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Li N, Li J, Wang H, Qiao Y, Li W, Gao M, Liu E, Yu Z, Hu G, Fang Z, Leng J, Yang X. Serum Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids and Risk of Maternal Gestational Diabetes and Adverse Growth Patterns in Offspring. Nutrients 2023; 15:4089. [PMID: 37764871 PMCID: PMC10537007 DOI: 10.3390/nu15184089] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To estimate associations of sulfur-containing amino acids (SAAs) in the early trimester of pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and estimate associations of maternal SAAs with adverse growth patterns in offspring. METHODS We established a 1:1 matched case-control study (n = 486) from our cohort of pregnant women, and 401 children were followed up at ages 1 to 8 years. We conducted binary conditional logistic regression to estimate the risk associations of serum SAAs with GDM. Multinomial logistic regression was implemented to explore associations of maternal SAAs with adverse growth patterns in the offspring. RESULTS High serum methionine and cystine were independently associated with increased GDM risk (OR: 1.92, 95%CI: 1.18-3.13 and 2.69, 1.59-4.53). Conversely, a low level of serum taurine was independently associated with increased GDM risk (2.61, 1.64-4.16). Maternal high cystine and low taurine were also associated with an increased risk of persistent obesity growth pattern (POGP) in offspring (OR: 2.79, 95%CI: 1.09-7.17 and 3.92, 1.11-13.89) and the effect was largely independent of GDM. CONCLUSIONS High serum methionine, cystine and low serum taurine in the early trimester of pregnancy were associated with a greatly increased risk of GDM. Maternal high cystine and low taurine were associated with elevated risk of offspring POGP, largely independent of GDM.
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- Ninghua Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China;
- Tianjin Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Population Cancer Research Program and Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 15000, Canada;
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- Chronic Disease Epidemiology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA;
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China;
- Tianjin Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Project Office, Tianjin Women and Children’s Health Center, Tianjin 300070, China; (Y.Q.); (W.L.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; (N.L.); (J.L.); (H.W.); (M.G.)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China;
- Tianjin Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
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Ziyatdinova G, Gimadutdinova L. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Sulfur-Containing Antioxidants. Micromachines (Basel) 2023; 14:1440. [PMID: 37512751 PMCID: PMC10384414 DOI: 10.3390/mi14071440] [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: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Sulfur-containing antioxidants are an important part of the antioxidant defense systems in living organisms under the frame of a thiol-disulfide equilibrium. Among them, l-cysteine, l-homocysteine, l-methionine, glutathione, and α-lipoic acid are the most typical representatives. Their actions in living systems are briefly discussed. Being electroactive, sulfur-containing antioxidants are interesting analytes to be determined using various types of electrochemical sensors. Attention is paid to the chemically modified electrodes with various nanostructured coverages. The analytical capabilities of electrochemical sensors for sulfur-containing antioxidant quantification are summarized and discussed. The data are summarized and presented on the basis of the electrode surface modifier applied, i.e., carbon nanomaterials, metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) and nanostructures, organic mediators, polymeric coverage, and mixed modifiers. The combination of various types of nanomaterials provides a wider linear dynamic range, lower limits of detection, and higher selectivity in comparison to bare electrodes and sensors based on the one type of surface modifier. The perspective of the combination of chromatography with electrochemical detection providing the possibility for simultaneous determination of sulfur-containing antioxidants in a complex matrix has also been discussed.
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- Guzel Ziyatdinova
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Kazan Federal University, Kremleyevskaya, 18, Kazan 420008, Russia
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Kazan Federal University, Kremleyevskaya, 18, Kazan 420008, Russia
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Chen CJ, Cheng MC, Hsu CN, Tain YL. Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids, Hydrogen Sulfide, and Sulfur Compounds on Kidney Health and Disease. Metabolites 2023; 13:688. [PMID: 37367846 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13060688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a decisive role in kidney health and disease. H2S can ben synthesized via enzymatic and non-enzymatic pathways, as well as gut microbial origins. Kidney disease can originate in early life induced by various maternal insults throughout the process, namely renal programming. Sulfur-containing amino acids and sulfate are essential in normal pregnancy and fetal development. Dysregulated H2S signaling behind renal programming is linked to deficient nitric oxide, oxidative stress, the aberrant renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. In animal models of renal programming, treatment with sulfur-containing amino acids, N-acetylcysteine, H2S donors, and organosulfur compounds during gestation and lactation could improve offspring's renal outcomes. In this review, we summarize current knowledge regarding sulfide/sulfate implicated in pregnancy and kidney development, current evidence supporting the interactions between H2S signaling and underlying mechanisms of renal programming, and recent advances in the beneficial actions of sulfide-related interventions on the prevention of kidney disease. Modifying H2S signaling is the novel therapeutic and preventive approach to reduce the global burden of kidney disease; however, more work is required to translate this into clinical practice.
