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Aulova KS, Urusov AE, Chernyak AD, Toporkova LB, Chicherina GS, Buneva VN, Orlovskaya IA, Nevinsky GA. Cellular and Immunological Analysis of 2D2/Th Hybrid Mice Prone to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Comparison with 2D2 and Th Lines. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9900. [PMID: 39337388 PMCID: PMC11432411 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25189900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Previously, we described the mechanisms of development of autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in 3-month-old C57BL/6, Th, and 2D2 mice. The faster and more profound spontaneous development of EAE with the achievement of deeper pathology occurs in hybrid 2D2/Th mice. Here, the cellular and immunological analysis of EAE development in 2D2/Th mice was carried out. In Th, 2D2, and 2D2/Th mice, the development of EAE is associated with a change in the differentiation profile of hemopoietic bone marrow stem cells, which, in 2D2/Th, differs significantly from 2D2 and Th mice. Hybrid 2D2/Th mice demonstrate a significant difference in these changes in all strains of mice, leading to the production of antibodies with catalytic activities, known as abzymes, against self-antigens: myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), DNA, myelin basic protein (MBP), and five histones (H1-H4) hydrolyze these antigens. There is also the proliferation of B and T lymphocytes in different organs (blood, bone marrow, thymus, spleen, lymph nodes). The patterns of changes in the concentration of antibodies and the relative activity of abzymes during the spontaneous development of EAE in the hydrolysis of these immunogens are significantly or radically different for the three lines of mice: Th, 2D2, and 2D2/Th. Several factors may play an essential role in the acceleration of EAE in 2D2/Th mice. The treatment of mice with MOG accelerates the development of EAE pathology. In the initial period of EAE development, the concentration of anti-MOG antibodies in 2D2/Th is significantly higher than in Th (29.1-fold) and 2D2 (11.7-fold). As shown earlier, antibodies with DNase activity penetrate cellular and nuclear membranes and activate cell apoptosis, stimulating autoimmune processes. In the initial period of EAE development, the concentration of anti-DNA antibodies in 2D2/Th hybrids is higher than in Th (4.6-fold) and 2D2 (25.7-fold); only 2D2/Th mice exhibited a very strong 10.6-fold increase in the DNase activity of IgGs during the development of EAE. Free histones in the blood are cytotoxic and stimulate the development of autoimmune diseases. Only in 2D2/Th mice, during different periods of EAE development, was a sharp increase in the anti-antibody activity in the hydrolysis of some histones observed.
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- Kseniya S Aulova
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Division of RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Division of RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Division of RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Division of RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals of the Siberian Division of the RAS, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Division of RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian Division of RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Tan S, Li W, Yang C, Zhan Q, Lu K, Liu J, Jin YM, Bai JS, Wang L, Li J, Li Z, Yu F, Li YY, Duan YX, Lu L, Zhang T, Wei J, Li L, Zheng YT, Jiang S, Liu S. gp120-derived amyloidogenic peptides form amyloid fibrils that increase HIV-1 infectivity. Cell Mol Immunol 2024; 21:479-494. [PMID: 38443447 PMCID: PMC11061181 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-024-01144-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Apart from mediating viral entry, the function of the free HIV-1 envelope protein (gp120) has yet to be elucidated. Our group previously showed that EP2 derived from one β-strand in gp120 can form amyloid fibrils that increase HIV-1 infectivity. Importantly, gp120 contains ~30 β-strands. We examined whether gp120 might serve as a precursor protein for the proteolytic release of amyloidogenic fragments that form amyloid fibrils, thereby promoting viral infection. Peptide array scanning, enzyme degradation assays, and viral infection experiments in vitro confirmed that many β-stranded peptides derived from gp120 can indeed form amyloid fibrils that increase HIV-1 infectivity. These gp120-derived amyloidogenic peptides, or GAPs, which were confirmed to form amyloid fibrils, were termed gp120-derived enhancers of viral infection (GEVIs). GEVIs specifically capture HIV-1 virions and promote their attachment to target cells, thereby increasing HIV-1 infectivity. Different GAPs can cross-interact to form heterogeneous fibrils that retain the ability to increase HIV-1 infectivity. GEVIs even suppressed the antiviral activity of a panel of antiretroviral agents. Notably, endogenous GAPs and GEVIs were found in the lymphatic fluid, lymph nodes, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of AIDS patients in vivo. Overall, gp120-derived amyloid fibrils might play a crucial role in the process of HIV-1 infectivity and thus represent novel targets for anti-HIV therapeutics.
