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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(30): e2404000121, 2024 Jul 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39008676

RESUMEN

Atypical Chemokine Receptor 3 (ACKR3) belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor family but it does not signal through G proteins. The structural properties that govern the functional selectivity and the conformational dynamics of ACKR3 activation are poorly understood. Here, we combined hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry, site-directed mutagenesis, and molecular dynamics simulations to examine the binding mode and mechanism of action of ACKR3 ligands of different efficacies. Our results show that activation or inhibition of ACKR3 is governed by intracellular conformational changes of helix 6, intracellular loop 2, and helix 7, while the DRY motif becomes protected during both processes. Moreover, we identified the binding sites and the allosteric modulation of ACKR3 upon ß-arrestin 1 binding. In summary, this study highlights the structure-function relationship of small ligands, the binding mode of ß-arrestin 1, the activation dynamics, and the atypical dynamic features in ACKR3 that may contribute to its inability to activate G proteins.


Asunto(s)
Simulación de Dinámica Molecular , Unión Proteica , Receptores CXCR , Humanos , Receptores CXCR/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR/genética , Sitios de Unión , Conformación Proteica , beta-Arrestina 1/metabolismo , beta-Arrestina 1/genética , Ligandos , Células HEK293 , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Regulación Alostérica , Relación Estructura-Actividad
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PLoS Pathog ; 20(3): e1012060, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38442126

RESUMEN

The recent discovery of Hepatitis D (HDV)-like viruses across a wide range of taxa led to the establishment of the Kolmioviridae family. Recent studies suggest that kolmiovirids can be satellites of viruses other than Hepatitis B virus (HBV), challenging the strict HBV/HDV-association dogma. Studying whether kolmiovirids are able to replicate in any animal cell they enter is essential to assess their zoonotic potential. Here, we compared replication of three kolmiovirids: HDV, rodent (RDeV) and snake (SDeV) deltavirus in vitro and in vivo. We show that SDeV has the narrowest and RDeV the broadest host cell range. High resolution imaging of cells persistently replicating these viruses revealed nuclear viral hubs with a peculiar RNA-protein organization. Finally, in vivo hydrodynamic delivery of viral replicons showed that both HDV and RDeV, but not SDeV, efficiently replicate in mouse liver, forming massive nuclear viral hubs. Our comparative analysis lays the foundation for the discovery of specific host factors controlling Kolmioviridae host-shifting.


Asunto(s)
Hepatitis D , Virus de la Hepatitis Delta , Ratones , Animales , Humanos , Roedores , Virus de la Hepatitis B/genética , Serpientes , Replicación Viral , ARN Viral/genética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(42)2021 10 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34663701

RESUMEN

Atypical chemokine receptor 1 (ACKR1) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targeted by Staphylococcus aureus bicomponent pore-forming leukotoxins to promote bacterial growth and immune evasion. Here, we have developed an integrative molecular pharmacology and structural biology approach in order to characterize the effect of leukotoxins HlgA and HlgB on ACKR1 structure and function. Interestingly, using cell-based assays and native mass spectrometry, we found that both components HlgA and HlgB compete with endogenous chemokines through a direct binding with the extracellular domain of ACKR1. Unexpectedly, hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry analysis revealed that toxin binding allosterically modulates the intracellular G protein-binding domain of the receptor, resulting in dissociation and/or changes in the architecture of ACKR1-Gαi1 protein complexes observed in living cells. Altogether, our study brings important molecular insights into the initial steps of leukotoxins targeting a host GPCR.


Asunto(s)
Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/metabolismo , Staphylococcus aureus/fisiología , Animales , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Dimerización , Sistema del Grupo Sanguíneo Duffy/aislamiento & purificación , Sistema del Grupo Sanguíneo Duffy/metabolismo , Exotoxinas/metabolismo , Humanos , Espectrometría de Masas/métodos , Unión Proteica , Receptores de Superficie Celular/aislamiento & purificación , Receptores de Superficie Celular/metabolismo , Células Sf9
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Nature ; 544(7648): 120-123, 2017 04 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28329765

