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Mikhaylova VV, Eronina TB, Chebotareva NA, Kurganov BI. The Effect of Chemical Chaperones on Proteins with Different Aggregation Kinetics. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2023; 88:1-12. [PMID: 37068874 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297923010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Formation and accumulation of protein aggregates adversely affect intracellular processes in living cells and are negative factors in the production and storage of protein preparations. Chemical chaperones can prevent protein aggregation, but this effect is not universal and depends on the target protein structure and kinetics of its aggregation. We studied the effect of betaine (Bet) and lysine (Lys) on thermal aggregation of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb) at 48°C (aggregation order, n = 0.5), UV-irradiated Phb (UV-Phb) at 37°C (n = 1), and apo-form of Phb (apo-Phb) at 37°C (n = 2). Using dynamic light scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and analytical ultracentrifugation, we have shown that Bet protected Phb and apo-Phb from aggregation, but accelerated the aggregation of UV-Phb. At the same time, Lys prevented UV-Phb and apo-Phb aggregation, but increased the rate of Phb aggregation. The mechanisms of chemical chaperone action on the tertiary and quaternary structures and kinetics of thermal aggregation of the target proteins are discussed. Comparison of the effects of chemical chaperones on the proteins with different aggregation kinetics provides more complete information on the mechanism of their action.
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- Valeriya V Mikhaylova
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Biotechnology Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Biotechnology Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Biotechnology Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Biotechnology Federal Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Effects of Molecular Crowding and Betaine on HSPB5 Interactions, with Target Proteins Differing in the Quaternary Structure and Aggregation Mechanism. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315392. [PMID: 36499725 PMCID: PMC9737104 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aggregation of intracellular proteins may be enhanced under stress. The expression of heat-shock proteins (HSPs) and the accumulation of osmolytes are among the cellular protective mechanisms in these conditions. In addition, one should remember that the cell environment is highly crowded. The antiaggregation activity of HSPB5 and the effect on it of either a crowding agent (polyethylene glycol (PEG)) or an osmolyte (betaine), or their mixture, were tested on the aggregation of two target proteins that differ in the order of aggregation with respect to the protein: thermal aggregation of glutamate dehydrogenase and DTT-induced aggregation of lysozyme. The kinetic analysis of the dynamic light-scattering data indicates that crowding can decrease the chaperone-like activity of HSPB5. Nonetheless, the analytical ultracentrifugation shows the protective effect of HSPB5, which retains protein aggregates in a soluble state. Overall, various additives may either improve or impair the antiaggregation activity of HSPB5 against different protein targets. The mixed crowding arising from the presence of PEG and 1 M betaine demonstrates an extraordinary effect on the oligomeric state of protein aggregates. The shift in the equilibrium of HSPB5 dynamic ensembles allows for the regulation of its antiaggregation activity. Crowding can modulate HSPB5 activity by affecting protein-protein interactions.
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Tugaeva KV, Kurganov BI. Effect of Betaine and Arginine on Interaction of αB-Crystallin with Glycogen Phosphorylase b. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:3816. [PMID: 35409175 PMCID: PMC8998655 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play an important role in many biological processes in a living cell. Among them chaperone-client interactions are the most important. In this work PPIs of αB-crystallin and glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb) in the presence of betaine (Bet) and arginine (Arg) at 48 °C and ionic strength of 0.15 M were studied using methods of dynamic light scattering, differential scanning calorimetry, and analytical ultracentrifugation. It was shown that Bet enhanced, while Arg reduced both the stability of αB-crystallin and its adsorption capacity (AC0) to the target protein at the stage of aggregate growth. Thus, the anti-aggregation activity of αB-crystallin increased in the presence of Bet and decreased under the influence of Arg, which resulted in inhibition or acceleration of Phb aggregation, respectively. Our data show that chemical chaperones can influence the tertiary and quaternary structure of both the target protein and the protein chaperone. The presence of the substrate protein also affects the quaternary structure of αB-crystallin, causing its disassembly. This is inextricably linked to the anti-aggregation activity of αB-crystallin, which in turn affects its PPI with the target protein. Thus, our studies contribute to understanding the mechanism of interaction between chaperones and proteins.
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- Tatiana B. Eronina
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.M.); (N.A.C.); (K.V.T.); (B.I.K.)
