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Kirichuk O, Srimasorn S, Zhang X, Roberts ARE, Coche-Guerente L, Kwok JCF, Bureau L, Débarre D, Richter RP. Competitive Specific Anchorage of Molecules onto Surfaces: Quantitative Control of Grafting Densities and Contamination by Free Anchors. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:18410-18423. [PMID: 38049433 PMCID: PMC10734310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
Abstract
The formation of surfaces decorated with biomacromolecules such as proteins, glycans, or nucleic acids with well-controlled orientations and densities is of critical importance for the design of in vitro models, e.g., synthetic cell membranes and interaction assays. To this effect, ligand molecules are often functionalized with an anchor that specifically binds to a surface with a high density of binding sites, providing control over the presentation of the molecules. Here, we present a method to robustly and quantitatively control the surface density of one or several types of anchor-bearing molecules by tuning the relative concentrations of target molecules and free anchors in the incubation solution. We provide a theoretical background that relates incubation concentrations to the final surface density of the molecules of interest and present effective guidelines toward optimizing incubation conditions for the quantitative control of surface densities. Focusing on the biotin anchor, a commonly used anchor for interaction studies, as a salient example, we experimentally demonstrate surface density control over a wide range of densities and target molecule sizes. Conversely, we show how the method can be adapted to quality control the purity of end-grafted biopolymers such as biotinylated glycosaminoglycans by quantifying the amount of residual free biotin reactant in the sample solution.
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- Oksana Kirichuk
- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- Université
Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- Département
de Chimie Moléculaire, Université
Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- Institute
of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Université
Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- School
of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, and Bragg Centre
for Materials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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Füllbrunn N, Li Z, Jorde L, Richter CP, Kurre R, Langemeyer L, Yu C, Meyer C, Enderlein J, Ungermann C, Piehler J, You C. Nanoscopic anatomy of dynamic multi-protein complexes at membranes resolved by graphene-induced energy transfer. eLife 2021; 10:62501. [PMID: 33513092 PMCID: PMC7847308 DOI: 10.7554/elife.62501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Insights into the conformational organization and dynamics of proteins complexes at membranes is essential for our mechanistic understanding of numerous key biological processes. Here, we introduce graphene-induced energy transfer (GIET) to probe axial orientation of arrested macromolecules at lipid monolayers. Based on a calibrated distance-dependent efficiency within a dynamic range of 25 nm, we analyzed the conformational organization of proteins and complexes involved in tethering and fusion at the lysosome-like yeast vacuole. We observed that the membrane-anchored Rab7-like GTPase Ypt7 shows conformational reorganization upon interactions with effector proteins. Ensemble and time-resolved single-molecule GIET experiments revealed that the HOPS tethering complex, when recruited via Ypt7 to membranes, is dynamically alternating between a ‘closed’ and an ‘open’ conformation, with the latter possibly interacting with incoming vesicles. Our work highlights GIET as a unique spectroscopic ruler to reveal the axial orientation and dynamics of macromolecular complexes at biological membranes with sub-nanometer resolution. Proteins are part of the building blocks of life and are essential for structure, function and regulation of every cell, tissue and organ of the body. Proteins adopt different conformations to work efficiently within the various environments of a cell. They can also switch between shapes. One way to monitor how proteins change their shapes involves energy transfer. This approach can measure how close two proteins, or two parts of the same protein, are, by using dye labels that respond to each other when they are close together. For example, in a method called FRET, one dye label absorbs light and transfers the energy to the other label, which emits it as a different color of light. However, FRET only works over short distances (less than 10nm apart or 1/100,000th of a millimeter), so it is not useful for larger proteins. Here, Füllbrunn, Li et al. developed a method called GIET that uses graphene to analyze the dynamic structures of proteins on membrane surfaces. Graphene is a type of carbon nanomaterial that can absorb energy from dye labels and could provide a way to study protein interactions over longer distances. Graphene was deposited on a glass surface where it was coated with single layer of membrane, which could then be used to capture specific proteins. The results showed that GIET worked over longer distances (up to 30 nm) than FRET and could be used to study proteins attached to the membrane around graphene. Füllbrunn, Li et al. used it to examine a specific complex of proteins called HOPS, which is linked to multiple diseases, including Ebola, measuring distances between the head or tail of HOPS and the membrane to understand protein shapes. This revealed that HOPS adopts an upright position on membranes and alternates between open and closed shapes. The study of Füllbrunn, Li et al. highlights the ability of GIET to address unanswered questions about the function of protein complexes on membrane surfaces and sheds new light on the structural dynamics of HOPS in living cells. As it allows protein interactions to be studied over much greater distances, GIET could be a powerful new tool for cell biology research. Moreover, graphene is also useful in electron microscopy and both approaches combined could achieve a detailed structural picture of proteins in action.