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- Chih-Jen Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
- Institute for Translational Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Zhong Y, Wen K, Li X, Wang S, Li S, Zeng Y, Cheng Y, Ma Q, Nian H. Identification and Mapping of QTLs for Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids in Soybean ( Glycine max L.). J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:398-410. [PMID: 36574335 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Soybean is a major source of high-quality protein for humans and animals. The content of sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA) in soybean is insufficient, which has become the main factor limiting soybean nutrition. In this study, we used the high-density genetic maps derived from Guizao 1 and Brazil 13 to evaluate the quantitative trait loci of cysteine (Cys), methionine (Met), SAA, glycinin (7S), β-conglycinin (11S), ratio of glycinin to β-conglycinin (RGC), and protein content (PC). In genetic map linkage analysis, the major and stable 44 QTLs were detected, which shared nine bin intervals. Among them, the bin interval (bin157-bin160) on chromosome 5 was detected in multiple environments as a stable QTL, which was linked to 11S, 7S, RGC, and SSA. Based on the analysis of bioinformatics and RNA-sequencing data, 16 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) within these QTLs were selected as candidate genes. These results will help to elucidate the genetic mechanism of soybean SAA-related traits and provide the basis for the gene mining of sulfur-containing amino acids.
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- Yiwang Zhong
- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biology of Hainan Province, Vegetable Research Institute of Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 570228, Hainan, People's Republic of China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya 572025, Hainan, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- The Guangdong Subcenter of the National Center for Soybean Improvement, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya 572025, Hainan, People's Republic of China
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Wang B, Teng D, Yu C, Yao L, Ma X, Wu T. Increased sulfur-containing amino acid content and altered conformational characteristics of soybean proteins by rebalancing 11S and 7S compositions. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:828153. [PMID: 36119623 PMCID: PMC9478179 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.828153] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Soybean proteins are limited by their low contents of methionine and cysteine. Herein, 7S globulin accumulation was reduced using RNA interference to silence CG-β-1 expression, and the content of the A2B1a subunit was largely increased under the soybean seed-specific oleosin8 promoter. The results showed that the sulfur-containing amino acid content in soybean seeds drastically improved, reaching 79.194 nmol/mg, and the 11S/7S ratio had a 1.89-fold increase compared to the wild-type acceptor. The secondary structures of 11S globulin were also altered, and the β-sheet content increased with decreasing β-turn content, which was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and circular dichroism analysis. Our findings suggested that raising the accumulation of 11S glycinin at the expense of reducing the content of 7S globulin is an attractive and precise engineering strategy to increase the amount of sulfur-containing amino acids, and soybean proteins with A2B1a subunits of 11S isolates improved, and β-subunits of 7S fractions reduced simultaneously might be an effective new material for food production.
