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Dutta B, Loo S, Kam A, Tam JP. Plant-derived cell-penetrating microprotein α-astratide aM1 targets Akt signaling and alleviates insulin resistance. Cell Mol Life Sci 2023; 80:293. [PMID: 37715850 PMCID: PMC10505102 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-04937-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
Abstract
Insulin-resistant diabetes is a common metabolic disease with serious complications. Treatments directly addressing the underlying molecular mechanisms involving insulin resistance would be desirable. Our laboratory recently identified a proteolytic-resistant cystine-dense microprotein from huáng qí (Astragalus membranaceus) called α-astratide aM1, which shares high sequence homology to leginsulins. Here we show that aM1 is a cell-penetrating insulin mimetic, enters cells by endocytosis, and activates the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway independent of the insulin receptor leading to translocation of glucose transporter GLUT4 to the cell surface to promote glucose uptake. We also showed that aM1 alters gene expression, suppresses lipid synthesis and uptake, and inhibits intracellular lipid accumulation in myotubes and adipocytes. By reducing intracellular lipid accumulation and preventing lipid-induced, PKCθ-mediated degradation of IRS1/2, aM1 restores glucose uptake to overcome insulin resistance. These findings highlight the potential of aM1 as a lead for developing orally bioavailable insulin mimetics to expand options for treating diabetes.
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- Bamaprasad Dutta
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
- Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637551, Singapore.
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Hirano H. Basic 7S globulin in plants. J Proteomics 2021; 240:104209. [PMID: 33794343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Soybean seed basic 7S globulin (Bg7S)-like proteins are found in many plant species. Bg7S was originally thought to be a major seed storage protein but was later found to be multifunctional, with stress response, antibacterial activity, hormone receptor-like activity. Moreover, functional differences between Bg7S proteins from legumes and other plants have been revealed. In non-leguminous plants, Bg7S molecules inhibit the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. However, although leguminous plants have a peptide called leg-insulin that can bind to Bg7S, non-leguminous plants do not have leginsulin. Bg7S in leguminous plants and other plants may have evolved in functionally different directions. Several homologs of Bg7S in plants are reported, but there is no homolog of this protein in peas, suggesting that the pea evolution might have followed a different route when compared to other leguminous plants. Although the functions of Bg7S are well documented in plants, recent studies suggest that this protein is also important in controlling blood glucose level, blood pressure and plasma cholesterol level, and cancer cell antiproliferative actions.
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- Hisashi Hirano
- Advanced Medical Science Research Center, Gunma Paz University, Shibukawa 1338-4, Shibukawa, Gunma 377-0008, Japan; Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Showa 3-39-15, Maebashi 371-8512, Japan.
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Okawara Y, Hirano H, Kimura A, Sato N, Hayashi Y, Osada M, Kawakami T, Ootake N, Kinoshita E, Fujita K. Phos-tag diagonal electrophoresis precisely detects the mobility change of phosphoproteins in Phos-tag SDS-PAGE. J Proteomics 2020; 231:104005. [PMID: 33035715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.104005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Phos-tag diagonal electrophoresis was developed to identify precisely a change in electrophoretic mobility of phosphoproteins in Phos-tag SDS-PAGE. Previously, if a single protein band was detected, it was impossible to determine whether mobility of the protein altered by Mn2+ Phos-tag in Phos-tag SDS-PAGE gels because SDS-PAGE and Phos-tag SDS-PAGE were performed on different gels. Moreover, when multiple protein bands were detected, it was difficult to determine whether the band with the highest mobility was altered mobility by Mn2+ Phos-tag. However, these problems were resolved by Phos-tag diagonal electrophoresis in which SDS-PAGE and Phos-tag SDS-PAGE patterns were provided on a single gel. Using this technique we identified phosphorylation states of various proteins such as α-lactalbumin, α- and β-casein, ovalbumin, basic 7S globulin, and 26S proteasome subunits. In the analyses of 26S proteasome subunits from humans and yeast, we could confirm that all subunits are phosphorylated, and find that the number of major proteins with different phosphorylation states is a few in each of the subunits despite having many phosphorylation sites. SIGNIFICANCE: Previously, Phos-tag SDS-PAGE has been developed to identify a change in electrophoretic mobility of phosphoproteins. However, we had a problem in this technique; it was often difficult to recognize the mobility shift by Mn2+ Phos-tag when we used separately SDS-PAGE and Phos-tag SDS-PAGE. Such a problem was resolved by Phos-tag diagonal electrophoresis in which SDS-PAGE and Phos-tag SDS-PAGE patterns are provided on a single gel. This technique was useful to identify phosphorylation states of various proteins. : Phos-tag diagonal electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, phosphoproteins, basic 7S globulin, proteasome.
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- Yuki Okawara
- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan
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- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan.
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- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan
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- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan
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- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan
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- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan
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- Medical Proteoscope Co., Fukuura 3-9. Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Gunma Paz University, Tonyamachi 1-7-1, Takasaki 370-0006, Japan
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Antioxidant Potential of Mung Bean ( Vigna radiata) Albumin Peptides Produced by Enzymatic Hydrolysis Analyzed by Biochemical and In Silico Methods. Foods 2020; 9:foods9091241. [PMID: 32899856 PMCID: PMC7554906 DOI: 10.3390/foods9091241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the biochemical antioxidant potential of peptides derived from enzymatically hydrolyzed mung bean (Vigna radiata) albumins using an 2,2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay, a ferrous ion chelating assay and an oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. Peeled raw mung bean was ground into flour and mixed with buffer (pH 8.3, 1:20 w/v ratio) before being stirred, then filtered using 3 kDa and 30 kDa molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) centrifugal filters to obtain albumin fraction. The albumin fraction then underwent enzymatic hydrolysis using either gastrointestinal enzymes (pepsin and pancreatin) or thermolysin. Peptides in the hydrolysates were sequenced. The peptides showed low ABTS radical-scavenging activity (90-100 μg ascorbic acid equivalent/mL) but high ferrous ion chelating activity (1400-1500 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) and ORAC values (>120 μM Trolox equivalent). The ferrous ion chelating activity was enzyme- and hydrolysis time-dependent. For thermolysin hydrolysis, there was a drastic increase in ferrous ion chelating activity from t = 0 (886.9 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) to t = 5 min (1559.1 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) before plateauing. For pepsin-pancreatin hydrolysis, there was a drastic decrease from t = 0 (878.3 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) to t = 15 (138.0 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) after pepsin was added, but this increased from t = 0 (131.1 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) to t = 15 (1439.2 μg EDTA equivalent/mL) after pancreatin was added. There was no significant change in ABTS radical scavenging activity or ORAC values throughout different hydrolysis times for either the thermolysin or pepsin-pancreatin hydrolysis. Overall, mung bean hydrolysates produced peptides with high potential antioxidant capacity, being particularly effective ferrous ion chelators. Other antioxidant assays that use cellular lines should be performed to measure antioxidant capacity before animal and human studies.
