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Rieneck K, Rasmussen KK, Schoof EM, Clausen FB, Holze H, Bergholt T, Jørgensen MH, Christensen VB, Almaas R, Jordal PL, Locard-Paulet M, Runager K, Nielsen LK, Schlotmann BC, Weischenfeldt JL, Jensen LJ, Dziegiel MH. Hunting for the elusive target antigen in gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286432. [PMID: 37862305 PMCID: PMC10588877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The prevailing concept is that gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD) is caused by maternal antibodies targeting a currently unknown antigen on the liver of the fetus. This leads to deposition of complement on the fetal hepatocytes and death of the fetal hepatocytes and extensive liver injury. In many cases, the newborn dies. In subsequent pregnancies early treatment of the woman with intravenous immunoglobulin can be instituted, and the prognosis for the fetus will be excellent. Without treatment the prognosis can be severe. Crucial improvements of diagnosis require identification of the target antigen. For this identification, this work was based on two hypotheses: 1. The GALD antigen is exclusively expressed in the fetal liver during normal fetal life in all pregnancies; 2. The GALD antigen is an alloantigen expressed in the fetal liver with the woman being homozygous for the minor allele and the father being, most frequently, homozygous for the major allele. We used three different experimental approaches to identify the liver target antigen of maternal antibodies from women who had given birth to a baby with the clinical GALD diagnosis: 1. Immunoprecipitation of antigens from either a human liver cell line or human fetal livers by immunoprecipitation with maternal antibodies followed by mass spectrometry analysis of captured antigens; 2. Construction of a cDNA expression library from human fetal liver mRNA and screening about 1.3 million recombinants in Escherichia coli using antibodies from mothers of babies diagnosed with GALD; 3. Exome/genome sequencing of DNA from 26 presumably unrelated women who had previously given birth to a child with GALD with husband controls and supplementary HLA typing. In conclusion, using the three experimental approaches we did not identify the GALD target antigen and the exome/genome sequencing results did not support the hypothesis that the GALD antigen is an alloantigen, but the results do not yield basis for excluding that the antigen is exclusively expressed during fetal life., which is the hypothesis we favor.
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- Klaus Rieneck
- Laboratory of Blood Genetics, Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Blood Genetics, Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Technology, Faculty of Health and Technology, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Blood Genetics, Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatric Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Technology, Faculty of Health and Technology, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Blood Genetics, Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mikkelsen JH, Runager K, Andersen CBF. The human protein haptoglobin inhibits IsdH-mediated heme-sequestering by Staphylococcus aureus. J Biol Chem 2019; 295:1781-1791. [PMID: 31819010 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.011612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Iron is an essential nutrient for all living organisms. To acquire iron, many pathogens have developed elaborate systems to steal it from their hosts. The iron acquisition system in the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus comprises nine proteins, called iron-regulated surface determinants (Isds). The Isd components enable S. aureus to extract heme from hemoglobin (Hb), transport it into the bacterial cytoplasm, and ultimately release iron from the porphyrin ring. IsdB and IsdH act as hemoglobin receptors and are known to actively extract heme from extracellular Hb. To limit microbial pathogenicity during infection, host organisms attempt to restrict the availability of nutrient metals at the host-pathogen interface. The human acute phase protein haptoglobin (Hp) protects the host from oxidative damage by clearing hemoglobin that has leaked from red blood cells and also restricts the availability of extracellular Hb-bound iron to invading pathogens. To investigate whether Hp serves an additional role in nutritional immunity through a direct inhibition of IsdH-mediated iron acquisition, here we measured heme extraction from the Hp-Hb complex by UV-visible spectroscopy and determined the crystal structure of the Hp-Hb-IsdH complex at 2.9 Å resolution. We found that Hp strongly inhibits IsdH-mediated heme extraction and that Hp binding prevents local unfolding of the Hb heme pocket, leaving IsdH unable to wrest the heme from Hb. Furthermore, we noted that the Hp-Hb binding appears to trap IsdH in an initial state before heme transfer. Our findings provide insights into Hp-mediated IsdH inhibition and the dynamics of IsdH-mediated heme extraction.
