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1.
Genes Cells ; 27(9): 579-585, 2022 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35822830

RESUMO

GW182 family proteins are a key component of microRNA-protein complex eliciting translational repression and/or degradation of microRNA-targets. The microRNAs in complex with Argonaute proteins bind to target mRNAs, and GW182 proteins are recruited by association with Argonaute proteins. The GW182 protein acts as a scaffold that links the Argonaute protein to silencing machineries including the CCR4-NOT complex which accelerates deadenylation and inhibits translation. The carboxyl-terminal effector domain of GW182 protein, also called the silencing domain, has been shown to bind to the subunits of the CCR4-NOT complex, the CNOT1 and the CNOT9. Here we show that a small region within the amino-terminal Argonaute-binding domain of human GW182/TNRC6A can associate with the CCR4-NOT complex. This region resides between the two Argonaute-binding sites and contains reiterated GW/WG-motifs. Alanine mutation experiments showed that multiple tryptophan residues are required for the association with the CCR4-NOT complex. Furthermore, co-expression and immunoprecipitation assays suggested that the CNOT9 subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex is a possible binding partner of this region. Our work, taken together with previous studies, indicates that the human GW182 protein contains multiple binding interfaces to the CCR4-NOT complex.


Assuntos
Proteínas Argonautas , Autoantígenos , MicroRNAs , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , Proteínas Argonautas/genética , Proteínas Argonautas/metabolismo , Autoantígenos/química , Autoantígenos/genética , Autoantígenos/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Humanos , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Receptores CCR4/genética , Receptores CCR4/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Triptofano/genética , Triptofano/metabolismo
2.
Genes Cells ; 23(5): 332-344, 2018 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29626383

RESUMO

MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNAs that regulate translation and mRNA stability by binding target mRNAs in complex with Argonaute (AGO) proteins. AGO interacts with a member of the TNRC6 family proteins to form a microRNP complex, which recruits the CCR4-NOT complex to accelerate deadenylation and inhibits translation. MicroRNAs primarily repress translation of target mRNAs but have been shown to enhance translation of a specific type of target reporter mRNAs in various experimental systems: G0 quiescent mammalian cells, Xenopus laevis oocytes, Drosophila embryo extracts, and HeLa cells. In all of the cases mentioned, a common feature of the activated target mRNAs is the lack of a poly(A) tail. Here, we show let-7-microRNP-mediated translational activation of nonadenylated target mRNAs in a mammalian cell-free system, which contains over-expressed AGO2, TNRC6B, and PAPD7 (TUTase5, TRF4-1). Importantly, translation of nonadenylated mRNAs was activated also by tethered TNRC6B silencing domain (SD), in the presence of PAPD7. Deletion of the poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) interacting motif (PAM2) from the TNRC6B-SD abolished the translational activation, suggesting the involvement of PABP in the process. Similar results were also obtained in cultured HEK293T cells. This work may provide novel insights into microRNP-mediated mRNA regulation.


Assuntos
Sistema Livre de Células , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Biossíntese de Proteínas , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Proteínas Argonautas/genética , Proteínas Argonautas/metabolismo , Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/genética , Proteínas Cromossômicas não Histona/metabolismo , DNA Polimerase Dirigida por DNA/genética , DNA Polimerase Dirigida por DNA/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , MicroRNAs/genética , Proteína I de Ligação a Poli(A)/genética , Proteína I de Ligação a Poli(A)/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a Poli(A)/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a Poli(A)/metabolismo , Poliadenilação , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo
3.
PLoS One ; 13(2): e0193158, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29462206

