides (T0EZ) aggregates (circular dichroism), whereas the other two do not. Since also the respective MTSL (S-(1-oxyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)methyl methanesulfonothioate) labelled peptides fail to aggregate, molecular crowding due to the label, rather than the helix-inducing properties of TOAC, seems to be responsible. Following in situ oligomer formation of T0EZ by the change in rotational correlation time, two oligomers are observed, a 5-6 mer and a 15-18 mer. The EPR approach, particularly 95 GHz EPR, enables following oligomerization of one monomer at a time, suggesting that the cw-EPR approach presented is a novel tool to follow amyloid oligomerization with high resolution.
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- E Zurlo
- Department of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratoria, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratoria, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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