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Ferrandino R, Sidorova N, Rau D. Using single-turnover kinetics with osmotic stress to characterize the EcoRV cleavage reaction. Biochemistry 2014; 53:235-46. [PMID: 24328115 DOI: 10.1021/bi401089y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Type II restriction endonucleases require metal ions to specifically cleave DNA at canonical sites. Despite the wealth of structural and biochemical information, the number of Mg(2+) ions used for cleavage by EcoRV, in particular, at physiological divalent ion concentrations has not been established. In this work, we employ a single-turnover technique that uses osmotic stress to probe reaction kinetics between an initial specific EcoRV-DNA complex formed in the absence of Mg(2+) and the final cleavage step. With osmotic stress, complex dissociation before cleavage is minimized and the reaction rates are slowed to a convenient time scale of minutes to hours. We find that cleavage occurs by a two-step mechanism that can be characterized by two rate constants. The dependence of these rate constants on Mg(2+) concentration and osmotic pressure gives the number of Mg(2+) ions and water molecules coupled to each kinetic step of the EcoRV cleavage reaction. Each kinetic step is coupled to the binding 1.5-2.5 Mg(2+) ions, the uptake of ∼30 water molecules, and the cleavage of a DNA single strand. We suggest that each kinetic step reflects an independent, rate-limiting conformational change of each monomer of the dimeric enzyme that allows Mg(2+) ion binding. This modified single-turnover protocol has general applicability for metalloenzymes.
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- Rocco Ferrandino
- The Program in Physical Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Nakano SI, Miyoshi D, Sugimoto N. Effects of molecular crowding on the structures, interactions, and functions of nucleic acids. Chem Rev 2013; 114:2733-58. [PMID: 24364729 DOI: 10.1021/cr400113m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shu-ichi Nakano
- Department of Nanobiochemistry, Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology (FIRST) and Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University , 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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Anuradha, Alam MS, Chaudhury NK. Osmolyte Changes the Binding Affinity and Mode of Interaction of Minor Groove Binder Hoechst 33258 with Calf Thymus DNA. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2010; 58:1447-54. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.58.1447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Anuradha
- Division of Radiation Biosciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
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- Division of Radiation Biosciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences
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Liu Y, Matthews KS, Bondos SE. Multiple intrinsically disordered sequences alter DNA binding by the homeodomain of the Drosophila hox protein ultrabithorax. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:20874-87. [PMID: 18508761 PMCID: PMC2475714 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800375200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Revised: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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During animal development, distinct tissues, organs, and appendages are specified through differential gene transcription by Hox transcription factors. However, the conserved Hox homeodomains bind DNA with high affinity yet low specificity. We have therefore explored the structure of the Drosophila melanogaster Hox protein Ultrabithorax and the impact of its nonhomeodomain regions on DNA binding properties. Computational and experimental approaches identified several conserved, intrinsically disordered regions outside the homeodomain of Ultrabithorax that impact DNA binding by the homeodomain. Full-length Ultrabithorax bound to target DNA 2.5-fold weaker than its isolated homeodomain. Using N-terminal and C-terminal deletion mutants, we demonstrate that the YPWM region and the disordered microexons (termed the I1 region) inhibit DNA binding approximately 2-fold, whereas the disordered I2 region inhibits homeodomain-DNA interaction a further approximately 40-fold. Binding is restored almost to homeodomain affinity by the mostly disordered N-terminal 174 amino acids (R region) in a length-dependent manner. Both the I2 and R regions contain portions of the activation domain, functionally linking DNA binding and transcription regulation. Given that (i) the I1 region and a portion of the R region alter homeodomain-DNA binding as a function of pH and (ii) an internal deletion within I1 increases Ultrabithorax-DNA affinity, I1 must directly impact homeodomain-DNA interaction energetics. However, I2 appears to indirectly affect DNA binding in a manner countered by the N terminus. The amino acid sequences of I2 and much of the I1 and R regions vary significantly among Ultrabithorax orthologues, potentially diversifying Hox-DNA interactions.