RESUMEN

Adiponectin receptors (ADIPORs) are integral membrane proteins that control glucose and lipid metabolism by mediating, at least in part, a cellular ceramidase activity that catalyses the hydrolysis of ceramide to produce sphingosine and a free fatty acid (FFA). The crystal structures of the two receptor subtypes, ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2, show a similar overall seven-transmembrane-domain architecture with large unoccupied cavities and a zinc binding site within the seven transmembrane domain. However, the molecular mechanisms by which ADIPORs function are not known. Here we describe the crystal structure of ADIPOR2 bound to a FFA molecule and show that ADIPOR2 possesses intrinsic basal ceramidase activity that is enhanced by adiponectin. We also identify a ceramide binding pose and propose a possible mechanism for the hydrolytic activity of ADIPOR2 using computational approaches. In molecular dynamics simulations, the side chains of residues coordinating the zinc rearrange quickly to promote the nucleophilic attack of a zinc-bound hydroxide ion onto the ceramide amide carbonyl. Furthermore, we present a revised ADIPOR1 crystal structure exhibiting a seven-transmembrane-domain architecture that is clearly distinct from that of ADIPOR2. In this structure, no FFA is observed and the ceramide binding pocket and putative zinc catalytic site are exposed to the inner membrane leaflet. ADIPOR1 also possesses intrinsic ceramidase activity, so we suspect that the two distinct structures may represent key steps in the enzymatic activity of ADIPORs. The ceramidase activity is low, however, and further studies will be required to characterize fully the enzymatic parameters and substrate specificity of ADIPORs. These insights into ADIPOR function will enable the structure-based design of potent modulators of these clinically relevant enzymes.


Asunto(s)
Ceramidas/química , Ceramidas/metabolismo , Receptores de Adiponectina/química , Receptores de Adiponectina/metabolismo , Adiponectina/metabolismo , Adiponectina/farmacología , Sitios de Unión , Dominio Catalítico , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Ácidos Grasos no Esterificados/química , Ácidos Grasos no Esterificados/metabolismo , Humanos , Hidrólisis/efectos de los fármacos , Hidróxidos/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Simulación de Dinámica Molecular , Dominios Proteicos , Zinc/metabolismo
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 61(2): e202109967, 2022 01 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34668624

RESUMEN

Sphingolipid metabolism is tightly controlled by enzymes to regulate essential processes in human physiology. The central metabolite is ceramide, a pro-apoptotic lipid catabolized by ceramidase enzymes to produce pro-proliferative sphingosine-1-phosphate. Alkaline ceramidases are transmembrane enzymes that recently attracted attention for drug development in fatty liver diseases. However, due to their hydrophobic nature, no specific small molecule inhibitors have been reported. We present the discovery and mechanism of action of the first drug-like inhibitors of alkaline ceramidase 3 (ACER3). In particular, we chemically engineered novel fluorescent ceramide substrates enabling screening of large compound libraries and characterized enzyme:inhibitor interactions using mass spectrometry and MD simulations. In addition to revealing a new paradigm for inhibition of lipid metabolising enzymes with non-lipidic small molecules, our data lay the ground for targeting ACER3 in drug discovery efforts.


Asunto(s)
Ceramidasas
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Nature ; 523(7558): 63-6, 2015 Jul 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26135448

RESUMEN

Pits have been observed on many cometary nuclei mapped by spacecraft. It has been argued that cometary pits are a signature of endogenic activity, rather than impact craters such as those on planetary and asteroid surfaces. Impact experiments and models cannot reproduce the shapes of most of the observed cometary pits, and the predicted collision rates imply that few of the pits are related to impacts. Alternative mechanisms like explosive activity have been suggested, but the driving process remains unknown. Here we report that pits on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are active, and probably created by a sinkhole process, possibly accompanied by outbursts. We argue that after formation, pits expand slowly in diameter, owing to sublimation-driven retreat of the walls. Therefore, pits characterize how eroded the surface is: a fresh cometary surface will have a ragged structure with many pits, while an evolved surface will look smoother. The size and spatial distribution of pits imply that large heterogeneities exist in the physical, structural or compositional properties of the first few hundred metres below the current nucleus surface.

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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 113(50): E8069-E8078, 2016 12 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27834731

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Caveolae are invaginated plasma membrane domains involved in mechanosensing, signaling, endocytosis, and membrane homeostasis. Oligomers of membrane-embedded caveolins and peripherally attached cavins form the caveolar coat whose structure has remained elusive. Here, purified Cavin1 60S complexes were analyzed structurally in solution and after liposome reconstitution by electron cryotomography. Cavin1 adopted a flexible, net-like protein mesh able to form polyhedral lattices on phosphatidylserine-containing vesicles. Mutating the two coiled-coil domains in Cavin1 revealed that they mediate distinct assembly steps during 60S complex formation. The organization of the cavin coat corresponded to a polyhedral nano-net held together by coiled-coil segments. Positive residues around the C-terminal coiled-coil domain were required for membrane binding. Purified caveolin 8S oligomers assumed disc-shaped arrangements of sizes that are consistent with the discs occupying the faces in the caveolar polyhedra. Polygonal caveolar membrane profiles were revealed in tomograms of native caveolae inside cells. We propose a model with a regular dodecahedron as structural basis for the caveolae architecture.


