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Krammer EM, Bridot C, Serna S, Echeverria B, Semwal S, Roubinet B, van Noort K, Wilbers RP, Bourenkov G, de Ruyck J, Landemarre L, Reichardt N, Bouckaert J. Structural insights into a cooperative switch between one and two FimH bacterial adhesins binding pauci- and high-mannose type N-glycan receptors. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104627. [PMID: 36944399 PMCID: PMC10127133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The FimH type-1 fimbrial adhesin allows pathogenic Escherichia coli to adhere to glycoproteins in the epithelial linings of human bladder and intestinal tract, by using multiple fimbriae simultaneously. Pauci- and high-mannose type N-glycans are natural FimH receptors on those glycoproteins. Oligomannose-3 and -5 bind with the highest affinity to FimH by using the same Manα1,3Man branch. Oligomannose-6 is generated from oligomannose-5 in the next step of the biogenesis of high-mannose N-glycans, by the transfer of a mannose in α1,2-linkage onto this branch. Using serial crystallography and by measuring the kinetics of binding, we demonstrate that shielding the high-affinity epitope drives the binding of multiple FimH molecules. First, we profiled FimH glycan binding on a microarray containing paucimannosidic N-glycans and in a FimH LEctPROFILE® assay. To make the transition to oligomannose-6, we measured the kinetics of FimH binding using paucimannosidic N-glycans, glycoproteins and all four α-dimannosides conjugated to bovine serum albumin. Equimolar mixed interfaces of the dimannosides present in oligomannose-6 and molecular dynamics simulations suggest a positive cooperativity in the bivalent binding of Manα1,3Manα1 and Manα1,6Manα1 dimannosides. The binding of core α1,6-fucosylated oligomannose-3 in the co-crystals of FimH is monovalent, but interestingly the GlcNAc1 - Fuc moiety retains highly flexibility. In co-crystals with oligomannose-6, two FimH bacterial adhesins bind the Manα1,3Manα1 and Manα1,6Manα1 endings of the second trimannose core (A-4'-B). This cooperative switch towards bivalent binding appears sustainable beyond a molar excess of oligomannose-6. Our findings provide important novel structural insights for the design of multivalent FimH antagonists that bind with positive cooperativity.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR 8576 CNRS and University of Lille, 50 Avenue Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR 8576 CNRS and University of Lille, 50 Avenue Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Glycotechnology Group, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 194, 20014 Donostia, Spain
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- Glycotechnology Group, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 194, 20014 Donostia, Spain
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR 8576 CNRS and University of Lille, 50 Avenue Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Unit c/o DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR 8576 CNRS and University of Lille, 50 Avenue Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Glycotechnology Group, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramon 194, 20014 Donostia, Spain; CIBER-BBN, Paseo Miramon 194, 20014 Donostia, Spain
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR 8576 CNRS and University of Lille, 50 Avenue Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Assailly C, Bridot C, Saumonneau A, Lottin P, Roubinet B, Krammer EM, François F, Vena F, Landemarre L, Alvarez Dorta D, Deniaud D, Grandjean C, Tellier C, Pascual S, Montembault V, Fontaine L, Daligault F, Bouckaert J, Gouin SG. Polyvalent Transition-State Analogues of Sialyl Substrates Strongly Inhibit Bacterial Sialidases*. Chemistry 2021; 27:3142-3150. [PMID: 33150981 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Bacterial sialidases (SA) are validated drug targets expressed by common human pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Vibrio cholerae, or Clostridium perfringens. Noncovalent inhibitors of bacterial SA capable of reaching the submicromolar level are rarely reported. In this work, multi- and polyvalent compounds are developed, based on the transition-state analogue 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydro-N-acetylneuraminic (DANA). Poly-DANA inhibits the catalytic activity of SA from S. pneumoniae (NanA) and the symbiotic microorganism B. thetaiotaomicron (BtSA) at the picomolar and low nanomolar levels (expressed in moles of molecules and of DANA, respectively). Each DANA grafted to the polymer surpasses the inhibitory potential of the monovalent analogue by more than four orders of magnitude, which represents the highest multivalent effect reported so far for an enzyme inhibition. The synergistic interaction is shown to operate exclusively in the catalytic domain, and not in the flanked carbohydrate-binding module (CBM). These results offer interesting perspectives for the multivalent inhibition of other SA families lacking a CBM, such as viral, parasitic, or human SA.
