1
|
Lin L, Kightlinger W, Warfel KF, Jewett MC, Mrksich M. Using High-Throughput Experiments To Screen N-Glycosyltransferases with Altered Specificities. ACS Synth Biol 2024; 13:1290-1302. [PMID: 38526141 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.3c00769] [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] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
Abstract
The important roles that protein glycosylation plays in modulating the activities and efficacies of protein therapeutics have motivated the development of synthetic glycosylation systems in living bacteria and in vitro. A key challenge is the lack of glycosyltransferases that can efficiently and site-specifically glycosylate desired target proteins without the need to alter primary amino acid sequences at the acceptor site. Here, we report an efficient and systematic method to screen a library of glycosyltransferases capable of modifying comprehensive sets of acceptor peptide sequences in parallel. This approach is enabled by cell-free protein synthesis and mass spectrometry of self-assembled monolayers and is used to engineer a recently discovered prokaryotic N-glycosyltransferase (NGT). We screened 26 pools of site-saturated NGT libraries to identify relevant residues that determine polypeptide specificity and then characterized 122 NGT mutants, using 1052 unique peptides and 52,894 unique reaction conditions. We define a panel of 14 NGTs that can modify 93% of all sequences within the canonical X-1-N-X+1-S/T eukaryotic glycosylation sequences as well as another panel for many noncanonical sequences (with 10 of 17 non-S/T amino acids at the X+2 position). We then successfully applied our panel of NGTs to increase the efficiency of glycosylation for three protein therapeutics. Our work promises to significantly expand the substrates amenable to in vitro and bacterial glycoengineering.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Liang Lin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Weston Kightlinger
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Katherine F Warfel
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Michael C Jewett
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Huang CF, Gottardi CJ, Mrksich M. Tyrosine phosphatase activity is restricted by basic charge substituting mutation of substrates. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15095. [PMID: 36064958 PMCID: PMC9445012 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19133-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Phosphorylation controls important cellular signals and its dysregulation leads to disease. While most phospho-regulation studies are focused on kinases, phosphatases are comparatively overlooked. Combining peptide arrays with SAMDI mass spectrometry, we show that tyrosine phosphatase activity is restricted by basic amino acids adjacent to phosphotyrosines. We validate this model using two β-catenin mutants associated with cancer (T653R/K) and a mouse model for intellectual disability (T653K). These mutants introduce a basic residue next to Y654, an established phosphorylation site where modification shifts β-catenin from cell-cell adhesions and towards its essential nuclear role as Wnt-signaling effector. We show that T653-basic mutant β-catenins are less efficiently dephosphorylated by phosphatases, leading to sustained Y654 phosphorylation and elevated Wnt signals, similar to those observed for Y654E phospho-mimic mutant mice. This model rationalizes how basic mutations proximal to phosphotyrosines can restrict counter-regulation by phosphatases, providing new mechanismistic and treatment insights for 6000+ potentially relevant cancer mutations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Che-Fan Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
| | - Cara J Gottardi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Yang A, Tao H, Szymczak LC, Lin L, Song J, Wang Y, Bai S, Modica J, Huang SY, Mrksich M, Feng X. Efficient Enzymatic Incorporation of Dehydroalanine Based on SAMDI-Assisted Identification of Optimized Tags for OspF/SpvC. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:414-425. [PMID: 35129954 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Site-specific modification of proteins has important applications in biological research and drug development. Reactive tags such as azide, alkyne, and tetrazine have been used extensively to achieve the abovementioned goal. However, bulky side-chain "ligation scars" are often left after the labeling and may hinder the biological application of such engineered protein products. Conjugation chemistry via dehydroalanine (Dha) may provide an opportunity for "traceless" ligation because the activated alkene moiety on Dha can then serve as an electrophile to react with radicalophile, thiol/amine nucleophile, and reactive phosphine probe to introduce a minimal linker in the protein post-translational modifications. In this report, we present a mild and highly efficient enzymatic approach to incorporate Dha with phosphothreonine/serine lyases, OspF and SpvC. These lyases originally catalyze an irreversible elimination reaction that converts a doubly phosphorylated substrate with phosphothreonine (pT) or phosphoserine (pS) to dehydrobutyrine (Dhb) or Dha. To generate a simple monophosphorylated tag for these lyases, we conducted a systematic approach to profile the substrate specificity of OspF and SpvC using peptide arrays and self-assembled monolayers for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. The optimized tag, [F/Y/W]-pT/pS-[F/Y/W] (where [F/Y/W] indicates an aromatic residue), results in a ∼10-fold enhancement of the overall peptide labeling efficiency via Dha chemistry and enables the first demonstration of protein labeling as well as live cell labeling with a minimal ligation linker via enzyme-mediated incorporation of Dha.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anming Yang
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemistry, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
| | - Huanyu Tao
- School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
| | - Lindsey C. Szymczak
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Liang Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
| | - Junfeng Song
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemistry, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
| | - Yi Wang
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemistry, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
| | - Silei Bai
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemistry, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
| | - Justin Modica
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Sheng-You Huang
- School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Xinxin Feng
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology, and Department of Chemistry, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Zessin M, Meleshin M, Simic Z, Kalbas D, Arbach M, Gebhardt P, Melesina J, Liebscher S, Bordusa F, Sippl W, Barinka C, Schutkowski M. Continuous Sirtuin/HDAC (histone deacetylase) activity assay using thioamides as PET (Photoinduced Electron Transfer)-based fluorescence quencher. Bioorg Chem 2021; 117:105425. [PMID: 34695733 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Histone deacylase 11 and human sirtuins are able to remove fatty acid-derived acyl moieties from the ε-amino group of lysine residues. Specific substrates are needed for investigating the biological functions of these enzymes. Additionally, appropriate screening systems are required for identification of modulators of enzymatic activities of HDAC11 and sirtuins. We designed and synthesized a set of activity probes by incorporation of a thioamide quencher unit into the fatty acid-derived acyl chain and a fluorophore in the peptide sequence. Systematic variation of both fluorophore and quencher position resulted "super-substrates" with catalytic constants of up to 15,000,000 M-1s-1 for human sirtuin 2 (Sirt2) enabling measurements using enzyme concentrations down to 100 pM in microtiter plate-based screening formats. It could be demonstrated that the stalled intermediate formed by the reaction of Sirt2-bound thiomyristoylated peptide and NAD+ has IC50 values below 200 pM.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matthes Zessin
