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Vallet A, Martin-Laffon J, Favier A, Revel B, Bonnot T, Vidaud C, Armengaud J, Gaillard JC, Delangle P, Devime F, Figuet S, Serre NBC, Erba EB, Brutscher B, Ravanel S, Bourguignon J, Alban C. The plasma membrane-associated cation-binding protein PCaP1 of Arabidopsis thaliana is a uranyl-binding protein. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130668. [PMID: 36608581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Uranium (U) is a naturally-occurring radionuclide that is toxic to living organisms. Given that proteins are primary targets of U(VI), their identification is an essential step towards understanding the mechanisms of radionuclide toxicity, and possibly detoxification. Here, we implemented a chromatographic strategy including immobilized metal affinity chromatography to trap protein targets of uranyl in Arabidopsis thaliana. This procedure allowed the identification of 38 uranyl-binding proteins (UraBPs) from root and shoot extracts. Among them, UraBP25, previously identified as plasma membrane-associated cation-binding protein 1 (PCaP1), was further characterized as a protein interacting in vitro with U(VI) and other metals using spectroscopic and structural approaches, and in planta through analyses of the fate of U(VI) in Arabidopsis lines with altered PCaP1 gene expression. Our results showed that recombinant PCaP1 binds U(VI) in vitro with affinity in the nM range, as well as Cu(II) and Fe(III) in high proportions, and that Ca(II) competes with U(VI) for binding. U(VI) induces PCaP1 oligomerization through binding at the monomer interface, at both the N-terminal structured domain and the C-terminal flexible region. Finally, U(VI) translocation in Arabidopsis shoots was affected in pcap1 null-mutant, suggesting a role for this protein in ion trafficking in planta.
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- Alicia Vallet
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, IBS, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, IBS, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- BIAM, CEA, CNRS, Univ. Aix-Marseille, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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- Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SPI, F-F-30200 Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, SPI, F-F-30200 Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, GRE-INP, IRIG, SyMMES, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG, LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Inter-Site Cooperativity of Calmodulin N-Terminal Domain and Phosphorylation Synergistically Improve the Affinity and Selectivity for Uranyl. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12111703. [DOI: 10.3390/biom12111703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Uranyl–protein interactions participate in uranyl trafficking or toxicity to cells. In addition to their qualitative identification, thermodynamic data are needed to predict predominant mechanisms that they mediate in vivo. We previously showed that uranyl can substitute calcium at the canonical EF-hand binding motif of calmodulin (CaM) site I. Here, we investigate thermodynamic properties of uranyl interaction with site II and with the whole CaM N-terminal domain by spectrofluorimetry and ITC. Site II has an affinity for uranyl about 10 times lower than site I. Uranyl binding at site I is exothermic with a large enthalpic contribution, while for site II, the enthalpic contribution to the Gibbs free energy of binding is about 10 times lower than the entropic term. For the N–terminal domain, macroscopic binding constants for uranyl are two to three orders of magnitude higher than for calcium. A positive cooperative process driven by entropy increases the second uranyl-binding event as compared with the first one, with ΔΔG = −2.0 ± 0.4 kJ mol−1, vs. ΔΔG = −6.1 ± 0.1 kJ mol−1 for calcium. Site I phosphorylation largely increases both site I and site II affinity for uranyl and uranyl-binding cooperativity. Combining site I phosphorylation and site II Thr7Trp mutation leads to picomolar dissociation constants Kd1 = 1.7 ± 0.3 pM and Kd2 = 196 ± 21 pM at pH 7. A structural model obtained by MD simulations suggests a structural role of site I phosphorylation in the affinity modulation.
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Laporte F, Chenavier Y, Botz A, Gateau C, Lebrun C, Hostachy S, Vidaud C, Delangle P. A Simple Fluorescence Affinity Assay to Decipher Uranyl-Binding to Native Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203198. [PMID: 35466512 PMCID: PMC9322271 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Determining the affinity of proteins for uranyl is key to understand the toxicity of this cation and to further develop decorporation strategies. However, usual techniques to achieve that goal often require specific equipment and expertise. Here, we propose a simple, efficient, fluorescence‐based method to assess the affinity of proteins and peptides for uranyl, at equilibrium and in buffered solution. We first designed and characterized an original uranyl‐binding fluorescent probe. We then built a reference scale for uranyl affinity in solution, relying on signal quenching of our fluorescent probe in presence of high‐affinity uranyl‐binding peptides. We finally validated our approach by re‐evaluating the uranyl‐binding affinity of four native proteins. We envision that this tool will facilitate the reliable and reproducible assessment of affinities of peptides and proteins for uranyl.
