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Orädd F, Steffen JH, Gourdon P, Andersson M. Copper binding leads to increased dynamics in the regulatory N-terminal domain of full-length human copper transporter ATP7B. PLoS Comput Biol 2022; 18:e1010074. [PMID: 36070320 PMCID: PMC9484656 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
ATP7B is a human copper-transporting P1B-type ATPase that is involved in copper homeostasis and resistance to platinum drugs in cancer cells. ATP7B consists of a copper-transporting core and a regulatory N-terminal tail that contains six metal-binding domains (MBD1-6) connected by linker regions. The MBDs can bind copper, which changes the dynamics of the regulatory domain and activates the protein, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. To identify possible copper-specific structural dynamics involved in transport regulation, we constructed a model of ATP7B spanning the N-terminal tail and core catalytic domains and performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with (holo) and without (apo) copper ions bound to the MBDs. In the holo protein, MBD2, MBD3 and MBD5 showed enhanced mobilities, which resulted in a more extended N-terminal regulatory region. The observed separation of MBD2 and MBD3 from the core protein supports a mechanism where copper binding activates the ATP7B protein by reducing interactions among MBD1-3 and between MBD1-3 and the core protein. We also observed an increased interaction between MBD5 and the core protein that brought the copper-binding site of MBD5 closer to the high-affinity internal copper-binding site in the core protein. The simulation results assign specific, mechanistic roles to the metal-binding domains involved in ATP7B regulation that are testable in experimental settings. Living organisms depend upon active transport against gradients across biological membranes for survival. Such transport can be accomplished by ATP-dependent membrane protein transporters for which the activity must be regulated to maintain optimal concentrations in the cellular compartments. The regulatory mechanisms often involve structural responses inherent to the protein structure, which because of their dynamic nature can be hard to assess experimentally. A prime example is regulation of cellular copper levels by a copper-binding tail in the human copper transporter ATP7B. Dysregulation can cause severe diseases, for example the copper metabolism disorder Wilson’s disease, which is caused by mutations in ATP7B regulation machinery. Due to the practical difficulties in working with membrane proteins, most studies of ATP7B have been conducted in the absence of the membrane-bound protein core. Here, we used computer simulations of full-length ATP7B to study how structural dynamics in the regulatory tail differ between copper-bound and copper-free states. Copper induced increased dynamics in the tail, resulting in an overall movement towards the ion-binding site in the protein core. The simulations identified several, hitherto not reported, interactions between the regulatory tail and the protein core that can be targeted experimentally to enhance our understanding of this medically relevant regulatory mechanism.
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- Fredrik Orädd
- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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George DK, Chen JY, He Y, Knab JR, Markelz AG. Functional-State Dependence of Picosecond Protein Dynamics. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:11134-11140. [PMID: 34606257 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c05018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examine temperature-dependent picosecond dynamics of two benchmarking proteins lysozyme and cytochrome c using temperature-dependent terahertz permittivity measurements. We find that a double Arrhenius temperature dependence with activation energies E1 ∼ 0.1 kJ/mol and E2 ∼ 10 kJ/mol fits the folded and ligand-free state response. The higher activation energy is consistent with the so-called protein dynamical transition associated with beta relaxations at the solvent-protein interface. The lower activation energy is consistent with correlated structural motions. When the structure is removed by denaturing, the lower-activation-energy process is no longer present. Additionally, the lower-activation-energy process is diminished with ligand binding but not for changes in the internal oxidation state. We suggest that the lower-energy activation process is associated with collective structural motions that are no longer accessible with denaturing or binding.
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- D K George
- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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Shanmugavel KP, Kumar R, Li Y, Wittung-Stafshede P. Wilson disease missense mutations in ATP7B affect metal-binding domain structural dynamics. Biometals 2019; 32:875-885. [PMID: 31598802 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-019-00219-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Wilson disease (WD) is caused by mutations in the gene for ATP7B, a copper transport protein that regulates copper levels in cells. A large number of missense mutations have been reported to cause WD but genotype-phenotype correlations are not yet established. Since genetic screening for WD may become reality in the future, it is important to know how individual mutations affect ATP7B function, with the ultimate goal to predict pathophysiology of the disease. To begin to assess mechanisms of dysfunction, we investigated four proposed WD-causing missense mutations in metal-binding domains 5 and 6 of ATP7B. Three of the four variants showed reduced ATP7B copper transport ability in a traditional yeast assay. To probe mutation-induced structural dynamic effects at the atomic level, molecular dynamics simulations (1.5 μs simulation time for each variant) were employed. Upon comparing individual metal-binding domains with and without mutations, we identified distinct differences in structural dynamics via root-mean square fluctuation and secondary structure content analyses. Most mutations introduced distant effects resulting in increased dynamics in the copper-binding loop. Taken together, mutation-induced long-range alterations in structural dynamics provide a rationale for reduced copper transport ability.