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Marat Meleshin
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Zeljko Simic
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Diana Kalbas
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Miriam Arbach
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Philip Gebhardt
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Jelena Melesina
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Sandra Liebscher
- Department of Natural Product Biochemistry, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Frank Bordusa
- Department of Natural Product Biochemistry, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Wolfgang Sippl
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
| | - Cyril Barinka
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Mike Schutkowski
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Hu J, Liu F, Chen Y, Shangguan G, Ju H. Mass Spectrometric Biosensing: A Powerful Approach for Multiplexed Analysis of Clinical Biomolecules. ACS Sens 2021; 6:3517-3535. [PMID: 34529414 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Rapid and sensitive detection of clinical biomolecules in a multiplexed fashion is of great importance for accurate diagnosis of diseases. Mass spectrometric (MS) approaches are exceptionally suitable for clinical analysis due to its high throughput, high sensitivity, and reliable qualitative and quantitative capabilities. To break through the bottleneck of MS technique for detecting high-molecular-weight substances with low ionization efficiency, the concept of mass spectrometric biosensing has been put forward by adopting mass spectrometric chips to recognize the targets and mass spectrometry to detect the signals switched by the recognition. In this review, the principle of mass spectrometric sensing, the construction of different mass tags used for biosensing, and the typical combination mode of mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) technique are summarized. Future perspectives including the design of portable matching platforms, exploitation of novel mass tags, development of effective signal amplification strategies, and standardization of MSI methodologies are proposed to promote the advancements and practical applications of mass spectrometric biosensing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Junjie Hu
- College of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining 272067, China
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Fei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Yunlong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Guoqiang Shangguan
- College of Forensic Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining 272067, China
| | - Huangxian Ju
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Development of MALDI MS peptide array for thrombin inhibitor screening. Talanta 2021; 226:122129. [PMID: 33676683 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122129] [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] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
The development of in situ methods for the analysis and visualization of enzyme activity is of paramount importance in drug discovery, research, and development. In this work, the functionalized and array patterned indium tin oxide (ITO) glass slides were fabricated by non-covalent immobilization of amphipathic phospholipid-tagged peptides encompassing the thrombin cleavage site on steric acid-modified ITO slides. The fabricated peptide arrays provide 60 spots per slide, and are compatible with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) measurement, free matrix peak interference, and tolerance to repeated aqueous washing. The peptide arrays were used for the investigation of thrombin activity and screening for its potential inhibitors. The thrombin activity and its Michaelis-Menten constant (Km) for immobilized peptide substrate was determined using developed MALDI MS peptide array. To investigate the applicability and effectiveness of peptide arrays, the anti-thrombin activity of grape seed proanthocyanidins with different degrees of polymerization (DP) was monitored and visualized. MALDI MS imaging results showed that the fractions of proanthocyanidins with the mean DP of 4.61-6.82 had good thrombin inhibitory activity and their half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) were below 10 μg/mL. Therefore, the developed peptide array is a reliable platform for the discovery of natural thrombin inhibitors.
Collapse
|
7
|
Scholle MD, Liu C, Deval J, Gurard-Levin ZA. Label-Free Screening of SARS-CoV-2 NSP14 Exonuclease Activity Using SAMDI Mass Spectrometry. SLAS DISCOVERY : ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES R & D 2021; 26:766-774. [PMID: 33870746 PMCID: PMC8053483 DOI: 10.1177/24725552211008854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic. Nonstructural protein 14 (NSP14), which features exonuclease (ExoN) and guanine N7 methyltransferase activity, is a critical player in SARS-CoV-2 replication and fidelity and represents an attractive antiviral target. Initiating drug discovery efforts for nucleases such as NSP14 remains a challenge due to a lack of suitable high-throughput assay methodologies. This report describes the combination of self-assembled monolayers and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry to enable the first label-free and high-throughput assay for NSP14 ExoN activity. The assay was used to measure NSP14 activity and gain insight into substrate specificity and the reaction mechanism. Next, the assay was optimized for kinetically balanced conditions and miniaturized, while achieving a robust assay (Z factor > 0.8) and a significant assay window (signal-to-background ratio > 200). Screening 10,240 small molecules from a diverse library revealed candidate inhibitors, which were counterscreened for NSP14 selectivity and RNA intercalation. The assay methodology described here will enable, for the first time, a label-free and high-throughput assay for NSP14 ExoN activity to accelerate drug discovery efforts and, due to the assay flexibility, can be more broadly applicable for measuring other enzyme activities from other viruses or implicated in various pathologies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Cheng Liu
- Aligos Therapeutics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Jerome Deval
- Aligos Therapeutics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
| | | |
Collapse
|
8
|
Scholle MD, Gurard-Levin ZA. Development of a Novel Label-Free and High-Throughput Arginase-1 Assay Using Self-Assembled Monolayer Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry. SLAS DISCOVERY : ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES R & D 2021; 26:775-782. [PMID: 33754845 DOI: 10.1177/24725552211000677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Arginase-1, an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of L-arginine to L-ornithine, is implicated in the tumor immune response and represents an interesting therapeutic target in immuno-oncology. Initiating arginase drug discovery efforts remains a challenge due to a lack of suitable high-throughput assay methodologies. This report describes the combination of self-assembled monolayers and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry to enable the first label-free and high-throughput assay for arginase activity. The assay was optimized for kinetically balanced conditions and miniaturized, while achieving a robust assay (Z-factor > 0.8) and a significant assay window [signal-to-background ratio > 20] relative to fluorescent approaches. To validate the assay, the inhibition of the reference compound nor-NOHA (Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine) was evaluated, and the IC50 measured to be in line with reported results (IC50 = 180 nM). The assay was then used to complete a screen of 175,000 compounds, demonstrating the high-throughput capacity of the approach. The label-free format also eliminates opportunities for false-positive results due to interference from library compounds and optical readouts. The assay methodology described here enables new opportunities for drug discovery for arginase and, due to the assay flexibility, can be more broadly applicable for measuring other amino acid-metabolizing enzymes.
