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Helegbe GK, Wemakor A, Ameade EPK, Anabire NG, Anaba F, Bautista JM, Zorn BG. Co-Occurrence of G6PD Deficiency and SCT among Pregnant Women Exposed to Infectious Diseases. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5085. [PMID: 37568487 PMCID: PMC10419962 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12155085] [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: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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During pregnancy, women have an increased relative risk of exposure to infectious diseases. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of the co-occurrence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) and sickle cell trait (SCT) and the impact on anemia outcomes among pregnant women exposed to frequent infectious diseases. Over a six-year period (March 2013 to October 2019), 8473 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics (ANCs) at major referral hospitals in Northern Ghana were recruited and diagnosed for common infectious diseases (malaria, syphilis, hepatitis B, and HIV), G6PDd, and SCT. The prevalence of all the infections and anemia did not differ between women with and without G6PDd (χ2 < 3.6, p > 0.05 for all comparisons). Regression analysis revealed a significantly higher proportion of SCT in pregnant women with G6PDd than those without G6PDd (AOR = 1.58; p < 0.011). The interaction between malaria and SCT was observed to be associated with anemia outcomes among the G6PDd women (F-statistic = 10.9, p < 0.001). Our findings show that anemia is a common condition among G6PDd women attending ANCs in northern Ghana, and its outcome is impacted by malaria and SCT. This warrants further studies to understand the impact of antimalarial treatment and the blood transfusion outcomes in G6PDd/SCT pregnant women.
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- Gideon Kofi Helegbe
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University for Development Studies, Tamale P.O. Box TL 1883, Ghana;
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), Department of Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 54, Ghana
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale P.O. Box TL 1883, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale P.O. Box TL 1883, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University for Development Studies, Tamale P.O. Box TL 1883, Ghana;
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), Department of Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 54, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala P.O. Box TL 1883, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Animal Health, Complutense University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Alakbaree M, Amran S, Shamsir M, Ahmed HH, Hamza M, Alonazi M, Warsy A, Latif NA. Human G6PD variant structural studies: Elucidating the molecular basis of human G6PD deficiency. GENE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Combined effects of double mutations on catalytic activity and structural stability contribute to clinical manifestations of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24307. [PMID: 34934109 PMCID: PMC8692357 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03800-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in humans, affecting ~ 500 million worldwide. A detailed study of the structural stability and catalytic activity of G6PD variants is required to understand how different mutations cause varying degrees of enzyme deficiency, reflecting the response of G6PD variants to oxidative stress. Furthermore, for G6PD double variants, investigating how two mutations jointly cause severe enzyme deficiency is important. Here, we characterized the functional and structural properties of nine G6PD variants: G6PD Gaohe, G6PD Mahidol, G6PD Shoklo, G6PD Canton, G6PD Kaiping, G6PD Gaohe + Kaiping, G6PD Mahidol + Canton, G6PD Mahidol + Kaiping and G6PD Canton + Kaiping. All variants were less catalytically active and structurally stable than the wild type enzyme, with G6PD double mutations having a greater impact than single mutations. G6PD Shoklo and G6PD Canton + Kaiping were the least catalytically active single and double variants, respectively. The combined effects of two mutations were observed, with the Canton mutation reducing structural stability and the Kaiping mutation increasing it in the double mutations. Severe enzyme deficiency in the double mutants was mainly determined by the trade-off between protein stability and catalytic activity. Additionally, it was demonstrated that AG1, a G6PD activator, only marginally increased G6PD enzymatic activity and stability.
