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Rangra S, Chakraborty R, Hasija Y, Aggarwal KK. A cystatin C similar protein from Musa acuminata that inhibits cathepsin B involved in rheumatoid arthritis using in silico approach and in vitro cathepsin B inhibition by protein extract. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:10985-10998. [PMID: 37097972 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2203234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune disease that affects the synovial lining of the joints, causes synovitis and culminates to joint destruction. Cathepsin B is responsible for digesting unwanted proteins in extracellular matrix but its hyper expression could implicate in pathological diseases like RA. Available treatments for RA are classified into non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and steroids, but the severe side effects associated with these drugs is one of concerns and cannot be ignored. Thus, any alternative therapy with minimum or no side effects would be a cornerstone. In our in silico studies a cystatin C similar protein (CCSP) has been identified from Musa acuminata that could effectively inhibit the cathepsin B activity. In silico and molecular dynamics studies showed that the identified CCSP and cathepsin B complex has binding energy -66.89 kcal/mol as compared to cystatin C - cathepsin B complex with binding energy of -23.38 kcal/mol. These results indicate that CCSP from Musa acuminata has better affinity towards cathepsin B as compared to its natural inhibitor cystatin C. Hence, CCSP may be suggested as an alternative therapeutic in combating RA by inhibiting its one of the key proteases cathepsin B. Further, in vitro experiments with fractionated protein extracts from Musa sp. peel inhibited cathepsin B to 98.30% at 300 µg protein concentration and its IC50 was found to be 45.92 µg indicating the presence of cathepsin B inhibitor(s) in protein extract of peel which was further confirmed by reverse zymography.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Sabita Rangra
- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India
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- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India
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Bocayuva Tavares GD, Fortes Aiub CA, Felzenszwalb I, Carrão Dantas EK, Araújo-Lima CF, Siqueira Júnior CL. In vitro biochemical characterization and genotoxicity assessment of Sapindus saponaria seed extract. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 276:114170. [PMID: 33932515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Sapindus saponaria, also popularly known as soapberry, has been used in folk medicinal values because of its therapeutic properties and several compounds in its composition, which represent a target in potential for drug discovery. However, few data about its potential toxicity has been reported. AIM OF THE STUDY Plant proteins can perform essential roles in survival, acting as defense mechanism, as well functioning as important molecular reserves for its natural metabolism. The aim of the current study was to investigate the in vitro toxicity profile of protein extract of S. saponaria and detect protein potentially involved in biological effects such as collagen hydrolysis and inhibition of viral proteases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Protein extract of soapberry seeds was investigated for its cytotoxic and genotoxic action using the Ames test. The protein extract was also subjected to a partial purification process of a protease and a protease inhibitor by gel chromatography filtration techniques and the partially isolated proteins were characterized biochemically. RESULTS Seed proteins extract of S. saponaria was evaluated until 100 μg/mL concentration, presenting cytotoxicity and mutagenicity in bacterial model mostly when exposed to exogenous metabolic system and causing cytotoxic and genotoxic effects in HepG2 cells. The purification and partial characterization of a serine protease (43 kDa) and a cysteine protease inhibitor (32.8 kDa) from protein extract of S. Saponaria, corroborate the idea of the biological use of the plant as an insecticide and larvicide. Although it shows cytotoxic, mutagenic and genotoxic effects. CONCLUSION The overall results of the present study provide supportive data on the potential use of proteins produced in S. saponaria seeds as pharmacological and biotechnological agents that can be further explored for the development of new drugs.
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- Gustavo Duarte Bocayuva Tavares
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Function of Plant Proteins, Department of Botany, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Genotoxicity, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, R. Frei Caneca, 94, Centro, Brazil.
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- Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87, Pavilhão Américo Piquet Carneiro - 4o. Andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87, Pavilhão Américo Piquet Carneiro - 4o. Andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87, Pavilhão Américo Piquet Carneiro - 4o. Andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Function of Plant Proteins, Research Center on Agricultural Systems, Department of Botany, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, Brazil.
