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Kämpf K, Demuth D, Zamponi M, Wuttke J, Vogel M. Quasielastic neutron scattering studies on couplings of protein and water dynamics in hydrated elastin. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:245101. [PMID: 32610976 DOI: 10.1063/5.0011107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Performing quasielastic neutron scattering measurements and analyzing both elastic and quasielasic contributions, we study protein and water dynamics of hydrated elastin. At low temperatures, hydration-independent methyl group rotation dominates the findings. It is characterized by a Gaussian distribution of activation energies centered at about Em = 0.17 eV. At ∼195 K, coupled protein-water motion sets in. The hydration water shows diffusive motion, which is described by a Gaussian distribution of activation energies with Em = 0.57 eV. This Arrhenius behavior of water diffusion is consistent with previous results for water reorientation, but at variance with a fragile-to-strong crossover at ∼225 K. The hydration-related elastin backbone motion is localized and can be attributed to the cage rattling motion. We speculate that its onset at ∼195 K is related to a secondary glass transition, which occurs when a β relaxation of the protein has a correlation time of τβ ∼ 100 s. Moreover, we show that its temperature-dependent amplitude has a crossover at the regular glass transition Tg = 320 K of hydrated elastin, where the α relaxation of the protein obeys τα ∼ 100 s. By contrast, we do not observe a protein dynamical transition when water dynamics enters the experimental time window at ∼240 K.
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- Kerstin Kämpf
- Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstraße 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Papaioannou A, Louis M, Dhital B, Ho HP, Chang EJ, Boutis GS. Quantitative comparison of structure and dynamics of elastin following three isolation schemes by 13C solid state NMR and MALDI mass spectrometry. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2015; 1854:391-401. [PMID: 25592991 PMCID: PMC4380551 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Methods for isolating elastin from fat, collagen, and muscle, commonly used in the design of artificial elastin based biomaterials, rely on exposing tissue to harsh pH levels and temperatures that usually denature many proteins. At present, a quantitative measurement of the modifications to elastin following isolation from other extracellular matrix constituents has not been reported. Using magic angle spinning (13)C NMR spectroscopy and relaxation methodologies, we have measured the modification in structure and dynamics following three known purification protocols. Our experimental data reveal that the (13)C spectra of the hydrated samples appear remarkably similar across the various purification methods. Subtle differences in the half maximum widths were observed in the backbone carbonyl suggesting possible structural heterogeneity across the different methods of purification. Additionally, small differences in the relative signal intensities were observed between purified samples. Lyophilizing the samples results in a reduction of backbone motion and reveals additional differences across the purification methods studied. These differences were most notable in the alanine motifs indicating possible changes in cross-linking or structural rigidity. The measured correlation times of glycine and proline moieties are observed to also vary considerably across the different purification methods, which may be related to peptide bond cleavage. Lastly, the relative concentration of desmosine cross-links in the samples quantified by MALDI mass spectrometry is reported.
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- A Papaioannou
- The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Department of Physics, New York, NY, USA
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- York College of The City University of New York, Department of Chemistry, Jamaica, New York, USA
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- The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Department of Physics, New York, NY, USA
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- York College of The City University of New York, Department of Chemistry, Jamaica, New York, USA; The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Department of Chemistry, New York, NY, USA
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- York College of The City University of New York, Department of Chemistry, Jamaica, New York, USA; The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Department of Chemistry, New York, NY, USA
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- The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Department of Physics, New York, NY, USA; The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Department of Chemistry, New York, NY, USA; Brooklyn College, Physics Department, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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Green EM, Mansfield JC, Bell JS, Winlove CP. The structure and micromechanics of elastic tissue. Interface Focus 2014; 4:20130058. [PMID: 24748954 PMCID: PMC3982448 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2013.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Elastin is a major component of tissues such as lung and blood vessels, and endows them with the long-range elasticity necessary for their physiological functions. Recent research has revealed the complexity of these elastin structures and drawn attention to the existence of extensive networks of fine elastin fibres in tissues such as articular cartilage and the intervertebral disc. Nonlinear microscopy, allowing the visualization of these structures in living tissues, is informing analysis of their mechanical properties. Elastic fibres are complex in composition and structure containing, in addition to elastin, an array of microfibrillar proteins, principally fibrillin. Raman microspectrometry and X-ray scattering have provided new insights into the mechanisms of elasticity of the individual component proteins at the molecular and fibrillar levels, but more remains to be done in understanding their mechanical interactions in composite matrices. Elastic tissue is one of the most stable components of the extracellular matrix, but impaired mechanical function is associated with ageing and diseases such as atherosclerosis and diabetes. Efforts to understand these associations through studying the effects of processes such as calcium and lipid binding and glycation on the mechanical properties of elastin preparations in vitro have produced a confusing picture, and further efforts are required to determine the molecular basis of such effects.