Collapse
|
9
|
McLaren DG, Shah V, Wisniewski T, Ghislain L, Liu C, Zhang H, Saldanha SA. High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry for Hit Identification: Current Landscape and Future Perspectives. SLAS DISCOVERY : ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES R & D 2021; 26:168-191. [PMID: 33482074 DOI: 10.1177/2472555220980696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
For nearly two decades mass spectrometry has been used as a label-free, direct-detection method for both functional and affinity-based screening of a wide range of therapeutically relevant target classes. Here, we present an overview of several established and emerging mass spectrometry platforms and summarize the unique strengths and performance characteristics of each as they apply to high-throughput screening. Multiple examples from the recent literature are highlighted in order to illustrate the power of each individual technique, with special emphasis given to cases where the use of mass spectrometry was found to be differentiating when compared with other detection formats. Indeed, as many of these examples will demonstrate, the inherent strengths of mass spectrometry-sensitivity, specificity, wide dynamic range, and amenability to complex matrices-can be leveraged to enhance the discriminating power and physiological relevance of assays included in screening cascades. It is our hope that this review will serve as a useful guide to readers of all backgrounds and experience levels on the applicability and benefits of mass spectrometry in the search for hits, leads, and, ultimately, drugs.
Collapse
|
10
|
Moreno-Yruela C, Bæk M, Vrsanova AE, Schulte C, Maric HM, Olsen CA. Hydroxamic acid-modified peptide microarrays for profiling isozyme-selective interactions and inhibition of histone deacetylases. Nat Commun 2021; 12:62. [PMID: 33397936 PMCID: PMC7782793 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20250-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Histones control gene expression by regulating chromatin structure and function. The posttranslational modifications (PTMs) on the side chains of histones form the epigenetic landscape, which is tightly controlled by epigenetic modulator enzymes and further recognized by so-called reader domains. Histone microarrays have been widely applied to investigate histone-reader interactions, but not the transient interactions of Zn2+-dependent histone deacetylase (HDAC) eraser enzymes. Here, we synthesize hydroxamic acid-modified histone peptides and use them in femtomolar microarrays for the direct capture and detection of the four class I HDAC isozymes. Follow-up functional assays in solution provide insights into their suitability to discover HDAC substrates and inhibitors with nanomolar potency and activity in cellular assays. We conclude that similar hydroxamic acid-modified histone peptide microarrays and libraries could find broad application to identify class I HDAC isozyme-specific substrates and facilitate the development of isozyme-selective HDAC inhibitors and probes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Carlos Moreno-Yruela
- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Michael Bæk
- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Adela-Eugenie Vrsanova
- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute of Applied Biosciences & Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20a, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.,Division of Proteomics of Stem Cells and Cancer, DKFZ German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenhemier Feld 581, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Clemens Schulte
- Rudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany
| | - Hans M Maric
- Rudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany.
| | - Christian A Olsen
- Center for Biopharmaceuticals & Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Pluchinsky AJ, Wackelin DJ, Huang X, Arnold FH, Mrksich M. High Throughput Screening with SAMDI Mass Spectrometry for Directed Evolution. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:19804-19808. [PMID: 33174742 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Advances in directed evolution have led to an exploration of new and important chemical transformations; however, many of these efforts still rely on the use of low-throughput chromatography-based screening methods. We present a high-throughput strategy for screening libraries of enzyme variants for improved activity. Unpurified reaction products are immobilized to a self-assembled monolayer and analyzed by mass spectrometry, allowing for direct evaluation of thousands of variants in under an hour. The method was demonstrated with libraries of randomly mutated cytochrome P411 variants to identify improved catalysts for C-H alkylation. The technique may be tailored to evolve enzymatic activity for a variety of transformations where higher throughput is needed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Daniel J Wackelin
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering MC 210-41, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
| | - Xiongyi Huang
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering MC 210-41, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
| | - Frances H Arnold
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering MC 210-41, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
| | | |
Collapse
|
12
|
Zhang J, Peng J, Huang Y, Meng L, Li Q, Xiong F, Li X. Identification of Histone deacetylase (HDAC)‐Associated Proteins with DNA‐Programmed Affinity Labeling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17525-17532. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jianfu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Jianzhao Peng
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology China 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen China
| | - Yiran Huang
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Ling Meng
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Qingrong Li
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology China 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen China
| | - Feng Xiong
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Xiaoyu Li
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Zhang J, Peng J, Huang Y, Meng L, Li Q, Xiong F, Li X. Identification of Histone deacetylase (HDAC)‐Associated Proteins with DNA‐Programmed Affinity Labeling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202001205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jianfu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Jianzhao Peng
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology China 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen China
| | - Yiran Huang
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Ling Meng
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Qingrong Li
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology China 1088 Xueyuan Road Shenzhen China
| | - Feng Xiong
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| | - Xiaoyu Li
- Department of Chemistry and the State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Health@InnoHK Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR China
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Szymczak LC, Sykora DJ, Mrksich M. Using Peptide Arrays to Profile Phosphatase Activity in Cell Lysates. Chemistry 2020; 26:165-170. [PMID: 31691395 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Phosphorylation is an important post-translational modification on proteins involved in many cellular processes; however, understanding of the regulation and mechanisms of global phosphorylation remains limited. Herein, we utilize self-assembled monolayers on gold for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SAMDI-MS) with three phosphorylated peptide arrays to profile global phosphatase activity in cell lysates derived from five mammalian cell lines. Our results reveal significant differences in the activities of protein phosphatases on phospho- serine, threonine, and tyrosine substrates and suggest that phosphatases play a much larger role in the regulation of global phosphorylation on proteins than previously understood.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lindsey C Szymczak
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
| | - Daniel J Sykora
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Kutil Z, Mikešová J, Zessin M, Meleshin M, Nováková Z, Alquicer G, Kozikowski A, Sippl W, Bařinka C, Schutkowski M. Continuous Activity Assay for HDAC11 Enabling Reevaluation of HDAC Inhibitors. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:19895-19904. [PMID: 31788622 PMCID: PMC6882135 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11) preferentially removes fatty acid residues from lysine side chains in a peptide or protein environment. Here, we report the development and validation of a continuous fluorescence-based activity assay using an internally quenched TNFα-derived peptide derivative as a substrate. The threonine residue in the +1 position was replaced by the quencher amino acid 3'-nitro-l-tyrosine and the fatty acyl moiety substituted by 2-aminobenzoylated 11-aminoundecanoic acid. The resulting peptide substrate enables fluorescence-based direct and continuous readout of HDAC11-mediated amide bond cleavage fully compatible with high-throughput screening formats. The Z'-factor is higher than 0.85 for the 15 μM substrate concentration, and the signal-to-noise ratio exceeds 150 for 384-well plates. In the absence of NAD+, this substrate is specific for HDAC11. Reevaluation of inhibitory data using our novel assay revealed limited potency and selectivity of known HDAC inhibitors, including Elevenostat, a putative HDAC11-specific inhibitor.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zsófia Kutil
- Institute
of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Jana Mikešová
- Institute
of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Matthes Zessin
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
| | - Marat Meleshin
- Department
of Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles
Tanford Protein Centre, Martin Luther University
Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße
3a, 06120 Halle
(Saale), Germany
| | - Zora Nováková
- Institute
of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Glenda Alquicer
- Institute
of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Alan Kozikowski
- StarWise
Therapeutics LLC, 505
S Rosa Road, Suite 27, Madison, Wisconsin 53719-1235, United States
| | - Wolfgang Sippl
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
| | - Cyril Bařinka
- Institute
of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, 252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic
- E-mail: . Tel.: +420-325-873-777 (C.B.)
| | - Mike Schutkowski
- Department
of Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles
Tanford Protein Centre, Martin Luther University
Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße
3a, 06120 Halle
(Saale), Germany
- E-mail: . Tel.: +49-345-5524-828 (M.S.)