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- Jakob H Mikkelsen
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Poulsen ET, Nielsen NS, Scavenius C, Mogensen EH, Risør MW, Runager K, Lukassen MV, Rasmussen CB, Christiansen G, Richner M, Vorum H, Enghild JJ. The serine protease HtrA1 cleaves misfolded transforming growth factor β-induced protein (TGFBIp) and induces amyloid formation. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:11817-11828. [PMID: 31197037 PMCID: PMC6682723 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The serine protease high-temperature requirement protein A1 (HtrA1) is associated with protein-misfolding disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and transforming growth factor β-induced protein (TGFBIp)-linked corneal dystrophy. In this study, using several biochemical and biophysical approaches, including recombinant protein expression, LC-MS/MS and 2DE analyses, and thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence assays for amyloid fibril detection, and FTIR assays, we investigated the role of HtrA1 both in normal TGFBIp turnover and in corneal amyloid formation. We show that HtrA1 can cleave WT TGFBIp but prefers amyloidogenic variants. Corneal TGFBIp is extensively processed in healthy people, resulting in C-terminal degradation products spanning the FAS1-4 domain of TGFBIp. We show here that HtrA1 cleaves the WT FAS1-4 domain only inefficiently, whereas the amyloidogenic FAS1-4 mutations transform this domain into a considerably better HTRA1 substrate. Moreover, HtrA1 cleavage of the mutant FAS1-4 domains generated peptides capable of forming in vitro amyloid aggregates. Significantly, these peptides have been previously identified in amyloid deposits in vivo, supporting the idea that HtrA1 is a causative agent for TGFBIp-associated amyloidosis in corneal dystrophy. In summary, our results indicate that TGFBIp is an HtrA1 substrate and that some mutations in the gene encoding TGFBIp cause aberrant HtrA1-mediated processing that results in amyloidogenesis in corneal dystrophies.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aalborg University Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Poulsen ET, Runager K, Nielsen NS, Lukassen MV, Thomsen K, Snider P, Simmons O, Vorum H, Conway SJ, Enghild JJ. Proteomic profiling of TGFBI-null mouse corneas reveals only minor changes in matrix composition supportive of TGFBI knockdown as therapy against TGFBI-linked corneal dystrophies. FEBS J 2017; 285:101-114. [PMID: 29117645 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
TGFBIp is a constituent of the extracellular matrix in many human tissues including the cornea, where it is one of the most abundant proteins expressed. TGFBIp interacts with Type I, II, IV, VI, and XII collagens as well as several members of the integrin family, suggesting it plays an important role in maintaining structural integrity and possibly corneal transparency as well. Significantly, more than 60 point mutations within the TGFBI gene have been reported to result in aberrant TGFBIp folding and aggregation in the cornea, resulting in severe visual impairment and blindness. Several studies have focused on targeting TGFBIp in the cornea as a therapeutic approach to treat TGFBI-linked corneal dystrophies, but the effect of this approach on corneal homeostasis and matrix integrity remained unknown. In the current study, we evaluated the histological and proteomic profiles of corneas from TGFBI-deficient mice as well as potential redundant functions of the paralogous protein POSTN. The absence of TGFBIp in mouse corneas did not grossly affect the collagen scaffold, and POSTN is unable to compensate for loss of TGFBIp. Proteomic comparison of wild-type and TGFBI-/- mice revealed 11 proteins were differentially regulated, including Type VI and XII collagens. However, as these alterations did not manifest at the macroscopic and behavioral levels, these data support partial or complete TGFBI knockdown as a potential therapy against TGFBI-linked corneal dystrophies. Lastly, in situ hybridization verified TGFBI mRNA in the epithelial cells but not in other cell types, supportive of a therapy directed specifically at this lineage.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark.,Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark.,Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark.,Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University, Denmark
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García-Castellanos R, Nielsen NS, Runager K, Thøgersen IB, Lukassen MV, Poulsen ET, Goulas T, Enghild JJ, Gomis-Rüth FX. Structural and Functional Implications of Human Transforming Growth Factor β-Induced Protein, TGFBIp, in Corneal Dystrophies. Structure 2017; 25:1740-1750.e2. [PMID: 28988748 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
A major cause of visual impairment, corneal dystrophies result from accumulation of protein deposits in the cornea. One of the proteins involved is transforming growth factor β-induced protein (TGFBIp), an extracellular matrix component that interacts with integrins but also produces corneal deposits when mutated. Human TGFBIp is a multi-domain 683-residue protein, which contains one CROPT domain and four FAS1 domains. Its structure spans ∼120 Å and reveals that vicinal domains FAS1-1/FAS1-2 and FAS1-3/FAS1-4 tightly interact in an equivalent manner. The FAS1 domains are sandwiches of two orthogonal four-stranded β sheets decorated with two three-helix insertions. The N-terminal FAS1 dimer forms a compact moiety with the structurally novel CROPT domain, which is a five-stranded all-β cysteine-knot solely found in TGFBIp and periostin. The overall TGFBIp architecture discloses regions for integrin binding and that most dystrophic mutations cluster at both molecule ends, within domains FAS1-1 and FAS1-4.