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Muranov KO, Ostrovsky MA. Biochemistry of Eye Lens in the Norm and in Cataractogenesis. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2022; 87:106-120. [PMID: 35508906 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297922020031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The absence of cellular organelles in fiber cells and very high cytoplasmic protein concentration (up to 900 mg/ml) minimize light scattering in the lens and ensure its transparency. Low oxygen concentration, powerful defense systems (antioxidants, antioxidant enzymes, chaperone-like protein alpha-crystallin, etc.) maintain lens transparency. On the other hand, the ability of crystallins to accumulate age-associated post-translational modifications, which reduce the resistance of lens proteins to oxidative stress, is an important factor contributing to the cataract formation. Here, we suggest a mechanism of cataractogenesis common for the action of different cataractogenic factors, such as age, radiation, ultraviolet light, diabetes, etc. Exposure to these factors leads to the damage and death of lens epithelium, which allows oxygen to penetrate into the lens through the gaps in the epithelial layer and cause oxidative damage to crystallins, resulting in protein denaturation, aggregation, and formation of multilamellar bodies (the main cause of lens opacification). The review discusses various approaches to the inhibition of lens opacification (cataract development), in particular, a combined use of antioxidants and compounds enhancing the chaperone-like properties of alpha-crystallin. We also discuss the paradox of high efficiency of anti-cataract drugs in laboratory settings with the lack of their clinical effect, which might be due to the late use of the drugs at the stage, when the opacification has already formed. A probable solution to this situation will be development of new diagnostic methods that will allow to predict the emergence of cataract long before the manifestation of its clinical signs and to start early preventive treatment.
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- Konstantin O Muranov
- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Kleymenov SY, Pivovarova AV, Kurganov BI. Combined action of chemical chaperones on stability, aggregation and oligomeric state of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 203:406-416. [PMID: 35066023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chemical chaperones are a class of small molecules, which enhance protein stability, folding, inhibit protein aggregation, and are used for long-term storage of therapeutic proteins. The combined action of chemical chaperones trehalose, betaine and lysine on stability, aggregation and oligomeric state of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb) has been studied. Dynamic light scattering data indicate that the affinity of trehalose to Phb increased in the presence of betaine or lysine at both stages (stage of nucleation and aggregate growth) of enzyme aggregation at 48 °C, in contrast, the affinity of betaine to the enzyme in the presence of lysine remained practically unchanged. According to differential scanning calorimetry and analytical ultracentrifugation data, the mixture of trehalose and betaine stabilized Phb stronger than either of them in total. Moreover, the destabilizing effect of lysine on the enzyme was almost completely compensated by trehalose and only partially by betaine. The main protective effect of the mixtures of osmolytes and lysine is associated with their influence on the dissociation/denaturation stage, which is the rate-limiting one of Phb aggregation. Thus, a pair of chaperones affects the stability, oligomeric state, and aggregation of Phb differently than individual chaperones.
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- Tatiana B Eronina
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia; Koltsov's Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova 26, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Shubin VV, Kleymenov SY, Kurganov BI. Effect of arginine on stability and aggregation of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:365-374. [PMID: 32961195 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.09.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Arginine (Arg) is frequently used in biotechnology and pharmaceutics to stabilize protein preparations. When using charged ions like Arg, it is necessary to take into account their contribution to the increase in ionic strength, in addition to the effect of Arg on particular processes occurring under the conditions of constancy of ionic strength. Here, we examined contribution of ionic strength (0.15 and 0.5 M) to the effects of Arg on denaturation, thermal inactivation and aggregation of skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb). Dynamic light scattering, analytical ultracentrifugation, differential scanning calorimetry, circular dichroism and enzymatic activity assay were used to assess the effects of Arg at constant ionic strength compared with the effects of ionic strength alone. We found that high ionic strength did not affect the secondary structure of Phb, but changed conformation of the protein. Such a destabilization of the enzyme causes an increase in the initial rate of aggregation and inactivation of Phb thereby affecting its denaturation. Binding of Arg causes additional changes in the protein conformation, weakening the bonds between monomers in the dimer. This causes the dimer to dissociate into monomers, which rapidly aggregate. Thus, Arg acts on these processes much stronger than just ionic strength.
