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Zhong M, Miao Y, Lan Y, Ma Q, Li K, Chen W. Effects of Exidia yadongensis polysaccharide as emulsifier on the stability, aroma, and antioxidant activities of fat-free stirred mango buffalo yogurt. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 276:133785. [PMID: 39084987 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Because of the poor stability and rheological properties of fat-free stirred yogurt fortified with fruit pulp, new functional polysaccharides as a natural emulsifier, which can increase viscosity in the aqueous phase, may be needed. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Exidia yadongensis polysaccharide (EYP) as emulsifier on the stability, aroma, and antioxidant activities of mango buffalo yogurt at 4 °C for 25 days. The yogurt with 15 g/L EYP gave a higher content of 215 g/L total solids, 11.3 g/L exopolysaccharides, 0.10 g/L total polyphenols, 630.5 g/L water-holding capacity, and 11.43 g/kg total free amino acids, and maintained better texture, DPPH scavenging activity of 54.05 % and OH scavenging rates of 67.16 %. Moreover, the EYP exhibited the expected ability to weaken postacidification, syneresis, and growth of microorganism, and greatly promote the textural, rheological properties, suspension stability, microstructure, and aroma profiles of stirred mango-flavored buffalo yogurt (p < 0.05). In addition, the addition of 15 g/L EYP can inhibit protein degradation and improve the stability of secondary structure of the protein complex in mango yogurt during 25 days of storage. Therefore, EYP (15 g/L) could be used as natural positive functional factors and emulsifiers in such fat-free stirred yogurt industry.
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- Maoling Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest, Ministry Education of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China; College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest, Ministry Education of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China; College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610066, China
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Bagrova O, Lapshina K, Sidorova A, Shpigun D, Lutsenko A, Belova E. Secondary structure analysis of proteins within the same topology group. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 734:150613. [PMID: 39222577 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150613] [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: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The native conformation of a protein plays a decisive role in ensuring its functionality. It is established that the spatial structure of proteins may exhibit a greater degree of conservation than the corresponding amino acid sequences. This study aims to clarify structural distinctions between homologous and non-homologous proteins with identical topology. The analysis focuses on secondary structures with special emphasis on their fraction, distribution along the polypeptide chain, and chirality. Three different groups of proteins with identical topology were considered according to the CATH database: a homologous group of Globins, a group of Phycocyanins, which is often considered as a potential relative of globins, and a diverse assembly of other globin-like proteins. Some structural patterns in the distribution of secondary structure have been identified within Globins. A similar profile was observed in Phycocyanins, in contrast to the third group. In addition, a distinguishable structural motif, including structures such as 310-helix and irregular structure, has been found in both Globins and Phycocyanins, which can be proposed as an evolutionary imprint.
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- Olga Bagrova
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Wang F, Yu X, Cui Y, Xu L, Huo S, Ding Z, Hu Q, Xie W, Xiao H, Zhang D. Efficient extraction of phycobiliproteins from dry biomass of Spirulina platensis using sodium chloride as extraction enhancer. Food Chem 2023; 406:135005. [PMID: 36446282 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An efficient strategy for phycobiliprotein extraction from Spirulina platensis dry biomass has been developed by using NaCl as an enhancer. Different sodium ion and chloride ion salts were screened, and NaCl was selected as the most appropriate solvent for phycobiliprotein extraction. The extraction parameters with NaCl were optimized using response surface methodology. Under optimal operating conditions, a phycobiliprotein extraction rate of 74.8 % and a phycocyanin extraction yield of 102.4 mg/g with a purity of 74.0 % were achieved. Adding NaCl resulted in smaller fragments and destroyed the cell integrity of S. platensis, facilitating phycobiliprotein exudation. The secondary structure and antioxidant activity of phycobiliproteins were not affected by NaCl extraction. The stability of the phycobiliproteins was improved by adding NaCl. This study provides a potential method for phycobiliprotein extraction with high efficiency and good quality using an inexpensive extraction enhancer.