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- Nadia Füllbrunn
- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,College of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- College of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Department of Physics, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- 3rd Institute of Physics - Biophysics, Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), Georg August University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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Di Iorio D, Huskens J. Surface Modification with Control over Ligand Density for the Study of Multivalent Biological Systems. ChemistryOpen 2020; 9:53-66. [PMID: 31921546 PMCID: PMC6948118 DOI: 10.1002/open.201900290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In the study of multivalent interactions at interfaces, as occur for example at cell membranes, the density of the ligands or receptors displayed at the interface plays a pivotal role, affecting both the overall binding affinities and the valencies involved in the interactions. In order to control the ligand density at the interface, several approaches have been developed, and they concern the functionalization of a wide range of materials. Here, different methods employed in the modification of surfaces with controlled densities of ligands are being reviewed. Examples of such methods encompass the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) and polymeric layers on surfaces. Particular emphasis is given to the methods employed in the study of different types of multivalent biological interactions occurring at the functionalized surfaces and their working principles.
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- Daniele Di Iorio
- Molecular NanoFabrication group MESA+ Institute for NanotechnologyUniversity of TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- Molecular NanoFabrication group MESA+ Institute for NanotechnologyUniversity of TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands
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Ali MRK, Wu Y, Chapman S, Ding Y. Synthesis, structure evolution, and optical properties of gold nanobones. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-019-03884-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Solvent-assisted preparation of supported lipid bilayers. Nat Protoc 2019; 14:2091-2118. [DOI: 10.1038/s41596-019-0174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Schulze E, Stein M. Simulation of Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold: Effect of Terminal Alkyl Anchor Chain and Monolayer Composition. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:7699-7710. [PMID: 30028611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b05075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Self-assembling monolayers provide a reproducible synthetic microenvironment for tethering lipid bilayers to incorporate proteins and lay the ground for numerous applications in nanotechnology and biomedical engineering. Although the structure of single-component monolayers is well investigated, there is far less insight into the molecular behavior at the interface of mixed monolayers at different mole fractions. Here, we present and apply a novel procedure to simulate and analyze multicomponent self-assemblies of alkanethiols over a wide range of mole concentrations of anchoring compounds. In particular, the structural features of monolayers consisting of a matrix compound and either a short (C8) or a long (C16) anchor compound on Au(111)-like surfaces were investigated first using coarse-grained and subsequently full-atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. Different scenarios of spatial distributions (random vs clustering) of anchoring molecules on flat surfaces were probed. The results of the simulations are in excellent agreement with the experimental data from ellipsometry and infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy. For short anchoring molecules, a random spatial distribution in the matrix is obtained. At low, experimentally relevant anchor compound mole fractions < 0.1, only for long-chain (C16)-terminal alkyls, phase segregation and self-association of the anchoring molecules can be observed, which are also seen in experiment.
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- Eric Schulze
- Molecular Simulations and Design Group , Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems , Sandtorstr. 1 , 39106 Magdeburg , Germany
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- Molecular Simulations and Design Group , Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems , Sandtorstr. 1 , 39106 Magdeburg , Germany
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Gatterdam K, Joest EF, Gatterdam V, Tampé R. The Scaffold Design of Trivalent Chelator Heads Dictates Affinity and Stability for Labeling His-tagged Proteins in vitro and in Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Karl Gatterdam
- Institute of Biochemistry; Biocenter; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt/M Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry; Biocenter; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt/M Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry; Biocenter; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt/M Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry; Biocenter; Goethe University Frankfurt; Max-von-Laue-Str. 9 60438 Frankfurt/M Germany
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Gatterdam K, Joest EF, Gatterdam V, Tampé R. The Scaffold Design of Trivalent Chelator Heads Dictates Affinity and Stability for Labeling His-tagged Proteins in vitro and in Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:12395-12399. [PMID: 29845721 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Small chemical/biological interaction pairs are at the forefront in tracing protein function and interaction at high signal-to-background ratios in cellular pathways. However, the optimal design of scaffold, linker, and chelator head still deserve systematic investigation to achieve the highest affinity and kinetic stability for in vitro and especially cellular applications. We report on a library of N-nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-based multivalent chelator heads (MCHs) built on linear, cyclic, and dendritic scaffolds and compare these with regard to their binding affinity and stability for the labeling of cellular His-tagged proteins. Furthermore, we describe a new approach for tracing cellular target proteins at picomolar probe concentrations in cells. Finally, we outline fundamental differences between the MCH scaffolds and define a cyclic trisNTA chelator that displays the highest affinity and kinetic stability of all reported reversible, low-molecular-weight interaction pairs.
