1
|
Ohnuma T, Tsujii J, Kataoka C, Yoshimoto T, Takeshita D, Lampela O, Juffer AH, Suginta W, Fukamizo T. Periplasmic chitooligosaccharide-binding protein requires a three-domain organization for substrate translocation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20558. [PMID: 37996461 PMCID: PMC10667598 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47253-y] [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: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Periplasmic solute-binding proteins (SBPs) specific for chitooligosaccharides, (GlcNAc)n (n = 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6), are involved in the uptake of chitinous nutrients and the negative control of chitin signal transduction in Vibrios. Most translocation processes by SBPs across the inner membrane have been explained thus far by two-domain open/closed mechanism. Here we propose three-domain mechanism of the (GlcNAc)n translocation based on experiments using a recombinant VcCBP, SBP specific for (GlcNAc)n from Vibrio cholerae. X-ray crystal structures of unliganded or (GlcNAc)3-liganded VcCBP solved at 1.2-1.6 Å revealed three distinct domains, the Upper1, Upper2 and Lower domains for this protein. Molecular dynamics simulation indicated that the motions of the three domains are independent and that in the (GlcNAc)3-liganded state the Upper2/Lower interface fluctuated more intensively, compared to the Upper1/Lower interface. The Upper1/Lower interface bound two GlcNAc residues tightly, while the Upper2/Lower interface appeared to loosen and release the bound sugar molecule. The three-domain mechanism proposed here was fully supported by binding data obtained by thermal unfolding experiments and ITC, and may be applicable to other translocation systems involving SBPs belonging to the same cluster.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Takayuki Ohnuma
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
- Agricultural Technology and Innovation Research Institute (ATIRI), Kindai University, 3327-204, Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
| | - Jun Tsujii
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
| | - Chikara Kataoka
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
| | - Teruki Yoshimoto
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
| | - Daijiro Takeshita
- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba-Shi, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan
| | - Outi Lampela
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
| | - André H Juffer
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O.Box 5000, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
| | - Wipa Suginta
- School of Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
| | - Tamo Fukamizo
- Department of Advanced Bioscience, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
- School of Biomolecular Science & Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong, 21210, Thailand.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Kurttila M, Rumfeldt J, Takala H, Ihalainen JA. The interconnecting hairpin extension "arm": An essential allosteric element of phytochrome activity. Structure 2023; 31:1100-1108.e4. [PMID: 37392739 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2023.06.007] [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: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
Abstract
In red-light sensing phytochromes, isomerization of the bilin chromophore triggers structural and dynamic changes across multiple domains, ultimately leading to control of the output module (OPM) activity. In between, a hairpin structure, "arm", extends from an interconnecting domain to the chromophore region. Here, by removing this protein segment in a bacteriophytochrome from Deinococcus radiodurans (DrBphP), we show that the arm is crucial for signal transduction. Crystallographic, spectroscopic, and biochemical data indicate that this variant maintains the properties of DrBphP in the resting state. Spectroscopic data also reveal that the armless systems maintain the ability to respond to light. However, there is no subsequent regulation of OPM activity without the arms. Thermal denaturation reveals that the arms stabilize the DrBphP structure. Our results underline the importance of the structurally flexible interconnecting hairpin extensions and describe their central role in the allosteric coupling of phytochromes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Moona Kurttila
- University of Jyvaskyla, Nanoscience Center, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
| | - Jessica Rumfeldt
- University of Jyvaskyla, Nanoscience Center, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
| | - Heikki Takala
- University of Jyvaskyla, Nanoscience Center, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland.
| | - Janne A Ihalainen
- University of Jyvaskyla, Nanoscience Center, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Rayan B, Barnea E, Khokhlov A, Upcher A, Landau M. Differential fibril morphologies and thermostability determine functional roles of Staphylococcus aureus PSMα1 and PSMα3. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1184785. [PMID: 37469708 PMCID: PMC10353841 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1184785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are virulent peptides secreted by staphylococci that undergo self-assembly into amyloid fibrils. This study focuses on Staphylococcus aureus PSMα1 and PSMα3, which share homologous sequences but exhibit distinct amyloid fibril structures. Upon subjecting PSMα1 to an 80°C heat shock, it fibrillates into cross-β structures, resulting in the loss of cytotoxic activity. Conversely, PSMα3 cross-α fibrils undergo reversible disaggregation upon heat shock, leading to the recovery of cytotoxicity. The differential thermostability probably arises from the presence of hydrogen bonds along the β-strands within the β-sheets of the cross-β fibrils. We propose that the breakdown of PSMα3 fibrils into soluble species, potentially co-aggregating with membrane lipids, is crucial for its toxic process and enables the reversible modulation of its biological activity under stress conditions. In contrast, the formation of robust and irreversible cross-β fibrils by PSMα1 corresponds to its role in biofilm stability. These findings emphasize how the unique fibril morphologies and thermostability of PSMα1 and PSMα3 shape their functional roles in various environments of S. aureus.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bader Rayan
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
| | - Eilon Barnea
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
| | - Alexander Khokhlov
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
| | - Alexander Upcher
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
| | - Meytal Landau
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany
- The Center for Experimental Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Chen K, Wang T, Li Y, Wu J, Zhao CX, Liu S, Sun F, Fang Y, Hu J, Hu J, Zhang CJ, Yu H, Ma C, Yu SS. Rhodojaponin VI indirectly targets Cav2.2 channels via N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein to alleviate neuropathic pain. Acta Pharm Sin B 2023; 13:1326-1336. [PMID: 36970201 PMCID: PMC10031280 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2023.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Neuropathic pain is a chronic disease that severely afflicts the life and emotional status of patients, but currently available treatments are often ineffective. Novel therapeutic targets for the alleviation of neuropathic pain are urgently needed. Rhodojaponin VI, a grayanotoxin from Rhododendron molle, showed remarkable antinociceptive efficacy in models of neuropathic pain, but its biotargets and mechanisms are unknown. Given the reversible action of rhodojaponin VI and the narrow range over which its structure can be modified, we perforwmed thermal proteome profiling of the rat dorsal root ganglion to determine the protein target of rhodojaponin VI. N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion (NSF) was confirmed as the key target of rhodojaponin VI through biological and biophysical experiments. Functional validation showed for the first time that NSF facilitated trafficking of the Cav2.2 channel to induce an increase in Ca2+ current intensity, whereas rhodojaponin VI reversed the effects of NSF. In conclusion, rhodojaponin VI represents a unique class of analgesic natural products targeting Cav2.2 channels via NSF.
Collapse
|
5
|
Cui Z, Chen P, Li C, Deng S, Yang H. Chip-DSF: A rapid screening strategy for drug protein targets. Pharmacol Res 2022; 182:106346. [PMID: 35809766 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Identification of the drug target of lead compounds is an important means for rapid and efficient drug discovery. Protein chips are a high-throughput protein function analysis technology that has been widely used in screening drug protein targets in recent years. However, the verification of the results after high-throughput protein chip screening is still cumbersome. Based on our mature protein chip preparation platform, we prepared a protein chip containing 150 important high-frequency protein targets and used antibodies to prove the availability of the protein chip. To improve the accuracy of target screening, we combined the label-free differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) with the protein chip, proposing the Chip-DSF strategy. Subsequently, we tested the method with small molecular ginsenoside-Rg2 (Rg2). The Chip-DSF strategy was used to successfully screen the potential target protein KRAS(G12C) of Rg2. Consistently, we found that Rg2 could inhibit NCI-H23 cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest. Also, we found that Rg2 could reduce the amount of KRAS protein and inhibit the phosphorylation of KRAS downstream key signaling protein ERK1, RPS6, and P70S6K in NCI-H23 cells. Collectively, our Chip-DSF strategy could achieve rapid target verification which improved the accuracy and efficiency of target screening of protein chips.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zhao Cui
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
| | - Peng Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Robot Intelligent Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
| | - Caifeng Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; Robot Intelligent Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Shiwen Deng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
| | - Hongjun Yang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Purohit A, Yadav SK. Genome sequencing of a novel Microbacterium camelliasinensis CIAB417 identified potential mannan hydrolysing enzymes. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 208:219-229. [PMID: 35331789 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.03.093] [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: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Here, whole genome sequencing of Microbacterium sp. CIAB417 was conducted to determine its novelty at species level and identification of genes encoding for enzymes for mannan degradation. The draft genome was predicted to have 6.53 mbp length represented by 41 contigs and 6078 genes. However, only 82.35% genes were allocated for their functions. The whole genome phylogeny, ANI score (78.84%), GGDC (genome to genome distance calculations) show probability (DDH ≥ 70%) equal to 0% and difference in advanced biochemical properties among closely predicted species. The Microbacterium sp. CIAB417 was stipulated to be novel at species level. Isolate was named as Microbacterium camelliasinensis CIAB417 (accession no JAHZUT000000000) based on its isolation from a tea garden soil. Genome was predicted for three novel mannanase coding genes man1 (MZ702740), man2 (MZ702741), and man3 (MZ702737) that belong to the GH5 and GH113 family. Besides that, mannan side chain hydrolysing enzymes alpha-galactosidase (gla1; MZ702739) and beta-glucosidase (glu1; MZ702738) were also predicted.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anjali Purohit
- Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali 140306, India
| | - Sudesh Kumar Yadav
- Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali 140306, India.
