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1.
Mol Cell ; 83(5): 746-758.e5, 2023 03 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36805026

RESUMEN

Type I CRISPR-Cas systems employ multi-subunit Cascade effector complexes to target foreign nucleic acids for destruction. Here, we present structures of D. vulgaris type I-C Cascade at various stages of double-stranded (ds)DNA target capture, revealing mechanisms that underpin PAM recognition and Cascade allosteric activation. We uncover an interesting mechanism of non-target strand (NTS) DNA stabilization via stacking interactions with the "belly" subunits, securing the NTS in place. This "molecular seatbelt" mechanism facilitates efficient R-loop formation and prevents dsDNA reannealing. Additionally, we provide structural insights into how two anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins utilize distinct strategies to achieve a shared mechanism of type I-C Cascade inhibition by blocking PAM scanning. These observations form a structural basis for directional R-loop formation and reveal how different Acr proteins have converged upon common molecular mechanisms to efficiently shut down CRISPR immunity.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR , Estructuras R-Loop , Conformación Proteica , Modelos Moleculares , ADN/genética , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/genética
2.
Cell ; 163(2): 432-44, 2015 Oct 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26451487

RESUMEN

Most short-lived eukaryotic proteins are degraded by the proteasome. A proteolytic core particle (CP) capped by regulatory particles (RPs) constitutes the 26S proteasome complex. RP biogenesis culminates with the joining of two large subcomplexes, the lid and base. In yeast and mammals, the lid appears to assemble completely before attaching to the base, but how this hierarchical assembly is enforced has remained unclear. Using biochemical reconstitutions, quantitative cross-linking/mass spectrometry, and electron microscopy, we resolve the mechanistic basis for the linkage between lid biogenesis and lid-base joining. Assimilation of the final lid subunit, Rpn12, triggers a large-scale conformational remodeling of the nascent lid that drives RP assembly, in part by relieving steric clash with the base. Surprisingly, this remodeling is triggered by a single Rpn12 α helix. Such assembly-coupled conformational switching is reminiscent of viral particle maturation and may represent a commonly used mechanism to enforce hierarchical assembly in multisubunit complexes.


Asunto(s)
Complejo de la Endopetidasa Proteasomal/química , Complejo de la Endopetidasa Proteasomal/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/química , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/química , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Espectrometría de Masas , Microscopía Electrónica , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Secundaria de Proteína , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo
3.
Nature ; 630(8018): 961-967, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38740055

RESUMEN

Although eukaryotic Argonautes have a pivotal role in post-transcriptional gene regulation through nucleic acid cleavage, some short prokaryotic Argonaute variants (pAgos) rely on auxiliary nuclease factors for efficient foreign DNA degradation1. Here we reveal the activation pathway of the DNA defence module DdmDE system, which rapidly eliminates small, multicopy plasmids from the Vibrio cholerae seventh pandemic strain (7PET)2. Through a combination of cryo-electron microscopy, biochemistry and in vivo plasmid clearance assays, we demonstrate that DdmE is a catalytically inactive, DNA-guided, DNA-targeting pAgo with a distinctive insertion domain. We observe that the helicase-nuclease DdmD transitions from an autoinhibited, dimeric complex to a monomeric state upon loading of single-stranded DNA targets. Furthermore, the complete structure of the DdmDE-guide-target handover complex provides a comprehensive view into how DNA recognition triggers processive plasmid destruction. Our work establishes a mechanistic foundation for how pAgos utilize ancillary factors to achieve plasmid clearance, and provides insights into anti-plasmid immunity in bacteria.


Asunto(s)
Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Modelos Moleculares , Plásmidos , Vibrio cholerae , Plásmidos/genética , Vibrio cholerae/genética , ADN de Cadena Simple/metabolismo , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Argonautas/metabolismo , ADN Helicasas/metabolismo , Multimerización de Proteína
4.
Nature ; 613(7944): 582-587, 2023 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36599980

