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Khan T, Waseem R, Shahid M, Ansari J, Hassan MI, Shamsi A, Islam A. Understanding the Modulation of α-Synuclein Fibrillation by N-Acetyl Aspartate: A Brain Metabolite. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:12262-12271. [PMID: 38496993 PMCID: PMC10938311 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c00595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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α-Synuclein (α-Syn) fibrillation is a prominent contributor to neuronal deterioration and plays a significant role in the advancement of Parkinson's Disease (PD). Considering this, the exploration of novel compounds that can inhibit or modulate the aggregation of α-Syn is a topic of significant research. This study, for the first time, elucidated the effect of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), a brain osmolyte, on α-Syn aggregation using spectroscopic and microscopic approaches. Thioflavin T (ThT) assay revealed that a lower concentration of NAA inhibits α-Syn aggregation, whereas higher concentrations of NAA accelerate the aggregation. Further, this paradoxical effect of NAA was complemented by ANS, RLS, and the turbidity assay. The secondary structure transition was more pronounced at higher concentrations of NAA by circular dichroism, corroborating the fluorescence spectroscopic observations. Confocal microscopy also confirmed the paradoxical effect of NAA on α-Syn aggregation. Interaction studies including fluorescence quenching and molecular docking were employed to determine the binding affinity and critical residues involved in the α-Syn-NAA interaction. The explanation for this paradoxical nature of NAA could be a solvophobic effect. The results offer a profound understanding of the modulatory mechanism of α-Syn aggregation by NAA, thereby suggesting the potential role of NAA at lower concentrations in therapeutics against α-Syn aggregation-related disorders.
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- Tanzeel Khan
- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department
of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman346, United Arab
Emirates
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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Garfagnini T, Bemporad F, Harries D, Chiti F, Friedler A. Amyloid Aggregation Is Potently Slowed Down by Osmolytes Due to Compaction of Partially Folded State. J Mol Biol 2023; 435:168281. [PMID: 37734431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Amyloid aggregation is a key process in amyloidoses and neurodegenerative diseases. Hydrophobicity is one of the major driving forces for this type of aggregation, as an increase in hydrophobicity generally correlates with aggregation susceptibility and rate. However, most experimental systems in vitro and prediction tools in silico neglect the contribution of protective osmolytes present in the cellular environment. Here, we assessed the role of hydrophobic mutations in amyloid aggregation in the presence of osmolytes. To achieve this goal, we used the model protein human muscle acylphosphatase (mAcP) and mutations to leucine that increased its hydrophobicity without affecting its thermodynamic stability. Osmolytes significantly slowed down the aggregation kinetics of the hydrophobic mutants, with an effect larger than that observed on the wild-type protein. The effect increased as the mutation site was closer to the middle of the protein sequence. We propose that the preferential exclusion of osmolytes from mutation-introduced hydrophobic side-chains quenches the aggregation potential of the ensemble of partially unfolded states of the protein by inducing its compaction and inhibiting its self-assembly with other proteins. Our results suggest that including the effect of the cellular environment in experimental setups and predictive softwares, for both mechanistic studies and drug design, is essential in order to obtain a more complete combination of the driving forces of amyloid aggregation.
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- Tommaso Garfagnini
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel; The Fritz Haber Research Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
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Jain MK, Bhat R. Modulation of the conformation, fibrillation, and fibril morphologies of human brain α-, β-, and γ-syn proteins by the disaccharide chemical chaperone trehalose. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2023:140932. [PMID: 37433401 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2023.140932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Human α-, β-, and γ-synuclein (syn) are natively unfolded proteins present in the brain. Deposition of aggregated α-syn in Lewy bodies is associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) and γ-syn is known to be involved in both neurodegeneration and breast cancer. At physiological pH, while α-syn has the highest propensity for fibrillation followed by γ-syn, β-syn does not form any fibrils. Fibril formation in these proteins could be modulated by protein structure stabilizing osmolytes such as trehalose which has an exceptional stabilizing effect for globular proteins. We present a comprehensive study of the effect of trehalose on the conformation, aggregation, and fibril morphology of α-, β-, and γ-syn proteins. Rather than stabilizing the intrinsically disordered state of the synucleins, trehalose accelerates the rate of fibril formation by forming aggregation-competent partially folded intermediate structures. Fibril morphologies are also strongly dependent on the concentration of trehalose with ≤ 0.4M favoring the formation of mature fibrils in α-, and γ-syn with no effect on the fibrillation of β-syn. At ≥ 0.8M, trehalose promotes the formation of smaller aggregates that are more cytotoxic. Live cell imaging of preformed aggregates of a labeled A90C α-syn shows their rapid internalization into neural cells which could be useful in reducing the load of aggregated species of α-syn. The findings throw light on the differential effect of trehalose on the conformation and aggregation of disordered synuclein proteins with respect to globular proteins and could help in understanding the effect of osmolytes on intrinsically disordered proteins under cellular stress conditions.
