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Hazen P, Trossi-Torres G, Timsina R, Khadka NK, Mainali L. Association of Alpha-Crystallin with Human Cortical and Nuclear Lens Lipid Membrane Increases with the Grade of Cortical and Nuclear Cataract. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1936. [PMID: 38339214 PMCID: PMC10855980 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031936] [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: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Eye lens α-crystallin has been shown to become increasingly membrane-bound with age and cataract formation; however, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the membrane interactions of α-crystallin throughout the development of cataracts in separated cortical membrane (CM) and nuclear membrane (NM) from single human lenses. In this study, four pairs of human lenses from age-matched male and female donors and one pair of male lenses ranging in age from 64 to 73 years old (yo) were obtained to investigate the interactions of α-crystallin with the NM and CM throughout the progression of cortical cataract (CC) and nuclear cataract (NC) using the electron paramagnetic resonance spin-labeling method. Donor health history information (diabetes, smoker, hypertension, radiation treatment), sex, and race were included in the data analysis. The right eye lenses CM and NM investigated were 64 yo male (CC: 0), 68 yo male (CC: 3, NC: 2), 73 yo male (CC: 1, NC: 2), 68 yo female (CC: 3, NC: 2), and 73 yo female (CC: 1, NC: 3). Similarly, left eye lenses CM and NM investigated were 64 yo male (CC: 0), 68 yo male (CC: 3, NC: 2), 73 yo male (CC: 2, NC: 3), 68 yo female (CC: 3, NC: 2), and 73 yo female (CC: 1, NC: 3). Analysis of α-crystallin binding to male and female eye lens CM and NM revealed that the percentage of membrane surface occupied (MSO) by α-crystallin increases with increasing grade of CC and NC. The binding of α-crystallin resulted in decreased mobility, increased order, and increased hydrophobicity on the membrane surface in male and female eye lens CM and NM. CM mobility decreased with an increase in cataracts for both males and females, whereas the male lens NM mobility showed no significant change, while female lens NM showed increased mobility with an increase in cataract grade. Our data shows that a 68 yo female donor (long-term smoker, pre-diabetic, and hypertension; grade 3 CC) showed the largest MSO by α-crystallin in CM from both the left and right lens and had the most pronounced mobility changes relative to all other analyzed samples. The variation in cholesterol (Chol) content, size and amount of cholesterol bilayer domains (CBDs), and lipid composition in the CM and NM with age and cataract might result in a variation of membrane surface mobility, membrane surface hydrophobicity, and the interactions of α-crystallin at the surface of each CM and NM. These findings provide insight into the effect of decreased Chol content and the reduced size and amount of CBDs in the cataractous CM and NM with an increased binding of α-crystallin with increased CC and NC grade, which suggests that Chol and CBDs might be a key component in maintaining lens transparency.
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- Preston Hazen
- Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (P.H.); (G.T.-T.)
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- Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (P.H.); (G.T.-T.)
- Department of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (R.T.); (N.K.K.)
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- Department of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (R.T.); (N.K.K.)
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- Department of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (R.T.); (N.K.K.)
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- Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (P.H.); (G.T.-T.)
- Department of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; (R.T.); (N.K.K.)
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Heruye SH, Maffofou Nkenyi LN, Singh NU, Yalzadeh D, Ngele KK, Njie-Mbye YF, Ohia SE, Opere CA. Current Trends in the Pharmacotherapy of Cataracts. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E15. [PMID: 31963166 PMCID: PMC7168925 DOI: 10.3390/ph13010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cataracts, one of the leading causes of preventable blindness worldwide, refers to lens degradation that is characterized by clouding, with consequent blurry vision. As life expectancies improve, the number of people affected with cataracts is predicted to increase worldwide, especially in low-income nations with limited access to surgery. Although cataract surgery is considered safe, it is associated with some complications such as retinal detachment, warranting a search for cheap, pharmacological alternatives to the management of this ocular disease. The lens is richly endowed with a complex system of non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants which scavenge reactive oxygen species to preserve lens proteins. Depletion and/or failure in this primary antioxidant defense system contributes to the damage observed in lenticular molecules and their repair mechanisms, ultimately causing cataracts. Several attempts have been made to counteract experimentally induced cataract using in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo techniques. The majority of the anti-cataract compounds tested, including plant extracts and naturally-occurring compounds, lies in their antioxidant and/or free radical scavenging and/or anti-inflammatory propensity. In addition to providing an overview of the pathophysiology of cataracts, this review focuses on the role of various categories of natural and synthetic compounds on experimentally-induced cataracts.
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- Segewkal H. Heruye
- Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Biology/Microbiology/Biotechnology, Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Muranova LK, Sudnitsyna MV, Gusev NB. αB-Crystallin Phosphorylation: Advances and Problems. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:1196-1206. [DOI: 10.1134/s000629791810005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bartelt-Kirbach B, Moron M, Glomb M, Beck CM, Weller MP, Golenhofen N. HspB5/αB-crystallin increases dendritic complexity and protects the dendritic arbor during heat shock in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:3761-75. [PMID: 27085702 PMCID: PMC11108385 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2219-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The small heat shock protein ΗspΒ5 (αB-crystallin) exhibits generally cytoprotective functions and possesses powerful neuroprotective capacity in the brain. However, little is known about the mode of action of ΗspΒ5 or other members of the HspB family particularly in neurons. To get clues of the neuronal function of HspBs, we overexpressed several HspBs in cultured rat hippocampal neurons and investigated their effect on neuronal morphology and stress resistance. Whereas axon length and synapse density were not affected by any HspB, dendritic complexity was enhanced by HspB5 and, to a lesser extent, by HspB6. Furthermore, we could show that this process was dependent on phosphorylation, since a non-phosphorylatable mutant of HspB5 did not show this effect. Rarefaction of the dendritic arbor is one hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases. To investigate if HspB5, which is upregulated at pathophysiological conditions, might be able to protect dendrites during such situations, we exposed HspB5 overexpressing neuronal cultures to heat shock. HspB5 prevented heat shock-induced rarefaction of dendrites. In conclusion, we identified regulation of dendritic complexity as a new function of HspB5 in hippocampal neurons.
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- Britta Bartelt-Kirbach
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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Bakthisaran R, Akula KK, Tangirala R, Rao CM. Phosphorylation of αB-crystallin: Role in stress, aging and patho-physiological conditions. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:167-82. [PMID: 26415747 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND αB-crystallin, once thought to be a lenticular protein, is ubiquitous and has critical roles in several cellular processes that are modulated by phosphorylation. Serine residues 19, 45 and 59 of αB-crystallin undergo phosphorylation. Phosphorylation of S45 is mediated by p44/42 MAP kinase, whereas S59 phosphorylation is mediated by MAPKAP kinase-2. Pathway involved in S19 phosphorylation is not known. SCOPE OF REVIEW The review highlights the role of phosphorylation in (i) oligomeric structure, stability and chaperone activity, (ii) cellular processes such as apoptosis, myogenic differentiation, cell cycle regulation and angiogenesis, and (iii) aging, stress, cardiomyopathy-causing αB-crystallin mutants, and in other diseases. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Depending on the context and extent of phosphorylation, αB-crystallin seems to confer beneficial or deleterious effects. Phosphorylation alters structure, stability, size distribution and dynamics of the oligomeric assembly, thus modulating chaperone activity and various cellular processes. Phosphorylated αB-crystallin has a tendency to partition to the cytoskeleton and hence to the insoluble fraction. Low levels of phosphorylation appear to be protective, while hyperphosphorylation has negative implications. Mutations in αB-crystallin, such as R120G, Q151X and 464delCT, associated with inherited myofibrillar myopathy lead to hyperphosphorylation and intracellular inclusions. An ongoing study in our laboratory with phosphorylation-mimicking mutants indicates that phosphorylation of R120GαB-crystallin increases its propensity to aggregate. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Phosphorylation of αB-crystallin has dual role that manifests either beneficial or deleterious consequences depending on the extent of phosphorylation and interaction with cytoskeleton. Considering that disease-causing mutants of αB-crystallin are hyperphosphorylated, moderation of phosphorylation may be a useful strategy in disease management. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Crystallin Biochemistry in Health and Disease.
