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Structural Basis for the Functional Diversity of Centrins: A Focus on Calcium Sensing Properties and Target Recognition. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212173. [PMID: 34830049 PMCID: PMC8622359 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212173] [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: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Centrins are a family of small, EF hand-containing proteins that are found in all eukaryotes and are often complexed with centrosome-related structures. Since their discovery, centrins have attracted increasing interest due to their multiple, diverse cellular functions. Centrins are similar to calmodulin (CaM) in size, structure and domain organization, although in contrast to CaM, the majority of centrins possess at least one calcium (Ca2+) binding site that is non-functional, thus displaying large variance in Ca2+ sensing abilities that could support their functional versatility. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on centrins from both biophysical and structural perspectives with an emphasis on centrin-target interactions. In-depth analysis of the Ca2+ sensing properties of centrins and structures of centrins complexed with target proteins can provide useful insight into the mechanisms of the different functions of centrins and how these proteins contribute to the complexity of the Ca2+ signaling cascade. Moreover, it can help to better understand the functional redundancy of centrin isoforms and centrin-binding proteins.
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Phanindranath R, Sudhakar DVS, Thangaraj K, Sharma Y. Conformational scanning of individual EF-hand motifs of calcium sensor protein centrin-1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 570:67-73. [PMID: 34273620 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Centrin-1, a Ca2+ sensor protein of the centrin family is a crucial player for cell division in eukaryotes and plays a key role in the microtubule organising centre. Despite being regarded as a calcium sensor with a matched structure to calmodulin/troponin C, the protein undergoes mild changes in conformation and binds Ca2+ with moderate affinity. We present an in-depth analysis of the Ca2+ sensing by individual EF-hand motifs of centrin-1 and address unsolved questions of the rationales for moderate affinity and conformational transitions of the protein. Employing the more sensitive approach of Trp scanning of individual EF-hand motif, we have undertaken an exhaustive investigation of Ca2+ binding to individual EF-hand motifs, named EF1 to EF4. All four EF-hand motifs of centrin-1 are structural as all of them bind both Ca2+ and Mg2+. EF1 and EF4 are the most flexible sites as they undergo drastic conformational changes following Ca2+ binding, whereas EF3 responds to Ca2+ minimally. On the other hand, EF2 moves towards the protein surface upon binding Ca2+. The independent filling mode of Ca2+ to EF-hand motifs and lack of intermotif communication explain the lack of cooperativity of binding, thus constraining centrin-1 to a moderate affinity binding protein. Thus, centrin-1 is distinct from other calcium sensors such as calmodulin.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India; Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur, India.
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Khouj EM, Prosser SL, Tada H, Chong WM, Liao JC, Sugasawa K, Morrison CG. Differential requirements for the EF-hand domains of human centrin 2 in primary ciliogenesis and nucleotide excision repair. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs.228486. [PMID: 31492759 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.228486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Centrin 2 is a small conserved calcium-binding protein that localizes to the centriolar distal lumen in human cells. It is required for efficient primary ciliogenesis and nucleotide excision repair (NER). Centrin 2 forms part of the xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein complex. To explore how centrin 2 contributes to these distinct processes, we mutated the four calcium-binding EF-hand domains of human centrin 2. Centrin 2 in which all four EF-hands had been mutated to ablate calcium binding (4DA mutant) was capable of supporting in vitro NER and was as effective as the wild-type protein in rescuing the UV sensitivity of centrin 2-null cells. However, we found that mutation of any of the EF-hand domains impaired primary ciliogenesis in human TERT-RPE1 cells to the same extent as deletion of centrin 2. Phenotypic analysis of the 4DA mutant revealed defects in centrosome localization, centriole satellite assembly, ciliary assembly and function and in interactions with POC5 and SFI1. These observations indicate that centrin 2 requires calcium-binding capacity for its primary ciliogenesis functions, but not for NER, and suggest that these functions require centrin 2 to be capable of forming complexes with partner proteins.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Ebtissal M Khouj
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland
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- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Biosignal Research Center, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.,Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- IAMS Academia Sinica, No 1 Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, 10617 Taipei City, Taiwan
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- IAMS Academia Sinica, No 1 Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, 10617 Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Biosignal Research Center, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.,Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland
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Calcium and phosphorylation double-regulating caltractin initiating target protein XPC function. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 136:503-511. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Shan F, Yang X, Diwu Y, Ma H, Tu X. Trypanosoma brucei centrin5 is enriched in the flagellum and interacts with other centrins in a calcium-dependent manner. FEBS Open Bio 2019; 9:1421-1431. [PMID: 31161731 PMCID: PMC6668372 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Centrin is an evolutionarily conserved EF‐hand‐containing protein, which is present in eukaryotic organisms as diverse as algae, yeast, and humans. Centrins are associated with the microtubule‐organizing center and with centrosome‐related structures, such as basal bodies in flagellar and ciliated cells, and the spindle pole body in yeast. Five centrin genes have been identified in Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei), a protozoan parasite that causes sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle in sub‐Saharan Africa. In the present study, we identified that centrin5 of T. brucei (TbCentrin5) is localized throughout the cytosol and nucleus and enriched in the flagellum. We further identified that TbCentrin5 binds Ca2+ ions with a high affinity and constructed a model of TbCentrin5 bound by Ca2+ ions. Meanwhile, we observed that TbCentrin5 interacts with TbCentrin1, TbCentrin3, and TbCentrin4 and that the interactions are Ca2+‐dependent, suggesting that TbCentrin5 is able to form different complexes with other TbCentrins to participate in relevant cellular processes. Our study provides a foundation for better understanding of the biological roles of TbCentrin5.
