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Weikum J, van Dyck JF, Subramani S, Klebl DP, Storflor M, Muench SP, Abel S, Sobott F, Morth JP. The bacterial magnesium transporter MgtA reveals highly selective interaction with specific cardiolipin species. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024; 1871:119614. [PMID: 37879515 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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The bacterial magnesium transporter A (MgtA) is a specialized P-type ATPase important for Mg2+ import into the cytoplasm; disrupted magnesium homeostasis is linked to intrinsic ribosome instability and antibacterial resistance in Salmonella strains. Here, we show that MgtA has functional specificity for cardiolipin 18:1. Still, it reaches maximum activity only in combination with cardiolipin 16:0, equivalent to the major components of native cardiolipin found in E. coli membranes. Native mass spectrometry indicates the presence of two binding sites for cardiolipin, agreeing with the kinetic studies revealing that a cooperative relationship likely exists between the two cardiolipin variants. This is the first experimental evidence of cooperative effects between lipids of the same class, with only minor variations in their acyl chain composition, acting on a membrane protein. In summary, our results reveal that MgtA exhibits a highly complex interaction with one cardiolipin 18:1 and one cardiolipin 16:0, affecting protein activity and stability, contributing to our understanding of the particular interactions between lipid environment and membrane proteins. Further, a better understanding of Mg2+ homeostasis in bacteria, due to its role as a virulence regulator, will provide further insights into the regulation and mechanism of bacterial infections.
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- Julia Weikum
- Membrane Transport Group, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1137, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway; Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborger, Groenenborgerlaan 171, G.V. 418, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Membrane Transport Group, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1137, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & The Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Infections Biology Lab, Department of Pharmacy, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & The Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Infections Biology Lab, Department of Pharmacy, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Campus Groenenborger, Groenenborgerlaan 171, G.V. 418, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium; School of Molecular and Cellular Biology & The Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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- Membrane Transport Group, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1137, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway; Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; Institute for Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål PB 4956 Nydalen, NO-0424 Oslo, Norway.
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Xu WB, Zhang YM, Li BZ, Lin CY, Chen DY, Cheng YX, Guo XL, Dong WR, Shu MA. Effects of low salinity stress on osmoregulation and gill transcriptome in different populations of mud crab Scylla paramamosain. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 867:161522. [PMID: 36634766 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Animals living in estuaries suffer from rapid and continuous salinity fluctuations, while the global warming and extreme precipitation aggravate this situation. Osmoregulation is important for estuarine animals adapt to salinity fluctuations. The present study investigated the effects of low salinity stress on osmoregulation and gill transcriptome in two populations of mud crab from Hangzhou Bay and Zhangzhou Bay of China, respectively. Crabs were transferred from salinity 25 ppt to 5 ppt for 96 h. Edematous swelling in gill filaments was caused by low salinity stress and was more serious in Zhangzhou Bay population. Gill Na+/K+-ATPase activity increased (p < 0.01) in both populations under the low salinity stress and was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in Hangzhou Bay population than in Zhangzhou Bay population. According to transcriptome analysis, there were 191 genes differentially expressed under the low salinity stress in gill tissue of both populations. Several ion transport and energy metabolism related pathways, as well as the arginine and proline metabolism pathway, were enriched by these genes. On the other hand, 272 genes were identified to differentially express between two populations under the low salinity stress, but not under the control salinity. The enrichment analysis showed that these genes were mainly related to ion transport, energy metabolism, osmolytes metabolism and methyltransferase activity. In conclusion, the present study suggested that mud crab exploited a combination of extracellular anisosmotic regulation and intracellular isosmotic regulation for osmoregulation under the low salinity stress. Hangzhou Bay population showed a greater osmoregulatory capacity, which is probably due to the enhanced ion transport, energy supply, and osmolytes regulation. Meanwhile, epigenetic modification might also contribute to an inherent osmoregulation ability for Hangzhou Bay population to response to salinity fluctuation rapidly.
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- Wen-Bin Xu
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Chen T, Ghosh A, Enderlein J. Cholesterol-Induced Nanoscale Variations in the Thickness of Phospholipid Membranes. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2421-2426. [PMID: 36706024 PMCID: PMC10037415 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Graphene-induced energy transfer (GIET) is a recently developed fluorescence-spectroscopic technique that achieves subnanometric optical localization of fluorophores along the optical axis of a microscope. GIET is based on the near-field energy transfer from an optically excited fluorescent molecule to a single sheet of graphene. It has been successfully used for estimating interleaflet distances of single lipid bilayers and for investigating the membrane organization of living mitochondria. In this study, we use GIET to measure the cholesterol-induced subtle changes of membrane thickness at the nanoscale. We quantify membrane thickness variations in supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) as a function of lipid composition and increasing cholesterol content. Our findings demonstrate that GIET is an extremely sensitive tool for investigating nanometric structural changes in biomembranes.
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- Tao Chen
- Third
Institute of Physics − Biophysics, Georg August University, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Third
Institute of Physics − Biophysics, Georg August University, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Third
Institute of Physics − Biophysics, Georg August University, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Cluster
of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines
to Networks of Excitable Cells” (MBExC), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Regulation of membrane protein structure and function by their lipid nano-environment. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2023; 24:107-122. [PMID: 36056103 PMCID: PMC9892264 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-022-00524-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 121.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Transmembrane proteins comprise ~30% of the mammalian proteome, mediating metabolism, signalling, transport and many other functions required for cellular life. The microenvironment of integral membrane proteins (IMPs) is intrinsically different from that of cytoplasmic proteins, with IMPs solvated by a compositionally and biophysically complex lipid matrix. These solvating lipids affect protein structure and function in a variety of ways, from stereospecific, high-affinity protein-lipid interactions to modulation by bulk membrane properties. Specific examples of functional modulation of IMPs by their solvating membranes have been reported for various transporters, channels and signal receptors; however, generalizable mechanistic principles governing IMP regulation by lipid environments are neither widely appreciated nor completely understood. Here, we review recent insights into the inter-relationships between complex lipidomes of mammalian membranes, the membrane physicochemical properties resulting from such lipid collectives, and the regulation of IMPs by either or both. The recent proliferation of high-resolution methods to study such lipid-protein interactions has led to generalizable insights, which we synthesize into a general framework termed the 'functional paralipidome' to understand the mutual regulation between membrane proteins and their surrounding lipid microenvironments.
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Doole FT, Gupta S, Kumarage T, Ashkar R, Brown MF. Biophysics of Membrane Stiffening by Cholesterol and Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1422:61-85. [PMID: 36988877 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21547-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Cell membranes regulate a wide range of phenomena that are implicated in key cellular functions. Cholesterol, a critical component of eukaryotic cell membranes, is responsible for cellular organization, membrane elasticity, and other critical physicochemical parameters. Besides cholesterol, other lipid components such as phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) are found in minor concentrations in cell membranes yet can also play a major regulatory role in various cell functions. In this chapter, we describe how solid-state deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (2H NMR) spectroscopy together with neutron spin-echo (NSE) spectroscopy can inform synergetic changes to lipid molecular packing due to cholesterol and PIP2 that modulate the bending rigidity of lipid membranes. Fundamental structure-property relations of molecular self-assembly are illuminated and point toward a length and time-scale dependence of cell membrane mechanics, with significant implications for biological activity and membrane lipid-protein interactions.
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- Fathima T Doole
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
- Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Yano Y, Morise T, Matsuzaki K. Effects of Gly Residue and Cholesterol on the GXXXG-Mediated Parallel Association of Transmembrane Helices: A Single-Pair FRET Study. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200160. [PMID: 36229427 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200160] [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: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Small residue-mediated interhelical packing is ubiquitous in helical membrane proteins: however, the lipid dependence of its stability remains unclear. We previously demonstrated that the introduction of a GXXXG sequence in the middle of de novo-designed (AALALAA)3 helices (AALALAA AGLALGA AALALAA) facilitated their dimerization, which was abolished by cholesterol. Here single-pair FRET measurements revealed that a longer GXXXGXXXG segment (AALALAA A GLALGA AAGALAA) promoted helix dimerization in POPC/cholesterol bilayers, but not without cholesterol. The predicted dimer structures and degrees of helix packing suggested that helix dimers with small (∼10°) and large (∼55°) crossing angles were only stabilized in POPC and POPC/cholesterol membranes, respectively. A steric hindrance in the dimer interface and the large flexibility of helices prevented the formation of stable dimers. Therefore, amino acid sequences and lipid compositions distinctively constrain stable dimer structures in membranes.