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Vitali V, Horn F, Catania F. Insulin-like signaling within and beyond metazoans. Biol Chem 2019; 399:851-857. [PMID: 29664731 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2018-0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Insulin signaling is pivotal in controlling animals' lifespan and responses to environmental changes and, when altered, it may lead to pathogenic states. Despite its importance and relevance for biomedical research, insulin's mechanism of action and the full range of its pathophysiological effects remain incompletely understood. Likewise, the evolutionary origin of insulin and its associated signaling components are unclear. Notwithstanding the common view that insulin signaling originated within metazoans, experimental evidence from non-metazoans suggest a more widespread distribution across eukaryotes. Here, we summarize this evidence. Furthermore, we put forward an evolutionary account that reconciles seemingly contradictory results in the literature.
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- Valerio Vitali
- Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, Hüfferstrasse 1, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University Innsbruck, Müllerstrasse 59, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, Hüfferstrasse 1, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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Huang J, Wong KH, Tay SV, Serra A, Sze SK, Tam JP. Astratides: Insulin-Modulating, Insecticidal, and Antifungal Cysteine-Rich Peptides from Astragalus membranaceus. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:194-204. [PMID: 30758201 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Astragalus membranaceus root, Huang Qi in Chinese, is a popular medicinal herb traditionally used to regulate blood glucose. Herein, the identification and characterization of two families of cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs), designated α- and β-astratides, from A. membranaceus roots are reported. Proteomic analysis showed that α-astratide aM1 and β-astratide bM1 belong to two distinct CRP families. The six-cysteine-containing and proline-rich α-astratide aM1 displayed high sequence identity to Pea Albumin 1 Subunit b (PA1b), while the eight-cysteine-containing β-astratide bM1 showed sequence similarity to plant defensins. An antifungal assay revealed that bM1 possessed potent antifungal activity. In contrast, aM1 showed a cytotoxic effect against insect Sf9 cells. More importantly, aM1 decreased insulin secretion in mouse pancreatic β cells, suggesting it could interfere in glucose homeostasis, which accounts for the adaptogenic property of A. membranaceus. Phylogenetic clustering analysis suggested that the proline-rich aM1 is a putative prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitor and belongs to a novel subfamily of PA1b-like peptides, while bM1 belongs to a new subfamily of plant defensins. Together, the study reveals that astratides are multifunctional CRPs in plants, which expand the existing library of PA1b-like peptides and plant defensins and further our understanding of their roles in host-defense system and leads as peptidyl therapeutics.
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- Jiayi Huang
- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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Hashidume T, Sakano T, Mochizuki A, Ito K, Ito S, Kawarasaki Y, Miyoshi N. Identification of soybean peptide leginsulin variants in different cultivars and their insulin-like activities. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16847. [PMID: 30442953 PMCID: PMC6237985 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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We have recently reported that green soybean cultivar, echigomidori, and not the yellow cultivar, fukuyutaka, is a rich source of hormone-like peptide leginsulin consisting of 37 amino acids (Leg_1_37, PDB 1JU8A) and its C-terminal glycine deletant, Leg_1_36. Green soybean is mature, but the color of the seedcoat and cotyledon remains green. Therefore, in this study, we examined the leginsulin content in different varieties of 11 colored soybeans (including green, yellow, red, brown and black) and edamame (immature soybean). Profile analysis of soybean constituents by LC-MS showed that Leg_1 (36 + 37) detected as a prominent peak in 3 green and 1 yellow soybean cultivar was the strongest contributor in principal component analysis, indicating Leg_1 is the most characteristic feature for distinguishing soybean cultivars. However, smaller amounts of leginsulin-like peptides, defined as Leg_2 and Leg_3, were detected in other samples. The cDNA sequences and LC-MS/MS analyses revealed that Leg_2 was a homologue of Leg_1 with three amino acid substitutions derived from SNPs, while Leg_3 was a Leg_1/Leg_2 paralog. Expression levels of Leg_1 were markedly higher than Leg_2 and Leg_3. Additionally, in glucose uptake assay, purified TRX-His-tag fused recombinant Leg_1_37 prepared by bacterial expression showed stronger insulin-like activities than other variants including Leg_2, Leg_3, and their Gly deletants in myotube-like differentiated L6 and C2C12 cells. These results suggest that dietary consumption of soybean seed, especially including a higher amount of Leg_1_37, could be useful for lowering of blood glucose.
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- Tsutomu Hashidume
- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan.
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan.
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Yi-Shen Z, Shuai S, FitzGerald R. Mung bean proteins and peptides: nutritional, functional and bioactive properties. Food Nutr Res 2018; 62:1290. [PMID: 29545737 PMCID: PMC5846210 DOI: 10.29219/fnr.v62.1290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To date, no extensive literature review exists regarding potential uses of mung bean proteins and peptides. As mung bean has long been widely used as a food source, early studies evaluated mung bean nutritional value against the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/the World Health Organization (WHO) amino acids dietary recommendations. The comparison demonstrated mung bean to be a good protein source, except for deficiencies in sulphur-containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine. Methionine and cysteine residues have been introduced into the 8S globulin through protein engineering technology. Subsequently, purified mung bean proteins and peptides have facilitated the study of their structural and functional properties. Two main types of extraction methods have been reported for isolation of proteins and peptides from mung bean flours, permitting sequencing of major proteins present in mung bean, including albumins and globulins (notably 8S globulin). However, the sequence for albumin deposited in the UniProt database differs from other sequences reported in the literature. Meanwhile, a limited number of reports have revealed other useful bioactivities for proteins and hydrolysed peptides, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory activity, anti-fungal activity and trypsin inhibitory activity. Consequently, several mung bean hydrolysed peptides have served as effective food additives to prevent proteolysis during storage. Ultimately, further research will reveal other nutritional, functional and bioactive properties of mung bean for uses in diverse applications.
