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Zhang FS, Yang Y, Bian X, Ma CM, Ren LK, Zhang C, Pang XH, Zhang N. The structural and functional properties of hemp protein isolate-epigallocatechin-3-gallate biopolymer covalent complex during heating. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:2484-2492. [PMID: 37972116 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is well known that hemp proteins have the disadvantages of poor solubility and poor emulsification. To improve these shortcomings, an alkali covalent cross-linking method was used to prepare hemp protein isolate-epigallocatechin-3-gallate biopolymer (HPI-EGCG) and the effects of different heat treatment conditions on the structure and emulsifying properties of the HPI-EGCG covalent complex were studied. RESULTS The secondary and tertiary structures, solubility, and emulsification ability of the HPI-EGCG complexes were evaluated using particle size, zeta potential, circular dichroism (CD), and fluorescence spectroscopy indices. The results showed that the absolute value of zeta potential of HPI-EGCG covalent complex was the largest, 18.6 mV, and the maximum binding amount of HPI to EGCG was 29.18 μmol g-1 . Under heat treatment at 25-35 °C, the α-helix content was reduced from 1.87% to 0%, and the β-helix content was reduced from 82.79% to 0% after the covalent binding of HPI and EGCG. The solubility and emulsification properties of the HPI-EGCG covalent complexes were improved significantly, and the emulsification activity index (EAI) and emulsion stability index (ESI) were increased by 2.77-fold and 1.21-fold, respectively. CONCLUSION A new HPI-EGCG covalent complex was developed in this study to provide a theoretical basis for the application of HPI-EGCG in food industry. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Fu-Shun Zhang
- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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Meng Y, Xue Q, Chen J, Li Y, Shao Z. Structure, stability, rheology, and texture properties of ε-polylysine-whey protein complexes. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:3746-3757. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Shi K, Radhakrishnan M, Dai X, Rosen BP, Wang G. NemA Catalyzes Trivalent Organoarsenical Oxidation and Is Regulated by the Trivalent Organoarsenical-Selective Transcriptional Repressor NemR. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:6485-6494. [PMID: 33851826 PMCID: PMC8879406 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Synthetic aromatic arsenicals such as roxarsone (Rox(V)) and nitarsone (Nit(V)) have been used as animal growth enhancers and herbicides. Microbes contribute to redox cycling between the relatively less toxic pentavalent and highly toxic trivalent arsenicals. In this study, we report the identification of nemRA operon from Enterobacter sp. Z1 and show that it is involved in trivalent organoarsenical oxidation. Expression of nemA is induced by chromate (Cr(VI)), Rox(III), and Nit(III). Heterologous expression of NemA in Escherichia coli confers resistance to Cr(VI), methylarsenite (MAs(III)), Rox(III), and Nit(III). Purified NemA catalyzes simultaneous Cr(VI) reduction and MAs(III)/Rox(III)/Nit(III) oxidation, and oxidation was enhanced in the presence of Cr(VI). The results of electrophoretic mobility shift assays and fluorescence assays demonstrate that the transcriptional repressor, NemR, binds to either Rox(III) or Nit(III). NemR has three conserved cysteine residues, Cys21, Cys106, and Cys116. Mutation of any of the three resulted in loss of response to Rox(III)/Nit(III), indicating that they form an Rox(III)/Nit(III) binding site. These results show that NemA is a novel trivalent organoarsenical oxidase that is regulated by the trivalent organoarsenical-selective repressor NemR. This discovery expands our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of organoarsenical oxidation and provides a basis for studying the redox coupling of environmental toxic compounds.
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- Kaixiang Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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Karbasi M, Askari G. Modification of whey protein microgel particles with mono- oligo- and polysaccharides through the Maillard reaction: Effects on structural and techno-functional properties. FOOD STRUCTURE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2021.100184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Viswanathan T, Chen J, Wu M, An L, Kandavelu P, Sankaran B, Radhakrishnan M, Li M, Rosen BP. Functional and structural characterization of AntR, an Sb(III) responsive transcriptional repressor. Mol Microbiol 2021; 116:427-437. [PMID: 33786926 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The ant operon of the antimony-mining bacterium Comamonas testosterone JL40 confers resistance to Sb(III). The operon is transcriptionally regulated by the product of the first gene in the operon, antR. AntR is a member of ArsR/SmtB family of metal/metalloid-responsive repressors resistance. We purified and characterized C. testosterone AntR and demonstrated that it responds to metalloids in the order Sb(III) = methylarsenite (MAs(III) >> As(III)). The protein was crystallized, and the structure was solved at 2.1 Å resolution. The homodimeric structure of AntR adopts a classical ArsR/SmtB topology architecture. The protein has five cysteine residues, of which Cys103a from one monomer and Cys113b from the other monomer, are proposed to form one Sb(III) binding site, and Cys113a and Cys103b forming a second binding site. This is the first report of the structure and binding properties of a transcriptional repressor with high selectivity for environmental antimony.
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- Thiruselvam Viswanathan
- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- SER-CAT and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley Center for Structural Biology, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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Ultrasound heat treatment effects on structure and acid-induced cold set gel properties of soybean protein isolate. FOOD BIOSCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2020.100827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhao C, Yin H, Yan J, Qi B, Liu J. Structural and physicochemical properties of soya bean protein isolate/maltodextrin mixture and glycosylation conjugates. Int J Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Chengbin Zhao
- College of Food Science and Engineering National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Corn Deep Processing Jilin Agricultural University Changchun130118China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Corn Deep Processing Jilin Agricultural University Changchun130118China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Corn Deep Processing Jilin Agricultural University Changchun130118China
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- College of Food Science Northeast Agricultural University Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Corn Deep Processing Jilin Agricultural University Changchun130118China
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Rahman SJ, Kaur P. Conformational changes in a multidrug resistance ABC transporter DrrAB: Fluorescence-based approaches to study substrate binding. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 658:31-45. [PMID: 30243711 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bacterial multidrug transporter DrrAB exhibits overlapping substrate specificity with mammalian P-glycoprotein. DrrA hydrolyzes ATP, and the energy is transduced to carrier DrrB resulting in export of drugs. Previous studies suggested that DrrB contains a large and flexible drug-binding pocket made of aromatic residues contributed by several transmembrane helices with different drugs binding to both specific and shared residues in this pocket. However, direct binding of drugs to DrrAB or the mechanism of substrate-induced conformational changes between DrrA and DrrB has so far not been investigated. We used two fluorescence-based approaches to determine substrate binding to purified DrrAB. Our analysis shows that DrrB binds drugs with variable affinities and contains multiple drug binding sites. This work also provides evidence for two asymmetric nucleotide binding sites in DrrA with strikingly different binding affinities. Using targeted fluorescence labeling, we provide clear evidence of long-range conformational changes occurring between DrrA and DrrB. It is proposed that the transduction pathway from the nucleotide-binding DrrA subunit to the substrate binding DrrB subunit includes Q-loop and CREEM motifs in DrrA and EAA-like motif in DrrB. This study lays a solid groundwork for examining roles of various conserved regions of DrrA and DrrB in transduction of conformational changes.
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- Sadia J Rahman
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
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- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States.
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Parappurath A, Abraham JN. Novel Pentadecyl Phenol-Tagged L-Tryptophan Molecules: Synthesis, Self- Assembly and Liquid Crystalline Properties. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Akhil Parappurath
- Polymer Science and Engineering Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homibhabha road Pune India - 411008
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homibhabha road Pune India - 411008
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Structural and functional changes of fibrinogen due to aging. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 108:1028-1034. [PMID: 29137999 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Different factors affect coagulation process. Since fibrinogen is the main coagulation factor, the influence of aging on fibrinogen structure and function was investigated in this study. Fibrinogen was isolated from plasma obtained from healthy persons in the age range 21-83 and examined. Lectin microarray analysis demonstrated increased glycosylation of fibrinogen due to aging, with predominant increase in high-mannose or hybrid type N-glycans, as well as tri-/tetraantennary complex N-glycans with greater content of galactose and N-acetylglucosamine residues. Spectrofluorimetric analysis indicated that fibrinogen molecules have more densely packed structure, but there are no additional advanced glycation end products with increasing age. According to the results of functional analysis, fibrinogen molecules isolated from older persons exhibited reduced clotting time, with significant positive correlation with age, but there were no differences in clotting speed, maximal optical density of fibrin clot, diameter of fibrin fibres, fibrin porosity or reactivity with the insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1. Glycosylation changes of fibrinogen in healthy aging most likely affect its structure and function, namely clotting time. Structural and functional studies of proteins in relation to healthy aging contribute to deeper understanding of mechanisms responsible for longevity.
