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Khatun MS, Shoombuatong W, Hasan MM, Kurata H. Evolution of Sequence-based Bioinformatics Tools for Protein-protein Interaction Prediction. Curr Genomics 2020; 21:454-463. [PMID: 33093807 PMCID: PMC7536797 DOI: 10.2174/1389202921999200625103936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are the physical connections between two or more proteins via electrostatic forces or hydrophobic effects. Identification of the PPIs is pivotal, which contributes to many biological processes including protein function, disease incidence, and therapy design. The experimental identification of PPIs via high-throughput technology is time-consuming and expensive. Bioinformatics approaches are expected to solve such restrictions. In this review, our main goal is to provide an inclusive view of the existing sequence-based computational prediction of PPIs. Initially, we briefly introduce the currently available PPI databases and then review the state-of-the-art bioinformatics approaches, working principles, and their performances. Finally, we discuss the caveats and future perspective of the next generation algorithms for the prediction of PPIs.
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- Address correspondence to these authors at the Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; Tel: +81-948-297-828; E-mail: and Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Biomedical Informatics R&D Center, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Tel: +81-948-297-828; E-mail:
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- Address correspondence to these authors at the Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; Tel: +81-948-297-828; E-mail: and Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Biomedical Informatics R&D Center, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan; Tel: +81-948-297-828; E-mail:
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Activity of Vsr endonucleases encoded by Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA1090 is influenced by MutL and MutS proteins. BMC Microbiol 2018; 18:95. [PMID: 30165819 PMCID: PMC6116569 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1243-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background The functioning of DNA repair systems is based on correct interactions between proteins involved in DNA repair. Very Short Patch (VSP) repair is a DNA repair system that corrects mismatches resulting from the deamination of 5-methylcytosine. The key enzyme in the VSP system is Vsr endonuclease, which can cleave mismatched DNA independently of accessory proteins. Until now, in vivo activity has only been shown for V.EcoKDcm - the only Vsr endonuclease in Escherichia coli. Additionally, the VSP system of E. coli is the only one for which interactions between proteins of the system have been demonstrated. Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA1090 is the first bacterium that we previously demonstrated to encode two active in vitro Vsr endonucleases: V.NgoAXIII and V.NgoAXIV. Results We elucidate the mutator phenotype of N. gonorrhoeae mutants with disrupted genes encoding V.NgoAXIII or V.NgoAXIV endonuclease. Furthermore, we investigate the interactions between gonococcal Vsr endonucleases and MutL and MutS proteins. The Vsr endonucleases physically interact with gonococcal MutL protein but not with MutS protein. In the presence of the MutL protein, the efficiency of DNA cleavage by both V.NgoAXIII and V.NgoAXIV endonucleases increases, resulting in a decrease in the amount of Vsr enzyme required to complete digestion of mismatched DNA. Both Vsr endonucleases are also stimulated in vitro by the MutL protein of E. coli. In turn, the gonococcal MutS protein hinders DNA cleavage by the Vsr endonucleases. However, this effect is overridden in the presence of MutL, and furthermore, the simultaneous presence of MutL and MutS causes an increase in the efficiency of DNA cleavage by the Vsr endonucleases compared to the reaction catalyzed by V.NgoAXIII or V.NgoAXIV alone. Conclusions For the first time, interactions between proteins of the DNA repair system encoded by N. gonorrhoeae that are responsible for the correction of mismatches resulting from the 5-methylcytosine deamination were identified. The increase in activity of Vsr endonucleases in the presence of MutL protein could allow for reduced synthesis of the Vsr endonucleases in cells, and the susceptibility of gonococcal Vsr endonucleases on MutL protein of E. coli implies a universal mechanism of Vsr stimulation by MutL protein. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12866-018-1243-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Ngounou Wetie AG, Sokolowska I, Woods AG, Roy U, Loo JA, Darie CC. Investigation of stable and transient protein-protein interactions: Past, present, and future. Proteomics 2013. [PMID: 23193082 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This article presents an overview of the literature and a review of recent advances in the analysis of stable and transient protein-protein interactions (PPIs) with a focus on their function within cells, organs, and organisms. The significance of PTMs within the PPIs is also discussed. We focus on methods to study PPIs and methods of detecting PPIs, with particular emphasis on electrophoresis-based and MS-based investigation of PPIs, including specific examples. The validation of PPIs is emphasized and the limitations of the current methods for studying stable and transient PPIs are discussed. Perspectives regarding PPIs, with focus on bioinformatics and transient PPIs are also provided.
