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Papaneophytou C. Breaking the Chain: Protease Inhibitors as Game Changers in Respiratory Viruses Management. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8105. [PMID: 39125676 PMCID: PMC11311956 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158105] [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: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Respiratory viral infections (VRTIs) rank among the leading causes of global morbidity and mortality, affecting millions of individuals each year across all age groups. These infections are caused by various pathogens, including rhinoviruses (RVs), adenoviruses (AdVs), and coronaviruses (CoVs), which are particularly prevalent during colder seasons. Although many VRTIs are self-limiting, their frequent recurrence and potential for severe health complications highlight the critical need for effective therapeutic strategies. Viral proteases are crucial for the maturation and replication of viruses, making them promising therapeutic targets. This review explores the pivotal role of viral proteases in the lifecycle of respiratory viruses and the development of protease inhibitors as a strategic response to these infections. Recent advances in antiviral therapy have highlighted the effectiveness of protease inhibitors in curtailing the spread and severity of viral diseases, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It also assesses the current efforts aimed at identifying and developing inhibitors targeting key proteases from major respiratory viruses, including human RVs, AdVs, and (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2) SARS-CoV-2. Despite the recent identification of SARS-CoV-2, within the last five years, the scientific community has devoted considerable time and resources to investigate existing drugs and develop new inhibitors targeting the virus's main protease. However, research efforts in identifying inhibitors of the proteases of RVs and AdVs are limited. Therefore, herein, it is proposed to utilize this knowledge to develop new inhibitors for the proteases of other viruses affecting the respiratory tract or to develop dual inhibitors. Finally, by detailing the mechanisms of action and therapeutic potentials of these inhibitors, this review aims to demonstrate their significant role in transforming the management of respiratory viral diseases and to offer insights into future research directions.
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- Christos Papaneophytou
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2417, Cyprus
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Mondal A, Singh B, Felkner RH, De Falco A, Swapna G, Montelione GT, Roth MJ, Perez A. A Computational Pipeline for Accurate Prioritization of Protein-Protein Binding Candidates in High-Throughput Protein Libraries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202405767. [PMID: 38588243 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405767] [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: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Identifying the interactome for a protein of interest is challenging due to the large number of possible binders. High-throughput experimental approaches narrow down possible binding partners but often include false positives. Furthermore, they provide no information about what the binding region is (e.g., the binding epitope). We introduce a novel computational pipeline based on an AlphaFold2 (AF) Competitive Binding Assay (AF-CBA) to identify proteins that bind a target of interest from a pull-down experiment and the binding epitope. Our focus is on proteins that bind the Extraterminal (ET) domain of Bromo and Extraterminal domain (BET) proteins, but we also introduce nine additional systems to show transferability to other peptide-protein systems. We describe a series of limitations to the methodology based on intrinsic deficiencies of AF and AF-CBA to help users identify scenarios where the approach will be most useful. Given the method's speed and accuracy, we anticipate its broad applicability to identify binding epitope regions among potential partners, setting the stage for experimental verification.
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- Arup Mondal
- Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Leigh Hall 240, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Leigh Hall 240, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane Rm 636, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane Rm 636, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Leigh Hall 240, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Mondal A, Singh B, Felkner RH, De Falco A, Swapna GVT, Montelione GT, Roth MJ, Perez A. Sifting Through the Noise: A Computational Pipeline for Accurate Prioritization of Protein-Protein Binding Candidates in High-Throughput Protein Libraries. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.20.576374. [PMID: 38328039 PMCID: PMC10849530 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.20.576374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Identifying the interactome for a protein of interest is challenging due to the large number of possible binders. High-throughput experimental approaches narrow down possible binding partners, but often include false positives. Furthermore, they provide no information about what the binding region is (e.g. the binding epitope). We introduce a novel computational pipeline based on an AlphaFold2 (AF) Competition Assay (AF-CBA) to identify proteins that bind a target of interest from a pull-down experiment, along with the binding epitope. Our focus is on proteins that bind the Extraterminal (ET) domain of Bromo and Extraterminal domain (BET) proteins, but we also introduce nine additional systems to show transferability to other peptide-protein systems. We describe a series of limitations to the methodology based on intrinsic deficiencies to AF and AF-CBA, to help users identify scenarios where the approach will be most useful. Given the speed and accuracy of the methodology, we expect it to be generally applicable to facilitate target selection for experimental verification starting from high-throughput protein libraries.
