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Budisa N, Schneider T. Expanding the DOPA Universe with Genetically Encoded, Mussel-Inspired Bioadhesives for Material Sciences and Medicine. Chembiochem 2019; 20:2163-2190. [PMID: 30830997 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Catechols are a biologically relevant group of aromatic diols that have attracted much attention as mediators of adhesion of "bio-glue" proteins in mussels of the genus Mytilus. These organisms use catechols in the form of the noncanonical amino acid l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) as a building block for adhesion proteins. The DOPA is generated post-translationally from tyrosine. Herein, we review the properties, natural occurrence, and reactivity of catechols in the design of bioinspired materials. We also provide a basic description of the mussel's attachment apparatus, the interplay between its different molecules that play a crucial role in adhesion, and the role of post-translational modifications (PTMs) of these proteins. Our focus is on the microbial production of mussel foot proteins with the aid of orthogonal translation systems (OTSs) and the use of genetic code engineering to solve some fundamental problems in the bioproduction of these bioadhesives and to expand their chemical space. The major limitation of bacterial expression systems is their intrinsic inability to introduce PTMs. OTSs have the potential to overcome these challenges by replacing canonical amino acids with noncanonical ones. In this way, PTM steps are circumvented while the genetically programmed precision of protein sequences is preserved. In addition, OTSs should enable spatiotemporal control over the complex adhesion process, because the catechol function can be masked by suitable chemical protection. Such caged residues can then be noninvasively unmasked by, for example, UV irradiation or thermal treatment. All of these features make OTSs based on genetic code engineering in reprogrammed microbial strains new and promising tools in bioinspired materials science.
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- Nediljko Budisa
- Institute of Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Strasse 10, Berlin, 10623, Germany.,Chair of Chemical Synthetic Biology, Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, 144 Dysart Road, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Strasse 10, Berlin, 10623, Germany
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Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and some organisms sequester it avidly, though no essential biological role has yet been recognized. This Minireview addresses how the properties of titanium, especially in an oxic aqueous environment, might make a biological role difficult to recognize. It further considers how new -omic technologies might overcome the limitations of the past and help to reveal a specific role for this metal. While studies with well established model organisms have their rightful place, organisms that are known avid binders or sequesterers of titanium should be promising places to investigate a biological role.
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- Mark R Zierden
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
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Syntheses, structural, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of polynuclear Fe(III) complexes containing N and O donor ligands. Inorganica Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rodriguez NRM, Das S, Kaufman Y, Israelachvili JN, Waite JH. Interfacial pH during mussel adhesive plaque formation. BIOFOULING 2015; 31:221-7. [PMID: 25875963 PMCID: PMC4420479 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2015.1026337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mussel (Mytilus californianus) adhesion to marine surfaces involves an intricate and adaptive synergy of molecules and spatio-temporal processes. Although the molecules, such as mussel foot proteins (mfps), are well characterized, deposition details remain vague and speculative. Developing methods for the precise surveillance of conditions that apply during mfp deposition would aid both in understanding mussel adhesion and translating this adhesion into useful technologies. To probe the interfacial pH at which mussels buffer the local environment during mfp deposition, a lipid bilayer with tethered pH-sensitive fluorochromes was assembled on mica. The interfacial pH during foot contact with modified mica ranged from 2.2 to 3.3, which is well below the seawater pH of ~ 8. The acidic pH serves multiple functions: it limits mfp-Dopa oxidation, thereby enabling the catecholic functionalities to adsorb to surface oxides by H-bonding and metal ion coordination, and provides a solubility switch for mfps, most of which aggregate at pH ≥ 7-8.
