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Liu J, Gensberger-Reigl S, Zenker H, Schichtl TM, Utz W, Pischetsrieder M. Regioselective analysis of heat-induced conformational changes of β-lactoglobulin by quantitative liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of chemical labeling kinetics. Food Chem 2024; 460:140716. [PMID: 39106758 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
Abstract
β-Lactoglobulin is a main allergen in cow's milk; its allergenicity is strongly impacted by processing. To understand heat-induced epitope-specific effects, the present study analyzed regiospecific conformational changes of heated native β-lactoglobulin variant A (BLG-A). Complementary fluorescence spectroscopy methods indicated two denaturation phases comprising minor sequential conformational changes (25-75 °C) and complete transitions (80-90 °C). Regioselective conformational changes of BLG-A in the native state (25 °C), sequential (70 °C) and complete transition (90 °C) were determined by quantitative liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of chemical labeling kinetics covering 14 lysine residues and the N-terminus. Conformational changes in two phases were observed for N-terminus, K8 (both N-terminal chain), K60 (β-sheet C), K75 (β-sheet D), K77 (DE loop), K83 (β-sheet E), K100 and K101 (FG loop). The residues K14 (β-sheet A1), K47 (β-sheet B), K69, K70 (both β-sheet D), and K91 (β-sheet F) were not involved in conformational changes.
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- Jiajia Liu
- Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; FAU NeW - Research Center New Bioactive Compounds, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Fan Y, Chen L, Jing Q, Li X, Pan H, Fang C, Zhang J, Shi F. Covalent Binding of Reactive Anhydride of Cantharidin to Biological Amines. Drug Metab Dispos 2024; 52:775-784. [PMID: 38811155 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.123.001637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Cantharidin is a terpenoid from coleoptera beetles. Cantharidin has been used to treat molluscum contagiosum and some types of tumors. Cantharidin is highly toxic, and cantharidin poisoning and fatal cases have been reported worldwide. The mechanisms underlying cantharidin-induced toxicity remain unclear. Cantharidin contains anhydride, which may react with biologic amines. This study aimed to examine the chemical reactivity of cantharidin toward nucleophiles and characterize adducts of cantharidin with biologic amines in vitro and in mice. Here two types of conjugates were formed in the incubation of cantharidin under physiologic conditions with free amino acids, a mimic peptide, or amine-containing compounds, respectively. Amide-type conjugates were produced by the binding of cantharidin anhydride with the primary amino group of biologic amines. Imide-type conjugates were generated from the dehydration and cyclization of amide-type conjugates. The structure of the conjugates was characterized by using high-resolution mass spectrometry. We introduced the 14N/15N and 79Br/81Br isotope signatures to confirm the formation of conjugates using L-(ε)15N-lysine, L-lysine-15N2, and bromine-tagged hydrazine, respectively. The structure of imide conjugate was also confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. Furthermore, the amide and imide conjugates of cantharidin with amino acids or N-acetyl-lysine were detected in mouse liver and urine. Cantharidin was found to modify lysine residue proteins in mouse liver. Pan-cytochrome P450 inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole significantly increased the urine cantharidin-N-acetyl-lysine conjugates, whereas it decreased cantharidin metabolites. In summary, cantharidin anhydride can covalently bind to biologic amines nonenzymatically, which facilitates a better understanding of the role of nonenzymatic reactivity in cantharidin poisoning. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Anhydride moiety of cantharidin can covalently bind to the primary amino group of biological amines nonenzymatically. Amide and imide conjugates were generated after the covalent binding of cantharidin anhydride with the primary amino groups of amino acids, a mimic peptide, and protein lysine residues. The structure of conjugates was confirmed by 14N/15N and 79Br/81Br isotope signatures using isotope-tagged reagents and nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. This study will facilitate the understanding of the role of nonenzymatic reactivity in cantharidin poisoning.
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- Yaya Fan
- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine of Ministry of Education (Y.F., L.C., Q.J., X.L., H.P., C.F., F.S.), Department of Clinical Pharmacy (H.P.), and Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis (J.Z.), Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; and Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (C.F.)
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Chakraborty S, Ahler E, Simon JJ, Fang L, Potter ZE, Sitko KA, Stephany JJ, Guttman M, Fowler DM, Maly DJ. Profiling of drug resistance in Src kinase at scale uncovers a regulatory network coupling autoinhibition and catalytic domain dynamics. Cell Chem Biol 2024; 31:207-220.e11. [PMID: 37683649 PMCID: PMC10902203 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Kinase inhibitors are effective cancer therapies, but resistance often limits clinical efficacy. Despite the cataloging of numerous resistance mutations, our understanding of kinase inhibitor resistance is still incomplete. Here, we comprehensively profiled the resistance of ∼3,500 Src tyrosine kinase mutants to four different ATP-competitive inhibitors. We found that ATP-competitive inhibitor resistance mutations are distributed throughout Src's catalytic domain. In addition to inhibitor contact residues, residues that participate in regulating Src's phosphotransferase activity were prone to the development of resistance. Unexpectedly, we found that a resistance-prone cluster of residues located on the top face of the N-terminal lobe of Src's catalytic domain contributes to autoinhibition by reducing catalytic domain dynamics, and mutations in this cluster led to resistance by lowering inhibitor affinity and promoting kinase hyperactivation. Together, our studies demonstrate how drug resistance profiling can be used to define potential resistance pathways and uncover new mechanisms of kinase regulation.
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- Sujata Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Khan T, Das N, Negi KS, Bhowmik S, Sen P. Understanding the intricacy of protein in hydrated deep eutectic solvent: Solvation dynamics, conformational fluctuation dynamics, and stability. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127100. [PMID: 37778586 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are potential biocatalytic media due to their easy preparation, fine-tuneability, biocompatibility, and most importantly, due to their ability to keep protein stable and active. However, there are many unanswered questions and gaps in our knowledge about how proteins behave in these alternate media. Herein, we investigated solvation dynamics, conformational fluctuation dynamics, and stability of human serum albumin (HSA) in 0.5 Acetamide/0.3 Urea/0.2 Sorbitol (0.5Ac/0.3Ur/0.2Sor) DES of varying concentrations to understand the intricacy of protein behaviour in DES. Our result revealed a gradual decrease in the side-chain flexibility and thermal stability of HSA beyond 30 % DES. On the other hand, the associated water dynamics around domain-I of HSA decelerate only marginally with increasing DES content, although viscosity rises considerably. We propose that even though macroscopic solvent properties are altered, a protein feels only an aqueous type of environment in the presence of DES. This is probably the first experimental study to delineate the role of the associated water structure of the enzyme for maintaining its stability inside DES. Although considerable effort is necessary to generalize such claims, it might serve as the basis for understanding why proteins remain stable and active in DES.