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- Department of Physics, College of Engineering Mathematics and Physical Science, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
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Conformational and thermal characterization of a synthetic peptidic fragment inspired from human tropoelastin: Signature of the amyloid fibers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 62:100-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Danesin R, Brun P, Roso M, Delaunay F, Samouillan V, Brunelli K, Iucci G, Ghezzo F, Modesti M, Castagliuolo I, Dettin M. Self-assembling peptide-enriched electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds promote the h-osteoblast adhesion and modulate differentiation-associated gene expression. Bone 2012; 51:851-9. [PMID: 22926428 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.08.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) is able to support the adhesion and growth of h-osteoblasts and to delay their degradation rate to a greater extent with respect to other polyesters. The drawbacks linked to its employment in regenerative medicine arise from its hydrophobic nature and the lack of biochemical signals linked to it. This work reports on the attempt to add five different self-assembling (SA) peptides to PCL solutions before electrospinning. The hybrid scaffolds obtained had regular fibers (SEM analysis) whose diameters were similar to those of the extracellular matrix, more stable hydrophilic (contact angle measurement) surfaces, and an amorphous phase constrained by peptides (DSC analysis). They appeared to have a notable capacity to promote the h-osteoblast adhesion and differentiation process by increasing the gene expression of alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoprotein, and osteopontin. Adding an Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif to a self-assembling sequence was found to enhance cell adhesion, while the same motif condensed with a scrambled sequence did not, indicating that there is a cooperative effect between RGD and 3D architecture created by the self-assembling peptides. The study demonstrates that self-assembling peptide scaffolds are still able to promote beneficial effects on h-osteoblasts even after they have been included in electrospun polycaprolactone. The possibility of linking biochemical messages to self-assembling peptides could lead the way to a 3D decoration of fibrous scaffolds.
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- Roberta Danesin
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, Via Marzolo 9, 35131, Padua, Italy.
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Sionkowska A. Current research on the blends of natural and synthetic polymers as new biomaterials: Review. Prog Polym Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 663] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Samouillan V, Tintar D, Lacabanne C. Hydrated elastin: Dynamics of water and protein followed by dielectric spectroscopies. Chem Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2011.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Samouillan V, Dandurand J, Lacabanne C, Stella A, Gargiulo M, Degani A, Gandaglia A, Spina M. Characterization of aneurysmal aortas by biochemical, thermal, and dielectric techniques. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 95:611-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Popescu MC, Vasile C, Craciunescu O. Structural analysis of some soluble elastins by means of FT-IR and 2D IR correlation spectroscopy. Biopolymers 2010; 93:1072-84. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.21524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Tintar D, Samouillan V, Dandurand J, Lacabanne C, Pepe A, Bochicchio B, Tamburro AM. Human tropoelastin sequence: dynamics of polypeptide coded by exon 6 in solution. Biopolymers 2009; 91:943-52. [PMID: 19603496 DOI: 10.1002/bip.21282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Calorimetric studies were performed on exon 6 in powdered form and in solution [water and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE), a structure-inducing solvent or cosolvent]. Dynamic dielectric spectroscopy (DDS) analyses were realized in water and 20% TFE. The major role of solvent-peptide organization is evidenced with these techniques. Calorimetric measurements reveal the structural water organization around the polypeptide as well as the presence of hydrophobic interactions in TFE solution. Dielectric measurements showed for exon 6/water a decrease of relaxations times of bulk solvent implying a faster dynamics with a slight increase of the activation entropy, suggesting that exon 6 probably creates disorder within the solvent. For TFE/water mixtures, an influence of exon 6 on its environment was seen with a relaxation associated with the exon 6/solvent interactions reinforced by storage of 72 h. Finally, exon 6/solvent interactions were clearly observed with addition of TFE.
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- D Tintar
- Laboratoire de Physique des Polymères, CIRIMAT UMR 5085, Institut Carnot, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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Reddy R, Chang L(L, Luthra S, Collins G, Lopez C, Shamblin SL, Pikal MJ, Gatlin LA, Shalaev EY. The Glass Transition and Sub-Tg-Relaxation in Pharmaceutical Powders and Dried Proteins by Thermally Stimulated Current. J Pharm Sci 2009; 98:81-93. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.21397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Samouillan V, Lamy E, Dandurand J, Foucault-Bertaud A, Chareyre C, Lacabanne C, Charpiot P. Changes in the physical structure and chain dynamics of elastin network in homocysteine-cultured arteries. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009; 93:696-703. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Vogel M. Origins of apparent fragile-to-strong transitions of protein hydration waters. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2008; 101:225701. [PMID: 19113489 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.225701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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2H NMR is used to study the mechanisms for the reorientation of protein hydration water. In the past, crossovers in temperature-dependent correlation times were reported at Tx1 approximately 225 K (X1) and Tx2 approximately 200 K (X2). We show that neither X1 nor X2 are related to a fragile-to-strong transition. Our results rule out an existence of X1. Also, they indicate that water performs thermally activated and distorted tetrahedral jumps at T < Tx2, implying that X2 originates in an onset of this motion, which may be related to a universal defect diffusion in materials with defined hydrogen-bond networks.