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- Tatiana B Eronina
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia; Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova 26, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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Grosas AB, Rekas A, Mata JP, Thorn DC, Carver JA. The Aggregation of αB-Crystallin under Crowding Conditions Is Prevented by αA-Crystallin: Implications for α-Crystallin Stability and Lens Transparency. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:5593-5613. [PMID: 32827531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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One of the most crowded biological environments is the eye lens which contains a high concentration of crystallin proteins. The molecular chaperones αB-crystallin (αBc) with its lens partner αA-crystallin (αAc) prevent deleterious crystallin aggregation and cataract formation. However, some forms of cataract are associated with structural alteration and dysfunction of αBc. While many studies have investigated the structure and function of αBc under dilute in vitro conditions, the effect of crowding on these aspects is not well understood despite its in vivo relevance. The structure and chaperone ability of αBc under conditions that mimic the crowded lens environment were investigated using the polysaccharide Ficoll 400 and bovine γ-crystallin as crowding agents and a variety of biophysical methods, principally contrast variation small-angle neutron scattering. Under crowding conditions, αBc unfolds, increases its size/oligomeric state, decreases its thermal stability and chaperone ability, and forms kinetically distinct amorphous and fibrillar aggregates. However, the presence of αAc stabilizes αBc against aggregation. These observations provide a rationale, at the molecular level, for the aggregation of αBc in the crowded lens, a process that exhibits structural and functional similarities to the aggregation of cataract-associated αBc mutants R120G and D109A under dilute conditions. Strategies that maintain or restore αBc stability, as αAc does, may provide therapeutic avenues for the treatment of cataract.
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- Aidan B Grosas
- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- National Deuteration Facility, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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Chebotareva NA, Roman SG, Borzova VA, Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Kurganov BI. Chaperone-Like Activity of HSPB5: The Effects of Quaternary Structure Dynamics and Crowding. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21144940. [PMID: 32668633 PMCID: PMC7404038 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21144940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Small heat-shock proteins (sHSPs) are ATP-independent molecular chaperones that interact with partially unfolded proteins, preventing their aberrant aggregation, thereby exhibiting a chaperone-like activity. Dynamics of the quaternary structure plays an important role in the chaperone-like activity of sHSPs. However, relationship between the dynamic structure of sHSPs and their chaperone-like activity remains insufficiently characterized. Many factors (temperature, ions, a target protein, crowding etc.) affect the structure and activity of sHSPs. The least studied is an effect of crowding on sHSPs activity. In this work the chaperone-like activity of HSPB5 was quantitatively characterized by dynamic light scattering using two test systems, namely test systems based on heat-induced aggregation of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb) at 48 °C and dithiothreitol-induced aggregation of α-lactalbumin at 37 °C. Analytical ultracentrifugation was used to control the oligomeric state of HSPB5 and target proteins. The possible anti-aggregation functioning of suboligomeric forms of HSPB5 is discussed. The effect of crowding on HSPB5 anti-aggregation activity was characterized using Phb as a target protein. The duration of the nucleation stage was shown to decrease with simultaneous increase in the relative rate of aggregation of Phb in the presence of HSPB5 under crowded conditions. Crowding may subtly modulate sHSPs activity.
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Chebotareva NA, Eronina TB, Roman SG, Mikhaylova VV, Kleymenov SY, Kurganov BI. Kinetic regime of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+-induced aggregation of phosphorylase kinase at 40 °C. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 138:181-187. [PMID: 31279057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Many functions of phosphorylase kinase (PhK) are regulated by Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions. Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions stimulate activity of PhK, induce the changes in the tertiary and quaternary structure of the hexadecameric enzyme molecule, provoke association/aggregation of PhK molecules, enhance PhK binding to glycogen. To establish the kinetic regime of Ca2+ and Mg2+-induced aggregation of PhK from rabbit skeletal muscles at 40 °C, in the present work the kinetics of aggregation was studied at various protein concentrations using the dynamic light scattering. The proposed mechanism of aggregation involves the stage of unfolding of the protein molecule with retention of the integrity of its oligomeric structure, the nucleation stage and stages of the growth of protein aggregates. The initial rate of the aggregation process at the stage of aggregate growth depends linearly on the protein concentration. This means that the order of aggregation with respect to the protein is equal to unity and the aggregation rate is limited by the rate of protein unfolding. The rate constant of the first order characterizing the stage of protein unfolding was found to be equal to 0.071 min-1 (40 mM Hepes, pH 6.8, 100 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM Ca2+, 10 mM Mg2+).