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- Karl Gatterdam
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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Ma W, Yang L, He L. Overview of the detection methods for equilibrium dissociation constant KD of drug-receptor interaction. J Pharm Anal 2018; 8:147-152. [PMID: 29922482 PMCID: PMC6004624 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Drug-receptor interaction plays an important role in a series of biological effects, such as cell proliferation, immune response, tumor metastasis, and drug delivery. Therefore, the research on drug-receptor interaction is growing rapidly. The equilibrium dissociation constant (KD) is the basic parameter to evaluate the binding property of the drug-receptor. Thus, a variety of analytical methods have been established to determine the KD values, including radioligand binding assay, surface plasmon resonance method, fluorescence energy resonance transfer method, affinity chromatography, and isothermal titration calorimetry. With the invention and innovation of new technology and analysis method, there is a deep exploration and comprehension about drug-receptor interaction. This review discusses the different methods of determining the KD values, and analyzes the applicability and the characteristic of each analytical method. Conclusively, the aim is to provide the guidance for researchers to utilize the most appropriate analytical tool to determine the KD values.
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No. 76, Yanta West Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province 710061, PR China
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Ligand-induced type II interleukin-4 receptor dimers are sustained by rapid re-association within plasma membrane microcompartments. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15976. [PMID: 28706306 PMCID: PMC5519985 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The spatiotemporal organization of cytokine receptors in the plasma membrane is still debated with models ranging from ligand-independent receptor pre-dimerization to ligand-induced receptor dimerization occurring only after receptor uptake into endosomes. Here, we explore the molecular and cellular determinants governing the assembly of the type II interleukin-4 receptor, taking advantage of various agonists binding the receptor subunits with different affinities and rate constants. Quantitative kinetic studies using artificial membranes confirm that receptor dimerization is governed by the two-dimensional ligand–receptor interactions and identify a critical role of the transmembrane domain in receptor dimerization. Single molecule localization microscopy at physiological cell surface expression levels, however, reveals efficient ligand-induced receptor dimerization by all ligands, largely independent of receptor binding affinities, in line with the similar STAT6 activation potencies observed for all IL-4 variants. Detailed spatiotemporal analyses suggest that kinetic trapping of receptor dimers in actin-dependent microcompartments sustains robust receptor dimerization and signalling. The contribution of ligands for cytokine receptor dimerization is still not fully understood. Here, the authors show the efficient ligand-induced dimerization of type II interleukin-4 receptor at the plasma membrane and the kinetic trapping of signalling complexes by actin-dependent membrane microdomains.
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Bano F, Banerji S, Howarth M, Jackson DG, Richter RP. A single molecule assay to probe monovalent and multivalent bonds between hyaluronan and its key leukocyte receptor CD44 under force. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34176. [PMID: 27679982 PMCID: PMC5040960 DOI: 10.1038/srep34176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), a category of linear, anionic polysaccharides, are ubiquitous in the extracellular space, and important extrinsic regulators of cell function. Despite the recognized significance of mechanical stimuli in cellular communication, however, only few single molecule methods are currently available to study how monovalent and multivalent GAG·protein bonds respond to directed mechanical forces. Here, we have devised such a method, by combining purpose-designed surfaces that afford immobilization of GAGs and receptors at controlled nanoscale organizations with single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). We apply the method to study the interaction of the GAG polymer hyaluronan (HA) with CD44, its receptor in vascular endothelium. Individual bonds between HA and CD44 are remarkably resistant to rupture under force in comparison to their low binding affinity. Multiple bonds along a single HA chain rupture sequentially and independently under load. We also demonstrate how strong non-covalent bonds, which are versatile for controlled protein and GAG immobilization, can be effectively used as molecular anchors in SMFS. We thus establish a versatile method for analyzing the nanomechanics of GAG·protein interactions at the level of single GAG chains, which provides new molecular-level insight into the role of mechanical forces in the assembly and function of GAG-rich extracellular matrices.