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Milicaj J, Hassan BA, Cote JM, Ramirez-Mondragon CA, Jaunbocus N, Rafalowski A, Patel KR, Castro CD, Muthyala R, Sham YY, Taylor EA. Discovery of first-in-class nanomolar inhibitors of heptosyltransferase I reveals a new aminoglycoside target and potential alternative mechanism of action. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7302. [PMID: 35508636 PMCID: PMC9068772 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10776-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
A clinically relevant inhibitor for Heptosyltransferase I (HepI) has been sought after for many years because of its critical role in the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharides on bacterial cell surfaces. While many labs have discovered or designed novel small molecule inhibitors, these compounds lacked the bioavailability and potency necessary for therapeutic use. Extensive characterization of the HepI protein has provided valuable insight into the dynamic motions necessary for catalysis that could be targeted for inhibition. Structural inspection of Kdo2-lipid A suggested aminoglycoside antibiotics as potential inhibitors for HepI. Multiple aminoglycosides have been experimentally validated to be first-in-class nanomolar inhibitors of HepI, with the best inhibitor demonstrating a Ki of 600 ± 90 nM. Detailed kinetic analyses were performed to determine the mechanism of inhibition while circular dichroism spectroscopy, intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence, docking, and molecular dynamics simulations were used to corroborate kinetic experimental findings. While aminoglycosides have long been described as potent antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosomes' protein synthesis leading to disruption of the stability of bacterial cell membranes, more recently researchers have shown that they only modestly impact protein production. Our research suggests an alternative and novel mechanism of action of aminoglycosides in the inhibition of HepI, which directly leads to modification of LPS production in vivo. This finding could change our understanding of how aminoglycoside antibiotics function, with interruption of LPS biosynthesis being an additional and important mechanism of aminoglycoside action. Further research to discern the microbiological impact of aminoglycosides on cells is warranted, as inhibition of the ribosome may not be the sole and primary mechanism of action. The inhibition of HepI by aminoglycosides may dramatically alter strategies to modify the structure of aminoglycosides to improve the efficacy in fighting bacterial infections.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jozafina Milicaj
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA
| | - Bakar A Hassan
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA
| | - Joy M Cote
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA
| | | | - Nadiya Jaunbocus
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA
| | | | - Kaelan R Patel
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
| | - Colleen D Castro
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA
| | - Ramaiah Muthyala
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
| | - Yuk Y Sham
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
| | - Erika A Taylor
- Department of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Ye TJ, Huang KF, Ko TP, Wu SH. Synergic action of an inserted carbohydrate-binding module in a glycoside hydrolase family 5 endoglucanase. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2022; 78:633-646. [PMID: 35503211 PMCID: PMC9063844 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798322002601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
A unique endoglucanase with a carbohydrate-binding module inserted in the middle of the catalytic domain has been characterized structurally and functionally, providing insights into the mode of action responsible for its enhanced catalytic performance. Most known cellulase-associated carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) are attached to the N- or C-terminus of the enzyme or are expressed separately and assembled into multi-enzyme complexes (for example to form cellulosomes), rather than being an insertion into the catalytic domain. Here, by solving the crystal structure, it is shown that MtGlu5 from Meiothermus taiwanensis WR-220, a GH5-family endo-β-1,4-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.4), has a bipartite architecture consisting of a Cel5A-like catalytic domain with a (β/α)8 TIM-barrel fold and an inserted CBM29-like noncatalytic domain with a β-jelly-roll fold. Deletion of the CBM significantly reduced the catalytic efficiency of MtGlu5, as determined by isothermal titration calorimetry using inactive mutants of full-length and CBM-deleted MtGlu5 proteins. Conversely, insertion of the CBM from MtGlu5 into TmCel5A from Thermotoga maritima greatly enhanced the substrate affinity of TmCel5A. Bound sugars observed between two tryptophan side chains in the catalytic domains of active full-length and CBM-deleted MtGlu5 suggest an important stacking force. The synergistic action of the catalytic domain and CBM of MtGlu5 in binding to single-chain polysaccharides was visualized by substrate modeling, in which additional surface tryptophan residues were identified in a cross-domain groove. Subsequent site-specific mutagenesis results confirmed the pivotal role of several other tryptophan residues from both domains of MtGlu5 in substrate binding. These findings reveal a way to incorporate a CBM into the catalytic domain of an existing enzyme to make a robust cellulase.
Collapse
|
9
|
Ha JH, Yu X, Carpizo DR, Loh SN. Urea Denaturation, Zinc Binding, and DNA Binding Assays of Mutant p53 DNA-binding Domains and Full-length Proteins. Bio Protoc 2021; 11:e4188. [PMID: 34786438 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
In the cell, the thermodynamic stability of a protein - and hence its biological activity - can change dramatically as a result of perturbations in its amino acid sequence and the concentration of stabilizing ligands. This interplay is particularly evident in zinc-binding transcription factors such as the p53 tumor suppressor, whose DNA-binding activity can critically depend on levels of intracellular zinc as well as point mutations that alter either metal binding or folding stability. Separate protocols exist for determining a protein's metal affinity and its folding free energy. These properties, however, are intimately connected, and a technique is needed to integrate these measurements. Our protocols employ common non-fluorescent and fluorescent zinc chelators to control and report on free Zn2+ concentration, respectively, combined with biophysical assays of full-length human p53 and its DNA-binding domain. Fitting the data to equations that contain stability and metal-binding terms results in a more complete picture of how metal-dependent proteins can lose and gain DNA-binding function in a range of physiological conditions. Graphic abstract: Figure 1.Raising intracellular zinc can restore tumor-suppressing function to p53 that has been unfolded by missense mutation or cellular conditions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jeung-Hoi Ha
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, United States
| | - Xin Yu
- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, United States
| | - Darren R Carpizo
- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Wilmot Cancer Center, Rochester, United States
| | - Stewart N Loh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, United States
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Gholizadeh E, Karbalaei R, Khaleghian A, Salimi M, Gilany K, Soliymani R, Tanoli Z, Rezadoost H, Baumann M, Jafari M, Tang J. Identification of Celecoxib-Targeted Proteins Using Label-Free Thermal Proteome Profiling on Rat Hippocampus. Mol Pharmacol 2021; 99:308-318. [PMID: 33632781 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.120.000210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Celecoxib, or Celebrex, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is one of the most common medicines for treating inflammatory diseases. Recently, it has been shown that celecoxib is associated with implications in complex diseases, such as Alzheimer disease and cancer as well as with cardiovascular risk assessment and toxicity, suggesting that celecoxib may affect multiple unknown targets. In this project, we detected targets of celecoxib within the nervous system using a label-free thermal proteome profiling method. First, proteins of the rat hippocampus were treated with multiple drug concentrations and temperatures. Next, we separated the soluble proteins from the denatured and sedimented total protein load by ultracentrifugation. Subsequently, the soluble proteins were analyzed by nano-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to determine the identity of the celecoxib-targeted proteins based on structural changes by thermal stability variation of targeted proteins toward higher solubility in the higher temperatures. In the analysis of the soluble protein extract at 67°C, 44 proteins were uniquely detected in drug-treated samples out of all 478 identified proteins at this temperature. Ras-associated binding protein 4a, 1 out of these 44 proteins, has previously been reported as one of the celecoxib off targets in the rat central nervous system. Furthermore, we provide more molecular details through biomedical enrichment analysis to explore the potential role of all detected proteins in the biologic systems. We show that the determined proteins play a role in the signaling pathways related to neurodegenerative disease-and cancer pathways. Finally, we fill out molecular supporting evidence for using celecoxib toward the drug-repurposing approach by exploring drug targets. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This study determined 44 off-target proteins of celecoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and one of the most common medicines for treating inflammatory diseases. It shows that these proteins play a role in the signaling pathways related to neurodegenerative disease and cancer pathways. Finally, the study provides molecular supporting evidence for using celecoxib toward the drug-repurposing approach by exploring drug targets.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Elham Gholizadeh
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Reza Karbalaei
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Ali Khaleghian
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Mona Salimi
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Kambiz Gilany
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Rabah Soliymani
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Ziaurrehman Tanoli
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Hassan Rezadoost
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Marc Baumann
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Mohieddin Jafari
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| | - Jing Tang
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (E.G., A.K.);Department of Psychology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.K.); Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (M.S.); Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, and Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran (K.G.); Medicum, Biochemistry/Developmental Biology and HiLIFE, Meilahti Clinical Proteomics Core Facility (R.S., M.B.), and Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine (Z.T., M.J., J.T.), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; and Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (H.R.)