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- Raquel García-Castellanos
- Proteolysis Laboratory, Structural Biology Unit ("María-de-Maeztu" Unit of Excellence), Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park, c/Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej, 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej, 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej, 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej, 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej, 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Proteolysis Laboratory, Structural Biology Unit ("María-de-Maeztu" Unit of Excellence), Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park, c/Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej, 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Proteolysis Laboratory, Structural Biology Unit ("María-de-Maeztu" Unit of Excellence), Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park, c/Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Bøggild T, Runager K, Sutherland DS. Nanopattern Gradients for Cell Studies Fabricated Using Hole-Mask Colloidal Lithography. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:14975-14979. [PMID: 27245371 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Culturing cells on gradient nanopatterns provides a useful tool to explore cellular adhesion to mimics of the extracellular matrix or screen for cellular responses to nanopatterns. A method is presented to fabricate complex gradient protein patterns based on hole-mask colloidal lithography, which can generate nanopatterns in multiple materials and of multiple shapes. Gradients of gold structures were functionalized to form gradients of protein nanopatterns of different shapes (bars, dot pairs, and rings), where a key parameter was systematically varied in each gradient. Cells were grown on vitronectin nanopatterns, showing differential adhesion (spread area/focal adhesion size) along the gradients.
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- Thea Bøggild
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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Kulminskaya NV, Yoshimura Y, Runager K, Sørensen CS, Bjerring M, Andreasen M, Otzen DE, Enghild JJ, Nielsen NC, Mulder FAA. Near-complete 1H, 13C, 15N resonance assignments of dimethylsulfoxide-denatured TGFBIp FAS1-4 A546T. Biomol NMR Assign 2016; 10:25-29. [PMID: 26275916 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-015-9630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
The transforming growth factor beta induced protein (TGFBIp) is a major protein component of the human cornea. Mutations occurring in TGFBIp may cause corneal dystrophies, which ultimately lead to loss of vision. The majority of the disease-causing mutations are located in the C-terminal domain of TGFBIp, referred as the fourth fascilin-1 (FAS1-4) domain. In the present study the FAS1-4 Ala546Thr, a mutation that causes lattice corneal dystrophy, was investigated in dimethylsulfoxide using liquid-state NMR spectroscopy, to enable H/D exchange strategies for identification of the core formed in mature fibrils. Isotope-labeled fibrillated FAS1-4 A546T was dissolved in a ternary mixture 95/4/1 v/v/v% dimethylsulfoxide/water/trifluoroacetic acid, to obtain and assign a reference 2D (1)H-(15)N HSQC spectrum for the H/D exchange analysis. Here, we report the near-complete assignments of backbone and aliphatic side chain (1)H, (13)C and (15)N resonances for unfolded FAS1-4 A546T at 25 °C.
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- Natalia V Kulminskaya
- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Max-Plank Institute, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Amin YYI, Runager K, Simoes F, Celiz A, Taresco V, Rossi R, Enghild JJ, Abildtrup LA, Kraft DCE, Sutherland DS, Alexander MR, Foss M, Ogaki R. Combinatorial Biomolecular Nanopatterning for High-Throughput Screening of Stem-Cell Behavior. Adv Mater 2016; 28:1472-1476. [PMID: 26650176 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Revised: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
A novel combinatorial biomolecular nanopatterning method is reported, in which multiple biomolecular ligands can be patterned in multiple nanoscale dimensions on a single surface. The applicability of the combinatorial platform toward cell-biology applications is demonstrated by screening the adhesion behavior of a population of human dental pulp stem cell (hDPSC) on 64 combinations of nanopatterned extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in parallel.