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Ashouri S, Farshbaf Pour Abad R, Zihnioglu F, Kocadag E. Extraction and purification of protease inhibitor(s) from seeds of Helianthus annuus with effects on Leptinotarsa decemlineata digestive cysteine protease. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Siddiqui AA, Khaki PSS, Sohail A, Sarwar T, Bano B. Isolation and purification of phytocystatin from almond: Biochemical, biophysical, and immunological characterization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23312025.2016.1262489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Azad Alam Siddiqui
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 202002, India
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Luo M, Ding LW, Ge ZJ, Wang ZY, Hu BL, Yang XB, Sun QY, Xu ZF. The characterization of SaPIN2b, a plant trichome-localized proteinase inhibitor from Solanum americanum. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:15162-76. [PMID: 23203117 PMCID: PMC3509633 DOI: 10.3390/ijms131115162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Revised: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Proteinase inhibitors play an important role in plant resistance of insects and pathogens. In this study, we characterized the serine proteinase inhibitor SaPIN2b, which is constitutively expressed in Solanum americanum trichomes and contains two conserved motifs of the proteinase inhibitor II (PIN2) family. The recombinant SaPIN2b (rSaPIN2b), which was expressed in Escherichia coli, was demonstrated to be a potent proteinase inhibitor against a panel of serine proteinases, including subtilisin A, chymotrypsin and trypsin. Moreover, rSaPIN2b also effectively inhibited the proteinase activities of midgut trypsin-like proteinases that were extracted from the devastating pest Helicoverpa armigera. Furthermore, the overexpression of SaPIN2b in transgenic tobacco plants resulted in enhanced resistance against H. armigera. Taken together, our results demonstrated that SaPIN2b is a potent serine proteinase inhibitor that may act as a protective protein in plant defense against insect attacks.
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- Ming Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; E-Mails: (M.L.); (L.-W.D.); (Z.-J.G.); (Z.-Y.W.); (B.-L.H.); (X.-B.Y.); (Q.-Y.S.)
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resource and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan 666303, China
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Dutt S, Gaur VS, Taj G, Kumar A. Differential induction of two different cystatin genes during pathogenesis of Karnal bunt (Tilletia indica) in wheat under the influence of jasmonic acid. Gene 2012; 506:253-60. [PMID: 22750319 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In the present study, expression patterns of two different wheat cystatins (WCs) were studied under the influence of jasmonate signaling in triggering resistance against Karnal bunt (KB). Cystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors (CPI) constituting a multigene family which regulate the activity of endo- and/or exogenous cysteine proteinases (CP). Two wheat varieties HD-29 (resistant, R) and WH-542 (susceptible, S) were pre-conditioned with jasmonate and then artificially inoculated with sporidial suspension of Tilletia indica to study its influence in inducing defense by regulating cystatin genes. On the transcriptional level, WC4 and WC5 gave different temporal expression patterns. Expression of WC4 was higher in boot emergence stage which is most susceptible to KB and then slowly declined in both varieties. Expression of WC5 showed an entirely reverse pattern of expression, which kept on rising as the grains matured. Cystatin activity determination by inhibitor assay gave higher activity in resistant variety and under JA treatment. Estimation of specific activity of total cystatin at different days after inoculation (DAI) showed that JA positively induced cystatin expression in both varieties but R variety always registered a greater cystatin expression than the susceptible one (P<0.05). In plants inoculated with pathogen, initially there was a rise in cystatin activity which gradually decreased 7 DAI when compared with the un-inoculated plants. Based on these findings it is clearly demonstrated that jasmonate acts as a potential activator of induced resistance by up-regulating cystatin expression and provides the conditioning effect prior to infection through the maintenance of critical balance of CP/CPI interaction. However, different cystatin genes show different temporal expression patterns and may play different roles at various developmental stages of the grain.