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- Manish K Jain
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India.
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Sharma S, Tomar VR, Deep S. Myricetin: A Potent Anti-Amyloidogenic Polyphenol against Superoxide Dismutase 1 Aggregation. ACS Chem Neurosci 2023. [PMID: 37314311 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is believed to be caused by the aggregation of misfolded or mutated superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). As there is currently no treatment, research into aggregation inhibitors continues. Based on docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and experimental observations, we propose that myricetin, a plant flavonoid, can act as a potent anti-amyloidogenic polyphenol against SOD1 aggregation. Our MD simulation results showed that myricetin stabilizes the protein interface, destabilizes the preformed fibril, and decreases the rate of fibril elongation. Myricetin inhibits the aggregation of SOD1 in a dose-dependent manner as shown by the ThT aggregation kinetics curves. Our transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and circular dichroism experiments indicate that fewer shorter fibrils have formed. Fluorescence spectroscopy results predict the involvement of a static quenching mechanism characterized by a strong binding between protein and myricetin. Importantly, size exclusion chromatography revealed the potential of myricetin for fibril destabilization and depolymerization. These experimental observations complement the MD results. Thus, myricetin is a potent SOD1 aggregation inhibitor that can reduce the fibril load. Using the structure of myricetin as a reference, it is possible to design more effective therapeutic inhibitors against ALS that prevent the disease and reverse its effects.
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- Shilpa Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, Delhi 10016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, Delhi 10016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, Delhi 10016, India
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Maity A, Mondal A, Kundu S, Shome G, Misra R, Singh A, Pal U, Mandal AK, Bera K, Maiti NC. Naringenin-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Their Role in α-Synuclein Stabilization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:7231-7248. [PMID: 37094111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Misfolding and self-assembly of several intrinsically disordered proteins into ordered β-sheet-rich amyloid aggregates emerged as hallmarks of several neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Here we show how the naringenin-embedded nanostructure effectively retards aggregation and fibril formation of α-synuclein, which is strongly associated with the pathology of Parkinson's-like diseases. Naringenin is a polyphenolic compound from a plant source, and in our current investigation, we reported the one-pot synthesis of naringenin-coated spherical and monophasic gold nanoparticles (NAR-AuNPs) under optimized conditions. The average hydrodynamic diameter of the produced nanoparticle was ∼24 nm and showed a distinct absorption band at 533 nm. The zeta potential of the nanocomposite was ∼-22 mV and indicated the presence of naringenin on the surface of nanoparticles. Core-level XPS spectrum analysis showed prominent peaks at 84.02 and 87.68 eV, suggesting the zero oxidation state of metal in the nanostructure. Additionally, the peaks at 86.14 and 89.76 eV were due to the Au-O bond, induced by the hydroxyl groups of the naringenin molecule. The FT-IR analysis further confirmed strong interactions of the molecule with the gold nanosurface via the phenolic oxygen group. The composite surface was found to interact with monomeric α-synuclein and caused a red shift in the nanoparticle absorption band by ∼5 nm. The binding affinity of the composite nanostructure toward α-synuclein was in the micromolar range (Ka∼ 5.02 × 106 M-1) and may produce a protein corona over the gold nanosurface. A circular dichroism study showed that the nanocomposite can arrest the conformational fluctuation of the protein and hindered its transformation into a compact cross-β-sheet conformation, a prerequisite for amyloid fibril formation. Furthermore, it was found that naringenin and its nanocomplex did not perturb the viability of neuronal cells. It thus appeared that engineering of the nanosurface with naringenin could be an alternative strategy in developing treatment approaches for Parkinson's and other diseases linked to protein conformation.
