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Shiryaev SA, Cieplak P, Cheltsov A, Liddington RC, Terskikh AV. Dual function of Zika virus NS2B-NS3 protease. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011795. [PMID: 38011215 PMCID: PMC10723727 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Zika virus (ZIKV) serine protease, indispensable for viral polyprotein processing and replication, is composed of the membrane-anchored NS2B polypeptide and the N-terminal domain of the NS3 polypeptide (NS3pro). The C-terminal domain of the NS3 polypeptide (NS3hel) is necessary for helicase activity and contains an ATP-binding site. We discovered that ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro binds single-stranded RNA with a Kd of ~0.3 μM, suggesting a novel function. We tested various structural modifications of NS2B-NS3pro and observed that constructs stabilized in the recently discovered "super-open" conformation do not bind RNA. Likewise, stabilizing NS2B-NS3pro in the "closed" (proteolytically active) conformation using substrate inhibitors abolished RNA binding. We posit that RNA binding occurs when ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro adopts the "open" conformation, which we modeled using highly homologous dengue NS2B-NS3pro crystallized in the open conformation. We identified two positively charged fork-like structures present only in the open conformation of NS3pro. These forks are conserved across Flaviviridae family and could be aligned with the positively charged grove on NS3hel, providing a contiguous binding surface for the negative RNA strand exiting helicase. We propose a "reverse inchworm" model for a tightly intertwined NS2B-NS3 helicase-protease machinery, which suggests that NS2B-NS3pro cycles between open and super-open conformations to bind and release RNA enabling long-range NS3hel processivity. The transition to the closed conformation, likely induced by the substrate, enables the classical protease activity of NS2B-NS3pro.
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- Sergey A. Shiryaev
- Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Q-mol LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Jarmoskaite I, Helmers AE, Russell R. Measurement of ATP utilization in RNA unwinding and RNA chaperone activities by DEAD-box helicase proteins. Methods Enzymol 2022; 673:53-76. [PMID: 35965018 PMCID: PMC10040262 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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RNA helicase proteins perform coupled reactions in which cycles of ATP binding and hydrolysis are used to drive local unwinding of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). For some helicases in the ubiquitous DEAD-box family, these local unwinding events are integral to folding transitions in structured RNAs, and thus these helicases function as RNA chaperones. An important measure of the efficiency of the helicase-catalyzed reaction is the ATP utilization value, which represents the average number of ATP molecules hydrolyzed during RNA unwinding or a chaperone-assisted RNA structural rearrangement. Here we outline procedures that can be used to measure the ATP utilization value in RNA unwinding or folding transitions. As an example of an RNA folding transition, we focus on the refolding of the Tetrahymena thermophila group I intron ribozyme from a long-lived misfolded structure to its native structure, and we outline strategies for adapting this assay to other RNA folding transitions. For a simple dsRNA unwinding event, the ATP utilization value provides a measure of the coupling between the ATPase and RNA unwinding activities, and for a complex RNA structural transition it can give insight into the scope of the rearrangement and the efficiency with which the helicase uses the energy from ATPase cycles to promote the rearrangement.
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- Inga Jarmoskaite
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
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Faheem M, Barbosa Lima JC, Jamal SB, Silva PA, Barbosa JARG. An insight into dengue virus proteins as potential drug/vaccine targets. Future Virol 2019. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2019-0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dengue virus (DENV) is an arbovirus that belongs to family flaviviridae. Its genome is composed of a single stranded RNA molecule that encodes a single polyprotein. The polyprotein is processed by viral and cellular proteases to generate ten viral proteins. There are four antigenically distinct serotypes of DENV (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3 and DENV4), which are genetically related. Although protein variability is a major problem in dengue treatment, the functional and structural studies of individual proteins are equally important in treatment development. The data accumulated on dengue proteins are significant to provide detailed understanding of viral infection, replication, host-immune evasion and pathogenesis. In this review, we summarized the detailed current knowledge about DENV proteins.