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- Tanmoy Khan
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP, India.
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Yin H, Chu Y, Wang W, Zhang Z, Meng Z, Min Q. Mass tag-encoded nanointerfaces for multiplexed mass spectrometric analysis and imaging of biomolecules. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2529-2540. [PMID: 36688447 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06020e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Revealing multiple biomolecules in the physiopathological environment simultaneously is crucial in biological and biomedical research. Mass spectrometry (MS) features unique technical advantages in multiplexed and label-free analyses. However, owing to comparably low abundance and poor ionization efficiency of target biomolecules, direct MS profiling of these biological species in vitro or in situ remains a challenge. An emerging route to solve this issue is to devise mass tag (MT)-encoded nanointerfaces which specifically convert the abundance or activity of biomolecules into amplified ion signals of mass tags, offering an ideal strategy for synchronous MS assaying and mapping of multiple targets in biofluids, cells and tissues. This review provides a thorough and organized overview of recent advances in MT-encoded nanointerfaces elaborately tailored for several practical applications in multiplexed MS bioanalysis and biomedical research. First, we start with elucidation of the structural characteristics and working principle of MT-encoded nanointerfaces in specific labeling and sensing of multiple biological targets. In addition, we further discuss the application scenarios of MT-encoded nanointerfaces particularly in multiplexed biomarker assays, cell analysis, and tissue imaging. Finally, the current challenges are pointed out and future prospects of these nanointerfaces in MS analysis are forecast.
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- Hao Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China.
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Matsui T, Kojitani E, Takasawa T, Suto A, Tamari A, Watanabe G, Kodera Y. Assessment of inconsistencies in the solvent-accessible surfaces of proteins between crystal structures and solution structures observed by LC-MS. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 640:97-104. [PMID: 36502637 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.11.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Structural proteomics techniques are useful for identifying the binding sites of proteins. The surface of a target protein with and without a bound binding partner is artificially labeled using a hydroxy radical, deuterium, or a low-molecular-weight chemical, and the difference in the label strength with and without the bound partner is determined. Label strength maps are then prepared on the Protein Data Bank (PDB) structure to identify the binding surface. However, the surface-accessible sites determined using such structural proteomics methods are frequently inconsistent with those calculated based on PDB structures, speculating that the measurement determines chemical accessibility rather than solvent accessibility. In this study, the solvent-accessible surface of human serum albumin was analyzed using covalent protein labeling with varying concentrations of CH2O and then compared to surfaces derived from 27 PDB structures. The results indicated that inconsistencies in solvent-accessible surface area values calculated from PDB structures are not caused by the limited capabilities of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry coupled with covalent protein painting but instead are due to the lack of PDB data representing the structures in solution.
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- Takashi Matsui
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan; Center for Disease Proteomics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan; Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC), 705-1 Shimoizumi, Ebina, Kanagawa, 243-0435, Japan
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan; Center for Disease Proteomics, School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan.
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Pujol-Vila F, Escudero P, Güell-Grau P, Pascual-Izarra C, Villa R, Alvarez M. Direct Color Observation of Light-Driven Molecular Conformation-Induced Stress. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2101283. [PMID: 35174993 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Although usually complex to handle, nanomechanical sensors are exceptional, label-free tools for monitoring molecular conformational changes, which makes them of paramount importance in understanding biomolecular interactions. Herein, a simple and inexpensive mechanical imaging approach based on low-stiffness cantilevers with structural coloration (mechanochromic cantilevers (MMC)) is demonstrated, able to monitor and quantify molecular conformational changes with similar sensitivity to the classical optical beam detection method of cantilever-based sensors (≈4.6 × 10-3 N m-1 ). This high sensitivity is achieved by using a white light and an RGB camera working in the reflection configuration. The sensor performance is demonstrated by monitoring the UV-light induced reversible conformational changes of azobenzene molecules coating. The trans-cis isomerization of the azobenzene molecules induces a deflection of the cantilevers modifying their diffracted color, which returns to the initial state by cis-trans relaxation. Interestingly, the mechanical imaging enables a simultaneous 2D mapping of the response thus enhancing the spatial resolution of the measurements. A tight correlation is found between the color output and the cantilever's deflection and curvature angle (sensitivities of 5 × 10-3 Hue µm-1 and 1.5 × 10-1 Hue (°)-1 ). These findings highlight the suitability of low-stiffness MMC as an enabling technology for monitoring molecular changes with unprecedented simplicity, high-throughput capability, and functionalities.
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- Ferran Pujol-Vila
- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Ambato, 180103, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Networking Research Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 50018, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Networking Research Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 50018, Madrid, Spain
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Pan X, Vachet RW. MEMBRANE PROTEIN STRUCTURES AND INTERACTIONS FROM COVALENT LABELING COUPLED WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:51-69. [PMID: 33145813 PMCID: PMC8093322 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Membrane proteins are incredibly important biomolecules because they mediate interactions between a cell's external and internal environment. Obtaining information about membrane protein structure and interactions is thus important for understanding these essential biomolecules. Compared with the analyses of water-soluble proteins, the structural analysis of membrane proteins is more challenging owing to their unique chemical properties and the presence of lipid components that are necessary to solubilize them. The combination of covalent labeling (CL) and mass spectrometry (MS) has recently been applied with great success to study membrane protein structure and interactions. These studies have demonstrated the many advantages that CL-MS methods have over other traditional biophysical techniques. In this review, we discuss both amino acid-specific and non-specific labeling approaches and the special considerations needed to address the unique challenges associated with interrogating membrane proteins. This review highlights the aspects of this approach that require special care to be applied correctly and provides a comprehensive review of the membrane protein systems that have been studied by CL-MS. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Mass Spec Rev.
