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1.
Int J Mol Sci ; 24(4)2023 Feb 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36834906

RESUMO

Ribosome biogenesis is a complex and multistep process that depends on various assembly factors. To understand this process and identify the ribosome assembly intermediates, most studies have set out to delete or deplete these assembly factors. Instead, we took advantage of the impact of heat stress (45 °C) on the late stages of the biogenesis of the 30S ribosomal subunit to explore authentic precursors. Under these conditions, reduced levels of the DnaK chaperone proteins devoted to ribosome assembly lead to the transient accumulation of 21S ribosomal particles, which are 30S precursors. We constructed strains with different affinity tags on one early and one late 30S ribosomal protein and purified the 21S particles that form under heat shock. A combination of relative quantification using mass spectrometry-based proteomics and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) was then used to determine their protein contents and structures.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Escherichia coli , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Proteínas Ribossômicas/metabolismo , Resposta ao Choque Térmico
2.
Nucleic Acids Res ; 51(7): 3410-3419, 2023 04 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36840711

RESUMO

The multidomain ribosomal protein bS1 is the biggest and the most flexible and dynamic protein in the 30S small subunit. Despite being essential for mRNA recruitment and its primary role in the accommodation of the start codon within the decoding centre, there has not yet been a high-resolution description of its structure. Here, we present a 3D atomic model of OB1 and OB2, bS1's first two N-terminal domains, bound to an elongation-competent 70S ribosome. Our structure reveals that, as previously reported, bS1 is anchored both by a π-stacking to the 30S subunit and via a salt bridge with the Zn2+ pocket of bS1. These contacts are further stabilized by other interactions with additional residues on OB1. Our model also shows a new conformation of OB2, interacting with the Shine-Dalgarno portion of the mRNA. This study confirms that OB1 plays an anchoring role, but also highlights a novel function for OB2, which is directly involved in the modulation and support of mRNA binding and accommodation on the ribosome.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Escherichia coli , Proteínas Ribossômicas , Ribossomos , Conformação Molecular , Proteínas Ribossômicas/química , Ribossomos/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo
3.
FEBS J ; 290(6): 1461-1472, 2023 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35015931

RESUMO

The arrest of protein synthesis caused when ribosomes stall on an mRNA lacking a stop codon is a deadly risk for all cells. In bacteria, this situation is remedied by the trans-translation quality control system. Trans-translation occurs because of the synergistic action of two main partners, transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA) and small protein B (SmpB). These act in complex to monitor protein synthesis, intervening when necessary to rescue stalled ribosomes. During this process, incomplete nascent peptides are tagged for destruction, problematic mRNAs are degraded and the previously stalled ribosomes are recycled. In this 'Structural Snapshot' article, we describe the mechanism at the molecular level, a view updated after the most recent structural studies using cryo-electron microscopy.


Assuntos
Biossíntese de Proteínas , Ribossomos , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Ribossomos/metabolismo , RNA Bacteriano/química , Códon de Terminação , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo
4.
Nat Commun ; 13(1): 2641, 2022 05 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35552387

RESUMO

Toxins of toxin-antitoxin systems use diverse mechanisms to control bacterial growth. Here, we focus on the deleterious toxin of the atypical tripartite toxin-antitoxin-chaperone (TAC) system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, whose inhibition requires the concerted action of the antitoxin and its dedicated SecB-like chaperone. We show that the TAC toxin is a bona fide ribonuclease and identify exact cleavage sites in mRNA targets on a transcriptome-wide scale in vivo. mRNA cleavage by the toxin occurs after the second nucleotide of the ribosomal A-site codon during translation, with a strong preference for CCA codons in vivo. Finally, we report the cryo-EM structure of the ribosome-bound TAC toxin in the presence of native M. tuberculosis cspA mRNA, revealing the specific mechanism by which the TAC toxin interacts with the ribosome and the tRNA in the P-site to cleave its mRNA target.