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- Natalia A Chebotareva
- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia; Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Shubin VV, Sluchanko NN, Kurganov BI. Comparative effects of trehalose and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin on aggregation of UV-irradiated muscle glycogen phosphorylase b. Biochimie 2019; 165:196-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Muranov KO, Poliansky NB, Chebotareva NA, Kleimenov SY, Bugrova AE, Indeykina MI, Kononikhin AS, Nikolaev EN, Ostrovsky MA. The mechanism of the interaction of α-crystallin and UV-damaged β L-crystallin. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 140:736-748. [PMID: 31445149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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α-Crystallin maintains the transparency of the lens by preventing the aggregation of damaged proteins. The aim of our work was to study the chaperone-like activity of native α-crystallin in near physiological conditions (temperature, ionic power, pH) using UV-damaged βL-crystallin as the target protein. α-Crystallin in concentration depended manner inhibits the aggregation of UV-damaged βL-crystallin. DSC investigation has shown that refolding of denatured UV-damaged βL-crystallin was not observed under incubation with α-crystallin. α-Crystallin and UV-damaged βL-crystallin form dynamic complexes with masses from 75 to several thousand kDa. The content of UV-damaged βL-crystallin in such complexes increases with the mass of the complex. Complexes containing >10% of UV-damaged βL-crystallin are prone to precipitation whereas those containing <10% of the target protein are relatively stable. Formation of a stable 75 kDa complex is indicative of α-crystallin dissociation. We suppose that α-crystallin dissociation is the result of an interaction of comparable amounts of the chaperone-like protein and the target protein. In the lens simultaneous damage of such amounts of protein, mainly β and gamma-crystallins, is impossible. The authors suggest that in the lens rare molecules of the damaged protein interact with undissociated oligomers of α-crystallin, and thus preventing aggregation.
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- K O Muranov
- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution "Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology"of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Moscow, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics, Semenov Federal Center of Chemical Physic, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics, Semenov Federal Center of Chemical Physic, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo, Russia
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- Talrose Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics, Semenov Federal Center of Chemical Physic, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo, Russia
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Chebotareva NA, Eronina TB, Roman SG, Mikhaylova VV, Sluchanko NN, Gusev NB, Kurganov BI. Oligomeric state of αB-crystallin under crowded conditions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 508:1101-1105. [PMID: 30551876 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are molecular chaperones preventing protein aggregation. Dynamics of quaternary structure plays an important role in the chaperone-like activity of sHsps. However, an interrelation between the oligomeric state and chaperone-like activity of sHsps remains insufficiently characterized. Most of the accumulated data were obtained in dilute protein solutions, leaving the question of the oligomeric state of sHsps in crowded intracellular media largely unanswered. Here, we analyzed the effect of crowding on the oligomeric state of αB-crystallin (αB-Cr) using analytical ultracentrifugation. Marked increase in the sedimentation coefficient of αB-Cr was observed in the presence of polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) at 48 °C. An especially pronounced effect was detected for the PEG and TMAO mixture, where the sedimentation coefficient (s20,w) of αB-Cr increased from 10.7 S in dilute solution up to 40.7 S in the presence of crowding agents. In the PEG + TMAO mixture, addition of model protein substrate (muscle glycogen phosphorylase b) induced dissociation of large αB-Cr oligomers and formation of complexes with smaller sedimentation coefficients, supporting the idea that, under crowding conditions, protein substrates can promote dissociation of large αB-Cr oligomers.
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- Natalia A Chebotareva
- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia; Department of Biophysics, School of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1, Building 24, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1, Building 12, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Laboratory of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Centre "Fundamentals of Biotechnology" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Effect of ionic strength and arginine on aggregation of UV-irradiated muscle glycogen phosphorylase b. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 118:1193-1202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.06.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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3D structure of the native α-crystallin from bovine eye lens. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 117:1289-1298. [PMID: 29870813 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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α-Crystallin is the major eye lens protein that has been shown to support lens transparency by preventing the aggregation of lens proteins. The 3D structure of α-crystallin is largely unknown. Electron microscopy, single-particle 3D reconstruction, size exclusion chromatography, dynamic light scattering, and analytical ultracentrifugation were used to study the structure of the native α-crystallin. Native α-crystallin has a wide distribution in size. The shape of mass distribution is temperature-dependent, but the oligomers with a sedimentation coefficient of ~22 S (750-830 kDa) strongly prevailed at all temperatures used. A 3D model of native α-crystallin with resolution of ~2 nm was created. The model is asymmetrical, has an elongated bean-like shape 13 × 19 nm with a dense core and filamentous "kernel". It does not contain a central cavity. The majority of α-crystallin particles regardless of experimental conditions are 13 × 19 nm, which corresponds to 22S sedimentation coefficient, hydrodynamic diameter 20 nm and mass of 750-830 kD. These particles are in dynamic equilibrium with particles of smaller and larger sizes.