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- Muhammad Faheem
- Laboratory of Biophysics, Department of Cellular Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia-DF 70910-900, Brazil
- Post-graduate program of Genomics Sciences & Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasília-DF 70790-160, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Department of Cellular Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia-DF 70910-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, The Mall road, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000, Pakistan
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- Post-graduate program of Genomics Sciences & Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasília-DF 70790-160, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Department of Cellular Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia-DF 70910-900, Brazil
- Post-graduate program of Genomics Sciences & Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasília-DF 70790-160, Brazil
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NS3 from Hepatitis C Virus Strain JFH-1 Is an Unusually Robust Helicase That Is Primed To Bind and Unwind Viral RNA. J Virol 2017; 92:JVI.01253-17. [PMID: 29070684 PMCID: PMC5730761 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01253-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C viruses (HCV) encode a helicase enzyme that is essential for viral replication and assembly (nonstructural protein 3 [NS3]). This helicase has become the focus of extensive basic research on the general helicase mechanism, and it is also of interest as a novel drug target. Despite the importance of this protein, mechanistic work on NS3 has been conducted almost exclusively on variants from HCV genotype 1. Our understanding of NS3 from the highly active HCV strains that are used to study HCV genetics and mechanism in cell culture (such as JFH-1) is lacking. We therefore set out to determine whether NS3 from the replicatively efficient genotype 2a strain JFH-1 displays novel functional or structural properties. Using biochemical assays for RNA binding and duplex unwinding, we show that JFH-1 NS3 binds RNA much more rapidly than the previously studied NS3 variants from genotype 1b. Unlike NS3 variants from other genotypes, JFH-1 NS3 binds RNA with high affinity in a functionally active form that is capable of immediately unwinding RNA duplexes without undergoing rate-limiting conformational changes that precede activation. Unlike other superfamily 2 (SF2) helicases, JFH-1 NS3 does not require long 3′ overhangs, and it unwinds duplexes that are flanked by only a few nucleotides, as in the folded HCV genome. To understand the physical basis for this, we solved the crystal structure of JFH-1 NS3, revealing a novel conformation that contains an open, positively charged RNA binding cleft that is primed for productive interaction with RNA targets, potentially explaining robust replication by HCV JFH-1. IMPORTANCE Genotypes of HCV are as divergent as different types of flavivirus, and yet mechanistic features of HCV variants are presumed to be held in common. One of the most well-studied components of the HCV replication complex is a helicase known as nonstructural protein 3 (NS3). We set out to determine whether this important mechanical component possesses biochemical and structural properties that differ between common strains such as those of genotype 1b and a strain of HCV that replicates with exceptional efficiency (JFH-1, classified as genotype 2a). Indeed, unlike the inefficient genotype 1b NS3, which has been well studied, JFH-1 NS3 is a superhelicase with strong RNA affinity and high unwinding efficiency on a broad range of targets. Crystallographic analysis reveals architectural features that promote enhanced biochemical activity of JFH-1 NS3. These findings show that even within a single family of viruses, drift in sequence can result in the acquisition of radically new functional properties that enhance viral fitness.
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Structure and function of Pif1 helicase. Biochem Soc Trans 2017; 45:1159-1171. [PMID: 28900015 DOI: 10.1042/bst20170096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pif1 family helicases have multiple roles in the maintenance of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA in eukaryotes. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 is involved in replication through barriers to replication, such as G-quadruplexes and protein blocks, and reduces genetic instability at these sites. Another Pif1 family helicase in S. cerevisiae, Rrm3, assists in fork progression through replication fork barriers at the rDNA locus and tRNA genes. ScPif1 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1) also negatively regulates telomerase, facilitates Okazaki fragment processing, and acts with polymerase δ in break-induced repair. Recent crystal structures of bacterial Pif1 helicases and the helicase domain of human PIF1 combined with several biochemical and biological studies on the activities of Pif1 helicases have increased our understanding of the function of these proteins. This review article focuses on these structures and the mechanism(s) proposed for Pif1's various activities on DNA.
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Zhu Z, Tran H, Mathahs MM, Moninger TO, Schmidt WN. HCV Induces Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase, Increases Its Catalytic Activity, and Promotes Caspase Degradation in Infected Human Hepatocytes. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0166853. [PMID: 28056029 PMCID: PMC5215869 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Telomerase repairs the telomeric ends of chromosomes and is active in nearly all malignant cells. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to be oncogenic and potential interactions with the telomerase system require further study. We determined the effects of HCV infection on human telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression and enzyme activity in primary human hepatocytes and continuous cell lines. Results Primary human hepatocytes and Huh-7.5 hepatoma cells showed early de novo TERT protein expression 2–4 days after infection and these events coincided with increased TERT promoter activation, TERT mRNA, and telomerase activity. Immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that NS3-4A protease-helicase, in contrast to core or NS5A, specifically bound to the C-terminal region of TERT through interactions between helicase domain 2 and protease sequences. Increased telomerase activity was noted when NS3-4A was transfected into cells, when added to reconstituted mixtures of TERT and telomerase RNA, and when incubated with high molecular weight telomerase ‘holoenzyme’ complexes. The NS3-4A catalytic effect on telomerase was inhibited with primuline or danoprevir, agents that are known to inhibit NS3 helicase and protease activities respectively. In HCV infected cells, NS3-4A could be specifically recovered with telomerase holoenzyme complexes in contrast to NS5A or core protein. HCV infection also activated the effector caspase 7 which is known to target TERT. Activation coincided with the appearance of lower molecular weight carboxy-terminal fragment(s) of TERT, chiefly sized at 45 kD, which could be inhibited with pancaspase or caspase 7 inhibitors. Conclusions HCV infection induces TERT expression and stimulates telomerase activity in addition to triggering Caspase activity that leads to increased TERT degradation. These activities suggest multiple points whereby the virus can influence neoplasia. The NS3-4A protease-helicase can directly bind to TERT, increase telomerase activity, and thus potentially influence telomere repair and host cell neoplastic behavior.