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- Fouzia Bano
- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX39DS, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX13QU, UK
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX39DS, UK
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.,Université Grenoble Alpes - CNRS, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique (LIPhy), BP 87, 38402 Saint Martin d'Hères, France.,University of Leeds, School of Biomedical Sciences and School of Physics and Astronomy, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Zahn R, Osmanović D, Ehret S, Araya Callis C, Frey S, Stewart M, You C, Görlich D, Hoogenboom BW, Richter RP. A physical model describing the interaction of nuclear transport receptors with FG nucleoporin domain assemblies. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27058170 PMCID: PMC4874776 DOI: 10.7554/elife.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The permeability barrier of nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) controls bulk nucleocytoplasmic exchange. It consists of nucleoporin domains rich in phenylalanine-glycine motifs (FG domains). As a bottom-up nanoscale model for the permeability barrier, we have used planar films produced with three different end-grafted FG domains, and quantitatively analyzed the binding of two different nuclear transport receptors (NTRs), NTF2 and Importin β, together with the concomitant film thickness changes. NTR binding caused only moderate changes in film thickness; the binding isotherms showed negative cooperativity and could all be mapped onto a single master curve. This universal NTR binding behavior - a key element for the transport selectivity of the NPC - was quantitatively reproduced by a physical model that treats FG domains as regular, flexible polymers, and NTRs as spherical colloids with a homogeneous surface, ignoring the detailed arrangement of interaction sites along FG domains and on the NTR surface.
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- Raphael Zahn
- Biosurfaces Lab, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.,Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Biosurfaces Lab, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Biosurfaces Lab, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain.,Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Physics, University Grenoble Alpes - CNRS, Grenoble, France.,Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
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The molecular basis for functional plasticity in type I interferon signaling. Trends Immunol 2015; 36:139-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Eisele NB, Labokha AA, Frey S, Görlich D, Richter RP. Cohesiveness tunes assembly and morphology of FG nucleoporin domain meshworks - Implications for nuclear pore permeability. Biophys J 2014; 105:1860-70. [PMID: 24138862 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Revised: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Nuclear pore complexes control the exchange of macromolecules between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. A selective permeability barrier that arises from a supramolecular assembly of intrinsically unfolded nucleoporin domains rich in phenylalanine-glycine dipeptides (FG domains) fills the nuclear pore. There is increasing evidence that selective transport requires cohesive FG domain interactions. To understand the functional roles of cohesive interactions, we studied monolayers of end-grafted FG domains as a bottom-up nanoscale model system of the permeability barrier. Based on detailed physicochemical analysis of the model films and comparison of the data with polymer theory, we propose that cohesiveness is tuned to promote rapid assembly of the permeability barrier and to generate a stable and compact pore-filling meshwork with a small mesh size. Our results highlight the functional importance of weak interactions, typically a few kBT per chain, and contribute important information to understand the mechanism of size-selective transport.
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- Nico B Eisele
- Biosurfaces Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain; Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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You C, Piehler J. Multivalent chelators for spatially and temporally controlled protein functionalization. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:3345-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7803-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Biswas A, Saha A, Ghosh D, Jana B, Ghosh S. Co- and distinct existence of Tris-NTA and biotin functionalities on individual and adjacent micropatterned surfaces generated by photo-destruction. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:2341-2345. [PMID: 24623362 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm53000k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Micropatterned surfaces with Tris-NTA and biotin functionalities both in the same micropattern as well as individually in adjacent micropatterns are generated by UV light illumination through photo-masks. These surfaces are extremely useful for the immobilization of oligohistidine and biotin tagged multiple biomolecules/proteins.
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- Atanu Biswas
- Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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Beutel O, Nikolaus J, Birkholz O, You C, Schmidt T, Herrmann A, Piehler J. High-Fidelity Protein Targeting into Membrane Lipid Microdomains in Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201306328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Beutel O, Nikolaus J, Birkholz O, You C, Schmidt T, Herrmann A, Piehler J. High-Fidelity Protein Targeting into Membrane Lipid Microdomains in Living Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 53:1311-5. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Biswas A, Saha A, Jana B, Kurkute P, Mondal G, Ghosh S. A Biotin Micropatterned Surface Generated by Photodestruction Serves as a Novel Platform for Microtubule Organisation and DNA Hybridisation. Chembiochem 2013; 14:689-94. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Saha A, Chakraborty I, Kraft C, Bhushan S, Ghosh S. Microtubule nucleation from a functionalised SiO2 EM grid. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra40273h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Piehler J, Thomas C, Garcia KC, Schreiber G. Structural and dynamic determinants of type I interferon receptor assembly and their functional interpretation. Immunol Rev 2012; 250:317-34. [PMID: 23046138 PMCID: PMC3986811 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Type I interferons (IFNs) form a network of homologous cytokines that bind to a shared, heterodimeric cell surface receptor and engage signaling pathways that activate innate and adaptive immune responses. The ability of IFNs to mediate differential responses through the same cell surface receptor has been subject of a controversial debate and has important medical implications. During the past decade, a comprehensive insight into the structure, energetics, and dynamics of IFN recognition by its two-receptor subunits, as well as detailed correlations with their functional properties on the level of signal activation, gene expression, and biological responses were obtained. All type I IFNs bind the two-receptor subunits at the same sites and form structurally very similar ternary complexes. Differential IFN activities were found to be determined by different lifetimes and ligand affinities toward the receptor subunits, which dictate assembly and dynamics of the signaling complex in the plasma membrane. We present a simple model, which explains differential IFN activities based on rapid endocytosis of signaling complexes and negative feedback mechanisms interfering with ternary complex assembly. More insight into signaling pathways as well as endosomal signaling and trafficking will be required for a comprehensive understanding, which will eventually lead to therapeutic applications of IFNs with increased efficacy.