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- Coralie Assailly
- CNRS, CEISAM UMR, 6230, Université de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 CNRS, Université de Lille, Lille, 59000, France
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- UFIP, UMR CNRS 6286, UFR des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS, Le Mans Université, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans cedex 9, France
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- Glycodiag, Bâtiment Physique-Chimie, Rue de Chartres, BP6759, 45067, Orléans cedex 2, France
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 CNRS, Université de Lille, Lille, 59000, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS, Le Mans Université, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans cedex 9, France
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- Glycodiag, Bâtiment Physique-Chimie, Rue de Chartres, BP6759, 45067, Orléans cedex 2, France
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- Glycodiag, Bâtiment Physique-Chimie, Rue de Chartres, BP6759, 45067, Orléans cedex 2, France
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- CNRS, CEISAM UMR, 6230, Université de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- UFIP, UMR CNRS 6286, UFR des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- UFIP, UMR CNRS 6286, UFR des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS, Le Mans Université, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans cedex 9, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS, Le Mans Université, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans cedex 9, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM), UMR 6283 CNRS, Le Mans Université, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans cedex 9, France
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- UFIP, UMR CNRS 6286, UFR des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 CNRS, Université de Lille, Lille, 59000, France
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Krammer EM, Prévost M. Function and Regulation of Acid Resistance Antiporters. J Membr Biol 2019; 252:465-481. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-019-00073-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Human norovirus binding to histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) is thought to direct their entry into host cells. However, the glycan epitopes characteristic of HBGAs are also present on oligosaccharides abundant in human milk. In this issue of JBC, Hanisch et al compared norovirus binding to human gastric mucins and human milk oligosaccharides, finding those bound most avidly are rich in α-fucose. Mimicry of these epitopes with α-fucose multivalently displayed on other carbohydrate scaffolds successfully scavenged this prevalent virus, providing new insights into norovirus biology and clues for future therapeutic development.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- From the Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 of CNRS and UdeLille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- From the Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 of CNRS and UdeLille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Brissonnet Y, Compain G, Renoux B, Krammer EM, Daligault F, Deniaud D, Papot S, Gouin SG. Monitoring glycosidase activity for clustered sugar substrates, a study on β-glucuronidase. RSC Adv 2019; 9:40263-40267. [PMID: 35542663 PMCID: PMC9076263 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08847d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Enzymatically-triggered probes to determine glucuronidase hydrolysis kinetics for clustered substrates.
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- Yoan Brissonnet
- Université de Nantes
- CEISAM, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation
- UMR CNRS 6230
- UFR des Sciences et des Techniques
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers
- IC2MP
- Université de Poitiers
- UMR-CNRS 7285
- 86022 Poitiers
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers
- IC2MP
- Université de Poitiers
- UMR-CNRS 7285
- 86022 Poitiers
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- Brussels
- Belgium
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- Université de Nantes
- UFIP
- UMR CNRS 6286
- UFR des Sciences et des Techniques
- France
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- Université de Nantes
- CEISAM, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation
- UMR CNRS 6230
- UFR des Sciences et des Techniques
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers
- IC2MP
- Université de Poitiers
- UMR-CNRS 7285
- 86022 Poitiers
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- Université de Nantes
- CEISAM, Chimie Et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation
- UMR CNRS 6230
- UFR des Sciences et des Techniques
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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Krammer EM, de Ruyck J, Roos G, Bouckaert J, Lensink MF. Targeting Dynamical Binding Processes in the Design of Non-Antibiotic Anti-Adhesives by Molecular Simulation-The Example of FimH. Molecules 2018; 23:E1641. [PMID: 29976867 PMCID: PMC6099838 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23071641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Located at the tip of type I fimbria of Escherichia coli, the bacterial adhesin FimH is responsible for the attachment of the bacteria to the (human) host by specifically binding to highly-mannosylated glycoproteins located on the exterior of the host cell wall. Adhesion represents a necessary early step in bacterial infection and specific inhibition of this process represents a valuable alternative pathway to antibiotic treatments, as such anti-adhesive drugs are non-intrusive and are therefore unlikely to induce bacterial resistance. The currently available anti-adhesives with the highest affinities for FimH still feature affinities in the nanomolar range. A prerequisite to develop higher-affinity FimH inhibitors is a molecular understanding of the FimH-inhibitor complex formation. The latest insights in the formation process are achieved by combining several molecular simulation and traditional experimental techniques. This review summarizes how molecular simulation contributed to the current knowledge of the molecular function of FimH and the importance of dynamics in the inhibitor binding process, and highlights the importance of the incorporation of dynamical aspects in (future) drug-design studies.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Unite de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Lille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Unite de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Lille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Unite de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Lille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Unite de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Lille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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- Unite de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, UMR 8576 of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Lille, 50 Avenue de Halley, 59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Henry N, Krammer EM, Stengel F, Adams Q, Van Liefferinge F, Hubin E, Chaves R, Efremov R, Aebersold R, Vandenbussche G, Prévost M, Raussens V, Deroo S. Lipidated apolipoprotein E4 structure and its receptor binding mechanism determined by a combined cross-linking coupled to mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics approach. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006165. [PMID: 29933361 PMCID: PMC6033463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a forefront actor in the transport of lipids and the maintenance of cholesterol homeostasis, and is also strongly implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. Upon lipid-binding apoE adopts a conformational state that mediates the receptor-induced internalization of lipoproteins. Due to its inherent structural dynamics and the presence of lipids, the structure of the biologically active apoE remains so far poorly described. To address this issue, we developed an innovative hybrid method combining experimental data with molecular modeling and dynamics to generate comprehensive models of the lipidated apoE4 isoform. Chemical cross-linking combined with mass spectrometry provided distance restraints, characterizing the three-dimensional organization of apoE4 molecules at the surface of lipidic nanoparticles. The ensemble of spatial restraints was then rationalized in an original molecular modeling approach to generate monomeric models of apoE4 that advocated the existence of two alternative conformations. These two models point towards an activation mechanism of apoE4 relying on a regulation of the accessibility of its receptor binding region. Further, molecular dynamics simulations of the dimerized and lipidated apoE4 monomeric conformations revealed an elongation of the apoE N-terminal domain, whereby helix 4 is rearranged, together with Arg172, into a proper orientation essential for lipoprotein receptor association. Overall, our results show how apoE4 adapts its conformation for the recognition of the low density lipoprotein receptor and we propose a novel mechanism of activation for apoE4 that is based on accessibility and remodeling of the receptor binding region. Among the proteins involved in the transport of lipids and their distribution to the cells, apolipoprotein E (apoE) mediates the internalization of cholesterol rich lipoproteins by acting as a ligand for cell-surface receptors. In the central nervous system, while apoE is the major cholesterol transport protein, a dysfunction of apoE in the transport and metabolism of lipids is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A molecular understanding of the mechanisms underlying the receptor binding abilities of apoE is crucial to address its biological functions, but is so far hindered by the dynamic and complex nature of these assemblies. We have designed an original hybrid approach combining experimental data and bioinformatics tools to generate high resolution models of lipidated apoE. Based on these models, we can propose how apoE adapts its conformation at the surface of lipid nanoparticles. Further, we propose a novel mechanism of regulation of the activation and receptor recognition of apoE that could prove valuable to interpret its role in Alzheimer and apoE-related cardiovascular diseases.
