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Around 250 million people are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide1, and 15 million may also carry the satellite virus hepatitis D virus (HDV), which confers even greater risk of severe liver disease2. The HBV receptor has been identified as sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP), which interacts directly with the first 48 amino acid residues of the N-myristoylated N-terminal preS1 domain of the viral large protein3. Despite the pressing need for therapeutic agents to counter HBV, the structure of NTCP remains unsolved. This 349-residue protein is closely related to human apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT), another member of the solute carrier family SLC10. Crystal structures have been reported of similar bile acid transporters from bacteria4,5, and these models are believed to resemble closely both NTCP and ASBT. Here we have used cryo-electron microscopy to solve the structure of NTCP bound to an antibody, clearly showing that the transporter has no equivalent of the first transmembrane helix found in other SLC10 proteins, and that the N terminus is exposed on the extracellular face. Comparison of our structure with those of related proteins indicates a common mechanism of bile acid transport, but the NTCP structure displays an additional pocket formed by residues that are known to interact with preS1, presenting new opportunities for structure-based drug design.
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Ácidos y Sales Biliares , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Virus de la Hepatitis B , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente , Receptores Virales , Simportadores , Anticuerpos , Ácidos y Sales Biliares/metabolismo , Virus de la Hepatitis B/metabolismo , Hepatocitos/metabolismo , Humanos , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente/química , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente/metabolismo , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente/ultraestructura , Receptores Virales/química , Receptores Virales/metabolismo , Receptores Virales/ultraestructura , Simportadores/química , Simportadores/metabolismo , Simportadores/ultraestructuraRESUMEN
The bacterium Vibrio vulnificus causes fatal septicemia in humans. Previously, we reported that an extracellular metalloprotease, vEP-45, secreted by V. vulnificus, undergoes self-proteolysis to generate a 34 kDa protease (vEP-34) by losing its C-terminal domain to produce the C-ter100 peptide. Moreover, we revealed that vEP-45 and vEP-34 proteases induce blood coagulation and activate the kallikrein/kinin system. However, the role of the C-ter100 peptide fragment released from vEP-45 in inducing inflammation is still unclear. Here, we elucidate, for the first time, the effects of C-ter100 on inducing inflammation and activating host innate immunity. Our results showed that C-ter100 could activate NF-κB by binding to the receptor TLR4, thereby promoting the secretion of inflammatory cytokines and molecules, such as TNF-α and nitric oxide (NO). Furthermore, C-ter100 could prime and activate the NLRP3 inflammasome (NLRP3, ASC, and caspase 1), causing IL-1ß secretion. In mice, C-ter100 induced the recruitment of immune cells, such as neutrophils and monocytes, along with histamine release into the plasma. Furthermore, the inflammatory response induced by C-ter100 could be effectively neutralized by an anti-C-ter100 monoclonal antibody (C-ter100Mab). These results demonstrate that C-ter100 can be a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) that activates an innate immune response during Vibrio infection and could be a target for the development of antibiotics.
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Galanin is a neuropeptide expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems, where it regulates various processes including neuroendocrine release, cognition, and nerve regeneration. Three G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) for galanin have been discovered, which is the focus of efforts to treat diseases including Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and addiction. To understand the basis of the ligand preferences of the receptors and to assist structure-based drug design, we used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to solve the molecular structure of GALR2 bound to galanin and a cognate heterotrimeric G-protein, providing a molecular view of the neuropeptide binding site. Mutant proteins were assayed to help reveal the basis of ligand specificity, and structural comparison between the activated GALR2 and inactive hß2AR was used to relate galanin binding to the movements of transmembrane (TM) helices and the G-protein interface.
