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Uceda AB, Leal-Pérez F, Adrover M. Protein glycation: a wolf in sweet sheep's clothing behind neurodegeneration. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:975-976. [PMID: 37862195 PMCID: PMC10749629 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.385306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ana B. Uceda
- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS); Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa); Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS); Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa); Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS); Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa); Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Mariño L, Uceda AB, Leal F, Adrover M. Insight into the Effect of Methylglyoxal on the Conformation, Function, and Aggregation Propensity of α-Synuclein. Chemistry 2024:e202400890. [PMID: 38687053 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400890] [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: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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It is well-known that people suffering from hyperglycemia have a higher propensity to develop Parkinson's disease (PD). One of the most plausible mechanisms linking these two pathologies is the glycation of neuronal proteins and the pathological consequences of it. α-Synuclein, a key component in PD, can be glycated at its fifteen lysine. In fact, the end products of this process have been detected on aggregated α-synuclein isolated from in vivo. However, the consequences of glycation are not entirely clear, which are of crucial importance to understand the mechanism underlying the connection between diabetes and PD. To better clarify this, we have here examined how methylglyoxal (the most important carbonyl compound found in the cytoplasm) affects the conformation and aggregation propensity of α-synuclein, as well as its ability to cluster and fuse synaptic-like vesicles. The obtained data prove that methylglyoxal induces the Lys-Lys crosslinking through the formation of MOLD. However, this does not have a remarkable effect on the averaged conformational ensemble of α-synuclein, although it completely depletes its native propensity to form soluble oligomers and insoluble amyloid fibrils. Moreover, methylglyoxal has a disrupting effect on the ability of α-synuclein to bind, cluster and fusion synaptic-like vesicles.
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- Laura Mariño
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, Chemistry, SPAIN
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- University of Balearic Islands, Chemistry, Crta. Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Plama of Mallorca, SPAIN
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Uceda AB, Ramis R, Pauwels K, Adrover M, Mariño L, Frau J, Vilanova B. Understanding the effect of the membrane-mimetic micelles on the interplay between α-synuclein and Cu(II)/Cu(I) cations. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 247:112344. [PMID: 37542850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112344] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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α-Synuclein (αS) is a presynaptic protein whose aggregates are considered as a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Although its physiological function is still under debate, it is widely accepted that its functions are always mediated by its interaction with membranes. The association of αS with phospholipid membranes occurs concomitant to its folding from its monomeric, unfolded state towards an antiparallel amphipathic α-helix. Besides this, copper ions can also bind αS and modify its aggregation propensity. The effect of Cu(II) and Cu(I) on the lipid-αS affinity and on the structure of the membrane-bound αS have not yet been studied. This knowledge is relevant to understand the molecular pathogenesis of PD. Therefore, we have here studied the affinities between Cu(II) and Cu(I) and the micelle-bound αS, as well as the effect of these cations on the structure of micelle-bound αS. Cu(II) or Cu(I) did not affect the α-helical structure of the micelle-bound αS. However, while Cu(I) binds at the same sites of αS in the presence or in the absence of micelles, the micelle-bound αS displays different Cu(II) binding sites than unbound αS. In any case, sodium docecyl sulphate -micelles reduce the stability of the αS complexes with both Cu(II) and Cu(I). Finally, we have observed that the micelle-bound αS is still able to prevent the Cu(II)-catalysed oxidation of neuronal metabolites (e.g. ascorbic acid) and the formation of reactive oxygen species, thus this binding does not impair its biological function as part of the antioxidant machinery.
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- Ana Belén Uceda
- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdIsBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain; Departamento de Física, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdIsBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdIsBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdIsBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdIsBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain.
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Uceda AB, Frau J, Vilanova B, Adrover M. Tyrosine Nitroxidation Does Not Affect the Ability of α-Synuclein to Bind Anionic Micelles, but It Diminishes Its Ability to Bind and Assemble Synaptic-like Vesicles. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1310. [PMID: 37372040 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061310] [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: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by dopaminergic neuron degeneration and the accumulation of neuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies, which are formed by aggregated and post-translationally modified α-synuclein (αS). Oxidative modifications such as the formation of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) or di-tyrosine are found in αS deposits, and they could be promoted by the oxidative stress typical of PD brains. Many studies have tried to elucidate the molecular mechanism correlating nitroxidation, αS aggregation, and PD. However, it is unclear how nitroxidation affects the physiological function of αS. To clarify this matter, we synthetized an αS with its Tyr residues replaced by 3-NT. Its study revealed that Tyr nitroxidation had no effect on either the affinity of αS towards anionic micelles nor the overall structure of the micelle-bound αS, which retained its α-helical folding. Nevertheless, we observed that nitroxidation of Y39 lengthened the disordered stretch bridging the two consecutive α-helices. Conversely, the affinity of αS towards synaptic-like vesicles diminished as a result of Tyr nitroxidation. Additionally, we also proved that nitroxidation precluded αS from performing its physiological function as a catalyst of the clustering and the fusion of synaptic vesicles. Our findings represent a step forward towards the completion of the puzzle that must explain the molecular mechanism behind the link between αS-nitroxidation and PD.
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- Ana Belén Uceda
- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), E-07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), E-07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), E-07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), E-07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Cortés-Fernández I, Sureda A, Adrover M, Caprioli G, Maggi F, Gil-Vives L, Capó X. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of rhizome aqueous extract of sea holly (Eryngium maritimum L.) on Jurkat cells. J Ethnopharmacol 2023; 305:116120. [PMID: 36610674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.116120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The genus Eryngium is known for producing a wide range of bioactive compounds with proved medicinal properties. In the last years, research has focused on E. maritimum, with previous studies reporting anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. Ethnobotanical literature suggests that it has been traditionally used to treat a wide range of illnesses, having antitussive, diuretic and aphrodisiac properties. Being rhizome one of the most bioactive organs, much of the available references from traditional uses suggest that it has been specifically used to treat renal diseases. In this sense, inflammation and oxidative processes play a major role in kidney dysfunctions, which could be associated to the mechanism of action of the plant extracts. AIM OF THE STUDY The main aim of the study was to investigate the effects of E. maritimum rhizome extract on the antioxidant and inflammatory response in human immune cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rhizome extracts were obtained from plants growing in Mallorca (Balearic Islands), and its composition was determined using HPLC-DAD, highlighting simple phenolic compounds such as trans-ferulic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid, epicatechin and rosmarinic acid as the major constituents. Total antioxidant capacity was determined using the FRAP assay. Jurkat cells were cultured to analyse cytotoxicity by cell viability assay. In parallel, cells were stimulated with phytohemagglutinin and treated with different extract concentrations. Gene and protein expression, as well as nitrite and cytokine levels were evaluated as indicators of metabolic responses. RESULTS The plant extract showed a high diversity of pharmacologically bioactive compounds with potential therapeutic uses. The extract presented null cytotoxicity and exerted antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on Jurkat cells by inducing an antioxidant response and reducing cytokine and nitric oxide release and the expression of pro-inflammatory genes. CONCLUSION The present findings suggest that E. maritimum is a promising phytotherapeutic species because of its strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential, which could explain some of its traditional uses.
