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Zhang Q, Zhao Y, Yao Y, Wu N, Chen S, Xu L, Tu Y. Characteristics of hen egg white lysozyme, strategies to break through antibacterial limitation, and its application in food preservation: A review. Food Res Int 2024; 181:114114. [PMID: 38448098 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) is used as a food additive in China due to its outstanding antibacterial properties. It is listed as GRAS grade (generally recognized as safe) by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA, US) and has been extensively researched and used in food preservation. And the industrial production of HEWL already been realized. Given the complex food system that can affect the antibacterial activity of HEWL, and the limitations of HEWL itself on Gram-negative bacteria. Based on the structure and main biological characteristics of HEWL, this paper focuses on reviewing methods to enhance the stability and antibacterial properties of HEWL. Immobilization tactics such as chemically driven self-assembly, embedding and adsorption address the restriction of poor HEWL antibacterial activity effected by external factors. Both intermolecular and intramolecular modification strategies break the bactericidal deficiencies of HEWL itself. It also comprehensively analyzes the current application status and future prospects of HEWL in the food preservation. There was limited research on the biological methods in modifying HEWL. If the HEWL is genetically engineered, it can broaden its antimicrobial spectrum, improve its other biological activities, so as to further expand its application in the food industry. At present, research on HEWL mainly focused on its antibacterial properties, whereas its application in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects also presented great potential.
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- Qingqing Zhang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Agricultural Products Processing and Quality Control Engineering Laboratory of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; Nanchang Key Laboratory of Egg Safety Production and Processing Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China.
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Brown SJ, Ryan TM, Drummond CJ, Greaves TL, Han Q. Lysozyme aggregation and unfolding in ionic liquid solvents: Insights from small angle X-ray scattering and high throughput screening. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 655:133-144. [PMID: 37931553 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Understanding protein behaviour is crucial for developing functional solvent systems. Ionic liquids (ILs) are designer salts with versatile ion combinations, where some suppress unfavourable protein behaviour. This work utilizes small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to investigate the size and shape changes of model protein hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) in 137 IL and salt solutions. Guinier, Kratky, and pair distance distribution analysis were used to evaluate the protein size, shape, and aggregation changes in these solvents. At low IL and salt concentration (1 mol%), HEWL remained monodispersed and globular. Most ILs increased HEWL size compared to buffer, while the nitrate and mesylate anions induced the most significant size increases. IL cation branching, hydroxyl groups, and longer alkyl chains counteracted this size increase. Common salts exhibited specific ion effects, while the IL effect varied with concentration due to complex ion-pairing. Protein aggregation and unfolding occurred at 10 mol% IL, altering the protein shape, especially for ILs with multiple alkyl chains on the cation, or with a mesylate/nitrate anion. This study highlights the usefulness of adopting a high-throughput SAXS strategy for understanding IL effects on protein behaviour and provides insights on controlling protein aggregation and unfolding with ILs.
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- Stuart J Brown
- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- SAXS/WAXS Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Rd, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
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Guo W, Li G, Wang N, Yang C, Peng H, Wang M, Liu D. Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL) Confers Resistance to Verticillium Wilt in Cotton by Inhibiting the Spread of Fungus and Generating ROS Burst. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17164. [PMID: 38138993 PMCID: PMC10743298 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Verticillium wilt is a soil-borne vascular disease caused by the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae. It causes great harm to upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) yield and quality. A previous study has shown that Hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) exerts strong inhibitory activity against V. dahliae in vitro. In the current study, we introduced the HEWL gene into cotton through the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, and the exogenous HEWL protein was successfully expressed in cotton. Our study revealed that HEWL was able to significantly inhibit the proliferation of V. dahlia in cotton. Consequently, the overexpression of HEWL effectively improved the resistance to Verticillium wilt in transgenic cotton. In addition, ROS accumulation and NO content increased rapidly after the V. dahliae inoculation of plant leaves overexpressing HEWL. In addition, the expression of the PR genes was significantly up-regulated. Taken together, our results suggest that HEWL significantly improves resistance to Verticillium wilt by inhibiting the growth of pathogenic fungus, triggering ROS burst, and activating PR genes expression in cotton.
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- Wenfang Guo
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Mitra A, Sarkar N. Elucidating the inhibitory effects of rationally designed novel hexapeptide against hen egg white lysozyme fibrillation at acidic and physiological pH. Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom 2023; 1871:140899. [PMID: 36693516 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2023.140899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Inhibition of highly ordered cross-β-sheet-rich aggregates of misfolded amyloid proteins using rationally designed sequence-based short peptides is a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we have explored the anti-amyloidogenic potency of a rationally designed hexapeptide (Tyr-Pro-Gln-Ile-Pro-Asn) on in vitro hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) amyloid fibril formation at acidic pH and physiological pH using computational docking as well as various biophysical techniques such as fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, confocal microscopy and TEM. The peptide was designed based on the aggregation-prone region (APR) of HEWL and thus referred to as SqP1 (Sequence-based Peptide 1). SqP1 showed over 70% inhibition of HEWL amyloid formation at pH 2.2 and approximately 50% inhibition at pH 7.5. We propose that SqP1 binds to the APR of HEWL and interacts strongly with the Trp62/Trp63, ultimately stabilizing monomeric HEWL at both the pH conditions and preventing conformation changes in the structure of HEWL, leading to the formation of amyloidogenic fibrillar structures. A sequence-based peptide inhibitor of HEWL amyloid formation was not reported previously, making this a critical study that will further emphasize the importance of short synthetic peptides as amyloid inhibitors.
