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Cosenza G, Martin P, Garro G, Gallo D, Auzino B, Ciampolini R, Pauciullo A. A novel allelic donkey β-lactogobulin I protein isoform generated by a non-AUG translation initiation codon is associated with a nonsynonymous SNP. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:4158-4170. [PMID: 37080792 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22598] [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: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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β-Lactoglobulin I (β-LG I) is one of the most important whey proteins in donkey milk. However, to our knowledge, there has been no study focusing on the full nucleotide sequences of this gene (BLG I). Current investigation of donkey BLG I gene is very limited with only 2 variants (A and B) characterized so far at the protein level. Recently, a new β-LG I variant, with a significantly higher mass (+1,915 Da) than known variants has been detected. In this study, we report the whole nucleotide sequence of the BLG I gene from 2 donkeys, whose milk samples are characterized by the β-LG I SDS-PAGE band with a normal electrophoretic mobility (18,514.25 Da, β-LG I B1 form) the first, and by the presence of a unique β-LG I band with a higher electrophoretic mobility (20,428.5 Da, β-LG I D form) the latter. A high genetic variability was found all over the 2 sequenced BLG I alleles. In particular, 16 polymorphic sites were found in introns, one in the 5' flanking region, 3 SNPs in the 5' untranslated region and one SNP in the coding region (g.458G > A) located at the 40th nucleotide of exon 2 and responsible for the AA substitutions p.Asp28 > Asn in the mature protein. Two SNPs (g.920-922CAC > TGT and g.1871G/A) were genotyped in 93 donkeys of 2 Italian breeds (60 Ragusana and 33 Amiatina, respectively) and the overall frequencies of g.920-922CAC and g.1871A were 0.3065 and 0.043, respectively. Only the rare allele g.1871A was observed to be associated with the slower migrating β-LG I. Considering this genetic diversity and those found in the database, it was possible to deduce at least 5 different alleles (BLG I A, B, B1, C, D) responsible for 4 potential β-LG I translations. Among these alleles, B1 and D are those characterized in the present research, with the D allele of real novel identification. Haplotype data analysis suggests an evolutionary pathway of donkey BLG I gene and a possible phylogenetic map is proposed. Analyses of mRNA secondary structure showed relevant changes in the structures, as consequence of the g.1871G > A polymorphism, that might be responsible for the recognition of an alternative initiation site providing an additional signal peptide. The extension of 19 AA sequence to the mature protein, corresponding to the canonical signal peptide with an additional alanine residue, is sufficient to provide the observed molecular weight of the slower migrating β-LG I encoded by the BLG I D allele.
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- G Cosenza
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II," 80055 Portici (Na), Italy.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MICALIS Institute, PAPPSO, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II," 80055 Portici (Na), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II," 80055 Portici (Na), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, 56100, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, 56100, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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Auzino B, Miranda G, Henry C, Krupova Z, Martini M, Salari F, Cosenza G, Ciampolini R, Martin P. Top-Down proteomics based on LC-MS combined with cDNA sequencing to characterize multiple proteoforms of Amiata donkey milk proteins. Food Res Int 2022; 160:111611. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Role of Proteins and of Some Bioactive Peptides on the Nutritional Quality of Donkey Milk and Their Impact on Human Health. BEVERAGES 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/beverages3030034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Proteins and bioactive peptides from donkey milk: The molecular basis for its reduced allergenic properties. Food Res Int 2017; 99:41-57. [PMID: 28784499 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The legendary therapeutics properties of donkey milk have recently been supported by many clinical trials who have clearly demonstrated that, even if with adequate lipid integration, it may represent a valid natural substitute of cow milk for feeding allergic children. During the last decade many investigations by MS-based methods have been performed in order to obtain a better knowledge of donkey milk proteins. The knowledge about the primary structure of donkey milk proteins now may provide the basis for a more accurate comprehension of its potential benefits for human nutrition. In this aspect, experimental data today available clearly demonstrate that donkey milk proteins (especially casein components) are more closely related with the human homologues rather than cow counterparts. Moreover, the low allergenic properties of donkey milk with respect to cow one seem to be related to the low total protein content, the low ratio of caseins to whey fraction, and finally to the presence in almost all bovine IgE-binding linear epitopes of multiple amino acid differences with respect to the corresponding regions of donkey milk counterparts.