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- Ying Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell
Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005 and the
Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine,
Texas A & M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell
Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005 and the
Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine,
Texas A & M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell
Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005 and the
Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine,
Texas A & M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114
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Sidorova NY, Muradymov S, Rau DC. Differences in hydration coupled to specific and nonspecific competitive binding and to specific DNA Binding of the restriction endonuclease BamHI. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:35656-66. [PMID: 17008319 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608018200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Using the osmotic stress technique together with a self-cleavage assay we measure directly differences in sequestered water between specific and nonspecific DNA-BamHI complexes as well as the numbers of water molecules released coupled to specific complex formation. The difference between specific and nonspecific binding free energy of the BamHI scales linearly with solute osmolal concentration for seven neutral solutes used to set water activity. The observed osmotic dependence indicates that the nonspecific DNA-BamHI complex sequesters some 120-150 more water molecules than the specific complex. The weak sensitivity of the difference in number of waters to the solute identity suggests that these waters are sterically inaccessible to solutes. This result is in close agreement with differences in the structures determined by x-ray crystallography. We demonstrate additionally that when the same solutes that were used in competition experiments are used to probe changes accompanying the binding of free BamHI to its specific DNA sequence, the measured number of water molecules released in the binding process is strikingly solute-dependent (with up to 10-fold difference between solutes). This result is expected for reactions resulting in a large change in a surface exposed area.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nina Y Sidorova
- Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Rau DC. Sequestered water and binding energy are coupled in complexes of lambda Cro repressor with non-consensus binding sequences. J Mol Biol 2006; 361:352-61. [PMID: 16828799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2006] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We use the osmotic pressure dependence of dissociation rates and relative binding constants to infer differences in sequestered water among complexes of lambda Cro repressor with varied DNA recognition sequences. For over a 1000-fold change in association constant, the number of water molecules sequestered by non-cognate complexes varies linearly with binding free energy. One extra bound water molecule is coupled with the loss of approximately 150 cal/mol complex in binding free energy. Equivalently, every tenfold decrease in binding constant at constant salt and temperature is associated with eight to nine additional water molecules sequestered in the non-cognate complex. The relative insensitivity of the difference in water molecules to the nature of the osmolyte used to probe the reaction suggests that the water is sterically sequestered. If the previously measured changes in heat capacity for lambda Cro binding to different non-cognate sequences are attributed solely to this change in water, then the heat capacity change per incorporated water is almost the same as the difference between ice and water. The associated changes in enthalpies and entropies, however, indicate that the change in complex structure involves more than a simple incorporation of fixed water molecules that act as adaptors between non-complementary surfaces.
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Affiliation(s)
- Donald C Rau
- Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Sidorova NY, Rau DC. Differences between EcoRI nonspecific and "star" sequence complexes revealed by osmotic stress. Biophys J 2004; 87:2564-76. [PMID: 15454451 PMCID: PMC1304675 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.042390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The binding of the restriction endonuclease EcoRI to DNA is exceptionally specific. Even a single basepair change ("star" sequence) from the recognition sequence, GAATTC, decreases the binding free energy of EcoRI to values nearly indistinguishable from nonspecific binding. The difference in the number of waters sequestered by the protein-DNA complexes of the "star" sequences TAATTC and CAATTC and by the specific sequence complex determined from the dependence of binding free energy on water activity is also practically indistinguishable at low osmotic pressures from the 110 water molecules sequestered by nonspecific sequence complexes. Novel measurements of the dissociation rates of noncognate sequence complexes and competition equilibrium show that sequestered water can be removed from "star" sequence complexes by high osmotic pressure, but not from a nonspecific complex. By 5 Osm, the TAATTC "star" sequence complex has lost almost 90 of the approximately 110 waters initially present. It is more difficult to remove water from the CAATTC "star" sequence complex. The sequence dependence of water loss correlates with the known sequence dependence of "star" cleavage activity.
