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Sadi M, Carvalho N, Léger C, Vitorge B, Ladant D, Guijarro JI, Chenal A. B2LiVe, a label-free 1D-NMR method to quantify the binding of amphitropic peptides or proteins to membrane vesicles. CELL REPORTS METHODS 2023; 3:100624. [PMID: 37909050 PMCID: PMC10694493 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Amphitropic proteins and peptides reversibly partition from solution to membrane, a key process that regulates their functions. Experimental approaches classically used to measure protein partitioning into lipid bilayers, such as fluorescence and circular dichroism, are hardly usable when the peptides or proteins do not exhibit significant polarity and/or conformational changes upon membrane binding. Here, we describe binding to lipid vesicles (B2LiVe), a simple, robust, and widely applicable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method to determine the solution-to-membrane partitioning of unlabeled proteins or peptides. B2LiVe relies on previously described proton 1D-NMR fast-pulsing techniques. Membrane partitioning induces a large line broadening, leading to a loss of protein signals; therefore, the decrease of the NMR signal directly measures the fraction of membrane-bound protein. The method uses low polypeptide concentrations and has been validated on several membrane-interacting polypeptides, ranging from 3 to 54 kDa, with membrane vesicles of different sizes and various lipid compositions.
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- Mirko Sadi
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Unit, 75015 Paris, France; Université de Paris Cité, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Unit, 75015 Paris, France; Université de Paris Cité, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Unit, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biological NMR and HDX-MS Technological Platform, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Unit, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biological NMR and HDX-MS Technological Platform, 75015 Paris, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3528, Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Unit, 75015 Paris, France.
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Zorrilla S, Monterroso B, Robles-Ramos MÁ, Margolin W, Rivas G. FtsZ Interactions and Biomolecular Condensates as Potential Targets for New Antibiotics. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10030254. [PMID: 33806332 PMCID: PMC7999717 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10030254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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FtsZ is an essential and central protein for cell division in most bacteria. Because of its ability to organize into dynamic polymers at the cell membrane and recruit other protein partners to form a “divisome”, FtsZ is a leading target in the quest for new antibacterial compounds. Strategies to potentially arrest the essential and tightly regulated cell division process include perturbing FtsZ’s ability to interact with itself and other divisome proteins. Here, we discuss the available methodologies to screen for and characterize those interactions. In addition to assays that measure protein-ligand interactions in solution, we also discuss the use of minimal membrane systems and cell-like compartments to better approximate the native bacterial cell environment and hence provide a more accurate assessment of a candidate compound’s potential in vivo effect. We particularly focus on ways to measure and inhibit under-explored interactions between FtsZ and partner proteins. Finally, we discuss recent evidence that FtsZ forms biomolecular condensates in vitro, and the potential implications of these assemblies in bacterial resistance to antibiotic treatment.
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- Silvia Zorrilla
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.-Á.R.-R.); (G.R.)
- Correspondence: (S.Z.); (B.M.); Tel.: +34-91-837-3112 (S.Z. & B.M.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.-Á.R.-R.); (G.R.)
- Correspondence: (S.Z.); (B.M.); Tel.: +34-91-837-3112 (S.Z. & B.M.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.-Á.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (M.-Á.R.-R.); (G.R.)
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Celiksoy S, Ye W, Wandner K, Schlapp F, Kaefer K, Ahijado-Guzmán R, Sönnichsen C. Plasmonic Nanosensors for the Label-Free Imaging of Dynamic Protein Patterns. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4554-4558. [PMID: 32436712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We introduce a new approach to monitor the dynamics and spatial patterns of biological molecular assemblies. Our molecular imaging method relies on plasmonic gold nanoparticles as point-like detectors and requires no labeling of the molecules. We show spatial resolution of up to 5 μm and 30 ms temporal resolution, which is comparable to wide-field fluorescence microscopy, while requiring only readily available gold nanoparticles and a dark-field optical microscope. We demonstrate the method on MinDE proteins attaching to and detaching from lipid membranes of different composition for 24 h. We foresee our new imaging method as an indispensable tool in advanced molecular biology and biophysics laboratories around the world.
