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Dürvanger Z, Juhász T, Liliom K, Harmat V. Structures of calmodulin-melittin complexes show multiple binding modes lacking classical anchoring interactions. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104596. [PMID: 36906144 PMCID: PMC10140167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Calmodulin (CaM) is a Ca2+ sensor protein found in all eukaryotic cells that regulates a large number of target proteins in a Ca2+ concentration-dependent manner. As a transient type hub protein, it recognizes linear motifs of its targets, though for the Ca2+-dependent binding no consensus sequence was identified. Its complex with melittin, a major component of bee venom, is often used as a model system of protein - protein complexes. Yet, the structural aspects of the binding are not well understood, as only diverse, low-resolution data are available concerning the association. We present the crystal structure of melittin in complex with Ca2+-saturated calmodulins from two, evolutionarily distant species, Homo sapiens and Plasmodium falciparum representing three binding modes of the peptide. Results - augmented by molecular dynamics simulations - indicate that multiple binding modes can exist for CaM-melittin complexes, as an intrinsic characteristic of the binding. While the helical structure of melittin remains, swapping of its salt bridges and partial unfolding of its C-terminal segment can occur. In contrast to the classical way of target recognition by CaM, we found that different sets of residues can anchor at the hydrophobic pockets of CaM, which were considered as main recognition sites. Finally, the nanomolar binding affinity of the CaM-melittin complex is created by an ensemble of arrangements of similar stability - tight binding is achieved not by optimized specific interactions but by simultaneously satisfying less optimal interaction patterns in co-existing different conformers.
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- Zsolt Dürvanger
- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology, Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology, Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; ELKH-ELTE Protein Modelling Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Budapest, Hungary.
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Arituluk ZC, Horne J, Adhikari B, Steltzner J, Mansur S, Ahirwar P, Velu SE, Gray NE, Ciesla LM, Bao Y. Identification of TrkB Binders from Complex Matrices Using a Magnetic Drug Screening Nanoplatform. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:6244-6255. [PMID: 35006910 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor tyrosine receptor kinase B (TrkB) have been shown to play an important role in numerous neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. The identification of biologically active compounds interacting with TrkB serves as a drug discovery strategy to identify drug leads for neurological disorders. Here, we report effective immobilization of functional TrkB on magnetic iron oxide nanoclusters, where TrkB receptors behave as "smart baits" to bind compounds from mixtures and magnetic nanoclusters enable rapid isolation through magnetic separation. The presence of the immobilized TrkB was confirmed by specific antibody labeling. Subsequently, the activity of the TrkB on iron oxide nanoclusters was evaluated with ATP/ADP conversion experiments using a known TrkB agonist. The immobilized TrkB receptors can effectively identify binders from mixtures containing known binders, synthetic small molecule mixtures, and Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) plant extracts. The identified compounds were analyzed by an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography system coupled with a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Importantly, some of the identified TrkB binders from Gotu Kola plant extracts matched with compounds previously linked to neuroprotective effects observed for a Gotu Kola extract approved for use in a clinical trial. Our studies suggest that the possible therapeutic effects of the Gotu Kola plant extract in dementia treatment, at least partially, might be associated with compounds interacting with TrkB. The unique feature of this approach is its ability to fast screen potential drug leads using less explored transmembrane targets. This platform works as a drug-screening funnel at early stages of the drug discovery pipeline. Therefore, our approach will not only greatly benefit drug discovery processes using transmembrane proteins as targets but also allow for evaluation and validation of cellular pathways targeted by drug leads.
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- Zekiye Ceren Arituluk
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.,Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100, Turkey
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 14th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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Qi QL, Yu YM, Tang C. Screening of the potentially active compounds from Polygonatum sibiricum using RAW264.7 cellular membranes coated magnetic beads fishing followed by HPLC analysis. Biomed Chromatogr 2019; 34:e4763. [PMID: 31770450 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Target biomolecule-immobilized magnetic beads could be used as a powerful tool for screening active compounds present in natural products. Low damage rates of the target proteins, associated with the availability of diverse automated online approaches for analysis, make it a valuable tool for affinity studies. RAW264.7 cells (a kind of murine macrophage cell line) were used in this study. These cellular membranes were immobilized onto the surface of MBs and were used for screening the active compounds of Polygonatum sibiricum. Combining this technique with HPLC led to the identification of an active compound and its biological activity was confirmed. This is the first report establishing the use of RAW264.7 cellular membrane-coated magnetic bead fishing followed by HPLC analysis for screening active compounds from natural products.