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Galanina/química , Proteínas de Unión al GTP Heterotriméricas , Receptor de Galanina Tipo 2/química , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Galanina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al GTP Heterotriméricas/metabolismo , Humanos , Ligandos , Receptor de Galanina Tipo 2/metabolismoRESUMEN
Previous work showed that matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) regulates colon cancer activities through an interaction with syndecan-2 (SDC-2) and SDC-2-derived peptide that disrupts this interaction and exhibits anticancer activity in colon cancer. Here, to identify potential anticancer agents, a library of 1,379 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs that interact with the MMP-7 prodomain were virtually screened by protein-ligand docking score analysis using the GalaxyDock3 program. Among five candidates selected based on their structures and total energy values for interacting with the MMP-7 prodomain, the known mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase (mTOR) inhibitor, everolimus, showed the highest binding affinity and the strongest ability to disrupt the interaction of the MMP-7 prodomain with the SDC-2 extracellular domain in vitro. Everolimus treatment of the HCT116 human colon cancer cell line did not affect the mRNA expression levels of MMP-7 and SDC-2 but reduced the adhesion of cells to MMP-7 prodomain-coated plates and the cell-surface localization of MMP-7. Thus, everolimus appears to inhibit the interaction between MMP-7 and SDC-2. Everolimus treatment of HCT116 cells also reduced their gelatin-degradation activity and anticancer activities, including colony formation. Interestingly, cells treated with sirolimus, another mTOR inhibitor, triggered less gelatin-degradation activity, suggesting that this inhibitory effect of everolimus was not due to inhibition of the mTOR pathway. Consistently, everolimus inhibited the colony-forming ability of mTOR-resistant HT29 cells. Together, these data suggest that, in addition to inhibiting mTOR signaling, everolimus exerts anticancer activity by interfering with the interaction of MMP-7 and SDC-2, and could be a useful therapeutic anticancer drug for colon cancer.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The utility of cancer therapeutics targeting the proteolytic activities of MMPs is limited because MMPs are widely distributed throughout the body and involved in many different aspects of cell functions. This work specifically targets the activation of MMP-7 through its interaction with syndecan-2. Notably, everolimus, a known mTOR inhibitor, blocked this interaction, demonstrating a novel role for everolimus in inhibiting mTOR signaling and impairing the interaction of MMP-7 with syndecan-2 in colon cancer.
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Neoplasias del Colon , Everolimus , Humanos , Everolimus/farmacología , Sindecano-2/genética , Sindecano-2/metabolismo , Metaloproteinasa 7 de la Matriz/genética , Metaloproteinasa 7 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Gelatina , Sirolimus/farmacología , Neoplasias del Colon/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias del Colon/metabolismo , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TORRESUMEN
Chloride ion-pumping rhodopsin (ClR) in some marine bacteria utilizes light energy to actively transport Cl- into cells. How the ClR initiates the transport is elusive. Here, we show the dynamics of ion transport observed with time-resolved serial femtosecond (fs) crystallography using the Linac Coherent Light Source. X-ray pulses captured structural changes in ClR upon flash illumination with a 550 nm fs-pumping laser. High-resolution structures for five time points (dark to 100 ps after flashing) reveal complex and coordinated dynamics comprising retinal isomerization, water molecule rearrangement, and conformational changes of various residues. Combining data from time-resolved spectroscopy experiments and molecular dynamics simulations, this study reveals that the chloride ion close to the Schiff base undergoes a dissociation-diffusion process upon light-triggered retinal isomerization.