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- Amit Mitra
- Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India.
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Eze FN, Eze RC, Ovatlarnporn C. Insights into the remarkable attenuation of hen egg white lysozyme amyloid fibril formation mediated by biogenic gold nanoparticles stabilized by quercetin-functionalized tara gum. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 232:123044. [PMID: 36586653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Aberrant protein misfolding and/or aggregation and fibrillation has been linked to the pathogenesis of several debilitating chronic diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Inhibiting protein amyloidogenesis has been proposed as a viable strategy to prevent or ameliorate associated disorders. Herein, we investigated the anti-amyloidogenic properties of biogenic gold nanoparticles (QTG-GNP) prepared via a simple green chemistry route and stabilized by quercetin-functionalized tara gum (QTG). The synthesized QTG-GNP was extensively characterized for its physicochemical attributes via UV-visible spectroscopy, TEM, FESEM, EDX, DLS/Zeta potential, FTIR, RAMAN, XRD, XPS, and TGA analyses, as well as for its biological properties. The results revealed that small-sized (5.01 ± 1.17 nm), well-dispersed, highly stable and round-shaped biogenic gold nanoparticles were successfully synthesized at room temperature with QTG as the sole reductant /stabilizer. Importantly, QTG-GNP demonstrated potent anti-aggregation and fibrillation inhibitory effects against amyloidogenic hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Also, QTG-GNP was able to dissociate pre-formed HEWL amyloid fibrils. Furthermore, the constructed nanoparticles exhibited potent anti-radical activities against DPPH and ABTS+ and were cytocompatible with mouse L929 fibroblast cells. On the basis of these findings, it was established that QTG-GNP holds strong prospects for further development as an agent for countering protein aggregation and associated disease conditions.
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Muthu SA, Sharma R, Qureshi A, Parvez S, Ahmad B. Mechanistic insights into monomer level prevention of amyloid aggregation of lysozyme by glycyrrhizic acid. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 227:884-895. [PMID: 36549619 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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As the primary bioactive compound of glycyrrhiza rhizome, the triterpene glycoside conjugate Glycyrrhizic acid (GA) has demonstrated neuroprotective effects in vivo. This study evaluates the effectiveness of GA as an inhibitor of GuHCl-induced amyloid aggregation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Fibril formation as measured by Thioflavin-T fluorescence, 900 light scattering, and 8-Anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (ANS) fluorescence illustrated ∼90 % prevention of fibrils at [GA]/[HEWL] ≥2:1. Images of Transmission electron microscopy evidence for the absence of any fibril or amorphous aggregation products. The spectral characteristics of soluble HEWL were in close resemblance to unfolded monomer. Computational and fluorescence investigations performed to analyse GA-HEWL interactions demonstrated slightly higher affinity of GA to unfolded HEWL and aggregation-prone regions. The likely mechanism of monomer level aggregation prevention by GA as dermined by computational, stability, and ANS experiments illustrated that GA modulated the compactness, solvent-accessible surface, and solvent-exposed hydrophobic surfaces of aggregation-prone state of HEWL. Our findings corroborate GA as an effective inhibitor of HEWL amyloid formation. To our knowledge, GA interaction-induced inhibition of aggregation-prone states has not been previously discussed. GA's modulation of aggregation-prone states of disease-related proteins will successfully develop GA as an amyloid inhibitor for clinical trials of amyloidosis and neurodegenerative illnesses.
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- Shivani A Muthu
- Protein Assembly Laboratory, Department of Medical Entomology and Toxicology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India; Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Protein Assembly Laboratory, Department of Medical Entomology and Toxicology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Toxicology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Protein Assembly Laboratory, Department of Medical Entomology and Toxicology, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
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Gao X, Wang S, Dong J, Li J, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Ba X. Effect of mono- and diketone group in curcumin analogues on amyloid fibrillation of hen egg white lysozyme. Biophys Chem 2023; 292:106913. [PMID: 36330890 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2022.106913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Curcumin has attracted more attention because of its inhibition efficacy on protein amyloid fibrillation. However, the inhibition mechanism was still ambiguous and the clinical application of curcumin was greatly limited because of its poor stability at physiological conditions for the presence of β-diketone moiety. In this paper, a new mono-ketone-containing curcumin analogue (MDHC) was designed and synthesized to realize the possible inhibition mechanism and unveil the important role of β-diketone moiety of curcumin in the inhibition process of amyloid fibrillation using hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) as model protein. Although all experiment results (ThT, CR, ANS and TEM) showed that the inhibitory capacity of curcumin was better than MDHC, MDHC still could show obvious inhibition effect. Molecular docking showed that both curcumin and MDHC could bind with HEWL by hydrogen bond of phenloic hydroxyl and the binding energy of MDHC was higher than that of curcumin. All the findings inferred that β-diketone group was one of great important groups in the inhibition process of HEWL amyloid fibrillation, which provided more room to construct novel inhibition reagents.