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- Nina Y Sidorova
- Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Bondos SE, Catanese DJ, Tan XX, Bicknell A, Li L, Matthews KS. Hox Transcription Factor Ultrabithorax Ib Physically and Genetically Interacts with Disconnected Interacting Protein 1, a Double-stranded RNA-binding Protein. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:26433-44. [PMID: 15039447 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312842200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Hox protein family consists of homeodomain-containing transcription factors that are primary determinants of cell fate during animal development. Specific Hox function appears to rely on protein-protein interactions; however, the partners involved in these interactions and their function are largely unknown. Disconnected Interacting Protein 1 (DIP1) was isolated in a yeast two-hybrid screen of a 0-12-h Drosophila embryo library designed to identify proteins that interact with Ultrabithorax (Ubx), a Drosophila Hox protein. The Ubx.DIP1 physical interaction was confirmed using phage display, immunoprecipitation, pull-down assays, and gel retardation analysis. Ectopic expression of DIP1 in wing and haltere imaginal discs malforms the adult structures and enhances a decreased Ubx expression phenotype, establishing a genetic interaction. Ubx can generate a ternary complex by simultaneously binding its target DNA and DIP1. A large region of Ubx, including the repression domain, is required for interaction with DIP1. These more variable sequences may be key to the differential Hox function observed in vivo. The Ubx.DIP1 interaction prevents transcriptional activation by Ubx in a modified yeast one-hybrid assay, suggesting that DIP1 may modulate transcriptional regulation by Ubx. The DIP1 sequence contains two dsRNA-binding domains, and DIP1 binds double-stranded RNA with a 1000-fold higher affinity than either single-stranded RNA or double-stranded DNA. The strong interaction of Ubx with an RNA-binding protein suggests a wider range of proteins may influence Ubx function than previously appreciated.
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- Sarah E Bondos
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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Bondos SE, Bicknell A. Detection and prevention of protein aggregation before, during, and after purification. Anal Biochem 2003; 316:223-31. [PMID: 12711344 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2697(03)00059-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The use of proteins for in vitro studies or as therapeutic agents is frequently hampered by protein aggregation during expression, purification, storage, or transfer into requisite assay buffers. A large number of potential protein stabilizers are available, but determining which are appropriate can take days or weeks. We developed a solubility assay to determine the best cosolvent for a given protein that requires very little protein and only a few hours to complete. This technique separates native protein from soluble and insoluble aggregates by filtration and detects both forms of protein by SDS-PAGE or Western blotting. Multiple buffers can be simultaneously screened to determine conditions that enhance protein solubility. The behavior of a single protein in mixtures and crude lysates can be analyzed with this technique, allowing testing prior to and throughout protein purification. Aggregated proteins can also be assayed for conditions that will stabilize native protein, which can then be used to improve subsequent purifications. This solubility assay was tested using both prokaryotic and eukaryotic proteins that range in size from 17 to 150 kDa and include monomeric and multimeric proteins. From the results presented, this technique can be applied to a variety of proteins.
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- Sarah E Bondos
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251-1892, USA.
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Kornblatt JA, Kornblatt MJ. The effects of osmotic and hydrostatic pressures on macromolecular systems. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1595:30-47. [PMID: 11983385 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(01)00333-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Osmotic pressure and hydrostatic pressure can be used effectively to probe the behavior of biologically important macromolecules and their complexes. Using the two techniques requires a theoretical framework as well as knowledge of the more common pitfalls. Both are discussed in this review in the context of several examples.
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- Jack A Kornblatt
- Enzyme Research Group, Department of Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- N Y Sidorova
- Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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We recently showed that a nonspecific complex of the restriction nuclease EcoRI with poly (dI-dC) sequesters significantly more water at the protein-DNA interface than the complex with the specific recognition sequence. The nonspecific complex seems to retain almost a full hydration layer at the interface. We now find that at low osmotic pressures a complex of the restriction nuclease EcoRI with a DNA sequence that differs by only one base pair from the recognition site (a 'star' sequence) sequesters about 70 waters more than the specific one, a value virtually indistinguishable from nonspecific DNA. Unlike complexes with oligo (dI-dC) or with a sequence that differs by two base pairs from the recognition sequence, however, much of the water in the 'star' sequence complex is removed at high osmotic pressures. The energy of removing this water can be calculated simply from the osmotic pressure work done on the complex. The ability to measure not only the changes in water sequestered by DNA-protein complexes for different sequences, but also the work necessary to remove this water is a potentially powerful new tool for coupling inferred structural changes and thermodynamics.
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- N Y Sidorova
- Laboratory of Physical and Structural Biology, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0924, USA.
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Specific, noncovalent binding of biomolecules can only be understood by considering structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic issues. The theoretical foundations for such analyses have been clarified in the past year. Computational techniques for both particle-based and continuum models continue to improve and to yield useful insights into an ever wider range of biomolecular systems.
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- J A McCammon
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0365, USA.
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