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- Jacob Piehler
- Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Structural Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Structural Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Eisele NB, Andersson FI, Frey S, Richter RP. Viscoelasticity of Thin Biomolecular Films: A Case Study on Nucleoporin Phenylalanine-Glycine Repeats Grafted to a Histidine-Tag Capturing QCM-D Sensor. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:2322-32. [DOI: 10.1021/bm300577s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Nico B. Eisele
- Biosurfaces Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009
Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Cellular
Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Faßberg 11, 37077 Göttingen,
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- Department of Cellular
Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Faßberg 11, 37077 Göttingen,
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- Biosurfaces Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009
Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstraße 3, 70569
Stuttgart, Germany
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Federici S, Oliviero G, Maiolo D, Depero LE, Colombo I, Bergese P. On the thermodynamics of biomolecule surface transformations. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 375:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Revised: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Flores MV, Hickling TP, Sreckovic S, Fidock MD, Horscroft N, Katragadda M, Savic B, Rawal J, Delpuech-Adams OE, Robas N, Corey T, Nelms L, Lawton M, Marcek J, Stubbs M, Westby M, Ciaramella G. Preclinical studies of PF-04849285, an interferon-α8 fusion protein for the treatment of HCV. Antivir Ther 2012. [DOI: 10.3851/imp2106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Flores MV, Hickling TP, Sreckovic S, Fidock MD, Horscroft N, Katragadda M, Savic B, Rawal J, Delpuech-Adams OE, Robas N, Corey T, Nelms L, Lawton M, Marcek J, Stubbs M, Westby M, Ciaramella G. Preclinical studies of PF-04849285, an interferon-α8 fusion protein for the treatment of HCV. Antivir Ther 2012; 17:869-81. [DOI: 10.3851/imp2099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Roder F, Waichman S, Paterok D, Schubert R, Richter C, Liedberg B, Piehler J. Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins into Polymer-Supported Membranes for Probing Diffusion and Interactions by Single Molecule Techniques. Anal Chem 2011; 83:6792-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac201294v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Division of Biophysics, University of Osnabrück, Germany
- Division of Molecular Physics, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Division of Biophysics, University of Osnabrück, Germany
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- Division of Biophysics, University of Osnabrück, Germany
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- Division of Molecular Physics, Linköping University, Sweden
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- Division of Biophysics, University of Osnabrück, Germany
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Grunwald C, Schulze K, Giannone G, Cognet L, Lounis B, Choquet D, Tampé R. Quantum-Yield-Optimized Fluorophores for Site-Specific Labeling and Super-Resolution Imaging. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:8090-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ja200967z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Christian Grunwald
- Institute of Biochemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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- University of Bordeaux, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience
- CNRS UMR 5297, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratoire Photonique Numérique et Nanosciences, Université de Bordeaux, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and CNRS, 33405 Talence, France
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- Laboratoire Photonique Numérique et Nanosciences, Université de Bordeaux, Institut d’Optique Graduate School and CNRS, 33405 Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience
- CNRS UMR 5297, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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Wolny PM, Banerji S, Gounou C, Brisson AR, Day AJ, Jackson DG, Richter RP. Analysis of CD44-hyaluronan interactions in an artificial membrane system: insights into the distinct binding properties of high and low molecular weight hyaluronan. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:30170-80. [PMID: 20663884 PMCID: PMC2943326 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.137562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Revised: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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CD44 is a major cell surface receptor for the large polydisperse glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA). Binding of the long and flexible HA chains is thought to be stabilized by the multivalent nature of the sugar molecule. In addition, high and low molecular weight forms of HA provoke distinct proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory effects upon binding to CD44 and can deliver either proliferative or antiproliferative signals in appropriate cell types. Despite the importance of such interactions, however, neither the stoichiometry of multivalent HA binding at the cell surface nor the molecular basis for functional distinction between different HA size categories is understood. Here we report on the design of a supported lipid bilayer system that permits quantitative analysis of multivalent binding through presentation of CD44 in a stable, natively oriented manner and at controlled density. Using this system in combination with biophysical techniques, we show that the amount of HA binding to bilayers that are densely coated with CD44 increases as a function of HA size, with half-maximal saturation at ∼30 kDa. Moreover, reversible binding was confined to the smaller HA species (molecular weight of ≤10 kDa), whereas the interaction was essentially irreversible with larger polymers. The amount of bound HA decreased with decreasing receptor surface density, but the stability of binding was not affected. From a physico-chemical perspective, the binding properties of HA share many similarities with the typical behavior of a flexible polymer as it adsorbs onto a homogeneously attractive surface. These findings provide new insight into the multivalent nature of CD44-HA interactions and suggest a molecular basis for the distinct biological properties of different size fractions of hyaluronan.
