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Yang Y, Du Y, Ivanov D, Niu C, Clare R, Smith JW, Nazy I, Kaltashov IA. Molecular architecture and platelet-activating properties of small immune complexes assembled on heparin and platelet factor 4. Commun Biol 2024; 7:308. [PMID: 38467823 PMCID: PMC10928113 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05982-4] [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: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse reaction to heparin leading to a reduction in circulating platelets with an increased risk of thrombosis. It is precipitated by polymerized immune complexes consisting of pathogenic antibodies that recognize a small chemokine platelet factor 4 (PF4) bound to heparin. Characterization of these immune complexes is extremely challenging due to the enormous structural heterogeneity of such macromolecular assemblies and their constituents. Native mass spectrometry demonstrates that up to three PF4 tetramers can be assembled on a heparin chain, consistent with the molecular modeling studies showing facile polyanion wrapping along the polycationic belt on the PF4 surface. Although these assemblies can accommodate a maximum of only two antibodies, the resulting immune complexes are capable of platelet activation despite their modest size. Taken together, these studies provide further insight into molecular mechanisms of HIT and other immune disorders where anti-PF4 antibodies play a central role.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.
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Kaltashov IA, Ivanov DG, Yang Y. Mass spectrometry-based methods to characterize highly heterogeneous biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and nonbiological complex drugs at the intact-mass level. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024; 43:139-165. [PMID: 36582075 PMCID: PMC10307928 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The intact-mass MS measurements are becoming increasingly popular in characterization of a range of biopolymers, especially those of interest to biopharmaceutical industry. However, as the complexity of protein therapeutics and other macromolecular medicines increases, the new challenges arise, one of which is the high levels of structural heterogeneity that are frequently exhibited by such products. The very notion of the molecular mass measurement loses its clear and intuitive meaning when applied to an extremely heterogenous system that cannot be characterized by a unique mass, but instead requires that a mass distribution be considered. Furthermore, convoluted mass distributions frequently give rise to unresolved ionic signal in mass spectra, from which little-to-none meaningful information can be extracted using standard approaches that work well for homogeneous systems. However, a range of technological advances made in the last decade, such as the hyphenation of intact-mass MS measurements with front-end separations, better integration of ion mobility in MS workflows, development of an impressive arsenal of gas-phase ion chemistry tools to supplement MS methods, as well as the revival of the charge detection MS and its triumphant entry into the field of bioanalysis already made impressive contributions towards addressing the structural heterogeneity challenge. An overview of these techniques is accompanied by critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, and a brief overview of their applications to specific classes of biopharmaceutical products, vaccines, and nonbiological complex drugs.
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- Igor A. Kaltashov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst MA 01003
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst MA 01003
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Hogwood J, Mulloy B, Lever R, Gray E, Page CP. Pharmacology of Heparin and Related Drugs: An Update. Pharmacol Rev 2023; 75:328-379. [PMID: 36792365 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.122.000684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Heparin has been used extensively as an antithrombotic and anticoagulant for close to 100 years. This anticoagulant activity is attributed mainly to the pentasaccharide sequence, which potentiates the inhibitory action of antithrombin, a major inhibitor of the coagulation cascade. More recently it has been elucidated that heparin exhibits anti-inflammatory effect via interference of the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps and this may also contribute to heparin's antithrombotic activity. This illustrates that heparin interacts with a broad range of biomolecules, exerting both anticoagulant and nonanticoagulant actions. Since our previous review, there has been an increased interest in these nonanticoagulant effects of heparin, with the beneficial role in patients infected with SARS2-coronavirus a highly topical example. This article provides an update on our previous review with more recent developments and observations made for these novel uses of heparin and an overview of the development status of heparin-based drugs. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This state-of-the-art review covers recent developments in the use of heparin and heparin-like materials as anticoagulant, now including immunothrombosis observations, and as nonanticoagulant including a role in the treatment of SARS-coronavirus and inflammatory conditions.
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- John Hogwood
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (B.M., E.G., C.P.P.); National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (J.H., E.G.) and School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom (R.L.)