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- Raman Bakthisaran
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Eisenhardt BD. Small heat shock proteins: recent developments. Biomol Concepts 2015; 4:583-95. [PMID: 25436758 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2013-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are abundantly present in many different organisms at elevated temperatures. Members of the subgroup of alpha crystallin domain (ACD)-type sHSPs belong to the large family of protein chaperones. They bind non-native proteins in an ATP-independent manner, thereby holding the incorporated clients soluble for subsequent refolding by other molecular chaperoning systems. sHSPs do not actively refold incorporated peptides therefore they are sometimes referred to as holdases. Varying numbers of sHSPs have been documented in the different domains of life and dependent on the analyzed organism. Generally, diverse sHSPs possess more sequence similarities in the conserved ACD, whereas the N- and C-terminal extensions are less conserved. Despite their designation as sHSPs, they are not solely present during heat stress. sHSPs presumably help to protect cells under various stresses, but they were also found during development, e.g., in embryonic development of higher plants which is associated with ongoing seed desiccation. The functional and physiological relevance of several different sHSPs in one organism remains still unclear, especially in plants where several highly similar sHSPs are present in the same compartment. The wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses that induce the expression of multiple sHSP genes makes it challenging to define the physiological relevance of each of these versatile proteins.
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Haslbeck M, Peschek J, Buchner J, Weinkauf S. Structure and function of α-crystallins: Traversing from in vitro to in vivo. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:149-66. [PMID: 26116912 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The two α-crystallins (αA- and αB-crystallin) are major components of our eye lenses. Their key function there is to preserve lens transparency which is a challenging task as the protein turnover in the lens is low necessitating the stability and longevity of the constituent proteins. α-Crystallins are members of the small heat shock protein family. αB-crystallin is also expressed in other cell types. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW The review summarizes the current concepts on the polydisperse structure of the α-crystallin oligomer and its chaperone function with a focus on the inherent complexity and highlighting gaps between in vitro and in vivo studies. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Both α-crystallins protect proteins from irreversible aggregation in a promiscuous manner. In maintaining eye lens transparency, they reduce the formation of light scattering particles and balance the interactions between lens crystallins. Important for these functions is their structural dynamics and heterogeneity as well as the regulation of these processes which we are beginning to understand. However, currently, it still remains elusive to which extent the in vitro observed properties of α-crystallins reflect the highly crowded situation in the lens. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Since α-crystallins play an important role in preventing cataract in the eye lens and in the development of diverse diseases, understanding their mechanism and substrate spectra is of importance. To bridge the gap between the concepts established in vitro and the in vivo function of α-crystallins, the joining of forces between different scientific disciplines and the combination of diverse techniques in hybrid approaches are necessary. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Crystallin Biochemistry in Health and Disease.
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- Martin Haslbeck
- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany.
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science at the Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany.
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Biswas A, Karmakar S, Chowdhury A, Das KP. Interaction of α-crystallin with some small molecules and its effect on its structure and function. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:211-21. [PMID: 26073614 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 05/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND α-Crystallin acts like a molecular chaperone by interacting with its substrate proteins and thus prevents their aggregation. It also interacts with various kinds of small molecules that affect its structure and function. SCOPE OF REVIEW In this article we will present a review of work done with respect to the interaction of ATP, peptide generated from lens crystallin and other proteins and some bivalent metal ions with α-crystallin and discuss the role of these interactions on its structure and function and cataract formation. We will also discuss the interaction of some hydrophobic fluorescence probes and surface active agents with α-crystallin. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Small molecule interaction controls the structure and function of α-crystallin. ATP and Zn+2 stabilize its structure and enhance chaperone function. Therefore the depletion of these small molecules can be detrimental to maintenance of lens transparency. However, the accumulation of small peptides due to protease activity in the lens can also be harmful as the interaction of these peptides with α-crystallin and other crystallin proteins in the lens promotes aggregation and loss of lens transparency. The use of hydrophobic probe has led to a wealth of information regarding the location of substrate binding site and nature of chaperone-substrate interaction. Interaction of surface active agents with α-crystallin has helped us to understand the structural stability and oligomeric dissociation in α-crystallin. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE These interactions are very helpful in understanding the mechanistic details of the structural changes and chaperone function of α-crystallin. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Crystallin Biochemistry in Health and Disease.
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- A Biswas
- Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700 009, India.
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700 009, India.
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700 009, India.
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700 009, India.
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Hejtmancik JF, Riazuddin SA, McGreal R, Liu W, Cvekl A, Shiels A. Lens Biology and Biochemistry. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2015; 134:169-201. [PMID: 26310155 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2015.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The primary function of the lens resides in its transparency and ability to focus light on the retina. These require both that the lens cells contain high concentrations of densely packed lens crystallins to maintain a refractive index constant over distances approximating the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, and a specific arrangement of anterior epithelial cells and arcuate fiber cells lacking organelles in the nucleus to avoid blocking transmission of light. Because cells in the lens nucleus have shed their organelles, lens crystallins have to last for the lifetime of the organism, and are specifically adapted to this function. The lens crystallins comprise two major families: the βγ-crystallins are among the most stable proteins known and the α-crystallins, which have a chaperone-like function. Other proteins and metabolic activities of the lens are primarily organized to protect the crystallins from damage over time and to maintain homeostasis of the lens cells. Membrane protein channels maintain osmotic and ionic balance across the lens, while the lens cytoskeleton provides for the specific shape of the lens cells, especially the fiber cells of the nucleus. Perhaps most importantly, a large part of the metabolic activity in the lens is directed toward maintaining a reduced state, which shelters the lens crystallins and other cellular components from damage from UV light and oxidative stress. Finally, the energy requirements of the lens are met largely by glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway, perhaps in response to the avascular nature of the lens. Together, all these systems cooperate to maintain lens transparency over time.
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- J Fielding Hejtmancik
- Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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In order to accomplish its function of transmitting and focusing light, the crystalline lens of the vertebrate eye has evolved a unique cellular structure and protein complement. These distinct adaptations have provided a rich source of scientific discovery ranging from biochemistry and genetics to optics and physics. In addition, because of these adaptations, lens cells persist for the lifetime of an organism, providing an excellent model of the aging process. The chapters dealing with the lens will demonstrate how the different aspects of lens biology and biochemistry combine in this singular refractive organ to accomplish its critical role in the visual system.
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Bakthisaran R, Tangirala R, Rao CM. Small heat shock proteins: Role in cellular functions and pathology. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1854:291-319. [PMID: 25556000 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are conserved across species and are important in stress tolerance. Many sHsps exhibit chaperone-like activity in preventing aggregation of target proteins, keeping them in a folding-competent state and refolding them by themselves or in concert with other ATP-dependent chaperones. Mutations in human sHsps result in myopathies, neuropathies and cataract. Their expression is modulated in diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. Their ability to bind Cu2+, and suppress generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may have implications in Cu2+-homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases. Circulating αB-crystallin and Hsp27 in the plasma may exhibit immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory functions. αB-crystallin and Hsp20 exhitbit anti-platelet aggregation: these beneficial effects indicate their use as potential therapeutic agents. sHsps have roles in differentiation, proteasomal degradation, autophagy and development. sHsps exhibit a robust anti-apoptotic property, involving several stages of mitochondrial-mediated, extrinsic apoptotic as well as pro-survival pathways. Dynamic N- and C-termini and oligomeric assemblies of αB-crystallin and Hsp27 are important factors for their functions. We propose a "dynamic partitioning hypothesis" for the promiscuous interactions and pleotropic functions exhibited by sHsps. Stress tolerance and anti-apoptotic properties of sHsps have both beneficial and deleterious consequences in human health and diseases. Conditional and targeted modulation of their expression and/or activity could be used as strategies in treating several human disorders. The review attempts to provide a critical overview of sHsps and their divergent roles in cellular processes particularly in the context of human health and disease.
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- Raman Bakthisaran
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Yu X, Lyu D, Dong X, He J, Yao K. Hypertension and risk of cataract: a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114012. [PMID: 25474403 PMCID: PMC4256215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Cataract is the major cause of blindness across the world. Many epidemiologic studies indicated that hypertension might play an important role in the development of cataract, while others not. We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to determine the relationship between risk of cataract and hypertension. Methods Retrieved studies on the association of hypertension with cataract risk were collected from PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library during June 2014 and were included into the final analysis according to the definite inclusion criteria. Odds ratio (OR) or risk ratio (RR) were pooled with 95% confidence interval (CI) to evaluate the relationship between hypertension and cataract risk. Subgroup analyses were carried out on the basis of cataract type, race and whether studies were adjusted for main components of metabolic syndrome (MS). Results The final meta-analysis included 25 studies (9 cohort, 5 case-control and 11 cross-sectional) from 23 articles. The pooled results showed that cataract risk in populations with hypertension significantly increased among cohort studies (RR 1.08; 95% CI: 1.05–1.12) and case-control or cross-sectional studies (OR 1.28; 95% CI: 1.12–1.45). This association was proved to be true among both Mongolians and Caucasians, and the significance was not altered by the adjustment of main components of MS. Subgroup analysis on cataract types indicated that an increased incidence of posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC) resulted among cohort studies (RR 1.22; 95% CI: 1.03–1.46) and cross-sectional/case-control studies (OR 1.23; 95% CI: 1.09–1.39). No association of hypertension with risk of nuclear cataract was found. Conclusions The present meta-analysis suggests that hypertension increases the risk of cataract, especially PSC. Further efforts should be made to explore the potential biological mechanisms.