Asunto(s)
Caveolas/química , Caveolas/metabolismo , Caveolina 1/química , Caveolina 1/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/química , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Animales , Caveolas/ultraestructura , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Humanos , Proteínas de la Membrana/química , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/metabolismo , Ratones , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Modelos Biológicos , Modelos Moleculares , Complejos Multiproteicos/química , Complejos Multiproteicos/genética , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Dominios Proteicos , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Eliminación de Secuencia
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 111(43): E4596-605, 2014 Oct 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25313062

RESUMEN

Thymosin-ß4 (Tß4) and profilin are the two major sequestering proteins that maintain the pool of monomeric actin (G-actin) within cells of higher eukaryotes. Tß4 prevents G-actin from joining a filament, whereas profilin:actin only supports barbed-end elongation. Here, we report two Tß4:actin structures. The first structure shows that Tß4 has two helices that bind at the barbed and pointed faces of G-actin, preventing the incorporation of the bound G-actin into a filament. The second structure displays a more open nucleotide binding cleft on G-actin, which is typical of profilin:actin structures, with a concomitant disruption of the Tß4 C-terminal helix interaction. These structures, combined with biochemical assays and molecular dynamics simulations, show that the exchange of bound actin between Tß4 and profilin involves both steric and allosteric components. The sensitivity of profilin to the conformational state of actin indicates a similar allosteric mechanism for the dissociation of profilin during filament elongation.


Asunto(s)
Citoesqueleto de Actina/metabolismo , Polimerizacion , Profilinas/química , Timosina/química , Actinas/metabolismo , Regulación Alostérica , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Unión Competitiva , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Polarización de Fluorescencia , Humanos , Cinética , Simulación de Dinámica Molecular , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Análisis de Componente Principal , Profilinas/metabolismo , Conejos
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J Virol ; 88(19): 11611-6, 2014 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25031352

RESUMEN

Human metapneumovirus is a major cause of respiratory tract infections worldwide. Previous reports have shown that the viral attachment glycoprotein (G) modulates innate and adaptive immune responses, leading to incomplete immunity and promoting reinfection. Using bioinformatics analyses, static light scattering, and small-angle X-ray scattering, we show that the extracellular region of G behaves as a heavily glycosylated, intrinsically disordered polymer. We discuss potential implications of these findings for the modulation of immune responses by G.


Asunto(s)
Glicoproteínas/química , Metapneumovirus/química , Proteínas Virales/química , Glicoproteínas/inmunología , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Glicosilación , Humanos , Inmunidad Innata , Metapneumovirus/inmunología , Metapneumovirus/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Proteínas Virales/inmunología , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo
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J Virol ; 87(17): 9569-78, 2013 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23785215

RESUMEN

Lettuce necrotic yellows virus (LNYV) is a prototype of the plant-adapted cytorhabdoviruses. Through a meta-prediction of disorder, we localized a folded C-terminal domain in the amino acid sequence of its phosphoprotein. This domain consists of an autonomous folding unit that is monomeric in solution. Its structure, solved by X-ray crystallography, reveals a lollipop-shaped structure comprising five helices. The structure is different from that of the corresponding domains of other Rhabdoviridae, Filoviridae, and Paramyxovirinae; only the overall topology of the polypeptide chain seems to be conserved, suggesting that this domain evolved under weak selective pressure and varied in size by the acquisition or loss of functional modules.