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Sun J, Prabhu N, Tang J, Yang F, Jia L, Guo J, Xiao K, Tam WL, Nordlund P, Dai L. Recent advances in proteome-wide label-free target deconvolution for bioactive small molecules. Med Res Rev 2021; 41:2893-2926. [PMID: 33533067 DOI: 10.1002/med.21788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Small-molecule drugs modulate biological processes and disease states through engagement of target proteins in cells. Assessing drug-target engagement on a proteome-wide scale is of utmost importance in better understanding the molecular mechanisms of action of observed beneficial and adverse effects, as well as in developing next generation tool compounds and drugs with better efficacies and specificities. However, systematic assessment of drug-target engagement has been an arduous task. With the continuous development of mass spectrometry-based proteomics instruments and techniques, various chemical proteomics approaches for drug target deconvolution (i.e., the identification of molecular target for drugs) have emerged. Among these, the label-free target deconvolution approaches that do not involve the chemical modification of compounds of interest, have gained increased attention in the community. Here we provide an overview of the basic principles and recent biological applications of the most important label-free methods including the cellular thermal shift assay, pulse proteolysis, chemical denaturant and protein precipitation, stability of proteins from rates of oxidation, drug affinity responsive target stability, limited proteolysis, and solvent-induced protein precipitation. The state-of-the-art technical implications and future outlook for the label-free approaches are also discussed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jichao Sun
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Department of Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
| | - Nayana Prabhu
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
| | - Jun Tang
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Postdoctoral Research Station, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
| | - Fan Yang
- Department of Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Postdoctoral Research Station, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
| | - Lin Jia
- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
| | - Jinan Guo
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
| | - Kefeng Xiao
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
| | - Wai Leong Tam
- Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.,Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
| | - Pär Nordlund
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Lingyun Dai
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Department of Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.,Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Blanden AR, Yu X, Blayney AJ, Demas C, Ha JH, Liu Y, Withers T, Carpizo DR, Loh SN. Zinc shapes the folding landscape of p53 and establishes a pathway for reactivating structurally diverse cancer mutants. eLife 2020; 9:61487. [PMID: 33263541 PMCID: PMC7728444 DOI: 10.7554/elife.61487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Missense mutations in the p53 DNA-binding domain (DBD) contribute to half of new cancer cases annually. Here we present a thermodynamic model that quantifies and links the major pathways by which mutations inactivate p53. We find that DBD possesses two unusual properties—one of the highest zinc affinities of any eukaryotic protein and extreme instability in the absence of zinc—which are predicted to poise p53 on the cusp of folding/unfolding in the cell, with a major determinant being available zinc concentration. We analyze the 20 most common tumorigenic p53 mutations and find that 80% impair zinc affinity, thermodynamic stability, or both. Biophysical, cell-based, and murine xenograft experiments demonstrate that a synthetic zinc metallochaperone rescues not only mutations that decrease zinc affinity, but also mutations that destabilize DBD without impairing zinc binding. The results suggest that zinc metallochaperones have the capability to treat 120,500 patients annually in the U.S.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Adam R Blanden
- Department of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, Syracuse, United States
| | - Xin Yu
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, United States
| | - Alan J Blayney
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, United States
| | - Christopher Demas
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, United States
| | - Jeung-Hoi Ha
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, United States
| | - Yue Liu
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, United States
| | - Tracy Withers
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, United States
| | - Darren R Carpizo
- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Wilmot Cancer Center, Rochester, United States
| | - Stewart N Loh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, United States
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Fujino Y, Miyagawa T, Torii M, Inoue M, Fujii Y, Okanishi H, Kanai Y, Masui R. Structural changes induced by ligand binding drastically increase the thermostability of the Ser/Thr protein kinase TpkD from Thermus thermophilus HB8. FEBS Lett 2020; 595:264-274. [PMID: 33159808 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Thermophilic proteins maintain their structure at high temperatures through a combination of various factors. Here, we report the ligand-induced stabilization of a thermophilic Ser/Thr protein kinase. Thermus thermophilus TpkD unfolds completely at 55 °C despite the optimum growth temperature of 75 °C. Unexpectedly, we found that the TpkD structure is drastically stabilized by its natural ligands ATP and ADP, as evidenced by the increase in the melting temperature to 80 °C. Such a striking effect of a substrate on thermostability has not been reported for other protein kinases. Conformational changes upon ATP binding were observed in fluorescence quenching and limited proteolysis experiments. Urea denaturation of Trp mutants suggested that ATP binding affects not only the ATP-binding site, but also the remote regions. Our findings shed light on thermoadaptation of thermophilic proteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yusuke Fujino
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Japan
| | - Takero Miyagawa
- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
| | - Masayuki Torii
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Japan
| | - Masao Inoue
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan
| | - Yuki Fujii
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Japan
| | | | - Yoshikatsu Kanai
- Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.,Integrated Frontier Research for Medical Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiative, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
| | - Ryoji Masui
- Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Japan
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Dai L, Li Z, Chen D, Jia L, Guo J, Zhao T, Nordlund P. Target identification and validation of natural products with label-free methodology: A critical review from 2005 to 2020. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 216:107690. [PMID: 32980441 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Natural products (NPs) have been an important source of therapeutic drugs in clinic use and contributed many chemical probes for research. The usefulness of NPs is however often marred by the incomplete understanding of their direct cellular targets. A number of experimental methods for drug target identification have been developed over the years. One class of methods, termed "label-free" methodology, exploits the energetic and biophysical features accompanying the association of macromolecules with drugs and other compounds in their native forms. Herein we review the working principles, assay implementations, and key applications of the most important approaches, and also give examples where they have been applied to NPs. We also assess the key advantages and limitations of each method. Furthermore, we address when and how the label-free methodology can be particularly useful considering some of the unique features of NP chemistry and bioactivation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lingyun Dai
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China; Department of Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore.
| | - Zhijie Li
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China; Department of Geriatrics, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China
| | - Dan Chen
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
| | - Lin Jia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
| | - Jinan Guo
- Department of Urology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen Urology Minimally Invasive Engineering Center, Shenzhen 518020, Guangdong, China
| | - Tianyun Zhao
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore
| | - Pär Nordlund
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore 138673, Singapore; Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Spiliotis A, Xygkis M, Klironomou E, Kardamaki E, Boulogiannis G, Katsoprinakis G, Sofikitis D, Rakitzis T. Optical activity of lysozyme in solution at 532 nm via signal-reversing cavity ring-down polarimetry. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
16
|
Determination of Ligand Binding Affinity and Specificity of Purified START Domains by Thermal Shift Assays Using Circular Dichroism. Methods Mol Biol 2019. [PMID: 30790263 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9136-5_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
The use of direct calorimetric methods such as isothermal titration calorimetry for measuring the affinity and specificity of protein-ligand interactions requires large amounts of proteins and ligands. When material is scarce and/or in the absence of calorimeters, thermal Shift Assays (TSA) using Circular Dichroism (CD) or other spectroscopic methods offers an alternative and quantitative method for the determination of apparent or indirect thermodynamical parameters describing the affinity of ligands for proteins. Indeed, the binding constants of ligands (Kb) and other parameters such as the enthalpy and Gibbs free energy of binding may be estimated from the changes in the stability curves ΔGu(T) of a protein in the presence of a ligand. Here we describe the application of two different procedures proposed by Layton and Hellinga et al. (Biochemistry 49:10831-10841, 2010) to evaluate the apparent Kb of testosterone to the START (StAR-related lipid transfer domain) domains.