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White AD, Peña KA, Clark LJ, Maria CS, Liu S, Jean-Alphonse FG, Lee JY, Lei S, Cheng Z, Tu CL, Fang F, Szeto N, Gardella TJ, Xiao K, Gellman SH, Bahar I, Sutkeviciute I, Chang W, Vilardaga JP. Spatial bias in cAMP generation determines biological responses to PTH type 1 receptor activation. Sci Signal 2021; 14:eabc5944. [PMID: 34609896 PMCID: PMC8682804 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abc5944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Alex D White
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.,Graduate Program in Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.,Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Structural Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Cheng M, Guo C, Li W, Gross ML. Free‐Radical Membrane Protein Footprinting by Photolysis of Perfluoroisopropyl Iodide Partitioned to Detergent Micelle by Sonication. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ming Cheng
- Department of Chemistry Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive Saint Louis MO 63130 USA
- Current address: Department of Molecular Medicine The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla CA 92037 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive Saint Louis MO 63130 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO 63130 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive Saint Louis MO 63130 USA
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Cheng M, Guo C, Li W, Gross ML. Free-Radical Membrane Protein Footprinting by Photolysis of Perfluoroisopropyl Iodide Partitioned to Detergent Micelle by Sonication. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8867-8873. [PMID: 33751812 PMCID: PMC8083173 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A free-radical footprinting approach is described for integral membrane protein (IMP) that extends, significantly, the "fast photochemical oxidation of proteins" (FPOP) platform. This new approach exploits highly hydrophobic perfluoroisopropyl iodide (PFIPI) together with tip sonication to ensure efficient transport into the micelle interior, allowing laser dissociation and footprinting of the transmembrane domains. In contrast to water soluble footprinters, PFIPI footprints both the hydrophobic intramembrane and the hydrophilic extramembrane domains of the IMP vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR). The footprinting is fast, giving high coverage for Tyr (100 %) and Trp. The incorporation of the reagent with sonication does not significantly affect VKOR's enzymatic function, and tyrosine iodination does not compromise protease digestion and the subsequent analysis. The locations for the modifications are largely consistent with the corresponding solvent accessibilities, recommending this approach for future membrane protein footprinting.
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- Ming Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO, 63130, USA
- Current address: Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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Ma J, Zheng S, Wang H, Li C, Ran Q. Site-selective, reversible, pH-induced N-terminal maleylation and its application for proteomics research. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34:e8800. [PMID: 32246864 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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RATIONALE Compared with traditional labelling reagents used in proteomics, maleic anhydride is milder and can be easily removed under certain conditions, thus simplifying chemical derivatization. METHODS The proposed strategy combined a site-specific chemical labelling reaction with mass spectrometry. Site-selective, reversible N-terminal maleylation was controlled by pH. RESULTS Selective maleyl N-terminal labelling was achieved with high efficiency under the optimized reaction conditions. The demaleylation conditions were also optimized. The sequence coverage of histone H4 increased from 77% to 95% after the maleyl labels were removed, and the number of maleylated peptides was five times that of the unlabelled peptides. We further verified the reversible and selective N-terminal labelling properties of maleic anhydride through propionylation labelling at the peptide/protein level. CONCLUSIONS A new method for site-selective maleylation of the N-terminal amino groups of a peptide was explored. Through the optimization experiment, good efficiency was achieved for this labelling reaction. The reversibility of maleylation labelling was also explored and applied for the identification of post-translational modifications of histones. Thus, site-selective, reversible, pH-induced N-terminal labelling using maleic anhydride has greater potential for application in proteomics than any other labelling methods.
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- Jianfeng Ma
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Civil Engineering Materials, Jiangsu Sobute New Materials Co. Ltd., Nanjing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Civil Engineering Materials, Jiangsu Sobute New Materials Co. Ltd., Nanjing, China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Kim Y, Lee J. Advanced molecular recognition of 3-nitro-L-tyrosine: The use of zwitterion embedded molecularly imprinted mesoporous organosilica with sub-nanomolar sensitivity. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 160:112216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Das N, Sen P. Shape-Dependent Macromolecular Crowding on the Thermodynamics and Microsecond Conformational Dynamics of Protein Unfolding Revealed at the Single-Molecule Level. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5858-5871. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c03897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Nilimesh Das
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, UP India
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Song L, Fang F, Liu P, Zeng G, Liu H, Zhao Y, Xie X, Tseng G, Randhawa P, Xiao K. Quantitative Proteomics for Monitoring Renal Transplant Injury. Proteomics Clin Appl 2020; 14:e1900036. [PMID: 31999393 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201900036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE This study is aimed at developing a molecular diagnostics platform to enhance the interpretation of renal allograft biopsies using quantitative proteomic profiling of formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) specimens. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A quantitative proteomics platform composed of 1) an optimized FFPE protein sample preparation method, 2) a tandem mass tag TMT10-plex-based proteomic workflow, and 3) a systematic statistical analysis pipeline to reveal differentially expressed proteins has been developed. This platform is then tested on a small sample set (five samples per phenotype) to reveal proteomic signatures that can differentiate T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) and polyomavirus BK nephropathy (BKPyVN) from healthy functionally stable kidney tissue (STA). RESULTS Among 2798 quantified proteins, the expression levels of 740 BKPyVN and 638 TCMR associated proteins are significantly changed compared to STA specimens. Principal component analysis demonstrated good segregation of all three phenotypes investigated. Protein detection and quantitation are highly reproducible: replicate comparative analyses demonstrated 71-84% overlap of detected proteins, and the coefficient of variation for protein measurements is <15% in triplicate liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry runs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Quantitative proteomics can be applied to archived FFPE specimens to differentiate different causes of renal allograft injury.
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- Lei Song
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.,Department of Urological Organ Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central-South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Urological Organ Transplantation, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central-South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.,Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.,Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Center, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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Das N, Sen P. Size-dependent macromolecular crowding effect on the thermodynamics of protein unfolding revealed at the single molecular level. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 141:843-854. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Orellana L. Large-Scale Conformational Changes and Protein Function: Breaking the in silico Barrier. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 6:117. [PMID: 31750315 PMCID: PMC6848229 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Large-scale conformational changes are essential to link protein structures with their function at the cell and organism scale, but have been elusive both experimentally and computationally. Over the past few years developments in cryo-electron microscopy and crystallography techniques have started to reveal multiple snapshots of increasingly large and flexible systems, deemed impossible only short time ago. As structural information accumulates, theoretical methods become central to understand how different conformers interconvert to mediate biological function. Here we briefly survey current in silico methods to tackle large conformational changes, reviewing recent examples of cross-validation of experiments and computational predictions, which show how the integration of different scale simulations with biological information is already starting to break the barriers between the in silico, in vitro, and in vivo worlds, shedding new light onto complex biological problems inaccessible so far.