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Zessin M, Kutil Z, Meleshin M, Nováková Z, Ghazy E, Kalbas D, Marek M, Romier C, Sippl W, Bařinka C, Schutkowski M. One-Atom Substitution Enables Direct and Continuous Monitoring of Histone Deacylase Activity. Biochemistry 2019; 58:4777-4789. [PMID: 31682411 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
We developed a one-step direct assay for the determination of histone deacylase (HDAC) activity by substituting the carbonyl oxygen of the acyl moiety with sulfur, resulting in thioacylated lysine side chains. This modification is recognized by class I HDACs with different efficiencies ranging from not accepted for HDAC1 to kinetic constants similar to that of the parent oxo substrate for HDAC8. Class II HDACs can hydrolyze thioacylated substrates with approximately 5-10-fold reduced kcat values, which resembles the effect of thioamide substitution in metallo-protease substrates. Class IV HDAC11 accepts thiomyristoyl modification less efficiently with an ∼5-fold reduced specificity constant. On the basis of the unique spectroscopic properties of thioamide bonds (strong absorption in spectral range of 260-280 nm and efficient fluorescence quenching), HDAC-mediated cleavage of thioamides could be followed by ultraviolet-visible and fluorescence spectroscopy in a continuous manner. The HDAC activity assay is compatible with microtiter plate-based screening formats up to 1536-well plates with Z' factors of >0.75 and signal-to-noise ratios of >50. Using thioacylated lysine residues in p53-derived peptides, we optimized substrates for HDAC8 with a catalytic efficiency of >250000 M-1 s-1, which are more than 100-fold more effective than most of the known substrates. We determined inhibition constants of several inhibitors for human HDACs using thioacylated peptidic substrates and found good correlation with the values from the literature. On the other hand, we could introduce N-methylated, N-acylated lysine residues as inhibitors for HDACs with an IC50 value of 1 μM for an N-methylated, N-myristoylated peptide derivative and human HDAC11.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matthes Zessin
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy , Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
| | - Zsófia Kutil
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV , Prumyslova 595 , 252 50 Vestec , Czech Republic
| | - Marat Meleshin
- Department of Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles-Tanford-Protein Center , Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
| | - Zora Nováková
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV , Prumyslova 595 , 252 50 Vestec , Czech Republic
| | - Ehab Ghazy
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy , Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
| | - Diana Kalbas
- Department of Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles-Tanford-Protein Center , Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
| | - Martin Marek
- Departement de Biologie Structurale Integrative, Institut de Genetique et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) , Universite de Strasbourg (UDS), CNRS, INSERM , 1 rue Laurent Fries, B.P. 10142 , 67404 Illkirch Cedex IGBMC, France
| | - Christophe Romier
- Departement de Biologie Structurale Integrative, Institut de Genetique et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) , Universite de Strasbourg (UDS), CNRS, INSERM , 1 rue Laurent Fries, B.P. 10142 , 67404 Illkirch Cedex IGBMC, France
| | - Wolfgang Sippl
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy , Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
| | - Cyril Bařinka
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV , Prumyslova 595 , 252 50 Vestec , Czech Republic
| | - Mike Schutkowski
- Department of Enzymology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Charles-Tanford-Protein Center , Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle/Saale , Germany
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Huang CF, Mrksich M. Profiling Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Specificity with Self-Assembled Monolayers for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry and Peptide Arrays. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2019; 21:760-769. [PMID: 31553163 PMCID: PMC6848775 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.9b00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
The opposing activities of phosphatases and kinases determine the phosphorylation status of proteins, yet kinases have received disproportionate attention in studies of cellular processes, with the roles of phosphatases remaining less understood. This Research Article describes the use of phosphotyrosine-containing peptide arrays together with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to directly profile phosphatase substrate selectivities. Twenty-two protein tyrosine phosphatases were characterized with the arrays to give a profile of their specificities. An analysis of the data revealed that certain residues in the substrates had a conserved effect on activity for all enzymes tested, including the general rule that inclusion of a basic lysine or arginine residue on either side of the phosphotyrosine decreased activity. This insight also provides a new perspective on the role of a R1152Q mutant in the insulin receptor, which is known to exhibit a lower phosphorylation level and which this work suggests may be due to an increased activity toward phosphatase enzymes. The use of self-assembled monolayers for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SAMDI-MS) to provide a rapid and quantitative assay of phosphatase enzymes will be important to gaining a more complete understanding of the biochemistry and biology of this important enzyme class.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Che-Fan Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Moully EH, Berns EJ, Mrksich M. Label-Free Assay of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Activity in Single Cells. Anal Chem 2019; 91:13206-13212. [PMID: 31536703 PMCID: PMC6889211 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Populations of cells exhibit variations in biochemical activity, resulting from many factors including random stochastic variability in protein production, metabolic and cell-cycle states, regulatory mechanisms, and external signaling. The development of methods for the analysis of single cells has allowed for the measurement and understanding of this inherent heterogeneity, yet methods for measuring protein activities on the single-cell scale lag behind their genetic analysis counterparts and typically report on expression rather than activity. This paper presents an approach to measure protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity in individual cells using self-assembled monolayers for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Using flow cytometry, individual cells are first sorted into a well plate containing lysis buffer and a phosphopeptide substrate. After lysis and incubation-during which the PTP enzymes act on the peptide substrate-the reaction substrate and product are immobilized onto arrays of self-assembled monolayers, which are then analyzed using mass spectrometry. PTP activities from thousands of individual cells were measured and their distributions analyzed. This work demonstrates a general method for measuring enzyme activities in lysates derived from individual cells and will contribute to the understanding of cellular heterogeneity in a variety of contexts.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Elamar Hakim Moully
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - Eric J. Berns
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
O’Kane PT, Dudley QM, McMillan AK, Jewett MC, Mrksich M. High-throughput mapping of CoA metabolites by SAMDI-MS to optimize the cell-free biosynthesis of HMG-CoA. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaaw9180. [PMID: 31183410 PMCID: PMC6551189 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw9180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Metabolic engineering uses enzymes to produce small molecules with industrial, pharmaceutical, and energy applications. However, efforts to optimize enzymatic pathways for commercial production are limited by the throughput of assays for quantifying metabolic intermediates and end products. We developed a multiplexed method for profiling CoA-dependent pathways that uses a cysteine-terminated peptide to covalently capture CoA-bound metabolites. Captured metabolites are then rapidly separated from the complex mixture by immobilization onto arrays of self-assembled monolayers and directly quantified by SAMDI mass spectrometry. We demonstrate the throughput of the assay by characterizing the cell-free synthesis of HMG-CoA, a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids, collecting over 10,000 individual spectra to map more than 800 unique reaction conditions. We anticipate that our rapid and robust analytical method will accelerate efforts to engineer metabolic pathways.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Patrick T. O’Kane