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- Nadine R. Martinez Rodriguez
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Corresponding authors: , Phone: (805) 893-8407, Fax: (805) 893-7870. , Phone: (805) 893-2817
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
- Corresponding authors: , Phone: (805) 893-8407, Fax: (805) 893-7870. , Phone: (805) 893-2817
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Yang J, Cohen Stuart MA, Kamperman M. Jack of all trades: versatile catechol crosslinking mechanisms. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:8271-98. [PMID: 25231624 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00185k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 410] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Catechols play an important role in many natural systems. They are known to readily interact with both organic (e.g., amino acids) and inorganic (e.g., metal ions, metal oxides) compounds, thereby providing a powerful system for protein curing. Catechol crosslinked protein networks, such as sclerotized cuticle and byssal threads of the mussel, have been shown to exhibit excellent mechanical properties. A lot of effort has been devoted to mimicking the natural proteins using synthetic catechol-functionalized polymers. Despite the success in developing catechol-functionalized materials, the crosslinking chemistry of catechols is still a subject of debate. To develop materials with controlled and superior properties, a clear understanding of the crosslinking mechanism of catechols is of vital importance. This review describes the crosslinking pathways of catechol and derivatives in both natural and synthetic systems. We discuss existing pathways of catechol crosslinking and parameters that affect the catechol chemistry in detail. This overview will point towards a rational direction for further investigation of the complicated catechol chemistry.
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- Juan Yang
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703HB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Aldred N, Clare AS. Mini-review: impact and dynamics of surface fouling by solitary and compound ascidians. BIOFOULING 2014; 30:259-270. [PMID: 24447209 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2013.866653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Globally, ascidians are a significant contributor to benthic marine fouling communities, but have remained poorly studied in this context. In some cases, such as in shellfish and finfish aquaculture, ascidians are the most problematic of all fouling organisms. The disproportionate impact of ascidian fouling in some specific geographic locations has been related directly to anthropogenic translocation of these organisms around the globe. In the case of ascidians, therefore, the economic issue of biofouling and the ecological ramifications of invasion are inextricably linked. This mini-review briefly discusses the introduction of non-native ascidians to areas where they have subsequently proven to be a significant fouling pest. The elements of ascidian reproductive ecology that support their aggressive fouling character are discussed and the scant information pertaining to their adhesion and adhesives is presented. Finally, strategies for mitigating ascidian fouling are examined. It is suggested that sufficient working knowledge currently exists to support the inclusion of one or more common ascidian species as 'standard' test organisms used for evaluation of novel fouling-resistant surfaces.
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- Nick Aldred
- a School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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Bill E, Krebs C, Winter M, Gerdan M, Trautwein AX, Flörke U, Haupt HJ, Chaudhuri P. A Triangular Iron(III) Complex Potentially Relevant to Iron(III)-Binding Sites in Ferreascidin. Chemistry 2013; 3:193-201. [PMID: 24022947 DOI: 10.1002/chem.19970030205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/1996] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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An asymmetric triangular Fe(III) complex has been synthesized by an unusual Fe(II) -promoted activation of salicylaldoxime. Formation of the ligand 2-(bis(salicylideneamino)methyl)phenol in situ is believed to occur through the reductive deoximation of salicylaldoxime by ferrous ions. The trinuclear ferric complex has been characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility, and EPR and Mössbauer spectroscopies. The molecular structure established by X-ray diffraction consists of a trinuclear structure with a [Fe3 (μ3 -O)(μ2 -OPh)](6+) core. Two iron ions are in a distorted octahedral environment having FeN2 O4 coordination spheres, and the five-coordinated third iron ion, with an FeNO4 coordination sphere, is in a trigonal bipyramidal environment. The magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed an St = 5/2 ground state with the antiparallel exchange interactions J = - 34.3 cm(-1) , J' = - 4.7 cm(-1) , and D = - 0.90 cm(-1) . The EPR results are consistent with a ground state of S = 5/2 together with a negative D5/2 value. The Mössbauer isomer shifts together with the quadrupole splitting also provide evidence for the high-spin state of the three ferric sites. Magnetic Mössbauer spectra lead to the conclusion that the internal magnetic fields possibly lie in the plane of the three ferric ions.
