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Sołtys K, Tarczewska A, Bystranowska D. Modulation of biomolecular phase behavior by metal ions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119567. [PMID: 37582439 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) appears to be a newly appreciated aspect of the cellular organization of biomolecules that leads to the formation of membraneless organelles (MLOs). MLOs generate distinct microenvironments where particular biomolecules are highly concentrated compared to those in the surrounding environment. Their thermodynamically driven formation is reversible, and their liquid nature allows them to fuse with each other. Dysfunctional biomolecular condensation is associated with human diseases. Pathological states of MLOs may originate from the mutation of proteins or may be induced by other factors. In most aberrant MLOs, transient interactions are replaced by stronger and more rigid interactions, preventing their dissolution, and causing their uncontrolled growth and dysfunction. For these reasons, there is great interest in identifying factors that modulate LLPS. In this review, we discuss an enigmatic and mostly unexplored aspect of this process, namely, the regulatory effects of metal ions on the phase behavior of biomolecules.
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- Katarzyna Sołtys
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Morante S, Botticelli S, Chiaraluce R, Consalvi V, La Penna G, Novak L, Pasquo A, Petrosino M, Proux O, Rossi G, Salina G, Stellato F. Metal Ion Binding in Wild-Type and Mutated Frataxin: A Stability Study. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:878017. [PMID: 35712353 PMCID: PMC9195147 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.878017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This work studies the stability of wild-type frataxin and some of its variants found in cancer tissues upon Co2+ binding. Although the physiologically involved metal ion in the frataxin enzymatic activity is Fe2+, as it is customarily done, Co2+ is most often used in experiments because Fe2+ is extremely unstable owing to the fast oxidation reaction Fe2+ → Fe3+. Protein stability is monitored following the conformational changes induced by Co2+ binding as measured by circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, and melting temperature measurements. The stability ranking among the wild-type frataxin and its variants obtained in this way is confirmed by a detailed comparative analysis of the XAS spectra of the metal-protein complex at the Co K-edge. In particular, a fit to the EXAFS region of the spectrum allows positively identifying the frataxin acidic ridge as the most likely location of the metal-binding sites. Furthermore, we can explain the surprising feature emerging from a detailed analysis of the XANES region of the spectrum, showing that the longer 81-210 frataxin fragment has a smaller propensity for Co2+ binding than the shorter 90-210 one. This fact is explained by the peculiar role of the N-terminal disordered tail in modulating the protein ability to interact with the metal.
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- S. Morante
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: S. Morante ,
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche “A. Rossi Fanelli”, Sapienza Universitá di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche “A. Rossi Fanelli”, Sapienza Universitá di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- CNR—Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche “A. Rossi Fanelli”, Sapienza Universitá di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- ENEA CR Frascati, Diagnostics and Metrology Laboratory FSN-TECFIS-DIM, Frascati, Italy
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- Chair of Pharmacology, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Observatoire des Sciences de L’Univers de Grenoble, UAR 832 CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche E. Fermi, Roma, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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La Penna G, Morante S. Aggregates Sealed by Ions. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2022; 2340:309-341. [PMID: 35167080 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1546-1_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The chapter draws a line connecting some recent results where the role of ions is found essential in sealing more or less pre-organized assemblies of macromolecules. We draw some dots along the line that starts from the effect of the ionic atmosphere and ends with the chemical bonds formed by multivalent ions acting as bridges between macromolecules. Many of these dots involve structurally disordered peptides and disordered regions of proteins. A broad perspective of the role of multivalent ions in assisting the assembly process, shifting population in polymorphic states, and sealing protein aggregates, is suggested.
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- Giovanni La Penna
- Institute for Chemistry of Organo-Metallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Physics, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy
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Investigation of bovine serum albumin aggregation upon exposure to silver(i) and copper(ii) metal ions using Zetasizer. OPEN CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/chem-2021-0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Depending upon the metal coordination capacity and the binding sites of proteins, interaction between metal and proteins leads to a number of changes in the protein molecule which may include the change in conformation, unfolding, overall charge, and aggregation in some cases. In this study, Cu(ii) and Ag(i) metal ions were selected to investigate aggregation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecule upon interaction by measuring the size and charge of the aggregates using nano-Zetasizer instrument. Two concentrations of metal ions were made to interact with a specific concentration of BSA and the size and zeta potential of BSA aggregates were measured from 0 min upto 18 h. The Cu(ii) and Ag(i) metal ions showed almost similar behavior in inducing the BSA aggregation and the intensity of peak corresponding to the normal-sized protein decreased with time, whereas the peak corresponding to the protein aggregate increased. However, the effect on zeta potential of the aggregates was observed to be different with both metal ions. The aggregation of protein due to interaction of different metal ions is important to study as it gives insight to the pathogenesis of many neurological disorders and would result in developing effective ways to limit their exposure.
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Shiraishi N, Hirano Y. Combination of Copper Ions and Nucleotide Generates Aggregates from Prion Protein Fragments in the N-Terminal Domain. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 27:782-792. [PMID: 32096738 DOI: 10.2174/0929866527666200225124829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been previously found that PrP23-98, which contains four highly conserved octarepeats (residues 60-91) and one partial repeat (residues 92-96), polymerizes into amyloid-like and proteinase K-resistant spherical aggregates in the presence of NADPH plus copper ions. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the requirements for the formation of these aggregates. METHODS In this study, we performed an aggregation experiment using N-acetylated and Camidated PrP fragments of the N-terminal domain, Octa1, Octa2, Octa3, Octa4, PrP84-114, and PrP76-114, in the presence of NADPH with copper ions, and focused on the effect of the number of copper-binding sites on aggregation. RESULTS Among these PrP fragments, Octa4, containing four copper-binding sites, was particularly effective in forming aggregates. We also tested the effect of other pyridine nucleotides and adenine nucleotides on the aggregation of Octa4. ATP was equally effective, but NADH, NADP, ADP, and AMP had no effect. CONCLUSION The phosphate group on the adenine-linked ribose moiety of adenine nucleotides and pyridine nucleotides is presumed to be essential for the observed effect on aggregation. Efficient aggregation requires the presence of the four octarepeats. These insights may be helpful in the eventual development of therapeutic agents against prion-related disorders.
