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Ahmad B, Achek A, Farooq M, Choi S. Accelerated NLRP3 inflammasome-inhibitory peptide design using a recurrent neural network model and molecular dynamics simulations. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:4825-4835. [PMID: 37854633 PMCID: PMC10579963 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Anomalous NLRP3 inflammasome responses have been linked to multiple health issues, including but not limited to atherosclerosis, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disease. Thus, targeting NLRP3 and modulating its associated immune response might be a promising strategy for developing new anti-inflammatory drugs. Herein, we report a computational method for de novo peptide design for targeting NLRP3 inflammasomes. The described method leverages a long-short-term memory (LSTM) network based on a recurrent neural network (RNN) to model a valuable latent space of molecules. The resulting classifiers are utilized to guide the selection of molecules generated by the model based on circular dichroism spectra and physicochemical features derived from high-throughput molecular dynamics simulations. Of the experimentally tested sequences, 60% of the peptides showed NLRP3-mediated inhibition of IL-1β and IL-18. One peptide displayed high potency against NLRP3-mediated IL-1β inhibition. However, NLRC4 and AIM2 inflammasome-mediated IL-1β secretion was uninterrupted by this peptide, demonstrating its selectivity toward the NLRP3 inflammasome. Overall, these results indicate that deep learning and molecular dynamics can accelerate the discovery of NLRP3 inhibitors with potent and selective activity.
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- Bilal Ahmad
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
- S&K Therapeutics, Ajou University, Campus Plaza 418, Worldcup-ro 199, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16502, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
- Technology Development Platform, Institut Pasteur Korea, Seongnam 13488, Soouth Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
- S&K Therapeutics, Ajou University, Campus Plaza 418, Worldcup-ro 199, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16502, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, South Korea
- S&K Therapeutics, Ajou University, Campus Plaza 418, Worldcup-ro 199, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16502, South Korea
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Seegren PV, Harper LR, Downs TK, Zhao XY, Viswanathan SB, Stremska ME, Olson RJ, Kennedy J, Ewald SE, Kumar P, Desai BN. Reduced mitochondrial calcium uptake in macrophages is a major driver of inflammaging. NATURE AGING 2023:10.1038/s43587-023-00436-8. [PMID: 37277641 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-023-00436-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is linked to age-associated inflammation or inflammaging, but underlying mechanisms are not understood. Analyses of 700 human blood transcriptomes revealed clear signs of age-associated low-grade inflammation. Among changes in mitochondrial components, we found that the expression of mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) and its regulatory subunit MICU1, genes central to mitochondrial Ca2+ (mCa2+) signaling, correlated inversely with age. Indeed, mCa2+ uptake capacity of mouse macrophages decreased significantly with age. We show that in both human and mouse macrophages, reduced mCa2+ uptake amplifies cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations and potentiates downstream nuclear factor kappa B activation, which is central to inflammation. Our findings pinpoint the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex as a keystone molecular apparatus that links age-related changes in mitochondrial physiology to systemic macrophage-mediated age-associated inflammation. The findings raise the exciting possibility that restoring mCa2+ uptake capacity in tissue-resident macrophages may decrease inflammaging of specific organs and alleviate age-associated conditions such as neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic diseases.
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- Philip V Seegren
- Pharmacology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Pharmacology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Pharmacology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Pharmacology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Pharmacology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- University of Virginia, Bioinformatics Core, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Pharmacology Department, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
- Carter Immunology Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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de Almeida L, Devi S, Indramohan M, Huang QQ, Ratsimandresy RA, Pope RM, Dorfleutner A, Stehlik C. POP1 inhibits MSU-induced inflammasome activation and ameliorates gout. Front Immunol 2022; 13:912069. [PMID: 36225929 PMCID: PMC9550078 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.912069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Canonical inflammasomes are innate immune protein scaffolds that enable the activation of inflammatory caspase-1, and subsequently the processing and release of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18, and danger signals, as well as the induction of pyroptotic cell death. Inflammasome assembly and activation occurs in response to sensing of infectious, sterile and self-derived molecular patterns by cytosolic pattern recognition receptors, including the Nod-like receptor NLRP3. While these responses are essential for host defense, excessive and uncontrolled NLRP3 inflammasome responses cause and contribute to a wide spectrum of inflammatory diseases, including gout. A key step in NLRP3 inflammasome assembly is the sequentially nucleated polymerization of Pyrin domain (PYD)- and caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing inflammasome components. NLRP3 triggers polymerization of the adaptor protein ASC through PYD-PYD interactions, but ASC polymerization then proceeds in a self-perpetuating manner and represents a point of no return, which culminates in the activation of caspase-1 by induced proximity. In humans, small PYD-only proteins (POPs) lacking an effector domain regulate this key process through competitive binding, but limited information exists on their physiological role during health and disease. Here we demonstrate that POP1 expression in macrophages is sufficient to dampen MSU crystal-mediated inflammatory responses in animal models of gout. Whether MSU crystals are administered into a subcutaneous airpouch or into the ankle joint, the presence of POP1 significantly reduces neutrophil infiltration. Also, airpouch exudates have much reduced IL-1β and ASC, which are typical pro-inflammatory indicators that can also be detected in synovial fluids of gout patients. Exogenous expression of POP1 in mouse and human macrophages also blocks MSU crystal-induced NLRP3 inflammasome assembly, resulting in reduced IL-1β and IL-18 secretion. Conversely, reduced POP1 expression in human macrophages enhances IL-1β secretion. We further determined that the mechanism for the POP1-mediated inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation is through its interference with the crucial NLRP3 and ASC interaction within the inflammasome complex. Strikingly, administration of an engineered cell permeable version of POP1 was able to ameliorate MSU crystal-mediated inflammation in vivo, as measured by neutrophil infiltration. Overall, we demonstrate that POP1 may play a crucial role in regulating inflammatory responses in gout.
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- Lucia de Almeida
- 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- 2Department of Academic Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- 2Department of Academic Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- 2Department of Academic Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- 2Department of Academic Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,4The Kao Autoimmunity Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Andrea Dorfleutner, ; Christian Stehlik,
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- 2Department of Academic Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,4The Kao Autoimmunity Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,5Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Andrea Dorfleutner, ; Christian Stehlik,
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He X, Wang J, Yu H, Lv W, Wang Y, Zhang Q, Liu Z, Wu Y. Clinical significance for diagnosis and prognosis of POP1 and its potential role in breast cancer: a comprehensive analysis based on multiple databases. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:6936-6956. [PMID: 36084948 PMCID: PMC9512506 DOI: 10.18632/aging.204255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common cancers in women. The discovery of available biomarkers is crucial for early diagnosis and improving prognosis. The effect of POP1 in BC remains unrevealed. Our study aims to explore the expression of POP1 in BC and demonstrate its clinical significance and potential molecular mechanisms. Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) BC cohort transcriptome data and corresponding clinical information were downloaded. GSE42568 cohort, GSE162228 cohort, GSE7904 cohort, and GSE161533 cohort in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were used as verification groups. R software and several web tools were used for statistical analysis. Moreover, the proliferation, transwell, wound healing experiments, and flow cytometry were used for in vitro investigation. Results: Compared with normal breast tissue, POP1 expression was up-regulated in BC tissue with a higher mutation rate. POP1 had good diagnostic value for BC and could be utilized as a new marker. POP1 was significantly correlated with multiple pathways in BC and played an important role in the immune infiltration of BC. High-POP1 expression patients were more prone to be responded to immunotherapy and had a significantly higher percentage of immunotherapy response rate. Moreover, POP1 promoted proliferation and migration and inhibited apoptosis in BC cells. Conclusions: POP1 expression was up-regulated in BC and was associated with a poor prognosis. Patients with high-POP1 expression were more likely to be responded to immunotherapy. Our study can provide a potential marker POP1 for BC, which is beneficial in the diagnosis and treatment of BC.