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- Zhaowen Zhu
- Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, United States of America
- Department of Internal Medicine Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, United States of America
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- Central Microscopy Research Facility Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, United States of America
- Department of Internal Medicine Roy G. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, United States of America
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Harada BT, Hwang WL, Deindl S, Chatterjee N, Bartholomew B, Zhuang X. Stepwise nucleosome translocation by RSC remodeling complexes. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 26895087 PMCID: PMC4769157 DOI: 10.7554/elife.10051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The SWI/SNF-family remodelers regulate chromatin structure by coupling the free energy from ATP hydrolysis to the repositioning and restructuring of nucleosomes, but how the ATPase activity of these enzymes drives the motion of DNA across the nucleosome remains unclear. Here, we used single-molecule FRET to monitor the remodeling of mononucleosomes by the yeast SWI/SNF remodeler, RSC. We observed that RSC primarily translocates DNA around the nucleosome without substantial displacement of the H2A-H2B dimer. At the sites where DNA enters and exits the nucleosome, the DNA moves largely along or near its canonical wrapping path. The translocation of DNA occurs in a stepwise manner, and at both sites where DNA enters and exits the nucleosome, the step size distributions exhibit a peak at approximately 1–2 bp. These results suggest that the movement of DNA across the nucleosome is likely coupled directly to DNA translocation by the ATPase at its binding site inside the nucleosome. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10051.001 Cells package their genetic information in a "complex” of proteins and DNA called chromatin. This complex is made of units called nucleosomes, each of which consist of a short stretch of DNA wrapped around proteins known as histones. These nucleosomes restrict access to the DNA wrapped around the histone proteins, and thus serve to regulate whether genes are activated and a variety of other cellular processes. Certain enzymes regulate the structure of chromatin by altering the position and structure of nucleosomes. However, it is not clear exactly how these “chromatin remodeling” enzymes alter the contacts between the DNA and histone proteins to move DNA around the nucleosome. RSC is a chromatin-remodeling enzyme that typically helps to activate genes. Harada et al. used a technique called single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (or single molecule FRET for short) to observe the movement of DNA around the histone proteins. The technique involves placing a green fluorescent dye on the histone proteins and a red fluorescent dye on the DNA. If the red dye is close to the green dye, some of the energy can be transferred from the green dye to the red dye when the green dye is excited by a laser. By looking at the ratio of green and red light emitted, it is possible to tell how far apart they are, and how this changes over time. The experiments show that the RSC enzyme moves the DNA into and out of the nucleosome in small steps. These steps match the expected step size of DNA movements by a section of the enzyme called the ATPase domain. This suggests that the ATPase domain drives the motion of DNA across the entire nucleosome. A future challenge is to better understand how chromatin remodeling enzymes cooperate with other molecules in cells to remodel nucleosomes and chromatin. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10051.002
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- Bryan T Harada
- Graduate Program in Biophysics, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Graduate Program in Biophysics, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, United States
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.,Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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Pérez-Villa A, Darvas M, Bussi G. ATP dependent NS3 helicase interaction with RNA: insights from molecular simulations. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:8725-34. [PMID: 26358809 PMCID: PMC4605317 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Non-structural protein 3 (NS3) helicase from hepatitis C virus is an enzyme that unwinds and translocates along nucleic acids with an ATP-dependent mechanism and has a key role in the replication of the viral RNA. An inchworm-like mechanism for translocation has been proposed based on crystal structures and single molecule experiments. We here perform atomistic molecular dynamics in explicit solvent on the microsecond time scale of the available experimental structures. We also construct and simulate putative intermediates for the translocation process, and we perform non-equilibrium targeted simulations to estimate their relative stability. For each of the simulated structures we carefully characterize the available conformational space, the ligand binding pocket, and the RNA binding cleft. The analysis of the hydrogen bond network and of the non-equilibrium trajectories indicates an ATP-dependent stabilization of one of the protein conformers. Additionally, enthalpy calculations suggest that entropic effects might be crucial for the stabilization of the experimentally observed structures.
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- Andrea Pérez-Villa
- Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, International School for Advanced Studies, 265, Via Bonomea, I-34136 Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, International School for Advanced Studies, 265, Via Bonomea, I-34136 Trieste, Italy
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- Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, International School for Advanced Studies, 265, Via Bonomea, I-34136 Trieste, Italy
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Reynolds KA, Raney VM, Raney KD. Probing RNA translocases with DNA. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1259:275-91. [PMID: 25579592 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2214-7_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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For some helicases, it is possible to investigate RNA translocase activity on DNA substrates because the enzyme acts on both substrates. Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) footprinting is a method used to chemically probe the conformation of DNA as well as the binding of proteins. Combining footprinting methods with rapid mixing methods that utilize a chemical quench-flow instrument can enable tracking of the translocase with nucleotide resolution.
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- Kimberly A Reynolds
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR, USA
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The linker region of NS3 plays a critical role in the replication and infectivity of hepatitis C virus. J Virol 2014; 88:10970-4. [PMID: 24965468 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00745-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-4A is required for viral replication and assembly. We establish that virus assembly is sensitive to mutations in the linker region between the helicase and protease domains of NS3-4A. However, we find that the protease cleavage, RNA binding, and unwinding rates of NS3 are minimally affected in vitro. Thus, we conclude that the NS3 linker is critical for mediating protein-protein interactions and dynamic control rather than for modulating the enzymatic functions of NS3-4A.
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Yu J. Coordination and control inside simple biomolecular machines. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 805:353-84. [PMID: 24446369 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02970-2_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Biomolecular machines can achieve physiological functions precisely and efficiently, though they always operate under fluctuations and noises. We review two types of simple machinery that we have recently studied. The machinery can be regarded as molecular motors. They transform chemical free energy from NTP hydrolysis to mechanical work. One type belongs to small monomeric helicases that move directionally along single-stranded nucleic acid, and may further unwind the duplex part for gene replication or repair. The other type belongs to ring-shaped NTPase motors that also move or transport nucleic acid or protein substrate in a directional manner, such as for genome packaging or protein degradation. The central issue in this review is on how the machinery coordinates essential degrees of freedom during the mechanochemical coupling process. Further concerns include how the coordination and control are manifested in experiments, and how they can be captured well in modeling and computational research. We employed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations, coarse-grained analyses, and stochastic modeling techniques to examine the molecular machines at multiple resolutions and timescales. Detailed descriptions on how the protein interacts with its substrate at interface, as well as how multiple protein subunits are coordinated are summarized.