Collapse
|
17
|
Marinko J, Huang H, Penn WD, Capra JA, Schlebach JP, Sanders CR. Folding and Misfolding of Human Membrane Proteins in Health and Disease: From Single Molecules to Cellular Proteostasis. Chem Rev 2019; 119:5537-5606. [PMID: 30608666 PMCID: PMC6506414 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Advances over the past 25 years have revealed much about how the structural properties of membranes and associated proteins are linked to the thermodynamics and kinetics of membrane protein (MP) folding. At the same time biochemical progress has outlined how cellular proteostasis networks mediate MP folding and manage misfolding in the cell. When combined with results from genomic sequencing, these studies have established paradigms for how MP folding and misfolding are linked to the molecular etiologies of a variety of diseases. This emerging framework has paved the way for the development of a new class of small molecule "pharmacological chaperones" that bind to and stabilize misfolded MP variants, some of which are now in clinical use. In this review, we comprehensively outline current perspectives on the folding and misfolding of integral MPs as well as the mechanisms of cellular MP quality control. Based on these perspectives, we highlight new opportunities for innovations that bridge our molecular understanding of the energetics of MP folding with the nuanced complexity of biological systems. Given the many linkages between MP misfolding and human disease, we also examine some of the exciting opportunities to leverage these advances to address emerging challenges in the development of therapeutics and precision medicine.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Justin
T. Marinko
- Department
of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United States
- Center
for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United States
| | - Hui Huang
- Department
of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United States
- Center
for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United States
| | - Wesley D. Penn
- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
| | - John A. Capra
- Center
for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United States
- Department
of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37245, United States
| | - Jonathan P. Schlebach
- Department
of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
| | - Charles R. Sanders
- Department
of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United States
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
Magnusson AO, Szekrenyi A, Joosten HJ, Finnigan J, Charnock S, Fessner WD. nanoDSF as screening tool for enzyme libraries and biotechnology development. FEBS J 2018; 286:184-204. [PMID: 30414312 PMCID: PMC7379660 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Enzymes are attractive tools for synthetic applications. To be viable for industrial use, enzymes need sufficient stability towards the desired reaction conditions such as high substrate and cosolvent concentration, non-neutral pH and elevated temperatures. Thermal stability is an attractive feature not only because it allows for protein purification by thermal treatment and higher process temperatures but also due to the associated higher stability against other destabilising factors. Therefore, high-throughput screening (HTS) methods are desirable for the identification of thermostable biocatalysts by discovery from nature or by protein engineering but current methods have low throughput and require time-demanding purification of protein samples. We found that nanoscale differential scanning fluorimetry (nanoDSF) is a valuable tool to rapidly and reliably determine melting points of native proteins. To avoid intrinsic problems posed by crude protein extracts, hypotonic extraction of overexpressed protein from bacterial host cells resulted in higher sample quality and accurate manual determination of several hundred melting temperatures per day. We have probed the use of nanoDSF for HTS of a phylogenetically diverse aldolase library to identify novel thermostable enzymes from metagenomic sources and for the rapid measurements of variants from saturation mutagenesis. The feasibility of nanoDSF for the screening of synthetic reaction conditions was proved by studies of cosolvent tolerance, which showed protein melting temperature to decrease linearly with increasing cosolvent concentration for all combinations of six enzymes and eight water-miscible cosolvents investigated, and of substrate affinity, which showed stabilisation of hexokinase by sugars in the absence of ATP cofactor. ENZYMES: Alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+ ) (EC 1.1.1.2), transketolase (EC 2.2.1.1), hexokinase (EC 2.7.1.1), 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.4), fructose-6-phosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.n).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anders O Magnusson
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
| | - Anna Szekrenyi
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
| | | | | | | | - Wolf-Dieter Fessner
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Treviño MÁ, Pantoja-Uceda D, Menéndez M, Gomez MV, Mompeán M, Laurents DV. The Singular NMR Fingerprint of a Polyproline II Helical Bundle. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:16988-17000. [PMID: 30430829 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Polyproline II (PPII) helices play vital roles in biochemical recognition events and structures like collagen and form part of the conformational landscapes of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). Nevertheless, this structure is generally hard to detect and quantify. Here, we report the first thorough NMR characterization of a PPII helical bundle protein, the Hypogastrura harveyi "snow flea" antifreeze protein (sfAFP). J-couplings and nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy confirm a natively folded structure consisting of six PPII helices. NMR spectral analyses reveal quite distinct Hα2 versus Hα3 chemical shifts for 28 Gly residues as well as 13Cα, 15N, and 1HN conformational chemical shifts (Δδ) unique to PPII helical bundles. The 15N Δδ and 1HN Δδ values and small negative 1HN temperature coefficients evince hydrogen-bond formation. 1H-15N relaxation measurements reveal that the backbone structure is generally highly rigid on ps-ns time scales. NMR relaxation parameters and biophysical characterization reveal that sfAFP is chiefly a dimer. For it, a structural model featuring the packing of long, flat hydrophobic faces at the dimer interface is advanced. The conformational stability, measured by amide H/D exchange to be 6.24 ± 0.2 kcal·mol-1, is elevated. These are extraordinary findings considering the great entropic cost of fixing Gly residues and, together with the remarkable upfield chemical shifts of 28 Gly 1Hα, evidence significant stabilizing contributions from CαHα ||| O═C hydrogen bonds. These stabilizing interactions are corroborated by density functional theory calculations and natural bonding orbital analysis. The singular conformational chemical shifts, J-couplings, high hNOE ratios, small negative temperature coefficients, and slowed H/D exchange constitute a unique set of fingerprints to identify PPII helical bundles, which may be formed by hundreds of Gly-rich motifs detected in sequence databases. These results should aid the quantification of PPII helices in IDPs, the development of improved antifreeze proteins, and the incorporation of PPII helices into novel designed proteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Miguel Ángel Treviño
- "Rocasolano" Institute for Physical Chemistry , Spanish National Research Council , Serrano 119 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
| | - David Pantoja-Uceda
- "Rocasolano" Institute for Physical Chemistry , Spanish National Research Council , Serrano 119 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
| | - Margarita Menéndez
- "Rocasolano" Institute for Physical Chemistry , Spanish National Research Council , Serrano 119 , 28006 Madrid , Spain.,Ciber of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES) , Melchor Fernández de Almargo 3 , 28029 Madrid , Spain
| | - M Victoria Gomez
- University of Castile-La Mancha, Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
| | - Miguel Mompeán
- University of Castile-La Mancha, Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA) , 13071 Ciudad Real , Spain
| | - Douglas V Laurents
- "Rocasolano" Institute for Physical Chemistry , Spanish National Research Council , Serrano 119 , 28006 Madrid , Spain
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Atkinson SC, Dogovski C, Wood K, Griffin MDW, Gorman MA, Hor L, Reboul CF, Buckle AM, Wuttke J, Parker MW, Dobson RCJ, Perugini MA. Substrate Locking Promotes Dimer-Dimer Docking of an Enzyme Antibiotic Target. Structure 2018; 26:948-959.e5. [PMID: 29804823 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Protein dynamics manifested through structural flexibility play a central role in the function of biological molecules. Here we explore the substrate-mediated change in protein flexibility of an antibiotic target enzyme, Clostridium botulinum dihydrodipicolinate synthase. We demonstrate that the substrate, pyruvate, stabilizes the more active dimer-of-dimers or tetrameric form. Surprisingly, there is little difference between the crystal structures of apo and substrate-bound enzyme, suggesting protein dynamics may be important. Neutron and small-angle X-ray scattering experiments were used to probe substrate-induced dynamics on the sub-second timescale, but no significant changes were observed. We therefore developed a simple technique, coined protein dynamics-mass spectrometry (ProD-MS), which enables measurement of time-dependent alkylation of cysteine residues. ProD-MS together with X-ray crystallography and analytical ultracentrifugation analyses indicates that pyruvate locks the conformation of the dimer that promotes docking to the more active tetrameric form, offering insight into ligand-mediated stabilization of multimeric enzymes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sarah C Atkinson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - Con Dogovski
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - Kathleen Wood
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
| | - Michael D W Griffin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - Michael A Gorman
- ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
| | - Lilian Hor
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
| | - Cyril F Reboul
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
| | - Ashley M Buckle
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
| | - Joachim Wuttke
- Juelich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Lichtenstrasse 1, Garching 85 747, Germany
| | - Michael W Parker
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
| | - Renwick C J Dobson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Biomolecular Interaction Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag, Christchurch 4800, New Zealand
| | - Matthew A Perugini