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- Anupam Maity
- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre, (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Kolkata 700091, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Kolkata 700091, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Department of Chemistry, The Heritage School, 994 Chowbaga Road, Anandapur, East Kolkata Twp, Kolkata 700107, India
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre, (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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Packebush MH, Sanchez-Martinez S, Biswas S, Kc S, Nguyen KH, Ramirez JF, Nicholson V, Boothby TC. Natural and engineered mediators of desiccation tolerance stabilize Human Blood Clotting Factor VIII in a dry state. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4542. [PMID: 36941331 PMCID: PMC10027729 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31586-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Biologics, pharmaceuticals containing or derived from living organisms, such as vaccines, antibodies, stem cells, blood, and blood products are a cornerstone of modern medicine. However, nearly all biologics have a major deficiency: they are inherently unstable, requiring storage under constant cold conditions. The so-called 'cold-chain', while effective, represents a serious economic and logistical hurdle for deploying biologics in remote, underdeveloped, or austere settings where access to cold-chain infrastructure ranging from refrigerators and freezers to stable electricity is limited. To address this issue, we explore the possibility of using anhydrobiosis, the ability of organisms such as tardigrades to enter a reversible state of suspended animation brought on by extreme drying, as a jumping off point in the development of dry storage technology that would allow biologics to be kept in a desiccated state under not only ambient but elevated temperatures. Here we examine the ability of different protein and sugar-based mediators of anhydrobiosis derived from tardigrades and other anhydrobiotic organisms to stabilize Human Blood Clotting Factor VIII under repeated dehydration/rehydration cycles, thermal stress, and long-term dry storage conditions. We find that while both protein and sugar-based protectants can stabilize the biologic pharmaceutical Human Blood Clotting Factor VIII under all these conditions, protein-based mediators offer more accessible avenues for engineering and thus tuning of protective function. Using classic protein engineering approaches, we fine tune the biophysical properties of a protein-based mediator of anhydrobiosis derived from a tardigrade, CAHS D. Modulating the ability of CAHS D to form hydrogels make the protein better or worse at providing protection to Human Blood Clotting Factor VIII under different conditions. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of tardigrade CAHS proteins and other mediators of desiccation tolerance at preserving the function of a biologic without the need for the cold-chain. In addition, our study demonstrates that engineering approaches can tune natural products to serve specific protective functions, such as coping with desiccation cycling versus thermal stress. Ultimately, these findings provide a proof of principle that our reliance on the cold-chain to stabilize life-saving pharmaceuticals can be broken using natural and engineered mediators of desiccation tolerance.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.
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Sharma S, Tomar VR, Jayaraj A, Deep S. A computational strategy for therapeutic development against superoxide dismutase (SOD1) amyloid formation: effect of polyphenols on the various events in the aggregation pathway. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:6232-6246. [PMID: 36756854 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05537f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Pathology of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) aggregation is linked to a neurodegenerative disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Without suitable post-translational modifications (PTMs), the protein structure tends to become aggregation-prone. Understanding the role of PTMs and targeting the aggregation-prone SOD1 with small molecules can be used to design a strategy to inhibit its aggregation. Microsecond long molecular dynamics (MD) simulations followed by free energy surface (FES) analyses show that the loss of structure in the apo monomer happens locally and stepwise. Removing the disulfide bond from apoprotein leads to further instability in the zinc-binding loop, giving rise to non-native protein conformations. Further, it was found that these non-native conformations have a higher propensity to form a non-native dimer. We chose three structurally similar polyphenols based on their binding energies and investigated their impact on SOD1 aggregation kinetics. MD simulations of apo-SOD1SH/corkscrew fibril-polyphenol complexes were also carried out. The effect of polyphenols was seen on fibril elongation as well. Based on the experiments and MD simulation results, it can be inferred that the choice of inhibitors is influenced not only by the binding energy but also by dimer interface stabilization, the proclivity to form non-native dimers, the propensity to break fibrils, and the propensity to decrease the rate of elongation. The polyphenols with 3' and 4' hydroxyl groups are better inhibitors of SOD1 aggregation.
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- Shilpa Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, 110016.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, 110016.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, 110016.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, 110016.
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Aggregation of Irisin and its Prevention by Trehalose: A Biophysical Approach. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Ahmad A, Mishra R. Polyol and sugar osmolytes stabilize the molten globule state of α-lactalbumin and inhibit amyloid fibril formation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2022; 1870:140853. [PMID: 36096464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2022.140853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Protein misfolding and aggregation are associated with several human diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, prion related disorders, type-II diabetes, etc. Different strategies using molecular chaperones, synthetic and naturally occurring small molecules, osmolytes, etc. have been used to prevent protein aggregation and amyloid fibril formation. In this study, we have used bovine α-lactalbumin at pH 1.6, 37 °C, and shaking conditions to promote amyloid fibril formation. Polyol and sugar osmolytes like glycerol, sorbitol, and trehalose have been used to inhibit the fibrillation of a number of proteins. In the present work, amyloid fibril formation of α-lactalbumin has been shown by ThT assay and AFM, while changes in the secondary structure during fibrillation has been followed by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Our results show that glycerol, sorbitol, and trehalose affect amyloid fibril formation of α-lactalbumin in a concentration-dependent manner. There is a delay in the lag phase of amyloid fibril formation in sorbitol and trehalose and complete inhibition in 6 M glycerol. Our results indicate that delay in the lag phase and inhibition of amyloid fibril formation are due to the stabilization of molten globule state by these osmolytes. At pH 1.6, the molten globule as well as the amyloid fibrils bind to ANS. However, when pH was shifted from 1.6 to 7, only the oligomeric and the fibrillar species bind to ANS due to refolding of molten globule state. The outcome of this study might be useful in designing small molecules which may stabilize the intermediate states, thus preventing amyloid fibril formation.