RESUMO

Growing numbers of therapeutic antibodies offer excellent treatment strategies for many diseases. Elucidation of the interaction between a potential therapeutic antibody and its target protein by structural analysis reveals the mechanism of action and offers useful information for developing rational antibody designs for improved affinity. Here, we developed a rapid, high-yield cell-free system using dialysis mode to synthesize antibody fragments for the structural analysis of antibody-antigen complexes. Optimal synthesis conditions of fragments (Fv and Fab) of the anti-EGFR antibody 059-152 were rapidly determined in a day by using a 30-µl-scale unit. The concentration of supplemented disulfide isomerase, DsbC, was critical to obtaining soluble antibody fragments. The optimal conditions were directly applicable to a 9-ml-scale reaction, with linear scalable yields of more than 1 mg/ml. Analyses of purified 059-152-Fv and Fab showed that the cell-free synthesized antibody fragments were disulfide-bridged, with antigen binding activity comparable to that of clinical antibodies. Examination of the crystal structure of cell-free synthesized 059-152-Fv in complex with the extracellular domain of human EGFR revealed that the epitope of 059-152-Fv broadly covers the EGF binding surface on domain III, including residues that formed critical hydrogen bonds with EGF (Asp355EGFR, Gln384EGFR, H409EGFR, and Lys465EGFR), so that the antibody inhibited EGFR activation. We further demonstrated the application of the cell-free system to site-specific integration of non-natural amino acids for antibody engineering, which would expand the availability of therapeutic antibodies based on structural information and rational design. This cell-free system could be an ideal antibody-fragment production platform for functional and structural analysis of potential therapeutic antibodies and for engineered antibody development.


Assuntos
Complexo Antígeno-Anticorpo , Sítios de Ligação de Anticorpos , Fragmentos Fab das Imunoglobulinas/química , Região Variável de Imunoglobulina/química , Epitopos , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Proteica
4.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 479(3): 489-495, 2016 Oct 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27663661

RESUMO

Lysosome-associated membrane proteins 1 and 2 (LAMP-1 and LAMP-2) have a large, heavily glycosylated luminal domain composed of two subdomains, and are the most abundant protein components in lysosome membranes. LAMP-1 and LAMP-2 have distinct functions, and the presence of both proteins together is required for the essential regulation of autophagy to avoid embryonic lethality. However, the structural aspects of LAMP-1 and LAMP-2 have not been elucidated. In the present study, we demonstrated that the subdomains of LAMP-1 and LAMP-2 adopt the unique ß-prism fold, similar to the domain structure of the dendritic cell-specific-LAMP (DC-LAMP, LAMP-3), confirming the conserved aspect of this family of lysosome-associated membrane proteins. Furthermore, we evaluated the effects of the N-domain truncation of LAMP-1 or LAMP-2 on the assembly of LAMPs, based on immunoprecipitation experiments. We found that the N-domain of LAMP-1 is necessary, whereas that of LAMP-2 is repressive, for the organization of a multimeric assembly of LAMPs. Accordingly, the present study suggests for the first time that the assembly modes of LAMP-1 and LAMP-2 are different, which may underlie their distinct functions.


Assuntos
Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas de Membrana Lisossomal/biossíntese , Proteína 2 de Membrana Associada ao Lisossomo/biossíntese , Células 3T3 , Animais , Cristalização , Cristalografia por Raios X , Glicosilação , Humanos , Membranas Intracelulares/metabolismo , Lisossomos/química , Camundongos , Domínios Proteicos , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína
5.
Nature ; 520(7547): 312-316, 2015 Apr 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25855295

RESUMO

Adiponectin stimulation of its receptors, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, increases the activities of 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), respectively, thereby contributing to healthy longevity as key anti-diabetic molecules. AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 were predicted to contain seven transmembrane helices with the opposite topology to G-protein-coupled receptors. Here we report the crystal structures of human AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 at 2.9 and 2.4 Å resolution, respectively, which represent a novel class of receptor structure. The seven-transmembrane helices, conformationally distinct from those of G-protein-coupled receptors, enclose a large cavity where three conserved histidine residues coordinate a zinc ion. The zinc-binding structure may have a role in the adiponectin-stimulated AMPK phosphorylation and UCP2 upregulation. Adiponectin may broadly interact with the extracellular face, rather than the carboxy-terminal tail, of the receptors. The present information will facilitate the understanding of novel structure-function relationships and the development and optimization of AdipoR agonists for the treatment of obesity-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.