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- Xiao He
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Emergency, The People's Hospital of China Three Gorges University, The First People's Hospital of Yichang, Yichang 443000, Hubei, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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Cai R, Xu Y, Ren Y, He S, Zheng J, Kong B, Li Q, Yang X, Dai R, Wei R, Su Q. MicroRNA-136-5p protects cardiomyocytes from coronary microembolization through the inhibition of pyroptosis. Apoptosis 2022; 27:206-221. [PMID: 35084609 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-022-01712-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This study investigated how miR-136-5p partially affected cardiomyocyte pyroptosis in rats with coronary microembolization (CME). The cardiac function and structure of rats with CME were evaluated using echocardiography, hematoxylin and eosin staining, Masson staining, and troponin I level. Pyroptosis was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in isolated rat cardiomyocytes and evaluated by the expression of caspase-1, NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3, interleukin-1β, and gasdermin D-N. After cell transfection, the expression of Ataxin-1 like (ATXN1L), pyrin domain-containing 1 (PYDC1), and pyroptosis-related proteins was assessed. Dual-luciferase reporter and immunoprecipitation assays were used to verify the relationships among miR-136-5p, ATXN1L, and capicua (CIC). MiR-136-5p was under-expressed, whereas ATXN1L was overexpressed in rats with CME and in LPS-treated primary cardiomyocytes. MiR-136-5p targeted ATXN1L, and ATXN1L bound to CIC to suppress PYDC1 expression. MiR-136-5p overexpression suppressed pyroptosis by inhibiting the binding of ATXN1L with CIC and promoting PYDC1 expression, which was reversed by simultaneous elevation of ATXN1L. In conclusion, miR-136-5p suppressed pyroptosis by upregulating PYDC1 via ATXN1L/CIC axis, thereby attenuating cardiac damage caused by CME.
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- Ruping Cai
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1, Zhiyuan Road, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, No. 15, Lequn Road, Guilin, 541001, Guangxi, China.
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Structure, Activation and Regulation of NLRP3 and AIM2 Inflammasomes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020872. [PMID: 33467177 PMCID: PMC7830601 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The inflammasome is a three-component (sensor, adaptor, and effector) filamentous signaling platform that shields from multiple pathogenic infections by stimulating the proteolytical maturation of proinflammatory cytokines and pyroptotic cell death. The signaling process initiates with the detection of endogenous and/or external danger signals by specific sensors, followed by the nucleation and polymerization from sensor to downstream adaptor and then to the effector, caspase-1. Aberrant activation of inflammasomes promotes autoinflammatory diseases, cancer, neurodegeneration, and cardiometabolic disorders. Therefore, an equitable level of regulation is required to maintain the equilibrium between inflammasome activation and inhibition. Recent advancement in the structural and mechanistic understanding of inflammasome assembly potentiates the emergence of novel therapeutics against inflammasome-regulated diseases. In this review, we have comprehensively discussed the recent and updated insights into the structure of inflammasome components, their activation, interaction, mechanism of regulation, and finally, the formation of densely packed filamentous inflammasome complex that exists as micron-sized punctum in the cells and mediates the immune responses.
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Devi S, Stehlik C, Dorfleutner A. An Update on CARD Only Proteins (COPs) and PYD Only Proteins (POPs) as Inflammasome Regulators. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6901. [PMID: 32962268 PMCID: PMC7555848 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Inflammasomes are protein scaffolds required for the activation of caspase-1 and the subsequent release of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18, and danger signals, as well as the induction of pyroptotic cell death to restore homeostasis following infection and sterile tissue damage. However, excessive inflammasome activation also causes detrimental inflammatory disease. Therefore, extensive control mechanisms are necessary to prevent improper inflammasome responses and inflammatory disease. Inflammasomes are assembled by sequential nucleated polymerization of Pyrin domain (PYD) and caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing inflammasome components. Once polymerization is nucleated, this process proceeds in a self-perpetuating manner and represents a point of no return. Therefore, regulation of this key step is crucial for a controlled inflammasome response. Here, we provide an update on two single domain protein families containing either a PYD or a CARD, the PYD-only proteins (POPs) and CARD-only proteins (COPs), respectively. Their structure allows them to occupy and block access to key protein-protein interaction domains necessary for inflammasome assembly, thereby regulating the threshold of these nucleated polymerization events, and consequently, the inflammatory host response.
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- Savita Devi
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA;
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA;
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Sušjan P, Lainšček D, Strmšek Ž, Hodnik V, Anderluh G, Hafner-Bratkovič I. Selective inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome by designed peptide originating from ASC. FASEB J 2020; 34:11068-11086. [PMID: 32648626 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902938rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a multiprotein complex which forms within cells in response to various microbial and self-derived triggers. Mutations in the gene encoding NLRP3 cause rare cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) and growing evidence links NLRP3 inflammasome to common diseases such as Alzheimer´s disease. In order to modulate different stages of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly nine peptides whose sequences correspond to segments of inflammasome components NLRP3 and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) were selected. Five peptides inhibited IL-1β release, caspase-1 activation and ASC oligomerization in response to soluble and particulate NLRP3 triggers. Modulatory peptides also attenuated IL-1β maturation induced by constitutive CAPS-associated NLRP3 mutants. Peptide corresponding to H2-H3 segment of ASC pyrin domain selectively inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome by binding to NLRP3 pyrin domain in the micromolar range. The peptide had no effect on AIM2 and NLRC4 inflammasomes as well as NF-κB pathway. The peptide effectively dampened neutrophil infiltration in the silica-induced peritonitis and when equipped with Antennapedia or Angiopep-2 motifs crossed the blood-brain barrier in a mouse model. Our study demonstrates that peptides represent an important tool for targeting multiprotein inflammatory complexes and can serve as the basis for the development of novel anti-inflammatory strategies for neurodegeneration.