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- Feng Wang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China; Institute of Agricultural Products Processing Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China; Institute of Agricultural Products Processing Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Yanchi Yijian Biological Project Company Limited, Wuzhong 751500, PR China
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- Yanchi Yijian Biological Project Company Limited, Wuzhong 751500, PR China
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- Yanchi Yijian Biological Project Company Limited, Wuzhong 751500, PR China
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- Yanchi Yijian Biological Project Company Limited, Wuzhong 751500, PR China
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Kikuchi H. Redshifting and Blueshifting of β82 Chromophores in the Phycocyanin Hexamer of Porphyridium purpureum Phycobilisomes Due to Linker Proteins. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:1833. [PMID: 36362988 PMCID: PMC9694638 DOI: 10.3390/life12111833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Phycobilisomes in cyanobacteria and red algae are large protein complexes that absorb light and transfer energy for use in photosynthesis. The light energy absorbed by chromophores binding to phycobiliproteins in the peripheral rods can be funneled to the core through chromophores at very high efficiency. The molecular mechanism of excitation energy transfer within a phycobilisome is an example of a higher and unique function in a living organism. However, the mechanism underlying the high efficiency remains unclear. Thus, this study was carried out as a step to resolve this mechanism theoretically. The three-dimensional structure of phycobilisomes containing the linker proteins of the red alga Porphyridium purpureum was determined by cryoelectron microscopy at 2.82 Å resolution in 2020. Using these data, the absorption wavelength of each β82 chromophore in the phycocyanin hexamer located next to the core was calculated using quantum chemical treatment, considering the electric effect from its surrounding phycocyanin proteins and two linker proteins. In addition to unaffected chromophores, chromophores that were redshifted and blueshifted under the electrical influence of the two linker proteins were found. Namely, the chromophore serving as the energy sink in the rod was determined.
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- Hiroto Kikuchi
- Department of Physics, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0023, Japan
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Ye Y, Li A, Feng T, Yuan X, Xiao X, Wang Y. Preparation and characterization of an alkali‐pickled preserved egg white heat‐induced gel. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.14118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Yang Ye
- School of Biological Engineering Sichuan University of Science and Engineering Yibin China
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- School of Biological Engineering Sichuan University of Science and Engineering Yibin China
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- School of Biological Engineering Sichuan University of Science and Engineering Yibin China
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- School of Biological Engineering Sichuan University of Science and Engineering Yibin China
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- School of Biological Engineering Sichuan University of Science and Engineering Yibin China
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- School of Biological Engineering Sichuan University of Science and Engineering Yibin China
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Tang L, Hatab S, Yan J, Miao W, Nyaisaba BM, Piao X, Zheng B, Deng S. Changes in Biochemical Properties and Activity of Trypsin-like Protease (Litopenaeus vannamei) Treated by Atmospheric Cold Plasma (ACP). Foods 2022; 11:foods11091277. [PMID: 35564000 PMCID: PMC9105110 DOI: 10.3390/foods11091277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The changes in the functional properties of trypsin from shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) after, Atmospheric Cold Plasma (ACP) treatments, have been evaluated in terms of enzyme inactivation, surface hydrophobicity, secondary structure, fluorescence intensity, and particle size distribution. Different exposure voltages of 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 kV at various treatment times (1, 2, 3, and 4 min) have been employed, in a separate assay. The results showed that trypsin-like protease activity decreased (by about 50%), and the kinetic constants Km value increased, while the kcat value decreased. Surface hydrophobicity and fluorescence intensity revealed a significant increase compared to the control sample. A high degree of protein degradation has been noticed by SDS-PAGE analysis. In addition, circular dichroism indicated that random coil and α-helix contents declined while β-turn and β-sheet contents have raised. A sharp drop in the particle size was observed with increasing the treatment voltage from 0 to 40 kV for 4 min, and the corresponding peak reached the minimum of 531.2 nm. Summing up the results, it can be concluded that the ACP technique effectively affects the activity of trypsin-like protease, which in terms enhances the quality of dietary protein.
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- Lingling Tang
- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
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- Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Science, Arish University, North Sinai 45516, Egypt;
- Faculty of Organic Agriculture, Heliopolis University, Cairo 2834, Egypt
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- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-580-2553-589; Fax: +86-580-2554-781
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- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Food Science and Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China; (L.T.); (J.Y.); (B.M.N.); (X.P.); (B.Z.); (S.D.)
