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Disulfide Dimerization of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1: Implications for Zinc and Redox Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212602. [PMID: 34830487 PMCID: PMC8623652 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) is a four-EF-hand ubiquitous signaling protein modulating neuronal function and survival, which participates in neurodegeneration and carcinogenesis. NCS-1 recognizes specific sites on cellular membranes and regulates numerous targets, including G-protein coupled receptors and their kinases (GRKs). Here, with the use of cellular models and various biophysical and computational techniques, we demonstrate that NCS-1 is a redox-sensitive protein, which responds to oxidizing conditions by the formation of disulfide dimer (dNCS-1), involving its single, highly conservative cysteine C38. The dimer content is unaffected by the elevation of intracellular calcium levels but increases to 10–30% at high free zinc concentrations (characteristic of oxidative stress), which is accompanied by accumulation of the protein in punctual clusters in the perinuclear area. The formation of dNCS-1 represents a specific Zn2+-promoted process, requiring proper folding of the protein and occurring at redox potential values approaching apoptotic levels. The dimer binds Ca2+ only in one EF-hand per monomer, thereby representing a unique state, with decreased α-helicity and thermal stability, increased surface hydrophobicity, and markedly improved inhibitory activity against GRK1 due to 20-fold higher affinity towards the enzyme. Furthermore, dNCS-1 can coordinate zinc and, according to molecular modeling, has an asymmetrical structure and increased conformational flexibility of the subunits, which may underlie their enhanced target-binding properties. In HEK293 cells, dNCS-1 can be reduced by the thioredoxin system, otherwise accumulating as protein aggregates, which are degraded by the proteasome. Interestingly, NCS-1 silencing diminishes the susceptibility of Y79 cancer cells to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, suggesting that NCS-1 may mediate redox-regulated pathways governing cell death/survival in response to oxidative conditions.
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Byrum SD, Washam CL, Tackett AJ, Garcia-Rill E, Bisagno V, Urbano FJ. Proteomic measures of gamma oscillations. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02265. [PMID: 31497668 PMCID: PMC6722265 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Gamma oscillations serve complex processes, and the first stage of their generation is the reticular activating system (RAS), which mediates the gamma-activity states of waking and paradoxical sleep. We studied whether the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), part of the RAS in which every cell manifests intrinsic gamma oscillations, undergoes changes resulting in distinctive protein expression. New method We previously found that a histone deacetylation inhibitor, trichostatin A (TSA), acutely (30 min) blocked these oscillations. We developed a proteomic method for sampling stimulated and unstimulated PPN and determining protein expression in 1 mm punches of tissue from brain slices subjected to various treatments. Results We compared brain slices exposed for 30 min to TSA (unstimulated), to the cholinergic agonist carbachol (CAR), known to induce PPN gamma oscillations, or exposed to both TSA + CAR. Comparison with existing methods: Label-free proteomics provides an unbiased and sensitive method to detect protein changes in the PPN. Our approach is superior to antibody-based methods that can lack specificity and can only be done for known targets. Proteomics methods like these have been leveraged to study molecular pathways in numerous systems and disease states. Conclusions Significant protein changes were seen in two functions essential to the physiology of the PPN: cytoskeletal and intracellular [Ca2+] regulation proteins. TSA decreased, while CAR increased, and TSA + CAR had intermediate effects, on expression of these proteins. These results support the feasibility of the methods developed for determining proteomic changes in small samples of tissue participating in the most complex of brain processes.