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- Yoshiaki Yano
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Woman's University, Nishinomiya, 663-8179, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Kovacs T, Nagy P, Panyi G, Szente L, Varga Z, Zakany F. Cyclodextrins: Only Pharmaceutical Excipients or Full-Fledged Drug Candidates? Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14122559. [PMID: 36559052 PMCID: PMC9788615 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cyclodextrins, representing a versatile family of cyclic oligosaccharides, have extensive pharmaceutical applications due to their unique truncated cone-shaped structure with a hydrophilic outer surface and a hydrophobic cavity, which enables them to form non-covalent host-guest inclusion complexes in pharmaceutical formulations to enhance the solubility, stability and bioavailability of numerous drug molecules. As a result, cyclodextrins are mostly considered as inert carriers during their medical application, while their ability to interact not only with small molecules but also with lipids and proteins is largely neglected. By forming inclusion complexes with cholesterol, cyclodextrins deplete cholesterol from cellular membranes and thereby influence protein function indirectly through alterations in biophysical properties and lateral heterogeneity of bilayers. In this review, we summarize the general chemical principles of direct cyclodextrin-protein interactions and highlight, through relevant examples, how these interactions can modify protein functions in vivo, which, despite their huge potential, have been completely unexploited in therapy so far. Finally, we give a brief overview of disorders such as Niemann-Pick type C disease, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, in which cyclodextrins already have or could have the potential to be active therapeutic agents due to their cholesterol-complexing or direct protein-targeting properties.
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- Tamas Kovacs
- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- CycloLab Cyclodextrin R & D Laboratory Ltd., H-1097 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Correspondence:
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Doole FT, Kumarage T, Ashkar R, Brown MF. Cholesterol Stiffening of Lipid Membranes. J Membr Biol 2022; 255:385-405. [PMID: 36219221 PMCID: PMC9552730 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-022-00263-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Biomembrane order, dynamics, and other essential physicochemical parameters are controlled by cholesterol, a major component of mammalian cell membranes. Although cholesterol is well known to exhibit a condensing effect on fluid lipid membranes, the extent of stiffening that occurs with different degrees of lipid acyl chain unsaturation remains an enigma. In this review, we show that cholesterol locally increases the bending rigidity of both unsaturated and saturated lipid membranes, suggesting there may be a length-scale dependence of the bending modulus. We review our published data that address the origin of the mechanical effects of cholesterol on unsaturated and polyunsaturated lipid membranes and their role in biomembrane functions. Through a combination of solid-state deuterium NMR spectroscopy and neutron spin-echo spectroscopy, we show that changes in molecular packing cause the universal effects of cholesterol on the membrane bending rigidity. Our findings have broad implications for the role of cholesterol in lipid–protein interactions as well as raft-like mixtures, drug delivery applications, and the effects of antimicrobial peptides on lipid membranes.
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- Fathima T Doole
- Deaprtment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85712, USA
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- Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.,Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA. .,Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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- Deaprtment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85712, USA. .,Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85712, USA.
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Yano Y. Effects of Membrane Cholesterol on Stability of Transmembrane Helix Associations. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2022; 70:514-518. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Yoshiaki Yano
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Woman’s University
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Rozas-Serri M, Correa R, Walker-Vergara R, Coñuecar D, Barrientos S, Leiva C, Ildefonso R, Senn C, Peña A. Reference Intervals for Blood Biomarkers in Farmed Atlantic Salmon, Coho Salmon and Rainbow Trout in Chile: Promoting a Preventive Approach in Aquamedicine. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11071066. [PMID: 36101444 PMCID: PMC9312075 DOI: 10.3390/biology11071066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Simple Summary We report the integrated reference intervals (RIs) of 44 blood biomarkers for presmolts, smolts, postsmolts and adults of intensively farmed Atlantic salmon, coho salmon and rainbow trout species in Chile. Overall, RIs were obtained from 3.059 healthy salmon and trout from 78 different culture centers. Our results indicate that the variability of most blood biomarkers depends on the salmonid species, age range and/or interaction between them, but they are often biologically related to each other. Finally, we provide a standardized pre-analytical protocol to improve preventive vision in aquamedicine. RIs for blood biomarkers specific to salmonid species and age ranges are essential to help improve clinical, zootechnical and nutritional management for the health and welfare of farmed fish. Abstract The mission of veterinary clinical pathology is to support the diagnostic process by using tests to measure different blood biomarkers to support decision making about farmed fish health and welfare. The objective of this study is to provide reference intervals (RIs) for 44 key hematological, blood biochemistry, blood gasometry and hormones biomarkers for the three most economically important farmed salmonid species in Chile (Atlantic salmon, coho salmon and rainbow trout) during the freshwater (presmolt and smolt age range) and seawater stages (post-smolt and adult age range). Our results confirmed that the concentration or activity of most blood biomarkers depend on the salmonid species, age range and/or the interaction between them, and they are often biologically related to each other. Erythogram and leukogram profiles revealed a similar distribution in rainbow trout and coho salmon, but those in Atlantic salmon were significantly different. While the activity of the most clinically important plasma enzymes demonstrated a similar profile in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout, coho salmon demonstrated a significantly different distribution. Plasma electrolyte and mineral profiles showed significant differences between salmonid species, especially for rainbow trout, while Atlantic salmon and coho salmon demonstrated a high degree of similarity. Furthermore, electrolytes, minerals and blood gasometry biomarkers were significantly different between age ranges, suggesting a considerably different distribution between freshwater and seawater-farmed fish. The RIs of clinically healthy fish described in this study take into account the high biological variation of farmed fish in Chile, as the 3.059 individuals came from 78 different fish farms, both freshwater and seawater, and blood samples were collected using the same pre-analytical protocol. Likewise, our study provides the Chilean salmon farming industry with standardized protocols that can be used routinely and provides valuable information to improve the preventive vision of aquamedicine through the application of blood biomarkers to support and optimize health, welfare and husbandry management in the salmon farming industry.
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de Santis A, Scoppola E, Ottaviani MF, Koutsioubas A, Barnsley LC, Paduano L, D’Errico G, Russo Krauss I. Order vs. Disorder: Cholesterol and Omega-3 Phospholipids Determine Biomembrane Organization. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105322. [PMID: 35628128 PMCID: PMC9140907 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Lipid structural diversity strongly affects biomembrane chemico-physical and structural properties in addition to membrane-associated events. At high concentrations, cholesterol increases membrane order and rigidity, while polyunsaturated lipids are reported to increase disorder and flexibility. How these different tendencies balance in composite bilayers is still controversial. In this study, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, small angle neutron scattering, and neutron reflectivity were used to investigate the structural properties of cholesterol-containing lipid bilayers in the fluid state with increasing amounts of polyunsaturated omega-3 lipids. Either the hybrid 1-stearoyl-2-docosahexaenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine or the symmetric 1,2-docosahexaenoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine were added to the mixture of the naturally abundant 1-palmitoyl-2-oleyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and cholesterol. Our results indicate that the hybrid and the symmetric omega-3 phospholipids affect the microscopic organization of lipid bilayers differently. Cholesterol does not segregate from polyunsaturated phospholipids and, through interactions with them, is able to suppress the formation of non-lamellar structures induced by the symmetric polyunsaturated lipid. However, this order/disorder balance leads to a bilayer whose structural organization cannot be ascribed to either a liquid ordered or to a canonical liquid disordered phase, in that it displays a very loose packing of the intermediate segments of lipid chains.
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- Augusta de Santis
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy; (A.d.S.); (L.P.)
- CSGI (Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), I-50019 Florence, Italy
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- Max Planck Institut für Kolloid und Grenzflächenforschung, 14476 Potsdam, Germany;
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), 85748 Garching, Germany; (A.K.); (L.C.B.)
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), 85748 Garching, Germany; (A.K.); (L.C.B.)
- Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO, Clayton 3168, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy; (A.d.S.); (L.P.)
- CSGI (Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), I-50019 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy; (A.d.S.); (L.P.)
- CSGI (Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), I-50019 Florence, Italy
- Correspondence: (G.D.); (I.R.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy; (A.d.S.); (L.P.)
- CSGI (Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase), I-50019 Florence, Italy
- Correspondence: (G.D.); (I.R.K.)
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Placenti MA, Roman EA, González Flecha FL, González-Lebrero RM. Functional characterization of Legionella pneumophila Cu + transport ATPase. The activation by Cu + and ATP. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:183822. [PMID: 34826402 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cu+-ATPases are integral membrane proteins belonging to the IB subfamily of the P-type ATPases that couple Cu+ transport to the hydrolysis of ATP. As some structural and functional particularities arise for Cu+-ATPases, several authors suggest that some of the reaction steps of the Albers-Post model postulated for other P-ATPases may be different. In this work we describe a functional characterization of Legionella pneumophila Cu+-ATPase (LpCopA), the first PIB-ATPase whose structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. Cu+-ATPase activity of the enzyme presents a maximum at ∼37 °C and pH 6.6-6.8. Phospholipids enhance LpCopA Cu+-ATPase activity in a non-essential mode where optimal activity is achieved at an asolectin molar fraction of 0.15 and an amphiphile-protein ratio of ~30,000. As described for other P-ATPases, Mg2+ acts as an essential activator. Furthermore, Cu+-ATPase activity dependence on [Cu+] and [ATP] can both be described by a sum of two hyperbolic functions. Based on that, and the [Cu+] and [ATP] dependencies of the best fitting parameters of the hyperbolae pointed above, we propose a minimal reaction scheme for the catalytic mechanism that shares the basic reaction steps of the Albers-Post model for P-type ATPases. The reaction scheme postulated contemplates two different binding affinities for a single ATP (apparent affinities of 0.66 and 550 μM at [Cu+] → ∞) and binding of at least 2 Cu+ with different affinities as well (apparent affinities of 1.4 and 102.5 μM at [ATP] → ∞).