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- Xiaoning Yu
- Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institutes of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou, China
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Kannan R, Sreekumar PG, Hinton DR. Novel roles for α-crystallins in retinal function and disease. Prog Retin Eye Res 2012; 31:576-604. [PMID: 22721717 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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α-Crystallins are key members of the superfamily of small heat shock proteins that have been studied in detail in the ocular lens. Recently, novel functions for α-crystallins have been identified in the retina and in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE). αB-Crystallin has been localized to multiple compartments and organelles including mitochondria, golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus. α-Crystallins are regulated by oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress, and inhibit apoptosis-induced cell death. α-Crystallins interact with a large number of proteins that include other crystallins, and apoptotic, cytoskeletal, inflammatory, signaling, angiogenic, and growth factor molecules. Studies with RPE from αB-crystallin deficient mice have shown that αB-crystallin supports retinal and choroidal angiogenesis through its interaction with vascular endothelial growth factor. αB-Crystallin has also been shown to have novel functions in the extracellular space. In RPE, αB-crystallin is released from the apical surface in exosomes where it accumulates in the interphotoreceptor matrix and may function to protect neighboring cells. In other systems administration of exogenous recombinant αB-crystallin has been shown to be anti-inflammatory. Another newly described function of αB-crystallin is its ability to inhibit β-amyloid fibril formation. α-Crystallin minichaperone peptides have been identified that elicit anti-apoptotic function in addition to being efficient chaperones. Generation of liposomal particles and other modes of nanoencapsulation of these minipeptides could offer great therapeutic advantage in ocular delivery for a wide variety of retinal degenerative, inflammatory and vascular diseases including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ram Kannan
- Arnold and Mabel Beckman Macular Research Center, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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Hooi MYS, Truscott RJW. Racemisation and human cataract. D-Ser, D-Asp/Asn and D-Thr are higher in the lifelong proteins of cataract lenses than in age-matched normal lenses. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2011; 33:131-41. [PMID: 20686926 PMCID: PMC3127471 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-010-9171-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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ASTRACT: Several amino acids were found to undergo progressive age-dependent racemisation in the lifelong proteins of normal human lenses. The two most highly racemised were Ser and Asx. By age 70, 4.5% of all Ser residues had been racemised, along with >9% of Asx residues. Such a high level of inversion, equivalent to between 2 and 3 D- amino acids per polypeptide chain, is likely to induce significant denaturation of the crystallins in aged lenses. Thr, Glx and Phe underwent age-dependent racemisation to a smaller degree. In model experiments, D- amino acid content could be increased simply by exposing intact lenses to elevated temperature. In cataract lenses, the extent of racemisation of Ser, Asx and Thr residues was significantly greater than for age-matched normal lenses. This was true, even for cataract lenses removed from patients at the earliest ages where age-related cataract is observed clinically. Racemisation of amino acids in crystallins may arise due to prolonged exposure of these proteins to ocular temperatures and increased levels of racemisation may play a significant role in the opacification of human lenses.
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- Michelle Yu Sung Hooi
- Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, 8 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
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- Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, 8 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
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Huang CH, Wang YT, Tsai CF, Chen YJ, Lee JS, Chiou SH. Phosphoproteomics characterization of novel phosphorylated sites of lens proteins from normal and cataractous human eye lenses. Mol Vis 2011; 17:186-98. [PMID: 21264232 PMCID: PMC3025096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Post-translational modification (PTM) of lens proteins is believed to play various roles in age-related lens function and development. Among the different types of PTM, phosphorylation is most noteworthy to play a major role in the regulation of various biosignaling pathways in relation to metabolic processes and cellular functions. The present study reported the quantitative analysis of the in vivo phosphoproteomics profiles of human normal and cataractous lenses with the aim of identifying specific phosphorylation sites which may provide insights into the physiologic significance of phosphorylation in relation to cataract formation. METHODS To improve detection sensitivity of low abundant proteins, we first adopted SDS-gel electrophoresis fractionation of lens extracts to identify and compare the protein compositions between normal and cataractous lenses, followed by tryptic digestion, enrichment of phosphopeptides by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) and nano-liquid chromatography coupled tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS/MS) analysis. RESULTS By comprehensively screening of the phosphoproteome in normal and cataractous lenses, we identified 32 phosphoproteins and 73 phosphorylated sites. The most abundantly phosphorylated proteins are two subunits of β-crystallin, i.e., βB1-crystallin (12%) and βB2-crystallin (12%). Moreover, serine was found to be the most abundantly phosphorylated residue (72%) in comparison with threonine (24%) and tyrosine (4%) in the lens phosphoproteome. The quantitative analysis revealed significant and distinct changes of 19 phosphoproteins corresponding to 28 phosphorylated sites between these two types of human lenses, including 20 newly discovered novel phosphorylation sites on lens proteins. CONCLUSIONS The shotgun phosphoproteomics approach to characterize protein phosphorylation may be adapted and extended to the comprehensive analysis of other types of post-translational modification of lens proteins in vivo. The identification of these novel phosphorylation sites in lens proteins that showed differential expression in the cataractous lens may bear some unknown physiologic significance and provide insights into phosphorylation-related human eye diseases, which warrant further investigation in the future.
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- Chun-Hao Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medicine and Center for Research Resources and Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine and Center for Research Resources and Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Babizhayev MA, Nikolayev GM, Nikolayeva JG, Yegorov YE. A survey and analysis of the role of molecular chaperone proteins and imidazole-containing dipeptide-based compounds as molecular escorts into the skin during stress, injury, water structuring and other types of cutaneous pathophysiology. Int J Cosmet Sci 2011; 33:1-16. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2010.00601.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sell DR, Monnier VM. Aging of Long‐Lived Proteins: Extracellular Matrix (Collagens, Elastins, Proteoglycans) and Lens Crystallins. Compr Physiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp110110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Friedrich MG, Truscott RJW. Large-scale binding of α-crystallin to cell membranes of aged normal human lenses: a phenomenon that can be induced by mild thermal stress. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010; 51:5145-52. [PMID: 20435594 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-5261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE With age, large amounts of crystallins become associated with fiber cell membranes in the human lens nucleus, and it has been proposed that this binding of protein may lead to the obstruction of membrane pores and the onset of a barrier to diffusion. This study focused on membrane binding within the barrier region and the outermost lens cortex. METHODS Human lenses across the age range were used, and the interaction of crystallins with membranes was examined using sucrose density gradient centrifugation, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and amine-reactive isobaric tagging technology. Lipids were quantified using shotgun lipidemics. RESULTS Binding of proteins to cell membranes in the barrier region was found to be different from that in the lens nucleus because in the barrier and outer cortical regions, only one high-density band formed. Most of the membrane-associated protein in this high-density band was α-crystallin. Mild thermal stress of intact young lenses led to pronounced membrane binding of proteins and yielded a sucrose density pattern in all lens regions that appeared to be identical with that from older lenses. CONCLUSIONS α-Crystallin is the major protein that binds to cell membranes in the barrier region of lenses after middle age. Exposure of young human lenses to mild thermal stress results in large-scale binding of α-crystallin to cell membranes. The density gradient profiles of such heated lenses appear to be indistinguishable from those of older normal lenses. The data support the hypothesis that temperature may be a factor responsible for age-related changes to the human lens.