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Praoparotai A, Junkree T, Imwong M, Boonyuen U. Functional and structural analysis of double and triple mutants reveals the contribution of protein instability to clinical manifestations of G6PD variants. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 158:884-893. [PMID: 32387609 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common polymorphism and enzymopathy in humans, affecting approximately 400 million people worldwide. Over 200 point mutations have been identified in g6pd and the molecular mechanisms underlying the severity of G6PD variants differ. We report the detailed functional and structural characterization of 11 recombinant human G6PD variants: G6PD Asahi, G6PD A, G6PD Guadalajara, G6PD Acrokorinthos, G6PD Ananindeua, G6PD A-(202), G6PD Sierra Leone, G6PD A-(680), G6PD A-(968), G6PD Mount Sinai and G6PD No name. G6PD Guadalajara, G6PD Mount Sinai and G6PD No name are inactive variants and, correlating with the observed clinical manifestations, exhibit complete loss of enzyme activity. Protein structural instability, causing a reduction in catalytic efficiency, contributes to the clinical phenotypes of all variants. In double and triple mutants sharing the G6PD A mutation, we observed cooperative interaction between two and three mutations to cause protein dysfunction. The G6PD A (Asn126Asp) mutation exhibits no effect on protein activity and stability, indicating that the additional mutations in these G6PD variants significantly contribute to enzyme deficiency. We provide insight into the molecular basis of G6PD deficiency, which can explain the severity of clinical manifestations observed in individuals with G6PD deficiency.
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- Aun Praoparotai
- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Devendra R, Gupta V, Biradar SS, Bhat P, Hegde S, Hoti SL, Mukherjee MB, Hegde HV. G6PD A- is the major cause of G6PD deficiency among the Siddis of Karnataka, India. Ann Hum Biol 2019; 47:55-58. [DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2019.1699954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Rati Devendra
- ICMR-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Parel, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Immunohaematology, Parel, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavi, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavi, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavi, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavi, India
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Srinivasan E, Ravikumar S, Venkataramanan S, Purohit R, Rajasekaran R. Molecular mechanics and quantum chemical calculations unveil the combating effect of baicalein on human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregates. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2019.1660778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- E. Srinivasan
- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), Vellore, India
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- Multidisciplinary Center for Biomedical Research, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Allied Health Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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- Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, India
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), Vellore, India
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Hwang S, Mruk K, Rahighi S, Raub AG, Chen CH, Dorn LE, Horikoshi N, Wakatsuki S, Chen JK, Mochly-Rosen D. Correcting glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency with a small-molecule activator. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4045. [PMID: 30279493 PMCID: PMC6168459 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06447-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, one of the most common human genetic enzymopathies, is caused by over 160 different point mutations and contributes to the severity of many acute and chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress, including hemolytic anemia and bilirubin-induced neurological damage particularly in newborns. As no medications are available to treat G6PD deficiency, here we seek to identify a small molecule that corrects it. Crystallographic study and mutagenesis analysis identify the structural and functional defect of one common mutant (Canton, R459L). Using high-throughput screening, we subsequently identify AG1, a small molecule that increases the activity of the wild-type, the Canton mutant and several other common G6PD mutants. AG1 reduces oxidative stress in cells and zebrafish. Furthermore, AG1 decreases chloroquine- or diamide-induced oxidative stress in human erythrocytes. Our study suggests that a pharmacological agent, of which AG1 may be a lead, will likely alleviate the challenges associated with G6PD deficiency. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency provides insufficient protection from oxidative stress, contributing to diverse human pathologies. Here, the authors identify a small molecule that increases the activity and/or stability of mutant G6PD and show that it reduces oxidative stress in zebrafish and hemolysis in isolated human erythrocytes.