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- Iván Cortés-Fernández
- Interdisciplinary Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), E- 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress (NUCOX), University of Balearic Islands-IUNICS, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), 07120, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), 28029, Madrid, Spain.
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra, Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032, Camerino, Italy.
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, 62032, Camerino, Italy.
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- Interdisciplinary Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), E- 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress (NUCOX), University of Balearic Islands-IUNICS, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; Translational Research in Aging and Longevity (TRIAL) group, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), 07120, Palma, Spain.
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Uceda AB, Frau J, Vilanova B, Adrover M. On the effect of methionine oxidation on the interplay between α-synuclein and synaptic-like vesicles. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 229:92-104. [PMID: 36584779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.262] [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: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Human alpha-synuclein (αS) is an intrinsically disordered protein highly expressed in dopaminergic neurons. Its amyloid aggregates are the major component of Lewy bodies, which are considered a hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). αS has four different Met, which are particularly sensitive to oxidation, as most of them are found as Met sulfoxide (MetO) in the αS deposits. Consequently, researchers have invested mounting efforts trying to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the links between oxidative stress, αS aggregation and PD. However, it has not been described yet the effect of Met oxidation on the physiological function of αS. Trying to shed light on this aspect, we have here studied a synthetic αS that displayed all its Met replaced by MetO moieties (αS-MetO). Our study has allowed to prove that MetO diminishes the affinity of αS towards anionic micelles (SDS), although the micelle-bound fraction of αS-MetO still adopts an α-helical folding resembling that of the lipid-bound αS. MetO also diminishes the affinity of αS towards synaptic-like vesicles, and its hindering effect is much more pronounced than that displayed on the αS-micelle affinity. Additionally, we have also demonstrated that MetO impairs the physiological function of αS as a catalyst of the clustering and the fusion of synaptic vesicles (SVs). Our findings provide a new understanding on how Met oxidation affects one of the most relevant biological functions attributed to αS that is to bind and cluster SVs along the neurotransmission.
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- Ana Belén Uceda
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Uceda AB, Frau J, Vilanova B, Adrover M. Glycation of α-synuclein hampers its binding to synaptic-like vesicles and its driving effect on their fusion. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:342. [PMID: 35662377 PMCID: PMC9167179 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04373-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders affecting the worldwide population. One of its hallmarks is the intraneuronal accumulation of insoluble Lewy bodies (LBs), which cause the death of dopaminergic neurons. α-Synuclein (αS) is the main component of these LBs and in them, it commonly contains non-enzymatic post-translational modifications, such as those resulting from its reaction with reactive carbonyl species arising as side products of the intraneuronal glycolysis (mainly methylglyoxal). Consequently, lysines of the αS found in LBs of diabetic individuals are usually carboxyethylated. A precise comprehension of the effect of Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine (CEL) on the aggregation of αS and on its physiological function becomes crucial to fully understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of diabetes-induced PD. Consequently, we have here used a synthetic αS where all its Lys have been replaced by CEL moieties (αS-CEL), and we have studied how these modifications could impact on the neurotransmission mechanism. This study allows us to describe how the non-enzymatic glycosylation (glycation) affects the function of a protein like αS, involved in the pathogenesis of PD. CEL decreases the ability of αS to bind micelles, although the micelle-bound fraction of αS-CEL still displays an α-helical fold resembling that of the lipid-bound αS. However, CEL completely abolishes the affinity of αS towards synaptic-like vesicles and, consequently, it hampers its physiological function as a catalyst of the clustering and the fusion of the synaptic vesicles.
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- Ana Belén Uceda
- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ed. Mateu Orfila i Rotger, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ed. Mateu Orfila i Rotger, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ed. Mateu Orfila i Rotger, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ed. Mateu Orfila i Rotger, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122, Palma, Spain.
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Ramis R, Ortega-Castro J, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Frau J. Cu 2+, Ca 2+, and methionine oxidation expose the hydrophobic α-synuclein NAC domain. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 169:251-263. [PMID: 33345970 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
α-Synuclein is an intrinsically disordered protein whose aggregation is related to Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Metal cations are one of the main factors affecting the propensity of α-synuclein to aggregate, either by directly binding to it or by catalyzing the production of reactive oxygen species that oxidize it. His50, Asp121 and several additional C-terminal α-synuclein residues are binding sites for numerous metal cations, while methionine sulfoxidation occurs readily on this protein under oxidative stress conditions. Molecular dynamics simulations are an excellent tool to obtain a microscopic picture of how metal binding or methionine sulfoxidation alter the conformational preferences of α-synuclein and, hence, its aggregation propensity. In this work, we report the first coarse-grained molecular dynamics study comparing the conformational ensembles of the native protein, the protein bound to either Cu2+ or Ca2+ at its main binding sites, and the methionine-sulfoxidized protein. Our results suggest that these events alter the transient α-synuclein intramolecular contacts, inducing a greater solvent exposure of its hydrophobic, aggregation-prone NAC domain, in full agreement with a recent experimental study on Ca2+ binding. Moreover, metal-binding residues directly participate in the long-range contacts that shield this domain and regulate α-synuclein aggregation. These results provide a molecular-level rationalization of the enhanced fibrillation experimentally observed in the presence of Cu2+ or Ca2+ and the oligomerization induced by methionine sulfoxidation.