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- Arup Mondal
- Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Leigh Hall 240, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Leigh Hall 240, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane Rm 636, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane Rm 636, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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- Department of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Leigh Hall 240, Gainesville, FL
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Ren P, Li S, Wang S, Zhang X, Bai F. Computer-Aided Prediction of the Interactions of Viral Proteases with Antiviral Drugs: Antiviral Potential of Broad-Spectrum Drugs. Molecules 2023; 29:225. [PMID: 38202808 PMCID: PMC10780089 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010225] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Human society is facing the threat of various viruses. Proteases are promising targets for the treatment of viral infections. In this study, we collected and profiled 170 protease sequences from 125 viruses that infect humans. Approximately 73 of them are viral 3-chymotrypsin-like proteases (3CLpro), and 11 are pepsin-like aspartic proteases (PAPs). Their sequences, structures, and substrate characteristics were carefully analyzed to identify their conserved nature for proposing a pan-3CLpro or pan-PAPs inhibitor design strategy. To achieve this, we used computational prediction and modeling methods to predict the binding complex structures for those 73 3CLpro with 4 protease inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 and 11 protease inhibitors of HCV. Similarly, the complex structures for the 11 viral PAPs with 9 protease inhibitors of HIV were also obtained. The binding affinities between these compounds and proteins were also evaluated to assess their pan-protease inhibition via MM-GBSA. Based on the drugs targeting viral 3CLpro and PAPs, repositioning of the active compounds identified several potential uses for these drug molecules. As a result, Compounds 1-2, modified based on the structures of Ray1216 and Asunaprevir, indicate potential inhibition of DENV protease according to our computational simulation results. These studies offer ideas and insights for future research in the design of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs.
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- Pengxuan Ren
- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; (P.R.); (S.L.); (S.W.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; (P.R.); (S.L.); (S.W.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; (P.R.); (S.L.); (S.W.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; (P.R.); (S.L.); (S.W.)
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; (P.R.); (S.L.); (S.W.)
- School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, Shanghai 201210, China
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Dodaro A, Pavan M, Moro S. Targeting the I7L Protease: A Rational Design for Anti-Monkeypox Drugs? Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087119. [PMID: 37108279 PMCID: PMC10138331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087119] [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: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The latest monkeypox virus outbreak in 2022 showcased the potential threat of this viral zoonosis to public health. The lack of specific treatments against this infection and the success of viral protease inhibitors-based treatments against HIV, Hepatitis C, and SARS-CoV-2, brought the monkeypox virus I7L protease under the spotlight as a potential target for the development of specific and compelling drugs against this emerging disease. In the present work, the structure of the monkeypox virus I7L protease was modeled and thoroughly characterized through a dedicated computational study. Furthermore, structural information gathered in the first part of the study was exploited to virtually screen the DrugBank database, consisting of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and clinical-stage drug candidates, in search for readily repurposable compounds with similar binding features as TTP-6171, the only non-covalent I7L protease inhibitor reported in the literature. The virtual screening resulted in the identification of 14 potential inhibitors of the monkeypox I7L protease. Finally, based on data collected within the present work, some considerations on developing allosteric modulators of the I7L protease are reported.
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- Andrea Dodaro
- Molecular Modeling Section (MMS), Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Molecular Modeling Section (MMS), Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Molecular Modeling Section (MMS), Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Kulanayake S, Tikoo SK. Adenovirus Core Proteins: Structure and Function. Viruses 2021; 13:v13030388. [PMID: 33671079 PMCID: PMC7998265 DOI: 10.3390/v13030388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Adenoviruses have served as a model for investigating viral-cell interactions and discovering different cellular processes, such as RNA splicing and DNA replication. In addition, the development and evaluation of adenoviruses as the viral vectors for vaccination and gene therapy has led to detailed investigations about adenovirus biology, including the structure and function of the adenovirus encoded proteins. While the determination of the structure and function of the viral capsid proteins in adenovirus biology has been the subject of numerous reports, the last few years have seen increased interest in elucidating the structure and function of the adenovirus core proteins. Here, we provide a review of research about the structure and function of the adenovirus core proteins in adenovirus biology.