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- Qing-Ling Qi
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P. R. China.,The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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Kim JJ, Chan PPY, Vlassakis J, Geldert A, Herr AE. Microparticle Delivery of Protein Markers for Single-Cell Western Blotting from Microwells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1802865. [PMID: 30334351 PMCID: PMC6272123 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201802865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Immunoblotting confers protein identification specificity beyond that of immunoassays by prepending protein electrophoresis (sizing) to immunoprobing. To accurately size protein targets, sample analysis includes concurrent analysis of protein markers with known molecular masses. To incorporate protein markers in single-cell western blotting, microwells are used to isolate individual cells and protein marker-coated microparticles. A magnetic field directs protein-coated microparticles to >75% of microwells, so as to 1) deliver a quantum of protein marker to each cell-laden microwell and 2) synchronize protein marker solubilization with cell lysis. Nickel-coated microparticles are designed, fabricated, and characterized, each conjugated with a mixture of histidine-tagged proteins (42.3-100 kDa). Imidazole in the cell lysis buffer solubilizes protein markers during a 30 s cell lysis step, with an observed protein marker release half-life of 4.46 s. Across hundreds of individual microwells and different microdevices, robust log-linear regression fits (R2 > 0.97) of protein molecular mass and electrophoretic mobility are observed. The protein marker and microparticle system is applied to determine the molecular masses of five endogenous proteins in breast cancer cells (GAPDH, β-TUB, CK8, STAT3, ER-α), with <20% mass error. Microparticle-delivered protein standards underpin robust, reproducible electrophoretic cytometry that complements single-cell genomics and transcriptomics.
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- John J. Kim
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; UCB-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Faculty of Science Engineering & Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; UCB-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; UCB-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, ; UCB-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Tang W, Jia B, Zhou J, Liu J, Wang J, Ma D, Li P, Chen J. A method using angiotensin converting enzyme immobilized on magnetic beads for inhibitor screening. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 164:223-230. [PMID: 30391811 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), fusing with FLAG tag, was overexpressed in human embryonic kidney 293T cells. This recombinant FLAG-tagged ACE was immobilized on anti-FLAG antibody coated magnetic beads by affinity method in crude cell lysate for the first time. The enzyme-immobilized magnetic beads (ACE-MB), without further cleavage procedure, were used directly to establish a cost-effective and reliable method for screening ACE inhibitors by coupling with fluorescence detection. The enzymatic activity of the ACE-MB was validated based on its Michaelian kinetic behavior towards hippuryl-histidyl-leucine by UHPLC-MS/MS method firstly. Then, several conditions were optimized including amount of magnetic beads, incubation temperature and time in the procedure of ACE immobilization and amount of ACE-MB in the microplate operation. Moreover, this screening assay was validated with Z' factors between 0.71 and 0.81 using four known ACE inhibitors (captopril, lisinopril, fosinopril and fosinoprilat). The developed method was applied for the screening of ACE inhibitors from a small compound library of 45 natural products. As a result, epiberberine and fangchinoline with certain ACE inhibitory activities were screened out in the assay and validated. The results demonstrate the usefulness of this screening method using ACE immobilized on magnetic beads and the advantage of great efficiency with respect to both time and reagents for screening ACE inhibitors.
