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Bárcenas O, Kuriata A, Zalewski M, Iglesias V, Pintado-Grima C, Firlik G, Burdukiewicz M, Kmiecik S, Ventura S. Aggrescan4D: structure-informed analysis of pH-dependent protein aggregation. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:W170-W175. [PMID: 38738618 PMCID: PMC11223845 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Protein aggregation is behind the genesis of incurable diseases and imposes constraints on drug discovery and the industrial production and formulation of proteins. Over the years, we have been advancing the Aggresscan3D (A3D) method, aiming to deepen our comprehension of protein aggregation and assist the engineering of protein solubility. Since its inception, A3D has become one of the most popular structure-based aggregation predictors because of its performance, modular functionalities, RESTful service for extensive screenings, and intuitive user interface. Building on this foundation, we introduce Aggrescan4D (A4D), significantly extending A3D's functionality. A4D is aimed at predicting the pH-dependent aggregation of protein structures, and features an evolutionary-informed automatic mutation protocol to engineer protein solubility without compromising structure and stability. It also integrates precalculated results for the nearly 500,000 jobs in the A3D Model Organisms Database and structure retrieval from the AlphaFold database. Globally, A4D constitutes a comprehensive tool for understanding, predicting, and designing solutions for specific protein aggregation challenges. The A4D web server and extensive documentation are available at https://biocomp.chem.uw.edu.pl/a4d/. This website is free and open to all users without a login requirement.
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- Oriol Bárcenas
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biological and Chemical Research Center, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Biological and Chemical Research Center, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Białystok, Kilińskiego 1, 15-369 Białystok, Poland
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biological and Chemical Research Center, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Białystok, Kilińskiego 1, 15-369 Białystok, Poland
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- Biological and Chemical Research Center, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Sankar K, Krystek SR, Carl SM, Day T, Maier JKX. AggScore: Prediction of aggregation-prone regions in proteins based on the distribution of surface patches. Proteins 2018; 86:1147-1156. [PMID: 30168197 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Protein aggregation is a phenomenon that has attracted considerable attention within the pharmaceutical industry from both a developability standpoint (to ensure stability of protein formulations) and from a research perspective for neurodegenerative diseases. Experimental identification of aggregation behavior in proteins can be expensive; and hence, the development of accurate computational approaches is crucial. The existing methods for predicting protein aggregation rely mostly on the primary sequence and are typically trained on amyloid-like proteins. However, the training bias toward beta amyloid peptides may worsen prediction accuracy of such models when applied to larger protein systems. Here, we present a novel algorithm to identify aggregation-prone regions in proteins termed "AggScore" that is based entirely on three-dimensional structure input. The method uses the distribution of hydrophobic and electrostatic patches on the surface of the protein, factoring in the intensity and relative orientation of the respective surface patches into an aggregation propensity function that has been trained on a benchmark set of 31 adnectin proteins. AggScore can accurately identify aggregation-prone regions in several well-studied proteins and also reliably predict changes in aggregation behavior upon residue mutation. The method is agnostic to an amyloid-specific aggregation context and thus may be applied to globular proteins, small peptides and antibodies.
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- Molecular Discovery Technologies, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Discovery Pharmaceutics and Analytical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Candidate Optimization, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Schrödinger Inc., New York, New York
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Gráf L, Li CH, Bewley TA. Selective reduction and alkylation of the COOH-terminal disulfide bridge in bovine growth hormone. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 2009; 7:467-73. [PMID: 1238375 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1975.tb02467.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Conditions leading to the cleavage of both disulfide bridges in human growth hormone caused the reduction of only one disulfide bond in bovine growth hormone. Partially reduced and alkylated derivatives of bovine growth hormone were prepared and characterized. It was shown that the reduction and alkylation modified the COOH-terminal disulfide bond, however, this modification does not result in the dissociation of the dimeric form of bovine growth hormone or cause a significant loss of growth-promoting activity.
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Davio SR, Hageman MJ. Characterization and formulation considerations for recombinantly derived bovine somatotropin. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 1993; 5:59-89. [PMID: 8019700 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1236-7_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- S R Davio
- Upjohn Laboratories, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
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Li CH, Bewley TA, Chung D, Oosthuizen MM. Elephant growth hormone. Isolation and characterization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 1987; 29:62-7. [PMID: 3570656 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1987.tb02230.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Growth hormone has been purified to homogeneity from elephant pituitary glands. It has 191 amino acids with two disulfide bridges and a single tryptophan residue. The somatotropin activity is only 15% when compared with the bovine hormone in the radioreceptor binding assay. From circular dichroism spectra alpha-helical content of elephant growth hormone is estimated to be 50%. Difference absorption spectra of the hormone suggest the presence of a hydrogen bond between the single Trp and a carboxylate ion.