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- Shriparna Dutt
- Department of Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263 145, India
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Benchabane M, Schlüter U, Vorster J, Goulet MC, Michaud D. Plant cystatins. Biochimie 2010; 92:1657-66. [PMID: 20558232 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Plant cystatins have been the object of intense research since the publication of a first paper reporting their existence more than 20 years ago. These ubiquitous inhibitors of Cys proteases play several important roles in plants, from the control of various physiological and cellular processes in planta to the inhibition of exogenous Cys proteases secreted by herbivorous arthropods and pathogens to digest or colonize plant tissues. After an overview of current knowledge about the evolution, structure and inhibitory mechanism of plant cystatins, we review the different roles attributed to these proteins in plants. The potential of recombinant plant cystatins as effective pesticidal proteins in crop protection is also considered, as well as protein engineering approaches adopted over the years to improve their inhibitory potency and specificity towards Cys proteases of biotechnological interest.
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- Meriem Benchabane
- Département de phytologie, CRH/INAF, Université Laval, Québec (QC), Canada G1V 0A6
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Doi-Kawano K, Nishimoto E, Kouzuma Y, Takahashi D, Yamashita S, Kimura M. Steady-State and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopic Studies on Interaction of the N-terminal Region with the Hairpin Loop of the Phytocystain Scb. J Fluoresc 2008; 19:631-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10895-008-0454-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2007] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang XC, Shao HL, Wang JX, Zhao XF. Purification and characterisation of an inhibitor of a cathepsin B-like proteinase from sunflower seed. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2008; 21:433-9. [PMID: 17059177 DOI: 10.1080/14756360500381244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Cathepsin B is a vitally important enzyme in various physiological processes and in tumor invasion and metastasis. A cathepsin B inhibitor, HCB-SunI, was identified and purified from sunflower seeds, Helianthus annuus, using ammonium sulfate precipitation and two steps of conventional chromatography. The molecular mass of HCB-SunI was estimated to be 12 kDa by SDS-PAGE and 12.32 kDa by MALDI TOF MS. Its N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined to be: PYGGGGTESG. HCB-SunI not only inhibited Helicoverpa cathepsin B (HCB) but also decreased the growth of HeLa and glioma cells by 7-27% and 6-22%, respectively, when the cells were grown in a final concentration of 0.002-0.008 microM inhibitor.
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- Xin-Chang Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Isabel CVM, Luis MSJ, Roberto BM. Substrate Specificity of a Cationic Peptidase from Bromelia Hemisphaerica L. Nat Prod Commun 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A cationic peptidase, named hemisphaericin-C, has been purified from the juice of Bromelia hemisphaerica fruits by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration on Sephadex G-75 and cationic exchange chromatography on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), to yield a single 24 kDa band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), which showed esterase and proteolytic activities. The esterase activity was inhibited by E-64, leupeptin, and cystatin, but not by EDTA. Characterization of the primary specificity of hemisphaericin-C showed activity towards substrates specific for chymotrypsin: N-succinyl-L-Phe- p-nitroanilide (PHE pNA) and N-benzoyl-L-Tyr- p-nitroanilide (TYR pNA), and those for trypsin: N-benzoyl-L-arg- p-nitroanilide (BA pNA) to a lower degree. The higher selectivity, assessed by Vmax/Km, was obtained for PHE pNA, the substrate containing the aromatic lateral chain amino acid at the P1 position. The preference of hemisphaericin-C for PHE pNA gives a clue in the search for a chymotrypsin-like peptidase from a vegetal source.