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Copper is a redox-active transition metal ion required for the function of many essential human proteins. For biosynthesis of proteins coordinating copper, the metal may bind before, during or after folding of the polypeptide. If the metal binds to unfolded or partially folded structures of the protein, such coordination may modulate the folding reaction. The molecular understanding of how copper is incorporated into proteins requires descriptions of chemical, thermodynamic, kinetic and structural parameters involved in the formation of protein-metal complexes. Because free copper ions are toxic, living systems have elaborate copper-transport systems that include particular proteins that facilitate efficient and specific delivery of copper ions to target proteins. Therefore, these pathways become an integral part of copper protein folding in vivo. This review summarizes biophysical-molecular in vitro work assessing the role of copper in folding and stability of copper-binding proteins as well as protein-protein copper exchange reactions between human copper transport proteins. We also describe some recent findings about the participation of copper ions and copper proteins in protein misfolding and aggregation reactions in vitro.
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Shanmugavel KP, Wittung-Stafshede P. Copper relay path through the N-terminus of Wilson disease protein, ATP7B. Metallomics 2019; 11:1472-1480. [PMID: 31321400 DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00147f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In human cells, copper (Cu) ions are transported by the cytoplasmic Cu chaperone Atox1 to the Wilson disease protein (ATP7B) in the Golgi for loading of Cu-dependent enzymes. ATP7B is a membrane-spanning protein which, in contrast to non-mammalian homologs, has six cytoplasmic metal-binding domains (MBDs). To address the reason for multiple MBDs, we introduced strategic mutations in which one, two or three MBDs had been blocked for Cu binding via cysteine-to-serine mutations (but all six MBDs are present in all) in a yeast system that probes Cu flow through Atox1 and ATP7B. The results, combined with earlier work, support a mechanistic model in which MBD1-3 forms a regulatory unit of ATP7B Cu transport. Cu delivery via Atox1 to this unit, followed by loading of Cu in MBD3, promotes release of inhibitory interactions. Whereas the Cu site in MBD4 can be mutated without a large effect, an intact Cu site in either MBD5 or MBD6 is required for Cu transport. All MBDs, expressed as single-domain proteins, can replace Atox1 and deliver Cu to full-length ATP7B. However, only MBD6 can deliver Cu to truncated ATP7B where all six MBDs are removed, suggesting a docking role for this structural unit.
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Ponnandai Shanmugavel K, Petranovic D, Wittung-Stafshede P. Probing functional roles of Wilson disease protein (ATP7B) copper-binding domains in yeast. Metallomics 2018; 9:981-988. [PMID: 28653724 DOI: 10.1039/c7mt00101k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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After Ctr1-mediated uptake into human cells, copper (Cu) ions are transported by the cytoplasmic Cu chaperone Atox1 to the Wilson disease protein (ATP7B) in the Golgi network. Cu transfer occurs via direct protein-protein interactions and leads to incorporation of Cu into Cu-dependent enzymes. ATP7B is a large multi-domain membrane-spanning protein which, in contrast to homologs, has six cytoplasmic metal-binding domains (MBDs). The reason for multiple MBDs is proposed to be indirect modulation of activity but mechanistic studies of full-length ATP7B are limited. We here developed a system that probes Cu flow through human Atox1 and ATP7B proteins when expressed in yeast. Using this assay, we assessed the roles of the different MBDs in ATP7B and found that the presence of the most N-terminal MBD increased, whereas the third MBD decreased, overall ATP7B-mediated Cu transport activity. Upon removal of all MBDs in ATP7B, the ability to transport Cu disappeared. The designed system can be expanded to include other yeast viability parameters and will be a useful tool for further mechanistic insights on human Cu transport as well as diseases involving Cu imbalance.
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden. and Novo Nordisk Foundation, Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Ariöz C, Li Y, Wittung-Stafshede P. The six metal binding domains in human copper transporter, ATP7B: molecular biophysics and disease-causing mutations. Biometals 2017; 30:823-840. [PMID: 29063292 PMCID: PMC5684295 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-017-0058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wilson Disease (WD) is a hereditary genetic disorder, which coincides with a dysfunctional copper (Cu) metabolism caused by mutations in ATP7B, a membrane-bound P1B-type ATPase responsible for Cu export from hepatic cells. The N-terminal part (~ 600 residues) of the multi-domain 1400-residue ATP7B constitutes six metal binding domains (MBDs), each of which can bind a copper ion, interact with other ATP7B domains as well as with different proteins. Although the ATP7B's MBDs have been investigated in vitro and in vivo intensively, it remains unclear how these domains modulate overall structure, dynamics, stability and function of ATP7B. The presence of six MBDs is unique to mammalian ATP7B homologs, and many WD causing missense mutations are found in these domains. Here, we have summarized previously reported in vitro biophysical data on the MBDs of ATP7B and WD point mutations located in these domains. Besides the demonstration of where the research field stands today, this review showcasts the need for further biophysical investigation about the roles of MBDs in ATP7B function. Molecular mechanisms of ATP7B are important not only in the development of new WD treatment but also for other aspects of human physiology where Cu transport plays a role.