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, 30 Flemington Road, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Mazal H, Aviram H, Riven I, Haran G. Effect of ligand binding on a protein with a complex folding landscape. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:3054-3062. [PMID: 28721412 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03327c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Ligand binding to a protein can stabilize it significantly against unfolding. The variation of the folding free energy, ΔΔG0, due to ligand binding can be derived from a simple reaction scheme involving exclusive binding to the native state. One obtains the following expression: , where Kd is the ligand dissociation constant and L is its concentration, R is the universal gas constant and T is the temperature. This expression has been shown to correctly describe experimental results on multiple proteins. In the current work we studied the effect of ligand binding on the stability of the multi-domain protein adenylate kinase from E. coli (AKE). Unfolding experiments were conducted using single-molecule FRET spectroscopy, which allowed us to directly obtain the fraction of unfolded protein in a model-free way from FRET efficiency histograms. Surprisingly, it was found that the effect of two inhibitors (Ap5A and AMPPNP) and a substrate (AMP) on the stability of AKE was much smaller than expected based on Kd values obtained independently using microscale thermophoresis. To shed light on this issue, we measured the Kd for Ap5A over a range of chemical denaturant concentrations where the protein is still folded. It was found that Kd increases dramatically over this range, likely due to the population of folding intermediates, whose binding to the ligand is much weaker than that of the native state. We propose that binding to folding intermediates may dominate the effect of ligands on the stability of multi-domain proteins, and could therefore have a strong impact on protein homeostasis in vivo.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hisham Mazal
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
22
|
Tulloch LB, Menzies SK, Coron RP, Roberts MD, Florence GJ, Smith TK. Direct and indirect approaches to identify drug modes of action. IUBMB Life 2017; 70:9-22. [PMID: 29210173 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Phenotypic assays are becoming increasingly more common among drug discovery practices, expanding drug target diversity as lead compounds identified through such screens are not limited to known targets. While increasing diversity is beneficial to the drug discovery process and the fight against disease, the unknown modes of action of new lead compounds can hamper drug discovery as, in most cases, the process of lead compound optimization is made difficult due to the unknown nature of the target; blindly changing substituents can prove fruitless due to the inexhaustible number of potential combinations, and it is therefore desirable to rapidly identify the targets of lead compounds developed through phenotypic screening. In addition, leads identified through target-based screening often have off-target effects that contribute towards drug toxicity, and by identifying those secondary targets, the drugs can be improved. However, the identification of a leads mode of action is far from trivial and now represents a major bottleneck in the drug discovery pipeline. This review looks at some of the recent developments in the identification of drug modes of action, focusing on phenotype-based methods using metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and genomics to detect changes in phenotype in response to the presence of the drug, and affinity-based methods using modified/unmodified drug as bait to capture and identify targets. © 2017 IUBMB Life, 70(1):9-22, 2018.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Lindsay B Tulloch
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
| | - Stefanie K Menzies
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
| | - Ross P Coron
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
| | - Matthew D Roberts
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
| | - Gordon J Florence
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
| | - Terry K Smith
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Stepanian L, Son I, Chalikian TV. Effect of urea on protein-ligand association. Biophys Chem 2017; 231:15-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
24
|
Mateus A, Määttä TA, Savitski MM. Thermal proteome profiling: unbiased assessment of protein state through heat-induced stability changes. Proteome Sci 2017; 15:13. [PMID: 28652855 PMCID: PMC5482948 DOI: 10.1186/s12953-017-0122-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
In recent years, phenotypic-based screens have become increasingly popular in drug discovery. A major challenge of this approach is that it does not provide information about the mechanism of action of the hits. This has led to the development of multiple strategies for target deconvolution. Thermal proteome profiling (TPP) allows for an unbiased search of drug targets and can be applied in living cells without requiring compound labeling. TPP is based on the principle that proteins become more resistant to heat-induced unfolding when complexed with a ligand, e.g., the hit compound from a phenotypic screen. The melting proteome is also sensitive to other intracellular events, such as levels of metabolites, post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions. In this review, we describe the principles of this approach, review the method and its developments, and discuss its current and future applications. While proteomics has generally focused on measuring relative protein concentrations, TPP provides a novel approach to gather complementary information on protein stability not present in expression datasets. Therefore, this strategy has great potential not only for drug discovery, but also for answering fundamental biological questions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- André Mateus
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Tomi A Määttä
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Mikhail M Savitski
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genome Biology Unit, Meyerhofstr. 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Zeng L, Shin WH, Zhu X, Park SH, Park C, Tao WA, Kihara D. Discovery of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Binding Proteins in the Escherichia coli Proteome Using a Combined Energetic- and Structural-Bioinformatics-Based Approach. J Proteome Res 2016; 16:470-480. [PMID: 28152599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Protein-ligand interaction plays a critical role in regulating the biochemical functions of proteins. Discovering protein targets for ligands is vital to new drug development. Here, we present a strategy that combines experimental and computational approaches to identify ligand-binding proteins in a proteomic scale. For the experimental part, we coupled pulse proteolysis with filter-assisted sample preparation (FASP) and quantitative mass spectrometry. Under denaturing conditions, ligand binding affected protein stability, which resulted in altered protein abundance after pulse proteolysis. For the computational part, we used the software Patch-Surfer2.0. We applied the integrated approach to identify nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-binding proteins in the Escherichia coli proteome, which has over 4200 proteins. Pulse proteolysis and Patch-Surfer2.0 identified 78 and 36 potential NAD-binding proteins, respectively, including 12 proteins that were consistently detected by the two approaches. Interestingly, the 12 proteins included 8 that are not previously known as NAD binders. Further validation of these eight proteins showed that their binding affinities to NAD computed by AutoDock Vina are higher than their cognate ligands and also that their protein ratios in the pulse proteolysis are consistent with known NAD-binding proteins. These results strongly suggest that these eight proteins are indeed newly identified NAD binders.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Xiaolei Zhu
- School of Life Science, Anhui University , Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
| | - Sung Hoon Park
- Research Institute of Food and Biotechnology, SPC Group , Seoul 06737, South Korea
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
26
|
Jayakody T, Marwari S, Lakshminarayanan R, Tan FCK, Johannes CW, Dymock BW, Poulsen A, Herr DR, Dawe GS. Hydrocarbon stapled B chain analogues of relaxin-3 retain biological activity. Peptides 2016; 84:44-57. [PMID: 27498038 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Relaxin-3 or insulin-like peptide 7 (INSL7) is the most recently discovered relaxin/insulin-like family peptide. Mature relaxin-3 consists of an A chain and a B chain held by disulphide bonds. According to structure activity relationship studies, the relaxin-3 B chain is more important in binding and activating the receptor. RXFP3 (also known as Relaxin-3 receptor 1, GPCR 135, somatostatin- and angiotensin- like peptide receptor or SALPR) was identified as the cognate receptor for relaxin-3 by expression profiles and binding studies. Recent studies imply roles of this system in mediating stress and anxiety, feeding, metabolism and cognition. Stapling of peptides is a technique used to develop peptide drugs for otherwise undruggable targets. The main advantages of stapling include, increased activity due to reduced proteolysis, increased affinity to receptors and increased cell permeability. Stable agonists and antagonists of RXFP3 are crucial for understanding the physiological significance of this system. So far, agonists and antagonists of RXFP3 are peptides. In this study, for the first time, we have introduced stapling of the relaxin-3 B chain at 14th and 18th positions (14s18) and 18th and 22nd position (18s22). These stapled peptides showed greater helicity than the unstapled relaxin-3 B chain in circular dichroism analysis. Both stapled peptides bound RXFP3 and activated RXFP3 as observed in an inhibition of forskolin-induced cAMP assay and a ERK1/2 activation assay, although with different potencies. Therefore, we conclude that stapling of the relaxin3 B chain does not compromise its ability to activate RXFP3 and is a promising method for developing stable peptide agonists and antagonists of RXFP3 to aid relaxin-3/RXFP3 research.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Tharindunee Jayakody
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Neurobiology and Ageing Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - Subhi Marwari
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - Rajamani Lakshminarayanan
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
| | - Francis Chee Kuan Tan
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - Charles William Johannes
- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
| | - Brian William Dymock
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - Anders Poulsen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Experimental Therapeutics Centre, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
| | - Deron Raymond Herr
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - Gavin Stewart Dawe
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Neurobiology and Ageing Programme, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), National University of Singapore, Singapore.