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Bolander FF, Fellows RE. The purification and characterization of rabbit placental lactogen. Biochem J 1976; 159:775-82. [PMID: 1008834 PMCID: PMC1164181 DOI: 10.1042/bj1590775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Rabbit placental lactogen, a polypeptide hormone functionally related to the growth hormone/prolactin family, was isolated from placenta by (NH4)2SO4 precipitation, gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-and CM-cellulose. The hormone was purified to more than 90% homogeneity, as determined by end-group analysis. On disc gel electrophoresis at pH9.0 it migrates as a pair of closely spaced bands with mobilities of 0.489 (minor band) and 0.511 (major band), and its isoelectric point is 6.1. Its mol.wt. is 20600, as determined by sedimentation--equilibrium centrifugation, and 24200, as estimated by gel electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulphate. Its amino acid composition resembles that of rabbit growth hormone and rat prolactin, except for a lower glutamic acid and leucine content. Like the prolactins, rabbit placental lactogen has two tryptophan and six cysteine residues, and its N-terminus, valine, is identical with that for human placental lactogen. By radioimmunoassay, it does not cross-react with antisera to either rat growth hormone or rat prolactin; in addition, it does not cross-react with antisera to bovine placental lactogen by double immunodiffusion. The similarity of the biochemical characteristics of rabbit placental lactogen to the other non-primate placental lactogens lends further support to the hypothesis that these molecules occupy a more central position in the growth hormone/prolactin "tree" than do their primate counterparts.
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Lee V, Ramachandran J, Li CH. Human pituitary growth hormone. Intrinsic lipolytic activity on rabbit fat cells. Arch Biochem Biophys 1975; 169:669-77. [PMID: 170868 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(75)90211-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Glaser CB, Bewley TA, Li CH. Reaction of bovine and ovine pituitary growth hormones with tetranitromethane. Biochemistry 1973; 12:3379-87. [PMID: 4199891 DOI: 10.1021/bi00742a003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Santomé JA, Dellacha JM, Paladini AC, Peña C, Biscoglio MJ, Daurat ST, Poskus E, Wolfenstein CE. Primary structure of bovine growth hormone. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1973; 37:164-70. [PMID: 4580883 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1973.tb02971.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Zakin MM, Poskus E, Dellacha JM, Paladini AC, Santomé JA. Amino acid sequences around the cystine residues in equine growth hormone. FEBS Lett 1972; 25:77-82. [PMID: 11946725 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(72)80458-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M M. Zakin
- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica y Centro para el Estudio de las Hormonas Hipofisarias, Junín 956,., Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bewley TA, Li CH. Circular dichroism studies on human pituitary growth hormone and ovine pituitary lactogenic hormone. Biochemistry 1972; 11:884-8. [PMID: 5059894 DOI: 10.1021/bi00755a030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Bewley TA, Li CH. Molecular weight and circular dichroism studies of bovine and ovine pituitary growth hormones. Biochemistry 1972; 11:927-31. [PMID: 5059898 DOI: 10.1021/bi00755a036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Santomé JA, Dellacha JM, Paladini AC, Wolfenstein CE, Peña C, Poskus E, Daurat ST, Biscoglio MJ, de Sesé ZM, de Sangüesa AV. The amino acid sequence of bovine growth hormone. FEBS Lett 1971; 16:198-200. [PMID: 11945939 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(71)80132-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- J A. Santomé
- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica y Centro para el Estudio de las Hormonas Hipofisarias, Junín 956, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Denamur R. Reviews of the progress of dairy science. Section A. Physiology. Hormonal control of lactogenesis. J DAIRY RES 1971; 38:237-64. [PMID: 5005033 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029900019348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sonenberg M, Beychok S. Circular dichroism studies of biologically active growth hormone preparations. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1971; 229:88-101. [PMID: 5102135 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(71)90322-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Aloj SM, Edelhoch H. Conformational similarity of ovine prolactin and bovine growth hormone. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1970; 66:830-6. [PMID: 5269246 PMCID: PMC283125 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.66.3.830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The behavior and properties of ovine prolactin have been evaluated by measurements of fluorescence, polarization of fluorescence, absorption, optical rotation, and circular dichroism. The helical content of the native molecule at pH 8 is 60 per cent as determined by circular dichroism. Three molecular transitions have been followed. The one in acid affects only 20 per cent of the helical residues. More profound conformational changes occur in urea solutions (pH 5.2 and 8.0) where most of the helical residues are randomized. There is a close parallel between the behavior of ovine prolactin and bovine growth hormone both in aqueous solutions between pH 2 and 11.5 and in urea solutions at pH 5.2 and 8.0. Based on the similarities in behavior it is proposed that the conformations of these two hormones are homologous.
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Mills JB, Howard SC, Scapa S, Wilhelmi AE. Cyanogen Bromide Cleavage and Partial Amino Acid Sequence of Porcine Growth Hormone. J Biol Chem 1970. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)63011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nutting DF, Kostyo JL, Mills JB, Wilhelmi AE. A cyanogen bromide fragment of reduced and S-aminoethylated porcine growth hormone with anabolic activity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1970; 200:601-4. [PMID: 5436652 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(70)90125-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Robertson MC, Stephenson FA, Winnick T. Biosynthesis of growth hormone in ribosomal preparations of bovine anterior pituitary tissue. Arch Biochem Biophys 1970; 136:372-82. [PMID: 5435436 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(70)90208-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dellacha JM, Enero MA, Paladini AC. Physicochemical behaviour and biological activity of bovine growth hormone in acidic solution. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1968; 168:95-105. [PMID: 5684634 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(68)90238-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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