Asunto(s)
Fosfoproteínas/química , Virus de Plantas/química , Rhabdoviridae/química , Proteínas Virales/química , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Evolución Molecular , Lactuca/virología , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Filogenia , Enfermedades de las Plantas/virología , Virus de Plantas/clasificación , Virus de Plantas/genética , Pliegue de Proteína , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Rhabdoviridae/clasificación , Rhabdoviridae/genética , Proteínas Virales/genética
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PLoS Pathog ; 7(9): e1002248, 2011 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21960769

RESUMEN

Replication of non-segmented negative-strand RNA viruses requires the continuous supply of the nucleoprotein (N) in the form of a complex with the phosphoprotein (P). Here, we present the structural characterization of a soluble, heterodimeric complex between a variant of vesicular stomatitis virus N lacking its 21 N-terminal residues (N(Δ21)) and a peptide of 60 amino acids (P(60)) encompassing the molecular recognition element (MoRE) of P that binds RNA-free N (N(0)). The complex crystallized in a decameric circular form, which was solved at 3.0 Å resolution, reveals how the MoRE folds upon binding to N and competes with RNA binding and N polymerization. Small-angle X-ray scattering experiment and NMR spectroscopy on the soluble complex confirms the binding of the MoRE and indicates that its flanking regions remain flexible in the complex. The structure of this complex also suggests a mechanism for the initiation of viral RNA synthesis.


Asunto(s)
Complejos Multiproteicos/química , Proteínas de la Nucleocápside/química , Fosfoproteínas/química , Vesiculovirus/química , Proteínas Estructurales Virales/química , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Complejos Multiproteicos/genética , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Resonancia Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Proteínas de la Nucleocápside/genética , Proteínas de la Nucleocápside/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Unión Proteica , Estructura Cuaternaria de Proteína , ARN Viral/biosíntesis , ARN Viral/química , ARN Viral/genética , Secuencias Reguladoras de Ácido Ribonucleico/fisiología , Vesiculovirus/genética , Vesiculovirus/metabolismo , Proteínas Estructurales Virales/genética , Proteínas Estructurales Virales/metabolismo
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Commun Chem ; 6(1): 160, 2023 Jul 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37507458

RESUMEN

The polyhistidine (6XHis) motif is one of the most ubiquitous protein purification tags. The 6XHis motif enables the binding of tagged proteins to various metals, which can be advantageously used for purification with immobilized metal affinity chromatography. Despite its popularity, protein structures encompassing metal-bound 6XHis are rare. Here, we obtained a 2.5 Å resolution crystal structure of a single chain Fv antibody (scFv) bearing a C-terminal sortase motif, 6XHis and TwinStrep tags (LPETGHHHHHHWSHPQFEK[G3S]3WSHPQFEK). The structure, obtained in the presence of cobalt, reveals a unique tetramerization motif (TetrHis) stabilized by 8 Co2+ ions. The TetrHis motif contains four 6 residues-long ß-strands, and each metal center coordinates 3 to 5 residues, including all 6XHis histidines. By combining dynamic light scattering, small angle x-ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulations, We investigated the influence of Co2+ on the conformational dynamics of scFv 2A2, observing an open/close equilibrium of the monomer and the formation of cobalt-stabilized tetramers. By using a similar scFv design, we demonstrate the transferability of the tetramerization property. This novel metal-dependent tetramerization motif might be used as a fiducial marker for cryoelectron microscopy of scFv complexes, or even provide a starting point for designing metal-loaded biomaterials.

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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 7627, 2023 Nov 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37993464

RESUMEN

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. The HMPV polymerase (L) binds an obligate cofactor, the phosphoprotein (P). During replication and transcription, the L/P complex traverses the viral RNA genome, which is encapsidated within nucleoproteins (N). An essential interaction between N and a C-terminal region of P tethers the L/P polymerase to the template. This N-P interaction is also involved in the formation of cytoplasmic viral factories in infected cells, called inclusion bodies. To define how the polymerase component P recognizes N-encapsidated RNA (N-RNA) we employed cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and molecular dynamics simulations, coupled to activity assays and imaging of inclusion bodies in cells. We report a 2.9 Å resolution structure of a triple-complex between multimeric N, bound to both RNA and the C-terminal region of P. Furthermore, we also present cryo-EM structures of assembled N in different oligomeric states, highlighting the plasticity of N. Combined with our functional assays, these structural data delineate in molecular detail how P attaches to N-RNA whilst retaining substantial conformational dynamics. Moreover, the N-RNA-P triple complex structure provides a molecular blueprint for the design of therapeutics to potentially disrupt the attachment of L/P to its template.