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Saxena C. Identification of protein binding partners of small molecules using label-free methods. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2016; 11:1017-25. [DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2016.1227316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
|
28
|
Lee H, Lee JW. Target identification for biologically active small molecules using chemical biology approaches. Arch Pharm Res 2016; 39:1193-201. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-016-0791-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
29
|
Galant NJ, Bugyei-Twum A, Rakhit R, Walsh P, Sharpe S, Arslan PE, Westermark P, Higaki JN, Torres R, Tapia J, Chakrabartty A. Substoichiometric inhibition of transthyretin misfolding by immune-targeting sparsely populated misfolding intermediates: a potential diagnostic and therapeutic for TTR amyloidoses. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25080. [PMID: 27122057 PMCID: PMC4848561 DOI: 10.1038/srep25080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Wild-type and mutant transthyretin (TTR) can misfold and deposit in the heart, peripheral nerves, and other sites causing amyloid disease. Pharmacological chaperones, Tafamidis(®) and diflunisal, inhibit TTR misfolding by stabilizing native tetrameric TTR; however, their minimal effective concentration is in the micromolar range. By immune-targeting sparsely populated TTR misfolding intermediates (i.e. monomers), we achieved fibril inhibition at substoichiometric concentrations. We developed an antibody (misTTR) that targets TTR residues 89-97, an epitope buried in the tetramer but exposed in the monomer. Nanomolar misTTR inhibits fibrillogenesis of misfolded TTR under micromolar concentrations. Pan-specific TTR antibodies do not possess such fibril inhibiting properties. We show that selective targeting of misfolding intermediates is an alternative to native state stabilization and requires substoichiometric concentrations. MisTTR or its derivative may have both diagnostic and therapeutic potential.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Natalie J. Galant
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, TMDT 4-305, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L7
| | - Antoinette Bugyei-Twum
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, TMDT 4-305, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L7
| | - Rishi Rakhit
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
| | - Patrick Walsh
- Molecular Structure and Function Program, the Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
| | - Simon Sharpe
- Molecular Structure and Function Program, the Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
| | - Pharhad Eli Arslan
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, TMDT 4-305, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L7
| | - Per Westermark
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Jeffrey N. Higaki
- Departments of Biochemistry and Histopathology, Prothena Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080
| | - Ronald Torres
- Departments of Biochemistry and Histopathology, Prothena Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080
| | - José Tapia
- Departments of Biochemistry and Histopathology, Prothena Biosciences Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080
| | - Avijit Chakrabartty
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, TMDT 4-305, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L7
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Lucius M, Falatach R, McGlone C, Makaroff K, Danielson A, Williams C, Nix JC, Konkolewicz D, Page RC, Berberich JA. Investigating the Impact of Polymer Functional Groups on the Stability and Activity of Lysozyme–Polymer Conjugates. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:1123-34. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | | | | | | | - Jay C. Nix
- Molecular
Biology Consortium, Beamline 4.2.2, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
31
|
Kasper JR, Park C. Ligand binding to a high-energy partially unfolded protein. Protein Sci 2014; 24:129-37. [PMID: 25367157 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
The conformational energy landscape of a protein determines populations of all possible conformations of the protein and also determines the kinetics of the conversion between the conformations. Interaction with ligands influences the conformational energy landscapes of proteins and shifts populations of proteins in different conformational states. To investigate the effect of ligand binding on partial unfolding of a protein, we use Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and its functional ligand NADP(+) as a model system. We previously identified a partially unfolded form of DHFR that is populated under native conditions. In this report, we determined the free energy for partial unfolding of DHFR at varying concentrations of NADP(+) and found that NADP(+) binds to the partially unfolded form as well as the native form. DHFR unfolds partially without releasing the ligand, though the binding affinity for NADP(+) is diminished upon partial unfolding. Based on known crystallographic structures of NADP(+) -bound DHFR and the model of the partially unfolded protein we previously determined, we propose that the adenosine-binding domain of DHFR remains folded in the partially unfolded form and interacts with the adenosine moiety of NADP(+) . Our result demonstrates that ligand binding may affect the conformational free energy of not only native forms but also high-energy non-native forms.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joseph R Kasper
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907
| | | |
Collapse
|
32
|
Savitski MM, Reinhard FBM, Franken H, Werner T, Savitski MF, Eberhard D, Molina DM, Jafari R, Dovega RB, Klaeger S, Kuster B, Nordlund P, Bantscheff M, Drewes G. Tracking cancer drugs in living cells by thermal profiling of the proteome. Science 2014; 346:1255784. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1255784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 594] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The thermal stability of proteins can be used to assess ligand binding in living cells. We have generalized this concept by determining the thermal profiles of more than 7000 proteins in human cells by means of mass spectrometry. Monitoring the effects of small-molecule ligands on the profiles delineated more than 50 targets for the kinase inhibitor staurosporine. We identified the heme biosynthesis enzyme ferrochelatase as a target of kinase inhibitors and suggest that its inhibition causes the phototoxicity observed with vemurafenib and alectinib. Thermal shifts were also observed for downstream effectors of drug treatment. In live cells, dasatinib induced shifts in BCR-ABL pathway proteins, including CRK/CRKL. Thermal proteome profiling provides an unbiased measure of drug-target engagement and facilitates identification of markers for drug efficacy and toxicity.
Collapse
|
33
|
Costanzo JA, O'Brien CJ, Tiller K, Tamargo E, Robinson AS, Roberts CJ, Fernandez EJ. Conformational stability as a design target to control protein aggregation. Protein Eng Des Sel 2014; 27:157-67. [DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzu008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
|
34
|
Orwig SD, Chi PV, Du Y, Hill SE, Cavitt MA, Suntharalingam A, Turnage KC, Dickey CA, France S, Fu H, Lieberman RL. Ligands for glaucoma-associated myocilin discovered by a generic binding assay. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:517-25. [PMID: 24279319 DOI: 10.1021/cb4007776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Mutations in the olfactomedin domain of myocilin (myoc-OLF) are the strongest link to inherited primary open angle glaucoma. In this recently identified protein misfolding disorder, aggregation-prone disease variants of myocilin hasten glaucoma-associated elevation of intraocular pressure, leading to vision loss. Despite its well-documented pathogenic role, myocilin remains a domain of unknown structure or function. Here we report the first small-molecule ligands that bind to the native state of myoc-OLF. To discover these molecules, we designed a general label-free, mix-and-measure, high throughput chemical assay for restabilization (CARS), which is likely readily adaptable to discover ligands for other proteins. Of the 14 hit molecules identified from screening myoc-OLF against the Sigma-Aldrich Library of Pharmacologically Active Compounds using CARS, surface plasmon resonance binding studies reveal three are stoichiometric ligand scaffolds with low micromolar affinity. Two compounds, GW5074 and apigenin, inhibit myoc-OLF amyloid formation in vitro. Structure-activity relationship-based soluble derivatives reduce aggregation in vitro as well as enhance secretion of full-length mutant myocilin in a cell culture model. Our compounds set the stage for a new chemical probe approach to clarify the biological function of wild-type myocilin and represent lead therapeutic compounds for diminishing intracellular sequestration of toxic mutant myocilin.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Susan D. Orwig
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| | - Pamela V. Chi
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| | - Yuhong Du
- Department
of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1510 Clifton
Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
| | - Shannon E. Hill
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| | - Marchello A. Cavitt
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| | - Amrithaa Suntharalingam
- Department
of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Institute, University of South Florida, 4001 E. Fletcher Ave. Tampa, Florida 33613, United States
| | - Katherine C. Turnage
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| | - Chad A. Dickey
- Department
of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Institute, University of South Florida, 4001 E. Fletcher Ave. Tampa, Florida 33613, United States
| | - Stefan France
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| | - Haian Fu
- Department
of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1510 Clifton
Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
| | - Raquel L. Lieberman
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Fleta-Soriano E, Martinez JP, Hinkelmann B, Gerth K, Washausen P, Diez J, Frank R, Sasse F, Meyerhans A. The myxobacterial metabolite ratjadone A inhibits HIV infection by blocking the Rev/CRM1-mediated nuclear export pathway. Microb Cell Fact 2014; 13:17. [PMID: 24475978 PMCID: PMC3910686 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-13-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The nuclear export of unspliced and partially spliced HIV-1 mRNA is mediated by the recognition of a leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) in the HIV Rev protein by the host protein CRM1/Exportin1. This makes the CRM1-Rev complex an attractive target for the development of new antiviral drugs. Here we tested the anti-HIV efficacy of ratjadone A, a CRM1 inhibitor derived from myxobacteria. RESULTS Ratjadone A inhibits HIV infection in vitro in a dose-dependent manner with EC₅₀ values at the nanomolar range. The inhibitory effect of ratjadone A occurs around 12 hours post-infection and is specific for the Rev/CRM1-mediated nuclear export pathway. By using a drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) assay we could demonstrate that ratjadone A interferes with the formation of the CRM1-Rev-NES complex by binding to CRM1 but not to Rev. CONCLUSION Ratjadone A exhibits strong anti-HIV activity but low selectivity due to toxic effects. Although this limits its potential use as a therapeutic drug, further studies with derivatives of ratjadones might help to overcome these difficulties in the future.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Eric Fleta-Soriano