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- E Bill
- Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie P.O. Box 101365, D-45413 Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany), e-mail:
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Dutta AK, Maji SK, Dutta S, Robert Lucas C, Adhikary B. Synthesis, structural and magnetic properties of oxo-, chloroacetato-bridged tetra-nuclear iron(III) complex. J Mol Struct 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Structure, biosynthesis and possible function of tunichromes and related compounds. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 163:1-25. [PMID: 22580032 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2012.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Revised: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Several species of ascidians (phylum Chordata, subphylum Urochordata) contain a group of oligopeptides called "tunichromes" in their blood cells. These peptides have been implicated in (a) metal chelation and accumulation/sequestration of vanadium or iron; (b) crosslinking of structural fibers in tunic formation, (c) wound healing and (d) defense reactions. However, their biosynthesis, metabolism, and biological function remain largely un-elucidated due to their extreme instability and high reactivity. Tunichromes and related compounds uniquely possess dehydrodopamine moieties, all originating from post-translational modification of peptidyl tyrosine. It is conceivable that the presence of such novel post-translationally modified groups provide attributes that are crucial for their biological roles. Therefore, we examined the chemistry and reactivity of tunichromes in light of the available knowledge of the biochemistry of simple monomeric dehydro-N-acyldopamine units. Based on the reactivity of such simple compounds, the potential biological activities of tunichromes are predicted. Their possible biosynthetic route from peptidyl tyrosine is critically evaluated to provide a better basis for unraveling their biological functions. Prevalence of dehydro-N-acyldopamine units in different tunichromes, some marine antibiotic compounds, insect cuticular sclerotizing precursors and some bioadhesive marine proteins may aid in the de novo design of unique biomaterials with potential antibiotic/adhesive properties.
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3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylanine (Dopa)-containing proteins are key to wet adhesion in mussels and possibly other sessile organisms also. However, Dopa-mediated adhesive bonding is a hard act to follow in that, at least in mussels, bonding depends on Dopa in both reduced and oxidized forms, for adhesion and cohesion, respectively. Given the vulnerability of Dopa to spontaneous oxidation, the most significant challenge to using it in practical adhesion is controlling Dopa redox in a temporally- and spatially defined manner. Mussels appear to achieve such control in their byssal attachment plaques, and factors involved in redox control can be measured with precision using redox probes such as the diphenylpicryl hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical. Understanding the specifics of natural redox control may provide fundamentally important insights for adhesive polymer engineering and antifouling strategies.
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- Katherine M. Buettner
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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Gaffney JP, Valentine AM. The challenges of trafficking hydrolysis prone metals and ascidians as an archetype. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:5827-35. [DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10092k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sugumaran M, Robinson WE. Bioactive dehydrotyrosyl and dehydrodopyl compounds of marine origin. Mar Drugs 2010; 8:2906-35. [PMID: 21339956 PMCID: PMC3039461 DOI: 10.3390/md8122906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Revised: 11/26/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The amino acid, tyrosine, and its hydroxylated product, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa), plays an important role in the biogenesis of a number of potentially important bioactive molecules in marine organisms. Interestingly, several of these tyrosyl and dopa-containing compounds possess dehydro groups in their side chains. Examples span the range from simple dehydrotyrosine and dehydrodopamines to complex metabolic products, including peptides and polycyclic alkaloids. Based on structural information, these compounds can be subdivided into five categories: (a) Simple dehydrotyrosine and dehydrotyramine containing molecules; (b) simple dehydrodopa derivatives; (c) peptidyl dehydrotyrosine and dehydrodopa derivatives; (d) multiple dehydrodopa containing compounds; and (e) polycyclic condensed dehydrodopa derivatives. These molecules possess a wide range of biological activities that include (but are not limited to) antitumor activity, antibiotic activity, cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, multidrug resistance reversal, cell division inhibition, immunomodulatory activity, HIV-integrase inhibition, anti-viral, and anti-feeding (or feeding deterrent) activity. This review summarizes the structure, distribution, possible biosynthetic origin, and biological activity, of the five categories of dehydrotyrosine and dehydrodopa containing compounds.
