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Li M, Tang H, Qing R, Wang Y, Liu J, Wang R, Lyu S, Ma L, Xu P, Zhang S, Tao F. Design of a water-soluble transmembrane receptor kinase with intact molecular function by QTY code. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4293. [PMID: 38858360 PMCID: PMC11164701 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48513-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Membrane proteins are critical to biological processes and central to life sciences and modern medicine. However, membrane proteins are notoriously challenging to study, mainly owing to difficulties dictated by their highly hydrophobic nature. Previously, we reported QTY code, which is a simple method for designing water-soluble membrane proteins. Here, we apply QTY code to a transmembrane receptor, histidine kinase CpxA, to render it completely water-soluble. The designed CpxAQTY exhibits expected biophysical properties and highly preserved native molecular function, including the activities of (i) autokinase, (ii) phosphotransferase, (iii) phosphatase, and (iv) signaling receptor, involving a water-solubilized transmembrane domain. We probe the principles underlying the balance of structural stability and activity in the water-solubilized transmembrane domain. Computational approaches suggest that an extensive and dynamic hydrogen-bond network introduced by QTY code and its flexibility may play an important role. Our successful functional preservation further substantiates the robustness and comprehensiveness of QTY code.
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- Mengke Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Architecture, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Architecture, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Guerrini G, Mehn D, Scaccabarozzi D, Gioria S, Calzolai L. Analytical Ultracentrifugation to Assess the Quality of LNP-mRNA Therapeutics. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5718. [PMID: 38891903 PMCID: PMC11171944 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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The approval of safe and effective LNP-mRNA vaccines during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is catalyzing the development of the next generation of mRNA therapeutics. Proper characterization methods are crucial for assessing the quality and efficacy of these complex formulations. Here, we show that analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) can measure, simultaneously and without any sample preparation step, the sedimentation coefficients of both the LNP-mRNA formulation and the mRNA molecules. This allows measuring several quality attributes, such as particle size distribution, encapsulation efficiency and density of the formulation. The technique can also be applied to study the stability of the formulation under stress conditions and different buffers.
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (G.G.); (D.M.); (D.S.); (S.G.)
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Liang Y, Schettini R, Kern N, Manciocchi L, Izzo I, Spichty M, Bodlenner A, Compain P. Deconstructing Best-in-Class Neoglycoclusters as a Tool for Dissecting Key Multivalent Processes in Glycosidase Inhibition. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304126. [PMID: 38221894 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Multivalency represents an appealing option to modulate selectivity in enzyme inhibition and transform moderate glycosidase inhibitors into highly potent ones. The rational design of multivalent inhibitors is however challenging because global affinity enhancement relies on several interconnected local mechanistic events, whose relative impact is unknown. So far, the largest multivalent effects ever reported for a non-polymeric glycosidase inhibitor have been obtained with cyclopeptoid-based inhibitors of Jack bean α-mannosidase (JBα-man). Here, we report a structure-activity relationship (SAR) study based on the top-down deconstruction of best-in-class multivalent inhibitors. This approach provides a valuable tool to understand the complex interdependent mechanisms underpinning the inhibitory multivalent effect. Combining SAR experiments, binding stoichiometry assessments, thermodynamic modelling and atomistic simulations allowed us to establish the significant contribution of statistical rebinding mechanisms and the importance of several key parameters, including inhitope accessibility, topological restrictions, and electrostatic interactions. Our findings indicate that strong chelate-binding, resulting from the formation of a cross-linked complex between a multivalent inhibitor and two dimeric JBα-man molecules, is not a sufficient condition to reach high levels of affinity enhancements. The deconstruction approach thus offers unique opportunities to better understand multivalent binding and provides important guidelines for the design of potent and selective multiheaded inhibitors.
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- Yan Liang
- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (LIMA), University of Strasbourg|University of Haute-Alsace|CNRS (UMR 7042), Equipe de Synthèse Organique et Molécules Bioactives (SYBIO), ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg, France)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di, Salerno, 84084, Fisciano (Salerno), Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (LIMA), University of Strasbourg|University of Haute-Alsace|CNRS (UMR 7042), Equipe de Synthèse Organique et Molécules Bioactives (SYBIO), ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg, France)
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (LIMA), University of Strasbourg|University of Haute-Alsace|CNRS (UMR 7042)-IRJBD, 3 bis rue Alfred Werner, 68057, Mulhouse Cedex, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "A. Zambelli", Università degli Studi di, Salerno, 84084, Fisciano (Salerno), Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (LIMA), University of Strasbourg|University of Haute-Alsace|CNRS (UMR 7042)-IRJBD, 3 bis rue Alfred Werner, 68057, Mulhouse Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (LIMA), University of Strasbourg|University of Haute-Alsace|CNRS (UMR 7042), Equipe de Synthèse Organique et Molécules Bioactives (SYBIO), ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg, France)
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (LIMA), University of Strasbourg|University of Haute-Alsace|CNRS (UMR 7042), Equipe de Synthèse Organique et Molécules Bioactives (SYBIO), ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg, France)
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Ong Q, Xufeng X, Stellacci F. Versatile Capillary Cells for Handling Concentrated Samples in Analytical Ultracentrifugation. Anal Chem 2024; 96:2567-2573. [PMID: 38301115 PMCID: PMC10867799 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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In concentrated macromolecular dispersions, far-from-ideal intermolecular interactions determine the dispersion behaviors including phase transition, crystallization, and liquid-liquid phase separation. Here, we present a novel versatile capillary-cell design for analytical ultracentrifugation-sedimentation equilibrium (AUC-SE), ideal for studying samples at high concentrations. Current setups for such studies are difficult and unreliable to handle, leading to a low experimental success rate. The design presented here is easy to use, robust, and reusable for samples in both aqueous and organic solvents while requiring no special tools or chemical modification of AUC cells. The key and unique feature is the fabrication of liquid reservoirs directly on the bottom window of AUC cells, which can be easily realized by laser ablation or mechanical drilling. The channel length and optical path length are therefore tunable. The success rate for assembling this new cell is close to 100%. We demonstrate the practicality of this cell by studying: (1) the equation of state and second virial coefficients of concentrated gold nanoparticle dispersions in water and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as well as lysozyme solution in aqueous buffers, (2) the gelation phase transition of DNA and BSA solutions, and (3) liquid-liquid phase separation of concentrated BSA/polyethylene glycol (PEG) droplets.
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- Quy Ong
- Laboratory Of Supramolecular
Nanomaterials And Interfaces, Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 12, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory Of Supramolecular
Nanomaterials And Interfaces, Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 12, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory Of Supramolecular
Nanomaterials And Interfaces, Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 12, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Komarov IV, Bugrov VA, Cherednychenko A, Grygorenko OO. Insights into Modeling Approaches in Chemistry: Assessing Ligand-Protein Binding Thermodynamics Based on Rigid-Flexible Model Molecules. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300276. [PMID: 37847887 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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In the field of chemistry, model compounds find extensive use for investigating complex objects. One prime example of such object is the protein-ligand supramolecular interaction. Prediction the enthalpic and entropic contribution to the free energy associated with this process, as well as the structural and dynamic characteristics of protein-ligand complexes poses considerable challenges. This review exemplifies modeling approaches used to study protein-ligand binding (PLB) thermodynamics by employing pairs of conformationally constrained/flexible model molecules. Strategically designing the model molecules can reduce the number of variables that influence thermodynamic parameters. This enables scientists to gain deeper insights into the enthalpy and entropy of PLB, which is relevant for medicinal chemistry and drug design. The model studies reviewed here demonstrate that rigidifying ligands may induce compensating changes in the enthalpy and entropy of binding. Some "rules of thumb" have started to emerge on how to minimize entropy-enthalpy compensation and design efficient rigidified or flexible ligands.
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- Igor V Komarov
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
- Enamine Ltd., Winston Churchill Street 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
- Enamine Ltd., Winston Churchill Street 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
- Enamine Ltd., Winston Churchill Street 78, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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Nishimura M, Fujii T, Tanaka H, Maehara K, Morishima K, Shimizu M, Kobayashi Y, Nozawa K, Takizawa Y, Sugiyama M, Ohkawa Y, Kurumizaka H. Genome-wide mapping and cryo-EM structural analyses of the overlapping tri-nucleosome composed of hexasome-hexasome-octasome moieties. Commun Biol 2024; 7:61. [PMID: 38191828 PMCID: PMC10774305 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05694-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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The nucleosome is a fundamental unit of chromatin in which about 150 base pairs of DNA are wrapped around a histone octamer. The overlapping di-nucleosome has been proposed as a product of chromatin remodeling around the transcription start site, and previously found as a chromatin unit, in which about 250 base pairs of DNA continuously bind to the histone core composed of a hexamer and an octamer. In the present study, our genome-wide analysis of human cells suggests another higher nucleosome stacking structure, the overlapping tri-nucleosome, which wraps about 300-350 base-pairs of DNA in the region downstream of certain transcription start sites of actively transcribed genes. We determine the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the overlapping tri-nucleosome, in which three subnucleosome moieties, hexasome, hexasome, and octasome, are associated by short connecting DNA segments. Small angle X-ray scattering and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation analyses reveal that the cryo-EM structure of the overlapping tri-nucleosome may reflect its structure in solution. Our findings suggest that nucleosome stacking structures composed of hexasome and octasome moieties may be formed by nucleosome remodeling factors around transcription start sites for gene regulation.