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- Aziz Ahmad
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Patwa N, Deep S. Role of molecular and chemical chaperon in assisting refolding of BMP2 in E. coli. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:204-210. [PMID: 35970369 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) when expressed in bacteria forms inclusion bodies (IBs) due to its complex disulfide-rich structure. Chaperons are already well known for their role in assisting protein folding. In our studies, we have used two E. coli strains, BL21(DE3) and SHuffle® T7 cells for overexpressing BMP2 in soluble fraction. We observed that SHuffle® T7 cells successfully expressed soluble functionally active BMP2 in presence of molecular and chemical chaperones at low temperature. The combination of chemical and molecular chaperons further increases the yield of protein. The best-suited chaperon system for overexpression of BMP2 is GroES-GroEL at low temperature. The soluble functionally active BMP2 is confirmed by its binding to its receptor ALK3 through Native PAGE and ELISA assay using BMP2 specific antibody. It is possible to obtain BMP2 expression in soluble active form by using molecular and chemical chaperons which work synergistically in bacterial cells to fold disulphide-rich proteins at low temperature in easy and time saving steps (18 ̊C).
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- Nitika Patwa
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
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Co NT, Li MS, Krupa P. Computational Models for the Study of Protein Aggregation. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2340:51-78. [PMID: 35167070 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1546-1_4] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Protein aggregation has been studied by many groups around the world for many years because it can be the cause of a number of neurodegenerative diseases that have no effective treatment. Obtaining the structure of related fibrils and toxic oligomers, as well as describing the pathways and main factors that govern the self-organization process, is of paramount importance, but it is also very difficult. To solve this problem, experimental and computational methods are often combined to get the most out of each method. The effectiveness of the computational approach largely depends on the construction of a reasonable molecular model. Here we discussed different versions of the four most popular all-atom force fields AMBER, CHARMM, GROMOS, and OPLS, which have been developed for folded and intrinsically disordered proteins, or both. Continuous and discrete coarse-grained models, which were mainly used to study the kinetics of aggregation, are also summarized.
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- Nguyen Truong Co
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute for Computational Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Ahmad A, Mishra R. Differential effect of polyol and sugar osmolytes on the refolding of homologous alpha amylases: A comparative study. Biophys Chem 2021; 281:106733. [PMID: 34864226 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Polyol and sugar osmolytes are known to enhance the stability of proteins, however, their role in assisting protein folding is not well understood. We asked whether these osmolytes have the same effect during refolding of a pair of thermophilic and mesophilic proteins. Herein, we have chosen α-amylases from Bacillus licheniformis (BLA) and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BAA) as thermophilic like and mesophilic counterparts respectively, having similar structures but differing thermostability. The effect of a series of polyols with varying number of -OH groups from 2 to 6 (Ethylene glycol, glycerol, erythritol, xylitol and sorbitol) and sugars (trehalose and sucrose) has been studied on the refolding of BLA and BAA. Our study demonstrates that glycerol, sorbitol and trehalose are the efficient cosolvents for BAA refolding, while comparatively less effective for BLA. Urea induced destabilization of BLA and BAA is differently compensated by polyol and sugar osmolytes during refolding. This suggests that the early species formed during BLA and BAA refolding are differently susceptible towards urea, indicating differential nature of their refolding pathways. Addition of trehalose at different times during refolding showed that the presence of trehalose is essential at the early stages of refolding. It is one of the first systematic study wherein the comparative effect of polyol and sugar assisted refolding of thermophilic and mesophilic protein has been carried out. The study highlights the differential effect of protein-osmolyte interactions during refolding of thermophilic and mesophilic proteins which may have implications in protein formulations, refolding and inhibition of aggregation.
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- Aziz Ahmad
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Saffari B, Amininasab M. Crocin Inhibits the Fibrillation of Human α-synuclein and Disassembles Mature Fibrils: Experimental Findings and Mechanistic Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulation. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:4037-4057. [PMID: 34636232 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The aggregation of human alpha-synuclein (hαS) is pivotally implicated in the development of most types of synucleinopathies. Molecules that can inhibit or reverse the aggregation process of amyloidogenic proteins have potential therapeutic value. The anti-aggregating activity of multiple carotenoid compounds has been reported over the past decades against a growing list of amyloidogenic polypeptides. Here, we aimed to determine whether crocin, the main carotenoid glycoside component of saffron, would inhibit hαS aggregation or could disassemble its preformed fibrils. By employing a series of biochemical and biophysical techniques, crocin was exhibited to inhibit hαS fibrillation in a dose-dependent fashion by stabilizing very early aggregation intermediates in off-pathway non-toxic conformations with little β-sheet content. We also observed that crocin at high concentrations could efficiently destabilize mature fibrils and disassemble them into seeding-incompetent intermediates by altering their β-sheet conformation and reshaping their structure. Our atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations demonstrated that crocin molecules bind to both the non amyloid-β component (NAC) region and C-terminal domain of hαS. These interactions could thereby stabilize the autoinhibitory conformation of the protein and prevent it from adopting aggregation-prone structures. MD simulations further suggested that ligand molecules prefer to reside longitudinally along the fibril axis onto the edges of the inter-protofilament interface where they establish hydrogen and hydrophobic bonds with steric zipper stabilizing residues. These interactions turned out to destabilize hαS fibrils by altering the interstrand twist angles, increasing the rigidity of the fibril core, and elevating its radius of gyration. Our findings suggest the potential pharmaceutical implication of crocin in synucleinopathies.