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- Weiwei Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, the Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Ligand Fishing with Cellular Membrane-Coated Magnetic Beads: A New Method for the Screening of Potentially Active Compounds from Natural Products. Chromatographia 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-017-3370-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rush MD, Walker EM, Prehna G, Burton T, van Breemen RB. Development of a Magnetic Microbead Affinity Selection Screen (MagMASS) Using Mass Spectrometry for Ligands to the Retinoid X Receptor-α. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:479-485. [PMID: 27966173 PMCID: PMC5352471 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1564-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
To overcome limiting factors in mass spectrometry-based screening methods such as automation while still facilitating the screening of complex mixtures such as botanical extracts, magnetic microbead affinity selection screening (MagMASS) was developed. The screening process involves immobilization of a target protein on a magnetic microbead using a variety of possible chemistries, incubation with mixtures of molecules containing possible ligands, a washing step that removes non-bound compounds while a magnetic field retains the beads in the microtiter well, and an organic solvent release step followed by LC-MS analysis. Using retinoid X receptor-α (RXRα) as an example, which is a nuclear receptor and target for anti-inflammation therapy as well as cancer treatment and prevention, a MagMASS assay was developed and compared with an existing screening assay, pulsed ultrafiltration (PUF)-MS. Optimization of MagMASS involved evaluation of multiple protein constructs and several magnetic bead immobilization chemistries. The full-length RXRα construct immobilized with amylose beads provided optimum results. Additional enhancements of MagMASS were the application of 96-well plates to enable automation, use of UHPLC instead of HPLC for faster MS analyses, and application of metabolomics software for faster, automated data analysis. Performance of MagMASS was demonstrated using mixtures of synthetic compounds and known ligands spiked into botanical extracts. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Michael D Rush
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Structural Biology Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Echterbille J, Gilles N, Araóz R, Mourier G, Amar M, Servent D, De Pauw E, Quinton L. Discovery and characterization of EII B, a new α-conotoxin from Conus ermineus venom by nAChRs affinity capture monitored by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. Toxicon 2017; 130:1-10. [PMID: 28238803 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Animal toxins are peptides that often bind with remarkable affinity and selectivity to membrane receptors such as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). The latter are, for example, targeted by α-conotoxins, a family of peptide toxins produced by venomous cone snails. nAChRs are implicated in numerous physiological processes explaining why the design of new pharmacological tools and the discovery of potential innovative drugs targeting these receptor channels appear so important. This work describes a methodology developed to discover new ligands of nAChRs from complex mixtures of peptides. The methodology was set up by the incubation of Torpedo marmorata electrocyte membranes rich in nAChRs with BSA tryptic digests (>100 peptides) doped by small amounts of known nAChRs ligands (α-conotoxins). Peptides that bind to the receptors were purified and analyzed by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry which revealed an enrichment of α-conotoxins in membrane-containing fractions. This result exhibits the binding of α-conotoxins to nAChRs. Negative controls were performed to demonstrate the specificity of the binding. The usefulness and the power of the methodology were also investigated for a discovery issue. The workflow was then applied to the screening of Conus ermineus crude venom, aiming at characterizing new nAChRs ligands from this venom, which has not been extensively investigated to date. The methodology validated our experiments by allowing us to bind two α-conotoxins (α-EI and α-EIIA) which have already been described as nAChRs ligands. Moreover, a new conotoxin, never described to date, was also captured, identified and sequenced from this venom. Classical pharmacology tests by radioligand binding using a synthetic homologue of the toxin confirm the activity of the new peptide, called α-EIIB. The Ki value of this peptide for Torpedo nicotinic receptors was measured at 2.2 ± 0.7 nM.
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- Julien Echterbille
- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry- MolSys, Department of Chemistry, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), IBITECS, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), IBITECS, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), IBITECS, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), IBITECS, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), IBITECS, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry- MolSys, Department of Chemistry, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry- MolSys, Department of Chemistry, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
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Yang XX, Gu W, Liang L, Yan HL, Wang YF, Bi Q, Zhang T, Yu J, Rao GX. Screening for the bioactive constituents of traditional Chinese medicines—progress and challenges. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra25765h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The search for lead compounds from traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) may be promising for new drug development.
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- Xing-Xin Yang
- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
- Engineering Laboratory for National Healthcare Theories and Products of Yunnan Province
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Kunming 650500
- P. R. China
- Engineering Laboratory for National Healthcare Theories and Products of Yunnan Province
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Yang H, Yao W, Wang Y, Shi L, Su R, Wan D, Xu N, Lian W, Chen C, Liu S. High-throughput screening of triplex DNA binders from complicated samples by 96-well pate format in conjunction with peak area-fading UHPLC-Orbitrap MS. Analyst 2017; 142:670-675. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an01974a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Screening triplex DNA binders from complicated samples in a high-throughput fashion with good reproducibility without the requirement of an extra releasing step.