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Borzova VA, Yudin IK, Kurganov BI. Mechanism of aggregation of UV-irradiated glycogen phosphorylase b at a low temperature in the presence of crowders and trimethylamine N-oxide. Biophys Chem 2018; 232:12-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kurganov BI. Kinetic regime of aggregation of UV-irradiated glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from rabbit skeletal muscle. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 495:1182-1186. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mikhaylova VV, Eronina TB, Chebotareva NA, Kleymenov SY, Shubin VV, Kurganov BI. A thermal after-effect of UV irradiation of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189125. [PMID: 29216272 PMCID: PMC5720721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Different test systems are used to characterize the anti-aggregation efficiency of molecular chaperone proteins and of low-molecular-weight chemical chaperones. Test systems based on aggregation of UV-irradiated protein are of special interest because they allow studying the protective action of different agents at physiological temperatures. The kinetics of UV-irradiated glycogen phosphorylase b (UV-Phb) from rabbit skeletal muscle was studied at 37°C using dynamic light scattering in a wide range of protein concentrations. It has been shown that the order of aggregation with respect to the protein is equal to unity. A conclusion has been made that the rate-limiting stage of the overall process of aggregation is heat-induced structural reorganization of a UV-Phb molecule, which contains concealed damage.
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- Valeriya V. Mikhaylova
- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution “Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Moscow, Russia
- * E-mail: (VVM); (BIK)
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution “Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution “Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution “Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Moscow, Russia
- Kol’tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution “Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal State Institution “Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Moscow, Russia
- * E-mail: (VVM); (BIK)
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Kurganov BI. Quantification of anti-aggregation activity of chaperones. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 100:104-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chemical chaperones including arginine and its derivatives are widely used by biochemists working on the design of agents, which are able to efficiently suppress protein aggregation. To elucidate the mechanisms of anti-aggregation activity of chemical chaperones, methods based on registration of the increment in light scattering intensity must be supplemented with methods for direct detection of the portion of aggregated protein (γagg). For this purpose asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation was used in the present work. It was shown that heat-induced aggregation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) followed the kinetics of the reaction of the second order (0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, 70 °C). It was proposed to use Rhvs γagg plots to characterize the aggregation pathway (Rh is the hydrodynamic radius of the protein aggregates, which was calculated from the dynamic light scattering data). The changes in the shape of Rhvs γagg plots in the presence of arginine, arginine amide and arginine ethyl ester are indicative of the changes in the aggregation pathway of BSA aggregation. A conclusion has been made that larger aggregates are formed in the presence of arginine hydrochloride and its derivatives.
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Chebotareva NA, Roman SG, Kurganov BI. Dissociative mechanism for irreversible thermal denaturation of oligomeric proteins. Biophys Rev 2016; 8:397-407. [PMID: 28510015 PMCID: PMC5418479 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-016-0220-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Protein stability is a fundamental characteristic essential for understanding conformational transformations of the proteins in the cell. When using protein preparations in biotechnology and biomedicine, the problem of protein stability is of great importance. The kinetics of denaturation of oligomeric proteins may have characteristic properties determined by the quaternary structure. The kinetic schemes of denaturation can include the multiple stages of conformational transitions in the protein oligomer and stages of reversible dissociation of the oligomer. In this case, the shape of the kinetic curve of denaturation or the shape of the melting curve registered by differential scanning calorimetry can vary with varying the protein concentration. The experimental data illustrating dissociative mechanism for irreversible thermal denaturation of oligomeric proteins have been summarized in the present review. The use of test systems based on thermal aggregation of oligomeric proteins for screening of agents possessing anti-aggregation activity is discussed.
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- Natalia A Chebotareva
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia.