Assuntos
Receptores de Adiponectina/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sítios de Ligação , Cristalografia por Raios X , Histidina/química , Histidina/metabolismo , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Conformação Proteica , Receptores de Adiponectina/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Zinco/metabolismo
6.
J Struct Funct Genomics ; 16(1): 11-23, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25575462

RESUMO

The adiponectin receptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) are membrane proteins with seven transmembrane helices. These receptors regulate glucose and fatty acid metabolism, thereby ameliorating type 2 diabetes. The full-length human AdipoR1 and a series of N-terminally truncated mutants of human AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 were expressed in insect cells. In small-scale size exclusion chromatography, the truncated mutants AdipoR1Δ88 (residues 89-375) and AdipoR2Δ99 (residues 100-386) eluted mostly in the intact monodisperse state, while the others eluted primarily as aggregates. However, gel filtration chromatography of the large-scale preparation of the tag-affinity-purified AdipoR1Δ88 revealed the presence of an excessive amount of the aggregated state over the intact state. Since aggregation due to contaminating nucleic acids may have occurred during the sample concentration step, anion-exchange column chromatography was performed immediately after affinity chromatography, to separate the intact AdipoR1Δ88 from the aggregating species. The separated intact AdipoR1Δ88 did not undergo further aggregation, and was successfully purified to homogeneity by gel filtration chromatography. The purified AdipoR1Δ88 and AdipoR2Δ99 proteins were characterized by thermostability assays with 7-diethylamino-3-(4-maleimidophenyl)-4-methyl coumarin, thin layer chromatography of bound lipids, and surface plasmon resonance analysis of ligand binding, demonstrating their structural integrities. The AdipoR1Δ88 and AdipoR2Δ99 proteins were crystallized with the anti-AdipoR1 monoclonal antibody Fv fragment, by the lipidic mesophase method. X-ray diffraction data sets were obtained at resolutions of 2.8 and 2.4 Å, respectively.


Assuntos
Mutação , Receptores de Adiponectina/química , Receptores de Adiponectina/genética , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Western Blotting , Células Cultivadas , Cromatografia em Gel , Cristalização , Cristalografia por Raios X , Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Proteínas Mutantes , Agregados Proteicos , Ligação Proteica , Estabilidade Proteica , Receptores de Adiponectina/metabolismo , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos , Ressonância de Plasmônio de Superfície , Temperatura , Difração de Raios X
7.
J Struct Funct Genomics ; 15(3): 153-64, 2014 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25078151

RESUMO

Ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that plays an important role in the PIK3/mTOR signaling pathway, and is implicated in diseases including diabetes, obesity, and cancer. The crystal structures of the S6K1 kinase domain in complexes with staurosporine and the S6K1-specific inhibitor PF-4708671 have been reported. In the present study, five compounds (F108, F109, F176, F177, and F179) were newly identified by in silico screening of a chemical library and kinase assay. The crystal structures of the five inhibitors in complexes with the S6K1 kinase domain were determined at resolutions between 1.85 and 2.10 Å. All of the inhibitors bound to the ATP binding site, lying along the P-loop, while the activation loop stayed in the inactive form. Compound F179, with a carbonyl group in the middle of the molecule, altered the αC helix conformation by interacting with the invariant Lys123. Compounds F176 and F177 bound slightly distant from the hinge region, and their sulfoamide groups formed polar interactions with the protein. The structural features required for the specific binding of inhibitors are discussed.