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- Rafael Ramis
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Cièencies de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Cièencies de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Cièencies de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Cièencies de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Cièencies de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Ramis R, Ortega-Castro J, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Frau J. Unraveling the NaCl Concentration Effect on the First Stages of α-Synuclein Aggregation. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:5200-5212. [PMID: 33140640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Intraneuronal aggregation of the intrinsically disordered protein α-synuclein is at the core of Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Several reports show that the concentration of salts in the medium heavily affects its aggregation rate and fibril morphology, but a characterization of the individual monomeric conformations underlying these effects is still lacking. In this work, we have applied our α-synuclein-optimized coarse-grained molecular dynamics approach to decipher the structural features of the protein monomer under a range of NaCl concentrations (0.0-1.0 M). The results show that key intramolecular contacts between the terminal domains are lost at intermediate concentrations (leading to extended conformations likely to fibrillate), but recovered at high concentrations (leading to compact conformations likely to evolve toward amorphous aggregates). The pattern of direct interactions of the terminal α-synuclein domains with Na+ and Cl- ions plays a key role in explaining this effect. Our results are consistent with a recent study reporting a fibrillation enhancement at moderate NaCl concentrations but an inhibition at higher concentrations. The present work will contribute to improving our understanding of the structural features of monomeric α-synuclein, determining its NaCl-induced fibrillation propensity and the molecular basis of synucleinopathies, necessary for the future development of disease-halting therapies.
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- Rafael Ramis
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07020 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Oliver M, Adrover M, Frontera A, Ortega-Castro J, Miró M. In-vitro prediction of the membranotropic action of emerging organic contaminants using a liposome-based multidisciplinary approach. Sci Total Environ 2020; 738:140096. [PMID: 32806372 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
According to ISO 17402:2008 more knowledge is needed on processes controlling bioavailability of organic species so as to close the still existing gap between chemical measurements and biological effects. The bioavailability concept encompasses the investigation of the degree of penetration of target species across biological membranes. In addition, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) guidelines promote the use of in-vitro methods against conventional ecotoxicological tests because of the ethical controversy of in-vivo tests. This work is aimed at filling the gap by proposing a multidisciplinary approach based on high-resolution and low-resolution empirical techniques, and theoretical quantum mechanics for the in-vitro investigation of the bioavailability and membranotropic effects of organic emerging contaminants, including bioaccumulation, via passive diffusion across lipid bilayers. Phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes are selected as biomembrane surrogates, and contaminant effects are explored by (i) fluorescence anisotropy and generalized polarization assays using membrane fluorescence probes (laurdan and prodan) and UV-Vis spectroscopy, (ii) 1H NMR measurements to ascertain supramolecular interactions with PC and (iii) molecular dynamics simulations. In particular, un-regulated model compounds with distinct physico-chemical properties that are representative of three different classes of emerging contaminants in environmental compartments are chosen for validation of the holistic approach: (i) diclofenac as a model of anti-inflammatory drug; (ii) triclosan as an anti-microbial agent; and (iii) bisphenol A as a plastic-borne compound, and compared with chlorpyrifos as a legacy insecticide. Laurdan anisotropic measurements are in good agreement with 1H NMR data and both approaches pinpoint that triclosan and chlorpyrifos are highly bioaccumulative in membranes. Molecular dynamic studies indicate that the lateral diffusion of the lipid bilayer is much lower with the incorporation of either triclosan or chlorpyrifos into the bilayer. The theoretical simulations also allowed estimating absolute bioavailability data under passive diffusion (<0.1%, 63%, 73% and 89% for diclofenac, bisphenol A, triclosan and chlorpyrifos, respectively) given as the percentage of time that a given species is located in the region of the fatty acyl chains. Our findings indicate that PC-based liposome assays serve as a fast and cost-effective in-vitro approach, notwithstanding its low resolution features, for environmental bioavailability studies of emerging contaminants for which insufficient or inconsistent ecotoxicological data are identified in the literature.
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- Miquel Oliver
- FI-TRACE Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- REACMOL Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- SUPRAMOL Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- REACMOL Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- FI-TRACE Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- Ana Belén Uceda
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Mariño L, Ramis R, Casasnovas R, Ortega-Castro J, Vilanova B, Frau J, Adrover M. Unravelling the effect of N(ε)-(carboxyethyl)lysine on the conformation, dynamics and aggregation propensity of α-synuclein. Chem Sci 2020; 11:3332-3344. [PMID: 34122841 PMCID: PMC8157327 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00906g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
α-Synuclein (αS) aggregation is a hallmark in several neurodegenerative diseases. Among them, Parkinson's disease is highlighted, characterized by the intraneuronal deposition of Lewy bodies (LBs) which causes the loss of dopaminergic neurons. αS is the main component of LBs and in them, it usually contains post-translational modifications. One of them is the formation of advanced glycation end-products (mainly CEL and MOLD) arising from its reaction with methylglyoxal. Despite its biological relevance, there are no data available proving the effect of glycation on the conformation of αS, nor on its aggregation mechanism. This has been hampered by the formation of a heterogeneous set of compounds that precluded conformational studies. To overcome this issue, we have here produced αS homogeneously glycated with CEL. Its use, together with different biophysical techniques and molecular dynamics simulations, allowed us to study for the first time the effect of glycation on the conformation of a protein. CEL extended the conformation of the N-terminal domain as a result of the loss of transient N-/C-terminal long-range contacts while increasing the heterogeneity of the conformational population. CEL also inhibited the αS aggregation, but it was not able to disassemble preexisting amyloid fibrils, thus proving that CEL found on LBs must be formed in a later event after aggregation. We study the effect of an advanced glycation end product (N(ε)-(carboxyethyl)lysine), found on the Lewy bodies of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, on the conformational and aggregation features of alpha-synuclein.![]()
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- Laura Mariño
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5 E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain +34 971 173426 +34 971 173491
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Ramis R, Ortega-Castro J, Caballero C, Casasnovas R, Cerrillo A, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Frau J. How Does Pyridoxamine Inhibit the Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products? The Role of Its Primary Antioxidant Activity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:E344. [PMID: 31480509 PMCID: PMC6770850 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8090344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Pyridoxamine, one of the natural forms of vitamin B6, is known to be an effective inhibitor of the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are closely related to various human diseases. Pyridoxamine forms stable complexes with metal ions that catalyze the oxidative reactions taking place in the advanced stages of the protein glycation cascade. It also reacts with reactive carbonyl compounds generated as byproducts of protein glycation, thereby preventing further protein damage. We applied Density Functional Theory to study the primary antioxidant activity of pyridoxamine towards three oxygen-centered radicals (•OOH, •OOCH3 and •OCH3) to find out whether this activity may also play a crucial role in the context of protein glycation inhibition. Our results show that, at physiological pH, pyridoxamine can trap the •OCH3 radical, in both aqueous and lipidic media, with rate constants in the diffusion limit (>1.0 × 108 M - 1 s - 1 ). The quickest pathways involve the transfer of the hydrogen atoms from the protonated pyridine nitrogen, the protonated amino group or the phenolic group. Its reactivity towards •OOH and •OOCH3 is smaller, but pyridoxamine can still scavenge them with moderate rate constants in aqueous media. Since reactive oxygen species are also involved in the formation of AGEs, these results highlight that the antioxidant capacity of pyridoxamine is also relevant to explain its inhibitory role on the glycation process.
