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Bar L, Nguyen C, Galibert M, Santos-Schneider F, Aldrian G, Dejeu J, Lartia R, Coche-Guérente L, Molina F, Boturyn D. Determination of the Rituximab Binding Site to the CD20 Epitope Using SPOT Synthesis and Surface Plasmon Resonance Analyses. Anal Chem 2021; 93:6865-6872. [PMID: 33881841 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Antibodies not only play a major role in clinical diagnostics and biopharmaceutical analysis but also are a class of drugs that are regularly used to treat numerous diseases. The identification of antibody-epitope binding sites is then of great interest to many emerging medical and bioanalytical applications, particularly to design monoclonal antibodies (mAb) mimics taking advantage of amino acid residues involved in the binding. Among relevant antibodies, the monoclonal antibody rituximab has received significant attention as it is exploited to treat several cancers including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, as well as some autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. The binding of rituximab to the targeted cells occurs via the recognition of the CD20 epitope. A crystallographic study has shown that the binding area, named paratope, is located at the surface of rituximab. Combining the SPOT method and the complementary surface plasmon resonance technique allowed us to detect an extended recognition domain buried in the pocket of the rituximab Fab formed by four β-sheets. More generally, the present study offers a comprehensive approach to identify antibody-epitope binding sites.
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- Laure Bar
- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, 570 rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Sys2Diag, CNRS-ALCEDIAG, Cap delta/Parc Euromédecine, 1682 rue de la Valsière, CS 61003, 34184 Montpellier Cedex 4, France
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- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, 570 rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Sys2Diag, CNRS-ALCEDIAG, Cap delta/Parc Euromédecine, 1682 rue de la Valsière, CS 61003, 34184 Montpellier Cedex 4, France
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- Sys2Diag, CNRS-ALCEDIAG, Cap delta/Parc Euromédecine, 1682 rue de la Valsière, CS 61003, 34184 Montpellier Cedex 4, France
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- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, 570 rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, 570 rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, 570 rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Sys2Diag, CNRS-ALCEDIAG, Cap delta/Parc Euromédecine, 1682 rue de la Valsière, CS 61003, 34184 Montpellier Cedex 4, France
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- Université Grenoble-Alpes, CNRS, DCM UMR 5250, 570 rue de la chimie, CS 40700, 38058 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Structure-activity relationship study using peptide arrays to optimize Api137 for an increased antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 103:574-82. [PMID: 26408816 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The opportunistic Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa has a low susceptibility to common antibiotics. Additionally, around 15% of all clinical isolates bear acquired resistance genes. Thus, the development of new antibiotics to combat this pathogen in pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and bacteremia, represents an urgent task. The activity spectrum of the proline-rich antimicrobial peptide apidaecin 1b, originally isolated from honeybees (Apis mellifera), was extended in previous studies to further human pathogens including P. aeruginosa. However, the in vitro activity of the optimized peptide Api137 is limited to diluted medium conditions. Thus, we synthesized 323 analogs of Api137 on cellulose membranes using the SPOT strategy by substituting each residue individually by 19 other amino acids or deleting the residue. The peptides were deprotected with trifluoroacetic acid and cleaved with aqueous trimethylamine as C-terminal acids providing around 30 μg crude peptide per spot. This amount allowed determining the minimal inhibitory concentrations in a microdilution broth assay. The most promising substitutions were selected to synthesize 44 doubly and triply substituted Api137 analogs on the membrane. The 19 best peptides were synthesized at a larger scale and purified. Eight triply substituted Api137 analogs were up to 16-fold more active against P. aeruginosa at high medium concentrations without losing activities against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii and only slightly against Escherichia coli. The eight most active Api137 analogs were non-hemolytic to human erythrocytes and non-toxic to HeLa cells.
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Konieczna I, Zarnowiec P, Kwinkowski M, Kolesinska B, Fraczyk J, Kaminski Z, Kaca W. Bacterial urease and its role in long-lasting human diseases. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2013; 13:789-806. [PMID: 23305365 PMCID: PMC3816311 DOI: 10.2174/138920312804871094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Revised: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Urease is a virulence factor found in various pathogenic bacteria. It is essential in colonization of a host organism and in maintenance of bacterial cells in tissues. Due to its enzymatic activity, urease has a toxic effect on human cells. The presence of ureolytic activity is an important marker of a number of bacterial infections. Urease is also an immunogenic protein and is recognized by antibodies present in human sera. The presence of such antibodies is connected with progress of several long-lasting diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis or urinary tract infections. In bacterial ureases, motives with a sequence and/or structure similar to human proteins may occur. This phenomenon, known as molecular mimicry, leads to the appearance of autoantibodies, which take part in host molecules destruction. Detection of antibodies-binding motives (epitopes) in bacterial proteins is a complex process. However, organic chemistry tools, such as synthetic peptide libraries, are helpful in both, epitope mapping as well as in serologic investigations. In this review, we present a synthetic report on a molecular organization of bacterial ureases - genetic as well as structural. We characterize methods used in detecting urease and ureolytic activity, including techniques applied in disease diagnostic processes and in chemical synthesis of urease epitopes. The review also provides a summary of knowledge about a toxic effect of bacterial ureases on human body and about occurrence of anti-urease antibodies in long-lasting diseases.
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- Iwona Konieczna
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, The Jan Kochanowski University, ul. Swietokrzyska 15, 25-406 Kielce, Poland.