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- Shermila Kulanayake
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Center (VIDO-InterVac), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E3, Canada;
- Vaccinology & Immunotherapeutics Program, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E3, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Center (VIDO-InterVac), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E3, Canada;
- Vaccinology & Immunotherapeutics Program, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5E3, Canada
- Correspondence:
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Nemerow G, Flint J. Lessons learned from adenovirus (1970-2019). FEBS Lett 2019; 593:3395-3418. [PMID: 31777951 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Animal viruses are well recognized for their ability to uncover fundamental cell and molecular processes, and adenovirus certainly provides a prime example. This review illustrates the lessons learned from studying adenovirus over the past five decades. We take a look back at the key studies of adenovirus structure and biophysical properties, which revealed the mechanisms of adenovirus association with antibody, cell receptor, and immune molecules that regulate infection. In addition, we discuss the critical contribution of studies of adenovirus gene expression to elucidation of fundamental reactions in pre-mRNA processing and its regulation. Other pioneering studies furnished the first examples of protein-primed initiation of DNA synthesis and viral small RNAs. As a nonenveloped virus, adenoviruses have furnished insights into the modes of virus attachment, entry, and penetration of host cells, and we discuss the diversity of cell receptors that support these processes, as well as membrane penetration. As a result of these extensive studies, adenovirus vectors were among the first to be developed for therapeutic applications. We highlight some of the early (unsuccessful) trials and the lessons learned from them.
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- Glen Nemerow
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, NJ, USA
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Nemerow GR, Stewart PL. Insights into Adenovirus Uncoating from Interactions with Integrins and Mediators of Host Immunity. Viruses 2016; 8:v8120337. [PMID: 28009821 PMCID: PMC5192398 DOI: 10.3390/v8120337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Human adenoviruses are large (150 MDa) nonenveloped double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses that cause acute respiratory, gastrointestinal and ocular infections. Despite these disease associations, adenovirus has aided basic and clinical research efforts through studies of its association with cells and as a target of host antiviral responses. This review highlights the knowledge of adenovirus disassembly and nuclear transport gleaned from structural, biophysical and functional analyses of adenovirus interactions with soluble and membrane-associated host molecules.
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- Glen R Nemerow
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Ronau JA, Beckmann JF, Hochstrasser M. Substrate specificity of the ubiquitin and Ubl proteases. Cell Res 2016; 26:441-56. [PMID: 27012468 PMCID: PMC4822132 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2016.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Conjugation and deconjugation of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) to cellular proteins are highly regulated processes integral to cellular homeostasis. Most often, the C-termini of these small polypeptides are attached to lysine side chains of target proteins by an amide (isopeptide) linkage. Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) and Ubl-specific proteases (ULPs) comprise a diverse group of proteases that recognize and remove ubiquitin and Ubls from their substrates. How DUBs and ULPs distinguish among different modifiers, or different polymeric forms of these modifiers, remains poorly understood. The specificity of ubiquitin/Ubl-deconjugating enzymes for particular substrates depends on multiple factors, ranging from the topography of specific substrate features, as in different polyubiquitin chain types, to structural elements unique to each enzyme. Here we summarize recent structural and biochemical studies that provide insights into mechanisms of substrate specificity among various DUBs and ULPs. We also discuss the unexpected specificities of non-eukaryotic proteases in these families.
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- Judith A Ronau
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.,Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 266 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Mangel WF, McGrath WJ, Xiong K, Graziano V, Blainey PC. Molecular sled is an eleven-amino acid vehicle facilitating biochemical interactions via sliding components along DNA. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10202. [PMID: 26831565 PMCID: PMC4740752 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Recently, we showed the adenovirus proteinase interacts productively with its protein substrates in vitro and in vivo in nascent virus particles via one-dimensional diffusion along the viral DNA. The mechanism by which this occurs has heretofore been unknown. We show sliding of these proteins along DNA occurs on a new vehicle in molecular biology, a 'molecular sled' named pVIc. This 11-amino acid viral peptide binds to DNA independent of sequence. pVIc slides on DNA, exhibiting the fastest one-dimensional diffusion constant, 26±1.8 × 10(6) (bp)(2) s(-1). pVIc is a 'molecular sled,' because it can slide heterologous cargos along DNA, for example, a streptavidin tetramer. Similar peptides, for example, from the C terminus of β-actin or NLSIII of the p53 protein, slide along DNA. Characteristics of the 'molecular sled' in its milieu (virion, nucleus) have implications for how proteins in the nucleus of cells interact and imply a new form of biochemistry, one-dimensional biochemistry.