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- Noriyuki Shiraishi
- Department of Nutrition, Tokai Gakuen University, 2-901 Nakahira, Nagoya 468-8514, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition, Tokai Gakuen University, 2-901 Nakahira, Nagoya 468-8514, Japan
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Abdelrahman S, Alghrably M, Lachowicz JI, Emwas AH, Hauser CAE, Jaremko M. "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger": Future Applications of Amyloid Aggregates in Biomedicine. Molecules 2020; 25:E5245. [PMID: 33187056 PMCID: PMC7696280 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Amyloid proteins are linked to the pathogenesis of several diseases including Alzheimer's disease, but at the same time a range of functional amyloids are physiologically important in humans. Although the disease pathogenies have been associated with protein aggregation, the mechanisms and factors that lead to protein aggregation are not completely understood. Paradoxically, unique characteristics of amyloids provide new opportunities for engineering innovative materials with biomedical applications. In this review, we discuss not only outstanding advances in biomedical applications of amyloid peptides, but also the mechanism of amyloid aggregation, factors affecting the process, and core sequences driving the aggregation. We aim with this review to provide a useful manual for those who engineer amyloids for innovative medicine solutions.
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- Sherin Abdelrahman
- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia;
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Policlinico Universitario, I-09042 Monserrato, Italy
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia;
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- Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia;
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia;
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Copper is a redox-active transition metal ion required for the function of many essential human proteins. For biosynthesis of proteins coordinating copper, the metal may bind before, during or after folding of the polypeptide. If the metal binds to unfolded or partially folded structures of the protein, such coordination may modulate the folding reaction. The molecular understanding of how copper is incorporated into proteins requires descriptions of chemical, thermodynamic, kinetic and structural parameters involved in the formation of protein-metal complexes. Because free copper ions are toxic, living systems have elaborate copper-transport systems that include particular proteins that facilitate efficient and specific delivery of copper ions to target proteins. Therefore, these pathways become an integral part of copper protein folding in vivo. This review summarizes biophysical-molecular in vitro work assessing the role of copper in folding and stability of copper-binding proteins as well as protein-protein copper exchange reactions between human copper transport proteins. We also describe some recent findings about the participation of copper ions and copper proteins in protein misfolding and aggregation reactions in vitro.
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Nowakowski M, Czapla-Masztafiak J, Zhukov I, Zhukova L, Kozak M, Kwiatek WM. Electronic properties of a PrP C-Cu(ii) complex as a marker of 5-fold Cu(ii) coordination. Metallomics 2019; 11:632-642. [PMID: 30756103 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00339d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Human prion protein is a subject of extensive study, related in particular to the molecular basis of neurodegenerative disease development and prevention. This protein has two main domains: the membrane C-terminal, structured domain as well as the unstructured N-terminal domain. While PrPC (23-231) has up to eight Cu(ii) binding sites in the N-terminal domain, it includes a characteristic, conservative octarepeat region PHGGGWGQ, which was studied by means of X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy. The measurements were conducted at the SuperXAS beamline (SLS, PSI, Villigen). For the initial 1 : 1 protein-to-Cu(ii) ratio, the two main Cu(ii) binding modes were identified using linear combination fitting and ab initio FEFF calculations for X-ray spectra. Their electronic structures indicated that Cu(ii) coordinated by strong π-donors could effectively suppress the pre-edge structure due to the filling of empty Cu(ii) d-states. The suppression was correlated with the charge transfer effect and filling of the virtual electronic Cu(ii) states. What is more, we showed that the 1s → 4p + LMCT (Ligand-to-Metal-Charge-Transfer) multielectron transition relation with the main edge transition could be used as a marker for preliminary comparison of an unknown organic compound to a reference. The presented results permitted a possible explanation of the mechanism of choosing the preferred Cu(ii) modes in PrPC-Cu(ii) coordination processes and of the complex stability from the electronic point of view.
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- Michał Nowakowski
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31-342 Krakow, Poland.
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Copper and Zinc Interactions with Cellular Prion Proteins Change Solubility of Full-Length Glycosylated Isoforms and Induce the Occurrence of Heterogeneous Phenotypes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153931. [PMID: 27093554 PMCID: PMC4836684 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Prion diseases are characterized biochemically by protein aggregation of infectious prion isoforms (PrPSc), which result from the conformational conversion of physiological prion proteins (PrPC). PrPC are variable post-translationally modified glycoproteins, which exist as full length and as aminoterminally truncated glycosylated proteins and which exhibit differential detergent solubility. This implicates the presence of heterogeneous phenotypes, which overlap as protein complexes at the same molecular masses. Although the biological function of PrPC is still enigmatic, evidence reveals that PrPC exhibits metal-binding properties, which result in structural changes and decreased solubility. In this study, we analyzed the yield of PrPC metal binding affiliated with low solubility and changes in protein banding patterns. By implementing a high-speed centrifugation step, the interaction of zinc ions with PrPC was shown to generate large quantities of proteins with low solubility, consisting mainly of full-length glycosylated PrPC; whereas unglycosylated PrPC remained in the supernatants as well as truncated glycosylated proteins which lack of octarepeat sequence necessary for metal binding. This effect was considerably lower when PrPC interacted with copper ions; the presence of other metals tested exhibited no effect under these conditions. The binding of zinc and copper to PrPC demonstrated differentially soluble protein yields within distinct PrPC subtypes. PrPC–Zn2+-interaction may provide a means to differentiate glycosylated and unglycosylated subtypes and offers detailed analysis of metal-bound and metal-free protein conversion assays.