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- Jin Yu
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, No 3 Heqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China,
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Junaid M, Angsuthanasombat C, Wikberg JES, Ali N, Katzenmeier G. Modulation of enzymatic activity of dengue virus nonstructural protein NS3 nucleoside triphosphatase/helicase by poly(U). BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2014; 78:925-32. [PMID: 24228882 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297913080105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) appears to be the most promising target for anti-flavivirus therapy because of its multiple enzymatic activities that are indispensable for virus replication. NS3 of dengue virus type 2 (DEN2) is composed of two domains, a serine protease in the N-terminal domain (NS3pro) and RNA-stimulated nucleoside triphosphatase (NTPase)/RNA helicase at the C-terminus (NS3h). NS3 plays an important role in viral replication and the coordinated regulation of all the catalytic activities in the full-length NS3 protein. In this study, a plasmid harboring the NS3 helicase domain (NS3h) was constructed by PCR. The 56.5 kDa NS3h protein was purified by metal-chelate affinity chromatography followed by renaturation, mediated by artificial chaperone-assisted refolding, which yielded the active helicase. NTPase activity was assayed with Malachite Green. The NTPase activity in the presence of poly(U) showed a higher turnover number (kcat) and a lower Km value than without poly(U). The activity increased approximately fourfold in the presence of polynucleotides. This indicates that NTPase activity of dengue NS3 can be stimulated by polynucleotides. A helicase assay based on internal fluorescence quenching was conducted using short internally quenched DNA oligonucleotides as substrates. Significant fluorescence signaling increase was observed in the absence of polynucleotides such as poly(U). No unwinding activity was observed with addition of poly(U). The approach we describe here is useful for the further characterization of substrate specificity and for the design of high-throughput assays aimed at discovery of inhibitors against NS3 NTPase/helicase activities.
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- M Junaid
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya, 73170, Thailand.
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Latli B, Hrapchak M, Gorys V, Llinàs-Brunet M, Campbell SS, Song J, Senanayake CH. Hepatitis C virus serine protease: synthesis of radioactive and stable isotope-labeled potent inhibitors. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2014; 57:350-7. [PMID: 24700697 DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Drug candidates labeled with radioactive and stable isotopes are required for absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) studies, pharmacokinetics, autoradiography, bioanalytical, and other research activities. The findings from these studies are crucial in the development of a drug candidate and its approval for human use. Herein, we report the synthesis of potent and selective hepatitis C virus serine protease inhibitors related to BILN 2061 and BI 201335 labeled with radioactive and stable isotopes. Synthetic efforts were focused on the common substituted thiazole moiety, which is easily accessible via a Hantzsch's reaction of α-bromoketones and mono-substituted thioureas. In the radioactive synthesis, commercially available carbon-14 thiourea was utilized to prepare mono-substituted thioureas, which upon condensation with α-bromoketones in isopropanol followed by ester hydrolysis gave the desired carbon-14-labeled protease inhibitors. The same strategy was used to prepare these inhibitors labeled with stable isotopes. Mono-substituted thioureas were obtained from commercially available deuterium-labeled intermediates and then condensed with α-bromoketones followed by ester hydrolysis to give the deuterium-labeled inhibitors.
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- Bachir Latli
- Chemical Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, PO Box 368, Ridgefield, CT, 06877-0368, USA
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Grammatikos G, Jabara CB, Ahmad MQ, Herrmann E, Zeuzem S, Welsch C. Genetic background for development of resistance mutations within the HCV NS3 protease-helicase in direct acting antiviral naive patients. Antivir Ther 2013; 19:455-61. [PMID: 24457994 DOI: 10.3851/imp2734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subtype-specific response to ketoamide NS3 protease inhibitors is observed in patients with genotype 1 HCV infection. Whether the genetic diversity in the molecular target site of ketoamide compounds prior to treatment plays a role for resistance development and lower treatment response in subtype 1a is poorly understood. METHODS Using a public database, we retrieved worldwide NS3-sequence information of 581 dominant HCV variants from patients chronically infected with genotype 1 that were naive to direct-acting antivirals. We applied measures from phylogeny to study the pretreatment genetic diversity and complexity in NS3 full-length as well as the protease-helicase interface for subtype 1a and 1b, respectively. RESULTS We found polymorphic sites more frequently in variants of subtype 1b than subtype 1a. Moreover, a significantly higher number of synonymous and non-synonymous substitutions were found in subtype 1b (P<0.001). Transitions were more frequent than transversions, most notably in subtype 1a, whereas the higher average number of nucleotide differences per site was found in subtype 1b. A comparison of NS3 full-length versus domain interface residues for both subtypes revealed a significant difference only for synonymous substitutions (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that the nature of a mismatch nucleotide exchange in NS3 may constitute an important viral genetic factor for response to ketoamide protease inhibitors. Our analysis further suggests that the subtype-specific pace of resistance development seen in clinical trials is not primarily related to differences in genetic diversity in the direct acting antiviral naive population, but rather appears to correlate with the natural frequency of transition mutations characteristic of each subtype.