Assuntos
Imidazóis/farmacologia , Piperazinas/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Quinases S6 Ribossômicas 70-kDa/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Quinases S6 Ribossômicas 70-kDa/ultraestrutura , Estaurosporina/farmacologia , Sítios de Ligação , Cristalização , Cristalografia por Raios X , Ensaio de Desvio de Mobilidade Eletroforética , Humanos , Imidazóis/química , Modelos Moleculares , Piperazinas/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Proteínas Quinases S6 Ribossômicas 70-kDa/genética , Estaurosporina/química
8.
FEBS Open Bio ; 4: 689-703, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25161877

RESUMO

Anaphase-promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C) is a multisubunit ubiquitin ligase E3 that targets cell-cycle regulators. Cdc20 is required for full activation of APC/C in M phase, and mediates substrate recognition. In vertebrates, Emi2/Erp1/FBXO43 inhibits APC/C-Cdc20, and functions as a cytostatic factor that causes long-term M phase arrest of mature oocytes. In this study, we found that a fragment corresponding to the zinc-binding region (ZBR) domain of Emi2 inhibits cell-cycle progression, and impairs the association of Cdc20 with the APC/C core complex in HEK293T cells. Furthermore, we revealed that the ZBR fragment of Emi2 inhibits in vitro ubiquitin chain elongation catalyzed by the APC/C cullin-RING ligase module, the ANAPC2-ANAPC11 subcomplex, in combination with the ubiquitin chain-initiating E2, E2C/UBE2C/UbcH10. Structural analyses revealed that the Emi2 ZBR domain uses different faces for the two mechanisms. Thus, the double-faced ZBR domain of Emi2 antagonizes the APC/C function by inhibiting both the binding with the coactivator Cdc20 and ubiquitylation mediated by the cullin-RING ligase module and E2C. In addition, the tail region between the ZBR domain and the C-terminal RL residues [the post-ZBR (PZ) region] interacts with the cullin subunit, ANAPC2. In the case of the ZBR fragment of the somatic paralogue of Emi2, Emi1/FBXO5, these inhibitory activities against cell division and ubiquitylation were not observed. Finally, we identified two sets of key residues in the Emi2 ZBR domain that selectively exert each of the dual Emi2-specific modes of APC/C inhibition, by their mutation in the Emi2 ZBR domain and their transplantation into the Emi1 ZBR domain.

9.
J Mol Biol ; 426(17): 3016-27, 2014 Aug 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25020231

RESUMO

The major allergen, Cry j 1, was isolated from Japanese cedar Cryptomeria japonica (Cry j) pollen and was shown to react with immunoglobulin E antibodies in the sera from pollinosis patients. We previously reported that the frequency of HLA-DP5 was significantly higher in pollinosis patients and the immunodominant peptides from Cry j 1 bound to HLA-DP5 to activate Th2 cells. In the present study, we determined the crystal structure of the HLA-DP5 heterodimer in complex with a Cry j 1-derived nine-residue peptide, at 2.4Å resolution. The peptide-binding groove recognizes the minimal peptide with 10 hydrogen bonds, including those between the negatively charged P1 pocket and the Lys side chain at the first position in the peptide sequence. We confirmed that HLA-DP5 exhibits the same Cry j 1-binding mode in solution, through pull-down experiments using structure-based mutations of Cry j 1. We also identified the characteristic residues of HLA-DP5 that are responsible for the distinct properties of the groove, by comparing the structure of HLA-DP5 and the previously reported structures of HLA-DP2 in complexes with pDRA of the self-antigen. The comparison revealed that the HLA-DP5·pCry j 1 complex forms several hydrogen bond/salt bridge networks between the receptor and the antigen that were not observed in the HLA-DP2·pDRA complex. Evolutionary considerations have led us to conclude that HLA-DP5 and HLA-DP2 represent two major groups of the HLA-DP family, in which the properties of the P1 and P4 pockets have evolved and acquired the present ranges of epitope peptide-binding specificities.