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (B.M., E.G., C.P.P.); National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (J.H., E.G.) and School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom (R.L.)
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (B.M., E.G., C.P.P.); National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (J.H., E.G.) and School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom (R.L.)
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (B.M., E.G., C.P.P.); National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (J.H., E.G.) and School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom (R.L.)
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom (B.M., E.G., C.P.P.); National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (J.H., E.G.) and School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom (R.L.)
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Botwina P, Obłoza M, Bonarek P, Szczubiałka K, Pyrć K, Nowakowska M. Poly(ethylene glycol) -block-poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) Copolymers as Efficient Zika Virus Inhibitors: In Vitro Studies. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:6875-6883. [PMID: 36844524 PMCID: PMC9948194 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A series of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PEG-b-PSSNa) copolymers were synthesized, and their antiviral activity against Zika virus (ZIKV) was determined. The polymers inhibit ZIKV replication in vitro in mammalian cells at nontoxic concentrations. The mechanistic analysis revealed that the PEG-b-PSSNa copolymers interact directly with viral particles in a zipper-like mechanism, hindering their interaction with the permissive cell. The antiviral activity of the copolymers is well-correlated with the length of the PSSNa block, indicating that the copolymers' ionic blocks are biologically active. The blocks of PEG present in copolymers studied do not hinder that interaction. Considering the practical application of PEG-b-PSSNa and the electrostatic nature of the inhibition, the interaction between the copolymers and human serum albumin (HSA) was evaluated. The formation of PEG-b-PSSNa-HSA complexes in the form of negatively charged nanoparticles well-dispersed in buffer solution was observed. That observation is promising, given the possible practical application of the copolymers.
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- Paweł Botwina
- Virogenetics
Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
- Microbiology
Department, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Physical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and
Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Virogenetics
Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Yang Y, Du Y, Ivanov D, Niu C, Clare R, Smith JW, Nazy I, Kaltashov IA. Molecular architecture and platelet-activating properties of small immune complexes assembled on intact heparin and their possible involvement in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.02.11.528150. [PMID: 36798284 PMCID: PMC9934687 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.11.528150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse reaction to heparin leading to a reduction in circulating platelets with an increased risk of thrombosis. It is precipitated by polymerized immune complexes consisting of pathogenic antibodies that recognize a small chemokine platelet factor 4 (PF4) bound to heparin, which trigger platelet activation and a hypercoagulable state. Characterization of these immune complexes is extremely challenging due to the enormous structural heterogeneity of such macromolecular assemblies and their constituents (especially heparin). We use native mass spectrometry to characterize small immune complexes formed by PF4, heparin and monoclonal HIT-specific antibodies. Up to three PF4 tetramers can be assembled on a heparin chain, consistent with the results of molecular modeling studies showing facile polyanion wrapping along the polycationic belt on the PF4 surface. Although these assemblies can accommodate a maximum of only two antibodies, the resulting immune complexes are capable of platelet activation despite their modest size. Taken together, these studies provide further insight into molecular mechanisms of HIT and other immune disorders where anti-PF4 antibodies play a central role.