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- Suiyi Tan
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Analysis and Control of Zoonotic Pathogenic Microorganism, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Infectious Disease Hospital, Kunming, 650301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for HIV/AIDS Research, Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for HIV/AIDS Research, Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Peptides of Yunnan Province, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Song Y, Myers R, Mehl F, Murphy L, Brooks B, Wilson JM, Kadl A, Woodfolk J, Zeichner SL. ACE-2-like enzymatic activity is associated with immunoglobulin in COVID-19 patients. mBio 2024; 15:e0054124. [PMID: 38501835 PMCID: PMC11005375 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00541-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Many mechanisms responsible for COVID-19 pathogenesis are well-established, but COVID-19 includes features with unclear pathogenesis, such as autonomic dysregulation, coagulopathies, and high levels of inflammation. The receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) is angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). We hypothesized that some COVID-19 patients may develop antibodies that have a negative molecular image of RBD sufficiently similar to ACE2 to yield ACE2-like catalytic activity-ACE2-like abzymes. To explore this hypothesis, we studied patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had plasma samples available obtained about 7 days after admission. ACE2 is a metalloprotease that requires Zn2+ for activity. However, we found that the plasma from some patients studied could specifically cleave a synthetic ACE2 peptide substrate, even though the plasma samples were collected using disodium EDTA anticoagulant. When we spiked plasma with synthetic ACE2, no ACE2 substrate cleavage activity was observed unless Zn2+ was added or the plasma was diluted to decrease EDTA concentration. After processing samples by 100 kDa size exclusion columns and protein A/G adsorption, which depleted immunoglobulin by >99.99%, the plasma samples did not cleave the ACE2 substrate peptide. The data suggest that some patients with COVID-19 develop antibodies with abzyme-like activity capable of cleaving synthetic ACE2 substrate. Since abzymes can exhibit promiscuous substrate specificities compared to the enzyme whose active site image they resemble, and since proteolytic cascades regulate many physiologic processes, anti-RBD abzymes may contribute to some otherwise obscure COVID-19 pathogenesis. IMPORTANCE We provide what we believe to be the first description of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-like enzymatic activity associated with immunoglobulin in COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 includes many puzzling clinical features that have unclear pathogenesis, including a hyperinflammatory state, abnormalities of the clotting cascade, and blood pressure instability. We hypothesized that some patients with COVID-19 patients may produce antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 with enzymatic activity, or abzymes, that target important proteolytic regulatory cascades. The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binds ACE2 on the surface of the future host cell. This means that the RBD has a negative molecular image of ACE2. We hypothesized that some antibodies produced against the RBD would have, in turn, a negative molecular image of the RBD sufficiently similar to ACE2 to have ACE2-like catalytic activity. In other words, some anti-RBD antibodies would be ACE2-like abzymes. Abzymes elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection have the potential to affect host physiology.