Assuntos
Antígenos de Plantas/química , Cadeias alfa de HLA-DP/química , Cadeias beta de HLA-DP/química , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/química , Proteínas de Plantas/química , Animais , Sítios de Ligação , Cryptomeria/química , Cristalografia por Raios X , Cadeias alfa de HLA-DP/genética , Cadeias beta de HLA-DP/genética , Humanos , Ligação de Hidrogênio , Modelos Moleculares , Filogenia , Ligação Proteica , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Células Sf9 , Spodoptera
10.
J Virol ; 88(13): 7130-44, 2014 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24719430

RESUMO

UNLABELLED: Neutralizing antibodies that target the hemagglutinin of influenza virus either inhibit binding of hemagglutinin to cellular receptors or prevent the low-pH-induced conformational change in hemagglutinin required for membrane fusion. In general, the former type of antibody binds to the globular head formed by HA1 and has narrow strain specificity, while the latter type binds to the stem mainly formed by HA2 and has broad strain specificity. In the present study, we analyzed the epitope and function of a broadly neutralizing human antibody against H3N2 viruses, F005-126. The crystal structure of F005-126 Fab in complex with hemagglutinin revealed that the antibody binds to the globular head, spans a cleft formed by two hemagglutinin monomers in a hemagglutinin trimer, and cross-links them. It recognizes two peptide portions (sites L and R) and a glycan linked to asparagine at residue 285 using three complementarity-determining regions and framework 3 in the heavy chain. Binding of the antibody to sites L (residues 171 to 173, 239, and 240) and R (residues 91, 92, 270 to 273, 284, and 285) is mediated mainly by van der Waals contacts with the main chains of the peptides in these sites and secondarily by hydrogen bonds with a few side chains of conserved sequences in HA1. Furthermore, the glycan recognized by F005-126 is conserved among H3N2 viruses. F005-126 has the ability to prevent low-pH-induced conformational changes in hemagglutinin. The newly identified conserved epitope, including the glycan, should be immunogenic in humans and may induce production of broadly neutralizing antibodies against H3 viruses. IMPORTANCE: Antibodies play an important role in protection against influenza virus, and hemagglutinin is the major target for virus neutralizing antibodies. It has long been believed that all effective neutralizing antibodies bind to the surrounding regions of the sialic acid-binding pocket and inhibit the binding of hemagglutinin to the cellular receptor. Since mutations are readily introduced into such epitopes, this type of antibody shows narrow strain specificity. Recently, however, broadly neutralizing antibodies have been isolated. Most of these bind either to conserved sites in the stem region or to the sialic acid-binding pocket itself. In the present study, we identified a new neutralizing epitope in the head region recognized by a broadly neutralizing human antibody against H3N2. This epitope may be useful for design of vaccines.


Assuntos
Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/imunologia , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H3N2/imunologia , Influenza Humana/virologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Anticorpos Monoclonais/isolamento & purificação , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/isolamento & purificação , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Antivirais/isolamento & purificação , Anticorpos Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Sequência de Bases , Mapeamento de Epitopos , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/química , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/metabolismo , Humanos , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H3N2/química , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H3N2/efeitos dos fármacos , Influenza Humana/tratamento farmacológico , Influenza Humana/imunologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Testes de Neutralização , Conformação Proteica , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos
11.
Methods Mol Biol ; 1125: 341-51, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24590801

RESUMO

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 21-22 nucleotide small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression posttranscriptionally. The miRNA is incorporated into the miRNP effector complex. The miRNP complex binds to the mRNA containing the target sites, which are partially homologous to the miRNA sequence, and represses protein synthesis. One of the critical functions of miRNP is the recruitment of deadenylase complexes to the target mRNAs. Deadenylation causes translational inhibition as well as mRNA destabilization. In this chapter, we describe our method to recapitulate miRNA-mediated deadenylation in a mammalian cell-free system.


