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Allert MJ, Hellinga HW. Discovery of Thermostable, Fluorescently Responsive Glucose Biosensors by Structure-Assisted Function Extrapolation. Biochemistry 2022; 61:276-293. [PMID: 35084821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Accurate assignment of protein function from sequence remains a fascinating and difficult challenge. The periplasmic-binding protein (PBP) superfamily present an interesting case of function prediction because they are both ubiquitous in prokaryotes and tend to diversify through gene duplication "explosions" that can lead to large numbers of paralogs in a genome. An engineered version of the moderately thermostable glucose-binding PBP from Escherichia coli has been used successfully as a reagentless fluorescent biosensor both in vitro and in vivo. To develop more robust sensors that meet the challenges of real-world applications, we report the discovery of thermostable homologues that retain a glucose-mediated conformationally coupled fluorescence response. Accurately identifying a glucose-binding PBP homologue among closely related paralogs is challenging. We demonstrate that a structure-based method that filters sequences by residues that bind glucose in an archetype structure is highly effective. Using fully sequenced bacterial genomes, we found that this filter reduced high paralog numbers to single hits in a genome, consistent with the accurate separation of glucose binding from other functions. We expressed engineered proteins for eight homologues, chosen to represent different degrees of sequence identity, and tested their glucose-mediated fluorescence responses. We accurately predicted the presence of glucose binding down to 31% sequence identity. We have also successfully identified suitable candidates for next-generation robust, fluorescent glucose sensors.
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- Malin J Allert
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3711, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3711, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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Xi J, Chen Y. Effects of tetrahydro-curcumin on the formation of β-carboline heterocyclic amines in dry-heated soy protein isolate in the presence of glucose. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bearham J, Krutrök N, Lindberg B, Woodall M, Astrand A, Taylor JD, Biggart M, Vasiljevs S, Tarran R, Baines DL. A modified fluorescent sensor for reporting glucose concentration in the airway lumen. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254248. [PMID: 34242292 PMCID: PMC8270177 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We have modified the periplasmic Escherichia coli glucose/galactose binding protein (GBP) and labelled with environmentally sensitive fluorophores to further explore its potential as a sensor for the evaluation of glucose concentration in airway surface liquid (ASL). We identified E149C/A213R GBP labelled with N,N’-Dimethyl-N-(iodoacetyl)-N’-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)ethylenediamine (IANBD, emission wavelength maximum 536nm) with a Kd for D-glucose of 1.02mM and a fluorescence dynamic range of 5.8. This sensor was specific for D-glucose and exhibited fluorescence stability in experiments for several hours. The use of E149C/A213R GBP-IANBD in the ASL of airway cells grown at air-liquid-interface (ALI) detected an increase in glucose concentration 10 minutes after raising basolateral glucose from 5 to 15mM. This sensor also reported a greater change in ASL glucose concentration in response to increased basolateral glucose in H441 airway cells compared to human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) and there was less variability with HBEC data than that of H441 indicating that HBEC more effectively regulate glucose movement into the ASL. The sensor detected glucose in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALf) from diabetic db/db mice but not normoglycaemic wildtype mice, indicating limited sensitivity of the sensor at glucose concentrations <50μM. Using nasal inhalation of the sensor and spectral unmixing to generate images, E149C/A213R GBP-IANBD fluorescence was detected in luminal regions of cryosections of the murine distal lung that was greater in db/db than wildtype mice. In conclusion, this sensor provides a useful tool for further development to measure luminal glucose concentration in models of lung/airway to explore how this may change in disease.