- Infection Biology Group, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr. Aiguader 88 08003, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Javier P Martinez
- Infection Biology Group, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr. Aiguader 88 08003, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Bettina Hinkelmann
- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
| | - Klaus Gerth
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
| | - Peter Washausen
- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
| | - Juana Diez
- Molecular Virology Group, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Ronald Frank
- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
| | - Florenz Sasse
- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
| | - Andreas Meyerhans
- Infection Biology Group, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr. Aiguader 88 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
| |
Collapse
|
36
|
Dejonghe W, Russinova E. Target identification strategies in plant chemical biology. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:352. [PMID: 25104953 PMCID: PMC4109434 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
The current needs to understand gene function in plant biology increasingly require more dynamic and conditional approaches opposed to classic genetic strategies. Gene redundancy and lethality can substantially complicate research, which might be solved by applying a chemical genetics approach. Now understood as the study of small molecules and their effect on biological systems with subsequent target identification, chemical genetics is a fast developing field with a strong history in pharmaceutical research and drug discovery. In plant biology however, chemical genetics is still largely in the starting blocks, with most studies relying on forward genetics and phenotypic analysis for target identification, whereas studies including direct target identification are limited. Here, we provide an overview of recent advances in chemical genetics in plant biology with a focus on target identification. Furthermore, we discuss different strategies for direct target identification and the possibilities and challenges for plant biology.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wim Dejonghe
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIBGhent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent UniversityGhent, Belgium
| | - Eugenia Russinova
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIBGhent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent UniversityGhent, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Eugenia Russinova, Department of Plant Systems Biology and Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, VIB-Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium e-mail:
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Boivin S, Kozak S, Meijers R. Optimization of protein purification and characterization using Thermofluor screens. Protein Expr Purif 2013; 91:192-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
|
38
|
Schön A, Brown RK, Hutchins BM, Freire E. Ligand binding analysis and screening by chemical denaturation shift. Anal Biochem 2013; 443:52-7. [PMID: 23994566 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
The identification of small molecule ligands is an important first step in drug development, especially drugs that target proteins with no intrinsic activity. Toward this goal, it is important to have access to technologies that are able to measure binding affinities for a large number of potential ligands in a fast and accurate way. Because ligand binding stabilizes the protein structure in a manner dependent on concentration and binding affinity, the magnitude of the protein stabilization effect elicited by binding can be used to identify and characterize ligands. For example, the shift in protein denaturation temperature (Tm shift) has become a popular approach to identify potential ligands. However, Tm shifts cannot be readily transformed into binding affinities, and the ligand rank order obtained at denaturation temperatures (≥60°C) does not necessarily coincide with the rank order at physiological temperature. An alternative approach is the use of chemical denaturation, which can be implemented at any temperature. Chemical denaturation shifts allow accurate determination of binding affinities with a surprisingly wide dynamic range (high micromolar to sub nanomolar) and in situations where binding changes the cooperativity of the unfolding transition. In this article, we develop the basic analytical equations and provide several experimental examples.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Arne Schön
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
39
|
Choi JH, San A, Ostermeier M. Non-allosteric enzyme switches possess larger effector-induced changes in thermodynamic stability than their non-switch analogs. Protein Sci 2013; 22:475-85. [PMID: 23400970 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The ability to regulate cellular protein activity offers a broad range of biotechnological and biomedical applications. Such protein regulation can be achieved by modulating the specific protein activity or through processes that regulate the amount of protein in the cell. We have previously demonstrated that the nonhomologous recombination of the genes encoding maltose binding protein (MBP) and TEM1 β-lactamase (BLA) can result in genes that confer maltose-dependent resistance to β-lactam antibiotics even though the encoded proteins are not allosteric enzymes. We showed that these phenotypic switches-named based on their conferral of a switching phenotype to cells-resulted from a specific interaction with maltose in the cell that increased the switches cellular accumulation. Since phenotypic switches represent an important class of engineered proteins for basic science and biotechnological applications in vivo, we sought to elucidate the phenomena behind the increased accumulation and switching properties. Here, we demonstrate the key role for the linker region between the two proteins. Experimental evidence supports the hypothesis that in the absence of their effector, some phenotypic switches possess an increased rate of unfolding, decreased conformational stability, and increased protease susceptibility. These factors alone or in combination serve to decrease cellular accumulation. The effector functions to increase cellular accumulation by alleviating one or more of these defects. This perspective on the mechanism for phenotypic switching will aid the development of design rules for switch construction for applications and inform the study of the regulatory mechanisms of natural cellular proteins.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jay H Choi
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, USA
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
40
|
Son I, Shek YL, Dubins DN, Chalikian TV. Volumetric Characterization of Tri-N-acetylglucosamine Binding to Lysozyme. Biochemistry 2012; 51:5784-90. [DOI: 10.1021/bi3006994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ikbae Son
- Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S
3M2, Canada
| | - Yuen Lai Shek
- Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S
3M2, Canada
| | - David N. Dubins
- Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S
3M2, Canada
| | - Tigran V. Chalikian
- Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S
3M2, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Kemp MM, Weïwer M, Koehler AN. Unbiased binding assays for discovering small-molecule probes and drugs. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 20:1979-89. [PMID: 22230199 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.11.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
2011 marks the 10-year anniversary of milestone manuscripts describing drafts of the human genome sequence. Over the past decade, a number of new proteins have been linked to disease-many of which fall into classes that have been historically considered challenging from the perspective of drug discovery. Several of these newly associated proteins lack structural information or strong annotation with regard to function, making development of conventional in vitro functional assays difficult. A recent resurgence in the popularity of simple small molecule binding assays has led to new approaches that do not require knowledge of protein structure or function in advance. Here we briefly review selected methods for executing binding assays that have been used successfully to discover small-molecule probes or drug candidates.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Melissa M Kemp
- Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
42
|
Goulet DR, Knee KM, King JA. Inhibition of unfolding and aggregation of lens protein human gamma D crystallin by sodium citrate. Exp Eye Res 2011; 93:371-81. [PMID: 21600897 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Revised: 03/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Cataract affects 1 in 6 Americans over the age of 40, and represents a global health problem. Mature onset cataract is associated with the aggregation of partially unfolded or damaged proteins in the lens, which accumulate as an individual ages. Currently, surgery is the primary effective treatment for cataract. As an alternative preventive approach, small molecules have been suggested as potential therapeutic agents. In this work, we study the effect of sodium citrate on the stability of Human γD Crystallin (HγD-Crys), a structural protein of the eye lens, and two cataract-related mutants, L5S HγD-Crys and I90F HγD-Crys. In equilibrium unfolding-refolding studies, the presence of 250 mM sodium citrate increased the transition midpoint of the N-terminal domain (N-td) of WT HγD-Crys and L5S HγD-Crys by 0.3 M GuHCl, the C-terminal domain (C-td) by 0.6 M GuHCl, and the single transition of I90F HγD-Crys by 0.4 M GuHCl. In kinetic unfolding reactions, sodium citrate stabilization effect was observed only for the mutant I90F HγD-Crys. In the presence of citrate, a kinetic unfolding intermediate of I90F HγD-Crys was observed, which was not populated in the absence of citrate. The rates of aggregation were measured using solution turbidity. Sodium citrate demonstrated negligible effect on rate of aggregation of WT HγD-Crys, but considerably slowed the rate of aggregation of both L5S HγD-Crys and I90F HγD-Crys. The presence of sodium citrate dramatically slowed refolding of WT HγD-Crys and I90F HγD-Crys, but had a significantly smaller effect on the refolding of L5S HγD-Crys. The differential stabilizing effect of sodium citrate suggests that the ion is binding to a partially unfolded conformation of the C-td, but a solution-based Hofmeister effect cannot be eliminated as a possible explanation for the effects observed. These results indicate that assessment of potential anti-cataract agents needs to include effects on the unfolding and aggregation pathways, as well as the native state.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel R Goulet