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- Babak Saffari
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 14155-6455, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran 14155-6455, Iran
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Sharma S, Modi P, Sharma G, Deep S. Kinetics theories to understand the mechanism of aggregation of a protein and to design strategies for its inhibition. Biophys Chem 2021; 278:106665. [PMID: 34419715 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Protein aggregation phenomenon is closely related to the formation of amyloids which results in many neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In order to prevent and treat these diseases, a clear understanding of the mechanism of misfolding and self-assembly of peptides and proteins is very crucial. The aggregation of a protein may involve various microscopic events. Multiple simulations utilizing the solutions of the master equation have given a better understanding of the kinetic profiles involved in the presence and absence of a particular microscopic event. This review focuses on understanding the contribution of these molecular events to protein aggregation based on the analysis of kinetic profiles of aggregation. We also discuss the effect of inhibitors, which target various species of aggregation pathways, on the kinetic profile of protein aggregation. At the end of this review, some strategies for the inhibition of aggregation that can be utilized by combining the chemical kinetics approach with thermodynamics are proposed.
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- Shilpa Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Garfagnini T, Levi-Kalisman Y, Harries D, Friedler A. Osmolytes and crowders regulate aggregation of the cancer-related L106R mutant of the Axin protein. Biophys J 2021; 120:3455-3469. [PMID: 34087214 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Protein aggregation is involved in a variety of diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. The cellular environment is crowded by a plethora of cosolutes comprising small molecules and biomacromolecules at high concentrations, which may influence the aggregation of proteins in vivo. To account for the effect of cosolutes on cancer-related protein aggregation, we studied their effect on the aggregation of the cancer-related L106R mutant of the Axin protein. Axin is a key player in the Wnt signaling pathway, and the L106R mutation in its RGS domain results in a native molten globule that tends to form native-like aggregates. This results in uncontrolled activation of the Wnt signaling pathway, leading to cancer. We monitored the aggregation process of Axin RGS L106R in vitro in the presence of a wide ensemble of cosolutes including polyols, amino acids, betaine, and polyethylene glycol crowders. Except myo-inositol, all polyols decreased RGS L106R aggregation, with carbohydrates exerting the strongest inhibition. Conversely, betaine and polyethylene glycols enhanced aggregation. These results are consistent with the reported effects of osmolytes and crowders on the stability of molten globular proteins and with both amorphous and amyloid aggregation mechanisms. We suggest a model of Axin L106R aggregation in vivo, whereby molecularly small osmolytes keep the protein as a free soluble molecule but the increased crowding of the bound state by macromolecules induces its aggregation at the nanoscale. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic study on the effect of osmolytes and crowders on a process of native-like aggregation involved in pathology, as it sheds light on the contribution of cosolutes to the onset of cancer as a protein misfolding disease and on the relevance of aggregation in the molecular etiology of cancer.
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- Tommaso Garfagnini
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Harvey M. Krueger Family Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and The Alexander Silberman Life Sciences Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; The Fritz Haber Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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So M, Kimura Y, Yamaguchi K, Sugiki T, Fujiwara T, Aguirre C, Ikenaka K, Mochizuki H, Kawata Y, Goto Y. Polyphenol-solubility alters amyloid fibril formation of α-synuclein. Protein Sci 2021; 30:1701-1713. [PMID: 34046949 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Amyloid fibril formation is associated with various amyloidoses, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Amyloid fibrils form above the solubility of amyloidogenic proteins or peptides upon breaking supersaturation, followed by a nucleation and elongation mechanism, which is similar to the crystallization of solutes. Many additives, including salts, detergents, and natural compounds, promote or inhibit amyloid formation. However, the underlying mechanisms of the opposing effects are unclear. We examined the effects of two polyphenols, that is, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and kaempferol-7─O─glycoside (KG), with high and low solubilities, respectively, on the amyloid formation of α-synuclein (αSN). EGCG and KG inhibited and promoted amyloid formation of αSN, respectively, when monitored by thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence or transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis revealed that, although interactions of αSN with soluble EGCG increased the solubility of αSN, thus inhibiting amyloid formation, interactions of αSN with insoluble KG reduced the solubility of αSN, thereby promoting amyloid formation. Our study suggests that opposing effects of polyphenols on amyloid formation of proteins and peptides can be interpreted based on the solubility of polyphenols.