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Canales de Cloruro/metabolismo , Cloruros/metabolismo , Rodopsinas Microbianas/metabolismo , Cationes Monovalentes/metabolismo , Canales de Cloruro/aislamiento & purificación , Canales de Cloruro/efectos de la radiación , Canales de Cloruro/ultraestructura , Cristalografía/métodos , Radiación Electromagnética , Rayos Láser , Simulación de Dinámica Molecular , Nocardioides , Conformación Proteica en Hélice alfa/efectos de la radiación , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína/efectos de la radiación , Proteínas Recombinantes/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/efectos de la radiación , Proteínas Recombinantes/ultraestructura , Retinaldehído/metabolismo , Retinaldehído/efectos de la radiación , Rodopsinas Microbianas/aislamiento & purificación , Rodopsinas Microbianas/efectos de la radiación , Rodopsinas Microbianas/ultraestructura , Agua/metabolismoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: This study used a Delphi survey to define the concept of oral function rehabilitation exercise (OFRE) based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and to categorise intervention domains for community-dwelling older adults. BACKGROUND: While numerous studies have been conducted to improve oral function through exercise interventions, the conceptual definition of oral exercise remains unclear and there is a lack of systematic categorisation of oral exercise intervention domains. METHODS: A preliminary model was developed based on the key findings of 19 papers selected from a prior systematic review. Its validity was confirmed through a Delphi survey conducted twice with eight expert panellists. Consensus was achieved by evaluating the validity of the OFRE conceptual framework, the accuracy of OFRE conceptual definitions, and intervention domains. RESULTS: Through expert consensus, an ICF-based OFRE conceptual framework was developed that includes 21 factors that affect the oral health status of the older adults. The OFRE intervention domain for improving the health status consisted of oral function rehabilitation warm-up exercise, masticatory function exercise, swallowing function exercise, articulatory function exercise, salivary function exercise, and oral function rehabilitation cool-down exercise, and 11 specific intervention methods were derived. CONCLUSIONS: The OFRE intervention can be used for planning and applying successful interventions to improve oral function and life function of older adults.
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Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) is a host cell receptor required for hepatitis B virus (HBV) entry. However, the susceptibility of NTCP-expressing cells to HBV is diverse depending on the culture condition. Stimulation with epidermal growth factor (EGF) was found to potentiate cell susceptibility to HBV infection. Here, we show that EGF receptor (EGFR) plays a critical role in HBV virion internalization. In EGFR-knockdown cells, HBV or its preS1-specific fluorescence peptide attached to the cell surface, but its internalization was attenuated. PreS1 internalization and HBV infection could be rescued by complementation with functional EGFR. Interestingly, the HBV/preS1-NTCP complex at the cell surface was internalized concomitant with the endocytotic relocalization of EGFR. Molecular interaction between NTCP and EGFR was documented by immunoprecipitation assay. Upon dissociation from functional EGFR, NTCP no longer functioned to support viral infection, as demonstrated by either (i) the introduction of NTCP point mutation that disrupted its interaction with EGFR, (ii) the detrimental effect of decoy peptide interrupting the NTCP-EGFR interaction, or (iii) the pharmacological inactivation of EGFR. Together, these data support the crucial role of EGFR in mediating HBV-NTCP internalization into susceptible cells. EGFR thus provides a yet unidentified missing link from the cell-surface HBV-NTCP attachment to the viral invasion beyond the host cell membrane.
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Virus de la Hepatitis B , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente , Simportadores , Internalización del Virus , Receptores ErbB/genética , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Células Hep G2 , Virus de la Hepatitis B/patogenicidad , Virus de la Hepatitis B/fisiología , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno/genética , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno/fisiología , Humanos , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente/genética , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente/metabolismo , Simportadores/genética , Simportadores/metabolismoRESUMEN
We previously showed that a synthetic peptide (S2-P) corresponding to a portion of the human syndecan-2 (SDC2) sequence can bind to the pro-domain of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) to inhibit colon cancer activities. Since S2-P had a relatively weak binding affinity for the MMP-7 pro-domain, we herein modified the amino acid sequence of S2-P to improve the anticancer potential. On the basis of the interaction structure of S2-P and MMP-7, four peptides were generated by replacing amino acids near Tyr 51, which is critical for the interaction. The SDC2-mimetic peptides harboring an Ala-to-Asp substitution at the C-terminal side of Tyr 51 (S2-D) or with an Ala-to-Phe substitution at the N-terminal side of Tyr 51 and an Ala-to-Asp substitution at the C-terminal side of Tyr 51 (S2-FE) showed improved interaction affinities for the MMP-7 pro-domain. Compared to S2-P, S2-FE was better able to inhibit the SDC2-MMP-7 interaction, the cell surface localization of MMP-7, the gelatin degradation activity of MMP-7, and the cancer activities (cell migration, invasion, and colony-forming activity) of human HCT116 colon cancer cells in vitro. In vivo, S2-FE inhibited the primary tumor growth and lung metastasis of CT26 mouse colon cancer cells in a xenograft mouse model. Together, these data suggest that S2-FE could be useful therapeutic anticancer peptides for colon cancer.