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Pawitwar SS, Nadar VS, Kandegedara A, Stemmler TL, Rosen BP, Yoshinaga M. Biochemical Characterization of ArsI: A Novel C-As Lyase for Degradation of Environmental Organoarsenicals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:11115-11125. [PMID: 28936873 PMCID: PMC5870903 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Organoarsenicals such as the methylarsenical methylarsenate (MAs(V)) and aromatic arsenicals including roxarsone (4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsenate or Rox(V)) have been extensively used as an herbicide and growth enhancers in animal husbandry, respectively. They undergo environmental degradation to more toxic inorganic arsenite (As(III)) that contaminates crops and drinking water. We previously identified a bacterial gene (arsI) responsible for aerobic demethylation of methylarsenite (MAs(III)). The gene product, ArsI, is an Fe(II)-dependent extradiol dioxygenase that cleaves the carbon-arsenic (C-As) bond in MAs(III) and in trivalent aromatic arsenicals. The objective of this study was to elucidate the ArsI mechanism. Using isothermal titration calorimetry, we determined the dissociation constants and ligand-to-protein stoichiometry of ArsI for Fe(II), MAs(III), and aromatic phenylarsenite. Using a combination of methods including chemical modification, site-directed mutagenesis, and fluorescent spectroscopy, we demonstrated that amino acid residues predicted to participate in Fe(II)-binding (His5-His62-Glu115) and substrate binding (Cys96-Cys97) are involved in catalysis. Finally, the products of Rox(III) degradation were identified as As(III) and 2-nitrohydroquinone, demonstrating that ArsI is a dioxygenase that incorporates one oxygen atom from dioxygen into the carbon and the other to the arsenic to catalyze cleavage of the C-As bond. These results augment our understanding of the mechanism of this novel C-As lyase.
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- Shashank S. Pawitwar
- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
- Corresponding Author: Phone: 305-348-1489; fax: 305-348-0651; ; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7243-1761
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Haridas V, Kumar PPP, Bhardwaj I, Venugopalan P. Spatially Placed Tryptophan Residues: A Strategy for Generating Molecules with Unique Self-Assembly and Molecular Recognition Properties. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- V. Haridas
- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi− 110016 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi− 110016 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi− 110016 India
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- Department of chemistry; Panjab University; Chandigarh India
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Ortega FG, Fernández-Baldo MA, Fernández JG, Serrano MJ, Sanz MI, Diaz-Mochón JJ, Lorente JA, Raba J. Study of antitumor activity in breast cell lines using silver nanoparticles produced by yeast. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:2021-31. [PMID: 25844035 PMCID: PMC4368032 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s75835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In the present article, we describe a study of antitumor activity in breast cell lines using silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) synthesized by a microbiological method. These Ag NPs were tested for their antitumor activity against MCF7 and T47D cancer cells and MCF10-A normal breast cell line. We analyzed cell viability, apoptosis induction, and endocytosis activity of those cell lines and we observed that the effects of the biosynthesized Ag NPs were directly related with the endocytosis activity. Moreover, Ag NPs had higher inhibition efficacy in tumor lines than in normal lines of breast cells, which is due to the higher endocytic activity of tumor cells compared to normal cells. In this way, we demonstrate that biosynthesized Ag NPs can be an alternative for the treatment of tumors.
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- Francisco G Ortega
- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer-University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avenida de Ilustración, Granada, Spain
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- INQUISAL, Departamento de Química, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- INQUISAL, Departamento de Química, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer-University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avenida de Ilustración, Granada, Spain
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- INQUISAL, Departamento de Química, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer-University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avenida de Ilustración, Granada, Spain
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- GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research: Pfizer-University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avenida de Ilustración, Granada, Spain
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- INQUISAL, Departamento de Química, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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Pillai JK, Venkadesh S, Ajees AA, Rosen BP, Bhattacharjee H. Mutations in the ArsA ATPase that restore interaction with the ArsD metallochaperone. Biometals 2014; 27:1263-75. [PMID: 25183649 PMCID: PMC4224984 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-014-9788-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The ArsA ATPase is the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB As(III) efflux pump. It receives trivalent As(III) from the intracellular metallochaperone ArsD. The interaction of ArsA and ArsD allows for resistance to As(III) at environmental concentrations. A quadruple mutant in the arsD gene encoding a K2A/K37A/K62A/K104A ArsD is unable to interact with ArsA. An error-prone mutagenesis approach was used to generate random mutations in the arsA gene that restored interaction with the quadruple arsD mutant in yeast two-hybrid assays. A number of arsA genes with multiple mutations were isolated. These were analyzed in more detail by separation into single arsA mutants. Three such mutants encoding Q56R, F120I and D137V ArsA were able to restore interaction with the quadruple ArsD mutant in yeast two-hybrid assays. Each of the three single ArsA mutants also interacted with wild type ArsD. Only the Q56R ArsA derivative exhibited significant metalloid-stimulated ATPase activity in vitro. Purified Q56R ArsA was stimulated by wild type ArsD and to a lesser degree by the quadruple ArsD derivative. The F120I and D137V ArsAs did not show metalloid-stimulated ATPase activity. Structural models generated by in silico docking suggest that an electrostatic interface favors reversible interaction between ArsA and ArsD. We predict that mutations in ArsA propagate changes in hydrogen bonding and salt bridges to the ArsA-ArsD interface that affect their interactions.
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- Jitesh K. Pillai
- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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Dheeman DS, Packianathan C, Pillai JK, Rosen BP. Pathway of human AS3MT arsenic methylation. Chem Res Toxicol 2014; 27:1979-89. [PMID: 25325836 PMCID: PMC4237493 DOI: 10.1021/tx500313k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A synthetic gene encoding human As(III) S-adenosylmethionine
(SAM) methyltransferase (hAS3MT) was expressed, and the purified enzyme
was characterized. The synthetic enzyme is considerably more active
than a cDNA-expressed enzyme using endogenous reductants thioredoxin
(Trx), thioredoxin reductase (TR), NADPH, and reduced glutathione
(GSH). Each of the seven cysteines (the four conserved residues, Cys32,
Cys61, Cys156, and Cys206, and nonconserved, Cys72, Cys85, and Cys250)
was individually changed to serine. The nonconserved cysteine derivates
were still active. None of the individual C32S, C61S, C156S, and C206S
derivates were able to methylate As(III). However, the C32S and C61S
enzymes retained the ability to methylate MAs(III). These observations
suggest that Cys156 and Cys206 play a different role in catalysis
than that of Cys32 and Cys61. A homology model built on the structure
of a thermophilic orthologue indicates that Cys156 and Cys206 form
the As(III) binding site, whereas Cys32 and Cys61 form a disulfide
bond. Two observations shed light on the pathway of methylation. First,
binding assays using the fluorescence of a single-tryptophan derivative
indicate that As(GS)3 binds to the enzyme much faster than
inorganic As(III). Second, the major product of the first round of
methylation is MAs(III), not MAs(V), and remains enzyme-bound until
it is methylated a second time. We propose a new pathway for hAS3MT
catalysis that reconciles the hypothesis of Challenger ((1947) Sci. Prog., 35, 396–416) with the
pathway proposed by Hayakawa et al. ((2005) Arch. Toxicol., 79, 183–191). The products are the more
toxic and more carcinogenic trivalent methylarsenicals, but arsenic
undergoes oxidation and reduction as enzyme-bound intermediates.