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- Sunhee Hwang
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy, 1000 E. University Ave., HS 596, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP), Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University, Irvine, CA, 92618, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305-5080, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 473 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Photon Science, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-7015, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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Functional and Biochemical Analysis of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Variants: Elucidating the Molecular Basis of G6PD Deficiency. Catalysts 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/catal7050135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Srinivasan E, Rajasekaran R. Exploring the cause of aggregation and reduced Zn binding affinity by G85R mutation in SOD1 rendering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Proteins 2017; 85:1276-1286. [PMID: 28321933 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a lethal neurodegenerative disorder is characterized by the degeneration of upper and lower motor neuron. ALS occurs due to various notably prominent missense mutations, in gene encoding Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) thereby leading to aggregation, dysfunction and reduced Zn binding affinity. In this study, one such mutation, G85R was explored in comparison with wild type SOD1, using discrete molecular dynamics (DMD). Accordingly, the conformational changes were significantly observed in mutant SOD1, through various geometrical parameters, which substantiated the difference in conformational deviation, flexibility and compactness, thus stipulating a root cause for aggregation. Followed by, analysis of essential dynamics further authenticated the cause behind the protein dysfunction. In particular, the high content of beta sheet with structural deviations, down to dysfunction was established in mutant as compared to wild type, while passing through secondary structure analysis. Subsequently, the deviation of distance in Zn binding residues was distinctly portrayed in mutant as compared to wild type, thus confirming the cause of reduced Zn binding affinity. In addition, the steered molecular dynamics analysis also authenticated the above results indicating the reduced Zn binding affinity in the mutant as compared to that of the wild type. Hence, this work revealed the theoretical mechanism to unravel the mutational effects of cofactor dependent protein. Proteins 2017; 85:1276-1286. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- E Srinivasan
- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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Cunningham AD, Hwang S, Mochly-Rosen D. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and the Need for a Novel Treatment to Prevent Kernicterus. Clin Perinatol 2016; 43:341-54. [PMID: 27235212 PMCID: PMC8265784 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hyperbilirubinemia occurs frequently in newborns, and in severe cases can progress to kernicterus and permanent developmental disorders. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, one of the most common human enzymopathies, is a major risk factor for hyperbilirubinemia and greatly increases the risk of kernicterus even in the developed world. Therefore, a novel treatment for kernicterus is needed, especially for G6PD-deficient newborns. Oxidative stress is a hallmark of bilirubin toxicity in the brain. We propose that the activation of G6PD via a small molecule chaperone is a potential strategy to increase endogenous defense against bilirubin-induced oxidative stress and prevent kernicterus.
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- Anna D Cunningham
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Boonyuen U, Chamchoy K, Swangsri T, Saralamba N, Day NPJ, Imwong M. Detailed functional analysis of two clinical glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variants, G6PDViangchan and G6PDViangchan+Mahidol: Decreased stability and catalytic efficiency contribute to the clinical phenotype. Mol Genet Metab 2016; 118:84-91. [PMID: 27053284 PMCID: PMC4894296 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2016.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an X-linked hereditary genetic defect that is the most common polymorphism and enzymopathy in humans. To investigate functional properties of two clinical variants, G6PDViangchan and G6PDViangchan+Mahidol, these two mutants were created by overlap-extension PCR, expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. We describe an overexpression and purification method to obtain substantial amounts of functionally active protein. The KM for G6P of the two variants was comparable to the KM of the native enzyme, whereas the KM for NADP(+) was increased 5-fold for G6PDViangchan and 8-fold for G6PDViangchan+Mahidol when compared with the native enzyme. Additionally, kcat of the mutant enzymes was markedly reduced, resulting in a 10- and 18-fold reduction in catalytic efficiency for NADP(+) catalysis for G6PDViangchan and G6PDViangchan+Mahidol, respectively. Furthermore, the two variants demonstrated significant reduction in thermostability, but similar susceptibility to trypsin digestion, when compared with the wild-type enzyme. The presence of NADP(+) is shown to improve the stability of G6PD enzymes. This is the first report indicating that protein instability and reduced catalytic efficiency are responsible for the reduced catalytic activity of G6PDViangchan and G6PDViangchan+Mahidol and, as a consequence, contribute to the clinical phenotypes of these two clinical variants.