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- Manickam Sugumaran
- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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- Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Department, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA; E-Mail:
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Rabe V, Frey W, Baro A, Laschat S, Bauer M, Bertagnolli H, Rajagopalan S, Asthalter T, Roduner E, Dilger H, Glaser T, Schnieders D. Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Spectroscopic Properties, and Catalytic Aerobic Oxidations of Novel Trinuclear Non-Heme Iron Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200900516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cai M, Sugumaran M, Robinson WE. The crosslinking and antimicrobial properties of tunichrome. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2008; 151:110-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Prodius D, Mereacre V, Sergiu S, Gdaniec M, Simonov Y, Sorace L, Caneschi A, Stanica N, Geru I, Turta C. The Synthesis and Study of Tetranuclear Cluster [Fe4O2(CCl3COO)8(THF)2(DMF)(H2O)]⋅THF. CHEMISTRY JOURNAL OF MOLDOVA 2006. [DOI: 10.19261/cjm.2006.01(1).09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The novel bis(μ3-oxo) tetranuclear trichloracetate cluster, [Fe4O2(CCl3COO)8(THF)2(DMF)(H2O)]⋅THF (1), has been synthesised and subsequently characterised by X-ray structure analysis, magnetic measurements and infra red (IR). The structure of cluster is “butterfly” type. The Fe···Fe separation has the value of 2.883(1) - 3.441(7) Å. The coordination number of iron (III) is 6. Magnetic studies reveal the presence of an antiferromagnetic exchange in the parallelogram skeletons of the tetranuclear species. Using the spin Hamiltonian H = -2Jwb(Ŝ1Ŝ2 + Ŝ2Ŝ3 + Ŝ3Ŝ4 + Ŝ4Ŝ1) - 2JbbŜ2Ŝ4v+ gμβ(Ŝ1z + Ŝ2z +Ŝ3z + Ŝ4z)B, the fitting parameters Jbb = - 14.3 cm-1, Jwb = - 32.1 cm-1 , g = 2.07, ρparam. -5 impur. = 4.2 %, ΘCurie-Weiss const. = -0.5 K and R = 6.8·10 were obtained.
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Sever MJ, Wilker JJ. Absorption spectroscopy and binding constants for first-row transition metal complexes of a DOPA-containing peptide. Dalton Trans 2006:813-22. [PMID: 16437176 DOI: 10.1039/b509586g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A diverse array of biological systems incorporate 3,4-dihydroxyphenlyalanine (DOPA) into proteins and small molecules for cross-linking and material generation. Marine worm eggshells, sea squirt wound plugs, and marine mussel adhesives may all be formed by combining DOPA-containing molecules with high levels of metals. In order to provide model systems for characterizing these biomaterials, we carried out a study on metal binding to a DOPA-containing peptide. Ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra are presented for the AdopaTP peptide binding to Fe3+, V3+, VO2+, Mn3+, Ti4+, Cu2+, Co2+, and Ni2+ in mono, bis, and where applicable, tris coordination modes. Association constants were determined for selected metal ions binding to the peptide. In general, the spectroscopic and binding properties of this DOPA-containing peptide were found to be similar to those of catechol.
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- Mary J Sever
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Jin-Lei T, Ming-Jin X, Shi-Ping Y, Dai-Zheng L, Zong-Hui J, Peng C. Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Two Dinuclear Iron(III) Complexes with Tripodal Ligands. CHINESE J CHEM 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.200590525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Denisov VP, Halle B. Hydrogen exchange rates in proteins from water (1)H transverse magnetic relaxation. J Am Chem Soc 2002; 124:10264-5. [PMID: 12197713 DOI: 10.1021/ja027101c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Access to the fast exchange kinetics of labile protein hydrogens in solution is provided by exchange broadening of the water 1H NMR line. We analyzed the chemical shift modulation contribution of labile hydrogens in bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) to the transverse 1H spin relaxation rate, R2, of the bulk solvent. Both the experimental pH dependence and the CPMG dispersion of R2 could be quantitatively accounted for on the basis of known chemical shifts, exchange rates, and ionization constants for BPTI. This analysis provided, for the first time, the hydrogen exchange rate constants for Lys and Arg side chains in a protein and pointed to an internal catalysis of the N-terminal amino protons in BPTI by a salt bridge. The method can be used for mapping the hydrogen exchange rates in protein solutions and biomaterials, which may be important for the control of relaxation-weighted contrast in biological MRI.