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Brinkmann J, Jagannathan V, Drögemüller C, Rieder S, Leeb T, Thaller G, Tetens J. DNA-based analysis of protein variants reveals different genetic variability of the paralogous equine ß-lactoglobulin genes LGB1 and LGB2. Livest Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Brumini D, Criscione A, Bordonaro S, Vegarud GE, Marletta D. Whey proteins and their antimicrobial properties in donkey milk: a brief review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13594-015-0246-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cunsolo V, Muccilli V, Saletti R, Foti S. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the monitoring of she-donkey's milk contamination or adulteration. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2013; 48:148-153. [PMID: 23378086 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Donkey's milk (DM), representing a safe and alternative food in both IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated cow's milk protein allergy, can be categorized as precious pharma-food. Moreover, an economically relevant interest for the use of DM in cosmetology is also developing. The detection of adulterations and contaminations of DM is a matter of fundamental importance from both an economic and allergenic standpoint, and, to this aim, fast and efficient analytical approaches to assess the authenticity of this precious nutrient are desirable. Here, a rapid matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)-based method aimed to the detection of bovine or caprine milk in raw DM is reported. The presence of the extraneous milks was revealed by monitoring the protein profiles of the most abundant whey proteins, α-lactalbumin (α-LA) and β-lactoglobulin, used as molecular markers. The possibility of obtaining a quantitative analysis of the level of cow or goat milk in DM based on the MALDI-TOF peak areas of α-LAs was also explored. The results showed that the experimental quantitative values were in good agreement with the real composition of each mixture. As pretreatment of the milk samples is not required, and owing to the speed and the high sensitivity of MALDI-MS, the protocol here reported could represent a reliable method for routine analyses aimed to assess the absence of contamination in raw fresh DM samples.
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- Vincenzo Cunsolo
- Department of Chemical Science, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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D'Alessandro AG, Martemucci G, Jirillo E, De Leo V. Major whey proteins in donkey's milk: effect of season and lactation stage. Implications for potential dietary interventions in human diseases. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2010; 33:259-65. [PMID: 20624015 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2010.499365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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According to current literature, donkey's milk has been suggested as a hypoallergenic substitute in children affected by cow's milk protein allergy as well as a promising nutraceutical for aged people. However, the biologically active components of donkey's milk have not yet completely elucidated. In this framework this study is aimed at measuring α-lactalbumin (α-LA), β-lactoglobulin (β-LG), and lysozyme (LYS), the principal whey proteins in donkey's milk, in relation to lactation stage and production season. Analysis were performed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. α-LA, β-LG, and LYS resulted to be affected by lactation stage (P < 0.01) and production season (P < 0.01). Overall, the protein content was higher (0.01 > P < 0.05) during the first four lactation's months and decreased until the month 8. The β-LG was the major protein (1.75 mg mL(-1) as mean; peak 2.24 ± 0.09 mg mL(-1)), while the α-LA had a mean concentration of 1.32 mg mL(-1) and peaked at month 1 (1.57 ± 0.09 mg mL(-1)) and LYS (0.66 mg mL(-1) as mean) showed the highest value equal to 0.76 ± 0.03 mg mL(-1). The highest (P < 0.01) concentration of all proteins was recorded at spring (α-LA: 1.69 mL(-1); β-LG: 2.07 mL(-1); LYS: 0.76 mL(-1)).