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- Candan Ariöz
- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Division of Chemical Biology, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Kemihuset A, Linnaeus väg 10, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Division of Chemical Biology, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Silva JRA, Bishai WR, Govender T, Lamichhane G, Maguire GEM, Kruger HG, Lameira J, Alves CN. Targeting the cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a molecular modeling investigation of the interaction of imipenem and meropenem with L,D-transpeptidase 2. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2015; 34:304-17. [PMID: 25762064 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1029000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The single crystal X-ray structure of the extracellular portion of the L,D-transpeptidase (ex-LdtMt2 - residues 120-408) enzyme was recently reported. It was observed that imipenem and meropenem inhibit activity of this enzyme, responsible for generating L,D-transpeptide linkages in the peptidoglycan layer of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Imipenem is more active and isothermal titration calorimetry experiments revealed that meropenem is subjected to an entropy penalty upon binding to the enzyme. Herein, we report a molecular modeling approach to obtain a molecular view of the inhibitor/enzyme interactions. The average binding free energies for nine commercially available inhibitors were calculated using MM/GBSA and Solvation Interaction Energy (SIE) approaches and the calculated energies corresponded well with the available experimentally observed results. The method reproduces the same order of binding energies as experimentally observed for imipenem and meropenem. We have also demonstrated that SIE is a reasonably accurate and cost-effective free energy method, which can be used to predict carbapenem affinities for this enzyme. A theoretical explanation was offered for the experimental entropy penalty observed for meropenem, creating optimism that this computational model can serve as a potential computational model for other researchers in the field.
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- José Rogério A Silva
- a Laboratório de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais , Universidade Federal do Pará , CP 11101, Belém , PA 66075-110 , Brazil
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- b Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD 21205 , USA
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- c Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences , University of KwaZulu-Natal , Durban 4001 , South Africa
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- c Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences , University of KwaZulu-Natal , Durban 4001 , South Africa
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- d Taskforce to study Resistance Emergence & Antimicrobial Development Technology , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD 21205 , USA
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- d Taskforce to study Resistance Emergence & Antimicrobial Development Technology , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD 21205 , USA
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- a Laboratório de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais , Universidade Federal do Pará , CP 11101, Belém , PA 66075-110 , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais , Universidade Federal do Pará , CP 11101, Belém , PA 66075-110 , Brazil
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Chen P, Keller AM, Joshi CP, Martell DJ, Andoy NM, Benítez JJ, Chen TY, Santiago AG, Yang F. Single-molecule dynamics and mechanisms of metalloregulators and metallochaperones. Biochemistry 2013; 52:7170-83. [PMID: 24053279 DOI: 10.1021/bi400597v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Understanding how cells regulate and transport metal ions is an important goal in the field of bioinorganic chemistry, a frontier research area that resides at the interface of chemistry and biology. This Current Topic reviews recent advances from the authors' group in using single-molecule fluorescence imaging techniques to identify the mechanisms of metal homeostatic proteins, including metalloregulators and metallochaperones. It emphasizes the novel mechanistic insights into how dynamic protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions offer efficient pathways via which MerR-family metalloregulators and copper chaperones can fulfill their functions. This work also summarizes other related single-molecule studies of bioinorganic systems and provides an outlook toward single-molecule imaging of metalloprotein functions in living cells.