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- Zhu Yi-Shen
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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Undheim EAB, Mobli M, King GF. Toxin structures as evolutionary tools: Using conserved 3D folds to study the evolution of rapidly evolving peptides. Bioessays 2016; 38:539-48. [DOI: 10.1002/bies.201500165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Eivind A. B. Undheim
- Institute for Molecular BioscienceUniversity of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Centre for Advanced ImagingUniversity of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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- Institute for Molecular BioscienceUniversity of QueenslandSt LuciaQueenslandAustralia
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Karaki L, Da Silva P, Rizk F, Chouabe C, Chantret N, Eyraud V, Gressent F, Sivignon C, Rahioui I, Kahn D, Brochier-Armanet C, Rahbé Y, Royer C. Genome-wide analysis identifies gain and loss/change of function within the small multigenic insecticidal Albumin 1 family of Medicago truncatula. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:63. [PMID: 26964738 PMCID: PMC4785745 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0745-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Albumin 1b peptides (A1b) are small disulfide-knotted insecticidal peptides produced by Fabaceae (also called Leguminosae). To date, their diversity among this plant family has been essentially investigated through biochemical and PCR-based approaches. The availability of high-quality genomic resources for several fabaceae species, among which the model species Medicago truncatula (Mtr), allowed for a genomic analysis of this protein family aimed at i) deciphering the evolutionary history of A1b proteins and their links with A1b-nodulins that are short non-insecticidal disulfide-bonded peptides involved in root nodule signaling and ii) exploring the functional diversity of A1b for novel bioactive molecules. RESULTS Investigating the Mtr genome revealed a remarkable expansion, mainly through tandem duplications, of albumin1 (A1) genes, retaining nearly all of the same canonical structure at both gene and protein levels. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the ancestral molecule was most probably insecticidal giving rise to, among others, A1b-nodulins. Expression meta-analysis revealed that many A1b coding genes are silent and a wide tissue distribution of the A1 transcripts/peptides within plant organs. Evolutionary rate analyses highlighted branches and sites with positive selection signatures, including two sites shown to be critical for insecticidal activity. Seven peptides were chemically synthesized and folded in vitro, then assayed for their biological activity. Among these, AG41 (aka MtrA1013 isoform, encoded by the orphan TA24778 contig.), showed an unexpectedly high insecticidal activity. The study highlights the unique burst of diversity of A1 peptides within the Medicago genus compared to the other taxa for which full-genomes are available: no A1 member in Lotus, or in red clover to date, while only a few are present in chick pea, soybean or pigeon pea genomes. CONCLUSION The expansion of the A1 family in the Medicago genus is reminiscent of the situation described for another disulfide-rich peptide family, the "Nodule-specific Cysteine-Rich" (NCR), discovered within the same species. The oldest insecticidal A1b toxin was described from the Sophorae, dating the birth of this seed-defense function to more than 58 million years, and making this model of plant/insect toxin/receptor (A1b/insect v-ATPase) one of the oldest known.
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- L. Karaki
- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />ER030-EDST; Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences II, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />ER030-EDST; Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences II, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
- />UCBL, CarMeN Laboratory, INSERM UMR-1060, Cardioprotection Team, Faculté de Médecine, Univ Lyon-1, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- />INRA, UMR1334 AGAP, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
- />Supagro Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
- />Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; CNRS; INRA; UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université de Lyon, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
- />Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; CNRS; INRA; UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université de Lyon, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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The Soybean Peptide Vglycin Preserves the Diabetic β-cells through Improvement of Proliferation and Inhibition of Apoptosis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15599. [PMID: 26510947 PMCID: PMC4625148 DOI: 10.1038/srep15599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Replenishment of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells would be beneficial in diabetes. The number of β-cells is maintained primarily by self-neogenesis to compensate for β-cell failure, loss or dedifferentiation. We present here a polypeptide vglycin, which was isolated and purified from germinating pea seeds. Vglycin exhibited positive effects in our diabetic models by promoting the proliferation and suppressing the apoptosis and dedifferentiation of β-cells. Vglycin promoted the restoration of β-cells in both young streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetic SD rats and in aged high-fat diet with (or without) STZ-induced type 2 diabetic C57BL/6 mice. We demonstrated that vglycin triggers this positive signaling by activating the insulin receptor and corresponding transcription factors. Impaired insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in aged T2DM mice were dramatically improved after long-term vglycin treatment, consistent with the altered level of inflammatory factor IL-1β/6. In addition, energy expenditure and body weights were significantly decreased in the mouse models after vglycin therapy. These results provide insight into the protective effects of vglycin on ameliorating β-cell function in standing glucolipotoxicity. Thus, vglycin may represent a new therapeutic agent for preventing and treating diabetes by replenishing endogenous insulin-positive cells.
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Nguyen PQT, Luu TT, Bai Y, Nguyen GKT, Pervushin K, Tam JP. Allotides: Proline-Rich Cystine Knot α-Amylase Inhibitors from Allamanda cathartica. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:695-704. [PMID: 25832441 DOI: 10.1021/np500866c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cystine knot α-amylase inhibitors belong to a knottin family of peptidyl inhibitors of 30-32 residues and contain two to four prolines. Thus far, only four members of the group of cystine knot α-amylase inhibitors have been characterized. Herein, the discovery and characterization of five cystine knot α-amylase inhibitors, allotides C1-C5 (Ac1-Ac5) (1-5), from the medicinal plant Allamanda cathartica are reported using both proteomic and genomic methods. Proteomic analysis showed that 1-5 are 30 amino acids in length with three or four proline residues. NMR determination of 4 revealed that it has two cis- and one trans-proline residues and adopts two equally populated conformations in solution. Determination of disulfide connectivity of 2 by differential S-reduction and S-alkylation provided clues of its unfolding process. Genomic analysis showed that allotide precursors contain a three-domain arrangement commonly found in plant cystine knot peptides with conserved residues flanking the processing sites of the mature allotide domain. This work expands the number of known cystine knot α-amylase inhibitors and furthers the understanding of both the structural and biological diversity of this type of knottin family.
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- Phuong Q T Nguyen
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551
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Jiang H, Feng J, Du Z, Zhen H, Lin M, Jia S, Li T, Huang X, Ostenson CG, Chen Z. Oral administration of soybean peptide Vglycin normalizes fasting glucose and restores impaired pancreatic function in Type 2 diabetic Wistar rats. J Nutr Biochem 2014; 25:954-63. [PMID: 24985367 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Vglycin, a natural 37-residue polypeptide isolated from pea seeds in which six half-cysteine residues are embedded in three pairs of disulfide bonds, is resistant to digestive enzymes and has antidiabetic potential. To investigate the pharmacological activity of Vglycin in vivo and to examine the mechanisms involved, the therapeutic effect of Vglycin in diabetic rats was examined. Diabetes was induced in Wistar rats by high-fat diet and multiple streptozotocin intraperitoneal injections. Diabetic rats were treated daily with Vglycin for 4 weeks. Body weight, food intake, fasting plasma glucose and insulin levels were assayed weekly. Glucose and insulin tolerance tests were conducted on Day 29. Subsequently, levels of p-Akt in the liver and pancreas and cleaved PARP, Pdx-1 and insulin in the pancreas were detected by immunoblotting. The morphology of the pancreas and the insulin expression in the pancreas were analyzed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Furthermore, human liver-derived cell lines were used to explore the in vitro effects of Vglycin on insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake. Chronic treatment with Vglycin normalized fasting glucose levels in diabetic rats. The improvement in glucose homeostasis and the increased insulin sensitivity mediated by restored insulin signaling likely contributed to decreased food intake and reduced body weight. Vglycin protected pancreatic cells from damage by streptozotocin. Although insulin synthesis and secretion in impaired β-cell were not significantly elevated, islets morphology was improved in the Vglycin-treated groups. These results suggest that Vglycin could be useful in Type 2 diabetes for restoring impaired insulin signaling, glucose tolerance and pancreatic function.