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- Dharmendra S Dheeman
- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University , Miami, Florida 33199 United States
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Characteristics and functional properties of buckwheat protein–sugar Schiff base complexes. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yang HC, Fu HL, Lin YF, Rosen BP. Pathways of arsenic uptake and efflux. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2013; 69:325-58. [PMID: 23046656 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394390-3.00012-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Arsenic is the most prevalent environmental toxic substance and ranks first on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund List. Arsenic is a carcinogen and a causative agent of numerous human diseases. Paradoxically arsenic is used as a chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Inorganic arsenic has two biological important oxidation states: As(V) (arsenate) and As(III) (arsenite). Arsenic uptake is adventitious because the arsenate and arsenite are chemically similar to required nutrients. Arsenate resembles phosphate and is a competitive inhibitor of many phosphate-utilizing enzymes. Arsenate is taken up by phosphate transport systems. In contrast, at physiological pH, the form of arsenite is As(OH)(3), which resembles organic molecules such as glycerol. Consequently, arsenite is taken into cells by aquaglyceroporin channels. Arsenic efflux systems are found in nearly every organism and evolved to rid cells of this toxic metalloid. These efflux systems include members of the multidrug resistance protein family and the bacterial exchangers Acr3 and ArsB. ArsB can also be a subunit of the ArsAB As(III)-translocating ATPase, an ATP-driven efflux pump. The ArsD metallochaperone binds cytosolic As(III) and transfers it to the ArsA subunit of the efflux pump. Knowledge of the pathways and transporters for arsenic uptake and efflux is essential for understanding its toxicity and carcinogenicity and for rational design of cancer chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Hung-Chi Yang
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences, Chang-Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Dhuldhaj UP, Yadav IC, Singh S, Sharma NK. Microbial interactions in the arsenic cycle: adoptive strategies and applications in environmental management. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2013; 224:1-38. [PMID: 23232917 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5882-1_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a nonessential element that is often present in plants and in other organisms. However, it is one of the most hazardous of toxic elements globally. In many parts of the world, arsenic contamination in groundwater is a serious and continuing threat to human health. Microbes play an important role in regulating the environmental fate of arsenic. Different microbial processes influence the biogeochemical cycling of arsenic in ways that affect the accumulation of different arsenic species in various ecosystem compartments. For example, in soil, there are bacteria that methylate arsenite to trimethylarsine gas, thereby releasing arsenic to the atmosphere.In marine ecosystems, microbes exist that can convert inorganic arsenicals to organic arsenicals (e.g., di- and tri-methylated arsenic derivatives, arsenocholine,arsenobetaine, arsenosugars, arsenolipids). The organo arsenicals are further metabolized to complete the arsenic cycle.Microbes have developed various strategies that enable them to tolerate arsenic and to survive in arsenic-rich environments. Such strategies include As exclusion from cells by establishing permeability barrier, intra- and extracellular sequestration,active efflux pumps, enzymatic reduction, and reduction in the sensitivity of cellular targets. These strategies are used either singly or in combination. In bacteria,the genes for arsenic resistance/detoxification are encoded by the arsenic resistance operons (ars operon).In this review, we have addressed and emphasized the impact of different microbial processes (e.g., arsenite oxidation, cytoplasmic arsenate reduction, respiratory arsenate reduction, arsenite methylation) on the arsenic cycle. Microbes are the only life forms reported to exist in heavy arsenic-contaminated environments. Therefore,an understanding of the strategies adopted by microbes to cope with arsenic stress is important in managing such arsenic-contaminated sites. Further future insights into the different microbial genes/proteins that are involved in arsenic resistance may also be useful for developing arsenic resistant crop plants.
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Goy-López S, Juárez J, Alatorre-Meda M, Casals E, Puntes VF, Taboada P, Mosquera V. Physicochemical characteristics of protein-NP bioconjugates: the role of particle curvature and solution conditions on human serum albumin conformation and fibrillogenesis inhibition. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:9113-9126. [PMID: 22439664 DOI: 10.1021/la300402w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) from 5 to 100 nm in size synthesized with HAuCl(4) and sodium citrate were complexed with the plasma protein human serum albumin (HSA). Size, surface charge, and surface plasmon bands of the Au NPs are largely modified by the formation of a protein corona via electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding as revealed by thermodynamic data. Negative values of the entropy of binding suggested a restriction in the biomolecule mobility upon adsorption. The structure of the adsorbed protein molecules is slightly affected by the interaction with the metal surface, but this effect is enhanced as the NP curvature decreases. Also, it is observed that the protein molecules adsorbed onto the NP surface are more resistant to complete thermal denaturation than free protein ones as deduced from the increases in the melting temperature of the adsorbed protein. Differences in the conformations of the adsorbed protein molecules onto small (<40 nm) and large NPs were observed on the basis of ζ-potential data and FTIR spectroscopy, also suggesting a better resistance of adsorbed protein molecules to thermal denaturing conditions. We think this enhanced protein stability is responsible for a reduced formation of HSA amyloid-like fibrils in the presence of small Au NPs under HSA fibrillation conditions.
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- Sonia Goy-López
- Grupo de Física de Coloides y Polímeros, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Física, Campus Vida, 15782, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Liu C, Balsamo V, Sun D, Naja M, Wang X, Rosen B, Li CZ. A 3D localized surface plasmon resonance biosensor for the study of trivalent arsenic binding to the ArsA ATPase. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 38:19-26. [PMID: 22658909 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A self-assembled 3D hydrogel-nanoparticle composite integrated surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is reported here. The novel assembled substrate was developed by means of a surface mediated radical co-polymerization process to obtain a highly sensitive hydrogel-based thin film that possesses specific binding sites for target analytes. Initially, amino group modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were covalently linked to acrylic acid monomer. Following this, N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and AuNPs linked acrylic acid (AAc) monomers were randomly co-polymerized by the "grafting from" method in the presence of initiator and crosslinker onto the sensing surface. Surface characterization techniques were utilized to evaluate the thickness and composition of the hydrogel-nanoparticle film. The sensing platform was employed to study the binding kinetics and conformational changes of the ArsA ATPase as a consequence of binding trivalent arsenicals under a variety of conditions. ArsA, the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB arsenite (As(III)) translocating ATPase, is one of the five proteins encoded by the arsenical resistance (ars) operon of plasmid R773 in cells of Escherichia coli, that confers resistance to trivalent and pentavalent salts of the metalloid arsenic. SPR measurements indicate that the 3D hydrogel-nanoparticle coated sensors exhibited a higher sensitivity than that of the 2D AuNPs decorated sensors. Binding of As(III) to ArsA is greatly facilitated by the presence of magnesium ion and ATP.
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- Chang Liu
- Nanobioengineering/Nanobioelectronics Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, USA
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Marapakala K, Qin J, Rosen BP. Identification of catalytic residues in the As(III) S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase. Biochemistry 2012; 51:944-51. [PMID: 22257120 DOI: 10.1021/bi201500c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The enzyme As(III) S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.137) (ArsM or AS3MT) is found in members of every kingdom, from bacteria to humans. In these enzymes, there are three conserved cysteine residues at positions 72, 174, and 224 in the CmArsM orthologue from the thermophilic eukaryotic alga Cyanidioschyzon sp. 5508. Substitution of any of the three led to loss of As(III) methylation. In contrast, a C72A mutant still methylated trivalent methylarsenite [MAs(III)]. Protein fluorescence of a single-tryptophan mutant reported binding of As(III) or MAs(III). As(GS)(3) and MAs(GS)(2) bound significantly faster than As(III), suggesting that the glutathionylated arsenicals are preferred substrates for the enzyme. Protein fluorescence also reported binding of Sb(III), and the purified enzyme methylated and volatilized Sb(III). The results suggest that all three cysteine residues are necessary for the first step in the reaction, As(III) methylation, but that only Cys174 and Cys224 are required for the second step, methylation of MAs(III) to dimethylarsenite [DMAs(III)]. The rate-limiting step was identified as the conversion of DMAs(III) to trimethylarsine, and DMAs(III) accumulates as the principal product.