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- Xuejiao Gao
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- Department of Computer Teaching, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China; Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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Lyndem S, Gazi R, Jana M, Belwal VK, Singha Roy A. Molecular recognition of two bioactive coumarin derivatives 7-hydroxycoumarin and 4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin by hen egg white lysozyme: Exploring the binding mechanism, thermodynamic parameters and structural changes using multispectroscopic and computational approaches. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 40:13872-13888. [PMID: 34751096 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1995499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Multispectroscopic and computational methods of exploring the interaction between a carrier protein and therapeutic compounds provide a preliminary investigation into establishing the efficacy of such compounds. Here, two coumarin derivatives, 7-hydroxycoumarin (7-HC) and 4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin (4-Me-7-HC), were selected to carry out numerous biophysical interaction studies with a model carrier protein, hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Fluorescence spectroscopy studies conducted between HEWL and 7-HC/4-Me-7-HC revealed the binding constants (Kb) were in the range of 104 M-1, indicating a moderate nature of binding. The quenching mechanism observed during complexation process was an unusual static quenching due to the effect of temperature on the rate constant. Thermodynamic parameters revealed a positive ΔH and ΔS for HEWL-7-HC/4-Me-7-HC, indicating hydrophobic forces played a dominant role in the interaction process. FRET studies suggested a possible non-radiative energy transfer from the donor (HEWL) to the acceptor (coumarins). Molecular docking studies revealed the interaction of 7-HC/4-Me-7-HC with intrinsic fluorophores, Trp63 and Trp108, Trp108 being an essential residue for binding as proven by molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. MD simulation studies also indicated conformational stability gained by HEWL upon interaction with 7-HC and 4-Me-7-HC. The microenvironment surrounding the Trp residues showed a significant Stoke's shift on carrying out 3-D fluorescence. CD studies revealed a decrease in the alpha helical content of HEWL upon interacting with the ligands. Enzymatic assay conducted for HEWL in the presence of 7-HC/4-Me-7-HC saw an increase in the activity of HEWL, suggesting a change in structural conformation and stability of the protein, altering its activity.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Sona Lyndem
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, Shillong, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Simulation Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Simulation Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, Shillong, India
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Hakeem MJ, Khan JM, Malik A, Husain FM, Ambastha V. Role of salts and solvents on the defibrillation of food dye "sunset yellow" induced hen egg white lysozyme amyloid fibrils. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 219:1351-1359. [PMID: 36058397 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Several food dyes are known to induce amyloid fibrillation when interacting with proteins. Here, we studied the role of sunset yellow (SY) in the amyloid fibrillation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) and characterized the changes using spectroscopy techniques. Turbidity results showed that SY dye induces aggregation in HEWL in concentrations dependent manner. The aggregation induced by SY dye is kinetically very fast, no lag phase was detected, and the kinetics process follows an isodesmic kinetics pathway. The SY-dye induce aggregates have cross-β secondary structure confirmed by far-UV CD measurements. The effect of salts and solvents was also seen on SY-induced aggregates. Turbidity, far-UV CD, and kinetics results suggest that certain concentrations of NaCl and (NH4)2SO4 solubilize the SY-induce amyloid fibrils, but (NH4)2SO4 is more effective. Similarly, solvents are also solubilized the SY-induces HEWL amyloid fibrillation but the order of defibrillation is as follows: Isopropanol> ethanol > methanol which signified that isopropanol is more effective than other solvents. The salts and solvents data suggest that the electrostatic, as well as hydrophobic interaction, is responsible for SY-induced amyloid fibrillation. These conformational changes should be examined, more seriously for the purpose of food safety.
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- Mohammed J Hakeem
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Washington University in St Louis, One Brooking Dr, St Louis 631330, MO, USA
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Cui L, Huang H, Zhang H, Wang X, Qin X, Tu T, Zhang J, Su X, Yu H, Bai Y, Luo H, Yao B, Wang Y. Recombinant expression of hen egg white lysozyme with the assistance of xylanase fusion partner in Pichia pastoris. Bioengineered 2022; 13:13860-13871. [PMID: 35726822 PMCID: PMC9275996 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2084496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Due to its bacteriolytic activity, hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) is widely used in the feed, food, and pharmaceutical industries. However, its application is hindered by low protein expression levels in microbial expression systems. In this work, a novel fusion protein expression strategy was proposed for increasing the expression level of HEWL. First, HEWL, fused with a highly expressed fusion protein partner xylanase XynCDBFV, is expressed in Pichia pastoris. Secondly, a linker including endogenous protease cleavage sites was introduced between two fusion proteins in order to separate them directly during the secretion process. Finally, the results show that the supernatant of XynCDBFV-HEWL has a higher HEWL expression level and activity compared with HEWL only. It should be noted that the expression of HEWL reaches to about 3.5 g/L, and the activity of HEWL against Micrococcus lysodeikticus reaches to 1.50 × 105 U/mL in a fed-batch fermentation, which is currently the highest level of recombinant expression of an egg white-derived lysozyme. Taken together, we acquired bioactive HEWL for large-scale recombinant production in Pichia pastoris using a novel fusion protein expression strategy, which could then be used for a variety of applications.