Assuntos
Sistema Livre de Células/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/química , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Animais , Estabilidade de RNA/genética , Estabilidade de RNA/fisiologia
12.
Methods Mol Biol ; 1118: 257-66, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24395422

RESUMO

Protein synthesis is regulated transcriptionally and posttranscriptionally, with the latter including both the translation and mRNA degradation steps. Eukaryotic mRNAs have a characteristic 7-methyl-G cap structure at their 5' ends and a polyadenylated tail at their 3' ends. These structures, and the sequences of the untranslated regions (UTR) flanking the coding region on the 5' and 3' sides, are recognized by various RNA-binding proteins and determine translational efficiency and mRNA stability. RNA interference is a sequence-specific inhibition of protein synthesis triggered by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). This process is mediated by RNA-binding proteins named Argonaute. Argonautes incorporate dsRNAs of 21-22 nucleotides (termed short-interfering RNAs or siRNAs) and cleave mRNAs containing sequences complementary to siRNAs. In this chapter, we describe a cell-free translation system from Drosophila Schneider line 2 (S2) cells that recapitulates RNA interference. This system can be programmed with multiple RNA transcripts, a target and a control, and chemically synthesized short-interfering RNA (siRNA). The production of the target protein is reduced in the presence of the target-specific siRNA, in a dose-dependent manner. We also describe a coupled transcription and translation system using the S2 cell lysate.


Assuntos
Drosophila/citologia , Engenharia Genética/métodos , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Transcrição Gênica , Animais , Extratos Celulares , Linhagem Celular , Sistema Livre de Células , Interferência de RNA
13.
Sci Transl Med ; 5(181): 181ra52, 2013 Apr 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23596204

RESUMO

Leukemia stem cells (LSCs) that survive conventional chemotherapy are thought to contribute to disease relapse, leading to poor long-term outcomes for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We previously identified a Src-family kinase (SFK) member, hematopoietic cell kinase (HCK), as a molecular target that is highly differentially expressed in human primary LSCs compared with human normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). We performed a large-scale chemical library screen that integrated a high-throughput enzyme inhibition assay, in silico binding prediction, and crystal structure determination and found a candidate HCK inhibitor, RK-20449, a pyrrolo-pyrimidine derivative with an enzymatic IC50 (half maximal inhibitory concentration) in the subnanomolar range. A crystal structure revealed that RK-20449 bound the activation pocket of HCK. In vivo administration of RK-20449 to nonobese diabetic (NOD)/severe combined immunodeficient (SCID)/IL2rg(null) mice engrafted with highly aggressive therapy-resistant AML significantly reduced human LSC and non-stem AML burden. By eliminating chemotherapy-resistant LSCs, RK-20449 may help to prevent relapse and lead to improved patient outcomes in AML.


Assuntos
Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Pirróis/farmacologia , Adulto , Idoso , Animais , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Medula Óssea , Cristalografia por Raios X , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Hematopoese/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Camundongos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/enzimologia , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/patologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-hck/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-hck/química , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-hck/metabolismo , Pirimidinas/uso terapêutico , Pirróis/uso terapêutico , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/farmacologia , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , Adulto Jovem
14.
Structure ; 20(9): 1585-95, 2012 Sep 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22863568

RESUMO

The leukocyte cell-surface antigen CD38 is the major nicotinamide adenide dinucleotide glycohydrolase in mammals, and its ectoenzyme activity is involved in calcium mobilization. CD38 is also a raft-dependent signaling molecule. CD38 forms a tetramer on the cell surface, but the structural basis and the functional significance of tetramerization have remained unexplored. We identified the interfaces contributing to the homophilic interaction of mouse CD38 by site-specific crosslinking on the cell surface with an expanded genetic code, based on a crystallographic analysis. A combination of the three interfaces enables CD38 to tetramerize: one interface involving the juxtamembrane α-helix is responsible for the formation of the core dimer, which is further dimerized via the other two interfaces. This dimerization of dimers is required for the catalytic activity and the localization of CD38 in membrane rafts. The glycosylation prevents further self-association of the tetramer. Accordingly, the tetrameric interaction underlies the multifaceted actions of CD38.