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- Kavitha Marapakala
- Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33199, United States
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Yang J, Salam AAA, Rosen BP. Genetic mapping of the interface between the ArsD metallochaperone and the ArsA ATPase. Mol Microbiol 2010; 79:872-81. [PMID: 21299644 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07494.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The ArsD metallochaperone delivers trivalent metalloids, As(III) or Sb(III), to the ArsA ATPase, the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB As(III) efflux pump. Transfer of As(III) increases the affinity of ArsA for As(III), allowing resistance to environmental arsenic concentrations. As(III) transfer is channelled from chaperone to ATPase, implying that ArsD and ArsA form an interface at their metal binding sites. A genetic approach was used to test this hypothesis. Thirteen ArsD mutants exhibiting either weaker or stronger interaction with ArsA were selected by either repressed transactivator yeast two-hybrid or reverse yeast two-hybrid assays. Additionally, Lys-37 and Lys-62 were identified as being involved in ArsD function by site-directed mutagenesis and chemical modification. Substitution at either position with arginine was tolerated, suggesting participation of a positive charge. By yeast two-hybrid analysis K37A and K62A mutants lost interaction with ArsA. All 15 mutations were mapped on the surface of the ArsD structure, and their locations are consistent with a structural model generated by in silico docking. Four are close to metalloid binding site residues Cys-12, Cys-13 and Cys-18, and seven are on the surface of helix 1. These results suggest that the interface involves one surface of helix 1 and the metalloid binding site.
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- Jianbo Yang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Ye J, Ajees AA, Yang J, Rosen BP. The 1.4 A crystal structure of the ArsD arsenic metallochaperone provides insights into its interaction with the ArsA ATPase. Biochemistry 2010; 49:5206-12. [PMID: 20507177 DOI: 10.1021/bi100571r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arsenic is a carcinogen that tops the Superfund list of hazardous chemicals. Bacterial resistance to arsenic is facilitated by ArsD, which delivers As(III) to the ArsA ATPase, the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB pump. Here we report the structure of the arsenic metallochaperone ArsD at 1.4 A and a model for its binding of metalloid. There are two ArsD molecules in the asymmetric unit. The overall structure of the ArsD monomer has a thioredoxin fold, with a core of four beta-strands flanked by four alpha-helices. Based on data from structural homologues, ArsD was modeled with and without bound As(III). ArsD binds one arsenic per monomer coordinated with the three sulfur atoms of Cys12, Cys13, and Cys18. Using this structural model, an algorithm was used to dock ArsD and ArsA. The resulting docking model provides testable predictions of the contact points of the two proteins and forms the basis for future experiments.
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- Jun Ye
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Yang J, Rawat S, Stemmler TL, Rosen BP. Arsenic binding and transfer by the ArsD As(III) metallochaperone. Biochemistry 2010; 49:3658-66. [PMID: 20361763 DOI: 10.1021/bi100026a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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ArsD is a metallochaperone that delivers trivalent metalloids [As(III) or Sb(III)] to the ArsA ATPase, the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB pump encoded by the arsRDABC operon of Escherichia coli plasmid R773. Interaction with ArsD increases the affinity of ArsA for As(III), conferring resistance to environmental concentrations of arsenic. Previous genetic analysis suggested that ArsD residues Cys12, Cys13, and Cys18 are involved in the transfer of As(III) to ArsA. Here X-ray absorption spectroscopy was used to show that As(III) is coordinated with three sulfur atoms, consistent with the three cysteine residues forming the As(III) binding site. Two single-tryptophan derivatives of ArsD exhibited quenching of intrinsic protein fluorescence upon binding of As(III) or Sb(III), which allowed estimation of the rates of binding and affinities for metalloids. Substitution of Cys12, Cys13, or Cys18 decreased the affinity for As(III) more than 10-fold. Reduced glutathione greatly increased the rate of binding of As(III) to ArsD but did not affect binding of As(III) to ArsA. This suggests that in vivo cytosolic As(III) might be initially bound to GSH and transferred to ArsD and then to ArsAB, which pumps the metalloid out of the cell. The As(III) chelator dimercaptosuccinic acid did not block the transfer from ArsD to ArsA, consistent with channeling of the metalloid from one protein to the other, as opposed to release and rebinding of the metalloid. Finally, transfer of As(III) from ArsD to ArsA occurred in the presence of MgATP at 23 degrees C but not at 4 degrees C. Neither MgADP nor MgATP-gamma-S could replace MgATP. These results suggest that transfer occurs with a conformation of ArsA that transiently forms during the catalytic cycle.
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- Jianbo Yang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Fu HL, Ajees AA, Rosen BP, Bhattacharjee H. Role of signature lysines in the deviant walker a motifs of the ArsA ATPase. Biochemistry 2010; 49:356-64. [PMID: 20000479 DOI: 10.1021/bi901681v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The ArsA ATPase belongs to the P-loop GTPase subgroup within the GTPase superfamily of proteins. Members of this subgroup have a deviant Walker A motif which contains a signature lysine that is predicted to make intermonomer contact with the bound nucleotides and to play a role in ATP hydrolysis. ArsA has two signature lysines located at positions 16 and 335. The role of Lys16 in the A1 half and Lys335 in the A2 half was investigated by altering the lysines individually to alanine, arginine, leucine, methionine, glutamate, and glutamine by site-directed mutagenesis. While Lys16 mutants show similar resistance phenotypes as the wild type, the Lys335 mutants are sensitive to higher concentrations of arsenite. K16Q ArsA shows 70% of wild-type ATPase activity while K335Q ArsA is inactive. ArsA is activated by binding of Sb(III), and both wild-type and mutant ArsAs bind Sb(III) with a 1:1 stoichiometry. Although each ArsA binds nucleotide, the binding affinity decreases in the order wild type > K16Q > K335Q. The results of limited trypsin digestion analysis indicate that both wild type and K16Q adopt a similar conformation during activated catalysis, whereas K335Q adopts a conformation that is resistant to trypsin cleavage. These biochemical data along with structural modeling suggest that, although Lys16 is not critical for ATPase activity, Lys335 is involved in intersubunit interaction and activation of ATPase activity in both halves of the protein. Taken together, the results indicate that Lys16 and Lys335, located in the A1 and A2 halves of the protein, have different roles in ArsA catalysis, consistent with our proposal that the nucleotide binding domains in these two halves are functionally nonequivalent.
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- Hsueh-Liang Fu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Lacerda SHDP, Park JJ, Meuse C, Pristinski D, Becker ML, Karim A, Douglas JF. Interaction of gold nanoparticles with common human blood proteins. ACS NANO 2010; 4:365-79. [PMID: 20020753 DOI: 10.1021/nn9011187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 688] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In order to better understand the physical basis of the biological activity of nanoparticles (NPs) in nanomedicine applications and under conditions of environmental exposure, we performed an array of photophysical measurements to quantify the interaction of model gold NPs having a wide range of NP diameters with common blood proteins. In particular, absorbance, fluorescence quenching, circular dichroism, dynamic light scattering, and electron microscopy measurements were performed on surface-functionalized water-soluble gold NPs having a diameter range from 5 to 100 nm in the presence of common human blood proteins: albumin, fibrinogen, gamma-globulin, histone, and insulin. We find that the gold NPs strongly associate with these essential blood proteins where the binding constant, K, as well as the degree of cooperativity of particle--protein binding (Hill constant, n), depends on particle size and the native protein structure. We also find tentative evidence that the model proteins undergo conformational change upon association with the NPs and that the thickness of the adsorbed protein layer (bare NP diameter <50 nm) progressively increases with NP size, effects that have potential general importance for understanding NP aggregation in biological media and the interaction of NP with biological materials broadly.
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- Silvia H De Paoli Lacerda
- Center for Biological Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Duda T, Bharill S, Wojtas I, Yadav P, Gryczynski I, Gryczynski Z, Sharma RK. Atrial natriuretic factor receptor guanylate cyclase signaling: new ATP-regulated transduction motif. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 324:39-53. [PMID: 19137266 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-9983-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ANF-RGC membrane guanylate cyclase is the receptor for the hypotensive peptide hormones, atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and type B natriuretic peptide (BNP). It is a single transmembrane spanning protein. Binding the hormone to the extracellular domain activates its intracellular catalytic domain. This results in accelerated production of cyclic GMP, a second messenger in controlling blood pressure, cardiac vasculature, and fluid secretion. ATP is the obligatory transducer of the ANF signal. It works through its ATP regulated module, ARM, which is juxtaposed to the C-terminal side of the transmembrane domain. Upon interaction, ATP induces a cascade of temporal and spatial changes in the ARM, which, finally, result in activation of the catalytic module. Although the exact nature and the details of these changes are not known, some of these have been stereographed in the simulated three-dimensional model of the ARM and validated biochemically. Through comprehensive techniques of steady state, time-resolved tryptophan fluorescence and Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), site-directed and deletion-mutagenesis, and reconstitution, the present study validates and explains the mechanism of the model-based predicted transduction role of the ARM's structural motif, (669)WTAPELL(675). This motif is critical in the ATP-dependent ANF signaling. Molecular modeling shows that ATP binding exposes the (669)WTAPELL(675) motif, the exposure, in turn, facilitates its interaction and activation of the catalytic module. These principles of the model have been experimentally validated. This knowledge brings us a step closer to our understanding of the mechanism by which the ATP-dependent spatial changes within the ARM cause ANF signaling of ANF-RGC.