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- Fangzhen Shan
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Zhao Y, Guo X, Yang B. Calcium-induced human centrin 1 self-assembly and double-regulating the binding with peptide R18-Sfi1p. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 128:314-323. [PMID: 30682474 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Centrin is a member of the EF-hand super-family that plays pivotal role in the centrosome duplication and separation. In the present paper, we characterized the properties of metal ions as well as peptide R18-Sfi1p binding to human centrin 1 (HsCen1) by fluorescence spectra and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Four metal ions binding sites on HsCen1 were identified through ITC experiments. The conditional binding constants of the EF-hand domain on HsCen1 with Ca2+ were quantitatively calculated. In reversible manner, Ca2+ can induce HsCen1 self-assembly. In addition, HsCen1 bound with peptide R18-Sfi1p in calcium-dependent with middle-affinity. Phosphorylation at Ser170 weakened interaction HsCen1 with the substrate and removal calcium ions further weakened interactions of the two molecules. Hence, we inferred that centrin initiating downstream peptides may be a double-regulated process by calcium and phosphorylation. These results are of significance for understanding the relationship between PTM and metal regulation.
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- Yaqin Zhao
- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Baehr W, Hanke-Gogokhia C, Sharif A, Reed M, Dahl T, Frederick JM, Ying G. Insights into photoreceptor ciliogenesis revealed by animal models. Prog Retin Eye Res 2018; 71:26-56. [PMID: 30590118 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Photoreceptors are polarized neurons, with very specific subcellular compartmentalization and unique requirements for protein expression and trafficking. Each photoreceptor contains an outer segment, the site of photon capture that initiates vision, an inner segment that houses the biosynthetic machinery and a synaptic terminal for signal transmission to downstream neurons. Outer segments and inner segments are connected by a connecting cilium (CC), the equivalent of a transition zone (TZ) of primary cilia. The connecting cilium is part of the basal body/axoneme backbone that stabilizes the outer segment. This report will update the reader on late developments in photoreceptor ciliogenesis and transition zone formation, specifically in mouse photoreceptors, focusing on early events in photoreceptor ciliogenesis. The connecting cilium, an elongated and narrow structure through which all outer segment proteins and membrane components must traffic, functions as a gate that controls access to the outer segment. Here we will review genes and their protein products essential for basal body maturation and for CC/TZ genesis, sorted by phenotype. Emphasis is given to naturally occurring mouse mutants and gene knockouts that interfere with CC/TZ formation and ciliogenesis.
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- Wolfgang Baehr
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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Solution structure of TbCentrin4 from Trypanosoma brucei and its interactions with Ca 2+ and other centrins. Biochem J 2018; 475:3763-3778. [PMID: 30389845 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Centrin is a conserved calcium-binding protein that plays an important role in diverse cellular biological processes such as ciliogenesis, gene expression, DNA repair and signal transduction. In Trypanosoma brucei, TbCentrin4 is mainly localized in basal bodies and bi-lobe structure, and is involved in the processes coordinating karyokinesis and cytokinesis. In the present study, we solved the solution structure of TbCentrin4 using NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy. TbCentrin4 contains four EF-hand motifs consisting of eight α-helices. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiment showed that TbCentrin4 has a strong Ca2+ binding ability. NMR chemical shift perturbation indicated that TbCentrin4 binds to Ca2+ through its C-terminal domain composed of EF-hand 3 and 4. Meanwhile, we revealed that TbCentrin4 undergoes a conformational change and self-assembly induced by high concentration of Ca2+ Intriguingly, localization of TbCentrin4 was dispersed or disappeared from basal bodies and the bi-lobe structure when the cells were treated with Ca2+ in vivo, implying the influence of Ca2+ on the cellular functions of TbCentrin4. Besides, we observed the interactions between TbCentrin4 and other Tbcentrins and revealed that the interactions are Ca2+ dependent. Our findings provide a structural basis for better understanding the biological functions of TbCentrin4 in the relevant cellular processes.