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- Yufeng Song
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Hifumi E, Taguchi H, Nonaka T, Harada T, Uda T. Finding and characterizing a catalytic antibody light chain, H34, capable of degrading the PD-1 molecule. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:220-229. [PMID: 34458785 PMCID: PMC8341958 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00155d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is an immune checkpoint molecule regulating T-cell function. Preventing PD-1 binding to its ligand PD-L1 has emerged as an important tool in immunotherapy. Here, we describe a unique human catalytic antibody light chain, H34, which mediates enzymatic degradation of human PD-1 peptides and recombinant human PD-1 protein and thus functions to prevent the binding of PD-1 with PD-L1. H34 degraded one half of the PD-1 molecules within about 6 h under the experimental conditions. Investigating the acquisition of the catalytic function by H34, which belongs to subgroup I and lacks a Pro95 residue in CDR-3, revealed the importance of this sequence, as a Pro95-reconstituted mutant (H34-Pro95(+)) exhibited very little catalytic activity to cleave PD-1. Interestingly, EDTA inhibited the catalytic activity of H34, which could work as a metallo-protease. Zn2+ or Co2+ ions may work as a cofactor. It is meaningfull that H34 was obtained from the human antibody gene taken from a healthy volunteer, suggesting that we potentially have such unique molecules in our body.
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- Emi Hifumi
- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute 700 Dannoharu Oita-shi Oita 870-1192 Japan
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- Suzuka University of Medical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences 3500-3 Minamitamagaki-cho Suzuka 510-0293 Japan
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- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute 700 Dannoharu Oita-shi Oita 870-1192 Japan
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- Oita University, Faculty of Science & Technology, Division of Applied Chemistry 700 Dannoharu Oita-shi Oita 870-1192 Japan
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- Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT) 4-1 Kyudai-shinmachi Fukuoka 879-5593 Japan
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Hifumi E, Taguchi H, Tsuda H, Minagawa T, Nonaka T, Uda T. A new algorithm to convert a normal antibody into the corresponding catalytic antibody. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaay6441. [PMID: 32232151 PMCID: PMC7096177 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay6441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Over thousands of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been produced so far, and it would be valuable if these mAbs could be directly converted into catalytic antibodies. We have designed a system to realize the above concept by deleting Pro95, a highly conserved residue in CDR-3 of the antibody light chain. The deletion of Pro95 is a key contributor to catalytic function of the light chain. The S35 and S38 light chains have identical amino acid sequences except for Pro95. The former, with Pro95 did not show any catalytic activity, whereas the latter, without Pro95, exhibited peptidase activity. To verify the generality of this finding, we tested another light chain, T99wt, which had Pro95 and showed little catalytic activity. In contrast, a Pro95-deleted mutant enzymatically degraded the peptide substrate and amyloid-beta molecule. These two cases demonstrate the potential for a new method of creating catalytic antibodies from the corresponding mAbs.
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- Emi Hifumi
- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
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- Suzuka University of Medical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3500-3 Minamitamagaki-cho, Suzuka 510-0293, Japan
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- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
- Oita University, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
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- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
- Oita University, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
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- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
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- Oita University, Research Promotion Institute, 700 Dannoharu, Oita-shi, Oita 870-1192, Japan
- Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), 4-1 Kyudai-shinmachi, Fukuoka 879-5593, Japan
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Hifumi E, Taguchi H, Toorisaka E, Uda T. New technologies to introduce a catalytic function into antibodies: A unique human catalytic antibody light chain showing degradation of β-amyloid molecule along with the peptidase activity. FASEB Bioadv 2019; 1:93-104. [PMID: 32123823 PMCID: PMC6996398 DOI: 10.1096/fba.1025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Since the discovery of a natural catalytic antibody in 1989, many catalytic antibodies targeting peptides, nucleotides, virus and bacterial proteins, and many molecules have been prepared. Although catalytic antibodies should have features superior to non-catalytic monoclonal antibodies, the reports on catalytic antibodies are far fewer than those on normal (non-catalytic) antibodies. Nowadays, we can obtain any monoclonal antibody we want, which is not the case for catalytic antibodies. To overcome this drawback of catalytic antibodies, much basic research must be done. As one way to attain this purpose, we have been making a protein bank of human antibody light chains, in which the light chains were expressed, purified, and stored for use in screening against many kinds of antigen, to then get clues to introducing a catalytic function in normal antibodies. As the number of stored light chains in the above protein bank has reached the hundreds, in this study, we screened them against amyloid-beta (Aβ), which is well-known as one of the molecules causing Alzheimer's disease. We found two interesting light chains, #7TR and #7GY. The former could degrade both a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-Aβ substrate and Aβ1-40 full peptide. In contrast, #7GY, whose sequence is identical to that of #7TR except for the amino acids at the 29th and 30th positions, did not degrade the FRET-Aβ substrate at all. By using a synthetic substrate, Arg-pNA, the difference between the chemical features of the two light chains was investigated in detail. In addition, we found that the presence of Zn(II) ion hugely influenced the catalytic activity of the #7TR light chain but not #7GY. Through these facts and the discussion, we propose one of the clues to how to put a catalytic function in a normal (non-catalytic) antibody.