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- Usa Boonyuen
- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Gómez-Manzo S, Terrón-Hernández J, de la Mora-de la Mora I, García-Torres I, López-Velázquez G, Reyes-Vivas H, Oria-Hernández J. Cloning, expression, purification and characterization of his-tagged human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: a simplified method for protein yield. Protein J 2014; 32:585-92. [PMID: 24146346 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-013-9518-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) catalyzes the first step of the pentose phosphate pathway. In erythrocytes, the functionality of the pathway is crucial to protect these cells against oxidative damage. G6PD deficiency is the most frequent enzymopathy in humans with a global prevalence of 4.9 %. The clinical picture is characterized by chronic or acute hemolysis in response to oxidative stress, which is related to the low cellular activity of G6PD in red blood cells. The disease is heterogeneous at genetic level with around 160 mutations described, mostly point mutations causing single amino acid substitutions. The biochemical studies aimed to describe the detrimental effects of mutations on the functional and structural properties of human G6PD are indispensable to understand the molecular physiopathology of this disease. Therefore, reliable systems for efficient expression and purification of the protein are highly desirable. In this work, human G6PD was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by immobilized metal affinity chromatography in a single chromatographic step. The structural and functional characterization indicates that His-tagged G6PD resembles previous preparations of recombinant G6PD. In contrast with previous protein yield systems, our method is based on commonly available resources and fully accessible laboratory equipment; therefore, it can be readily implemented.
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- Saúl Gómez-Manzo
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Genética, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Secretaria de Salud, Insurgentes Sur 3700-C, Col. Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegación Coyoacán, 04530, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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Ho HY, Cheng ML, Chiu DTY. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase--beyond the realm of red cell biology. Free Radic Res 2014; 48:1028-48. [PMID: 24720642 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.913788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is critical to the maintenance of NADPH pool and redox homeostasis. Conventionally, G6PD deficiency has been associated with hemolytic disorders. Most biochemical variants were identified and characterized at molecular level. Recently, a number of studies have shone light on the roles of G6PD in aspects of physiology other than erythrocytic pathophysiology. G6PD deficiency alters the redox homeostasis, and affects dysfunctional cell growth and signaling, anomalous embryonic development, and altered susceptibility to infection. The present article gives a brief review of basic science and clinical findings about G6PD, and covers the latest development in the field. Moreover, how G6PD status alters the susceptibility of the affected individuals to certain degenerative diseases is also discussed.
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- H-Y Ho
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University , Kwei-san, Tao-yuan , Taiwan
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Clinical mutants of human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase: impairment of NADP(+) binding affects both folding and stability. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2009; 1792:804-9. [PMID: 19465117 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2009.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2009] [Revised: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) has both the "catalytic" NADP(+) site and a "structural" NADP(+) site where a number of severe G6PD deficiency mutations are located. Two pairs of G6PD clinical mutants, G6PD(Wisconsin) (R393G) and G6PD(Nashville) (R393H), and G6PD(Fukaya) (G488S) and G6PD(Campinas) (G488V), in which the mutations are in the vicinity of the "structural" NADP(+) site, showed elevated K(d) values of the "structural" NADP(+), ranging from 53 nM to 500 nM compared with 37 nM for the wild-type enzyme. These recombinant enzymes were denatured by Gdn-HCl and refolded by rapid dilution in the presence of l-Arg, NADP(+) and DTT at 25 degrees C. The refolding yields of the mutants exhibited strong NADP(+)-dependence and ranged from 1.5% to 59.4% with 1000 microM NADP(+), in all cases lower than the figure of 72% for the wild-type enzyme. These mutant enzymes also displayed decreased thermostability and high susceptibility to chymotrypsin digestion, in good agreement with their corresponding melting temperatures in CD experiments. Taken together, the results support the view that impaired binding of "structural" NADP(+) can hinder folding as well as cause instability of these clinical mutant enzymes in the fully folded state.