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- Vladimir P Denisov
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden
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Horn A, Neves A, Bortoluzzi AJ, Drago V, Ortiz W. Crystal structure and magnetic properties of a new tetranuclear iron (III) complex with asymmetric iron coordination as a model for polynuclear iron proteins. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1387-7003(01)00156-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Taylor SW, Craig AG, Fischer WH, Park M, Lehrer RI. Styelin D, an extensively modified antimicrobial peptide from ascidian hemocytes. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:38417-26. [PMID: 10978343 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006762200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We isolated styelin D, a 32-residue, C-terminally amidated antimicrobial peptide, from the blood cells (hemocytes) of the solitary ascidian, Styela clava. Styelin D had remarkably extensive post-translational modifications, containing two novel amino acids, dihydroxyarginine and dihydroxylysine, and two distinctly unusual ones, 6-bromotryptophan and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. In addition, the peptide exhibited microheterogeneity because of differential mono- and dihydroxylation of several lysine residues. The primary sequence of one variant was: GW(*)LR(**)K(**)AAK(**)SVGK(**)FY(*)Y(*)K(**)HK(*)Y(*) Y(*)IK(*)AAWQIG KHAL-NH(2), where W(*) is 6-bromotryptophan, R(**) is dihydroxyarginine, Y(*) is 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, K(*) is 5-hydroxylysine, and K(**) is dihydroxylysine. Styelin D exhibited activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and this activity was retained in 200 mm NaCl. The role of the extensive modifications may be to preserve activity at low pH and/or high salinity because, under these conditions, the native peptide was considerably more active against the Gram-positive bacterial strains than its unmodified synthetic analogue. The peptide was also hemolytic and quite cytotoxic to eukaryotic cells. These broad ranging activities, combined with its relative abundance in ascidian hemocytes, suggest that styelin D plays a significant role in the innate immune mechanisms of S. clava.
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- S W Taylor
- Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0204, USA.
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Taylor SW, Kammerer B, Nicholson GJ, Pusecker K, Walk T, Bayer E, Scippa S, de Vincentiis M. Morulin Pm: a modified polypeptide containing TOPA and 6-bromotryptophan from the morula cells of the ascidian, Phallusia mammillata. Arch Biochem Biophys 1997; 348:278-88. [PMID: 9434739 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1997.0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A novel polypeptide containing the unusual posttranslationally modified amino acids L-3,4,5-trihydroxyphenylalanine (TOPA) and L-6-bromotryptophan (6-BrW) has been isolated from the morula cells of the vanadium-accumulating ascidian, Phallusia mammillata. The polypeptide, designated Morulin Pm, has a molecular weight of 3825 +/- 0.6 and has a simple amino acid composition consisting mainly of TOPA and 6-BrW as well as Ser, Leu, Phe, and Ala. To our knowledge, this is the first reported example of multiple sites of brominated tryptophan in a polypeptide of this size. Edman degradation revealed the N-terminal sequence to be BrW-Leu-Phe-BrW before sequencing was blocked. While the N-terminal tripeptide could be isolated from chymotrypsin digests of Morulin Pm, the rest of the polypeptide resisted further cleavage by the proteases, a feature common among this class of peptides. However, unlike other ascidian blood cell peptides examined to date, microheterogeneity was minimal. For the first time a detailed NMR investigation could be undertaken on a member of this class of polypeptides. In addition to signals assignable to the constituent amino acids by extensive 2D experiments, resonances were present both in the 13C and 1H spectra not typical of a simple linear peptide. Two proton resonances were identified with a cross peak in the correlation spectrum strongly indicative of a C-terminal decarboxy-delta 2,3-unsaturated TOPA residue as observed in certain tunichromes and clionamide. Chemical degradation experiments were undertaken in an effort to produce identifiable fragments to which these signals could be assigned, including full and partial acid hydrolysis and tryptophan-targeted BNPS-skatole treatment. However, the nature of the modification remains unknown. Possible structures for the modification, which may represent the source of the difficulties encountered in the structural elucidation of this and related peptides, are assessed. Conjecture is made as to the biological relevance of Morulin Pm, based on its localization and chemical characteristics.