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- Fanny Laporte
- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- CEA, Fundamental Research Division, Biosciences and Biotechnologies Institute of Aix-Marseille, 30207, Bagnols sur Céze, France
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- IRIG, SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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Laporte F, Chenavier Y, Botz A, Gateau C, Lebrun C, Hostachy S, Vidaud C, Delangle P. A Simple Fluorescence Affinity Assay to Decipher Uranyl‐Binding to Native Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Fanny Laporte
- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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- CEA, Fundamental Research Division Biosciences and Biotechnologies Institute of Aix-Marseille 30207 Bagnols sur Céze France
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- IRIG, SyMMES Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Grenoble INP 38000 Grenoble France
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Duroux C, Hagège A. CE-ICP-MS to probe Aβ1-42 / copper (II) interactions, a complementary tool to study amyloid aggregation in Alzheimer's Disease. Metallomics 2021; 14:6482862. [PMID: 34951920 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Copper (II) ions appear to be involved in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) and seem to influence the aggregation of the amyloid-β1-42 (Aβ1-42) peptide. However, data are not conclusive and still not subject to consensus, copper (II) being suspected to either promote or inhibit aggregation. To address this question, CE-ICP-MS hyphenation was proposed as a complementary tool to follow the distribution of copper in the different oligomeric forms, at different sub-stoichiometries and different incubation times. Results clearly indicated the formation of several negatively charged copper complexes and showed the enhancement of the aggregation rate with copper concentration. Moreover, the variations of copper (II) speciation suggest different aggregation pathway, even for sub-stoichiometric ratios.
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- C Duroux
- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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Low doses of uranium and osteoclastic bone resorption: key reciprocal effects evidenced using new in vitro biomimetic models of bone matrix. Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:1023-1037. [PMID: 33426622 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02966-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Uranium is widely spread in the environment due to its natural and anthropogenic occurrences, hence the importance of understanding its impact on human health. The skeleton is the main site of long-term accumulation of this actinide. However, interactions of this metal with biological processes involving the mineralized extracellular matrix and bone cells are still poorly understood. To get a better insight into these interactions, we developed new biomimetic bone matrices containing low doses of natural uranium (up to 0.85 µg of uranium per cm2). These models were characterized by spectroscopic and microscopic approaches before being used as a support for the culture and differentiation of pre-osteoclastic cells. In doing so, we demonstrate that uranium can exert opposite effects on osteoclast resorption depending on its concentration in the bone microenvironment. Our results also provide evidence for the first time that resorption contributes to the remobilization of bone matrix-bound uranium. In agreement with this, we identified, by HRTEM, uranium phosphate internalized in vesicles of resorbing osteoclasts. Thanks to the biomimetic matrices we developed, this study highlights the complex mutual effects between osteoclasts and uranium. This demonstrates the relevance of these 3D models to further study the cellular mechanisms at play in response to uranium storage in bone tissue, and thus better understand the impact of environmental exposure to uranium on human bone health.
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Ma M, Wang R, Xu L, Xu M, Liu S. Emerging health risks and underlying toxicological mechanisms of uranium contamination: Lessons from the past two decades. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 145:106107. [PMID: 32932066 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Uranium contamination is a global health concern. Regarding natural or anthropogenic uranium contamination, the major sources of concern are groundwater, mining, phosphate fertilizers, nuclear facilities, and military activities. Many epidemiological and laboratory studies have demonstrated that environmental and occupational uranium exposure can induce multifarious health problems. Uranium exposure may cause health risks because of its chemotoxicity and radiotoxicity in natural or anthropogenic scenarios: the former is generally thought to play a more significant role with regard to the natural uranium exposure, and the latter is more relevant to enriched uranium exposure. The understanding of the health risks and underlying toxicological mechanisms of uranium remains at a preliminary stage, and many controversial findings require further research. In order to present state-of-the-art status in this field, this review will primarily focus on the chemotoxicity of uranium, rather than its radiotoxicity, as well as the involved toxicological mechanisms. First, the natural or anthropogenic uranium contamination scenarios will be briefly summarized. Second, the health risks upon natural uranium exposure, for example, nephrotoxicity, bone toxicity, reproductive toxicity, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and pulmonary toxicity, will be discussed based on the reported epidemiological cases and laboratory studies. Third, the recent advances regarding the toxicological mechanisms of uranium-induced chemotoxicity will be highlighted, including oxidative stress, genetic damage, protein impairment, inflammation, and metabolic disorder. Finally, the gaps and challenges in the knowledge of uranium-induced chemotoxicity and underlying mechanisms will be discussed.