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- Teresa Duda
- Unit of Regulatory & Molecular Biology, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA 19027, USA.
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Bhattacharjee H, Choudhury R, Rosen BP. Role of conserved aspartates in the ArsA ATPase. Biochemistry 2008; 47:7218-27. [PMID: 18553931 DOI: 10.1021/bi800715h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The ArsA ATPase is the catalytic subunit of the arsenite-translocating ArsAB pump that is responsible for resistance to arsenicals and antimonials in Escherichia coli. ATPase activity is activated by either arsenite or antimonite. ArsA is composed of two homologous halves A1 and A2, each containing a nucleotide binding domain, and a single metalloid binding or activation domain is located at the interface of the two halves of the protein. The metalloid binding domain is connected to the two nucleotide binding domains through two DTAPTGH sequences, one in A1 and the other in A2. The DTAPTGH sequences are proposed to be involved in information communication between the metal and catalytic sites. The roles of Asp142 in A1 D 142TAPTGH sequence, and Asp447 in A2 D 447TAPTGH sequence was investigated after altering the aspartates individually to alanine, asparagine, and glutamate by site-directed mutagenesis. Asp142 mutants were sensitive to As(III) to varying degrees, whereas the Asp447 mutants showed the same resistance phenotype as the wild type. Each altered protein exhibited varying levels of both basal and metalloid-stimulated activity, indicating that neither Asp142 nor Asp447 is essential for catalysis. Biochemical characterization of the altered proteins imply that Asp142 is involved in Mg (2+) binding and also plays a role in signal transduction between the catalytic and activation domains. In contrast, Asp447 is not nearly as critical for Mg (2+) binding as Asp142 but appears to be in communication between the metal and catalytic sites. Taken together, the results indicate that Asp142 and Asp447, located on the A1 and A2 halves of the protein, have different roles in ArsA catalysis, consistent with our proposal that these two halves are functionally nonequivalent.
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- Hiranmoy Bhattacharjee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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The toxic metalloid arsenic is widely disseminated in the environment and causes a variety of health and environment problems. As an adaptation to arsenic-contaminated environments, organisms have developed resistance systems. Many ars operons contain only three genes, arsRBC. Five gene ars operons have two additional genes, arsD and arsA, and these two genes are usually adjacent to each other. ArsA from Escherichia coli plasmid R773 is an ATPase that is the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB As(III) extrusion pump. ArsD was recently identified as an arsenic chaperone to the ArsAB pump, transferring the trivalent metalloids As(III) and Sb(III) to the ArsA subunit of the pump. This increases the affinity of ArsA for As(III), resulting in increased rates if extrusion and resistance to environmentally relevant concentrations of arsenite. ArsD is a homodimer with three vicinal cysteine pairs, Cys12-Cys13, Cys112-Cys113 and Cys119-Cys120, in each subunit. Each vicinal pair binds one As(III) or Sb(III). ArsD mutants with alanines substituting for Cys112, Cys113, Cys119 or Cys120, individually or in pairs or truncations lacking the vicinal pairs, retained ability to interact with ArsA, to activate its ATPase activity. Cells expressing these mutants retained ArsD-enhanced As(III) efflux and resistance. In contrast, mutants with substitutions of conserved Cys12, Cys13 or Cys18, individually or in pairs, were unable to activate ArsA or to enhance the activity of the ArsAB pump. It is proposed that ArsD residues Cys12, Cys13 and Cys18, but not Cys112, Cys113, Cys119 or Cys120, are required for delivery of As(III) to and activation of the ArsAB pump.
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Ruan X, Bhattacharjee H, Rosen BP. Characterization of the metalloactivation domain of an arsenite/antimonite resistance pump. Mol Microbiol 2007; 67:392-402. [PMID: 18067540 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The ArsAB extrusion pump encoded by the ars operon of Escherichia coli plasmid R773 confers resistance to the toxic trivalent metalloids arsenite [As(III)] and antimonite [Sb(III)]. The ArsA ATPase, the catalytic subunit of the pump, has two homologous halves, A1 and A2. At the interface of these two halves are two nucleotide-binding domains and a metalloid-binding domain. Cys-113 and Cys-422 have been shown to form a high-affinity metalloid binding site. The crystal structure of ArsA shows two other bound metalloid atoms, one liganded to Cys-172 and His-453, and the other liganded to His-148 and Ser-420. The contribution of those putative metalloid sites was examined. There was little effect of mutagenesis of residues His-148 and Ser-420 on metalloid binding. However, a C172A ArsA mutant and C172A/H453A double mutant exhibited significantly decreased affinity for Sb(III). These results suggest first that there is only a single high-affinity metalloid binding site in ArsA, and second that Cys-172 controls the affinity of this site for metalloid and hence the efficiency of metalloactivation of the ArsAB efflux pump.
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- Xiang Ruan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Picard-Jean F, Bougie I, Bisaillon M. Characterization of the DNA- and dNTP-binding activities of the human cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase catalytic subunit UL54. Biochem J 2007; 407:331-41. [PMID: 17672827 PMCID: PMC2275067 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The catalytic subunit of the human cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase is critical for the replication of the virus. In the present study, we report the expression and purification of a recombinant catalytic subunit of the human cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase expressed in bacteria which retains polymerase activity. As a first step towards elucidating the nature of the interaction between the enzyme, DNA and dNTPs, we have utilized endogenous tryptophan fluorescence to evaluate the binding of ligands to the enzyme. Using this technique, we demonstrate that the minimal DNA-binding site of the enzyme is 6 nt. We also report the first detailed study of the binding kinetics and thermodynamic parameters involved in the interaction between the enzyme, DNA and dNTPs. Our thermodynamic analyses indicate that the initial formation of the enzyme-DNA binary complex is driven by a favourable entropy change, but is also clearly associated with an unfavourable enthalpic contribution. In contrast, the interaction of dNTPs to the binary complex was shown to depend on a completely different mode of binding that is dominated by a favourable enthalpy change and associated with an unfavourable entropy change. In order to provide additional insights into the structural modifications that occur during catalysis, we correlated the effect of DNA and dNTP binding on protein structure using CD. Our results indicate that the enzyme undergoes a first conformational change upon the formation of the protein-DNA binary complex, which is followed by a second structural modification upon dNTP binding. The present study provides a better understanding of the molecular basis of DNA and dNTP recognition by the catalytic subunit of the human cytomegalovirus DNA polymerase.
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- Frédéric Picard-Jean
- Département de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4
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- Département de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4
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- Département de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1H 5N4
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Faucher F, Pereira de Jésus-Tran K, Cantin L, Luu-The V, Labrie F, Breton R. Crystal structures of mouse 17alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (apoenzyme and enzyme-NADP(H) binary complex): identification of molecular determinants responsible for the unique 17alpha-reductive activity of this enzyme. J Mol Biol 2006; 364:747-63. [PMID: 17034817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 09/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Very recently, the mouse 17alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (m17alpha-HSD), a member of the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily, has been characterized and identified as the unique enzyme able to catalyze efficiently and in a stereospecific manner the conversion of androstenedione (Delta4) into epitestosterone (epi-T), the 17alpha-epimer of testosterone. Indeed, the other AKR enzymes that significantly reduce keto groups situated at position C17 of the steroid nucleus, the human type 3 3alpha-HSD (h3alpha-HSD3), the human and mouse type 5 17beta-HSD, and the rabbit 20alpha-HSD, produce only 17beta-hydroxy derivatives, although they possess more than 70% amino acid identity with m17alpha-HSD. Structural comparisons of these highly homologous enzymes thus offer an excellent opportunity of identifying the molecular determinants responsible for their 17alpha/17beta-stereospecificity. Here, we report the crystal structure of the m17alpha-HSD enzyme in its apo-form (1.9 A resolution) as well as those of two different forms of this enzyme in binary complex with NADP(H) (2.9 A and 1.35 A resolution). Interestingly, one of these binary complex structures could represent a conformational intermediate between the apoenzyme and the active binary complex. These structures provide a complete picture of the NADP(H)-enzyme interactions involving the flexible loop B, which can adopt two different conformations upon cofactor binding. Structural comparison with binary complexes of other AKR1C enzymes has also revealed particularities of the interaction between m17alpha-HSD and NADP(H), which explain why it has been possible to crystallize this enzyme in its apo form. Close inspection of the m17alpha-HSD steroid-binding cavity formed upon cofactor binding leads us to hypothesize that the residue at position 24 is of paramount importance for the stereospecificity of the reduction reaction. Mutagenic studies have showed that the m17alpha-HSD(A24Y) mutant exhibited a completely reversed stereospecificity, producing testosterone only from Delta4, whereas the h3alpha-HSD3(Y24A) mutant acquires the capacity to metabolize Delta4 into epi-T.