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Wang XT, Engel PC. An optimised system for refolding of human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. BMC Biotechnol 2009; 9:19. [PMID: 19284595 PMCID: PMC2660318 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-9-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), active in both dimer and tetramer forms, is the key entry enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), providing NADPH for biosynthesis and various other purposes, including protection against oxidative stress in erythrocytes. Accordingly haemolytic disease is a major consequence of G6PD deficiency mutations in man, and many severe disease phenotypes are attributed to G6PD folding problems. Therefore, a robust refolding method with high recovery yield and reproducibility is of particular importance to study those clinical mutant enzymes as well as to shed light generally on the refolding process of large multi-domain proteins. RESULTS The effects of different chemical and physical variables on the refolding of human recombinant G6PD have been extensively investigated. L-Arg, NADP+ and DTT are all major positive influences on refolding, and temperature, protein concentration, salt types and other additives also have significant impacts. With the method described here, ~70% enzyme activity could be regained, with good reproducibility, after denaturation with Gdn-HCl, by rapid dilution of the protein, and the refolded enzyme displays kinetic and CD properties indistinguishable from those of the native protein. Refolding under these conditions is relatively slow, taking about 7 days to complete at room temperature even in the presence of cyclophilin A, a peptidylprolyl isomerase reported to increase refolding rates. The refolded protein intermediates shift from dominant monomer to dimer during this process, the gradual emergence of dimer correlating well with the regain of enzyme activity. CONCLUSION L-Arg is the key player in the refolding of human G6PD, preventing the aggregation of folding intermediate, and NADP+ is essential for the folding intermediate to adopt native structure. The refolding protocol can be applied to produce high recovery yield of folded protein with unaltered properties, paving the way for future studies on clinical G6PD mutants with folding defects and providing a useful model system to study the folding process of oligomeric proteins.
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- Xiao-Tao Wang
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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G6PD deficiency assessment in Freetown, Sierra Leone, reveals further insight into the molecular heterogeneity of G6PD A-. J Hum Genet 2008; 53:675-679. [DOI: 10.1007/s10038-008-0294-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Huang Y, Choi MY, Au SWN, Au DMY, Lam VMS, Engel PC. Purification and detailed study of two clinically different human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase variants, G6PD(Plymouth) and G6PD(Mahidol): Evidence for defective protein folding as the basis of disease. Mol Genet Metab 2008; 93:44-53. [PMID: 17959407 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2007.08.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2007] [Revised: 08/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In an attempt to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency caused by two mutations, G6PD(Plymouth) (G163D) and G6PD(Mahidol) (G163S), the two variants were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis and expressed in G6PD-deficient E. coli DF 213 cells. A first indication of impaired folding came from problems in expressing these clinical mutants, which were only overcome by lowering the growth temperature or co-expressing with molecular chaperones (GroEL and GroES). Both strategies significantly increased soluble expression of recombinant G6PD(Plymouth) and G6PD(Mahidol), judged by both G6PD activity in extracts and the amount of immunoreactive protein. Using a modified 3-step protocol, the two mutant enzymes were successfully purified for the first time. Steady-state kinetic parameters (K(m) for NADP(+), K(m) for G6P and k(cat)) of the two mutants are very similar to the wild-type values, indicating that the catalytic efficiency of the two mutants remains unchanged. The two mutants are, however, markedly less stable than wild-type G6PD in both thermostability and urea-induced inactivation tests. In a typical experiment at 37 degrees C and pH 7.2 after 24h G6PD WT, G6PD(Mahidol) and G6PD(Plymouth) retained 58.3%, 27.0% and 3.9%, respectively, of their corresponding initial activity. The stability of all three enzymes is enhanced by addition of NADP(+). According to unfolding and refolding experiments, the two mutants are impaired in their folding properties. Thus structural instability appears to be the molecular basis of the clinical phenotype in G6PD(Plymouth) and G6PD(Mahidol) and in particular of the differing clinical severity of the two mutations. The 3-D structure solved for G6PD(Canton) allows an interpretation of these effects in terms of steric hindrance.
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- Yuxiang Huang
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is a very common X-linked genetic disorder though most deficient people are asymptomatic. A number of different G6PD variants have reached polymorphic frequencies in different parts of the world due to the relative protection they confer against malaria infection. People, usually males, with deficient alleles are susceptible to neonatal jaundice, and acute hemolytic anemia, usually during infection, after treatment with certain drugs or after eating fava beans. Very rarely de novo mutations can arise causing the more severe condition of chronic nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia. Altogether 160 different mutations have been described. The majority of mutations cause red cell enzyme deficiency by decreasing enzyme stability. The polymorphic mutations affect amino acid residues throughout the enzyme and decrease the stability of the enzyme in the red cell, possibly by disturbing protein folding. The severe mutations mostly affect residues at the dimer interface or those that interact with a structural NADP molecule that stabilizes the enzyme.