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- Lin Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China
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Prabhu MPT, Sarkar N. Inhibitory effects of carbon quantum dots towards hen egg white lysozyme amyloidogenesis through formation of a stable protein complex. Biophys Chem 2022; 280:106714. [PMID: 34749221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Proteins, under certain circumstances such as defective quality control mechanism, mutations and altered environmental conditions, undergo misfolding and assemble into highly ordered beta-sheet structured fibrillar aggregates called amyloid fibrils. Formation of amyloid is seen in most of the protein linked degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Type II diabetes mellitus and many more. Amyloid fibril forms via intermediate state(s), and is known to follow a nucleated condensation polymerization mechanism. Though extensive research is being carried out towards finding a therapeutic solution to the amyloidosis, an effective treatment to these diseases still remains elusive and also the mechanism of amyloidogenesis largely remains unclear. In recent times, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are gaining the attention of researchers due to their semi-conductive nature, excellent physio-chemical properties, high surface to volume ratio, optical properties and mainly bio-compatibility. In the current study, we have synthesized CQDs from commonly available kitchen spice mix and explored their role in amyloidogenesis using hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) as a model protein. The results clearly demonstrate the amyloid inhibitory as well as disaggregation potential of CQD by forming a stable complex with HEWL and thereby increasing the energy barrier for the aggregation process.
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Nirwal S, Bharathi V, Patel BK. Amyloid-like aggregation of bovine serum albumin at physiological temperature induced by cross-seeding effect of HEWL amyloid aggregates. Biophys Chem 2021; 278:106678. [PMID: 34492451 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BSA can form amyloid-like aggregates in vitro at 65 °C. Heterologous amyloid can proposedly cross-seed other protein's aggregation, however, general mechanisms and driving conditions remain to be vividly elucidated. Here, we examined if pre-formed HEWL amyloid can cross-seed the aggregation of BSA at physiological temperature, 37 °C, and whether the efficacy depends on the BSA conformation. We find that at pH 3.0, 37 °C where BSA manifests exposure of abundant hydrophobic patches, HEWL amyloid efficiently drives BSA into ThT-positive, sarkosyl-resistant, β-sheet rich amyloid-like aggregates exhibiting fibrils in TEM. On the contrary, HEWL amyloid fails to cross-seed the BSA aggregation at pH 7.0, 37 °C where BSA has largely internalized hydrophobic patches. Strikingly, human lysozyme amyloid could also cross-seed human serum albumin aggregation at pH 3.0, 37 °C. Thus, heterologous amyloid cross-seeding can help overcome the energy-barrier for aggregation of other proteins that, for any reason, may have perturbed and promiscuous structural conformation at physiological temperatures.
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- Sadhana Nirwal
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana 502285, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana 502285, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana 502285, India.
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Banerjee S. Modification with N-benzylisatin restricts stress-induced aggregation of hen egg white lysozyme: Anti-amyloidogenic property of isatin derivative with possible clinical implications. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 187:341-9. [PMID: 34310996 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.07.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) is a structural homolog of human lysozyme and is widely used as a model protein to investigate protein aggregation. The effect of N-benzylisatin on stress-induced aggregation of HEWL has been investigated in the present study. Interaction of the isatin derivative with HEWL induced changes in protein secondary and tertiary structural conformation as evident from different biophysical and spectroscopic studies. In addition, modification with N-benzylisatin was found to increase the conformational stability of HEWL and afford considerable resistance to the protein to stress-induced aggregation as indicated from subsequent experimental studies, including thioflavin T fluorescence, microscopic imaging and dynamic light scattering analysis. Protein modification was analysed and confirmed by MALDI-TOF and ESI-MS studies. The results highlight possible clinical implications of isatin derivative in the treatment of protein misfolding and conformational disorders.
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Ghosh R, Raveendranath R, Kishore N. Unraveling diverse action of triton X-100 and methimazole on lysozyme fibrillation/aggregation: Physicochemical insights. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 167:736-745. [PMID: 33278448 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Identification of functionalities responsible for prevention of fibrillation in proteins is important to design effective drugs in addressing neurodegenerative diseases. We have used nonionic surfactant triton X-100 (TX-100) and antithyroid drug methimazole (MMI) to understand mechanistic aspects of action of these molecules having different functionalities on hen egg-white lysozyme at different stages of fibrillation. After establishing the nucleation, elongation and maturation stages of fibrillation of protein at 57 °C, energetics of interactions with these molecules have been determined by using isothermal titration calorimetry. Differential scanning calorimetry has permitted assessment of thermal stability of the protein at these stages, with or without these molecular entities. The enthalpies of interaction of TX-100 and MMI with protein fibrils suggest importance of hydrogen bonding and polar interactions in their effectiveness towards prevention of fibrils. TX-100, in spite of several polar centres, is unable to prevent fibrillation, rather it promotes. MMI is able to establish polar interactions with interacting strands of the protein and disintegrate fibrils. A rigorous comparison with inhibitors reported in literature highlights importance -OH and >CO functionalities in fibrillation prevention. Even though MMI has hydrogen bonding centres, its efficiency as inhibitor falls after the inhibited lysozyme fibrils further interact and form amorphous aggregates.