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- Yacoub Y I Amin
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35122, Padova, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Guerreiro JRL, Bochenkov VE, Runager K, Aslan H, Dong M, Enghild JJ, De Freitas V, Ferreira Sales MG, Sutherland DS. Molecular Imprinting of Complex Matrices at Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors for Screening of Global Interactions of Polyphenols and Proteins. ACS Sens 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5b00054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Joana Rafaela Lara Guerreiro
- BioMark Sensor
Research-CINTESIS, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências
da Universidade do Porto, Porto 4169-007, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
- Department
of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
- Department
of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV,
Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências
da Universidade do Porto, Porto 4169-007, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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Koldsø H, Andersen OJ, Nikolajsen CL, Scavenius C, Sørensen CS, Underhaug J, Runager K, Nielsen NC, Enghild JJ, Schiøtt B. Early Events in the Amyloid Formation of the A546T Mutant of Transforming Growth Factor β-Induced Protein in Corneal Dystrophies Compared to the Nonfibrillating R555W and R555Q Mutants. Biochemistry 2015; 54:5546-56. [PMID: 26305369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The human transforming growth factor β-induced protein (TGFBIp) is involved in several types of corneal dystrophies where protein aggregation and amyloid fibril formation severely impair vision. Most disease-causing mutations are located in the last of four homologous fasciclin-1 (FAS1) domains of the protein, and it has been shown that when isolated, the fourth FAS1 domain (FAS1-4) mimics the behavior of full-length TGFBIp. In this study, we use molecular dynamics simulations and principal component analysis to study the wild-type FAS1-4 domain along with three disease-causing mutations (R555W, R555Q, and A546T) to decipher any internal difference in dynamical properties of the domains that may explain their varied stabilities and aggregation properties. In addition, we use a protein-protein docking method in combination with chemical cross-linking experiments and mass spectrometry of the cross-linked species to obtain information about interaction faces between identical FAS1-4 domains. The results show that the pathogenic mutations A546T and R555W affect the packing in the hydrophobic core of FAS1-4 in different directions. We further show that the FAS1-4 monomers associate using their β-rich regions, consistent with peptides observed to be part of the amyloid fibril core in lattice corneal dystrophy patients.
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- Heidi Koldsø
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University , Aarhus, Denmark
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Sørensen CS, Runager K, Scavenius C, Jensen MM, Nielsen NS, Christiansen G, Petersen SV, Karring H, Sanggaard KW, Enghild JJ. Fibril Core of Transforming Growth Factor Beta-Induced Protein (TGFBIp) Facilitates Aggregation of Corneal TGFBIp. Biochemistry 2015; 54:2943-56. [PMID: 25910219 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mutations in the transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI) gene result in a group of hereditary diseases of the cornea that are collectively known as TGFBI corneal dystrophies. These mutations translate into amino acid substitutions mainly within the fourth fasciclin 1 domain (FAS1-4) of the transforming growth factor beta-induced protein (TGFBIp) and cause either amyloid or nonamyloid protein aggregates in the anterior and central parts of the cornea, depending on the mutation. The A546T substitution in TGFBIp causes lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD), which manifests as amyloid-type aggregates in the corneal stroma. We previously showed that the A546T substitution renders TGFBIp and the FAS1-4 domain thermodynamically less stable compared with the wild-type (WT) protein, and the mutant FAS1-4 is prone to amyloid formation in vitro. In the present study, we identified the core of A546T FAS1-4 amyloid fibrils. Significantly, we identified the Y571-R588 region of TGFBIp, which we previously found to be enriched in amyloid deposits in LCD patients. We further found that the Y571-R588 peptide seeded fibrillation of A546T FAS1-4, and, more importantly, we demonstrated that native TGFBIp aggregates in the presence of fibrils formed by the core peptide. Collectively, these data suggest an involvement of the Y571-R588 peptide in LCD pathophysiology.
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- ⊥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 4, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- ⊥Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Wilhelm Meyers Allé 4, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- ∥Department of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Poulsen ET, Dyrlund TF, Runager K, Scavenius C, Krogager TP, Højrup P, Thøgersen IB, Sanggaard KW, Vorum H, Hjortdal J, Enghild JJ. Proteomics of Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy support that the extracellular matrix of Descemet's membrane is disordered. J Proteome Res 2014; 13:4659-67. [PMID: 24846694 PMCID: PMC4227554 DOI: 10.1021/pr500252r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a major corneal disorder affecting the innermost part of the cornea, leading to visual impairment. As the morphological changes in FECD are mainly observed in the extracellular matrix of the Descemet's membrane/endothelial layer, we determined the protein profiles of diseased and control tissues using two relative quantitation MS methods. The first quantitation method, based on the areas of the extracted ion chromatograms, quantified the 51 and 48 most abundant proteins of the Descemet's membrane/endothelial layer in patient and control tissues, respectively, of which 10 were significantly regulated. The results indicated that the level of type VIII collagen was unaltered even though the protein previously has been shown to be implicated in familial early-onset forms of the disease. Using the second relative quantitation method, iTRAQ, we identified 22 differentially regulated proteins, many of which are extracellular proteins known to be involved in proper assembly of the basement membrane in other tissues. In total, 26 differentially regulated proteins were identified, of which 6 proteins were regulated in both methods. These results support that the morphological changes observed in FECD are caused in part by an aberrant assembly of the extracellular matrix within the Descemet's membrane/endothelial layer.