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- Petra Sušjan
- Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Graduate School of Biomedicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Graduate School of Biomedicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Nanobiotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Nanobiotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,EN-FIST Centre of Excellence, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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de Alba E. Structure, interactions and self-assembly of ASC-dependent inflammasomes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 670:15-31. [PMID: 31152698 PMCID: PMC8455077 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The inflammasome is a multi-protein platform that assembles upon the presence of cues derived from infection or tissue damage, and triggers the inflammatory response. Inflammasome components include sensor proteins that detect danger signals, procaspase 1 and the adapter ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) tethering these molecules together. Upon inflammasome assembly, procaspase 1 self-activates and renders functional cytokines to arbitrate in the defense mechanism. This assembly is mediated by self-association and protein interactions via Death Domains. The inflammasome plays a critical role in innate immunity and its dysregulation is the culprit of many autoimmune disorders. An in-depth understanding of the factors involved in inflammasome assembly could help fight these conditions. This review describes our current knowledge on the biophysical aspects of inflammasome formation from the perspective of ASC. The specific characteristics of the three-dimensional solution structure and interdomain dynamics of ASC are explained in relation to its function in inflammasome assembly. Additionally, the review elaborates on the identification of ASC interacting surfaces at the amino acid level using NMR techniques. Finally, the macrostructures formed by full-length ASC and its two Death Domains studied with Transmission Electron Microscopy are compared in the context of a directional model for inflammasome assembly.
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- Eva de Alba
- Department of Bioengineering. School of Engineering. University of California, Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA, 95343, USA.
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The inflammasome is a multi-molecular platform crucial to the induction of an inflammatory response to cellular danger. Recognition in the cytoplasm of endogenously and exogenously derived ligands initiates conformational change in sensor proteins, such as NLRP3, that permits the subsequent rapid recruitment of adaptor proteins, like ASC, and the resulting assembly of a large-scale inflammatory signalling platform. The assembly process is driven by sensor-sensor interactions as well as sensor-adaptor and adaptor-adaptor interactions. The resulting complex, which can reach diameters of around 1 micron, has a variable composition and stoichiometry. The inflammasome complex functions as a platform for the proximity induced activation of effector caspases, such as caspase-1 and caspase-8. This ultimately leads to the processing of the inflammatory cytokines pro-IL1β and pro-IL18 into their active forms, along with the cleavage of Gasdermin D, a key activator of cell death via pyroptosis.
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Banu H, Joseph MC, Nisar MN. In-silico approach to investigate death domains associated with nano-particle-mediated cellular responses. Comput Biol Chem 2018; 75:11-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Indramohan M, Stehlik C, Dorfleutner A. COPs and POPs Patrol Inflammasome Activation. J Mol Biol 2017; 430:153-173. [PMID: 29024695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Sensing and responding to pathogens and tissue damage is a core mechanism of innate immune host defense, and inflammasomes represent a central cytosolic pattern recognition receptor pathway leading to the generation of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β and interleukin-18 and pyroptotic cell death that causes the subsequent release of danger signals to propagate and perpetuate inflammatory responses. While inflammasome activation is essential for host defense, deregulated inflammasome responses and excessive release of inflammatory cytokines and danger signals are linked to an increasing spectrum of inflammatory diseases. In this review, we will discuss recent developments in elucidating the role of PYRIN domain-only proteins (POPs) and the related CARD-only proteins (COPs) in regulating inflammasome responses and their impact on inflammatory disease.
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- Mohanalaxmi Indramohan
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center and Skin Disease Research Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Maharana J, Vats A, Gautam S, Nayak BP, Kumar S, Sendha J, De S. POP1 might be recruiting its type-Ia interface for NLRP3-mediated PYD-PYD interaction: Insights from MD simulation. J Mol Recognit 2017; 30. [PMID: 28370480 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Inflammasomes are multiprotein caspase-activating complexes that enhance the maturation and release of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and IL-18) in response to the invading pathogen and/or host-derived cellular stress. These are assembled by the sensory proteins (viz NLRC4, NLRP1, NLRP3, and AIM-2), adaptor protein (ASC), and effector molecule procaspase-1. In NLRP3-mediated inflammasome activation, ASC acts as a mediator between NLRP3 and procaspase-1 for the transmission of signals. A series of homotypic protein-protein interactions (NLRP3PYD :ASCPYD and ASCCARD :CASP1CARD ) propagates the downstream signaling for the production of proinflammatory cytokines. Pyrin-only protein 1 (POP1) is known to act as the regulator of inflammasome. It modulates the ASC-mediated inflammasome assembly by interacting with pyrin domain (PYD) of ASC. However, despite similar electrostatic surface potential, the interaction of POP1 with NLRP3PYD is obscured till date. Herein, to explore the possible PYD-PYD interactions between NLRP3PYD and POP1, a combined approach of protein-protein docking and molecular dynamics simulation was adapted. The current study revealed that POP1's type-Ia interface and type-Ib interface of NLRP3PYD might be crucial for 1:1 PYD-PYD interaction. In addition to type-I mode of interaction, we also observed type-II and type-III interaction modes in two different dynamically stable heterotrimeric complexes (POP1-NLRP3-NLRP3 and POP1-NLRP3-POP1). The inter-residual/atomic distance calculation exposed several critical residues that possibly govern the said interaction, which need further investigation. Overall, the findings of this study will shed new light on hitherto concealed molecular mechanisms underlying NLRP3-mediated inflammasome, which will have strong future therapeutic implications.
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- Jitendra Maharana
- Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, -751003, Odisha, India
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- Animal Genomics Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 751003, Haryana, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, -751003, Odisha, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, -751003, Odisha, India
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- Animal Genomics Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 751003, Haryana, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, -751003, Odisha, India
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- Animal Genomics Lab, Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 751003, Haryana, India
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Hoss F, Rodriguez-Alcazar JF, Latz E. Assembly and regulation of ASC specks. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:1211-1229. [PMID: 27761594 PMCID: PMC11107573 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2396-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The inflammasome adapter ASC links activated inflammasome sensors to the effector molecule pro-caspase-1. Recruitment of pro-caspase-1 to ASC promotes the autocatalytic activation of caspase-1, which leads to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β. Upon triggering of inflammasome sensors, ASC assembles into large helical fibrils that interact with each other serving as a supramolecular signaling platform termed the ASC speck. Alternative splicing, post-translational modifications of ASC, as well as interaction with other proteins can perturb ASC function. In several inflammatory diseases, ASC specks can be found in the extracellular space and its presence correlates with poor prognosis. Here, we review the role of ASC in inflammation, and focus on the structural mechanisms that lead to ASC speck formation, the regulation of ASC function during inflammasome assembly, and the importance of ASC specks in disease.
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- Florian Hoss
- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany.