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Chianese L, Calabrese MG, Ferranti P, Mauriello R, Garro G, De Simone C, Quarto M, Addeo F, Cosenza G, Ramunno L. Proteomic characterization of donkey milk “caseome”. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:4834-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 05/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cunsolo V, Saletti R, Muccilli V, Foti S. Characterization of the protein profile of donkey's milk whey fraction. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:1162-74. [PMID: 17605147 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Characterization of the protein profile of the whey fraction from a milk sample taken from an individual donkey belonging to the 'Ragusana' species of the East of Sicily is reported. Direct RP-HPLC/electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS analysis of the whey fraction allowed the detection of some unknown components, together with the identification of already known whey proteins. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-TOF/MS and RP-HPLC/ESI-MS/MS analysis of the enzymatic digests of the unknown components resulted the identification and characterization of (1) two beta-casein fragments; (2) the sequence of donkey's serum albumin; and (3) the oxidized methionine forms of lysozyme B and alpha-lactoalbumin. One of the two beta-casein fragments corresponds to the sequence Val(176)-Arg(189) of the horse's beta-casein. The second one corresponds the C-terminal sequence Tyr(199)-Val(226) of the horse's beta-casein, with four amino acid substitutions (Q --> R(203), L/I --> P(206), F --> L(210) and P --> A(219)). Both fragments, reasonably arising by endogenous proteases cleavage of the donkey's beta-casein, could be potential biologically active peptides. Direct mass spectrometric sequence characterization of the detected donkey's serum albumin reveals the presence of the amino acid substitution Val --> Ile at position 497 with respect to the cDNA deduced sequence. The oxidized forms of lysozyme B and alpha-lactoalbumin are selectively oxidized at methionine 79 and methionine 90, respectively.
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- Vincenzo Cunsolo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A Doria, 6, I-95125, Catania, Italy
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Cunsolo V, Costa A, Saletti R, Muccilli V, Foti S. Detection and sequence determination of a new variant beta-lactoglobulin II from donkey. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:1438-46. [PMID: 17377935 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The sequence determination of a new variant of beta-LG II, detected as a minor component by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC/ESI-MS) analysis of the whey fraction from a milk sample taken from an individual donkey belonging to the 'Ragusana' species of eastern Sicily, is reported. Direct RP-HPLC/ESI-MS analysis of the whey fraction from this milk sample allowed the identification of a new variant of beta-LG II, based on the determination of the M(r) of the intact protein. The new protein, with an experimentally determined M(r) of 18311 Da, was detected as a minor component in the whey fraction investigated. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF)MS and RP-HPLC/ESI-MS/MS analyses of the tryptic digest of the new protein demonstrate that it presents two amino acid substitutions with respect to the sequence of beta-LG II A, namely a substitution Pro-->Cys at position 110, and a substitution Asp-->Gly at position 162. The disulfide bonds between the four cysteines, not directly determined in donkey's and horse's beta-LG II, were shown to occur between Cys(106)-Cys(120) and Cys(66)-Cys(161), as in other mammalian beta-LGs. The new beta-LG II variant from donkey was named D.
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- Vincenzo Cunsolo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, I-95125 Catania, Italy
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Chobert JM. Milk protein modification to improve functional and biological properties. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2003; 47:1-71. [PMID: 14639781 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4526(03)47001-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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- Jean-Marc Chobert
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Interactions des Molécules Alimentaires Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Rue de la Géraudière B.P. 71627, 44316 Nantés, France
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Imre T, Zsila F, Szabó PT. Electrospray mass spectrometric investigation of the binding of cis-parinaric acid to bovine beta-lactoglobulin and study of the ligand-binding site of the protein using limited proteolysis. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2003; 17:2464-2470. [PMID: 14608614 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The binding property of parinaric acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, to bovine beta-lactoglobulin, has been studied by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Stable complexation was observed under acidic conditions in a molar ratio of 1:1. Competitive complexation experiments were performed using saturated and unsaturated fatty acid standards with different chain lengths and number of double bonds to study the specificity of the interaction. It can be concluded that formation of the parinaric acid-lactoglobulin complex is preferred even if the molar concentration of the other fatty acids is ten times higher. In cases of specific complex formation the protein must have an active site that is a good acceptor for the ligand molecule. Limited trypsinolysis was performed on the lactoglobulin molecule to identify which part is responsible for the complexation. An intermediate tryptic fragment with molecular mass of 5200 Da was found to have the same ability to bind parinaric acid as the intact protein. This disulfide-bonded residue, [41-70]S-S[149-162], might thus be involved in the specific complexation of parinaric acid to beta-lactoglobulin. This conclusion is consistent with previous information on this binding site.