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- Jade Bearham
- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Research and Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Research and Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Research and Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Research and Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Preformulation Characterization, Stabilization, and Formulation Design for the Acrylodan-Labeled Glucose-Binding Protein SM4-AC. J Pharm Sci 2017; 106:1197-1210. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Stepanenko OV, Fonin AV, Stepanenko OV, Staiano M, D'Auria S, Kuznetsova IM, Turoverov KK. Tryptophan residue of the D-galactose/D-glucose-binding protein from E. Coli localized in its active center does not contribute to the change in intrinsic fluorescence upon glucose binding. J Fluoresc 2014; 25:87-94. [PMID: 25501855 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-014-1483-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Changes of the characteristics of intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence of the wild type of D-galactose/D-glucose-binding protein from Escherichia coli (GGBPwt) induced by D-glucose binding were examined by the intrinsic UV-fluorescence of proteins, circular dyhroism in the near-UV region, and acrylamide-induced fluorescence quenching. The analysis of the different characteristics of GGBPwt and its mutant form GGBP-W183A together with the analysis of the microenvironment of tryptophan residues of GGBPwt revealed that Trp 183, which is directly involved in sugar binding, has the least influence on the provoked by D-glucose blue shift and increase in the intensity of protein intrinsic fluorescence in comparison with other tryptophan residues of GGBP.
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- Olga V Stepanenko
- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky ave., 4, 194064, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Ausili A, Staiano M, Marabotti A, D'Auria G, Gómez-Fernández JC, Torrecillas A, Ortiz A, D'Auria S. Correlation between fluorescence and structure in the orange-emitting GFP-like protein, monomeric Kusabira Orange. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2014; 138:223-229. [PMID: 24980638 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The mKO is the monomeric version of Kusabira Orange, a GFP-like protein emitting bright orange fluorescence at 559 nm. This protein shows the characteristic β-barrel motif typical of the fluorescent protein family which it belongs to, similar spectral properties to the tetrameric form and an exceptional photo-stability to pH changes. Here, we demonstrate that mKO in solution at physiological pH exhibits a secondary structure analogue to that of the crystal. Moreover, we describe the thermal unfolding, revealing an outstanding structural stability with a denaturation temperature close to 90 °C and identifying the existence of a thermodynamic intermediate. The denaturation process of mKO results to be absolutely irreversible because of the complete lost of the native structure and the consequent aggregation, while the presence of the intermediate state is most likely due to coexistence of two different species of mKO, with protonated and deprotonated chromophore respectively, that affects the fluorescence properties and the structural stability of the protein.
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- A Ausili
- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Naples, Italy.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Naples, Italy; Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular-A, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular-A, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular-A, University of Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Naples, Italy.
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Bovine α1-acid glycoprotein, a thermostable version of its human counterpart: Insights from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and in silico modelling. Biochimie 2014; 102:19-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Deacon LJ, Billones H, Galyean AA, Donaldson T, Pennacchio A, Iozzino L, D'Auria S, Dattelbaum JD. Tryptophan-scanning mutagenesis of the ligand binding pocket in Thermotoga maritima arginine-binding protein. Biochimie 2013; 99:208-14. [PMID: 24370478 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Thermotoga maritima arginine binding protein (TmArgBP) is a member of the periplasmic binding protein superfamily. As a highly thermostable protein, TmArgBP has been investigated for the potential to serve as a protein scaffold for the development of fluorescent protein biosensors. To establish a relationship between structural dynamics and ligand binding capabilities, we constructed single tryptophan mutants to probe the arginine binding pocket. Trp residues placed around the binding pocket reveal a strong dependence on fluorescence emission of the protein with arginine for all but one of the mutants. Using these data, we calculated dissociation constants of 1.9-3.3 μM for arginine. Stern-Volmer quenching analysis demonstrated that the protein undergoes a large conformational change upon ligand binding, which is a common feature of this protein superfamily. While still active at room temperature, time-resolved intensity and anisotropy decay data suggest that the protein exists as a highly rigid structure under these conditions. Interestingly, TmArgBP exists as a dimer at room temperature in both the presence and absence of arginine, as determined by asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (AF4) and supported by native gel-electrophoresis and time-resolved anisotropy. Our data on dynamics and stability will contribute to our understanding of hyperthermophilic proteins and their potential biotechnological applications.