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De Santis E, Minicozzi V, Morante S, Rossi GC, Stellato F. The role of metals in protein conformational disorders - The case of prion protein and Aβ -peptide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/689/1/012028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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La Penna G, Minicozzi V, Morante S, Rossi GC, Stellato F. A first-principle calculation of the XANES spectrum of Cu2+ in water. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:124508. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4931808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- G. La Penna
- CNR–Institute for Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- INFN, Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
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- INFN, Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
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- INFN, Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
- Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi,” Roma 00184, Italy
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- INFN, Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome 00133, Italy
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Martínez J, Sánchez R, Castellanos M, Makarava N, Aguzzi A, Baskakov IV, Gasset M. PrP charge structure encodes interdomain interactions. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13623. [PMID: 26323476 PMCID: PMC4555102 DOI: 10.1038/srep13623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Almost all proteins contain charged residues, and their chain distribution is tailored to fulfill essential ionic interactions for folding, binding and catalysis. Among proteins, the hinged two-domain chain of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) exhibits a peculiar charge structure with unclear consequences in its structural malleability. To decipher the charge design role, we generated charge-reverted mutants for each domain and analyzed their effect on conformational and metabolic features. We found that charges contain the information for interdomain interactions. Use of dynamic light scattering and thermal denaturation experiments delineates the compaction of the α-fold by an electrostatic compensation between the polybasic 23–30 region and the α3 electronegative surface. This interaction increases stability and disfavors fibrillation. Independently of this structural effect, the N-terminal electropositive clusters regulate the α-cleavage efficiency. In the fibrillar state, use of circular dichroism, atomic-force and fluorescence microscopies reveal that the N-terminal positive clusters and the α3 electronegative surface dictate the secondary structure, the assembly hierarchy and the growth length of the fibril state. These findings show that the PrP charge structure functions as a code set up to ensure function and reduce pathogenic routes.
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- Javier Martínez
- Instituto Química-Física "Rocasolano", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Instituto Química-Física "Rocasolano", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid 28006, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain; IMDEA-Nanociencia, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich 8091, Switzerland
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Instituto Química-Física "Rocasolano", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid 28006, Spain
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Tiwari V, Solanki V, Tiwari M. In-vivoandin-vitrotechniques used to investigate Alzheimer's disease. FRONTIERS IN LIFE SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2015.1044129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Brunk E, Rothlisberger U. Mixed Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Biological Systems in Ground and Electronically Excited States. Chem Rev 2015; 115:6217-63. [PMID: 25880693 DOI: 10.1021/cr500628b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Elizabeth Brunk
- †Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,‡Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, California 94618, United States
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- †Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,§National Competence Center of Research (NCCR) MARVEL-Materials' Revolution: Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rowinska-Zyrek M, Salerno M, Kozlowski H. Neurodegenerative diseases – Understanding their molecular bases and progress in the development of potential treatments. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Yang X, Li Y, Huang L, Zhang X, Cheng C, Gong H, Ma L, Huang K. Diethylpyrocarbonate modification reveals HisB5 as an important modulator of insulin amyloid formation. J Biochem 2014; 157:45-51. [PMID: 25172962 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvu052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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More than 30 amyloid proteins are reported to be associated with amyloidosis diseases. Studies have implicated histidine may be critically involved in amyloid formation. Here, we used diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) modification to obtain a His(B5) mono-ethyloxyformylated insulin (DMI-B(5)). The secondary structure, amyloidogenicity, metal ion interaction, and cytotoxicity of DMI-B(5) and insulin were compared. DMI-B(5) was less prone to aggregation in acidic condition but easier to aggregate at neutral pH. DEPC modification resulted in attenuated inhibitory effect of Zn(2+) on aggregation, whereas DMI-B(5) fibrils induced more severe erythrocytes haemolysis compared to insulin fibrils. This study not only provides a fast new approach for studying the impact of imidazole ring in amyloid formation, but also reveals the critical modulating role of histidine imidazole ring on the amyloidogenicity of insulin.
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- Xin Yang
- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan, Hubei 430075, P.R. China
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Silva KI, Michael BC, Geib SJ, Saxena S. ESEEM analysis of multi-histidine Cu(II)-coordination in model complexes, peptides, and amyloid-β. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:8935-44. [PMID: 25014537 PMCID: PMC4120975 DOI: 10.1021/jp500767n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We validate the use of ESEEM to predict the number of (14)N nuclei coupled to a Cu(II) ion by the use of model complexes and two small peptides with well-known Cu(II) coordination. We apply this method to gain new insight into less explored aspects of Cu(II) coordination in amyloid-β (Aβ). Aβ has two coordination modes of Cu(II) at physiological pH. A controversy has existed regarding the number of histidine residues coordinated to the Cu(II) ion in component II, which is dominant at high pH (∼8.7) values. Importantly, with an excess amount of Zn(II) ions, as is the case in brain tissues affected by Alzheimer's disease, component II becomes the dominant coordination mode, as Zn(II) selectively substitutes component I bound to Cu(II). We confirm that component II only contains single histidine coordination, using ESEEM and set of model complexes. The ESEEM experiments carried out on systematically (15)N-labeled peptides reveal that, in component II, His 13 and His 14 are more favored as equatorial ligands compared to His 6. Revealing molecular level details of subcomponents in metal ion coordination is critical in understanding the role of metal ions in Alzheimer's disease etiology.