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- Frédérick Faucher
- Oncology and Molecular Endocrinology Research Center, Laval University Medical Center (CHUL) and Laval University, Québec (QC), Canada G1V 4G2
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Ruan X, Bhattacharjee H, Rosen BP. Cys-113 and Cys-422 form a high affinity metalloid binding site in the ArsA ATPase. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:9925-34. [PMID: 16467301 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m600125200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The arsRDABC operon of Escherichia coli plasmid R773 encodes the ArsAB extrusion pump for the trivalent metalloids As(III) and Sb(III). ArsA, the catalytic subunit has two homologous halves, A1 and A2. Each half has a consensus signal transduction domain that physically connects the nucleotide-binding domain to the metalloid-binding domain. The relation between metalloid binding by ArsA and transport through ArsB is unclear. In this study, direct metalloid binding to ArsA was examined. The results show that ArsA binds a single Sb(III) with high affinity only in the presence of Mg(2+)-nucleotide. Mutation of the codons for Cys-113 and Cys-422 eliminated Sb(III) binding to purified ArsA. C113A/C422A ArsA has basal ATPase activity similar to that of the wild type but lacks metalloid-stimulated activity. Accumulation of metalloid was assayed in intact cells, where reduced uptake results from active extrusion by the ArsAB pump. Cells expressing the arsA(C113A/C422A)B genes had an intermediate level of metalloid resistance and accumulation between those expressing only arsB alone and those expressing wild type arsAB genes. The results indicate that, whereas metalloid stimulation of ArsA activity enhances the ability of the pump to reduce the intracellular concentration of metalloid, high affinity binding of metalloid by ArsA is not obligatory for transport or resistance. Yet, in mixed populations of cells bearing either arsAB or arsA(C113A/C422A)B growing in subtoxic concentrations of arsenite, cells bearing wild type arsAB replaced cells with mutant arsA(C113A/C422A)B in less than 1 week, showing that the metalloid binding site confers an evolutionary advantage.
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- Xiang Ruan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Bougie I, Parent A, Bisaillon M. Thermodynamics of ligand binding by the yeast mRNA-capping enzyme reveals different modes of binding. Biochem J 2005; 384:411-20. [PMID: 15307816 PMCID: PMC1134125 DOI: 10.1042/bj20041112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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RNA-capping enzymes are involved in the synthesis of the cap structure found at the 5'-end of eukaryotic mRNAs. The present study reports a detailed study on the thermodynamic parameters involved in the interaction of an RNA-capping enzyme with its ligands. Analysis of the interaction of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA-capping enzyme (Ceg1) with GTP, RNA and manganese ions revealed significant differences between the binding forces that drive the interaction of the enzyme with its RNA and GTP substrates. Our thermodynamic analyses indicate that the initial association of GTP with the Ceg1 protein is driven by a favourable enthalpy change (DeltaH=-80.9 kJ/mol), but is also clearly associated with an unfavourable entropy change (TDeltaS=-62.9 kJ/mol). However, the interaction between Ceg1 and RNA revealed a completely different mode of binding, where binding to RNA is clearly dominated by a favourable entropic effect (TDeltaS=20.5 kJ/mol), with a minor contribution from a favourable enthalpy change (DeltaH=-5.3 kJ/mol). Fluorescence spectroscopy also allowed us to evaluate the initial binding of GTP to such an enzyme, thereby separating the GTP binding step from the concomitant metal-dependent hydrolysis of GTP that results in the formation of a covalent GMP-protein intermediate. In addition to the determination of the energetics of ligand binding, our study leads to a better understanding of the molecular basis of substrate recognition by RNA-capping enzymes.
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- Isabelle Bougie
- Département de biochimie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
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- Département de biochimie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
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- Département de biochimie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4
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Jiang Y, Bhattacharjee H, Zhou T, Rosen BP, Ambudkar SV, Sauna ZE. Nonequivalence of the nucleotide binding domains of the ArsA ATPase. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:9921-6. [PMID: 15637064 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413391200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The arsRDABC operon of Escherichia coli plasmid R773 encodes the ArsAB pump that catalyzes extrusion of the metalloids As(III) and Sb(III), conferring metalloid resistance. The catalytic subunit, ArsA, is an ATPase with two homologous halves, A1 and A2, connected by a short linker. Each half contains a nucleotide binding domain. The overall rate of ATP hydrolysis is slow in the absence of metalloid and is accelerated by metalloid binding. The results of photolabeling of ArsA with the ATP analogue 8-azidoadenosine 5'-[alpha-(32)P]-triphosphate at 4 degrees C indicate that metalloid stimulation correlates with a >10-fold increase in affinity for nucleotide. To investigate the relative contributions of the two nucleotide binding domains to catalysis, a thrombin site was introduced in the linker. This allowed discrimination between incorporation of labeled nucleotides into the two halves of ArsA. The results indicate that both the A1 and A2 nucleotide binding domains bind and hydrolyze trinucleotide, even in the absence of metalloid. Sb(III) increases the affinity of the A1 nucleotide binding domain to a greater extent than the A2 nucleotide binding domain. The ATP analogue labeled with (32)P at the gamma position was used to measure hydrolysis of trinucleotide at 37 degrees C. Under these catalytic conditions, both nucleotide binding domains hydrolyze ATP, but hydrolysis in A1 is stimulated to a greater degree by Sb(III) than A2. These results suggest that the two homologous halves of the ArsA may be functionally nonequivalent.
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- Yong Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Apuzzo S, Abdelhakim A, Fortin AS, Gros P. Cross-talk between the paired domain and the homeodomain of Pax3: DNA binding by each domain causes a structural change in the other domain, supporting interdependence for DNA Binding. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:33601-12. [PMID: 15148315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402949200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Pax3 protein has two DNA binding domains, a Paired domain (PD) and a paired-type Homeo domain (HD). Although the PD and HD can bind to cognate DNA sequences when expressed individually, genetic and biochemical data indicate that the two domains are functionally interdependent in intact Pax3. The mechanistic basis of this functional interdependence is unknown and was studied by protease sensitivity. Pax3 was modified by the creation of Factor Xa cleavage sites at discrete locations in the PD, the HD, and in the linker segment joining the PD and the HD (Xa172, Xa189, and Xa216) in individual Pax3 mutants. The effect of Factor Xa insertions on protein stability and on DNA binding by the PD and the HD was measured using specific target site sequences. Independent insertions at position 100 in the linker separating the first from the second helix-turn-helix motif of the PD and at position 216 immediately upstream of the HD were found to be readily accessible to Factor Xa cleavage. The effect of DNA binding by the PD or the HD on accessibility of Factor Xa sites inserted in the same or in the other domain was monitored and quantitated for multiple mutants bearing different numbers of Xa sites at each position. In general, DNA binding reduced accessibility of all sites, suggesting a more compact and less solvent-exposed structure of DNA-bound versus DNA-free Pax3. Results of dose response and time course experiments were consistent and showed that DNA binding by the PD not only caused a local structural change in the PD but also caused a conformational change in the HD (P3OPT binding to Xa216 mutants); similarly, DNA binding by the HD also caused a conformational change in the PD (P2 binding to Xa100 mutants). These results provide a structural basis for the functional interdependence of the two DNA binding domains of Pax3.