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- Nicolas Henry
- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Brussels, Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology (DBIT), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Nanobiophysics Group, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Brussels, Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology (DBIT), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Brussels, Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology (DBIT), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
- * E-mail: (SD); (VT)
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- Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
- * E-mail: (SD); (VT)
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Gournas C, Saliba E, Krammer EM, Barthelemy C, Prévost M, André B. Transition of yeast Can1 transporter to the inward-facing state unveils an α-arrestin target sequence promoting its ubiquitylation and endocytosis. Mol Biol Cell 2017; 28:2819-2832. [PMID: 28814503 PMCID: PMC5638585 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-02-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Transition of the plasma membrane Can1 transporter to an inward-facing conformation, as occurs during catalysis of substrate transport, provokes the unmasking of a cytosolic region targeted by the α-arrestin protein Art1, which upon activation by TORC1 recruits the Rsp5 ubiquitin ligase, thereby causing Can1 ubiquitylation and endocytosis. Substrate-transport–elicited endocytosis is a common control mechanism of membrane transporters avoiding excess uptake of external compounds, though poorly understood at the molecular level. In yeast, endocytosis of transporters is triggered by their ubiquitylation mediated by the Rsp5 ubiquitin-ligase, recruited by α-arrestin–family adaptors. We here report that transport-elicited ubiquitylation of the arginine transporter Can1 is promoted by transition to an inward-facing state. This conformational change unveils a region of the N-terminal cytosolic tail targeted by the Art1 α-arrestin, which is activated via the TORC1 kinase complex upon arginine uptake. Can1 mutants altered in the arginine-binding site or a cytosolic tripeptide sequence permanently expose the α-arrestin–targeted region so that Art1 activation via TORC1 is sufficient to trigger their endocytosis. We also provide evidence that substrate-transport elicited endocytosis of other amino acid permeases similarly involves unmasking of a cytosolic Art1-target region coupled to activation of Art1 via TORC1. Our results unravel a mechanism likely involved in regulation of many other transporters by their own substrates. They also support the emerging view that transporter ubiquitylation relies on combinatorial interaction rules such that α-arrestins, stimulated via signaling cascades or in their basal state, recognize transporter regions permanently facing the cytosol or unveiled during transport.
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- Christos Gournas
- Molecular Physiology of the Cell, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Molecular Physiology of the Cell, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Physiology of the Cell, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Physiology of the Cell, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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Touaibia M, Krammer EM, Shiao TC, Yamakawa N, Wang Q, Glinschert A, Papadopoulos A, Mousavifar L, Maes E, Oscarson S, Vergoten G, Lensink MF, Roy R, Bouckaert J. Sites for Dynamic Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions of O- and C-Linked Mannosides on the E. coli FimH Adhesin. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22071101. [PMID: 28671638 PMCID: PMC6152123 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22071101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Antagonists of the Escherichia coli type-1 fimbrial adhesin FimH are recognized as attractive alternatives for antibiotic therapies and prophylaxes against acute and recurrent bacterial infections. In this study α-d-mannopyranosides O- or C-linked with an alkyl, alkene, alkyne, thioalkyl, amide, or sulfonamide were investigated to fit a hydrophobic substituent with up to two aryl groups within the tyrosine gate emerging from the mannose-binding pocket of FimH. The results were summarized into a set of structure-activity relationships to be used in FimH-targeted inhibitor design: alkene linkers gave an improved affinity and inhibitory potential, because of their relative flexibility combined with a favourable interaction with isoleucine-52 located in the middle of the tyrosine gate. Of particular interest is a C-linked mannoside, alkene-linked to an ortho-substituted biphenyl that has an affinity similar to its O-mannosidic analog but superior to its para-substituted analog. Docking of its high-resolution NMR solution structure to the FimH adhesin indicated that its ultimate, ortho-placed phenyl ring is able to interact with isoleucine-13, located in the clamp loop that undergoes conformational changes under shear force exerted on the bacteria. Molecular dynamics simulations confirmed that a subpopulation of the C-mannoside conformers is able to interact in this secondary binding site of FimH.