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- M Agueda Placenti
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Biológica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Cui G, Dong S, Sui C, Kakuchi T, Duan Q, Feng B. Fabrication of composite Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles coupled by thermo-responsive and fluorescent Eu complex on surface. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2020.1809404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Guihua Cui
- Department of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, China
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- Division of Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, China
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Matsuzaki K. Elucidation of Complex Dynamic Intermolecular Interactions in Membranes. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2022; 70:1-9. [PMID: 34980725 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c21-00815] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Biomembranes composed of various proteins and lipids play important roles in cellular functions, such as signal transduction and substance transport. In addition, some bioactive peptides and pathogenic proteins target membrane proteins and lipids to exert their effects. Therefore, an understanding of dynamic and complex intermolecular interactions among these membrane constituents is needed to elucidate their mechanisms. This review summarizes the major research carried out in the author's laboratory on how lipids and their inhomogeneous distributions regulate the structures and functions of antimicrobial peptides and Alzheimer's amyloid β-protein. Also, how to detect transmembrane helix-helix and membrane protein-protein interactions and how they are modulated by lipids are discussed.
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Silva LND, Garcia IJP, Valadares JMM, Pessoa MTC, Toledo MM, Machado MV, Busch MS, Rocha I, Villar JAFP, Atella GC, Santos HL, Cortes VF, Barbosa LA. Evaluation of Cardiotonic Steroid Modulation of Cellular Cholesterol and Phospholipid. J Membr Biol 2021; 254:499-512. [PMID: 34716469 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-021-00203-z] [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: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have previously shown that 21-benzylidene digoxin (21-BD) increases the total cholesterol and phospholipid content on the membrane of HeLa cells. Lipid modulation caused by cardiotonic steroids (CTS) is still unexplored. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the cholesterol and phospholipid modulation of the cell membrane caused by ouabain and 21-BD and the possible involvement of the caveolae on this modulation. For this, one cell line containing caveolae (HeLa) and other not containing (Caco-2) were used. The modulation of the lipid profile was evaluated by total cholesterol and phospholipids measurements, and identification of membrane phospholipids by HPTLC. The cholesterol distribution was evaluated by filipin staining. The caveolin-1 expression was evaluated by Western Blotting. Ouabain had no effect on the total membrane lipid content in both cell lines. However, 21-BD increased total membrane phospholipid content and had no effect on the membrane cholesterol content in Caco-2 cells. CTS were not able to alter the specific phospholipids content. In the filipin experiments, 21-BD provoked a remarkable redistribution of cholesterol to the perinuclear region of HeLa cells. In Caco-2 cells, it was observed only a slight increase in cholesterol, especially as intracellular vesicles. The caveolin-1 expression was not altered by any of the compounds. Our data mainly show different effects of two cardiotonic steroids. Ouabain had no effect on the lipid profile of cells, whereas 21-BD causes important changes in cholesterol and phospholipid content. Therefore, the modulation of cholesterol content in the plasma membrane of HeLa cells is not correlated with the expression of caveolin-1.
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- Lilian N D Silva
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil.,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil.,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil.,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil.,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil.,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica e Nanoestruturas, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Lipídios, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Lipídios, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica e Nanoestruturas, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Lipídios, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil.,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil. .,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho, 400, Divinópolis, MG, Zip Code: 35501-296, Brazil. .,Laboratório de Bioquímica de Membranas e ATPases, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
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Current problems and future avenues in proteoliposome research. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 48:1473-1492. [PMID: 32830854 DOI: 10.1042/bst20190966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Membrane proteins (MPs) are the gatekeepers between different biological compartments separated by lipid bilayers. Being receptors, channels, transporters, or primary pumps, they fulfill a wide variety of cellular functions and their importance is reflected in the increasing number of drugs that target MPs. Functional studies of MPs within a native cellular context, however, is difficult due to the innate complexity of the densely packed membranes. Over the past decades, detergent-based extraction and purification of MPs and their reconstitution into lipid mimetic systems has been a very powerful tool to simplify the experimental system. In this review, we focus on proteoliposomes that have become an indispensable experimental system for enzymes with a vectorial function, including many of the here described energy transducing MPs. We first address long standing questions on the difficulty of successful reconstitution and controlled orientation of MPs into liposomes. A special emphasis is given on coreconstitution of several MPs into the same bilayer. Second, we discuss recent progress in the development of fluorescent dyes that offer sensitive detection with high temporal resolution. Finally, we briefly cover the use of giant unilamellar vesicles for the investigation of complex enzymatic cascades, a very promising experimental tool considering our increasing knowledge of the interplay of different cellular components.
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Dharmaraj K, Dattler D, Kahlert H, Lendeckel U, Nagel F, Delcea M, Scholz F. The effects of the chemical environment of menaquinones in lipid monolayers on mercury electrodes on the thermodynamics and kinetics of their electrochemistry. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 50:731-743. [PMID: 33730176 PMCID: PMC8260536 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-021-01512-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AbstractThe effects of the chemical environment of menaquinones (all-trans MK-4 and all-trans MK-7) incorporated in lipid monolayers on mercury electrodes have been studied with respect to the thermodynamics and kinetics of their electrochemistry. The chemical environment relates to the composition of lipid films as well as the adjacent aqueous phase. It could be shown that the addition of all-trans MK-4 to TMCL does not change the phase transition temperatures of TMCL. In case of DMPC monolayers, the presence of cholesterol has no effect on the thermodynamics (formal redox potentials) of all-trans MK-7, but the kinetics are affected. Addition of an inert electrolyte (sodium perchlorate; change of ionic strength) to the aqueous phase shifts the redox potentials of all-trans MK-7 only slightly. The formal redox potentials of all-trans MK-4 were determined in TMCL and nCL monolayers and found to be higher in nCL monolayers than in TMCL monolayers. The apparent electron transfer rate constants, transfer coefficients and activation energies of all-trans MK-4 in cardiolipins have been also determined. Most surprisingly, the apparent electron transfer rate constants of all-trans MK-4 exhibit an opposite pH dependence for TMCL and nCL films: the rate constants increase in TMCL films with increasing pH, but in nCL films they increase with decreasing pH. This study is a contribution to understand environmental effects on the redox properties of membrane bond redox systems.
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- Karuppasamy Dharmaraj
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Medicine Greifswald, University of Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Str, 17475, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487, Greifswald, Germany.
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Ge J, Huang M, Zhou Y, Deng Q, Liu R, Gao Q, Dong Y, Dong S. Effects of seawater acclimation at constant and diel cyclic temperatures on growth, osmoregulation and branchial phospholipid fatty acid composition in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. J Comp Physiol B 2021; 191:313-325. [PMID: 33575866 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-020-01330-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The study investigated the effects of seawater acclimation at constant and diel temperatures on the growth, osmoregulation, and branchial phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) composition in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The fish (initial weight, 62.28 ± 0.41 g) were reared at a constant 13.0 °C (CT) or with a diel cycle of either 13.0 ± 1.0 °C (VT2) or 13.0 ± 2.0 °C (VT4) for 6 weeks, and subsequently subjected to seawater acclimation. Diel temperature variations (of up to 4 °C) did not affect the growth rate of rainbow trout maintained in freshwater, but alleviated the impairment on the growth after seawater challenge. Under all temperature conditions, rainbow trout were well prepared to seawater acclimation. The diel cyclic temperature resulted in fish with reduced fluctuations in plasma electrolyte levels, branchial Na+-K+ ATPase activity, and plasma osmolality. In freshwater, the sum of the monounsaturated fatty acids was significantly higher in the VT4 relative to CT and VT2 treatment. Conversely, the sum of polyunsaturated fatty acids was significantly lower in the VT4 fish. After seawater transfer, the branchial PLFA profiles of the fish significantly changed, but those in CT and VT2 did not recover afterwards (the degree of unsaturation was downregulated). The PLFA composition of fish in the VT4 treatment appeared to be steadier under seawater acclimation. This study suggests that a diel cyclic temperature (13.0 ± 2.0 °C) can alleviate the impairment of growth, enhance osmoregulation capability, and improve the stability of the branchial PLFA composition in rainbow trout after seawater acclimation.
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- Jian Ge
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China.,Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266235, Shandong Province, China
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Stieger B, Steiger J, Locher KP. Membrane lipids and transporter function. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2021; 1867:166079. [PMID: 33476785 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2021.166079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Transport proteins are essential for cells in allowing the exchange of substances between cells and their environment across the lipid bilayer forming a tight barrier. Membrane lipids modulate the function of transmembrane proteins such as transporters in two ways: Lipids are tightly and specifically bound to transport proteins and in addition they modulate from the bulk of the lipid bilayer the function of transport proteins. This overview summarizes currently available information at the ultrastructural level on lipids tightly bound to transport proteins and the impact of altered bulk membrane lipid composition. Human diseases leading to altered lipid homeostasis will lead to altered membrane lipid composition, which in turn affect the function of transporter proteins.