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Kikuchi H. Functional roles of the hexamer structure of C-phycocyanin revealed by calculation of absorption wavelength. FEBS Open Bio 2021; 11:164-172. [PMID: 33190413 PMCID: PMC7780113 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Cyanophyta-phycocyanin (C-PC) is the main constituent of the rod of phycobilisome (PBS), which is a highly ordered and large peripheral light-harvesting protein complex present on the cytoplasmic side of the thylakoid membrane in cyanobacteria and red algae. The C-PC monomer comprises two chains, α- and β-subunits, and aggregates to form ring-shaped trimers (αβ)3 with rotational symmetry. The ring-shaped trimer (αβ)3 is a structural block unit (SBU) that forms the rod of PBS. Two (αβ)3 SBUs are arranged in a face-to-face manner to form an (αβ)6 -hexamer. In this study, the electronic states of three phycocyanobilins, α84, β84, and β155 in C-phycocyanin, constituting the rod of the PBS, were calculated for both the trimer and hexamer models by considering the effect of the electrostatic field of protein moieties and water molecules. For the hexamer, the absorption wavelengths of α84, β84, and β155 were similar to those obtained experimentally; however, for the trimer, only the absorption wavelength of β155 shifted toward a shorter-wavelength. The nature of the hexamer structure as a hierarchical structure is revealed by considering the calculated absorption wavelength and energy transfer.
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- Hiroto Kikuchi
- Department of PhysicsNippon Medical SchoolMusashinoJapan
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Mogany T, Kumari S, Swalaha FM, Bux F. An in silico structural and physiochemical analysis of C-Phycocyanin of halophile Euhalothece sp. ALGAL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.102025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Antimicrobial action of photoactivated C-Phycocyanin against Enterococcus faecalis biofilms: Attenuation of quorum-sensing system. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2019; 28:286-291. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Singh NK, Sonani RR, Rastogi RP, Madamwar D. The phycobilisomes: an early requisite for efficient photosynthesis in cyanobacteria. EXCLI JOURNAL 2015; 14:268-89. [PMID: 26417362 PMCID: PMC4553884 DOI: 10.17179/excli2014-723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Cyanobacteria trap light energy by arrays of pigment molecules termed “phycobilisomes (PBSs)”, organized proximal to "reaction centers" at which chlorophyll perform the energy transduction steps with highest quantum efficiency. PBSs, composed of sequential assembly of various chromophorylated phycobiliproteins (PBPs), as well as nonchromophoric, basic and hydrophobic polypeptides called linkers. Atomic resolution structure of PBP is a heterodimer of two structurally related polypeptides but distinct specialised polypeptides- a and ß, made up of seven alpha-helices each which played a crucial step in evolution of PBPs. PBPs carry out various light dependent responses such as complementary chromatic adaptation. The aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the recent progress in this field and to highlight the new and the questions that remain unresolved.
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- Niraj Kumar Singh
- Shri A. N. Patel PG Institute (M. B. Patel Science College Campus), Anand, Sardargunj, Anand - 388001, Gujarat, India
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- BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel Maidan, Vadtal Road, Post Box No. 39, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel Maidan, Vadtal Road, Post Box No. 39, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- BRD School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel Maidan, Vadtal Road, Post Box No. 39, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar 388 120, Anand, Gujarat, India
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Camara-Artigas A, Bacarizo J, Andujar-Sanchez M, Ortiz-Salmeron E, Mesa-Valle C, Cuadri C, Martin-Garcia JM, Martinez-Rodriguez S, Mazzuca-Sobczuk T, Ibañez MJ, Allen JP. pH-dependent structural conformations of B-phycoerythrin from Porphyridium cruentum. FEBS J 2012; 279:3680-3691. [PMID: 22863205 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08730.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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B-phycoerythrin from the red alga Porphyridium cruentum was crystallized using the technique of capillary counter-diffusion. Crystals belonging to the space group R3 with almost identical unit cell constants and diffracting to 1.85 and 1.70 Å were obtained at pH values of 5 and 8, respectively. The most important difference between structures is the presence of the residue His88α in two different conformations at pH 8. This residue is placed next to the chromophore phycoerythrobilin PEB82α and the new conformation results in the relocation of the hydrogen-bond network and hydration around PEB82α, which probably contributes to the observed pH dependence of the optical spectrum associated with this chromophore. Comparison with the structures of B-phycoerythrin from other red algae shows differences in the conformation of the A-ring of the chromophore PEB139α. This conformational difference in B-phycoerythrin from P. cruentum enables the formation of several hydrogen bonds that connect PEB139α with the chromophore PEB158β at the (αβ)(3) hexamer association interface. The possible influence of these structural differences on the optical spectrum and the ability of the protein to perform energy transfer are discussed, with the two pH-dependent conformations of His88α and PEB82α being proposed as representing critical structural features that are correlated with the pH dependence of the optical spectrum and transient optical states during energy transfer.