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- Georgios Grammatikos
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Ward DN, Talley DC, Tavag M, Menji S, Schaughency P, Baier A, Smith PJ. UK-1 and structural analogs are potent inhibitors of hepatitis C virus replication. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 24:609-12. [PMID: 24360997 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The bacterial natural product UK-1 and several structural analogs inhibit replication of the hepatitis C virus in the replicon assay, with IC50 values as low as 0.50 μM. The NS3 helicase has been identified as a possible target of inhibition for several of these compounds, while the remaining inhibitors act via an undetermined mechanism. Gel shift assays suggest that helicase inhibition is a direct result of inhibitor-enzyme binding as opposed to direct RNA binding, and the ATPase activity of NS3 is not affected. The syntheses and biological results are presented herein.
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- Dawn N Ward
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States.
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Ramanagoudr-Bhojappa R, Chib S, Byrd AK, Aarattuthodiyil S, Pandey M, Patel SS, Raney KD. Yeast Pif1 helicase exhibits a one-base-pair stepping mechanism for unwinding duplex DNA. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:16185-95. [PMID: 23596008 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.470013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kinetic analysis of the DNA unwinding and translocation activities of helicases is necessary for characterization of the biochemical mechanism(s) for this class of enzymes. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 helicase was characterized using presteady state kinetics to determine rates of DNA unwinding, displacement of streptavidin from biotinylated DNA, translocation on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), and ATP hydrolysis activities. Unwinding of substrates containing varying duplex lengths was fit globally to a model for stepwise unwinding and resulted in an unwinding rate of ∼75 bp/s and a kinetic step size of 1 base pair. Pif1 is capable of displacing streptavidin from biotinylated oligonucleotides with a linear increase in the rates as the length of the oligonucleotides increased. The rate of translocation on ssDNA was determined by measuring dissociation from varying lengths of ssDNA and is essentially the same as the rate of unwinding of dsDNA, making Pif1 an active helicase. The ATPase activity of Pif1 on ssDNA was determined using fluorescently labeled phosphate-binding protein to measure the rate of phosphate release. The quantity of phosphate released corresponds to a chemical efficiency of 0.84 ATP/nucleotides translocated. Hence, when all of the kinetic data are considered, Pif1 appears to move along DNA in single nucleotide or base pair steps, powered by hydrolysis of 1 molecule of ATP.
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Structure-based simulations of the translocation mechanism of the hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase along single-stranded nucleic acid. Biophys J 2013; 103:1343-53. [PMID: 22995507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The NS3 helicase of Hepatitis C virus is an ATP-fueled molecular motor that can translocate along single-stranded (ss) nucleic acid, and unwind double-stranded nucleic acids. It makes a promising antiviral target and an important prototype system for helicase research. Despite recent progress, the detailed mechanism of NS3 helicase remains unknown. In this study, we have combined coarse-grained (CG) and atomistic simulations to probe the translocation mechanism of NS3 helicase along ssDNA. At the residue level of detail, our CG simulations have captured functionally important interdomain motions of NS3 helicase and reproduced single-base translocation of NS3 helicase along ssDNA in the 3'-5' direction, which is in good agreement with experimental data and the inchworm model. By combining the CG simulations with residue-specific perturbations to protein-DNA interactions, we have identified a number of key residues important to the translocation machinery that agree with previous structural and mutational studies. Additionally, our atomistic simulations with targeted molecular dynamics have corroborated the findings of CG simulations and further revealed key protein-DNA hydrogen bonds that break/form during the transitions. This study offers, to our knowledge, the most detailed and realistic simulations of translocation mechanism of NS3 helicase. The simulation protocol established in this study will be useful for designing inhibitors that target the translocation machinery of NS3 helicase, and for simulations of a variety of nucleic-acid-based molecular motors.
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Saalau-Bethell SM, Woodhead AJ, Chessari G, Carr MG, Coyle J, Graham B, Hiscock SD, Murray CW, Pathuri P, Rich SJ, Richardson CJ, Williams PA, Jhoti H. Discovery of an allosteric mechanism for the regulation of HCV NS3 protein function. Nat Chem Biol 2012; 8:920-5. [PMID: 23023261 PMCID: PMC3480716 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Here we report a highly conserved new binding site located at the interface between the protease and helicase domains of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protein. Using a chemical lead, identified by fragment screening and structure-guided design, we demonstrate that this site has a regulatory function on the protease activity via an allosteric mechanism. We propose that compounds binding at this allosteric site inhibit the function of the NS3 protein by stabilizing an inactive conformation and thus represent a new class of direct-acting antiviral agents.