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- K Ishara Silva
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Borges-Alvarez M, Benavente F, Márquez M, Barbosa J, Sanz-Nebot V. Evaluation of non-immunoaffinity methods for isolation of cellular prion protein from bovine brain. Anal Biochem 2014; 451:10-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cui P, Lian F, Wang Y, Wen Y, Chu W, Zhao H, Zhang S, Li J, Lin D, Wu Z. 3D local structure around copper site of rabbit prion-related protein: Quantitative determination by XANES spectroscopy combined with multiple-scattering calculations. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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McDonald A, Pushie MJ, Millhauser GL, George GN. New insights into metal interactions with the prion protein: EXAFS analysis and structure calculations of copper binding to a single octarepeat from the prion protein. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:13822-41. [PMID: 24102071 PMCID: PMC3890359 DOI: 10.1021/jp408239h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Copper coordination to the prion protein (PrP) has garnered considerable interest for almost 20 years, due in part to the possibility that this interaction may be part of the normal function of PrP. The most characterized form of copper binding to PrP has been Cu(2+) interaction with the conserved tandem repeats in the N-terminal domain of PrP, termed the octarepeats, with many studies focusing on single and multiple repeats of PHGGGWGQ. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy has been used in several previous instances to characterize the solution structure of Cu(2+) binding into the peptide backbone in the HGGG portion of the octarepeats. All previous EXAFS studies, however, have benefitted from crystallographic structure information for [Cu(II) (Ac-HGGGW-NH2)(-2H)] but have not conclusively demonstrated that the complex EXAFS spectrum represents the same coordination environment for Cu(2+) bound to the peptide backbone. Density functional structure calculations as well as full multiple scattering EXAFS curve fitting analysis are brought to bear on the predominant coordination mode for Cu(2+) with the Ac-PHGGGWGQ-NH2 peptide at physiological pH, under high Cu(2+) occupancy conditions. In addition to the structure calculations, which provide a thermodynamic link to structural information, methods are also presented for extensive deconvolution of the EXAFS spectrum. We demonstrate how the EXAFS data can be analyzed to extract the maximum structural information and arrive at a structural model that is significantly improved over previous EXAFS characterizations. The EXAFS spectrum for the chemically reduced form of copper binding to the Ac-PHGGGWGQ-NH2 peptide is presented, which is best modeled as a linear two-coordinate species with a single His imidazole ligand and a water molecule. The extent of in situ photoreduction of the copper center during standard data collection is also presented, and EXAFS curve fitting of the photoreduced species reveals an intermediate structure that is similar to the Cu(2+) form with reduced coordination number.
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- Alex McDonald
- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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Coordination of zinc ions to the key proteins of neurodegenerative diseases: Aβ, APP, α-synuclein and PrP. Coord Chem Rev 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Zinc modulates copper coordination mode in prion protein octa-repeat subdomains. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2011; 40:1259-70. [PMID: 21710304 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-011-0713-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this work we present and analyse XAS measurements carried out on various portions of Prion-protein tetra-octa-repeat peptides in complexes with Cu(II) ions, both in the presence and in the absence of Zn(II). Because of the ability of the XAS technique to provide detailed local structural information, we are able to demonstrate that Zn acts by directly interacting with the peptide, in this way competing with Cu for binding with histidine. This finding suggests that metal binding competition can be important in the more general context of metal homeostasis.
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Stefureac RI, Madampage CA, Andrievskaia O, Lee JS. Nanopore analysis of the interaction of metal ions with prion proteins and peptides. Biochem Cell Biol 2010; 88:347-58. [PMID: 20453935 DOI: 10.1139/o09-176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nanopore analysis can be used to study conformational changes in individual peptide or protein molecules. Under an applied voltage there is a change in the event parameters of blockade current or time when a molecule bumps into or translocates through the pore. If a molecule undergoes a conformational change upon binding a ligand or metal ion the event parameters will be altered. The objective of this research was to demonstrate that the conformation of the prion protein (PrP) and prion peptides can be modulated by binding divalent metal ions. Peptides from the octarepeat region (Octa2, (PHGGGWGQ)2 and Octa 4, (PHGGGWGQ)4), residues 106-126 (PrP106-126), and the full-length Bovine recombinant prion (BrecPrP) were studied with an alpha-hemolysin pore. Octa2 readily translocated the pore but significant bumping events occurred on addition of Cu(II) and to a lesser extent Zn(II), demonstrating that complex formation was occurring with concomitant conformational changes. The binding of Cu(II) to Octa4 was more pronounced and at high concentrations only a small proportion of the complex could translocate. Addition of Zn(II) also caused significant changes to the event parameters but Mg(II) and Mn(II) were inert. Addition of Cu(II) to PrP106-126 caused the formation of a very tight complex, which could not translocate the pore. Small changes were observed with Zn(II), but not with Mg(II) or Mn(II). Analysis of BrecPrP showed that about 37% were translocation events, but on addition of Cu(II) or Zn(II) these disappeared and only bumping events were recorded. Suprisingly, addition of Mn(II) caused an increase in translocation events to about 64%. Thus, conformational changes to prions upon binding metal ions are readily observed by nanopore analysis.
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- Radu I Stefureac
- Department of Biochemistry, Health Sciences Building, 107 Wiggins Road, University of Saskatchewan, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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Navarra G, Tinti A, Leone M, Militello V, Torreggiani A. Influence of metal ions on thermal aggregation of bovine serum albumin: Aggregation kinetics and structural changes. J Inorg Biochem 2009; 103:1729-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2009.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Taubner LM, Bienkiewicz EA, Copié V, Caughey B. Structure of the flexible amino-terminal domain of prion protein bound to a sulfated glycan. J Mol Biol 2009; 395:475-90. [PMID: 19913031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.10.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 10/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The intrinsically disordered amino-proximal domain of hamster prion protein (PrP) contains four copies of a highly conserved octapeptide sequence, PHGGGWGQ, that is flanked by two polycationic residue clusters. This N-terminal domain mediates the binding of sulfated glycans, which can profoundly influence the conversion of PrP to pathological forms and the progression of prion disease. To investigate the structural consequences of sulfated glycan binding, we performed multidimensional heteronuclear ((1)H, (13)C, (15)N) NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), circular dichroism (CD), and fluorescence studies on hamster PrP residues 23-106 (PrP 23-106) and fragments thereof when bound to pentosan polysulfate (PPS). While the majority of PrP 23-106 remain disordered upon PPS binding, the octarepeat region adopts a repeating loop-turn structure that we have determined by NMR. The beta-like turns within the repeats are corroborated by CD data demonstrating that these turns are also present, although less pronounced, without PPS. Binding to PPS exposes a hydrophobic surface composed of aligned tryptophan side chains, the spacing and orientation of which are consistent with a self-association or ligand binding site. The unique tryptophan motif was probed by intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence, which displayed enhanced fluorescence of PrP 23-106 when bound to PPS, consistent with the alignment of tryptophan side chains. Chemical-shift mapping identified binding sites on PrP 23-106 for PPS, which include the octarepeat histidine and an N-terminal basic cluster previously linked to sulfated glycan binding. These data may in part explain how sulfated glycans modulate PrP conformational conversions and oligomerizations.