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- Minghao Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Frelon S, Simon O, Eb-Levadoux Y, Mounicou S. Screening of potential uranium protein targets in fish ovaries after chronic waterborne exposure: Differences and similarities between roach and zebrafish. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2020; 222:106365. [PMID: 32750598 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Concentration of uranium (U), a naturally encountered radioactive element in earth's crust, can be enhanced in freshwater ecosystems (μg.L-1 - mg.L-1) due to various anthropogenic activities. The consequent aquatic organism exposure to U leads to its accumulation in all organs, particularly in the gonad, and in subcellular fractions (mainly the cytosol); then it is known to affect fish at several biological levels, and more particularly, at a reproduction endpoint, with a decrease in the total number of eggs, spawn events and larvae survival. The understanding of U reprotoxicity requires the fine knowledge of its speciation at molecular level, i.e., its interaction with cytosolic biomolecules. In this study, we focus on the U-protein interactions in gonads. A non-denaturating extraction protocol combined with size exclusion chromatography (SEC) allowed the separation of metal-protein complexes in ovaries of U-contaminated wild roaches before their elemental detection (ICP MS). This enables unprecedented information to be obtained about U distribution in ovaries of autochthonous fish, Rutilus rutilus, which is different in some points from that obtained in the model species, Danio rerio under controlled laboratory conditions at a similar concentration level. Finally, the ability to transpose results from model to autochthonous fish was briefly discussed.
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- Sandrine Frelon
- IRSN, PSE-ENV, SRTE, Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Effets des Radionucléides sur les écosystèmes, BP3, 13115, St Paul lez Durance Cedex, France.
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- IRSN, PSE-ENV, SRTE, Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Effets des Radionucléides sur les écosystèmes, BP3, 13115, St Paul lez Durance Cedex, France
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- IRSN, PSE-ENV, SRTE, Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Effets des Radionucléides sur les écosystèmes, BP3, 13115, St Paul lez Durance Cedex, France; Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM, Pau, France.
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Hurault L, Creff G, Hagège A, Santucci-Darmanin S, Pagnotta S, Farlay D, Den Auwer C, Pierrefite-Carle V, Carle GF. Uranium Effect on Osteocytic Cells In Vitro. Toxicol Sci 2020; 170:199-209. [PMID: 31120128 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfz087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Once absorbed in the body, natural uranium [U(VI)], a radionucleotide naturally present in the environment, is targeted to the skeleton which is the long-term storage organ. We and others have reported the U(VI) negative effects on osteoblasts (OB) and osteoclasts (OC), the main two cell types involved in bone remodeling. In the present work, we addressed the U(VI) effect on osteocytes (OST), the longest living bone cell type and the more numerous (> 90%). These cells, which are embedded in bone matrix and thus are the more prone to U(VI) long-term exposure, are now considered as the chief orchestrators of the bone remodeling process. Our results show that the cytotoxicity index of OST is close to 730 µM, which is about twice the one reported for OB and OC. However, despite this resistance potential, we observed that chronic U(VI) exposure as low as 5 µM led to a drastic decrease of the OST mineralization function. Gene expression analysis showed that this impairment could potentially be linked to an altered differentiation process of these cells. We also observed that U(VI) was able to trigger autophagy, a highly conserved survival mechanism. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis at the U LIII edge of OST cells exposed to U(VI) unambiguously shows the formation of an uranyl phosphate phase in which the uranyl local structure is similar to the one present in Autunite. Thus, our results demonstrate for the first time that OST mineralization function can be affected by U(VI) exposure as low as 5 µM, suggesting that prolonged exposure could alter the central role of these cells in the bone environment.