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- Hua Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Wuhan Pu-Ai Hospital, Tong ji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Second Staff Hospital of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Wuhan Pu-Ai Hospital, Tong ji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- College of Health Science, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Department of narcotics control, Chongqing Police College, Chongqing City, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China.
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Marmiroli N, Maestri E. Plant peptides in defense and signaling. Peptides 2014; 56:30-44. [PMID: 24681437 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 03/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This review focuses on plant peptides involved in defense against pathogen infection and those involved in the regulation of growth and development. Defense peptides, defensins, cyclotides and anti-microbial peptides are compared and contrasted. Signaling peptides are classified according to their major sites of activity. Finally, a network approach to creating an interactomic peptide map is described.
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- Nelson Marmiroli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Kaas Q, Craik DJ. NMR of plant proteins. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 71:1-34. [PMID: 23611313 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2013.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Quentin Kaas
- The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Stanojevic SP, Barac MB, Pesic MB, Vucelic-Radovic BV. Composition of proteins in okara as a byproduct in hydrothermal processing of soy milk. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:9221-8. [PMID: 22906059 DOI: 10.1021/jf3004459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Protein quality, based on its subunit composition, in okara obtained as a byproduct during hydrothermal cooking of soy milk was assessed. The composition of 7S and 11S protein fractions was correlated with the physicochemical properties of protein in okara produced from six soybean varieties. The basic 7S globulin (Bg7S) and 11S protein were two main proteins in okara. Investigated soybean genotypes produced okara with mainly acidic A(5) and basic B(1,2,4) polypeptides of 11S proteins. Soybean 11S content was not an indicator of okara protein recovery or extractability. Of all tested relationships, extractable soluble protein content of okara was influenced only by soybean Bg7S (r = 0.86; p < 0.05) and its light subunit contents (r = 0.93; p < 0.05). Okara protein recovery depended on Bg7S heavy subunit content in soybeans (r = 0.81; p < 0.05). The high quantity of vegetable protein in okara (around 35%) and very high protein extractability (around 85%) qualify this byproduct for potential application in food preparation as a functional ingredient.
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- Sladjana P Stanojevic
- Institute of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, P.O. Box 14, 11081 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia.
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Palavalli MH, Natarajan SS, Wang TTY, Krishnan HB. Imbibition of soybean seeds in warm water results in the release of copious amounts of Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor, a putative anticarcinogenic agent. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:3135-43. [PMID: 22372424 DOI: 10.1021/jf205308w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Protease inhibitors play a protective role against pathogenic microorganisms and herbivorous insects. The two predominant protease inhibitors of soybean seeds are the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor (BBI). In this study, we report that soybean seeds incubated in warm water release large amounts of proteins into the surrounding media. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis of the seed exudates resulted in the separation of 93 distinct protein spots out of which 90 spots were identified by LC-MS/MS. The basic 7S globulin and the BBI are the two predominant proteins found in the soybean seed exudates. In addition to 7S and 11S seed storage proteins, others known to protect the seeds against pathogens and pests including KTI, peroxidase, α-galactosidase, and endo-1.3-β-glucanase were also identified in the seed exudates. Soybean seed exudate obtained by incubating the seeds in warm water was also able to inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. Since soybean seeds release large amounts of enzymatically active BBI when immersed in warm water, our procedure could be exploited as a simplified alternative method for the preparation of BBI concentrate which is being used as a cancer chemoprotective agent.
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- Manoj H Palavalli
- Plant Science Division, University of Missouri, 1-41 Agriculture Building, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Gressent F, Da Silva P, Eyraud V, Karaki L, Royer C. Pea Albumin 1 subunit b (PA1b), a promising bioinsecticide of plant origin. Toxins (Basel) 2011; 3:1502-17. [PMID: 22295174 PMCID: PMC3268454 DOI: 10.3390/toxins3121502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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PA1b (Pea Albumin 1, subunit b) is a peptide extract from pea seeds showing significant insecticidal activity against certain insects, such as cereal weevils (genus Sitophilus), the mosquitoes Culex pipiens and Aedes aegyptii, and certain species of aphids. PA1b has great potential for use on an industrial scale and for use in organic farming: it is extracted from a common plant; it is a peptide (and therefore suitable for transgenic applications); it can withstand many steps of extraction and purification without losing its activity; and it is present in a seed regularly consumed by humans and mammals without any known toxicity or allergenicity. The potential of this peptide to limit pest damage has stimulated research concerning its host range, its mechanism of action, its three-dimensional structure, the natural diversity of PA1b and its structure-function relationships.
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- Frédéric Gressent
- INSA-Lyon, INRA, Université de Lyon, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, Bat. Louis-Pasteur 20 av. Albert Einstein, Villeurbanne F-69621, France.
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Yoshizawa T, Shimizu T, Yamabe M, Taichi M, Nishiuchi Y, Shichijo N, Unzai S, Hirano H, Sato M, Hashimoto H. Crystal structure of basic 7S globulin, a xyloglucan-specific endo-β-1,4-glucanase inhibitor protein-like protein from soybean lacking inhibitory activity against endo-β-glucanase. FEBS J 2011; 278:1944-54. [PMID: 21457461 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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β-Linked glucans such as cellulose and xyloglucan are important components of the cell walls of most dicotyledonous plants. These β-linked glucans are constantly exposed to degradation by various endo-β-glucanases from pathogenic bacteria and fungi. To protect the cell wall from degradation by such enzymes, plants secrete proteinaceous endo-β-glucanases inhibitors, such as xyloglucan-specific endo-β-1,4-glucanase inhibitor protein (XEGIP) in tomato. XEGIPs typically inhibit xyloglucanase, a member of the glycoside hydrolase (GH)12 family. XEGIPs are also found in legumes, including soybean and lupin. To date, tomato XEGIP has been well studied, whereas XEGIPs from legumes are less well understood. Here, we determined the crystal structure of basic 7S globulin (Bg7S), a XEGIP from soybean, which represents the first three-dimensional structure of XEGIP. Bg7S formed a tetramer with pseudo-222 symmetry. Analytical centrifugation and size exclusion chromatography experiments revealed that the assembly of Bg7S in solution depended on pH. The structure of Bg7S was similar to that of a xylanase inhibitor protein from wheat (Tritinum aestivum xylanase inhibitor) that inhibits GH11 xylanase. Surprisingly, Bg7S lacked inhibitory activity against not only GH11 but also GH12 enzymes. In addition, we found that XEGIPs from azukibean, yardlongbean and mungbean also had no impact on the activity of either GH12 or GH11 enzymes, indicating that legume XEGIPs generally do not inhibit these enzymes. We reveal the structural basis of why legume XEGIPs lack this inhibitory activity. This study will provide significant clues for understanding the physiological role of Bg7S.