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- Lara M Taubner
- Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA.
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Crippa PR, Eisner M, Morante S, Stellato F, Vicentin FC, Zecca L. An XAS study of the sulfur environment in human neuromelanin and its synthetic analogs. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2009; 39:959-70. [PMID: 19471920 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-009-0462-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2009] [Revised: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Neuromelanin is a complex molecule accumulating in the catecholaminergic neurons that undergo a degenerative process in Parkinson's disease. It has been shown to play either a protective or a toxic role depending on whether it is present in the intraneuronal or extraneuronal milieu. Understanding its structure and synthesis mechanisms is mandatory to clarify the reason for this remarkable dual behavior. In the present study, X-ray absorption spectroscopy is employed to investigate the sulfur binding mode in natural human neuromelanin, synthetic neuromelanins, and in certain structurally known model compounds, namely cysteine and decarboxytrichochrome C. Based on comparative fits of human and synthetic neuromelanin spectra in terms of those of model compounds, the occurrence of both cysteine- and trichochrome-like sulfur coordination modes is recognized, and the relative abundance of these two types of structural arrangement is determined. Data on the amount of cysteine- and trichochrome-like sulfur measured in this way indicate that among the synthetic neuromelanins those produced by enzymatic oxidation are the most similar ones to natural neuromelanin. The interest of the method described here lies in the fact that it allows the identification of different sulfur coordination environments in a physically nondestructive way.
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Valensin G, Molteni E, Valensin D, Taraszkiewicz M, Kozlowski H. Molecular Dynamics Study of the Cu2+ Binding-Induced “Structuring” of the N-Terminal Domain of Human Prion Protein. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:3277-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp901030a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gianni Valensin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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Davies P, Marken F, Salter S, Brown DR. Thermodynamic and Voltammetric Characterization of the Metal Binding to the Prion Protein: Insights into pH Dependence and Redox Chemistry. Biochemistry 2009; 48:2610-9. [DOI: 10.1021/bi900170n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Paul Davies
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Bonomo RP, Di Natale G, Rizzarelli E, Tabbì G, Vagliasindi LI. Copper(ii) complexes of prion protein PEG11-tetraoctarepeat fragment: spectroscopic and voltammetric studies. Dalton Trans 2009:2637-46. [DOI: 10.1039/b821727k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yu S, Yin S, Pham N, Wong P, Kang SC, Petersen RB, Li C, Sy MS. Ligand binding promotes prion protein aggregation--role of the octapeptide repeats. FEBS J 2008; 275:5564-75. [PMID: 18959744 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Aggregation of the normal cellular prion protein, PrP, is important in the pathogenesis of prion disease. PrP binds glycosaminoglycan (GAG) and divalent cations, such as Cu(2+) and Zn(2+). Here, we report our findings that GAG and Cu(2+) promote the aggregation of recombinant human PrP (rPrP). The normal cellular prion protein has five octapeptide repeats. In the presence of either GAG or Cu(2+), mutant rPrPs with eight or ten octapeptide repeats are more aggregation prone, exhibit faster kinetics and form larger aggregates than wild-type PrP. When the GAG-binding motif, KKRPK, is deleted the effect of GAG but not that of Cu(2+) is abolished. By contrast, when the Cu(2+)-binding motif, the octapeptide-repeat region, is deleted, neither GAG nor Cu(2+) is able to promote aggregation. Therefore, the octapeptide-repeat region is critical in the aggregation of rPrP, irrespective of the promoting ligand. Furthermore, aggregation of rPrP in the presence of GAG is blocked with anti-PrP mAbs, whereas none of the tested anti-PrP mAbs block Cu(2+)-promoted aggregation. However, a mAb that is specific for an epitope at the N-terminus enhances aggregation in the presence of either GAG or Cu(2+). Therefore, although binding of either GAG or Cu(2+) promotes the aggregation of rPrP, their aggregation processes are different, suggesting multiple pathways of rPrP aggregation.
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- Shuiliang Yu
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7288, USA
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Modeling the interplay of glycine protonation and multiple histidine binding of copper in the prion protein octarepeat subdomains. J Biol Inorg Chem 2008; 14:361-74. [PMID: 19048309 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-008-0454-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The octarepeat region of the prion protein can bind Cu(2+) ions up to full occupancy (one ion per octarepeat) at neutral pH. While crystallographic data show that the HGGG octarepeat subdomain is the basic binding unit, multiple histidine coordination at lower Cu occupancy has been reported by X-ray absorption spectroscopy, EPR, and potentiometric experiments. In this paper we investigate, with first principles Car-Parrinello simulations, the first step for the formation of the Cu low-level binding mode, where four histidine side chains are coordinated to the same Cu(2+) ion. This step involves the further binding of a second histidine to an already HGGG domain bonded Cu(2+) ion. The influence of the pH on the ability of Cu to bind two histidine side chains was taken into account by simulating different protonation states of the amide N atoms of the two glycines lying nearest to the first histidine. Multiple histidine coordination is also seen to occur when glycine deprotonation occurs and the presence of the extra histidine stabilizes the Cu-peptide complex. Though the stabilization effect slightly decreases with the number of deprotonated glycines (reaching a minimum when both N atoms of the two nearest glycines are available as Cu ligands), the system is still capable of binding the second histidine in a 4N tetrahedral (though slightly distorted) coordination, whose energy is very near to that of the crystallographic square-planar 3N1O coordination. This result suggests that at low metal concentration the reorganization energy associated with Cu(II)/Cu(I) reduction is small also at pH approximately 7, when glycines are deprotonated.