Assuntos
Antitoxinas , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Ribossomos
5.
Microbiol Spectr ; 9(2): e0047121, 2021 10 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34704807

RESUMO

Staphylococci are pathogenic biofilm-forming bacteria and a source of multidrug resistance and/or tolerance causing a broad spectrum of infections. These bacteria are enclosed in a matrix that allows them to colonize medical devices, such as catheters and tissues, and that protects against antibiotics and immune systems. Advances in antibiofilm strategies for targeting this matrix are therefore extremely relevant. Here, we describe the development of the Capsicum pepper bioinspired peptide "capsicumicine." By using microbiological, microscopic, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) approaches, we demonstrate that capsicumicine strongly prevents methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm via an extracellular "matrix anti-assembly" mechanism of action. The results were confirmed in vivo in a translational preclinical model that mimics medical device-related infection. Since capsicumicine is not cytotoxic, it is a promising candidate for complementary treatment of infectious diseases. IMPORTANCE Pathogenic biofilms are a global health care concern, as they can cause extensive antibiotic resistance, morbidity, mortality, and thereby substantial economic loss. So far, no effective treatments targeting the bacteria in biofilms have been developed. Plants are constantly attacked by a wide range of pathogens and have protective factors, such as peptides, to defend themselves. These peptides are common components in Capsicum baccatum (red pepper). Here, we provide insights into an antibiofilm strategy based on the development of capsicumicine, a natural peptide that strongly controls biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis, the most prevalent pathogen in device-related infections.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Biofilmes/efeitos dos fármacos , Capsicum/química , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Peptídeos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Humanos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/genética , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/fisiologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Peptídeos/química , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia
6.
Nat Commun ; 12(1): 4909, 2021 08 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34389707

RESUMO

In bacteria, trans-translation is the main rescue system, freeing ribosomes stalled on defective messenger RNAs. This mechanism is driven by small protein B (SmpB) and transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA), a hybrid RNA known to have both a tRNA-like and an mRNA-like domain. Here we present four cryo-EM structures of the ribosome during trans-translation at resolutions from 3.0 to 3.4 Å. These include the high-resolution structure of the whole pre-accommodated state, as well as structures of the accommodated state, the translocated state, and a translocation intermediate. Together, they shed light on the movements of the tmRNA-SmpB complex in the ribosome, from its delivery by the elongation factor EF-Tu to its passage through the ribosomal A and P sites after the opening of the B1 bridges. Additionally, we describe the interactions between the tmRNA-SmpB complex and the ribosome. These explain why the process does not interfere with canonical translation.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Escherichia coli/genética , Biossíntese de Proteínas/genética , RNA Bacteriano/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Ribossomos/genética , Sítios de Ligação/genética , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , Ligação Proteica , Domínios Proteicos , RNA Bacteriano/química , RNA Bacteriano/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/química , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA de Transferência/química , RNA de Transferência/genética , RNA de Transferência/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/química , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Ribossomos/ultraestrutura
7.
Microorganisms ; 10(1)2021 Dec 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35056452

RESUMO

Because of the ever-increasing multidrug resistance in microorganisms, it is crucial that we find and develop new antibiotics, especially molecules with different targets and mechanisms of action than those of the antibiotics in use today. Translation is a fundamental process that uses a large portion of the cell's energy, and the ribosome is already the target of more than half of the antibiotics in clinical use. However, this process is highly regulated, and its quality control machinery is actively studied as a possible target for new inhibitors. In bacteria, ribosomal stalling is a frequent event that jeopardizes bacterial wellness, and the most severe form occurs when ribosomes stall at the 3'-end of mRNA molecules devoid of a stop codon. Trans-translation is the principal and most sophisticated quality control mechanism for solving this problem, which would otherwise result in inefficient or even toxic protein synthesis. It is based on the complex made by tmRNA and SmpB, and because trans-translation is absent in eukaryotes, but necessary for bacterial fitness or survival, it is an exciting and realistic target for new antibiotics. Here, we describe the current and future prospects for developing what we hope will be a novel generation of trans-translation inhibitors.