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- Rafael Ramis
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Martínez-Orozco H, Mariño L, Uceda AB, Ortega-Castro J, Vilanova B, Frau J, Adrover M. Nitration and Glycation Diminish the α-Synuclein Role in the Formation and Scavenging of Cu 2+-Catalyzed Reactive Oxygen Species. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:2919-2930. [PMID: 30973706 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Human α-synuclein is a small monomeric protein (140 residues) essential to maintain the function of the dopaminergic neurons and the neuronal redox balance. However, it holds a dark side since it is able to clump inside the neurons forming insoluble aggregates known as Lewy bodies, which are considered the hallmark of Parkinson's disease. Sporadic mutations and nonenzymatic post-translational modifications are well-known to stimulate the formation of Lewy bodies. Yet, the effect of nonenzymatic post-translational modifications on the function of α-synuclein has been studied less intense. Therefore, here we study how nitration and glycation mediated by methylglyoxal affect the redox features of α-synuclein. Both diminish the ability of α-synuclein to chelate Cu2+, except when Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine or Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine (two advanced glycation end products highly prevalent in vivo) are formed. This results in a lower capacity to prevent the Cu-catalyzed ascorbic acid degradation and to delay the formation of H2O2. However, only methylglyoxal was able to abolish the ability of α-synuclein to inhibit the free radical release. Both nitration and glycation enhanced the α-synuclein availability to be damaged by O2•-, although glycation made α-synuclein less reactive toward HO•. Our data represent the first report describing how nonenzymatic post-translational modifications might affect the redox function of α-synuclein, thus contributing to a better understanding of its pathological implications.
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- Humberto Martínez-Orozco
- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Institut de Recerca en Ciències de la Salut (IdISBa), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Mariño L, Casasnovas R, Ramis R, Vilanova B, Ortega-Castro J, Frau J, Adrover M. Does glycation really distort the peptide α-helicity? Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 129:254-266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ramis R, Ortega-Castro J, Casasnovas R, Mariño L, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Frau J. A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Approach to the Study of the Intrinsically Disordered Protein α-Synuclein. J Chem Inf Model 2019; 59:1458-1471. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rafael Ramis
- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears (IdISBa), 07120 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Sanchis P, Rivera R, Berga F, Fortuny R, Adrover M, Costa-Bauza A, Grases F, Masmiquel L. Phytate Decreases Formation of Advanced Glycation End-Products in Patients with Type II Diabetes: Randomized Crossover Trial. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9619. [PMID: 29941991 PMCID: PMC6018557 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27853-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Myo-inositol hexaphosphate (phytate; IP6) is a natural compound that is abundant in cereals, legumes, and nuts and it has the ability to chelate metal cations. The binding of IP6 to transition metals suggests that it could be used for the treatment of metal-catalyzed protein glycation, which appears to trigger diabetes-related diseases. Our in vitro studies showed that IP6 reduced the formation of Fe3+-catalyzed advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). This led us to perform a randomized cross-over trial to investigate the impact of the daily consumption IP6 on protein glycation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM; n = 33). Thus, we measured AGEs, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), several vascular risk factors, and urinary IP6 at baseline and at the end of the intervention period. Patients who consumed IP6 supplements for 3 months had lower levels of circulating AGEs and HbA1c than those who did not consume IP6. This is the first report to show that consumption of IP6 inhibits protein glycation in patients with T2DM. Considering that AGEs contribute to microvascular and macrovascular complications in T2DM, our data indicates that dietary supplementation with IP6 should be considered as a therapy to prevent the formation of AGEs and therefore, the development of diabetes-related diseases in patients with T2DM.
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- Pilar Sanchis
- Endocrinology Department, Research Unit, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07198, Palma of Mallorca, Spain.
- Laboratory of Renal Lithiasis Research, University of Balearic Islands, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07122, Palma of Mallorca, Spain.
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- Endocrinology Department, Research Unit, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07198, Palma of Mallorca, Spain
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- Laboratory of Renal Lithiasis Research, University of Balearic Islands, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07122, Palma of Mallorca, Spain
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- Laboratory Department, Hospital Son Llàtzer, 07198, Palma of Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Balearic Islands, Ctra. Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122, Palma of Mallorca, Spain
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- Laboratory of Renal Lithiasis Research, University of Balearic Islands, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07122, Palma of Mallorca, Spain
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- Laboratory of Renal Lithiasis Research, University of Balearic Islands, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07122, Palma of Mallorca, Spain
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- Endocrinology Department, Research Unit, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Institute of Health Sciences Research [IUNICS- IdISBa], 07198, Palma of Mallorca, Spain.
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Ramis R, Ortega-Castro J, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Frau J. A Systematic DFT Study of Some Plausible Zn(II) and Al(III) Interaction Sites in N-Terminally Acetylated α-Synuclein. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:690-699. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b10744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Rafael Ramis
- Departament
de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de
Mallorca 07122, Spain
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- Departament
de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de
Mallorca 07122, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma, 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament
de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de
Mallorca 07122, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma, 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament
de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de
Mallorca 07122, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma, 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament
de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de
Mallorca 07122, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma, 07010 Palma, Spain
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Ramis R, Ortega-Castro J, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Frau J. Copper(II) Binding Sites in N-Terminally Acetylated α-Synuclein: A Theoretical Rationalization. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:5711-5719. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b03165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Rafael Ramis
- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca, 07122 Palma, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca, 07122 Palma, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca, 07122 Palma, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca, 07122 Palma, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears Palma de Mallorca, 07122 Palma, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma, Spain
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Mariño L, Maya-Aguirre CA, Pauwels K, Vilanova B, Ortega-Castro J, Frau J, Donoso J, Adrover M. Glycation of Lysozyme by Glycolaldehyde Provides New Mechanistic Insights in Diabetes-Related Protein Aggregation. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:1152-1162. [PMID: 28257177 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b01103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Glycation occurs in vivo as a result of the nonenzymatic reaction of carbohydrates (and/or their autoxidation products) with proteins, DNA, or lipids. Protein glycation causes loss-of-function and, consequently, the development of diabetic-related diseases. Glycation also boosts protein aggregation, which can be directly related with the higher prevalence of aggregating diseases in diabetic people. However, the molecular mechanism connecting glycation with aggregation still remains unclear. Previously we described mechanistically how glycation of hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) with ribose induced its aggregation. Here we address the question of whether the ribose-induced aggregation is a general process or it depends on the chemical nature of the glycating agent. Glycation of HEWL with glycolaldehyde occurs through two different scenarios depending on the HEWL concentration regime (both within the micromolar range). At low HEWL concentration, non-cross-linking fluorescent advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are formed on Lys side chains, which do not change the protein structure but inhibit its enzymatic activity. These AGEs have little impact on HEWL surface hydrophobicity and, therefore, a negligible effect on its aggregation propensity. Upon increasing HEWL concentration, the glycation mechanism shifts toward the formation of intermolecular cross-links, which triggers a polymerization cascade involving the formation of insoluble spherical-like aggregates. These results notably differ with the aggregation-modulation mechanism of ribosylated HEWL directed by hydrophobic interactions. Additionally, their comparison constitutes the first experimental evidence showing that the mechanism underlying the aggregation of a glycated protein depends on the chemical nature of the glycating agent.