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- Biao Wang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Shanghai, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Blachier F, Andriamihaja M, Blais A. Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids and Lipid Metabolism. J Nutr 2020; 150:2524S-2531S. [PMID: 33000164 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The metabolism of methionine and cysteine in the body tissues determines the concentrations of several metabolites with various biologic activities, including homocysteine, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), taurine, and glutathione. Hyperhomocysteinemia, which is correlated with lower HDL cholesterol in blood in volunteers and animal models, has been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. In humans, the relation between methionine intake and hyperhomocysteinemia is dependent on vitamin status (vitamins B-6 and B-12 and folic acid) and on the supply of other amino acids. However, lowering homocysteinemia by itself is not sufficient for decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease progression. Other compounds related to methionine metabolism have recently been identified as being involved in the risk of atherosclerosis and steatohepatitis. Indeed, the metabolism of sulfur amino acids has an impact on phosphatidylcholine (PC) metabolism, and anomalies in PC synthesis due to global hypomethylation have been associated with disturbances of lipid metabolism. In addition, impairment of H2S synthesis from cysteine favors atherosclerosis and steatosis in animal models. The effects of taurine on lipid metabolism appear heterogeneous depending on the populations of volunteers studied. A decrease in the concentration of intracellular glutathione, a tripeptide involved in redox homeostasis, is implicated in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases and steatosis. Last, supplementation with betaine, a compound that allows remethylation of homocysteine to methionine, decreases basal and methionine-stimulated homocysteinemia; however, it adversely increases plasma total and LDL cholesterol. The study of these metabolites may help determine the range of optimal and safe intakes of methionine and cysteine in dietary proteins and supplements. The amino acid requirement for protein synthesis in different situations and for optimal production of intracellular compounds involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism also needs to be considered for dietary attenuation of atherosclerosis and steatosis risk.
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- Francois Blachier
- Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR PNCA, 75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR PNCA, 75005, Paris, France
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Romanet S, Aschenbach JR, Pieper R, Zentek J, Htoo JK, Whelan RA, Mastrototaro L. Dietary Supplementation of dl-Methionine Potently Induces Sodium-Dependent l-Methionine Absorption in Porcine Jejunum Ex Vivo. J Nutr 2020; 150:1782-1789. [PMID: 32359147 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Methionine is an essential amino acid (AA) with many fundamental roles. Humans often supplement l-Met, whereas dl-Met and dl-2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid (dl-HMTBA) are more frequently used to supplement livestock. OBJECTIVES The study aimed to investigate whether dietary Met source alters the absorptive capacity for Met isomers in the small intestine of piglets. METHODS A total of 27 male 10-wk-old piglets in 3 feeding groups received a diet supplemented with 0.21% dl-Met, 0.21% l-Met, or 0.31% dl-HMTBA to meet the Met + cystine requirement. After ≥10 d, absorptive fluxes of d-Met or l-Met were measured at a physiological concentration of 50 μM and a high concentration of 5 mM in duodenum, middle jejunum, and ileum ex vivo. Data were compared by 2-factor ANOVA. RESULTS Across diets, fluxes of both Met isomers at both tested concentrations increased from duodenum to ileum by a factor of ∼2-5.5 (P < 0.05). Pigs supplemented with dl-Met had greater (P < 0.085) absorptive fluxes at 50 μM l-Met (0.50, 2.07, and 3.86 nmol · cm-2 · h-1) and d-Met (0.62, 1.41, and 1.19 nmol · cm-2 · h-1) than did pigs supplemented with dl-HMTBA (l-Met: 0.28, 0.76, and 1.08 nmol · cm-2 · h-1; d-Met: 0.34, 0.58, and 0.64 nmol · cm-2 · h-1) in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, respectively. Only in jejunum of dl-Met-fed pigs, fluxes at 50 μM l-Met were reduced by the omission of luminal Na+ (from 3.27 to 0.86 nmol · cm-2 · h-1; P < 0.05) and by a cocktail of 22 luminal AAs (to 1.05 nmol · cm-2 · h-1; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Dietary supplementation of dl-Met increases the efficiency of l-Met and d-Met absorption at physiologically relevant luminal Met concentrations along the small intestine of pigs, including a very prominent induction of an Na+-dependent transport system with preference for l-Met in the mid-jejunum. Dietary supplementation with dl-Met could be a promising tool to improve the absorption of Met and other AAs.