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- Cortés-Vázquez Ma. Isabel
- Departamento de Biotecnología, Laboratorio de Enzimas Vegetales, Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Km 8.5 Yautepec-Jojutla, 62731 Yautepec, Morelos, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Carpio y Plan de Ayala, 11340 D.F., México
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- Departamento de Biotecnología, Laboratorio de Enzimas Vegetales, Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Km 8.5 Yautepec-Jojutla, 62731 Yautepec, Morelos, México
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Christova PK, Christov NK, Imai R. A cold inducible multidomain cystatin from winter wheat inhibits growth of the snow mold fungus, Microdochium nivale. PLANTA 2006; 223:1207-18. [PMID: 16320069 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-0169-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2005] [Accepted: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A novel cold-induced cystatin cDNA clone (TaMDC1) was isolated from cold acclimated winter wheat crown tissue by using a macroarray-based differential screening method. The deduced amino acid sequence consisted of a putative N-terminal secretory signal peptide of 37 amino acids and a mature protein (mTaMDC1) with a molecular mass of 23 kDa. The mTaMDC1 had a highly conserved N-terminal cystatin domain and a long C-terminal extension containing a second region, which exhibited partial similarity to the cystatin domain. The recombinant mTaMDC1 was purified from Escherichia coli and its cysteine proteinase inhibitory activity against papain was analyzed. The calculated Ki value of 5.8 x 10(-7) M is comparable to those reported for other phytocystatins. Northern and western blot analyses showed elevated expression of TaMDC1 mRNA and protein during cold acclimation of wheat. In addition to cold, accumulation of the TaMDC1 message was induced by other abiotic stresses including drought, salt and ABA treatment. Investigation of in vitro antifungal activity of mTaMDC1 showed strong inhibition on the mycelium growth of the snow mold fungus Microdochium nivale. Hyphae growth was totally inhibited in the presence of 50 mug/ml mTaMDC1 and morphological changes such as swelling, fragmentation and sporulation of the fungus were observed. The mechanisms of the in vitro antifungal effects and the possible involvement of TaMDC1 in cold induced snow mold resistance of winter wheat are discussed.
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- Petya Koeva Christova
- Winter Stress Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, Hitsujigaoka 1, Sapporo, Japan
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Martinez M, Abraham Z, Gambardella M, Echaide M, Carbonero P, Diaz I. The strawberry gene Cyf1 encodes a phytocystatin with antifungal properties. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2005; 56:1821-9. [PMID: 15897228 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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An EST, encoding a strawberry phytocystatin (PhyCys) obtained from a developing fruit of Fragariaxananassa cv. Elsanta has been characterized. The corresponding gene (Cyf1) had three introns interrupting its ORF that codes for a protein (FaCPI-1) of 235 amino acid residues with a putative signal peptide of 29 residues and an estimated molecular mass for the mature protein of 23.1 kDa. This protein contains, besides a C-terminal extension, several motifs conserved in all members of the PhyCys superfamily: (i) a GG and LARFAV-like motifs towards the N-terminal part of the protein; (ii) the reactive site QVVAG, and (iii) a conserved PW, downstream of the reactive site. Northern blot and in situ hybridization analyses indicated that the Cyf1 gene was expressed in fully expanded leaves, in roots and in achenes, but not in the receptacle (pseudocarp) during fruit development. The recombinant FaCPI-1 protein expressed in E. coli efficiently inhibited papain (K(i) 1.9 x 10(-9) M) and less so cathepsin H (K(i) 4.7 x 10(-7) M) and cathepsin B (K(i) 3.3 x 10(-6) M), and was a good inhibitor of the in vitro growth of phytopathogenic fungi Botrytis cinerea (EC(50): 1.90 microM) and Fusarium oxysporum (EC(50): 2.28 microM).
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- Manuel Martinez
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Biotecnología-UPM, ETSI Agrónomos, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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Haq SK, Atif SM, Khan RH. Protein proteinase inhibitor genes in combat against insects, pests, and pathogens: natural and engineered phytoprotection. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 431:145-59. [PMID: 15464737 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2004] [Revised: 07/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The continual need to increase food production necessitates the development and application of novel biotechnologies to enable the provision of improved crop varieties in a timely and cost-effective way. A milestone in this field was the introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) entomotoxic proteins into plants. Despite the success of this technology, there is need for development of alternative strategies of phytoprotection. Biotechnology offers sustainable solutions to the problem of pests, pathogens, and plant parasitic nematodes in the form of other insecticidal protein genes. A variety of genes, besides (Bt) toxins that are now available for genetic engineering for pest resistance are genes for vegetative insecticidal proteins, proteinase inhibitors, alpha-amylase inhibitors, and plant lectins. This review presents a comprehensive summary of research efforts that focus on the potential use and advantages of using proteinase inhibitor genes to engineer insect- and pest-resistance. Crop protection by means of PI genes is an important component of Integrated Pest Management programmes.
