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Nasiri F, Ebrahimi P, Shahsavani MB, Barati A, Zarei I, Hong J, Hoshino M, Moosavi-Movahedi AA, Yousefi R. Unraveling the impact of the p.R107L mutation on the structure and function of human αB-Crystallin: Implications for cataract formation. Biochimie 2024; 222:151-168. [PMID: 38494110 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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To date, several pathogenic mutations have been identified in the primary structure of human α-Crystallin, frequently involving the substitution of arginine with a different amino acid. These mutations can lead to the incidence of cataracts and myopathy. Recently, an important cataract-associated mutation has been reported in the functional α-Crystallin domain (ACD) of human αB-Crystallin protein, where arginine 107 (R107) is replaced by a leucine. In this study, we investigated the structure, chaperone function, stability, oligomerization, and amyloidogenic properties of the p.R107L human αB-Crystallin using a number of different techniques. Our results suggest that the p.R107L mutation can cause significant changes in the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of αB-Crystallin. This cataractogenic mutation led to the formation of protein oligomers with larger sizes than the wild-type protein and reduced the chemical and thermal stability of the mutant chaperone. Both fluorescence and microscopic assessments indicated that this mutation significantly altered the amyloidogenic properties of human αB-Crystallin. Furthermore, the mutant protein indicated an attenuated in vitro chaperone activity. The molecular dynamics (MD) simulation confirmed the experimental results and indicated that p.R107L mutation could alter the proper conformation of human αB-Crystallin dimers. In summary, our results indicated that the p.R107L mutation could promote the formation of larger oligomers, diminish the stability and chaperone activity of human αB-Crystallin, and these changes, in turn, can play a crucial role in the development of cataract disorder.
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- Farid Nasiri
- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416634793, Iran
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- School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, People's Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Mahalingam S, Karmakar S, Santhoshkumar P, Sharma KK. Effect of Structural Changes Induced by Deletion of 54FLRAPSWF 61 Sequence in αB-crystallin on Chaperone Function and Anti-Apoptotic Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:10771. [PMID: 34639110 PMCID: PMC8509813 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Previously, we showed that the removal of the 54-61 residues from αB-crystallin (αBΔ54-61) results in a fifty percent reduction in the oligomeric mass and a ten-fold increase in chaperone-like activity. In this study, we investigated the oligomeric organization changes in the deletion mutant contributing to the increased chaperone activity and evaluated the cytoprotection properties of the mutant protein using ARPE-19 cells. Trypsin digestion studies revealed that additional tryptic cleavage sites become susceptible in the deletion mutant than in the wild-type protein, suggesting a different subunit organization in the oligomer of the mutant protein. Static and dynamic light scattering analyses of chaperone-substrate complexes showed that the deletion mutant has more significant interaction with the substrates than wild-type protein, resulting in increased binding of the unfolding proteins. Cytotoxicity studies carried out with ARPE-19 cells showed an enhancement in anti-apoptotic activity in αBΔ54-61 as compared with the wild-type protein. The improved anti-apoptotic activity of the mutant is also supported by reduced caspase activation and normalization of the apoptotic cascade components level in cells treated with the deletion mutant. Our study suggests that altered oligomeric assembly with increased substrate affinity could be the basis for the enhanced chaperone function of the αBΔ54-61 protein.
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- Sundararajan Mahalingam
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA; (S.M.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA; (S.M.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA; (S.M.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA; (S.M.); (S.K.)
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Sprague-Piercy MA, Rocha MA, Kwok AO, Martin RW. α-Crystallins in the Vertebrate Eye Lens: Complex Oligomers and Molecular Chaperones. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2021; 72:143-163. [PMID: 33321054 PMCID: PMC8062273 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-090419-121428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
α-Crystallins are small heat-shock proteins that act as holdase chaperones. In humans, αA-crystallin is expressed only in the eye lens, while αB-crystallin is found in many tissues. α-Crystallins have a central domain flanked by flexible extensions and form dynamic, heterogeneous oligomers. Structural models show that both the C- and N-terminal extensions are important for controlling oligomerization through domain swapping. α-Crystallin prevents aggregation of damaged β- and γ-crystallins by binding to the client protein using a variety of binding modes. α-Crystallin chaperone activity can be compromised by mutation or posttranslational modifications, leading to protein aggregation and cataract. Because of their high solubility and their ability to form large, functional oligomers, α-crystallins are particularly amenable to structure determination by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and solution NMR, as well as cryo-electron microscopy.