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- Stella Romanet
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Freie Universtität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Freie Universtität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Freie Universtität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Freie Universtität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Animal Nutrition Services, Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany
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- Animal Nutrition Services, Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Freie Universtität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Kuroishi T, Sugawara S. Metabolomic Analysis of Liver from Dietary Biotin Deficient Mice. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2020; 66:82-85. [PMID: 32115458 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.66.82] [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] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Biotin is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin that functions as a cofactor of five carboxylases. Because biotin-dependent carboxylases catalyze indispensable cellular metabolic functions, biotin deficiency is considered to be involved in various pathological conditions. Moreover, biotin supplementation shows pharmacological effects in vivo. However, the precise mechanisms by which biotin deficiency induces pathological conditions remain unclear. Although abnormal metabolites are used as indicators for biotin deficiency, few comprehensive analyses of total metabolites have been reported. In this study, we analyzed the metabolomic profiles of liver extracts prepared from biotin-sufficient (BS) and -deficient (BD) mice. Thirteen of 126 metabolites showed significantly different concentrations between liver extracts from BD and BS mice. The concentrations of 5 essential amino acids, Met, Val, Thr, Ile, and Leu, and 2 conditionally essential amino acids, Cys and Tyr were significantly lower in BD mice than in BS mice. Among these, the concentrations of sulfur-containing amino acids, Cys and Met, were more than 1.5-fold lower in BD mice. The concentrations of Met metabolites, such as S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine were not significantly different between the two groups. The concentrations of glutathione and its reaction intermediates γ-Glu-Cys tendency to be lower in BD mice. The present study revealed that biotin deficiency induces an abnormal amino acids composition, especially among sulfur-containing amino acids and provide important information on the effect of biotin as a pharmacological agent.
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- Toshinobu Kuroishi
- Division of Oral Immunology, Department of Oral Biology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
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- Division of Oral Immunology, Department of Oral Biology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
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Ma Y, Ma W, Hu D, Zhang X, Yuan W, He X, Kan G, Yu D. QTL Mapping for Protein and Sulfur-Containing Amino Acid Contents Using a High-Density Bin-Map in Soybean ( Glycine max L. Merr.). J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:12313-12321. [PMID: 31618030 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 06/10/2023]
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Soybean provides essential protein and amino acids for humans and animals, while sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA), including methionine (Met) and cysteine (Cys), are very limited. In this study, we constructed a high-density bin-map with 3420 bin markers using 676 857 SNPs of a recombinant-inbred line (RIL) population derived from a cross between Kefeng no. 1 and Nannong 1138-2. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping was performed for Cys, Met, SAA, and the protein content using this high-density bin-map. Twenty-five QTLs linked to these four traits were identified, and four genomic regions located on chromosomes (Chr) 07, 08, 15, and 20 were overlapped by multiple QTLs. Among them, bin 115-124 located on Chr 15 was associated with all four traits and was a novel locus with a high LOD value. These findings will provide a basis for nutritional quality improvement using marker-assisted selection breeding and clarify the genetic mechanisms of SAA and protein in soybean.
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- Yujie Ma
- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100093 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , China
- School of Life Sciences , Guangzhou University , Guangzhou 510006 , China
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Rosic G, Joksimovic J, Selakovic D, Jakovljevic V, Zivkovic V, Srejovic I, Djuric M, Djuric D. The Beneficial Effects of Sulfur-containing Amino Acids on Cisplatininduced Cardiotoxicity and Neurotoxicity in Rodents. Curr Med Chem 2018; 25:391-403. [PMID: 28685675 DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170705114456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cisplatin is one the most frequently used chemotherapeutic drugs for several decades. Although its antineoplastic effect has been reported in treatment of numerous malignances, various adverse effects seem to be the crucial limiting factor for its administration. OBJECTIVE Beside the most commonly described nephro- and hepatotoxicity, cisplatin therapy is also accompanied with gastrointestinal, reproductive, hematological, cardiovascular and neurological side effects. Since it has been reported that cisplatin induce oxidative damage in various tissues, it seems reasonable to investigate an antioxidant supplementation as potential therapeutical approach for attenuation of cisplatin toxicities. METHODS We performed a structured search of bibliographic databases for research literature using a focused review question and inclusion/exclusion criteria. The quality of retrieved papers (101 in total) was appraised using standard tools. RESULTS Numerous antioxidants (such as thiol compounds, polyphenols, vitamins, etc.) had been reported for their beneficial effects on cisplatin-induced cardiotoxicity. The effects of various antioxidants, including sulfur-containing amino acids, have also been explored for mitigation of cisplatin neurotoxicity. However, the results for antioxidant supplementation in reduction of cisplatin-induced toxicities are still to be applied in clinical trials. CONCLUSION Considering the facts that sulfur-containing amino acids: (a) do not interfere with chemotherapeutics antitumor action; (b) do not exhibit any toxic effect (unless applied in dose several times above the recommended); and (c) produce significant protective effects on some cisplatin-induced toxicities connected to augmentation of oxidative damage - it seems that their administration can be harmless and protective supplementation against numerous adverse effects of certain antineoplastic agents.