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Quentin M. Dudley
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Aislinn K. McMillan
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Michael C. Jewett
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Aboukhatwa SM, Hanigan TW, Taha TY, Neerasa J, Ranjan R, El-Bastawissy EE, Elkersh MA, El-Moselhy TF, Frasor J, Mahmud N, McLachlan A, Petukhov PA. Structurally Diverse Histone Deacetylase Photoreactive Probes: Design, Synthesis, and Photolabeling Studies in Live Cells and Tissue. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1096-1107. [PMID: 30921497 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity is modulated in vivo by post-translational modifications and formation of multiprotein complexes. Novel chemical tools to study how these factors affect engagement of HDAC isoforms by HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) in cells and tissues are needed. In this study, a synthetic strategy to access chemically diverse photoreactive probes (PRPs) was developed and used to prepare seven novel HDAC PRPs 9-15. The class I HDAC isoform engagement by PRPs was determined in biochemical assays and photolabeling experiments in live SET-2, HepG2, HuH7, and HEK293T cell lines and in mouse liver tissue. Unlike the HDAC protein abundance and biochemical activity against recombinant HDACs, the chemotype of the PRPs and the type of cells were key in defining the engagement of HDAC isoforms in live cells. Our findings suggest that engagement of HDAC isoforms by HDACi in vivo may be substantially modulated in a cell- and tissue-type-dependent manner.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shaimaa M Aboukhatwa
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
| | - Thomas W Hanigan
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Taha Y Taha
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Jayaprakash Neerasa
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Rajeev Ranjan
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Eman E El-Bastawissy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
| | - Mohamed A Elkersh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University, Alexandria, 21311, Egypt
| | - Tarek F El-Moselhy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
| | - Jonna Frasor
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Nadim Mahmud
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Alan McLachlan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| | - Pavel A Petukhov
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Kutil Z, Skultetyova L, Rauh D, Meleshin M, Snajdr I, Novakova Z, Mikesova J, Pavlicek J, Hadzima M, Baranova P, Havlinova B, Majer P, Schutkowski M, Barinka C. The unraveling of substrate specificity of histone deacetylase 6 domains using acetylome peptide microarrays and peptide libraries. FASEB J 2018; 33:4035-4045. [PMID: 30496698 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801680r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is a multidomain cytosolic hydrolase acting mostly on nonhistone protein substrates. Investigations of the substrate specificity of HDAC6 are confounded by the presence of 2 catalytically active deacetylase domains (DD1 and DD2). In this study, acetylome peptide microarrays and peptide libraries were used to map the substrate specificity of DD1 and DD2 of human HDAC6. The results show that DD1 is solely responsible for the deacetylation of substrates harboring the acetyllysine at their C terminus, whereas DD2 exclusively deacetylates peptides with an internal acetyllysine residue. Also, statistical analysis of the deacetylation data revealed amino acid preferences at individual positions flanking the acetyllysine, where glycine and arginine residues are favored at positions N-terminal to the central acetyllysine; negatively charged glutamate is strongly disfavored throughout the sequence. Finally, the deacylation activity of HDAC6 was profiled by using a panel of acyl derivatives of the optimized peptide substrate and showed that HDAC6 acts as a proficient deformylase. Our data thus offer a detailed insight into the substrate preferences of the individual HDAC6 domains at the peptide level, and these findings can in turn help in elucidating the biologic roles of the enzyme and facilitate the development of new domain-specific inhibitors as research tools or therapeutic agents.-Kutil, Z., Skultetyova, L., Rauh, D., Meleshin, M., Snajdr, I., Novakova, Z., Mikesova, J., Pavlicek, J., Hadzima, M., Baranova, P., Havlinova, B., Majer, P., Schutkowski, M., Barinka, C. The unraveling of substrate specificity of histone deacetylase 6 domains using acetylome peptide microarrays and peptide libraries.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zsofia Kutil
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Lubica Skultetyova
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - David Rauh
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany; and
| | - Marat Meleshin
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany; and
| | - Ivan Snajdr
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Zora Novakova
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Jana Mikesova
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Jiri Pavlicek
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Martin Hadzima
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Petra Baranova
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Barbora Havlinova
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| | - Pavel Majer
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Mike Schutkowski
- Department of Enzymology, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany; and
| | - Cyril Barinka
- Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Grant J, Modica JA, Roll J, Perkovich P, Mrksich M. An Immobilized Enzyme Reactor for Spatiotemporal Control over Reaction Products. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1800923. [PMID: 29971942 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
This paper describes a microfluidic chip wherein the position and order of two immobilized enzymes affects the type and quantity of reaction products in the flowing fluid. Assembly of the chip is based on a self-assembled monolayer presenting two orthogonal covalent capture ligands that immobilize their respective fusion enzyme. A thiol-tagged substrate is flowed over a region presenting the first enzyme-which generates a product that is efficiently transferred to the second enzyme-and the second enzyme's product binds to an adjacent thiol capture site on the chip. The amount of the three possible reaction products is quantified directly on the chip using self-assembled monolayers for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, revealing that the same microsystem can be spatiotemporally arranged to produce different products depending on the device design. This work allows for optimizing multistep biochemical transformations in favor of a desired product using a facile reaction and analytical format.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer Grant
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
| | - Justin A Modica
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
| | - Juliet Roll
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
| | - Paul Perkovich
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Helal KY, Alamgir A, Berns EJ, Mrksich M. Traceless Immobilization of Analytes for High-Throughput Experiments with SAMDI Mass Spectrometry. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:8060-8063. [PMID: 29901996 PMCID: PMC6578359 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
![]()
Label-free assays, and particularly
those based on the combination
of mass spectroscopy with surface chemistries, enable high-throughput
experiments of a broad range of reactions. However, these methods
can still require the incorporation of functional groups that allow
immobilization of reactants and products to surfaces prior to analysis.