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- Walter F. Mangel
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 50 Bell Avenue, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 50 Bell Avenue, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 50 Bell Avenue, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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Virus genomes are condensed and packaged inside stable proteinaceous capsids that serve to protect them during transit from one cell or host organism, to the next. During virus entry, capsid shells are primed and disassembled in a complex, tightly-regulated, multi-step process termed uncoating. Here we compare the uncoating-programs of DNA viruses of the pox-, herpes-, adeno-, polyoma-, and papillomavirus families. Highlighting the chemical and mechanical cues virus capsids respond to, we review the conformational changes that occur during stepwise disassembly of virus capsids and how these culminate in the release of viral genomes at the right time and cellular location to assure successful replication.
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Mangel WF, San Martín C. Structure, function and dynamics in adenovirus maturation. Viruses 2014; 6:4536-70. [PMID: 25421887 PMCID: PMC4246237 DOI: 10.3390/v6114536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Here we review the current knowledge on maturation of adenovirus, a non-enveloped icosahedral eukaryotic virus. The adenovirus dsDNA genome fills the capsid in complex with a large amount of histone-like viral proteins, forming the core. Maturation involves proteolytic cleavage of several capsid and core precursor proteins by the viral protease (AVP). AVP uses a peptide cleaved from one of its targets as a "molecular sled" to slide on the viral genome and reach its substrates, in a remarkable example of one-dimensional chemistry. Immature adenovirus containing the precursor proteins lacks infectivity because of its inability to uncoat. The immature core is more compact and stable than the mature one, due to the condensing action of unprocessed core polypeptides; shell precursors underpin the vertex region and the connections between capsid and core. Maturation makes the virion metastable, priming it for stepwise uncoating by facilitating vertex release and loosening the condensed genome and its attachment to the icosahedral shell. The packaging scaffold protein L1 52/55k is also a substrate for AVP. Proteolytic processing of L1 52/55k disrupts its interactions with other virion components, providing a mechanism for its removal during maturation. Finally, possible roles for maturation of the terminal protein are discussed.
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- Walter F Mangel
- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Department of Macromolecular Structure and NanoBiomedicine Initiative, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Darwin 3, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Benevento M, Di Palma S, Snijder J, Moyer CL, Reddy VS, Nemerow GR, Heck AJR. Adenovirus composition, proteolysis, and disassembly studied by in-depth qualitative and quantitative proteomics. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:11421-11430. [PMID: 24591515 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.537498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Using high-resolution MS-based proteomics in combination with multiple protease digestion, we profiled, with on average 90% sequence coverage, all 13 viral proteins present in an human adenovirus (HAdV) vector. This in-depth profile provided multiple peptide-based evidence on intrinsic protease activity affecting several HAdV proteins. Next, the generated peptide library was used to develop a targeted proteomics method using selected reaction monitoring (SRM) aimed at quantitative profiling of the stoichiometry of all 13 proteins present in the HAdV. We also used this method to probe the release of specific virus proteins initiated by thermal stimulation, mimicking the early stage of HAdV disassembly during entry into host cells. We confirmed the copy numbers of the most well characterized viral capsid components and established the copy numbers for proteins whose stoichiometry has so far not been accurately defined. We also found that heating HAdV induces the complete release of the penton base and fiber proteins as well as a substantial release of protein VIII and VI. For these latter proteins, maturational proteolysis by the adenoviral protease leads to the differential release of fragments with certain peptides being fully released and others largely retained in the AdV particles. This information is likely to be beneficial for the ongoing interpretation of high resolution cryoEM and x-ray electron density maps.
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- Marco Benevento
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands,; Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands,; Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands,; Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands,; Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands,.