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- Soghra Khatun Haq
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
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Diop NN, Kidric M, Repellin A, Gareil M, d'Arcy-Lameta A, Pham Thi AT, Zuily-Fodil Y. A multicystatin is induced by drought-stress in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata(L.) Walp.) leaves. FEBS Lett 2004; 577:545-50. [PMID: 15556644 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2004] [Revised: 07/12/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cystatins are protein inhibitors of cystein proteinases belonging to the papain family. In cowpea, cystatin-like polypeptides and a cDNA have been identified from seeds and metabolic functions have been attributed to them. This paper describes VuC1, a new cystatin cDNA isolated from cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). Sequence analysis revealed a multicystatin structure with two cystatin-like domains. The recombinant VUC1 protein (rVUC1) was expressed in an heterologous expression system and purified to apparent homogeneity. It appeared to be an efficient inhibitor of papain activity on a chromogenic substrate. Polyclonal antibodies against rVUC1 were obtained. Involvement of the VuC1 cDNA in the cellular response to various abiotic stresses (progressive drought-stress, dessication and application of exogenous abscissic acid) was studied, using Northern blot and Western blot analysis, in the leaf tissues of cowpea plants corresponding to two cultivars with different capacity to tolerate drought-stress. Surprisingly, these abiotic stresses induced accumulation of two VuC1-like messages both translated into VUC1-like polypeptides. Difference in the transcript accumulation patterns was observed between the two cultivars and related to their respective tolerance level. Presence of multiple cystatin-like polypeptides and their possible involvement in the control of leaf protein degradation by cysteine proteinases is discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cystatins/chemistry
- Cystatins/genetics
- Cystatins/isolation & purification
- Cystatins/pharmacology
- Disasters
- Fabaceae/chemistry
- Fabaceae/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Open Reading Frames
- Papain/antagonists & inhibitors
- Plant Leaves/chemistry
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Substrate Specificity
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Ndeye Ndack Diop
- Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie moléculaire, UMR/IRD 137, FST, Université Paris 12 - Val de Marne, 61 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94 010 Créteil cedex, France
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Atkinson HJ, Urwin PE, McPherson MJ. Engineering plants for nematode resistance. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2003; 41:615-39. [PMID: 12730388 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.41.052002.095737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Biotechnology offers sustainable solutions to the problem of plant parasitic nematode control. There are several possible approaches for developing transgenic plants with improved nematode resistance; these include anti-invasion and migration strategies, feeding-cell attenuation, and antinematode feeding and development strategies. The essential elements of an effective control strategy are (a) genes that encode an antinematode effector protein, peptide or interfering RNA and (b) promoters that direct a specific pattern of expression for that effector. This review summarizes information on effectors that act directly against the nematode as well as those aimed at disrupting the nematode feeding site. We discuss patterns of promoter activity that could deliver expression of these effectors in a restricted and directed manner. Societal opposition to the technology of GM-nematode control is also discussed.