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Kurganov BI. Kinetic regime of thermal aggregation of holo- and apoglycogen phosphorylases b. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 92:1252-1257. [PMID: 27527690 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To characterize the role of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate in stabilization of the conformation of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb), the mechanism of thermal aggregation for holo- and apoforms of Phb has been studied using dynamic light scattering. The order of aggregation with respect to the protein (n) for aggregation of holoPhb at 48°C is equal to 0.5 suggesting that the dissociative mechanism of denaturation is operative and denaturation is followed by rapid aggregation stage. In the case of aggregation of apoPhb at 37°C n=2 and the rate-limiting stage is aggregation of unfolded protein molecules.
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- Tatiana B Eronina
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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Ghahramani M, Yousefi R, Khoshaman K, Moghadam SS, Kurganov BI. Evaluation of structure, chaperone-like activity and protective ability of peroxynitrite modified human α-Crystallin subunits against copper-mediated ascorbic acid oxidation. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 87:208-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Roman SG, Chebotareva NA, Kurganov BI. Anti-aggregation activity of small heat shock proteins under crowded conditions. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 100:97-103. [PMID: 27234495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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It is becoming evident that small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are important players of protein homeostasis system. Their ability to bind misfolded proteins may play a crucial role in preventing protein aggregation in cells. The remarkable structural plasticity of sHsps is considered to underlie the mechanism of their activity. However, all our knowledge of the anti-aggregation functioning of sHsps is based on data obtained in vitro in media greatly different from the cellular highly crowded milieu. The present review highlights available data on the effect of crowding on the anti-aggregation activity of sHsps. There is some evidence that crowding affects conformation and dynamics of sHsps oligomers as well as their anti-aggregation properties. Crowding stimulates association of sHsp-client protein complexes into large-sized aggregates thus diminishing the apparent anti-aggregation activity of sHsps. Nevertheless, it is also shown that complexes between suboligomers (dissociated forms) of sHsps and client proteins may be stabilized and exist for longer period of time under crowded conditions. Moreover, crowding may retard the initial stages of aggregation which correspond to the formation of sHsp-containing nuclei and their clusters. Thus, dissociation of sHsps into suboligomers appears to be an important feature for the anti-aggregation activity of sHsps in crowded media.
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- Svetlana G Roman
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Eronina TB, Mikhaylova VV, Chebotareva NA, Makeeva VF, Kurganov BI. Checking for reversibility of aggregation of UV-irradiated glycogen phosphorylase b under crowding conditions. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 86:829-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Xi YB, Chen XJ, Zhao WJ, Yan YB. Congenital Cataract-Causing Mutation G129C in γC-Crystallin Promotes the Accumulation of Two Distinct Unfolding Intermediates That Form Highly Toxic Aggregates. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:2765-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Chebotareva NA, Filippov DO, Kurganov BI. Effect of crowding on several stages of protein aggregation in test systems in the presence of α-crystallin. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 80:358-65. [PMID: 26144909 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Macromolecular crowding can facilitate protein-protein interactions in the cell, in particular aggregation processes. To characterize the anti-aggregation activity of chaperones under conditions mimicking the crowded environment in the cell, two basic test systems are used. Test systems of the first type are based on aggregation of target proteins undergoing unfolding under different factors. Dithithreitol-induced aggregation of α-lactalbumin is used as such a system. The increase in the duration of lag phase after the addition of the crowder (polyethylene glycol; PEG) to the system containing α-crystallin has been interpreted as a retardation of the stages that are the rate-limiting stages of the general process of aggregation (the nucleation stage and the stages of clusterization of nuclei). Test systems of the second type are based on aggregation of UV-irradiated proteins. Such test systems permit investigating the effects of different agents directly on the stages of aggregation of unfolded protein. UV-irradiated glycogen phosphorylase b (Phb) is used as a target protein. Analysis of the initial rate of aggregation after the addition of PEG at different points in time to the mixture of UV-irradiated Phb and α-crystallin allowed estimating the time of half-conversion for the structural rearrangement of the primary UV-irradiated Phb-α-crystallin complex.