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- Lindsay J Deacon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA; Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP-CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Stepanenko OV, Stepanenko OV, Povarova OI, Fonin AV, Kuznetsova IM, Turoverov KK, Staiano M, Varriale A, D’Auria S. New Insight into Protein−Ligand Interactions. The Case of the d-Galactose/d-Glucose-Binding Protein from Escherichia coli. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:2765-73. [DOI: 10.1021/jp1095486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Olga V. Stepanenko
- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Science, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Science, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Science, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Science, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Science, 194064 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- CNR, Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, Naples, Italy
- University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- CNR, Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, Naples, Italy
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Computational design has been very successful in recent years: multiple novel ligand binding proteins as well as enzymes have been reported. We wanted to know in molecular detail how precise the predictions of the interactions of protein and ligands are. Therefore, we performed a structural analysis of a number of published receptors designed onto the periplasmic binding protein scaffold that were reported to bind to the new ligands with nano- to micromolar affinities. It turned out that most of these designed proteins are not suitable for structural studies due to instability and aggregation. However, we were able to solve the crystal structure of an arabinose binding protein designed to bind serotonin to 2.2 A resolution. While crystallized in the presence of an excess of serotonin, the protein is in an open conformation with no serotonin bound, although the side-chain conformations in the empty binding pocket are very similar to the conformations predicted. During subsequent characterization using isothermal titration calorimetry, CD, and NMR spectroscopy, no indication of binding could be detected for any of the tested designed receptors, whereas wild-type proteins bound their ligands as expected. We conclude that although the computational prediction of side-chain conformations appears to be working, it does not necessarily confer binding as expected. Hence, the computational design of ligand binding is not a solved problem and needs to be revisited.
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Scirè A, Marabotti A, Staiano M, Briand L, Varriale A, Bertoli E, Tanfani F, D'Auria S. Structure and stability of a rat odorant-binding protein: another brick in the wall. J Proteome Res 2009; 8:4005-13. [PMID: 19537758 DOI: 10.1021/pr900346z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The effect of temperature on the structure of the rat odorant-binding protein was investigated by spectroscopic and in silico methodologies. In particular, in this work, we examined the structural features of the rat OBP-1F by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics investigations. The obtained spectroscopic results were analyzed using the following three different methods based on the unexchanged amide hydrogens of the protein sample: (1) the analysis of difference spectra; (2) the generalized 2D-IR correlation spectroscopy; (3) the phase diagram method. The three methods indicated that at high temperatures the rOBP-1F structure undergoes a relaxation process involving the protein tertiary organization before undergoing the denaturation and aggregation processes, suggesting the presence of an intermediate state such as a molten globule-like state. Importantly, the proposed analyses represent a general approach that could be applied to the study of protein stability.
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- Andrea Scirè
- Department of Biochemistry, Biology, and Genetics, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Marchal S, Staiano M, Marabotti A, Vitale A, Varriale A, Lange R, D'Auria S. Pressure effects on the structure and stability of the hyperthermophilic trehalose/maltose-binding protein from Thermococcus litoralis. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:12804-8. [PMID: 19711955 DOI: 10.1021/jp904973y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In this work, we investigated the effect of pressure on the structure and stability of the recombinant D-trehalose/D-maltose-binding protein isolated from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus litoralis (TMBP). The spectroscopic results obtained both in the absence and in the presence of maltose or trehalose revealed that the TMBP-Mal complex exhibits a larger structural stability under high pressure values than TMBP-Tre complex. In addition, the results also pointed out that pressure induces reversible denaturation transitions of the protein structure. By combining the fluorescence results obtained with 8-anilino-1-naphtalene sulfonate as extrinsic probe and the intrinsic indolic fluorescence of TMBP, it is evident that the protein structural changes above 400 MPa that involve the exposure to the solvent of a large portion of the hydrophobic protein domains are preceded by a partially unfolded protein structural state. The spectroscopic results have been interpreted and discussed by taking into account the X-ray structure of the protein and, in particular, the interactions of maltose and trehalose within the three-dimensional structure of TMBP.