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Raney VM, Reynolds KA, Harrison MK, Harrison DK, Cameron CE, Raney KD. Binding by the hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase partially melts duplex DNA. Biochemistry 2012; 51:7596-607. [PMID: 22916835 DOI: 10.1021/bi300654v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Binding of NS3 helicase to DNA was investigated by footprinting with KMnO(4), which reacts preferentially with thymidine residues in single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) compared to those in double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). A distinct pattern of reactivity was observed on ssDNA, which repeated every 8 nucleotides (nt) and is consistent with the known binding site size of NS3. Binding to a DNA substrate containing a partial duplex was also investigated. The DNA contained a 15 nt overhang made entirely of thymidine residues adjacent to a 22 bp duplex that contained thymidine at every other position. Surprisingly, the KMnO(4) reactivity pattern extended from the ssDNA into the dsDNA region of the substrate. Lengthening the partial duplex to 30 bp revealed a similar pattern extending from the ssDNA into the dsDNA, indicating that NS3 binds within the duplex region. Increasing the length of the ssDNA portion of the partial duplex by 4 nt resulted in a shift in the footprinting pattern for the ssDNA by 4 nt, which is consistent with binding to the 3'-end of the ssDNA. However, the footprinting pattern in the dsDNA region was shifted by only 1-2 bp, indicating that binding to the ssDNA-dsDNA region was preferred. Footprinting performed as a function of time indicated that NS3 binds to the ssDNA rapidly, followed by slower binding to the duplex. Hence, multiple molecules of NS3 can bind along a ssDNA-dsDNA partial duplex by interacting with the ssDNA as well as the duplex DNA.
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- Veronica M Raney
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Chatel-Chaix L, Germain MA, Götte M, Lamarre D. Direct-acting and host-targeting HCV inhibitors: current and future directions. Curr Opin Virol 2012; 2:588-98. [PMID: 22959589 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The inclusion of NS3 protease inhibitors to the interferon-containing standard of care improved sustained viral response rates in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients. However, there is still an unmet medical need as this drug regimen is poorly tolerated and lacks efficacy, especially in difficult-to-treat patients. Intense drug discovery and development efforts have focused on direct-acting antivirals (DAA) that target NS3 protease, NS5B polymerase and the NS5A protein. DAA combinations are currently assessed in clinical trials. Alternative antivirals have emerged that target host machineries co-opted by HCV. Finally, continuous and better understanding of HCV biology allows speculating on the value of novel classes of DAA required in future personalized all-oral interferon-free combination therapy and for supporting global disease eradication.
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- Laurent Chatel-Chaix
- Institut de Recherche en Immunologie et en Cancérologie (IRIC), Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada
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RecQ helicase translocates along single-stranded DNA with a moderate processivity and tight mechanochemical coupling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:9804-9. [PMID: 22665805 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114468109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Maintenance of genome integrity is the major biological role of RecQ-family helicases via their participation in homologous recombination (HR)-mediated DNA repair processes. RecQ helicases exert their functions by using the free energy of ATP hydrolysis for mechanical movement along DNA tracks (translocation). In addition to the importance of translocation per se in recombination processes, knowledge of its mechanism is necessary for the understanding of more complex translocation-based activities, including nucleoprotein displacement, strand separation (unwinding), and branch migration. Here, we report the key properties of the ssDNA translocation mechanism of Escherichia coli RecQ helicase, the prototype of the RecQ family. We monitored the pre-steady-state kinetics of ATP hydrolysis by RecQ and the dissociation of the enzyme from ssDNA during single-round translocation. We also gained information on the translocation mechanism from the ssDNA length dependence of the steady-state ssDNA-activated ATPase activity. We show that RecQ occludes 18 ± 2 nt on ssDNA during translocation. The hydrolysis of ATP is noncooperative in the presence of ssDNA, indicating that RecQ active sites work independently during translocation. In the applied conditions, the enzyme hydrolyzes 35 ± 4 ATP molecules per second during ssDNA translocation. RecQ translocates at a moderate processivity, with a mean run length of 100-320 nt on ssDNA. The determined tight mechanochemical coupling of 1.1 ± 0.2 ATP consumed per nucleotide traveled indicates an inchworm-type mechanism.
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Superfamily 2 helicases are involved in all aspects of RNA metabolism, and many steps in DNA metabolism. This review focuses on the basic mechanistic, structural and biological properties of each of the families of helicases within superfamily 2. There are ten separate families of helicases within superfamily 2, each playing specific roles in nucleic acid metabolism. The mechanisms of action are diverse, as well as the effect on the nucleic acid. Some families translocate on single-stranded nucleic acid and unwind duplexes, some unwind double-stranded nucleic acids without translocation, and some translocate on double-stranded or single-stranded nucleic acids without unwinding.
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- Alicia K Byrd
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
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He X, Byrd AK, Yun MK, Pemble CW, Harrison D, Yeruva L, Dahl C, Kreuzer KN, Raney KD, White SW. The T4 phage SF1B helicase Dda is structurally optimized to perform DNA strand separation. Structure 2012; 20:1189-200. [PMID: 22658750 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Helicases move on DNA via an ATP binding and hydrolysis mechanism coordinated by well-characterized helicase motifs. However, the translocation along single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and the strand separation of double-stranded (dsDNA) may be loosely or tightly coupled. Dda is a phage T4 SF1B helicase with sequence homology to the Pif1 family of helicases that tightly couples translocation to strand separation. The crystal structure of the Dda-ssDNA binary complex reveals a domain referred to as the "pin" that was previously thought to remain static during strand separation. The pin contains a conserved phenylalanine that mediates a transient base-stacking interaction that is absolutely required for separation of dsDNA. The pin is secured at its tip by protein-protein interactions through an extended SH3 domain thereby creating a rigid strut. The conserved interface between the pin and the SH3 domain provides the mechanism for tight coupling of translocation to strand separation.