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Chiou SH, Huang CH, Lee IL, Wang YT, Liu NY, Tsay YG, Chen YJ. Identification of in vivo phosphorylation sites of lens proteins from porcine eye lenses by a gel-free phosphoproteomics approach. Mol Vis 2010; 16:294-302. [PMID: 20182557 PMCID: PMC2827344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Phosphorylation is an important post-translational modification for the cellular regulation of various biosignaling pathways. We have identified in vivo phosphorylation sites of various lens proteins including especially the major structural proteins of the crystallin family from porcine eye lenses by means of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) or immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) followed by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). METHODS For the identification of phosphorylated residues in various lens proteins of porcine lens extracts, we have adapted two complementary proteomic approaches, i.e., pre-fractionation of protein samples with 2-DE or enrichment of phosphopeptides with IMAC followed by LC-MS/MS analysis and database search. The results were compared and validated with those in phosphoproteomics databases. RESULTS Two subunits of alpha-crystallin, alphaA-crystallin and alphaB-crystallin, as well as other lens crystallins and non-crystallin cellular proteins, such as beta-enolase, heat shock protein beta-1 (HSP27), and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) were found to be phosphorylated in vivo at specific sites. Moreover, alphaA- and alphaB-crystallins were found to be the most abundantly phosphorylated proteins in porcine lenses, being extensively phosphorylated on serine or threonine, but not on tyrosine residues. CONCLUSIONS The complementary gel-based and gel-free proteomic strategies have been compared and evaluated for the study of crystallin phosphorylation from whole tissue extracts of porcine eye lenses. Technically, the IMAC method facilitates direct site-specific identification of phosphorylation residues in lens proteins, which does not necessitate the pre-MS/MS 2-DE separation of protein samples. Moreover, the improved strategy using gel-free phosphoproteomics analysis affords a more effective and simplistic method for the determination of in vivo phosphorylation sites than the conventional 2-DE pre-separation of protein mixture. This study should form a firm basis for the comprehensive analysis of post-translational modification of lens proteins in terms of aging or various diseased states.
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- Shyh-Horng Chiou
- Graduate Institute of Medicine and Center for Research Resources and Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine and Center for Research Resources and Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine and Center for Research Resources and Development, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei; Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei; Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hains PG, Truscott RJW. Age-dependent deamidation of lifelong proteins in the human lens. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010; 51:3107-14. [PMID: 20053973 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Deamidation is a common posttranslational modification in human lens crystallins and may be a key factor in the age-related denaturation of such lifelong proteins. The aim of this study was to identify the sites of deamidation in older lenses. METHODS High-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry of tryptic digests was used to identify sites of deamidation in the major human lens crystallins. Older normal and age-matched cataractous lenses were compared with fetal lenses. RESULTS Approximately equal numbers of glutamine and asparagine residues were deamidated in older lenses; however, the extent of deamidation of Asn was three times greater than that of Gln (Asn, 22.6% +/- 3.6%; Gln, 6.6% +/- 1.3%). Individual crystallins differed markedly in their extent of deamidation, and deamidated residues were typically localized within discrete regions of the polypeptides. A large percentage (42%) of the sites of deamidation were characterized by the presence of a basic amino acid one residue removed from the original Gln or Asn. At nine such sites, the extent of Asn deamidation averaged 50% in aged lenses. There were few differences in deamidation between crystallins of aged normal and nuclear cataractous lenses. CONCLUSIONS Equal numbers of Asn and Gln residues are deamidated in crystallins from aged normal and cataractous lenses. Deamidation of Asn/Gln in lifelong proteins, such as those in the lens, may be governed to a significant degree by base-catalyzed processes.
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- Peter G Hains
- Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Liu WB, Li Y, Zhang L, Chen HG, Sun S, Liu JP, Liu Y, Li DWC. Differential expression of the catalytic subunits for PP-1 and PP-2A and the regulatory subunits for PP-2A in mouse eye. Mol Vis 2008; 14:762-73. [PMID: 18432318 PMCID: PMC2324119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Reversible protein phosphorylation is a fundamental regulatory mechanism in all biologic processes. Protein serine/threonine phosphatases-1 (PP-1) and 2A (PP-2A) account for 90% of serine/threonine phosphatase activity in eukaryote cells and play distinct roles in regulating multiple cellular processes and activities. Our previous studies have established the expression patterns of the catalytic subunits for PP-1 (PP-1cs) and PP-2A (PP-2Acs) in bovine and rat lenses. In the present study, we have determined the expression patterns of PP-1cs (PP-1alpha and PP-1beta) and PP-2Acs (PP-2Aalpha and PP-2Abeta) in the retina and cornea along with the ocular lens of the mouse eye. Moreover, since the function of PP-2A is largely relied on its regulatory subunits, we have also analyzed the expression patterns of the genes encoding the scaffold A subunits of PP-2A, PP2A-Aalpha and PP2A-Abeta, and the regulatory B family subunits of PP-2A, PP2A-Balpha, PP2A-Bbeta, and PP2A-Bgamma. In addition, we have also demonstrated the differential protections of PP-1 and PP-2A in mouse lens epithelial cell line, alphaTN4-1, against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. METHODS Total RNAs and proteins were extracted from the retina, lens epithelium, lens fiber cells, and cornea of the mouse eye. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real time PCR were used to detect the mRNA expression. Western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis were applied to examine the protein expression and distribution. Stable clones of alphaTN4-1 cells expressing either PP-1alpha or PP-2Aalpha were used to analyze the differential protections against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. RESULTS PP-1 is more abundant than PP-2A in the mouse eye. The catalytic subunits for PP-1 and PP-2A display similar expression patterns in the retina and cornea but much reduced in the lens. The mRNAs for all five isoforms of PP2A-A and PP2A-B subunits are highly expressed in the retina, but only three out of the five mRNAs are expressed in the cornea. In the ocular lens, only PP2A-Abeta and PP2A-Bgamma mRNAs are clearly detectable. The A and B subunit proteins of PP-2A are highly expressed in the retina and cornea but are much reduced in the ocular lens. PP2A-Aalpha/beta are differentially distributed in the mouse retina.When transfected into mouse lens epithelial cells, alphaTN4-1, PP-1alpha and PP-2Aalpha display differential protection against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Our results lead to the following conclusions regarding PP-1 and PP-2A in mouse eye: 1) PP1 is a more abundant phosphatase than PP-2A; 2) both PP-1 and PP-2A may play important roles, and the functions of PP-2A appear to be highly regulated by various regulatory subunits; and 3) the genes encoding PP-1alpha/beta, PP-2Aalpha/beta, PP-2A-Aalpha/beta, and PP-2A-B alpha/beta/gamma are all differentially expressed.
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- Wen-Bin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of National Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, College of Medicine, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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Grey AC, Schey KL. Distribution of bovine and rabbit lens alpha-crystallin products by MALDI imaging mass spectrometry. Mol Vis 2008; 14:171-9. [PMID: 18334935 PMCID: PMC2254960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 01/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To develop a general tissue preparation protocol for MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) imaging mass spectrometry of ocular lens tissue, and to compare the spatial distributions of alpha-crystallin and its modified forms in bovine and rabbit lenses. METHODS Frozen bovine and rabbit lenses were cryosectioned equatorially at -20 degrees C into 12 microm-thick tissue sections. Lens sections were mounted onto conductive glass slides by ethanol soft-landing to maintain tissue integrity. An ethanol/xylene washing procedure was applied to each section before matrix application to facilitate uniform matrix crystal formation across the entire tissue section. Molecular images of both alpha-crystallin subunits and their modified forms were obtained from mass spectral data acquired at 100 microm steps across both whole rabbit and half bovine lens sections. RESULTS Distinct spatial patterns for the two subunits of alpha-crystallin and their modified forms were observed in the rabbit and bovine lens sections. While alphaA-crystallin was extensively degraded in the lens core of both species, rabbit lenses exhibited a greater degree of larger molecular weight truncation products. In contrast, alphaB-crystallin degradation was limited in both species. Interestingly, phosphorylation of alphaA- and alphaB-crystallin was most abundant in the middle cortex of both species. CONCLUSIONS An improved method for investigating the spatial distribution of alpha-crystallin in the ocular lens by MALDI imaging mass spectrometry has been developed. The localization of multiple degradation products and specific regions of alpha-crystallin phosphorylation in bovine and rabbit lenses gives new insight into the program of lens fiber cell differentiation and normal lens function.