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- Laura Orellana
- Institutionen för Biokemi och Biofysik, Stockholms Universitet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Solna, Sweden
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A Combined Approach Reveals a Regulatory Mechanism Coupling Src's Kinase Activity, Localization, and Phosphotransferase-Independent Functions. Mol Cell 2019; 74:393-408.e20. [PMID: 30956043 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Multiple layers of regulation modulate the activity and localization of protein kinases. However, many details of kinase regulation remain incompletely understood. Here, we apply saturation mutagenesis and a chemical genetic method for allosterically modulating kinase global conformation to Src kinase, providing insight into known regulatory mechanisms and revealing a previously undiscovered interaction between Src's SH4 and catalytic domains. Abrogation of this interaction increased phosphotransferase activity, promoted membrane association, and provoked phosphotransferase-independent alterations in cell morphology. Thus, Src's SH4 domain serves as an intramolecular regulator coupling catalytic activity, global conformation, and localization, as well as mediating a phosphotransferase-independent function. Sequence conservation suggests that the SH4 domain regulatory interaction exists in other Src-family kinases. Our combined approach's ability to reveal a regulatory mechanism in one of the best-studied kinases suggests that it could be applied broadly to provide insight into kinase structure, regulation, and function.
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Martínez-Archundia M, Correa-Basurto J, Montaño S, Rosas-Trigueros JL. Studying the collective motions of the adenosine A2A receptor as a result of ligand binding using principal component analysis. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 37:4685-4700. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1564700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Marlet Martínez-Archundia
- Laboratorio de Modelado Molecular y Bioinformática, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Modelado Molecular y Bioinformática, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Transdisciplinario de Investigación en Sistemas Evolutivos, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Cómputo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Kim I, Song H, Kim C, Kim M, Kyhm K, Kim K, Oh JW. Intermolecular distance measurement with TNT suppressor on the M13 bacteriophage-based Förster resonance energy transfer system. Sci Rep 2019; 9:496. [PMID: 30679611 PMCID: PMC6345812 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36990-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
An M13 bacteriophage-based Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) system is developed to estimate intermolecular distance at the nanoscale using a complex of CdSSe/ZnS nanocrystal quantum dots, genetically engineered M13 bacteriophages labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate and trinitrotoluene (TNT) as an inhibitor. In the absence of trinitrotoluene, it is observed that a significant spectral shift from blue to green occur, which represents efficient energy transfer through dipole-dipole coupling between donor and acceptor, or FRET-on mode. On the other hand, in the presence of trinitrotoluene, the energy transfer is suppressed, since the donor-to-acceptor intermolecular distance is detuned by the specific capturing of TNT by the M13 bacteriophage, denoted as FRET-off mode. These noble features are confirmed by changes in the fluorescence intensity and the fluorescence decay curve. TNT addition to our system results in reducing the total energy transfer efficiency considerably from 16.1% to 7.6% compared to that in the non-TNT condition, while the exciton decay rate is significantly enhanced. In particular, we confirm that the energy transfer efficiency satisfies the original intermolecular distance dependence of FRET. The relative donor-to-acceptor distance is changed from 70.03 Å to 80.61 Å by inclusion of TNT.
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- Inhong Kim
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Guo C, Cheng M, Gross ML. Protein-Metal-Ion Interactions Studied by Mass Spectrometry-Based Footprinting with Isotope-Encoded Benzhydrazide. Anal Chem 2018; 91:1416-1423. [PMID: 30495934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Metal ions, usually bound by various amino-acid side chains in proteins, play multiple roles in protein folding, conformational change, cellular communication, and catalysis. Ca(II) and Mg(II), abundant among biologically relevant cations, execute their cellular functions associated with the conformational change of bound proteins. They bind with proteins where carboxylic acid residues are dominant ligands. To develop mass spectrometry for mapping protein-binding sites, we implemented a new carboxyl group footprinter, benzhydrazide, and refined it with isotope encoding. The method uses carbodiimide chemistry to footprint carboxylic residues, whereby 1-ethyl-3-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)carbodiimide activates a carboxyl group followed by nucleophilic attack by benzhydrazide forming a stable labeled product. We tested the effectiveness of isotope-encoded benzhydrazide by studying Ca2+ and Mg2+ binding of calmodulin, an EF-hand protein. The footprinting results indicate that the four active sites for metal-ion binding (EF hands I, II, III, and IV) and the linker region (peptide 78-86) undergo conformational changes upon Ca(II) and Mg(II) binding, respectively. The outcome is consistent with previously reported results and 3-D structures, thereby validating a new reagent that is more reactive and discriminating for specific amino-acid protein footprinting. This reagent should be important for locating metal-binding sites of other metalloproteins.
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- Chunyang Guo
- Department of Chemistry , Washington University , St. Louis , Missouri 63130 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Washington University , St. Louis , Missouri 63130 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Washington University , St. Louis , Missouri 63130 , United States
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Das N, Sen P. Structural, Functional, and Dynamical Responses of a Protein in a Restricted Environment Imposed by Macromolecular Crowding. Biochemistry 2018; 57:6078-6089. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Nilimesh Das
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 016, India
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Calabrese AN, Radford SE. Mass spectrometry-enabled structural biology of membrane proteins. Methods 2018; 147:187-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Reading E. Structural Mass Spectrometry of Membrane Proteins within Their Native Lipid Environments. Chemistry 2018; 24:13391-13398. [PMID: 29672954 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mass spectrometry has emerged as an important structural biology tool for understanding membrane protein structure, function, and dynamics. Generally, structural mass spectrometry of membrane proteins has been performed on purified or reconstituted systems which lack the native lipid membrane and cellular environments. However, there has been progress in the use and adaptations of these methods for probing membrane proteins within increasingly more native contexts. In this Concept article the use and utility of structural mass spectrometry techniques for studying membrane proteins within native environments are highlighted.
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- Eamonn Reading
- Department of Chemistry, King's College London, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB, London, UK
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Atkinson SC, Dogovski C, Wood K, Griffin MDW, Gorman MA, Hor L, Reboul CF, Buckle AM, Wuttke J, Parker MW, Dobson RCJ, Perugini MA. Substrate Locking Promotes Dimer-Dimer Docking of an Enzyme Antibiotic Target. Structure 2018; 26:948-959.e5. [PMID: 29804823 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Protein dynamics manifested through structural flexibility play a central role in the function of biological molecules. Here we explore the substrate-mediated change in protein flexibility of an antibiotic target enzyme, Clostridium botulinum dihydrodipicolinate synthase. We demonstrate that the substrate, pyruvate, stabilizes the more active dimer-of-dimers or tetrameric form. Surprisingly, there is little difference between the crystal structures of apo and substrate-bound enzyme, suggesting protein dynamics may be important. Neutron and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments were used to probe substrate-induced dynamics on the sub-second timescale, but no significant changes were observed. We therefore developed a simple technique, coined protein dynamics-mass spectrometry (ProD-MS), which enables measurement of time-dependent alkylation of cysteine residues. ProD-MS together with X-ray crystallography and analytical ultracentrifugation analyses indicates that pyruvate locks the conformation of the dimer that promotes docking to the more active tetrameric form, offering insight into ligand-mediated stabilization of multimeric enzymes.