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- Xiaoping He
- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Novel ATP-independent RNA annealing activity of the dengue virus NS3 helicase. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36244. [PMID: 22558403 PMCID: PMC3340334 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The flavivirus nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) bears multiple enzymatic activities and represents an attractive target for antiviral intervention. NS3 contains the viral serine protease at the N-terminus and ATPase, RTPase, and helicase activities at the C-terminus. These activities are essential for viral replication; however, the biological role of RNA remodeling by NS3 helicase during the viral life cycle is still unclear. Secondary and tertiary RNA structures present in the viral genome are crucial for viral replication. Here, we used the NS3 protein from dengue virus to investigate functions of NS3 associated to changes in RNA structures. Using different NS3 variants, we characterized a domain spanning residues 171 to 618 that displays ATPase and RNA unwinding activities similar to those observed for the full-length protein. Interestingly, we found that, besides the RNA unwinding activity, dengue virus NS3 greatly accelerates annealing of complementary RNA strands with viral or non-viral sequences. This new activity was found to be ATP-independent. It was determined that a mutated NS3 lacking ATPase activity retained full-RNA annealing activity. Using an ATP regeneration system and different ATP concentrations, we observed that NS3 establishes an ATP-dependent steady state between RNA unwinding and annealing, allowing modulation of the two opposing activities of this enzyme through ATP concentration. In addition, we observed that NS3 enhanced RNA-RNA interactions between molecules representing the ends of the viral genome that are known to be necessary for viral RNA synthesis. We propose that, according to the ATP availability, NS3 could function regulating the folding or unfolding of viral RNA structures.
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Byrd AK, Matlock DL, Bagchi D, Aarattuthodiyil S, Harrison D, Croquette V, Raney KD. Dda helicase tightly couples translocation on single-stranded DNA to unwinding of duplex DNA: Dda is an optimally active helicase. J Mol Biol 2012; 420:141-54. [PMID: 22504228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 03/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Helicases utilize the energy of ATP hydrolysis to unwind double-stranded DNA while translocating on the DNA. Mechanisms for melting the duplex have been characterized as active or passive, depending on whether the enzyme actively separates the base pairs or simply sequesters single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) that forms due to thermal fraying. Here, we show that Dda translocates unidirectionally on ssDNA at the same rate at which it unwinds double-stranded DNA in both ensemble and single-molecule experiments. Further, the unwinding rate is largely insensitive to the duplex stability and to the applied force. Thus, Dda transduces all of its translocase activity into DNA unwinding activity so that the rate of unwinding is limited by the rate of translocation and that the enzyme actively separates the duplex. Active and passive helicases have been characterized by dividing the velocity of DNA unwinding in base pairs per second (V(un)) by the velocity of translocation on ssDNA in nucleotides per second (V(trans)). If the resulting fraction is 0.25, then a helicase is considered to be at the lower end of the "active" range. In the case of Dda, the average DNA unwinding velocity was 257±42 bp/s, and the average translocation velocity was 267±15 nt/s. The V(un)/V(trans) value of 0.96 places Dda in a unique category of being an essentially "perfectly" active helicase.
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- Alicia K Byrd
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Slot 516, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Choksupmanee O, Hodge K, Katzenmeier G, Chimnaronk S. Structural Platform for the Autolytic Activity of an Intact NS2B–NS3 Protease Complex from Dengue Virus. Biochemistry 2012; 51:2840-51. [DOI: 10.1021/bi2018267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Opas Choksupmanee
- Institute
of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Phutthamonthon, Thailand
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- Institute
of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Phutthamonthon, Thailand
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- Institute
of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Phutthamonthon, Thailand
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- Institute
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Tomko EJ, Fischer CJ, Lohman TM. Single-stranded DNA translocation of E. coli UvrD monomer is tightly coupled to ATP hydrolysis. J Mol Biol 2012; 418:32-46. [PMID: 22342931 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Escherichia coli UvrD is an SF1A (superfamily 1 type A) helicase/translocase that functions in several DNA repair pathways. A UvrD monomer is a rapid and processive single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) translocase but is unable to unwind DNA processively in vitro. Based on data at saturating ATP (500 μM), we proposed a nonuniform stepping mechanism in which a UvrD monomer translocates with biased (3' to 5') directionality while hydrolyzing 1 ATP per DNA base translocated, but with a kinetic step size of 4-5 nt/step, suggesting that a pause occurs every 4-5 nt translocated. To further test this mechanism, we examined UvrD translocation over a range of lower ATP concentrations (10-500 μM ATP), using transient kinetic approaches. We find a constant ATP coupling stoichiometry of ∼1 ATP/DNA base translocated even at the lowest ATP concentration examined (10 μM), indicating that ATP hydrolysis is tightly coupled to forward translocation of a UvrD monomer along ssDNA with little slippage or futile ATP hydrolysis during translocation. The translocation kinetic step size remains constant at 4-5 nt/step down to 50 μM ATP but increases to ∼7 nt/step at 10 μM ATP. These results suggest that UvrD pauses more frequently during translocation at low ATP but with little futile ATP hydrolysis.