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- Mohamed Touaibia
- Pharmaqam, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P. O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 du CNRS, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Pharmaqam, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P. O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 du CNRS, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Pharmaqam, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P. O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Center for Synthesis and Chemical Biology (CSCB), University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Pharmaqam, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P. O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Pharmaqam, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P. O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 du CNRS, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Center for Synthesis and Chemical Biology (CSCB), University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 du CNRS, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 du CNRS, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Pharmaqam, Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P. O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), UMR8576 du CNRS, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Mlayeh L, Krammer EM, Léonetti M, Prévost M, Homblé F. The mitochondrial VDAC of bean seeds recruits phosphatidylethanolamine lipids for its proper functioning. Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg 2017; 1858:786-794. [PMID: 28666835 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The voltage-dependent anion-selective channel (VDAC) is the main pathway for inorganic ions and metabolites through the mitochondrial outer membrane. Studies recently demonstrated that membrane lipids regulate its function. It remains, however, unclear how this regulation takes place. In this study, we show that phospholipids are key regulators of Phaseolus VDAC function and, furthermore, that the salt concentration modulates this regulation. Both selectivity and voltage dependence of Phaseolus VDAC are very sensitive to a change in the lipid polar head from PC to PE. Interestingly enough, this dependence is observed only at low salt concentration. Furthermore, significant changes in VDAC functional properties also occur with the gradual methylation of the PE group pointing to the role of subtle chemical variations in the lipid head group. The dependence of PcVDAC gating upon the introduction of a small mole fraction of PE in a PC bilayer has prompted us to propose the existence of a specific interaction site for PE on the outer surface of PcVDAC. Eventually, comparative modeling and molecular dynamics simulations suggest a potential mechanism to get insight into the anion selectivity enhancement of PcVDAC observed in PE relative to PC.
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- Lamia Mlayeh
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 206/2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 206/2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- I.R.P.H.E., Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Technopôle de Château-Gombert, F-13384, Marseille Cedex 13, France.
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 206/2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 206/2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Rabbani S, Krammer EM, Roos G, Zalewski A, Preston R, Eid S, Zihlmann P, Prévost M, Lensink MF, Thompson A, Ernst B, Bouckaert J. Mutation of Tyr137 of the universal Escherichia coli fimbrial adhesin FimH relaxes the tyrosine gate prior to mannose binding. IUCrJ 2017; 4:7-23. [PMID: 28250938 PMCID: PMC5331462 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252516016675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The most prevalent diseases manifested by Escherichia coli are acute and recurrent bladder infections and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease. E. coli clinical isolates express the FimH adhesin, which consists of a mannose-specific lectin domain connected via a pilin domain to the tip of type 1 pili. Although the isolated FimH lectin domain has affinities in the nanomolar range for all high-mannosidic glycans, differentiation between these glycans is based on their capacity to form predominantly hydrophobic interactions within the tyrosine gate at the entrance to the binding pocket. In this study, novel crystal structures of tyrosine-gate mutants of FimH, ligand-free or in complex with heptyl α-d-O-mannopyranoside or 4-biphenyl α-d-O-mannopyranoside, are combined with quantum-mechanical calculations and molecular-dynamics simulations. In the Y48A FimH crystal structure, a large increase in the dynamics of the alkyl chain of heptyl α-d-O-mannopyranoside attempts to compensate for the absence of the aromatic ring; however, the highly energetic and stringent mannose-binding pocket of wild-type FimH is largely maintained. The Y137A mutation, on the other hand, is the most detrimental to FimH affinity and specificity: (i) in the absence of ligand the FimH C-terminal residue Thr158 intrudes into the mannose-binding pocket and (ii) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid interacts strongly with Glu50, Thr53 and Asn136, in spite of multiple dialysis and purification steps. Upon mutation, pre-ligand-binding relaxation of the backbone dihedral angles at position 137 in the tyrosine gate and their coupling to Tyr48 via the interiorly located Ile52 form the basis of the loss of affinity of the FimH adhesin in the Y137A mutant.