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- Ebbe Toftgaard Poulsen
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and ‡Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University , 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Poulsen ET, Runager K, Risør MW, Dyrlund TF, Scavenius C, Karring H, Praetorius J, Vorum H, Otzen DE, Klintworth GK, Enghild JJ. Comparison of two phenotypically distinct lattice corneal dystrophies caused by mutations in the transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) gene. Proteomics Clin Appl 2014; 8:168-77. [PMID: 24302499 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201300058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE In this study, we investigated whether the phenotypic difference observed between two lattice corneal dystrophy type 1 (LCD type 1) cases caused by either a single A546D substitution or an A546D/P551Q double substitution in TGFBIp (transforming growth factor beta induced protein) can be ascribed to (i) a difference in the proteomes of corneal amyloid deposits, (ii) altered proteolysis of TGFBIp, or (iii) structural changes of TGFBIp introduced by the P551Q amino acid substitution. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Amyloid deposits were isolated from the corneas of two siblings with LCD type 1 resulting from A546D/P551Q mutations in the TGFBI gene using laser capture microdissection and subsequently analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Proteolytic processing of TGFBIp was addressed by counting peptide spectra. Lastly, to study the possible effect of the P551Q substitution, recombinant FAS1-4 domain variants were subjected to in vitro stability assays. RESULTS The amyloid proteomes and TGFBIp processing of the two A546D/P551Q LCD type 1 cases were similar to each other as well as to the A546D amyloid proteome previously reported by us. The stability assays revealed a minor destabilization of the FAS1-4 domain upon the addition of the P551Q mutation, moreover, it resulted in different accessibility to tryptic cleavage sites between the A546D and A546D/P551Q mutant FAS1-4 domain variants. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The difference in A546D and A546D/P551Q LCD type 1 phenotypes cannot be ascribed to altered corneal amyloid composition or altered in vivo proteolytic processing of TGFBIp. Instead, a small difference in thermodynamic stability introduced by the P551Q mutation most likely causes structural changes of TGFBIp. The MS proteomics data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD000307 (http://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/dataset/PXD000307).
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- Ebbe Toftgaard Poulsen
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Non-healing wounds are a significant source of morbidity. This is particularly true for diabetic patients, who tend to develop chronic skin wounds. O-GlcNAc modification of serine and threonine residues is a common regulatory post-translational modification analogous to protein phosphorylation; increased intracellular protein O-GlcNAc modification has been observed in diabetic and hyperglycemic states. Two intracellular enzymes, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-polypeptide β-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAc-selective N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (OGA), mediate addition and removal, respectively, of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from intracellular protein substrates. Alterations in O-GlcNAc modification of intracellular proteins is linked to diabetes, and the increased levels of protein O-GlcNAc modification observed in diabetic tissues may in part explain some of the observed underlying pathophysiology that contributes to delayed wound healing. We have previously shown that increasing protein O-GlcNAc modification by overexpression of OGT in murine keratinocytes results in elevated protein O-GlcNAc modification and a hyperadhesive phenotype. This study was undertaken to explore the hypothesis that increased O-GlcNAc modification of cellular proteins in diabetic skin could contribute to the delayed wound healing observed in patients with diabetic skin ulcers. In the present study, we show that human keratinocytes cultured under hyperglycemic conditions display increased levels of O-GlcNAc modification as well as a delay in the rate of wound closure in vitro. We further show that specific knockdown of OGT by RNA interference (RNAi) reverses this effect, thereby opening up the opportunity for OGT-targeted therapies to promote wound healing in diabetic patients.
