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Khare E, Gonzalez Obeso C, Martín-Moldes Z, Talib A, Kaplan DL, Holten-Andersen N, Blank KG, Buehler MJ. Heterogeneous and Cooperative Rupture of Histidine-Ni 2+ Metal-Coordination Bonds on Rationally Designed Protein Templates. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:2945-2955. [PMID: 38669114 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Metal-coordination bonds, a highly tunable class of dynamic noncovalent interactions, are pivotal to the function of a variety of protein-based natural materials and have emerged as binding motifs to produce strong, tough, and self-healing bioinspired materials. While natural proteins use clusters of metal-coordination bonds, synthetic materials frequently employ individual bonds, resulting in mechanically weak materials. To overcome this current limitation, we rationally designed a series of elastin-like polypeptide templates with the capability of forming an increasing number of intermolecular histidine-Ni2+ metal-coordination bonds. Using single-molecule force spectroscopy and steered molecular dynamics simulations, we show that templates with three histidine residues exhibit heterogeneous rupture pathways, including the simultaneous rupture of at least two bonds with more-than-additive rupture forces. The methodology and insights developed improve our understanding of the molecular interactions that stabilize metal-coordinated proteins and provide a general route for the design of new strong, metal-coordinated materials with a broad spectrum of dissipative time scales.
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- Eesha Khare
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Mechano(bio)chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Mechano(bio)chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering and Materials Science and EngineeringLehigh University, 27 Memorial Dr W, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Mechano(bio)chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Biomolecular & Selforganizing Matter, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Schwarzman College of Computing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Liu Z, Liu H, Vera AM, Yang B, Tinnefeld P, Nash MA. Engineering an artificial catch bond using mechanical anisotropy. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3019. [PMID: 38589360 PMCID: PMC11001878 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46858-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Catch bonds are a rare class of protein-protein interactions where the bond lifetime increases under an external pulling force. Here, we report how modification of anchor geometry generates catch bonding behavior for the mechanostable Dockerin G:Cohesin E (DocG:CohE) adhesion complex found on human gut bacteria. Using AFM single-molecule force spectroscopy in combination with bioorthogonal click chemistry, we mechanically dissociate the complex using five precisely controlled anchor geometries. When tension is applied between residue #13 on CohE and the N-terminus of DocG, the complex behaves as a two-state catch bond, while in all other tested pulling geometries, including the native configuration, it behaves as a slip bond. We use a kinetic Monte Carlo model with experimentally derived parameters to simulate rupture force and lifetime distributions, achieving strong agreement with experiments. Single-molecule FRET measurements further demonstrate that the complex does not exhibit dual binding mode behavior at equilibrium but unbinds along multiple pathways under force. Together, these results show how mechanical anisotropy and anchor point selection can be used to engineer artificial catch bonds.
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- Zhaowei Liu
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2629HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
- Botnar Research Centre for Child Health, 4051, Basel, Switzerland
- National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR) Molecular Systems Engineering, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
- Botnar Research Centre for Child Health, 4051, Basel, Switzerland.
- National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR) Molecular Systems Engineering, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
- Swiss Nanoscience Institute, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Di W, Xue K, Cai J, Zhu Z, Li Z, Fu H, Lei H, Hu W, Tang C, Wang W, Cao Y. Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Reveals Cation-π Interactions in Aqueous Media Are Highly Affected by Cation Dehydration. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:118101. [PMID: 37001074 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.118101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Cation-π interactions underlie many important processes in biology and materials science. However, experimental investigations of cation-π interactions in aqueous media remain challenging. Here, we studied the cation-π binding strength and mechanism by pulling two hydrophobic polymers with distinct cation binding properties, i.e., poly-pentafluorostyrene and polystyrene, in aqueous media using single-molecule force spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance measurement. We found that the interaction strengths linearly depend on the cation concentrations, following the order of Li^{+}<NH_{4}^{+}<Na^{+}<K^{+}. The binding energies are 0.03-0.23 kJ mol^{-1} M^{-1}. This order is distinct from the strength of cation-π interactions in gas phase and may be caused by the different dehydration ability of the cations. Taken together, our method provides a unique perspective to investigate cation-π interactions under physiologically relevant conditions.