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- Stephanie D Byrum
- Center for Translational Pediatric Research, Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Center for Translational Pediatric Research, Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Center for Translational Pediatric Research, Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Hoareau E, Belley N, Klinker K, Desbat B, Boisselier É. Characterization of neurocalcin delta membrane binding by biophysical methods. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 174:291-299. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Wei L, Xu F, Wang Y, Cai Z, Yu W, He C, Jiang Q, Xu X, Guo W, Wang X. The Molecular Differentiation of Anatomically Paired Left and Right Mantles of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 20:425-435. [PMID: 29594756 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-018-9806-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Left-right (L-R) asymmetry is controlled by gene regulation pathways for the L-R axis, and in vertebrates, the gene Pitx2 in TGF-β signaling pathway plays important roles in the asymmetrical formation of organs. However, less is known about the asymmetries of anatomically identical paired organs, as well as the transcriptional regulation mechanism of the gene Pitx in invertebrates. Here, we report the molecular biological differences between the left and right mantles of an invertebrate, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, and propose one possible mechanism underlying those differences. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis indicated that the paired organs showed different gene expression patterns, suggesting possible functional differences in shell formation, pheromone signaling, nerve conduction, the stress response, and other physiological processes. RNA-seq and real-time qPCR analysis indicated high right-side expression of the Pitx homolog (cgPitx) in oyster mantle, supporting a conserved role for Pitx in controlling asymmetry. Methylation-dependent restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (MethylRAD) identified a methylation site in the promoter region of cgPitx and showed significantly different methylation levels between the left and right mantles. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of such a difference in methylation in spiralians, and it was further confirmed in 18 other individuals by using a pyrosequencing assay. The miRNome analysis and the TGF-β receptor/Smad inhibition experiment further supported that several genes in TGF-β signaling pathway may be related with the L/R asymmetry of oyster mantles. These results suggested that the molecular differentiation of the oyster's paired left and right mantles is significant, TGF-β signaling pathway could be involved in establishing or maintaining the asymmetry, and the cgPitx gene as one of genes in this pathway; the different methylation levels in its promoter regions between L/R mantles was the one of possible mechanisms regulating the left-right functional differentiation.
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- Lei Wei
- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Changdao Enhancement and Experiment Station, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Changdao, 265800, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China
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- Qingdao OE Biotechnology Company Limited, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Marine Biology Institute of Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266104, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, China.
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Lee TH, Hirst DJ, Kulkarni K, Del Borgo MP, Aguilar MI. Exploring Molecular-Biomembrane Interactions with Surface Plasmon Resonance and Dual Polarization Interferometry Technology: Expanding the Spotlight onto Biomembrane Structure. Chem Rev 2018; 118:5392-5487. [PMID: 29793341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The molecular analysis of biomolecular-membrane interactions is central to understanding most cellular systems but has emerged as a complex technical challenge given the complexities of membrane structure and composition across all living cells. We present a review of the application of surface plasmon resonance and dual polarization interferometry-based biosensors to the study of biomembrane-based systems using both planar mono- or bilayers or liposomes. We first describe the optical principals and instrumentation of surface plasmon resonance, including both linear and extraordinary transmission modes and dual polarization interferometry. We then describe the wide range of model membrane systems that have been developed for deposition on the chips surfaces that include planar, polymer cushioned, tethered bilayers, and liposomes. This is followed by a description of the different chemical immobilization or physisorption techniques. The application of this broad range of engineered membrane surfaces to biomolecular-membrane interactions is then overviewed and how the information obtained using these techniques enhance our molecular understanding of membrane-mediated peptide and protein function. We first discuss experiments where SPR alone has been used to characterize membrane binding and describe how these studies yielded novel insight into the molecular events associated with membrane interactions and how they provided a significant impetus to more recent studies that focus on coincident membrane structure changes during binding of peptides and proteins. We then discuss the emerging limitations of not monitoring the effects on membrane structure and how SPR data can be combined with DPI to provide significant new information on how a membrane responds to the binding of peptides and proteins.
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- Tzong-Hsien Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute , Monash University , Clayton , VIC 3800 , Australia
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Rajanikanth V, Sharma AK, Rajyalakshmi M, Chandra K, Chary KVR, Sharma Y. Liaison between Myristoylation and Cryptic EF-Hand Motif Confers Ca2+ Sensitivity to Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1. Biochemistry 2015; 54:1111-22. [DOI: 10.1021/bi501134g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- CSIR-Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
- Center
for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad 500075, India
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- CSIR-Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad 500007, India
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Ihling CH, Schröder T, Pettelkau J, Tischer A, Lange C, Sinz A. Accessibilities of N-terminal myristoyl chain and cysteines in guanylyl cyclase-activating protein-2 (GCAP-2) studied by covalent labeling and mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:835-838. [PMID: 24573816 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Christian H Ihling
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry &Bioanalytics, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Subrini O, Sotomayor-Pérez AC, Hessel A, Spiaczka-Karst J, Selwa E, Sapay N, Veneziano R, Pansieri J, Chopineau J, Ladant D, Chenal A. Characterization of a membrane-active peptide from the Bordetella pertussis CyaA toxin. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:32585-32598. [PMID: 24064217 PMCID: PMC3820891 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.508838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Bordetella pertussis, the pathogenic bacteria responsible for whooping cough, secretes several virulence factors, among which is the adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA) that plays a crucial role in the early stages of human respiratory tract colonization. CyaA invades target cells by translocating its catalytic domain directly across the plasma membrane and overproduces cAMP, leading to cell death. The molecular process leading to the translocation of the catalytic domain remains largely unknown. We have previously shown that the catalytic domain per se, AC384, encompassing residues 1-384 of CyaA, did not interact with lipid bilayer, whereas a longer polypeptide, AC489, spanning residues 1-489, binds to membranes and permeabilizes vesicles. Moreover, deletion of residues 375-485 within CyaA abrogated the translocation of the catalytic domain into target cells. Here, we further identified within this region a peptidic segment that exhibits membrane interaction properties. A synthetic peptide, P454, corresponding to this sequence (residues 454-485 of CyaA) was characterized by various biophysical approaches. We found that P454 (i) binds to membranes containing anionic lipids, (ii) adopts an α-helical structure oriented in plane with respect to the lipid bilayer, and (iii) permeabilizes vesicles. We propose that the region encompassing the helix 454-485 of CyaA may insert into target cell membrane and induce a local destabilization of the lipid bilayer, thus favoring the translocation of the catalytic domain across the plasma membrane.