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Effect of Phosphorylation on αB-crystallin: Differences in Stability, Subunit Exchange and Chaperone Activity of Homo and Mixed Oligomers of αB-Crystallin and its Phosphorylation-mimicking Mutant. J Mol Biol 2008; 375:1040-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Revised: 11/02/2007] [Accepted: 11/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Samanta B, Nagdas SK, Das K, Sen PC. Protein kinase catalytic subunit (PKAcat) from bovine lens: purification, characterization and phosphorylation of lens crystallins. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 304:155-65. [PMID: 17530190 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-007-9496-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purification and functional characterization of protein kinase A catalytic subunit (PKAcat) from bovine lens cytosol has been described. Purification to homogeneity has been achieved by using 100 kDa cut-off membrane filtration followed by Sephacryl S-300 chromatography and finally fractionating on High Q anion exchange column. The purified protein migrates as a single band of molecular mass approximately 41 kDa on 12.5% SDS-PAGE. Proteomic data from ion trap LC-MS when analyzed through NCBI blast program reveals significant homology (52%) with bovine zeta-crystallin and also some homology with pig casein kinase I alpha chain (38%) and SLA-DR1 beta 1 domain (38%). The search does not indicate homology with any known catalytic subunit of PKA. Inspite of the significant homology with the zeta-crystallin, our protein is different from it in terms of molecular mass. pI value of the kinase (5.3) obtained from 2D analysis is also different from zeta-crystallin (8.5). The protein is found to contain 17% alpha-helix, 26.5% beta-sheet, 21.4% turn and 34.7% random coil. The active catalytic subunit of the bovine lens cAMP-dependent kinase belongs to Type I Calpha subtype. The enzyme shows maximum activity at 30 min incubation in presence of 5 mM MgCl(2 )and 50 microM ATP. The kinase shows broad substrate specificity. It prefers Ser over Thr as phosphorylating residue. Phosphorylation of crystallin proteins, major protein fraction of bovine lens and phosphorylation of chaperone protein alpha crystallin by the kinase suggests that the kinase plays some crucial role in regulation of chaperone function within lens.
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- Bhaswati Samanta
- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700009, India
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Schaefer H, Chamrad DC, Herrmann M, Stuwe J, Becker G, Klose J, Blueggel M, Meyer HE, Marcus K. Study of posttranslational modifications in lenticular αA-Crystallin of mice using proteomic analysis techniques. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:1948-62. [PMID: 17157567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Revised: 10/09/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In the present work the complexity in the 2D-gel protein pattern of murin lenticular alphaA-Crystallin was analyzed. An in depth study of the different protein isoforms was done combining different proteomic tools. Lens proteins of four different ages, from embryo to 100-week-old mice, were separated by large 2D-PAGE, revealing an increase in the number and intensity of the spots of alphaA-Crystallin during the process of aging. For further analyses the oldest mice were chosen. Comparison and evaluation of two different staining methods proved Imidazole-Zinc to be a good alternative to the generally used Coomassie stain. The characterization of the different alphaA-Crystallin protein species was done using nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS (liquid chromatography electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry). Data interpretation was done by database searching, manual validation and a new MS/MS-interpretation tool for posttranslational modifications--the PTM-Explorer. Using this way, eight different phosphorylation sites were identified and localized; the identification of four of them was not published so far. Furthermore, quantitative N-terminal acetylation of alphaA-Crystallin and variable C-terminal truncation was observed, also not published in this extent yet. The results of the mass spectrometric analysis were validated by immunoblotting experiments using two different alphaA-Crystallin specific antibodies. In addition, a fluorescent phospho-specific stain was used to detect the protein spots including phosphorylation groups. Re-separation 2D-PAGE was done to round off the present study and explain the appearance of some of the protein spots in the gel as artifacts of the 2D-PAGE separation.
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MESH Headings
- Aging
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Chromatography, Liquid
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/methods
- Imidazoles
- Immunoblotting
- Lens, Crystalline/embryology
- Lens, Crystalline/growth & development
- Lens, Crystalline/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phosphoproteins/analysis
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Proteomics/methods
- Rosaniline Dyes
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Staining and Labeling
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Zinc
- alpha-Crystallin A Chain/metabolism
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- Heike Schaefer
- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Universitaetsstr.150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Sax CM, Piatigorsky J. Expression of the alpha-crystallin/small heat-shock protein/molecular chaperone genes in the lens and other tissues. ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 69:155-201. [PMID: 7817868 DOI: 10.1002/9780470123157.ch5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- C M Sax
- Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Russell MA, Lund LM, Haber R, McKeegan K, Cianciola N, Bond M. The intermediate filament protein, synemin, is an AKAP in the heart. Arch Biochem Biophys 2006; 456:204-15. [PMID: 16934740 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Revised: 06/01/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Targeting of protein kinase A (PKA) by A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) contributes to high specificity of PKA signaling pathways. PKA phosphorylation of myofilament and cytoskeletal proteins may regulate myofibrillogenesis and myocyte remodeling during heart disease; however, known cardiac AKAPs do not localize to these regions. To identify novel AKAPs which target PKA to the cytoskeleton or myofilaments, a human heart cDNA library was screened and the intermediate filament (IF) protein, synemin, was identified as a putative RII (PKA regulatory subunit type II) binding protein. A predicted RII binding region was mutated and resulted in loss of RII binding. Furthermore, synemin co-localized with RII in SW13/cl.1-vim+ cells and co-immunoprecipitated with RII from adult rat cardiomyocytes. Synemin was localized at the level of Z-lines with RII and desmin in adult hearts, however, neonatal cardiomyocytes showed differential synemin and desmin localization. Quantitative Western blots also showed significantly more synemin was present in failing human hearts. We propose that synemin provides temporal and spatial targeting of PKA in adult and neonatal cardiac myocytes.
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- Mary A Russell
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Hoehenwarter W, Klose J, Jungblut PR. Eye lens proteomics. Amino Acids 2006; 30:369-89. [PMID: 16583312 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0283-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2005] [Accepted: 09/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The eye lens is a fascinating organ as it is in essence living transparent matter. Lenticular transparency is achieved through the peculiarities of lens morphology, a semi-apoptotic process where cells elongate and loose their organelles and the precise molecular arrangement of the bulk of soluble lenticular proteins, the crystallins. The 16 crystallins ubiquitous in mammals and their modifications have been extensively characterized by 2-DE, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and other protein analysis techniques. The various solubility dependant fractions as well as subproteomes of lenticular morphological sections have also been explored in detail. Extensive post translational modification of the crystallins is encountered throughout the lens as a result of ageing and disease resulting in a vast number of protein species. Proteomics methodology is therefore ideal to further comprehensive understanding of this organ and the factors involved in cataractogenesis.
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- W Hoehenwarter
- Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Core Facility Protein Analysis, Berlin, Germany
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Abraham Spector Bibliography. Exp Eye Res 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2004.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Truscott R. Alpha crystallin: hot molecule, not just a lens packer. Clin Exp Optom 2004; 87:354-5. [PMID: 15575807 DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb03094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Qiu Z, Viner RI, MacRae TH, Willsie JK, Clegg JS. A small heat shock protein from Artemia franciscana is phosphorylated at serine 50. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2004; 1700:75-83. [PMID: 15210127 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2003] [Revised: 03/22/2004] [Accepted: 03/25/2004] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Encysted embryos of Artemia franciscana are exceptionally resistant to stress and an important part of this tolerance involves p26, a small heat shock protein which functions as a molecular chaperone. Cloning and sequencing of randomly selected p26 cDNAs produced by RT-PCR with poly(A)(+) mRNA from encysted embryos as template yielded 10 clones encoding identical polypeptides. The noncoding nucleotide sequences extending from the termination codon to the poly(A) tail of each clone were also identical. These data indicated a single p26 gene is expressed during embryo development. However, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis showed that purified p26 consisted of four isoforms, providing evidence for posttranslational modification of the protein, a possibility supported by mass spectrometry and immunoprobing of Western blots. The major isoform observed in two-dimensional gels, termed a, is the primary gene product, whereas isoform c is phosphorylated at serine 50, a residue located in a protein kinase C reactive site. Isoforms b and d were generated posttranslationally, but by unknown processes. The results represent the first description of posttranslationally modified small heat shock proteins in crustaceans and they expand the phylogenetic range of organisms that possess phosphorylated isoforms of these proteins. At least two small heat shock proteins from other organisms contain serine residues equivalent in position to serine 50 of p26, but neither is phosphorylated.
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- Zhijun Qiu
- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4J1
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Salim A, Bano A, Zaidi ZH. Prediction of possible sites for posttranslational modifications in human gamma crystallins: Effect of glycation on the structure of human gamma-b-crystallin as analyzed by molecular modeling. Proteins 2003; 53:162-73. [PMID: 14517968 DOI: 10.1002/prot.10493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Crystallins are recognized as one of the long-lived proteins of lens tissue that might serve as the target for several posttranslational modifications leading to cataract development. We have studied several such sites present in the human gamma-crystallins based either on PROSITE pattern search results or earlier experimental evidences. Their probabilities were examined on the basis of the database analysis of the gamma-crystallin sequences and on their specific locations in the constructed homology models. An N-glycosylation site in human gammaD-crystallin and several phosphorylation sites in all four human gamma-crystallins were predicted by the PROSITE search. Some of these sites were found to be strongly conserved in the gamma-crystallin sequences from different sources. An extensive analysis of these sites was performed to predict their probabilities as potential sites for protein modifications. Glycation studies were performed separately by attaching sugars to the human gammaB-crystallin model, and the effect of binding was analyzed. The studies showed that the major effect of alphaD-glucose (alphaD-G) and alphaD-glucose-6-phosphate (alphaD-G6P) binding was the disruption of charges not only at the surface but also within the molecule. Only a minor alteration in the distances of sulfhydryl groups of cysteines and on their positions in the three-dimensional models were observed, leading us to assume that glycation alone is not responsible for intra- and intermolecular disulfide bond formation.