Asunto(s)
Metapneumovirus , Niño , Humanos , Preescolar , Metapneumovirus/genética , Nucleocápside/metabolismo , ARN Viral/genética , ARN Viral/metabolismo , Nucleoproteínas/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo
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Biomolecules ; 13(3)2023 03 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36979390

RESUMEN

The protein C is a small viral protein encoded in an overlapping frame of the P gene in the subfamily Orthoparamyxovirinae. This protein, expressed by alternative translation initiation, is a virulence factor that regulates viral transcription, replication, and production of defective interfering RNA, interferes with the host-cell innate immunity systems and supports the assembly of viral particles and budding. We expressed and purified full-length and an N-terminally truncated C protein from Tupaia paramyxovirus (TupV) C protein (genus Narmovirus). We solved the crystal structure of the C-terminal part of TupV C protein at a resolution of 2.4 Å and found that it is structurally similar to Sendai virus C protein, suggesting that despite undetectable sequence conservation, these proteins are homologous. We characterized both truncated and full-length proteins by SEC-MALLS and SEC-SAXS and described their solution structures by ensemble models. We established a mini-replicon assay for the related Nipah virus (NiV) and showed that TupV C inhibited the expression of NiV minigenome in a concentration-dependent manner as efficiently as the NiV C protein. A previous study found that the Orthoparamyxovirinae C proteins form two clusters without detectable sequence similarity, raising the question of whether they were homologous or instead had originated independently. Since TupV C and SeV C are representatives of these two clusters, our discovery that they have a similar structure indicates that all Orthoparamyxovirine C proteins are homologous. Our results also imply that, strikingly, a STAT1-binding site is encoded by exactly the same RNA region of the P/C gene across Paramyxovirinae, but in different reading frames (P or C), depending on which cluster they belong to.


Asunto(s)
Virus Nipah , Dispersión del Ángulo Pequeño , Difracción de Rayos X , Virus Nipah/genética , Virus Nipah/metabolismo , Inmunidad Innata , ARN/metabolismo
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Viruses ; 14(12)2022 12 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36560817

RESUMEN

As for all non-segmented negative RNA viruses, rabies virus has its genome packaged in a linear assembly of nucleoprotein (N), named nucleocapsid. The formation of new nucleocapsids during virus replication in cells requires the production of soluble N protein in complex with its phosphoprotein (P) chaperone. In this study, we reconstituted a soluble heterodimeric complex between an armless N protein of rabies virus (RABV), lacking its N-terminal subdomain (NNT-ARM), and a peptide encompassing the N0 chaperon module of the P protein. We showed that the chaperone module undergoes a disordered-order transition when it assembles with N0 and measured an affinity in the low nanomolar range using a competition assay. We solved the crystal structure of the complex at a resolution of 2.3 Å, unveiling the details of the conserved interfaces. MD simulations showed that both the chaperon module of P and RNA-mediated polymerization reduced the ability of the RNA binding cavity to open and close. Finally, by reconstituting a complex with full-length P protein, we demonstrated that each P dimer could independently chaperon two N0 molecules.


Asunto(s)
Virus de la Rabia , Virus de la Rabia/genética , Nucleoproteínas/metabolismo , Unión Proteica , Proteínas de la Nucleocápside/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/genética , ARN/metabolismo , ARN Viral/metabolismo
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Elife ; 112022 03 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35311641

RESUMEN

Staphylococcus aureus (SA) leukocidin ED (LukED) belongs to a family of bicomponent pore forming toxins that play important roles in SA immune evasion and nutrient acquisition. LukED targets specific G protein-coupled chemokine receptors to lyse human erythrocytes (red blood cells) and leukocytes (white blood cells). The first recognition step of receptors is critical for specific cell targeting and lysis. The structural and molecular bases for this mechanism are not well understood but could constitute essential information to guide antibiotic development. Here, we characterized the interaction of LukE with chemokine receptors ACKR1, CCR2, and CCR5 using a combination of structural, pharmacological, and computational approaches. First, crystal structures of LukE in complex with a small molecule mimicking sulfotyrosine side chain (p-cresyl sulfate) and with peptides containing sulfotyrosines issued from receptor sequences revealed the location of receptor sulfotyrosine binding sites in the toxins. Then, by combining previous and novel experimental data with protein docking, classical and accelerated weight histogram (AWH) molecular dynamics we propose models of the ACKR1-LukE and CCR5-LukE complexes. This work provides novel insights into chemokine receptor recognition by leukotoxins and suggests that the conserved sulfotyrosine binding pocket could be a target of choice for future drug development.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones Estafilocócicas , Staphylococcus aureus , Humanos , Evasión Inmune , Leucocidinas/metabolismo , Receptores de Quimiocina/metabolismo , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/metabolismo , Staphylococcus aureus/genética
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Sci Adv ; 7(21)2021 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34020960

