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Ma Z, Lieutenant K, Voigt J, Schrader TE, Gutberlet T. Conceptual design of a macromolecular diffractometer for the Jülich high brilliance source. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2024; 95:065104. [PMID: 38832850 DOI: 10.1063/5.0203509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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In this work, a concept for a neutron diffractometer for high-resolution macromolecular structures has been developed within the Jülich High Brilliance Neutron Source (HBS) project. The SELENE optics are adapted to the requirements of the instrument to achieve a tunable low background neutron beam at mm2 scale sample area. With the optimized guide geometry, a low background neutron beam can be achieved at the small sample area with tunable divergence and size. For the 1 × 1 mm2 sample, a flux of 1.10 × 107 n/s/cm2 for 0.38° divergence is calculated in the 2-4 Å wavelength range, which is about 84.6% of the flux at MaNDi of the high-power spallation source SNS at ORNL. Virtual neutron scattering experiments have been performed to demonstrate the instrument's capabilities for studies of mm scale samples with large unit cells. Results of Vitesse simulations indicate that unit cell sizes of up to 200 Å are possible to be resolved with the proposed instrument.
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- Z Ma
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- Laboratory for Neutron and Muon Instrumentation, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Zaccaria M, Dawson W, Russel Kish D, Reverberi M, Bonaccorsi di Patti MC, Domin M, Cristiglio V, Chan B, Dellafiora L, Gabel F, Nakajima T, Genovese L, Momeni B. Experimental-theoretical study of laccase as a detoxifier of aflatoxins. Sci Rep 2023; 13:860. [PMID: 36650163 PMCID: PMC9845376 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27519-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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We investigate laccase-mediated detoxification of aflatoxins, fungal carcinogenic food contaminants. Our experimental comparison between two aflatoxins with similar structures (AFB1 and AFG2) shows significant differences in laccase-mediated detoxification. A multi-scale modeling approach (Docking, Molecular Dynamics, and Density Functional Theory) identifies the highly substrate-specific changes required to improve laccase detoxifying performance. We employ a large-scale density functional theory-based approach, involving more than 7000 atoms, to identify the amino acid residues that determine the affinity of laccase for aflatoxins. From this study we conclude: (1) AFB1 is more challenging to degrade, to the point of complete degradation stalling; (2) AFG2 is easier to degrade by laccase due to its lack of side products and favorable binding dynamics; and (3) ample opportunities to optimize laccase for aflatoxin degradation exist, especially via mutations leading to π-π stacking. This study identifies a way to optimize laccase for aflatoxin bioremediation and, more generally, contributes to the research efforts aimed at rational enzyme optimization.
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- Marco Zaccaria
- Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, 6500047, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, 6500047, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 8528521, Japan
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- CEA/CNRS/IBS, University Grenoble Alpes, 38044, Grenoble, France
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- CEA/INAC-MEM/L-Sim, University Grenoble Alpes, 38044, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, USA.
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Dawson W, Degomme A, Stella M, Nakajima T, Ratcliff LE, Genovese L. Density functional theory calculations of large systems: Interplay between fragments, observables, and computational complexity. WIRES COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Department of Materials Imperial College London London UK
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INAC‐MEM, L_Sim Grenoble France
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Banerjee S, Muderspach SJ, Tandrup T, Frandsen KEH, Singh RK, Ipsen JØ, Hernández-Rollán C, Nørholm MHH, Bjerrum MJ, Johansen KS, Lo Leggio L. Protonation State of an Important Histidine from High Resolution Structures of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases. Biomolecules 2022; 12:194. [PMID: 35204695 PMCID: PMC8961595 DOI: 10.3390/biom12020194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases (LPMOs) oxidatively cleave recalcitrant polysaccharides. The mechanism involves (i) reduction of the Cu, (ii) polysaccharide binding, (iii) binding of different oxygen species, and (iv) glycosidic bond cleavage. However, the complete mechanism is poorly understood and may vary across different families and even within the same family. Here, we have investigated the protonation state of a secondary co-ordination sphere histidine, conserved across AA9 family LPMOs that has previously been proposed to be a potential proton donor. Partial unrestrained refinement of newly obtained higher resolution data for two AA9 LPMOs and re-refinement of four additional data sets deposited in the PDB were carried out, where the His was refined without restraints, followed by measurements of the His ring geometrical parameters. This allowed reliable assignment of the protonation state, as also validated by following the same procedure for the His brace, for which the protonation state is predictable. The study shows that this histidine is generally singly protonated at the Nε2 atom, which is close to the oxygen species binding site. Our results indicate robustness of the method. In view of this and other emerging evidence, a role as proton donor during catalysis is unlikely for this His.
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- Sanchari Banerjee
- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C, DK-1871 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, Frederiksberg C, DK-1871 Copenhagen, Denmark;
- Department of Geoscience & Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 5, DK-1958 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 220, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (C.H.-R.); (M.H.H.N.)
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 220, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; (C.H.-R.); (M.H.H.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
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- Department of Geoscience & Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg 5, DK-1958 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.B.); (S.J.M.); (T.T.); (K.E.H.F.); (R.K.S.); (M.J.B.)
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