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- Takuya Yoshizawa
- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Japan
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Yin F, Pajak A, Chapman R, Sharpe A, Huang S, Marsolais F. Analysis of common bean expressed sequence tags identifies sulfur metabolic pathways active in seed and sulfur-rich proteins highly expressed in the absence of phaseolin and major lectins. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:268. [PMID: 21615926 PMCID: PMC3115882 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A deficiency in phaseolin and phytohemagglutinin is associated with a near doubling of sulfur amino acid content in genetically related lines of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), particularly cysteine, elevated by 70%, and methionine, elevated by 10%. This mostly takes place at the expense of an abundant non-protein amino acid, S-methyl-cysteine. The deficiency in phaseolin and phytohemagglutinin is mainly compensated by increased levels of the 11S globulin legumin and residual lectins. Legumin, albumin-2, defensin and albumin-1 were previously identified as contributing to the increased sulfur amino acid content in the mutant line, on the basis of similarity to proteins from other legumes. RESULTS Profiling of free amino acid in developing seeds of the BAT93 reference genotype revealed a biphasic accumulation of gamma-glutamyl-S-methyl-cysteine, the main soluble form of S-methyl-cysteine, with a lag phase occurring during storage protein accumulation. A collection of 30,147 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) was generated from four developmental stages, corresponding to distinct phases of gamma-glutamyl-S-methyl-cysteine accumulation, and covering the transitions to reserve accumulation and dessication. Analysis of gene ontology categories indicated the occurrence of multiple sulfur metabolic pathways, including all enzymatic activities responsible for sulfate assimilation, de novo cysteine and methionine biosynthesis. Integration of genomic and proteomic data enabled the identification and isolation of cDNAs coding for legumin, albumin-2, defensin D1 and albumin-1A and -B induced in the absence of phaseolin and phytohemagglutinin. Their deduced amino acid sequences have a higher content of cysteine than methionine, providing an explanation for the preferential increase of cysteine in the mutant line. CONCLUSION The EST collection provides a foundation to further investigate sulfur metabolism and the differential accumulation of sulfur amino acids in seed of common bean. Identification of sulfur-rich proteins whose levels are elevated in seed lacking phaseolin and phytohemagglutinin and sulfur metabolic genes may assist the improvement of protein quality.
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- Fuqiang Yin
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Nguyen GKT, Zhang S, Nguyen NTK, Nguyen PQT, Chiu MS, Hardjojo A, Tam JP. Discovery and characterization of novel cyclotides originated from chimeric precursors consisting of albumin-1 chain a and cyclotide domains in the Fabaceae family. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:24275-87. [PMID: 21596752 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.229922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The tropical plant Clitoria ternatea is a member of the Fabaceae family well known for its medicinal values. Heat extraction of C. ternatea revealed that the bioactive fractions contained heat-stable cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs). The CRP family of A1b (Albumin-1 chain b/leginsulins), which is a linear cystine knot CRP, has been shown to present abundantly in the Fabaceae. In contrast, the cyclotide family, which also belongs to the cystine knot CRPs but with a cyclic structure, is commonly found in the Rubiaceae, Violaceae, and Cucurbitaceae families. In this study, we report the discovery of a panel of 15 heat-stable CRPs, of which 12 sequences (cliotide T1-T12) are novel. We show unambiguously that the cliotides are cyclotides and not A1bs, as determined by their sequence homology, disulfide connectivity, and membrane active properties indicated by their antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli and cytotoxicities to HeLa cells. We also show that cliotides are prevalent in C. ternatea and are found in every plant tissue examined, including flowers, seeds, and nodules. In addition, we demonstrate that their precursors are chimeras, half from cyclotide and the other half from Albumin-1, with the cyclotide domain displacing the A1b domain in the precursor. Their chimeric structures likely originate from either horizontal gene transfer or convergent evolution in plant nuclear genomes, which are exceedingly rare events. Such atypical genetic arrangement also implies a different mechanism of biosynthetic processing of cyclotides in the Fabaceae and provides new understanding of their evolution in plants.
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Da Silva P, Rahioui I, Laugier C, Jouvensal L, Meudal H, Chouabe C, Delmas AF, Gressent F. Molecular requirements for the insecticidal activity of the plant peptide pea albumin 1 subunit b (PA1b). J Biol Chem 2010; 285:32689-32694. [PMID: 20660598 PMCID: PMC2963353 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.147199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PA1b (pea albumin 1, subunit b) is a small and compact 37-amino acid protein, isolated from pea seeds (Pisum sativum), that adopts a cystine knot fold. It acts as a potent insecticidal agent against major pests in stored crops and vegetables, making it a promising bioinsecticide. Here, we investigate the influence of individual residues on the structure and bioactivity of PA1b. A collection of 13 PA1b mutants was successfully chemically synthesized in which the residues involved in the definition of PA1b amphiphilic and electrostatic characteristics were individually replaced with an alanine. The three-dimensional structure of PA1b was outstandingly tolerant of modifications. Remarkably, receptor binding and insecticidal activities were both dependent on common well defined clusters of residues located on one single face of the toxin, with Phe-10, Arg-21, Ile-23, and Leu-27 being key residues of the binding interaction. The inactivity of the mutants is clearly due to a change in the nature of the side chain rather than to a side effect, such as misfolding or degradation of the peptide, in the insect digestive tract. We have shown that a hydrophobic patch is the putative site of the interaction of PA1b with its binding site. Overall, the mutagenesis data provide major insights into the functional elements responsible for PA1b entomotoxic properties and give some clues toward a better understanding of the PA1b mode of action.
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- Pedro Da Silva
- From the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon), IFR-41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions, Université de Lyon, Bâtiment Louis Pasteur, F-69621 Villeurbanne.
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- From the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon), IFR-41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions, Université de Lyon, Bâtiment Louis Pasteur, F-69621 Villeurbanne
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- From the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon), IFR-41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions, Université de Lyon, Bâtiment Louis Pasteur, F-69621 Villeurbanne
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, UPR 4301 CNRS, University of Orléans and INSERM, rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, UPR 4301 CNRS, University of Orléans and INSERM, rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2
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- CNRS UMR 5123, Physiologie des Régulations Energétiques, Cellulaires et Moléculaires, Campus de la Doua, Université de Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, UPR 4301 CNRS, University of Orléans and INSERM, rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2
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- From the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon), IFR-41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions, Université de Lyon, Bâtiment Louis Pasteur, F-69621 Villeurbanne
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Shutov AD, Prak K, Fukuda T, Rudakov SV, Rudakova AS, Tandang-Silvas MR, Fujiwara K, Mikami B, Utsumi S, Maruyama N. Soybean basic 7S globulin: subunit heterogeneity and molecular evolution. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2010; 74:1631-4. [PMID: 20699573 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.100234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Basic 7S globulin, a cysteine-rich protein from soybean seeds, consists of subunits containing 27 kD and 16 kD chains linked by disulfide bonding. Three differently sized subunits of the basic 7S globulin were detected and partially separated by SP Sepharose chromatography. The basic 7S globulin was characterized as a member of a superfamily of structurally related but functionally distinct proteins descended from a specific group of plant aspartic proteinases.