In this paper, we report a traceless method for attaching molecules
to a self-assembled monolayer for matrix-assisted laser desorption
and ionization (SAMDI) mass spectrometry. This method uses monolayers
that are functionalized with a 3-trifluoromethyl-3-phenyl-diazirine
group that liberates nitrogen when irradiated and gives a carbene
that inserts into a wide range of bonds to covalently immobilize molecules.
Analysis of the monolayer with SAMDI then reveals peaks for each of
the adducts formed from molecules in the sample. This method is applied
to characterize a P450 drug metabolizing enzyme and to monitor a Suzuki–Miyaura
coupling chemical reaction and is important because modification of
the substrates with a functional group would alter their activities.
This method will be important for high-throughput experiments in many
areas, including reaction discovery and optimization.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , Illinois 60611 , United States
| |
Collapse
|
24
|
Szymczak LC, Huang CF, Berns EJ, Mrksich M. Combining SAMDI Mass Spectrometry and Peptide Arrays to Profile Phosphatase Activities. Methods Enzymol 2018; 607:389-403. [PMID: 30149867 PMCID: PMC6457119 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Phosphatases, the enzymes responsible for dephosphorylating proteins, play critical roles in many cellular processes. While their importance is widely recognized, phosphatase activity and regulation remain poorly understood. Currently, there are few assays available that are capable of directly measuring phosphatase activity and specificity. We have previously introduced SAMDI (self-assembled monolayers on gold for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization) mass spectrometry as a technique to profile the substrate specificities of enzymes. SAMDI mass spectrometry assays are well suited to examine phosphatase activities and offer many advantages over current methods. This technique uses monolayers that terminate with a peptide or molecular enzyme substrate and allows for enzyme reactions to be performed on a surface that can easily be rinsed and analyzed by mass spectrometry without the need for analyte labeling. In this chapter, we describe the process of combining SAMDI mass spectrometry with peptide arrays to study the substrate specificities of two protein tyrosine phosphatases.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lindsey C Szymczak
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
| | - Che-Fan Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
| | - Eric J Berns
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States.
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Li S, Mrksich M. An Unusual Salt Effect in an Interfacial Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:6713-6718. [PMID: 29772172 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
This paper reports a kinetic characterization of the interfacial reaction of N-methylpyrrolidine with a self-assembled monolayer presenting an iodoalkyl group. SAMDI (self-assembled monolayers for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization) mass spectrometry was used to determine the extent of reaction for monolayers that were treated with a range of concentrations of the nucleophile for a range of times. These data revealed a second-order rate constant for the reaction that was approximately 100-fold greater than that for the analogous solution-phase reaction. However, addition of sodium iodide to the reaction mixture resulted in a 7-fold decrease in the reaction rate. Addition of bromide and chloride salts also gave slower rate constants for the reaction, but only at 100- and 1000-fold higher concentrations than was observed with iodide, respectively. The corresponding solution-phase reactions, by contrast, had rate constants that were unaffected by the concentration of halide salts. This work provides a well-characterized example illustrating the extent to which the kinetics and properties of an interfacial reaction can depart substantially from their better-understood solution-phase counterparts.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Shuheng Li
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering , Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering , Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
| |
Collapse
|
26
|
Kightlinger W, Lin L, Rosztoczy M, Li W, DeLisa MP, Mrksich M, Jewett MC. Design of glycosylation sites by rapid synthesis and analysis of glycosyltransferases. Nat Chem Biol 2018; 14:627-635. [PMID: 29736039 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0051-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Glycosylation is an abundant post-translational modification that is important in disease and biotechnology. Current methods to understand and engineer glycosylation cannot sufficiently explore the vast experimental landscapes required to accurately predict and design glycosylation sites modified by glycosyltransferases. Here we describe a systematic platform for glycosylation sequence characterization and optimization by rapid expression and screening (GlycoSCORES), which combines cell-free protein synthesis and mass spectrometry of self-assembled monolayers. We produced six N- and O-linked polypeptide-modifying glycosyltransferases from bacteria and humans in vitro and rigorously determined their substrate specificities using 3,480 unique peptides and 13,903 unique reaction conditions. We then used GlycoSCORES to optimize and design small glycosylation sequence motifs that directed efficient N-linked glycosylation in vitro and in the Escherichia coli cytoplasm for three heterologous proteins, including the human immunoglobulin Fc domain. We find that GlycoSCORES is a broadly applicable method to facilitate fundamental understanding of glycosyltransferases and engineer synthetic glycoproteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Weston Kightlinger
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.,Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Liang Lin
- Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Madisen Rosztoczy
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Wenhao Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
| | - Matthew P DeLisa
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. .,Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
| | - Michael C Jewett
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. .,Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Sakaguchi I, Fukasawa T, Fujimoto K, Inouye M. Immobilization of Crosslinked Peptides that Possess High Helical Contents and Their Binding to Target DNAs on Au Surfaces. CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.171153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ikumi Sakaguchi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
| | - Toshiaki Fukasawa
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
| | - Kazuhisa Fujimoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka 813-8503, Japan
| | - Masahiko Inouye
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Affiliation(s)
- Lindsey C. Szymczak
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Hsin-Yu Kuo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Xue A, Szymczak LC, Mrksich M, Bagheri N. Machine Learning on Signal-to-Noise Ratios Improves Peptide Array Design in SAMDI Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:9039-9047. [PMID: 28719743 PMCID: PMC5588089 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Emerging peptide array technologies are able to profile molecular activities within cell lysates. However, the structural diversity of peptides leads to inherent differences in peptide signal-to-noise ratios (S/N). These complex effects can lead to potentially unrepresentative signal intensities and can bias subsequent analyses. Within mass spectrometry-based peptide technologies, the relation between a peptide's amino acid sequence and S/N remains largely nonquantitative. To address this challenge, we present a method to quantify and analyze mass spectrometry S/N of two peptide arrays, and we use this analysis to portray quality of data and to design future arrays for SAMDI mass spectrometry. Our study demonstrates that S/N varies significantly across peptides within peptide arrays, and variation in S/N is attributable to differences of single amino acids. We apply supervised machine learning to predict peptide S/N based on amino acid sequence, and identify specific physical properties of the amino acids that govern variation of this metric. We find low peptide-S/N concordance between arrays, demonstrating that different arrays require individual characterization and that global peptide-S/N relationships are difficult to identify. However, with proper peptide sampling, this study illustrates how machine learning can accurately predict the S/N of a peptide in an array, allowing for the efficient design of arrays through selection of high S/N peptides.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Albert