Assuntos
ADP-Ribosil Ciclase 1/química , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/química , Microdomínios da Membrana/metabolismo , Multimerização Proteica , ADP-Ribosil Ciclase 1/genética , ADP-Ribosil Ciclase 1/metabolismo , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Cromatografia em Gel , Reagentes de Ligações Cruzadas/química , Cristalografia por Raios X , Cistina/química , Glicosilação , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/genética , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Lipídeos de Membrana/metabolismo , Camundongos , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Estabilidade Proteica , Estrutura Quaternária de Proteína
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Anal Biochem ; 427(2): 130-2, 2012 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22617800

RESUMO

To study the functions of RNA-binding proteins independent of their RNA-binding activity, tethering methods have been developed, based on the use of the RNA-binding domain of a well-characterized RNA-binding protein and its target RNA. Two bacteriophage proteins have mainly been used as tethers: the MS2 coat protein and the lambda N protein. Here we report an alternative system using the Tat (trans-activator) peptide from the bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV), which binds to BIV-TAR (trans-activation response) RNA. We demonstrate the usefulness of this system by applying it to the analysis of the TNRC6B protein, a component of the microRNA-induced silencing complex.


Assuntos
Produtos do Gene tat/genética , Vírus da Imunodeficiência Bovina/genética , RNA Viral/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/análise , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Bovinos , Linhagem Celular , Produtos do Gene tat/química , Inativação Gênica , Genes Reporter , Humanos , Vírus da Imunodeficiência Bovina/química , Luciferases de Renilla , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Plasmídeos , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , RNA Viral/química , Transfecção
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 20(12): 3756-67, 2012 Jun 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22607878

RESUMO

EGFR is a target protein for the treatment of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The mutations associated with the activation of EGFR kinase activity, such as L858R and G719S, destabilize the inactive conformation of EGFR and are closely linked with the development of NSCLC. The additional T790M mutation reportedly causes drug resistance against the commercially available EGFR inhibitors, gefitinib and erlotinib. In this study, we searched for novel G719S/T790M EGFR inhibitors by a new in silico screening strategy, using two datasets. The results of in silico screening using protein-ligand docking are affected by the selection of 3D structure of the target protein. As the first strategy, we chose the 3D structures for in silico screening by test dockings using the G719S/T790M crystal structure, its molecular dynamics snapshots, and known inhibitors of the drug-resistant EGFR. In the second strategy, we selected the 3D structures by test dockings using all of the EGFR structures, regardless of the mutations, and all of the known EGFR inhibitors. Using each of the 3D structures selected by the strategies, 1000 compounds were chosen from the 71,588 compounds. Kinase assays identified 15 G719S/T790M EGFR inhibitors, including two compounds with novel scaffolds. Analyses of their structure-activity relationships revealed that interactions with the mutated Met790 residue specifically increase the inhibitory activity against G719S/T790M EGFR.


Assuntos
Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos/métodos , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/genética , Receptores ErbB/antagonistas & inibidores , Mutação , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/análise , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Receptores ErbB/química , Receptores ErbB/genética , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Humanos , Ligantes , Modelos Moleculares , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Biotechnol Lett ; 33(12): 2361-6, 2011 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21826399

RESUMO

Schneider line 2 cells, derived from Drosophila melanogaster, can be used as a highly versatile gene expression system. Two powerful promoters derived from the actin5C (Ac5) and metallothionein (Mtn) genes are available. The Mtn promoter can be used for the inducible expression of heterologous proteins unsuitable for constitutive expression. However, to circumvent using CuSO(4) or CdCl(2) as inducers of the Mtn promoter, we created a modified Ac5 promoter, Ac5LacO, in which two short lac operator sequences are embedded. Expression from the Ac5LacO promoter was regulated with co-expression of the lac repressor and IPTG. More than 25-fold induction of firefly luciferase expression was achieved in transient transfection experiments. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the lac operator-repressor regulatory system functioned in chromosomally integrated cell lines.