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- Bruno Stieger
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Zhang L, Gui T, Console L, Scalise M, Indiveri C, Hausler S, Kullak-Ublick GA, Gai Z, Visentin M. Cholesterol stimulates the cellular uptake of L-carnitine by the carnitine/organic cation transporter novel 2 (OCTN2). J Biol Chem 2020; 296:100204. [PMID: 33334877 PMCID: PMC7948396 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The carnitine/organic cation transporter novel 2 (OCTN2) is responsible for the cellular uptake of carnitine in most tissues. Being a transmembrane protein OCTN2 must interact with the surrounding lipid microenvironment to function. Among the main lipid species that constitute eukaryotic cells, cholesterol has highly dynamic levels under a number of physiopathological conditions. This work describes how plasma membrane cholesterol modulates OCTN2 transport of L-carnitine in human embryonic kidney 293 cells overexpressing OCTN2 (OCTN2-HEK293) and in proteoliposomes harboring human OCTN2. We manipulated the cholesterol content of intact cells, assessed by thin layer chromatography, through short exposures to empty and/or cholesterol-saturated methyl-β-cyclodextrin (mβcd), whereas free cholesterol was used to enrich reconstituted proteoliposomes. We measured OCTN2 transport using [3H]L-carnitine, and expression levels and localization by surface biotinylation and Western blotting. A 20-min preincubation with mβcd reduced the cellular cholesterol content and inhibited L-carnitine influx by 50% in comparison with controls. Analogously, the insertion of cholesterol in OCTN2-proteoliposomes stimulated L-carnitine uptake in a dose-dependent manner. Carnitine uptake in cells incubated with empty mβcd and cholesterol-saturated mβcd to preserve the cholesterol content was comparable with controls, suggesting that the mβcd effect on OCTN2 was cholesterol dependent. Cholesterol stimulated L-carnitine influx in cells by markedly increasing the affinity for L-carnitine and in proteoliposomes by significantly enhancing the affinity for Na+ and, in turn, the L-carnitine maximal transport capacity. Because of the antilipogenic and antioxidant features of L-carnitine, the stimulatory effect of cholesterol on L-carnitine uptake might represent a novel protective effect against lipid-induced toxicity and oxidative stress.
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- Lu Zhang
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China; Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department DiBEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra) Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department DiBEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra) Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department DiBEST (Biologia, Ecologia, Scienze della Terra) Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Mechanistic Safety, CMO & Patient Safety, Global Drug Development, Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China; Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Yano Y, Watanabe Y, Matsuzaki K. Thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities of transmembrane helix bundles as revealed by single-pair FRET analysis: Effects of the number of membrane-spanning segments and cholesterol. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1863:183532. [PMID: 33316240 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The tertiary structures and conformational dynamics of transmembrane (TM) helical proteins are maintained by the interhelical interaction network in membranes, although it is complicated to analyze the underlying driving forces because the amino acid sequences can involve multiple and various types of interactions. To obtain insights into basal and common effects of the number of membrane-spanning segments and membrane cholesterol, we measured stabilities of helix bundles composed of simple TM helices (AALALAA)3 (1TM) and (AALALAA)3-G5-(AALALAA)3 (2TM). Association-dissociation dynamics for 1TM-1TM, 1TM-2TM, and 2TM-2TM pairs were monitored to compare stabilities of 2-, 3-, and 4-helical bundles, respectively, with single-pair fluorescence resonance energy transfer (sp-FRET) in liposome membranes. Both thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities of the helix bundles increased with a greater number of membrane-spanning segments in POPC. The presence of 30 mol% cholesterol strongly enhanced the formation of 1TM-1TM and 1TM-2TM bundles (~ - 9 kJ mol-1), whereas it only weakly stabilized the 2TM-2TM bundle (~ - 3 kJ mol-1). Fourier transform infrared-polarized attenuated total reflection (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy revealed an ~30° tilt of the helix axis relative to bilayer normal for the 1TM-2TM pair in the presence of cholesterol, suggesting the formation of a tilted helix bundle to release high lateral pressure at the center of cholesterol-containing membranes. These results demonstrate that the number of membrane-spanning segments affects the stability and structure of the helix bundle, and their cholesterol-dependences. Such information is useful to understand the basics of folding and assembly of multispanning TM proteins.
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- Yoshiaki Yano
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Complexity of seemingly simple lipid nanodiscs. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183420. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cholesterol is an integral component of eukaryotic cell membranes and a key molecule in controlling membrane fluidity, organization, and other physicochemical parameters. It also plays a regulatory function in antibiotic drug resistance and the immune response of cells against viruses, by stabilizing the membrane against structural damage. While it is well understood that, structurally, cholesterol exhibits a densification effect on fluid lipid membranes, its effects on membrane bending rigidity are assumed to be nonuniversal; i.e., cholesterol stiffens saturated lipid membranes, but has no stiffening effect on membranes populated by unsaturated lipids, such as 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC). This observation presents a clear challenge to structure-property relationships and to our understanding of cholesterol-mediated biological functions. Here, using a comprehensive approach-combining neutron spin-echo (NSE) spectroscopy, solid-state deuterium NMR (2H NMR) spectroscopy, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations-we report that cholesterol locally increases the bending rigidity of DOPC membranes, similar to saturated membranes, by increasing the bilayer's packing density. All three techniques, inherently sensitive to mesoscale bending fluctuations, show up to a threefold increase in effective bending rigidity with increasing cholesterol content approaching a mole fraction of 50%. Our observations are in good agreement with the known effects of cholesterol on the area-compressibility modulus and membrane structure, reaffirming membrane structure-property relationships. The current findings point to a scale-dependent manifestation of membrane properties, highlighting the need to reassess cholesterol's role in controlling membrane bending rigidity over mesoscopic length and time scales of important biological functions, such as viral budding and lipid-protein interactions.
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Direct and indirect cholesterol effects on membrane proteins with special focus on potassium channels. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158706. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Else PL. Postnatal development in the rat: Changes in Na+ flux, sodium pump molecular activity and membrane lipid composition. Mech Dev 2020; 162:103610. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2020.103610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Roosterman D, Cottrell GS. Astrocytes and neurons communicate via a monocarboxylic acid shuttle. AIMS Neurosci 2020; 7:94-106. [PMID: 32607414 PMCID: PMC7321766 DOI: 10.3934/neuroscience.2020007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Since formulation of the Astrocyte-Neuron Lactate Shuttle (ANLS) hypothesis in 1994, the hypothesis has provoked criticism and debate. Our review does not criticise, but rather integrates experimental data characterizing proton-linked monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) into the ANLS. MCTs have wide substrate specificity and are discussed to be in protein complex with a proton donor (PD). We particularly focus on the proton-driven transfer of l-lactic acid (l-lacH) and pyruvic acid (pyrH), were PDs link MCTs to a flow of energy. The precise nature of the PD predicts the activity and catalytic direction of MCTs. By doing so, we postulate that the MCT4·phosphoglycerate kinase complex exports and at the same time in the same astrocyte, MCT1·carbonic anhydrase II complex imports monocarboxylic acids. Similarly, neuronal MCT2 preferentially imports pyrH. The repertoire of MCTs in astrocytes and neurons allows them to communicate via monocarboxylic acids. A change in imported pyrH/l-lacH ratio in favour of l-lacH encodes signals stabilizing the transit of glucose from astrocytes to neurons. The presented astrocyte neuron communication hypothesis has the potential to unite the community by suggesting that the exchange of monocarboxylic acids paves the path of glucose provision.
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- Dirk Roosterman
- Ruhr Universität Bochum, LWL-Hospital of Psychiatry, Bochum, Germany
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Yoneda JS, Sebinelli HG, Itri R, Ciancaglini P. Overview on solubilization and lipid reconstitution of Na,K-ATPase: enzyme kinetic and biophysical characterization. Biophys Rev 2020; 12:49-64. [PMID: 31955383 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-020-00616-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Na,K-ATPase is a membrane protein which plays a vital role. It pumps Na+ and K+ ions across the cellular membranes using energy from ATP hydrolysis, and is responsible for maintaining the osmotic equilibrium and generating the membrane potential. Moreover, Na,K-ATPase has also been involved in cell signaling, interacting with partner proteins. Cardiotonic steroids bind specifically to Na,K-ATPase triggering a number of signaling pathways. Because of its importance, many efforts have been employed to study the structure and function of this protein. Difficulties associated with its removal from natural membranes and the concomitant search for appropriate replacement conditions to keep the protein in solution have presented a challenge that had to be overcome prior to carrying out biophysical and biochemical studies in vitro. In this review, we summarized all of the methods and techniques applied by our group in order to obtain information about Na,K-ATPase in respect to solubilization, reconstitution into mimetic system, influence of lipid composition, stability, oligomerization, and aggregation.