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Graziano V, McGrath WJ, Suomalainen M, Greber UF, Freimuth P, Blainey PC, Luo G, Xie XS, Mangel WF. Regulation of a viral proteinase by a peptide and DNA in one-dimensional space: I. binding to DNA AND to hexon of the precursor to protein VI, pVI, of human adenovirus. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:2059-67. [PMID: 23043136 PMCID: PMC3548512 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.377150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Revised: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The precursor to adenovirus protein VI, pVI, is a multifunctional protein with different roles early and late in virus infection. Here, we focus on two roles late in infection, binding of pVI to DNA and to the major capsid protein hexon. pVI bound to DNA as a monomer independent of DNA sequence with an apparent equilibrium dissociation constant, K(d)((app)), of 46 nm. Bound to double-stranded DNA, one molecule of pVI occluded 8 bp. Upon the binding of pVI to DNA, three sodium ions were displaced from the DNA. A ΔG(0)(0) of -4.54 kcal/mol for the nonelectrostatic free energy of binding indicated that a substantial component of the binding free energy resulted from nonspecific interactions between pVI and DNA. The proteolytically processed, mature form of pVI, protein VI, also bound to DNA; its K(d)((app)) was much higher, 307 nm. The binding assays were performed in 1 mm MgCl(2) because in the absence of magnesium, the binding to pVI or protein VI to DNA was too tight to determine a K(d)((app)). Three molecules of pVI bound to one molecule of the hexon trimer with an equilibrium dissociation constant K(d)((app)) of 1.1 nm.
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- Vito Graziano
- From the Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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- From the Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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- the Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland, and
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- the Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland, and
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- From the Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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- the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- From the Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
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Baniecki ML, McGrath WJ, Mangel WF. Regulation of a viral proteinase by a peptide and DNA in one-dimensional space: III. atomic resolution structure of the nascent form of the adenovirus proteinase. J Biol Chem 2012; 288:2081-91. [PMID: 23043139 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.407429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The adenovirus proteinase (AVP), the first member of a new class of cysteine proteinases, is essential for the production of infectious virus, and here we report its structure at 0.98 Å resolution. AVP, initially synthesized as an inactive enzyme, requires two cofactors for maximal activity: pVIc, an 11-amino acid peptide, and the viral DNA. Comparison of the structure of AVP with that of an active form, the AVP-pVIc complex, reveals why AVP is inactive. Both forms have an α + β fold; the major structural differences between them lie in the β-sheet domain. In AVP-pVIc, the general base His-54 Nδ1 is 3.9 Å away from the Cys-122 Sγ, thereby rendering it nucleophilic. In AVP, however, His-54 Nδ1 is 7.0 Å away from Cys-122 Sγ, too far away to be able to abstract the proton from Cys-122. In AVP-pVIc, Tyr-84 forms a cation-π interaction with His-54 that should raise the pK(a) of His-54 and freeze the imidazole ring in the place optimal for forming an ion pair with Cys-122. In AVP, however, Tyr-84 is more than 11 Å away from its position in AVP-pVIc. Based on the structural differences between AVP and AVP-pVIc, we present a model that postulates that activation of AVP by pVIc occurs via a 62-amino acid-long activation pathway in which the binding of pVIc initiates contiguous conformational changes, analogous to falling dominos. There is a common pathway that branches into a pathway that leads to the repositioning of His-54 and another pathway that leads to the repositioning of Tyr-84.
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- Mary Lynn Baniecki
- Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Liu H, Jin L, Koh SBS, Atanasov I, Schein S, Wu L, Zhou ZH. Atomic structure of human adenovirus by cryo-EM reveals interactions among protein networks. Science 2010; 329:1038-43. [PMID: 20798312 DOI: 10.1126/science.1187433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Construction of a complex virus may involve a hierarchy of assembly elements. Here, we report the structure of the whole human adenovirus virion at 3.6 angstroms resolution by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), revealing in situ atomic models of three minor capsid proteins (IIIa, VIII, and IX), extensions of the (penton base and hexon) major capsid proteins, and interactions within three protein-protein networks. One network is mediated by protein IIIa at the vertices, within group-of-six (GOS) tiles--a penton base and its five surrounding hexons. Another is mediated by ropes (protein IX) that lash hexons together to form group-of-nine (GON) tiles and bind GONs to GONs. The third, mediated by IIIa and VIII, binds each GOS to five surrounding GONs. Optimization of adenovirus for cancer and gene therapy could target these networks.