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Okabe Y, Chen Y, Purohit R, Corn RM, Lee AP. Piezoelectrically driven vertical cavity acoustic transducers for the convective transport and rapid detection of DNA and protein binding to DNA microarrays with SPR imaging—A parametric study. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 35:37-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Revised: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wyszomirski KH, Curth U, Alves J, Mackeldanz P, Möncke-Buchner E, Schutkowski M, Krüger DH, Reuter M. Type III restriction endonuclease EcoP15I is a heterotrimeric complex containing one Res subunit with several DNA-binding regions and ATPase activity. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:3610-22. [PMID: 22199260 PMCID: PMC3333885 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr1239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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For efficient DNA cleavage, the Type III restriction endonuclease EcoP15I communicates with two inversely oriented recognition sites in an ATP-dependent process. EcoP15I consists of methylation (Mod) and restriction (Res) subunits forming a multifunctional enzyme complex able to methylate or to cleave DNA. In this study, we determined by different analytical methods that EcoP15I contains a single Res subunit in a Mod(2)Res stoichiometry. The Res subunit comprises a translocase (Tr) domain carrying functional motifs of superfamily 2 helicases and an endonuclease domain with a PD..D/EXK motif. We show that the isolated Tr domain retains ATP-hydrolyzing activity and binds single- and double-stranded DNA in a sequence-independent manner. To localize the regions of DNA binding, we screened peptide arrays representing the entire Res sequence for their ability to interact with DNA. We discovered four DNA-binding regions in the Tr domain and two DNA-binding regions in the endonuclease domain. Modelling of the Tr domain shows that these multiple DNA-binding regions are located on the surface, free to interact with DNA. Interestingly, the positions of the DNA-binding regions are conserved among other Type III restriction endonucleases.
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- Karol H Wyszomirski
- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117 Berlin,Germany
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Szczepek M, Mackeldanz P, Möncke-Buchner E, Alves J, Krüger DH, Reuter M. Molecular analysis of restriction endonuclease EcoRII from Escherichia coli reveals precise regulation of its enzymatic activity by autoinhibition. Mol Microbiol 2009; 72:1011-21. [PMID: 19400796 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bacterial restriction endonuclease EcoRII requires two recognition sites to cleave DNA. Proteolysis of EcoRII revealed the existence of two stable domains, EcoRII-N and EcoRII-C. Reduction of the enzyme to its C-terminal domain, EcoRII-C, unleashed the enzyme activity; this truncated form no longer needed two recognition sites and cleaved DNA much more efficiently than EcoRII wild-type. The crystal structure of EcoRII showed that probably the N-terminal domain sterically occludes the catalytic site, thus apparently controlling the cleavage activity. Based on these data, EcoRII was the first restriction endonuclease for which an autoinhibition mechanism as regulatory strategy was proposed. In this study, we probed this assumption and searched for the inhibitory element that mediates autoinhibition. Here we show that repression of EcoRII-C is achieved by addition of the inhibitory domain EcoRII-N or by single soluble peptides thereof in trans. Moreover, we perturbed contacts between the N- and the C-terminal domain of EcoRII by site-directed mutagenesis and proved that beta-strand B1 and alpha-helix H2 are essential for autoinhibition; deletion of either secondary structural element completely relieved EcoRII autoinhibition. This potent regulation principle that keeps EcoRII enzyme activity controlled might protect bacteria against suicidal restriction of rare unmodified recognition sites in the cellular genome.
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- Michal Szczepek
- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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Dietz J, Koch J, Kaur A, Raja C, Stein S, Grez M, Pustowka A, Mensch S, Ferner J, Möller L, Bannert N, Tampé R, Divita G, Mély Y, Schwalbe H, Dietrich U. Inhibition of HIV-1 by a peptide ligand of the genomic RNA packaging signal Psi. ChemMedChem 2008; 3:749-55. [PMID: 18205165 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200700194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The interaction of the nucleocapsid NCp7 of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag polyprotein with the RNA packaging signal Psi ensures specific encapsidation of the dimeric full length viral genome into nascent virus particles. Being an essential step in the HIV-1 replication cycle, specific genome encapsidation represents a promising target for therapeutic intervention. We previously selected peptides binding to HIV-1 Psi-RNA or stem loops (SL) thereof by phage display. Herein, we describe synthesis of peptide variants of the consensus HWWPWW motif on membrane supports to optimize Psi-RNA binding. The optimized peptide, psi-pepB, was characterized in detail with respect to its conformation and binding properties for the SL3 of the Psi packaging signal by NMR and tryptophan fluorescence quenching. Functional analysis revealed that psi-pepB caused a strong reduction of virus release by infected cells as monitored by reduced transduction efficiencies, capsid p24 antigen levels, and electron microscopy. Thus, this peptide shows antiviral activity and could serve as a lead compound to develop new drugs targeting HIV-1.
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- Julia Dietz
- Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Biomedical Research, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 42-44, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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Takahashi S, Matsuno H, Furusawa H, Okahata Y. Direct monitoring of allosteric recognition of type IIE restriction endonuclease EcoRII. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:15023-30. [PMID: 18367450 PMCID: PMC3258892 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800334200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2008] [Revised: 03/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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EcoRII is a homodimer with two domains consisting of a DNA-binding N terminus and a catalytic C terminus and recognizes two specific sequences on DNA. It shows a relatively complicated cleavage reaction in bulk solution. After binding to either recognition site, EcoRII cleaves the other recognition site of the same DNA (cis-binding) strand and/or the recognition site of the other DNA (trans-binding) strand. Although it is difficult to separate these two reactions in bulk solution, we could simply obtain the binding and cleavage kinetics of only the cis-binding by following the frequency (mass) changes of a DNA-immobilized quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) responding to the addition of EcoRII in aqueous solution. We obtained the maximum binding amounts (Deltam(max)), the dissociation constants (K(d)), the binding and dissociation rate constants (k(on) and k(off)), and the catalytic cleavage reaction rate constants (k(cat)) for wild-type EcoRII, the N-terminal-truncated form (EcoRII N-domain), and the mutant derivatives in its C-terminal domain (K263A and R330A). It was determined from the kinetic analyses that the N-domain, which covers the catalytic C-domain in the absence of DNA, preferentially binds to the one DNA recognition site while transforming EcoRII into an active form allosterically, and then the secondary C-domain binds to and cleaves the other recognition site of the DNA strand.
