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Ku B, You JA, Oh KJ, Yun HY, Lee HS, Shin HC, Jung J, Shin YB, Kim SJ. Crystal structures of two forms of the Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus Rab GTPase. Arch Virol 2017; 162:3407-3416. [PMID: 28779233 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3510-2] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV) is a member of the family of giant viruses, harboring a 1,200 kbp genome within its 700 nm-diameter viral particle. The R214 gene of the APMV genome was recently shown to encode a homologue of the Rab GTPases, molecular switch proteins known to play a pivotal role in the regulation of membrane trafficking that were considered to exist only in eukaryotes. Herein, we report the first crystal structures of GDP- and GTP-bound forms of APMV Rab GTPase, both of which were determined at high resolution. An in-depth structural comparison of APMV Rab with each other and with mammalian Rab homologues led to an atomic-level elucidation of the inactive-active conformational change upon GDP/GTP exchange. APMV Rab GTPase exhibited considerable structural similarity to human Rab5, as previously predicted based on its amino acid sequence. However, it also contains unique structural features differentiating it from mammalian homologues, such as the functional substitution of a phenylalanine residue for the stabilization of the nucleotide's guanine base.
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- Bonsu Ku
- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology KRIBB School, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology KRIBB School, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Metabolic Regulation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology KRIBB School, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Hazard Monitoring BioNanotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Hazard Monitoring BioNanotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology KRIBB School, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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Mimivirus was the first discovered amoebal giant virus. The Mimivirus virions are covered by a dense layer of approximately 130 nm-long fibers, the length and shape of which diverge from those of other viruses. Here, we aimed at expressing the L725 protein to further confirm and study its role as a fiber-associated protein. We report Escherichia coli expression of the L725 protein, which is encoded by a Mimivirus ORFan, was previously identified by proteomics in purified viral fibers and demonstrated to be a fiber-associated protein by RNA-silencing experiments. The expressed protein was recognized by anti-Mimivirus fiber or anti-Mimivirus L725 polyclonal antibodies. This study is the only expression, to our knowledge, of a product from a Mimiviral ORFan gene.
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Lartigue A, Philippe N, Jeudy S, Abergel C. Preliminary crystallographic analysis of the Megavirus superoxide dismutase. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:1557-9. [PMID: 23192047 PMCID: PMC3509988 DOI: 10.1107/s174430911204657x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Megavirus chilensis, a close relative of the Mimivirus giant virus, is able to replicate in Acanthamoeba castellanii. The first step of viral infection involves the internalization of the virions in host vacuoles. It has been experimentally demonstrated that Mimivirus particles contain many proteins capable of resisting oxidative stress, as encountered in the phagocytic process. These proteins are conserved in Megavirus, which has an additional gene (Mg277) encoding a putative superoxide dismutase. The Mg277 ORF product was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, purified and crystallized. A SAD data set was collected to 2.24 Å resolution at the selenium peak wavelength on the BM30 beamline at the ESRF from a single crystal of selenomethionine-substituted recombinant superoxide dismutase protein.