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Neoplasias del Colon , Sindecano-2 , Animales , Movimiento Celular , Neoplasias del Colon/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias del Colon/metabolismo , Humanos , Metaloproteinasa 7 de la Matriz/metabolismo , Ratones , Péptidos/farmacología , Sindecano-2/metabolismoRESUMEN
Phospholipase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes various phospholipid substrates at specific ester bonds and plays important roles such as membrane remodeling, as digestive enzymes, and the regulation of cellular mechanism. Phospholipase proteins are divided into following the four major groups according to the ester bonds they cleave off: phospholipase A1 (PLA1), phospholipase A2 (PLA2), phospholipase C (PLC), and phospholipase D (PLD). Among the four phospholipase groups, PLA1 has been less studied than the other phospholipases. Here, we report the first molecular structures of plant PLA1s: AtDSEL and CaPLA1 derived from Arabidopsis thaliana and Capsicum annuum, respectively. AtDSEL and CaPLA1 are novel PLA1s in that they form homodimers since PLAs are generally in the form of a monomer. The dimerization domain at the C-terminal of the AtDSEL and CaPLA1 makes hydrophobic interactions between each monomer, respectively. The C-terminal domain is also present in PLA1s of other plants, but not in PLAs of mammals and fungi. An activity assay of AtDSEL toward various lipid substrates demonstrates that AtDSEL is specialized for the cleavage of sn-1 acyl chains. This report reveals a new domain that exists only in plant PLA1s and suggests that the domain is essential for homodimerization.
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Arabidopsis , Fosfolipasas A1 , Proteínas de Plantas , Arabidopsis/enzimología , Capsicum/enzimología , Dimerización , Ésteres , Fosfolipasas A1/química , Proteínas de Plantas/químicaRESUMEN
Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) is expressed at the surface of human hepatocytes and functions as an entry receptor of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Recently, we have reported that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is involved in NTCP-mediated viral internalization during the cell entry process. Here, we analyzed which function of EGFR is essential for mediating HBV internalization. In contrast to the reported crucial function of EGFR-downstream signaling for the entry of hepatitis C virus (HCV), blockade of EGFR-downstream signaling proteins, including mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT), had no or only minor effects on HBV infection. Instead, deficiency of EGFR endocytosis resulting from either a deleterious mutation in EGFR or genetic knockdown of endocytosis adaptor molecules abrogated internalization of HBV via NTCP and prevented viral infection. EGFR activation triggered a time-dependent relocalization of HBV preS1 to the early and late endosomes and to lysosomes in concert with EGFR transport. Suppression of EGFR ubiquitination by site-directed mutagenesis or by knocking down two EGFR-sorting molecules, signal-transducing adaptor molecule (STAM) and lysosomal protein transmembrane 4ß (LAPTM4B), suggested that EGFR transport to the late endosome is critical for efficient HBV infection. Cumulatively, these results support the idea that the EGFR endocytosis/sorting machinery drives the translocation of NTCP-bound HBV from the cell surface to the endosomal network, which eventually enables productive viral infection.