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Inhibitory effect of melittin on endonuclease-like activity of centrin. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 186:280-293. [PMID: 29990752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein (XPC) and centrin2 are the primary initiators of global genome nucleotide excision repair (NER). Centrin, acts as a member of the EF-hand super family of calcium-binding proteins, playing roles in reconstitution of the vitro NER reaction. To understand the possible molecular and structural properties of the multiprotein process, the interactions of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin (EoCen), melittin, and DNA are described. EoCen shares a sequence identity of 66% with centrin2. Melittin possesses inverse direction hydrophobic triads-leucine-leucine-tryptophan (LLW) which are responsible for centrin binding. It is applied as a natural peptide to mimic centrin target peptide. As a result, it is proved that the integrated protein shows an endonuclease-like activity to DNA. Melittin is capable of interaction with both EoCen and DNA. More importantly, it is found that melittin displays an inhibitory effect on the endonuclease-like activity of centrin when it co-exists with EoCen and DNA in solution. Meanwhile, the DNA-melittin-EoCen ternary complex forms in the process. Quantitative analyses demonstrated by extensive biophysical assays reveal that binding of the peptide to DNA or centrin modulates the binding properties of it to another component. Furthermore, a possible positioning model of DNA and EoCen on melittin is proposed. This finding may constitute a model for that existing between centrin and its target peptide in NER process.
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Wang W, Zhao Y, Wang H, Yang B. Crystal structure of the trimeric N-terminal domain of ciliate Euplotes octocarinatus centrin binding with calcium ions. Protein Sci 2018; 27:1102-1108. [PMID: 29607555 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Centrin is a member of the EF-hand superfamily of calcium-binding proteins, a highly conserved eukaryotic protein that binds to Ca2+ . Its self-assembly plays a causative role in the fiber contraction that is associated with the cell division cycle and ciliogenesis. In this study, the crystal structure of N-terminal domain of ciliate Euplotes octocarinatus centrin (N-EoCen) was determined by using the selenomethionine single-wavelength anomalous dispersion method. The protein molecules formed homotrimers. Every protomer had two putative Ca2+ ion-binding sites I and II, protomer A, and C bound one Ca2+ ion, while protomer B bound two Ca2+ ions. A novel binding site III was observed and the Ca2+ ion was located at the center of the homotrimer. Several hydrogen bonds, electrostatic, and hydrophobic interactions between the protomers contributed to the formation of the oligomer. Structural studies provided insight into the foundation for centrin aggregation and the roles of calcium ions.
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- Wenming Wang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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Zhang W, Shi E, Zhao Y, Yang B. Modulation effect of double strand DNA on the self-assembly of N-terminal domain of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin. J Inorg Biochem 2017; 180:15-25. [PMID: 29223826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Centrin is a member of the EF-hand super family of calcium-binding proteins, which can behave as a part of damage detector initiated the initiation of nucleotide excision repair (NER). Its self-assembly plays a causative role in fiber contraction associated with the cell division cycle and ciliogenesis. To explore the possible role of DNA in the process of centrin self-assembly, the aggregation properties of N-terminal domain of Euplotes octocarinatus centrin (N-EoCen) in the presence of DNA with or without metal ions are investigated. It is verified that metal ions, such as Ca2+ and Tb3+, can bind to N-EoCen with 2:1 stoichiometry by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Importantly, this study reports that double strand DNA (dsDNA) is capable of binding N-EoCen, changing conformation of protein and modulating centrin aggregation, as demonstrated by extensive biophysical assays. Interestingly, the open conformation of protein induced by metal ions may be favour of the interaction of protein with dsDNA. Nevertheless, the randomly coiled single strand DNA (ssDNA) is completely inefficient to the aggregation regulation. Furthermore, results reveal that hydrophobic site could play important role in the process. This finding may link to the potent roles of centrin in the NER process.
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- Wenlong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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