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- Patricia M. Wolny
- From the Biosurfaces Unit, Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biomateriales, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- the Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- the Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- the Laboratoire d'Imagerie Moléculaire et Nano-Bio-Technologie, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UMR-5248 CBMN, CNRS-Université Bordeaux 1-ENITAB, Avenue des Facultés, 33402 Talence, France, and
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- the Laboratoire d'Imagerie Moléculaire et Nano-Bio-Technologie, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UMR-5248 CBMN, CNRS-Université Bordeaux 1-ENITAB, Avenue des Facultés, 33402 Talence, France, and
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- the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- the Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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- From the Biosurfaces Unit, Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biomateriales, Paseo Miramon 182, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- the Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Ultrathin nucleoporin phenylalanine-glycine repeat films and their interaction with nuclear transport receptors. EMBO Rep 2010; 11:366-72. [PMID: 20379223 PMCID: PMC2868541 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2010.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Revised: 01/28/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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To gain insight into the mechanisms behind transport of molecules across the nuclear pore complex, Richter and co-workers have developed ultrathin films of nucleoporin FG repeat domains and quantify how these films bind dedicated shuttle molecules—the so-called nuclear transport receptors (NTRs). They find that NTRs can efficiently permeate the films, but do not affect their global morphology, which suggests that the FG repeat domains form a dense meshwork of entangled or transiently crosslinked polymers. Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are highly selective gates that mediate the exchange of all proteins and nucleic acids between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Their selectivity relies on a supramolecular assembly of natively unfolded nucleoporin domains containing phenylalanine–glycine (FG)-rich repeats (FG repeat domains), in a way that is at present poorly understood. We have developed ultrathin FG domain films that reproduce the mode of attachment and the density of FG repeats in NPCs, and that exhibit a thickness that corresponds to the nanoscopic dimensions of the native permeability barrier. By using a combination of biophysical characterization techniques, we quantified the binding of nuclear transport receptors (NTRs) to such FG domain films and analysed how this binding affects the swelling behaviour and mechanical properties of the films. The results extend our understanding of the interaction of FG domain assemblies with NTRs and contribute important information to refine the model of transport across the permeability barrier.
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Gobin AM, Watkins EM, Quevedo E, Colvin VL, West JL. Near-infrared-resonant gold/gold sulfide nanoparticles as a photothermal cancer therapeutic agent. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2010; 6:745-52. [PMID: 20183810 PMCID: PMC3014644 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200901557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The development and optimization of near-infrared (NIR)-absorbing nanoparticles for use as photothermal cancer therapeutic agents has been ongoing. This work exploits the properties of gold/gold sulfide NIR-absorbing nanoparticles (approximately 35-55 nm) that provide higher absorption (98% absorption and 2% scattering for gold/gold sulfide versus 70% absorption and 30% scattering for gold/silica nanoshells) as well as potentially better tumor penetration. The ability to ablate tumor cells in vitro and efficacy for photothermal cancer therapy is demonstrated, and an in vivo model shows significantly increased long-term, tumor-free survival. Furthermore, enhanced circulation and biodistribution is observed in vivo. This class of NIR-absorbing nanoparticles has the potential to improve upon photothermal tumor ablation for cancer therapy.
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- André M. Gobin
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
- Jennifer L West – Corresponding Author, Rice University, MS 142, Department of Bioengineering, 6100 S. Main St., Houston, TX 77251, (713) 348-5955, (713) 348-5877 (Fax),
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Bhagawati M, Ghosh S, Reichel A, Froehner K, Surrey T, Piehler J. Organization of Motor Proteins into Functional Micropatterns Fabricated by a Photoinduced Fenton Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200904576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bhagawati M, Ghosh S, Reichel A, Froehner K, Surrey T, Piehler J. Organization of Motor Proteins into Functional Micropatterns Fabricated by a Photoinduced Fenton Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:9188-91. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kalie E, Jaitin DA, Podoplelova Y, Piehler J, Schreiber G. The Stability of the Ternary Interferon-Receptor Complex Rather than the Affinity to the Individual Subunits Dictates Differential Biological Activities. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:32925-36. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806019200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Addressable adsorption of lipid vesicles and subsequent protein interaction studies. Biointerphases 2008; 3:29. [DOI: 10.1116/1.2921867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Selective Chemical Labeling of Proteins with Small Fluorescent Molecules Based on Metal-Chelation Methodology. SENSORS 2008; 8:1004-1024. [PMID: 27879749 PMCID: PMC3927527 DOI: 10.3390/s8021004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Site-specific chemical labeling utilizing small fluorescent molecules is a powerful and attractive technique for in vivo and in vitro analysis of cellular proteins, which can circumvent some problems in genetic encoding labeling by large fluorescent proteins. In particular, affinity labeling based on metal-chelation, advantageous due to the high selectivity/simplicity and the small tag-size, is promising, as well as enzymatic covalent labeling, thereby a variety of novel methods have been studied in recent years. This review describes the advances in chemical labeling of proteins, especially highlighting the metal-chelation methodology.