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Endocitosis/genética , Endosomas/genética , Receptores ErbB/genética , Hepatitis B/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/química , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/genética , Complejos de Clasificación Endosomal Requeridos para el Transporte/química , Complejos de Clasificación Endosomal Requeridos para el Transporte/genética , Endosomas/química , Receptores ErbB/química , Células Hep G2 , Hepacivirus/química , Hepacivirus/genética , Hepacivirus/patogenicidad , Hepatitis B/metabolismo , Hepatitis B/virología , Virus de la Hepatitis B/química , Virus de la Hepatitis B/genética , Virus de la Hepatitis B/patogenicidad , Hepatocitos/metabolismo , Hepatocitos/virología , Humanos , MAP Quinasa Quinasa 1/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana/química , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Proteínas Oncogénicas/química , Proteínas Oncogénicas/genética , Transportadores de Anión Orgánico Sodio-Dependiente , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/genética , Fosfoproteínas/química , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Factores de Transcripción STAT/genética , Simportadores , Proteínas del Envoltorio Viral/química , Proteínas del Envoltorio Viral/genética , Internalización del VirusRESUMEN
Telomeric repeat binding factor a (Terfa) derived from zebrafish is a homologous protein with human telomeric repeat binding factor 2 (TRF2). Terfa is known as a senescence-associated biomarker in various research through the zebrafish animal model. In addition, according to the findings so far, it has been confirmed that human or plant telomere binding proteins bind to telomeric DNA specialized for each species, but, in our result, Terfa shows it strongly binds to both human or plant type telomeric DNA. Here we characterized the DNA binding properties and demonstrate the solution structure of Terfa and identified residues participating in the interaction with both human and plant telomeric DNA. In DNA recognition of human and plant telomere binding proteins, the N-terminal loop and the α-helix 3 part of Myb domain were bound majorly, whereas, in the case of Terfa, the N-terminal loop, the α-helix 1-2 loop, and α-helix 2 of the Myb domain were dominantly bound. Therefore, when Terfa recognizes DNA, it was found that the binding module differs from previously known telomere binding proteins. The comparison of the structure of the telomere binding proteins provides an opportunity to understand more specifically how the structural properties of each telomere binding protein are associated with telomeric DNA binding from an evolutionary point of view.
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ADN de Plantas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/química , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Telómero/metabolismo , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/química , Proteínas de Pez Cebra/metabolismo , Pez Cebra/metabolismo , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Sitios de Unión , Unión Proteica , Dominios Proteicos , SolucionesRESUMEN
The BRG1-associated factor 60A (BAF60A), an SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily D member 1, has been known to be important for transcriptional activation and inhibition through the alteration of the DNA nucleosome. Although the association between BAF60A and p53 plays a critical role in tumor suppression, the interaction mode is still unclear. Here, we report the detailed interactions between BAF60A and p53 by both NMR spectroscopy and pull-down analysis. Both N-terminal region (BAF60ANR) and the SWIB domain (BAF60ASWIB) of BAF60A directly interact with the tetramerization domain of p53 (p53TET). NMR data show that Ile315, Met366, Ala388, and Tyr390 of BAF60ASWIB are mostly involved in p53TET binding. The calculated dissociation constant (KD) value between BAF60ASWIB and p53TET revealed relatively weak binding affinity, at approximately 0.3 ± 0.065 mM. Our data will enhance detailed interaction mechanism to elucidate the molecular basis of p53-mediated integration via BAF60A interaction.