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- Hongmei Yang
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
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- High Temperature Reactor Holdings Co
- Ltd
- China Nuclear Engineering Group Co
- Beijing 100037
- China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
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- Department of Entomology and Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
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- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
- Changchun 130117
- China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Kim D, Hwang HY, Kim JY, Lee JY, Yoo JS, Marko-Varga G, Kwon HJ. FK506, an Immunosuppressive Drug, Induces Autophagy by Binding to the V-ATPase Catalytic Subunit A in Neuronal Cells. J Proteome Res 2016; 16:55-64. [PMID: 28056508 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The drug FK506 (tacrolimus, fujimycin) exerts its immunosuppressive effects by regulating the nuclear factor of the activated T-cell (NFAT) family of transcription factors. However, FK506 also exhibits neuroprotective effects, but its direct target proteins that mediate these effects have not been determined. To identify the target proteins responsible for FK506's neuroprotective effects, the drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) method was performed using label-free FK506, and LC-MS/MS analysis of the FK506-treated proteome was also performed. Using DARTS and LC-MS/MS analyses in combination with reference studies, V-ATPase catalytic subunit A (ATP6V1A) was identified as a new target protein of FK506. The biological relevance of ATP6V1A in mediating the neuroprotective effects of FK506 was validated by analyzing FK506 activity with respect to autophagy via acridine orange staining and transcription factor EB (TFEB) translocation assay. These analyses demonstrated that the binding of FK506 with ATP6V1A induces autophagy by activating the translocation of TFEB from the cytosol into the nucleus. Because autophagy has been identified as a mechanism for treating neurodegenerative diseases and because we have demonstrated that FK506 induces autophagy, this study demonstrates that FK506 is a possible new therapy for treating neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Dongyoung Kim
- Global Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Biomedical Omics Group, Korea Basic Science Institute , Ochang, Chungbuk 28119, Korea
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- Biomedical Omics Group, Korea Basic Science Institute , Ochang, Chungbuk 28119, Korea
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- Biomedical Omics Group, Korea Basic Science Institute , Ochang, Chungbuk 28119, Korea
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- Clinical Protein Science & Imaging, Biomedical Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University , BMC D13, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Global Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-749, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University , Seoul 120-752, Korea
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Tao Y, Jiang Y, Li W, Cai B. Rapid magnetic solid-phase extraction combined with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry for analysis of thrombin binders from a crude extract and injection of Erigeron breviscapus. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra04001b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Thrombin, which acts as a serine protease that converts soluble fibrinogen into insoluble strands of fibrin, plays crucial roles in the blood coagulation pathway.
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- Yi Tao
- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing
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- School of Pharmacy
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing
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Proteomic Analysis of Anticancer TCMs Targeted at Mitochondria. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:539260. [PMID: 26568766 PMCID: PMC4629060 DOI: 10.1155/2015/539260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a rich resource of anticancer drugs. Increasing bioactive natural compounds extracted from TCMs are known to exert significant antitumor effects, but the action mechanisms of TCMs are far from clear. Proteomics, a powerful platform to comprehensively profile drug-regulated proteins, has been widely applied to the mechanistic investigation of TCMs and the identification of drug targets. In this paper, we discuss several bioactive TCM products including terpenoids, flavonoids, and glycosides that were extensively investigated by proteomics to illustrate their antitumor mechanisms in various cancers. Interestingly, many of these natural compounds isolated from TCMs mostly exert their tumor-suppressing functions by specifically targeting mitochondria in cancer cells. These TCM components induce the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, the release of cytochrome c, and the accumulation of ROS, initiating apoptosis cascade signaling. Proteomics provides systematic views that help to understand the molecular mechanisms of the TCM in tumor cells; it bears the inherent limitations in uncovering the drug-protein interactions, however. Subcellular fractionation may be coupled with proteomics to capture and identify target proteins in mitochondria-enriched lysates. Furthermore, translating mRNA analysis, a new technology profiling the drug-regulated genes in translatome level, may be integrated into the systematic investigation, revealing global information valuable for understanding the action mechanism of TCMs.