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- Asmat Salim
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Kamei A, Takeuchi N, Nagai M, Mori S. Post-Translational Modification of βH-Crystallin of Bovine Lens with Aging. Biol Pharm Bull 2003; 26:1715-20. [PMID: 14646177 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.26.1715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study investigates post-translational modification of proteins of bovine lens with aging (3 year old vs. 6 month old cows). After water-soluble proteins were submitted to gel and ion exchange chromatography, betaH-crystallin, a subunit of beta-crystallin, and modified materials were isolated. These materials were then submitted to two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-SDS PAGE) to detect and isolate the new spots. Results for lens proteins from 3 year old animals were compared to those from 6 month old animals. All spots were digested in gel with trypsin and the molecular masses of tryptic digests were measured by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS). Peptides peaks obtained from mass mapping were identified using the protein database of the MS-Fit program in the Protein prospector program of the University of California, San Francisco. We found that two post translational modifications of betaH-crystallin, acetylation and phosphorylation occurred with aging.
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MESH Headings
- Acetylation
- Aging
- Animals
- California
- Cattle
- Chromatography, Gel/methods
- Chromatography, Ion Exchange/methods
- Crystallins/chemistry
- Crystallins/isolation & purification
- Crystallins/metabolism
- Databases, Protein
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/methods
- Lens, Crystalline/chemistry
- Lens, Crystalline/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- San Francisco
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
- Trypsin/metabolism
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- Akira Kamei
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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Gaestel M. sHsp-phosphorylation: enzymes, signaling pathways and functional implications. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 28:151-69. [PMID: 11908057 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56348-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- M Gaestel
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle/Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06120 Halle, Germany
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Kato K, Ito H, Inaguma Y. Expression and phosphorylation of mammalian small heat shock proteins. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 28:129-50. [PMID: 11908056 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56348-5_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Kanefusa Kato
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, 713-8 Kamiya, Kasugai, Aichi 480-0392, Japan
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MacCoss MJ, McDonald WH, Saraf A, Sadygov R, Clark JM, Tasto JJ, Gould KL, Wolters D, Washburn M, Weiss A, Clark JI, Yates JR. Shotgun identification of protein modifications from protein complexes and lens tissue. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:7900-5. [PMID: 12060738 PMCID: PMC122992 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.122231399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 493] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2002] [Accepted: 04/16/2002] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Large-scale genomics has enabled proteomics by creating sequence infrastructures that can be used with mass spectrometry data to identify proteins. Although protein sequences can be deduced from nucleotide sequences, posttranslational modifications to proteins, in general, cannot. We describe a process for the analysis of posttranslational modifications that is simple, robust, general, and can be applied to complicated protein mixtures. A protein or protein mixture is digested by using three different enzymes: one that cleaves in a site-specific manner and two others that cleave nonspecifically. The mixture of peptides is separated by multidimensional liquid chromatography and analyzed by a tandem mass spectrometer. This approach has been applied to modification analyses of proteins in a simple protein mixture, Cdc2p protein complexes isolated through the use of an affinity tag, and lens tissue from a patient with congenital cataracts. Phosphorylation sites have been detected with known stoichiometry of as low as 10%. Eighteen sites of four different types of modification have been detected on three of the five proteins in a simple mixture, three of which were previously unreported. Three proteins from Cdc2p isolated complexes yielded eight sites containing three different types of modifications. In the lens tissue, 270 proteins were identified, and 11 different crystallins were found to contain a total of 73 sites of modification. Modifications identified in the crystallin proteins included Ser, Thr, and Tyr phosphorylation, Arg and Lys methylation, Lys acetylation, and Met, Tyr, and Trp oxidations. The method presented will be useful in discovering co- and posttranslational modifications of proteins.
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- Michael J MacCoss
- Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Augusteyn RC, Murnane L, Nicola A, Stevens A. Chaperone activity in the lens. Clin Exp Optom 2002; 85:83-90. [PMID: 11952403 DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2002.tb03013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2002] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION alpha-crystallin, the major protein of the eye lens, is a molecular chaperone that is able to prevent the precipitation of denatured proteins. This activity is thought to be important for the maintenance of lens transparency. Loss of the activity has been postulated to contribute to the development of cataract. The purpose of this study was to determine how chaperone activity was affected by growth and ageing of the lens. METHODS alpha-crystallins were purified from nine concentric tissue layers removed from an adult bovine lens. The ability to inhibit the precipitation of beta(L)-crystallin, following thermal denaturation, was used to assess the chaperone activity of these proteins. The molar ratio of alpha-crystallin/beta(L)-crystallin required to inhibit the precipitation of beta(L)-crystallin by 50 per cent was used as a measure of the affinity of the chaperone for denatured protein. RESULTS As evidenced by a gradual increase in the ratio, from 0.52 to 1.24, the protective ability of alpha-crystallin decreased from the outside of the lens into the centre. alpha-crystallin from the cortex of the lens provided greater protection against precipitation of proteins than older alpha-crystallin from the nucleus. The reasons for this were investigated. Gel electrophoresis of the proteins from each concentric layer revealed an increase in degraded polypeptides from approximately one per cent in the cortex to more than nine per cent in the centre of the lens. This increase appears to be correlated with the decrease in chaperone ability. Renaturing alpha-crystallin obtained from the nucleus did not increase its chaperone activity, indicating conformational changes were not responsible for the decreased activity. Phosphorylation did not appear to have any significant effect on the chaperone activity. CONCLUSION The loss of chaperone activity, accompanying fibre cell compression into the centre of the lens, can be attributed to degradation of the alpha-crystallin polypeptides.
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- Robert C Augusteyn
- National Vision Research Institute of Australia, 386 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Austalia
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Moroni M, Garland D. In vitro dephosphorylation of alpha-crystallin is dependent on the state of oligomerization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1546:282-90. [PMID: 11295434 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(01)00154-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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alphaA- and alphaB-crystallin, members of the small heat shock protein family, are present in lens cell extracts as large aggregates. Both alpha-crystallins are found partially phosphorylated. This study tests the ability of five phosphatases (protein phosphatase PP1, PP2A, PP2B, alkaline and acid phosphatases) to dephosphorylate alphaA- and alphaB-crystallin in vitro. Activity of a phosphatase was dependent on the size of the aggregate. Each of the phosphatases tested showed different specificity and efficiency towards alphaA- and alphaB-crystallins, which depended on the oligomeric state of the alpha-crystallin aggregate. Alkaline phosphatase dephosphorylated both alphaA- and alphaB-crystallin. The reaction was faster when alpha-crystallin was in a tetrameric form. PP2A dephosphorylated primarily alphaA-crystallin but only after the conversion of alpha-crystallin to tetramers. PP1 and PP2B did not dephosphorylate either alphaA- or alphaB-crystallins present as large aggregates but could not be tested on the lower molecular weight form of alphaA-crystallin. Acid phosphatase dephosphorylated both alphaA- and alphaB-crystallin. The results suggest that an important relationship exists between the structure of alpha-crystallin and its level of phosphorylation in the cell.