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- Sarah C Atkinson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Lichtenstrasse 1, Garching 85 747, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Biomolecular Interaction Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag, Christchurch 4800, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.
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Xiao K, Zhao Y, Choi M, Liu H, Blanc A, Qian J, Cahill TJ, Li X, Xiao Y, Clark LJ, Li S. Revealing the architecture of protein complexes by an orthogonal approach combining HDXMS, CXMS, and disulfide trapping. Nat Protoc 2018; 13:1403-1428. [PMID: 29844522 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2018.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Many cellular functions necessitate structural assemblies of two or more associated proteins. The structural characterization of protein complexes using standard methods, such as X-ray crystallography, is challenging. Herein, we describe an orthogonal approach using hydrogen-deuterium-exchange mass spectrometry (HDXMS), cross-linking mass spectrometry (CXMS), and disulfide trapping to map interactions within protein complexes. HDXMS measures changes in solvent accessibility and hydrogen bonding upon complex formation; a decrease in HDX rate could account for newly formed intermolecular or intramolecular interactions. To distinguish between inter- and intramolecular interactions, we use a CXMS method to determine the position of direct interface regions by trapping intermolecular residues in close proximity to various cross-linkers (e.g., disuccinimidyl adipate (DSA)) of different lengths and reactive groups. Both MS-based experiments are performed on high-resolution mass spectrometers (e.g., an Orbitrap Elite hybrid mass spectrometer). The physiological relevance of the interactions identified through HDXMS and CXMS is investigated by transiently co-expressing cysteine mutant pairs, one mutant on each protein at the discovered interfaces, in an appropriate cell line, such as HEK293. Disulfide-trapped protein complexes are formed within cells spontaneously or are facilitated by addition of oxidation reagents such as H2O2 or diamide. Western blotting analysis, in the presence and absence of reducing reagents, is used to determine whether the disulfide bonds are formed in the proposed complex interface in physiologically relevant milieus. The procedure described here requires 1-2 months. We demonstrate this approach using the β2-adrenergic receptor-β-arrestin1 complex as the model system.
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- Kunhong Xiao
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Vascular Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Center, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Aoyama A, Murai M, Ichimaru N, Aburaya S, Aoki W, Miyoshi H. Epoxycyclohexenedione-Type Compounds Make Up a New Class of Inhibitors of the Bovine Mitochondrial ADP/ATP Carrier. Biochemistry 2018; 57:1031-1044. [PMID: 29313673 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Through the extensive screening of our chemical library, we found epoxycyclohexenedione (ECHD)-type compounds (AMM-59 and -120) as unique inhibitors of the bovine heart mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier (AAC). This study investigated the mechanism of inhibition of AAC by ECHDs using submitochondrial particles (SMPs). Proteomic analyses of ECHD-bound AAC as well as biochemical characterization using different SH reagents showed that ECHDs inhibit the function of AAC by covalently binding primarily to Cys57 and secondarily to Cys160. Interestingly, AAC remarkably aggregated in SMPs upon being incubated with high concentrations of ECHDs for a long period of time. This aggregation was observed under both oxidative and reductive conditions of the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of SMP proteins, indicating that aggregation is not caused by intermolecular S-S linkages. ECHDs are the first chemicals, to the best of our knowledge, to induce prominent structural alteration in AAC without forming intermolecular S-S linkages. When all solvent-accessible cysteines (Cys57, Cys160, and Cys257) were previously modified by N-ethylmaleimide, the aggregation of AAC was completely suppressed. In contrast, when Cys57 or Cys160 is selectively modified by a SH reagent, the covalent binding of ECHDs to a residual free residue of the two cysteines is sufficient to induce aggregation. The aggregation-inducing ability of another ECHD analogue (AMM-124), which has an alkyl chain that is shorter than those of AMM-59 and -120, was significantly less efficient than that of the two compounds. On the basis of these results, the mechanism underlying the aggregation of AAC induced by ECHDs is discussed.
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- Ayaki Aoyama
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Elucidating structural and molecular mechanisms of β-arrestin-biased agonism at GPCRs via MS-based proteomics. Cell Signal 2018; 41:56-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Calabrese AN, Jackson SM, Jones LN, Beckstein O, Heinkel F, Gsponer J, Sharples D, Sans M, Kokkinidou M, Pearson AR, Radford SE, Ashcroft AE, Henderson PJF. Topological Dissection of the Membrane Transport Protein Mhp1 Derived from Cysteine Accessibility and Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:8844-8852. [PMID: 28726379 PMCID: PMC5588088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cys accessibility and quantitative intact mass spectrometry (MS) analyses have been devised to study the topological transitions of Mhp1, the membrane protein for sodium-linked transport of hydantoins from Microbacterium liquefaciens. Mhp1 has been crystallized in three forms (outward-facing open, outward-facing occluded with substrate bound, and inward-facing open). We show that one natural cysteine residue, Cys327, out of three, has an enhanced solvent accessibility in the inward-facing (relative to the outward-facing) form. Reaction of the purified protein, in detergent, with the thiol-reactive N-ethylmalemide (NEM), results in modification of Cys327, suggesting that Mhp1 adopts predominantly inward-facing conformations. Addition of either sodium ions or the substrate 5-benzyl-l-hydantoin (L-BH) does not shift this conformational equilibrium, but systematic co-addition of the two results in an attenuation of labeling, indicating a shift toward outward-facing conformations that can be interpreted using conventional enzyme kinetic analyses. Such measurements can afford the Km for each ligand as well as the stoichiometry of ion-substrate-coupled conformational changes. Mutations that perturb the substrate binding site either result in the protein being unable to adopt outward-facing conformations or in a global destabilization of structure. The methodology combines covalent labeling, mass spectrometry, and kinetic analyses in a straightforward workflow applicable to a range of systems, enabling the interrogation of changes in a protein's conformation required for function at varied concentrations of substrates, and the consequences of mutations on these conformational transitions.