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- Gvozden Rosic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Reanimatology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic - Dedinje", Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology "Richard Burian", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nishigawa T, Nagamachi S, Ikeda H, Chowdhury VS, Furuse M. Restraint stress in lactating mice alters the levels of sulfur-containing amino acids in milk. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:503-509. [PMID: 29367519 PMCID: PMC5880834 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is well known that maternal stress during the gestation and lactation periods induces abnormal behavior in the offspring and causes a lowering of the offspring’s body weight. Various causes of maternal stress during
the lactation period, relating to, for example, maternal nutritional status and reduced maternal care, have been considered. However, little is known about the effects on milk of maternal stress during the lactation
period. The current study aimed to determine whether free amino acids, with special reference to sulfur-containing amino acids in milk, are altered by restraint stress in lactating mice. The dams in the stress group were
restrained for 30 min at postnatal days 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12. Restraint stress caused a reduction in the body weight of lactating mice. The concentration of taurine and cystathionine in milk was significantly higher in
the stress group, though stress did not alter their concentration in maternal plasma. The ratio of taurine concentration in milk to its concentration in maternal plasma was significantly higher in the stress group,
suggesting that stress promoted taurine transportation into milk. Furthermore, taurine concentration in milk was positively correlated with corticosterone levels in plasma. In conclusion, restraint stress in lactating
mice caused the changes in the metabolism and in the transportation of sulfur-containing amino acids and resulted in higher taurine concentration in milk. Taurine concentration in milk could also be a good parameter for
determining stress status in dams.
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- Takuma Nishigawa
- Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Division for Experimental Natural Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regulation in Metabolism and Behavior, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Arachchi SJT, Kim YJ, Kim DW, Oh SC, Lee YB. Optimization of Maillard Reaction in Model System of Glucosamine and Cysteine Using Response Surface Methodology. Prev Nutr Food Sci 2017; 22:37-44. [PMID: 28401086 PMCID: PMC5383140 DOI: 10.3746/pnf.2017.22.1.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sulfur-containing amino acids play important roles in good flavor generation in Maillard reaction of non-enzymatic browning, so aqueous model systems of glucosamine and cysteine were studied to investigate the effects of reaction temperature, initial pH, reaction time, and concentration ratio of glucosamine and cysteine. Response surface methodology was applied to optimize the independent reaction parameters of cysteine and glucosamine in Maillard reaction. Box-Behnken factorial design was used with 30 runs of 16 factorial levels, 8 axial levels and 6 central levels. The degree of Maillard reaction was determined by reading absorption at 425 nm in a spectrophotometer and Hunter’s L, a, and b values. ΔE was consequently set as the fifth response factor. In the statistical analyses, determination coefficients (R2) for their absorbance, Hunter’s L, a, b values, and ΔE were 0.94, 0.79, 0.73, 0.96, and 0.79, respectively, showing that the absorbance and Hunter’s b value were good dependent variables for this model system. The optimum processing parameters were determined to yield glucosamine-cysteine Maillard reaction product with higher absorbance and higher colour change. The optimum estimated absorbance was achieved at the condition of initial pH 8.0, 111°C reaction temperature, 2.47 h reaction time, and 1.30 concentration ratio. The optimum condition for colour change measured by Hunter’s b value was 2.41 h reaction time, 114°C reaction temperature, initial pH 8.3, and 1.26 concentration ratio. These results can provide the basic information for Maillard reaction of aqueous model system between glucosamine and cysteine.