8.
Int J Pharm ; 574: 118872, 2020 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31812797

RESUMO

Medical devices (indwelling) have greatly improved healthcare. Nevertheless, infections related to the use of these apparatuses continue to be a major clinical concern. Biofilms form on surfaces after bacterial adhesion, and they function as bacterial reservoirs and as resistance and tolerance factors against antibiotics and the host immune response. Technological strategies to control biofilms and bacterial adhesion, such as the use of surface coatings, are being explored more frequently, and natural peptides may promote their development. In this study, we purified and identified antibiofilm peptides from Capsicum baccatum (red pepper) using chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, MALDI-MS, MS/MS and bioinformatics. These peptides strongly controlled biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis, the most prevalent pathogen in device-related infections, without any antibiotic activity. Furthermore, natural peptide-coated surfaces dislayed effective antiadhesive proprieties and showed no cytotoxic effects against different representative human cell lines. Finally, we determined the lead peptide predicted by Mascot and identified CSP37, which may be useful as a prime structure for the design of new antibiofilm agents. Together, these results shed light on natural Capsicum peptides as a possible antiadhesive coat to prevent medical device colonization.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Aderência Bacteriana/efeitos dos fármacos , Biofilmes/efeitos dos fármacos , Capsicum/química , Peptídeos/farmacologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/tratamento farmacológico , Staphylococcus epidermidis/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Materiais Revestidos Biocompatíveis/química , Células HCT116 , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Células PC-3 , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos
9.
J Biol Chem ; 293(18): 6637-6646, 2018 05 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29535188

RESUMO

Dystrophin, encoded by the DMD gene, is critical for maintaining plasma membrane integrity during muscle contraction events. Mutations in the DMD gene disrupting the reading frame prevent dystrophin production and result in severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); in-frame internal deletions allow production of partly functional internally deleted dystrophin and result in less severe Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Many known BMD deletions occur in dystrophin's central domain, generally considered to be a monotonous rod-shaped domain based on the knowledge of spectrin family proteins. However, the effects caused by these deletions, ranging from asymptomatic to severe BMD, argue against the central domain serving only as a featureless scaffold. We undertook structural studies combining small-angle X-ray scattering and molecular modeling in an effort to uncover the structure of the central domain, as dystrophin has been refractory to characterization. We show that this domain appears to be a tortuous and complex filament that is profoundly disorganized by the most severe BMD deletion (loss of exons 45-47). Despite the preservation of large parts of the binding site for neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in this deletion, computational approaches failed to recreate the association of dystrophin with nNOS. This observation is in agreement with a strong decrease of nNOS immunolocalization in muscle biopsies, a parameter related to the severity of BMD phenotypes. The structural description of the whole dystrophin central domain we present here is a first necessary step to improve the design of microdystrophin constructs toward the goal of a successful gene therapy for DMD.


Assuntos
Distrofina/química , Distrofina/genética , Deleção de Genes , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/genética , Sítios de Ligação , Éxons , Humanos , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/enzimologia , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo I/metabolismo , Domínios Proteicos , Fases de Leitura , Espalhamento a Baixo Ângulo , Soluções , Difração de Raios X
10.
Nucleic Acids Res ; 46(6): 3211-3217, 2018 04 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29408956

RESUMO

During translation's elongation cycle, elongation factor G (EF-G) promotes messenger and transfer RNA translocation through the ribosome. Until now, the structures reported for EF-G-ribosome complexes have been obtained by trapping EF-G in the ribosome. These results were based on use of non-hydrolyzable guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) analogs, specific inhibitors or a mutated EF-G form. Here, we present the first cryo-electron microscopy structure of EF-G bound to ribosome in the absence of an inhibitor. The structure reveals a natural conformation of EF-G·GDP in the ribosome, with a previously unseen conformation of its third domain. These data show how EF-G must affect translocation, and suggest the molecular mechanism by which fusidic acid antibiotic prevents the release of EF-G after GTP hydrolysis.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Fator G para Elongação de Peptídeos/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/ultraestrutura , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Guanosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Hidrólise , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Molecular , Fator G para Elongação de Peptídeos/química , Fator G para Elongação de Peptídeos/ultraestrutura , Ligação Proteica , Conformação Proteica , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA de Transferência/genética , RNA de Transferência/metabolismo , Ribossomos/química , Ribossomos/ultraestrutura , Thermus thermophilus/metabolismo
11.
J Mol Biol ; 429(23): 3617-3625, 2017 11 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29031699