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Proteínas Cromosómicas no Histona/metabolismo , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Sitios de Unión , Proteínas Cromosómicas no Histona/genética , Humanos , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular , Resonancia Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular/métodos , Dominios y Motivos de Interacción de Proteínas , Mapas de Interacción de Proteínas , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genéticaRESUMEN
Cancer targeting nanoparticles have been extensively studied, but stable and applicable agents have yet to be developed. Here, we report stable nanoparticles based on hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) for cancer therapy. HBcAg monomers assemble into spherical capsids of 180 or 240 subunits. HBcAg was engineered to present an affibody for binding to human epidermal growth factor receptor 1 (EGFR) and to present histidine and tyrosine tags for binding to gold ions. The HBcAg engineered to present affibody and tags (HAF) bound specifically to EGFR and exterminated the EGFR-overexpressing adenocarcinomas under alternating magnetic field (AMF) after binding with gold ions. Using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), we obtained the molecular structures of recombinant HAF and found that the overall structure of HAF was the same as that of HBcAg, except with the affibody on the spike. Therefore, HAF is viable for cancer therapy with the advantage of maintaining a stable capsid form. If the affibody in HAF is replaced with a specific sequence to bind to another targetable disease protein, the nanoparticles can be used for drug development over a wide spectrum.
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Adenocarcinoma/metabolismo , Antígenos del Núcleo de la Hepatitis B/química , Nanopartículas/química , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Oro/química , Células HT29 , Humanos , Nanopartículas/ultraestructura , Unión Proteica , Proteínas Recombinantes/químicaRESUMEN
Non-cryogenic protein structures determined at ambient temperature may disclose significant information about protein activity. Chloride-pumping rhodopsin (ClR) exhibits a trend to hyperactivity induced by a change in the photoreaction rate because of a gradual decrease in temperature. Here, to track the structural changes that explain the differences in CIR activity resulting from these temperature changes, we used serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) with an X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) to determine the non-cryogenic structure of ClR at a resolution of 1.85 Å, and compared this structure with a cryogenic ClR structure obtained with synchrotron X-ray crystallography. The XFEL-derived ClR structure revealed that the all-trans retinal (ATR) region and positions of two coordinated chloride ions slightly differed from those of the synchrotron-derived structure. Moreover, the XFEL structure enabled identification of one additional water molecule forming a hydrogen bond network with a chloride ion. Analysis of the channel cavity and a difference distance matrix plot (DDMP) clearly revealed additional structural differences. B-factor information obtained from the non-cryogenic structure supported a motility change on the residual main and side chains as well as of chloride and water molecules because of temperature effects. Our results indicate that non-cryogenic structures and time-resolved XFEL experiments could contribute to a better understanding of the chloride-pumping mechanism of ClR and other ion pumps.
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Actinomycetales/química , Canales de Cloruro/química , Rodopsinas Microbianas/química , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Dominios ProteicosRESUMEN
The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex plays important roles in gene regulation and it is classified as the SWI/SNF complex in yeast and BAF complex in vertebrates. BAF57, one of the subunits that forms the chromatin remodeling complex core, is well conserved in the BAF complex of vertebrates, which is replaced by bap111 in the Drosophila BAP complex and does not have a counterpart in the yeast SWI/SNF complex. This suggests that BAF57 is a key component of the chromatin remodeling complex in higher eukaryotes. BAF57 contains a HMG domain, which is widely distributed among various proteins and functions as a DNA binding motif. Most proteins with HMG domain bind to four-way junction (4WJ) DNA. Here, we report the crystal structure of the HMG domain of BAF57 (BAF57HMG) at a resolution of 2.55 Å. The structure consists of three α-helices and adopts an L-shaped form. The overall structure is stabilized by a hydrophobic core, which is formed by hydrophobic residues. The binding affinity between BAF57HMG and 4WJ DNA is determined as a 295.83 ± 1.05 nM using a fluorescence quenching assay, and the structure revealed 4WJ DNA binding site of BAF57HMG. Our data will serve structural basis in understanding the roles of BAF57 during chromatin remodeling process.