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- Hongrong Liu
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095-7364, USA
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Kamiya K, Boero M, Shiraishi K, Oshiyama A, Shigeta Y. Energy Compensation Mechanism for Charge-Separated Protonation States in Aspartate−Histidine Amino Acid Residue Pairs. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:6567-78. [DOI: 10.1021/jp906148m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Katsumasa Kamiya
- Picobiology Institute, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sanban-cho, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, F-67034 Strasbourg 2, France, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan, Center for Computational
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- Picobiology Institute, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sanban-cho, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, F-67034 Strasbourg 2, France, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan, Center for Computational
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- Picobiology Institute, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sanban-cho, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, F-67034 Strasbourg 2, France, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan, Center for Computational
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- Picobiology Institute, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sanban-cho, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, F-67034 Strasbourg 2, France, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan, Center for Computational
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- Picobiology Institute, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sanban-cho, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, UMR 7504 CNRS and University of Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, F-67034 Strasbourg 2, France, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan, Center for Computational
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Of the 53 different human adenovirus (HAdV) serotypes belonging to species A-G, a significant number are associated with acute respiratory, gastrointestinal and ocular infections. Replication-defective HAdV-5-based vectors also continue to play a significant role in gene transfer trials and in vaccine delivery efforts in the clinic. Although significant progress has been made from studies of AdV biology, we still have an incomplete understanding of AdV's structure as well as its multifactorial interactions with the host. Continuing efforts to improve knowledge in these areas, as discussed in this chapter, will be crucial for revealing the mechanisms of AdV pathogenesis and for allowing optimal use of AdV vectors for biomedical applications.
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- Jason G Smith
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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Adenoviruses have been studied intensively for over 50 years as models of virus-cell interactions and latterly as gene vectors. With the advent of more sophisticated structural analysis techniques the disposition of most of the 13 structural proteins have been defined to a reasonable level. This review seeks to describe the functional properties of these proteins and shows that they all have a part to play in deciding the outcome of an infection and act at every level of the virus's path through the host cell. They are primarily involved in the induction of the different arms of the immune system and a better understanding of their overall properties should lead to more effective ways of combating virus infections.
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- W C Russell
- School of Biology, Biomolecular Sciences Building, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK.
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A noncovalent class of papain-like protease/deubiquitinase inhibitors blocks SARS virus replication. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:16119-24. [PMID: 18852458 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805240105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report the discovery and optimization of a potent inhibitor against the papain-like protease (PLpro) from the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). This unique protease is not only responsible for processing the viral polyprotein into its functional units but is also capable of cleaving ubiquitin and ISG15 conjugates and plays a significant role in helping SARS-CoV evade the human immune system. We screened a structurally diverse library of 50,080 compounds for inhibitors of PLpro and discovered a noncovalent lead inhibitor with an IC(50) value of 20 microM, which was improved to 600 nM via synthetic optimization. The resulting compound, GRL0617, inhibited SARS-CoV viral replication in Vero E6 cells with an EC(50) of 15 microM and had no associated cytotoxicity. The X-ray structure of PLpro in complex with GRL0617 indicates that the compound has a unique mode of inhibition whereby it binds within the S4-S3 subsites of the enzyme and induces a loop closure that shuts down catalysis at the active site. These findings provide proof-of-principle that PLpro is a viable target for development of antivirals directed against SARS-CoV, and that potent noncovalent cysteine protease inhibitors can be developed with specificity directed toward pathogenic deubiquitinating enzymes without inhibiting host DUBs.
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Sulea T, Lindner HA, Ménard R. Structural aspects of recently discovered viral deubiquitinating activities. Biol Chem 2006; 387:853-62. [PMID: 16913834 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2006.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Protein ubiquitination has been identified as a regulatory mechanism in key cellular activities, and deubiquitination is recognized as an important step in processes governed by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers. Viruses are known to target ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifier pathways using various strategies, including the recruitment of host deubiquitinating enzymes. Deubiquitinating activities have recently been described for proteins from three different virus families (adenovirus, coronavirus and herpesvirus), and predicted for others. This review centers on structural-functional aspects that characterize the confirmed viral deubiquitinating enzymes, and their relationships to established families of cellular deubiquitinating enzymes.
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- Traian Sulea
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montréal, Québec H4P 2R2, Canada.