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 68-330, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
43
|
Mahendrarajah K, Dalby PA, Wilkinson B, Jackson SE, Main ER. A high-throughput fluorescence chemical denaturation assay as a general screen for protein–ligand binding. Anal Biochem 2011; 411:155-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2010] [Revised: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
44
|
Mulinacci F, Capelle MA, Gurny R, Drake AF, Arvinte T. Stability of Human Growth Hormone: Influence of Methionine Oxidation on Thermal Folding. J Pharm Sci 2011; 100:451-63. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.22293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
|
45
|
Hanes MS, Ratcliff K, Marqusee S, Handel TM. Protein-protein binding affinities by pulse proteolysis: application to TEM-1/BLIP protein complexes. Protein Sci 2011; 19:1996-2000. [PMID: 20669180 DOI: 10.1002/pro.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Efficient methods for quantifying dissociation constants have become increasingly important for high-throughput mutagenesis studies in the postgenomic era. However, experimentally determining binding affinity is often laborious, requires large amounts of purified protein, and utilizes specialized equipment. Recently, pulse proteolysis has been shown to be a robust and simple method to determine the dissociation constants for a protein-ligand pair based on the increase in thermodynamic stability upon ligand binding. Here, we extend this technique to determine binding affinities for a protein-protein complex involving the β-lactamase TEM-1 and various β-lactamase inhibitor protein (BLIP) mutants. Interaction with BLIP results in an increase in the denaturation curve midpoint, C(m), of TEM-1, which correlates with the rank order of binding affinities for several BLIP mutants. Hence, pulse proteolysis is a simple, effective method to assay for mutations that modulate binding affinity in protein-protein complexes. From a small set (n = 4) of TEM-1/BLIP mutant complexes, a linear relationship between energy of stabilization (dissociation constant) and ΔC(m) was observed. From this "calibration curve," accurate dissociation constants for two additional BLIP mutants were calculated directly from proteolysis-derived ΔC(m) values. Therefore, in addition to qualitative information, armed with knowledge of the dissociation constants from the WT protein and a limited number of mutants, accurate quantitation of binding affinities can be determined for additional mutants from pulse proteolysis. Minimal sample requirements and the suitability of impure protein preparations are important advantages that make pulse proteolysis a powerful tool for high-throughput mutagenesis binding studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Melinda S Hanes
- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94729, USA
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
46
|
Abstract
![]()
Small-molecule target identification is a vital and daunting task for the chemical biology community as well as for researchers interested in applying the power of chemical genetics to impact biology and medicine. To overcome this “target ID” bottleneck, new technologies are being developed that analyze protein–drug interactions, such as drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS), which aims to discover the direct binding targets (and off targets) of small molecules on a proteome scale without requiring chemical modification of the compound. Here, we review the DARTS method, discuss why it works, and provide new perspectives for future development in this area.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Brett Lomenick
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
| | - Richard W. Olsen
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
| | - Jing Huang
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
| |
Collapse
|
47
|
Isom DG, Marguet PR, Oas TG, Hellinga HW. A miniaturized technique for assessing protein thermodynamics and function using fast determination of quantitative cysteine reactivity. Proteins 2011; 79:1034-47. [PMID: 21387407 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Protein thermodynamic stability is a fundamental physical characteristic that determines biological function. Furthermore, alteration of thermodynamic stability by macromolecular interactions or biochemical modifications is a powerful tool for assessing the relationship between protein structure, stability, and biological function. High-throughput approaches for quantifying protein stability are beginning to emerge that enable thermodynamic measurements on small amounts of material, in short periods of time, and using readily accessible instrumentation. Here we present such a method, fast quantitative cysteine reactivity, which exploits the linkage between protein stability, sidechain protection by protein structure, and structural dynamics to characterize the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of proteins. In this approach, the reaction of a protected cysteine and thiol-reactive fluorogenic indicator is monitored over a gradient of temperatures after a short incubation time. These labeling data can be used to determine the midpoint of thermal unfolding, measure the temperature dependence of protein stability, quantify ligand-binding affinity, and, under certain conditions, estimate folding rate constants. Here, we demonstrate the fQCR method by characterizing these thermodynamic and kinetic properties for variants of Staphylococcal nuclease and E. coli ribose-binding protein engineered to contain single, protected cysteines. These straightforward, information-rich experiments are likely to find applications in protein engineering and functional genomics.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel G Isom
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
48
|
Layton CJ, Hellinga HW. Thermodynamic analysis of ligand-induced changes in protein thermal unfolding applied to high-throughput determination of ligand affinities with extrinsic fluorescent dyes. Biochemistry 2010; 49:10831-41. [PMID: 21050007 DOI: 10.1021/bi101414z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The quantification of protein-ligand interactions is essential for systems biology, drug discovery, and bioengineering. Ligand-induced changes in protein thermal stability provide a general, quantifiable signature of binding and may be monitored with dyes such as Sypro Orange (SO), which increase their fluorescence emission intensities upon interaction with the unfolded protein. This method is an experimentally straightforward, economical, and high-throughput approach for observing thermal melts using commonly available real-time polymerase chain reaction instrumentation. However, quantitative analysis requires careful consideration of the dye-mediated reporting mechanism and the underlying thermodynamic model. We determine affinity constants by analysis of ligand-mediated shifts in melting-temperature midpoint values. Ligand affinity is determined in a ligand titration series from shifts in free energies of stability at a common reference temperature. Thermodynamic parameters are obtained by fitting the inverse first derivative of the experimental signal reporting on thermal denaturation with equations that incorporate linear or nonlinear baseline models. We apply these methods to fit protein melts monitored with SO that exhibit prominent nonlinear post-transition baselines. SO can perturb the equilibria on which it is reporting. We analyze cases in which the ligand binds to both the native and denatured state or to the native state only and cases in which protein:ligand stoichiometry needs to treated explicitly.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Curtis J Layton
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
| | | |
Collapse
|
49
|
Gaudet M, Remtulla N, Jackson SE, Main ERG, Bracewell DG, Aeppli G, Dalby PA. Protein denaturation and protein:drugs interactions from intrinsic protein fluorescence measurements at the nanolitre scale. Protein Sci 2010; 19:1544-54. [PMID: 20552687 DOI: 10.1002/pro.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Protein stability and ligand-binding affinity measurements are widely required for the formulation of biopharmaceutical proteins, protein engineering and drug screening within life science research. Current techniques either consume too much of often precious biological or compound materials, in large sample volumes, or alternatively require chemical labeling with fluorescent tags to achieve measurements at submicrolitre volumes with less sample. Here we present a quantitative and accurate method for the determination of protein stability and the affinity for small molecules, at only 1.5-20 nL optical sample volumes without the need for fluorescent labeling, and that takes advantage of the intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence of most proteins. Coupled to appropriate microfluidic sample preparation methods, the sample requirements could thus be reduced 85,000-fold to just 10(8) molecules. The stability of wild-type FKBP-12 and a destabilizing binding-pocket mutant are studied in the presence and absence of rapamycin, to demonstrate the potential of the technique to both drug screening and protein engineering. The results show that 75% of the interaction energy between FKBP-12 and rapamycin originates from residue Phe99 in the binding site.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matthieu Gaudet
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
50
|
Vedadi M, Arrowsmith CH, Allali-Hassani A, Senisterra G, Wasney GA. Biophysical characterization of recombinant proteins: a key to higher structural genomics success. J Struct Biol 2010; 172:107-19. [PMID: 20466062 PMCID: PMC2954336 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Hundreds of genomes have been successfully sequenced to date, and the data are publicly available. At the same time, the advances in large-scale expression and purification of recombinant proteins have paved the way for structural genomics efforts. Frequently, however, little is known about newly expressed proteins calling for large-scale protein characterization to better understand their biochemical roles and to enable structure-function relationship studies. In the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), we have established a platform to characterize large numbers of purified proteins. This includes screening for ligands, enzyme assays, peptide arrays and peptide displacement in a 384-well format. In this review, we describe this platform in more detail and report on how our approach significantly increases the success rate for structure determination. Coupled with high-resolution X-ray crystallography and structure-guided methods, this platform can also be used toward the development of chemical probes through screening families of proteins against a variety of chemical series and focused chemical libraries.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Masoud Vedadi
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Room 839, MaRS Center, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|