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Kent MS, Yim H, Murton JK, Sasaki DY, Polizzotti BD, Charati MB, Kiick KL, Kuzmenko I, Satija S. Synthetic polypeptide adsorption to Cu-IDA containing lipid films: a model for protein-membrane interactions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:932-42. [PMID: 18179259 PMCID: PMC2896795 DOI: 10.1021/la700940x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Adsorption of synthetic alanine-rich peptides to lipid monolayers was studied by X-ray and neutron reflectivity, grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD), and circular dichroic spectroscopy. The peptides contained histidine residues to drive adsorption to Langmuir monolayers of lipids with iminodiacetate headgroups loaded with Cu2+. Adsorption was found to be irreversible with respect to bulk peptide concentration. The peptides were partially helical in solution at room temperature, the temperature of the adsorption assays. Comparisons of the rate of binding and the structure of the adsorbed layer were made as a function of the number of histidines (from 0 to 2) and also as a function of the positioning of the histidines along the backbone. For peptides containing two histidines on the same side of the helical backbone, large differences were observed in the structure of the adsorbed layer as a function of the spacing of the histidines. With a spacing of 6 A, there was a substantial increase in helicity upon binding (from 17% to 31%), and the peptides adsorbed to a final density approaching that of a nearly completed monolayer of alpha-helices adsorbed side-on. The thickness of the adsorbed layer (17 +/- 2.5 A) was slightly greater than the diameter of alpha-helices, suggesting that the free, unstructured ends extended into solution. With a spacing of 30 A between histidines, a far weaker increase in helicity upon binding was observed (from 13% to 19%) and a much lower packing density resulted. The thickness of the adsorbed layer (10 +/- 4 A) was smaller, consistent with the ends being bound to the monolayer. Striking differences were observed in the interaction of the two types of peptide with the lipid membrane by GIXD, consistent with binding by two correlated sites only for the case of 6 A spacing. All these results are attributed to differences in spatial correlation between the histidines as a function of separation distance along the backbone for these partially helical peptides. Finally, control over orientation was demonstrated by placing a histidine on an end of the sequence, which resulted in adsorbed peptides oriented perpendicular to the membrane.
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- M S Kent
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Strunk JJ, Gregor I, Becker Y, Li Z, Gavutis M, Jaks E, Lamken P, Walz T, Enderlein J, Piehler J. Ligand binding induces a conformational change in ifnar1 that is propagated to its membrane-proximal domain. J Mol Biol 2008; 377:725-39. [PMID: 18294654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2007] [Revised: 12/20/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The type I interferon (IFN) receptor plays a key role in innate immunity against viral and bacterial infections. Here, we show by intramolecular Förster resonance energy transfer spectroscopy that ligand binding induces substantial conformational changes in the ectodomain of ifnar1 (ifnar1-EC). Binding of IFN alpha 2 and IFN beta induce very similar conformations of ifnar1, which were confirmed by single-particle electron microscopy analysis of the ternary complexes formed by IFN alpha 2 or IFN beta with the two receptor subunits ifnar1-EC and ifnar2-EC. Photo-induced electron-transfer-based fluorescence quenching and single-molecule fluorescence lifetime measurements revealed that the ligand-induced conformational change in the membrane-distal domains of ifnar1-EC is propagated to its membrane-proximal domain, which is not involved in ligand recognition but is essential for signal activation. Temperature-dependent ligand binding studies as well as stopped-flow fluorescence experiments corroborated a multistep conformational change in ifnar1 upon ligand binding. Our results thus suggest that the relatively intricate architecture of the type I IFN receptor complex is designed to propagate the ligand binding event to and possibly even across the membrane by conformational changes.