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- Ritutama Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India.
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Islam S, Shahzadi Z, Mukhopadhyay C. Temperature dependent aggregation mechanism and pathway of lysozyme: By all atom and coarse grained molecular dynamics simulation. J Mol Graph Model 2021; 103:107816. [PMID: 33291026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aggregation of protein causes various diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and type II diabetes. It was found that aggregation of protein depends on many factors like temperature, pH, salt type, salt concentration, ionic strength, protein concentration, co solutes. Here we have tried to capture the aggregation mechanism and pathway of hen egg white lysozyme using molecular dynamics simulations at two different temperatures; 300 K and 340 K. Along with the all atom simulations to get the atomistic details of aggregation mechanism, we have used coarse grained simulation with MARTINI force field to monitor the aggregation for longer duration. Our results suggest that due to the aggregation, changes in the conformation of lysozyme are more at 340 K than at 300 K. The change in the conformation of the lysozyme at 300 K is mainly due to aggregation where at 340 K change in conformation of lysozyme is due to both aggregation and temperature. Also, a more compact aggregated system is formed at 340 K.
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Banerjee S. Methylglyoxal modification reduces the sensitivity of hen egg white lysozyme to stress-induced aggregation: Insight into the anti-amyloidogenic property of α-dicarbonyl compound. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:5474-5487. [PMID: 31814530 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1702589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The reactive α-oxoaldehyde, methylglyoxal reacts with different proteins to form Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) through Maillard reaction. Its level increases significantly in diabetic condition. Here, we have investigated the effect of different concentrations of methylglyoxal (200-400 µM) on the monomeric protein, hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) following incubation for 3 weeks. Reaction of methylglyoxal with HEWL induced considerable changes in tertiary structure of the protein, but no significant alteration in secondary structure, as evident from different spectroscopic and biophysical studies. Interestingly, methylglyoxal modification was found to enhance the thermal stability of the protein and reduce its sensitivity to stress-induced aggregation. Finally, peptide mass fingerprinting revealed modification of arginine (Arg-45, Arg-14, Arg-68 or Arg-72) and lysine (Lys-116) residues of the protein to AGE adducts, namely, hydroimidazolone, tetrahydropyrimidine, and carboxyethyllysine. Methylglyoxal-derived AGE adducts (MAGE) appear to be responsible for the observed changes in protein. As demonstrated in the present study, the findings may highlight a possible therapeutic potential of the α-oxoaldehyde against protein misfolding and conformational disorder.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Sauradipta Banerjee
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences, Kolkata, India
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Ohkuri T, Yuge N, Sato K, Ueda T. A method to induce hen egg lysozyme-specific humoral immune tolerance in mice by pre-exposition with the protein's oligomers. Biochem Biophys Rep 2019; 20:100679. [PMID: 31463374 PMCID: PMC6706346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2019.100679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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During treatment with protein therapeutics, such as monoclonal antibodies, the development of anti-drug antibodies is a serious side-effect of modern pharmacology. Anti-drug antibodies are produced as the number and exposure to therapeutic proteins increase. In this context, less immunogenic responses could diminish these noxious effects. Biophysical characterization of antigens, that is size, chemical composition, physical form, and degrability, are known to influence the outcome of immune responses. Here, using chemical modification, we have prepared oligomers of hen egg lysozyme (HEL), 3- to 5-mer, as a typical antigen in immunology and evaluated the efficacy as a tolerogen in HEL-specific antibody responses. Our results clearly demonstrated that pre-exposed the HEL-oligomers into mice effectively suppressed HEL-specific IgG responses regardless of the cross-linking mode. Therefore, the oligomerization is a method to induce tolerogenicity of proteins and may emerge as a promising strategy to control the production of undesirable anti-protein drug antibodies.
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- Takatoshi Ohkuri
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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Wawer J, Kaczkowska E, Karczewski J, Olszewski M, Augustin-Nowacka D, Krakowiak J. Amyloid fibril formation in the presence of water structure-affecting solutes. Biophys Chem 2019; 254:106265. [PMID: 31669866 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The impact of the differently hydrated non-electrolytes (protein structure destabilizers) on the fibrillation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) was investigated. Two isomeric urea derivatives i.e. butylurea (BU) and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylurea (TMU) were chosen as a tested compounds. The obtained results show that butylurea exerts greater impact on HEWL and its fibrillation than tetramethylurea. Both substances decrease the time of induction of the fibrillation (lag time) but only BU increases the efficiency of amyloidogenesis. For the systems with equivalent reduction of the HEWL stability (250mM BU and 500mM TMU) the not-equivalent increase of the protein fibrillation was recorded (higher for BU). This fact suggests that specific interactions with protein, possibly water mediated, are responsible for the action of the tested substances.