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- Said Rabbani
- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Lille, CNRS UMR8576 UGSF (Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle), 59000 Lille, France
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Lille, CNRS UMR8576 UGSF (Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle), 59000 Lille, France
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Lille, CNRS UMR8576 UGSF (Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle), 59000 Lille, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, l’Orme de Merisiers, Saint-Aubin BP48, Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Institute of Molecular Pharmacy, Pharmacenter, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50-70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Lille, CNRS UMR8576 UGSF (Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle), 59000 Lille, France
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Alvarez Dorta D, Sivignon A, Chalopin T, Dumych TI, Roos G, Bilyy RO, Deniaud D, Krammer EM, de Ruyck J, Lensink MF, Bouckaert J, Barnich N, Gouin SG. The Antiadhesive Strategy in Crohn's Disease: Orally Active Mannosides to Decolonize Pathogenic Escherichia coli from the Gut. Chembiochem 2016; 17:936-52. [PMID: 26946458 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Blocking the adherence of bacteria to cells is an attractive complementary approach to current antibiotic treatments, which are faced with increasing resistance. This strategy has been particularly studied in the context of urinary tract infections (UTIs), in which the adhesion of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains to uroepithelial cells is prevented by blocking the FimH adhesin expressed at the tips of bacteria organelles called fimbriae. Recently, we extended the antiadhesive concept, showing that potent FimH antagonists can block the attachment of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) colonizing the intestinal mucosa of patients with Crohn's disease (CD). In this work, we designed a small library of analogues of heptyl mannoside (HM), a previously identified nanomolar FimH inhibitor, but one that displays poor antiadhesive effects in vivo. The anomeric oxygen atom was replaced by a sulfur or a methylene group to prevent hydrolysis by intestinal glycosidases, and chemical groups were attached at the end of the alkyl tail. Importantly, a lead compound was shown to reduce AIEC levels in the feces and in the colonic and ileal mucosa after oral administration (10 mg kg(-1) ) in a transgenic mouse model of CD. The compound showed a low bioavailability, preferable in this instance, thus suggesting the possibility of setting up an innovative antiadhesive therapy, based on the water-soluble and non-cytotoxic FimH antagonists developed here, for the CD subpopulation in which AIEC plays a key role.
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- Dimitri Alvarez Dorta
- LUNAM Université, CEISAM, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation, UMR CNRS 6230, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Clermont Université, UMR 1071 Inserm/Université d'Auvergne, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- LUNAM Université, CEISAM, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation, UMR CNRS 6230, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, 59000, Lille, France
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- Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska Str. 69, 79010, Lviv, Ukraine
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- LUNAM Université, CEISAM, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation, UMR CNRS 6230, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, 59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, 59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, 59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8576-UGSF-Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, 59000, Lille, France
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- Clermont Université, UMR 1071 Inserm/Université d'Auvergne, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- LUNAM Université, CEISAM, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité, Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation, UMR CNRS 6230, 2, rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France.
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Deroo S, Stengel F, Mohammadi A, Henry N, Hubin E, Krammer EM, Aebersold R, Raussens V. Chemical cross-linking/mass spectrometry maps the amyloid β peptide binding region on both apolipoprotein E domains. ACS Chem Biol 2015; 10:1010-6. [PMID: 25546376 DOI: 10.1021/cb500994j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Apolipoprotein E (apoE) binds the amyloid β peptide (Aβ), one of the major culprits in Alzheimer's disease development. The formation of apoE:Aβ complexes is implicated in both Aβ clearance and fibrillization. However, the binding interface between apoE and Aβ is poorly defined despite substantial previous research efforts, and the exact role of apoE in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease remains largely elusive. Here, we compared the three main isoforms of apoE (E2, E3, and E4) for their interaction with Aβ1-42 in an early stage of aggregation and at near physiological conditions. Using electron microscopy and Western blots, we showed that all three isoforms are able to prevent Aβ fibrillization and form a noncovalent complex, with one molecule of Aβ bound per apoE. Using chemical cross-linking coupled to mass spectrometry, we further examined the interface of interaction between apoE2/3/4 and Aβ. Multiple high-confidence intermolecular apoE2/3/4:Aβ cross-links confirmed that Lys16 is located in the region of Aβ binding to apoE2/3/4. Further, we demonstrated that both N- and C-terminal domains of apoE2/3/4 are interacting with Aβ. The cross-linked sites were mapped onto and evaluated in light of a recent structure of apoE. Our results support binding of the hydrophobic Aβ at the apoE domain-domain interaction interface, which would explain how apoE is able to stabilize Aβ and thereby prevent its subsequent aggregation.