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- M Moroni
- Laboratory of Mechanisms of Ocular Diseases, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 6, Rm. 235, 20892, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Ito H, Kamei K, Iwamoto I, Inaguma Y, Nohara D, Kato K. Phosphorylation-induced change of the oligomerization state of alpha B-crystallin. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:5346-52. [PMID: 11096101 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009004200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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alphaB-crystallin in cells can be phosphorylated at three serine residues in response to stress or during mitosis (Ito, H., Okamoto, K., Nakayama, H., Isobe, T., and Kato, K. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 29934-29941 and Kato, K., Ito, H., Kamei, K., Inaguma, Y., Iwamoto, I., and Saga, S. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273, 28346-28354). In the present study, we determined effects of phosphorylation of alphaB-crystallin on its oligomerization state, mainly by using site-directed mutagenesis, in which all three phosphorylation sites were substituted with aspartate to mimic the phosphorylation state (3D-alphaB). From results of sucrose density gradient centrifugation, we found that wild type alphaB-crystallin (wt-alphaB) and 3D-alphaB sedimented in fractions corresponding to apparent molecular masses of about 500 and 300 kDa, respectively. Chaperone-like activity of 3D-alphaB was significantly weaker than that of wt-alphaB. When wt-alphaB and 3D-alphaB were expressed in COS-m6 cells, they sedimented at positions corresponding to apparent molecular masses of about 500 and 100 kDa, respectively. In U373 MG human glioma cells, alphaB-crystallin was observed as large oligomers with apparent molecular masses about 500 kDa and the oligomerization size was reduced after phosphorylation induced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and okadaic acid. Coexpression of luciferase and wt-alphaB or 3D-alphaB in Chinese hamster ovary cells caused protection of the enzyme from heat inactivation although the degree of protection with 3D-alphaB was less than that with wt-alphaB. From these observations, it is suggested that phosphorylation of alphaB-crystallin causes dissociation of large oligomers to smaller sizes molecules and reduction of chaperone-like activity, like in the case of HSP27.
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- H Ito
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi 480-0392, Japan.
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Andley UP, Song Z, Wawrousek EF, Brady JP, Bassnett S, Fleming TP. Lens epithelial cells derived from alphaB-crystallin knockout mice demonstrate hyperproliferation and genomic instability. FASEB J 2001; 15:221-229. [PMID: 11149910 DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0296com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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alphaB-crystallin is a member of the small heat shock protein family and can act as a molecular chaperone preventing the in vitro aggregation of other proteins denatured by heat or other stress conditions. Expression of alphaB-crystallin increases in cells exposed to stress and enhanced in tumors of neuroectodermal origin and in many neurodegenerative diseases. In the present study, we examined the properties of lens epithelial cells derived from mice in which the alphaB-crystallin gene had been knocked out. Primary rodent cells immortalize spontaneously in tissue culture with a frequency of 10(-5) to 10(-6). Primary lens epithelial cells derived from alphaB-crystallin-/- mice produced hyperproliferative clones at a frequency of 7.6 x 10(-2), four orders of magnitude greater than predicted by spontaneous immortalization (1). Hyperproliferative alphaB-crystallin-/- cells were shown to be truly immortal since they have been passaged for more than 100 population doublings without any diminution in growth potential. In striking contrast to the wild-type cells, which were diploid, the alphaB-crystallin-/- cultures had a high proportion of tetraploid and higher ploidy cells, indicating that the loss of alphaB-crystallin is associated with an increase in genomic instability. Further evidence of genomic instability of alphaB-crystallin-/- cells was observed when primary cultures were infected with Ad12-SV40 hybrid virus. In striking contrast to wild-type cells, alphaB-crystallin-/- cells expressing SV40 T antigen exhibited a widespread cytocidal response 2 to 3 days after attaining confluence, indicating that SV40 T antigen enhanced the intrinsic genomic instability of alphaB-crystallin-/- lens epithelial cells. These observations suggest that the widely distributed molecular chaperone alphaB-crystallin may play an important nuclear role in maintaining genomic integrity.
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- U P Andley
- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Lang A, Schrum LW, Schoonhoven R, Tuvia S, Solís-Herruzo JA, Tsukamoto H, Brenner DA, Rippe RA. Expression of small heat shock protein alphaB-crystallin is induced after hepatic stellate cell activation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 279:G1333-42. [PMID: 11093957 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.6.g1333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Using the differential PCR display method to select cDNA fragments that are differentially expressed after hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation, we have isolated from activated HSCs a cDNA that corresponds to rat alphaB-crystallin. Northern blots confirmed expression of alphaB-crystallin in culture-activated HSCs but not in quiescent HSCs. Western blot analysis and immunocytochemical staining confirmed expression of alphaB-crystallin protein in activated but not quiescent HSCs. alphaB-crystallin is induced as early as 6 h after plating HSCs on plastic and continues to be expressed for 14 days in culture. Expression of alphaB-crystallin was also induced in vivo in activated HSCs from experimental cholestatic liver fibrosis. Confocal microscopy demonstrated a cytoplasmic distribution of alphaB-crystallin in a cytoskeletal pattern. Heat shock treatment resulted in an immediate perinuclear redistribution that in time returned to a normal cytoskeletal distribution. The expression pattern of alphaB-crystallin was similar to that of HSP25, another small heat shock protein, but differed from the classic heat shock protein HSP70. Therefore, alphaB-crystallin represents an early marker for HSC activation.
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- A Lang
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, North Carolina, USA
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Wang K, Gawinowicz MA, Spector A. The effect of stress on the pattern of phosphorylation of alphaA and alphaB crystallin in the rat lens. Exp Eye Res 2000; 71:385-93. [PMID: 10995559 DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previously, we have shown that phosphorylation of alpha crystallin (alpha) in rat lenses can be stimulated by oxidative stress. To better understand the biological functions of the stress-induced phosphorylation of the A and B chains of alpha (alphaA and alphaB), the normal and stress-induced phosphorylation pattern of these polypeptides in the rat lens has been investigated. With either alphaA or alphaB, there is only one phosphorylation site that is significantly affected, with widely different stresses, H(2)O(2)or elevation in free Ca(++)levels. However, the phosphorylation sites are markedly different for the two polypeptides, for alphaA being on Thr-4 in the N terminal region and with alphaB on Ser-59 in the central region of the polypeptide. The difference in the sequence in the two phosphorylation regions suggests that different phosphorylation systems are probably involved. This implies that the cellular function of the phosphorylation of alphaA and alphaB may be quite different.
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- K Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Magabo KS, Horwitz J, Piatigorsky J, Kantorow M. Expression of betaB(2)-crystallin mRNA and protein in retina, brain, and testis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2000; 41:3056-60. [PMID: 10967064 PMCID: PMC2825739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the expression of betaB(2)-crystallin mRNA and protein in rat, bovine, and human nonlens and nonocular tissues. METHODS betaB(2)-crystallin mRNA levels were detected by RT-PCR. betaB(2)-crystallin protein was purified from rat and bovine tissues by FPLC chromatography. FPLC fractions were analyzed by immunoblotting. The identity of betaB(2)-crystallin protein, isolated from the retina, was confirmed by protein microsequencing. RESULTS betaB(2)-crystallin transcript was detected in rat brain, rat testis, and human retina by RT-PCR. betaB(2)-crystallin transcript was not found in rat lung, heart, ovary, spleen, thymus, kidney, and liver or in human brain and testis. betaB(2)-crystallin protein was partially purified from and its identity confirmed in rat brain, rat testis, and bovine retina. The bovine retinal protein was further confirmed to be authentic betaB(2)-crystallin by protein microsequencing. CONCLUSIONS These results establish that betaB(2)-crystallin mRNA and protein are expressed in tissues outside of the lens and outside of the eye including retina, brain, and testis. Extralenticular and extraocular expression of betaB(2)-crystallin, coupled with its participation in phosphorylation pathways, suggests that it has nonrefractive functions in these tissues.
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- Kristine S. Magabo
- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles Medical School
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Jimenez-Asensio J, Colvis CM, Kowalak JA, Duglas-Tabor Y, Datiles MB, Moroni M, Mura U, Rao CM, Balasubramanian D, Janjani A, Garland D. An atypical form of alphaB-crystallin is present in high concentration in some human cataractous lenses. Identification and characterization of aberrant N- and C-terminal processing. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:32287-94. [PMID: 10542268 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.32287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Two unique polypeptides, 22.4 and 16.4 kDa, were prominent in some human cataracts. Both proteins were identified as modified forms of the small heat shock protein, alphaB-crystallin. The concentration of total alphaB-crystallin in most of these cataracts was significantly increased. The 22.4-kDa protein was subsequently designated as alphaB(g). Mass spectrometric analyses of tryptic and Asp-N digests showed alphaB(g) is alphaB-crystallin minus the C-terminal lysine. alphaB(g) constituted 10-90% of the total alphaB-crystallin in these cataracts and was preferentially phosphorylated over the typical form of alphaB-crystallin. Human alphaB(g) and alphaB-crystallin were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The differences in electrophoretic mobility and the large difference in native pI values suggest some structural differences exist. The chaperone-like activity of recombinant human alphaB(g) was comparable to that of recombinant human alphaB-crystallin in preventing the aggregation of lactalbumin induced by dithiothreitol. The mechanism involved in generating alphaB(g) is not known, but a premature termination of the alphaB-crystallin gene was ruled out by sequencing the polymerase chain reaction products of the last exon for the alphaB-crystallin gene from lenses containing alphaB(g). The 16.4-kDa protein was an N-terminally truncated fragment of alphaB(g). The high concentration of alphaB-crystallin in these cataracts is the first observation of this kind in human lenses.