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- Andrei D Shutov
- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, State University of Moldova, Mateevicii str, Chişinău, Moldova
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Da Silva P, Strzepa A, Jouvensal L, Rahioui I, Gressent F, Delmas AF. A folded and functional synthetic PA1b: an interlocked entomotoxic miniprotein. Biopolymers 2009; 92:436-44. [PMID: 19399851 DOI: 10.1002/bip.21217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PA1b (Pea Albumin 1, subunit b) is a hydrophobic, 37-amino acid miniprotein isolated from pea seeds (Pivum sativum), crosslinked by three interlocked disulfide bridges, signature of the ICK (inhibitory cystine-knot) family. It acts as an entomotoxic factor against major insect pests in stored crops and vegetables, making it a promising bioinsecticide. Here we report an efficient and simple protocol for the production of large quantities of highly pure, biologically active synthetic PA1b. The features of PA1b oxidative refolding revealed the off-pathway products and competitive aggregation processes. The efficiency of the oxidative folding can be significantly improved by using hydrophobic alcoholic cosolvents and decreasing the temperature. The homogeneity of the synthetic oxidized PA1b was established by reversed-phase HPLC. The correct pairing of the three disulfide bridges, as well as the three-dimensional structure of synthetic PA1b was assessed by NMR. Synthetic PA1b binds to microsomal proteins from Sitophilus oryzae with a Kd of 8 nM, a figure quite similar to that determined for PA1b extracted from its natural source. Moreover, the synthetic miniprotein was as potent as the extracted one towards the sensitive strains of weevils. Our findings will open the way to the production of PA1b analogues by chemical means to an in-depth understanding of the PA1b mechanism of action.
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- Pedro Da Silva
- Université de Lyon, INRA, INSA-Lyon, IFR-41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, Villeurbanne, France
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Dun XP, Li FF, Wang JH, Chen ZW. The effect of pea albumin 1F on glucose metabolism in mice. Peptides 2008; 29:891-7. [PMID: 18325630 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2007] [Revised: 01/21/2008] [Accepted: 01/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pea albumin 1F (PA1F), a plant peptide isolated from pea seeds, can dramatically increase blood glucose concentration by subcutaneous injection with a dosage of 5 or 10 microg/g (body weight) in normal and type II diabetic mice (KK/upj-Ay). The voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC-1) has been identified as the PA1F binding protein from mice pancreatic cell membrane, which may be involved in the regulation of enhancing blood glucose in response to PA1F binding. The results clearly show that peptide-signaling molecules from plants can affect mammalian physiological functions, especially, in association with glucose metabolism.
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- Xin-Peng Dun
- Institute of Biophysics and Biochemistry, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China.
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Gutierrez L, Castelain M, Verdeil JL, Conejero G, Van Wuytswinkel O. A possible role of prolyl oligopeptidase during Linum usitatissimum (flax) seed development. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2008; 10:398-402. [PMID: 18426487 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Involvement of prolyl oligopeptidases (POPs) in the control of several mammalian peptide hormone signalling pathways has been studied extensively in recent years. POPs are ubiquitous enzymes, but little attention has been paid to understanding their function in plants. Using a cDNA-AFLP approach, two flax (Linum usitatissimum) POP ESTs were identified as being specifically expressed in the early stages of flax seed development. This specific expression was confirmed using real time RT-PCR and in situ hybridisation approaches. Seed expression of Arabidopsis POP genes was measured and showed no specificity. Comparison between results obtained with flax and Arabidopsis is discussed in order to address a hypothetic function for POPs during seed formation. These results provide the first insights into POP gene expression and hypothetical function in plants.
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- L Gutierrez
- Laboratoire de Génomique Fonctionnelle des Plantes, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Faculté des Sciences, Amiens, France.
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Extracellular plant peptides perform a large variety of functions, including signalling and defence. Intracellular peptides often have physiological functions or may merely be the products of general proteolysis. Plant peptides have been identified and, in part, functionally characterized through biochemical and genetic studies, which are lengthy and in some cases impractical. Peptidomics is a branch of proteomics that has been developed over the last 5 years, and has been used mainly to study neuropeptides in animals and the degradome of proteases. Peptidomics is a fast, efficient methodology that can detect minute and transient amounts of peptides and identify their post-translational modifications. This review describes known plant peptides and introduces the use of peptidomics for the detection of novel plant peptides.
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- Naser Farrokhi
- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pajoohesh Blvd., Tehran-Karaj Highway, 17th Km., Tehran, Iran.
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Hu Z, Dun X, Zhang M, Zhu H, Xie L, Wu Z, Chen Z, Xu T. PA1b, a plant peptide, induces intracellular [Ca2+] increase via Ca2+ influx through the L-type Ca2+ channel and triggers secretion in pancreatic beta cells. SCIENCE IN CHINA. SERIES C, LIFE SCIENCES 2007; 50:285-91. [PMID: 17609883 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-007-0052-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Using alginic acid to adsorb polypeptides at pH 2.7, we isolated a peptide pea albumin 1b (PA1b) from pea seeds. The PA1b is a single chain peptide consisting of 37 amino acid residues with 6 cysteines which constitutes the cystine-knot structure. Using microfluorometry and patch clamp techniques, we found that PA1b significantly elevated the intracellular calcium level ([Ca2+]i) and elicited membrane capacitance increase in the primary rat pancreatic beta cells. The PA1b effect on [Ca2+]i elevation was abolished in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ or in the presence of L-type Ca2+ channel blocker, nimodipine. Interestingly, we found that PA1b significantly depolarized membrane potential, which could lead to the opening of voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels and influx of extracellular Ca2+, and then evoke robust secretion. In this study we identified the plant peptide PA1b which is capable of affecting the excitability and function of mammalian pancreatic beta cell.
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- ZhiTao Hu
- Joint Laboratory of Institute of Biophysics and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Louis S, Delobel B, Gressent F, Duport G, Diol O, Rahioui I, Charles H, Rahbé Y. Broad screening of the legume family for variability in seed insecticidal activities and for the occurrence of the A1b-like knottin peptide entomotoxins. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2007; 68:521-35. [PMID: 17222873 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2006] [Revised: 11/20/2006] [Accepted: 11/21/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Pea albumin 1b (PA1b) is a small sulphur-rich peptide from pea seeds, also named leginsulin because of the binding characteristics of its soybean orthologue. Its insecticidal properties were discovered more recently. By using a combination of molecular, biochemical and specific insect bioassays on seed extracts, we characterised genes from numerous Papilionoideae, but not from Caesalpinioideae or Mimosoideae, although the last group harboured species with partially positive cues (homologous biological activities). The A1b defence peptide family, therefore, appears to have evolved relatively late in the legume lineage, maybe from the sophoroid group (e.g. Styphnolobium japonicum). However, unambiguous sequence information is restricted to a group of tribes within the subfamily Papilionoideae (Psoraleae, Millettieae, Desmodieae, Hedysareae, Phaseoleae, Vicieae, and the now clearly polyphyletic "Trifolieae" and "Galegeae"). Recent diversification by gene duplications has occurred in many species, or longer ago in some lineages (Medicago truncatula), as well as probable gene or expression losses at different taxonomic levels (Loteae, Vigna subterranea).