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- Masahiro Nishimura
- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan
- Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW, Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27707, USA
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi, Fukuoka, 812-0054, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Structural Virology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi, Fukuoka, 812-0054, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Sennan-gun, Osaka, 590-0494, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Sennan-gun, Osaka, 590-0494, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Sennan-gun, Osaka, 590-0494, Japan
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- Division of Transcriptomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi, Fukuoka, 812-0054, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan.
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Alfonso C, Sobrinos-Sanguino M, Luque-Ortega JR, Zorrilla S, Monterroso B, Nuero OM, Rivas G. Studying Macromolecular Interactions of Cellular Machines by the Combined Use of Analytical Ultracentrifugation, Light Scattering, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy Methods. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 3234:89-107. [PMID: 38507202 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52193-5_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Cellular machines formed by the interaction and assembly of macromolecules are essential in many processes of the living cell. These assemblies involve homo- and hetero-associations, including protein-protein, protein-DNA, protein-RNA, and protein-polysaccharide associations, most of which are reversible. This chapter describes the use of analytical ultracentrifugation, light scattering, and fluorescence-based methods, well-established biophysical techniques, to characterize interactions leading to the formation of macromolecular complexes and their modulation in response to specific or unspecific factors. We also illustrate, with several examples taken from studies on bacterial processes, the advantages of the combined use of subsets of these techniques as orthogonal analytical methods to analyze protein oligomerization and polymerization, interactions with ligands, hetero-associations involving membrane proteins, and protein-nucleic acid complexes.
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- Carlos Alfonso
- Structural and Chemical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain.
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- Molecular Interactions Facility, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Interactions Facility, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Structural and Chemical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Structural and Chemical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Interactions Facility, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Structural and Chemical Biology Department, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Brudar S, Breydo L, Chung E, Dill KA, Ehterami N, Phadnis K, Senapati S, Shameem M, Tang X, Tayyab M, Hribar-Lee B. Antibody association in solution: cluster distributions and mechanisms. MAbs 2024; 16:2339582. [PMID: 38666507 PMCID: PMC11057677 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2024.2339582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Understanding factors that affect the clustering and association of antibodies molecules in solution is critical to their development as therapeutics. For 19 different monoclonal antibody (mAb) solutions, we measured the viscosities, the second virial coefficients, the Kirkwood-Buff integrals, and the cluster distributions of the antibody molecules as functions of protein concentration. Solutions were modeled using the statistical-physics Wertheim liquid-solution theory, representing antibodies as Y-shaped molecular structures of seven beads each. We found that high-viscosity solutions result from more antibody molecules per cluster. Multi-body properties such as viscosity are well predicted experimentally by the 2-body Kirkwood-Buff quantity, G22, but not by the second virial coefficient, B22, and well-predicted theoretically from the Wertheim protein-protein sticking energy. Weakly interacting antibodies are rate-limited by nucleation; strongly interacting ones by propagation. This approach gives a way to relate micro to macro properties of solutions of associating proteins.
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- Sandi Brudar
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Formulation Development Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zeng W, Jia X, Chi X, Zhang X, Li E, Wu Y, Liu Y, Han J, Ni K, Ye X, Hu X, Ma H, Yu C, Chiu S, Jin T. An engineered bispecific nanobody in tetrameric secretory IgA format confers broad neutralization against SARS-CoV-1&2 and most variants. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126817. [PMID: 37690653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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SARS-CoV-2, a type of respiratory virus, has exerted a great impact on global health and economy over the past three years. Antibody-based therapy was initially successful but later failed due to the accumulation of mutations in the spike protein of the virus. Strategies that enable antibodies to resist virus escape are therefore of great significance. Here, we engineer a bispecific SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing nanobody in secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) format, named S2-3-IgA2m2, which shows broad and potent neutralization against SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern (VOCs) including XBB and BQ.1.1. S2-3-IgA2m2 is ∼1800-fold more potent than its parental IgG counterpart in neutralizing XBB. S2-3-IgA2m2 is stable in mouse lungs at least for three days when administrated by nasal delivery. In hamsters infected with BA.5, three intranasal doses of S2-3-IgA2m2 at 1 mg/kg significantly reduce viral RNA loads and completely eliminate infectious particles in the trachea and lungs. Notably, even at single dose of 1 mg/kg, S2-3-IgA2m2 prophylactically administered through the intranasal route drastically reduces airway viral RNA loads and infectious particles. This study provides an effective weapon combating SARS-CoV-2, proposes a new strategy overcoming the virus escape, and lays strategic reserves for rapid response to potential future outbreaks of "SARS-CoV-3".
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- Weihong Zeng
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230001, China
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China.
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China; Institute of Health and Medicine, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Allam T, Balderston DE, Chahal MK, Hilton KLF, Hind CK, Keers OB, Lilley RJ, Manwani C, Overton A, Popoola PIA, Thompson LR, White LJ, Hiscock JR. Tools to enable the study and translation of supramolecular amphiphiles. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:6892-6917. [PMID: 37753825 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00480e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
Abstract
This tutorial review focuses on providing a summary of the key techniques used for the characterisation of supramolecular amphiphiles and their self-assembled aggregates; from the understanding of low-level molecular interactions, to materials analysis, use of data to support computer-aided molecular design and finally, the translation of this class of compounds for real world application, specifically within the clinical setting. We highlight the common methodologies used for the study of traditional amphiphiles and build to provide specific examples that enable the study of specialist supramolecular systems. This includes the use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray scattering techniques (small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering and single crystal X-ray diffraction), critical aggregation (or micelle) concentration determination methodologies, machine learning, and various microscopy techniques. Furthermore, this review provides guidance for working with supramolecular amphiphiles in in vitro and in vivo settings, as well as the use of accessible software programs, to facilitate screening and selection of druggable molecules. Each section provides: a methodology overview - information that may be derived from the use of the methodology described; a case study - examples for the application of these methodologies; and a summary section - providing methodology specific benefits, limitations and future applications.
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- Thomas Allam
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- Research and Evaluation, UKHSA, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JG, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, UK.
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Guerrini G, Mehn D, Fumagalli F, Gioria S, Pedotti M, Simonelli L, Bianchini F, Robbiani DF, Varani L, Calzolai L. Analytical Ultracentrifugation Detects Quaternary Rearrangements and Antibody-Induced Conformational Selection of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Trimer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14875. [PMID: 37834322 PMCID: PMC10573103 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) analysis shows that the SARS-CoV-2 trimeric Spike (S) protein adopts different quaternary conformations in solution. The relative abundance of the "open" and "close" conformations is temperature-dependent, and samples with different storage temperature history have different open/close distributions. Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) targeting the S receptor binding domain (RBD) do not alter the conformer populations; by contrast, a NAb targeting a cryptic conformational epitope skews the Spike trimer toward an open conformation. The results highlight AUC, which is typically applied for molecular mass determination of biomolecules as a powerful tool for detecting functionally relevant quaternary protein conformations.
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- Giuditta Guerrini
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (G.G.); (D.M.); (F.F.); (S.G.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (G.G.); (D.M.); (F.F.); (S.G.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (G.G.); (D.M.); (F.F.); (S.G.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (G.G.); (D.M.); (F.F.); (S.G.)
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; (M.P.); (L.S.); (F.B.); (D.F.R.)
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; (M.P.); (L.S.); (F.B.); (D.F.R.)
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; (M.P.); (L.S.); (F.B.); (D.F.R.)
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; (M.P.); (L.S.); (F.B.); (D.F.R.)
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Università della Svizzera Italiana, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland; (M.P.); (L.S.); (F.B.); (D.F.R.)
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy; (G.G.); (D.M.); (F.F.); (S.G.)
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Mortezazadeh S, Demeler B. Systematic noise removal from analytical ultracentrifugation data with UltraScan. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 2023; 52:203-213. [PMID: 36786920 PMCID: PMC10423743 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-023-01631-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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A method for removing time- and radially invariant noise from sedimentation velocity and sedimentation equilibrium experiments performed in an analytical ultracentrifuge is presented. The method averages repeat radial incident light measurements as a function of the photomultiplier response at different wavelengths to remove the majority of the time-invariant noise contributions from intensity data measurements. The results of this method are compared to traditional absorbance data generated with a buffer reference and the Beckman Optima AUC data acquisition program, and with the standard UltraScan refinement workflow. The method avoids the amplification of stochastic noise inherent in the absorbance scan subtraction traditionally employed in sedimentation velocity and equilibrium data. In addition, the collection of intensity data frees up the reference channel for additional samples, doubling the capacity of the instrument. In comparison to absorbance data, the residual mean square deviation of a fitted sedimentation velocity experiment without additional noise correction by UltraScan was improved by a factor of 4.5 when using the new method. This improvement benefits sedimentation equilibrium experiments as well as analytical buoyant density equilibrium experiments where routine time-invariant noise correction calculations cannot be performed.