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- Frontier Research Center, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, B-53 4259 Nagatsuda, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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Ohno S, Handa N, Watanabe-Matsui M, Takahashi N, Kobayashi I. Maintenance forced by a restriction-modification system can be modulated by a region in its modification enzyme not essential for methyltransferase activity. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:2039-49. [PMID: 18192396 PMCID: PMC2258900 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01319-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2007] [Accepted: 01/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Several type II restriction-modification gene complexes can force their maintenance on their host bacteria by killing cells that have lost them in a process called postsegregational killing or genetic addiction. It is likely to proceed by dilution of the modification enzyme molecule during rounds of cell division following the gene loss, which exposes unmethylated recognition sites on the newly replicated chromosomes to lethal attack by the remaining restriction enzyme molecules. This process is in apparent contrast to the process of the classical types of postsegregational killing systems, in which built-in metabolic instability of the antitoxin allows release of the toxin for lethal action after the gene loss. In the present study, we characterize a mutant form of the EcoRII gene complex that shows stronger capacity in such maintenance. This phenotype is conferred by an L80P amino acid substitution (T239C nucleotide substitution) mutation in the modification enzyme. This mutant enzyme showed decreased DNA methyltransferase activity at a higher temperature in vivo and in vitro than the nonmutated enzyme, although a deletion mutant lacking the N-terminal 83 amino acids did not lose activity at either of the temperatures tested. Under a condition of inhibited protein synthesis, the activity of the L80P mutant was completely lost at a high temperature. In parallel, the L80P mutant protein disappeared more rapidly than the wild-type protein. These results demonstrate that the capability of a restriction-modification system in forcing maintenance on its host can be modulated by a region of its antitoxin, the modification enzyme, as in the classical postsegregational killing systems.
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- Satona Ohno
- Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Science and Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Yamasaki K, Kigawa T, Inoue M, Watanabe S, Tateno M, Seki M, Shinozaki K, Yokoyama S. Structures and evolutionary origins of plant-specific transcription factor DNA-binding domains. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2008; 46:394-401. [PMID: 18272381 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Plant-specific transcription factors are classified according to DNA-binding domains (DBDs) that were believed to be distinct from those of prokaryotes or other lineages of eukaryotes. Recently, structures of the DBDs including WRKY, NAC, B3, and SBP, which comprise major families of transcription factors, were determined by NMR spectroscopy or X-ray crystallography. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of structural biology in this field, especially on their DNA-binding mechanism and structural similarity to DBDs from other kingdoms. Unexpected structural relationships, together with recent identifications of homologous sequences in a variety of genomes, indicated that majority of the "plant-specific" DBDs originated from non-plant species, and that they largely expanded along with the evolution of higher plants.
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- Kazuhiko Yamasaki
- Age Dimension Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan.
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Hilpert K, Winkler DFH, Hancock REW. Cellulose-bound Peptide Arrays: Preparation and Applications. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2007; 24:31-106. [DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2007.10648093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gemmen GJ, Millin R, Smith DE. DNA looping by two-site restriction endonucleases: heterogeneous probability distributions for loop size and unbinding force. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:2864-77. [PMID: 16723432 PMCID: PMC1474071 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Proteins interacting at multiple sites on DNA via looping play an important role in many fundamental biochemical processes. Restriction endonucleases that must bind at two recognition sites for efficient activity are a useful model system for studying such interactions. Here we used single DNA manipulation to study sixteen known or suspected two-site endonucleases. In eleven cases (BpmI, BsgI, BspMI, Cfr10I, Eco57I, EcoRII, FokI, HpaII, NarI, Sau3AI and SgrAI) we found that substitution of Ca2+ for Mg2+ blocked cleavage and enabled us to observe stable DNA looping. Forced disruption of these loops allowed us to measure the frequency of looping and probability distributions for loop size and unbinding force for each enzyme. In four cases we observed bimodal unbinding force distributions, indicating conformational heterogeneity and/or complex binding energy landscapes. Measured unlooping events ranged in size from 7 to 7500 bp and the most probable size ranged from less than 75 bp to nearly 500 bp, depending on the enzyme. In most cases the size distributions were in much closer agreement with theoretical models that postulate sharp DNA kinking than with classical models of DNA elasticity. Our findings indicate that DNA looping is highly variable depending on the specific protein and does not depend solely on the mechanical properties of DNA.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 858 534 5241;
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Tamulaitis G, Mucke M, Siksnys V. Biochemical and mutational analysis ofEcoRII functional domains reveals evolutionary links between restriction enzymes. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:1665-71. [PMID: 16497303 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2005] [Revised: 01/16/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The archetypal Type IIE restriction endonuclease EcoRII is a dimer that has a modular structure. DNA binding studies indicate that the isolated C-terminal domain dimer has an interface that binds a single cognate DNA molecule whereas the N-terminal domain is a monomer that also binds a single copy of cognate DNA. Hence, the full-length EcoRII contains three putative DNA binding interfaces: one at the C-terminal domain dimer and two at each of the N-terminal domains. Mutational analysis indicates that the C-terminal domain shares conserved active site architecture and DNA binding elements with the tetrameric restriction enzyme NgoMIV. Data provided here suggest possible evolutionary relationships between different subfamilies of restriction enzymes.
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Kumaresan PR, Lam KS. Screening chemical microarrays: methods and applications. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2006; 2:259-70. [PMID: 16880944 DOI: 10.1039/b602004f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Pappanaicken R Kumaresan
- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, UC Davis Cancer Center, University of California Davis, 4501 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Grazulis S, Manakova E, Roessle M, Bochtler M, Tamulaitiene G, Huber R, Siksnys V. Structure of the metal-independent restriction enzyme BfiI reveals fusion of a specific DNA-binding domain with a nonspecific nuclease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:15797-802. [PMID: 16247004 PMCID: PMC1266039 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0507949102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Among all restriction endonucleases known to date, BfiI is unique in cleaving DNA in the absence of metal ions. BfiI represents a different evolutionary lineage of restriction enzymes, as shown by its crystal structure at 1.9-A resolution. The protein consists of two structural domains. The N-terminal catalytic domain is similar to Nuc, an EDTA-resistant nuclease from the phospholipase D superfamily. The C-terminal DNA-binding domain of BfiI exhibits a beta-barrel-like structure very similar to the effector DNA-binding domain of the Mg(2+)-dependent restriction enzyme EcoRII and to the B3-like DNA-binding domain of plant transcription factors. BfiI presumably evolved through domain fusion of a DNA-recognition element to a nonspecific nuclease akin to Nuc and elaborated a mechanism to limit DNA cleavage to a single double-strand break near the specific recognition sequence. The crystal structure suggests that the interdomain linker may act as an autoinhibitor controlling BfiI catalytic activity in the absence of a specific DNA sequence. A psi-blast search identified a BfiI homologue in a Mesorhizobium sp. BNC1 bacteria strain, a plant symbiont isolated from an EDTA-rich environment.