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- S W Taylor
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Germany
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Taylor SW, Kammerer B, Bayer E. New Perspectives in the Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Tunichromes and Related Compounds. Chem Rev 1997; 97:333-346. [PMID: 11848872 DOI: 10.1021/cr940467q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Steven W. Taylor
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Ballarin L, Cima F, Sabbadin A. Morula Cells and Histocompatibility in the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Zoolog Sci 1995. [DOI: 10.2108/zsj.12.757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- J H Waite
- Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark 19716, USA
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Huggins LG, Waite JH. Eggshell formation in Bdelloura candida, an ectoparasitic turbellarian of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY 1993; 265:549-57. [PMID: 8468543 DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402650511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The marine triclad Bdelloura candida (Turbellaria) episodically deposits stalked eggshells onto the gill lamellae of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. Ultrastructural and biochemical analyses indicate that the eggshells consist of primary inner and secondary outer layers. Protein of the primary layer is rich in glycine, aspartate/asparagine, serine, and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa). In this regard it resembles the eggshell compositions of other members of the phylum Platyhelminthes. The primary layer appears to be derived from precursors produced in the vitelline cells of the flatworm. Each egg-laying episode consumes all of the precursor-containing vitelline cells. A Dopa-containing protein, vitelline protein 1 (Vp1), has been isolated from B. candida and resembles the primary eggshell layer in its composition. Vp1 has an apparent molecular weight of 34.4 and an acidic pI. Dopa-containing proteins are presumed to be directly involved in the cross-linking reactions that accompany quinone-tanning. The secondary outer layer of the eggshell may serve to adhere the eggshell to the gill. Its amino acid composition is unlike that of the primary eggshell and nothing is known about its precursors.
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- L G Huggins
- Marine Biology/Biochemistry Program, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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Waite JH, Jensen RA, Morse DE. Cement precursor proteins of the reef-building polychaete Phragmatopoma californica (Fewkes). Biochemistry 1992; 31:5733-8. [PMID: 1610822 DOI: 10.1021/bi00140a007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Two distinctive 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine-(DOPA-) containing proteins (Pc-1 and Pc-2) have been isolated and partially characterized from the thorax of the reef-building sabellariid Phragmatopoma californica. They are the first such reported from the phylum Annelida. The proteins are presumed to be soluble precursors of the quinone-tanned cement used to bind particulate materials in the construction of the tubes that serve as habitats for the worms. The proteins have apparent molecular weights ranging from 18,000 to 20,000 and isoelectric point greater than or equal to 8.0. Both proteins consist of repeated sequence motifs in their primary structure. Pc-1 has repeats of (XGGY*GY*GAK) where X = V, L, I, AA, or KV, and Y* is DOPA or tyrosine. Pc-2, in contrast, appears to have repeats of (X1-[GGY*]n-[GA]m-X2-[HP(A)V]p-HK) where X1 can be AL, A, or F; X2 can be WG or absent; n and m can be 1 or 2, and p = 0-2. Both protein families appear to share the same C-terminal sequence ALGGY*GAGA. Of the DOPA-containing proteins characterized from other phyla, Phragmatopoma cement precursors most resemble those from the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica and the mussel Trichomya hirsuta.