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- Marc A Sprague-Piercy
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA;
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Panda AK, Chakraborty A, Nandi SK, Biswas A. The impact of different mutations at arginine141 on the structure, subunit exchange dynamics and chaperone activity of Hsp16.3. Proteins 2019; 88:759-774. [PMID: 31860142 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hsp16.3, a molecular chaperone, plays a vital role in the growth and survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis inside the host. We previously reported that deletion of three amino acid residues (142 STN144 ) from C-terminal extension (CTE) of Hsp16.3 triggers its structural perturbation and increases its chaperone activity, which reaches its apex upon the deletion of its entire CTE (141 RSTN144 ). Thus, we hypothesized that Arg141 (R141) and Ser142 (S142) in the CTE of Hsp16.3 possibly hold the key in maintaining its native-like structure and chaperone activity. To test this hypothesis, we generated two deletion mutants in which R141 and S142 were deleted individually (Hsp16.3ΔR141 and Hsp16.3ΔS142) and three substitution mutants in which R141 was replaced by lysine (Hsp16.3R141K), alanine (Hsp16.3R141A), and glutamic acid (Hsp16.3R141E), respectively. Hsp16.3ΔS142 or Hsp16.3R141K mutant has native-like structure and chaperone activity. Deletion of R141 from the CTE (Hsp16.3ΔR141) perturbs the secondary and tertiary structure, lowers the subunit exchange dynamics and decreases the chaperone activity of Hsp16.3. But, the substitution of R141 with alanine (Hsp16.3R141A) or glutamic acid (Hsp16.3R141E) perturbs its secondary and tertiary structure. Surprisingly, such charge tampering of R141 enhances the subunit exchange dynamics and chaperone activity of Hsp16.3. Interestingly, neither the deletion of R141/S142 nor the substitution of R141 with lysine, alanine and glutamic acid affects the oligomeric mass/size of Hsp16.3. Overall, our study suggests that R141 (especially the positive charge on R141) plays a crucial role in maintaining the native-like structure as well as in regulating subunit exchange dynamics and chaperone activity of Hsp16.3.
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- Alok Kumar Panda
- School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Jatni, Bhubaneswar, India
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Ghahramani M, Yousefi R, Krivandin A, Muranov K, Kurganov B, Moosavi-Movahedi AA. Structural and functional characterization of D109H and R69C mutant versions of human αB-crystallin: The biochemical pathomechanism underlying cataract and myopathy development. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 146:1142-1160. [PMID: 31678106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In human αB-crystallin (αB-Cry), the highly conserved residues arginine 69 (R69) and aspartate 109 (D109) are located within a critical motif of α-crystallin domain (ACD), contributing to the subunit interactions and oligomeric assembly. Recently, two missense mutations (R69C and D109H) in human αB-Cry have been reported to cause congenital cataract and myopathy disorders. We used various spectroscopic techniques, dynamic light scattering (DLS), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), gel electrophoresis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to show how these mutations cause significant changes in structure, amyloidogenic feature and biological function of human αB-Cry. These pathogenic mutations resulted in the important alterations of the secondary, tertiary and oligomeric (quaternary) structures of human αB-Cry. The missense mutations were also capable to significantly increase the amyloidogenic propensity of human αB-Cry and to diminish the chaperone-like activity of this protein. The above mentioned changes were observed more noticeably after D109H mutation. The detrimental effects of D109H mutation may be due to the loss of salt bridge with R120 in the dimeric interface, flagging the anti-aggregation ability of αB-Cry chaperone. In conclusion, the R69C and D109H mutations displayed a significant damaging effect on the structure and chaperone function of human αB-Cry which could be considered as their biochemical pathomechanisms in development of congenital cataract and myopathy disorders.