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- Saeed Mortezazadeh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, T1K3M4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, T1K3M4, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, United States.
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Morishima K, Inoue R, Sugiyama M. Derivation of the small-angle scattering profile of a target biomacromolecule from a profile deteriorated by aggregates. AUC-SAS. J Appl Crystallogr 2023; 56:624-632. [PMID: 37284265 PMCID: PMC10241049 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576723002406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Aggregates cause a fatal problem in the structural analysis of a biomacro-mol-ecule in solution using small-angle X-ray or neutron scattering (SAS): they deteriorate the scattering profile of the target molecule and lead to an incorrect structure. Recently, an integrated method of analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) and SAS, abbreviated AUC-SAS, was developed as a new approach to overcome this problem. However, the original version of AUC-SAS does not offer a correct scattering profile of the target molecule when the weight fraction of aggregates is higher than ca 10%. In this study, the obstacle point in the original AUC-SAS approach is identified. The improved AUC-SAS method is then applicable to a solution with a relatively larger weight fraction of aggregates (≤20%).
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- Ken Morishima
- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, 2-1010 Asashironishi, Kumatori, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, 2-1010 Asashironishi, Kumatori, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, 2-1010 Asashironishi, Kumatori, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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Sołtys K, Ożyhar A. Phase separation propensity of the intrinsically disordered AB region of human RXRβ. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:92. [PMID: 37143076 PMCID: PMC10157963 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01113-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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RXRβ is one of three subtypes of human retinoid X receptor (RXR), a transcription factor that belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily. Its expression can be detected in almost all tissues. In contrast to other subtypes - RXRα and RXRγ - RXRβ has the longest and unique N-terminal sequence called the AB region, which harbors a ligand-independent activation function. In contrast to the functional properties of this sequence, the molecular properties of the AB region of human RXRβ (AB_hRXRB) have not yet been characterized. Here, we present a systematic biochemical and biophysical analysis of recombinant AB_hRXRB, along with in silico examinations, which demonstrate that AB_hRXRB exhibits properties of a coil-like intrinsically disordered region. AB_hRXRB possesses a flexible structure that is able to adopt a more ordered conformation under the influence of different environmental factors. Interestingly, AB_hRXRB promotes the formation of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a phenomenon previously observed for the AB region of another human subtype of RXR - RXRγ (AB_hRXRG). Although both AB regions seem to be similar in terms of their ability to induce phase separation, they clearly differ in the sensitivity to factors driving and regulating LLPS. This distinct LLPS response to environmental factors driven by the unique amino acid compositions of AB_hRXRB and AB_hRXRG can be significant for the specific modulation of the transcriptional activation of target genes by different subtypes of RXR. Video Abstract.
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- Katarzyna Sołtys
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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Yao Y, Ko Y, Grasman G, Raymond JE, Lahann J. The steep road to nonviral nanomedicines: Frequent challenges and culprits in designing nanoparticles for gene therapy. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 14:351-361. [PMID: 36959977 PMCID: PMC10028570 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.14.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The potential of therapeutically loaded nanoparticles (NPs) has been successfully demonstrated during the last decade, with NP-mediated nonviral gene delivery gathering significant attention as highlighted by the broad clinical acceptance of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. A significant barrier to progress in this emerging area is the wild variability of approaches reported in published literature regarding nanoparticle characterizations. Here, we provide a brief overview of the current status and outline important concerns regarding the need for standardized protocols to evaluate NP uptake, NP transfection efficacy, drug dose determination, and variability of nonviral gene delivery systems. Based on these concerns, we propose wide adherence to multimodal, multiparameter, and multistudy analysis of NP systems. Adoption of these proposed approaches will ensure improved transparency, provide a better basis for interlaboratory comparisons, and will simplify judging the significance of new findings in a broader context, all critical requirements for advancing the field of nonviral gene delivery.
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- Yao Yao
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Sun F, Suttapitugsakul S, Wu R. Systematic characterization of extracellular glycoproteins using mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:519-545. [PMID: 34047389 PMCID: PMC8627532 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Surface and secreted glycoproteins are essential to cells and regulate many extracellular events. Because of the diversity of glycans, the low abundance of many glycoproteins, and the complexity of biological samples, a system-wide investigation of extracellular glycoproteins is a daunting task. With the development of modern mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics, comprehensive analysis of different protein modifications including glycosylation has advanced dramatically. This review focuses on the investigation of extracellular glycoproteins using MS-based proteomics. We first discuss the methods for selectively enriching surface glycoproteins and investigating protein interactions on the cell surface, followed by the application of MS-based proteomics for surface glycoprotein dynamics analysis and biomarker discovery. We then summarize the methods to comprehensively study secreted glycoproteins by integrating various enrichment approaches with MS-based proteomics and their applications for global analysis of secreted glycoproteins in different biological samples. Collectively, MS significantly expands our knowledge of extracellular glycoproteins and enables us to identify extracellular glycoproteins as potential biomarkers for disease detection and drug targets for disease treatment.
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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Namitz KEW, Tan S, Cosgrove MS. Hierarchical assembly of the MLL1 core complex regulates H3K4 methylation and is dependent on temperature and component concentration. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102874. [PMID: 36623730 PMCID: PMC9939731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Enzymes of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases are critical for cellular differentiation and development and are regulated by interaction with a conserved subcomplex consisting of WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY30. While pairwise interactions between complex subunits have been determined, the mechanisms regulating holocomplex assembly are unknown. In this investigation, we systematically characterized the biophysical properties of a reconstituted human MLL1 core complex and found that the MLL1-WDR5 heterodimer interacts with the RbBP5-Ash2L-DPY30 subcomplex in a hierarchical assembly pathway that is highly dependent on concentration and temperature. Surprisingly, we found that the disassembled state is favored at physiological temperature, where the enzyme rapidly becomes irreversibly inactivated, likely because of complex components becoming trapped in nonproductive conformations. Increased protein concentration partially overcomes this thermodynamic barrier for complex assembly, suggesting a potential regulatory mechanism for spatiotemporal control of H3K4 methylation. Together, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that regulated assembly of the MLL1 core complex underlies an important mechanism for establishing different H3K4 methylation states in mammalian genomes.
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- Kevin E W Namitz
- State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Penn State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Park, PA, USA
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- State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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Rolinger L, Hubbuch J, Rüdt M. Monitoring of ultra- and diafiltration processes by Kalman-filtered Raman measurements. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:841-854. [PMID: 36651972 PMCID: PMC9883314 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04477-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Monitoring the protein concentration and buffer composition during the Ultrafiltration/Diafiltration (UF/DF) step enables the further automation of biopharmaceutical production and supports Real-time Release Testing (RTRT). Previously, in-line Ultraviolet (UV) and Infrared (IR) measurements have been used to successfully monitor the protein concentration over a large range. The progress of the diafiltration step has been monitored with density measurements and Infrared Spectroscopy (IR). Raman spectroscopy is capable of measuring both the protein and excipient concentration while being more robust and suitable for production measurements in comparison to Infrared Spectroscopy (IR). Regardless of the spectroscopic sensor used, the low concentration of excipients poses a challenge for the sensors. By combining sensor measurements with a semi-mechanistic model through an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF), the sensitivity to determine the progress of the diafiltration can be improved. In this study, Raman measurements are combined with an EKF for three case studies. The advantages of Kalman-filtered Raman measurements for excipient monitoring are shown in comparison to density measurements. Furthermore, Raman measurements showed a higher measurement speed in comparison to Variable Pathlength (VP) UV measurement at the trade-off of a slightly worse prediction accuracy for the protein concentration. However, the Raman-based protein concentration measurements relied mostly on an increase in the background signal during the process and not on proteinaceous features, which could pose a challenge due to the potential influence of batch variability on the background signal. Overall, the combination of Raman spectroscopy and EKF is a promising tool for monitoring the UF/DF step and enables process automation by using adaptive process control.
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- Laura Rolinger
- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie (HEI), HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Rue de l'industrie 19, Sion, Switzerland.
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Mathieu‐Gaedke M, Böker A, Glebe U. How to Characterize the Protein Structure and Polymer Conformation in Protein‐Polymer Conjugates – a Perspective. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Maria Mathieu‐Gaedke
- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Geiselbergstr. 69 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
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- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Geiselbergstr. 69 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
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- Chair of Polymer Materials and Polymer Technologies Institute of Chemistry University of Potsdam Karl‐Liebknecht‐Str. 24–25 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP Geiselbergstr. 69 14476 Potsdam‐Golm Germany
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Blue LE, Guan X, Joubert MK, Kuhns ST, Moore S, Semin DJ, Wikström M, Wypych J, Goudar CT. State-of-the-art and emerging trends in analytical approaches to pharmaceutical-product commercialization. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2022; 78:102800. [PMID: 36182871 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The biopharmaceutical landscape continues to evolve rapidly, and associated modality complexity and the need to improve molecular understanding require concomitant advances in analytical approaches used to characterize and release the product. The Product Quality Attribute Assessment (PQAA) and Quality Target Product Profile (QTPP) frameworks help catalog and translate molecular understanding to process and product-design targets, thereby enabling reliable manufacturing of high-quality product. The analytical target profile forms the basis of identifying best-fit analytical methods for attribute measurement and continues to be successfully used to develop robust analytical methods for detailed product characterization as well as release and stability testing. Despite maturity across multiple testing platforms, advances continue to be made, several with the potential to alter testing paradigms. There is an increasing role for mass spectrometry beyond product characterization and into routine release testing as seen by the progress in multi-attribute methods and technologies, applications to aggregate measurement, the development of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) and capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF) with MS for measurement of glycans and charged species, respectively, and increased application to host cell protein measurement. Multitarget engaging multispecific modalities will drive advances in bioassay platforms and recent advances both in 1- and 2-D NMR approaches could make it the method of choice for characterizing higher-order structures. Additionally, rigorous understanding of raw material and container attributes is necessary to complement product understanding, and these collectively can enable robust supply of high-quality product to patients.