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The cellular form of the prion protein, PrPc, is critically required for the establishment of prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Within the N-terminal half of PrPc are four octapeptide repeats that bind Cu2+. Exposure of neuronal cells expressing PrPc to Cu2+ results in the rapid endocytosis of the protein. First, PrPc translocates laterally out of detergent-resistant lipid rafts into detergent-soluble regions of the plasma membrane, then it is internalized through clathrin-coated pits. The extreme N-terminal region of PrPc is critically required for its endocytosis, as is the transmembrane LRP1 (low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1). Incubation of cells with a competitive inhibitor of LRP1 ligands, receptor-associated protein, or down-regulation of LRP1 with siRNA (short interfering RNA) reduces the endocytosis of PrPc. Zn2+ also promotes the endocytosis of PrPc, a phenomenon that is also dependent on the octapeptide repeats and requires LRP1.
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Gaggelli E, Jankowska E, Kozlowski H, Marcinkowska A, Migliorini C, Stanczak P, Valensin D, Valensin G. Structural Characterization of the Intra- and Inter-Repeat Copper Binding Modes within the N-Terminal Region of “Prion Related Protein” (PrP-rel-2) of Zebrafish. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:15140-50. [DOI: 10.1021/jp804759q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Elena Gaggelli
- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, 53-100 Siena, Italy, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdañsk, Gdañsk, Poland, and Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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Srikanth R, Wilson J, Burns CS, Vachet RW. Identification of the copper(II) coordinating residues in the prion protein by metal-catalyzed oxidation mass spectrometry: evidence for multiple isomers at low copper(II) loadings. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9258-68. [PMID: 18690704 DOI: 10.1021/bi800970m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While the Cu(II) binding sites of the prion protein have been well studied under Cu-saturation conditions, the identity of the residues involved in coordinating Cu(II) at low stoichiometries and the order in which the binding sites load with Cu(II) remain unresolved. In this study, we have used two mass spectrometry based methods to gather insight into Cu(II)-prion binding under different stoichiometric loadings of Cu(II). The first method uses metal-catalyzed oxidation reactions to site specifically modify the residues bound to Cu(II) in solution, and the second method determines Cu binding sites based on the protection of His from modification by diethyl pyrocarbonate when this residue binds Cu(II) in solution. For both methods, the residues that are labeled by these reactions can then be unambiguously identified using tandem mass spectrometry. Upon applying these two complementary methods to a construct of the prion protein that contains residues 23-28 and 57-98, several noteworthy observations are made. Coordination of Cu(II) by multiple His imidazoles is found at 1:1 and 1:2 PrP:Cu(II) ratios. Notably, there appear to be four to seven isomers of this multiple histidine coordination mode in the 1:1 complex. Furthermore, our data clearly show that His96 is the dominant Cu(II) binding ligand, as in every isomer His96 is bound to Cu(II). The individual octarepeat binding sites begin to fill at ratios of 1:3 PrP:Cu(II) with no clear preference for the order in which they load with Cu(II), although the His77 octarepeat appears to saturate last. The existence of several "degenerate" Cu binding modes at low PrP:Cu(II) ratios may allow it to more readily accept additional Cu(II) ions, thus allowing PrP to transition from a singly Cu(II) bound state to a multiply Cu(II) bound state as a function of cellular Cu(II) concentration.
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- Rapole Srikanth
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Hureau C, Mathé C, Faller P, Mattioli TA, Dorlet P. Folding of the prion peptide GGGTHSQW around the copper(II) ion: identifying the oxygen donor ligand at neutral pH and probing the proximity of the tryptophan residue to the copper ion. J Biol Inorg Chem 2008; 13:1055-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-008-0389-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Accepted: 05/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Colombo MC, Vandevondele J, Van Doorslaer S, Laio A, Guidoni L, Rothlisberger U. Copper binding sites in the C-terminal domain of mouse prion protein: A hybrid (QM/MM) molecular dynamics study. Proteins 2008; 70:1084-98. [PMID: 17876822 DOI: 10.1002/prot.21604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We present a hybrid QM/MM Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics study of the copper-loaded C-terminal domain of the mouse prion protein. By means of a statistical analysis of copper coordination in known protein structures, we localized the protein regions with the highest propensity for copper ion binding. The identified candidate structures were subsequently refined via QM/MM simulations. Their EPR characteristics were computed to make contact with the experimental data and to probe the sensitivity to structural and chemical changes. Overall best agreement with the experimental EPR data (Van Doorslaer et al., J Phys Chem B 2001; 105: 1631-1639) and the information currently available in the literature is observed for a binding site involving H187. Moreover, a reinterpretation of the experimental proton hyperfine couplings was possible in the light of the present computational findings.
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- Maria Carola Colombo
- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Minicozzi V, Stellato F, Comai M, Serra MD, Potrich C, Meyer-Klaucke W, Morante S. Identifying the Minimal Copper- and Zinc-binding Site Sequence in Amyloid-β Peptides. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:10784-92. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m707109200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The chemistry of copper binding to PrP: is there sufficient evidence to elucidate a role for copper in protein function? Biochem J 2008; 410:237-44. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20071477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There has been an enormous body of literature published in the last 10 years concerning copper and PrP (prion protein). Despite this, there is still no generally accepted role for copper in the function of PrP or any real consensus as to how and to what affinity copper associates with the protein. The present review attempts to look at all the evidence for the chemistry, co-ordination and affinity of copper binding to PrP, and then looks at what effect this has on the protein. We then connect this evidence with possible roles for PrP when bound to copper. No clear conclusions can be made from the available data, but it is clear from the present review what aspects of copper association with PrP need to be re-investigated.