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- Maryam Ghahramani
- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin str. 4, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin str. 4, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia
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Chakraborty A, Nandi SK, Panda AK, Mahapatra PP, Giri S, Biswas A. Probing the structure-function relationship of Mycobacterium leprae HSP18 under different UV radiations. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 119:604-616. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.07.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Santhoshkumar P, Karmakar S, Sharma KK. Structural and functional consequences of chaperone site deletion in αA-crystallin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2016; 1864:1529-38. [PMID: 27524665 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The chaperone-like activity of αA-crystallin has an important role in maintaining lens transparency. Previously we identified residues 70-88 as a chaperone site in αA-crystallin. In this study, we deleted the chaperone site residues to generate αAΔ70-76 and αAΔ70-88 mutants and investigated if there are additional substrate-binding sites in αA-crystallin. Both mutant proteins when expressed in E. coli formed inclusion bodies, and on solubilizing and refolding, they exhibited similar structural properties, with a 2- to 3-fold increase in molar mass compared to the molar mass of wild-type protein. The deletion mutants were less stable than the wild-type αA-crystallin. Functionally αAΔ70-88 was completely inactive as a chaperone, while αAΔ70-76 demonstrated a 40-50% reduction in anti-aggregation activity against alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Deletion of residues 70-88 abolished the ADH binding sites in αA-crystallin at physiological temperature. At 45°C, cryptic ADH binding site(s) became exposed, which contributed subtly to the chaperone-like activity of αAΔ70-88. Both of the deletion mutants were completely inactive in suppressing aggregation of βL-crystallin at 53°C. The mutants completely lost the anti-apoptotic property that αA-crystallin exhibits while they protected ARPE-19 (a human retinal pigment epithelial cell line) and primary human primary lens epithelial (HLE) cells from oxidative stress. Our studies demonstrate that residues 70-88 in αA-crystallin act as a primary substrate binding site and account for the bulk of the total chaperone activity. The β3 and β4 strands in αA-crystallin comprising 70-88 residues play an important role in maintenance of the structure and in preventing aggregation of denaturing proteins.
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- Puttur Santhoshkumar
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, United States.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, United States; Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, United States.
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Nandi SK, Panda AK, Chakraborty A, Ray SS, Biswas A. Role of Subunit Exchange and Electrostatic Interactions on the Chaperone Activity of Mycobacterium leprae HSP18. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129734. [PMID: 26098662 PMCID: PMC4476693 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium leprae HSP18, a major immunodominant antigen of M. leprae pathogen, is a small heat shock protein. Previously, we reported that HSP18 is a molecular chaperone that prevents aggregation of different chemically and thermally stressed client proteins and assists refolding of denatured enzyme at normal temperature. We also demonstrated that it can efficiently prevent the thermal killing of E. coli at higher temperature. However, molecular mechanism behind the chaperone function of HSP18 is still unclear. Therefore, we studied the structure and chaperone function of HSP18 at normal temperature (25°C) as well as at higher temperatures (31–43°C). Our study revealed that the chaperone function of HSP18 is enhanced significantly with increasing temperature. Far- and near-UV CD experiments suggested that its secondary and tertiary structure remain intact in this temperature range (25–43°C). Besides, temperature has no effect on the static oligomeric size of this protein. Subunit exchange study demonstrated that subunits of HSP18 exchange at 25°C with a rate constant of 0.018 min-1. Both rate of subunit exchange and chaperone activity of HSP18 is found to increase with rise in temperature. However, the surface hydrophobicity of HSP18 decreases markedly upon heating and has no correlation with its chaperone function in this temperature range. Furthermore, we observed that HSP18 exhibits diminished chaperone function in the presence of NaCl at 25°C. At elevated temperatures, weakening of interactions between HSP18 and stressed client proteins in the presence of NaCl results in greater reduction of its chaperone function. The oligomeric size, rate of subunit exchange and structural stability of HSP18 were also found to decrease when electrostatic interactions were weakened. These results clearly indicated that subunit exchange and electrostatic interactions play a major role in the chaperone function of HSP18.