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- Laura E Blue
- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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- Attribute Sciences, Process Development, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
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Marciano S, Dey D, Listov D, Fleishman SJ, Sonn-Segev A, Mertens H, Busch F, Kim Y, Harvey SR, Wysocki VH, Schreiber G. Protein quaternary structures in solution are a mixture of multiple forms. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11680-11695. [PMID: 36320402 PMCID: PMC9555727 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02794a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Over half the proteins in the E. coli cytoplasm form homo or hetero-oligomeric structures. Experimentally determined structures are often considered in determining a protein's oligomeric state, but static structures miss the dynamic equilibrium between different quaternary forms. The problem is exacerbated in homo-oligomers, where the oligomeric states are challenging to characterize. Here, we re-evaluated the oligomeric state of 17 different bacterial proteins across a broad range of protein concentrations and solutions by native mass spectrometry (MS), mass photometry (MP), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), finding that most exhibit several oligomeric states. Surprisingly, some proteins did not show mass-action driven equilibrium between the oligomeric states. For approximately half the proteins, the predicted oligomeric forms described in publicly available databases underestimated the complexity of protein quaternary structures in solution. Conversely, AlphaFold multimer provided an accurate description of the potential multimeric states for most proteins, suggesting that it could help resolve uncertainties on the solution state of many proteins.
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- Shir Marciano
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot Israel
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- Refeyn Ltd 1 Electric Avenue, Ferry Hinksey Road Oxford OX2 0BY UK
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- Hamburg Outstation, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Notkestrasse 85 Hamburg 22607 Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Resource for Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Resource for Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Resource for Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Resource for Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot Israel
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Parker E, Haberichter SL, Lollar P. Subunit Flexibility of Multimeric von Willebrand Factor/Factor VIII Complexes. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:31183-31196. [PMID: 36092565 PMCID: PMC9453814 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a plasma glycoprotein that participates in platelet adhesion and aggregation and serves as a carrier for blood coagulation factor VIII (fVIII). Plasma VWF consists of a population of multimers that range in molecular weight from ∼ 0.55 MDa to greater than 10 MDa. The VWF multimer consists of a variable number of concatenated disulfide-linked ∼275 kDa subunits. We fractionated plasma-derived human VWF/fVIII complexes by size-exclusion chromatography at a pH of 7.4 and subjected them to analysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate agarose gel electrophoresis, sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation (SV AUC), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and multi-angle light scattering (MALS). Weight-average molecular weights, M w, were independently measured by MALS and by application of the Svedberg equation to SV AUC and DLS measurements. Estimates of the Mark-Houwink-Kuhn-Sakurada exponents , αs, and αD describing the functional relationship between the z-average radius of gyration, , weight-average sedimentation coefficient, s w, z-average diffusion coefficient, D z , and M w were consistent with a random coil conformation of the VWF multimer. Ratios of to the z-average hydrodynamic radius, , estimated by DLS, were calculated across an M w range from 2 to 5 MDa. When compared to values calculated for a semi-flexible, wormlike chain, these ratios were consistent with a contour length over 1000-fold greater than the persistence length. These results indicate a high degree of flexibility between domains of the VWF subunit.
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- Ernest
T. Parker
- Aflac
Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta; Department of Pediatrics, Emory
University, Atlanta Georgia 30322, United States
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- Diagnostic
Laboratories and Blood Research Institute, Versiti, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2178, United States
- Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States
- Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s Hospital
of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States
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- Aflac
Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta; Department of Pediatrics, Emory
University, Atlanta Georgia 30322, United States
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Hauseman ZJ, Fodor M, Dhembi A, Viscomi J, Egli D, Bleu M, Katz S, Park E, Jang DM, Porter KA, Meili F, Guo H, Kerr G, Mollé S, Velez-Vega C, Beyer KS, Galli GG, Maira SM, Stams T, Clark K, Eck MJ, Tordella L, Thoma CR, King DA. Structure of the MRAS-SHOC2-PP1C phosphatase complex. Nature 2022; 609:416-423. [PMID: 35830882 PMCID: PMC9452295 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05086-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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RAS-MAPK signalling is fundamental for cell proliferation and is altered in most human cancers1-3. However, our mechanistic understanding of how RAS signals through RAF is still incomplete. Although studies revealed snapshots for autoinhibited and active RAF-MEK1-14-3-3 complexes4, the intermediate steps that lead to RAF activation remain unclear. The MRAS-SHOC2-PP1C holophosphatase dephosphorylates RAF at serine 259, resulting in the partial displacement of 14-3-3 and RAF-RAS association3,5,6. MRAS, SHOC2 and PP1C are mutated in rasopathies-developmental syndromes caused by aberrant MAPK pathway activation6-14-and SHOC2 itself has emerged as potential target in receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)-RAS-driven tumours15-18. Despite its importance, structural understanding of the SHOC2 holophosphatase is lacking. Here we determine, using X-ray crystallography, the structure of the MRAS-SHOC2-PP1C complex. SHOC2 bridges PP1C and MRAS through its concave surface and enables reciprocal interactions between all three subunits. Biophysical characterization indicates a cooperative assembly driven by the MRAS GTP-bound active state, an observation that is extendible to other RAS isoforms. Our findings support the concept of a RAS-driven and multi-molecular model for RAF activation in which individual RAS-GTP molecules recruit RAF-14-3-3 and SHOC2-PP1C to produce downstream pathway activation. Importantly, we find that rasopathy and cancer mutations reside at protein-protein interfaces within the holophosphatase, resulting in enhanced affinities and function. Collectively, our findings shed light on a fundamental mechanism of RAS biology and on mechanisms of clinically observed enhanced RAS-MAPK signalling, therefore providing the structural basis for therapeutic interventions.
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Itkonen J, Ghemtio L, Pellegrino D, Jokela (née Heinonen) PJ, Xhaard H, Casteleijn MG. Analysis of Biologics Molecular Descriptors towards Predictive Modelling for Protein Drug Development Using Time-Gated Raman Spectroscopy. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:1639. [PMID: 36015265 PMCID: PMC9413954 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Pharmaceutical proteins, compared to small molecular weight drugs, are relatively fragile molecules, thus necessitating monitoring protein unfolding and aggregation during production and post-marketing. Currently, many analytical techniques take offline measurements, which cannot directly assess protein folding during production and unfolding during processing and storage. In addition, several orthogonal techniques are needed during production and market surveillance. In this study, we introduce the use of time-gated Raman spectroscopy to identify molecular descriptors of protein unfolding. Raman spectroscopy can measure the unfolding of proteins in-line and in real-time without labels. Using K-means clustering and PCA analysis, we could correlate local unfolding events with traditional analytical methods. This is the first step toward predictive modeling of unfolding events of proteins during production and storage.
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- Jaakko Itkonen
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
- Orion Pharma, 02101 Espoo, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Buescher J, John T, Boehm AK, Weber L, Abdel-Hafez SM, Wagner C, Kraus T, Gallei M, Schneider M. A precise nanoparticle quantification approach using microfluidics and single-particle tracking. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Allosteric inhibition of PPM1D serine/threonine phosphatase via an altered conformational state. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3778. [PMID: 35773251 PMCID: PMC9246869 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30463-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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PPM1D encodes a serine/threonine phosphatase that regulates numerous pathways including the DNA damage response and p53. Activating mutations and amplification of PPM1D are found across numerous cancer types. GSK2830371 is a potent and selective allosteric inhibitor of PPM1D, but its mechanism of binding and inhibition of catalytic activity are unknown. Here we use computational, biochemical and functional genetic studies to elucidate the molecular basis of GSK2830371 activity. These data confirm that GSK2830371 binds an allosteric site of PPM1D with high affinity. By further incorporating data from hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry and sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation, we demonstrate that PPM1D exists in an equilibrium between two conformations that are defined by the movement of the flap domain, which is required for substrate recognition. A hinge region was identified that is critical for switching between the two conformations and was directly implicated in the high-affinity binding of GSK2830371 to PPM1D. We propose that the two conformations represent active and inactive forms of the protein reflected by the position of the flap, and that binding of GSK2830371 shifts the equilibrium to the inactive form. Finally, we found that C-terminal truncating mutations proximal to residue 400 result in destabilization of the protein via loss of a stabilizing N- and C-terminal interaction, consistent with the observation from human genetic data that nearly all PPM1D mutations in cancer are truncating and occur distal to residue 400. Taken together, our findings elucidate the mechanism by which binding of a small molecule to an allosteric site of PPM1D inhibits its activity and provides insights into the biology of PPM1D.