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Carmona H, Valadez H, Yun Y, Sankar J, Estala L, Gomez FA. Development of microfluidic-based assays to estimate the binding between osteocalcin (BGLAP) and fluorescent antibodies. Talanta 2015; 132:676-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Magnetic separation techniques in sample preparation for biological analysis: A review. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 101:84-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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McFadden MJ, Hryciw T, Brown A, Junop MS, Brennan JD. Evaluation of the calmodulin-SOX9 interaction by "magnetic fishing" coupled to mass spectrometry. Chembiochem 2014; 15:2411-9. [PMID: 25233956 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402414] [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: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Disruption of calmodulin (CaM)-based protein interactions has been touted as a potential means for modulating several disease pathways. Among these is SOX9, which is a DNA binding protein that is involved in chrondrocyte differentiation and regulation of the hormones that control sexual development. In this work, we employed a "magnetic fishing"/mass spectrometry assay in conjunction with intrinsic fluorescence to examine the interaction of CaM with the CaM-binding domain of SOX9 (SOX-CAL), and to assess the modulation of this interaction by known anti-CaM compounds. Our data show that there is a high affinity interaction between CaM and SOX-CAL (27±9 nM), and that SOX-CAL bound to the same location as the well-known CaM antagonist melittin; unexpectedly, we also found that addition of CaM-binding small molecules initially produced increased SOX-CAL binding, indicative of binding to both the well-known high-affinity CaM binding site and a second, lower-affinity binding site.
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- Meghan J McFadden
- Biointerfaces Institute and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1 (Canada)
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Forsberg EM, Brennan JD. Bio-Solid-Phase Extraction/Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Bioactive Compounds in Mixtures. Anal Chem 2014; 86:8457-65. [DOI: 10.1021/ac5022166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Erica M. Forsberg
- Biointerfaces Institute and Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Biointerfaces Institute and Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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Smith AME, Brennan JD. Simultaneous inhibition assay for human and microbial kinases via MALDI-MS/MS. Chembiochem 2014; 15:587-94. [PMID: 24478228 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Selective inhibition of one kinase over another is a critical issue in drug development. For antimicrobial development, it is particularly important to selectively inhibit bacterial kinases, which can phosphorylate antimicrobial compounds such as aminoglycosides, without affecting human kinases. Previous work from our group showed the development of a MALDI-MS/MS assay for the detection of small molecule modulators of the bacterial aminoglycoside kinase APH3'IIIa. Herein, we demonstrate the development of an enhanced kinase MALDI-MS/MS assay involving simultaneous assaying of two kinase reactions, one for APH3'IIIa, and the other for human protein kinase A (PKA), which leads to an output that provides direct information on selectivity and mechanism of action. Specificity of the respective enzyme substrates were verified, and the assay was validated through generation of Z'-factors of 0.55 for APH3'IIIa with kanamycin and 0.60 for PKA with kemptide. The assay was used to simultaneously screen a kinase-directed library of mixtures of ten compounds each against both enzymes, leading to the identification of selective inhibitors for each enzyme as well as one non-selective inhibitor following mixture deconvolution.
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- Anne Marie E Smith
- Biointerfaces Institute and Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8 (Canada), Homepage: brennanlab.ca; biointerfaces.mcmaster.ca
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Liu L, Shi S, Zhao H, Yu J, Jiang X, Chen X. Selective fishing and analysis of xanthine oxidase binders from two Fabaceae species by coupling enzyme functionalized core–shell magnetic nanoparticles with HPLC–MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 945-946:163-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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de Moraes MC, Vanzolini KL, Cardoso CL, Cass QB. New trends in LC protein ligand screening. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 87:155-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Smith AME, Awuah E, Capretta A, Brennan JD. A matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometry method for direct screening of small molecule mixtures against an aminoglycoside kinase. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 786:103-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tao Y, Zhang Y, Cheng Y, Wang Y. Rapid screening and identification of α-glucosidase inhibitors from mulberry leaves using enzyme-immobilized magnetic beads coupled with HPLC/MS and NMR. Biomed Chromatogr 2012; 27:148-55. [PMID: 22674728 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.2761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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α-Glucosidase plays important roles in the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine. The inhibition of α-glucosidase is regarded as a potential way to treat diabetes. We established an approach to screening α-glucosidase inhibitors from medicinal plants using enzyme-coated magnetic bead. Using 1-(3-dimethyl-aminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide and N-hydroxysuccinimide as reaction reagents, α-glucosidase was immobilized on the magnetic beads by covalent linkage. The conjugation of α-glucosidase to the magnetic beads was characterized using scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffractometer. The proposed approach was applied in fishing potential α-glucosidase inhibitors from extract of Morus alba, a Chinese medicinal plant. The structures of potential active compounds were identified via liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance. The results demonstrated that two flavonoids (isoquercitrin and astragalin) could bind to α-glucosidase, which was confirmed via conventional α-glucosidase inhibitory assay. Our findings suggested that enzyme-coated magnetic beads may be suitable for discovering active compounds from medicinal plants.