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- Ana Camara-Artigas
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Applied Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), University of Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Probing the pH sensitivity of R-phycoerythrin: Investigations of active conformational and functional variation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2009; 1787:939-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2008] [Revised: 02/15/2009] [Accepted: 02/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Luo J, Bruice TC. Low-frequency normal modes in horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase and motions of residues involved in the enzymatic reaction. Biophys Chem 2007; 126:80-5. [PMID: 16737770 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 05/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Normal mode analysis using the elastic network model has provided characteristics and directions of the low-frequency large domain motions of horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase. Three normal modes (mode 1, mode 7, and mode 8) were identified as representative domain motions that may promote the onset of Near Attack Conformers or facilitate the product to be released. The pattern of the atomic displacement for some key residues (such as Val292 and Val203) revealed in this study is in line with experimental structural and kinetic studies and theoretical simulations.
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- Jia Luo
- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Zhao F, Qin S. Evolutionary analysis of phycobiliproteins: implications for their structural and functional relationships. J Mol Evol 2006; 63:330-40. [PMID: 16830096 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-005-0026-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2005] [Accepted: 09/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Phycobiliproteins, together with linker polypeptides and various chromophores, are basic building blocks of phycobilisomes, a supramolecular complex with a light-harvesting function in cyanobacteria and red algae. Previous studies suggest that the different types of phycobiliproteins and the linker polypeptides originated from the same ancestor. Here we retrieve the phycobilisome-related genes from the well-annotated and even unfinished cyanobacteria genomes and find that many sites with elevated d(N)/d(S) ratios in different phycobiliprotein lineages are located in the chromophore-binding domain and the helical hairpin domains (X and Y). Covariation analyses also reveal that these sites are significantly correlated, showing strong evidence of the functional-structural importance of interactions among these residues. The potential selective pressure driving the diversification of phycobiliproteins may be related to the phycobiliprotein-chromophore microenvironment formation and the subunits interaction. Sites and genes identified here would provide targets for further research on the structural-functional role of these residues and energy transfer through the chromophores.
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- Fangqing Zhao
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Luo J, Bruice TC. Low-frequency normal mode in DNA HhaI methyltransferase and motions of residues involved in the base flipping. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:16194-8. [PMID: 16236720 PMCID: PMC1283451 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0507913102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The results of normal-mode analyses are in accord with the proposal that a low-frequency motion of the HhaI methyltransferase enzyme is responsible for base flipping in bound DNA. The vectors of the low-frequency normal mode of residues Ser-85 and Ile-86 point directly to the phosphate and ribose moieties of the DNA backbone near the target base in position to rotate the dihedral angles and flip the base out of the DNA duplex. The vector of residue Gln-237 on the major groove is in the proper orientation to assist base separation. Our results favor the major groove pathway and the protein active process in base flipping.