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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Oroz J, Barrera-Vilarmau S, Alfonso C, Rivas G, de Alba E. ASC Pyrin Domain Self-associates and Binds NLRP3 Protein Using Equivalent Binding Interfaces. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:19487-501. [PMID: 27432880 PMCID: PMC5016686 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.741082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Death domain superfamily members typically act as adaptors mediating in the assembly of supramolecular complexes with critical apoptosis and inflammation functions. These modular proteins consist of death domains, death effector domains, caspase recruitment domains, and pyrin domains (PYD). Despite the high structural similarity among them, only homotypic interactions participate in complex formation, suggesting that subtle factors differentiate each interaction type. It is thus critical to identify these factors as an essential step toward the understanding of the molecular basis of apoptosis and inflammation. The proteins apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) and NLRP3 play key roles in the regulation of apoptosis and inflammation through self-association and protein-protein interactions mediated by their PYDs. To better understand the molecular basis of their function, we have characterized ASC and NLRP3 PYD self-association and their intermolecular interaction by solution NMR spectroscopy and analytical ultracentrifugation. We found that ASC self-associates and binds NLRP3 PYD through equivalent protein regions, with higher binding affinity for the latter. These regions are located at opposite sides of the protein allowing multimeric complex formation previously shown in ASC PYD fibril assemblies. We show that NLRP3 PYD coexists in solution as a monomer and highly populated large-order oligomerized species. Despite this, we determined its monomeric three-dimensional solution structure by NMR and characterized its binding to ASC PYD. Using our novel structural data, we propose molecular models of ASC·ASC and ASC·NLRP3 PYD early supramolecular complexes, providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms of inflammasome and apoptosis signaling.
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- Javier Oroz
- From the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Departments of Chemical and Physical Biology and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), ℅Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, Göttingen-37077, Germany, and
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- From the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Departments of Chemical and Physical Biology and
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- Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramiro de Maeztu, 9 Madrid-28040, Spain, the Health Sciences Research Institute, University of California at Merced, Merced, California 95343
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Ravotti F, Sborgi L, Cadalbert R, Huber M, Mazur A, Broz P, Hiller S, Meier BH, Böckmann A. Sequence-specific solid-state NMR assignments of the mouse ASC PYRIN domain in its filament form. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2016; 10:107-15. [PMID: 26403911 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-015-9647-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The apoptosis-associated speck-like protein (ASC protein) plays a central role in eukaryotic innate immune response. Upon infection, multiple ASC molecules assemble into long filaments, which are fundamental for triggering the cellular defense mechanism by starting an inflammatory cascade with the activation of caspase-1. ASC is composed of two domains, the C-terminal caspase-recruitment domain, which is involved in the recruitment of the caspase, and the N-terminal PYRIN domain (PYD), which is responsible for the formation of the filament. Here we present the (13)C and (15)N chemical shift assignment for filaments formed by the PYD of mouse ASC, a 91-residue protein. The backbone between residues 4 and 84 is assigned without interruption. Also, 86 % of the sidechain resonances for this stretch are assigned. Residues 1-3 and 85-91 show unfavorable dynamics and are not observed. Secondary chemical-shift analysis shows the presence of six α-helices.
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- Francesco Ravotti
- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
- Research IT, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, Labex Ecofect, UMR 5086 CNRS, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.
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Matusiak M, Van Opdenbosch N, Lamkanfi M. CARD- and pyrin-only proteins regulating inflammasome activation and immunity. Immunol Rev 2016; 265:217-30. [PMID: 25879296 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Membrane-bound and intracellular immune receptors respond to microbial pathogens by initiating signaling cascades that result in production of inflammatory cytokines and antimicrobial factors. These host responses need to be tightly regulated to prevent tissue damage and other harmful consequences of excessive inflammation. CARD-only proteins (COPs) and Pyrin-only proteins (POPs) are human- and primate-specific dominant negative inhibitors that modulate inflammatory and innate immune responses. In addition, several poxviruses encode POPs that interfere with inflammatory and host defense responses. COPs and POPs modulate inflammatory signaling at several checkpoints by sequestering key components of the inflammasome and NF-κB signaling cascades, thus hampering downstream signal transduction. Here, we review and discuss current understanding of the evolutionary history and molecular mechanisms by which roles of host- and virus-encoded COPs and POPs may regulate inflammatory and immune responses. In addition, we address their (patho)physiological roles and highlight topics for further research.
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- Magdalena Matusiak
- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Inflammasomes are protein complexes that promote the maturation and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and danger signals as well as pyroptosis in response to infections and cellular stress. Inflammasomes consist of a sensor, an adapter, and the effector caspase-1, which interact through homotypic interactions of caspase recruitment domains (CARDs) or PYRIN domains (PYDs). Hence, decoy proteins encoding only a CARD or PYD, COPs and POPs, respectively, are assumed to inhibit inflammasome assembly. Sensors encoding a PYD belong to the families of NOD-like receptors containing a PYD (NLRPs) or AIM2-like receptors (ALRs), which interact with the PYD- and CARD-containing adapter ASC through homotypic PYD interactions. Subsequently, ASC undergoes PYD-dependent oligomerization, which promotes CARD-mediated interactions between ASC and caspase-1, resulting in caspase-1 activation. POPs are suggested to interfere with the interaction between NLRPs/ALRs and ASC to prevent nucleation of ASC and therefore prevent an oligomeric platform for caspase-1 activation. Similarly, COPs are suggested to bind to the CARD of caspase-1 to prevent its recruitment to the oligomeric ASC platform and its activation. Alternatively, the adapter ASC may regulate inflammasome activity by expressing different isoforms, which are either capable or incapable of assembling an oligomeric ASC platform. The molecular mechanism of inflammasome assembly has only recently been elucidated, but the effects of most COPs and POPs on inflammasome assembly have not been investigated. Here, we discuss our model of COP- and POP-mediated inflammasome regulation.
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- Andrea Dorfleutner
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Structure and assembly of the mouse ASC inflammasome by combined NMR spectroscopy and cryo-electron microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:13237-42. [PMID: 26464513 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1507579112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that control the innate immune response by activating caspase-1, thus promoting the secretion of cytokines in response to invading pathogens and endogenous triggers. Assembly of inflammasomes is induced by activation of a receptor protein. Many inflammasome receptors require the adapter protein ASC [apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase-recruitment domain (CARD)], which consists of two domains, the N-terminal pyrin domain (PYD) and the C-terminal CARD. Upon activation, ASC forms large oligomeric filaments, which facilitate procaspase-1 recruitment. Here, we characterize the structure and filament formation of mouse ASC in vitro at atomic resolution. Information from cryo-electron microscopy and solid-state NMR spectroscopy is combined in a single structure calculation to obtain the atomic-resolution structure of the ASC filament. Perturbations of NMR resonances upon filament formation monitor the specific binding interfaces of ASC-PYD association. Importantly, NMR experiments show the rigidity of the PYD forming the core of the filament as well as the high mobility of the CARD relative to this core. The findings are validated by structure-based mutagenesis experiments in cultured macrophages. The 3D structure of the mouse ASC-PYD filament is highly similar to the recently determined human ASC-PYD filament, suggesting evolutionary conservation of ASC-dependent inflammasome mechanisms.