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- Jennifer Julia Strunk
- Institute of Biochemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Biocenter N210, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Lata S, Piehler J. Synthesis of a multivalent chelator lipid for stably tethering histidine-tagged proteins onto membranes. Nat Protoc 2006; 1:2104-9. [PMID: 17487201 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This protocol describes the synthesis of a lipid-like molecule carrying a head group containing two nitrilotriacetic acid moieties. This multivalent chelator lipid can be incorporated into lipid membranes, to which histidine-tagged protein can then be tethered in an oriented fashion. Possible applications of this lipid are protein tethering to solid-supported membranes, to lipid vesicles or to live cells. As compared to conventional monovalent chelator lipids, this lipid can achieve highly stable tethering of proteins by the multivalent chelator head. The eight-step synthesis described in this protocol can be completed within 4-5 weeks.
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- Suman Lata
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter N210, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Gavutis M, Lata S, Piehler J. Probing 2-dimensional protein–protein interactions on model membranes. Nat Protoc 2006; 1:2091-103. [PMID: 17487200 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This protocol describes an in vitro approach for measuring the kinetics and affinities of interactions between membrane-anchored proteins. This method is particularly established for dissecting the interaction dynamics of cytokines with their receptor subunits. For this purpose, the receptor subunits are tethered in an orientated manner onto solid-supported lipid bilayers by using multivalent chelator lipids. Interaction between the ligand with the receptor subunits was probed by a combination of surface-sensitive spectroscopic detection techniques. Label-free detection by reflectance interferometry is used for following assembly of the membrane and tethering of the receptor subunits in quantitative terms. Total internal reflection spectroscopy is used for monitoring ligand binding to the membrane-anchored receptor, for monitoring ligand-receptor interactions by FRET and for monitoring ligand-exchange kinetics. These assays can be used for determining the affinities and stabilities of ligand-receptor complexes in plane of the membrane. The techniques described in this protocol can be established in 2-3 months.
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- Martynas Gavutis
- Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter N210, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue Strasse 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Yaliraki SN, Longo G, Gale E, Szleifer I, Ratner MA. Stability and phase separation in mixed self-assembled monolayers. J Chem Phys 2006; 125:074708. [PMID: 16942365 DOI: 10.1063/1.2336198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Recent single molecule experiments rely on the self-assembly of binary mixtures of molecules with very different properties in a stable monolayer, in order to probe the characteristics of the interspersed molecule of interest in a controlled environment. However, not all efforts at coassembly have been successful. To study systematically the behavior of such systems, we derive the free energy of multicomponent systems of rods with configurational degrees of freedom, localized on a surface, starting from a generalized van der Waals description. The molecular parameters are determined by geometrical factors of the molecules and by their pairwise van der Waals interactions computed using molecular mechanics. Applying the model to two experimental situations, we are able to use the stability analysis of the respective mixtures to explain why coassembly was successful in one set of experiments (carotene and alkanethiol) and not in another (benzenethiols and alkanethiol). We outline general guidelines for suitable choices of molecules to achieve coassembly.
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- S N Yaliraki
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Gavutis M, Jaks E, Lamken P, Piehler J. Determination of the two-dimensional interaction rate constants of a cytokine receptor complex. Biophys J 2006; 90:3345-55. [PMID: 16473899 PMCID: PMC1432116 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ligand-receptor interactions within the plane of the plasma membrane play a pivotal role for transmembrane signaling. The biophysical principles of protein-protein interactions on lipid bilayers, though, have hardly been experimentally addressed. We have dissected the interactions involved in ternary complex formation by ligand-induced cross-linking of the subunits of the type I interferon (IFN) receptors ifnar1 and ifnar2 in vitro. The extracellular domains ifnar1-ectodomain (EC) and ifnar2-EC were tethered in an oriented manner on solid-supported lipid bilayers. The interactions of IFNalpha2 and several mutants, which exhibit different association and dissociation rate constants toward ifnar1-EC and ifnar2-EC, were monitored by simultaneous label-free detection and surface-sensitive fluorescence spectroscopy. Surface dissociation rate constants were determined by measuring ligand exchange kinetics, and by measuring receptor exchange on the surface by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Strikingly, approximately three-times lower dissociation rate constants were observed for both receptor subunits compared to the dissociation in solution. Based on these directly determined surface-dissociation rate constants, the surface-association rate constants were assessed by probing ligand dissociation at different relative surface concentrations of the receptor subunits. In contrast to the interaction in solution, the association rate constants depended on the orientation of the receptor components. Furthermore, the large differences in association kinetics observed in solution were not detectable on the surface. Based on these results, the key roles of orientation and lateral diffusion on the kinetics of protein interactions in plane of the membrane are discussed.
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- Martynas Gavutis
- Institute of Biochemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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