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- Weishuai Di
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Biophysics, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, and Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- School of Physical and Mathematical Science Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, and Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, and Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, and Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Biophysics, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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O’Boyle NM, Helesbeux JJ, Meegan MJ, Sasse A, O’Shaughnessy E, Qaisar A, Clancy A, McCarthy F, Marchand P. 30th Annual GP 2A Medicinal Chemistry Conference. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:432. [PMID: 36986531 PMCID: PMC10056312 DOI: 10.3390/ph16030432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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The Group for the Promotion of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in Academia (GP2A) held their 30th annual conference in August 2022 in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. There were 9 keynote presentations, 10 early career researcher presentations and 41 poster presentations.
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- Niamh M. O’Boyle
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panoz Institute and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and ABCRF, University College Cork, T12 K8AF Cork, Ireland
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- Cibles et Médicaments des Infections et de l’Immunité, IICiMed, Nantes Université, UR 1155, F-44000 Nantes, France
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Tsirigoni AM, Goktas M, Atris Z, Valleriani A, Vila Verde A, Blank KG. Chain Sliding versus β-Sheet Formation upon Shearing Single α-Helical Coiled Coils. Macromol Biosci 2023; 23:e2200563. [PMID: 36861255 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Coiled coils (CCs) are key building blocks of biogenic materials and determine their mechanical response to large deformations. Of particular interest is the observation that CC-based materials display a force-induced transition from α-helices to mechanically stronger β-sheets (αβT). Steered molecular dynamics simulations predict that this αβT requires a minimum, pulling speed-dependent CC length. Here, de novo designed CCs with a length between four to seven heptads are utilized to probe if the transition found in natural CCs can be mimicked with synthetic sequences. Using single-molecule force spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, these CCs are mechanically loaded in shear geometry and their rupture forces and structural responses to the applied load are determined. Simulations at the highest pulling speed (0.01 nm ns-1 ) show the appearance of β-sheet structures for the five- and six-heptad CCs and a concomitant increase in mechanical strength. The αβT is less probable at a lower pulling speed of 0.001 nm ns-1 and is not observed in force spectroscopy experiments. For CCs loaded in shear geometry, the formation of β-sheets competes with interchain sliding. β-sheet formation is only possible in higher-order CC assemblies or in tensile-loading geometries where chain sliding and dissociation are prohibited.
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- Anna-Maria Tsirigoni
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Mechano(bio)chemistry, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Mechano(bio)chemistry, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Mechano(bio)chemistry, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Physics, Lotharstrasse 1, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Mechano(bio)chemistry, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.,Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute of Experimental Physics, Department of Biomolecular & Selforganizing Matter, Altenberger Strasse 69, Linz, 4040, Austria
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Ding X, Wang Z, Zheng B, Shi S, Deng Y, Yu H, Zheng P. One-step asparaginyl endopeptidase ( OaAEP1)-based protein immobilization for single-molecule force spectroscopy. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:1276-1281. [PMID: 36320890 PMCID: PMC9533667 DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00135g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Enzymatic protein ligation has become the most powerful and widely used method for high-precision atomic force microscopy single-molecule force spectroscopy (AFM-SMFS) study of protein mechanics. However, this methodology typically requires the functionalization of the glass surface with a corresponding peptide sequence/tag for enzymatic recognition and multiple steps are needed. Thus, it is time-consuming and a high level of experience is needed for reliable results. To solve this problem, we simplified the procedure using two strategies both based on asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP). First, we designed a heterobifunctional peptide-based crosslinker, GL-peptide-propargylglycine, which links to an N 3-functionalized surface via the click reaction. Then, the target protein with a C-terminal NGL sequence can be immobilized via the AEP-mediated ligation. Furthermore, we took advantage of the direct ligation between primary amino in a small molecule and protein with C-terminal NGL by AEP. Thus, the target protein can be immobilized on an amino-functionalized surface via AEP in one step. Both approaches were successfully applied to the AFM-SMFS study of eGFP, showing consistent single-molecule results.
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- Xuan Ding
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Road Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Road Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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Interdomain Linker Effect on the Mechanical Stability of Ig Domains in Titin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179836. [PMID: 36077234 PMCID: PMC9456048 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Titin is the largest protein in humans, composed of more than one hundred immunoglobulin (Ig) domains, and plays a critical role in muscle’s passive elasticity. Thus, the molecular design of this giant polyprotein is responsible for its mechanical function. Interestingly, most of these Ig domains are connected directly with very few interdomain residues/linker, which suggests such a design is necessary for its mechanical stability. To understand this design, we chose six representative Ig domains in titin and added nine glycine residues (9G) as an artificial interdomain linker between these Ig domains. We measured their mechanical stabilities using atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (AFM-SMFS) and compared them to the natural sequence. The AFM results showed that the linker affected the mechanical stability of Ig domains. The linker mostly reduces its mechanical stability to a moderate extent, but the opposite situation can happen. Thus, this effect is very complex and may depend on each particular domain’s property.