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- Department of Physics, Arizona State University , Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, United States
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- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, Universität Hamburg , Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, Universität Hamburg , Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, Universität Hamburg , Hamburg 22761, Germany
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Halakou F, Kilic ES, Cukuroglu E, Keskin O, Gursoy A. Enriching Traditional Protein-protein Interaction Networks with Alternative Conformations of Proteins. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7180. [PMID: 28775330 PMCID: PMC5543104 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07351-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Traditional Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) networks, which use a node and edge representation, lack some valuable information about the mechanistic details of biological processes. Mapping protein structures to these PPI networks not only provides structural details of each interaction but also helps us to find the mutual exclusive interactions. Yet it is not a comprehensive representation as it neglects the conformational changes of proteins which may lead to different interactions, functions, and downstream signalling. In this study, we proposed a new representation for structural PPI networks inspecting the alternative conformations of proteins. We performed a large-scale study by creating breast cancer metastasis network and equipped it with different conformers of proteins. Our results showed that although 88% of proteins in our network has at least two structures in Protein Data Bank (PDB), only 22% of them have alternative conformations and the remaining proteins have different regions saved in PDB. However, using even this small set of alternative conformations we observed a considerable increase in our protein docking predictions. Our protein-protein interaction predictions increased from 54% to 76% using the alternative conformations. We also showed the benefits of investigating structural data and alternative conformations of proteins through three case studies.
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- Farideh Halakou
- Department of Computer Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, 34450, Turkey.,Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 26505, WV, USA
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- Computational Sciences and Engineering, Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, 34450, Turkey
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, 34450, Turkey.
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Tian S, Zheng S, Han Y, Guo Z, Zhai G, Bai X, He X, Fan E, Zhang Y, Zhang K. Maleic Anhydride Labeling-Based Approach for Quantitative Proteomics and Successive Derivatization of Peptides. Anal Chem 2017; 89:8259-8265. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shanshan Tian
- 2011 Collaborative
Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key
Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment
and Disease, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- 2011 Collaborative
Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key
Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment
and Disease, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- 2011 Collaborative
Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key
Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment
and Disease, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- 2011 Collaborative
Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key
Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment
and Disease, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Institut
für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 17, Freiburg 79104, Germany
- Department
of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic
Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- National
Chromatographic Research and Analysis Center, Dalian Institute of
Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
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- 2011 Collaborative
Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key
Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment
and Disease, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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Investigating the structural transitions of proteins during dissolution by mass spectrometry. Talanta 2017; 164:418-426. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Jean-Alphonse FG, Wehbi VL, Chen J, Noda M, Taboas JM, Xiao K, Vilardaga JP. β 2-adrenergic receptor control of endosomal PTH receptor signaling via Gβγ. Nat Chem Biol 2016; 13:259-261. [PMID: 28024151 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cells express several G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) at their surfaces, transmitting simultaneous extracellular hormonal and chemical signals into cells. A comprehensive understanding of mechanisms underlying the integrated signaling response induced by distinct GPCRs is thus required. Here we found that the β2-adrenergic receptor, which induces a short cAMP response, prolongs nuclear cAMP and protein kinase A (PKA) activation by promoting endosomal cAMP production in parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor signaling through the stimulatory action of G protein Gβγ subunits on adenylate cyclase type 2.
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- Frédéric G Jean-Alphonse
- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Medical Research Institute Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kahsai AW, Wisler JW, Lee J, Ahn S, Cahill TJ, Dennison SM, Staus DP, Thomsen ARB, Anasti KM, Pani B, Wingler LM, Desai H, Bompiani KM, Strachan RT, Qin X, Alam SM, Sullenger BA, Lefkowitz RJ. Conformationally selective RNA aptamers allosterically modulate the β2-adrenoceptor. Nat Chem Biol 2016; 12:709-16. [PMID: 27398998 PMCID: PMC4990464 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ligands function by stabilizing multiple, functionally distinct receptor conformations. This property underlies the ability of 'biased agonists' to activate specific subsets of a given receptor's signaling profile. However, stabilizing distinct active GPCR conformations to enable structural characterization of mechanisms underlying GPCR activation remains difficult. These challenges have accentuated the need for receptor tools that allosterically stabilize and regulate receptor function through unique, previously unappreciated mechanisms. Here, using a highly diverse RNA library combined with advanced selection strategies involving state-of-the-art next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics analyses, we identify RNA aptamers that bind a prototypical GPCR, the β2-adrenoceptor (β2AR). Using biochemical, pharmacological, and biophysical approaches, we demonstrate that these aptamers bind with nanomolar affinity at defined surfaces of the receptor, allosterically stabilizing active, inactive, and ligand-specific receptor conformations. The discovery of RNA aptamers as allosteric GPCR modulators significantly expands the diversity of ligands available to study the structural and functional regulation of GPCRs.
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- Alem W. Kahsai
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- Duke Translational Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- The University of California, San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Genome Sequencing and Analysis Core Resource, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- Duke Translational Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710
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Tillman TS, Alvarez FJD, Reinert NJ, Liu C, Wang D, Xu Y, Xiao K, Zhang P, Tang P. Functional Human α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor (nAChR) Generated from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:18276-82. [PMID: 27385587 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.729970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human Cys-loop receptors are important therapeutic targets. High-resolution structures are essential for rational drug design, but only a few are available due to difficulties in obtaining sufficient quantities of protein suitable for structural studies. Although expression of proteins in E. coli offers advantages of high yield, low cost, and fast turnover, this approach has not been thoroughly explored for full-length human Cys-loop receptors because of the conventional wisdom that E. coli lacks the specific chaperones and post-translational modifications potentially required for expression of human Cys-loop receptors. Here we report the successful production of full-length wild type human α7nAChR from E. coli Chemically induced chaperones promote high expression levels of well-folded proteins. The choice of detergents, lipids, and ligands during purification determines the final protein quality. The purified α7nAChR not only forms pentamers as imaged by negative-stain electron microscopy, but also retains pharmacological characteristics of native α7nAChR, including binding to bungarotoxin and positive allosteric modulators specific to α7nAChR. Moreover, the purified α7nAChR injected into Xenopus oocytes can be activated by acetylcholine, choline, and nicotine, inhibited by the channel blockers QX-222 and phencyclidine, and potentiated by the α7nAChR specific modulators PNU-120596 and TQS. The successful generation of functional human α7nAChR from E. coli opens a new avenue for producing mammalian Cys-loop receptors to facilitate structure-based rational drug design.