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- Orso Subrini
- From the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- From the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- From the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- From the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Bio-Informatique Structurale, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Direction des Sciences de la Vie, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, CEA Grenoble, 17 Rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- the Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, Equipe "Matériaux Avancés pour la Catalyse et la Santé", UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault-BP 14 491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- the Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, Equipe "Matériaux Avancés pour la Catalyse et la Santé", UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault-BP 14 491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- the Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, Equipe "Matériaux Avancés pour la Catalyse et la Santé", UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault-BP 14 491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France; the Université de Nîmes, Rue Docteur Georges Salan, 30021 Nîmes, France
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- From the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France,.
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- From the Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, Unité de Biochimie des Interactions Macromoléculaires, Département de Biologie Structurale et Chimie, 28 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France,.
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Biophysical investigation of retinal calcium sensor function. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1820:1228-33. [PMID: 22020050 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuronal calcium sensor proteins represent a subgroup of the family of EF-hand calcium binding proteins. Members of this subgroup are the guanylate cyclase-activating proteins and recoverin, which operate as important calcium sensors in retinal photoreceptor cells. Physiological and biochemical data indicate that these proteins participate in shaping the photoreceptor light response. SCOPE OF REVIEW Biophysical methods have been widely applied to investigate the molecular properties of retinal calcium binding proteins like the guanylate cyclase-activating proteins and recoverin. Properties include the determination of calcium affinities by isotope techniques and spectroscopical approaches. Conformational changes are investigated for example by tryptophan fluorescence emission. A special focus of this review is laid on a new experimental approach to study conformational changes in calcium binding proteins by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. In addition this technique has been employed for measuring the calcium-dependent binding of calcium sensors to membranes. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Biophysical approaches provide valuable information about key properties of calcium sensor proteins involved in intracellular signalling. Parameters of their molecular properties like calcium binding and conformational changes help to define their physiological role derived from cellular, genetic or physiological studies. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Calcium is an important second messenger in intracellular signaling. Calcium signals are propagated via calcium binding proteins that are able to discriminate between incremental differences in intracellular calcium and that regulate their targets with high precision and specificity. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Biochemical, biophysical and genetic approaches to intracellular calcium signalling.
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Ferranti P, Mamone G, Picariello G, Addeo F. The “dark side” of β-lactoglobulin: Unedited structural features suggest unexpected functions. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:3423-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 03/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stael S, Bayer RG, Mehlmer N, Teige M. Protein N-acylation overrides differing targeting signals. FEBS Lett 2011; 585:517-522. [PMID: 21219905 PMCID: PMC3971372 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2010] [Revised: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In a bioinformatics based screen for chloroplast-localized protein kinases we noticed that available protein targeting predictors falsely predicted chloroplast localization. This seems to be due to interference with N-terminal protein acylation, which is of particular importance for protein kinases. Their N-myristoylation was found to be highly overrepresented in the proteome, whereas myristoylation motifs are almost absent in known chloroplast proteins. However, only abolishing their myristoylation was not sufficient to target those kinases to chloroplasts and resulted in nuclear accumulation instead. In contrast, inhibition of N-myristoylation of a calcium-dependent protein kinase was sufficient to alter its localization from the plasma membrane to chloroplasts and chloroplast localization of ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase and Rubisco activase could be efficiently suppressed by artificial introduction of myristoylation and palmitoylation sites.