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Saban SD, Silvestry M, Nemerow GR, Stewart PL. Visualization of alpha-helices in a 6-angstrom resolution cryoelectron microscopy structure of adenovirus allows refinement of capsid protein assignments. J Virol 2006; 80:12049-59. [PMID: 17005667 PMCID: PMC1676273 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01652-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The structure of adenovirus was determined to a resolution of 6 A by cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) single-particle image reconstruction. Docking of the hexon and penton base crystal structures into the cryoEM density established that alpha-helices of 10 or more residues are resolved as rods. A difference map was calculated by subtracting a pseudoatomic capsid from the cryoEM reconstruction. The resulting density was analyzed in terms of observed alpha-helices and secondary structure predictions for the additional capsid proteins that currently lack atomic resolution structures (proteins IIIa, VI, VIII, and IX). Protein IIIa, which is predicted to be highly alpha-helical, is assigned to a cluster of helices observed below the penton base on the inner capsid surface. Protein VI is present in approximately 1.5 copies per hexon trimer and is predicted to have two long alpha-helices, one of which appears to lie inside the hexon cavity. Protein VIII is cleaved by the adenovirus protease into two fragments of 7.6 and 12.1 kDa, and the larger fragment is predicted to have one long alpha-helix, in agreement with the observed density for protein VIII on the inner capsid surface. Protein IX is predicted to have one long alpha-helix, which also has a strongly indicated propensity for coiled-coil formation. A region of density near the facet edge is now resolved as a four-helix bundle and is assigned to four copies of the C-terminal alpha-helix from protein IX.
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- Susan D Saban
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, 710 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Ave., Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Takamoto K, Chance MR. RADIOLYTIC PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY TO PROBE THE STRUCTURE OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEXES. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 35:251-76. [PMID: 16689636 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.35.040405.102050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Structural proteomics approaches using mass spectrometry are increasingly used in biology to examine the composition and structure of macromolecules. Hydroxyl radical-mediated protein footprinting using mass spectrometry has recently been developed to define structure, assembly, and conformational changes of macromolecules in solution based on measurements of reactivity of amino acid side chain groups with covalent modification reagents. Accurate measurements of side chain reactivity are achieved using quantitative liquid-chromatography-coupled mass spectrometry, whereas the side chain modification sites are identified using tandem mass spectrometry. In addition, the use of footprinting data in conjunction with computational modeling approaches is a powerful new method for testing and refining structural models of macromolecules and their complexes. In this review, we discuss the basic chemistry of hydroxyl radical reactions with peptides and proteins, highlight various approaches to map protein structure using radical oxidation methods, and describe state-of-the-art approaches to combine computational and footprinting data.
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- Keiji Takamoto
- Case Center for Proteomics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Eukaryotes contain numerous transposable or mobile elements capable of parasite-like proliferation in the host genome. All known transposable elements in eukaryotes belong to two types: retrotransposons and DNA transposons. Here we report a previously uncharacterized class of DNA transposons called Polintons that populate genomes of protists, fungi, and animals, including entamoeba, soybean rust, hydra, sea anemone, nematodes, fruit flies, beetle, sea urchin, sea squirt, fish, lizard, frog, and chicken. Polintons from all these species are characterized by a unique set of proteins necessary for their transposition, including a protein-primed DNA polymerase B, retroviral integrase, cysteine protease, and ATPase. In addition, Polintons are characterized by 6-bp target site duplications, terminal-inverted repeats that are several hundred nucleotides long, and 5'-AG and TC-3' termini. Analogously to known transposable elements, Polintons exist as autonomous and nonautonomous elements. Our data suggest that Polintons have evolved from a linear plasmid that acquired a retroviral integrase at least 1 billion years ago. According to the model of Polinton transposition proposed here, a Polinton DNA molecule excised from the genome serves as a template for extrachromosomal synthesis of its double-stranded DNA copy by the Polinton-encoded DNA polymerase and is inserted back into genome by its integrase.
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- Vladimir V. Kapitonov
- Genetic Information Research Institute, 1925 Landings Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043
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- Genetic Information Research Institute, 1925 Landings Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043
- *To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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Guan JQ, Chance MR. Structural proteomics of macromolecular assemblies using oxidative footprinting and mass spectrometry. Trends Biochem Sci 2005; 30:583-92. [PMID: 16126388 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2005.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2005] [Revised: 07/14/2005] [Accepted: 08/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Understanding the composition, structure and dynamics of macromolecules and their assemblies is at the forefront of biological science today. Hydroxyl-radical-mediated protein footprinting using mass spectrometry can define macromolecular structure, macromolecular assembly and conformational changes of macromolecules in solution based on measurements of reactivity of amino acid side-chain groups with covalent-modification reagents. Subsequent to oxidation by reactive oxygen species, proteins are digested by specific proteases to generate peptides for analysis by mass spectrometry. Accurate measurements of side-chain reactivity are achieved using quantitative liquid-chromatography-coupled mass spectrometry, whereas the side-chain sites within the macromolecular probes are identified using tandem mass spectrometry. In addition, the use of footprinting data in conjunction with computational modeling approaches is a powerful new method for testing and refining structural models of macromolecules and their complexes.