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The PYRIN domain (PYD) is a protein-protein interaction domain, which belongs to the death domain fold (DDF) superfamily. It is best known for its signaling function in innate immune responses and particularly in the assembly of inflammasomes, which are large protein complexes that allow the induced proximity-mediated activation of caspase-1 and subsequently the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The molecular mechanism of inflammasome assembly was only recently elucidated and specifically requires PYD oligomerization. Here we discuss the recent advances in our understanding of PYD signaling and its regulation by PYD-only proteins.
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Jin T, Xiao TS. Activation and assembly of the inflammasomes through conserved protein domain families. Apoptosis 2015; 20:151-6. [PMID: 25398536 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-014-1053-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inflammasomes are oligomeric protein complexes assembled through interactions among the death domain superfamily members, in particular the CARD and PYD domains. Recent progress has shed lights on how the ASC PYD can polymerize to form filaments using multiple domain:domain interfaces, and how the caspase4 CARD can recognize LPS to activate the non-classical inflammasome pathway. Comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms of inflammasome activation and assembly require more extensive structural and biophysical dissection of the inflammasome components and complexes, in particular additional CARD or PYD filaments. Because of the variations in death domain structures and complexes observed so far, future work will undoubtedly shed lights on the mechanisms of inflammasome assembly as well as more surprises on the versatile structure and function of the death domain superfamily.
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- Tengchuan Jin
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA,
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Choi JY, Kim CM, Seo EK, Bhat EA, Jang TH, Lee JH, Park HH. Crystal structure of human POP1 and its distinct structural feature for PYD domain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 460:957-63. [PMID: 25839653 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.03.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Inflammatory caspases, such as caspase-1, which is critical for the innate immune response, are activated upon the formation of a molecular complex called the inflammasome. The inflammasome is composed of three proteins, the Nod-like receptor (NLRP, NLRC or AIM2), apoptosis associated speck-loke protein containing a caspase-recruitment domain (ASC), and caspase-1. ASC is an adaptor molecule that contains an N-terminal PYD domain and a C-terminal CARD domain for interaction with other proteins. Upon activation, the N-terminal PYD of ASC homotypically interacts with the PYD domain of the Nod-like receptor, while its C-terminal CARD homotypically interacts with the CARD domain of caspase-1. PYD only protein 1 (POP1) negatively regulates inflammatory response by blocking the formation of the inflammasome. POP1 directly binds to ASC via a PYD:PYD interaction, thereby preventing ASC recruitment to Nod-like receptor NLRPs. POP1-mediated regulation of inflammation is of great biological importance. Here, we report the crystal structure of human POP1 and speculate about the inhibitory mechanism of POP1-mediated inflammasome formation based on the current structure.
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- Jae Young Choi
- School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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- School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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- School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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- School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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- School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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- Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 406-840, Republic of Korea; Department of Polar Sciences, Korea University of Science and Technology, Incheon 406-840, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry at Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea.
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Sahillioglu AC, Sumbul F, Ozoren N, Haliloglu T. Structural and dynamics aspects of ASC speck assembly. Structure 2014; 22:1722-1734. [PMID: 25458835 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2014.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Activation of the inflammasome is accompanied by rapid formation of a micrometer-sized perinuclear structure called the ASC speck, a platform for caspase-1 activity. The ASC speck is often referred to as an aggregate and shares certain features with aggresomes. It is thus an open question whether the ASC speck formation takes place via nonspecific aggregation of hydrophobic patches or specific interactions of its domains; PYD and CARD, which belong to the death fold superfamily. Bringing together structure and dynamics studies using the Gaussian network model of PYD and CARD, and molecular dynamics simulations of the wild-type and in silico mutated PYD, with the mutational analysis on the ASC structure and its separate domains in human cells, we show that the ASC speck is an organized structure with at least two levels of distinct compaction mechanisms based on the specific interactions of PYD and CARD.
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- Ali Can Sahillioglu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Apoptosis and Cancer Immunology Laboratory (AKIL), Bogazici University, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Research Center, Bogazici University, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Apoptosis and Cancer Immunology Laboratory (AKIL), Bogazici University, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey; Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Research Center, Bogazici University, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey; Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, 34470 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Narayanan KB, Jang TH, Park HH. Self-oligomerization of ASC PYD domain prevents the assembly of inflammasome in vitro. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 172:3902-12. [PMID: 24585381 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-0819-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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NALP3 inflammasome, which is an inflammatory caspase-activating complex, is composed of three proteins: NALP3 (an NOD-like receptor), an apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), and caspase-1. NALP3 senses danger signals, while ASC is an adaptor molecule containing two protein interaction modules: pyrin domain (PYD) and caspase recruitment domain (CARD). Caspase-1 is a cysteine protease that uses cysteine as a nucleophile and has a CARD domain for protein interaction. During inflammasome formation, the ASC adaptor acts as a bridge between caspase and NOD-like receptor (NLR) by offering the CARD for CARD-CARD interactions and PYD for PYD-PYD interactions. In the current study, we successfully purified and characterized NALP3 PYD and ASC PYD. The results showed that ASC PYD easily self-oligomerized under physiological conditions, and this self-oligomerization of the ASC PYD prevented complex formation with NALP3 PYD in vitro.
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- Kannan Badri Narayanan
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biochemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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The PYRIN domain (PYD) is a well known protein interaction module and a prime mediator of the protein interactions necessary for apoptosis, inflammation and innate immune signaling pathway. Because PYD-mediated apoptosis, inflammation and innate immune processes are associated with many human diseases, studies in these areas are of great biological importance. Intensive biochemical and structural studies of PYD have been conducted in the past decade to elucidate PYD-mediated signaling events, and evaluations of the molecular structure of PYDs have shown the underlying molecular basis for the assembly of PYD-mediated complexes and for the regulation of inflammation and innate immunity. This review summarizes the structure and function of various PYDs and proposes a PYD:PYD interaction for assembly of the complexes involved in those signaling pathways.
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Le HT, Harton JA. Pyrin- and CARD-only Proteins as Regulators of NLR Functions. Front Immunol 2013; 4:275. [PMID: 24062743 PMCID: PMC3775265 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Upon activation Nod-like receptors (NLRs) assemble into multi-protein complexes such as the NODosome and inflammasome. This process relies upon homo domain interactions between the structurally related Pyrin and caspase-recruitment (CARD) domains and adaptor proteins, such as ASC, or effector proteins, such as caspase-1. Although a variety of NLRP and NLRC complexes have been described along with their activating stimuli and associated proteins, less familiar are processes limiting assembly and/or promoting dissociation of NLR complexes. Given the importance of limiting harmful, chronic inflammation, such regulatory mechanisms are significant and likely numerous. Proteins comprised of a solitary Pyrin domain (Pyrin-only) or CARD domain (CARD-only) posses an obvious potential ability to act as competitive inhibitors of NLR complexes. Indeed, both Pyrin-only proteins (POPs) and CARD-only proteins (COPs) have been described as regulators of caspase-1 and/or NLR-inflammasome activation and not surprisingly as factors mediating pathogenesis. Although clear examples of pathogen encoded POPs are currently limited to members of the poxviridae, the human genome likely encodes three POPs (POP1, POP2, and a potential POP3), of which only POP2 is known to prevent NLR:ASC interaction, and three COPs (COP/Pseudo-ICE, INCA, and ICEBERG), initially described for their ability to inhibit caspase-1 activity. Surprisingly, among eukaryotic species POPs and COPs appear to be evolutionarily recent and restricted to higher primates, suggesting strong selective pressures driving their emergence. Despite the importance of understanding the regulation of NLR functions, relatively little attention has been devoted to revealing the biological impact of these intriguing proteins. This review highlights the current state of our understanding of POPs and COPs with attention to protein interaction, functions, evolution, implications for health and disease, and outstanding questions.