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- Jia Luo
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Doust AB, van Stokkum IHM, Larsen DS, Wilk KE, Curmi PMG, van Grondelle R, Scholes GD. Mediation of Ultrafast Light-Harvesting by a Central Dimer in Phycoerythrin 545 Studied by Transient Absorption and Global Analysis. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:14219-26. [PMID: 16852785 DOI: 10.1021/jp051173j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report ultrafast femtosecond transient absorption measurements of energy-transfer dynamics for the antenna protein phycoerythrin 545, PE545, isolated from a unicellular cryptophyte Rhodomonas CS24. The phycoerythrobilins are excited at both 485 and 530 nm, and the spectral response is probed between 400 and 700 nm. Room-temperature measurements are contrasted with measurements at 77 K. An evolution-associated difference spectra (EADS) analysis is combined with estimations of bilin spectral positions and energy-transfer rates to obtain a detailed kinetic model for PE545. It is found that sub pulse-width dynamics include relaxation between the exciton states of a chromophore dimer (beta 50/60) located in the core of the protein. Energy transfer from the lowest exciton state of the phycoerythrobilin (PEB) dimer to one of the periphery 15,16-dihydrobiliverdin (DBV) bilins is found to occur on a time scale of 250 fs at room temperature and 960 fs at 77 K. A host of energy-transfer dynamics involving the beta 158, beta 82, and alpha 19 bilins occur on a time scale of 2 ps at room temperature and 3 ps at 77 K. A final energy transfer occurs between the red-most DBV bilins with a time scale estimated to be approximately 30 ps. The role of the centrally located phycoerythrobilin dimer is seen as crucial-spectrally as it expands the cross-section of absorption of the protein; structurally as it sits in the middle of the protein acting as an intermediary trap; and kinetically, as the internal conversion and subsequent red-shift of the excitation is extremely fast.
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- Alexander B Doust
- Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories, 80 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6 Canada
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Olson JM, Blankenship RE. Thinking about the evolution of photosynthesis. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2004; 80:373-86. [PMID: 16328834 DOI: 10.1023/b:pres.0000030457.06495.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Photosynthesis is an ancient process on Earth. Chemical evidence and recent fossil finds indicate that cyanobacteria existed 2.5-2.6 billion years (Ga) ago, and these were certainly preceded by a variety of forms of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. Carbon isotope data suggest autotrophic carbon fixation was taking place at least a billion years earlier. However, the nature of the earliest photosynthetic organisms is not well understood. The major elements of the photosynthetic apparatus are the reaction centers, antenna complexes, electron transfer complexes and carbon fixation machinery. These parts almost certainly have not had the same evolutionary history in all organisms, so that the photosynthetic apparatus is best viewed as a mosaic made up of a number of substructures each with its own unique evolutionary history. There are two schools of thought concerning the origin of reaction centers and photosynthesis. One school pictures the evolution of reaction centers beginning in the prebiotic phase while the other school sees reaction centers evolving later from cytochrome b in bacteria. Two models have been put forth for the subsequent evolution of reaction centers in proteobacteria, green filamentous (non-sulfur) bacteria, cyanobacteria, heliobacteria and green sulfur bacteria. In the selective loss model the most recent common ancestor of all subsequent photosynthetic systems is postulated to have contained both RC1 and RC2. The evolution of reaction centers in proteobacteria and green filamentous bacteria resulted from the loss of RC1, while the evolution of reaction centers in heliobacteria and green sulfur bacteria resulted from the loss of RC2. Both RC1 and RC2 were retained in the cyanobacteria. In the fusion model the most recent common ancestor is postulated to have given rise to two lines, one containing RC1 and the other containing RC2. The RC1 line gave rise to the reaction centers of heliobacteria and green sulfur bacteria, and the RC2 line led to the reaction centers of proteobacteria and green filamentous bacteria. The two reaction centers of cyanobacteria were the result of a genetic fusion of an organism containing RC1 and an organism containing RC2. The evolutionary histories of the various classes of antenna/light-harvesting complexes appear to be completely independent. The transition from anoxygenic to oxygenic photosynthesis took place when the cyanobacteria learned how to use water as an electron donor for carbon dioxide reduction. Before that time hydrogen peroxide may have served as a transitional donor, and before that, ferrous iron may have been the original source of reducing power.
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- John M Olson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lederle Graduate Research Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003-4505, USA
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Giuliani A, Benigni R, Colafranceschi M, Chandrashekar I, Cowsik SM. Large contact surface interactions between proteins detected by time series analysis methods: case study on C-phycocyanins. Proteins 2003; 51:299-310. [PMID: 12660998 DOI: 10.1002/prot.10366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A purely sequence-dependent approach to the modeling of protein-protein interaction was applied to the study of C-phycocyanin alphabeta dimers. The interacting pairs (alpha and beta subunits) share an almost complete structural homology, together with a general lack of sequence superposition; thus, they constitute a particularly relevant example for protein-protein interaction prediction. The present analysis is based on a description posited at an intermediate level between sequence and structure, that is, the hydrophobicity patterning along the chains. Based on the description of the sequence hydrophobicity patterns through a battery of nonlinear tools (recurrence quantification analysis and other sequence complexity descriptors), we were able to generate an explicit equation modeling alpha and beta monomers interaction; the model consisted of canonical correlation between the hydrophobicity autocorrelation structures of the interacting pairs. The general implications of this holistic approach to the modeling of protein-protein interactions, which considers the protein primary structures as a whole, are discussed.