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- Laura Mariño
- University Institute of Health Sciences (UNICS-IdisPa), Ctra. Valldemossa 79, E-07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Structural
Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
- VIB
Structural Biology Research Centre, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- University Institute of Health Sciences (UNICS-IdisPa), Ctra. Valldemossa 79, E-07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- University Institute of Health Sciences (UNICS-IdisPa), Ctra. Valldemossa 79, E-07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- University Institute of Health Sciences (UNICS-IdisPa), Ctra. Valldemossa 79, E-07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- University Institute of Health Sciences (UNICS-IdisPa), Ctra. Valldemossa 79, E-07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- University Institute of Health Sciences (UNICS-IdisPa), Ctra. Valldemossa 79, E-07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Departament
de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra. Valldemossa
km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Vilanova B, Fernández D, Casasnovas R, Pomar AM, Alvarez-Idaboy JR, Hernández-Haro N, Grand A, Adrover M, Donoso J, Frau J, Muñoz F, Ortega-Castro J. Formation mechanism of glyoxal-DNA adduct, a DNA cross-link precursor. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 98:664-675. [PMID: 28192135 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.01.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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DNA nucleobases undergo non-enzymatic glycation to nucleobase adducts which can play important roles in vivo. In this work, we conducted a comprehensive experimental and theoretical kinetic study of the mechanisms of formation of glyoxal-guanine adducts over a wide pH range in order to elucidate the molecular basis for the glycation process. Also, we performed molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how open or cyclic glyoxal-guanine adducts can cause structural changes in an oligonucleotide model. A thermodynamic study of other glycating agents including methylglyoxal, acrolein, crotonaldehyde, 4-hydroxynonenal and 3-deoxyglucosone revealed that, at neutral pH, cyclic adducts were more stable than open adducts; at basic pH, however, the open adducts of 3-deoxyglucosone, methylglyoxal and glyoxal were more stable than their cyclic counterparts. This result can be ascribed to the ability of the adducts to cross-link DNA. The new insights may contribute to improve our understanding of the connection between glycation and DNA cross-linking.
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- B Vilanova
- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento de Física y Química Teórica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F. 04510, Mexico
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- Univ. Greboble Alpes, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CEA, INAC-SyMMES, F-38000 Grenoble, France; Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Carlos Antúnez 1920, 7500566, Providencia, Santiago de, Chile
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department de Química, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Universitat de les Illes Balears, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma (IdISPA), 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Troitiño C, Adrover M, Calizaya G, Lares J, Durigan V, Sandoval V, Marcaida P, Scarafia S, Duarte V, Secco A, Mamani M. AB0993 Depressive Symptoms in Patients Consulting for The First Time A Rheumatology Service. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2559] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Adrover M, Sanchis P, Vilanova B, Pauwels K, Martorell G, Pérez JJ. Conformational ensembles of neuromedin C reveal a progressive coil-helix transition within a binding-induced folding mechanism. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12753j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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NMR has been used to elucidate the folding pathway of neuromedin C and to characterize the architecture of the NMC–SDS micelle complex. Its C-terminal region is more prone to acquire an α-helical fold than the N-terminus, and it also binds to micelles.
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- Miquel Adrover
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS)
- Departament de Química
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB)
- Palma de Mallorca
- Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS)
- Departament de Química
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB)
- Palma de Mallorca
- Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS)
- Departament de Química
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB)
- Palma de Mallorca
- Spain
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- Structural Biology Brussels
- Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB)
- 1050 Brussels
- Belgium
- Structural Biology Research Centre
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- Serveis Científico-Tècnics
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB)
- Palma de Mallorca
- Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
- ETSEIB
- Barcelona
- Spain
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Adrover M, Howes BD, Iannuzzi C, Smulevich G, Pastore A. Anatomy of an iron-sulfur cluster scaffold protein: Understanding the determinants of [2Fe-2S] cluster stability on IscU. Biochim Biophys Acta 2014; 1853:1448-56. [PMID: 25447544 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Protein-bound iron sulfur clusters are prosthetic groups involved in several metabolic pathways. Understanding how they interact with the host protein and which factors influence their stability is therefore an important goal in biology. Here, we have addressed this question by studying the determinants of the 2Fe-2S cluster stability in the IscU/Isu protein scaffold. Through a detailed computational study based on a mixed quantum and classical mechanics approach, we predict that the simultaneous presence of two conserved residues, D39 and H105, has a conflicting role in cluster coordination which results in destabilizing cluster-loaded IscU/Isu according to a 'tug-of-war' mechanism. The effect is absent in the D39A mutant already known to host the cluster more stably. Our theoretical conclusions are directly supported by experimental data, also obtained from the H105A mutant, which has properties intermediate between the wild-type and the D39A mutant. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Fe/S proteins: Analysis, structure, function, biogenesis and diseases.
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- Miquel Adrover
- IUNICS, Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. Valldemossa, km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, (Spain)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff", Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Seconda Universita' di Napoli, Via De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, (Italy)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff", Università di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, King's College London, Denmark Hill Campus, London SE5, (UK).