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- Sergio Apuzzo
- Department of Biochemistry and McGill Cancer Center, McGill University, Quebec H1E 1S9, Canada.
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Bougie I, Bisaillon M. Initial binding of the broad spectrum antiviral nucleoside ribavirin to the hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:52471-8. [PMID: 14563844 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308917200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Ribavirin is a broad spectrum antiviral nucleoside that displays activity against a variety of RNA and DNA viruses. Ribavirin is currently used in combination with interferon-alpha for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and was recently shown to be directly incorporated by the HCV RNA polymerase into RNA products. This capacity ultimately leads to increased mutation rates and drastically reduces the viral fitness. As a first step toward elucidating the nature of the specific interaction between ribavirin and the HCV polymerase, we have utilized fluorescence spectroscopy to monitor precisely the binding of ribavirin triphosphate (RTP) to the viral polymerase. This spectroscopic approach allowed us to clearly separate the RTP binding activity from the concomitant catalytic steps. We report here the first detailed study of the binding kinetics and thermodynamic parameters involved in the interaction between RTP and an RNA polymerase. We demonstrate that RTP binds to the same active site as nucleotides. Furthermore, we provide evidence that the HCV polymerase cannot only bind to RTP but also to nonphosphorylated ribavirin, albeit with less affinity. By using various combinations of template-primers, we also demonstrate that base pairing is not involved in the initial binding of RTP to the HCV polymerase. Based on the results of circular dichroism and denaturation studies, we show that the RNA polymerase undergoes subtle conformational changes upon the binding of RTP, although the interaction does not significantly modify the stability of the protein. Finally, although metal ions are required for catalytic activity, they are not required for the initial binding of RTP to the polymerase. Such quantitative analyses are of primary importance for the rational design of new ribavirin analogues of potential therapeutic value and provide crucial insights on the interaction between RTP and the HCV RNA polymerase.
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- Isabelle Bougie
- Département de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada
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Gihring TM, Bond PL, Peters SC, Banfield JF. Arsenic resistance in the archaeon "Ferroplasma acidarmanus": new insights into the structure and evolution of the ars genes. Extremophiles 2003; 7:123-30. [PMID: 12664264 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-002-0303-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2002] [Accepted: 10/25/2002] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Arsenic resistance in the acidophilic iron-oxidizing archaeon " Ferroplasma acidarmanus" was investigated. F. acidarmanus is native to arsenic-rich environments, and culturing experiments confirm a high level of resistance to both arsenite and arsenate. Analyses of the complete genome revealed protein-encoding regions related to known arsenic-resistance genes. Genes encoding for ArsR (arsenite-sensitive regulator) and ArsB (arsenite-efflux pump) homologues were found located on a single operon. A gene encoding for an ArsA relative (anion-translocating ATPase) located apart from the arsRB operon was also identified. Arsenate-resistance genes encoding for proteins homologous to the arsenate reductase ArsC and the phosphate-specific transporter Pst were not found, indicating that additional unknown arsenic-resistance genes exist for arsenate tolerance. Phylogenetic analyses of ArsA-related proteins suggest separate evolutionary lines for these proteins and offer new insights into the formation of the arsA gene. The ArsB-homologous protein of F. acidarmanus had a high degree of similarity to known ArsB proteins. An evolutionary analysis of ArsB homologues across a number of species indicated a clear relationship in close agreement with 16S rRNA evolutionary lines. These results support a hypothesis of arsenic resistance developing early in the evolution of life.
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- Thomas M Gihring
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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All living organisms have systems for arsenic detoxification. The common themes are (a) uptake of As(V) in the form of arsenate by phosphate transporters, (b) uptake of As(III) in the form of arsenite by aquaglyceroporins, (c) reduction of As(V) to As(III) by arsenate reductases, and (d) extrusion or sequestration of As(III). While the overall schemes for arsenic resistance are similar in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, some of the specific proteins are the products of separate evolutionary pathways.
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- Barry P Rosen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 48201, Detroit, MI, USA.
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The ars operon of plasmid R773 encodes an As(III)/Sb(III) extrusion pump. The catalytic subunit, the ArsA ATPase, has two homologous halves, A1 and A2, each with a consensus nucleotide-binding sequence. ATP hydrolysis is slow in the absence of metalloid and is accelerated by metalloid binding. ArsA M446W has a single tryptophan adjacent to the A2 nucleotide-binding site. Tryptophan fluorescence increased upon addition of ATP, ADP, or a nonhydrolyzable ATP analogue. Mg(2+) and Sb(III) produced rapid quenching of fluorescence with ADP, no quenching with a nonhydrolyzable analogue, and slow quenching with ATP. The results suggest that slow quenching with ATP reflects hydrolysis of ATP to ADP in the A2 nucleotide-binding site. In an A2 nucleotide-binding site mutant, nucleotides had no effect. In contrast, in an A1 nucleotide-binding mutant, nucleotides still increased fluorescence, but there was no quenching with Mg(2+) and Sb(III). This suggests that the A2 site hydrolyzes ATP only when Sb(III) or As(III) is present and when the A1 nucleotide-binding domain is functional. These results support previous hypotheses in which only the A1 nucleotide-binding domain hydrolyzes ATP in the absence of activator (unisite catalysis), and both the A1 and A2 sites hydrolyze ATP when activated (multisite catalysis).
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- Tongqing Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Walmsley AR, Zhou T, Borges-Walmsley MI, Rosen BP. Antimonite regulation of the ATPase activity of ArsA, the catalytic subunit of the arsenical pump. Biochem J 2001; 360:589-97. [PMID: 11736648 PMCID: PMC1222261 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3600589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The ArsA ATPase is the catalytic subunit of the pump protein, coupling the hydrolysis of ATP to the movement of arsenicals and antimonials through the membrane-spanning ArsB protein. Previously, we have shown the binding and hydrolysis of MgATP to ArsA to be a multi-step process in which the rate-limiting step is an isomerization between different conformational forms of ArsA. This isomerization occurs after product release, at the end of the ATPase reaction, and involves the return of the ArsA to its original conformation, which can then bind MgATP. ArsA possesses an allosteric site for antimonite [Sb(III)], the binding of which elevates the steady-state ATPase activity. We have used a transient kinetics approach to investigate the kinetics of ternary complex formation that lead to an enhancement in the ATPase activity. These studies revealed that ArsA exists in at least two conformational forms that differ in their ligand binding affinities, and that ATP favours one form and Sb(III) the other. Ternary complex formation is rate-limited by a slow transition between these conformational forms, leading to a lag in attaining maximal steady-state activity. Sb(III) enhances the steady-state ATPase activity by inducing rapid product release, allowing ArsA to adopt a conformation that can bind MgATP for the next catalytic cycle. In the presence of Sb(III), ArsA avoids the rate-limiting isomerization at the end of the ATPase reaction and ATP hydrolysis becomes rate-limiting for the reaction. The binding of Sb(III) probably results in more effective pumping of the substrates from the cell by enhancing the rate of efflux.
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- A R Walmsley
- Division of Infection and Immunity, The Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Robertson Building, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 6NU, Scotland, U.K.
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Bhattacharjee H, Rosen BP. Structure-function analysis of the ArsA ATPase: contribution of histidine residues. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2001; 33:459-68. [PMID: 11804187 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012818920027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The ArsA ATPase is the catalytic subunit of the ArsAB oxyanion pump in Escherichia coli that is responsible for extruding arsenite or antimonite from inside the cell, thereby conferring resistance. Either antimonite or arsenite stimulates ArsA ATPase activity. In this study, the role of histidine residues in ArsA activity was investigated. Treatment of ArsA with diethyl pyrocarbonate (DEPC) resulted in complete loss of catalytic activity. The inactivation could be reversed upon subsequent incubation with hydroxylamine, suggesting specific modification of histidine residues. ATP and oxyanions afforded significant protection against DEPC inactivation, indicating that the histidines are located at the active site. ArsA has 13 histidine residues located at position 138, 148, 219, 327, 359, 368, 388, 397, 453, 465, 477, 520, and 558. Each histidine was individually altered to alanine by site-directed mutagenesis. Cells expressing the altered ArsA proteins were resistant to both arsenite and antimonite. The results indicate that no single histidine residue plays a direct role in catalysis, and the inhibition by DEPC may be caused by steric hindrance from the carbethoxy group.