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Antenna Systems and Energy Transfer in Cyanophyta and Rhodophyta. LIGHT-HARVESTING ANTENNAS IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2087-8_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Wajcman H, Kiger L. [Hemoglobin, from microorganisms to man: a single structural motif, multiple functions]. C R Biol 2002; 325:1159-74. [PMID: 12520866 DOI: 10.1016/s1631-0691(02)01537-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Haemoglobins from unicellular organisms, plants or animals, share a common structure, which results from the folding, around the heme group, of a polypeptide chain made from 6-8 helices. Nowadays, deciphering the genome of several species allows one to draw the evolutionary tree of this protein going back to 1800 millions of years, at a time when oxygen began to accumulate in the atmosphere. This permits to follow the evolution of the ancestral gene and of its product. It is likely that, only in complex multicellular species, transport and storage of oxygen became the main physiological function of this molecule. In addition, in unicellular organisms and small invertebrates, it is likely that the main function of this protein was to protect the organism from the toxic effect of O2, CO and NO*. The very high oxygen affinity of these molecules, leading them to act rather as a scavenger as an oxygen carrier, supports this hypothesis. Haemoglobins from microorganisms, which may probably be the closest vestiges to the ancestral molecules, are divided into three families. The first one is made from flavohaemoglobins, a group of chimerical proteins carrying a globin domain and an oxido-reduction FAD-dependant domain. The second corresponds to truncated haemoglobins, which are hexacoordinated with very high oxygen-affinity molecules, 20-40 residues shorter than classical haemoglobins. The third group is made from bacterial haemoglobins such as that of Vitreoscilla. Some specific structural arrangements in the region surrounding the heme are cause of their high oxygen affinity. In plants, two types of haemoglobins are present (non-symbiotic and symbiotic), that arose from duplication of an ancestral vegetal gene. Non-symbiotic haemoglobins, which are probably the oldest, are scarcely distributed within tissues having high energetic consumption. Conversely, symbiotic haemoglobins (also named leghaemoglobins) are present at a high concentration (mM) mostly in the rhizomes of legumes, where they are involved in nitrogen metabolism. In some species, haemoglobin was proposed to be an oxygen sensor bringing to the organism information to adjust metabolism or biosynthesis to the oxygen requirement. Elsewhere haemoglobin may act as final electron acceptors in oxido-reduction pathways. Evolution of haemoglobin in invertebrates followed a large variety of scenarios. Some surprising functions as sulphide acquisition in invertebrates living near hydrothermal vents, or a role in the phototrophism of worm need to be mentioned. In invertebrates, the size of haemoglobin varies from monomers to giant molecules associating up to 144 subunits, while in vertebrates it is always a tetramer. In some species, several haemoglobins, with completely different structure and function, may coexist. This demonstrates how hazardous may be to extrapolate the function of a protein from only structural data.
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- Henri Wajcman
- Inserm U468, hôpital Henri-Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France.
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Saarela JTA, Tuppurainen K, Peräkylä M, Santa H, Laatikainen R. Correlative motions and memory effects in molecular dynamics simulations of molecules: principal components and rescaled range analysis suggest that the motions of native BPTI are more correlated than those of its mutants. Biophys Chem 2002; 95:49-57. [PMID: 11880172 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4622(01)00250-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this work MD simulations of the native bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) and 16 mutants were done in vacuum in order to study memory effects in the mutants using principal component analysis (PCA) and the rescaled range analysis (Hurst exponents). Both PCA and the rescaled range analysis support our previous proposition, based on PCA of lysozyme, that the motions of a native protein are more correlated than those of mutants. The methods are compared, the nature and applications of the rule and the role of the long-range correlations in MD time series (i.e. memory) are discussed in the context of collective motions.
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- Janne T A Saarela
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland
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