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- Simon Stael
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, MFPL, University of Vienna. Dr. Bohrgasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, MFPL, University of Vienna. Dr. Bohrgasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, MFPL, University of Vienna. Dr. Bohrgasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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Erkkilä AT, Isotalo E, Pulkkinen J, Haapanen ML. Association Between School Performance, Breast Milk Intake and Fatty Acid Profile of Serum Lipids in Ten-Year-Old Cleft Children. J Craniofac Surg 2005; 16:764-9. [PMID: 16192854 DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000168758.02040.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The fatty acid profiles of serum lipids were examined in 53 ten-year-old cleft children. The children presented with different cleft types (cleft lip, cleft lip and palate, isolated cleft palate and submucuous cleft palate) and were recruited from the Finnish Cleft Center. We also studied associations between serum lipid fatty acids and early breast milk intake, cognitive development in terms of preschool language learning and school achievement. The fatty acid profiles of serum lipids did not differ between boys and girls. The proportion of myristic acid in serum cholesteryl esters (CE) was higher and proportion of nervonic acid in phospholipids (PL) lower in children with isolated palatal clefts than in those with submucuous clefts. Out of the present children, 30% and 60% received breast milk less than 1 or 3 months, respectively. The proportions of docosahexaenoic acid in CE and in PL were significantly higher in the children whose breast milk intake was longer than 3 months. The number of children requiring special education was higher among those who received breast milk less than 1 month than among those with longer breast milk intake. In conclusion, the fatty acid profiles of serum lipids seem to be comparable among children with different cleft types. Short breast milk intake was associated with poorer school performance.
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- Arja T Erkkilä
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
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Duda T, Fik-Rymarkiewicz E, Venkataraman V, Krishnan A, Sharma RK. Calcium-modulated ciliary membrane guanylate cyclase transduction machinery: constitution and operational principles. Mol Cell Biochem 2005; 267:107-22. [PMID: 15663192 DOI: 10.1023/b:mcbi.0000049372.33965.4f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Odorant transduction is a biochemical process by which the odorant signal generates the electric signal. The cilia of the olfactory neuroepithelium are the sites of this process. This study documents the detailed biochemical, structural and functional description of an odorant-responsive Ca2+ -modulated membrane guanylate cyclase transduction machinery in the cilia. Myristoylated (myr)-neurocalcin delta is the Ca2+ -sensor component and the cyclase, ONE-GC, the transduction component of the machinery. Myr-neurocalcin delta senses increments in free Ca2+, binds to a defined domain of ONE-GC and stimulates the cyclase. The findings enable the formulation of an odorant transduction model in which three pivotal signaling components--Ca2+, myr-neurocalcin delta and ONE-GC--of the transduction machinery are locked. A glaring feature of the model is that its Ca2+ -dependent operational principle is opposite to the phototransduction model.
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- Teresa Duda
- The Unit of Regulatory and Molecular Biology, Department of Cell Biology, SOM & NJMS, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Pribanic S, Loffing J, Madjdpour C, Bacic D, Gisler S, Braunewell KH, Biber J, Murer H. Expression of visinin-like protein-3 in mouse kidney. Nephron Clin Pract 2004; 95:p76-82. [PMID: 14694264 DOI: 10.1159/000074844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2003] [Accepted: 10/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In renal proximal brush borders the Na/Pi cotransporter NaPi-IIa is part of a heteromultimeric complex including the PDZ proteins PDZK1 and NHERF1, which interact with the C terminus of NaPi-IIa. In this study, a yeast two-hybrid screen against the N terminus of the Na/Pi cotransporter NaPi-IIa was performed. Thereby we identified visinin-like protein-3 (VILIP-3), a member of neuronal calcium sensors. In this study, expression and protein localization of VILIP-3 in the mouse kidney was performed by immunofluorescence and RT-PCR using laser-assisted microdissected nephron segments. VILIP-3 was found to be abundant in distal and collecting ducts where it partly colocalized with calbindin D28K. In addition VILIP-3 was observed in the brush borders of proximal tubular S1 and S3 segments of both superficial and deep nephrons.
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- Sandra Pribanic
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Fivaz M, Meyer T. Specific localization and timing in neuronal signal transduction mediated by protein-lipid interactions. Neuron 2003; 40:319-30. [PMID: 14556711 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00634-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A large number of signaling proteins translocate from the cytosol to the plasma membrane in response to receptor and electrical stimuli. The site of translocation to the plasma membrane and the "on" and "off" rates of the translocation process are critical for defining the specificity of the signaling response. In addition to targeting mechanisms based on protein-protein interactions, signaling proteins have evolved a large repertoire of covalent lipid modifications and lipid binding protein modules that regulate reversible membrane association. The time constants of these membrane interactions range from milliseconds to several hours. Here we discuss how diversity in lipid-based membrane anchoring and targeting motifs contributes to plasticity in neuronal signaling by providing local and regional control mechanisms as well as a means to transduce and integrate signals over a broad range of different time scales.