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- Stéphanie Deroo
- †Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- ‡Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- †Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- †Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- ∥Nanobiophysics Group, MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
- ⊥Structural Biology Brussels, Department of Biotechnology, and Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- †Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- ‡Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- §Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- †Center for Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Krammer EM, Vu GT, Homblé F, Prévost M. Dual mechanism of ion permeation through VDAC revealed with inorganic phosphate ions and phosphate metabolites. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121746. [PMID: 25860993 PMCID: PMC4393092 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In the exchange of metabolites and ions between the mitochondrion and the cytosol, the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is a key element, as it forms the major transport pathway for these compounds through the mitochondrial outer membrane. Numerous experimental studies have promoted the idea that VDAC acts as a regulator of essential mitochondrial functions. In this study, using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations, free-energy calculations, and electrophysiological measurements, we investigated the transport of ions through VDAC, with a focus on phosphate ions and metabolites. We showed that selectivity of VDAC towards small anions including monovalent phosphates arises from short-lived interactions with positively charged residues scattered throughout the pore. In dramatic contrast, permeation of divalent phosphate ions and phosphate metabolites (AMP and ATP) involves binding sites along a specific translocation pathway. This permeation mechanism offers an explanation for the decrease in VDAC conductance measured in the presence of ATP or AMP at physiological salt concentration. The binding sites occur at similar locations for the divalent phosphate ions, AMP and ATP, and contain identical basic residues. ATP features a marked affinity for a central region of the pore lined by two lysines and one arginine of the N-terminal helix. This cluster of residues together with a few other basic amino acids forms a "charged brush" which facilitates the passage of the anionic metabolites through the pore. All of this reveals that VDAC controls the transport of the inorganic phosphates and phosphate metabolites studied here through two different mechanisms.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
- * E-mail: (MP)
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Krammer EM, Sadani H, Prévost M, Homblé F. Molecular Origin of Ion Selectivity in Phaseolus Coccineus Mitochondrial VDAC. Biophys J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.11.1692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Krammer EM, Saidani H, Prévost M, Homblé F. Origin of ion selectivity in Phaseolus coccineus mitochondrial VDAC. Mitochondrion 2014; 19 Pt B:206-13. [PMID: 24742372 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2014.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The mitochondrial voltage-dependent a nion-selective channel (VDAC) is the major permeation pathway for small ions and metabolites. Although a wealth of electrophysiological data has been obtained on different VDAC species, the physical mechanisms of their ionic selectivity are still elusive. We addressed this issue using electrophysiological experiments performed on plant VDAC. A simple macroscopic electrodiffusion model accounting for ion diffusion and for an effective fixed charge of the channel describes well its selectivity. Brownian Dynamics simulations of ion permeation performed on plant and mammalian VDACs point to the role of specific charged residues located at about the middle of the pore.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bld du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bld du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bld du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bld du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Amino acid uptake in yeast cells is mediated by about 16 plasma membrane permeases, most of which belong to the amino acid-polyamine-organocation (APC) transporter family. These proteins display various substrate specificity ranges. For instance, the general amino acid permease Gap1 transports all amino acids, whereas Can1 and Lyp1 catalyze specific uptake of arginine and lysine, respectively. Although Can1 and Lyp1 have different narrow substrate specificities, they are close homologs. Here we investigated the molecular rules determining the substrate specificity of the H(+)-driven arginine-specific permease Can1. Using a Can1-Lyp1 sequence alignment as a guideline and a three-dimensional Can1 structural model based on the crystal structure of the bacterial APC family arginine/agmatine antiporter, we introduced amino acid substitutions liable to alter Can1 substrate specificity. We show that the single substitution T456S results in a Can1 variant transporting lysine in addition to arginine and that the combined substitutions T456S and S176N convert Can1 to a Lyp1-like permease. Replacement of a highly conserved glutamate in the Can1 binding site leads to variants (E184Q and E184A) incapable of any amino acid transport, pointing to a potential role for this glutamate in H(+) coupling. Measurements of the kinetic parameters of arginine and lysine uptake by the wild-type and mutant Can1 permeases, together with docking calculations for each amino acid in their binding site, suggest a model in which residues at positions 176 and 456 confer substrate selectivity at the ligand-binding stage and/or in the course of conformational changes required for transport.
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- Kassem Ghaddar
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Moléculaire de la Cellule CP300, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (IBMM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 11 Rue des Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bld. du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Moléculaire de la Cellule CP300, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (IBMM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 11 Rue des Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Machine Learning Group, Computer Science Department, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Moléculaire de la Cellule CP300, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (IBMM), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 11 Rue des Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium.
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bld. du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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The mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier imports ADP from the cytosol into the mitochondrial matrix for its conversion to ATP by ATP synthase and exports ATP out of the mitochondrion to replenish the eukaryotic cell with chemical energy. Here the substrate specificity of the human mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier AAC1 was determined by two different approaches. In the first the protein was functionally expressed in Escherichia coli membranes as a fusion protein with maltose binding protein and the effect of excess of unlabeled compounds on the uptake of [(32)P]-ATP was measured. In the second approach the protein was expressed in the cytoplasmic membrane of Lactococcus lactis. The uptake of [(14)C]-ADP in whole cells was measured in the presence of excess of unlabeled compounds and in fused membrane vesicles loaded with unlabeled compounds to demonstrate their transport. A large number of nucleotides were tested, but only ADP and ATP are suitable substrates for human AAC1, demonstrating a very narrow specificity. Next we tried to understand the molecular basis of this specificity by carrying out molecular-dynamics simulations with selected nucleotides, which were placed at the entrance of the central cavity. The binding of the phosphate groups of guanine and adenine nucleotides is similar, yet there is a low probability for the base moiety to be bound, likely to be rooted in the greater polarity of guanine compared to adenine. AMP is unlikely to engage fully with all contact points of the substrate binding site, suggesting that it cannot trigger translocation.