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- Jarosław Wawer
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Wawer J, Szociński M, Olszewski M, Piątek R, Naczk M, Krakowiak J. Influence of the ionic strength on the amyloid fibrillogenesis of hen egg white lysozyme. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 121:63-70. [PMID: 30290259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.09.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The study investigates the role of the electrostatic interactions in the fibrillation of the hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). In order to achieve this aim the influence of the cations Na+, Mg2+ and Al3+ on the amyloid fibril formation and amorphous aggregation was tested. The amyloids are formed in the solution without added salt but the Thioflavin T fluorescence gives the false-negative result. In these conditions, the HEWL fibrils are long and curvy. If the ionic strength of the solution is sufficiently high, the formed amyloids are shorter and fragmented. Our study shows that the addition of the aluminium salt promotes protein fibrillation. The amorphous aggregation dominates in the high concentration of electrolyte. The in vitro amyloid fibril formation seems to be regulated by universal mechanisms. The theories implemented in the polymer science or for colloidal solutions give the qualitative description of the aggregation phenomena. However, the specific interactions and the additional effects (e.g. fibril fragmentation) modulate the amyloidogenesis.
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- Jarosław Wawer
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland.
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- Department of Electrochemistry, Corrosion and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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Das S, Ghosh P, Koley S, Singha Roy A. Binding of naringin and naringenin with hen egg white lysozyme: A spectroscopic investigation and molecular docking study. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2018; 192:211-221. [PMID: 29145059 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The interactions of naringenin (NG) and naringin (NR) with Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL) in aqueous medium have been investigated using UV-vis spectroscopy, steady-state fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and molecular docking analyses. Both NG and NR can quench the intrinsic fluorescence of HEWL via static quenching mechanism. At 300K, the value of binding constant (Kb) of HEWL-NG complex (5.596±0.063×104M-1) was found to be greater than that of HEWL-NR complex (3.404±0.407×104M-1). The negative ΔG° values in cases of both the complexes specify the spontaneous binding. The binding distance between the donor (HEWL) and acceptor (NG/NR) was estimated using the Försters theory and the possibility of non-radiative energy transfer from HEWL to NG/NR was observed. The presence of metal ions (Ca2+, Cu2+ and Fe2+) decreased the binding affinity of NG/NR towards HEWL. Synchronous fluorescence studies indicate the change in Trp micro-environment due to the incorporation of NG/NR into HEWL. CD and FT-IR studies indicated that the α-helicity of the HEWL was slightly enhanced due to ligand binding. NG and NR inhibited the enzymatic activity of HEWL and exhibited their affinity for the active site of HEWL. Molecular docking studies revealed that both NG and NR bind in the close vicinity of Trp 62 and Trp 63 residues which is vital for the catalytic activity.
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- Sourav Das
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, Shillong 793003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Physics, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, Meghalaya, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, Shillong 793003, India.
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Orsini F, Ami D, Lascialfari A, Natalello A. Inhibition of lysozyme fibrillogenesis by hydroxytyrosol and dopamine: An Atomic Force Microscopy study. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 111:1100-5. [PMID: 29360548 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Protein aggregation underlies many human diseases characterized by the deposition of normally soluble proteins in both fibrillar and amorphous aggregates. Here, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has been applied to investigate the ability to inhibit hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) fibrillogenesis by hydroxytyrosol (HT), one of the main phenolic components of olive oil. In this framework, HEWL is a useful and well-studied model protein whose amyloid-like fibril formation can be induced under experimental conditions where HT is more stable. HEWL fibrils, obtained at pH 1.6 and at 65 °C, exhibited a height of about 3 nm and a fibril length on average of about 3 μm. The presence of HT reduced the HEWL fibril number and length with respect to the control sample. Interestingly, also dopamine, a compound with a chemical structure similar to HT, decreased both the fibril number and the fibril length. AFM experimental data were supported by Thioflavin T assay and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Our results show that HT is an effective inhibitor of HEWL aggregation, thus suggesting possible future applications of this natural compound for potential prevention or treatment of amyloid diseases, or as a lead molecular structure for the design of improved modulators.
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Dyawanapelly S, Jagtap DD, Dandekar P, Ghosh G, Jain R. Assessing safety and protein interactions of surface-modified iron oxide nanoparticles for potential use in biomedical areas. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 154:408-420. [PMID: 28388527 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have investigated the electrostatic interaction between bare iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) or low molecular weight chitosan coated iron oxide nanoparticles (LMWC-IONPs) and hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) at different pH values using protein-nanoparticle reverse charge parity model. Physicochemical characterization of both IONPs and LMWC-IONPs were carried out using DLS, TEM, FE-SEM, XRD, TGA, XPS and VSM analysis. DLS, TEM and FE-SEM results indicated that both IONPs were monodispersed, with size ranging from 8 to 20nm. The coating of LMWC on IONPs was confirmed using zeta potential, TGA, XRD and XPS measurements. The cytotoxicity of both IONPs and LMWC-IONPs was studied in vitro in A549 human lung alveolar epithelial cells to assess their use in biomedical applications. Furthermore, the interactions between protein-nanoparticles were investigated by UV-visible, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopic techniques. The present study suggests that water soluble LMWC surface modified IONPs are the promising nanomaterials. The safety and biocompatibility of these nanoparticles render them suitable for biomedical applications.