RESUMO

In bacteria, trans-translation is the main quality control mechanism for rescuing ribosomes arrested during translation. This key process is universally conserved and plays a critical role in the viability and virulence of many pathogens. We developed a reliable in vivo double-fluorescence reporter system for the simultaneous quantification of both trans-translation and the associated proteolysis activities in bacteria. The assay was validated using mutant bacteria lacking tmRNA, SmpB, and the ClpP protease. Both antisense tmRNA-binding RNA and a peptide mimicking the SmpB C-terminal tail proved to be potent inhibitors of trans-translation in vivo. The double-fluorescent reporter was also tested with KKL-35, an oxadiazole derivative that is supposed to be a promising trans-translation inhibitor, and it surprisingly turns out that trans-translation is not the only target of KKL-35 in vivo.


Assuntos
Bactérias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , RNA Bacteriano/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , RNA Bacteriano/genética , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Ribossomos/genética
12.
Nat Struct Mol Biol ; 22(11): 914-9, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26479198

RESUMO

SBDS protein (deficient in the inherited leukemia-predisposition disorder Shwachman-Diamond syndrome) and the GTPase EFL1 (an EF-G homolog) activate nascent 60S ribosomal subunits for translation by catalyzing eviction of the antiassociation factor eIF6 from nascent 60S ribosomal subunits. However, the mechanism is completely unknown. Here, we present cryo-EM structures of human SBDS and SBDS-EFL1 bound to Dictyostelium discoideum 60S ribosomal subunits with and without endogenous eIF6. SBDS assesses the integrity of the peptidyl (P) site, bridging uL16 (mutated in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia) with uL11 at the P-stalk base and the sarcin-ricin loop. Upon EFL1 binding, SBDS is repositioned around helix 69, thus facilitating a conformational switch in EFL1 that displaces eIF6 by competing for an overlapping binding site on the 60S ribosomal subunit. Our data reveal the conserved mechanism of eIF6 release, which is corrupted in both inherited and sporadic leukemias.


Assuntos
Fatores de Iniciação em Eucariotos/metabolismo , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/metabolismo , Iniciação Traducional da Cadeia Peptídica , Proteínas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Protozoários/metabolismo , Subunidades Ribossômicas Maiores de Eucariotos/metabolismo , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Dictyostelium/genética , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/química , Humanos , Modelos Biológicos , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Molecular , Fatores de Alongamento de Peptídeos , Proteínas/química , Ribonucleoproteína Nuclear Pequena U5 , Subunidades Ribossômicas Maiores de Eucariotos/química
13.
Med Sci (Paris) ; 31(3): 282-90, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25855282

RESUMO

Protein synthesis is accomplished through a process known as translation and is carried out by the ribosome, a large macromolecular complex found in every living organism. Given the huge amount of biological data that must be deciphered, it is not uncommon for ribosomes to regularly stall during the process of translation. Any disruption of this finely tuned process will jeopardize the viability of the cell. In bacteria, the main quality-control mechanism for rescuing ribosomes that undergo arrest during translation is trans-translation, which is performed by transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA) in association with small protein B (SmPB). However, other rescue systems have been discovered recently, revealing a far more complicated network of factors dedicated to ribosome rescue. These discoveries make it possible to consider inhibition of these pathways as a very promising target for the discovery of new antibiotics.


Assuntos
Biossíntese de Proteínas , Ribossomos/fisiologia , Animais , Códon de Terminação/genética , Códon de Terminação/metabolismo , Humanos , Redes e Vias Metabólicas , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Biossíntese de Proteínas/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores da Síntese de Proteínas/uso terapêutico , Controle de Qualidade , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Ribossomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Tempo
14.
Hum Mol Genet ; 24(5): 1267-79, 2015 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25348330