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- Natalia A Chebotareva
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
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Haslbeck M, Peschek J, Buchner J, Weinkauf S. Structure and function of α-crystallins: Traversing from in vitro to in vivo. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:149-66. [PMID: 26116912 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The two α-crystallins (αA- and αB-crystallin) are major components of our eye lenses. Their key function there is to preserve lens transparency which is a challenging task as the protein turnover in the lens is low necessitating the stability and longevity of the constituent proteins. α-Crystallins are members of the small heat shock protein family. αB-crystallin is also expressed in other cell types. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW The review summarizes the current concepts on the polydisperse structure of the α-crystallin oligomer and its chaperone function with a focus on the inherent complexity and highlighting gaps between in vitro and in vivo studies. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Both α-crystallins protect proteins from irreversible aggregation in a promiscuous manner. In maintaining eye lens transparency, they reduce the formation of light scattering particles and balance the interactions between lens crystallins. Important for these functions is their structural dynamics and heterogeneity as well as the regulation of these processes which we are beginning to understand. However, currently, it still remains elusive to which extent the in vitro observed properties of α-crystallins reflect the highly crowded situation in the lens. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Since α-crystallins play an important role in preventing cataract in the eye lens and in the development of diverse diseases, understanding their mechanism and substrate spectra is of importance. To bridge the gap between the concepts established in vitro and the in vivo function of α-crystallins, the joining of forces between different scientific disciplines and the combination of diverse techniques in hybrid approaches are necessary. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Crystallin Biochemistry in Health and Disease.
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- Martin Haslbeck
- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany.
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany.
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Wyatt AR, Kumita JR, Farrawell NE, Dobson CM, Wilson MR. Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Is Acutely Sensitive to Freezing and Lyophilization: Implications for Structural and Functional Studies. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130036. [PMID: 26103636 PMCID: PMC4477937 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Alpha-2-macroglobulin is an abundant secreted protein that is of particular interest because of its diverse ligand binding profile and multifunctional nature, which includes roles as a protease inhibitor and as a molecular chaperone. The activities of alpha-2-macroglobulin are typically dependent on whether its conformation is native or transformed (i.e. adopts a more compact conformation after interactions with proteases or small nucleophiles), and are also influenced by dissociation of the native alpha-2-macroglobulin tetramer into stable dimers. Alpha-2-macroglobulin is predominately present as the native tetramer in vivo; once purified from human blood plasma, however, alpha-2-macroglobulin can undergo a number of conformational changes during storage, including transformation, aggregation or dissociation. We demonstrate that, particularly in the presence of sodium chloride or amine containing compounds, freezing and/or lyophilization of alpha-2-macroglobulin induces conformational changes with functional consequences. These conformational changes in alpha-2-macroglobulin are not always detected by standard native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, but can be measured using bisANS fluorescence assays. Increased surface hydrophobicity of alpha-2-macroglobulin, as assessed by bisANS fluorescence measurements, is accompanied by (i) reduced trypsin binding activity, (ii) increased chaperone activity, and (iii) increased binding to the surfaces of SH-SY5Y neurons, in part, via lipoprotein receptors. We show that sucrose (but not glycine) effectively protects native alpha-2-macroglobulin from denaturation during freezing and/or lyophilization, thereby providing a reproducible method for the handling and long-term storage of this protein.
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- Amy R. Wyatt
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute and School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute and School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute and School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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Chebotareva NA, Eronina TB, Sluchanko NN, Kurganov BI. Effect of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions on oligomeric state and chaperone-like activity of αB-crystallin in crowded media. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 76:86-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dual effect of arginine on aggregation of phosphorylase kinase. Int J Biol Macromol 2014; 68:225-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Kwon G, Sung BJ, Yethiraj A. Dynamics in Crowded Environments: Is Non-Gaussian Brownian Diffusion Normal? J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:8128-34. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5011617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Gyemin Kwon
- Department
of Chemistry and Institute for Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry and Institute for Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Republic of Korea
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- Theoretical
Chemistry Institute and Department of Chemistry, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Eronina TB, Chebotareva NA, Roman SG, Kleymenov SY, Makeeva VF, Poliansky NB, Muranov KO, Kurganov BI. Thermal denaturation and aggregation of apoform of glycogen phosphorylaseb. Effect of crowding agents and chaperones. Biopolymers 2014; 101:504-16. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Tatyana B. Eronina
- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins; A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry; Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33 Moscow 119071 Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins; A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry; Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33 Moscow 119071 Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins; A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry; Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33 Moscow 119071 Russia