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- M Vogel
- Institut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 6, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Sionkowska A, Skopinska J, Wisniewski M, Leznicki A. Spectroscopic studies into the influence of UV radiation on elastin in the presence of collagen. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2007; 86:186-91. [PMID: 17055284 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2006.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Revised: 09/05/2006] [Accepted: 09/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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An investigation into the influence of UV irradiation on elastin hydrolysates in the presence of collagen was carried out using UV-Vis spectroscopy and spectrofluorometry. It was found that the absorbance of elastin hydrolysates in solution increased during irradiation more than the absorbance of the elastin/collagen blend. The fluorescence of elastin hydrolysates was observed at 305nm and at 380nm after excitation at 270nm. For the elastin/collagen mixture in solution, fluorescence spectrum shows only one maximum at 305nm. UV irradiation caused fluorescence fading at 305nm. For irradiated elastin the fluorescence at 305nm decreased faster than for the irradiated elastin/collagen mixture. The maximum of the fluorescence peak was shifted for elastin by 4nm, whereas for the elastin/collagen blends the shift was only 1-2nm. All the obtained results point out the ability of mixing elastin and collagen, and suggest that the elastin/collagen mixture in solution is less sensitive to UV irradiation than elastin hydrolysates alone.
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- Alina Sionkowska
- Faculty of Chemistry, N. Copernicus University, Gagarin 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
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Noris-Suárez K, Lira-Olivares J, Ferreira AM, Feijoo JL, Suárez N, Hernández MC, Barrios E. In vitro deposition of hydroxyapatite on cortical bone collagen stimulated by deformation-induced piezoelectricity. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:941-8. [PMID: 17261065 DOI: 10.1021/bm060828z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the present work, we have studied the effect of the piezoelectricity of elastically deformed cortical bone collagen on surface using a biomimetic approach. The mineralization process induced as a consequence of the piezoelectricity effect was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermally stimulated depolarization current (TSDC), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). SEM micrographs showed that mineralization occurred predominantly over the compressed side of bone collagen, due to the effect of piezoelectricity, when the sample was immersed in the simulated body fluid (SBF) in a cell-free system. The TSDC method was used to examine the complex collagen dielectric response. The dielectric spectra of deformed and undeformed collagen samples with different hydration levels were compared and correlated with the mineralization process followed by SEM. The dielectric measurements showed that the mineralization induced significant changes in the dielectric spectra of the deformed sample. DSC and TSDC results demonstrated a reduction of the collagen glass transition as the mineralization process advanced. The combined use of SEM, TSDC, and DSC showed that, even without osteoblasts present, the piezoelectric dipoles produced by deformed collagen can produce the precipitation of hydroxyapatite by electrochemical means, without a catalytic converter as occurs in classical biomimetic deposition.
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- Karem Noris-Suárez
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Valle de Sartenejas, Aptdo 89000, Caracas 1081-A, Venezuela.
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Samouillan V, André C, Dandurand J, Lacabanne C. Effect of water on the molecular mobility of elastin. Biomacromolecules 2005; 5:958-64. [PMID: 15132687 DOI: 10.1021/bm034436t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Purified and hydrated elastin is studied by both thermal and dielectric techniques to have insight into the chain dynamics of this protein. By differential scanning calorimetry, the glassy behavior of elastin is highlighted; the glass transition temperature (T(g)) of elastin is found to be widely dependent on hydration, falling from 200 degrees C in the dehydrated state to 30 degrees C for 30% hydration. A limit of T(g) at around 0 degrees C is found when crystallizable water is present in the system, that is, when the formation of ice prevents motions of some 10 nm along the polypeptidic chains. The technique of thermally stimulated currents, carried out in the -180 to 0 degrees C temperature range, is useful to detect localized motions. In this case, too, the localized motions vary considerably according to hydration: a first relaxation mode is observed at -145 degrees C and it is associated with the reorientation of crystallizable water in ice I; a second relaxation mode, more complex and cooperative, occurs at around -80 degrees C and could be attributed to the complex constituted by the dipolar groups of the polypeptidic chain and noncrystallizable water, behaving as a glassy system.
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- Valerie Samouillan
- Laboratoire de Physique des Polymères, CIRIMAT UMR 5085, Université Paul Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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