RESUMO

In-frame exon deletions of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene produce internally truncated proteins that typically lead to Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), a milder allelic disorder of DMD. We hypothesized that differences in the structure of mutant dystrophin may be responsible for the clinical heterogeneity observed in Becker patients and we studied four prevalent in-frame exon deletions, i.e. Δ45-47, Δ45-48, Δ45-49 and Δ45-51. Molecular homology modelling revealed that the proteins corresponding to deletions Δ45-48 and Δ45-51 displayed a similar structure (hybrid repeat) than the wild-type dystrophin, whereas deletions Δ45-47 and Δ45-49 lead to proteins with an unrelated structure (fractional repeat). All four proteins in vitro expressed in a fragment encoding repeats 16-21 were folded in α-helices and remained highly stable. Refolding dynamics were slowed and molecular surface hydrophobicity were higher in fractional repeat containing Δ45-47 and Δ45-49 deletions compared with hybrid repeat containing Δ45-48 and Δ45-51 deletions. By retrospectively collecting data for a series of French BMD patients, we showed that the age of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) onset was delayed by 11 and 14 years in Δ45-48 and Δ45-49 compared with Δ45-47 patients, respectively. A clear trend toward earlier wheelchair dependency (minimum of 11 years) was also observed in Δ45-47 and Δ45-49 patients compared with Δ45-48 patients. Muscle dystrophin levels were moderately reduced in most patients without clear correlation with the deletion type. Disease progression in BMD patients appears to be dependent on the deletion itself and associated with a specific structure of dystrophin at the deletion site.


Assuntos
Distrofina/química , Distrofina/genética , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Alelos , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/genética , Cardiomiopatia Dilatada/patologia , Clonagem Molecular , Progressão da Doença , Éxons , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Moleculares , Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne/patologia , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Fases de Leitura , Estudos Retrospectivos , Deleção de Sequência , Adulto Jovem
15.
Front Microbiol ; 5: 113, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24711807

RESUMO

Ribosome stalling is a serious issue for cell survival. In bacteria, the primary rescue system is trans-translation, performed by tmRNA and its protein partner small protein B (SmpB). Since its discovery almost 20 years ago, biochemical, genetic, and structural studies have paved the way to a better understanding of how this sophisticated process takes place at the cellular and molecular levels. Here we describe the molecular details of trans-translation, with special mention of recent cryo-electron microscopy and crystal structures that have helped explain how the huge tmRNA-SmpB complex targets and delivers stalled ribosomes without interfering with canonical translation.

16.
J Mol Biol ; 426(2): 377-88, 2014 Jan 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24095898

RESUMO

During protein synthesis, many translating ribosomes are bound together with an mRNA molecule to form polysomes (or polyribosomes). While the spatial organization of bacterial polysomes has been well studied in vitro, little is known about how they cluster when cellular conditions are highly constrained. To better understand this, we used electron tomography, template matching, and three-dimensional modeling to analyze the supramolecular network of ribosomes after induction of translational pauses. In Escherichia coli, we overexpressed an mRNA carrying a polyproline motif known to induce pausing during translation. When working with a strain lacking transfer-messenger RNA, the principle actor in the "trans-translation" rescuing system, the cells survived the hijacking of the translation machinery but this resulted in a sharp modification of the ribosomal network. The results of our experiments demonstrate that single ribosomes are replaced with large amounts of compacted polysomes. These polysomes are highly organized, principally forming hairpins and dimers of hairpins that stack together. We propose that these spatial arrangements help maintain translation efficiency when the rescue systems are absent or overwhelmed.


Assuntos
Escherichia coli/química , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Substâncias Macromoleculares/química , Substâncias Macromoleculares/metabolismo , Polirribossomos/química , Polirribossomos/metabolismo , Tomografia com Microscopia Eletrônica , Imageamento Tridimensional , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo
17.
Biochemistry ; 52(44): 7777-84, 2013 Nov 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24063785

RESUMO

Dystrophin is a large skeletal muscle protein located at the internal face of the plasma membrane and interacting with membrane phospholipids and a number of cytosolic proteins. Binding of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) to dystrophin appears to be crucial for exercise-induced increases in blood supply in muscle cells. By contrast, utrophin, the developmental homologous protein of dystrophin, does not display nNOS interaction. Recent in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that the dystrophin region involved in nNOS binding is located in spectrin-like repeats R16 and R17 of its filamentous central domain. Using homology modeling and atomistic molecular dynamics simulation, we compared the structural organization and surface potentials of dystrophin, utrophin, and chimeric fragments, thus revisiting the dystrophin-nNOS binding region. Our simulation results are in good agreement with experimental data. They provide a three-dimensional representation of the repeats and give insight into the molecular organization of the regions involved in dystrophin-nNOS interaction. This study also further elucidates the physical properties crucial for this interaction, particularly the presence of a large hydrophobic patch. These results will be helpful to improving our understanding of the phenotypic features of patients bearing mutations in the nNOS-binding region of dystrophin.