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- Jing-Qu Guan
- Case Center for Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry, 930 BRB, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Gupta S, Mangel WF, Sullivan M, Takamoto K, Chance MR. Technical Reports: Mapping a Functional Viral Protein in Solution Using Synchrotron X-ray Footprinting Technology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1080/08940880500457537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gupta S, Mangel WF, McGrath WJ, Perek JL, Lee DW, Takamoto K, Chance MR. DNA Binding Provides a Molecular Strap Activating the Adenovirus Proteinase. Mol Cell Proteomics 2004; 3:950-9. [PMID: 15220401 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m400037-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Human adenovirus proteinase (AVP) requires two cofactors for maximal activity: pVIc, a peptide derived from the C terminus of adenovirus precursor protein pVI, and the viral DNA. Synchrotron protein footprinting was used to map the solvent accessible cofactor binding sites and to identify conformational changes associated with the binding of cofactors to AVP. The binding of pVIc alone or pVIc and DNA together to AVP triggered significant conformational changes adjacent to the active site cleft sandwiched between the two AVP subdomains. In addition, upon binding of DNA to AVP, it was observed that specific residues on each of the two major subdomains were significantly protected from hydroxyl radicals. Based on the locations of these protected side-chain residues and conserved aromatic and positively charged residues within AVP, a three-dimensional model of DNA binding was constructed. The model indicated that DNA binding can alter the relative orientation of the two AVP domains leading to the partial activation of AVP by DNA. In addition, both pVIc and DNA may independently alter the active site conformation as well as drive it cooperatively to fully activate AVP.
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- Sayan Gupta
- Center for Synchrotron Biosciences, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Brown MT, Mangel WF. Interaction of actin and its 11-amino acid C-terminal peptide as cofactors with the adenovirus proteinase. FEBS Lett 2004; 563:213-8. [PMID: 15063751 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(04)00285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2004] [Revised: 03/05/2004] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Actin bound to the adenovirus proteinase (AVP) with a lower equilibrium dissociation constant, 4.2 nM, than those exhibited by two viral, nuclear cofactors for AVP, the 11-amino acid peptide pVIc and the viral DNA. The k(cat)/K(m) ratio for substrate hydrolysis by AVP increased 150,000-fold in the presence of actin. The 11-amino acid residue peptide corresponding to the C-terminus of actin, which is highly homologous to pVIc, bound to AVP and stimulated its activity in the presence of DNA. As a cellular cofactor for AVP, AVP(actin) complexes may facilitate the cleavage of cytoskeletal proteins, preparing the infected cell for lysis and release of nascent virions.
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- Mark T Brown
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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Kovács GM, LaPatra SE, D'Halluin JC, Benko M. Phylogenetic analysis of the hexon and protease genes of a fish adenovirus isolated from white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) supports the proposal for a new adenovirus genus. Virus Res 2004; 98:27-34. [PMID: 14609627 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2003.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The organisation of the central part of the genome of a fish adenovirus (AdV) isolated from white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) was studied. The putative genes identified between those of the viral DNA polymerase and the pVIII protein showed no significant difference in size or localisation compared to other known non-mastadenoviral genomes. The complete nucleotide sequences of the hexon and the viral protease genes and the intergenic region in the white sturgeon adenovirus (WSAdV-1) were compared with members of the four official AdV genera. In the case of WSAdV-1, merely two nucleotides separated the hexon and the protease genes, while in the other AdVs certain genus-specific features were recognised. In distance analyses based on complete sequence of the hexon or the protease proteins, the clear separation of five groups was seen corresponding to the four accepted AdV genera and WSAdV-1. Although there were slight differences between the topologies of the phylogenetic trees, the results unambiguously confirmed the distinctness of WSAdV-1 thus supporting the establishment of a new, fifth AdV genus.
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- Gábor M Kovács
- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 18, H-1581 Budapest, Hungary.
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