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García‐Linares S, Amigot‐Sánchez R, García‐Montoya C, Heras‐Márquez D, Alfonso C, Luque‐Ortega JR, Gavilanes JG, Martínez‐del‐Pozo Á, Palacios‐Ortega J. Sticholysin I‐II oligomerization in the absence of membranes. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:1029-1036. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sara García‐Linares
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Complutense Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Complutense Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Complutense Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Complutense Madrid Spain
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- Systems Biochemistry of Bacterial Division Lab Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) C. Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Molecular Interactions Facility Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) C. Ramiro de Maeztu 9 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Complutense Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Universidad Complutense Madrid Spain
- Faculty of Science and Engineering Åbo Akademi University Turku Finland
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Bou-Assaf GM, Budyak IL, Brenowitz M, Day ES, Hayes D, Hill J, Majumdar R, Ringhieri P, Schuck P, Lin JC. Best Practices for Aggregate Quantitation of Antibody Therapeutics by Sedimentation Velocity Analytical Ultracentrifugation. J Pharm Sci 2022; 111:2121-2133. [PMID: 34986360 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) is a critical analytical tool supporting the development and manufacture of protein therapeutics. AUC is routinely used as an assay orthogonal to size exclusion chromatography for aggregate quantitation. This article distills the experimental and analysis procedures used by the authors for sedimentation velocity AUC into a series of best-practices considerations. The goal of this distillation is to help harmonize aggregate quantitation approaches across the biopharmaceutical industry. We review key considerations for sample and instrument suitability, experimental design, and data analysis best practices and conversely, highlight potential pitfalls to accurate aggregate analysis. Our goal is to provide experienced users benchmarks against which they can standardize their analyses and to provide guidance for new AUC analysts that will aid them to become proficient in this fundamental technique.
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- Bioproduct Research and Development, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461
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- Pharmaceutical Development, Genentech a Member of the Roche Group, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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- IntlSoSci, 23 Washington St., Gorham, NH 03581
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105
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- Bioproduct Research and Development, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA
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- Analytical Development Biotech Department, Merck Serono S.p.a, Guidonia, RM, Italy; an affiliate of Merck KGaA
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- Laboratory of Dynamics of Macromolecular Assembly, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, 13 South Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Pharmaceutical Development, Genentech a Member of the Roche Group, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080.
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Haslem L, Brown M, Zhang XA, Hays JM, Hays FA. Purification of Membrane Proteins Overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2507:143-173. [PMID: 35773581 PMCID: PMC9400948 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2368-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Membrane protein (MP) functional and structural characterization requires large quantities of high-purity protein for downstream studies. Barriers to MP characterization include ample overexpression, solubilization, and purification of target proteins while maintaining native activity and structure. These barriers can be overcome by utilizing an efficient purification protocol in a high-yield eukaryotic expression system such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. S. cerevisiae offers improved protein folding and posttranslational modifications compared to prokaryotic expression systems. This chapter contains practices used to overcome barriers of solubilization and purification using S. cerevisiae that are broadly applicable to diverse membrane associated, and membrane integrated, protein targets.
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- Landon Haslem
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
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Affinity of anti-spike antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 patient plasma and its effect on COVID-19 antibody assays. EBioMedicine 2021; 75:103796. [PMID: 34971970 PMCID: PMC8714467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Measuring anti-spike protein antibodies in human plasma or serum is commonly used to determine prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection and to assess the anti-viral protection capacity. According to the mass-action law, a lesser concentration of tightly binding antibody can produce the same quantity of antibody-antigen complexes as higher concentrations of lower affinity antibody. Thus, measurements of antibody levels reflect both affinity and concentration. These two fundamental parameters cannot be disentangled in clinical immunoassays, and so produce a bias which depends on the assay format. Methods To determine the apparent affinity of anti-spike protein antibodies, a small number of antigen-coated magnetic microparticles were imaged by fluorescence microscopy after probing antigen-antibody equilibria directly in patient plasma. Direct and indirect anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays were used to measure antibody levels in the blood of infected and immunised individuals. Findings We observed affinity maturation of antibodies in convalescent and vaccinated individuals, showing that higher affinities are achieved much faster by vaccination. We demonstrate that direct and indirect immunoassays for measuring anti-spike protein antibodies depend differently on antibody affinity which, in turn, affects accurate interpretation of the results. Interpretation Direct immunoassays show substantial antibody affinity dependence. This makes them useful for identifying past SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Indirect immunoassays provide more accurate quantifications of anti-viral antibody levels. Funding The authors are all full-time employees of Abbott Laboratories. Abbott Laboratories provided all operating funds. No external funding sources were used in this study.
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Valderrama OJ, Nischang I. Reincarnation of the Analytical Ultracentrifuge: Emerging Opportunities for Nanomedicine. Anal Chem 2021; 93:15805-15815. [PMID: 34806364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The analytical ultracentrifuge (AUC) and the modern field of analytical ultracentrifugation found its inception approximately a century ago. We highlight the scope of its major experimental opportunities as a transport-based method, contemporary and up-and-coming investigation potential for polymers, polymer-drug conjugates, polymer assemblies, as well as medical nanoparticles. Special focus lies on molar mass estimates of unimeric polymeric species, self-assemblies in solution, and (co)localization of multicomponent systems in solution alongside the material-biofluid interactions. We close with present challenges and incentives for future research.
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- Olenka Jibaja Valderrama
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Yan Y, Xing T, Liu AP, Zhang Z, Wang S, Li N. Post-Column Denaturation-Assisted Native Size-Exclusion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for Rapid and In-Depth Characterization of High Molecular Weight Variants in Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2885-2894. [PMID: 34786946 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The high molecular weight (HMW) size variants present in therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb) samples need to be closely monitored and characterized due to their impact on product safety and efficacy. Because of the complexity and often low abundances in final drug substance (DS) samples, characterization of such HMW species is challenging and traditionally requires offline enrichment of the HMW species followed by analysis using various analytical tools. Here, we report the development of a postcolumn denaturation-assisted native SEC-MS method that allows rapid and in-depth characterization of mAb HMW species directly from unfractionated DS samples. This method not only provides high-confidence identification of HMW complexes based on accurate mass measurement of both the intact assembly and the constituent subunits but also allows in-depth analysis of the interaction nature and location. In addition, using the extracted ion chromatograms, derived from high-quality, native-like mass spectra, the elution profiles of each noncovalent and/or nondissociable complex can be readily reconstructed, facilitating the comprehension of a complex HMW profile. The utility of this novel method was demonstrated in different applications, ranging from enriched HMW characterization at late stage development, comparability assessment due to process changes, and forced degradation study of coformulated mAbs. As this method does not require prior enrichment, it is thus desirable for providing both rapid and in-depth characterization of HMW species during the development of therapeutic mAbs.
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- Yuetian Yan
- Analytical Chemistry Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707, United States
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Wei Y, Lee J, Dziegelewski M, Marlow MS, Hayes DB. Determination of the SLAMF1 self-association affinity constant with sedimentation velocity ultracentrifugation. Anal Biochem 2021; 633:114410. [PMID: 34634259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Signaling lymphocytic activating molecule family member 1 (SLAMF1 or CD150) is a cell surface glycoprotein expressed on various immune populations, regulating cell-cell interactions, activation, differentiation, and inflammatory responses and has been suggested as a potential target for inflammatory diseases. Signaling is believed to be mediated by high-affinity homophilic interactions; the recombinant soluble form of SLAMF1 has optimal activity in the range of 20 μg/mL. This contradicts with a rather weak homo-dimerization binding constant (KD) value reported previously; however, the analytical approach and data analysis suffered from various technical limitations at the time and therefore warrants re-examination. To address this apparent discrepancy, we determined the KD of soluble SLAMF1 using sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifuge (SV-AUC). A globally fitted monomer-dimer model properly explains the data from a wide concentration range obtained with both UV and fluorescence detection systems. The analysis suggests the dimerization KD value for human SLAMF1 is 0.48 μM. Additionally, our data show that SLAMF1 self-association is not driven by non-specific binding to glycans supporting the view of specific protein-protein interaction. We anticipate antibody biotherapeutics capable of modulating the biological consequences of SLAMF1 interactions will be readily identified.
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- Yangjie Wei
- Biotherapeutics Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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- Immunology and Respiratory Diseases, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA.