Y. Xue
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, and Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
| | - Lindsey C. Szymczak
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, and Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, and Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
| | - Neda Bagheri
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, and Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Xuan W, Yao A, Schultz PG. Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Sirtuins in Living Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:12350-12353. [PMID: 28857557 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Sirtuins are NAD+ dependent protein deacetylases, which are involved in many biological processes. We now report a novel genetically encoded fluorescent probe (EGFP-K85AcK) that responds to sirtuins in living cells. The probe design exploits a lysyl residue in EGFP that is essential for chromophore maturation, and is also an efficient deacetylation substrate for sirtuins. Analysis of activity in Escherichia coli ΔcobB revealed that the probe can respond to various human sirtuins, including SIRT1, SIRT2, SIRT3 and SIRT5. We also directly monitored SIRT1 and SIRT2 activity in HEK293T cells with an mCherry fusion of EGFP-K85AcK, and showed that this approach can be extended to other fluorescent proteins. Finally, we demonstrate that this approach can be used to examine the activity of sirtuins toward additional lysyl posttranslational modifications, and show that sirtuins can act as erasers of HibK modified proteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Weimin Xuan
- Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, the Scripps Research Institute , 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
| | - Anzhi Yao
- Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, the Scripps Research Institute , 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
| | - Peter G Schultz
- Department of Chemistry and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, the Scripps Research Institute , 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
Yang H, Cheng Q. Chemoselective ligation reaction of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) with hydrazide functional probes to determine galactosyltransferase activity by MALDI mass spectrometry. Analyst 2017; 142:2654-2662. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an00428a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
A perfluorocarbon-modified gold surface is used to immobilize PF-β-NAG and allows quantification of β-GT enzymatic activity with MALDI-TOF/MS.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hyojik Yang
- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
| | - Quan Cheng
- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Lin XC, Wang XN, Liu L, Wen Q, Yu RQ, Jiang JH. Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption Ionization of Phospholipids on Gold Nanoparticles for Mass Spectrometric Immunoassay. Anal Chem 2016; 88:9881-9884. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiang-Cheng Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Chemeo/Bio-Sensing
and Chemometrics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
| | - Xiang-Nan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemeo/Bio-Sensing
and Chemometrics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
| | - Lan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemeo/Bio-Sensing
and Chemometrics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
| | - Qian Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemeo/Bio-Sensing
and Chemometrics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
| | - Ru-Qin Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemeo/Bio-Sensing
and Chemometrics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
| | - Jian-Hui Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemeo/Bio-Sensing
and Chemometrics, Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine,
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
Anderson LL, Berns EJ, Bugga P, George AL, Mrksich M. Measuring Drug Metabolism Kinetics and Drug-Drug Interactions Using Self-Assembled Monolayers for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2016; 88:8604-9. [PMID: 27467208 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The competition of two drugs for the same metabolizing enzyme is a common mechanism for drug-drug interactions that can lead to altered kinetics in drug metabolism and altered elimination rates in vivo. With the prevalence of multidrug therapy, there is great potential for serious drug-drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. In an effort to prevent adverse drug reactions, the FDA mandates the evaluation of the potential for metabolic inhibition by every new chemical entity. Conventional methods for assaying drug metabolism (e.g., those based on HPLC) have been established for measuring drug-drug interactions; however, they are low-throughput. Here we describe an approach to measure the catalytic activity of CYP2C9 using the high-throughput technique self-assembled monolayers for matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization (SAMDI) mass spectrometry. We measured the kinetics of CYP450 metabolism of the substrate, screened a set of drugs for inhibition of CYP2C9 and determined the Ki values for inhibitors. The throughput of this platform may enable drug metabolism and drug-drug interactions to be interrogated at a scale that cannot be achieved with current methods.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lyndsey L Anderson
- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
| | | | | | - Alfred L George
- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
| |
Collapse
|
34
|
Berns EJ, Cabezas MD, Mrksich M. Cellular Assays with a Molecular Endpoint Measured by SAMDI Mass Spectrometry. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:3811-8. [PMID: 27240220 PMCID: PMC4981186 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201502940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Cell-based, high-throughput screening (HTS) assays are increasingly important tools used in drug discovery, but frequently rely on readouts of gene expression or phenotypic changes and require development of specialized, labeled reporters. Here a cell-based, label-free assay compatible with HTS is introduced that can report quantitatively on enzyme activities by measuring mass changes of substrates with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. The assay uses self-assembled monolayers to culture cells on arrays presenting substrates, which serve as reporters for a desired enzyme activity. Each spot of cells is treated with a compound, cultured and lysed, enabling endogenous enzymes to act on the immobilized peptide substrate. It is demonstrated that the assay can measure protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity from as few as five cells and a screen is described that identifies a compound that reduces PTP activity in cell lysates. This approach offers a valuable addition to the methods available for cell-based screening.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Eric J. Berns
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, USA
| | - Maria D. Cabezas
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, USA
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, USA
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Duncan MT, DeLuca TA, Kuo HY, Yi M, Mrksich M, Miller WM. SIRT1 is a critical regulator of K562 cell growth, survival, and differentiation. Exp Cell Res 2016; 344:40-52. [PMID: 27086164 PMCID: PMC4879089 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACi) has emerged as a promising approach in the treatment of many types of cancer, including leukemias. Among the HDACs, Class III HDACs, also known as sirtuins (SIRTs), are unique in that their function is directly related to the cell's metabolic state through their dependency on the co-factor NAD(+). In this study, we examined the relation between SIRTs and the growth, survival, and differentiation of K562 erythroleukemia cells. Using a mass spectrometry approach we previously developed, we show that SIRT expression and deacetylase activity in these cells changes greatly with differentiation state (undifferentiated vs. megakaryocytic differentiation vs. erythroid differentiation). Moreover, SIRT1 is crucially involved in regulating the differentiation state. Overexpression of wildtype (but not deacetylase mutant) SIRT1 resulted in upregulation of glycophorin A, ~2-fold increase in the mRNA levels of α, γ, ε, and ζ-globins, and spontaneous hemoglobinization. Hemin-induced differentiation was also enhanced by (and depended on) higher SIRT1 levels. Since K562 cells are bipotent, we also investigated whether