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Niu C, Du Y, Kaltashov IA. Towards better understanding of the heparin role in NETosis: feasibility of using native mass spectrometry to monitor interactions of neutrophil elastase with heparin oligomers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 463:116550. [PMID: 33692650 PMCID: PMC7939139 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2021.116550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Neutrophil elastase is a serine protease released by neutrophils, and its dysregulation has been associated with a variety of debilitating pathologies, most notably cystic fibrosis. This protein is also a prominent component of the so-called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), whose formation is a part of the innate immunity response to invading pathogens, but also contributes to a variety of pathologies ranging from autoimmune disorders and inflammation to cancer to thrombotic complications in COVID-19. Retention of neutrophil elastase within NETs is provided by ejected DNA chains, although this protein is also capable of interacting with a range of other endogenous polyanions, such as heparin and heparan sulfate. In this work, we evaluate the feasibility of using native mass spectrometry (MS) as a means of studying interactions of neutrophil elastase with heparin oligomers ranging from structurally homogeneous synthetic pentasaccharide fondaparinux to relatively long (up to twenty saccharide units) and structurally heterogeneous chains produced by partial depolymerization of heparin. The presence of heterogeneous glycan chains on neutrophil elastase and the structural heterogeneity of heparin oligomers render the use of standard MS to study their complexes impractical. However, supplementing MS with limited charge reduction in the gas phase allows meaningful data to be extracted from MS measurements. In contrast to earlier molecular modeling studies where a single heparin-binding site was identified, our work reveals the existence of multiple binding sites, with a single protein molecule being able to accommodate up to three decasaccharides. The measurements also reveal the ability of even relatively short heparin oligomers to bridge two protein molecules, suggesting that characterization of these complexes using native MS can shed light on the structural properties of NETs. Lastly, the use of MS allows the binding preferences of heparin oligomers to neutrophil elastase to be studied with respect to specific structural properties of heparin, such as the level of sulfation (i.e., charge density). All experimental measurements are carried out in parallel with molecular dynamics simulations of the protein/heparin oligomer systems, which are in remarkable agreement with the experimental data and highlight the role of electrostatic interactions as dominant forces governing the formation of these complexes.
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- Corresponding author: Igor A. Kaltashov; address: 240 Thatcher Way, Life Sciences Laboratories N369, Amherst, MA 01003; ; phone: 413-545-1460; fax: 413-545-4490
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Sterling JD, Jiang W, Botello-Smith WM, Luo YL. Ion Pairing and Dielectric Decrement in Glycosaminoglycan Brushes. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:2771-2780. [PMID: 33662212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c11571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cell-surface polysaccharides are essential to many aspects of physiology, serving as a highly conserved evolutionary feature of life and as an important part of the innate immune system in mammals. Here, as simplified biophysical models of these sugar coatings, we present results of molecular dynamics simulations of hyaluronic acid and heparin brushes that show important effects of ion pairing, water dielectric decrease, and coion exclusion. As in prior studies of macromolecular crowding under physiologically relevant salt concentrations, our results show equilibria with electroneutrality attained through screening and pairing of brush anionic charges by monovalent cations at the atomistic detail. Most surprising is the reversal of the Donnan potential obtained from both nonpolarizable and Drude polarizable force fields, in contrast to what would be expected based on electrostatic Boltzmann partitioning alone. Water dielectric decrement within the brush domain is also associated with Born hydration-driven cation exclusion from the brush. We observe that the primary partition energy attracting cations to attain brush electroneutrality is the ion pairing or salt-bridge energy. Potassium and sodium pairings to glycosaminoglycan carboxylates and sulfates show similar abundance of contact-pairing and solvent-separated pairing. We conclude that in these crowded macromolecular brushes, ion-pairing, Born-hydration, and electrostatic potential energies all contribute to attain electroneutrality and should therefore contribute in mean-field models to accurately represent brush electrostatics.
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- James D Sterling
- Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, 535 Watson Dr., Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, California 91766, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, California 91766, United States
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- College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, California 91766, United States
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Achazi K, Haag R, Ballauff M, Dernedde J, Kizhakkedathu JN, Maysinger D, Multhaup G. Understanding the Interaction of Polyelectrolyte Architectures with Proteins and Biosystems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:3882-3904. [PMID: 32589355 PMCID: PMC7894192 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The counterions neutralizing the charges on polyelectrolytes such as DNA or heparin may dissociate in water and greatly influence the interaction of such polyelectrolytes with biomolecules, particularly proteins. In this Review we give an overview of studies on the interaction of proteins with polyelectrolytes and how this knowledge can be used for medical applications. Counterion release was identified as the main driving force for the binding of proteins to polyelectrolytes: Patches of positive charge become multivalent counterions of the polyelectrolyte and lead to the release of counterions from the polyelectrolyte and a concomitant increase in entropy. This is shown from investigations on the interaction of proteins with natural and synthetic polyelectrolytes. Special emphasis is paid to sulfated dendritic polyglycerols (dPGS). The Review demonstrates that we are moving to a better understanding of charge-charge interactions in systems of biological relevance. Research along these lines will aid and promote the design of synthetic polyelectrolytes for medical applications.