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- Juliana Sakamoto Yoneda
- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua do Matao, 1371, 05508-090, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua do Matao, 1371, 05508-090, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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General and specific interactions of the phospholipid bilayer with P-type ATPases. Biophys Rev 2019; 11:353-364. [PMID: 31073955 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-019-00533-2] [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: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Protein structure and function are modulated via interactions with their environment, representing both the surrounding aqueous media and lipid membranes that have an active role in shaping the structural topology of membrane proteins. Compared to a decade ago, there is now an abundance of crystal structural data on membrane proteins, which together with their functional studies have enhanced our understanding of the salient features of lipid-protein interactions. It is now important to recognize that membrane proteins are regulated by both (1) general lipid-protein interactions, where the general physicochemical properties of the lipid environment affect the conformational flexibility of a membrane protein, and (2) by specific lipid-protein interactions, where lipid molecules directly interact via chemical interactions with specific lipid-binding sites located on the protein. However, due to local differences in membrane composition, thickness, and lipid packing, local membrane physical properties and hence the associated lipid-protein interactions also differ due to membrane location, even for the same protein. Such a phenomenon has been shown to be true for one family of integral membrane ion pumps, the P2-type adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases). Despite being highly homologous, individual members of this family have distinct structural and functional activity and are an excellent candidate to highlight how the local membrane physical properties and specific lipid-protein interactions play a vital role in facilitating the structural rearrangements of these proteins necessary for their activity. Hence in this review, we focus on both the general and specific lipid-protein interactions and will mostly discuss the structure-function relationships of the following P2-type ATPases, Na+,K+-ATPase (NKA), gastric H+,K+-ATPase (HKA), and sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA), in concurrence with their lipid environment.
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Garcia A, Lev B, Hossain KR, Gorman A, Diaz D, Pham THN, Cornelius F, Allen TW, Clarke RJ. Cholesterol depletion inhibits Na +,K +-ATPase activity in a near-native membrane environment. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:5956-5969. [PMID: 30770471 PMCID: PMC6463725 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cholesterol's effects on Na+,K+-ATPase reconstituted in phospholipid vesicles have been extensively studied. However, previous studies have reported both cholesterol-mediated stimulation and inhibition of Na+,K+-ATPase activity. Here, using partial reaction kinetics determined via stopped-flow experiments, we studied cholesterol's effect on Na+,K+-ATPase in a near-native environment in which purified membrane fragments were depleted of cholesterol with methyl-β-cyclodextrin (mβCD). The mβCD-treated Na+,K+-ATPase had significantly reduced overall activity and exhibited decreased observed rate constants for ATP phosphorylation (ENa3+ → E2P, i.e. phosphorylation by ATP and Na+ occlusion from the cytoplasm) and K+ deocclusion with subsequent intracellular Na+ binding (E2K2+ → E1Na3+). However, cholesterol depletion did not affect the observed rate constant for K+ occlusion by phosphorylated Na+,K+-ATPase on the extracellular face and subsequent dephosphorylation (E2P → E2K2+). Thus, partial reactions involving cation binding and release at the protein's intracellular side were most dependent on cholesterol. Fluorescence measurements with the probe eosin indicated that cholesterol depletion stabilizes the unphosphorylated E2 state relative to E1, and the cholesterol depletion-induced slowing of ATP phosphorylation kinetics was consistent with partial conversion of Na+,K+-ATPase into the E2 state, requiring a slow E2 → E1 transition before the phosphorylation. Molecular dynamics simulations of Na+,K+-ATPase in membranes with 40 mol % cholesterol revealed cholesterol interaction sites that differ markedly among protein conformations. They further indicated state-dependent effects on membrane shape, with the E2 state being likely disfavored in cholesterol-rich bilayers relative to the E1P state because of a greater hydrophobic mismatch. In summary, cholesterol extraction from membranes significantly decreases Na+,K+-ATPase steady-state activity.
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- Alvaro Garcia
- From the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney Nano Institute, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- the School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- From the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- From the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; the Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- From the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- the Department of Biomedicine, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- the School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia; the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; The University of Sydney Nano Institute, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Sebinelli HG, Borin IA, Ciancaglini P, Bolean M. Topographical and mechanical properties of liposome surfaces harboring Na,K-ATPase by means of atomic force microscopy. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:2737-2745. [PMID: 30868144 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00040b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, we obtained unprecedented AFM images of the Na,K-ATPase (NKA) pump after being reconstituted into DPPC and DPPC:DPPE liposomes. The mechanical properties observed in the phase images were associated with protrusions correlated to NKA microdomains, which are the darker areas seen in the AFM phase images. Protrusions in the DPPC-NKA proteoliposomes ranged from 38 to 115 nm, with 74 ± 21 nm diameter and 2.1 ± 1.4 nm height. DPPC:DPPE-NKA proteoliposomes showed protrusions from 21 to 78 nm, with 38 ± 16 nm diameter and 0.7 ± 0.5 nm height. We have estimated the presence of annular lipids in the microdomains considering that the areas of the protrusions should contain αβ oligomers and annular phospholipids. For DPPC-NKA proteoliposomes, we hypothesize that 40 phospholipids surround an (αβ)2 dimer and 46 phospholipids are present for the DPPC:DPPE-NKA proteoliposomes in an αβ monomer. Catalytic activity measurements of both lipid compositions of proteoliposomes harboring NKA provide strong evidence regarding the protein orientation in the biomembrane. AFM data suggest that DPPC-NKA proteoliposomes are also rightside-out protein orientated, where the protrusions have an average height of 2.1 nm, while for DPPC:DPPE-NKA proteoliposomes, the majority of the protein reconstituted should be inside-out orientated, where the protrusions' average height is 0.5 nm. This result corroborates with the enzymatic analysis, where 61% and 91% of the enzymatic activity was recovered, respectively. Thus, a new application of AFM as a tool for the determination of topological features of protrusions in proteoliposomes has been brought to the scientific community, in addition to revealing the distinct catalytic orientation of enzymes present in the biomembranes model.
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- H G Sebinelli
- Universidade de São Paulo, FFCLRP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, FFCLRP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, FFCLRP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, FFCLRP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Emmerstorfer-Augustin A, Wriessnegger T, Hirz M, Zellnig G, Pichler H. Membrane Protein Production in Yeast: Modification of Yeast Membranes for Human Membrane Protein Production. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1923:265-285. [PMID: 30737745 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9024-5_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Approximately 30% of the genes in the human genome code for membrane proteins, and yet we know relatively little about these complex molecules. Therefore, the biochemical and structural characterization of this challenging class of proteins represents an important frontier in both fundamental research and advances in drug discovery. However, due to their unique physical properties and requirement for association with cellular membranes, expression in heterologous systems is often daunting. In this chapter we describe how to engineer the yeast Pichia pastoris to obtain humanized sterol compositions. By implementing some simple genetic engineering approaches, P. pastoris can be reprogrammed to mainly produce cholesterol instead of ergosterol. We show how to apply mass spectrometry to confirm the production of cholesterol instead of ergosterol and how we have further analyzed the strain by electron microscopy. Finally, we delineate how to apply and test the cholesterol-forming P. pastoris strain for functional expression of mammalian Na,K-ATPase α3β1 isoform. Na,K-ATPases have been shown to specifically interact with cholesterol and phospholipids, and, obviously, the presence of cholesterol instead of ergosterol was the key to stabilizing correct localization and activity of this ion transporter.
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- Anita Emmerstorfer-Augustin
- Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Graz, Austria
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- acib-Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Graz, Austria. .,Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Gerdes B, Rixen RM, Kramer K, Forbrig E, Hildebrandt P, Steinem C. Quantification of Hv1-induced proton translocation by a lipid-coupled Oregon Green 488-based assay. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6497-6505. [PMID: 30027319 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1248-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Passive proton translocation across membranes through proton channels is generally measured with assays that allow a qualitative detection of the H+-transfer. However, if a quantitative and time-resolved analysis is required, new methods have to be developed. Here, we report on the quantification of pH changes induced by the voltage-dependent proton channel Hv1 using the commercially available pH-sensitive fluorophore Oregon Green 488-DHPE (OG488-DHPE). We successfully expressed and isolated Hv1 from Escherichia coli and reconstituted the protein in large unilamellar vesicles. Reconstitution was verified by surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy and proton activity was measured by a standard 9-amino-6-chloro-2-methoxyacridine assay. The quantitative OG488-DHPE assay demonstrated that the proton translocation rate of reconstituted Hv1 is much smaller than those reported in cellular systems. The OG488-DHPE assay further enabled us to quantify the KD-value of the Hv1-inhibitor 2-guanidinobenzimidazole, which matches well with that found in cellular experiments. Our results clearly demonstrate the applicability of the developed in vitro assay to measure proton translocation in a quantitative fashion; the assay allows to screen for new inhibitors and to determine their characteristic parameters. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Benjamin Gerdes
- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany. .,Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Riveros ME, Retamal MA. Are Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Implicated in Histaminergic Dysregulation in Bipolar Disorder?: AN HYPOTHESIS. Front Physiol 2018; 9:693. [PMID: 29946266 PMCID: PMC6005883 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is an extremely disabling psychiatric disease, characterized by alternate states of mania (or hypomania) and depression with euthymic states in between. Currently, patients receive pharmacological treatment with mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and antidepressants. Unfortunately, not all patients respond well to this type of treatment. Bipolar patients are also more prone to heart and metabolic diseases as well as a higher risk of suicide compared to the healthy population. For a correct brain function is indispensable a right protein and lipids (e.g., fatty acids) balance. In particular, the amount of fatty acids in the brain corresponds to a 50–70% of the dry weight. It has been reported that in specific brain regions of BD patients there is a reduction in the content of unsaturated n-3 fatty acids. Accordingly, a diet rich in n-3 fatty acids has beneficial effects in BD patients, while their absence or high levels of saturated fatty acids in the diet are correlated to the risk of developing the disease. On the other hand, the histamine system is likely to be involved in the pathophysiology of several psychiatric diseases such as BD. Histamine is a neuromodulator involved in arousal, motivation, and energy balance; drugs acting on the histamine receptor H3 have shown potential as antidepressants and antipsychotics. The histaminergic system as other neurotransmission systems can be altered by fatty acid membrane composition. The purpose of this review is to explore how polyunsaturated fatty acids content alterations are related to the histaminergic system modulation and their impact in BD pathophysiology.