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Adrover M, Mariño L, Sanchis P, Pauwels K, Kraan Y, Lebrun P, Vilanova B, Muñoz F, Broersen K, Donoso J. Mechanistic insights in glycation-induced protein aggregation. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:3449-62. [PMID: 25057908 DOI: 10.1021/bm501077j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Protein glycation causes loss-of-function through a process that has been associated with several diabetic-related diseases. Additionally, glycation has been hypothesized as a promoter of protein aggregation, which could explain the observed link between hyperglycaemia and the development of several aggregating diseases. Despite its relevance in a range of diseases, the mechanism through which glycation induces aggregation remains unknown. Here we describe the molecular basis of how glycation is linked to aggregation by applying a variety of complementary techniques to study the nonenzymatic glycation of hen lysozyme with ribose (ribosylation) as the reducing carbohydrate. Ribosylation involves a chemical multistep conversion that induces chemical modifications on lysine side chains without altering the protein structure, but changing the protein charge and enlarging its hydrophobic surface. These features trigger lysozyme native-like aggregation by forming small oligomers that evolve into bigger insoluble particles. Moreover, lysozyme incubated with ribose reduces the viability of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Our new insights contribute toward a better understanding of the link between glycation and aggregation.
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- Miquel Adrover
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears , Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Iannuzzi C, Adrover M, Puglisi R, Yan R, Temussi PA, Pastore A. The role of zinc in the stability of the marginally stable IscU scaffold protein. Protein Sci 2014; 23:1208-19. [PMID: 24917298 PMCID: PMC4243993 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2014] [Revised: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Understanding the factors that determine protein stability is interesting because it directly reflects the evolutionary pressure coming from function and environment. Here, we have combined experimental and computational methods to study the stability of IscU, a bacterial scaffold protein highly conserved in most organisms and an essential component of the iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis pathway. We demonstrate that the effect of zinc and its consequence strongly depend on the sample history. IscU is a marginally stable protein at low ionic strength to the point that undergoes cold denaturation at around -8°C with a corresponding dramatic decrease of enthalpy, which is consistent with the fluxional nature of the protein. Presence of constitutively bound zinc appreciably stabilizes the IscU fold, whereas it may cause protein aggregation when zinc is added back posthumously. We discuss how zinc coordination can be achieved by different side chains spatially available and all competent for tetrahedral coordination. The individual absence of some of these residues can be largely compensated by small local rearrangements of the others. We discuss the potential importance of our findings in vitro for the function in vivo of the protein.
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- Clara Iannuzzi
- MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London, NW7 1AA, United Kingdom; Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Seconda Universita' di Napoli, 80138, Naples, Italy
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Caldés C, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Donoso J, Muñoz F. The hydrophobic substituent in aminophospholipids affects the formation kinetics of their Schiff bases. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:2202-6. [PMID: 23462644 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.01.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Schiff bases (SBs) are the initial products of non-enzymatic glycation reactions, which are associated to some diabetes-related diseases. In this work, we used physiological pH and temperature conditions to study the formation kinetics of the SBs of 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DPHE) and 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-l-serine (DHPS) with various glycating compounds and with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (an effective glycation inhibitor). Based on the obtained results, the hydrophobic environment simultaneously decreases the nucleophilic character of the amino group (k1) and increases its pKa, thereby increasing the formation rate of SB (kobs). Therefore, the presence of hydrophobic chains in aminophospholipids facilitates the formation and stabilization of SBs, and also, in a biological environment, their glycation. Additionally, the results confirm the inhibitory action of B6 vitamers on aminophospholipid glycation.
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- Catalina Caldés
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, Ed. Mateu Orfila i Rotger, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Casasnovas R, Adrover M, Ortega-Castro J, Frau J, Donoso J, Muñoz F. C–H Activation in Pyridoxal-5′-phosphate Schiff Bases: The Role of the Imine Nitrogen. A Combined Experimental and Computational Study. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:10665-75. [DOI: 10.1021/jp303678n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rodrigo Casasnovas
- Institut
d’Investigació en Ciènces de la Salut (IUNICS),
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut
d’Investigació en Ciènces de la Salut (IUNICS),
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut
d’Investigació en Ciènces de la Salut (IUNICS),
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut
d’Investigació en Ciènces de la Salut (IUNICS),
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut
d’Investigació en Ciènces de la Salut (IUNICS),
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut
d’Investigació en Ciènces de la Salut (IUNICS),
Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Sanfelice D, Adrover M, Martorell G, Pastore A, Temussi PA. Crowding versus molecular seeding: NMR studies of protein aggregation in hen egg white. J Phys Condens Matter 2012; 24:244107. [PMID: 22595644 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/24/244107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In living systems, proteins are surrounded by many other macromolecules of different nature, at high total concentrations. In the last few years, there has been an increasing effort to study biological macromolecules directly in natural crowded environments, such as in intact bacterial cells or by mimicking natural crowding by adding proteins, polysaccharides or even synthetic polymers. We have recently proposed hen egg white (HEW) as a suitable, natural medium to study macromolecules in crowding conditions. Here, we show that HEW can increase dramatically the aggregation kinetics of proteins with an in-built tendency to associate. By dissecting the mechanism we demonstrate that only part of this effect is due to crowding, while another factor playing an important role is the interaction with proteins from the milieu. High molecular weight glycoproteins present in HEW act as efficient molecular seeds for aggregation. Our results bear important consequences for in-cell NMR studies and suggest a role of glycosylated proteins in aggregation.
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- D Sanfelice
- National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London, UK
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Adrover M, Martorell G, Martin SR, Urosev D, Konarev PV, Svergun DI, Daura X, Temussi P, Pastore A. The role of hydration in protein stability: comparison of the cold and heat unfolded states of Yfh1. J Mol Biol 2012; 417:413-24. [PMID: 22342930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Protein unfolding occurs at both low and high temperatures, although in most cases, only the high-temperature transition can be experimentally studied. A pressing question is how much the low- and high-temperature denatured states, although thermodynamically equivalent, are structurally and kinetically similar. We have combined experimental and computational approaches to compare the high- and low-temperature unfolded states of Yfh1, a natural protein that, at physiologic pH, undergoes cold and heat denaturation around 0 °C and 40 °C without the help of ad hoc destabilization. We observe that the two denatured states have similar but not identical residual secondary structures, different kinetics and compactness and a remarkably different degree of hydration. We use molecular dynamics simulations to rationalize the role of solvation and its effect on protein stability.