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- Marc Fivaz
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Clark Center W200, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Mozsolits H, Aguilar MI. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy: an emerging tool for the study of peptide-membrane interactions. Biopolymers 2003; 66:3-18. [PMID: 12228917 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The interactions between peptides and membranes mediate a wide variety of biological processes, and characterization of the molecular details of these interactions is central to our understanding of cellular events such as protein trafficking, cellular signaling and ion-channel formation. A wide variety of biophysical techniques have been combined with the use of model membrane systems to study peptide-membrane interactions, and have provided important information on the relationship between membrane-active peptide structure and their biological function. However, what has generally not been reported is a detailed analysis of the affinity of peptide for different membrane systems, which has largely been due to the difficulty in obtaining this information. To address this issue, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy has recently been applied to the study of biomembrane-based systems using both planar mono- or bilayers or liposomes. This article provides an overview of these recent applications that demonstrate the potential of SPR to enhance our molecular understanding of membrane-mediated peptide function.
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- Henriette Mozsolits
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Cserháti T, Forgács E, Deyl Z, Miksik I, Echardt A. Binding of low molecular mass compounds to proteins studied by liquid chromatographic techniques. Biomed Chromatogr 2003; 17:353-60. [PMID: 13680844 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The newest achievements in the application of miscellaneous liquid chromatographic techniques such as size-exclusion, ion-exchange and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and thin-layer chromatography for the elucidation of the various aspects of the binding of ligands to proteins are compiled and briefly discussed. Examples of employment in pharmaceutical and clinical chemistry, drug design, enzyme kinetic studies and environmental protection are presented.
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- Tibor Cserháti
- Institute of Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, PO Box 17, 1525 Budapest, Hungary
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The physiological tuning and pathophysiological alterations of renal proximal reabsorption of inorganic phosphate can be ascribed to the net amount of the Na/Pi-cotransporter NaPi-IIa localized in the brush border membrane. The net amount of NaPi-IIa appears to be the result of an endocytotic rate regulated by a complex network of different protein kinases. New approaches demonstrated that NaPi-IIa is part of heteromeric protein complexes, organized by PDZ (postsynaptic protein PSD95, Drosophila junction protein Disc-large, tight junction protein ZO-1) proteins. Such complexes are thought to play important roles in the apical positioning and regulated endocytosis of NaPi-IIa and therefore such interactions have to be considered when explaining proximal phosphate ion reabsorption.
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- Heini Murer
- Institute of Physiology, University Zürich, 8057 Switzerland.
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Klyachko NL, Levashov AV. Bioorganic synthesis in reverse micelles and related systems. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-0294(03)00016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mozsolits H, Thomas WG, Aguilar MI. Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy in the study of membrane-mediated cell signalling. J Pept Sci 2003; 9:77-89. [PMID: 12630693 DOI: 10.1002/psc.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Peptide-membrane interactions contribute to many important biological processes such as cellular signaling, protein trafficking and ion-channel formation. During receptor-mediated signalling, activated intracellular signalling molecules are often recruited into receptor-induced signaling complexes at the cytoplasmic surface of the cell membrane. Such recruitment can depend upon protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions as well as protein acylation. A wide variety of biophysical techniques have been combined with the use of model membrane systems to study these interactions and have provided important information on the relationship between the structure of these proteins involved in cell signalling and their biological function. More recently, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy has also been applied to the study of biomembrane-based systems using both planar mono- or bilayers or liposomes. This article provides an overview of these recent applications, which demonstrate the potential of SPR to enhance our molecular understanding of membrane-mediated cellular signalling.
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- Henriette Mozsolits
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PO Box 13D, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia
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We have assembled references of 700 articles published in 2001 that describe work performed using commercially available optical biosensors. To illustrate the technology's diversity, the citation list is divided into reviews, methods and specific applications, as well as instrument type. We noted marked improvements in the utilization of biosensors and the presentation of kinetic data over previous years. These advances reflect a maturing of the technology, which has become a standard method for characterizing biomolecular interactions.
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- Rebecca L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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