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- Tímea Imre
- Department of Mass Spectrometry, Institute of Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, PO Box 17, 1525 Budapest, Hungary
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CHEVALIER FRANÇOIS, CHOBERT JEANMARC, DALGALARRONDO MICHÈLE, HAERTLÉ THOMAS. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MAILLARD REACTION PRODUCTS OF ?-LACTOGLOBULIN GLUCOSYLATED IN MILD CONDITIONS. J Food Biochem 2001. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2001.tb00723.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Das P, Jain S, Nayak S, Apparao KB, Totey SM, Garg LC. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA encoding beta-lactoglobulin in Bubalus bubalis. DNA SEQUENCE : THE JOURNAL OF DNA SEQUENCING AND MAPPING 2000; 10:105-8. [PMID: 10376212 DOI: 10.3109/10425179909008426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The cDNA for bubaline beta-lactoglobulin (beta lg) has been cloned through RT-PCR approach and sequenced. Sequence data showed a single open reading frame coding for a protein of 180 amino acids with a signal sequence of 18 amino acid residues. Comparison with other ruminant beta lg sequences revealed a high homology indicating the protein to be conserved through evolution. The degree of homology, at amino acid level, is 96.1%, 95.6%, 93.9% and 63.7% with goat, sheep, cow and pig, respectively.
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- P Das
- Gene Regulation Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
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Botelho MM, Valente-Mesquita VL, Oliveira KM, Polikarpov I, Ferreira ST. Pressure denaturation of beta-lactoglobulin. Different stabilities of isoforms A and B, and an investigation of the Tanford transition. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:2235-41. [PMID: 10759846 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Beta-lactoglobulin, the main whey protein in bovine milk, exists in several isoforms of which the most abundant are isoforms A and B. We have previously reported the denaturation of beta-lactoglobulin A by hydrostatic pressure [Valente-Mesquita, V.L., Botelho, M.M. & Ferreira, S.T. (1998) Biophys. J. 75, 471-476]. Here, we compare the pressure stabilities of isoforms A and B. These isoforms differ by two amino-acid substitutions: Asp64 and Val118 in isoform A are replaced by glycine and alanine, respectively, in isoform B. Replacement of the buried Val118 residue by the smaller alanine side-chain is not accompanied by significant structural rearrangements of the neighbouring polypeptide chain and creates a cavity in the core of beta-lactoglobulin. Pressure denaturation experiments revealed different stabilities of the two isoforms. Standard volume changes (DeltaVunf) of - 49 +/- 8 mL.mol-1 and -75 +/- 3 mL.mol-1, and unfolding free energy changes (DeltaGunf) of 8.5 +/- 1.3 kJ.mol-1 and 11.3 +/- 0.4 kJ.mol-1 were obtained for isoforms A and B, respectively. The volume occupied by the two methyl groups of Val118 removed in the V118A substitution is approximately 40 A3 per monomer of beta-lactoglobulin, in excellent agreement with the experimentally measured difference in DeltaVunf for the two isoforms (DeltaDeltaVunf = 26 mL.mol-1, corresponding to approximately 43 A3 per monomer). Thus, the existence of a core cavity in beta-lactoglobulin B may explain its enhanced pressure sensitivity relative to beta-lactoglobulin A. beta-Lactoglobulin undergoes a reversible pH-induced conformational change around pH 7, known as the Tanford transition. We have compared the pressure denaturation of beta-lactoglobulin A at pH 7 and 8. Unfolding free energy changes of 8.5 +/- 1.3 and 8.3 +/- 0.3 kJ.mol-1 were obtained at pH 7 and 8, respectively, showing that the thermodynamic stability of beta-lactoglobulin is identical at these pH values. Interestingly, DeltaVunf was dependent on pH, and varied from -49 +/- 8 mL.mol-1 to -68 +/- 2 mL.mol-1 at pH 7 and 8, respectively. The large increase in DeltaVunf at pH 8 relative to pH 7 appears to be associated with an overall expansion of the protein structure and could explain the increased pressure sensitivity of beta-lactoglobulin at alkaline pH.