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- María E Riveros
- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.,Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Fisiología Celular e Integrativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.,Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Gianfrancesco MA, Paquot N, Piette J, Legrand-Poels S. Lipid bilayer stress in obesity-linked inflammatory and metabolic disorders. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 153:168-183. [PMID: 29462590 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The maintenance of the characteristic lipid compositions and physicochemical properties of biological membranes is essential for their proper function. Mechanisms allowing to sense and restore membrane homeostasis have been identified in prokaryotes for a long time and more recently in eukaryotes. A membrane remodeling can result from aberrant metabolism as seen in obesity. In this review, we describe how such lipid bilayer stress can account for the modulation of membrane proteins involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-linked inflammatory and metabolic disorders. We address the case of the Toll-like receptor 4 that is implicated in the obesity-related low grade inflammation and insulin resistance. The lipid raft-mediated TLR4 activation is promoted by an enrichment of the plasma membrane with saturated lipids or cholesterol increasing the lipid phase order. We discuss of the plasma membrane Na, K-ATPase that illustrates a new concept according to which direct interactions between specific residues and particular lipids determine both stability and activity of the pump in parallel with indirect effects of the lipid bilayer. The closely related sarco(endo)-plasmic Ca-ATPase embedded in the more fluid ER membrane seems to be more sensitive to a lipid bilayer stress as demonstrated by its inactivation in cholesterol-loaded macrophages or its inhibition mediated by an increased PtdCho/PtdEtn ratio in obese mice hepatocytes. Finally, we describe the model recently proposed for the activation of the conserved IRE-1 protein through alterations in the ER membrane lipid packing and thickness. Such IRE-1 activation could occur in response to abnormal lipid synthesis and membrane remodeling as observed in hepatocytes exposed to excess nutrients. Since the IRE-1/XBP1 branch also stimulates the lipid synthesis, this pathway could create a vicious cycle "lipogenesis-ER lipid bilayer stress-lipogenesis" amplifying hepatic ER pathology and the obesity-linked systemic metabolic defects.
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- Marco A Gianfrancesco
- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-I3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-I3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Division of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, GIGA-Molecular Biology of Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunometabolism and Nutrition, GIGA-I3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, GIGA-Molecular Biology of Diseases, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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Li Y, Li C, Qin H, Yang M, Ye J, Long Y, Ou H. Proteome and phospholipid alteration reveal metabolic network of Bacillus thuringiensis under triclosan stress. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 615:508-516. [PMID: 28988086 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Triclosan is a common antibacterial agent widely applied in various household and personal care products. The molecule, cell, organ and organism-level understanding of its toxicity pose to some target organisms has been investigated, whereas, the alteration of a single metabolic reaction, gene or protein cannot reflect the impact of triclosan on metabolic network. To clarify the interaction between triclosan stress and metabolism at network and system levels, phospholipid synthesis, and cellular proteome and metabolism of Bacillus thuringiensis under 1μM of triclosan stress were investigated through omics approaches. The results showed that C14:0, C16:1ω7, C16:0 and C18:2ω6 were significantly up-produced, and 19 proteins were differentially expressed. Whereas, energy supply, protein repair and the synthesis of DNA, RNA and protein were down-regulated. PyrH and Eno could be biomarkers to reflect triclosan stress. At network level, the target proteins ACOX1, AHR, CAR, CYP1A, CYP1B1, DNMT1, ENO, HSP60, HSP70, SLC5A5, TPO and UGT expressed in different species shared high sequence homology with the same function proteins found in Homo sapiens not only validated their role as biomarkers but also implied the potential impact of triclosan on the metabolic pathways and network of humans. These findings provided novel insights into the metabolic influence of triclosan at network levels, and developed an omics approach to evaluate the safety of target compound.
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- Yi Li
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Walnut Creek 94598, CA, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health of Guangdong Province, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Sampaio LS, da Silva PA, Ribeiro VS, Castro-Chaves C, Lara LS, Vieyra A, Einicker-Lamas M. Bioactive lipids are altered in the kidney of chronic undernourished rats: is there any correlation with the progression of prevalent nephropathies? Lipids Health Dis 2017; 16:245. [PMID: 29246161 PMCID: PMC5732436 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-017-0634-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Undernutrition during childhood leads to chronic diseases in adult life including hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Here we explore the hypothesis that physiological alterations in the bioactive lipids pattern within kidney tissue might be involved in the progression of chronic kidney disease. METHODS Membrane fractions from kidney homogenates of undernourished rats (RBD) were submitted to lipid extraction and analysis by thin layer chromatography and cholesterol determination. RESULTS Kidneys from RBD rats had 25% lower cholesterol content, which disturb membrane microdomains, affecting Ca2+ homeostasis and the enzymes responsible for important lipid mediators such as phosphatidylinositol-4 kinase, sphingosine kinase, diacylglicerol kinase and phospholipase A2. We observed a decrease in phosphatidylinositol(4)-phosphate (8.8 ± 0.9 vs. 3.6 ± 0.7 pmol.mg-1.mim-1), and an increase in phosphatidic acid (2.2 ± 0.8 vs. 3.8 ± 1.3 pmol.mg-1.mim-1), being these lipid mediators involved in the regulation of key renal functions. Ceramide levels are augmented in kidney tissue from RBD rats (18.7 ± 1.4 vs. 21.7 ± 1.5 fmol.mg-1.min-1) indicating an ongoing renal lesion. CONCLUSION Results point to an imbalance in the bioactive lipid generation with further consequences to key events related to kidney function, thus contributing to the establishment of chronic kidney disease.
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- Luzia S Sampaio
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biomedicina Translacional, Universidade do Grande Rio, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biomedicina Translacional, Universidade do Grande Rio, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil
- Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO), UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
- Present Address: Laboratório de Biomembranas, Sala G1-037, Bloco G, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, UFRJ, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil.
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Nowack J, Giroud S, Arnold W, Ruf T. Muscle Non-shivering Thermogenesis and Its Role in the Evolution of Endothermy. Front Physiol 2017; 8:889. [PMID: 29170642 PMCID: PMC5684175 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The development of sustained, long-term endothermy was one of the major transitions in the evolution of vertebrates. Thermogenesis in endotherms does not only occur via shivering or activity, but also via non-shivering thermogenesis (NST). Mammalian NST is mediated by the uncoupling protein 1 in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) and possibly involves an additional mechanism of NST in skeletal muscle. This alternative mechanism is based on Ca2+-slippage by a sarcoplasmatic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) and is controlled by the protein sarcolipin. The existence of muscle based NST has been discussed for a long time and is likely present in all mammals. However, its importance for thermoregulation was demonstrated only recently in mice. Interestingly, birds, which have evolved from a different reptilian lineage than mammals and lack UCP1-mediated NST, also exhibit muscle based NST under the involvement of SERCA, though likely without the participation of sarcolipin. In this review we summarize the current knowledge on muscle NST and discuss the efficiency of muscle NST and BAT in the context of the hypothesis that muscle NST could have been the earliest mechanism of heat generation during cold exposure in vertebrates that ultimately enabled the evolution of endothermy. We suggest that the evolution of BAT in addition to muscle NST was related to heterothermy being predominant among early endothermic mammals. Furthermore, we argue that, in contrast to small mammals, muscle NST is sufficient to maintain high body temperature in birds, which have enhanced capacities to fuel muscle NST by high rates of fatty acid import.