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- Masatomo So
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Li C, Ma Y, Liu X, Huang R, Su R, Qi W, Che J, He Z. Synergistic effect of polystyrene nanoplastics and contaminants on the promotion of insulin fibrillation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 214:112115. [PMID: 33691242 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanoplastics (NPs) are becoming an emerging pollutant of global concern. A potential risk of NPs is that they can serve as carriers and synergistically function with other contaminants to cause diseases. A variety of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease are related to the generation of amyloid fibrils, and insulin is typically used as a model to study the fibrillation process. In this study, we examined the fibrillation of insulin promoted by polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) alone and synergistically with organic contaminants (denoted as X, X = pyrene, bisphenol A, 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether, 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenylmethane, or 4-nonylphenol) having different polarities using thioflavin T fluorescence assays, dynamic light scattering, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The presence of PSNPs and small organic contaminants decreased the lag phase time (tlag) for insulin fibrillation from 54.6 h to 35-51 h and their combination (PS-X) enhanced this process (tlag = 21-30 h). Notably, the lag phase time for insulin fibrillation with PS-nonpolar contaminants, PS-weakly polar contaminants, and PS-polar contaminants is around 20.8, 26.7, and 30.1 h, respectively, indicating the synergistic effect of PS-nonpolar contaminants or PS-weakly polar contaminants was more obvious than that of PS-polar contaminants. Moreover, molecular dynamic simulation reveal the interactions between insulin and PSs or small organic contaminants are primarily driven by van der Waals forces and hydrophobic interactions. Overall, the findings of this study underscore the potentially significant environmental impact of small organic contaminants assisting NPs in promoting insulin fibrillation.
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- Chuanxi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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Trehalose Restrains the Fibril Load towards α-Lactalbumin Aggregation and Halts Fibrillation in a Concentration-Dependent Manner. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11030414. [PMID: 33799517 PMCID: PMC8001226 DOI: 10.3390/biom11030414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Protein aggregation and misfolding are some of the most challenging obstacles, customarily studied for their association with amyloid pathologies. The mechanism of amyloid fibrillation development is a dynamic phenomenon involving various factors such as the intrinsic properties of protein and the physical and chemical environmental conditions. The purpose of this study was to see the thermal aggregation profile of alpha-lactalbumin (α-LA) and to delineate the effect of trehalose on its aggregation profile. α-LA was subjected to thermal aggregation at high concentrations. UV-Vis spectroscopy, a turbidity assay, intrinsic fluorescence, Rayleigh scattering and a thioflavin T (ThT) assay explained the steady outcomes that 1 M trehalose repressed α-LA aggregation in the most effective way followed by 0.75 M and 0.5 M and to a significantly lesser degree by 0.25 M. Multi spectroscopic obser Sania Bashir ations were further entrenched by microscopy. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed that in the presence of its higher concentration, trehalose hinders fibril development in α-LA. In vitro studies were further validated by in silico studies. Molecular docking analysis indicated that trehalose occupied the binding pocket cavity of α-LA and offered several significant interactions, including H-bonds with important residues. This study provides a platform for trehalose in the therapeutic management of protein aggregation-related diseases.
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Bashir S, Shamsi A, Ahmad F, Hassan MI, Kamal MA, Islam A. Biophysical Elucidation of Fibrillation Inhibition by Sugar Osmolytes in α-Lactalbumin: Multispectroscopic and Molecular Docking Approaches. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:26871-26882. [PMID: 33111013 PMCID: PMC7581248 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Protein aggregation is among the most challenging new frontiers in protein chemistry as well as in molecular medicine and has direct implications in protein misfolding. This study investigated the role of sugar molecules (glucose, fructose, sucrose, and the mixture of glucose and fructose) in protecting the structural integrity of α-lactalbumin (α-LA) against aggregation. The research focused here is the inhibitory capabilities of sugars against α-LA fibril formation investigated employing diverse multispectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The aggregation was induced in α-LA thermally with a change in concentration. UV-vis spectroscopy, ThT binding assay, Trp fluorescence, Rayleigh scattering, and turbidity assay depicted synchronized results. Further, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) complemented that a mixture of glucose and fructose was the best inhibitor of α-LA fibril formation. Inhibition of α-LA aggregation by sugar osmolytes is attributed to the formation of hydrogen bonds between these osmolytes, as evidenced by the molecular docking results. This hydrogen bonding is a key player that prevents aggregation in α-LA in the presence of sugar osmolytes. This study provides an insight into the ability of naturally occurring sugar osmolytes to inhibit fibril formation and can serve as a platform to treat protein misfolding and aggregation-oriented disorders.