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- Sandip Kumar Nandi
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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Panda AK, Nandi SK, Chakraborty A, Nagaraj RH, Biswas A. Differential role of arginine mutations on the structure and functions of α-crystallin. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:199-210. [PMID: 26080000 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND α-Crystallin is a major protein of the eye lens in vertebrates. It is composed of two subunits, αA- and αB-crystallin. α-Crystallin is an oligomeric protein having these two subunits in 3:1 ratio. It belongs to small heat shock protein family and exhibits molecular chaperone function, which plays an important role in maintaining the lens transparency. Apart from chaperone function, both subunits also exhibit anti-apoptotic property. Comparison of their primary sequences reveals that αA- and αB-crystallin posses 13 and 14 arginine residues, respectively. Several of them undergo mutations which eventually lead to various eye diseases such as congenital cataract, juvenile cataract, and retinal degeneration. Interestingly, many arginine residues of these subunits are modified during glycation and even some are truncated during aging. All these facts indicate the importance of arginine residues in α-crystallin. SCOPE OF REVIEW In this review, we will emphasize the recent in vitro and in vivo findings related to congenital cataract causing arginine mutations in α-crystallin. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Congenital cataract causing arginine mutations alters the structure and decreases the chaperone function of α-crystallin. These mutations also affect the lens morphology and phenotypes. Interestingly, non-natural arginine mutations (generated for mimicking the glycation and truncation environment) improve the chaperone function of α-crystallin which may play an important role in maintaining the eye lens transparency during aging. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The neutralization of positive charge on the guanidino group of arginine residues is not always detrimental to the functionality of α-crystallin. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Crystallin Biochemistry in Health and Disease.
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- Alok Kumar Panda
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India.
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DiMauro MA, Nandi SK, Raghavan CT, Kar RK, Wang B, Bhunia A, Nagaraj RH, Biswas A. Acetylation of Gly1 and Lys2 promotes aggregation of human γD-crystallin. Biochemistry 2014; 53:7269-82. [PMID: 25393041 PMCID: PMC4245984 DOI: 10.1021/bi501004y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The human lens contains three major
protein families: α-,
β-, and γ-crystallin. Among the several variants of γ-crystallin
in the human lens, γD-crystallin is a major form. γD-Crystallin
is primarily present in the nuclear region of the lens and contains
a single lysine residue at the second position (K2). In this study,
we investigated the acetylation of K2 in γD-crystallin in aging
and cataractous human lenses. Our results indicated that K2 is acetylated
at an early age and that the amount of K2-acetylated γD-crystallin
increased with age. Mass spectrometric analysis revealed that in addition
to K2, glycine 1 (G1) was acetylated in γD-crystallin from human
lenses and in γD-crystallin acetylated in vitro. The chaperone ability of α-crystallin for acetylated γD-crystallin
was lower than that for the nonacetylated protein. The tertiary structure
and the microenvironment of the cysteine residues were significantly
altered by acetylation. The acetylated protein exhibited higher surface
hydrophobicity, was unstable against thermal and chemical denaturation,
and exhibited a higher propensity to aggregate at 80 °C in comparison
to the nonacetylated protein. Acetylation enhanced the GdnHCl-induced
unfolding and slowed the subsequent refolding of γD-crystallin.
Theoretical analysis indicated that the acetylation of K2 and G1 reduced
the structural stability of the protein and brought the distal cysteine
residues (C18 and C78) into close proximity. Collectively, these results
indicate that the acetylation of G1 and K2 residues in γD-crystallin
likely induced a molten globule-like structure, predisposing it to
aggregation, which may account for the high content of aggregated
proteins in the nucleus of aged and cataractous human lenses.
