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Shewry P. Wheat grain proteins: Past, present, and future. Cereal Chem 2023; 100:9-22. [PMID: 37064052 PMCID: PMC10087814 DOI: 10.1002/cche.10585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background and Objectives Research on wheat grain proteins is reviewed, including achievements over the past century and priorities for future research. The focus is on three groups of proteins that have major impacts on wheat quality and utilization: the gluten proteins which determine dough viscoelasticity but also trigger celiac disease in susceptible individuals, the puroindolines which are major determinants of grain texture and the amylase/trypsin inhibitors which are food and respiratory allergens and are implicated in triggering celiac disease and nonceliac wheat sensitivity. Findings Although earlier work focused on protein structure and properties, the development of genomics and high-sensitivity proteomics has resulted in the availability of a vast amount of information on the amino acid sequences of individual wheat proteins, including allelic variants of gluten proteins which are associated with good processing quality and of puroindolines, which are associated with a hard or soft grain texture, and on protein expression and polymorphism. Conclusions However, our ability to exploit this knowledge is limited by a lack of detailed understanding of the structure:function relationships of wheat proteins. In particular, we need to understand how the three-dimensional structures of the individual proteins determine their interactions with other grain components (to determine functional properties) and with the immune systems of susceptible consumers (to trigger adverse responses), how these interactions are affected by allelic variation, and how they can be manipulated. Significance and Novelty The article, therefore, identifies priorities for future research which should enable the adoption of a more rational approach to improving the quality of wheat grain proteins.
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The antimicrobial properties of the puroindolines, a review. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 35:86. [PMID: 31134452 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2655-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Antimicrobial proteins, and especially antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) hold great promise in the control of animal and plant diseases with low risk of pathogen resistance. The two puroindolines, a and b, from wheat control endosperm softness of the wheat caryopsis (grain), but have also been shown to inhibit the growth and kill various bacteria and fungi, while showing little toxicity to erythrocytes. Puroindolines are small (~ 13 kDa) amphipathic proteins with a characteristic tryptophan-rich domain (TRD) that is part of an 18 or 19 amino acid residue loop subtended by a disulfide bond. This review presents a brief history of the puroindolines, their physical-chemical characteristics, their interaction with lipids and membranes, and their activity as antimicrobial proteins and AMPs. In this latter context, the use of the TRDs of puroindoline a and b in puroindoline AMP function is reviewed. The activity of puroindoline a and b and their AMPs appear to act through similar but somewhat different modes, which may involve membrane binding, membrane disruption and ion channel formation, and intra-cellular nucleic acid binding and metabolic disruption. Natural and synthetic mutants have identified key elements of the puroindolines for antimicrobial activity.
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Florek OB, Clifton LA, Wilde M, Arnold T, Green RJ, Frazier RA. Lipid composition in fungal membrane models: effect of lipid fluidity. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2018; 74:1233-1244. [PMID: 30605137 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798318009440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The creation of effective fungal membrane models for neutron and X-ray reflectometry experiments is a key step in the development of new antifungal pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals to allow in vitro investigation of their mode of interaction with target cells. The structure of the obtained models depends on the properties of the lipids used and the final composition of the leaflets, and can be subject to the spontaneous translocation of phospholipids across the bilayer. The effect of phospholipid acyl-chain unsaturation and the presence of steroids in the membrane on the bilayer asymmetry were examined by means of neutron reflectometry. The measurements showed that membrane stability was higher if a zwitterionic, saturated acyl-chain phospholipid is present as the inner leaflet. Furthermore, membrane asymmetry was higher in the case of fully saturated lipid systems. As a result, membrane models consisting of fully saturated acyl chains within the inner leaflet are recommended as the starting point for subsequent studies of antifungal interactions owing to the simplicity of the models and their relative stability, thus allowing better control over the exact lipid composition facing the tested antifungal.
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- Olga B Florek
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, England
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, England
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- Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, England
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- I07, Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, England
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- Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, England
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, England
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Wheat puroindolines tether to starch granule surfaces in puroindoline-null (Pin-null) plants. J Cereal Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sanders MR, Clifton LA, Frazier RA, Green RJ. Tryptophan to Arginine Substitution in Puroindoline-b Alters Binding to Model Eukaryotic Membrane. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:4847-4853. [PMID: 28448148 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We have studied how puroindoline-b (PINB) mutants bind to model eukaryotic membranes dependent on binary composition of anionic:zwitterionic phospholipids and the presence of cholesterol and sphingomyelin in the model membrane. We have found that the trends in lipid binding behavior are different for wild-type PINB compared to its naturally occurring PINB(Trp44Arg) mutant form and have seen evidence of protein-induced domain formation within the lipid layer structure. Results show that selective binding of antimicrobial peptides to different membrane types is as a result of differences in lipid composition and the arrangement of lipids within the membrane surface. However, membrane-binding behavior is not easily predicted; it is determined by net charge, hydrophobicity, and the amphiphilicity of the protein/peptide lipid-binding domain.