RESUMEN

Cas12a2 is a CRISPR-associated nuclease that performs RNA-guided, sequence-nonspecific degradation of single-stranded RNA, single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA following recognition of a complementary RNA target, culminating in abortive infection1. Here we report structures of Cas12a2 in binary, ternary and quaternary complexes to reveal a complete activation pathway. Our structures reveal that Cas12a2 is autoinhibited until binding a cognate RNA target, which exposes the RuvC active site within a large, positively charged cleft. Double-stranded DNA substrates are captured through duplex distortion and local melting, stabilized by pairs of 'aromatic clamp' residues that are crucial for double-stranded DNA degradation and in vivo immune system function. Our work provides a structural basis for this mechanism of abortive infection to achieve population-level immunity, which can be leveraged to create rational mutants that degrade a spectrum of collateral substrates.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , ARN , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/metabolismo , ADN/química , ADN/inmunología , ADN/metabolismo , ARN/química , ARN/metabolismo , Activación Enzimática , Dominio Catalítico , Especificidad por Sustrato
5.
Mol Cell ; 81(7): 1548-1552.e4, 2021 04 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33631104

RESUMEN

Remdesivir is a nucleoside analog approved by the US FDA for treatment of COVID-19. Here, we present a 3.9-Å-resolution cryo-EM reconstruction of a remdesivir-stalled RNA-dependent RNA polymerase complex, revealing full incorporation of 3 copies of remdesivir monophosphate (RMP) and a partially incorporated fourth RMP in the active site. The structure reveals that RMP blocks RNA translocation after incorporation of 3 bases following RMP, resulting in delayed chain termination, which can guide the rational design of improved antiviral drugs.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina Monofosfato/análogos & derivados , Alanina/análogos & derivados , Antivirales/química , ARN Viral/química , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/química , SARS-CoV-2/fisiología , Replicación Viral , Adenosina Monofosfato/química , Adenosina Monofosfato/uso terapéutico , Alanina/química , Alanina/uso terapéutico , Antivirales/uso terapéutico , Dominio Catalítico , Humanos , Proteínas Virales
6.
Cell ; 153(1): 166-77, 2013 Mar 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23540697

RESUMEN

Many bacteria contain an ortholog of the Ro autoantigen, a ring-shaped protein that binds noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) called Y RNAs. In the only studied bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans, the Ro ortholog Rsr functions in heat-stress-induced ribosomal RNA (rRNA) maturation and starvation-induced rRNA decay. However, the mechanism by which this conserved protein and its associated ncRNAs act has been obscure. We report that Rsr and the exoribonuclease polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) form an RNA degradation machine that is scaffolded by Y RNA. Single-particle electron microscopy, followed by docking of atomic models into the reconstruction, suggests that Rsr channels single-stranded RNA into the PNPase cavity. Biochemical assays reveal that Rsr and Y RNA adapt PNPase for effective degradation of structured RNAs. A Ro ortholog and ncRNA also associate with PNPase in Salmonella Typhimurium. Our studies identify another ribonucleoprotein machine and demonstrate that ncRNA, by tethering a protein cofactor, can alter the substrate specificity of an enzyme.


Asunto(s)
Deinococcus/química , Complejo Multienzimático de Ribonucleasas del Exosoma/química , Estabilidad del ARN , ARN Bacteriano/química , ARN no Traducido/metabolismo , Ribonucleoproteínas/metabolismo , Salmonella typhimurium/metabolismo , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Deinococcus/genética , Deinococcus/metabolismo , Complejo Multienzimático de Ribonucleasas del Exosoma/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Polirribonucleótido Nucleotidiltransferasa/química , Polirribonucleótido Nucleotidiltransferasa/ultraestructura , ARN Bacteriano/ultraestructura , ARN no Traducido/ultraestructura , Ribonucleoproteínas/química , Ribonucleoproteínas/genética , Xenopus laevis/metabolismo
7.
Nature ; 603(7900): 343-347, 2022 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35236982

RESUMEN

CRISPR-Cas9 as a programmable genome editing tool is hindered by off-target DNA cleavage1-4, and the underlying mechanisms by which Cas9 recognizes mismatches are poorly understood5-7. Although Cas9 variants with greater discrimination against mismatches have been designed8-10, these suffer from substantially reduced rates of on-target DNA cleavage5,11. Here we used kinetics-guided cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of Cas9 at different stages of mismatch cleavage. We observed a distinct, linear conformation of the guide RNA-DNA duplex formed in the presence of mismatches, which prevents Cas9 activation. Although the canonical kinked guide RNA-DNA duplex conformation facilitates DNA cleavage, we observe that substrates that contain mismatches distal to the protospacer adjacent motif are stabilized by reorganization of a loop in the RuvC domain. Mutagenesis of mismatch-stabilizing residues reduces off-target DNA cleavage but maintains rapid on-target DNA cleavage. By targeting regions that are exclusively involved in mismatch tolerance, we provide a proof of concept for the design of next-generation high-fidelity Cas9 variants.