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Proteínas Cromosómicas no Histona/química , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/química , ADN/química , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Sitios de Unión , Ensamble y Desensamble de Cromatina , Proteínas Cromosómicas no Histona/genética , Proteínas Cromosómicas no Histona/metabolismo , Cristalografía por Rayos X , ADN/genética , ADN/metabolismo , ADN Cruciforme/química , ADN Cruciforme/genética , ADN Cruciforme/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Dominios HMG-Box , Humanos , Interacciones Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Modelos Moleculares , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , Unión Proteica , Dominios Proteicos , Espectrometría de Fluorescencia , Electricidad EstáticaRESUMEN
Human mitochondrial pyruvate carriers (hMPCs), which are required for the uptake of pyruvate into mitochondria, are associated with several metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and various cancers. Yeast MPC was recently demonstrated to form a functional unit of heterodimers. However, human MPC-1 (hMPC-1) and MPC-2 (hMPC-2) have not yet been individually isolated for their detailed characterization, in particular in terms of their structural and functional properties, namely, whether they exist as homo- or heterodimers. In this study, hMPC-1 and hMPC-2 were successfully isolated in micelles and they formed stable homodimers. However, the heterodimer state was found to be dominant when both hMPC-1 and hMPC-2 were present. In addition, as heterodimers, the molecules exhibited a higher binding capacity to both substrates and inhibitors, together with a larger structural stability than when they existed as homodimers. Taken together, our results demonstrated that the hetero-dimerization of hMPCs is the main functional unit of the pyruvate metabolism, providing a structural insight into the transport mechanisms of hMPCs.
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Enfermedades Metabólicas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Membrana Mitocondrial/química , Transportadores de Ácidos Monocarboxílicos/química , Multimerización de Proteína , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Dicroismo Circular , Humanos , Enfermedades Metabólicas/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Membrana Mitocondrial/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Membrana Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Transportadores de Ácidos Monocarboxílicos/genética , Transportadores de Ácidos Monocarboxílicos/metabolismo , Unión Proteica , Conformación Proteica , Estabilidad Proteica , Ácido Pirúvico/química , Ácido Pirúvico/metabolismo , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Células Sf9 , SpodopteraRESUMEN
Human SNF5 and BAF155 constitute the core subunit of multi-protein SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complexes that are required for ATP-dependent nucleosome mobility and transcriptional control. Human SNF5 (hSNF5) utilizes its repeat 1 (RPT1) domain to associate with the SWIRM domain of BAF155. Here, we employed X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and various biophysical methods in order to investigate the detailed binding mechanism between hSNF5 and BAF155. Multi-angle light scattering data clearly indicate that hSNF5171-258 and BAF155SWIRM are both monomeric in solution and they form a heterodimer. NMR data and crystal structure of the hSNF5171-258/BAF155SWIRM complex further reveal a unique binding interface, which involves a coil-to-helix transition upon protein binding. The newly formed αN helix of hSNF5171-258 interacts with the ß2-α1 loop of hSNF5 via hydrogen bonds and it also displays a hydrophobic interaction with BAF155SWIRM. Therefore, the N-terminal region of hSNF5171-258 plays an important role in tumorigenesis and our data will provide a structural clue for the pathogenesis of Rhabdoid tumors and malignant melanomas that originate from mutations in the N-terminal loop region of hSNF5.
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Ensamble y Desensamble de Cromatina/genética , Mutación , Nucleosomas/genética , Proteína SMARCB1/genética , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Sitios de Unión/genética , Dicroismo Circular , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Melanoma/genética , Melanoma/metabolismo , Melanoma/patología , Nucleosomas/metabolismo , Unión Proteica , Tumor Rabdoide/genética , Tumor Rabdoide/metabolismo , Tumor Rabdoide/patología , Proteína SMARCB1/química , Proteína SMARCB1/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/química , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismoRESUMEN
HIV-1 integrase (HIV-1 IN) is an enzyme produced by the HIV-1 virus that integrates genetic material of the virus into the DNA of infected human cells. HIV-1 IN acts as a key component of the Retroviral Pre-Integration Complex (PIC). Protein dynamics could play an important role during the catalysis of HIV-1 IN; however, this process has not yet been fully elucidated. X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) together with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) could provide information regarding the dynamics during this catalysis reaction. Here, we report the non-cryogenic crystal structure of HIV-1 IN catalytic core domain at 2.5 Å using microcrystals in XFELs. Compared to the cryogenic structure at 2.1 Å using conventional synchrotron crystallography, there was a good agreement between the two structures, except for a catalytic triad formed by Asp64, Asp116, and Glu152 (DDE) and the lens epithelium-derived growth factor binding sites. The helix III region of the 140-153 residues near the active site and the DDE triad show a higher dynamic profile in the non-cryogenic structure, which is comparable to dynamics data obtained from NMR spectroscopy in solution state.