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- J H Waite
- College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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Rzepecki LM, Nagafuchi T, Waite JH. alpha,beta-Dehydro-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine derivatives: potential schlerotization intermediates in natural composite materials. Arch Biochem Biophys 1991; 285:17-26. [PMID: 1846730 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(91)90323-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Proteins containing the post-translationally modified amino acid L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) undergo autosclerotization as a means of assuring cohesive resilience in many structural matrices found in nature. To explore the chemical mechanism of sclerotization, we examined the oxidation products of relatively simple analogs of a peptidyl DOPA residue, such as N-acetylDOPA ethyl ester and N-acetyldopamide, together with those of several oligopeptides. Oxidation, induced by either of two catecholoxidases or by sodium periodate, resulted in the Lewis base catalyzed formation of derivatives of the unusual amino acid 3,4-dihydroxy-alpha,beta-dehydroDOPA (delta DOPA). The N-acetyl delta DOPA ethyl ester representative of this group of derivatives was characterized by NMR and uv spectroscopy. A variety of peptides developed analogous uv spectra upon oxidation. A similar reaction was observed upon oxidation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylpropanoic (dihydrocaffeic) acid, but not after oxidation of N-acetyldopamine. Evidence is presented that this conversion is the result of a rearrangement of the DOPA quinone moiety to its delta DOPA tautomer, and that this tautomerization can be a dominant fate for peptidyl DOPA quinone, provided a Lewis base catalyst is available and competing reactions are minimized. Formation of delta DOPA in natural or synthetic polymers would increase the variety of crosslinks available to sclerotizing matrices. delta DOPA has been found in naturally occurring oligopeptides isolated by other workers from several marine species.
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- L M Rzepecki
- College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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Waite JH. Detection of peptidyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine by amino acid analysis and microsequencing techniques. Anal Biochem 1991; 192:429-33. [PMID: 1903612 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(91)90560-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) is an amino acid that occurs naturally in the primary sequence of many proteins and peptides. Detection of peptidyl-DOPA, however, can be elusive. This is due (i) to its coelution with leucine on most of the ion exchangers used in amino acid analysis and (ii) to the coelution of phenylthiohydantoin (PTH)-DOPA with PTH-alanine during routine C18 reversed-phase HPLC following automated Edman degradation. By application of appropriately timed temperature and/or gradient modifications during chromatography, DOPA and its PTH derivative can be adequately resolved for detection by both amino acid analysis and gas-phase sequencing.
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- J H Waite
- Marine Biology/Biochemistry Program, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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Presence of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine-containing peptides in hemocytes of the ascidian,Halocynthia roretzi. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01940661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Marine environments are severely challenging for the performance and durability of synthetic adhesives. Factors commonly associated with adhesive failure are weak boundary layers (water, oxides), adhesive erosion and swelling. For many permanently attached marine organisms such as barnacles, mussels, oysters, etc., however, underwater adhesion is 'business-as-usual'. Knowledge about the chemistry and bioprocessing of these marine adhesives will provide profound insights for the evolution of a new generation of environmentally safe, water-resistant adhesives. Despite their apparent structural diversity, marine adhesives are essentially analogous to composite thermosets, that is, the adhesive consists of fibre, filler and catalyst molecules that are dispersed in a cross-linked resin rendering it resistant to heat and solvents. The fibres and fillers in these composites are variable. e.g. collagen, fibroin, chitin present as fibres, and sand, shell, air and water present as fillers. The precured resins of seven organisms including members of the Mollusca, Annelida, and Platyhelminthes have now been isolated and partially sequenced. These are proteins with basic isoelectric points, high levels of the amino acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (DOPA), and an extended, flexible conformation. The DOPA functional group in particular is thought to play a key role in (a) the chemisorption of these polymers to surface underwater, and (b) covalent cross-linking or setting of the adhesive, the latter reaction catalysed by the enzyme catecholoxidase. Much more needs to be done to explore the details of the adhesive processing and delivery strategies used by these organisms.