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- Sandrine Louis
- UMR203 BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions), IFR41, INRA, INSA-Lyon, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
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Dun XP, Wang JH, Chen L, Lu J, Li FF, Zhao YY, Cederlund E, Bryzgalova G, Efendic S, Jörnvall H, Chen ZW, Bergman T. Activity of the plant peptide aglycin in mammalian systems. FEBS J 2007; 274:751-9. [PMID: 17288555 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05619.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A 37 residue peptide, aglycin, has been purified from porcine intestine. The sequence is identical to that of residues 27-63 of plant albumin 1 B precursor (PA1B, chain b) from pea seeds. Aglycin resists in vitro proteolysis by pepsin, trypsin and Glu-C protease, compatible with its intestinal occurrence and an exogenous origin from plant food. When subcutaneously injected into mice (at 10 microg.g(-1) body weight), aglycin has a hyperglycemic effect resulting in a doubling of the blood glucose level within 60 min. Using surface plasmon resonance biosensor technology, an aglycin binding protein with an apparent molecular mass of 34 kDa was detected in membrane protein extracts from porcine and mice pancreas. The polypeptide was purified by affinity chromatography and identified through peptide mass fingerprinting as the voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 1. The results indicate that aglycin has the potential to interfere with mammalian physiology.
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- Xin-Peng Dun
- School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Germain H, Chevalier E, Matton DP. Plant bioactive peptides: an expanding class of signaling molecules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1139/b05-162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Until recently, our knowledge of intercellular signaling in plants was limited to the so-called five classical plant hormones: auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin, ethylene, and abscissic acid. Other chemical compounds like sterols and lipids have also been recognized as signaling molecules in plants, but it was only recently discovered that peptides in plants, as in animal cells, play crucial roles in various aspects of growth and development, biotic and abiotic stress responses, and self/non-self recognition in sporophytic self-incompatibility. These peptides are often part of a very large gene family whose members show diverse, sometime overlapping spatial and temporal expression patterns, allowing them to regulate different aspects of plant growth and development. Only a handful of peptides have been linked to a bona fide receptor, thereby activating a cascade of events. Since these peptides have been thoroughly reviewed in the past few years, this review will focus on the small putative plant signaling peptides, some often disregarded in the plant peptide literature, which have been shown through biochemical or genetic studies to play important roles in plants.
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- Hugo Germain
- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101, rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101, rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101, rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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Lorbiecke R, Steffens M, Tomm JM, Scholten S, von Wiegen P, Kranz E, Wienand U, Sauter M. Phytosulphokine gene regulation during maize (Zea mays L.) reproduction. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2005; 56:1805-19. [PMID: 15897229 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The sulphated pentapeptide phytosulphokine (PSK) was identified as a substance that promotes cell division in low-density suspension cultures and has been implicated in various aspects of tissue differentiation in plants. The peptide is derived from PSK precursor proteins that are encoded by small gene families. The physiological roles of PSK are still not clearly defined and little is known about expression of members of the PSK precursor gene family in any plant species. In this study, highly regulated tissue and cell type-specific expression are described for four PSK genes from maize (Zea mays L.) in female and male gametophytes, and during seed development. ZmPSK1 and ZmPSK3 were specifically and differentially expressed in cells of female and male gametophytes and in female and male gametes. In anthers ZmPSK1 or ZmPSK3 transcripts were found, for example, at high levels in secretory tapetal cells which support developing microspores. ZmPSK1 mRNA was abundant in mature pollen including sperm cells. ZmPSK1 and ZmPSK3 transcripts were also detected in egg and central cells of the female gametophyte and ZmPSK1 mRNA was present in synergids, indicating that the PSK peptide probably plays a role during gametogenesis, pollen germination, and fertilization. In developing maize kernels all four ZmPSK genes were expressed, albeit with striking differences in their expression patterns. It is proposed here that PSK is required for numerous but defined processes during gametophyte and early sporophyte development. In general, PSK availability appears to be controlled through transcriptional regulation in a tissue and cell type-specific and development-dependent manner.
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- René Lorbiecke
- Biozentrum Klein-Flottbek und Botanischer Garten, Universität Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, D-22609 Hamburg, Germany
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Shang C, Sassa H, Hirano H. The role of glycosylation in the function of a 48-kDa glycoprotein from carrot. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 328:144-9. [PMID: 15670762 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.12.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Carrot extracellular dermal glycoprotein (EDGP) may play an important role in plant defense systems and in signal transduction. Our experiments show that differences in pI values of EDGP isoforms are caused by differences in amino acid sequence and not by heterogeneity in phosphorylation. The binding affinity of native EDGP for a 4-kDa hormone-like peptide from soybean was approximately one-third that of deglycosylated EDGP, and deglycosylation of EDGP caused complete loss of its ability to inhibit xyloglucan-specific endo-beta-1,4-glucanase. Experiments using tunicamycin-treated carrot cell cultures showed that glycosylation is essential for correct EDGP folding and secretion, and that tunicamycin does not affect EDGP gene transcription.
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- Chengwei Shang
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama City University, Japan
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Taylor WG, Sutherland DH, Olson DJH, Ross ARS, Fields PG. Insecticidal components from field pea extracts: sequences of some variants of pea albumin 1b. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2004; 52:7499-506. [PMID: 15675795 DOI: 10.1021/jf030807l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Methanol soluble insecticidal peptides with masses of 3752, 3757, and 3805 Da, isolated from crude extracts (C8 extracts) derived from the protein-enriched flour of commercial field peas [Pisum sativum (L.)], were purified by reversed phase chromatography and, after reduction and alkylation, were sequenced by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry with the aid of various peptidases. These major peptides were variants of pea albumin 1b (PA1b) with methionine sulfoxide rather than methionine at position 12. Peptide 3752 showed additional variations at positions 29 (valine for isoleucine) and 34 (histidine for asparagine). A minor, 37 amino acid peptide with a molecular mass of 3788 Da was also sequenced and differed from a known PA1b variant at positions 1, 25, and 31. Sequence variants of PA1b with their molecular masses were compiled, and variants that matched the accurate masses of the experimental peptides were used to narrow the search. MALDI postsource decay experiments on pronase fragments helped to confirm the sequences. Whole and dehulled field peas gave insecticidal C8 extracts in the laboratory that were enriched in peptides with masses of 3736, 3741, and 3789 Da, as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. It was therefore concluded that oxidation of the methionine residues to methionine sulfoxide occurred primarily during the processing of dehulled peas in a mill.