Assuntos
Distrofina/química , Distrofina/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo I/química , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo I/metabolismo , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Distrofina/genética , Humanos , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo I/genética , Ligação Proteica , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína
18.
Trends Biochem Sci ; 38(8): 403-11, 2013 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23820510

RESUMO

In bacteria, the main quality control mechanism for rescuing ribosomes that have arrested during translation is trans-translation, performed by transfer-mRNA (tmRNA) associated with small protein B (SmpB). Intriguingly, this very elegant mechanism is not always necessary to maintain cell viability, suggesting the existence of alternatives. Other rescue systems have recently been discovered, revealing a far more complicated story than expected. These include the alternative ribosome rescue factors ArfA and ArfB, the elongation factors EF4 and EF-P, the peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase Pth, and several protein synthesis factors. These discoveries make it possible to describe a large network of factors dedicated to ribosome rescue, thus ensuring cell survival during stresses that induce ribosome stalling.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Proteínas Ribossômicas/metabolismo , Ribossomos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/biossíntese , RNA Bacteriano/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA de Transferência/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo
19.
RNA Biol ; 10(2): 314-20, 2013 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23324601

RESUMO

A finely tuned balance of translation, storage and decay of mRNAs (mRNAs) is important for the regulation of gene expression. In eukaryotic cells, this takes place in dynamic cytoplasmic RNA-protein granules termed Processing bodies (P-bodies). In this study, by using immunoelectron tomography, 3D modeling and template matching, we analyze the size and the organization of the polysomes in the vicinity of human P-bodies. Our results show the presence of several polysomes that are compatible with a translational activity around P-bodies. Therefore, movement of mRNAs between polysomes and P-bodies can take place when the two compartments are in close contact. The presence of initiation factors in the proximity of P-bodies also suggests that translation of mRNAs can resume at the periphery of these granules.


Assuntos
Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/metabolismo , Polirribossomos/metabolismo , Transporte de RNA , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/genética , Tomografia com Microscopia Eletrônica , Fator de Iniciação 4E em Eucariotos/genética , Fator de Iniciação 4E em Eucariotos/metabolismo , Fator de Iniciação Eucariótico 4G/genética , Fator de Iniciação Eucariótico 4G/metabolismo , Células HeLa , Humanos , Polirribossomos/genética , Polirribossomos/ultraestrutura , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Estabilidade de RNA , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo
20.
PLoS One ; 6(8): e23819, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21901138

RESUMO

Dystrophin is a large protein involved in the rare genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). It functions as a mechanical linker between the cytoskeleton and the sarcolemma, and is able to resist shear stresses during muscle activity. In all, 75% of the dystrophin molecule consists of a large central rod domain made up of 24 repeat units that share high structural homology with spectrin-like repeats. However, in the absence of any high-resolution structure of these repeats, the molecular basis of dystrophin central domain's functions has not yet been deciphered. In this context, we have performed a computational study of the whole dystrophin central rod domain based on the rational homology modeling of successive and overlapping tandem repeats and the analysis of their surface properties. Each tandem repeat has very specific surface properties that make it unique. However, the repeats share enough electrostatic-surface similarities to be grouped into four separate clusters. Molecular dynamics simulations of four representative tandem repeats reveal specific flexibility or bending properties depending on the repeat sequence. We thus suggest that the dystrophin central rod domain is constituted of seven biologically relevant sub-domains. Our results provide evidence for the role of the dystrophin central rod domain as a scaffold platform with a wide range of surface features and biophysical properties allowing it to interact with its various known partners such as proteins and membrane lipids. This new integrative view is strongly supported by the previous experimental works that investigated the isolated domains and the observed heterogeneity of the severity of dystrophin related pathologies, especially Becker muscular dystrophy.


Assuntos
Distrofina/metabolismo , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Biologia Computacional , Distrofina/química , Humanos , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína
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