Asunto(s)
Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Reparación de la Incompatibilidad de ADN , Edición Génica , ARN Guía de Kinetoplastida , Proteína 9 Asociada a CRISPR/genética , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , ADN/química , ADN/genética , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , ARN Guía de Kinetoplastida/genética
8.
Mol Cell ; 80(6): 971-979.e7, 2020 12 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33248026

RESUMEN

CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems provide prokaryotes with defense against viruses by degradation of specific invading nucleic acids. Despite advances in the biotechnological exploitation of select systems, multiple CRISPR-Cas types remain uncharacterized. Here, we investigated the previously uncharacterized type I-D interference complex and revealed that it is a genetic and structural hybrid with similarity to both type I and type III systems. Surprisingly, formation of the functional complex required internal in-frame translation of small subunits from within the large subunit gene. We further show that internal translation to generate small subunits is widespread across diverse type I-D, I-B, and I-C systems, which account for roughly one quarter of CRISPR-Cas systems. Our work reveals the unexpected expansion of protein coding potential from within single cas genes, which has important implications for understanding CRISPR-Cas function and evolution.


Asunto(s)
Inmunidad Adaptativa/genética , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/genética , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas/genética , Evolución Molecular , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/inmunología , Células Procariotas/inmunología , Células Procariotas/virología , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , Virus/inmunología
9.
Mol Cell ; 70(1): 48-59.e5, 2018 04 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29602742

RESUMEN

CRISPR-Cas immune systems integrate short segments of foreign DNA as spacers into the host CRISPR locus to provide molecular memory of infection. Cas4 proteins are widespread in CRISPR-Cas systems and are thought to participate in spacer acquisition, although their exact function remains unknown. Here we show that Bacillus halodurans type I-C Cas4 is required for efficient prespacer processing prior to Cas1-Cas2-mediated integration. Cas4 interacts tightly with the Cas1 integrase, forming a heterohexameric complex containing two Cas1 dimers and two Cas4 subunits. In the presence of Cas1 and Cas2, Cas4 processes double-stranded substrates with long 3' overhangs through site-specific endonucleolytic cleavage. Cas4 recognizes PAM sequences within the prespacer and prevents integration of unprocessed prespacers, ensuring that only functional spacers will be integrated into the CRISPR array. Our results reveal the critical role of Cas4 in maintaining fidelity during CRISPR adaptation, providing a structural and mechanistic model for prespacer processing and integration.


Asunto(s)
Proteína 9 Asociada a CRISPR/genética , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/genética , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Repeticiones Palindrómicas Cortas Agrupadas y Regularmente Espaciadas , ADN Bacteriano/genética , Escherichia coli/genética , Edición Génica/métodos , Proteína 9 Asociada a CRISPR/inmunología , Proteína 9 Asociada a CRISPR/aislamiento & purificación , Proteína 9 Asociada a CRISPR/metabolismo , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/inmunología , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/metabolismo , ADN Bacteriano/inmunología , ADN Bacteriano/metabolismo , Endodesoxirribonucleasas/genética , Endodesoxirribonucleasas/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/enzimología , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Modelos Moleculares , Complejos Multienzimáticos , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , Conformación Proteica , Subunidades de Proteína , Especificidad por Sustrato
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Biophys J ; 123(11): 1494-1507, 2024 Jun 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38462838