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- Julia Nowack
- Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Johannes Overgaard
- Zoophysiology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark;
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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Díaz M, Dópido R, Gómez T, Rodríguez C. Membrane Lipid Microenvironment Modulates Thermodynamic Properties of the Na +-K +-ATPase in Branchial and Intestinal Epithelia in Euryhaline Fish In vivo. Front Physiol 2016; 7:589. [PMID: 28018232 PMCID: PMC5156835 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We have analyzed the effects of different native membrane lipid composition on the thermodynamic properties of the Na+-K+-ATPase in different epithelia from the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata. Thermodynamic parameters of activation for the Na+-K+-ATPase, as well as contents of lipid classes and fatty acids from polar lipids were determined for gill epithelia and enterocytes isolated from pyloric caeca, anterior intestine and posterior intestine. Arrhenius analyses of control animals revealed differences in thermal discontinuity values (Td) and activation energies determined at both sides of Td between intestinal and gill epithelia. Eyring plots disclosed important differences in enthalpy of activation (ΔH‡) and entropy of activation (ΔS‡) between enterocytes and branchial cells. Induction of n-3 LCPUFA deficiency dramatically altered membrane lipid composition in enterocytes, being the most dramatic changes the increase in 18:1n-9 (oleic acid) and the reduction of n-3 LCPUFA (mainly DHA, docosahexaenoic acid). Strikingly, branchial cells were much more resistant to diet-induced lipid alterations than enterocytes, indicating the existence of potent lipostatic mechanisms preserving membrane lipid matrix in gill epithelia. Paralleling lipid alterations, values of Ea1, ΔH‡ and ΔS‡ for the Na+-K+-ATPase were all increased, while Td values vanished, in LCPUFA deficient enterocytes. In turn, Differences in thermodynamic parameters were highly correlated with specific changes in fatty acids, but not with individual lipid classes including cholesterol in vivo. Thus, Td was positively related to 18:1n-9 and negatively to DHA. Td, Ea1 and ΔH‡ were exponentially related to DHA/18:1n-9 ratio. The exponential nature of these relationships highlights the strong impact of subtle changes in the contents of oleic acid and DHA in setting the thermodynamic properties of epithelial Na+-K+-ATPase in vivo. The effects are consistent with physical effects on the lipid membrane surrounding the enzyme as well as with direct interactions with the Na+-K+-ATPase.
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- Mario Díaz
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Animal, Sección Biología, Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Edafología y Geología, Universidad de La Laguna Tenerife, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Animal, Sección Biología, Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Edafología y Geología, Universidad de La Laguna Tenerife, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Animal, Sección Biología, Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Edafología y Geología, Universidad de La Laguna Tenerife, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Animal, Sección Biología, Departamento de Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Edafología y Geología, Universidad de La Laguna Tenerife, Spain
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Dipole-Potential-Mediated Effects on Ion Pump Kinetics. Biophys J 2016; 109:1513-20. [PMID: 26488640 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The kinetics of conformational changes of P-type ATPases necessary for the occlusion or deocclusion of transported ions are known to be sensitive to the composition of the surrounding membrane, e.g., phospholipid content, mole percentage of cholesterol, and the presence of lipid-bound anions. Research has shown that many membrane components modify the dipole potential of the lipid head-group region. Based on the observation that occlusion/deocclusion reactions of ion pumps perturb the membrane surrounding the protein, a mechanism is suggested whereby dipole potential modifiers induce preferential stabilization or destabilization of occluded or nonoccluded states of the protein, leading to changes in the forward and backward rate constants for the transition. The mechanism relies on the assumption that conformational changes of the protein are associated with changes in its hydrophobic thickness that requires a change in local lipid packing density to allow hydrophobic matching with the membrane. The changes in lipid packing density cause changes in local lipid dipole potential that are responsible for the dependence of conformational kinetics on dipole potential modifiers. The proposed mechanism has the potential to explain effects of lipid composition on the kinetics of any membrane protein undergoing significant changes in its membrane cross-sectional area during its activity.
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Stimulation of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase Activity as a Possible Driving Force in Cholesterol Evolution. J Membr Biol 2015; 249:251-9. [PMID: 26715509 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-015-9864-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cholesterol is exclusively produced by animals and is present in the plasma membrane of all animal cells. In contrast, the membranes of fungi and plants contain other sterols. To explain the exclusive preference of animal cells for cholesterol, we propose that cholesterol may have evolved to optimize the activity of a crucial protein found in the plasma membrane of all multicellular animals, namely the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. To test this hypothesis, mirror tree and phylogenetic distribution analyses have been conducted of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and 3β-hydroxysterol Δ(24)-reductase (DHCR24), the last enzyme in the Bloch cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. The results obtained support the hypothesis of a co-evolution of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase and DHCR24. The evolutionary correlation between DHCR24 and the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase was found to be stronger than between DHCR24 and any other membrane protein investigated. The results obtained, thus, also support the hypothesis that cholesterol evolved together with the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase in multicellular animals to support Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity.
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Assessment of the functionality and stability of detergent purified nAChR from Torpedo using lipidic matrixes and macroscopic electrophysiology. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1858:47-56. [PMID: 26454038 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In our previous study we examined the functionality and stability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR)-detergent complexes (nAChR-DCs) from affinity-purified Torpedo californica (Tc) using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) in Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP) and planar lipid bilayer (PLB) recordings for phospholipid and cholesterol like detergents. In the present study we enhanced the functional characterization of nAChR-DCs by recording macroscopic ion channel currents in Xenopus oocytes using the two electrode voltage clamp (TEVC). The use of TEVC allows for the recording of macroscopic currents elicited by agonist activation of nAChR-DCs that assemble in the oocyte plasma membrane. Furthermore, we examined the stability of nAChR-DCs, which is obligatory for the nAChR crystallization, using a 30 day FRAP assay in LCP for each detergent. The present results indicate a marked difference in the fractional fluorescence recovery (ΔFFR) within the same detergent family during the 30 day period assayed. Within the cholesterol analog family, sodium cholate and CHAPSO displayed a minimum ΔFFR and a mobile fraction (MF) over 80%. In contrast, CHAPS and BigCHAP showed a marked decay in both the mobile fraction and diffusion coefficient. nAChR-DCs containing phospholipid analog detergents with an alkylphosphocholine (FC) and lysofoscholine (LFC) of 16 carbon chains (FC-16, LFC-16) were more effective in maintaining a mobile fraction of over 80% compared to their counterparts with shorter acyl chain (C12, C14). The significant differences in macroscopic current amplitudes, activation and desensitization rates among the different nAChR-DCs evaluated in the present study allow to dissect which detergent preserves both, agonist activation and ion channel function. Functionality assays using TEVC demonstrated that LFC16, LFC14, and cholate were the most effective detergents in preserving macroscopic ion channel function, however, the nAChR-cholate complex display a significant delay in the ACh-induce channel activation. In summary, these results suggest that the physical properties of the lipid analog detergents (headgroup and acyl chain length) are the most effective in maintaining both the stability and functionality of the nAChR in the detergent solubilized complex.
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Structural Significance of Lipid Diversity as Studied by Small Angle Neutron and X-ray Scattering. MEMBRANES 2015; 5:454-72. [PMID: 26402708 PMCID: PMC4584290 DOI: 10.3390/membranes5030454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We review recent developments in the rapidly growing field of membrane biophysics, with a focus on the structural properties of single lipid bilayers determined by different scattering techniques, namely neutron and X-ray scattering. The need for accurate lipid structural properties is emphasized by the sometimes conflicting results found in the literature, even in the case of the most studied lipid bilayers. Increasingly, accurate and detailed structural models require more experimental data, such as those from contrast varied neutron scattering and X-ray scattering experiments that are jointly refined with molecular dynamics simulations. This experimental and computational approach produces robust bilayer structural parameters that enable insights, for example, into the interplay between collective membrane properties and its components (e.g., hydrocarbon chain length and unsaturation, and lipid headgroup composition). From model studies such as these, one is better able to appreciate how a real biological membrane can be tuned by balancing the contributions from the lipid's different moieties (e.g., acyl chains, headgroups, backbones, etc.).
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Sousa L, Garcia IJP, Costa TGF, Silva LND, Renó CO, Oliveira ES, Tilelli CQ, Santos LL, Cortes VF, Santos HL, Barbosa LA. Effects of Iron Overload on the Activity of Na,K-ATPase and Lipid Profile of the Human Erythrocyte Membrane. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26197432 PMCID: PMC4510300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Iron is an essential chemical element for human life. However, in some pathological conditions, such as hereditary hemochromatosis type 1 (HH1), iron overload induces the production of reactive oxygen species that may lead to lipid peroxidation and a change in the plasma-membrane lipid profile. In this study, we investigated whether iron overload interferes with the Na,K-ATPase activity of the plasma membrane by studying erythrocytes that were obtained from the whole blood of patients suffering from iron overload. Additionally, we treated erythrocytes of normal subjects with 0.8 mM H2O2 and 1 μM FeCl3 for 24 h. We then analyzed the lipid profile, lipid peroxidation and Na,K-ATPase activity of plasma membranes derived from these cells. Iron overload was more frequent in men (87.5%) than in women and was associated with an increase (446%) in lipid peroxidation, as indicated by the amount of the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and an increase (327%) in the Na,K-ATPase activity in the plasma membrane of erythrocytes. Erythrocytes treated with 1 μM FeCl3 for 24 h showed an increase (132%) in the Na,K-ATPase activity but no change in the TBARS levels. Iron treatment also decreased the cholesterol and phospholipid content of the erythrocyte membranes and similar decreases were observed in iron overload patients. In contrast, erythrocytes treated with 0.8 mM H2O2 for 24 h showed no change in the measured parameters. These results indicate that erythrocytes from patients with iron overload exhibit higher Na,K-ATPase activity compared with normal subjects and that this effect is specifically associated with altered iron levels.