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, Structural Biology, Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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Vahidi S, Konermann L. Probing the Time Scale of FPOP (Fast Photochemical Oxidation of Proteins): Radical Reactions Extend Over Tens of Milliseconds. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2016; 27:1156-64. [PMID: 27067899 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1389-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Hydroxyl radical (⋅OH) labeling with mass spectrometry detection reports on protein conformations and interactions. Fast photochemical oxidation of proteins (FPOP) involves ⋅OH production via H2O2 photolysis by UV laser pulses inside a flow tube. The experiments are conducted in the presence of a scavenger (usually glutamine) that shortens the ⋅OH lifetime. The literature claims that FPOP takes place within 1 μs. This ultrafast time scale implies that FPOP should be immune to labeling-induced artifacts that may be encountered with other techniques. Surprisingly, the FPOP time scale has never been validated in direct kinetic measurements. Here we employ flash photolysis for probing oxidation processes under typical FPOP conditions. Bleaching of the reporter dye cyanine-5 (Cy5) served as readout of the time-dependent radical milieu. Surprisingly, Cy5 oxidation extends over tens of milliseconds. This time range is four orders of magnitude longer than expected from the FPOP literature. We demonstrate that the glutamine scavenger generates metastable secondary radicals in the FPOP solution, and that these radicals lengthen the time frame of Cy5 oxidation. Cy5 and similar dyes are widely used for monitoring the radical dose experienced by proteins in solution. The measured Cy5 kinetics thus strongly suggest that protein oxidation in FPOP extends over a much longer time window than previously thought (i.e., many milliseconds instead of one microsecond). The optical approach developed here should be suitable for assessing the performance of future FPOP-like techniques with improved temporal labeling characteristics. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Siavash Vahidi
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada.
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Govor IV, Tatarets AL, Obukhova OM, Terpetschnig EA, Gellerman G, Patsenker LD. Tracing the conformational changes in BSA using FRET with environmentally-sensitive squaraine probes. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2016; 4:024007. [DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/4/2/024007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Tian H, Fürstenberg A, Huber T. Labeling and Single-Molecule Methods To Monitor G Protein-Coupled Receptor Dynamics. Chem Rev 2016; 117:186-245. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- He Tian
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York
Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York
Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York
Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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McGarvey JC, Xiao K, Bowman SL, Mamonova T, Zhang Q, Bisello A, Sneddon WB, Ardura JA, Jean-Alphonse F, Vilardaga JP, Puthenveedu MA, Friedman PA. Actin-Sorting Nexin 27 (SNX27)-Retromer Complex Mediates Rapid Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Recycling. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:10986-1002. [PMID: 27008860 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.697045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The G protein-coupled parathyroid hormone receptor (PTHR) regulates mineral-ion homeostasis and bone remodeling. Upon parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulation, the PTHR internalizes into early endosomes and subsequently traffics to the retromer complex, a sorting platform on early endosomes that promotes recycling of surface receptors. The C terminus of the PTHR contains a type I PDZ ligand that binds PDZ domain-containing proteins. Mass spectrometry identified sorting nexin 27 (SNX27) in isolated endosomes as a PTHR binding partner. PTH treatment enriched endosomal PTHR. SNX27 contains a PDZ domain and serves as a cargo selector for the retromer complex. VPS26, VPS29, and VPS35 retromer subunits were isolated with PTHR in endosomes from cells stimulated with PTH. Molecular dynamics and protein binding studies establish that PTHR and SNX27 interactions depend on the PDZ recognition motif in PTHR and the PDZ domain of SNX27. Depletion of either SNX27 or VPS35 or actin depolymerization decreased the rate of PTHR recycling following agonist stimulation. Mutating the PDZ ligand of PTHR abolished the interaction with SNX27 but did not affect the overall rate of recycling, suggesting that PTHR may directly engage the retromer complex. Coimmunoprecipitation and overlay experiments show that both intact and mutated PTHR bind retromer through the VPS26 protomer and sequentially assemble a ternary complex with PTHR and SNX27. SNX27-independent recycling may involve N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor, which binds both PDZ intact and mutant PTHRs. We conclude that PTHR recycles rapidly through at least two pathways, one involving the ASRT complex of actin, SNX27, and retromer and another possibly involving N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor.
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- Jennifer C McGarvey
- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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- From the Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, and the Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261 and
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Zhang H, Liu H, Blankenship RE, Gross ML. Isotope-Encoded Carboxyl Group Footprinting for Mass Spectrometry-Based Protein Conformational Studies. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2016; 27:178-81. [PMID: 26384685 PMCID: PMC4688080 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-015-1260-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We report an isotope-encoding method coupled with carboxyl-group footprinting to monitor protein conformational changes. The carboxyl groups of aspartic/glutamic acids and of the C-terminus of proteins can serve as reporters for protein conformational changes when labeled with glycine ethyl ester (GEE) mediated by carbodiimide. In the new development, isotope-encoded "heavy" and "light" GEE are used to label separately the two states of the orange carotenoid protein (OCP) from cyanobacteria. Two samples are mixed (1:1 ratio) and analyzed by a single LC-MS/MS experiment. The differences in labeling extent between the two states are represented by the ratio of the "heavy" and "light" peptides, providing information about protein conformational changes. Combining isotope-encoded MS quantitative analysis and carboxyl-group footprinting reduces the time of MS analysis and improves the sensitivity of GEE and other footprinting.
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- Hao Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
- Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
- Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
- Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
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Gidon A, Feinstein TN, Xiao K, Vilardaga JP. Studying the regulation of endosomal cAMP production in GPCR signaling. Methods Cell Biol 2015; 132:109-26. [PMID: 26928541 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We describe methods based on live cell fluorescent microscopy and mass spectrometry to characterize the mechanism of endosomal cAMP production and its regulation using the parathyroid hormone (PTH) type 1 receptor as a prime example. These methods permit to measure rapid changes of cAMP levels in response to PTH, kinetics of endosomal ligand-receptor interaction, pH changes associated with receptor trafficking, and to identify the endosomal receptor interactome.
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- Alexandre Gidon
- Molecular Mechanisms of Mycobacterial Infection, Center for Molecular Inflammation Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Xiao K, Chung J, Wall A. The power of mass spectrometry in structural characterization of GPCR signaling. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2015; 35:213-9. [PMID: 26459735 DOI: 10.3109/10799893.2015.1072979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics is an unrivaled tool for studying complex biological systems and diseases in the post-genomic era. In recent years, MS has emerged as a powerful structural biological tool to characterize protein conformation and conformational dynamics. The advantages of MS in structural studies are most evident for membrane proteins such as GPCRs (G protein-coupled receptors), where other well-established structural methods such as X-ray crystallography and NMR remain challenging. For proteins with available high-resolution structures, MS-based structural strategies can provide valuable, previously inaccessible information on protein conformational changes and dynamics, protein motion/flexibility, ligand-protein binding, and protein-protein interfaces. In the past several years, we have developed and adapted a number of MS-based structural approaches, such as CDSiL-MS (Conformational changes and Dynamics using Stable-isotope Labeling and MS), CXMS (Crosslinking/MS) and HDXMS (Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange MS), to study protein structures and conformational dynamics in human β2-adrenegic receptor (β2AR) signaling. In this mini-review, we will highlight several examples demonstrating the power of MS in structural analysis to better elucidate the structural basis of GPCR signaling, particularly through the β-arrestin-mediated GPCR signaling pathway.