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Posner M, Kantorow M, Horwitz J. Cloning, sequencing and differential expression of alphaB-crystallin in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1447:271-7. [PMID: 10542326 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(99)00155-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Here we report the cloning and expression of alphaB-crystallin from the zebrafish. 5'- and 3'-RACE was used to isolate a 900-bp transcript that contained insertions and deletions that differentiate it from both alphaA-crystallin and HSP-27. The deduced amino acid sequence of zebrafish alphaB-crystallin revealed that it lacked four residues in the C-terminus implicated in protein-protein interactions in other vertebrate species. In addition, the sequence contained two substitutions at sites implicated in phosphorylation in other vertebrate species. Northern analysis and semi-quantitative RT-PCR indicate that zebrafish alphaB-crystallin is expressed at extremely low levels outside of the lens.
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- M Posner
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 26505, USA.
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van Noort JM, van Veelen P, Hopstaken F. Purification of the stress protein alpha B-crystallin and its differentially phosphorylated forms. J Immunol Methods 1998; 221:159-68. [PMID: 9894907 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(98)00182-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The stress protein alpha B-crystallin was recently identified as a component of central nervous system myelin that is strongly immunogenic to human T cells. Stress-induced alpha B-crystallin that accumulates in the central nervous system is phosphorylated and recent evidence indicates that both rodent and human T cells can discriminate between differentially phosphorylated forms of alpha B-crystallin. For immunological studies, therefore, the availability of purified preparations of alpha B-crystallin and its various differentially phosphorylated forms would be especially useful. Here we describe a rapid and simple method for the purification of alpha B-crystallin from adult bovine eye lenses by a combination of size-exclusion chromatography and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. This yields a preparation of purified alpha B-crystallin that contains all the various differentially phosphorylated forms of the protein. Subsequent anion-exchange chromatography under denaturing conditions permits the separation of these phosphorylated forms of alpha B-crystallin into purified fractions with a defined number of phosphorylated serines.
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- J M van Noort
- Division of Immunological and Infectious Diseases, TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Boelens WC, Van Boekel MA, De Jong WW. HspB3, the most deviating of the six known human small heat shock proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1388:513-6. [PMID: 9858786 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(98)00215-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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From the alignment of 14 EST clones, the cDNA sequence of a novel human small heat shock protein (sHsp), called HspB3, could be deduced. The 3' part of the HspB3 cDNA is 99% identical to that of the previously reported HspL27 cDNA (W.Y. Lam, S.K. Wing Tsui, P.T. Law, S.C. Luk, K.P. Fung, C.Y. Lee, M.M. Waye, Isolation and characterization of a human heart cDNA encoding a new member of the small heat shock protein family-HSPL27, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1314 (1996) 120-124). We argue that the HspB3 cDNA sequence is a corrected version of the HspL27 cDNA. The HspB3 cDNA is 742 bp long and contains an open reading frame specifying a polypeptide of 150 amino acid residues. Among the six known human sHsps it is evident that HspB3 is the most deviating one, having a unique N-terminal domain and essentially lacking a C-terminal extension. Northern blot analysis shows that in smooth muscle tissue the cDNA hybridizes with mRNA of about 0.9 kb.
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- W C Boelens
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Kato K, Ito H, Kamei K, Inaguma Y, Iwamoto I, Saga S. Phosphorylation of alphaB-crystallin in mitotic cells and identification of enzymatic activities responsible for phosphorylation. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:28346-54. [PMID: 9774459 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.43.28346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The immunofluorescence localization of alphaB-crystallin in U373 MG human glioma cells with an antibody specific for alphaB-crystallin that had been phosphorylated at Ser-45 revealed an intense staining of cells in the mitotic phase of the cell cycle. Phosphorylated forms of alphaB-crystallin in mitotic cells were detected in all cell lines examined and in tissue sections of mouse embryos. Increases in the levels of alphaB-crystallin that had been phosphorylated at Ser-45 and Ser-19, but not at Ser-59, were detected biochemically by isoelectric focusing or SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and a subsequent Western blot analysis of extracts of cells collected at the mitotic phase. When we estimated the phosphorylation activity specific for alphaB-crystallin in extracts of mitotic U373 MG cells, using the amino-terminal 72-amino acid peptide derived from unphosphorylated alphaB2-crystallin as the substrate, we found that the activities responsible for the phosphorylation of Ser-45 and Ser-19 were markedly enhanced but that the activity responsible for the phosphorylation of Ser-59 was suppressed. The protein kinases responsible for the phosphorylation of Ser-45 and Ser-59 in the amino-terminal 72-amino acid peptide were partially purified from extracts of cells that had been stimulated by exposure to H2O2 in the presence of calyculin A. The activities responsible for the phosphorylation of Ser-45 and Ser-59 were eluted separately from a column of Superdex 200 at fractions corresponding to about 40 and 60 kDa, respectively, while the kinase for Ser-19 was unstable. p44/42 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and MAP kinase-activated protein (MAPKAP) kinase-2 were concentrated in the Ser-45 kinase fraction and Ser-59 kinase fraction, respectively. Recombinant human p44 MAP kinase and MAPKAP kinase-2 purified from rabbit muscle selectively phosphorylated Ser-45 and -59, respectively. The Ser-45 kinase fraction and Ser-59 kinase fraction phosphorylated myelin basic protein and hsp27, respectively. These results suggest that the phosphorylations of Ser-45 and Ser-59 in alphaB-crystallin are catalyzed by p44/42 MAP kinase and MAPKAP kinase-2, respectively, in cells and that the phosphorylation of Ser-45 by p44/42 MAP kinase is enhanced while the phosphorylation of Ser-59 by MAPKAP kinase-2 is suppressed during cell division.
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- K Kato
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi 480-0392, Japan.
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van den IJssel PR, Overkamp P, Bloemendal H, de Jong WW. Phosphorylation of alphaB-crystallin and HSP27 is induced by similar stressors in HeLa cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 247:518-23. [PMID: 9642162 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Three members of the small heat shock protein family, alphaA-, alphaB-crystallin, and HSP27, confer thermoresistance upon their overexpression in mammalian cells. Phosphorylation, in conjunction with the molecular chaperone-like activity of these small HSPs, is believed to be important for this in situ functional property. We here report the influence of heat shock and other kinds of stress on the phosphorylation of alphaA-, alphaB-crystallin, and HSP27 in stably transfected HeLa cells. It is observed that alphaB-crystallin becomes phosphorylated upon exposure to the same inducers as is HSP27, although to a lesser extent. In contrast, phosphorylation of alphaA-crystallin is very low upon heat stress and even absent when other stressors are used. This indicates that phosphorylation is not in all instances essential for the stress protective functioning of the various small HSPs.
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- P R van den IJssel
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, NL-6500 HB, The Netherlands.
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Koretz JF, Doss EW, LaButti JN. Environmental factors influencing the chaperone-like activity of alpha-crystallin. Int J Biol Macromol 1998; 22:283-94. [PMID: 9650083 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-8130(98)00026-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The effects of mild environmental changes (e.g. the addition of divalent cations or EDTA, as well as variations of buffer pH) on the heat stability and chaperone-like activity of native alpha-crystallin, and denatured-renatured alpha-crystallin in the native molar isoform ratio, have been investigated using circular dichroism (CD) spectropolarimetry and functional assays. The presence or absence of divalent cations has little or no effect on the secondary structure of renatured samples, although chaperone-like activity levels can vary widely; the only relevant spectral difference observed is a loss of some alpha-helical content in all the renatured samples relative to the native protein, but this change has no impact on function. The range of concentration over which the inhibitory Mg2+ effect is observed is 10-fold higher for dialyzed fresh protein than for protein renatured into buffers containing Mg2+, but for both sets of samples, the full effect is established below physiological Mg2+ concentrations. Renaturing into various pH buffers, in contrast, affects both heat stability and chaperone-like activity below pH 7.0, with essentially no functionality observed at pH 6.0. CD spectra of these samples indicate that acidic conditions lead to some degree of unfolding, and that this unfolding correlates directly with functionality. Similar results are obtained for fresh protein dialyzed against these pH levels. Overall, these results suggest that heat stability is a function of the protein's secondary structure and folding state, while chaperone-like activity is primarily a function of factors at the tertiary and quaternary levels of organization.
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- J F Koretz
- Center for Biophysics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA.
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