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- Leilismara Sousa
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Estudos em Neurociências das Epilepsias e Comorbidades, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindú, Av Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, 35501–296, Divinópolis, Brazil
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De Marothy MT, Elofsson A. Marginally hydrophobic transmembrane α-helices shaping membrane protein folding. Protein Sci 2015; 24:1057-74. [PMID: 25970811 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cells have developed an incredible machinery to facilitate the insertion of membrane proteins into the membrane. While we have a fairly good understanding of the mechanism and determinants of membrane integration, more data is needed to understand the insertion of membrane proteins with more complex insertion and folding pathways. This review will focus on marginally hydrophobic transmembrane helices and their influence on membrane protein folding. These weakly hydrophobic transmembrane segments are by themselves not recognized by the translocon and therefore rely on local sequence context for membrane integration. How can such segments reside within the membrane? We will discuss this in the light of features found in the protein itself as well as the environment it resides in. Several characteristics in proteins have been described to influence the insertion of marginally hydrophobic helices. Additionally, the influence of biological membranes is significant. To begin with, the actual cost for having polar groups within the membrane may not be as high as expected; the presence of proteins in the membrane as well as characteristics of some amino acids may enable a transmembrane helix to harbor a charged residue. The lipid environment has also been shown to directly influence the topology as well as membrane boundaries of transmembrane helices-implying a dynamic relationship between membrane proteins and their environment.
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- Minttu T De Marothy
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Solna, SE-171 21, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Solna, SE-171 21, Sweden
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General and specific lipid-protein interactions in Na,K-ATPase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:1729-43. [PMID: 25791351 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The molecular activity of Na,K-ATPase and other P2 ATPases like Ca(2+)-ATPase is influenced by the lipid environment via both general (physical) and specific (chemical) interactions. Whereas the general effects of bilayer structure on membrane protein function are fairly well described and understood, the importance of the specific interactions has only been realized within the last decade due particularly to the growing field of membrane protein crystallization, which has shed new light on the molecular details of specific lipid-protein interactions. It is a remarkable observation that specific lipid-protein interactions seem to be evolutionarily conserved, and conformations of specifically bound lipids at the lipid-protein surface within the membrane are similar in crystal structures determined with different techniques and sources of the protein, despite the rather weak lipid-protein interaction energy. Studies of purified detergent-soluble recombinant αβ or αβFXYD Na,K-ATPase complexes reveal three separate functional effects of phospholipids and cholesterol with characteristic structural selectivity. The observations suggest that these three effects are exerted at separate binding sites for phophatidylserine/cholesterol (stabilizing), polyunsaturated phosphatidylethanolamine (stimulatory), and saturated PC or sphingomyelin/cholesterol (inhibitory), which may be located within three lipid-binding pockets identified in recent crystal structures of Na,K-ATPase. The findings point to a central role of direct and specific interactions of different phospholipids and cholesterol in determining both stability and molecular activity of Na,K-ATPase and possible implications for physiological regulation by membrane lipid composition. This article is part of a special issue titled "Lipid-Protein Interactions."
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Pignataro MF, Dodes-Traian MM, González-Flecha FL, Sica M, Mangialavori IC, Rossi JPFC. Modulation of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase by neutral phospholipids: effect of the micelle-vesicle transition and the bilayer thickness. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:6179-90. [PMID: 25605721 PMCID: PMC4358257 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.585828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The effects of lipids on membrane proteins are likely to be complex and unique for each membrane protein. Here we studied different detergent/phosphatidylcholine reconstitution media and tested their effects on plasma membrane Ca(2+) pump (PMCA). We found that Ca(2+)-ATPase activity shows a biphasic behavior with respect to the detergent/phosphatidylcholine ratio. Moreover, the maximal Ca(2+)-ATPase activity largely depends on the length and the unsaturation degree of the hydrocarbon chain. Using static light scattering and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, we monitored the changes in hydrodynamic radius of detergent/phosphatidylcholine particles during the micelle-vesicle transition. We found that, when PMCA is reconstituted in mixed micelles, neutral phospholipids increase the enzyme turnover. The biophysical changes associated with the transition from mixed micelles to bicelles increase the time of residence of the phosphorylated intermediate (EP), decreasing the enzyme turnover. Molecular dynamics simulations analysis of the interactions between PMCA and the phospholipid bilayer in which it is embedded show that in the 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayer, charged residues of the protein are trapped in the hydrophobic core. Conversely, in the 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine bilayer, the overall hydrophobic-hydrophilic requirements of the protein surface are fulfilled the best, reducing the thermodynamic cost of exposing charged residues to the hydrophobic core. The apparent mismatch produced by a 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine thicker bilayer could be a structural foundation to explain its functional effect on PMCA.
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- María Florencia Pignataro
- From the Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Junín 956 (1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina and
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- From the Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Junín 956 (1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina and
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- From the Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Junín 956 (1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina and
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- the Laboratorio de Bioenergías, IEDS, CONICET Centro Atómico Bariloche, E. Bustillo 9,500 (8400), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- From the Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Junín 956 (1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina and
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- From the Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Junín 956 (1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina and
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Mares LJ, Garcia A, Rasmussen HH, Cornelius F, Mahmmoud YA, Berlin JR, Lev B, Allen TW, Clarke RJ. Identification of electric-field-dependent steps in the Na(+),K(+)-pump cycle. Biophys J 2015; 107:1352-63. [PMID: 25229143 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The charge-transporting activity of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase depends on its surrounding electric field. To isolate which steps of the enzyme's reaction cycle involve charge movement, we have investigated the response of the voltage-sensitive fluorescent probe RH421 to interaction of the protein with BTEA (benzyltriethylammonium), which binds from the extracellular medium to the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase's transport sites in competition with Na(+) and K(+), but is not occluded within the protein. We find that only the occludable ions Na(+), K(+), Rb(+), and Cs(+) cause a drop in RH421 fluorescence. We conclude that RH421 detects intramembrane electric field strength changes arising from charge transport associated with conformational changes occluding the transported ions within the protein, not the electric fields of the bound ions themselves. This appears at first to conflict with electrophysiological studies suggesting extracellular Na(+) or K(+) binding in a high field access channel is a major electrogenic reaction of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. All results can be explained consistently if ion occlusion involves local deformations in the lipid membrane surrounding the protein occurring simultaneously with conformational changes necessary for ion occlusion. The most likely origin of the RH421 fluorescence response is a change in membrane dipole potential caused by membrane deformation.
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- Laura J Mares
- School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
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- School of Applied Science and Health Innovations Research Institute, REMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Applied Science and Health Innovations Research Institute, REMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Yano Y, Kondo K, Kitani R, Yamamoto A, Matsuzaki K. Cholesterol-Induced Lipophobic Interaction between Transmembrane Helices Using Ensemble and Single-Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer. Biochemistry 2015; 54:1371-9. [DOI: 10.1021/bi501528e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Yoshiaki Yano
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Habeck M, Haviv H, Katz A, Kapri-Pardes E, Ayciriex S, Shevchenko A, Ogawa H, Toyoshima C, Karlish SJD. Stimulation, inhibition, or stabilization of Na,K-ATPase caused by specific lipid interactions at distinct sites. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:4829-4842. [PMID: 25533463 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.611384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The activity of membrane proteins such as Na,K-ATPase depends strongly on the surrounding lipid environment. Interactions can be annular, depending on the physical properties of the membrane, or specific with lipids bound in pockets between transmembrane domains. This paper describes three specific lipid-protein interactions using purified recombinant Na,K-ATPase. (a) Thermal stability of the Na,K-ATPase depends crucially on a specific interaction with 18:0/18:1 phosphatidylserine (1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine; SOPS) and cholesterol, which strongly amplifies stabilization. We show here that cholesterol associates with SOPS, FXYD1, and the α subunit between trans-membrane segments αTM8 and -10 to stabilize the protein. (b) Polyunsaturated neutral lipids stimulate Na,K-ATPase turnover by >60%. A screen of the lipid specificity showed that 18:0/20:4 and 18:0/22:6 phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) are the optimal phospholipids for this effect. (c) Saturated phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, but not saturated phosphatidylserine or PE, inhibit Na,K-ATPase activity by 70-80%. This effect depends strongly on the presence of cholesterol. Analysis of the Na,K-ATPase activity and E1-E2 conformational transitions reveals the kinetic mechanisms of these effects. Both stimulatory and inhibitory lipids poise the conformational equilibrium toward E2, but their detailed mechanisms of action are different. PE accelerates the rate of E1 → E2P but does not affect E2(2K)ATP → E13NaATP, whereas sphingomyelin inhibits the rate of E2(2K)ATP → E13NaATP, with very little effect on E1 → E2P. We discuss these lipid effects in relation to recent crystal structures of Na,K-ATPase and propose that there are three separate sites for the specific lipid interactions, with potential physiological roles to regulate activity and stability of the pump.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael Habeck
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Haim Haviv
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Adriana Katz
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Einat Kapri-Pardes
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
| | - Sophie Ayciriex
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
| | - Andrej Shevchenko
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
| | - Haruo Ogawa
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
| | - Chikashi Toyoshima
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
| | - Steven J D Karlish
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
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