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Wang Z, Zhao Z, Li G, Zheng P. Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Reveals the Dynamic HgS Coordination Site in the De Novo-Designed Metalloprotein α 3DIV. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:5372-5378. [PMID: 35678420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The de novo-designed metalloprotein α3DIV binds to mercury via three cysteine residues under dynamic conditions. An unusual trigonal three-coordinate HgS3 site is formed in the protein in basic solution, whereas a linear two-coordinate HgS2 site is formed in acidic solution. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the two coordinated cysteines in the HgS2 site are fixed or not, which may lead to more dynamics. However, the signal for HgS2 sites with different cysteines may be similar or may be averaged and indistinguishable. To circumvent this problem, we adopt a single-molecule approach to study one mercury site at a time. Using atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy, the protein is unfolded, and the HgS site is ruptured. The results confirm the formation of HgS3 and HgS2 sites at different pH values. Moreover, it is found that any two of the three cysteines in the protein bind to mercury in the HgS2 site.
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- Ziyi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P.R. China
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Nie JY, Song GB, Deng YB, Zheng P. Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Reveals Stability of mitoNEET and its [2Fe2Se] Cluster in Weakly Acidic and Basic Solutions. Chemistry 2022; 11:e202200056. [PMID: 35608094 PMCID: PMC9127745 DOI: 10.1002/open.202200056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The outer mitochondrial membrane protein mitoNEET (mNT) is a recently identified iron-sulfur protein containing a unique Fe2 S2 (His)1 (Cys)3 metal cluster with a single Fe-N(His87) coordinating bond. This labile Fe-N bond led to multiple unfolding/rupture pathways of mNT and its cluster by atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (AFM-SMFS), one of most common tools for characterizing the molecular mechanics. Although previous ensemble studies showed that this labile Fe-N(His) bond is essential for protein function, they also indicated that the protein and its [2Fe2S] cluster are stable under acidic conditions. Thus, we applied AFM-SMFS to measure the stability of mNT and its cluster at pH values of 6, 7, and 8. Indeed, all previous multiple unfolding pathways of mNT were still observed. Moreover, single-molecule measurements revealed that the stabilities of the protein and the [2Fe2S] cluster are consistent at these pH values with only ≈20 pN force differences. Thus, we found that the behavior of the protein is consistent in both weakly acidic and basic solutions despite a labile Fe-N bond.
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- Jing-Yuan Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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Shi S, Wu T, Zheng P. Direct Measurements of the Cobalt-thiolate Bonds Strength in Rubredoxin by Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200165. [PMID: 35475313 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cobalt is a trace transition metal. Although it is not abundant on earth, tens of cobalt-containing proteins exist in life. Moreover, the characteristic spectrum of Co(II) ion makes it a powerful probe for the characterization of metal-binding proteins through the formation of cobalt-ligand bonds. Since most of these natural and artificial cobalt-containing proteins are stable, we believe that these cobalt-ligand bonds in the protein system are also mechanically stable. To prove this, we used atomic force microscopy-based single-molecule force spectroscopy (AFM-SMFS) to directly measure the rupture force of Co(II)-thiolate bond in Co-substituted rubredoxin (CoRD). By combining the chemical denature/renature method for building metalloprotein and cysteine coupling-based polyprotein construction strategy, we successfully prepared the polyprotein sample (CoRD) n suitable for single-molecule study. Thus, we quantified the strength of Co(II)-thiolate bonds in rubredoxin with a rupture force of ~140 pN, revealing that the bond is a stable chemical bond. In addition, the Co-S bond is more labile than the Zn-S bond in proteins, similar to the result from the metal-competing titration experiment.
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- Shengchao Shi
- Nanjing University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Nanjing University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Nanjing University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 168 Xianlin Ave, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, Nanjing, CHINA
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Hanson BS, Dougan L. Intermediate Structural Hierarchy in Biological Networks Modulates the Fractal Dimension and Force Distribution of Percolating Clusters. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:4191-4198. [PMID: 34420304 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Globular protein hydrogels are an emerging class of materials with the potential for rational design, and a generalized understanding of how their network properties emerge from the structure and dynamics of the building block is a key challenge. Here we computationally investigate the effect of intermediate (polymeric) nanoscale structure on the formation of protein hydrogels. We show that changes in both the cross-link topology and flexibility of the polymeric building block lead to changes in the force transmission around the system and provide insight into the dynamic network formation processes. The preassembled intermediate structure provides a novel structural coordinate for the hierarchical modulation of macroscopic network properties, as well as furthering our understanding of the general dynamics of network formation.