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- Michael A DiMauro
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and ‡Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Nahomi RB, Huang R, Nandi SK, Wang B, Padmanabha S, Santhoshkumar P, Filipek S, Biswas A, Nagaraj RH. Acetylation of lysine 92 improves the chaperone and anti-apoptotic activities of human αB-crystallin. Biochemistry 2013; 52:8126-38. [PMID: 24128140 DOI: 10.1021/bi400638s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
αB-Crystallin is a chaperone and an anti-apoptotic protein that is strongly expressed in many tissues, including the lens, retina, heart, and kidney. In the human lens, several lysine residues in αB-crystallin are acetylated. We have previously shown that such acetylation is predominant at lysine 92 (K92) and lysine 166 (K166). We have investigated the effect of lysine acetylation on the structure and functions of αB-crystallin by the specific introduction of an N(ε)-acetyllysine (AcK) mimic at K92. The introduction of AcK slightly altered the secondary and tertiary structures of the protein. The introduction of AcK also resulted in an increase in the molar mass and hydrodynamic radius of the protein, and the protein became structurally more open and more stable than the native protein. The acetyl protein acquired higher surface hydrophobicity and exhibited 25-55% higher chaperone activity than the native protein. The acetyl protein had more client protein binding per subunit of the protein and higher binding affinity relative to that of the native protein. The acetyl protein was at least 20% more effective in inhibiting chemically induced apoptosis than the native protein. Molecular modeling suggests that acetylation of K92 makes the "α-crystallin domain" more hydrophobic. Together, our results reveal that the acetylation of a single lysine residue in αB-crystallin makes the protein structurally more stable and improves its chaperone and anti-apoptotic activities. Our findings suggest that lysine acetylation of αB-crystallin is an important chemical modification for enhancing αB-crystallin's protective functions in the eye.
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- Rooban B Nahomi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and ‡Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine , Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Nagaraj RH, Panda AK, Shanthakumar S, Santhoshkumar P, Pasupuleti N, Wang B, Biswas A. Hydroimidazolone modification of the conserved Arg12 in small heat shock proteins: studies on the structure and chaperone function using mutant mimics. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30257. [PMID: 22272318 PMCID: PMC3260246 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Methylglyoxal (MGO) is an α-dicarbonyl compound present ubiquitously in the human body. MGO reacts with arginine residues in proteins and forms adducts such as hydroimidazolone and argpyrimidine in vivo. Previously, we showed that MGO-mediated modification of αA-crystallin increased its chaperone function. We identified MGO-modified arginine residues in αA-crystallin and found that replacing such arginine residues with alanine residues mimicked the effects of MGO on the chaperone function. Arginine 12 (R12) is a conserved amino acid residue in Hsp27 as well as αA- and αB-crystallin. When treated with MGO at or near physiological concentrations (2–10 µM), R12 was modified to hydroimidazolone in all three small heat shock proteins. In this study, we determined the effect of arginine substitution with alanine at position 12 (R12A to mimic MGO modification) on the structure and chaperone function of these proteins. Among the three proteins, the R12A mutation improved the chaperone function of only αA-crystallin. This enhancement in the chaperone function was accompanied by subtle changes in the tertiary structure, which increased the thermodynamic stability of αA-crystallin. This mutation induced the exposure of additional client protein binding sites on αA-crystallin. Altogether, our data suggest that MGO-modification of the conserved R12 in αA-crystallin to hydroimidazolone may play an important role in reducing protein aggregation in the lens during aging and cataract formation.
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- Ram H. Nagaraj
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (RHN); (AB)
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
- * E-mail: (RHN); (AB)
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Acetylation of αA-crystallin in the human lens: effects on structure and chaperone function. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2011; 1822:120-9. [PMID: 22120592 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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α-Crystallin is a major protein in the human lens that is perceived to help to maintain the transparency of the lens through its chaperone function. In this study, we demonstrate that many lens proteins including αA-crystallin are acetylated in vivo. We found that K70 and K99 in αA-crystallin and, K92 and K166 in αB-crystallin are acetylated in the human lens. To determine the effect of acetylation on the chaperone function and structural changes, αA-crystallin was acetylated using acetic anhydride. The resulting protein showed strong immunoreactivity against a N(ε)-acetyllysine antibody, which was directly related to the degree of acetylation. When compared to the unmodified protein, the chaperone function of the in vitro acetylated αA-crystallin was higher against three of the four different client proteins tested. Because a lysine (residue 70; K70) in αA-crystallin is acetylated in vivo, we generated a protein with an acetylation mimic, replacing Lys70 with glutamine (K70Q). The K70Q mutant protein showed increased chaperone function against three client proteins compared to the Wt protein but decreased chaperone function against γ-crystallin. The acetylated protein displayed higher surface hydrophobicity and tryptophan fluorescence, had altered secondary and tertiary structures and displayed decreased thermodynamic stability. Together, our data suggest that acetylation of αA-crystallin occurs in the human lens and that it affects the chaperone function of the protein.