RESUMEN

The antidiuretic hormone arginine-vasopressin (AVP) forms a signaling complex with the V2 receptor (V2R) and the Gs protein, promoting kidney water reabsorption. Molecular mechanisms underlying activation of this critical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling system are still unknown. To fill this gap of knowledge, we report here the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the AVP-V2R-Gs complex. Single-particle analysis revealed the presence of three different states. The two best maps were combined with computational and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy constraints to reconstruct two structures of the ternary complex. These structures differ in AVP and Gs binding modes. They reveal an original receptor-Gs interface in which the Gαs subunit penetrates deep into the active V2R. The structures help to explain how V2R R137H or R137L/C variants can lead to two severe genetic diseases. Our study provides important structural insights into the function of this clinically relevant GPCR signaling complex.

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Cell Rep Methods ; 1(6): None, 2021 10 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34723237

RESUMEN

Membrane proteins are central to many pathophysiological processes, yet remain very difficult to analyze structurally. Moreover, high-throughput structure-based drug discovery has not yet been exploited for membrane proteins because of lack of automation. Here, we present a facile and versatile platform for in meso membrane protein crystallization, enabling rapid atomic structure determination at both cryogenic and room temperatures. We apply this approach to human integral membrane proteins, which allowed us to identify different conformational states of intramembrane enzyme-product complexes and analyze by molecular dynamics simulations the structural dynamics of the ADIPOR2 integral membrane protein. Finally, we demonstrate an automated pipeline combining high-throughput microcrystal soaking, automated laser-based harvesting, and serial crystallography, enabling screening of small-molecule libraries with membrane protein crystals grown in meso. This approach brings needed automation to this important class of drug targets and enables high-throughput structure-based ligand discovery with membrane proteins.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de la Membrana , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas , Humanos , Proteínas de la Membrana/química , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Cristalización , Automatización
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J Struct Biol ; 169(3): 253-65, 2010 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19932182

RESUMEN

Par27 from Bordetella pertussis belongs to a newly discovered class of dimeric peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPIase)/chaperones from the parvulin family. It is a tripartite protein with a central PPIase domain surrounded by N- and C-terminal sub-domains (NTD and CTD). Here, the Par27 structure was characterized by X-ray crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering and template-based modeling. In the crystal lattice, Par27 consists of alternating well ordered and poorly ordered domains. The PPIase domains gave rise to diffuse scattering and could not be solved, whereas a 2.2A resolution crystal structure was obtained for the NTD and CTD, revealing a cradle-shaped dimeric platform. Despite a lack of sequence similarity with corresponding sub-domains, the topology of the peptide chain in the NTD/CTD core is similar to that of other monomeric PPIase/chaperones such as SurA and trigger factor from Escherichia coli. In Par27, dimerization occurs by sub-domain swapping. Because of the strong amino acid sequence similarity to other parvulin domains, a model for the Par27 PPIase domain was built by template-based modeling and validated against small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data. A model of the full-length dimeric Par27 structure was built by rigid-body modeling and filtering against SAXS data using the partial crystal structure of the NTD/CTD core and the template-based PPIase model. The flexibility of protein was accounted for by representing the structure as an ensemble of different conformations that collectively reproduce the scattering data. The refined models exhibit a cradle-like shape reminiscent of other PPIase/chaperones, and the variability in the orientation of the PPIase domains relative to the NTD/CTD core platform observed in the different models suggests inter-domain flexibility that could be important for the biological activity of this protein.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Bordetella pertussis/enzimología , Isomerasa de Peptidilprolil/química , Dispersión del Ángulo Pequeño , Difracción de Rayos X , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Simulación de Dinámica Molecular , Isomerasa de Peptidilprolil/genética , Isomerasa de Peptidilprolil/metabolismo , Estructura Secundaria de Proteína , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo
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Science ; 367(6483)2020 03 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32165559

RESUMEN

The measured nitrogen-to-carbon ratio in comets is lower than for the Sun, a discrepancy which could be alleviated if there is an unknown reservoir of nitrogen in comets. The nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko exhibits an unidentified broad spectral reflectance feature around 3.2 micrometers, which is ubiquitous across its surface. On the basis of laboratory experiments, we attribute this absorption band to ammonium salts mixed with dust on the surface. The depth of the band indicates that semivolatile ammonium salts are a substantial reservoir of nitrogen in the comet, potentially dominating over refractory organic matter and more volatile species. Similar absorption features appear in the spectra of some asteroids, implying a compositional link between asteroids, comets, and the parent interstellar cloud.

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