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- Lucile Hurault
- UMR E-4320 TIRO-MATOs CEA/DRF/BIAM, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Université Côte d'Azur 06107 Nice
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- UMR7272 Institut de Chimie de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Nice
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- Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon
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- UMR E-4320 TIRO-MATOs CEA/DRF/BIAM, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Université Côte d'Azur 06107 Nice
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- Centre Commun de Microscopie Appliquée, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice
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- UMR E-4320 TIRO-MATOs CEA/DRF/BIAM, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Université Côte d'Azur 06107 Nice
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- UMR E-4320 TIRO-MATOs CEA/DRF/BIAM, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Université Côte d'Azur 06107 Nice
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Lin YW. Uranyl Binding to Proteins and Structural-Functional Impacts. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10030457. [PMID: 32187982 PMCID: PMC7175365 DOI: 10.3390/biom10030457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The widespread use of uranium for civilian purposes causes a worldwide concern of its threat to human health due to the long-lived radioactivity of uranium and the high toxicity of uranyl ion (UO22+). Although uranyl–protein/DNA interactions have been known for decades, fewer advances are made in understanding their structural-functional impacts. Instead of focusing only on the structural information, this article aims to review the recent advances in understanding the binding of uranyl to proteins in either potential, native, or artificial metal-binding sites, and the structural-functional impacts of uranyl–protein interactions, such as inducing conformational changes and disrupting protein-protein/DNA/ligand interactions. Photo-induced protein/DNA cleavages, as well as other impacts, are also highlighted. These advances shed light on the structure-function relationship of proteins, especially for metalloproteins, as impacted by uranyl–protein interactions. It is desired to seek approaches for biological remediation of uranyl ions, and ultimately make a full use of the double-edged sword of uranium.
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- Ying-Wu Lin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China; ; Tel.: +86-734-8578079
- Laboratory of Protein Structure and Function, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory for the Design and Application of Actinide Complexes, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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Garai A, Delangle P. Recent advances in uranyl binding in proteins thanks to biomimetic peptides. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 203:110936. [PMID: 31864150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Uranium is an element belonging to the actinide series. It is ubiquitous in rock, soil, and water. Uranium is found in the ecosystem due to mining and milling industrial activities and processing to nuclear fuel, but also to the extensive use of phosphate fertilizers. Understanding uranium binding in vivo is critical, first to deepen our knowledge of molecular events leading to chemical toxicity, but also to provide new mechanistic information useful for the development of efficient decorporation treatments to be applied in case of intoxication. The most stable form in physiological conditions is the uranyl cation (UO22+), in which uranium oxidation state is +VI. This short review presents uranyl coordination properties and chelation, and what is currently known about uranium binding to proteins. Although several target proteins have been identified, the UO22+ binding sites have barely been identified. Biomimetic approaches using model peptides are good options to shed light on high affinity uranyl binding sites in proteins. A strategy based on constrained cyclodecapeptides allowed recently to propose a tetraphosphate binding site for uranyl that provides an affinity similar to the one measured with the phosphoprotein osteopontin.
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- Aditya Garai
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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Kumar S, Creff G, Hennig C, Rossberg A, Steudtner R, Raff J, Vidaud C, Oberhaensli FR, Bottein MD, Auwer C. How Do Actinyls Interact with Hyperphosphorylated Yolk Protein Phosvitin? Chemistry 2019; 25:12332-12341. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sumit Kumar
- Institut de Chimie de NiceUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS 06108 Nice France
- Radioanalytical Chemistry DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Center Mumbai India
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- Institut de Chimie de NiceUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS 06108 Nice France
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institute of Resource EcologyHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Bautzner Landstrasse 400 01328 Dresden Germany
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- Institut de Chimie de NiceUniversité Côte d'Azur, CNRS 06108 Nice France
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Creff G, Zurita C, Jeanson A, Carle G, Vidaud C, Den Auwer C. What do we know about actinides-proteins interactions? RADIOCHIM ACTA 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2019-3120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Since the early 40s when the first research related to the development of the atomic bomb began for the Manhattan Project, actinides (An) and their association with the use of nuclear energy for civil applications, such as in the generation of electricity, have been a constant source of interest and fear. In 1962, the first Society of Toxicology (SOT), led by H. Hodge, was established at the University of Rochester (USA). It was commissioned as part of the Manhattan Project to assess the impact of nuclear weapons production on workers’ health. As a result of this initiative, the retention and excretion rates of radioactive heavy metals, their physiological impact in the event of acute exposure and their main biological targets were assessed. In this context, the scientific community began to focus on the role of proteins in the transportation and in vivo accumulation of An. The first studies focused on the identification of these proteins. Thereafter, the continuous development of physico-chemical characterization techniques has made it possible to go further and specify the modes of interaction with proteins from both a thermodynamic and structural point of view, as well as from the point of view of their biological activity. This article reviews the work performed in this area since the Manhattan Project. It is divided into three parts: first, the identification of the most affine proteins; second, the study of the affinity and structure of protein-An complexes; and third, the impact of actinide ligation on protein conformation and function.