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N-terminal domain of alphaB-crystallin provides a conformational switch for multimerization and structural heterogeneity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:6409-14. [PMID: 21464278 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1014656108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The small heat shock protein (sHSP) αB-crystallin (αB) plays a key role in the cellular protection system against stress. For decades, high-resolution structural studies on heterogeneous sHSPs have been confounded by the polydisperse nature of αB oligomers. We present an atomic-level model of full-length αB as a symmetric 24-subunit multimer based on solid-state NMR, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and EM data. The model builds on our recently reported structure of the homodimeric α-crystallin domain (ACD) and C-terminal IXI motif in the context of the multimer. A hierarchy of interactions contributes to build multimers of varying sizes: Interactions between two ACDs define a dimer, three dimers connected by their C-terminal regions define a hexameric unit, and variable interactions involving the N-terminal region define higher-order multimers. Within a multimer, N-terminal regions exist in multiple environments, contributing to the heterogeneity observed by NMR. Analysis of SAXS data allows determination of a heterogeneity parameter for this type of system. A mechanism of multimerization into higher-order asymmetric oligomers via the addition of up to six dimeric units to a 24-mer is proposed. The proposed asymmetric multimers explain the homogeneous appearance of αB in negative-stain EM images and the known dynamic exchange of αB subunits. The model of αB provides a structural basis for understanding known disease-associated missense mutations and makes predictions concerning substrate binding and the reported fibrilogenesis of αB.
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Pasupuleti N, Gangadhariah M, Padmanabha S, Santhoshkumar P, Nagaraj RH. The role of the cysteine residue in the chaperone and anti-apoptotic functions of human Hsp27. J Cell Biochem 2010; 110:408-19. [PMID: 20225272 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The small heat shock protein Hsp27 is a molecular chaperone and an anti-apoptotic protein. Human Hsp27 has one cysteine residue at position 137. We investigated the role of this cysteine residue in the chaperone and anti-apoptotic functions of Hsp27 by mutating the cysteine residue to an alanine (Hsp27(C137A)) and comparing it to wild-type protein (Hsp27(WT)). Both proteins were multi-subunit oligomers, but subunits of Hsp27(WT) were disulfide-linked unlike those of Hsp27(C137A), which were monomeric. Hsp27(C137A) was indistinguishable from Hsp27(WT) with regard to its secondary structure, surface hydrophobicity, oligomeric size and chaperone function. S-thiolation and reductive methylation of the cysteine residue had no apparent effect on the chaperone function of Hsp27(WT). The anti-apoptotic function of Hsp27(C137A) and Hsp27(WT) was studied by overexpressing them in CHO cells. No difference in the caspase-3 or -9 activity was observed in staurosporine-treated cells. The rate of apoptosis between Hsp27(C137A) and Hsp27(WT) overexpressing cells was similar whether the cells were treated with staurosporine or etoposide. However, the mutant protein was less protective relative to the wild-type protein in preventing caspase-3 and caspase-9 activation and apoptosis induced by 1 mM H(2)O(2) in CHO and HeLa cells. These data demonstrate that in human Hsp27, disulfide formation by the lone cysteine does not affect its chaperone function and anti-apoptotic function against chemical toxicants. However, oxidation of the lone cysteine in Hsp27 might at least partially affect the anti-apoptotic function against oxidative stress.