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Dominio Catalítico , Electrones , Integrasa de VIH/química , Rayos Láser , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Estructura Secundaria de Proteína , Temperatura , Rayos XRESUMEN
Both the Wnt/ß-catenin and Ras pathways are aberrantly activated in most human colorectal cancers (CRCs) and interact cooperatively in tumor promotion. Inhibition of these signaling may therefore be an ideal strategy for treating CRC. We identified KY1220, a compound that destabilizes both ß-catenin and Ras, via targeting the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway, and synthesized its derivative KYA1797K. KYA1797K bound directly to the regulators of G-protein signaling domain of axin, initiating ß-catenin and Ras degradation through enhancement of the ß-catenin destruction complex activating GSK3ß. KYA1797K effectively suppressed the growth of CRCs harboring APC and KRAS mutations, as shown by various in vitro studies and by in vivo studies using xenograft and transgenic mouse models of tumors induced by APC and KRAS mutations. Destabilization of both ß-catenin and Ras via targeting axin is a potential therapeutic strategy for treatment of CRC and other type cancers activated Wnt/ß-catenin and Ras pathways.
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Proteína Axina/química , Proteína Axina/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/metabolismo , Proteínas RGS/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Tiohidantoínas/farmacología , beta Catenina/metabolismo , Animales , Sitios de Unión , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias Colorrectales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/genética , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Genes APC , Genes ras , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Neoplasias Experimentales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Experimentales/genética , Neoplasias Experimentales/patología , Estabilidad Proteica/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/genética , Proteínas RGS/metabolismo , Tiohidantoínas/síntesis química , Tiohidantoínas/química , Vía de Señalización Wnt/efectos de los fármacos , beta Catenina/químicaRESUMEN
The Wnt/ß-catenin signaling pathway plays a significant role in the control of osteoblastogenesis and bone formation. CXXC finger protein 5 (CXXC5) has been recently identified as a negative feedback regulator of osteoblast differentiation through a specific interaction with Dishevelled (Dvl) protein. It was reported that targeting the Dvl-CXXC5 interaction could be a novel anabolic therapeutic target for osteoporosis. In this study, complex structure of Dvl PDZ domain and CXXC5 peptide was simulated with molecular dynamics (MD). Based on the structural analysis of binding modes of MD-simulated Dvl PDZ domain with CXXC5 peptide and crystal Dvl PDZ domain with synthetic peptide-ligands, we generated two different pharmacophore models and applied pharmacophore-based virtual screening to discover potent inhibitors of the Dvl-CXXC5 interaction for the anabolic therapy of osteoporosis. Analysis of 16 compounds selected by means of a virtual screening protocol yielded four compounds that effectively disrupted the Dvl-CXXC5 interaction in the fluorescence polarization assay. Potential compounds were validated by fluorescence spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. We successfully identified a highly potent inhibitor, BMD4722, which directly binds to the Dvl PDZ domain and disrupts the Dvl-CXXC5 interaction. Overall, CXXC5-Dvl PDZ domain complex based pharmacophore combined with various traditional and simple computational methods is a promising approach for the development of modulators targeting the Dvl-CXXC5 interaction, and the potent inhibitor BMD4722 could serve as a starting point to discover or design more potent and specific the Dvl-CXXC5 interaction disruptors.