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- M M Botelho
- Departamento de Bioquímica Médica, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Herrouin M, Mollé D, Fauquant J, Ballestra F, Maubois JL, Léonil J. New genetic variants identified in donkey's milk whey proteins. JOURNAL OF PROTEIN CHEMISTRY 2000; 19:105-15. [PMID: 10945434 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007078415595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Novel genetic variants for donkey milk lysozyme and beta-lactoglobulins I and II have been identified by the combined use of peptide mass mapping and sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry in association with database searching. The novel donkey lysozyme variant designated as lysozyme B (Mr 14,631 Da) differed in three amino acid exchanges, N49 --> D, Y52 --> S, and S61 --> N, from the previously published sequence. Three novel genetic variants for donkey beta-lactoglobulins were identified. One of them is a type beta-lactoglobulin I with three amino acid exchanges at E36 --> S, S97 --> T, and V150 --> I (beta-lactoglobulin I B, Mr 18,510 Da). The two others are type beta-lactoglobulins II with two amino acid exchanges at C110 --> P and M118--> T (beta-lactoglobulin II B, Mr 18,227 Da) and with three amino acid exchanges at D96 --> E, C110 --> P, and M118 -->T (beta-lactoglobulin II C, Mr 18,241 Da). All these primary structures are closely related to those of homologous proteins in horse milk (percent identity >96%).
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- M Herrouin
- EURL François Ballestra, SAINT-RAPHAEL, France
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Folch JM, Coll A, Hayes HC, Sànchez A. Characterization of a caprine beta-lactoglobulin pseudogene, identification and chromosomal localization by in situ hybridization in goat, sheep and cow. Gene 1996; 177:87-91. [PMID: 8921850 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00276-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG) pseudogene has been isolated and sequenced (7634 bp) in goat. Its structure is remarkably similar to that of the beta-LG gene with all seven exons placed in the same relative position. The pseudogene seems to have originated by gene duplication, but a non uniform distribution of similarities along the sequence suggests that events of gene conversion have also occurred during its evolution. The comparison of the predicted ancestral protein encoded by the pseudogene shows its evolutionary relationship to the monomeric beta-LG II forms of the beta-LG reported in some non-ruminant species. Southern-blot analysis shows that similar pseudogenes are also found in the genome of sheep and cow. The pseudogene has been mapped by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to sheep chromosome 3p28 and cattle and goat chromosomes 11q28, in the same mapped position as that found for the beta-LG gene in all these species.
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- J M Folch
- Departament de Patologia i Producció Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Dufour E, Haertlé T. Binding of retinoids and beta-carotene to beta-lactoglobulin. Influence of protein modifications. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1991; 1079:316-20. [PMID: 1911856 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(91)90075-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The binding of retinol, retinyl acetate, retinoic acid and beta-carotene to native, esterified and alkylated beta-lactoglobulin was followed by quenching of tryptophan fluorescence. Three studied retinoids bind to native or modified beta-lactoglobulin in 1:1 molar ratios, with apparent dissociation constants in the range of 10(-8) M. The maximum tryptophan fluorescence quenching of unmodified beta-lactoglobulin by beta-carotene is observed at the ligand/protein ratio of 1:2. Esterification and alkylation of beta-lactoglobulin shift the ratio of beta-carotene/protein to 1:1. In all the cases, except for retinoic acid binding to N-ethyllysyl-BLG, the performed chemical modifications of beta-lactoglobulin enhance protein binding affinity. Measured apparent dissociation constants of beta-carotene complexes with native and modified beta-lactoglobulin are an order of magnitude lower from binding constants of other studied retinoids.
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- E Dufour
- L.E.I.M.A., Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nantes, France
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