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- J H Waite
- College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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Azumi K, Yokosawa H, Ishii S. Halocyamines: novel antimicrobial tetrapeptide-like substances isolated from the hemocytes of the solitary ascidian Halocynthia roretzi. Biochemistry 1990; 29:159-65. [PMID: 2322536 DOI: 10.1021/bi00453a021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Two novel antimicrobial tetrapeptide-like substances, halocyamine A and B, were isolated from the solitary ascidian Halocynthia roretzi by a procedure including extraction steps, chromatographies on coarse and fine HP-20 columns, and preparative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The structures of halocyamine A and B were determined to be L-histidyl-L-6,7-dihydroxyphenylalanylglycyl-6-bromo-8,9-didehy drotryptamine and L-threonyl-L-6,7-dihydroxyphenylalanyl-L-histidyl-6-bromo-8,9- didehydrotryptamine, respectively, by spectral analyses and degradation studies. Besides antimicrobial activities against several kinds of bacteria and yeasts, both of them showed cytotoxic activities against neuronal cells cultured from rat fetal brain, mouse neuroblastoma N-18 cells, and human hepatoma Hep-G2 cells. They were only detected in the "morula"-like cells, which are of the most abundant cell type among the hemocytes of H. roretzi.
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- K Azumi
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Waite JH. The phylogeny and chemical diversity of quinone-tanned glues and varnishes. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1990; 97:19-29. [PMID: 2123765 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(90)90172-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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1. 3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (DOPA)-containing proteins are widely distributed throughout the animal kingdom and appear to serve chiefly as waterproof adhesives and varnishes. 2. The unique chemical and physical stability of these adhesives and varnishes is imparted by quinone-tanning, an oxidative process that leads to the polymerization of DOPA-containing and other proteins. 3. Recent advances in the biochemistry of DOPA-containing proteins suggest that most consist of tandemly repeated sequence motifs. Each motif contains DOPA, a basic amino acid (usually lysine), and abundant glycine or proline. 4. The DOPA residues undergo catechol oxidase-catalyzed conversion to o-quinones at the onset of quinone-tanning. 5. The complexity of quinone chemistry is discussed with regard to quinone-tanning.
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- J H Waite
- Marine Biology/Biochemistry Program, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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Dougherty WJ. Sem observations on the interfacial surface of the cement of the adult barnacle, attached to natural and synthetic adherends. Tissue Cell 1990; 22:463-70. [DOI: 10.1016/0040-8166(90)90075-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/1990] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Waite JH, Hansen DC, Little KT. The glue protein of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa): a natural adhesive with some features of collagen. J Comp Physiol B 1989; 159:517-25. [PMID: 2481690 DOI: 10.1007/bf00694376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The Atlantic ribbed mussel Geukensia (Modiolus) demissa attaches itself to the roots of cord grass and other hard objects in tidal salt marshes by spinning adhesive byssal threads. The precursor of a protein apparently present in the adhesive plaques of the threads was isolated in quantity from the foot of the mussel. The protein has an apparent molecular weight of 130,000, a pI of 8.1, and contains a high proportion of Gly, Glu/Gln, Lys and 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (DOPA). Sequence of tryptic peptides suggests a pattern of repeated motifs, such as: Gly--DOPA--Lys, and X--Gly--DOPA--Y--Z--Gly--DOPA/Tyr--Lys, where X is Thr or Ala in octapeptides and Gln--Thr in nonapeptides. Y is variable, but more often than not hydrophobic; and Z is frequently Pro or 4-trans-hydroxyproline (Hyp). The presence of Pro--Gly and Hyp--Gly sequences of delta-hydroxylysine in the protein is reminiscent of typical collagens; however, the protein is not labile to clostridial collagenase, nor does collagen cross-react with antibodies raised against the mussel protein. Unlike typical collagens, Gly probably occurs only at every 4th or 5th residue in this unusual mussel protein.
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- J H Waite
- Marine Biology/Biochemistry Program, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes 19958
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