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- Katharina Achazi
- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
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- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieFreie Universität BerlinTakustrasse 314195BerlinGermany
- IRIS AdlershofHumboldt Universität zu BerlinZum Grossen Windkanal 612489BerlinGermany
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin BerlinInstitute of Laboratory MedicineClinical Chemistry, and PathobiochemistryCVK Augustenburger Platz 113353BerlinGermany
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- Centre for Blood ResearchDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineLife Science InstituteDepartment of ChemistrySchool of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverV6T 1Z3Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsMcGill UniversityMontrealH3G 1Y6Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsMcGill UniversityMontrealH3G 1Y6Canada
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Zhao Y, Kaltashov IA. Evaluation of top-down mass spectrometry and ion-mobility spectroscopy as a means of mapping protein-binding motifs within heparin chains. Analyst 2021; 145:3090-3099. [PMID: 32150181 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00097c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Identifying structural elements within heparin (as well as other glycosaminoglycan) chains that enable their interaction with a specific client protein remains a challenging task due to the high degree of both intra- and inter-chain heterogeneity exhibited by this polysaccharide. The new experimental approach explored in this work is based on the assumption that the heparin chain segments bound to the protein surface will be less prone to collision-induced dissociation (CID) in the gas phase compared to the chain regions that are not involved in binding. Facile removal of the unbound chain segments from the protein/heparin complex should allow the length and the number of sulfate groups within the protein-binding segment of the heparin chain to be determined by measuring the mass of the truncated heparin chain that remains bound to the protein. Conformational integrity of the heparin-binding interface on the protein surface in the course of CID is ensured by monitoring the evolution of collisional cross-section (CCS) of the protein/heparin complexes as a function of collisional energy. A dramatic increase in CCS signals the occurrence of large-scale conformational changes within the protein and identifies the energy threshold, beyond which relevant information on the protein-binding segments of heparin chains is unlikely to be obtained. Testing this approach using a 1 : 1 complex formed by a recombinant form of an acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1) and a synthetic pentasaccharide GlcNS,6S-GlcA-GlcNS,3S,6S-IdoA2S-GlcNS,6S-Me as a model system indicated that a tri-saccharide fragment is the minimal-length FGF-binding segment. Extension of this approach to a decameric heparin chain (dp10) allowed meaningful binding data to be obtained for a 1 : 1 protein/dp10 complex, while the ions representing the higher stoichiometry complex (2 : 1) underwent dissociation via asymmetric charge partitioning without generating truncated heparin chains that remain bound to the protein.
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- Yunlong Zhao
- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Achazi K, Haag R, Ballauff M, Dernedde J, Kizhakkedathu JN, Maysinger D, Multhaup G. Wechselwirkung von Polyelektrolyt‐Architekturen mit Proteinen und Biosystemen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Katharina Achazi
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Takustraße 3 14195 Berlin Deutschland
- IRIS Adlershof Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Zum Großen Windkanal 6 12489 Berlin Deutschland
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin Klinische Chemie und Pathobiochemie CVK Augustenburger Platz 1 13353 Berlin Deutschland
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- Centre for Blood Research Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Life Science Institute Department of Chemistry School of Biomedical Engineering University of British Columbia Vancouver V6T 1Z3 Kanada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics McGill University Montreal H3G 1Y6 Kanada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics McGill University Montreal H3G 1Y6 Kanada
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Niu C, Zhao Y, Bobst CE, Savinov SN, Kaltashov IA. Identification of Protein Recognition Elements within Heparin Chains Using Enzymatic Foot-Printing in Solution and Online SEC/MS. Anal Chem 2020; 92:7565-7573. [PMID: 32347711 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Understanding molecular mechanisms governing interactions of glycosaminoglycans (such as heparin) with proteins remains challenging due to their enormous structural heterogeneity. Commonly accepted approaches seek to reduce the structural complexity by searching for "binding epitopes" within the limited subsets of short heparin oligomers produced either enzymatically or synthetically. A top-down approach presented in this work seeks to preserve the chemical diversity displayed by heparin by allowing the longer and structurally diverse chains to interact with the client protein. Enzymatic lysis of the protein-bound heparin chains followed by the product analysis using size exclusion chromatography with online mass spectrometry detection (SEC/MS) reveals the oligomers that are protected from lysis due to their tight association with the protein, and enables their characterization (both the oligomer length, and the number of incorporated sulfate and acetyl groups). When applied to a paradigmatic heparin/antithrombin system, the new method generates a series of oligomers with surprisingly distinct sulfation levels. The extent of sulfation of the minimal-length binder (hexamer) is relatively modest yet persistent, consistent with the notion of six sulfate groups being both essential and sufficient for antithrombin binding. However, the masses of longer surviving chains indicate complete sulfation of disaccharides beyond the hexasaccharide core. Molecular dynamics simulations confirm the existence of favorable electrostatic interactions between the high charge-density saccharide residues flanking the "canonical" antithrombin-binding hexasaccharide and the positive patch on the surface of the overall negatively charged protein. Furthermore, electrostatics may rescue the heparin/protein interaction in the absence of the canonical binding element.