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Research Planning & Management Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Chungbuk 28159, Korea
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- Food Analysis Center, Silla University, Busan 46958, Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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Sato D, Shiba T, Yunoto S, Furutani K, Fukumoto M, Kudou D, Tamura T, Inagaki K, Harada S. Structural and mechanistic insights into homocysteine degradation by a mutant of methionine γ-lyase based on substrate-assisted catalysis. Protein Sci 2017; 26:1224-1230. [PMID: 28329912 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Methionine γ-lyse (MGL) catalyzes the α, γ-elimination of l-methionine and its derivatives as well as the α, β-elimination of l-cysteine and its derivatives to produce α-keto acids, volatile thiols, and ammonia. The reaction mechanism of MGL has been characterized by enzymological studies using several site-directed mutants. The Pseudomonas putida MGL C116H mutant showed drastically reduced degradation activity toward methionine while retaining activity toward homocysteine. To understand the underlying mechanism and to discern the subtle differences between these substrates, we analyzed the crystal structures of the reaction intermediates. The complex formed between the C116H mutant and methionine demonstrated that a loop structure (Ala51-Asn64) in the adjacent subunit of the catalytic dimer cannot approach the cofactor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) because His116 disrupts the interaction of Asp241 with Lys240, and the liberated side chain of Lys240 causes steric hindrance with this loop. Conversely, in the complex formed between C116H mutant and homocysteine, the thiol moiety of the substrate conjugated with PLP offsets the imidazole ring of His116 via a water molecule, disrupting the interaction of His116 and Asp241 and restoring the interaction of Asp241 with Lys240. These structural data suggest that the Cys116 to His mutation renders the enzyme inactive toward the original substrate, but activity is restored when the substrate is homocysteine due to substrate-assisted catalysis.
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- Dan Sato
- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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Gómez-Tamayo JC, Cordomí A, Olivella M, Mayol E, Fourmy D, Pardo L. Analysis of the interactions of sulfur-containing amino acids in membrane proteins. Protein Sci 2016; 25:1517-24. [PMID: 27240306 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The interactions of Met and Cys with other amino acid side chains have received little attention, in contrast to aromatic-aromatic, aromatic-aliphatic or/and aliphatic-aliphatic interactions. Precisely, these are the only amino acids that contain a sulfur atom, which is highly polarizable and, thus, likely to participate in strong Van der Waals interactions. Analysis of the interactions present in membrane protein crystal structures, together with the characterization of their strength in small-molecule model systems at the ab-initio level, predicts that Met-Met interactions are stronger than Met-Cys ≈ Met-Phe ≈ Cys-Phe interactions, stronger than Phe-Phe ≈ Phe-Leu interactions, stronger than the Met-Leu interaction, and stronger than Leu-Leu ≈ Cys-Leu interactions. These results show that sulfur-containing amino acids form stronger interactions than aromatic or aliphatic amino acids. Thus, these amino acids may provide additional driving forces for maintaining the 3D structure of membrane proteins and may provide functional specificity.
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- José C Gómez-Tamayo
- Laboratori de Medicina Computacional, Unitat de Bioestadística, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, E-08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Laboratori de Medicina Computacional, Unitat de Bioestadística, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, E-08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia de Sistemes, Universitat de Vic, Vic, 08500, Spain
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- Laboratori de Medicina Computacional, Unitat de Bioestadística, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, E-08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets University of Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, INSERM, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratori de Medicina Computacional, Unitat de Bioestadística, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, E-08193, Bellaterra, Spain
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Chen S, Fahmi NE, Nangreave RC, Mehellou Y, Hecht SM. Synthesis of pdCpAs and transfer RNAs activated with thiothreonine and derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:2679-89. [PMID: 22405920 PMCID: PMC3575115 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 12/28/2011] [Revised: 02/05/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
N,S-diprotected L-thiothreonine and L-allo-thiothreonine derivatives were synthesized using a novel chemical strategy, and used for esterification of the dinucleotide pdCpA. The aminoacylated dinucleotides were then employed for the preparation of activated suppressor tRNA(CUA) transcripts. Thiothreonine and allo-thiothreonine were incorporated into a predetermined position of a catalytically competent dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) analogue lacking cysteine, and the elaborated proteins were derivatized site-specifically at the thiothreonine residue with a fluorophore.
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- Shengxi Chen
- Center for BioEnergetics, Biodesign Institute, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for BioEnergetics, Biodesign Institute, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for BioEnergetics, Biodesign Institute, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for BioEnergetics, Biodesign Institute, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Center for BioEnergetics, Biodesign Institute, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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