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- Hongnga T Le
- Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College , Albany, NY , USA ; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Science, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City , Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
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Su MY, Kuo CI, Chang CF, Chang CI. Three-dimensional structure of human NLRP10/PYNOD pyrin domain reveals a homotypic interaction site distinct from its mouse homologue. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67843. [PMID: 23861819 PMCID: PMC3701624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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NLRPs (Nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain containing proteins) are a family of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) that sense intracellular microbial components and endogenous stress signals. NLRP10 (also known as PYNOD) is a unique NLRP member characterized by a lack of the putative ligand-binding leucine-rich repeat domain. Recently, human NLRP10 has been shown to inhibit the self-association of ASC into aggregates and ASC-mediated procaspase-1 processing. However, such activities are not found in mouse NLRP10. Here we report the solution structure and dynamics of human NLRP10 pyrin domain (PYD), whose helix H3 and loop H2-H3 adopt a conformation distinct from those of mouse NLRP10. Docking studies show that human and mouse NLRP10 PYDs may interact differently with ASC PYD. These results provide a possible structural explanation for the contrasting effect of NLRP10 on ASC aggregation in human cells versus mouse models. Finally, we also provide evidence that in human NLRP10 the PYD domain may not interact with the NOD domain to regulate its intrinsic nucleotide hydrolysis activity.
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- Ming-Yuan Su
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Farina B, Doti N, Pirone L, Malgieri G, Pedone EM, Ruvo M, Fattorusso R. Molecular basis of the PED/PEA15 interaction with the C-terminal fragment of phospholipase D1 revealed by NMR spectroscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2013; 1834:1572-80. [PMID: 23608947 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PED/PEA15 is a small protein involved in many protein-protein interactions that modulates the function of a number of key cellular effectors involved in major cell functions, including apoptosis, proliferation and glucose metabolism. In particular, PED/PEA15 interacts with the phospholipase D (PLD) isoforms 1 and 2 increasing protein kinase C-α isoform activity and affects both insulin-stimulated glucose transport and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The C-terminal portion (residues 712-1074) of PLD1, named D4, is still able to interact with PED/PEA15. In this study we characterized, by means of NMR spectroscopy, the molecular interaction of PED/PEA15 with D4α, a smaller region of D4, encompassing residues 712-818, shown to have the same affinity for PED/PEA15 and to induce the same effects as D4 in PED/PEA15-overexpressing cells. Chemical shift perturbation (CSP) studies allowed to define D4α binding site of PED/PEA15 and to identify a smaller region likely affected by an allosteric effect. Moreover, ELISA-like experiments showed that three 20-mer overlapping synthetic peptides, covering the 762-801 region of D4α, strongly inhibit PED/PEA15-D4α interaction through their binding to PED/PEA15 with KDs in low micromolar range. Finally, molecular details of the interaction of PED/PEA15 with one of the three peptides have been revealed by CSP and saturation transfer difference (STD) analyses.
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Vajjhala PR, Mirams RE, Hill JM. Multiple binding sites on the pyrin domain of ASC protein allow self-association and interaction with NLRP3 protein. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:41732-43. [PMID: 23066025 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.381228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A key process underlying an innate immune response to pathogens or cellular stress is activation of members of the NOD-like receptor family, such as NLRP3, to assemble caspase-1-activating inflammasome complexes. Activated caspase-1 processes proinflammatory cytokines into active forms that mediate inflammation. Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is also associated with common diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and Alzheimer disease. However, the molecular details of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly are not established. The adaptor protein ASC plays a key role in inflammasome assembly. It is composed of an N-terminal pyrin domain (PYD) and a C-terminal caspase recruitment domain, which are protein interaction domains of the death fold superfamily. ASC interacts with NLRP3 via a homotypic PYD interaction and recruits procaspase-1 via a homotypic caspase recruitment domain interaction. Here we demonstrate that ASC PYD contains two distinct binding sites important for self-association and interaction with NLRP3 and the modulatory protein POP1. Modeling of the homodimeric ASC PYD complex formed via an asymmetric interaction using both sites resembles a type I interaction found in other death fold domain complexes. This interaction mode also permits assembly of ASC PYDs into filaments. Furthermore, a type I binding mode is likely conserved in interactions with NLRP3 and POP1, because residues critical for interaction of ASC PYD are conserved in these PYDs. We also demonstrate that ASC PYD can simultaneously self-associate and interact with NLRP3, rationalizing the model whereby ASC self-association upon recruitment to NLRP3 promotes clustering and activation of procaspase-1.
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- Parimala R Vajjhala
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Eibl C, Grigoriu S, Hessenberger M, Wenger J, Puehringer S, Pinheiro AS, Wagner RN, Proell M, Reed JC, Page R, Diederichs K, Peti W. Structural and functional analysis of the NLRP4 pyrin domain. Biochemistry 2012; 51:7330-41. [PMID: 22928810 PMCID: PMC3445046 DOI: 10.1021/bi3007059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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NLRP4 is a member of the nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich
repeat
receptor (NLR) family of cytosolic receptors and a member of an inflammation
signaling cascade. Here, we present the crystal structure of the NLRP4
pyrin domain (PYD) at 2.3 Å resolution. The NLRP4 PYD is a member
of the death domain (DD) superfamily and adopts a DD fold consisting
of six α-helices tightly packed around a hydrophobic core, with
a highly charged surface that is typical of PYDs. Importantly, however,
we identified several differences between the NLRP4 PYD crystal structure
and other PYD structures that are significant enough to affect NLRP4
function and its interactions with binding partners. Notably, the
length of helix α3 and the α2−α3 connecting
loop in the NLRP4 PYD are unique among PYDs. The apoptosis-associated
speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) is an adaptor protein whose
interactions with a number of distinct PYDs are believed to be critical
for activation of the inflammatory response. Here, we use co-immunoprecipitation,
yeast two-hybrid, and nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shift perturbation
analysis to demonstrate that, despite being important for activation
of the inflammatory response and sharing several similarities with
other known ASC-interacting PYDs (i.e., ASC2), NLRP4 does not interact
with the adaptor protein ASC. Thus, we propose that the factors governing
homotypic PYD interactions are more complex than the currently accepted
model, which states that complementary charged surfaces are the main
determinants of PYD–PYD interaction specificity.