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- Gaëlle Creff
- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, UMR 7272, Institut de Chimie de Nice , 06108 Nice , France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, UMR 7272, Institut de Chimie de Nice , 06108 Nice , France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, UMR 7272, Institut de Chimie de Nice , 06108 Nice , France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, CEA, UMR E-4320 TIRO-MATOs , 06100 Nice , France
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- CEA DRF, CNRS, UMR 7265, Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies d’Aix-Marseille , 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance , France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, UMR 7272, Institut de Chimie de Nice , 06108 Nice , France
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Laporte FA, Lebrun C, Vidaud C, Delangle P. Phosphate-Rich Biomimetic Peptides Shed Light on High-Affinity Hyperphosphorylated Uranyl Binding Sites in Phosphoproteins. Chemistry 2019; 25:8570-8578. [PMID: 30908736 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Some phosphoproteins such as osteopontin (OPN) have been identified as high-affinity uranyl targets. However, the binding sites required for interaction with uranyl and therefore involved in its toxicity have not been identified in the whole protein. The biomimetic approach proposed here aimed to decipher the nature of these sites and should help to understand the role of the multiple phosphorylations in UO2 2+ binding. Two hyperphosphorylated cyclic peptides, pS168 and pS1368 containing up to four phosphoserine (pSer) residues over the ten amino acids present in the sequences, were synthesized with all reactions performed in the solid phase, including post-phosphorylation. These β-sheet-structured peptides present four coordinating residues from four amino acid side chains pointing to the metal ion, either three pSer and one glutamate in pS168 or four pSer in pS1368 . Significantly, increasing the number of pSer residues up to four in the cyclodecapeptide scaffolds produced molecules with an affinity constant for UO2 2+ that is as large as that reported for osteopontin at physiological pH. The phosphate-rich pS1368 can thus be considered a relevant model of UO2 2+ coordination in this intrinsically disordered protein, which wraps around the metal ion to gather four phosphate groups in the UO2 2+ coordination sphere. These model hyperphosphorylated peptides are highly selective for UO2 2+ with respect to endogenous Ca2+ , which makes them good starting structures for selective UO2 2+ complexation.
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- Fanny A Laporte
- INAC SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- INAC SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- CEA, Fundamental Research Division, Biosciences and Biotechnologies Institute of Aix-Marseille, 30207, Bagnols sur Céze, France
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- INAC SyMMES, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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Götzke L, Schaper G, März J, Kaden P, Huittinen N, Stumpf T, Kammerlander KK, Brunner E, Hahn P, Mehnert A, Kersting B, Henle T, Lindoy LF, Zanoni G, Weigand JJ. Coordination chemistry of f-block metal ions with ligands bearing bio-relevant functional groups. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Li R, Ibeanusi V, Hoyle-Gardner J, Crandall C, Jagoe C, Seaman J, Anandhi A, Chen G. Bacterial-facilitated uranium transport in the presence of phytate at Savannah River Site. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 223:351-357. [PMID: 30784741 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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At the Department of Energy (DOE) managed Savannah River Site (SRS), uranium and other heavy metals continue to pose threats to the ecosystem health and processes. In the oxic soil of this site, uranium is present primarily as soluble salts of the uranyl ion (i.e., U(VI) or UO22+). Although UO22+ has a strong sorption to the soil, the mobile indigenous bacteria may facilitate its transport. On the contrary, precipitation of UO22+ with phosphate has been found to be an alternative remediation strategy. This research investigated the effects of mobile bacteria and phytate on UO22+ transport at SRS in column experiments. It was discovered that UO22+ can barely be mobilized by de-ionized water but can be significantly transported with the aid of mobile indigenous bacteria. UO22+ had the most facilitated transport observation when it reached equilibrium with the bacteria before the transport. When UO22+ and bacterial were introduced to the soil at the same time or UO22+ was pre-deposited in the soil, the facilitated transport was less pronounced. In the presence of phytate, bacterial-facilitated UO22+ transport was hindered. pH was found to play the key role for UO22+ immobilization in the presence of phytate. The immobilization of UO22+ with the addition of phytate increased with the increase of pH within the pH range of this study because of the impact of pH on the solubility of UO2(OH)2. Phytate promoted UO2--PO43- complex and/or [Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2] formation, leading to enhanced UO22+ immobilization in the SRS soil.