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- Koltsov's Institute of Developmental Biology; Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov st 26 Moscow 119334 Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins; A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry; Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33 Moscow 119071 Russia
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics; Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin st. 4 Moscow 119991 Russia
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- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics; Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin st. 4 Moscow 119991 Russia
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- Department of Structural Biochemistry of Proteins; A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry; Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33 Moscow 119071 Russia
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Kurganov BI. Antiaggregation activity of chaperones and its quantification. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2014; 78:1554-66. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913130129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Borzova VA, Markossian KA, Kara DA, Chebotareva NA, Makeeva VF, Poliansky NB, Muranov KO, Kurganov BI. Quantification of anti-aggregation activity of chaperones: a test-system based on dithiothreitol-induced aggregation of bovine serum albumin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74367. [PMID: 24058554 PMCID: PMC3769246 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The methodology for quantification of the anti-aggregation activity of protein and chemical chaperones has been elaborated. The applicability of this methodology was demonstrated using a test-system based on dithiothreitol-induced aggregation of bovine serum albumin at 45°C as an example. Methods for calculating the initial rate of bovine serum albumin aggregation (v agg) have been discussed. The comparison of the dependences of v agg on concentrations of intact and cross-linked α-crystallin allowed us to make a conclusion that a non-linear character of the dependence of v agg on concentration of intact α-crystallin was due to the dynamic mobility of the quaternary structure of α-crystallin and polydispersity of the α-crystallin-target protein complexes. To characterize the anti-aggregation activity of the chemical chaperones (arginine, arginine ethyl ester, arginine amide and proline), the semi-saturation concentration [L]0.5 was used. Among the chemical chaperones studied, arginine ethyl ester and arginine amide reveal the highest anti-aggregation activity ([L]0.5 = 53 and 58 mM, respectively).
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- Vera A. Borzova
- Department of Molecular Organization of Biological Structures, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Organization of Biological Structures, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Organization of Biological Structures, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Organization of Biological Structures, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Processes Kinetics, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Processes Kinetics, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Organization of Biological Structures, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Effect of crowding and chaperones on self-association, aggregation and reconstitution of apophosphorylase b. Int J Biol Macromol 2013; 60:69-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Smirnova E, Chebotareva N, Gurvits B. Transient transformation of oligomeric structure of alpha-crystallin during its chaperone action. Int J Biol Macromol 2012; 55:62-8. [PMID: 23274879 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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New evidence for dynamic behavior and flexible oligomeric structure of the molecular chaperone α-crystallin is presented. Based on the results of laser dynamic light scattering, centrifugal ultrafiltration, size exclusion chromatography, analytical ultracentrifugation and electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel, addition of α-crystallin to fully reduced α-lactalbumin, used as a model protein substrate, at the stage of its start aggregate formation results in dissociation of multimeric structure of α-crystallin. In addition to large oligomers, transient low-sized assemblies are formed with the apparent molecular mass of 50-55 kDa that corresponds to the α-crystallin dimeric form associated with destabilized monomeric α-lactalbumin. This phenomenon is suggested to represent an essential component of a transient protective mechanism tuning the stressed protein to binding sites on the exposed surface of the chaperone dimers.
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- Ekaterina Smirnova
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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Roman SG, Chebotareva NA, Kurganov BI. Concentration dependence of chaperone-like activities of α-crystallin, αB-crystallin and proline. Int J Biol Macromol 2012; 50:1341-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 03/16/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Maloletkina OI, Markossian KA, Chebotareva NA, Asryants RA, Kleymenov SY, Poliansky NB, Muranov KO, Makeeva VF, Kurganov BI. Kinetics of aggregation of UV-irradiated glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from rabbit skeletal muscle. Effect of agents possessing chaperone-like activity. Biophys Chem 2012; 163-164:11-20. [PMID: 22377264 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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An aggregation test system based on the aggregation of UV-irradiated glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) from rabbit skeletal muscle has been proposed. On the basis of the measurements of the enzyme activity and differential scanning calorimetry data a conclusion has been made that UV radiation results in formation of damaged protein molecules with lower thermostability. It was shown that the order of aggregation rate for UV-irradiated GAPDH with respect to the protein was close to 2. This means that such a test system allows detecting the effect of various agents exclusively on the stage of aggregation of unfolded protein molecules. The influence of α-crystallin and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) on aggregation of UV-irradiated GAPDH was studied. Despite the fact that HP-β-CD accelerates thermal aggregation of non-irradiated GAPDH, in the case of aggregation of UV-irradiated GAPDH HP-β-CD reveals a purely protective effect.
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- Olga I Maloletkina
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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