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- Biotherapeutics Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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Price OM, Thakur A, Ortolano A, Towne A, Velez C, Acevedo O, Hevel JM. Naturally occurring cancer-associated mutations disrupt oligomerization and activity of protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1). J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101336. [PMID: 34688662 PMCID: PMC8592882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Protein arginine methylation is a posttranslational modification catalyzed by the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) enzyme family. Dysregulated protein arginine methylation is linked to cancer and a variety of other human diseases. PRMT1 is the predominant PRMT isoform in mammalian cells and acts in pathways regulating transcription, DNA repair, apoptosis, and cell proliferation. PRMT1 dimer formation, which is required for methyltransferase activity, is mediated by interactions between a structure called the dimerization arm on one monomer and a surface of the Rossman Fold of the other monomer. Given the link between PRMT1 dysregulation and disease and the link between PRMT1 dimerization and activity, we searched the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) database to identify potential inactivating mutations occurring in the PRMT1 dimerization arm. We identified three mutations that correspond to W215L, Y220N, and M224V substitutions in human PRMT1V2 (isoform 1) (W197L, Y202N, M206V in rat PRMT1V1). Using a combination of site-directed mutagenesis, analytical ultracentrifugation, native PAGE, and activity assays, we found that these conservative substitutions surprisingly disrupt oligomer formation and substantially impair both S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) binding and methyltransferase activity. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest that these substitutions introduce novel interactions within the dimerization arm that lock it in a conformation not conducive to dimer formation. These findings provide a clear, if putative, rationale for the contribution of these mutations to impaired arginine methylation in cells and corresponding health consequences.
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- Owen M Price
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.
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Sundaria N, Upadhyay A, Prasad A, Prajapati VK, Poluri KM, Mishra A. Neurodegeneration & imperfect ageing: Technological limitations and challenges? Mech Ageing Dev 2021; 200:111574. [PMID: 34562507 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2021.111574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cellular homeostasis is regulated by the protein quality control (PQC) machinery, comprising multiple chaperones and enzymes. Studies suggest that the loss of the PQC mechanisms in neurons may lead to the formation of abnormal inclusions that may lead to neurological disorders and defective aging. The questions could be raised how protein aggregate formation precisely engenders multifactorial molecular pathomechanism in neuronal cells and affects different brain regions? Such questions await thorough investigation that may help us understand how aberrant proteinaceous bodies lead to neurodegeneration and imperfect aging. However, these studies face multiple technological challenges in utilizing available tools for detailed characterizations of the protein aggregates or amyloids and developing new techniques to understand the biology and pathology of proteopathies. The lack of detection and analysis methods has decelerated the pace of the research in amyloid biology. Here, we address the significance of aggregation and inclusion formation, followed by exploring the evolutionary contribution of these structures. We also provide a detailed overview of current state-of-the-art techniques and advances in studying amyloids in the diseased brain. A comprehensive understanding of the structural, pathological, and clinical characteristics of different types of aggregates (inclusions, fibrils, plaques, etc.) will aid in developing future therapies.
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- Naveen Sundaria
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342037, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342037, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, NH‑8 Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342037, India.
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Structure and dynamics of UBA5-UFM1 complex formation showing new insights in the UBA5 activation mechanism. J Struct Biol 2021; 213:107796. [PMID: 34508858 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ubiquitin fold modifier 1 (UFM1) is an ubiquitin-like protein (Ubl) involved especially in endoplasmic stress response. Activation occurs via a three-step mechanism like other Ubls. Data obtained reveal that UFM1 regulates the oligomeric state of ubiquitin activating enzyme 5 (UBA5) to initiate the activation step. Mixtures of homodimers and heterotrimers are observed in solution at the equilibrium state, demonstrating that the UBA5-UFM1 complex undergoes several concentration dependent oligomeric translational states to form a final functional complex. The oligomerization state of unbound UBA5 is also concentration dependent and shifts from the monomeric to the dimeric state. Data describing different oligomeric states are complemented with binding studies that reveal a negative cooperativity for the complex formation and thereby provide more detailed insights into the complex formation mechanism.
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Piper SEH, Edwards MJ, van Wonderen JH, Casadevall C, Martel A, Jeuken LJC, Reisner E, Clarke TA, Butt JN. Bespoke Biomolecular Wires for Transmembrane Electron Transfer: Spontaneous Assembly of a Functionalized Multiheme Electron Conduit. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:714508. [PMID: 34484155 PMCID: PMC8415449 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.714508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shewanella oneidensis exchanges electrons between cellular metabolism and external redox partners in a process that attracts much attention for production of green electricity (microbial fuel cells) and chemicals (microbial electrosynthesis). A critical component of this pathway is the outer membrane spanning MTR complex, a biomolecular wire formed of the MtrA, MtrB, and MtrC proteins. MtrA and MtrC are decaheme cytochromes that form a chain of close-packed hemes to define an electron transfer pathway of 185 Å. MtrA is wrapped inside MtrB for solubility across the outer membrane lipid bilayer; MtrC sits outside the cell for electron exchange with external redox partners. Here, we demonstrate tight and spontaneous in vitro association of MtrAB with separately purified MtrC. The resulting complex is comparable with the MTR complex naturally assembled by Shewanella in terms of both its structure and rates of electron transfer across a lipid bilayer. Our findings reveal the potential for building bespoke electron conduits where MtrAB combines with chemically modified MtrC, in this case, labeled with a Ru-dye that enables light-triggered electron injection into the MtrC heme chain.
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- Samuel E H Piper
- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Soltermann F, Struwe WB, Kukura P. Label-free methods for optical in vitro characterization of protein-protein interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:16488-16500. [PMID: 34342317 PMCID: PMC8359934 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01072g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Protein-protein interactions are involved in the regulation and function of the majority of cellular processes. As a result, much effort has been aimed at the development of methodologies capable of quantifying protein-protein interactions, with label-free methods being of particular interest due to the associated simplified workflows and minimisation of label-induced perturbations. Here, we review recent advances in optical technologies providing label-free in vitro measurements of affinities and kinetics. We provide an overview and comparison of existing techniques and their principles, discussing advantages, limitations, and recent applications.
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- Fabian Soltermann
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of OxfordUK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of OxfordUK
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of OxfordUK
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Berkowitz SA, Laue T. Boundary convection during velocity sedimentation in the Optima analytical ultracentrifuge. Anal Biochem 2021; 631:114306. [PMID: 34274312 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) provides the most widely applicable, precise, and accurate means for characterizing solution hydrodynamic and thermodynamic properties. While generally useful, boundary sedimentation velocity AUC (SV-AUC) analysis has become particularly important in assessing protein aggregation, fragmentation and conformational variants in the same solvents used during drug development and production. In early 2017 the only manufacturer of the analytical ultracentrifuge released its newest analytical ultracentrifuge, the Optima, to replace the aging second-generation XLA/I series ultracentrifuges. However, SV-AUC data from four Optima units used in the characterization of adeno-associated virus (AAV) have shown evidence of sample convection. Further investigation reveals this problem arises from the design of the temperature control system, which makes it prone to producing destabilizing temperature-induced density gradients that can lead to density inversions. The problem is intermittent and variable in severity within a given Optima unit and between Optima units. This convection appears to be associated mainly with low rotor speeds and dilute concentration of solvent components, i.e., AAV analysis conditions. Data features diagnostic for this problem and strategies for its elimination or minimization are provided.
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- Emeritus, University of New Hampshire, 10 Kelsey Road, Lee, NH, 03861, USA
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Hao L, Zhang R, Lohman TM. Heterogeneity in E. coli RecBCD Helicase-DNA Binding and Base Pair Melting. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:167147. [PMID: 34246654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.167147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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E. coli RecBCD, a helicase/nuclease involved in double stranded (ds) DNA break repair, binds to a dsDNA end and melts out several DNA base pairs (bp) using only its binding free energy. We examined RecBCD-DNA initiation complexes using thermodynamic and structural approaches. Measurements of enthalpy changes for RecBCD binding to DNA ends possessing pre-melted ssDNA tails of increasing length suggest that RecBCD interacts with ssDNA as long as 17-18 nucleotides and can melt at least 10-11 bp upon binding a blunt DNA end. Cryo-EM structures of RecBCD alone and in complex with a blunt-ended dsDNA show significant conformational heterogeneities associated with the RecB nuclease domain (RecBNuc) and the RecD subunit. In the absence of DNA, 56% of RecBCD molecules show no density for the RecB nuclease domain, RecBNuc, and all RecBCD molecules show only partial density for RecD. DNA binding reduces these conformational heterogeneities, with 63% of the molecules showing density for both RecD and RecBNuc. This suggests that the RecBNuc domain is dynamic and influenced by DNA binding. The major RecBCD-DNA structural class in which RecBNuc is docked onto RecC shows melting of at least 11 bp from a blunt DNA end, much larger than previously observed. A second structural class in which RecBNuc is not docked shows only four bp melted suggesting that RecBCD complexes transition between states with different extents of DNA melting and that the extent of melting regulates initiation of helicase activity.