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- Yi Tao
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Sjoelund V, Kaltashov IA. Modification of the zonal elution method for detection of transient protein-protein interactions involving ligand exchange. Anal Chem 2012; 84:4608-12. [PMID: 22500549 PMCID: PMC3352988 DOI: 10.1021/ac300104d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A new affinity chromatography method was developed by modifying a zonal elution method. The new method targets transient protein-protein interactions, such as those encountered during direct ligand transfer between the ligand transporter and its cognate receptor. A ligand-loaded transport protein is immobilized on the solid support, and a plug containing a putative receptor is flowed through the column. Elution profiles of proteins not interacting with the immobilized transporter can be approximated with a simple Gaussian curve, while the elution profiles of cognate receptors show significant delay and exhibit complex shape. Ligand transfer from the immobilized transporter molecules to the receptors is verified by both UV absorbance measurements and mass spectrometry. The sensitivity of the method is demonstrated using retinoic acid (RA) transfer from various isoforms of cellular RA binding proteins (CRABPs) and RA receptor γ (RARγ). Although these interactions have been hypothesized long ago to proceed via direct mechanism (i.e., via transient docking of the receptor and the transporter), the existing biophysical techniques failed to detect the presence of the transporter-receptor complexes. However, the modified zonal elution method provides unequivocal evidence of direct interaction between RARγ and one of the CRABP isoforms (CRABP II) during the ligand transfer to the receptor.
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- Virginie Sjoelund
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA
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Xu N, Yang H, Cui M, Wan C, Liu S. High-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry ligand fishing assay: a method for screening triplex DNA binders from natural plant extracts. Anal Chem 2012; 84:2562-8. [PMID: 22220694 DOI: 10.1021/ac202796v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel ligand fishing assay was established to screen triplex DNA binders from complicated samples by a combination of immobilization of triplex DNA on agarose beads and high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS). The biotinylated oligodeoxynucleotides were first bound to the streptavidin agarose beads and then incubated with the duplex DNA as the baits for ligand fishing. This assay was validated by the testing ligand library consisting of coralyne, ethidium bromide, vitexin, and formononetin. The binding affinities of ligands to target DNA were also obtained based on the calibration curves of ligands. Two components (berberine and palmatine) in the extract of Phellodendron chinense Schneid cortexes were fished out as triplex DNA binders by this assay, which indicated its feasibility for screening triplex DNA binders from complicated samples. This preliminary assay can be used for not only screening binders of triplex DNA from natural products extracts but also can obtain their binding affinity information.
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- Niusheng Xu
- Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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Sanghvi M, Moaddel R, Wainer IW. The development and characterization of protein-based stationary phases for studying drug-protein and protein-protein interactions. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:8791-8. [PMID: 21704318 PMCID: PMC3183392 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Protein-based liquid chromatography stationary phases are used in bioaffinity chromatography for studying drug-protein interactions, the determination of binding affinities, competitive and allosteric interactions, as well as for studying protein-protein interactions. This review addresses the development and characterization of protein-based stationary phase, and the application of these phases using frontal and zonal chromatography techniques. The approach will be illustrated using immobilized heat shock protein 90α and the immobilized estrogen related receptor stationary phases. In addition, the review discusses the use of the protein-coated magnetic beads for ligand and protein fishing as well as for the identification of unknown ligands from cellular or botanical extracts.
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- Mitesh Sanghvi
- Gerontology Research Center, National institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Gerontology Research Center, National institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Gerontology Research Center, National institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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