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- John Mifsud
- The Medical Research Council, Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK
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Krammer EM, Homblé F, Prévost M. Molecular origin of VDAC selectivity towards inorganic ions: a combined molecular and Brownian dynamics study. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013; 1828:1284-92. [PMID: 23313453 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) serves as the major pore for metabolites and electrolytes in the outer mitochondrial membrane. To refine our understanding of ion permeation through this channel we performed an extensive Brownian (BD) and molecular dynamics (MD) study on the mouse VDAC isoform 1 wild-type and mutants (K20E, D30K, K61E, E158K and K252E). The selectivity and the conductance of the wild-type and of the variant channels computed from the BD trajectories are in agreement with experimental data. The calculated selectivity is shown to be very sensitive to slight conformational changes which may have some bearing on the variability of the selectivity values measured on the VDAC open state. The MD and BD free energy profiles of the ion permeation suggest that the pore region comprising the N-terminal helix and the barrel band encircling it predominantly controls the ion transport across the channel. The overall 12μs BD and 0.9μs MD trajectories of the mouse VDAC isoform 1 wild-type and mutants feature no distinct pathways for ion diffusion and no long-lived ion-protein interactions. The dependence of ion distribution in the wild-type channel with the salt concentration can be explained by an ionic screening of the permanent charges of the protein arising from the pore. Altogether these results bolster the role of electrostatic features of the pore as the main determinant of VDAC selectivity towards inorganic anions.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Boulevard du Triomphe CP 206/2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Homblé F, Krammer EM, Prévost M. Plant VDAC: facts and speculations. Biochim Biophys Acta 2011; 1818:1486-501. [PMID: 22155681 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 11/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The voltage-dependent anion-selective channel (VDAC) is the most abundant protein in the mitochondrial outer membrane and the major transport pathway for a large variety of compounds ranging from ions to large polymeric molecules such as DNA and tRNA. Plant VDACs feature a secondary structure content and electrophysiological properties akin to those of VDACs from other organisms. They however undergo a specific regulation. The general importance of VDAC in plant physiology has only recently emerged. Besides their role in metabolite transport, plant VDACs are also involved in the programmed cell death triggered in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Moreover, their colocalization in non-mitochondrial membranes suggests a diversity of function. This review summarizes our current understanding of the structure and function of plant VDACs. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: VDAC structure, function, and regulation of mitochondrial metabolism.
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- Fabrice Homblé
- Structure et Fontion des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe CP, Brussels, Belgium.
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The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) forms the major pore in the outer mitochondrial membrane. Its high conducting open state features a moderate anion selectivity. There is some evidence indicating that the electrophysiological properties of VDAC vary with the salt concentration. Using a theoretical approach the molecular basis for this concentration dependence was investigated. Molecular dynamics simulations and continuum electrostatic calculations performed on the mouse VDAC1 isoform clearly demonstrate that the distribution of fixed charges in the channel creates an electric field, which determines the anion preference of VDAC at low salt concentration. Increasing the salt concentration in the bulk results in a higher concentration of ions in the VDAC wide pore. This event induces a large electrostatic screening of the charged residues promoting a less anion selective channel. Residues that are responsible for the electrostatic pattern of the channel were identified using the molecular dynamics trajectories. Some of these residues are found to be conserved suggesting that ion permeation between different VDAC species occurs through a common mechanism. This inference is buttressed by electrophysiological experiments performed on bean VDAC32 protein akin to mouse VDAC.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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The dating of the dawn of life on Earth is a difficult task, requiring an accumulation of evidences from many different research fields. Here we shall summarize findings from the molecular scale (proteins) to cells and photosynthesis-related-fossils (stromatolites from the early and the late Archaean Eon), which indicate that life emerged on Earth 4.2–3.8 Ga (i.e. 4.2–3.8 × 109 years) ago. Among the data supporting this age, the isotopic and palaeontological fingerprints of photosynthesis provide some of the strongest evidence. The reason for this is that photosynthesis, carried out in particular by cyanobacteria, was responsible for massive changes to the Earth’s environment, i.e. the oxygenation of the Earth’s atmosphere and seawater, and the fixation of carbon from atmospheric CO2 in organic material. The possibility of a very early (>3.8 Ga ago) appearance of complex autotrophic organisms, such as cyanobacteria, is a major change in our view of life’s origins.
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The dating of the dawn of life on Earth is a difficult task, requiring an accumulation of evidences from many different research fields. Here we shall summarize findings from the molecular scale (proteins) to cells and photosynthesis-related-fossils (stromatolites from the early and the late Archaean Eon), which indicate that life emerged on Earth 4.2–3.8 Ga (i.e. 4.2–3.8 × 109 years) ago. Among the data supporting this age, the isotopic and palaeontological fingerprints of photosynthesis provide some of the strongest evidence. The reason for this is that photosynthesis, carried out in particular by cyanobacteria, was responsible for massive changes to the Earth's environment, i.e. the oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere and seawater, and the fixation of carbon from atmospheric CO2 in organic material. The possibility of a very early (>3.8 Ga ago) appearance of complex autotrophic organisms, such as cyanobacteria, is a major change in our view of life's origins.