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- Sathish Dyawanapelly
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, NP Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India
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- Division of Structural Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, NP Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India
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- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, India.
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Chong X, Sun L, Sun Y, Chang L, Chang AK, Lu X, Zhou X, Liu J, Zhang B, Jones GW, He J. Insights into the mechanism of how Morin suppresses amyloid fibrillation of hen egg white lysozyme. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 101:321-325. [PMID: 28341174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/26/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This communication describes the inhibitory effect of Morin on the fibrillation of Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL), a generic amyloid-forming model protein. This effect was dose-dependent and stronger than other small molecules we have tested previously. Spectrofluorometric and computational studies support a model suggesting that Morin inhibits amyloid fibril formation of HEWL by binding to the aggregation prone cleft region of the β-domain of HEWL, thereby stabilizing the molecule in its native-like state. Interestingly, transmission electron microscopy observations suggest that, along with increases in Morin concentration, the observed amorphous aggregates became larger and morphologically different. We propose that following occupation of the binding cleft, excess Morin adheres and coats the HEWL protein surface, thereby minimizing the interaction between the protein surface and water molecules.
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- Xiaoying Chong
- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- Experimental Center of Functional Subjects, China Medical University, 92 Bei Er Road, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Centre for Biomedical Science Research, School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds LS1 3HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
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Ferraro G, Pica A, Russo Krauss I, Pane F, Amoresano A, Merlino A. Effect of temperature on the interaction of cisplatin with the model protein hen egg white lysozyme. J Biol Inorg Chem 2016; 21:433-42. [PMID: 27040953 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1352-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The products of the reaction between cisplatin (CDDP) and the model protein hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) at 20, 37 and 55 °C in pure water were studied by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, intrinsic fluorescence and circular dichroism, dynamic and electrophoretic light scattering and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. X-ray structures were also solved for the adducts formed at 20 and 55 °C. Data demonstrate that high temperature facilitates the formation of CDDP-HEWL adducts, where Pt atoms bind ND1 atom of His15 or NE2 atom of His15 and NH1 atom of Arg14. Our study suggests that high human body temperature (fever) could increase the rate of drug binding to proteins thus enhancing possible toxic side effects related to CDDP administration.
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- Giarita Ferraro
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, Naples, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, Naples, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, Naples, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, Naples, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, Naples, 80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, Naples, 80126, Italy. .,CNR Institute of Biostructure and Bioimages, via Mezzocannone 16, Naples, 80100, Italy.
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Ramshini H, Ebrahim-Habibi A, Aryanejad S, Rad A. Effect of Cinnamomum Verum Extract on the Amyloid Formation of Hen Egg-white Lysozyme and Study of its Possible Role in Alzheimer's Disease. Basic Clin Neurosci 2015; 6:29-37. [PMID: 27504154 PMCID: PMC4741270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Diagnosing and treating diseases associated with amyloid fibers remain a great challenge despite of intensive research carried out. One important approach in the development of therapeutics is the use of herbal extracts which are rich in aromatic small molecules. Cinnamomum verum extract (CE) contains proanthocyanidin and cinnamaldehyde, which have been suggested to be capable of directly inhibiting amyloid fibril formation in vitro. This study is aimed at characterizing the inhibitory activity of CE against the fibrillation of hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). METHODS Acidic pH and high temperatures were used to drive the protein towards amyloid formation. Lysozyme was dissolved at 2 mg/mL in 50mM glycine buffer (pH 2.5), and then incubated at 57 °C for the specified durations while stirred gently by Teflon magnetic bars. Various techniques including thioflavin T, fluorescence, Congo red absorbance assay and AFM micrography were used to characterize the HEWL fibrillation processes. RESULTS In the absence of CE typical amyloid fibrils (like amyloids formed in Alzheimer disease) became evident after 48 h of incubation. Upon incubation with various extract concentrations in the range of 0.1-1 mg/ml, formation of fibrillar assemblies were significantly inhibited (P<0.05). AFM analysis and MTT assay also confirmed the role of the extract in amyloid inhibition. Our studies showed that the presence of CE did not have any effect on protein stabilization and thus directly interact with amyloid structure and inhibit formation of these structures. Furthermore, a docking experiment showed that a pi-pi interaction may occur between the aromatic component of cinnamaldehyde and W62. Interestingly, W62 is one of the principal aromatic residues that interact with glycine amide, which is an aggregation suppressor of HEWL. DISCUSSION These observations suggest that aromatic small molecules of CE may directly insert into amyloidogenic core of early aggregates and inhibit amyloid fibril formation by disrupting the pi-pi interactions.