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- Saulius Grazulis
- Laboratory of Protein-DNA Interaction, Institute of Biotechnology, Graiciuno 8, LT-02241 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Yamasaki K, Kigawa T, Inoue M, Tateno M, Yamasaki T, Yabuki T, Aoki M, Seki E, Matsuda T, Tomo Y, Hayami N, Terada T, Shirouzu M, Osanai T, Tanaka A, Seki M, Shinozaki K, Yokoyama S. Solution structure of the B3 DNA binding domain of the Arabidopsis cold-responsive transcription factor RAV1. THE PLANT CELL 2004; 16:3448-59. [PMID: 15548737 PMCID: PMC535885 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.104.026112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2004] [Accepted: 09/14/2004] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The B3 DNA binding domain is shared amongst various plant-specific transcription factors, including factors involved in auxin-regulated and abscisic acid-regulated transcription. Herein, we report the NMR solution structure of the B3 domain of the Arabidopsis thaliana cold-responsive transcription factor RAV1. The structure consists of a seven-stranded open beta-barrel and two alpha-helices located at the ends of the barrel and is significantly similar to the structure of the noncatalytic DNA binding domain of the restriction enzyme EcoRII. An NMR titration experiment revealed a DNA recognition interface that enabled us to propose a structural model of the protein-DNA complex. The locations of the DNA-contacting residues are also likely to be similar to those of the EcoRII DNA binding domain.
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- Kazuhiko Yamasaki
- Age Dimension Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan.
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Corneau N, Emond E, LaPointe G. Molecular characterization of three plasmids from Bifidobacterium longum. Plasmid 2004; 51:87-100. [PMID: 15003705 DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2003.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2003] [Revised: 12/18/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The complete nucleotide sequences for pNAC1 (3538bp) from strain RW048 as well as for pNAC2 (3684bp) and pNAC3 (10,224bp) from strain RW041 of Bifidobacterium longum were determined. The largest ORF (repB) of pNAC1 encodes a putative protein similar to those involved in a rolling-circle (RC) replication mechanism, which was confirmed by demonstration of single-strand intermediates in the host cell. The putative RepB gene product of pNAC2 is most similar to the replication protein of pDOJH10L and pKJ36. A second gene (mob) is similar to mobilization proteins involved in conjugation. Plasmid pNAC3 is the largest bifidobacterial plasmid to be sequenced to date. Of the eight putative gene products coded by pNAC3, one is similar to replication proteins (RepB), and another (Orf2) to putative transfer proteins (Tra). Bifidobacterial plasmids were divided into five groups based on Rep amino acid sequence homology and the results suggest a new plasmid family for B. longum.
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- Nathalie Corneau
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Université Laval, Canada
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Zhou XE, Wang Y, Reuter M, Mücke M, Krüger DH, Meehan EJ, Chen L. Crystal Structure of Type IIE Restriction Endonuclease EcoRII Reveals an Autoinhibition Mechanism by a Novel Effector-binding Fold. J Mol Biol 2004; 335:307-19. [PMID: 14659759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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EcoRII is a type IIE restriction endonuclease that interacts with two copies of the DNA recognition sequence 5'CCWGG, one being the actual target of cleavage, the other serving as the allosteric effector. The mode of enzyme activation by effector binding is unknown. To investigate the molecular basis of activation and cleavage mechanisms by EcoRII, the crystal structure of EcoRII mutant R88A has been solved at 2.1A resolution. The EcoRII monomer has two domains linked through a hinge loop. The N-terminal effector-binding domain has a novel DNA recognition fold with a prominent cleft. The C-terminal catalytic domain has a restriction endonuclease-like fold. Structure-based sequence alignment identified the putative catalytic site of EcoRII that is spatially blocked by the N-terminal domain. The structure together with the earlier characterized EcoRII enzyme activity enhancement in the absence of its N-terminal domain reveal an autoinhibition/activation mechanism of enzyme activity mediated by a novel effector-binding fold. This is the first case of autoinhibition, a mechanism described for many transcription factors and signal transducing proteins, of a restriction endonuclease.
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- Xiaoyin E Zhou
- Laboratory for Structural Biology, Department of Chemistry, Graduate Programs of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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Mucke M, Kruger DH, Reuter M. Diversity of type II restriction endonucleases that require two DNA recognition sites. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:6079-84. [PMID: 14576294 PMCID: PMC275478 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Orthodox Type IIP restriction endonucleases, which are commonly used in molecular biological work, recognize a single palindromic DNA recognition sequence and cleave within or near this sequence. Several new studies have reported on structural and biochemical peculiarities of restriction endonucleases that differ from the orthodox in that they require two copies of a particular DNA recognition sequence to cleave the DNA. These two sites requiring restriction endonucleases belong to different subtypes of Type II restriction endonucleases, namely Types IIE, IIF and IIS. We compare enzymes of these three types with regard to their DNA recognition and cleavage properties. The simultaneous recognition of two identical DNA sites by these restriction endonucleases ensures that single unmethylated recognition sites do not lead to chromosomal DNA cleavage, and might reflect evolutionary connections to other DNA processing proteins that specifically function with two sites.