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- Stephane Marchal
- INSERM, U710, University Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34095, France
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Lórenz-Fonfría VA, Padrós E. Method for the estimation of the mean lorentzian bandwidth in spectra composed of an unknown number of highly overlapped bands. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2008; 62:689-700. [PMID: 18559158 DOI: 10.1366/000370208784658129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We introduce a method for the estimation of the mean Lorentzian bandwidth of the component bands in a spectrum. The method is computationally simple, using only the module of the Fourier transform of the spectrum, and its first derivative. Moreover, the presented method does not require knowledge of the number of bands in the spectrum, their band positions, or their band areas. Furthermore, it works on spectra containing Lorentzian bands, as well as Gaussian and Voigtian bands. Therefore, the introduced method seems especially well suited for obtaining a representative Lorentzian width for highly overlapped bands, independent of their number and Lorentzian/Gaussian character. We describe how different experimental limitations (spectral truncation, offset error, presence of noise, etc.) may affect the performance of the method, and when required we propose effective alternatives to minimize their effects. Finally, we show the application of the method to an experimental spectrum: the amide I band of a dry film of the solubilized ADP/ATP carrier. The estimation of the mean Lorentzian width can allow, for instance, for a more objective selection of the deconvolution width in Fourier self-deconvolution, allowing for a more objective and reliable analysis of the amide I band of proteins. The mean Lorentzian width can also be useful to obtain an estimation of the homogenous broadening and vibrational relaxation of the amide I vibration of proteins, without requiring complex pump-probe experiments.
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- Víctor A Lórenz-Fonfría
- Unitat de Biofísica, Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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Scognamiglio V, Aurilia V, Cennamo N, Ringhieri P, Iozzino L, Tartaglia M, Staiano M, Ruggiero G, Orlando P, Labella T, Zeni L, Vitale A, D'Auria S. D-galactose/D-glucose-binding Protein from Escherichia coli as Probe for a Non-consuming Glucose Implantable Fluorescence Biosensor. SENSORS 2007; 7:2484-2491. [PMID: 28903239 PMCID: PMC3864534 DOI: 10.3390/s7102484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2007] [Accepted: 10/21/2007] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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D-Galactose/D-glucose-binding protein from E. coli (GGBP) is a monomer that binds glucose with high affinity. The protein structure of GGBP is organized in two principal domains linked by a hinge region that form the sugar-binding site. In this work we show that the mutant form of GGBP at the amino acid position 182 can be utilized as a probe for the development of a non-consuming analyte fluorescence biosensor to monitor the glucose level in diabetes health care.
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- Viviana Scognamiglio
- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory for Molecular Sensing, IBP, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino, 111 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Glucose/galactose binding protein (GGBP) functions in two different larger systems of proteins used by enteric bacteria for molecular recognition and signaling. Here we report on the thermodynamics of conformational equilibrium distributions of GGBP. Three fluorescence components appear at zero glucose concentration and systematically transition to three components at high glucose concentration. Fluorescence anisotropy correlations, fluorescent lifetimes, thermodynamics, computational structure minimization, and literature work were used to assign the three components as open, closed, and twisted conformations of the protein. The existence of three states at all glucose concentrations indicates that the protein continuously fluctuates about its conformational state space via thermally driven state transitions; glucose biases the populations by reorganizing the free energy profile. These results and their implications are discussed in terms of the two types of specific and nonspecific interactions GGBP has with cytoplasmic membrane proteins.