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- Armand G Ngounou Wetie
- Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
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Morita R, Nakane S, Shimada A, Inoue M, Iino H, Wakamatsu T, Fukui K, Nakagawa N, Masui R, Kuramitsu S. Molecular mechanisms of the whole DNA repair system: a comparison of bacterial and eukaryotic systems. J Nucleic Acids 2010; 2010:179594. [PMID: 20981145 PMCID: PMC2957137 DOI: 10.4061/2010/179594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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DNA is subjected to many endogenous and exogenous damages. All organisms have developed a complex network of DNA repair mechanisms. A variety of different DNA repair pathways have been reported: direct reversal, base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, mismatch repair, and recombination repair pathways. Recent studies of the fundamental mechanisms for DNA repair processes have revealed a complexity beyond that initially expected, with inter- and intrapathway complementation as well as functional interactions between proteins involved in repair pathways. In this paper we give a broad overview of the whole DNA repair system and focus on the molecular basis of the repair machineries, particularly in Thermus thermophilus HB8.
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- Rihito Morita
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Fukui K. DNA mismatch repair in eukaryotes and bacteria. J Nucleic Acids 2010; 2010. [PMID: 20725617 PMCID: PMC2915661 DOI: 10.4061/2010/260512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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DNA mismatch repair (MMR) corrects mismatched base pairs mainly caused by DNA replication errors. The fundamental mechanisms and proteins involved in the early reactions of MMR are highly conserved in almost all organisms ranging from bacteria to human. The significance of this repair system is also indicated by the fact that defects in MMR cause human hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancers as well as sporadic tumors. To date, 2 types of MMRs are known: the human type and Escherichia coli type. The basic features of the former system are expected to be universal among the vast majority of organisms including most bacteria. Here, I review the molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic and bacterial MMR, emphasizing on the similarities between them.
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- Kenji Fukui
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Harima Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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Fukui K, Kosaka H, Kuramitsu S, Masui R. Nuclease activity of the MutS homologue MutS2 from Thermus thermophilus is confined to the Smr domain. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:850-60. [PMID: 17215294 PMCID: PMC1807967 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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MutS homologues are highly conserved enzymes engaged in DNA mismatch repair (MMR), meiotic recombination and other DNA modifications. Genome sequencing projects have revealed that bacteria and plants possess a MutS homologue, MutS2. MutS2 lacks the mismatch-recognition domain of MutS, but contains an extra C-terminal region called the small MutS-related (Smr) domain. Sequences homologous to the Smr domain are annotated as ‘proteins of unknown function’ in various organisms ranging from bacteria to human. Although recent in vivo studies indicate that MutS2 plays an important role in recombinational events, there had been only limited characterization of the biochemical function of MutS2 and the Smr domain. We previously established that Thermus thermophilus MutS2 (ttMutS2) possesses endonuclease activity. In this study, we report that a Smr-deleted ttMutS2 mutant retains the dimerization, ATPase and DNA-binding activities, but has no endonuclease activity. Furthermore, the Smr domain alone was stable and functional in binding and incising DNA. It is noteworthy that an endonuclease activity is associated with a MutS homologue, which is generally thought to recognize specific DNA structures.