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- H Bhattacharjee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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Zhou T, Radaev S, Rosen BP, Gatti DL. Conformational changes in four regions of the Escherichia coli ArsA ATPase link ATP hydrolysis to ion translocation. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:30414-22. [PMID: 11395509 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103671200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Structures of ArsA with ATP, AMP-PNP, or ADP.AlF(3) bound at the A2 nucleotide binding site were determined. Binding of different nucleotides modifies the coordination sphere of Mg(2+). In particular, the changes elicited by ADP.AlF(3) provide insights into the mechanism of ATP hydrolysis. In-line attack by water onto the gamma-phosphate of ATP would be followed first by formation of a trigonal intermediate and then by breaking of the scissile bond between the beta- and gamma-phosphates. Motions of amino acid side chains at the A2 nucleotide binding site during ATP binding and hydrolysis propagate at a distance, producing conformational changes in four different regions of the protein corresponding to helices H4-H5, helices H9-H10, helices H13-H15, and to the S1-H2-S2 region. These elements are extensions of, respectively, the Switch I and Switch II regions, the A-loop (a small loop near the nucleotide adenine moiety), and the P-loop. Based on the observed conformational changes, it is proposed that ArsA functions as a reciprocating engine that hydrolyzes 2 mol of ATP per each cycle of ion translocation across the membrane.
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- T Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan 48201, USA
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Bhattacharjee H, Ho YS, Rosen BP. Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of the Asna1 gene, a mouse homologue of a bacterial arsenic-translocating ATPase gene. Gene 2001; 272:291-9. [PMID: 11470536 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(01)00522-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The plasmid encoded ArsA ATPase in Escherichia coli is the catalytic component of an oxyanion pump that is responsible for resistance to arsenicals and antimonials. Arsenite or antimonite allosterically activates the ArsA ATPase activity. In this paper, we report the cloning and characterization of the mouse homologue (Asna1) of the bacterial arsA gene. The Asna1 gene encodes an open reading frame of 348 amino acids and exhibits 27% identity to the bacterial ArsA protein and 99% similarity to its human counterpart (hASNA-1). The Asna1 mRNA is a approximately 1.3 kb transcript and is present at high levels in kidney and testis, moderate levels in brain, liver, lung and skin, and low levels in heart, small intestine, spleen, stomach, and thymus. A negligible amount of Asna1 transcript is detected in skeletal muscle. We have also characterized the genomic structure of the Asna1 gene. The gene spans over 7 kb and consists of seven exons and six introns. All splice sites conform to the GT-AG rule, except for the splice donor site of intron 4 that is GC instead of GT. Fluorescence in situ hybridization indicates that the Asna1 gene is localized in the C3-D1 region of mouse chromosome 8.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphatases/genetics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Arsenite Transporting ATPases
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Southern
- Cell Line
- Chromosome Banding
- Chromosome Mapping
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA/chemistry
- DNA/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Exons
- Genes/genetics
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Introns
- Ion Pumps
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multienzyme Complexes
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Tissue Distribution
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- H Bhattacharjee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 East Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Walmsley AR, Zhou T, Borges-Walmsley MI, Rosen BP. A kinetic model for the action of a resistance efflux pump. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:6378-91. [PMID: 11096086 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008105200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ArsA is the catalytic subunit of the arsenical pump, coupling ATP hydrolysis to the efflux of arsenicals through the ArsB membrane protein. It is a paradigm for understanding the structure-function of the nucleotide binding domains (NBD) of medically important efflux pumps, such as P-glycoprotein, because it has two sequence-related, interacting NBD, for which the structure is known. On the basis of a rigorous analysis of the pre-steady-state kinetics of nucleotide binding and hydrolysis, we propose a model in which ArsA alternates between two mutually exclusive conformations as follows: the ArsA(1) conformation in which the A1 site is closed but the A2 site open; and the ArsA(2) conformation, in which the A1 and A2 sites are open and closed, respectively. Antimonite elicits its effects by sequestering ArsA in the ArsA(1) conformation, which catalyzes rapid ATP hydrolysis at the A2 site to drive ArsA between conformations that have high (nucleotide-bound ArsA) and low affinity (nucleotide-free ArsA) for Sb(III). ArsA potentially utilizes this process to sequester Sb(III) from the medium and eject it into the channel of ArsB.
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- A R Walmsley
- Division of Infection and Immunity, the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Robertson Building, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 6NU, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- D Gatti
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Zhou T, Radaev S, Rosen BP, Gatti DL. Structure of the ArsA ATPase: the catalytic subunit of a heavy metal resistance pump. EMBO J 2000; 19:4838-45. [PMID: 10970874 PMCID: PMC302053 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.17.4838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Active extrusion is a common mechanism underlying detoxification of heavy metals, drugs and antibiotics in bacteria, protozoa and mammals. In Escherichia coli, the ArsAB pump provides resistance to arsenite and antimonite. This pump consists of a soluble ATPase (ArsA) and a membrane channel (ArsB). ArsA contains two nucleotide-binding sites (NBSs) and a binding site for arsenic or antimony. Binding of metalloids stimulates ATPase activity. The crystal structure of ArsA reveals that both NBSs and the metal-binding site are located at the interface between two homologous domains. A short stretch of residues connecting the metal-binding site to the NBSs provides a signal transduction pathway that conveys information on metal occupancy to the ATP hydrolysis sites. Based on these structural features, we propose that the metal-binding site is involved directly in the process of vectorial translocation of arsenite or antimonite across the membrane. The relative positions of the NBS and the inferred mechanism of allosteric activation of ArsA provide a useful model for the interaction of the catalytic domains in other transport ATPases.
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- T Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Plasmid R773 encodes an As(III)/Sb(III)-translocating ATPase that confers resistance to those metalloids in Escherichia coli. The catalytic subunit of the pump, the ArsA ATPase, consists of homologous N- and C-terminal nucleotide-binding domains connected by a 25-residue linker. The role of this linker sequence was examined by deletion of five, 10, 15 or 23 residues or insertion of five glycine residues. Cells expressing arsA with the 5-residue insertion had wild-type arsenite resistance. Resistance of cells expressing modified arsA genes with deletions was dependent on the linker length. Cells with five or 10 deleted residues exhibited slightly reduced resistance. Deletion of 15 or 23 residues resulted in further decreases in resistance. Each altered ArsA was purified. The enzyme with the 5-residue insertion had the same affinity for ATP and Sb(III) as the wild-type enzyme. Enzymes with 5-, 10-, 15- or 23-residue deletions exhibited decreased affinity for both Sb(III) and ATP. The enzyme with a 23-residue deletion exhibited only basal ATPase activity and was unable to be allosterically activated by Sb(III). These results suggest that the linker has evolved to a length optimal for bringing the two halves of the protein into proper contact with each other, facilitating catalysis.
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- J Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Rosen BP, Bhattacharjee H, Zhou T, Walmsley AR. Mechanism of the ArsA ATPase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1461:207-15. [PMID: 10581357 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00159-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The ArsAB ATPase confers metalloid resistance in Escherichia coli by pumping toxic anions out of the cells. This transport ATPase shares structural and perhaps mechanism features with ABC transporters. The ArsAB pump is composed of a membrane subunit that has two groups of six transmembrane segments, and the catalytic subunit, the ArsA ATPase. As is the case with many ABC transporters, ArsA has an internal repeat, each with an ATP binding domain, and is allosterically activated by substrates of the pump. The mechanism of allosteric activation of the ArsA ATPase has been elucidated at the molecular level. Binding of the activator produces a conformational change that forms a tight interface of the nucleotide binding domains. In the rate-limiting step in the overall reaction, the enzyme undergoes a slow conformational change. The allosteric activator accelerates catalysis by increasing the velocity of this rate-limiting step. We postulate that similar conformational changes may be rate-limiting in the mechanism of ABC transporters.
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- B P Rosen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Mukhopadhyay R, Li J, Bhattacharjee H, Rosen BP. Metalloid resistance mechanisms. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1999; 456:159-81. [PMID: 10549368 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4897-3_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- R Mukhopadhyay
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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