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Riihimäki ES, Martínez JM, Kloo L. Structural effects of Cu(ii)-coordination in the octapeptide region of the human prion protein. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2008; 10:2488-95. [DOI: 10.1039/b717988j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Navarra G, Leone M, Militello V. Thermal aggregation of β-lactoglobulin in presence of metal ions. Biophys Chem 2007; 131:52-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 09/05/2007] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Osz K, Nagy Z, Pappalardo G, Di Natale G, Sanna D, Micera G, Rizzarelli E, Sóvágó I. Copper(II) Interaction with Prion Peptide Fragments Encompassing Histidine Residues Within and Outside the Octarepeat Domain: Speciation, Stability Constants and Binding Details. Chemistry 2007; 13:7129-43. [PMID: 17566127 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200601568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A 31-mer polypeptide, which encompasses residues 84-114 of human prion protein HuPrP(84-114) and contains three histidyl residues, namely one from the octarepeat (His85) and two histidyl residues from outside the octarepeat region (His96 and His111), and its mutants with two histidyl residues HuPrP(84-114)His85Ala, HuPrP(84-114) His96Ala, HuPrP(84-114)His111Ala and HuPrP(91-115) have been synthesised and their Cu2+ complexes studied by potentiometric and spectroscopic (UV/Vis, CD, EPR, ESI-MS) techniques. The results revealed a high Cu2+-binding affinity of all peptides, and the spectroscopic studies made it possible to clarify the coordination mode of the peptides in the different complex species. The imidazole nitrogen donor atoms of histidyl residues are the exclusive metal-binding sites below pH 5.5, and they have a preference for macrochelate structure formation. The deprotonation and metal-ion coordination of amide functions take place by increasing the pH; all of the histidines can be considered to be independent metal-binding sites in these species. As a consequence, di- and trinuclear complexes can be present even in equimolar samples of the metal ion and peptides, but the ratios of polynuclear species do not exceed the statistically expected ones; this excludes the possibility of cooperative Cu2+ binding. The species with a (N(im),N,N)-binding mode are favoured around pH 7, and their stability is enhanced by the macrochelation from another histidyl residue in the mononuclear complexes. The independence of the histidyl sites results in the existence of coordination isomers and the preference for metal binding follows the order of: His111>His96>His85. Deprotonation and metal-ion coordination of the third amide functions were detected in slightly alkaline solutions at each of the metal-binding sites; all had a (N(im),N,N,N)-coordination mode. Spectroscopic measurements also made it clear that the four lysyl amino groups of the peptides are not metal-binding sites in any cases.
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- Katalin Osz
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, 4010 Debrecen, Hungary
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Pushie MJ, Vogel HJ. Molecular dynamics simulations of two tandem octarepeats from the mammalian prion protein: fully Cu2+-bound and metal-free forms. Biophys J 2007; 93:3762-74. [PMID: 17704169 PMCID: PMC2084230 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.109512] [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] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Molecular dynamics simulations have been conducted on a model fragment (Ac-PHGGGWGQPHGGGW-NH(2)) of the prion protein octarepeat domain, both in the Cu(2+)-bound and metal-free forms. The copper-bound models are based on the consensus structure of the core Cu(2+)-binding site of an individual octarepeat, relevant to the fully Cu(2+)-occupied prion protein octarepeat region. The model peptides contain Cu(2+) bound through a His imidazole ring and two deprotonated amide N-atoms in the peptide backbone supplied by the following two Gly residues. Both the copper-bound and metal-free models have been simulated with the OPLS all-atom force field with the GROMACS molecular dynamics package. These simulations, with two tandem copper-binding sites, represent the minimum model necessary to observe potential structuring between the copper-binding sites in the octarepeat region. The GWGQ residues constitute a flexible linker region that predominantly adopts a turn, serving to bring adjacent His residues into close proximity. The consequent formation of stable structures demonstrates that the copper-bound octarepeat region allows the copper-coordinating sites to come into van der Waals contact, packing into particular orientations to further stabilize the bend in the GWGQ linker region.
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- M Jake Pushie
- Structural Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Dong J, Canfield JM, Mehta AK, Shokes JE, Tian B, Childers WS, Simmons JA, Mao Z, Scott RA, Warncke K, Lynn DG. Engineering metal ion coordination to regulate amyloid fibril assembly and toxicity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:13313-8. [PMID: 17686982 PMCID: PMC1948904 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702669104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Protein and peptide assembly into amyloid has been implicated in functions that range from beneficial epigenetic controls to pathological etiologies. However, the exact structures of the assemblies that regulate biological activity remain poorly defined. We have previously used Zn(2+) to modulate the assembly kinetics and morphology of congeners of the amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) associated with Alzheimer's disease. We now reveal a correlation among Abeta-Cu(2+) coordination, peptide self-assembly, and neuronal viability. By using the central segment of Abeta, HHQKLVFFA or Abeta(13-21), which contains residues H13 and H14 implicated in Abeta-metal ion binding, we show that Cu(2+) forms complexes with Abeta(13-21) and its K16A mutant and that the complexes, which do not self-assemble into fibrils, have structures similar to those found for the human prion protein, PrP. N-terminal acetylation and H14A substitution, Ac-Abeta(13-21)H14A, alters metal coordination, allowing Cu(2+) to accelerate assembly into neurotoxic fibrils. These results establish that the N-terminal region of Abeta can access different metal-ion-coordination environments and that different complexes can lead to profound changes in Abeta self-assembly kinetics, morphology, and toxicity. Related metal-ion coordination may be critical to the etiology of other neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Jijun Dong
- *Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Center for the Analysis of Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, and
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- *Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Center for the Analysis of Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, and
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; and
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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- *Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Center for the Analysis of Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, and
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- *Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Center for the Analysis of Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, and
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; and
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- *Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Center for the Analysis of Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, and
- Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322
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- *Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Center for the Analysis of Supramolecular Self-Assemblies, and
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) arise from conversion of the membrane-bound prion protein from PrP(C) to PrP(Sc). Examples of the TSEs include mad cow disease, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, scrapie in goats and sheep, and kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Although the precise function of PrP(C) in healthy tissues is not known, recent research demonstrates that it binds Cu(II) in an unusual and highly conserved region of the protein termed the octarepeat domain. This review describes recent connections between copper and PrP(C), with an emphasis on the electron paramagnetic resonance elucidation of the specific copper-binding sites, insights into PrP(C) function, and emerging connections between copper and prion disease.
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- Glenn L Millhauser
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
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Furlan S, La Penna G, Guerrieri F, Morante S, Rossi GC. Studying the Cu binding sites in the PrP N-terminal region: a test case for ab initio simulations. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2007; 36:841-5. [PMID: 17492282 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0162-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2006] [Revised: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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First principle ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of the Car-Parrinello type have proved to be of invaluable help in understanding the microscopic mechanisms of chemical bonding both in solid state physics and in structural biophysics. In this work we present as a test case a study of the Cu coordination mode at the Prion Protein binding sites localized in the N-terminal octarepeat region. Using medium size PC-clusters, we are able to deal with systems with up to about 350 atoms and 10(3) electrons for as long as approximately 2 ps. With a foreseeable forthcoming scaling up of the available CPU times by a factor 10(3), one can hope to be soon able to simulate systems of biological interest of realistic size and for physical times of the order of the nanosecond.