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Underhaug J, Koldsø H, Runager K, Nielsen JT, Sørensen CS, Kristensen T, Otzen DE, Karring H, Malmendal A, Schiøtt B, Enghild JJ, Nielsen NC. Mutation in transforming growth factor beta induced protein associated with granular corneal dystrophy type 1 reduces the proteolytic susceptibility through local structural stabilization. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013; 1834:2812-22. [PMID: 24129074 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hereditary mutations in the transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) gene cause phenotypically distinct corneal dystrophies characterized by protein deposition in cornea. We show here that the Arg555Trp mutant of the fourth fasciclin 1 (FAS1-4) domain of the protein (TGFBIp/keratoepithelin/βig-h3), associated with granular corneal dystrophy type 1, is significantly less susceptible to proteolysis by thermolysin and trypsin than the WT domain. High-resolution liquid-state NMR of the WT and Arg555Trp mutant FAS1-4 domains revealed very similar structures except for the region around position 555. The Arg555Trp substitution causes Trp555 to be buried in an otherwise empty hydrophobic cavity of the FAS1-4 domain. The first thermolysin cleavage in the core of the FAS1-4 domain occurs on the N-terminal side of Leu558 adjacent to the Arg555 mutation. MD simulations indicated that the C-terminal end of helix α3' containing this cleavage site is less flexible in the mutant domain, explaining the observed proteolytic resistance. This structural change also alters the electrostatic properties, which may explain increased propensity of the mutant to aggregate in vitro with 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. Based on our results we propose that the Arg555Trp mutation disrupts the normal degradation/turnover of corneal TGFBIp, leading to accumulation and increased propensity to aggregate through electrostatic interactions.
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- Jarl Underhaug
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, NO-5009 Bergen, Norway
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Runager K, Klintworth GK, Karring H, Enghild JJ. The insoluble TGFBIp fraction of the cornea is covalently linked via a disulfide bond to type XII collagen. Biochemistry 2013; 52:2821-7. [PMID: 23556985 DOI: 10.1021/bi400212m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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TGFBIp, also known as keratoepithelin and βig-h3, is among the most abundant proteins in the human cornea, and approximately 60% is associated with the insoluble fraction following extraction in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) sample buffer. TGFBIp is of particular interest because a wide range of mutations causes amyloid or fuchsinophilic crystalloid deposits in the cornea leading to visual impairment. We show that the SDS-insoluble fraction of TGFBIp from porcine and human corneas is covalently linked via a reducible bond to the NC3 domain of type XII collagen in a TGFBIp:type XII collagen stoichiometric ratio of 2:1. Because type XII collagen is anchored to striated collagen fibers of the extracellular matrix, its interaction with TGFBIp is likely to provide anchoring for cells to the extracellular matrix through the integrin binding capability of TGFBIp. Furthermore, the TGFBIp-type XII collagen molecule will affect our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of the TGFBI-linked corneal dystrophies.
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- Kasper Runager
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Karring H, Poulsen ET, Runager K, Thøgersen IB, Klintworth GK, Højrup P, Enghild JJ. Serine protease HtrA1 accumulates in corneal transforming growth factor beta induced protein (TGFBIp) amyloid deposits. Mol Vis 2013; 19:861-76. [PMID: 23592924 PMCID: PMC3626295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Specific mutations in the transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) gene are associated with lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD) type 1 and its variants. In this study, we performed an in-depth proteomic analysis of human corneal amyloid deposits associated with the heterozygous A546D mutation in TGFBI. METHODS Corneal amyloid deposits and the surrounding corneal stroma were procured by laser capture microdissection from a patient with an A546D mutation in TGFBI. Proteins in the captured corneal samples and healthy corneal stroma were identified with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and quantified by calculating exponentially modified Protein Abundance Index values. Mass spectrometry data were further compared for identifying enriched regions of transforming growth factor beta induced protein (TGFBIp/keratoepithelin/βig-h3) and detecting proteolytic cleavage sites in TGFBIp. RESULTS A C-terminal fragment of TGFBIp containing residues Y571-R588 derived from the fourth fasciclin 1 domain (FAS1-4), serum amyloid P-component, apolipoprotein A-IV, clusterin, and serine protease HtrA1 were significantly enriched in the amyloid deposits compared to the healthy cornea. The proteolytic cleavage sites in TGFBIp from the diseased cornea are in accordance with the activity of serine protease HtrA1. We also identified small amounts of the serine protease kallikrein-14 in the amyloid deposits. CONCLUSIONS Corneal amyloid caused by the A546D mutation in TGFBI involves several proteins associated with other varieties of amyloidosis. The proteomic data suggest that the sequence 571-YHIGDEILVSGGIGALVR-588 contains the amyloid core of the FAS1-4 domain of TGFBIp and point at serine protease HtrA1 as the most likely candidate responsible for the proteolytic processing of amyloidogenic and aggregated TGFBIp, which explains the accumulation of HtrA1 in the amyloid deposits. With relevance to identifying serine proteases, we also found glia-derived nexin (protease-nexin 1) in the amyloid deposits, making this serine protease inhibitor a good candidate for the physiologically relevant inhibitor of one of the amyloid-associated serine proteases in the cornea and probably in other tissues. Noteworthy, the present results are in accordance with our findings from a previous study of corneal amyloid deposits caused by the V624M mutation in TGFBI, suggesting a common mechanism for lattice corneal dystrophies (LCDs) associated with mutations in the TGFBIp FAS1-4 domain.