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- Howard J Atkinson
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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Tzeng SS, Chen GH, Jiang ST. Expression of Soluble Thioredoxin Fused-Carp (Cyprinus carpio) Ovarian Cystatin in Escherichia coli. J Food Sci 2002. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2002.tb09546.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Konarev AV, Anisimova IN, Gavrilova VA, Vachrusheva TE, Konechnaya GY, Lewis M, Shewry PR. Serine proteinase inhibitors in the Compositae: distribution, polymorphism and properties. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2002; 59:279-291. [PMID: 11830136 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(01)00463-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Multiple molecular forms of inhibitors of trypsin (TI) and chymotrypsin (CI), which are typical digestive enzymes of insects, mammals and micro-organisms, and subtilisin (SI), a proteinase of many bacteria and phytopathogenic fungi, were identified in seeds and vegetative organs of the majority of 128 wild and cultivated species representing 65 genera of three of the subfamilies of the Compositae. Inhibitors with M(r) ranging from 7450 to 7800 and combining activities towards subtilisin and trypsin and/or chymotrypsin (T/C/SI) had the widest distribution and may be involved in plant defense mechanisms. They were found in many species of the subfamilies Carduoideae (genera Carthamus, Centaurea, Cirsium), Cichorioideae (Lactuca, Taraxacum) and Asteroideae (Helianthus, Cosmos, Bidens). Partial amino acid sequencing showed that the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) T/C/SI and Cosmos bipinnatus T/C/SI, T/SI and C/SI belonged to the potato I inhibitor family. The most active, variable and heterogeneous inhibitors were found in species of the tribe Heliantheae, which is placed in the evolutionary advanced subfamily Asteroideae. Seeds of Helianthus species, Eclipta prostrata, Gailardia aristata, Zinnia elegans and Silphium perfoliatum contained various TI with M(r) ranging from 1500 to 14,750, with some also containing SI. H. annuus seeds contain a unique cyclic TI of M(r) 1514 and similar TI were also present in other Helianthus spp. and the related species Tithonia diversifolia. Zinnia elegans contained a TI with M(r) 11,350 which appeared to represent a novel type of inhibitor distantly related to the cereal subgroup of Bowman-Birk inhibitors. TI and T/SI varied widely in H. annuus lines and wild Helianthus species in their presence or absence and composition. Similar T/SI components were found in the cultivated diploid H. annuus and annual diploid species with the B genome but not in perennials with the A genome. Some T/SI, SI and TI were detected in vegetative organs of sunflower and other Compositae. Studies of the polymorphism and distribution of proteinase inhibitors are relevant to the evolution of protective protein systems and the mechanisms of resistance to pathogenic organisms in the Compositae and other plants.
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- Alexander V Konarev
- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection (VIZR), Podbelsky 3, St. Petersburg, 189620 Russia.
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Tzeng SS, Chen GH, Chung YC, Jiang ST. Expression of soluble form carp (Cyprinus carpio) ovarian cystatin in Escherichia coli and its purification. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2001; 49:4224-4230. [PMID: 11559115 DOI: 10.1021/jf0105135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A DNA encoding thioredoxin-mature carp ovarian cystatin (trx-cystatin) fusion protein was ligated into a pET-23a(+) expression vector and then transformed into Escherichia coli AD494(DE3) expression host. After induction by isopropyl beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside, a high level of the soluble form of recombinant trx-cystatin was expressed in the cytoplasm of E. coli. The recombinant trx-cystatin could be purified by Ni(2+)-NTA agarose affinity chromatography. The molecular mass (M) of the recombinant trx-cystatin was approximately 28 kDa composed of recombinant thioredoxin (16 kDa) and recombinant mature carp ovarian cystatin (12 kDa). Both recombinant trx-fused and mature carp ovarian cystatins were stable at pH 6-11. No obvious decrease in activity was observed even after 5 min of incubation at 60 degrees C. They exhibited papain-like protease inhibition activity comparable to that of the mature carp ovarian cystatin, which could inhibit papain and mackerel cathepsins L and L-like, but not cathepsin B.