Assuntos
Drosophila melanogaster/citologia , Drosophila melanogaster/fisiologia , Óperon Lac/genética , Repressores Lac/genética , Engenharia de Proteínas/métodos , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular
18.
Anal Biochem ; 414(2): 306-8, 2011 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21453674

RESUMO

The expression of foreign proteins in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, is achieved by introducing an expression vector along with a transducing vector containing an autonomously replicating sequence. We created the expression vector pCMV-Leu2, carrying the LEU2 gene, which complements S. pombeleu1-32, and the transducing vector pUCA-Neo, containing a neomycin-resistance gene. Transformants were screened on leucine-deficient solid medium, followed by rescreening on G418-containing medium. Most of the surviving clones in the initial auxotrophic screening were found to be G418 resistant. The utilization of the pCMV-Leu2 and pUCA-Neo plasmid combination may facilitate rapid screening of S. pombe transformants.


Assuntos
Vetores Genéticos/química , Plasmídeos/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/biossíntese , Schizosaccharomyces/genética , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/metabolismo , Clonagem Molecular , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Schizosaccharomyces/metabolismo , Transformação Genética , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/genética
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Protein Sci ; 20(1): 118-30, 2011 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21080422

RESUMO

The TAR RNA-binding Protein (TRBP) is a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-binding protein, which binds to Dicer and is required for the RNA interference pathway. TRBP consists of three dsRNA-binding domains (dsRBDs). The first and second dsRBDs (dsRBD1 and dsRBD2, respectively) have affinities for dsRNA, whereas the third dsRBD (dsRBD3) binds to Dicer. In this study, we prepared the single domain fragments of human TRBP corresponding to dsRBD1 and dsRBD2 and solved the crystal structure of dsRBD1 and the solution structure of dsRBD2. The two structures contain an α-ß-ß-ß-α fold, which is common to the dsRBDs. The overall structures of dsRBD1 and dsRBD2 are similar to each other, except for a slight shift of the first α helix. The residues involved in dsRNA binding are conserved. We examined the small interfering RNA (siRNA)-binding properties of these dsRBDs by isothermal titration colorimetry measurements. The dsRBD1 and dsRBD2 fragments both bound to siRNA, with dissociation constants of 220 and 113 nM, respectively. In contrast, the full-length TRBP and its fragment with dsRBD1 and dsRBD2 exhibited much smaller dissociation constants (0.24 and 0.25 nM, respectively), indicating that the tandem dsRBDs bind simultaneously to one siRNA molecule. On the other hand, the loop between the first α helix and the first ß strand of dsRBD2, but not dsRBD1, has a Trp residue, which forms hydrophobic and cation-π interactions with the surrounding residues. A circular dichroism analysis revealed that the thermal stability of dsRBD2 is higher than that of dsRBD1 and depends on the Trp residue.


Assuntos
RNA de Cadeia Dupla/química , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/química , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sítios de Ligação , Cristalografia por Raios X , Humanos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Ligação Proteica , Multimerização Proteica , Estabilidade Proteica , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , RNA Interferente Pequeno/química , Alinhamento de Sequência
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Anal Biochem ; 400(1): 142-4, 2010 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20122888

RESUMO

Cell-free protein synthesis is one of the best methods to express recombinant proteins efficiently. We have developed a transcription and translation coupled (TnT) cell-free system from Drosophila Schneider 2 (S2) cells. To improve the translational efficiency of messenger RNA (mRNA) lacking a 5'-cap structure, we employed the sequence of the 5'-untranslated region derived from baculovirus p10 mRNA. By using this sequence, we established a polymerase chain reaction fragment-based TnT system. FLAG-tagged human Argonaute2 and TRBP2 were successfully synthesized within 90 min in a reaction volume of less than 10 microl and were detected by the FLAG antibody.


Assuntos
Drosophila/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Proteínas Recombinantes/biossíntese , Transcrição Gênica , Regiões 5' não Traduzidas , Animais , Proteínas Argonautas , Sistema Livre de Células , DNA/biossíntese , DNA/metabolismo , Drosophila/citologia , Drosophila/metabolismo , Fator de Iniciação 2 em Eucariotos/genética , Fator de Iniciação 2 em Eucariotos/metabolismo , Humanos , Oligopeptídeos , Peptídeos/genética , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Virais/genética
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