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- Clarissa Eibl
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Fridh V, Rittinger K. The tandem CARDs of NOD2: intramolecular interactions and recognition of RIP2. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34375. [PMID: 22470564 PMCID: PMC3314614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Caspase recruitment domains (CARDs) are homotypic protein interaction modules that link the stimulus-dependent assembly of large signaling platforms such as inflammasomes to the activation of downstream effectors that often include caspases and kinases and thereby play an important role in the regulation of inflammatory and apoptotic signaling pathways. NOD2 belongs to the NOD-like (NLR) family of intracellular pattern recognition receptors (PRR) and induces activation of the NF-κB pathway in response to the recognition of bacterial components. This process requires the specific recognition of the CARD of the protein kinase RIP2 by the tandem CARDs of NOD2. Here we demonstrate that the tandem CARDs of NOD2 are engaged in an intramolecular interaction that is important for the structural stability of this region. Using a combination of ITC and pull-down experiments we identify distinct surface areas that are involved in the intramolecular tandem CARD interaction and the interaction with the downstream effector RIP2. Our findings indicate that while CARDa of NOD2 might be the primary binding partner of RIP2 the two CARDs of NOD2 do not act independently of one another but may cooperate to from a binding surface that is distinct from that of single CARDs.
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- Division of Molecular Structure, MRC-National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom
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Atianand MK, Harton JA. Uncoupling of Pyrin-only protein 2 (POP2)-mediated dual regulation of NF-κB and the inflammasome. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:40536-47. [PMID: 21976665 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.274290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Activation of transcription factor NF-κB and inflammasome-directed caspase-1 cleavage of IL-1β are key processes in the inflammatory response to pathogen or host-derived signals. Pyrin-only proteins (POPs) are restricted to Old World monkeys, apes, and humans and have previously been shown to impair inflammasome assembly and/or NF-κB p65 transcriptional activity in transfected epithelial cells. However, the biological role of POP2 and the molecular basis for its observed functions are not well understood. In this report we demonstrate that POP2 regulates TNFα and IL-1β responses in human monocytic THP-1 cells and in stable transfectants of mouse J774A.1 macrophages. Deletion analysis of POP2 revealed that the first α-helix (residues 1-19) is necessary and sufficient for both inflammasome and NF-κB inhibitory functions. Further, key acidic residues Glu(6), Asp(8), and Glu(16), believed critical for Pyrin/Pyrin domain interaction, are important for inflammasome inhibition. Moreover, these mutations did not reduce the effect of POP2 upon NF-κB, indicating that the inflammasome and NF-κB inhibitory properties of POP2 can be uncoupled mechanistically. Collectively, these data demonstrate that POP2 acts as a regulator of inflammatory signals and exerts its two known functions through distinct modalities employed by its first α-helix.
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- Maninjay K Atianand
- Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA
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Pinheiro AS, Eibl C, Ekman-Vural Z, Schwarzenbacher R, Peti W. The NLRP12 pyrin domain: structure, dynamics, and functional insights. J Mol Biol 2011; 413:790-803. [PMID: 21978668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The initial line of defense against infection is sustained by the innate immune system. Together, membrane-bound Toll-like receptors and cytosolic nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing receptors (NLR) play key roles in the innate immune response by detecting bacterial and viral invaders as well as endogenous stress signals. NLRs are multi-domain proteins with varying N-terminal effector domains that are responsible for regulating downstream signaling events. Here, we report the structure and dynamics of the N-terminal pyrin domain of NLRP12 (NLRP12 PYD) determined using NMR spectroscopy. NLRP12 is a non-inflammasome NLR that has been implicated in the regulation of Toll-like receptor-dependent nuclear factor-κB activation. NLRP12 PYD adopts a typical six-helical bundle death domain fold. By direct comparison with other PYD structures, we identified hydrophobic residues that are essential for the stable fold of the NLRP PYD family. In addition, we report the first in vitro confirmed non-homotypic PYD interaction between NLRP12 PYD and the pro-apoptotic protein Fas-associated factor 1 (FAF-1), which links the innate immune system to apoptotic signaling. Interestingly, all residues that participate in this protein:protein interaction are confined to the α2-α3 surface, a region of NLRP12 PYD that differs most between currently reported NLRP PYD structures. Finally, we experimentally highlight a significant role for tryptophan 45 in the interaction between NLRP12 PYD and the FAF-1 UBA domain.
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- Anderson S Pinheiro
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Bae JY, Park HH. Crystal structure of NALP3 protein pyrin domain (PYD) and its implications in inflammasome assembly. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:39528-36. [PMID: 21880711 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.278812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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NALP3 inflammasome, composed of the three proteins NALP3, ASC, and Caspase-1, is a macromolecular complex responsible for the innate immune response against infection with bacterial and viral pathogens. Formation of the inflammasome can lead to the activation of inflammatory caspases, such as Caspase-1, which then activate pro-inflammatory cytokines by proteolytic cleavage. The assembly of the NALP3 inflammasome depends on the protein-interacting domain known as the death domain superfamily. NALP3 inflammasome is assembled via a pyrin domain (PYD)/PYD interaction between ASC and NALP3 and a caspase recruitment domain/caspase recruitment domain interaction between ASC and Caspase-1. As a first step toward elucidating the molecular mechanisms of inflammatory caspase activation by formation of inflammasome, we report the crystal structure of the PYD from NALP3 at 1.7-Å resolution. Although NALP3 PYD has the canonical six-helical bundle structural fold similar to other PYDs, the high resolution structure reveals the possible biologically important homodimeric interface and the dynamic properties of the fold. Comparison with other PYD structures shows both similarities and differences that may be functionally relevant. Structural and sequence analyses further implicate conserved surface residues in NALP3 PYD for ASC interaction and inflammasome assembly. The most interesting aspect of the structure was the unexpected disulfide bond between Cys-8 and Cys-108, which might be important for regulation of the activity of NALP3 by redox potential.
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- Ju Young Bae
- Graduate School of Biochemistry, and Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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Kersse K, Verspurten J, Vanden Berghe T, Vandenabeele P. The death-fold superfamily of homotypic interaction motifs. Trends Biochem Sci 2011; 36:541-52. [PMID: 21798745 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2011.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The death-fold superfamily encompasses four structurally homologous subfamilies that engage in homotypic, subfamily-restricted interactions. The Death Domains (DDs), the Death Effector Domains (DEDs), the CAspase Recruitment Domains (CARDs) and the PYrin Domains (PYDs) constitute key building blocks involved in the assembly of multimeric complexes implicated in signaling cascades leading to inflammation and cell death. We review the molecular basis of these homotypic domain-domain interactions in light of their structure, function and evolution. In addition, we elaborate on three distinct types of asymmetric interactions that were recently identified from the crystal structures of three multimeric, death-fold complexes: the MyDDosome, the PIDDosome and the Fas/FADD-DISC. Insights into the mechanisms of interaction of death-fold domains will be useful to design strategies for specific modulation of complex formation and might lead to novel therapeutic applications.