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- Henrik Karring
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Andreasen M, Nielsen SB, Runager K, Christiansen G, Nielsen NC, Enghild JJ, Otzen DE. Polymorphic fibrillation of the destabilized fourth fasciclin-1 domain mutant A546T of the Transforming growth factor-β-induced protein (TGFBIp) occurs through multiple pathways with different oligomeric intermediates. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:34730-42. [PMID: 22893702 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.379552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mutations in the transforming growth factor β-induced protein (TGFBIp) are linked to the development of corneal dystrophies in which abnormal protein deposition in the cornea leads to a loss of corneal transparency and ultimately blindness. Different mutations give rise to phenotypically distinct corneal dystrophies. Most mutations are located in the fourth fasciclin-1 domain (FAS1-4). The amino acid substitution A546T in the FAS1-4 domain is linked to the development of lattice corneal dystrophy with amyloid deposits in the superficial and deep stroma, classifying it as an amyloid disease. Here we provide a detailed description of the fibrillation of the isolated FAS1-4 domain carrying the A546T substitution. The A546T substitution leads to a significant destabilization of FAS1-4 and induces a partially folded structure with increased surface exposure of hydrophobic patches. The mutation also leads to two distinct fibril morphologies. Long straight fibrils composed of pure β-sheet structure are formed at lower concentrations, whereas short and curly fibrils containing a mixture of α-helical and β-sheet structures are formed at higher concentrations. The formation of short and curly fibrils is preceded by the formation of a small number of oligomeric species with high membrane permeabilization potential and rapid fibril formation. The long straight fibrils are formed more slowly and through progressively bigger oligomers that lose their membrane permeabilization potential as fibrillation proceeds beyond the lag phase. These different fibril classes and associated biochemical differences may lead to different clinical symptoms associated with the mutation.
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- Maria Andreasen
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Runager K, Basaiawmoit RV, Deva T, Andreasen M, Valnickova Z, Sørensen CS, Karring H, Thøgersen IB, Christiansen G, Underhaug J, Kristensen T, Nielsen NC, Klintworth GK, Otzen DE, Enghild JJ. Human phenotypically distinct TGFBI corneal dystrophies are linked to the stability of the fourth FAS1 domain of TGFBIp. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:4951-8. [PMID: 21135107 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.181099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mutations in the human TGFBI gene encoding TGFBIp have been linked to protein deposits in the cornea leading to visual impairment. The protein consists of an N-terminal Cys-rich EMI domain and four consecutive fasciclin 1 (FAS1) domains. We have compared the stabilities of wild-type (WT) human TGFBIp and six mutants known to produce phenotypically distinct deposits in the cornea. Amino acid substitutions in the first FAS1 (FAS1-1) domain (R124H, R124L, and R124C) did not alter the stability. However, substitutions within the fourth FAS1 (FAS1-4) domain (A546T, R555Q, and R555W) affected the overall stability of intact TGFBIp revealing the following stability ranking R555W>WT>R555Q>A546T. Significantly, the stability ranking of the isolated FAS1-4 domains mirrored the behavior of the intact protein. In addition, it was linked to the aggregation propensity as the least stable mutant (A546T) forms amyloid fibrils while the more stable variants generate non-amyloid amorphous deposits in vivo. Significantly, the data suggested that both an increase and a decrease in the stability of FAS1-4 may unleash a disease mechanism. In contrast, amino acid substitutions in FAS1-1 did not affect the stability of the intact TGFBIp suggesting that molecular the mechanism of disease differs depending on the FAS1 domain carrying the mutation.