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- Emi Hifumi
- Research Promotion Institute, Oita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesSuzuka University of Medical ScienceSuzukaJapan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Sustainable EngineeringYamaguchi UniversityYamaguchiJapan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied ChemistryOita UniversityOitaJapan
- Nanotechnology LaboratoryInstitute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT)FukuokaJapan
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Chen J, Ren R, Yu F, Wang C, Zhang X, Li W, Tan S, Jiang S, Liu S, Li L. A Degraded Fragment of HIV-1 Gp120 in Rat Hepatocytes Forms Fibrils and Enhances HIV-1 Infection. Biophys J 2017; 113:1425-1439. [PMID: 28978437 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Identification of the host or viral factors that enhance HIV infection is critical for preventing sexual transmission of HIV. Amyloid fibrils derived from human semen, including semen-derived enhancer of virus infection and semenogelins, enhance HIV-1 infection dramatically in vitro. In this study, we reported that a short-degraded peptide fragment 1 (DPF1) derived from native HIV-1 envelope protein gp120-loaded rat hepatocytes, formed fibrils by self-assembly and thus enhanced HIV-1 infection by promoting the binding of HIV-1 to target cells. Furthermore, DPF1-formed fibrils might be used as a crossing seed to accelerate the formation of semen-derived enhancer of virus infection and semenogelin fibrils. It will be helpful to clarify the viral factors that affect HIV-1 infection. DPF1 as an analog of gp120 containing the critical residues for CD4 binding might be useful for designing of HIV vaccines and developing HIV entry inhibitors.
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- Jinquan Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Jiangsu Protein Drug Engineering Laboratory, Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College, Huai'an, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of MOE/MOH, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratory, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of MOE/MOH, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Drug Research for Emerging Virus Prevention and Treatment, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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A Peptide Derived from the HIV-1 gp120 Coreceptor-Binding Region Promotes Formation of PAP248-286 Amyloid Fibrils to Enhance HIV-1 Infection. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144522. [PMID: 26656730 PMCID: PMC4687630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Semen is a major vehicle for HIV transmission. Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) fragments, such as PAP248-286, in human semen can form amyloid fibrils to enhance HIV infection. Other endogenous or exogenous factors present during sexual intercourse have also been reported to promote the formation of seminal amyloid fibrils. Methodology and Principal Findings Here, we demonstrated that a synthetic 15-residue peptide derived from the HIV-1 gp120 coreceptor-binding region, designated enhancing peptide 2 (EP2), can rapidly self-assemble into nanofibers. These EP2-derivated nanofibers promptly accelerated the formation of semen amyloid fibrils by PAP248-286, as shown by Thioflavin T (ThT) and Congo red assays. The amyloid fibrils presented similar morphology, assessed via transmission electron microscopy (TEM), in the presence or absence of EP2. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy revealed that EP2 accelerates PAP248-286 amyloid fibril formation by promoting the structural transition of PAP248-286 from a random coil into a cross-β-sheet. Newly formed semen amyloid fibrils effectively enhanced HIV-1 infection in TZM-bl cells and U87 cells by promoting the binding of HIV-1 virions to target cells. Conclusions and Significance Nanofibers composed of EP2 promote the formation of PAP248-286 amyloid fibrils and enhance HIV-1 infection.