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- Chendi Niu
- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 240 Thatcher Way, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Niu C, Yang Y, Huynh A, Nazy I, Kaltashov IA. Platelet Factor 4 Interactions with Short Heparin Oligomers: Implications for Folding and Assembly. Biophys J 2020; 119:1371-1379. [PMID: 32348723 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Association of platelet factor 4 (PF4) with heparin is a first step in formation of aggregates implicated in the development of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a potentially fatal immune disorder affecting 1-5% of patients receiving heparin. Despite being a critically important element in HIT etiology, relatively little is known about the specific molecular mechanism of PF4-heparin interactions. This work uses native mass spectrometry to investigate PF4 interactions with relatively short heparin chains (up to decasaccharides). The protein is shown to be remarkably unstable at physiological ionic strength in the absence of polyanions; only monomeric species are observed, and the extent of multiple charging of corresponding ions indicates a partial loss of conformational integrity. The tetramer signal remains at or below the detection threshold in the mass spectra until the solution's ionic strength is elevated well above the physiological level, highlighting the destabilizing role played by electrostatic interactions vis-à-vis quaternary structure of this high-pI protein. The tetramer assembly is dramatically facilitated by relatively short polyanions (synthetic heparin-mimetic pentasaccharide), with the majority of the protein molecules existing in the tetrameric state even at physiological ionic strength. Each tetramer accommodates up to six pentasaccharides, with at least three such ligands required to guarantee the higher-order structure integrity. Similar results are obtained for PF4 association with longer and structurally heterogeneous heparin oligomers (decamers). These longer polyanions can also induce PF4 dimer assembly when bound to the protein in relatively low numbers, lending support to a model of PF4/heparin interaction in which the latter wraps around the protein, making contacts with multiple subunits. Taken together, these results provide a more nuanced picture of PF4-glycosaminoglycan interactions leading to complex formation. This work also advocates for a greater utilization of native mass spectrometry in elucidating molecular mechanisms underlying HIT, as well as other physiological processes driven by electrostatic interactions.
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- Chendi Niu
- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
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- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Jimi S, Jaguparov A, Nurkesh A, Sultankulov B, Saparov A. Sequential Delivery of Cryogel Released Growth Factors and Cytokines Accelerates Wound Healing and Improves Tissue Regeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:345. [PMID: 32426341 PMCID: PMC7212449 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Growth factors and cytokines that are secreted by cells play a crucial role in the complex physiological reaction to tissue injury. The ability to spatially and temporally control their actions to maximize regenerative benefits and minimize side effects will help accelerate wound healing and improve tissue regeneration. In this study, the sequential targeted delivery of growth factor/cytokine combinations with regulatory functions on inflammation and tissue regeneration was examined using an internal splint wound healing model. Four examined growth factors and cytokines were effectively incorporated into a novel chitosan-based cryogel, which offered a controlled and sustained release of all factors while maintaining their biological activities. The cryogels incorporated with inflammation modulatory factors (IL-10 and TGF-β) and with wound healing factors (VEGF and FGF) were placed on the wound surface on day 0 and day 3, respectively, after wound initiation. Although wound area gradually decreased in all groups over time, the area in the cryogel group with growth factor/cytokine combinations was significantly reduced starting on day 7 and reached about 10% on day 10, as compared to 60-65% in the control groups. Sequential delivery of inflammation modulatory and wound healing factors enhanced granulation tissue formation, as well as functional neovascularization, leading to regenerative epithelialization. Collectively, the chitosan-based cryogel can serve as a controlled release system for sequential delivery of several growth factors and cytokines to accelerate tissue repair and regeneration.