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- Audrey Lartigue
- Information Génomique et Structurale, IGS UMR7256, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, IMM, FR3479, 163 Avenue de Luminy – case 934, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France
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- Information Génomique et Structurale, IGS UMR7256, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, IMM, FR3479, 163 Avenue de Luminy – case 934, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France
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- Information Génomique et Structurale, IGS UMR7256, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, IMM, FR3479, 163 Avenue de Luminy – case 934, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France
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- Information Génomique et Structurale, IGS UMR7256, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, IMM, FR3479, 163 Avenue de Luminy – case 934, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France
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Catalano A, Luo W, Wang Y, O'Day DH. Synthesis and biological activity of peptides equivalent to the IP22 repeat motif found in proteins from Dictyostelium and Mimivirus. Peptides 2010; 31:1799-805. [PMID: 20624437 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Revised: 07/03/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A novel IP22 repeat motif of unknown function was discovered previously that comprises almost the entire structure of cmbB, a calmodulin-binding protein from Dictyostelium discoideum. An analysis of over 2000 IP22 repeats across 130 different proteins from different species allowed us to define a prototypical IP22 repeat: I/LPxxhxxhxhxxxhxxxhxxxx (where L=leucine, I=isoleucine, h=any hydrophobic amino acid, x=any amino acid). Here we describe the synthesis of three peptide variants of the IP22 motif: IP22-1 (IPNSVTSLKFGDGFNQPLTPGT; 22aa); IP22-2 (LPSTLKTISLSNSTDKKIFKNS; 22aa); and, IP22-3 (IPKSLRSLFLGKGYNQPLEF; 20aa) plus a control peptide from the N-term of cmbB (HNMNPFSPQLDEKKNSHIVEY; 21aa). The structure and purity of synthesized peptides were verified by HPLC and mass spectrometry. The peptides all dose-dependently enhanced random cell motility and cAMP-mediated chemotaxis in Dictyostelium but IP22-3 was most effective peaking in activity around 50 μM. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated IP22 peptides did not penetrate cells suggesting these peptides affect cell motility via cell surface interactions. Treatment of cells with FITC-IP22 peptides also led to enhanced cell motility equivalent to the non-conjugated peptides. Treatment of IP22-3-stimulated cells with 50 μM LY294002, 20 μM quinacrine or both suggests that IP22-3 requires both phosphoinositol 3-kinase and phospholipase A2 signaling to elicit its effects, a mechanism unique from EGFL motility enhancing peptides. The mechanism of action and potential uses of IP22 repeat peptides are discussed.
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- Andrew Catalano
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord st., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3G5
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Benarroch D, Jankowska-Anyszka M, Stepinski J, Darzynkiewicz E, Shuman S. Cap analog substrates reveal three clades of cap guanine-N2 methyltransferases with distinct methyl acceptor specificities. RNA 2010; 16:211-20. [PMID: 19926722 PMCID: PMC2802030 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1872110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The Tgs proteins are structurally homologous AdoMet-dependent eukaryal enzymes that methylate the N2 atom of 7-methyl guanosine nucleotides. They have an imputed role in the synthesis of the 2,2,7-trimethylguanosine (TMG) RNA cap. Here we exploit a collection of cap-like substrates to probe the repertoire of three exemplary Tgs enzymes, from mammalian, protozoan, and viral sources, respectively. We find that human Tgs (hTgs1) is a bona fide TMG synthase adept at two separable transmethylation steps: (1) conversion of m(7)G to m(2,7)G, and (2) conversion of m(2,7)G to m(2,2,7)G. hTgs1 is unable to methylate G or m(2)G, signifying that both steps require an m(7)G cap. hTgs1 utilizes a broad range of m(7)G nucleotides, including mono-, di-, tri-, and tetraphosphate derivatives as well as cap dinucleotides with triphosphate or tetraphosphate bridges. In contrast, Giardia lamblia Tgs (GlaTgs2) exemplifies a different clade of guanine-N2 methyltransferase that synthesizes only a dimethylguanosine (DMG) cap structure and cannot per se convert DMG to TMG under any conditions tested. Methylation of benzyl(7)G and ethyl(7)G nucleotides by hTgs1 and GlaTgs2 underscored the importance of guanine N7 alkylation in providing a key pi-cation interaction in the methyl acceptor site. Mimivirus Tgs (MimiTgs) shares with the Giardia homolog the ability to catalyze only a single round of methyl addition at guanine-N2, but is distinguished by its capacity for guanine-N2 methylation in the absence of prior N7 methylation. The relaxed cap specificity of MimiTgs is revealed at alkaline pH. Our findings highlight both stark and subtle differences in acceptor specificity and reaction outcomes among Tgs family members.
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- Delphine Benarroch
- Molecular Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, New York 10065, USA
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