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- Michael R Sanders
- School of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading , PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AP, U.K
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- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading , PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AP, U.K
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- School of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading , PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AP, U.K
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Hubbard ATM, Barker R, Rehal R, Vandera KKA, Harvey RD, Coates ARM. Mechanism of Action of a Membrane-Active Quinoline-Based Antimicrobial on Natural and Model Bacterial Membranes. Biochemistry 2017; 56:1163-1174. [PMID: 28156093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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HT61 is a quinoline-derived antimicrobial, which exhibits bactericidal potency against both multiplying and quiescent methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, and has been proposed as an adjunct for other antimicrobials to extend their usefulness in the face of increasing antimicrobial resistance. In this study, we have examined HT61's effect on the permeability of S. aureus membranes and whether this putative activity can be attributed to an interaction with lipid bilayers. Using membrane potential and ATP release assays, we have shown that HT61 disrupts the membrane enough to result in depolarization of the membrane and release of intercellular constituents at concentrations above and below the minimum inhibitory concentration of the drug. Utilizing both monolayer subphase injection and neutron reflectometry, we have shown that increasing the anionic lipid content of the membrane leads to a more marked effect of the drug. In bilayers containing 25 mol % phosphatidylglycerol, neutron reflectometry data suggest that exposure to HT61 increases the level of solvent in the hydrophobic region of the membrane, which is indicative of gross structural damage. Increasing the proportion of PG elicits a concomitant level of membrane damage, resulting in almost total destruction when 75 mol % phosphatidylglycerol is present. We therefore propose that HT61's primary action is directed toward the cytoplasmic membrane of Gram-positive bacteria.
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- Alasdair T M Hubbard
- Medical Microbiology, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London , Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, U.K
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- Institut Laue Langevin , 71 avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Franklin Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, U.K
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Franklin Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, U.K
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London , Franklin Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, U.K
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- Medical Microbiology, Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London , Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, U.K
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Sanders MR, Clifton LA, Frazier RA, Green RJ. Role of Lipid Composition on the Interaction between a Tryptophan-Rich Protein and Model Bacterial Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:2050-7. [PMID: 26813886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The interaction between tryptophan-rich puroindoline proteins and model bacterial membranes at the air-liquid interface has been investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, surface pressure measurements, and Brewster angle microscopy. The role of different lipid constituents on the interactions between lipid membrane and protein was studied using wild type (Pin-b) and mutant (Trp44 to Arg44 mutant, Pin-bs) puroindoline proteins. The results show differences in the lipid selectivity of the two proteins in terms of preferential binding to specific lipid head groups in mixed lipid systems. Pin-b wild type was able to penetrate mixed layers of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) head groups more deeply compared to the mutant Pin-bs. Increasing saturation of the lipid tails increased penetration and adsorption of Pin-b wild type, but again the response of the mutant form differed. The results provide insight as to the role of membrane architecture, lipid composition, and fluidity on antimicrobial activity of proteins. Data show distinct differences in the lipid binding behavior of Pin-b as a result of a single residue mutation, highlighting the importance of hydrophobic and charged amino acids in antimicrobial protein and peptide activity.
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- Michael R Sanders
- School of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading , PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Science and technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading , PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading , PO Box 226, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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Patterned monomolecular films from polymerizable and fluorinated lipids for the presentation of glycosylated lipids. Colloid Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-014-3237-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Sanders MR, Clifton LA, Neylon C, Frazier RA, Green RJ. Selected wheat seed defense proteins exhibit competitive binding to model microbial lipid interfaces. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:6890-6900. [PMID: 23767912 DOI: 10.1021/jf401336a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Puroindolines (Pins) and purothionins (Pths) are basic, amphiphilic, cysteine-rich wheat proteins that play a role in plant defense against microbial pathogens. This study examined the co-adsorption and sequential addition of Pins (Pin-a, Pin-b, and a mutant form of Pin-b with Trp-44 to Arg-44 substitution) and β-purothionin (β-Pth) model anionic lipid layers using a combination of surface pressure measurements, external reflection FTIR spectroscopy, and neutron reflectometry. Results highlighted differences in the protein binding mechanisms and in the competitive binding and penetration of lipid layers between respective Pins and β-Pth. Pin-a formed a blanket-like layer of protein below the lipid surface that resulted in the reduction or inhibition of β-Pth penetration of the lipid layer. Wild-type Pin-b participated in co-operative binding with β-Pth, whereas the mutant Pin-b did not bind to the lipid layer in the presence of β-Pth. The results provide further insight into the role of hydrophobic and cationic amino acid residues in antimicrobial activity.