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Krammer EM, Ravaud S, Dehez F, Frelet-Barrand A, Pebay-Peyroula E, Chipot C. High-chloride concentrations abolish the binding of adenine nucleotides in the mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier family. Biophys J 2010; 97:L25-7. [PMID: 19917217 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Revised: 08/12/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) is a very effective membrane protein that mediates the exchange of ADP and ATP across the mitochondrial membrane. In vivo transport measurements on the AAC overexpressed in Escherichia coli demonstrate that this process can be severely inhibited by high-chloride concentrations. Molecular-dynamics simulations reveal a strong modification of the topology of the local electric field related to the number of chloride ions inside the cavity. Halide ions are shown to shield the positive charges lining the internal cavity of the carrier by accurate targeting of key basic residues. These specific amino acids are highly conserved as highlighted by the analysis of multiple AAC sequences. These results strongly suggest that the chloride concentration acts as an electrostatic lock for the mitochondrial AAC family, thereby preventing adenine nucleotides from reaching their dedicated binding sites.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Equipe de Dynamique des Assemblages Membranaires, UMR No. 7565, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France
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Krammer EM, Till MS, Sebban P, Ullmann GM. Proton-transfer pathways in photosynthetic reaction centers analyzed by profile hidden markov models and network calculations. J Mol Biol 2009; 388:631-43. [PMID: 19285988 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2009] [Revised: 03/05/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the bacterial reaction center (bRC) of Rhodobacter sphaeroides, the key residues of proton transfer to the secondary quinone (Q(B)) are known. Also, several possible proton entry points and proton-transfer pathways have been proposed. However, the mechanism of the proton transfer to Q(B) remains unclear. The proton transfer to Q(B) in the bRC of Blastochloris viridis is less explored. To analyze whether the bRCs of different species use the same key residues for proton transfer to Q(B), we determined the conservation of these residues. We performed a multiple-sequence alignment based on profile hidden Markov models. Residues involved in proton transfer but not located at the protein surface are conserved or are only exchanged to functionally similar amino acids, whereas potential proton entry points are not conserved to the same extent. The analysis of the hydrogen-bond network of the bRC from R. sphaeroides and that from B. viridis showed that a large network connects Q(B) with the cytoplasmic region in both bRCs. For both species, all non-surface key residues are part of the network. However, not all proton entry points proposed for the bRC of R. sphaeroides are included in the network in the bRC of B. viridis. From our analysis, we could identify possible proton entry points. These proton entry points differ between the two bRCs. Together, the results of the conservation analysis and the hydrogen-bond network analysis make it likely that the proton transfer to Q(B) is not mediated by distinct pathways but by a large hydrogen-bond network.
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Structural Biology/Bioinformatics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, BGI, Bayreuth, Germany
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Krammer EM, Sebban P, Ullmann GM. Profile Hidden Markov Models for Analyzing Similarities and Dissimilarities in the Bacterial Reaction Center and Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2009; 48:1230-43. [DOI: 10.1021/bi802033k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Eva-Maria Krammer
- Structural Biology/Bioinformatics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, BGI, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany, and Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, UMR 8000, University P. XI/CNRS, Bât. 350, Faculté d’Orsay, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Structural Biology/Bioinformatics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, BGI, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany, and Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, UMR 8000, University P. XI/CNRS, Bât. 350, Faculté d’Orsay, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Structural Biology/Bioinformatics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, BGI, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany, and Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, UMR 8000, University P. XI/CNRS, Bât. 350, Faculté d’Orsay, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Ullmann GM, Kloppmann E, Essigke T, Krammer EM, Klingen AR, Becker T, Bombarda E. Investigating the mechanisms of photosynthetic proteins using continuum electrostatics. Photosynth Res 2008; 97:33-53. [PMID: 18478354 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-008-9306-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 04/10/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Computational methods based on continuum electrostatics are widely used in theoretical biochemistry to analyze the function of proteins. Continuum electrostatic methods in combination with quantum chemical and molecular mechanical methods can help to analyze even very complex biochemical systems. In this article, applications of these methods to proteins involved in photosynthesis are reviewed. After giving a short introduction to the basic concepts of the continuum electrostatic model based on the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, we describe the application of this approach to the docking of electron transfer proteins, to the comparison of isofunctional proteins, to the tuning of absorption spectra, to the analysis of the coupling of electron and proton transfer, to the analysis of the effect of membrane potentials on the energetics of membrane proteins, and to the kinetics of charge transfer reactions. Simulations as those reviewed in this article help to analyze molecular mechanisms on the basis of the structure of the protein, guide new experiments, and provide a better and deeper understanding of protein functions.
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- G Matthias Ullmann
- Structural Biology/Bioinformatics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, BGI, Bayreuth 95447, Germany.
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Koepke J, Krammer EM, Klingen AR, Sebban P, Ullmann GM, Fritzsch G. pH modulates the quinone position in the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides in the neutral and charge separated states. J Mol Biol 2007; 371:396-409. [PMID: 17570397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2006] [Revised: 04/05/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The structure of the photosynthetic reaction-center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been determined at four different pH values (6.5, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0) in the neutral and in charge separated states. At pH 8.0, in the neutral state, we obtain a resolution of 1.87 A, which is the best ever reported for the bacterial reaction center protein. Our crystallographic data confirm the existence of two different binding positions of the secondary quinone (QB). We observe a new orientation of QB in its distal position, which shows no ring-flip compared to the orientation in the proximal position. Datasets collected for the different pH values show a pH-dependence of the population of the proximal position. The new orientation of QB in the distal position and the pH-dependence could be confirmed by continuum electrostatics calculations. Our calculations are in agreement with the experimentally observed proton uptake upon charge separation. The high resolution of our crystallographic data allows us to identify new water molecules and external residues being involved in two previously described hydrogen bond proton channels. These extended proton-transfer pathways, ending at either of the two oxo-groups of QB in its proximal position, provide additional evidence that ring-flipping is not required for complete protonation of QB upon reduction.
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- Juergen Koepke
- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Department of Molecular Membrane Biology, Max-von-Laue Strasse 3, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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