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- Kenji Fukui
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka UniversityToyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka UniversityToyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka UniversityToyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Harima Institute1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka UniversityToyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Harima Institute1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyamacho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan. Tel: +81 06 6850 5433; Fax: +81 06 6850 5442;
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Lamers MH, Georgijevic D, Lebbink JH, Winterwerp HHK, Agianian B, de Wind N, Sixma TK. ATP increases the affinity between MutS ATPase domains. Implications for ATP hydrolysis and conformational changes. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:43879-85. [PMID: 15297450 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406380200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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MutS is the key protein of the Escherichia coli DNA mismatch repair system. It recognizes mispaired and unpaired bases and has intrinsic ATPase activity. ATP binding after mismatch recognition by MutS serves as a switch that enables MutL binding and the subsequent initiation of mismatch repair. However, the mechanism of this switch is poorly understood. We have investigated the effects of ATP binding on the MutS structure. Crystallographic studies of ATP-soaked crystals of MutS show a trapped intermediate, with ATP in the nucleotide-binding site. Local rearrangements of several residues around the nucleotide-binding site suggest a movement of the two ATPase domains of the MutS dimer toward each other. Analytical ultracentrifugation experiments confirm such a rearrangement, showing increased affinity between the ATPase domains upon ATP binding and decreased affinity in the presence of ADP. Mutations of specific residues in the nucleotide-binding domain reduce the dimer affinity of the ATPase domains. In addition, ATP-induced release of DNA is strongly reduced in these mutants, suggesting that the two activities are coupled. Hence, it seems plausible that modulation of the affinity between ATPase domains is the driving force for conformational changes in the MutS dimer. These changes are driven by distinct amino acids in the nucleotide-binding site and form the basis for long-range interactions between the ATPase domains and DNA-binding domains and subsequent binding of MutL and initiation of mismatch repair.
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- Meindert H Lamers
- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam
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Stanisławska-Sachadyn A, Sachadyn P, Jedrzejczak R, Kur J. Construction and purification of his6-Thermus thermophilus MutS protein. Protein Expr Purif 2003; 28:69-77. [PMID: 12651109 DOI: 10.1016/s1046-5928(02)00649-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The mutS gene from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus was PCR amplified, cloned, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant MutS protein containing an oligohistidine domain at the N-terminus was purified in a single step by Ni(2+) affinity chromatography to apparent homogeneity. The mismatch recognition properties of the his(6)-tagged MutS protein were confirmed by DNA protection against exonuclease digestion and retardation assays. The results of analytical gel filtration indicate that the predominant form of T. thermophilus MutS at micromolar concentrations is a tetramer.
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- Anna Stanisławska-Sachadyn
- Technical University of Gdańsk, Department of Microbiology, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, Gdansk 80-952, Poland
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We have compiled a comprehensive list of the articles published in the year 2000 that describe work employing commercial optical biosensors. Selected reviews of interest for the general biosensor user are highlighted. Emerging applications in areas of drug discovery, clinical support, food and environment monitoring, and cell membrane biology are emphasized. In addition, the experimental design and data processing steps necessary to achieve high-quality biosensor data are described and examples of well-performed kinetic analysis are provided.
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- R L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Kato R, Kataoka M, Kamikubo H, Kuramitsu S. Direct observation of three conformations of MutS protein regulated by adenine nucleotides. J Mol Biol 2001; 309:227-38. [PMID: 11491292 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mismatched base-pairs, which are caused by either DNA replication errors, DNA damage or genetic recombination, are repaired by the mismatch-repair system. The MutS protein, a component of the mismatch-repair system, recognizes mismatched base-pairs in DNA, and its DNA-binding activity is affected by ATP and ADP. Here, we show that the MutS protein from Thermus thermophilus HB8 can have three different conformations in solution, based on direct observations made by small-angle X-ray scattering. The conformation of MutS in solution is drastically influenced by the presence of ADP and ATP; the ATP-bound form has the most compact conformation, the ADP-bound form the most stretched, and the nucleotide-free form has a conformation intermediate between the two. Based on these findings, we conclude that the DNA-binding activity of MutS may depend on conformational changes triggered by both the binding and hydrolysis of ATP.
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- R Kato
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
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