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- Linxuan Hao
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Box 8231, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Box 8231, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Box 8231, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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Takemoto M, Sakamoto H, Higashimoto Y, Taira J. Complex Formation of Heme Oxygenase-2 with Heme Is Competitively Inhibited by the Cytosolic Domain of Caveolin-1. Biochemistry 2021; 60:2300-2308. [PMID: 34223768 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The mechanism and physiological functions of heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2)-mediated carbon monoxide (CO) production, accompanied by heme metabolism, have been studied intensively in recent years. The enzymatic activity of constitutively expressed HO-2 must be strictly controlled in terms of the toxicity and chemical stability of CO. In this study, the molecular interaction between HO-2 and caveolin-1 and its effect on HO action were evaluated. An enzyme kinetics assay with residues 82-101 of caveolin-1, also called the caveolin scaffold domain, inhibited HO-2 activity in a competitive manner. Analytical ultracentrifugation and a hemin titration assay suggested that the inhibitory effect was generated by direct binding of caveolin-1 to aromatic residues, which were defined as components of the caveolin-binding motif in the HO-2 heme pocket. Herein, we developed a HO-2-based fluorescence bioprobe, namely EGFP-Δ19/D159H, which was capable of quantifying heme binding by HO-2 as the initial step in the CO production. The fluorescence of EGFP-Δ19/D159H decreased in accordance with 5-aminolevulinic acid-facilitated heme biosynthesis in COS-7 cells. In contrast, expression of the N-terminal cytosolic domain of caveolin-1 (residues 1-101) increased the probe fluorescence, suggesting that the cytosolic domain of caveolin-1 potently inhibits the binding of heme to the heme pocket of EGFP-Δ19/D159H. Taken together, our results suggest that caveolin-1 is a negative regulator of HO-2 enzymatic action. Moreover, our bioprobe EGFP-Δ19/D159H represents a powerful tool for use in future studies addressing HO-2-mediated CO production.
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- Misaki Takemoto
- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka 820-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka 820-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka 820-8502, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Subramanian RH, Zhu J, Bailey JB, Chiong JA, Li Y, Golub E, Tezcan FA. Design of metal-mediated protein assemblies via hydroxamic acid functionalities. Nat Protoc 2021; 16:3264-3297. [PMID: 34050338 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-021-00535-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The self-assembly of proteins into sophisticated multicomponent assemblies is a hallmark of all living systems and has spawned extensive efforts in the construction of novel synthetic protein architectures with emergent functional properties. Protein assemblies in nature are formed via selective association of multiple protein surfaces through intricate noncovalent protein-protein interactions, a challenging task to accurately replicate in the de novo design of multiprotein systems. In this protocol, we describe the application of metal-coordinating hydroxamate (HA) motifs to direct the metal-mediated assembly of polyhedral protein architectures and 3D crystalline protein-metal-organic frameworks (protein-MOFs). This strategy has been implemented using an asymmetric cytochrome cb562 monomer through selective, concurrent association of Fe3+ and Zn2+ ions to form polyhedral cages. Furthermore, the use of ditopic HA linkers as bridging ligands with metal-binding protein nodes has allowed the construction of crystalline 3D protein-MOF lattices. The protocol is divided into two major sections: (1) the development of a Cys-reactive HA molecule for protein derivatization and self-assembly of protein-HA conjugates into polyhedral cages and (2) the synthesis of ditopic HA bridging ligands for the construction of ferritin-based protein-MOFs using symmetric metal-binding protein nodes. Protein cages are analyzed using analytical ultracentrifugation, transmission electron microscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. HA-mediated protein-MOFs are formed in sitting-drop vapor diffusion crystallization trays and are probed via single-crystal X-ray diffraction and multi-crystal small-angle X-ray scattering measurements. Ligand synthesis, construction of HA-mediated assemblies, and post-assembly analysis as described in this protocol can be performed by a graduate-level researcher within 6 weeks.
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- Rohit H Subramanian
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. .,Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Conde-Giménez M, Sancho J. Unravelling the Complex Denaturant and Thermal-Induced Unfolding Equilibria of Human Phenylalanine Hydroxylase. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126539. [PMID: 34207146 PMCID: PMC8234983 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) is a metabolic enzyme involved in the catabolism of L-Phe in liver. Loss of conformational stability and decreased enzymatic activity in PAH variants result in the autosomal recessive disorder phenylketonuria (PKU), characterized by developmental and psychological problems if not treated early. One current therapeutic approach to treat PKU is based on pharmacological chaperones (PCs), small molecules that can displace the folding equilibrium of unstable PAH variants toward the native state, thereby rescuing the physiological function of the enzyme. Understanding the PAH folding equilibrium is essential to develop new PCs for different forms of the disease. We investigate here the urea and the thermal-induced denaturation of full-length PAH and of a truncated form lacking the regulatory and the tetramerization domains. For either protein construction, two distinct transitions are seen in chemical denaturation followed by fluorescence emission, indicating the accumulation of equilibrium unfolding intermediates where the catalytic domains are partly unfolded and dissociated from each other. According to analytical centrifugation, the chemical denaturation intermediates of either construction are not well-defined species but highly polydisperse ensembles of protein aggregates. On the other hand, each protein construction similarly shows two transitions in thermal denaturation measured by fluorescence or differential scanning calorimetry, also indicating the accumulation of equilibrium unfolding intermediates. The similar temperatures of mid denaturation of the two constructions, together with their apparent lack of response to protein concentration, indicate the catalytic domains are unfolded in the full-length PAH thermal intermediate, where they remain associated. That the catalytic domain unfolds in the first thermal transition is relevant for the choice of PCs identified in high throughput screening of chemical libraries using differential scanning fluorimetry.
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- María Conde-Giménez
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Biocomputation and Complex Systems Physics Institute (BIFI)-Joint Units: BIFI-IQFR (CSIC) and GBsC-CSIC, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Biocomputation and Complex Systems Physics Institute (BIFI)-Joint Units: BIFI-IQFR (CSIC) and GBsC-CSIC, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Rai A, Klare JP, Reinke PYA, Englmaier F, Fohrer J, Fedorov R, Taft MH, Chizhov I, Curth U, Plettenburg O, Manstein DJ. Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidase from Dictyostelium discoideum. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126265. [PMID: 34200865 PMCID: PMC8230527 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A novel cytoplasmic dye-decolorizing peroxidase from Dictyostelium discoideum was investigated that oxidizes anthraquinone dyes, lignin model compounds, and general peroxidase substrates such as ABTS efficiently. Unlike related enzymes, an aspartate residue replaces the first glycine of the conserved GXXDG motif in Dictyostelium DyPA. In solution, Dictyostelium DyPA exists as a stable dimer with the side chain of Asp146 contributing to the stabilization of the dimer interface by extending the hydrogen bond network connecting two monomers. To gain mechanistic insights, we solved the Dictyostelium DyPA structures in the absence of substrate as well as in the presence of potassium cyanide and veratryl alcohol to 1.7, 1.85, and 1.6 Å resolution, respectively. The active site of Dictyostelium DyPA has a hexa-coordinated heme iron with a histidine residue at the proximal axial position and either an activated oxygen or CN- molecule at the distal axial position. Asp149 is in an optimal conformation to accept a proton from H2O2 during the formation of compound I. Two potential distal solvent channels and a conserved shallow pocket leading to the heme molecule were found in Dictyostelium DyPA. Further, we identified two substrate-binding pockets per monomer in Dictyostelium DyPA at the dimer interface. Long-range electron transfer pathways associated with a hydrogen-bonding network that connects the substrate-binding sites with the heme moiety are described.
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- Amrita Rai
- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Fritz Hartmann Centre for Medical Research Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.R.); (P.Y.A.R.); (M.H.T.); (I.C.); (U.C.)
- Department of Structural Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Osnabrueck, Barbarastrasse 7, D-49076 Osnabrück, Germany;
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Fritz Hartmann Centre for Medical Research Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.R.); (P.Y.A.R.); (M.H.T.); (I.C.); (U.C.)
- Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (F.E.); (O.P.)
- Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, D-30167 Hannover, Germany;
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- Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, D-30167 Hannover, Germany;
- NMR Department of the Department of Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt, Clemens Schöpf Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Fritz Hartmann Centre for Medical Research Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.R.); (P.Y.A.R.); (M.H.T.); (I.C.); (U.C.)
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Fritz Hartmann Centre for Medical Research Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.R.); (P.Y.A.R.); (M.H.T.); (I.C.); (U.C.)
- Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Fritz Hartmann Centre for Medical Research Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.R.); (P.Y.A.R.); (M.H.T.); (I.C.); (U.C.)
- Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany; (F.E.); (O.P.)
- Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, D-30167 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Fritz Hartmann Centre for Medical Research Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany; (A.R.); (P.Y.A.R.); (M.H.T.); (I.C.); (U.C.)