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- Kasper Runager
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures, Department of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Bektas M, Runager K, Petersen JS, Rubenstein DS. Advances in pemphigus research, signaling, and acantholysis. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2010; 145:675-687. [PMID: 20930701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Pemphigus is a family of human autoimmune blistering diseases in which pathogenic autoantibodies induce blistering in skin and mucosa. The mechanisms by which pemphigus autoantibodies induce disease in the skin is under active investigation. A large number of cellular events induced in the target keratinocytes by pemphigus IgG have been described and suggest that pemphigus IgG binding to desmogleins trigger a complicated cascade of intracellular signaling and regulatory events. Targeting these intracellular events may prove useful therapeutically.
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- M Bektas
- Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Karring H, Runager K, Valnickova Z, Thøgersen IB, Møller-Pedersen T, Klintworth GK, Enghild JJ. Differential expression and processing of transforming growth factor beta induced protein (TGFBIp) in the normal human cornea during postnatal development and aging. Exp Eye Res 2009; 90:57-62. [PMID: 19788893 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Revised: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 09/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Transforming growth factor beta induced protein (TGFBIp, also named keratoepithelin) is an extracellular matrix protein abundant in the cornea. The purpose of this study was to determine the expression and processing of TGFBIp in the normal human cornea during postnatal development and aging. TGFBIp in corneas from individuals ranging from six months to 86 years of age was detected and quantified by immunoblotting. The level of TGFBIp in the cornea increases about 30% between 6 and 14 years of age, and adult corneas contain 0.7-0.8 microg TGFBIp per mg wet tissue. Two-dimensional (2-D) immunoblots of the corneal extracts showed a characteristic "zig-zag" pattern formed by different lower-molecular mass TGFBIp isoforms (30-60 kDa). However, the relative abundance of the different isoforms was different between infant corneas (<1 year) and the child/adult corneas (>6 years). Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) data of TGFBIp isoforms separated on large 2-D gels show that TGFBIp is proteolytically processed from the N-terminus. This observation was supported by in silico 2-D gel electrophoresis showing that sequential proteolytical trimming events from the N-terminus of mature TGFBIp generate TGFBIp isoforms which form a similar "zig-zag" pattern when separated by 2-D polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). This study shows that in humans TGFBIp is more abundant in mature corneas than in the developing cornea and that the processing of TGFBIp changes during postnatal development of the cornea. In addition, TGFBIp appears to be degraded in a highly orchestrated manner in the normal human cornea with the resulting C-terminal fragments being retained in the cornea. The age-related changes in the expression and processing of corneal TGFBIp suggests that TGFBIp may play a role in the postnatal development and maturation of the cornea. Furthermore, these observations may be relevant to the age at which mutant TGFBIp deposits in the cornea in those dystrophies caused by mutations in the transforming growth factor beta induced gene (TGFBI) as well as the mechanisms of corneal protein deposition.
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- Henrik Karring
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Runager K, García-Castellanos R, Valnickova Z, Kristensen T, Nielsen NC, Klintworth GK, Gomis-Rüth FX, Enghild JJ. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction of wild-type and mutant recombinant human transforming growth factor beta-induced protein (TGFBIp). Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2009; 65:299-303. [PMID: 19255489 PMCID: PMC2650473 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309109005016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Transforming growth factor beta-induced protein (TGFBIp) has been linked to several corneal dystrophies as certain point mutations in the protein may give rise to a progressive accumulation of insoluble protein material in the human cornea. Little is known about the biological functions of this extracellular protein, which is expressed in various tissues throughout the human body. However, it has been found to interact with a number of extracellular matrix macromolecules such as collagens and proteoglycans. Structural information about TGFBIp might prove to be a valuable tool in the elucidation of its function and its role in corneal dystrophies caused by mutations in the TGFBI gene. A simple method for the purification of wild-type and mutant forms of recombinant human TGFBIp from human cells under native conditions is presented here. Moreover, the crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of TGFBIp are reported.
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- Kasper Runager
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Proteolysis Laboratory, Department of Structural Biology, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park, Helix Building, c/Baldiri Reixac 15-21, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Departments of Pathology and Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Proteolysis Laboratory, Department of Structural Biology, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park, Helix Building, c/Baldiri Reixac 15-21, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
| | - Jan J. Enghild
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN) and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) at the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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