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- Philip J Mason
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8125, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Sobngwi E, Gautier JF, Kevorkian JP, Villette JM, Riveline JP, Zhang S, Vexiau P, Leal SM, Vaisse C, Mauvais-Jarvis F. High prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency without gene mutation suggests a novel genetic mechanism predisposing to ketosis-prone diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005; 90:4446-51. [PMID: 15914531 PMCID: PMC6143174 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-2545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) is mostly observed in males of West African descent and is characterized by phasic or permanent insulin dependence without apparent autoimmune process. OBJECTIVE KPD subjects display a propensity to hyperglycemia-induced acute insulin deficiency, suggesting that they exhibit a propensity to oxidative stress in beta-cells. The enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a defense mechanism against oxidative stress, and G6PD deficiency, an X-linked genetic disorder with male predominance, is frequent in West Africans. We hypothesized that mutations in the G6PD gene could predispose to KPD. DESIGN We studied G6PD erythrocyte enzyme activity and the insulin secretory reserve (glucagon-stimulated C peptide) in a cohort of hospitalized West Africans with KPD (n = 59) or type 2 diabetes (T2DM; n = 59) and in normoglycemic controls (n = 55). We also studied the G6PD gene in an extended population of KPD patients (n = 100), T2DM patients (n = 59), and controls (n = 85). RESULTS The prevalence of G6PD deficiency was higher in KPD than in T2DM and controls (42.3%; 16.9%; 16.4%; P = 0.01). In KPD, but not in T2DM, insulin deficiency was proportional to the decreased G6PD activity (r = 0.33; P = 0.04). We found no increase in the prevalence of G6PD gene mutations in KPD compared with T2DM and controls. Rather, we found a 20.3% prevalence of G6PD deficiency in KPD without gene mutation. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that 1) G6PD deficiency alone is not causative of KPD; and 2) alterations in genes controlling both insulin secretion and G6PD-mediated antioxidant defenses may contribute to the predisposition to KPD in West Africans.
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- Eugene Sobngwi
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St. Louis Hospital, University of Paris VII School of Medicine, France
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Merritt J, Butz JA, Ogunnaike BA, Edwards JS. Parallel analysis of mutant human glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in yeast using PCR colonies. Biotechnol Bioeng 2005; 92:519-31. [PMID: 16193512 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We demonstrate a highly parallel strategy to analyze the impact of single nucleotide mutations on protein function. Using our method, it is possible to screen a population and quickly identify a subset of functionally interesting mutants. Our method utilizes a combination of yeast functional complementation, growth competition of mutant pools, and polymerase colonies. A defined mutant human glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase library was constructed which contains all possible single nucleotide missense mutations in the eight-residue glucose-6-phosphate binding peptide of the enzyme. Mutant human enzymes were expressed in a zwf1 (gene encoding yeast homologue) deletion strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Growth rates of the 54 mutant strains arising from this library were measured in parallel in conditions selective for active hG6PD. Several residues were identified which tolerated no mutations (Asp200, His201 and Lys205) and two (Ile199 and Leu203) tolerated several substitutions. Arg198, Tyr202, and Gly204 tolerated only 1-2 specific substitutions. Generalizing from the positions of tolerated and non-tolerated amino acid substitutions, hypotheses were generated about the functional role of specific residues, which could, potentially, be tested using higher resolution/lower throughput methods.
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- Joshua Merritt
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Hirono A, Kawate K, Honda A, Fujii H, Miwa S. A single mutation 202G>A in the human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (G6PD) can cause acute hemolysis by itself. Blood 2002; 99:1498. [PMID: 11852882 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v99.4.1498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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