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- Shiro Jimi
- Central Laboratory for Pathology and Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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Tommasone S, Allabush F, Tagger YK, Norman J, Köpf M, Tucker JHR, Mendes PM. The challenges of glycan recognition with natural and artificial receptors. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:5488-5505. [PMID: 31552920 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00768c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Glycans - simple or complex carbohydrates - play key roles as recognition determinants and modulators of numerous physiological and pathological processes. Thus, many biotechnological, diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities abound for molecular recognition entities that can bind glycans with high selectivity and affinity. This review begins with an overview of the current biologically and synthetically derived glycan-binding scaffolds that include antibodies, lectins, aptamers and boronic acid-based entities. It is followed by a more detailed discussion on various aspects of their generation, structure and recognition properties. It serves as the basis for highlighting recent key developments and technical challenges that must be overcome in order to fully deal with the specific recognition of a highly diverse and complex range of glycan structures.
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- Stefano Tommasone
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Dinoro J, Maher M, Talebian S, Jafarkhani M, Mehrali M, Orive G, Foroughi J, Lord MS, Dolatshahi-Pirouz A. Sulfated polysaccharide-based scaffolds for orthopaedic tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2019; 214:119214. [PMID: 31163358 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Given their native-like biological properties, high growth factor retention capacity and porous nature, sulfated-polysaccharide-based scaffolds hold great promise for a number of tissue engineering applications. Specifically, as they mimic important properties of tissues such as bone and cartilage they are ideal for orthopaedic tissue engineering. Their biomimicry properties encompass important cell-binding motifs, native-like mechanical properties, designated sites for bone mineralisation and strong growth factor binding and signaling capacity. Even so, scientists in the field have just recently begun to utilise them as building blocks for tissue engineering scaffolds. Most of these efforts have so far been directed towards in vitro studies, and for these reasons the clinical gap is still substantial. With this review paper, we have tried to highlight some of the important chemical, physical and biological features of sulfated-polysaccharides in relation to their chondrogenic and osteogenic inducing capacity. Additionally, their usage in various in vivo model systems is discussed. The clinical studies reviewed herein paint a promising picture heralding a brave new world for orthopaedic tissue engineering.
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- Jeremy Dinoro
- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science AIIM Facility University of Wollongong, Australia
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science AIIM Facility University of Wollongong, Australia
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science AIIM Facility University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Center for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of Biopharmaceuticals, 2800 Kgs, Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Center for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of Biopharmaceuticals, 2800 Kgs, Denmark
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo de la Universidad 7, Vitoria-Gasteiz, 01006, Spain; Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; University Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Oral Implantology - UIRMI (UPV/EHU-Fundación Eduardo Anitua), Vitoria, Spain; Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower, Singapore
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science AIIM Facility University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Technical University of Denmark, DTU Nanotech, Center for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of Biopharmaceuticals, 2800 Kgs, Denmark; Department of Regenerative Biomaterials, Radboud University Medical Center, Philips van Leydenlaan 25, Nijmegen, 6525 EX, the Netherlands.