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- Sania Bashir
- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department
of Biochemistry, College of Science, University
of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- University
of Jeddah Centre for Scientific and Medical Research (UJ-CSMR), University
of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre
for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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Investigating the effect of sugar-terminated nanoparticles on amyloid fibrillogenesis of β-lactoglobulin. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:291-307. [PMID: 32961178 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In vivo tissue deposition of fibrillar protein aggregates is the cause of several degenerative diseases. Evidence suggests that interfering with the pathology-associated amyloid fibrillogenesis by inhibitory molecules is envisaged as the primary therapeutic strategy. Amyloid fibril formation of proteins has been demonstrated to be influenced by nanoparticles/nanomaterials. As compared with their molecular form counterpart, this work examined the effect of sucrose-terminated nanoparticles on the in vitro amyloid fibrillogenesis and structural properties of β-lactoglobulin at pH 2.0 and 80 °C. ThT binding and electron microscopy results demonstrated that sucrose-terminated nanoparticles were able to suppress β-lactoglobulin fibrillogenesis in a concentration-dependent fashion. Importantly, sucrose-terminated nanoparticles showed better β-lactoglobulin fibril-inhibiting ability than sucrose molecules. ANS fluorescence and right-angle light scattering results showed reduced solvent exposure and decreased aggregation, respectively, in the β-lactoglobulin samples upon treatment with sucrose-terminated nanoparticles. Moreover, fluorescence quenching analyses revealed that the static quenching mechanism and formation of a non-fluorescent fluorophore-nanoparticle complex are involved in the nanoparticle-β-lactoglobulin interaction. We believe that the results from this study may suggest that the nanoparticle form of biocompatible sugar-related osmolytes may serve as effective inhibiting/suppressing agents toward protein fibrillogenesis.
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Diphenyl triazine hybrids inhibit α-synuclein fibrillogenesis: Design, synthesis and in vitro efficacy studies. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 207:112705. [PMID: 32961434 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) is one of the central hypotheses for Parkinson's disease (PD), therefore, its inhibition and disaggregation is an optimistic approach for the treatment of PD. Here, we report design, synthesis and in-vitro efficacy studies of a series of diphenyl triazine hybrids as potential inhibitors of α-syn fibrillogenesis. From the docking studies, we concluded that compounds A1, A2, A4, A8 and A9 display promising binding affinity with the essential residues of α-syn with binding energy values: -6.0, -7.0, -6.3, -6.6 and -6.7 kcal/mol respectively. The target compounds were synthesized using multistep organic synthesis reactions. Compounds A1, A2 A4, A8 and A9 showed a significant lowering of the α-syn fibril formation during Thioflavin-T assay and fluorescence microscopy. In addition, these compounds A1, A2, A4, A8 and A9 also proved to be good disaggregators in the pre-aggregated form of α-syn. Most of the compounds exhibited no cytotoxicity in mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) and human adenocarcinomic alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549) except A2. Overall, diphenyl triazine-based compounds can be further investigated for the treatment of synucleinopathies and for Lewy body dementia in which α-syn is predominantly observed.
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Maqbool M, Rajvansh R, Srividya K, Hoda N. Deciphering the robustness of pyrazolo-pyridine carboxylate core structure-based compounds for inhibiting α-synuclein in transgenic C. elegans model of Synucleinopathy. Bioorg Med Chem 2020; 28:115640. [PMID: 32773095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD), a calamitous neurodegenerative disorder with no cure till date, is closely allied with the misfolding and aggregation of α-Synuclein (α -Syn). Inhibition of α-Syn aggregation is one of the optimistic approaches for the treatment for PD. Here, we carried out hypothesis-driven studies towards synthesising a series of pyrazolo-pyridine carboxylate containing compounds (7a-7m) targeted at reducing deleterious α-Syn aggregation. The target compounds were synthesized through multi-step organic synthesis reactions. From docking studies, compounds 7b, 7g and 7i displayed better interaction with the key residues of α-Syn with values: -6.8, -8.9 and -7.2 Kcal/mol, respectively. In vivo transgenic C. elegans model of Synucleinopathy was used to evaluate the ability of the designed and synthesized compounds to inhibit α-Syn aggregation. These lead compounds 7b, 7g and 7i displayed 1.7, 2.4 and 1.5-fold inhibition of α-Syn with respect to the control. Further, the strategy of employing pyrazolo-pyridine-based compounds worked with success and these scaffolds could be further modified and validated for betterment of endpoints associated with PD.