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- Kunhong Xiao
- a Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology , University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.,b Department of Medicine , Duke University Medical Center , Durham , NC , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Duke University Medical Center , Durham , NC , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Duke University Medical Center , Durham , NC , USA
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Chidiac P, Hébert TE. GPCR Retreat 2014: a good view leads to many discoveries! J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2015; 35:208-12. [PMID: 26366680 DOI: 10.3109/10799893.2015.1072977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The GPCR gods smiled on us last year as the 15th Annual GPCR Retreat was held last October 2nd-4th in Bromont, Québec. The fall colors were at their peak and the meeting attendees were also in fine form. The program was one of the best we have seen at any GPCR-related meeting in years and there was a great deal of excitement about new methodological approaches to understanding receptor biology, new concepts in GPCR signaling and a continued emphasis on translation of these discoveries. This year was also the first year we opened the meeting with a short course on biased agonism and how to measure and analyze it.
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- Peter Chidiac
- a Department of Physiology and Pharmacology , Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario , Canada and
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- b Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics , McGill University , Montréal, Québec , Canada
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Di Michele M, Stes E, Vandermarliere E, Arora R, Astorga-Wells J, Vandenbussche J, van Heerde E, Zubarev R, Bonnet P, Linders JTM, Jacoby E, Brehmer D, Martens L, Gevaert K. Limited Proteolysis Combined with Stable Isotope Labeling Reveals Conformational Changes in Protein (Pseudo)kinases upon Binding Small Molecules. J Proteome Res 2015; 14:4179-93. [PMID: 26293246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Likely due to conformational rearrangements, small molecule inhibitors may stabilize the active conformation of protein kinases and paradoxically promote tumorigenesis. We combined limited proteolysis with stable isotope labeling MS to monitor protein conformational changes upon binding of small molecules. Applying this method to the human serine/threonine kinase B-Raf, frequently mutated in cancer, we found that binding of ATP or its nonhydrolyzable analogue AMP-PNP, but not ADP, stabilized the structure of both B-Raf(WT) and B-Raf(V600E). The ATP-competitive type I B-Raf inhibitor vemurafenib and the type II inhibitor sorafenib stabilized the kinase domain (KD) but had distinct effects on the Ras-binding domain. Stabilization of the B-Raf(WT) KD was confirmed by hydrogen/deuterium exchange MS and molecular dynamics simulations. Our results are further supported by cellular assays in which we assessed cell viability and phosphorylation profiles in cells expressing B-Raf(WT) or B-Raf(V600E) in response to vemurafenib or sorafenib. Our data indicate that an overall stabilization of the B-Raf structure by specific inhibitors activates MAPK signaling and increases cell survival, helping to explain clinical treatment failure. We also applied our method to monitor conformational changes upon nucleotide binding of the pseudokinase KSR1, which holds high potential for inhibition in human diseases.
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- Michela Di Michele
- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), UMR 7311 CNRS-Université d'Orléans , Pôle de chimie, Rue de Chartres, 45100 Orléans, France
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Oncology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV , Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet , Scheelelaberatoriet Scheeles väg 2, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), UMR 7311 CNRS-Université d'Orléans , Pôle de chimie, Rue de Chartres, 45100 Orléans, France
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- Oncology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV , Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Oncology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV , Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Oncology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV , Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University , A. Baertsoenkaai 3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Schenk ER, Almeida R, Miksovska J, Ridgeway ME, Park MA, Fernandez-Lima F. Kinetic intermediates of holo- and apo-myoglobin studied using HDX-TIMS-MS and molecular dynamic simulations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:555-63. [PMID: 25690175 PMCID: PMC4402236 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-1067-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In the present work, the kinetic intermediates of holo- and apo-myoglobin were studied by correlating the ion-neutral collision cross section and time resolved H/D back exchange rate simultaneously in a trapped ion mobility spectrometer coupled to a mass spectrometer (HDX-TIMS-MS). The high mobility resolution of the TIMS cell permitted the observation of multiple IMS bands and complementary molecular dynamics simulations resulted in the assignment of candidate structures for each experimental condition studied (e.g., holo [M + 8H](+8)-[M + 9H](+9) and apo [M + 9H](+9)-[M + 19H](+19)). Inspection of the kinetic intermediates suggests that the tertiary structure of apomyoglobin unfolds quickly upon the loss of the Fe protoporphyrin IX that stabilizes the interactions between the A, G, and H helices. In the absence of the porphyrin heme, the apomyoglobin unfolds to Xn kinetic intermediates that vary in the extent of unfolding as a result of the observed charge state.
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- Emily R. Schenk
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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Vandermarliere E, Maddelein D, Hulstaert N, Stes E, Di Michele M, Gevaert K, Jacoby E, Brehmer D, Martens L. PepShell: Visualization of Conformational Proteomics Data. J Proteome Res 2015; 14:1987-90. [DOI: 10.1021/pr5012125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Elien Vandermarliere
- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Oncology
Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Oncology
Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
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- Department
of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Prosser RS, Kim TH. Nuts and Bolts of CF3 and CH 3 NMR Toward the Understanding of Conformational Exchange of GPCRs. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1335:39-51. [PMID: 26260593 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2914-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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With the advent of efficient protein expression and functional purification protocols, it is now possible to reconstitute many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in detergent micelles at concentrations of 25 μM or more. Such concentrations are sufficient for studies of conformational states and dynamics relating to function and the mechanism of activation of GPCRs, using solution state NMR. In particular, methyl spectroscopy, in the form of one-dimensional (19)F NMR or two-dimensional ((1)H,(13)C) NMR, provides high fidelity spectra which reveal detailed features associated with conformational states and their lifetimes, as a function of ligand. While X-ray crystallography provides exquisitely detailed structures of lowest energy states associated with ligands, G proteins, and other proteins, NMR is able to validate such states, while providing insight into higher energy states that form part of the conformational landscape and are involved in activation. Through relaxation experiments spanning microseconds to seconds, lifetimes of these functional states can often be measured. By determining the effect of ligands on both equilibrium populations and rates of interconversion between states, it becomes possible to understand activation in terms of an ensemble description and in turn relate the ensemble to pharmaceutical phenomena.
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- R Scott Prosser
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto (UTM), 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, Canada, L5L 1C6,
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