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- Peng Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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NMR spectroscopy on domain dynamics in biomacromolecules. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 112:58-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dong Y, Wang R, Li G, Chen C, Chi Y, Chen G. Polyamine-Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Probes for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Copper Ions. Anal Chem 2012; 84:6220-4. [DOI: 10.1021/ac3012126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 808] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yongqiang Dong
- Ministry of
Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and
Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis
and Detection for Food Safety, and Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Ministry of
Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and
Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis
and Detection for Food Safety, and Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Ministry of
Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and
Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis
and Detection for Food Safety, and Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Ministry of
Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and
Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis
and Detection for Food Safety, and Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Ministry of
Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and
Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis
and Detection for Food Safety, and Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Ministry of
Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and
Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis
and Detection for Food Safety, and Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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Keller AM, Benítez JJ, Klarin D, Zhong L, Goldfogel M, Yang F, Chen TY, Chen P. Dynamic multibody protein interactions suggest versatile pathways for copper trafficking. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:8934-43. [PMID: 22578168 DOI: 10.1021/ja3018835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As part of intracellular copper trafficking pathways, the human copper chaperone Hah1 delivers Cu(+) to the Wilson's Disease Protein (WDP) via weak and dynamic protein-protein interactions. WDP contains six homologous metal binding domains (MBDs) connected by flexible linkers, and these MBDs all can receive Cu(+) from Hah1. The functional roles of the MBD multiplicity in Cu(+) trafficking are not well understood. Building on our previous study of the dynamic interactions between Hah1 and the isolated fourth MBD of WDP, here we study how Hah1 interacts with MBD34, a double-domain WDP construct, using single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) combined with vesicle trapping. By alternating the positions of the smFRET donor and acceptor, we systematically probed Hah1-MBD3, Hah1-MBD4, and MBD3-MBD4 interaction dynamics within the multidomain system. We found that the two interconverting interaction geometries were conserved in both intermolecular Hah1-MBD and intramolecular MBD-MBD interactions. The Hah1-MBD interactions within MBD34 are stabilized by an order of magnitude relative to the isolated single-MBDs, and thermodynamic and kinetic evidence suggest that Hah1 can interact with both MBDs simultaneously. The enhanced interaction stability of Hah1 with the multi-MBD system, the dynamic intramolecular MBD-MBD interactions, and the ability of Hah1 to interact with multiple MBDs simultaneously suggest an efficient and versatile mechanism for the Hah1-to-WDP pathway to transport Cu(+).
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- Aaron M Keller
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Corbeil CR, Williams CI, Labute P. Variability in docking success rates due to dataset preparation. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2012; 26:775-86. [PMID: 22566074 PMCID: PMC3397132 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-012-9570-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The results of cognate docking with the prepared Astex dataset provided by the organizers of the "Docking and Scoring: A Review of Docking Programs" session at the 241st ACS national meeting are presented. The MOE software with the newly developed GBVI/WSA dG scoring function is used throughout the study. For 80 % of the Astex targets, the MOE docker produces a top-scoring pose within 2 Å of the X-ray structure. For 91 % of the targets a pose within 2 Å of the X-ray structure is produced in the top 30 poses. Docking failures, defined as cases where the top scoring pose is greater than 2 Å from the experimental structure, are shown to be largely due to the absence of bound waters in the source dataset, highlighting the need to include these and other crucial information in future standardized sets. Docking success is shown to depend heavily on data preparation. A "dataset preparation" error of 0.5 kcal/mol is shown to cause fluctuations of over 20 % in docking success rates.
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- Christopher R Corbeil
- Chemical Computing Group, Suite 910, 1010 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 2R7, Canada.
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Role of metal in folding and stability of copper proteins in vitro. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1823:1594-603. [PMID: 22306006 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Metal coordination is required for function of many proteins. For biosynthesis of proteins coordinating a metal, the question arises if the metal binds before, during or after folding of the polypeptide. Moreover, when the metal is bound to the protein, how does its coordination affect biophysical properties such as stability and dynamics? Understanding how metals are utilized by proteins in cells on a molecular level requires accurate descriptions of the thermodynamic and kinetic parameters involved in protein-metal complexes. Copper is one of the essential transition metals found in the active sites of many key proteins. To avoid toxicity of free copper ions, living systems have developed elaborate copper-transport systems that involve dedicated proteins that facilitate efficient and specific delivery of copper to target proteins. This review describes in vitro and in silico biophysical work assessing the role of copper in folding and stability of copper-binding proteins. Examples of proteins discussed are: a blue-copper protein (Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin), members of copper-transport systems (bacterial CopZ, human Atox1 and ATP7B domains) and multi-copper ferroxidases (yeast Fet3p and human ceruloplasmin). The consequences of interactions between copper proteins and platinum-complexes are also discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cell Biology of Metals.
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Shankar BH, Ramaiah D. Dansyl—Naphthalimide Dyads As Molecular Probes: Effect of Spacer Group on Metal Ion Binding Properties. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:13292-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp207895y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Balaraman H. Shankar
- Photosciences and Photonics Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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In silico modeling of the Menkes copper-translocating P-type ATPase 3rd metal binding domain predicts that phosphorylation regulates copper-binding. Biometals 2011; 24:477-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9410-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fatemi N, Korzhnev DM, Velyvis A, Sarkar B, Forman-Kay JD. NMR Characterization of Copper-Binding Domains 4−6 of ATP7B,. Biochemistry 2010; 49:8468-77. [DOI: 10.1021/bi1008535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Negah Fatemi
- Department of Biochemistry
- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry
- Departments of Chemistry and Medical Genetics
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- Department of Biochemistry
- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry
- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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