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- Miquel Adrover
- National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Vilanova B, Gallardo JM, Caldés C, Adrover M, Ortega-Castro J, Muñoz F, Donoso J. Formation of Schiff Bases of O-Phosphorylethanolamine and O-Phospho-d,l-serine with Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate. Experimental and Theoretical Studies. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:1897-905. [DOI: 10.1021/jp2116033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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]
Affiliation(s)
- Bartolomé Vilanova
- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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- Institut
Universitari d’Investigació
en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de
Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Ctra Valldemosa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
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Adrover M, Caldés C, Vilanova B, Frau J, Donoso J, Muñoz F. Towards a detailed description of pyridoxamine tautomeric species. NEW J CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2nj40230k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Caldés C, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Muñoz F, Donoso J. Understanding non-enzymatic aminophospholipid glycation and its inhibition. Polar head features affect the kinetics of Schiff base formation. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:4536-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Revised: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Caldés C, Vilanova B, Adrover M, Muñoz F, Donoso J. Phenol Group in Pyridoxamine Acts as a Stabilizing Element for Its Carbinolamines and Schiff Bases. Chem Biodivers 2011; 8:1318-32. [DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201000296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Xu Z, Adrover M, Pastore A, Prigent S, Mouthon F, Comoy E, Rezaei H, Deslys JP. Mechanistic insights into cellular alteration of prion by poly-D-lysine: the role of H2H3 domain. FASEB J 2011; 25:3426-35. [PMID: 21697549 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-187534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Misfolding of the prion protein (PrP) is the central feature of prion diseases. The conversion of the normal α-helical PrP(C) into a pathological β-enriched PrP(Sc) constitutes an early event in the infectious process. Several hypotheses, involving different regions of the protein, endeavor to delineate the structural mechanism underlying this change of conformation. All current working hypotheses, however, are based on biophysical and modeling studies, the biological relevance of which still needs to be assessed. We have studied the effect of positively charged polymers on the conversion, using polylysine as a model system, and have investigated a possible mechanism of structural stabilization. We have shown that poly-D-lysine removes proteinase K-resistant PrP from prion-infected SN56 neuroblastoma cells without affecting PrP(C). The effect is enantiospecific since the levorotary isomer, poly-L-lysine, has a markedly weaker effect, likely because of its higher susceptibility to degradation. In vitro cross-linking and NMR studies confirm a direct interaction between polylysine and PrP, which mainly maps to the PrP region containing helices 2 and 3 (H2H3). Interaction prevents conformational conversion and protein aggregation. Our results establish a central role of H2H3 in PrP(Sc) amyloidogenesis and replication and provide biological relevance for the pathological misfolding of this domain.
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- Zhou Xu
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therapies, Service d'Étude des Prions et des Infections Atypiques, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Martorell G, Adrover M, Kelly G, Temussi PA, Pastore A. A natural and readily available crowding agent: NMR studies of proteins in hen egg white. Proteins 2011; 79:1408-15. [PMID: 21337624 PMCID: PMC3110865 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 10/15/2010] [Revised: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In vitro studies of biological macromolecules are usually performed in dilute, buffered solutions containing one or just a few different biological macromolecules. Under these conditions, the interactions among molecules are diffusion limited. On the contrary, in living systems, macromolecules of a given type are surrounded by many others, at very high total concentrations. In the last few years, there has been an increasing effort to study biological macromolecules directly in natural crowded environments, as in intact bacterial cells or by mimicking natural crowding by adding proteins, polysaccharides, or even synthetic polymers. Here, we propose the use of hen egg white (HEW) as a simple natural medium, with all features of the media of crowded cells, that could be used by any researcher without difficulty and inexpensively. We present a study of the stability and dynamics behavior of model proteins in HEW, chosen as a prototypical, readily accessible natural medium that can mimic cytosol. We show that two typical globular proteins, dissolved in HEW, give NMR spectra very similar to those obtained in dilute buffers, although dynamic parameters are clearly affected by the crowded medium. The thermal stability of one of these proteins, measured in a range comprising both heat and cold denaturation, is also similar to that in buffer. Our data open new possibilities to the study of proteins in natural crowded media. Proteins 2011. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Gabriel Martorell
- Serveis Científico-Tècnics, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Martin SR, Avella G, Adrover M, de Nicola GF, Bullard B, Pastore A. Binding properties of the calcium-activated F2 isoform of Lethocerus troponin C. Biochemistry 2011; 50:1839-47. [PMID: 21250664 PMCID: PMC3057471 DOI: 10.1021/bi102076s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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While in most muscles contraction is triggered by calcium effluxes, insect flight muscles are also activated by mechanical stretch. We are interested in understanding the role that the troponin C protein, usually the calcium sensor, plays in stretch activation. In the flight muscles of Lethocerus, a giant water bug often used as a model system, there are two isoforms of TnC, F1 and F2, present in an approximately 10:1 ratio. F1 TnC is responsible for activating the muscle following a stretch, whereas F2 TnC produces a sustained contraction, the magnitude of which depends on the concentration of Ca2+ in the fiber. We have previously shown that F1 TnC binds only one Ca2+ ion in its C-terminal domain and that interaction with troponin H, the insect ortholog of troponin I, is insensitive to Ca2+. Here, we have studied the effect of Ca2+ and Mg2+ on the affinities of the interaction of F2 TnC with troponin H peptides. We show that the presence of two Ca2+ ions, one in each of the globular domains, increases the affinity for TnH by at least 1 order of magnitude. The N lobe has a lower affinity for Ca2+, but it is also sensitive to Mg2+. The C lobe is insensitive to Mg2+ as previously demonstrated by mutations of the individual EF-hands. The interaction with TnH seems also to have significant structural differences from that observed for the F1 TnC isoform. We discuss how our findings could account for stretch activation.
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- Stephen R Martin
- National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW71AA, U.K
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All globular proteins undergo transitions from their native to unfolded states if exposed either to cold or to heat perturbation. While the heat-induced transition is well described for a large number of proteins, in media compatible with natural environments, the limited number of examples of cold denatured states concern proteins artificially destabilized, for instance, by the presence of denaturants, ad hoc point mutations, or both. Here, we provide a characterization of the low temperature unfolded state of Yfh1, a natural protein that undergoes cold denaturation around water freezing temperature, in the absence of any denaturant. By achieving nearly full assignment of the NMR spectrum, we show that at -1 °C, Yfh1 has all the features of an unfolded protein, although retaining some local, residual secondary structure. The effect is not uniform along the sequence and does not merely reflect the secondary structural features of the folded species. The N-terminus seems to be dynamically more flexible, although retaining some nascent helix character. Interestingly, this region is the one containing functionally important hot-spots. The β-sheet region and the C-terminal helix are completely unfolded, although experiencing some conformational exchange, partly due to the presence of several prolines. Ours is the first step toward a full characterization of the low temperature unfolded state of a natural protein, reached without the aid of any destabilizing agent. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding cold denatured states.