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- Michael R Sanders
- Reading School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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Wheat grain softness protein (Gsp1) is a puroindoline-like protein that displays a specific post-translational maturation and does not interact with lipids. J Cereal Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Clifton LA, Sanders M, Kinane C, Arnold T, Edler KJ, Neylon C, Green RJ, Frazier RA. The role of protein hydrophobicity in thionin-phospholipid interactions: a comparison of α1 and α2-purothionin adsorbed anionic phospholipid monolayers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 14:13569-79. [PMID: 22955734 DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42029e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The plant defence proteins α1- and α2-purothionin (Pth) are type 1 thionins from common wheat (Triticum aestivum). These highly homologous proteins possess characteristics common amongst antimicrobial peptides and proteins, that is, cationic charge, amphiphilicity and hydrophobicity. Both α1- and α2-Pth possess the same net charge, but differ in relative hydrophobicity as determined by C18 reversed phase HPLC. Brewster angle microscopy, X-ray and neutron reflectometry, external reflection FTIR and associated surface pressure measurements demonstrated that α1 and α2-Pth interact strongly with condensed phase 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (DPPG) monolayers at the air/liquid interface. Both thionins disrupted the in-plane structure of the anionic phospholipid monolayers, removing lipid during this process and both penetrated the lipid monolayer in addition to adsorbing as a single protein layer to the lipid head-group. However, analysis of the interfacial structures revealed that the α2-Pth showed faster disruption of the lipid film and removed more phospholipid (12%) from the interface than α1-Pth. Correlating the protein properties and lipid binding activity suggests that hydrophobicity plays a key role in the membrane lipid removal activity of thionins.
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- Luke A Clifton
- ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK.
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Studying the structure of protein-lipid complexes, be they in vesicles, planar bilayers, monolayers, or nanodiscs, poses two particular challenges. Firstly such complexes are often dynamic. Secondly we need to resolve the lipid and protein structures within the complex. Neutron scattering is well placed to help in both respects since it deals with molecules in large, complex, dynamic structures and can easily differentiate between different molecular species. This comes from the great penetrating power of neutrons and their sensitivity to the difference between hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D). Both membrane proteins and lipids can be produced with varying degrees of deuteration, thus allowing us to dissect complexes with great accuracy. Two main scattering techniques are immediately applicable to the study of protein-lipid interactions. Neutron reflection exploits the constructive interference, which occurs when neutrons are reflected from different points in a layer. An everyday example is the rainbow of colors reflected from an oil film on water, which result from varying film thickness and the angle of reflection. Neutrons because of their short wavelengths (4-15 Å) and H/D sensitivity can, in reflectometry mode, provide accurate cross sections of lipid monolayers and bilayers. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) can resolve the structures of protein-lipid complexes if they are present as homogeneous dispersions. This is easiest with detergent micelles, but increasingly methods are being developed whereby vesicles, nanodiscs, etc., can be resolved. Again the ability to deuterate proteins and lipids enables SANS to resolve the inner structure of big, dynamic, lipid-protein complexes. The recent introduction of advanced neutron beam lines means that the technique is now within the grasp of a broad cross section of researchers.
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Clifton LA, Johnson CL, Solovyova AS, Callow P, Weiss KL, Ridley H, Le Brun AP, Kinane CJ, Webster JRP, Holt SA, Lakey JH. Low resolution structure and dynamics of a colicin-receptor complex determined by neutron scattering. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:337-346. [PMID: 22081604 PMCID: PMC3249085 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.302901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Proteins that translocate across cell membranes need to overcome a significant hydrophobic barrier. This is usually accomplished via specialized protein complexes, which provide a polar transmembrane pore. Exceptions to this include bacterial toxins, which insert into and cross the lipid bilayer itself. We are studying the mechanism by which large antibacterial proteins enter Escherichia coli via specific outer membrane proteins. Here we describe the use of neutron scattering to investigate the interaction of colicin N with its outer membrane receptor protein OmpF. The positions of lipids, colicin N, and OmpF were separately resolved within complex structures by the use of selective deuteration. Neutron reflectivity showed, in real time, that OmpF mediates the insertion of colicin N into lipid monolayers. This data were complemented by Brewster Angle Microscopy images, which showed a lateral association of OmpF in the presence of colicin N. Small angle neutron scattering experiments then defined the three-dimensional structure of the colicin N-OmpF complex. This revealed that colicin N unfolds and binds to the OmpF-lipid interface. The implications of this unfolding step for colicin translocation across membranes are discussed.