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- Hassan Ramshini
- Department of Biology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran,Corresponding Author: Hassan Ramshini, PhD, Address: Department of Biology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 (514) 4644012 Fax: +98 (571) 2641788 P. O. Box: 19395-3697, E-mail:
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry & Nutrition, Cellular Molecular Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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Iyer A, Chandra A, Swaminathan R. Hydrolytic enzymes conjugated to quantum dots mostly retain whole catalytic activity. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:2935-43. [PMID: 24937605 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tagging a luminescent quantum dot (QD) with a biological like enzyme (Enz) creates value-added entities like quantum dot-enzyme bioconjugates (QDEnzBio) that find utility as sensors to detect glucose or beacons to track enzymes in vivo. For such applications, it is imperative that the enzyme remains catalytically active while the quantum dot is luminescent in the bioconjugate. A critical feature that dictates this is the quantum dot-enzyme linkage chemistry. Previously such linkages have put constraints on polypeptide chain dynamics or hindered substrate diffusion to active site, seriously undermining enzyme catalytic activity. In this work we address this issue using avidin-biotin linkage chemistry together with a flexible spacer to conjugate enzyme to quantum dot. METHODS The catalytic activity of three biotinylated hydrolytic enzymes, namely, hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was investigated post-conjugation to streptavidin linked quantum dot for multiple substrate concentrations and varying degrees of biotinylation. RESULTS We demonstrate that all enzymes retain full catalytic activity in the quantum dot-enzyme bioconjugates in comparison to biotinylated enzyme alone. However, unlike alkaline phosphatase and acetylcholinesterase, the catalytic activity of hen egg white lysozyme was observed to be increasingly susceptible to ionic strength of medium with rising level of biotinylation. This susceptibility was attributed to arise from depletion of positive charge from lysine amino groups after biotinylation. CONCLUSIONS We reasoned that avidin-biotin linkage in the presence of a flexible seven atom spacer between biotin and enzyme poses no constraints to enzyme structure/dynamics enabling retention of full enzyme activity. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Overall our results demonstrate for the first time that streptavidin-biotin chemistry can yield quantum dot enzyme bioconjugates that retain full catalytic activity as native enzyme.
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- Aditya Iyer
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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Ghosh G, Panicker L, Barick KC. Protein nanoparticle electrostatic interaction: size dependent counterions induced conformational change of hen egg white lysozyme. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 118:1-6. [PMID: 24704636 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In our earlier paper (Ghosh et al., 2013), we have shown that (i) the positively charged hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL), dispersed in water, binds electrostatically with the negatively functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), and (ii) the Na(+) counterions, associated with functionalized IONPs, diffuse into bound proteins and irreversibly unfold them. Having this information, we have extended our investigation and report here the effect of the size and the charge of alkaline metal counterions on the conformational modification of HEWL. In order to obtain a negative functional 'shell' on IONPs and the counterions of different size and charge we have functionalized IONPs with different derivatives of citrate, namely, tri-lithium citrate (TLC, Li3C6H5O7), tri-sodium citrate (TSC, Na3C6H5O7), tri-potassium citrate (TKC, K3C6H5O7) and tri-magnesium citrate (TMC, Mg3C12H10O14). The size of counterions varies as Mg(2+)<Li(+)<Na(+)<K(+). After interaction with the functionalized IONPs, the unfolding of HEWL was the maximum in presence of Li(+), and was decreasing with increasing size of counterions. The UV-vis absorption measurements indicated that the unfolding of HEWL was due to modification in the hydrophobic environment around the tryptophan regions. The unfolding of HEWL was associated with the change of folding conformation from the α-helix to the β-sheet. In absence of counterions, ligand-IONPs have no effect on the native conformation of HEWL. An effective use of counterions in order to modify protein conformation (and, the functionality) via protein-nanoparticle electrostatic interaction is a new finding, and be useful for an alternative medical therapy.
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Schneider N, Werkmeister K, Becker CM, Pischetsrieder M. Prevalence and stability of lysozyme in cheese. Food Chem 2011; 128:145-51. [PMID: 25214341 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 09/27/2010] [Revised: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The use of the preservative and potential allergen hen egg white lysozyme in cheese production has to be declared. In the present study, an HPLC method with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) was optimised and validated for the analysis of lysozyme in cheese. Lysozyme was detected in concentrations between 30.8 and 386.2mg/kg cheese in 30 out of 46 analysed commercial cheese samples. During cheese production and storage for 0-54weeks a lysozyme satellite peak (LSP) was detected, which totals up to 18% of the lysozyme content. Mass spectrometry and peptide mass fingerprint revealed that LSP possesses the same primary structure as lysozyme. Since disulphide scrambling could not be detected, LSP was assigned to a conformational isomer of lysozyme. As a consequence, LSP was included in the HPLC-FLD analysis of lysozymes in cheese.
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- N Schneider
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Food Chemistry, Emil-Fischer-Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schuhstr. 19, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Eggenreuther Weg 43, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Fahrstr. 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Food Chemistry, Emil-Fischer-Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schuhstr. 19, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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