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- Nagarekha Pasupuleti
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Santhoshkumar P, Murugesan R, Sharma KK. Deletion of (54)FLRAPSWF(61) residues decreases the oligomeric size and enhances the chaperone function of alphaB-crystallin. Biochemistry 2009; 48:5066-73. [PMID: 19388699 DOI: 10.1021/bi900085v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AlphaB-crystallin is a member of the small heat shock protein family and is known to have chaperone activity. Using a peptide scan approach, we previously determined that regions 42-57, 60-71, and 88-123 in alphaB-crystallin interact with alphaA-crystallin during heterooligomer formation. To further characterize the significance of the N-terminal domain of alphaB-crystallin, we prepared a deletion mutant that lacks residues (54)FLRAPSWF(61) (alphaBDelta54-61) and found that the absence of residues 54-61 in alphaB-crystallin significantly decreased the homooligomeric mass of alphaB-crystallin. The average oligomeric mass of wild-type alphaB-crystallin and of alphaBDelta54-61, calculated using multiangle light scattering, was 624 and 382 kDa, respectively. The mutant subunits aggregate to form smaller, less-compact oligomers with a 4-fold increase in subunit exchange rate. Deletion of the 54-61 region resulted in a 50% decrease in intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. The alphaBDelta54-61 mutant showed a 2-fold increase in 1,1'-bi(4-anilino)naphthalene-5,5'-disulfonic acid (bis-ANS) binding as compared to the wild-type protein, suggesting increased hydrophobicity of the mutant protein. Accompanying the evidence of increased hydrophobicity in the deletion mutant was a 10-fold increase in antiaggregation activity. Homooligomers of 6HalphaA (750 kDa) readily exchanged subunits with alphaBDelta54-61 homooligomers at 37 degrees C, forming heterooligomers with an intermediate mass of 625 kDa. Our data suggest that residues (54)FLRAPSWF(61) contribute to the higher order assembly of alphaB-crystallin oligomers. Residues (54)FLRAPSWF(61) in alphaB-crystallin are not essential for target protein binding during chaperone action, but this region apparently has a role in the chaperone activity of native alphaB-crystallin.
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- Puttur Santhoshkumar
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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Sharma KK, Santhoshkumar P. Lens aging: effects of crystallins. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:1095-108. [PMID: 19463898 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2009] [Revised: 05/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The primary function of the eye lens is to focus light on the retina. The major proteins in the lens--alpha, beta, and gamma-crystallins--are constantly subjected to age-related changes such as oxidation, deamidation, truncation, glycation, and methylation. Such age-related modifications are cumulative and affect crystallin structure and function. With time, the modified crystallins aggregate, causing the lens to increasingly scatter light on the retina instead of focusing light on it and causing the lens to lose its transparency gradually and become opaque. Age-related lens opacity, or cataract, is the major cause of blindness worldwide. We review deamidation, and glycation that occur in the lenses during aging keeping in mind the structural and functional changes that these modifications bring about in the proteins. In addition, we review proteolysis and discuss recent observations on how crystallin fragments generated in vivo, through their anti-chaperone activity may cause crystallin aggregation in aging lenses. We also review hyperbaric oxygen treatment induced guinea pig and 'humanized' ascorbate transporting mouse models as suitable options for studies on age-related changes in lens proteins.