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- Kristof Kersse
- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, B-9052 Ghent (Zwijnaarde), Belgium
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Hong S, Park S, Yu JW. Pyrin Domain (PYD)-containing Inflammasome in Innate Immunity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4167/jbv.2011.41.3.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Sujeong Hong
- Division of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin, Korea
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- Division of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin, Korea
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- Division of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin, Korea
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Pinheiro AS, Proell M, Eibl C, Page R, Schwarzenbacher R, Peti W. Three-dimensional structure of the NLRP7 pyrin domain: insight into pyrin-pyrin-mediated effector domain signaling in innate immunity. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:27402-27410. [PMID: 20547486 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.113191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The innate immune system provides an initial line of defense against infection. Nucleotide-binding domain- and leucine-rich repeat-containing protein (NLR or (NOD-like)) receptors play a critical role in the innate immune response by surveying the cytoplasm for traces of intracellular invaders and endogenous stress signals. NLRs themselves are multi-domain proteins. Their N-terminal effector domains (typically a pyrin or caspase activation and recruitment domain) are responsible for driving downstream signaling and initiating the formation of inflammasomes, multi-component complexes necessary for cytokine activation. However, the currently available structures of NLR effector domains have not yet revealed the mechanism of their differential modes of interaction. Here, we report the structure and dynamics of the N-terminal pyrin domain of NLRP7 (NLRP7 PYD) obtained by NMR spectroscopy. The NLRP7 PYD adopts a six-alpha-helix bundle death domain fold. A comparison of conformational and dynamics features of the NLRP7 PYD with other PYDs showed distinct differences for helix alpha3 and loop alpha2-alpha3, which, in NLRP7, is stabilized by a strong hydrophobic cluster. Moreover, the NLRP7 and NLRP1 PYDs have different electrostatic surfaces. This is significant, because death domain signaling is driven by electrostatic contacts and stabilized by hydrophobic interactions. Thus, these results provide new insights into NLRP signaling and provide a first molecular understanding of inflammasome formation.
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- Anderson S Pinheiro
- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, Austria
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- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, Austria.
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Bryan NB, Dorfleutner A, Kramer SJ, Yun C, Rojanasakul Y, Stehlik C. Differential splicing of the apoptosis-associated speck like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC) regulates inflammasomes. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2010; 7:23. [PMID: 20482797 PMCID: PMC2887861 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-7-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background The apoptotic speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC) is the essential adaptor protein for caspase 1 mediated interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 processing in inflammasomes. It bridges activated Nod like receptors (NLRs), which are a family of cytosolic pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system, with caspase 1, resulting in caspase 1 activation and subsequent processing of caspase 1 substrates. Hence, macrophages from ASC deficient mice are impaired in their ability to produce bioactive IL-1β. Furthermore, we recently showed that ASC translocates from the nucleus to the cytosol in response to inflammatory stimulation in order to promote an inflammasome response, which triggers IL-1β processing and secretion. However, the precise regulation of inflammasomes at the level of ASC is still not completely understood. In this study we identified and characterized three novel ASC isoforms for their ability to function as an inflammasome adaptor. Methods To establish the ability of ASC and ASC isoforms as functional inflammasome adaptors, IL-1β processing and secretion was investigated by ELISA in inflammasome reconstitution assays, stable expression in THP-1 and J774A1 cells, and by restoring the lack of endogenous ASC in mouse RAW264.7 macrophages. In addition, the localization of ASC and ASC isoforms was determined by immunofluorescence staining. Results The three novel ASC isoforms, ASC-b, ASC-c and ASC-d display unique and distinct capabilities to each other and to full length ASC in respect to their function as an inflammasome adaptor, with one of the isoforms even showing an inhibitory effect. Consistently, only the activating isoforms of ASC, ASC and ASC-b, co-localized with NLRP3 and caspase 1, while the inhibitory isoform ASC-c, co-localized only with caspase 1, but not with NLRP3. ASC-d did not co-localize with NLRP3 or with caspase 1 and consistently lacked the ability to function as an inflammasome adaptor and its precise function and relation to ASC will need further investigation. Conclusions Alternative splicing and potentially other editing mechanisms generate ASC isoforms with distinct abilities to function as inflammasome adaptor, which is potentially utilized to regulate inflammasomes during the inflammatory host response.
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- Nicole B Bryan
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 240 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.,Program in Cancer Cell Biology, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University; 1 Medical Center Drive, PO Box 9300, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 240 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 240 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 240 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Drive, PO Box 9530, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 240 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Rich RL, Myszka DG. Grading the commercial optical biosensor literature-Class of 2008: 'The Mighty Binders'. J Mol Recognit 2010; 23:1-64. [PMID: 20017116 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Optical biosensor technology continues to be the method of choice for label-free, real-time interaction analysis. But when it comes to improving the quality of the biosensor literature, education should be fundamental. Of the 1413 articles published in 2008, less than 30% would pass the requirements for high-school chemistry. To teach by example, we spotlight 10 papers that illustrate how to implement the technology properly. Then we grade every paper published in 2008 on a scale from A to F and outline what features make a biosensor article fabulous, middling or abysmal. To help improve the quality of published data, we focus on a few experimental, analysis and presentation mistakes that are alarmingly common. With the literature as a guide, we want to ensure that no user is left behind.
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- Rebecca L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Wagner RN, Proell M, Kufer TA, Schwarzenbacher R. Evaluation of Nod-like receptor (NLR) effector domain interactions. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4931. [PMID: 19337385 PMCID: PMC2660581 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 01/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Members of the Nod-like receptor (NLR) family recognize intracellular pathogens and recruit a variety of effector molecules, including pro-caspases and kinases, which in turn are implicated in cytokine processing and NF-κB activation. In order to elucidate the intricate network of NLR signaling, which is still fragmentary in molecular terms, we applied comprehensive yeast two-hybrid analysis for unbiased evaluation of physical interactions between NLRs and their adaptors (ASC, CARD8) as well as kinase RIPK2 and inflammatory caspases (C1, C2, C4, C5) under identical conditions. Our results confirmed the interaction of NOD1 and NOD2 with RIPK2, and between NLRP3 and ASC, but most importantly, our studies revealed hitherto unrecognized interactions of NOD2 with members of the NLRP subfamily. We found that NOD2 specifically and directly interacts with NLRP1, NLRP3 and NLRP12. Furthermore, we observed homodimerization of the RIPK2 CARD domains and identified residues in NOD2 critical for interaction with RIPK2. In conclusion, our work provides further evidence for the complex network of protein-protein interactions underlying NLR function.
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- Roland N. Wagner
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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