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- Luke A Clifton
- ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Partnership for Structural Biology, Institut Laue Langevin, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Center for Structural Molecular Biology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom.
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Clifton LA, Sanders MR, Castelletto V, Rogers SE, Heenan RK, Neylon C, Frazier RA, Green RJ. Puroindoline-a, a lipid binding protein from common wheat, spontaneously forms prolate protein micelles in solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:8881-8. [PMID: 21451840 DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02247k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The self-assembly in solution of puroindoline-a (Pin-a), an amphiphilic lipid binding protein from common wheat, was investigated by small angle neutron scattering, dynamic light scattering and size exclusion chromatography. Pin-a was found to form monodisperse prolate ellipsoidal micelles with a major axial radius of 112 ± 4.5 Å and minor axial radius of 40.4 ± 0.18 Å. These protein micelles were formed by the spontaneous self-assembly of 38 Pin-a molecules in solution and were stable over a wide pH range (3.5-11) and at elevated temperatures (20-65 °C). Pin-a micelles could be disrupted upon addition of the non-ionic surfactant dodecyl-β-maltoside, suggesting that the protein self-assembly is driven by hydrophobic forces, consisting of intermolecular interactions between Trp residues located within a well-defined Trp-rich domain of Pin-a.
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- Luke A Clifton
- ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK.
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Clifton LA, Sanders MR, Hughes AV, Neylon C, Frazier RA, Green RJ. Lipid binding interactions of antimicrobial plant seed defence proteins: puroindoline-a and β-purothionin. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:17153-62. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp21799b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Scheibe P, Schoenhentz J, Platen T, Hoffmann-Röder A, Zentel R. Langmuir-Blodgett films of fluorinated glycolipids and polymerizable lipids and their phase separating behavior. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:18246-18255. [PMID: 21058675 DOI: 10.1021/la1029917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This paper describes the phase separating behavior of Langmuir monolayers from mixtures of different lipids that (i) either carry already a glycopeptide recognition site or can be easily modified to carry one and (ii) polymerizable lipids. To ensure demixing during compression, we used fluorinated lipids for the biological headgroups and hydrocarbon based lipids as polymerizable lipids. As a representative for a lipid monomer, which can be polymerized in the hydrophilic headgroup, a methacrylic monomer was used. As a monomer, which can be polymerized in the hydrophobic tail, a lipid with a diacetylene unit was used (pentacosadiynoic acid, PDA). The fluorinated lipids were on the one hand a perfluorinated lipid with three chains and on the other hand a partially fluorinated lipid with a T(N)-antigen headgroup. The macroscopic phase separation was observed by Brewster angle microscopy, whereas the phase separation on the nanoscale level was observed by atomic force microscopy. It turned out that all lipid mixtures showed (at least) a partial miscibility of the hydrocarbon compounds in the fluorinated compounds. This is positive for pattern formation, as it allows the formation of small demixed 2D patterned structures during crystallization from the homogeneous phase. For miscibility especially a liquid analogue phase proved to be advantageous. As lipid 3 with three fluorinated lipid chains (very stable monolayer) is miscible with the polymerizable lipids 1 and 2, it was mostly used for further investigations. For all three lipid mixtures, a phase separation on both the micrometer and the nanometer level was observed. The size of the crystalline domains could be controlled not only by varying the surface pressure but also by varying the molar composition of the mixtures. Furthermore, we showed that the binary mixture can be stabilized via UV polymerization. After polymerization and subsequent expansion of the barriers, the locked-in polymerized structures are stable even at low surface pressures (10 mN/m), where the unpolymerized mixture did not show any segregation.
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- Patrick Scheibe
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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The tryptophan-rich domain of puroindoline is directly associated with the starch granule surface as judged by tryptic shaving and mass spectrometry. J Cereal Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2010.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Finnie S, Jeannotte R, Morris C, Faubion J. Variation in polar lipid composition among near-isogenic wheat lines possessing different puroindoline haplotypes. J Cereal Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2009.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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