SIRT1 modulation affected their ability to undergo megakaryocytic (MK) differentiation. SIRT1 was required for commitment to the MK lineage and subsequent maturation, but was not directly involved in polyploidization of either K562 cells or an already-MK-committed cell line, CHRF-288-11. The observed blockage in commitment to the MK lineage was associated with a dramatic decrease in the formation of autophagic vacuoles, which was previously shown to be required for K562 cell MK commitment. Autophagy-associated conversion of the protein LC3-I to LC3-II was greatly enhanced by overexpression of wildtype SIRT1, further suggesting a functional connection between SIRT1, autophagy, and MK differentiation. Based on its clear effects on autophagy, we also examined the effect of SIRT1 modulation on stress responses. Consistent with results of prior studies, we found that SIRT1 silencing modestly promoted drug-induced apoptosis, while overexpression was protective. Furthermore, pan-SIRT inhibition mediated by nicotinamide pre-treatment substantially increased imatinib-induced apoptosis. Altogether, our results suggest a complex role for SIRT1 in regulating many aspects of K562 cell state and stress response. These observations warrant further investigation using normal and leukemic primary cell models. We further suggest that, ultimately, a well-defined mapping of HDACs to their substrates and corresponding signaling pathways will be important for optimally designing HDACi-based therapeutic approaches.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Hsin-Yu Kuo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
| | - Minchang Yi
- Master of Biotechnology Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
| | - Milan Mrksich
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Department of Chemistry; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
| | - William M Miller
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
| |
Collapse
|
36
|
Sen R, Escorihuela J, Smulders MMJ, Zuilhof H. Use of Ambient Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Kinetic Analysis of Organic Surface Reactions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:3412-9. [PMID: 27028705 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
In contrast to homogeneous systems, studying the kinetics of organic reactions on solid surfaces remains a difficult task due to the limited availability of appropriate analysis techniques that are general, high-throughput, and capable of offering quantitative, structural surface information. Here, we demonstrate how direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) complies with above considerations and can be used for determining interfacial kinetic parameters. The presented approach is based on the use of a MS tag that--in principle--allows application to other reactions. To show the potential of DART-MS, we selected the widely applied strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) as a model reaction to elucidate the effects of the nanoenvironment on the interfacial reaction rate.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rickdeb Sen
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Dreijenplein 8, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Jorge Escorihuela
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Dreijenplein 8, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Maarten M J Smulders
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Dreijenplein 8, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
| | - Han Zuilhof
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Dreijenplein 8, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Yang H, Chan AL, LaVallo V, Cheng Q. Quantitation of Alpha-Glucosidase Activity Using Fluorinated Carbohydrate Array and MALDI-TOF-MS. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:2872-2878. [PMID: 26760440 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Quantitation of alpha-glucosidase (α-GD) activity is of significance to diagnosis of many diseases including Pompe disease and type II diabetes. We report here a new method to determine α-GD activity using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) in combination with carbohydrate microarray and affinity surface chemistry. Carbohydrate probes are synthesized for capture of the enzymatic reaction products and the adducts are loaded onto a fluorinated gold surface to generate an array, which is followed by characterization by MALDI-TOF-MS. The ratio of intensities is used to determine the level of activity of several enzymes. In addition, half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of acarbose and epigallocatechin gallate are also determined using this approach, and the results agree well with the reported values. This method is advantageous as compared to conventional colorimetric techniques that typically suffer matrix interference problems from samples. The use of the polyfluorinated surface has effectively suppressed the interference.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hyojik Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States
| | - Allen L Chan
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States
| | - Vincent LaVallo
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States
| | - Quan Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Hinman SS, Chen CY, Duan J, Cheng Q. Calcinated gold nanoparticle arrays for on-chip, multiplexed and matrix-free mass spectrometric analysis of peptides and small molecules. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:1665-75. [PMID: 26694584 PMCID: PMC5412507 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06635b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
A patterned gold nanoparticle microarray, functionalized with a nanoscale silicate coating, has been developed for on-chip, high-throughput mass spectrometric analyses of biomolecules with minimal sample preparation and reagent costs. Fabrication was realized by the combination of layer-by-layer functionalization of the nanoparticles with suitable polyelectrolytes, followed by fluidic patterning of the glass microarray support and calcination for permanent fixation of the nano-coating. Performance of the microarray was evaluated for surface-assisted laser-desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS), where the nano-silicate coating was found to enhance SALDI efficiency, resulting in comparable performance to some common organic matrices for small and medium sized molecules. Performance contributing factors of this material have been discussed; heat confinement and interband transition/plasmonic resonance may play important roles. Taking the accessibility of fabrication, performance, and reusability of this substrate together, the material developed here provides a new tool for multiplexed and chip-based mass spectrometric analysis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Samuel S Hinman
- Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
| | - Chih-Yuan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
| | - Jicheng Duan
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
| | - Quan Cheng
- Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA. and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
Baba R, Hori Y, Kikuchi K. Intramolecular Long-Distance Nucleophilic Reactions as a Rapid Fluorogenic Switch Applicable to the Detection of Enzymatic Activity. Chemistry 2015; 21:4695-702. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
|
40
|
Kim S, Oh H, Yeo WS. Analysis of alkanethiolates on gold with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13765-015-0018-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
|
41
|
de Rond T, Danielewicz M, Northen T. High throughput screening of enzyme activity with mass spectrometry imaging. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 31:1-9. [PMID: 25129648 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has found a diversity of applications ranging from localizing metabolites and proteins in tissues to investigating microbial interactions, and as a result is perhaps the fastest growing subfield of mass spectrometry. Advances in surface mass spectrometry technologies are equally applicable to the analysis of arrayed samples. One promising field in which this capacity has been leveraged is the high-throughput analysis of enzyme activity, an important step in the development of a wide range of biotechnologies. This review article describes several emerging approaches that seek to improve the quality and scope of this application of MSI.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tristan de Rond
- Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
| | - Megan Danielewicz
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
| | - Trent Northen
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Joint BioEnergy Institute, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA.
| |
Collapse
|