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- Merlind Mucke
- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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Kiessig S, Thunecke F. Investigations of cyclophilin interactions with oligopeptides containing proline by affinity capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2002; 982:275-83. [PMID: 12489884 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01611-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Affinity capillary electrophoresis using mobility-shift analysis was utilized to characterize the binding of peptide ligands to cyclophilins, which are members of the enzyme family of peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerases. Peptides derived from the human immunodeficiency virus capsid protein p24 exhibited different affinities to the isoenzymes cyclophilin18 and cyclophilin20. For the interaction of the peptide hormone bradykinin with cyclophilin18, a dissociation constant of 1.4 +/- 0.1 mM was determined. Finally, the affinity of cyclophilin20 to peptides from a cellulose-bound peptide library scanning the sequence of Drosophila melanogaster protein cappuccino was investigated. The affinities of selected peptides to cyclophilin20 and a green fluorescent fusion protein with cyclophilin20 were compared.
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- Steffen Kiessig
- Max-Planck Research Unit for Enzymology of Protein Folding, Weinbergweg 22, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Wegner GJ, Lee HJ, Corn RM. Characterization and optimization of peptide arrays for the study of epitope-antibody interactions using surface plasmon resonance imaging. Anal Chem 2002; 74:5161-8. [PMID: 12403566 DOI: 10.1021/ac025922u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The characterization of peptide arrays on gold surfaces designed for the study of peptide-antibody interactions using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) imaging is described. A two-step process was used to prepare the peptide arrays: (i) a set of parallel microchannels was used to deliver chemical reagents to covalently attach peptide probes to the surface by a thiol-disulfide exchange reaction; (ii) a second microchannel with a wraparound design was used as a small-volume flow cell (5 microL) to introduce antibody solutions to the peptide surface. As a demonstration, the interactions of the FLAG epitope tag and monoclonal anti-FLAG M2 were monitored by SPR imaging using a peptide array. This peptide-antibody pair was studied because of its importance as a means to purify fusion proteins. The surface coverage of the FLAG peptide was precisely controlled by creating the peptide arrays on mixed monolayers of alkanethiols containing an amine-terminated surface and an inert alkanethiol. The mole fraction of peptide epitopes was also controlled by reacting solutions containing FLAG peptide and the non-interacting peptide HA or cysteine. By studying variants based on the FLAG binding motif, it was possible to distinguish peptides differing by a single amino acid substitution using SPR imaging. In addition, quantitative analysis of the signal was accomplished using the peptide array to simultaneously determine the binding constants of the antibody-peptide interactions for four peptides. The binding constant, K(ads), for the FLAG peptide was measured and found to be 1.5 x 10(8) M(-1) while variants made by the substitution of alanine for residues based on the binding motif had binding constants of 2.8 x 10(7), 5.0 x 10(6), and 2.0 x 10(6) M(-1).
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- Greta J Wegner
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA
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Mücke M, Grelle G, Behlke J, Kraft R, Krüger DH, Reuter M. EcoRII: a restriction enzyme evolving recombination functions? EMBO J 2002; 21:5262-8. [PMID: 12356742 PMCID: PMC129036 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The restriction endonuclease EcoRII requires the cooperative interaction with two copies of the sequence 5'CCWGG for DNA cleavage. We found by limited proteolysis that EcoRII has a two-domain structure that enables this particular mode of protein-DNA interaction. The C-terminal domain is a new restriction endonuclease, EcoRII-C. In contrast to the wild-type enzyme, EcoRII-C cleaves DNA specifically at single 5'CCWGG sites. Moreover, substrates containing two or more cooperative 5'CCWGG sites are cleaved much more efficiently by EcoRII-C than by EcoRII. The N-terminal domain binds DNA specifically and attenuates the activity of EcoRII by making the enzyme dependent on a second 5'CCWGG site. Therefore, we suggest that a precursor EcoRII endonuclease acquired an additional DNA-binding domain to enable the interaction with two 5'CCWGG sites. The current EcoRII molecule could be an evolutionary intermediate between a site-specific endonuclease and a protein that functions specifically with two DNA sites such as recombinases and transposases. The combination of these functions may enable EcoRII to accomplish its own propagation similarly to transposons.
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- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-10098 Berlin and
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13122 Berlin, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-10098 Berlin and
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13122 Berlin, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-10098 Berlin and
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13122 Berlin, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-10098 Berlin and
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13122 Berlin, Germany Corresponding author e-mail:
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Laune D, Molina F, Ferrières G, Villard S, Bès C, Rieunier F, Chardès T, Granier C. Application of the Spot method to the identification of peptides and amino acids from the antibody paratope that contribute to antigen binding. J Immunol Methods 2002; 267:53-70. [PMID: 12135800 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(02)00140-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Overlapping peptide scans prepared by Spot synthesis have been used to map interaction sites in several systems. Here we report our experience with this approach to identify peptides from the variable parts of anti-hapten, anti-peptide and anti-protein antibodies that retain their specific antigen-binding capacity in the Spot format. In general, the identification by the Spot method of antigen-reactive peptides was confirmed by using soluble peptides which demonstrated antigen-binding capacity in ELISA or Biacore and, biological activity for some peptides derived from anti-CD4 antibodies. The Spot method was also used to map precisely key residues from the antibody paratope. The identification of critical residues from an anti-troponin I antibody of diagnostic interest is reported as well as the compiled results from the analysis of five other antibodies of various specificities. A critical assessment of our results is provided by comparing results obtained by our approach in the mapping of antibody residues critical for antigen binding with data from the literature concerning the structural analysis of antigen-antibody complexes.
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- Daniel Laune
- CNRS UMR 5094, Faculté de Pharmacie, Montpellier, France.
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Babkina OV, Chutko CA, Shashkov AA, Dzhidzhoev MS, Eritja RI, Gromova ES. Iodouracil-mediated photocrosslinking of DNA to EcoRII restriction endonuclease in catalytic conditions. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2002; 1:636-40. [PMID: 12665299 DOI: 10.1039/b202028a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We used a XeCl excimer laser with 50 ns pulses, a frequency of 0.3 Hz and a wavelength of 308 nm in appropriate conditions for the photocrosslinking of EcoRII restriction endonuclease to a 14-mer DNA duplex, containing a 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine residue (IdU). IdU replaced the thymidine residue within the EcoRII recognition sequence 5'-CCT/AGG. The binding of EcoRII endonuclease to the IdU-containing DNA duplex was analyzed by gel retardation assay in the presence of Ca2+ or Mg2+ ions. Photocrosslinking of EcoRII to the IdU-containing DNA duplex occurred in a pre-reactive complex formed in the presence of Ca2+ ions. Photocrosslinking yields as a function of time and UV-laser light intensity were studied.