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- Benjamin S Hanson
- Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Hughes MD, Hanson BS, Cussons S, Mahmoudi N, Brockwell DJ, Dougan L. Control of Nanoscale In Situ Protein Unfolding Defines Network Architecture and Mechanics of Protein Hydrogels. ACS NANO 2021; 15:11296-11308. [PMID: 34214394 PMCID: PMC8320229 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Hierarchical assemblies of proteins exhibit a wide-range of material properties that are exploited both in nature and by artificially by humankind. However, little is understood about the importance of protein unfolding on the network assembly, severely limiting opportunities to utilize this nanoscale transition in the development of biomimetic and bioinspired materials. Here we control the force lability of a single protein building block, bovine serum albumin (BSA), and demonstrate that protein unfolding plays a critical role in defining the architecture and mechanics of a photochemically cross-linked native protein network. The internal nanoscale structure of BSA contains "molecular reinforcement" in the form of 17 covalent disulphide "nanostaples", preventing force-induced unfolding. Upon addition of reducing agents, these nanostaples are broken rendering the protein force labile. Employing a combination of circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, small-angle scattering (SAS), rheology, and modeling, we show that stapled protein forms reasonably homogeneous networks of cross-linked fractal-like clusters connected by an intercluster region of folded protein. Conversely, in situ protein unfolding results in more heterogeneous networks of denser fractal-like clusters connected by an intercluster region populated by unfolded protein. In addition, gelation-induced protein unfolding and cross-linking in the intercluster region changes the hydrogel mechanics, as measured by a 3-fold enhancement of the storage modulus, an increase in both the loss ratio and energy dissipation, and markedly different relaxation behavior. By controlling the protein's ability to unfold through nanoscale (un)stapling, we demonstrate the importance of in situ unfolding in defining both network architecture and mechanics, providing insight into fundamental hierarchical mechanics and a route to tune biomaterials for future applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matt D.
G. Hughes
- School of
Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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- School of
Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- Astbury Centre
for Structural Molecular Biology, University
of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
| | - Sophie Cussons
- Astbury Centre
for Structural Molecular Biology, University
of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School of
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
| | - Najet Mahmoudi
- ISIS Neutron
and Muon Spallation Source, STFC Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
| | - David J. Brockwell
- Astbury Centre
for Structural Molecular Biology, University
of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- School of
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
| | - Lorna Dougan
- School of
Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
- Astbury Centre
for Structural Molecular Biology, University
of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
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López‐García P, de Araujo AD, Bergues‐Pupo AE, Tunn I, Fairlie DP, Blank KG. Fortified Coiled Coils: Enhancing Mechanical Stability with Lactam or Metal Staples. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:232-236. [PMID: 32940968 PMCID: PMC7821110 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Coiled coils (CCs) are powerful supramolecular building blocks for biomimetic materials, increasingly used for their mechanical properties. Here, we introduce helix-inducing macrocyclic constraints, so-called staples, to tune thermodynamic and mechanical stability of CCs. We show that thermodynamic stabilization of CCs against helix uncoiling primarily depends on the number of staples, whereas staple positioning controls CC mechanical stability. Inserting a covalent lactam staple at one key force application point significantly increases the barrier to force-induced CC dissociation and reduces structural deformity. A reversible His-Ni2+ -His metal staple also increases CC stability, but ruptures upon mechanical loading to allow helix uncoiling. Staple type, position and number are key design parameters in using helical macrocyclic templates for fine-tuning CC properties in emerging biomaterials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patricia López‐García
- Mechano(bio)chemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
| | - Aline D. de Araujo
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein ScienceInstitute for Molecular BioscienceThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQld4072Australia
| | - Ana E. Bergues‐Pupo
- Department of Theory and Bio-SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Present address: Berlin Institute for Medical Systems BiologyMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine10115BerlinGermany
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- Mechano(bio)chemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein ScienceInstitute for Molecular BioscienceThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQld4072Australia
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- Mechano(bio)chemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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