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- K Krishna Sharma
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
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Biswas A, Lewis S, Wang B, Miyagi M, Santoshkumar P, Gangadhariah MH, Nagaraj RH. Chemical modulation of the chaperone function of human alphaA-crystallin. J Biochem 2008; 144:21-32. [PMID: 18344542 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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alphaA-crystallin is abundant in the lens of the eye and acts as a molecular chaperone by preventing aggregation of denaturing proteins. We previously found that chemical modification of the guanidino group of selected arginine residues by a metabolic alpha-dicarbonyl compound, methylglyoxal (MGO), makes human alphaA-crystallin a better chaperone. Here, we examined how the introduction of additional guanidino groups and modification by MGO influence the structure and chaperone function of alphaA-crystallin. alphaA-crystallin lysine residues were converted to homoarginine by guanidination with o-methylisourea (OMIU) and then modified with MGO. LC-ESI-mass spectrometry identified homoargpyrimidine and homohydroimidazolone adducts after OMIU and MGO treatment. Treatment with 0.25 M OMIU abolished most of the chaperone function. However, subsequent treatment with 1.0 mM MGO not only restored the chaperone function but increased it by approximately 40% and approximately 60% beyond that of unmodified alphaA-crystallin, as measured with citrate synthase and insulin aggregation assays, respectively. OMIU treatment reduced the surface hydrophobicity but after MGO treatment, it was approximately 39% higher than control. FRET analysis revealed that alphaA-crystallin subunit exchange rate was markedly retarded by OMIU modification, but was enhanced after MGO modification. These results indicate a pattern of loss and gain of chaperone function within the same protein that is associated with introduction of guanidino groups and their neutralization. These findings support our hypothesis that positively charged guanidino group on arginine residues keeps the chaperone function of alphaA-crystallin in check and that a metabolic alpha-dicarbonyl compound neutralizes this charge to restore and enhance chaperone function.
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- Ashis Biswas
- Department of Ophthalmology & Department of Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Coi A, Bianucci AM, Bonomi F, Rasmussen P, Mura GM, Ganadu ML. Structural perturbation of alphaB-crystallin by zinc and temperature related to its chaperone-like activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2007; 42:229-34. [PMID: 18048095 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 09/14/2007] [Accepted: 10/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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alphaB-crystallin is a small heat shock protein that shows chaperone-like activity, as it protects the aggregation of denatured proteins. In this work, the possible relationships between structural characteristics and the biological activity of alphaB-crystallin were investigated on the native protein and on the protein undergoing the separate effects of metal ligation and temperature. The chaperone-like activity of alphaB-crystallin increased in the presence of zinc and when temperature was increased. By using fluorescent probes to monitor hydrophobic surfaces on alphaB-crystallin, it was found that exposed hydrophobic patches on the protein surface increased significantly both in the presence of zinc and when the temperature was raised from 25 to 37 degrees C. The zinc-induced increased exposure of lipophilic residues is in agreement with theoretical calculations performed on 3D-models of monomeric alphaB-crystallin, and may be significant to its increased biological activity.
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- Alessio Coi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Ahrman E, Lambert W, Aquilina JA, Robinson CV, Emanuelsson CS. Chemical cross-linking of the chloroplast localized small heat-shock protein, Hsp21, and the model substrate citrate synthase. Protein Sci 2007; 16:1464-78. [PMID: 17567739 PMCID: PMC2206695 DOI: 10.1110/ps.072831607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The molecular mechanism whereby the small heat-shock protein (sHsp) chaperones interact with and prevent aggregation of other proteins is not fully understood. We have characterized the sHsp-substrate protein interaction at normal and increased temperatures utilizing a model substrate protein, citrate synthase (CS), widely used in chaperone assays, and a dodecameric plant sHsp, Hsp21, by chemical cross-linking with 3,3'-Dithiobis[sulfosuccinimidylpropionate] (DTSSP) and mass spectrometric peptide mapping. In the absence of CS, the cross-linker captured Hsp21 in dodecameric form, even at increased temperature (47 degrees C). In the presence of equimolar amounts of CS, no Hsp21 dodecamer was captured, indicating a substrate-induced Hsp21 dodecamer dissociation by equimolar amounts of CS. Cross-linked Hsp21-Hsp21 dipeptides indicated an exposure of the Hsp21 C-terminal tails and substrate-binding sites normally covered by the C terminus. Cross-linked Hsp21-CS dipeptides mapped to several sites on the surface of the CS dimer, indicating that there are numerous weak and short-lived interactions between Hsp21 and CS, even at normal temperatures. The N-terminal arms especially interacted with a motif in the CS dimer, which is absent in thermostable forms of CS. The cross-linking data suggest that the presence of substrate rather than temperature influences the conformation of Hsp21.
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- Emma Ahrman
- Department of Biochemistry, Lund University, Sweden.
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