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- Olga V Babkina
- Department of Chemistry and Belozersky Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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Tamulaitis G, Solonin AS, Siksnys V. Alternative arrangements of catalytic residues at the active sites of restriction enzymes. FEBS Lett 2002; 518:17-22. [PMID: 11997010 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02621-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A catalytic sequence motif PDX10-30(E/D)XK is found in many restriction enzymes. On the basis of sequence similarities and mapping of the conserved residues to the crystal structure of NgoMIV we suggest that residues D160, K182, R186, R188 and E195 contribute to the catalytic/DNA binding site of the Ecl18kI restriction endonuclease. Mutational analysis confirms the functional significance of the conserved residues of Ecl18kI. Therefore, we conclude that the active site motif 159VDX21KX12E of Ecl18kI differs from the canonical PDX10-30(E/D)XK motif characteristic for most of the restriction enzymes. Moreover, we propose that two subfamilies of endonucleases Ecl18kI/PspGI/EcoRII and Cfr10I/Bse634I/NgoMIV, specific, respectively, for CCNGG/CCWGG and RCCGGY/GCCGGC sites, share conserved active site architecture and DNA binding elements.
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Pingoud V, Kubareva E, Stengel G, Friedhoff P, Bujnicki JM, Urbanke C, Sudina A, Pingoud A. Evolutionary relationship between different subgroups of restriction endonucleases. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:14306-14. [PMID: 11827971 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111625200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The type II restriction endonuclease SsoII shows sequence similarity with 10 other restriction endonucleases, among them the type IIE restriction endonuclease EcoRII, which requires binding to an effector site for efficient DNA cleavage, and the type IIF restriction endonuclease NgoMIV, which is active as a homotetramer and cleaves DNA with two recognition sites in a concerted reaction. We show here that SsoII is an orthodox type II enzyme, which is active as a homodimer and does not require activation by binding to an effector site. Nevertheless, it shares with EcoRII and NgoMIV a very similar DNA-binding site and catalytic center as shown here by a mutational analysis, indicative of an evolutionary relationship between these three enzymes. We suggest that a similar relationship exists between other orthodox type II, type IIE, and type IIF restriction endonucleases. This may explain why similarities may be more pronounced between members of different subtypes of restriction enzymes than among the members of a given subtype.
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- Vera Pingoud
- Institut für Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Mücke M, Pingoud V, Grelle G, Kraft R, Krüger DH, Reuter M. Asymmetric photocross-linking pattern of restriction endonuclease EcoRII to the DNA recognition sequence. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:14288-93. [PMID: 11832480 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109311200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The EcoRII homodimer engages two of its recognition sequences (5'-CCWGG) simultaneously and is therefore a type IIE restriction endonuclease. To identify the amino acids of EcoRII that interact specifically with the recognition sequence, we photocross-linked EcoRII with oligonucleotide substrates that contained only one recognition sequence for EcoRII. In this recognition sequence, we substituted either 5-iododeoxycytidine for each C or 5-iododeoxyuridine for A, G, or T. These iodo-pyrimidine bases were excited using a UV laser to result in covalent cross-linking products. The yield of EcoRII photocross-linked to the 5'-C of the 5'-CCAGG strand of the recognition sequence was 45%. However, we could not photocross-link EcoRII to the 5'-C of the 5'-CCTGG strand. Thus, the contact of EcoRII to the bases of the recognition sequence appears to be asymmetric, unlike that expected for most type II restriction endonucleases. Tryptic digestion of free and of cross-linked EcoRII, followed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation of the individual peptides and Edman degradation, identified amino acids 25-49 of EcoRII as the cross-linking peptide. Mutational analysis of the electron-rich amino acids His(36) and Tyr(41) of this peptide indicates that Tyr(41) is the amino acid involved in the cross-link and that it therefore contributes to specific DNA recognition by EcoRII.
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- Merlind Mücke
- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Charité), D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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Microarray format is the method of choice for high-throughput hybridization of nucleic acids. Lately, microarray strategy has been applied to broad studies of interactions of proteins with other molecules. The diversity of these interactions and variations of the properties of proteins present new challenges to microchip technology. Significant achievements have been reported. In particular, three-dimensional (gel-based) chips can be manufactured with limited resources and offer flexibility, capacity, homogeneous solvent environment and the ability to record processes in real time and in variable conditions.
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- Andrei Mirzabekov
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova street 32, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Pingoud A, Jeltsch A. Structure and function of type II restriction endonucleases. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:3705-27. [PMID: 11557805 PMCID: PMC55916 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.18.3705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 432] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2001] [Revised: 03/23/2001] [Accepted: 06/07/2001] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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More than 3000 type II restriction endonucleases have been discovered. They recognize short, usually palindromic, sequences of 4-8 bp and, in the presence of Mg(2+), cleave the DNA within or in close proximity to the recognition sequence. The orthodox type II enzymes are homodimers which recognize palindromic sites. Depending on particular features subtypes are classified. All structures of restriction enzymes show a common structural core comprising four beta-strands and one alpha-helix. Furthermore, two families of enzymes can be distinguished which are structurally very similar (EcoRI-like enzymes and EcoRV-like enzymes). Like other DNA binding proteins, restriction enzymes are capable of non-specific DNA binding, which is the prerequisite for efficient target site location by facilitated diffusion. Non-specific binding usually does not involve interactions with the bases but only with the DNA backbone. In contrast, specific binding is characterized by an intimate interplay between direct (interaction with the bases) and indirect (interaction with the backbone) readout. Typically approximately 15-20 hydrogen bonds are formed between a dimeric restriction enzyme and the bases of the recognition sequence, in addition to numerous van der Waals contacts to the bases and hydrogen bonds to the backbone, which may also be water mediated. The recognition process triggers large conformational changes of the enzyme and the DNA, which lead to the activation of the catalytic centers. In many restriction enzymes the catalytic centers, one in each subunit, are represented by the PD. D/EXK motif, in which the two carboxylates are responsible for Mg(2+) binding, the essential cofactor for the great majority of enzymes. The precise mechanism of cleavage has not yet been established for any enzyme, the main uncertainty concerns the number of Mg(2+) ions directly involved in cleavage. Cleavage in the two strands usually occurs in a concerted fashion and leads to inversion of configuration at the phosphorus. The products of the reaction are DNA fragments with a 3'-OH and a 5'-phosphate.
