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Bregnhøj M, Lutz H, Roeters SJ, Lieberwirth I, Mertig R, Weidner T. The Diatom Peptide R5 Fabricates Two-Dimensional Titanium Dioxide Nanosheets. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:5025-5029. [PMID: 35652659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Diatoms use peptides based on the protein silaffin to fabricate their silica cell walls. To the interest of material scientists, silaffin peptides can also produce titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Peptide-based synthesis could present an environmentally friendly route to the synthesis of titanium dioxide nanomaterials with potential applications in water splitting and for biocompatible materials design. Two-dimensional nanomaterials have exceptional surface-to-volume ratios and are particularly suited for these applications. We here demonstrate how the silaffin peptide R5 can precipitate free-standing and self-supported sheets of titanium dioxide at the air-water interface, which are stable over tens of micrometers.
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- Mikkel Bregnhøj
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Gigli L, Ravera E, Calderone V, Luchinat C. On the Mechanism of Bioinspired Formation of Inorganic Oxides: Structural Evidence of the Electrostatic Nature of the Interaction between a Mononuclear Inorganic Precursor and Lysozyme. Biomolecules 2020; 11:43. [PMID: 33396930 PMCID: PMC7823628 DOI: 10.3390/biom11010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Nature has evolved several molecular machineries to promote the formation at physiological conditions of inorganic materials, which would otherwise be formed in extreme conditions. The molecular determinants of this process have been established over the last decade, identifying a strong role of electrostatics in the first steps of the precipitation. However, no conclusive, structure-based evidence has been provided so far. In this manuscript, we test the binding of lysozyme with silica and titania potential precursors. In contrast with the absence of structural information about the interaction with the silica precursor, we observe the interaction with a mononuclear titanium(IV) species, which is found to occur in a region rich of positive charges.
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- Lucia Gigli
- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)/Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metalloproteine (CIRMMP), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (L.G.); (C.L.)
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)/Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metalloproteine (CIRMMP), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (L.G.); (C.L.)
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)/Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metalloproteine (CIRMMP), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (L.G.); (C.L.)
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM)/Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metalloproteine (CIRMMP), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy; (L.G.); (C.L.)
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
- CNR ICCOM, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
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Xue M, Sampath J, Gebhart RN, Haugen HJ, Lyngstadaas SP, Pfaendtner J, Drobny G. Studies of Dynamic Binding of Amino Acids to TiO 2 Nanoparticle Surfaces by Solution NMR and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:10341-10350. [PMID: 32693593 PMCID: PMC8098425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Adsorption of biomolecules onto material surfaces involves a potentially complex mechanism where molecular species interact to varying degrees with a heterogeneous material surface. Surface adsorption studies by atomic force microscopy, sum frequency generation spectroscopy, and solid-state NMR detect the structures and interactions of biomolecular species that are bound to material surfaces, which, in the absence of a solid-liquid interface, do not exchange rapidly between surface-bound forms and free molecular species in bulk solution. Solution NMR has the potential to complement these techniques by detecting and studying transiently bound biomolecules at the liquid-solid interface. Herein, we show that dark-state exchange saturation transfer (DEST) NMR experiments on gel-stabilized TiO2 nanoparticle (NP) samples detect several forms of biomolecular adsorption onto titanium(IV) oxide surfaces. Specifically, we use the DEST approach to study the interaction of amino acids arginine (Arg), lysine (Lys), leucine (Leu), alanine (Ala), and aspartic acid (Asp) with TiO2 rutile NP surfaces. Whereas Leu, Ala, and Asp display only a single weakly interacting form in the presence of TiO2 NPs, Arg and Lys displayed at least two distinct bound forms: a species that is surface bound and retains a degree of reorientational motion and a second more tightly bound form characterized by broadened DEST profiles upon the addition of TiO2 NPs. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate different surface bound states for both Lys and Arg depending on the degree of TiO2 surface hydroxylation but only a single bound state for Asp regardless of the degree of surface hydroxylation, in agreement with results obtained from the analysis of DEST profiles.
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- Mengjun Xue
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department for Biomaterials, Faculty for Odontology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1109, Blindern, Oslo NO-0317, Norway
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- Department for Biomaterials, Faculty for Odontology, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1109, Blindern, Oslo NO-0317, Norway
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Dračínský M, Vícha J, Bártová K, Hodgkinson P. Towards Accurate Predictions of Proton NMR Spectroscopic Parameters in Molecular Solids. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2075-2083. [PMID: 32691463 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The factors contributing to the accuracy of quantum-chemical calculations for the prediction of proton NMR chemical shifts in molecular solids are systematically investigated. Proton chemical shifts of six solid amino acids with hydrogen atoms in various bonding environments (CH, CH2 , CH3 , OH, SH and NH3 ) were determined experimentally using ultra-fast magic-angle spinning and proton-detected 2D NMR experiments. The standard DFT method commonly used for the calculations of NMR parameters of solids is shown to provide chemical shifts that deviate from experiment by up to 1.5 ppm. The effects of the computational level (hybrid DFT functional, coupled-cluster calculation, inclusion of relativistic spin-orbit coupling) are thoroughly discussed. The effect of molecular dynamics and nuclear quantum effects are investigated using path-integral molecular dynamics (PIMD) simulations. It is demonstrated that the accuracy of the calculated proton chemical shifts is significantly better when these effects are included in the calculations.
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- Martin Dračínský
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, AS CR, Flemingovo nám. 2, Prague, CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, AS CR, Flemingovo nám. 2, Prague, CZ-16610, Czech Republic.,Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Tomáše Bati 5678, Zlín, CZ-760 01, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, AS CR, Flemingovo nám. 2, Prague, CZ-16610, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, DH1 3LE, Durham, UK
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Buckle EL, Prakash A, Bonomi M, Sampath J, Pfaendtner J, Drobny GP. Solid-State NMR and MD Study of the Structure of the Statherin Mutant SNa15 on Mineral Surfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:1998-2011. [PMID: 30618247 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Elucidation of the structure and interactions of proteins at native mineral interfaces is key to understanding how biological systems regulate the formation of hard tissue structures. In addition, understanding how these same proteins interact with non-native mineral surfaces has important implications for the design of medical and dental implants, chromatographic supports, diagnostic tools, and a host of other applications. Here, we combine solid-state NMR spectroscopy, isotherm measurements, and molecular dynamics simulations to study how SNa15, a peptide derived from the hydroxyapatite (HAP) recognition domain of the biomineralization protein statherin, interacts with HAP, silica (SiO2), and titania (TiO2) mineral surfaces. Adsorption isotherms are used to characterize the binding affinity of SNa15 to HAP, SiO2, and TiO2. We also apply 1D 13C CP MAS, 1D 15N CP MAS, and 2D 13C-13C DARR experiments to SNa15 samples with uniformly 13C- and 15N-enriched residues to determine backbone and side-chain chemical shifts. Different computational tools, namely TALOS-N and molecular dynamics simulations, are used to deduce secondary structure from backbone and side-chain chemical shift data. Our results show that SNa15 adopts an α-helical conformation when adsorbed to HAP and TiO2, but the helix largely unravels upon adsorption to SiO2. Interactions with HAP are mediated in general by acidic and some basic amino acids, although the specific amino acids involved in direct surface interaction vary with surface. The integrated experimental and computational approach used in this study is able to provide high-resolution insights into adsorption of proteins on interfaces.
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- Erika L Buckle
- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Box 351700, Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Structural Bioinformatics Unit , Institut Pasteur , CNRS UMR 3528, 75015 Paris , France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Box 351700, Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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