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Hifumi E, Matsumoto S, Nakashima H, Itonaga S, Arakawa M, Katayama Y, Kato R, Uda T. A novel method of preparing the monoform structure of catalytic antibody light chain. FASEB J 2015; 30:895-908. [PMID: 26527062 DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-276394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Along with the development of antibody drugs and catalytic antibodies, the structural diversity (heterogeneity) of antibodies has been given attention. For >20 yr, detailed studies on the subject have not been conducted, because the phenomenon presents many difficult and complex problems. Structural diversity provides some (or many) isoforms of an antibody distinguished by different charges, different molecular sizes, and modifications of amino acid residues. For practical use, the antibody and the subunits must have a defined structure. In recent work, we have found that the copper (Cu) ion plays a substantial role in solving the diversity problem. In the current study, we used several catalytic antibody light chains to examine the effect of the Cu ion. In all cases, the different electrical charges of the molecule converged to a single charge, giving 1 peak in cation-exchange chromatography, as well as a single spot in 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The Cu-binding site was investigated by using mutagenesis, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, atomic force microscope analysis, and molecular modeling, which suggested that histidine and cysteine residues close to the C-terminus are involved with the binding site. The constant region domain of the antibody light chain played an important role in the heterogeneity of the light chain. Our findings may be a significant tool for preparing a single defined, not multiple, isoform structure.
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- Emi Hifumi
- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- *Research Promotion Institute and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies, and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan; Graduate School of System Life Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Tottori College of Nursing, Tottori, Japan; and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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Deyev SM, Lebedenko EN, Petrovskaya LE, Dolgikh DA, Gabibov AG, Kirpichnikov MP. Man-made antibodies and immunoconjugates with desired properties: function optimization using structural engineering. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2015. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Peptides derived from HIV-1 gp120 co-receptor binding domain form amyloid fibrils and enhance HIV-1 infection. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:1515-22. [PMID: 24657436 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Amyloid fibrils play important roles in HIV-1 infection. We found peptides derived from the HIV-1 gp120 co-receptor binding region, which are defined as enhancing peptides (EPs), could form amyloid fibrils and remarkably enhance HIV-1 infection. EPs bound to the virus and promoted the interaction between HIV-1 and target cells. The antiviral efficacy of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) was substantially impaired in the presence of EPs. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) could both inhibit the formation of fibrils composed of EPs and counteract the EP-mediated enhancement of HIV-1 infection. Our findings identify viral derived amyloid fibrils that hold potential for biochemical applications.
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Belogurov A, Smirnov I, Ponomarenko N, Gabibov A. Antibody-antigen pair probed by combinatorial approach and rational design: bringing together structural insights, directed evolution, and novel functionality. FEBS Lett 2012; 586:2966-73. [PMID: 22841717 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The unique hypervariability of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily provides a means to create both binding and catalytic antibodies with almost any desired specificity and activity. The diversity of antigens and concept of adaptive response suggest that it is possible to find an antigen pair to any raised Ig. In the current review we discuss combinatorial approaches, which makes it possible to obtain an antibody with predefined properties, followed by 3D structure-based rational design to enhance or dramatically change its characteristics. A similar strategy, but applied to the second partner of the antibody-antigen pair, may result in selection of complementary substrates to the chosen Ig. Finally, 2D screening may be performed solving the "Chicken and Egg" problem when neither antibody nor antigen is known.
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- Alexey Belogurov
- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, Moscow, Russia
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Pashov A, Garimalla S, Monzavi-Karbassi B, Kieber-Emmons T. Carbohydrate targets in HIV vaccine research: lessons from failures. Immunotherapy 2011; 1:777-94. [PMID: 20636023 DOI: 10.2217/imt.09.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Learning from the successes of other vaccines that enhance natural and existing protective responses to pathogens, the current effort in HIV vaccine research is directed toward inducing cytotoxic responses. Nevertheless, antibodies are fundamental players in vaccine development and are still considered in the context of passive specific immunotherapy of HIV, especially since several broadly neutralizing monoclonals are available. Special interest is directed toward antibodies binding to the glycan array on gp120 since they have the potential of broader reactivity and cross-clade neutralizing capacity. Humoral responses to carbohydrate antigens have proven effective against other pathogens, why not HIV? The variability of the epitope targets on HIV may not be the only problem to developing active or passive immunotherapeutic strategies. The dynamics of the infected immune system leads to ambiguous effects of most of the effector mechanisms calling for new approaches; some may already be available, while others are in the making.