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- Mudasir Maqbool
- Drug Design and Synthesis Lab, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI), Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Molecular Toxicology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, (CSIR-CDRI), Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Drug Design and Synthesis Lab, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
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Scutellarin inhibits the uninduced and metal-induced aggregation of α-Synuclein and disaggregates preformed fibrils: implications for Parkinson's disease. Biochem J 2020; 477:645-670. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The aggregation of the protein alpha synuclein (α-Syn), a known contributor in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis is triggered by transition metal ions through occupational exposure and disrupted metal ion homeostasis. Naturally occurring small molecules such as polyphenols have emerged as promising inhibitors of α-Syn fibrillation and toxicity and could be potential therapeutic agents against PD. Here, using an array of biophysical tools combined with cellular assays, we demonstrate that the novel polyphenolic compound scutellarin efficiently inhibits the uninduced and metal-induced fibrillation of α-Syn by acting at the nucleation stage and stabilizes a partially folded intermediate of α-Syn to form SDS-resistant, higher-order oligomers (∼680 kDa) and also disaggregates preformed fibrils of α-Syn into similar type of higher-order oligomers. ANS binding assay, fluorescence lifetime measurements and cell-toxicity experiments reveal scutellarin-generated oligomers as compact, low hydrophobicity structures with modulated surface properties and significantly reduced cytotoxicity than the fibrillation intermediates of α-Syn control. Fluorescence spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry establish the binding between scutellarin and α-Syn to be non-covalent in nature and of moderate affinity (Ka ∼ 105 M−1). Molecular docking approaches suggest binding of scutellarin to the residues present in the NAC region and C-terminus of monomeric α-Syn and the C-terminal residues of fibrillar α-Syn, demonstrating inhibition of fibrillation upon binding to these residues and possible stabilization of the autoinhibitory conformation of α-Syn. These findings reveal interesting insights into the mechanism of scutellarin action and establish it as an efficient modulator of uninduced as well as metal-induced α-Syn fibrillation and toxicity.
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Katyal N, Deep S. A computational approach to get insights into multiple faces of additives in modulation of protein aggregation pathways. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24269-24285. [PMID: 31670327 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03763b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An enormous population worldwide is presently confronted with debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. The etiology of the disease is connected to protein aggregation and the events involved therein. Thus, a complete understanding of an inhibitor at different stages in the process is imperative for the formulation of a drug molecule. This review presents a detailed summary of the current status of different cosolvents. It further develops how the complex aggregation pathway can be simplified into three steps common to all proteins and the way computer simulations can be exploited to gain insights into the ways by which known inhibitors can affect all these stages. Computation of theoretical parameters in this regard and their correlation with experimental techniques is accentuated. In addition to providing an outline of the scope of different additives, this review showcases the way by which the problem of analyzing an effect of an additive can be addressed effectively via MD simulations.
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- Nidhi Katyal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, Delhi, India.
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Shubin VV, Sluchanko NN, Kurganov BI. Comparative effects of trehalose and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin on aggregation of UV-irradiated muscle glycogen phosphorylase b. Biochimie 2019; 165:196-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Khalifeh M, Barreto GE, Sahebkar A. Trehalose as a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Br J Pharmacol 2019; 176:1173-1189. [PMID: 30767205 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive movement disorder resulting primarily from loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. PD is characterized by the accumulation of protein aggregates, and evidence suggests that aberrant protein deposition in dopaminergic neurons could be related to the dysregulation of the lysosomal autophagy pathway. The therapeutic potential of autophagy modulators has been reported in experimental models of PD. Trehalose is a natural disaccharide that has been considered as a new candidate for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. It has a chaperone-like activity, prevents protein misfolding or aggregation, and by promoting autophagy, contributes to the removal of accumulated proteins. In this review, we briefly summarize the role of aberrant autophagy in PD and the underlying mechanisms that lead to the development of this disease. We also discuss reports that used trehalose to counteract the neurotoxicity in PD, focusing particularly on the autophagy promoting, protein stabilization, and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of trehalose.
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- Masoomeh Khalifeh
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.,Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Zhou M, Xia Y, Cao F, Li N, Hemar Y, Tang S, Sun Y. A theoretical and experimental investigation of the effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the structural and conformational properties of bovine β-casein. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:1551-1561. [PMID: 30663758 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01967c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
A predicted three-dimensional structure of bovine β-casein was constructed using homology modeling with the aid of MODELLER and I-TASSER programs, with the validity and reliability of the models evaluated according to stereochemical qualities and small angle X-ray scattering. By comparing the results obtained from the two models using the CRYSOL program, an optimal model of the β-casein structure derived from I-TASSER was selected and used in subsequent molecular dynamics (MD) analysis. 300 ns MD simulations of β-casein in water and in the presence of different SDS concentrations at 300 K were performed. The results of the MD simulations indicated that SDS molecules played a dual role in modifying the conformation of β-casein at 300 K. Concentrations of SDS below its CMC (1 mM), at which only the monomer form of SDS was present, induced β-casein to lose its secondary structure by converting helices into random coils; however the conformation of the complex was still comparable with that of native β-casein. In the presence of 10 mM SDS (above its CMC), the helical content of β-casein was increased along with reduced random coils, and the structural rearrangement led to a more compact conformation. The latter change is likely related to the hydrophobic interactions that dominate the binding of the C-terminal region, along with the anchoring of sulfate groups of SDS on the positively charged N-terminal portion via electrostatic attraction. Hydrogen bonding supplemented the SDS-induced stabilization of β-casein. A correlated "necklace and bead" model, in which the micelles nucleate on the protein hydrophobic sites, was proposed for the structure of β-casein-SDS complexes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meng Zhou
- School of Food Science and Technology & School of Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei 441053, China.
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