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- A Pingoud
- Institut für Biochemie (FB 08), Justus-Liebig-Universität, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Wenschuh H, Volkmer-Engert R, Schmidt M, Schulz M, Schneider-Mergener J, Reineke U. Coherent membrane supports for parallel microsynthesis and screening of bioactive peptides. Biopolymers 2001; 55:188-206. [PMID: 11074414 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0282(2000)55:3<188::aid-bip20>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Since its invention the SPOT-synthesis methodology has become one of the most efficient strategies for the miniaturized assembly of large numbers of peptides. The combination of a facile synthetic method with high throughput solid- and solution-phase screening assays qualifies the SPOT-technique as a valuable tool in biomedical research. Recent developments such as the introduction of novel polymeric surfaces, new linker and cleavage strategies as well as automated robot systems extended the scope of practical chemical reactions that can be accommodated as well as the numbers of compounds obtainable by this technique. Thus, highly complex spatially addressed compound arrays have become accessible. Together with the introduction of novel screening assays, the method is excellently suited to elucidate recognition events on the molecular level.
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- H Wenschuh
- Jerini Bio Tools GmbH, Rudower Chaussee 29, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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Reineke U, Volkmer-Engert R, Schneider-Mergener J. Applications of peptide arrays prepared by the SPOT-technology. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2001; 12:59-64. [PMID: 11167074 DOI: 10.1016/s0958-1669(00)00178-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The growing range of applications for peptide arrays synthesized on coherent membranes by the SPOT-synthesis method proves they have emerged as a powerful proteomics technique to study molecular recognition events and identify biologically active peptides. Several developments, such as the introduction of novel polymeric surfaces, linkers, synthesis/cleavage strategies and detection methods, are facilitating an increasing spectrum of accessible compounds and applications in biological or pharmaceutical research.
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- U Reineke
- Jerini AG, Rudower Chaussee 29, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Deva T, Krishnaswamy S. Structure-based sequence alignment of type-II restriction endonucleases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1544:217-28. [PMID: 11341931 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(00)00223-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The type-II restriction endonucleases generally do not share appreciable amino acid sequence homology. The crystal structures of restriction endonucleases EcoRI and BamHI have shown these enzymes to possess striking 3D-structural resemblance, i.e., they have a similar overall fold and similar active sites, though they possess <23% sequence identity. Structural superimposition of EcoRI, BamHI, EcoRV, and PvuII based on active site residues led to sequence alignments which showed nine possible sequence motifs. EcoRV and PvuII show a more similar pattern than EcoRI and BamHI suggesting that they belong to a different subgroup. The motifs are characterized by charged and/or hydrophobic residues. From other studies on the structure of these endonucleases, three of the motifs could be implicated in DNA binding, three in forming the active site and one in dimer formation. However, the motifs were not identifiable by regular sequence alignment methods. It is found that motif IX in BamHI is formed by reverse sequence order and the motif IX in PvuII is formed from the symmetry related monomer of the dimer. The inter-motif distance is also quite different in these cases. Of the nine motifs, motif III has been earlier identified as containing the PD motif involving one of the active site residues. These motifs were used in a modified profile analysis procedure to identify similar regions in eight other endonuclease sequences for which structures are not known.
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- T Deva
- Bioinformatics Center, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625 021, Madurai, India
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This article presents current trends and advances in protein biochip technologies that rely upon extraction and retention of target proteins from liquid media. Analytical strengths as well as technical challenges for these evolving platforms are presented with particular emphasis on selectivity, sensitivity, throughput and utility in the post-genome era. A general review of protein biochip technology is provided, which delineates approaches for protein biochip format and operation, as well as protein detection. A focused discussion of three protein biochip technologies, Biomolecular Interaction Analysis (Biacore, Uppsala, Sweden), Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionisation (SELDI) ProteinChip Arrays (Ciphergen Biosystems, Fremont, CA, USA) and Fluorescent Planar Wave Guide (Zeptosens, Witterswil, Switzerland), follows along with examples of relevant applications.
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- S R Weinberger
- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., 6611 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA 94555, USA.
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Mücke M, Lurz R, Mackeldanz P, Behlke J, Krüger DH, Reuter M. Imaging DNA loops induced by restriction endonuclease EcoRII. A single amino acid substitution uncouples target recognition from cooperative DNA interaction and cleavage. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:30631-7. [PMID: 10903314 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003904200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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EcoRII is a type IIE restriction endonuclease characterized by a highly cooperative reaction mechanism that depends on simultaneous binding of the dimeric enzyme molecule to two copies of its DNA recognition site. Transmission electron microscopy provided direct evidence that EcoRII mediates loop formation of linear DNA containing two EcoRII recognition sites. Specific DNA binding of EcoRII revealed a symmetrical DNase I footprint occupying 16-18 bases. Single amino acid replacement of Val(258) by Asn yielded a mutant enzyme that was unaffected in substrate affinity and DNase I footprinting properties, but exhibited a profound decrease in cooperative DNA binding and cleavage activity. Because the electrophoretic mobility of the mutant enzyme-DNA complexes was significantly higher than that of the wild-type, we investigated if mutant V258N binds as a monomer to the substrate DNA. Analysis of the molecular mass of mutant V258N showed a high percentage of protein monomers in solution. The dissociation constant of mutant V258N confirmed a 350-fold decrease of the enzyme dimerization capability. We conclude that Val(258) is located in a region of EcoRII involved in homodimerization. This is the first report of a specific amino acid replacement in a restriction endonuclease leading to the loss of dimerization and DNA cleavage while retaining specific DNA binding.