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- Runwei Li
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, United States
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- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, United States
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- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, United States
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- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, United States
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- School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, United States
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- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, 29802, United States
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- Department of Biological System Engineering, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, United States.
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Laporte F, Stark M, Lebrun C, Oros S, Sisommay N, Gathu V, Lorenzo Solari P, Creff G, Roques J, Den Auwer C, Vidaud C, Delangle P. Uranyl-chelating peptides to help understanding uranium toxicity at a molecular level. BIO WEB OF CONFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20191406005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Stolz A, Jooß K, Höcker O, Römer J, Schlecht J, Neusüß C. Recent advances in capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry: Instrumentation, methodology and applications. Electrophoresis 2018; 40:79-112. [PMID: 30260009 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201800331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) offers fast and high-resolution separation of charged analytes from small injection volumes. Coupled to mass spectrometry (MS), it represents a powerful analytical technique providing (exact) mass information and enables molecular characterization based on fragmentation. Although hyphenation of CE and MS is not straightforward, much emphasis has been placed on enabling efficient ionization and user-friendly coupling. Though several interfaces are now commercially available, research on more efficient and robust interfacing with nano-electrospray ionization (ESI), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP) continues with considerable results. At the same time, CE-MS has been used in many fields, predominantly for the analysis of proteins, peptides and metabolites. This review belongs to a series of regularly published articles, summarizing 248 articles covering the time between June 2016 and May 2018. Latest developments on hyphenation of CE with MS as well as instrumental developments such as two-dimensional separation systems with MS detection are mentioned. Furthermore, applications of various CE-modes including capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE), capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) and capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF) coupled to MS in biological, pharmaceutical and environmental research are summarized.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Starck M, Laporte FA, Oros S, Sisommay N, Gathu V, Solari PL, Creff G, Roques J, Den Auwer C, Lebrun C, Delangle P. Cyclic Phosphopeptides to Rationalize the Role of Phosphoamino Acids in Uranyl Binding to Biological Targets. Chemistry 2017; 23:5281-5290. [PMID: 28164389 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The specific molecular interactions responsible for uranium toxicity are not yet understood. The uranyl binding sites in high-affinity target proteins have not been identified yet and the involvement of phosphoamino acids is still an important question. Short cyclic peptide sequences, with three glutamic acids and one phosphoamino acid, are used as simple models to mimic metal binding sites in phosphoproteins and to help understand the mechanisms involved in uranium toxicity. A combination of peptide design and synthesis, analytical chemistry, extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy, and DFT calculations demonstrates the involvement of the phosphate group in the uranyl coordination sphere together with the three carboxylates of the glutamate moieties. The affinity constants measured with a reliable analytical competitive approach at physiological pH are significantly enhanced owing to the presence of the phosphorous moiety. These findings corroborate the importance of phosphoamino acids in uranyl binding in proteins and the relevance of considering phosphoproteins as potential uranyl targets in vivo.
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- Matthieu Starck
- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91192, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR7272, Université Côte d'Azur, 06108, Nice, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire d'Orsay, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR7272, Université Côte d'Azur, 06108, Nice, France
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- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- INAC/SyMMES, UMR5819, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, 38000, Grenoble, France
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