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- S Furlan
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISMAC, Via De Marini 6, Genoa, Italy.
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Shields SB, Franklin SJ. Investigation of the affinity and selectivity of avian prion hexarepeat peptides for physiological divalent metal ions. J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:783-8. [PMID: 17346797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 01/10/2007] [Accepted: 01/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To further the understanding of the biological importance of metal-binding by avian prion proteins, we have investigated the affinity and selectivity of peptides Hx1 [Ac-HNPGYP-nh] and Hx2 [Ac-NPGYPHNPGYPH-nh] with a range of physiological metals via electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and tyrosine fluorescence emission spectroscopy. Both the hexamer Hx1 and the "dimer" peptide Hx2 bind only one equivalent of Cu(II), although only the latter peptide binds copper with significant affinity (Hx1 K(d)=150+/-35 microM; Hx2 K(d)=1.07+/-0.78 microM, pH 7.0 in 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS) buffer). Both peptides are selective for Cu(II) over divalent Ca, Co, Mg, Mn, Ni, and Zn. Cyclic voltammetry was used to estimate Cu(II/I) solution potentials at pH 6.8, which were very similar for the two peptides (CuHx1 E degrees'=+350 mV, CuHx2 E degrees'=+320 mV vs. normal hydrogen electrode). These results suggest similar binding modes for the two peptides, and relative stabilization of Cu(I) relative to similar His-Gly-rich peptides in the literature.
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Kenward AG, Bartolotti LJ, Burns CS. Copper and zinc promote interactions between membrane-anchored peptides of the metal binding domain of the prion protein. Biochemistry 2007; 46:4261-71. [PMID: 17371047 DOI: 10.1021/bi602473r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The prion protein (PrP) has been identified as a metalloprotein capable of binding multiple copper ions and possibly zinc. Recent studies now indicate that prion self-recognition may be an important factor in both the normal function and misfunction of this protein. We have developed fluorescently labeled models of the prion protein that allow prion-prion interactions and metal binding to be investigated on the molecular level. Peptides encompassing the full metal binding region were anchored to the surface of small unilamellar vesicles, and PrP-PrP interactions were monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy as a function of added metal. Both Cu2+ and Zn2+ were found to cause an increase in the level of PrP-PrP interactions, by 117 and 300%, respectively, whereas other metals such as Ni2+, Co2+, and Ca2+ had no effect. The binding of either of these cofactors appears to act as a switch that induces PrP-PrP interactions in a reversible manner. Both glutamine and tryptophan residues, which occur frequently in the metal binding region of PrP, were found to be important in mediating PrP-PrP interactions. Experiments demonstrate that tryptophan residues are also responsible for the low level of PrP-PrP interactions observed in the absence of Cu2+ and Zn2+, and this is further supported by molecular modeling. Overall, our results indicate that PrP may be a bifunctional molecule capable of responding to fluctuations in both neuronal Cu2+ and Zn2+ levels.
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- Angela G Kenward
- Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
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Taylor D, Hooper N. The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) mediates the endocytosis of the cellular prion protein. Biochem J 2007; 402:17-23. [PMID: 17155929 PMCID: PMC1783995 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PrP(C) (cellular prion protein) is located at the surface of neuronal cells in detergent-insoluble lipid rafts, yet is internalized by clathrin-dependent endocytosis. As PrP(C) is glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-anchored, it requires a transmembrane adaptor protein to connect it to the clathrin endocytosis machinery. Using receptor-associated protein and small interfering RNA against particular LDL (low-density lipoprotein) family members, in combination with immunofluorescence microscopy and surface biotinylation assays, we show that the transmembrane LRP1 (LDL receptor-related protein 1) is required for the Cu(2+)-mediated endocytosis of PrP(C) in neuronal cells. We show also that another LRP1 ligand that can cause neurodegenerative disease, the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein, does not modulate the endocytosis of PrP(C).
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- David R. Taylor
- Proteolysis Research Group, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Proteolysis Research Group, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Treiber C, Thompsett AR, Pipkorn R, Brown DR, Multhaup G. Real-time kinetics of discontinuous and highly conformational metal-ion binding sites of prion protein. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007; 12:711-20. [PMID: 17345106 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-007-0220-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The prion protein (PrP) is a metalloprotein with an unstructured region covering residues 60-91 that bind two to six Cu(II) ions cooperatively. Cu can bind to PrP regions C-terminally to the octarepeat region involving residues His111 and/or His96. In addition to Cu(II), PrP binds Zn(II), Mn(II) and Ni(II) with binding constants several orders of magnitudes lower than those determined for Cu. We used for the first time surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis to dissect metal binding to specific sites of PrP domains and to determine binding kinetics in real time. A biosensor assay was established to measure the binding of PrP-derived synthetic peptides and recombinant PrP to nitrilotriacetic acid chelated divalent metal ions. We have identified two separate binding regions for binding of Cu to PrP by SPR, one in the octarepeat region and the second provided by His96 and His111, of which His96 is more essential for Cu coordination. The octarepeat region at the N-terminus of PrP increases the affinity for Cu of the full-length protein by a factor of 2, indicating a cooperative effect. Since none of the synthetic peptides covering the octarepeat region bound to Mn and recombinant PrP lacking this sequence were able to bind Mn, we propose a conformational binding site for Mn involving residues 91-230. A novel low-affinity binding site for Co(II) was discovered between PrP residues 104 and 114, with residue His111 being the key amino acid for coordinating Co(II). His111 is essential for Co(II) binding, whereas His96 is more important than His111 for binding of Cu(II).
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- Carina Treiber
- Institut für Chemie/Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Thielallee 63, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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