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Minsky BB, Abzalimov RR, Niu C, Zhao Y, Kirsch Z, Dubin PL, Savinov SN, Kaltashov IA. Mass Spectrometry Reveals a Multifaceted Role of Glycosaminoglycan Chains in Factor Xa Inactivation by Antithrombin. Biochemistry 2018; 57:4880-4890. [PMID: 29999301 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Factor Xa (fXa) inhibition by antithrombin (AT) enabled by heparin or heparan sulfate is critical for controlling blood coagulation. AT activation by heparin has been investigated extensively, while interaction of heparin with trapped AT/fXa intermediates has received relatively little attention. We use native electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to study the role of heparin chains of varying length [hexa-, octa-, deca-, and eicosasaccharides (dp6, dp8, dp10, and dp20, respectively)] in AT/fXa complex assembly. Despite being critical promoters of AT/Xa binding, shorter heparin chains are excluded from the final products (trapped intermediates). However, replacement of short heparin segments with dp20 gives rise to a prominent ionic signal of ternary complexes. These species are also observed when the trapped intermediate is initially prepared in the presence of a short oligoheparin (dp6), followed by addition of a longer heparin chain (dp20), indicating that binding of heparin to AT/fXa complexes takes place after the inhibition event. The importance of the heparin chain length for its ability to associate with the trapped intermediate suggests that the binding likely occurs in a bidentate fashion (where two distinct segments of oligoheparin make contacts with the protein components, while the part of the chain separating these two segments is extended into solution to minimize electrostatic repulsion). This model is corroborated by both molecular dynamics simulations with an explicit solvent and ion mobility measurements in the gas phase. The observed post-inhibition binding of heparin to the trapped AT/fXa intermediates hints at the likely role played by heparan sulfate in their catabolism.
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Angalakurthi SK, Tenorio CA, Blaber M, Middaugh CR. Investigating the dynamics and polyanion binding sites of fibroblast growth factor-1 using hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Protein Sci 2018; 27:1068-1082. [PMID: 29645318 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this study, we examined the local dynamics of acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1) as well as the binding sites of various polyanions including poly-sulfates (heparin and low MW heparin) and poly-phosphates (phytic acid and ATP) using hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HX-MS). For local dynamics, results are analyzed at the peptide level as well as in terms of buried amides employing crystallographic B-factors and compared with a residue level heat map generated from HX-MS results. Results show that strand 4 and 5 and the turn between them to be the most flexible regions as was previously seen by NMR. On the other hand, the C-terminal strands 8, 9, and 10 appear to be more rigid which is also consistent with crystallographic B-factors as well as local dynamics studies conducted by NMR. Crystal structures of FGF-1 in complex with heparin have shown that heparin binds to N-terminal Asn18 and to C-terminal Lys105, Tryp107, Lys112, Lys113, Arg119, Pro121, Arg122, Gln127, and Lys128 indicating electrostatic forces as dominant interactions. Heparin binding as determined by HX-MS is consistent with crystallography data. Previous studies have also shown that other polyanions including low MW heparin, phytic acid and ATP dramatically increase the thermal stability of FGF-1. Using HX-MS, we find other poly anions tested bind in a similar manner to heparin, primarily targeting the turns in the lysine rich C-terminal region of FGF-1 along with two distinct N-terminal regions that contains lysines and arginines/histidines. This confirms the interactions between FGF-1 and polyanions are primary directed by electrostatics.
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- Siva K Angalakurthi
- Department of Pharmaceutical chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66047
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4300
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4300.,Program in Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4380
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Yang J, Chi L. Characterization of structural motifs for interactions between glycosaminoglycans and proteins. Carbohydr Res 2017; 452:54-63. [PMID: 29065343 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are a family of linear and anionic polysaccharides that play essential roles in many biological and physiological processes. Interactions between GAGs and proteins regulate function in many proteins and are related to many human diseases and disorders. The structural motifs and mechanisms for interactions between GAGs and proteins are not fully understood. Specific bindings, including minor but unique sequences sporadically distributed along the GAG chains or variably sulfated domains interspersed by undersulfated regions, may be specifically recognized by defined domains of a variety of proteins. Understanding the molecular basis of these interactions will provide a template for developing novel glycotherapeutic agents. The present article reviews recent methodologies and progress on the characterization of structural motifs in both GAGs and proteins involved in GAG-protein interactions. The analytical approaches are categorized into three groups: affinity-based methods; molecular docking, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography; and mass spectrometry (MS) techniques. The advantages and limitations of each category of methods are discussed and are based on examples of using these techniques to investigate binding between GAGs and proteins.
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- Jiyuan Yang
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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