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- Eric J Tomko
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8231, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093, USA
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Cheng W, Arunajadai SG, Moffitt JR, Tinoco I, Bustamante C. Single-base pair unwinding and asynchronous RNA release by the hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase. Science 2011; 333:1746-9. [PMID: 21940894 DOI: 10.1126/science.1206023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Nonhexameric helicases use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to unzip base pairs in double-stranded nucleic acids (dsNAs). Studies have suggested that these helicases unzip dsNAs in single-base pair increments, consuming one ATP molecule per base pair, but direct evidence for this mechanism is lacking. We used optical tweezers to follow the unwinding of double-stranded RNA by the hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase. Single-base pair steps by NS3 were observed, along with nascent nucleotide release that was asynchronous with base pair opening. Asynchronous release of nascent nucleotides rationalizes various observations of its dsNA unwinding and may be used to coordinate the translocation speed of NS3 along the RNA during viral replication.
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- Wei Cheng
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Pyle AM. RNA helicases and remodeling proteins. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2011; 15:636-42. [PMID: 21862383 PMCID: PMC7172669 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2011] [Revised: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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It is becoming increasingly clear that RNA molecules play a major role in all aspects of metabolism. The conformational state and stability of RNA are controlled by RNA remodeling proteins, which are ubiquitous motor proteins in the cell. Here, we review advances in our understanding of the structure and function of three major structural families of RNA remodeling proteins, the hexameric ring proteins, the processive monomeric RNA translocase/helicases, and the functionally diverse DEAD-box remodeling proteins. New studies have revealed molecular mechanisms for coupling between ATP hydrolysis and unwinding, the physical basis for regulatory control by cofactors, and novel functions for RNA remodeling proteins.
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- Anna Marie Pyle
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, CT 0652, USA.
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Unmasking the active helicase conformation of nonstructural protein 3 from hepatitis C virus. J Virol 2011; 85:4343-53. [PMID: 21325413 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02130-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) helicase/protease is an important component of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication complex. We hypothesized that a specific β-strand tethers the C terminus of the helicase domain to the protease domain, thereby maintaining HCV NS3 in a compact conformation that differs from the extended conformations observed for other Flaviviridae NS3 enzymes. To test this hypothesis, we removed the β-strand and explored the structural and functional attributes of the truncated NS3 protein (NS3ΔC7). Limited proteolysis, hydrodynamic, and kinetic measurements indicate that NS3ΔC7 adopts an extended conformation that contrasts with the compact form of the wild-type (WT) protein. The extended conformation of NS3ΔC7 allows the protein to quickly form functional complexes with RNA unwinding substrates. We also show that the unwinding activity of NS3ΔC7 is independent of the substrate 3'-overhang length, implying that a monomeric form of the protein promotes efficient unwinding. Our findings indicate that an open, extended conformation of NS3 is required for helicase activity and represents the biologically relevant conformation of the protein during viral replication.
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Sakata M, Nakayama T. Protease and helicase domains are related to the temperature sensitivity of wild-type rubella viruses. Vaccine 2011; 29:1107-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Revised: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 11/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Coupling translocation with nucleic acid unwinding by NS3 helicase. J Mol Biol 2010; 404:439-55. [PMID: 20887735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Revised: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We present a semiquantitative model for translocation and unwinding activities of monomeric nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) helicase. The model is based on structural, biochemical, and single-molecule measurements. The model predicts that the NS3 helicase actively unwinds duplex by reducing more than 50% the free energy that stabilizes base pairing/stacking. The unwinding activity slows the movement of the helicase in a sequence-dependent manner, lowering the average unwinding efficiency to less than 1 bp per ATP cycle. When bound with ATP, the NS3 helicase can display significant translocational diffusion. This increases displacement fluctuations of the helicase, decreases the average unwinding efficiency, and enhances the sequence dependence. Also, interactions between the helicase and the duplex stabilize the helicase at the junction, facilitating the helicase's unwinding activity while preventing it from dissociating. In the presence of translocational diffusion during active unwinding, the dissociation rate of the helicase also exhibits sequence dependence. Based on unwinding velocity fluctuations measured from single-molecule experiments, we estimate the diffusion rate to be on the order of 10 s(-1). The generic features of coupling single-stranded nucleic acid translocation with duplex unwinding presented in this work may apply generally to a class of helicases.
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Chatel-Chaix L, Baril M, Lamarre D. Hepatitis C Virus NS3/4A Protease Inhibitors: A Light at the End of the Tunnel. Viruses 2010; 2:1752-1765. [PMID: 21994705 PMCID: PMC3185733 DOI: 10.3390/v2081752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious and growing threat to human health. The current treatment provides limited efficacy and is poorly tolerated, highlighting the urgent medical need for novel therapeutics. The membrane-targeted NS3 protein in complex with the NS4A comprises a serine protease domain (NS3/4A protease) that is essential for viral polyprotein maturation and contributes to the evasion of the host innate antiviral immunity by HCV. Therefore, the NS3/4A protease represents an attractive target for drug discovery, which is tied in with the challenge to develop selective small-molecule inhibitors. A rational drug design approach, based on the discovery of N-terminus product inhibition, led to the identification of potent and orally bioavailable NS3 inhibitors that target the highly conserved protease active site. This review summarizes the NS3 protease inhibitors currently challenged in clinical trials as one of the most promising antiviral drug class, and possibly among the first anti-HCV agents to be approved for the treatment of HCV infection.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-514-343-7127; Fax: +1-514-343-2165
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