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Denieva ZG, Sokolov VS, Batishchev OV. HIV-1 Gag Polyprotein Affinity to the Lipid Membrane Is Independent of Its Surface Charge. Biomolecules 2024; 14:1086. [PMID: 39334852 PMCID: PMC11429625 DOI: 10.3390/biom14091086] [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: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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The binding of the HIV-1 Gag polyprotein to the plasma membrane is a critical step in viral replication. The association with membranes depends on the lipid composition, but its mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we report the binding of non-myristoylated Gag to lipid membranes of different lipid compositions to dissect the influence of each component. We tested the contribution of phosphatidylserine, PI(4,5)P2, and cholesterol to membrane charge density and Gag affinity to membranes. Taking into account the influence of the membrane surface potential, we quantitatively characterized the adsorption of the protein onto model lipid membranes. The obtained Gag binding constants appeared to be the same regardless of the membrane charge. Furthermore, Gag adsorbed on uncharged membranes, suggesting a contribution of hydrophobic forces to the protein-lipid interaction. Charge-charge interactions resulted in an increase in protein concentration near the membrane surface. Lipid-specific interactions were observed in the presence of cholesterol, resulting in a two-fold increase in binding constants. The combination of cholesterol with PI(4,5)P2 showed cooperative effects on protein adsorption. Thus, we suggest that the affinity of Gag to lipid membranes results from a combination of electrostatic attraction to acidic lipids, providing different protein concentrations near the membrane surface, and specific hydrophobic interactions.
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- Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry, Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (Z.G.D.); (V.S.S.)
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Challita EJ, Freeman EC. Hydrogel Microelectrodes for the Rapid, Reliable, and Repeatable Characterization of Lipid Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:15166-15173. [PMID: 30468580 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Model lipid bilayer membranes provide approximations of natural cellular membranes that may be formed in the laboratory to study their mechanics and interactions with the surrounding environment. A new approach for their formation is proposed here based on the self-assembly of lipid monolayers at oil-water interfaces, creating a lipid-coated hydrogel-tipped electrode that produces a stable lipid membrane on the surface when introduced to a lipid-coated aqueous droplet. Membrane formation using the hydrogel microelectrode is tested for a variety of lipids and oils. The channel-forming peptide alamethicin is added to the membrane, and its functionality is verified. Finally, asymmetric membranes are created using varying lipid compositions, and the capacity for repeated quantification of membrane structure is demonstrated. The proposed hydrogel microelectrodes are compatible with multiple oils and lipids, simple to use, and suitable for detecting the presence of both biomolecular transporters and dissolved lipid compositions within aqueous droplets.
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- Elio J Challita
- School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering , University of Georgia , 110 Riverbend Road , Athens , Georgia 30605 , United States
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- School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering , University of Georgia , 110 Riverbend Road , Athens , Georgia 30605 , United States
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Kordyukova LV, Shtykova EV, Baratova LA, Svergun DI, Batishchev OV. Matrix proteins of enveloped viruses: a case study of Influenza A virus M1 protein. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2018; 37:671-690. [PMID: 29388479 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1436089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Influenza A virus, a member of the Orthomyxoviridae family of enveloped viruses, is one of the human and animal top killers, and its structure and components are therefore extensively studied during the last decades. The most abundant component, M1 matrix protein, forms a matrix layer (scaffold) under the viral lipid envelope, and the functional roles as well as structural peculiarities of the M1 protein are still under heavy debate. Despite multiple attempts of crystallization, no high resolution structure is available for the full length M1 of Influenza A virus. The likely reason for the difficulties lies in the intrinsic disorder of the M1 C-terminal part preventing diffraction quality crystals to be grown. Alternative structural methods including synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), atomic force microscopy, cryo-electron microscopy/tomography are therefore widely applied to understand the structure of M1, its self-association and interactions with the lipid membrane and the viral nucleocapsid. These methods reveal striking similarities in the behavior of M1 and matrix proteins of other enveloped RNA viruses, with the differences accompanied by the specific features of the viral lifecycles, thus suggesting common interaction principles and, possibly, common evolutional ancestors. The structural information on the Influenza A virus M1 protein obtained to the date strongly suggests that the intrinsic disorder in the C-terminal domain has important functional implications.
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- Larisa V Kordyukova
- a Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russian Federation
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- b Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre 'Crystallography and Photonics' of Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russian Federation.,c Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russian Federation
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- a Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russian Federation
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- e Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry , Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russian Federation.,f Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Dolgoprudniy , Russian Federation
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Shtykova EV, Dadinova LA, Fedorova NV, Golanikov AE, Bogacheva EN, Ksenofontov AL, Baratova LA, Shilova LA, Tashkin VY, Galimzyanov TR, Jeffries CM, Svergun DI, Batishchev OV. Influenza virus Matrix Protein M1 preserves its conformation with pH, changing multimerization state at the priming stage due to electrostatics. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16793. [PMID: 29196731 PMCID: PMC5711849 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16986-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Influenza A virus matrix protein M1 plays an essential role in the virus lifecycle, but its functional and structural properties are not entirely defined. Here we employed small-angle X-ray scattering, atomic force microscopy and zeta-potential measurements to characterize the overall structure and association behavior of the full-length M1 at different pH conditions. We demonstrate that the protein consists of a globular N-terminal domain and a flexible C-terminal extension. The globular N-terminal domain of M1 monomers appears preserved in the range of pH from 4.0 to 6.8, while the C-terminal domain remains flexible and the tendency to form multimers changes dramatically. We found that the protein multimerization process is reversible, whereby the binding between M1 molecules starts to break around pH 6. A predicted electrostatic model of M1 self-assembly at different pH revealed a good agreement with zeta-potential measurements, allowing one to assess the role of M1 domains in M1-M1 and M1-lipid interactions. Together with the protein sequence analysis, these results provide insights into the mechanism of M1 scaffold formation and the major role of the flexible and disordered C-terminal domain in this process.
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- Eleonora V Shtykova
- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudniy, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", Moscow, Russia
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, c/o DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, c/o DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudniy, Russia.
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Formation of the layer of influenza A virus M1 matrix protein on lipid membranes at pH 7.0. Russ Chem Bull 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-016-1644-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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