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- M Mücke
- Institut für Virologie, Medizinische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität (Charité), D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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The array format for analyzing peptide and protein function offers an attractive experimental alternative to traditional library screens. Powerful new approaches have recently been described, ranging from synthetic peptide arrays to whole proteins expressed in living cells. Comprehensive sets of purified peptides and proteins permit high-throughput screening for discrete biochemical properties, whereas formats involving living cells facilitate large-scale genetic screening for novel biological activities. In the past year, three major genome-scale studies using yeast as a model organism have investigated different aspects of protein function, including biochemical activities, gene disruption phenotypes, and protein-protein interactions. Such studies show that protein arrays can be used to examine in parallel the functions of thousands of proteins previously known only by their DNA sequence.
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- A Q Emili
- Department of Genetics and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Ruscher K, Reuter M, Kupper D, Trendelenburg G, Dirnagl U, Meisel A. A fluorescence based non-radioactive electrophoretic mobility shift assay. J Biotechnol 2000; 78:163-70. [PMID: 10725539 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(00)00207-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) or gel shift assay is one of the most powerful methods for studying protein-DNA interactions. Typically, 32P-labeled DNA probes containing the sequence bound by the protein of interest are used in EMSA (rEMSA). Although rEMSA is sensitive and practicable, it relies on the handling of hazardous radioisotopes, and does not easily allow quantification. We developed a non-radioactive procedure using fluorescence (Cyano dye Cy5) labeled oligodeoxynucleotide duplexes as specific probes (fEMSA) and an automatic DNA sequencer for analysis. Testing different DNA-binding proteins (restriction endonuclease EcoRII, transcription factor NFkappaB and it's subunit p50) the results in fEMSA and rEMSA are similar in regard to quality, reproducibility, and sensitivity. fEMSA allows a semiquantitative screening of large amounts of samples for specific DNA binding activities and is, therefore, a high throughput technology for semiquantitative analysis of DNA-protein interaction.
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- K Ruscher
- Klinik für Neurologie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Schumannstrasse 20-21, D-10098, Berlin, Germany
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Kubareva EA, Thole H, Karyagina AS, Oretskaya TS, Pingoud A, Pingoud V. Identification of a base-specific contact between the restriction endonuclease SsoII and its recognition sequence by photocross-linking. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:1085-91. [PMID: 10666447 PMCID: PMC102617 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.5.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A target sequence-specific DNA binding region of the restriction endonuclease Sso II was identified by photocross-linking with an oligodeoxynucleotide duplex which was substituted with 5-iododeoxy-uridine (5-IdU) at the central position of the Sso II recognition site (CCNGG). For this purpose the Sso II-DNA complex was irradiated with a helium/cadmium laser (325 nm). The cross-linking yield obtained was approximately 50%. In the presence of excess unmodified oligodeoxynucleotide or with oligode-oxynucleotides substituted with 5-IdU elsewhere, no cross-linking was observed, indicating the specificity of the cross-linking reaction. The cross-linked Sso II-oligodeoxynucleotide complex was digested with chymotrypsin, a cross-linked peptide-oligodeoxy-nucleotide complex isolated and the site of cross-linking identified by Edman sequencing to be Trp61. In line with this identification is the finding that the W61A variant cannot be cross-linked with the IdU-substituted oligodeoxynucleotide, shows a decrease in affinity towards DNA and is inactive in cleavage. It is concluded that the region around Trp61 is involved in specific binding of Sso II to its DNA substrate.
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- E A Kubareva
- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology and Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
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Kramer A, Reineke U, Dong L, Hoffmann B, Hoffmüller U, Winkler D, Volkmer-Engert R, Schneider-Mergener J. Spot synthesis: observations and optimizations. THE JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 1999; 54:319-27. [PMID: 10532237 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Positionally addressable syntheses of peptides on continuous cellulose membranes (spot synthesis) have often been reported in detail, but important questions dealing with synthesis quality, reproducibility and subsequent binding assays have largely been under-emphasized. In this report we have investigated some of these problems. The most important results were: (i) the signal intensity of ligate binding to cellulose-bound peptides and the affinity of the corresponding soluble peptides show good correlation, illustrated by three different ligate binding assays; (ii) reducing peptide density on the cellulose avoids the 'ring spot' effect, i.e. where less binding is observed in the spot-center compared to the rim. We recommend a peptide density of 10 nmol/cm2 as a reasonable starting point for further optimization; (iii) statistical analysis of binding assay reproducibility with more than 15000 peptides resulted in a mean standard signal deviation of 0.18; and (iv) optimization of side-chain deprotection revealed that a 30-min pretreatment of the cellulose with 90% trifluoroacetic acid followed by the standard deprotection protocol resulted in higher purity of the synthesized products.
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- A Kramer
- Institut für Medizinische Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Reineke U, Kramer A, Schneider-Mergener J. Antigen sequence- and library-based mapping of linear and discontinuous protein-protein-interaction sites by spot synthesis. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1999; 243:23-36. [PMID: 10453636 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60142-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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The knowledge (antigen-derived peptide scans)- and library (de novo)-based mapping of linear and discontinuous antibody epitopes as well as protein-protein contact sites in general by spot synthesis now is a well established technique. Due to its automation, this technique also promises great potential for applications in functional genomics. It should help to elucidate the complex network of interacting protein molecules involved in signal transduction events (Adam-klages et al. 1996; Hoffmüller et al. 1999). Although little chemistry is involved in the preparation of peptide scans or libraries and the synthesis procedure is relatively simple, the laboratories of immunologists or molecular biologists are often not equipped to perform spot synthesis. In this case scans or libraries can be purchased from commercial suppliers.
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- U Reineke
- Institut für Medizinische Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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