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- Wesley G Taylor
- Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X2, Canada.
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Hanada K, Hirano H. Interaction of a 43-kDa receptor-like protein with a 4-kDa hormone-like peptide in soybean. Biochemistry 2004; 43:12105-12. [PMID: 15379549 DOI: 10.1021/bi049587a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 43-kDa soybean protein is a receptor-like protein kinase that is capable of interaction with a 4-kDa hormone-like peptide (leginsulin). The 43-kDa protein consists of alpha and beta subunits; the beta subunit has protein kinase activity that is stimulated by the binding of the 4-kDa peptide. The protein kinase activity is believed to be an early step in a signal transduction cascade, triggered by the peptide. Animal insulin also interacts with the 43-kDa protein and stimulates the protein kinase activity, suggesting that the 4-kDa peptide and insulin bind to the 43-kDa protein with similar mechanisms. To determine the mechanism of interaction between the 4-kDa peptide and 43-kDa protein, we investigated the binding region of the 4-kDa peptide on the 43-kDa protein using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy. We found that the N- (amino acids 1-43) and C-terminal (amino acids 228-251) regions of the alpha subunit of the 43-kDa protein are involved in the binding. The interactions of both insulin and the 4-kDa peptide with the 43-kDa protein were compared using SPR spectroscopy, revealing that insulin binds to the C-terminal regions of the alpha subunit of the 43-kDa protein. These results suggest that the C-terminal region is especially important for the biological function. The N-terminal region is thought to play an important role in stabilizing the complex of the 43-kDa protein and the 4-kDa peptide.
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- Kazuki Hanada
- Graduate School of Integrated Science, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Maioka-cho 641-12, Totsuka, Yokohama 244-0813, Japan
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Liu J, Blaylock LA, Harrison MJ. cDNA arrays as a tool to identify mycorrhiza-regulated genes: identification of mycorrhiza-induced genes that encode or generate signaling molecules implicated in the control of root growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1139/b04-048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) are symbiotic associations formed by fungi from the Glomeromycota and most angiosperms. Despite the widespread occurrence of the association, its ecological significance, and its potential importance in agriculture, relatively little is known at the molecular level about the development, functioning, and regulation of the symbiosis. We have selected Medicago truncatula Gaertn. 'Jemalong' and an AM fungus, Glomus versiforme (Karsten) Berch, for molecular genetic analyses of the AM symbiosis. Here we used macroarrays as a screening tool to enable the rapid identification of genes that show differential expression in mycorrhizal roots. Forty-three genes showing increased transcript levels and 18 genes showing decreased transcripts in mycorrhizal roots were identified. This set contained several genes predicted to encode regulatory proteins including an alpha-fucosidase implicated in the generation of signaling molecules that modulate plant growth and a gene encoding a putative peptide also implicated in the control of plant growth.Key words: legume, symbiosis, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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Shang C, Shibahara T, Hanada K, Iwafune Y, Hirano H. Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Posttranslational Modifications of a Carrot Extracellular Glycoprotein. Biochemistry 2004; 43:6281-92. [PMID: 15147212 DOI: 10.1021/bi036160f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Expression of extracellular dermal glycoprotein (EDGP) is induced by biotic or abiotic stress. The amino acid sequence alignment showed that EDGP shared significant homology with proteins from legumes, tomato, Arabidopsis, wheat, and cotton. These proteins are involved in signal transduction or stress response systems. Most of the Cys residues in these proteins are conserved, suggesting that they share similar tertiary structures. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis shows that EDGP binds a soybean 4-kDa hormone-like peptide (4-kDa peptide) in vitro and reduction of EDGP decreased significantly the binding activity, implying that posttranslational modifications are important for its function. Therefore, we investigated the posttranslational modifications in EDGP using mass spectrometry. As the result, six disulfide bonds in EDGP were identified: Cys(70)-Cys(158), Cys(84)-Cys(89), Cys(97)-Cys(113), Cys(100)-Cys(108), Cys(201)-Cys(426), and Cys(332)-Cys(378). In addition, the N-terminal glutamine was cyclized into pyroglutamic acid. All four putative glycosylation sites were occupied by N-linked glycans, which have similar masses of m/z 1171. Finally, measuring the mass of the native protein showed that the posttranslational modifications of EDGP (pI 9.5) involved only disulfide bonds, N-terminal modification, and glycosylation.
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- Chengwei Shang
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama City University, Maioka-cho 641-12, Totsuka, Yokohama 244-0813, Japan
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Xavier-Filho J, Oliveira AEA, Silva LBD, Azevedo CR, Venâncio TM, Machado OLT, Oliva ML, Fernandes KVS, Xavier-Neto J. Plant insulin or glucokinin: a conflicting issue. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1590/s1677-04202003000200002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The presence of insulin in plants is not accepted by the scientific community in general. In this review we discuss this paradigm and retrieve information that strongly suggests that insulin is indeed found in plants. We present results, which indicate that a protein molecule with the same amino acid sequence as bovine insulin is expressed in leguminous plants. Additionally, we provide evidence that proteins associated with insulin signalling pathways in vertebrates are also found in association with insulin-like molecules in plants.
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Hanada K, Nishiuchi Y, Hirano H. Amino acid residues on the surface of soybean 4-kDa peptide involved in the interaction with its binding protein. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2003; 270:2583-92. [PMID: 12787024 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03627.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Soybean 4-kDa peptide, a hormone-like peptide, is a ligand for the 43-kDa protein in legumes that functions as a protein kinase and controls cell proliferation and differentiation. As this peptide stimulates protein kinase activity, the interaction between the 4-kDa peptide (leginsulin) and the 43-kDa protein is considered important for signal transduction. However, the mechanism of interaction between the 4-kDa peptide and the 43-kDa protein is not clearly understood. We therefore investigated the binding mechanism between the 4-kDa peptide and the 43-kDa protein, by using gel-filtration chromatography and dot-blot immunoanalysis, and found that the 4-kDa peptide bound to the dimer form of the 43-kDa protein. Surface plasmon resonance analysis was then used to explore the interaction between the 4-kDa peptide and the 43-kDa protein. To identify the residues of the 4-kDa peptide involved in the interaction with the 43-kDa protein, alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the 4-kDa peptide was performed. The 4-kDa peptide-expression system in Escherichia coli, which has the ability to install disulfide bonds into the target protein in the cytoplasm, was employed to produce the 4-kDa peptide and its variants. Using mass spectrometry, the expressed peptides were confirmed as the oxidized forms of the native peptide. Surface plasmon resonance analysis showed that the C-terminal hydrophobic area of the 4-kDa peptide plays an important role in binding to the 43-kDa protein.
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- Kazuki Hanada
- Yokohama City University, Kihara Institute for Biological Research/Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama, Japan
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