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- Troy C Messina
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Marabotti A, Herman P, Staiano M, Varriale A, de Champdoré M, Rossi M, Gryczynski Z, D'Auria S. Pressure effect on the stability and the conformational dynamics of the D-Galactose/D-Glucose-binding protein from Escherichia coli. Proteins 2005; 62:193-201. [PMID: 16294341 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The effect of the pressure on the structure and stability of the D-Galactose/D-Glucose binding protein (GGBP) from Escherichia coli was studied by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, and the ability of glucose ligand to stabilize the GGBP structure was also investigated. Steady-state fluorescence experiments showed a marked quenching of fluorescence emission of GGBP in the absence of glucose. Instead, the presence of glucose seems to stabilize the structure of GGBP at low and moderate pressure values. Time-resolved fluorescence measurements showed that the GGBP taumean in the absence of glucose varies significantly up to 600 bar, while in the presence of the ligand it is almost unaffected by pressure increase up to 600 bar. The effect of the pressure on GGBP was also studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The simulation data support the spectroscopic results and confirm that the presence of glucose is able to contrast the negative effects of pressure on the protein structure. Taken together, the spectroscopic and computer simulation studies suggest that at pressure values up to 2000 bar the structure of GGBP in the absence of glucose remains folded, but a significant perturbation of the protein secondary structures can be detected. The binding of glucose reduces the negative effect of pressure on protein structure and confers protection from perturbation especially at moderate pressure values.
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- Anna Marabotti
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Institute of Food Science, CNR, Avellino, Italy
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Borini S, D'Auria S, Rossi M, Rossi AM. Writing 3D protein nanopatterns onto a silicon nanosponge. LAB ON A CHIP 2005; 5:1048-52. [PMID: 16175259 DOI: 10.1039/b505089h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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A three-dimensional protein nanopatterning method has been developed, based on local activation of porous silicon by electron beam. Proteins specifically bind to irradiated regions, and the depth of biomolecule nanopatterns can be controlled by varying the electron energy. This unique feature permits exploitation of the huge surface area of the sponge-like material, thus allowing concentration of a large amount of proteins on nanosized patterns. Moreover, the grafted biomolecules retain their full functionality, and the feasibility of a glucose sensor has been demonstrated.
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- Stefano Borini
- IEN Galileo Ferraris, strada delle Cacce 91, I-10135 Torino, Italy.
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Herman P, Vecer J, Barvik I, Scognamiglio V, Staiano M, de Champdoré M, Varriale A, Rossi M, D'Auria S. The role of calcium in the conformational dynamics and thermal stability of the D-galactose/D-glucose-binding protein from Escherichia coli. Proteins 2005; 61:184-95. [PMID: 16080150 DOI: 10.1002/prot.20582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
We have characterized stability and conformational dynamics of the calcium depleted D-galactose/D-glucose-binding protein (GGBP) from Escherichia coli. The structural stability of the protein was investigated by steady state and time resolved fluorescence, and far-UV circular dichroism in the temperature range from 20 degrees C to 70 degrees C. We have found that the absence of the Ca(2+) ion results in a significant destabilization of the C-terminal domain of the protein. In particular, the melting temperature decreases by about 10 degrees C with the simultaneous loss of the melting cooperativity. Time resolved fluorescence quenching revealed significant loosening of the protein when highly shielded Trp residue(s) became accessible to acrylamide at higher temperatures. We have documented a significant stabilizing effect of glucose that mostly reverts the effect of calcium, that is, the thermal stability of the protein increases by about 10 degrees C and the melting cooperativity is restored. Moreover, the protein structure remains compact with low amplitude of the segmental mobility up to high temperatures. We have used molecular dynamics to identify the structural feature responsible for changes in the temperature stability. Disintegration of the Ca(2+)-binding loop seems to be responsible for the loss of the stability in the absence of calcium. The new insights on the structural properties and temperature stability of the calcium depleted GGBP contribute to better understanding of the protein function and constitute important information for the development of new biotechnological applications of this class of proteins.
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Affiliation(s)
- Petr Herman
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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