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- Sirin Celiksoy
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Garg A, Orru R, Ye W, Distler U, Chojnacki JE, Köhn M, Tenzer S, Sönnichsen C, Wolf E. Structural and mechanistic insights into the interaction of the circadian transcription factor BMAL1 with the KIX domain of the CREB-binding protein. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:16604-16619. [PMID: 31515273 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The mammalian CLOCK:BMAL1 transcription factor complex and its coactivators CREB-binding protein (CBP)/p300 and mixed-lineage leukemia 1 (MLL1) critically regulate circadian transcription and chromatin modification. Circadian oscillations are regulated by interactions of BMAL1's C-terminal transactivation domain (TAD) with the KIX domain of CBP/p300 (activating) and with the clock protein CRY1 (repressing) as well as by the BMAL1 G-region preceding the TAD. Circadian acetylation of Lys537 within the G-region enhances repressive BMAL1-TAD-CRY1 interactions. Here, we characterized the interaction of the CBP-KIX domain with BMAL1 proteins, including the BMAL1-TAD, parts of the G-region, and Lys537 Tethering the small compound 1-10 in the MLL-binding pocket of the CBP-KIX domain weakened BMAL1 binding, and MLL1-bound KIX did not form a ternary complex with BMAL1, indicating that the MLL-binding pocket is important for KIX-BMAL1 interactions. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) models of BMAL1 and BMAL1:KIX complexes revealed that the N-terminal BMAL1 G-region including Lys537 forms elongated extensions emerging from the bulkier BMAL1-TAD:KIX core complex. Fitting high-resolution KIX domain structures into the SAXS-derived envelopes suggested that the G-region emerges near the MLL-binding pocket, further supporting a role of this pocket in BMAL1 binding. Additionally, mutations in the second CREB-pKID/c-Myb-binding pocket of the KIX domain moderately impacted BMAL1 binding. The BMAL1(K537Q) mutation mimicking Lys537 acetylation, however, did not affect the KIX-binding affinity, in contrast to its enhancing effect on CRY1 binding. Our results significantly advance the mechanistic understanding of the protein interaction networks controlling CLOCK:BMAL1- and CBP-dependent gene regulation in the mammalian circadian clock.
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- Archit Garg
- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Ackermannweg 4, 55128 Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Ackermannweg 4, 55128 Mainz, Germany .,Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Ye W, Celiksoy S, Jakab A, Khmelinskaia A, Heermann T, Raso A, Wegner SV, Rivas G, Schwille P, Ahijado-Guzmán R, Sönnichsen C. Plasmonic Nanosensors Reveal a Height Dependence of MinDE Protein Oscillations on Membrane Features. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:17901-17906. [PMID: 30481454 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Single-particle plasmon spectroscopy has become a standard technique to detect and quantify the presence of unlabeled macromolecules. Here, we extend this method to determine their exact distance from the plasmon sensors with sub-nanometer resolution by systematically varying the sensing range into the surrounding by adjusting the size of the plasmonic nanoparticles. We improved current single-particle plasmon spectroscopy to record continuously for hours the scattering spectra of thousands of nanoparticles of different sizes simultaneously with 1.8 s time resolution. We apply this technique to study the interaction dynamics of bacterial Min proteins with supported lipid membranes of different composition. Our experiments reveal a surprisingly flexible operating mode of the Min proteins: In the presence of cardiolipin and membrane curvature induced by nanoparticles, the protein oscillation occurs on top of a stationary MinD patch. Our results reveal the need to consider membrane composition and local curvature as important parameters to quantitatively understand the Min protein system and could be extrapolated to other macromolecular systems. Our label-free method is generally easily implementable and well suited to measure distances of interacting biological macromolecules.
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- Weixiang Ye
- Institute of Physical Chemistry , University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany.,Graduate School of Excellence Materials Science in Mainz (MAINZ) , Staudinger Weg 9 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics , Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , Am Klopferspitz 18 , 82152 Martinsried , Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics , Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , Am Klopferspitz 18 , 82152 Martinsried , Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics , Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , Am Klopferspitz 18 , 82152 Martinsried , Germany.,Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC , c/Ramiro de Maeztu 9 , 28040 Madrid , Spain
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- Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC , c/Ramiro de Maeztu 9 , 28040 Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics , Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , Am Klopferspitz 18 , 82152 Martinsried , Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry , University of Mainz , Duesbergweg 10-14 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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