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- Anastas Pashov
- Department of Pathology & Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St, #824 Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Belogurov A, Kozyr A, Ponomarenko N, Gabibov A. Catalytic antibodies: balancing between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Bioessays 2010; 31:1161-71. [PMID: 19795406 DOI: 10.1002/bies.200900020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The immunoglobulin molecule is a perfect template for the de novo generation of biocatalytic functions. Catalytic antibodies, or abzymes, obtained by the structural mimicking of enzyme active sites have been shown to catalyze numerous chemical reactions. Natural enzyme analogs for some of these reactions have not yet been found or possibly do not exist at all. Nowadays, the dramatic breakthrough in antibody engineering and expression technologies has promoted a considerable expansion of immunoglobulin's medical applications and is offering abzymes a unique chance to become a promising source of high-precision "catalytic vaccines." At the same time, the discovery of natural abzymes on the background of autoimmune disease revealed their beneficial and pathogenic roles in the disease progression. Thus, the conflicting Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde protective and destructive essences of catalytic antibodies should be carefully considered in the development of therapeutic abzyme applications.
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- Alexey Belogurov
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, Moscow 117997, Russia
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Smirnov IV, Vorobiev II, Friboulet A, Avalle B, Thomas D, Knorre VD, Gabibov AG, Ponomarenko NA. The antiidiotypic approach to obtaining a proteolytic antibody. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2008; 420:105-7. [DOI: 10.1134/s1607672908030022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Singh AK, Jiang Y, Gupta S. Effects of chronic alcohol drinking on receptor-binding, internalization, and degradation of human immunodeficiency virus 1 envelope protein gp120 in hepatocytes. Alcohol 2007; 41:591-606. [PMID: 17980997 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2007] [Revised: 08/07/2007] [Accepted: 08/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although alcohol drinking increases susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, possible mechanisms underlying the effects of alcohol are not yet known. Since the HIV envelope protein gp120 plays a key role in progression of HIV infection, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the toxicity and degradation of gp120 in hepatocytes isolated from liver of alcohol-preferring rats drinking either 15% ethanol in water or pure water for 70 days. The hypothesis was that alcohol drinking augmented the toxicity, but suppressed degradation of gp120. Hepatocytes from water-drinking rats (C-cells) or ethanol-drinking rats (Et-cells) were treated with laptacystin, anti-CD4 antibodies, CCR5 antagonist, or mannose, followed by [(125)I]gp120 or native gp120. At predetermined intervals, control (C) and ethanol exposed (Et) cells were analyzed for toxicity and degradation of gp120. In C-cells, [(125)I]gp120 binding and internalization peaked within 5-45 min and remained elevated for up to 10h and then decreased gradually. In Et-cells, [(125)I]gp120 binding peaked comparably to C-cells, but the binding remained to the peak level throughout the experimental period. C-cells exhibited the lysosomal/ubiquitin-mediated degradation of intracellular gp120, resulting in released gp120 fragments into the incubation medium that suppressed gp120-CD4 binding, improved cell viability, and inhibited gp120-induced apoptosis. Ethanol drinking suppressed gp120 degradation in and release of gp120 fragments from hepatocytes. The incubation medium of Et-cells did not suppress gp120-CD4 binding or the gp120-mediated apoptosis in hepatocytes. Thus, chronic alcohol drinking augmented the adverse effects of gp120 possibly by suppressing its degradation in hepatocytes. The present observation also suggests that a number of CCR5 or ubiquitin-based therapeutic drugs may not be effective in suppressing HIV infection in alcohol-drinking subjects.
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- Ashok K Singh
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1333 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
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