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- S S Tzeng
- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan 202, Republic of China
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Kouzuma Y, Tsukigata K, Inanaga H, Doi-Kawano K, Yamasaki N, Kimura M. Molecular cloning and functional expression of cDNA encoding the cysteine proteinase inhibitor Sca from sunflower seeds. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2001; 65:969-72. [PMID: 11388484 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sunflower cystatin a (Sca) is distinguished from other phytocystatins by its lack of the N-terminal about 20 amino acids, resulting in the absence of the evolutionarily conserved Gly residue. The cDNA encoding Sca was amplified by PCR methods. The cDNA consists of 520 nucleotides and includes an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 98 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with the Sca protein sequence indicated that the deduced sequence has an extra 15 amino acids and one amino acid at the N- and C-termini, respectively. This result suggests that Sca is synthesized as a preprotein (preSca) and proteolytic cleavages at peptide bonds may give rise to the mature Sca. To address this assumption and also to investigate the significance of the N-terminal extension sequence to Sca for inhibitory activity, a recombinant pre-Sca (rpre-Sca), in which the N-terminal extension was fused to the matured Sca, and a recombinant matured Sca (rSca) were overproduced in Escherichia coli cells. Incubation of the rpre-Sca with a seed extract resulted in a mobility by SDS-PAGE that was the same as rSca, demonstrating a proteolytic cleavage by endogenous proteinases. The rSca and rpre-Sca proteins were further characterized with respect to inhibitory activity and sensorgrams of the interaction with papain. The result showed that rpre-Sca had stronger inhibitory activity than rSca, and that the increased activity toward papain was due to a lower dissociation rate constant. This finding indicates that the N-terminal region of rpre-Sca increases the inhibitory activity by stabilizing the rpre-Sca and papain complex.
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- Y Kouzuma
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Wu J, Haard NF. Purification and characterization of a cystatin from the leaves of methyl jasmonate treated tomato plants. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2000; 127:209-20. [PMID: 11083031 DOI: 10.1016/s0742-8413(00)00145-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A multidomain cystatin was purified from the leaves of mature and seedling tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum, cv Bonnie Best) that had been sprayed with methyl jasmonate. For seedlings, cystatin purification was accomplished using EDTA washing, KCI extraction, 70 degrees C heat treatment, ammonium sulfate fractionation and gel filtration chromatography. For mature plants, DEAE chromatography was also needed to separate a protease, hydrolysis products of cystatin and serine proteinase inhibitors from the intact cystatin. Purified tomato cystatin has a molecular weight (Mr) of 88 kDa, eight papain binding domains, is a non-competitive inhibitor of papain with K1 of 1.4 nM and is not a glycoprotein. Tryptic peptides (Mr 26, 13 kDa) and most chymotryptic peptides (Mr 33, 13 kDa) of tomato cystatin retain inhibitor activity. Amino acid analysis revealed no Cys; Asx, Glx, Gly, Ser accounted for almost half the residues and there was some homology with potato multicystatin. Activity is stable at pH 4-11 at 4 degrees C, but unstable at neutral pH at > 60 degrees C (Ea = 92.5 kJ/mole). Extracts of mature plants treated with methyl jasmonate contain lower Mr cystatins that appear to result from the action of an endogenous 26 kDa protease on the 88 kDa inhibitor.
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- J Wu
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California-Davis, 95616, USA.
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Rogelj B, Popovic T, Ritonja A, Strukelj B, Brzin J. Chelidocystatin, a novel phytocystatin from Chelidonium majus. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 1998; 49:1645-1649. [PMID: 9862139 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00281-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus L.) has traditional uses in European and Chinese herbal medicine. In the plant sap significant inhibitory activity against papain was observed. A cysteine proteinase inhibitor, named chelidocystatin, was isolated from the plant using papain Sepharose affinity chromatography followed by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. Chelidocystatin showed a M(r) of 10,000 on SDS-PAGE with the pI of 9.3, and was a strong inhibitor of cathepsin L (Ki = 5.6 x 10(-11) M), papain (Ki = 1.1 x 10(-10) M) and cathepsin H (Ki = 7.5 x 10(-9) M). The complete amino acid sequence of the protein was obtained with N-terminal sequencing and sequencing of the peptides after digestion of the protein. Moreover, a major part of the sequence was verified by molecular cloning. The conserved glycine residue at the N-terminal region and the QVVAG motif, which are both believed to be involved in the inhibitory activity, indicate that it is a member of the cystatin superfamily. The amino acid sequence of chelidocystatin shows a high degree of homology with cysteine proteinase inhibitors belonging to the phytocystatin group, especially with the recently described carrot and sunflower phytocystatins with which it shares 57% and 54% homology, respectively.
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- B Rogelj
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute Jozef Stefan, Jamova, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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