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- Miquel Adrover
- MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom
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Adrover M, Pauwels K, Prigent S, de Chiara C, Xu Z, Chapuis C, Pastore A, Rezaei H. Prion fibrillization is mediated by a native structural element that comprises helices H2 and H3. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:21004-12. [PMID: 20375014 PMCID: PMC2898372 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.111815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2010] [Revised: 03/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aggregation and misfolding of the prion protein (PrP) are thought to be the cause of a family of lethal neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and other animals. Although the structures of PrP from several species have been solved, still little is known about the mechanisms that lead to the misfolded species. Here, we show that the region of PrP comprising the hairpin formed by the helices H2 and H3 is a stable independently folded unit able to retain its secondary and tertiary structure also in the absence of the rest of the sequence. We also prove that the isolated H2H3 is highly fibrillogenic and forms amyloid fibers morphologically similar to those obtained for the full-length protein. Fibrillization of H2H3 but not of full-length PrP is concomitant with formation of aggregates. These observations suggest a "banana-peeling" mechanism for misfolding of PrP in which H2H3 is the aggregation seed that needs to be first exposed to promote conversion from a helical to a beta-rich structure.
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- Miquel Adrover
- From the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom
- the Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca E-07122, Spain
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- From the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom
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- the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas F-78352, France, and
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- From the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom
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- the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas F-78352, France, and
- the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Fontenay-aux-Roses F-92265, France
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- the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas F-78352, France, and
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- From the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, United Kingdom
- the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas F-78352, France, and
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- the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas F-78352, France, and
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Ortega-Castro J, Adrover M, Frau J, Salvà A, Donoso J, Muñoz F. DFT Studies on Schiff Base Formation of Vitamin B6 Analogues. Reaction between a Pyridoxamine-Analogue and Carbonyl Compounds. J Phys Chem A 2010; 114:4634-40. [DOI: 10.1021/jp909156m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. Ortega-Castro
- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Adrover M, Frau J, Caldés C, Vilanova B, Donoso J, Muñoz F. Theoretical and experimental study of the vertical excitation energies in the ionic and tautomeric forms of 4-aminomethylpyridine. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2009.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ortega-Castro J, Adrover M, Frau J, Donoso J, Muñoz F. Erratum to ‘Chelating power of LR-74, a new AGE-inhibitor’ [Chemical Physics Letters 465 (2008) 120]. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.01.081] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Adrover M, Vilanova B, Muñoz F, Donoso J. Unexpected isomeric equilibrium in pyridoxamine Schiff bases. Bioorg Chem 2008; 37:26-32. [PMID: 19091373 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2008] [Revised: 11/05/2008] [Accepted: 11/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Pyridoxamine is a vitamin B(6) derivative involved in biological reactions such as transamination, and can also act as inhibitor in protein glycation. In both cases, it has been reported that Schiff base formation between pyridoxamine and carbonyl compounds is the main step. Nevertheless, few studies on the Schiff base formation have been reported to date. In this work, we conduct a comparative study of the reaction of pyridoxamine and 4-picolylamin (a pyridoxamine analog) with various carbonyl compounds including propanal, formaldehyde and pyruvic acid. Based on the results, 4-picolylamin forms a Schiff base as end-product of its reactions with propanal and pyruvic acid, but a carbinolamine with formaldehyde. On the other hand, pyridoxamine forms a Schiff base with the three reagents, but the end-product is in equilibrium with its hemiaminal form, which results from the attack of the phenolate ion of the pyridine ring on the imine carbon. This isomeric equilibrium should be considered in studying reactions involving amine derivatives of vitamin B(6).
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- Miquel Adrover
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut, Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Cheli V, Adrover M, Guyot-Revol V, Blanco C, Vidal R, Vázquez P, Alché L, Epstein A, Jerusalinsky D. Viral vectors carrying NR1 sequences injected into rat hippocampus interfered with learning and memory. J Neurochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.81.s1.10_2.x] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Adrover M, Forss AL, Ramon G, Vadell J, Moya G, Taberner AM. Selection of woody species for wastewater enhancement and restoration of riparian woodlands. J Environ Biol 2008; 29:357-361. [PMID: 18972692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Growth and nutrient uptake of seven tree species were evaluated with the goal of selecting the species that can be used for wastewater enhancement by dendro-purification, or green tree filtering, and for restoration of riparian woodlands. Trees were grown in pots with an inert mixture of perlite and vermiculite and irrigated with either nutrient solution or treated wastewater We measured the effects of species and irrigation water on biomass and nutrient content of leaves, stems and roots. For most of the species, treated wastewater had a positive effect on final biomass and above ground: below ground ratio compared to that of nutrient solution. However, growth of Cupressus sempervirens and Populus nigra were inhibited by water sodium concentration. Nerium oleander, Tamarix africana and Vitex agnus-castus were the species with the greatest final biomass. Pistacia terebinthus had the highest nitrogen and phosphorus content in leaves, stems and roots, while N. oleander and V. agnus-castus showed the best potassium accumulation. In general, P. terebinthus, N. oleander, T. africana and V. agnus-castus were the best qualified species for purification of wastewater.
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- M Adrover
- Department of Biology, University of Balearic Islands-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Adrover M, Vilanova B, Frau J, Muñoz F, Donoso J. The pyridoxamine action on Amadori compounds: A reexamination of its scavenging capacity and chelating effect. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:5557-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Adrover M, Vilanova B, Muñoz F, Donoso J. Kinetic Study of the Reaction of Glycolaldehyde with Two Glycation Target Models. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1126:235-40. [DOI: 10.1196/annals.1433.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In this work, we applied multi-wavelength stopped-flow spectroscopy (MSFS) to study the chemical equilibria between tautomeric or hydrated forms of various vitamin B6 compounds and the Schiff base formed by epsilon-aminocaproic acid (= 6-aminohexanoic acid) with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate at 25 degrees and variable pH. Since some of these compounds are photosensitive, we analyzed the possible occurrence of any secondary photo-induced processes under the conditions of irradiation in the MSFS equipment (continuous irradiation with light from a 75-W Xe lamp spanning the wavelength range of 200-700 nm). To determine the tautomeric composition of these compounds, the electronic absorption spectra were analyzed by means of log-normal curves. Continuous irradiation of pyridoxamine and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate over the wavelength range of 200-700 nm displaces the chemical equilibrium between the tautomeric or hydrated forms of these compounds. However, the Schiff base of epsilon-aminocaproic acid with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate is insensitive to the radiation used. The photo-induced processes detected in pyridoxamine and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate should be taken into account in examining vitamers by MSFS. In fact, these additional processes should be considered in studying the mechanism of action of vitamin B6-dependent enzymes by the MSFS technique, whenever some free vitamer may be present in solution.
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- Bartolomé Vilanova
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut, Departament de Química, Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca
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