- Division for Structural Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany;
- RESiST, Cluster of Excellence 2155, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-511-5323700
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Martinez-Seidel F, Beine-Golovchuk O, Hsieh YC, Eshraky KE, Gorka M, Cheong BE, Jimenez-Posada EV, Walther D, Skirycz A, Roessner U, Kopka J, Pereira Firmino AA. Spatially Enriched Paralog Rearrangements Argue Functionally Diverse Ribosomes Arise during Cold Acclimation in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:6160. [PMID: 34200446 PMCID: PMC8201131 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ribosome biogenesis is essential for plants to successfully acclimate to low temperature. Without dedicated steps supervising the 60S large subunits (LSUs) maturation in the cytosol, e.g., Rei-like (REIL) factors, plants fail to accumulate dry weight and fail to grow at suboptimal low temperatures. Around REIL, the final 60S cytosolic maturation steps include proofreading and assembly of functional ribosomal centers such as the polypeptide exit tunnel and the P-Stalk, respectively. In consequence, these ribosomal substructures and their assembly, especially during low temperatures, might be changed and provoke the need for dedicated quality controls. To test this, we blocked ribosome maturation during cold acclimation using two independent reil double mutant genotypes and tested changes in their ribosomal proteomes. Additionally, we normalized our mutant datasets using as a blank the cold responsiveness of a wild-type Arabidopsis genotype. This allowed us to neglect any reil-specific effects that may happen due to the presence or absence of the factor during LSU cytosolic maturation, thus allowing us to test for cold-induced changes that happen in the early nucleolar biogenesis. As a result, we report that cold acclimation triggers a reprogramming in the structural ribosomal proteome. The reprogramming alters the abundance of specific RP families and/or paralogs in non-translational LSU and translational polysome fractions, a phenomenon known as substoichiometry. Next, we tested whether the cold-substoichiometry was spatially confined to specific regions of the complex. In terms of RP proteoforms, we report that remodeling of ribosomes after a cold stimulus is significantly constrained to the polypeptide exit tunnel (PET), i.e., REIL factor binding and functional site. In terms of RP transcripts, cold acclimation induces changes in RP families or paralogs that are significantly constrained to the P-Stalk and the ribosomal head. The three modulated substructures represent possible targets of mechanisms that may constrain translation by controlled ribosome heterogeneity. We propose that non-random ribosome heterogeneity controlled by specialized biogenesis mechanisms may contribute to a preferential or ultimately even rigorous selection of transcripts needed for rapid proteome shifts and successful acclimation.
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- Federico Martinez-Seidel
- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia;
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
- Heidelberg University, Biochemie-Zentrum, Nuclear Pore Complex and Ribosome Assembly, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
- Institute for Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia;
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Grupo de Biotecnología-Productos Naturales, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira 660003, Colombia;
- Emerging Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Group—Sci-Help, Pereira 660009, Colombia
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia;
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
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- Willmitzer Department, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; (O.B.-G.); (Y.-C.H.); (K.E.E.); (M.G.); (B.-E.C.); (D.W.); (A.S.); (J.K.); (A.A.P.F.)
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González-Rubio G, Hilbert H, Rosenberg R, Ni B, Fuhrer L, Cölfen H. Simple Determination of Gold Nanocrystal Dimensions by Analytical Ultracentrifugation via Surface Ligand-Solvent Density Matching. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11061427. [PMID: 34071534 PMCID: PMC8228700 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) is a powerful technique to observe colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) directly in solution and obtain critical information about their physical-chemical properties. Nevertheless, a more comprehensive implementation of AUC for the characterisation of such a class of crystalline colloids has been traditionally impaired by the requirement of having a priori knowledge of the complex, multilayered structure formed by NC in solution. This includes the nature (density and mass) of the surface ligands (SLs) that provide NC colloidal stability and the shell of solvent molecules formed on it. Herein, we propose a methodology to determine the NCs size by using SLs with a density equal to that of the solvent. Thereby, the buoyancy force of the SL shell is neutral, and the density of the NCs is sufficient a priori knowledge to calculate their related mass and size distributions. The simplicity and reliability of the method are evaluated with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) stabilized spherical gold NCs (AuNCs) of dimensions ranging from 1 to 17 nm. The proposed method has great potential to be transferred to any non-crystalline and crystalline colloids of different nature and composition, which have a density that is equal to the bulk and can be stabilized by SLs having a density that matches that of the solvent.
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"There's plenty of room at the bottom" (Richard Feynman, 1959): an invitation for (metalla)carboranes to enter the (new) field of nanomedicine. For two decades, the number of publications on boron cluster compounds designed for potential applications in medicine has been constantly increasing. Hundreds of compounds have been screened in vitro or in vivo for a variety of biological activities (chemotherapeutics, radiotherapeutics, antiviral, etc.), and some have shown rather promising potential for further development. However, until now, no boron cluster compounds have made it to the clinic, and even clinical trials have been very sparse. This review introduces a new perspective in the field of medicinal boron chemistry, namely that boron-based drugs should be regarded as nanomedicine platforms, due to their peculiar self-assembly behaviour in aqueous solutions, and treated as such. Examples for boron-based 12- and 11-vertex clusters and appropriate comparative studies from medicinal (in)organic chemistry and nanomedicine, highlighting similarities, differences and gaps in physicochemical and biological characterisation methods, are provided to encourage medicinal boron chemists to fill in the gaps between chemistry laboratory and real applications in living systems by employing bioanalytical and biophysical methods for characterising and controlling the aggregation behaviour of the clusters in solution.
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- Marta Gozzi
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2904103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of Analytical ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyLeipzig UniversityLinnéstr. 304103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of Medicinal Physics and BiophysicsFaculty of MedicineLeipzig UniversityHärtelstr. 16–1804107LeipzigGermany
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- Institute of Medicinal Physics and BiophysicsFaculty of MedicineLeipzig UniversityHärtelstr. 16–1804107LeipzigGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and MineralogyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2904103LeipzigGermany
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A structural signature motif enlightens the origin and diversification of nuclear receptors. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009492. [PMID: 33882063 PMCID: PMC8092661 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nuclear receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors that modulate gene regulatory networks from embryonic development to adult physiology and thus represent major targets for clinical interventions in many diseases. Most nuclear receptors function either as homodimers or as heterodimers. The dimerization is crucial for gene regulation by nuclear receptors, by extending the repertoire of binding sites in the promoters or the enhancers of target genes via combinatorial interactions. Here, we focused our attention on an unusual structural variation of the α-helix, called π-turn that is present in helix H7 of the ligand-binding domain of RXR and HNF4. By tracing back the complex evolutionary history of the π-turn, we demonstrate that it was present ancestrally and then independently lost in several nuclear receptor lineages. Importantly, the evolutionary history of the π-turn motif is parallel to the evolutionary diversification of the nuclear receptor dimerization ability from ancestral homodimers to derived heterodimers. We then carried out structural and biophysical analyses, in particular through point mutation studies of key RXR signature residues and showed that this motif plays a critical role in the network of interactions stabilizing homodimers. We further showed that the π-turn was instrumental in allowing a flexible heterodimeric interface of RXR in order to accommodate multiple interfaces with numerous partners and critical for the emergence of high affinity receptors. Altogether, our work allows to identify a functional role for the π-turn in oligomerization of nuclear receptors and reveals how this motif is linked to the emergence of a critical biological function. We conclude that the π-turn can be viewed as a structural exaptation that has contributed to enlarging the functional repertoire of nuclear receptors. The origin of novelties is a central topic in evolutionary biology. A fundamental question is how organisms constrained by natural selection can divert from existing schemes to set up novel structures or pathways. Among the most important strategies are exaptations, which represent pre-adaptation strategies. Many examples exist in biology, at both morphological and molecular levels, such as the one reported here that focuses on an unusual structural feature called the π-turn. It is found in the structure of the most ancestral nuclear receptors RXR and HNF4. The analyses trace back the complex evolutionary history of the π-turn to more than 500 million years ago, before the Cambrian explosion and show that this feature was essential for the heterodimerization capacity of RXR. Nuclear receptor lineages that emerged later in evolution lost the π-turn. We demonstrate here that this loss in nuclear receptors that heterodimerize with RXR was critical for the emergence of high affinity receptors, such as the vitamin D and the thyroid hormone receptors. On the other hand, the conserved π-turn in RXR allowed it to accommodate multiple heterodimer interfaces with numerous partners. This structural exaptation allowed for the remarkable diversification of nuclear receptors.
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Ni K, Gao Y, Ye X. Study on the structure and formation mechanism of 15S globulin of soybeans. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shinn MK, Kozlov AG, Lohman TM. Allosteric effects of SSB C-terminal tail on assembly of E. coli RecOR proteins. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:1987-2004. [PMID: 33450019 PMCID: PMC7913777 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Escherichia coli RecO is a recombination mediator protein that functions in the RecF pathway of homologous recombination, in concert with RecR, and interacts with E. coli single stranded (ss) DNA binding (SSB) protein via the last 9 amino acids of the C-terminal tails (SSB-Ct). Structures of the E. coli RecR and RecOR complexes are unavailable; however, crystal structures from other organisms show differences in RecR oligomeric state and RecO stoichiometry. We report analytical ultracentrifugation studies of E. coli RecR assembly and its interaction with RecO for a range of solution conditions using both sedimentation velocity and equilibrium approaches. We find that RecR exists in a pH-dependent dimer-tetramer equilibrium that explains the different assembly states reported in previous studies. RecO binds with positive cooperativity to a RecR tetramer, forming both RecR4O and RecR4O2 complexes. We find no evidence of a stable RecO complex with RecR dimers. However, binding of RecO to SSB-Ct peptides elicits an allosteric effect, eliminating the positive cooperativity and shifting the equilibrium to favor a RecR4O complex. These studies suggest a mechanism for how SSB binding to RecO influences the distribution of RecOR complexes to facilitate loading of RecA onto SSB coated ssDNA to initiate homologous recombination.
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- Min Kyung Shinn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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