RESUMEN

Membrane-associated protein phase separation plays critical roles in cell biology, driving essential cellular phenomena from immune signaling to membrane traffic. Importantly, by reducing dimensionality from three to two dimensions, lipid bilayers can nucleate phase separation at far lower concentrations compared with those required for phase separation in solution. How might other intracellular lipid substrates, such as lipid droplets, contribute to nucleation of phase separation? Distinct from bilayer membranes, lipid droplets consist of a phospholipid monolayer surrounding a core of neutral lipids, and they are energy storage organelles that protect cells from lipotoxicity and oxidative stress. Here, we show that intrinsically disordered proteins can undergo phase separation on the surface of synthetic and cell-derived lipid droplets. Specifically, we find that the model disordered domains FUS LC and LAF-1 RGG separate into protein-rich and protein-depleted phases on the surfaces of lipid droplets. Owing to the hydrophobic nature of interactions between FUS LC proteins, increasing ionic strength drives an increase in its phase separation on droplet surfaces. The opposite is true for LAF-1 RGG, owing to the electrostatic nature of its interprotein interactions. In both cases, protein-rich phases on the surfaces of synthetic and cell-derived lipid droplets demonstrate molecular mobility indicative of a liquid-like state. Our results show that lipid droplets can nucleate protein condensates, suggesting that protein phase separation could be key in organizing biological processes involving lipid droplets.


Asunto(s)
Gotas Lipídicas , Gotas Lipídicas/química , Gotas Lipídicas/metabolismo , Proteínas Intrínsecamente Desordenadas/química , Proteínas Intrínsecamente Desordenadas/metabolismo , Humanos , Proteína FUS de Unión a ARN/química , Proteína FUS de Unión a ARN/metabolismo , Transición de Fase , Interacciones Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Dominios Proteicos , Separación de Fases
11.
Mol Cell ; 63(5): 840-51, 2016 09 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27588603

RESUMEN

Bacteria employ surveillance complexes guided by CRISPR (clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats) RNAs (crRNAs) to target foreign nucleic acids for destruction. Although most type I and type III CRISPR systems require four or more distinct proteins to form multi-subunit surveillance complexes, the type I-C systems use just three proteins to achieve crRNA maturation and double-stranded DNA target recognition. We show that each protein plays multiple functional and structural roles: Cas5c cleaves pre-crRNAs and recruits Cas7 to position the RNA guide for DNA binding and unwinding by Cas8c. Cryoelectron microscopy reconstructions of free and DNA-bound forms of the Cascade/I-C surveillance complex reveal conformational changes that enable R-loop formation with distinct positioning of each DNA strand. This streamlined type I-C system explains how CRISPR pathways can evolve compact structures that retain full functionality as RNA-guided DNA capture platforms.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , ADN/genética , Desulfovibrio vulgaris/genética , Endonucleasas/genética , ARN Bacteriano/genética , ARN Guía de Kinetoplastida/genética , Secuencias de Aminoácidos , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Sitios de Unión , Clonación Molecular , Microscopía por Crioelectrón , ADN/química , ADN/metabolismo , Desulfovibrio vulgaris/metabolismo , Endonucleasas/química , Endonucleasas/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/genética , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Edición Génica , Expresión Génica , Cinética , Modelos Moleculares , Conformación de Ácido Nucleico , Operón , Unión Proteica , Conformación Proteica en Hélice alfa , Dominios y Motivos de Interacción de Proteínas , ARN Bacteriano/química , ARN Bacteriano/metabolismo , ARN Guía de Kinetoplastida/química , ARN Guía de Kinetoplastida/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Especificidad por Sustrato
13.
Mol Cell ; 56(4): 518-30, 2014 Nov 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25457165

RESUMEN

CRISPR-Cas is a prokaryotic adaptive immune system that provides sequence-specific defense against foreign nucleic acids. Here we report the structure and function of the effector complex of the Type III-A CRISPR-Cas system of Thermus thermophilus: the Csm complex (TtCsm). TtCsm is composed of five different protein subunits (Csm1-Csm5) with an uneven stoichiometry and a single crRNA of variable size (35-53 nt). The TtCsm crRNA content is similar to the Type III-B Cmr complex, indicating that crRNAs are shared among different subtypes. A negative stain EM structure of the TtCsm complex exhibits the characteristic architecture of Type I and Type III CRISPR-associated ribonucleoprotein complexes. crRNA-protein crosslinking studies show extensive contacts between the Csm3 backbone and the bound crRNA. We show that, like TtCmr, TtCsm cleaves complementary target RNAs at multiple sites. Unlike Type I complexes, interference by TtCsm does not proceed via initial base pairing by a seed sequence.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/metabolismo , Repeticiones Palindrómicas Cortas Agrupadas y Regularmente Espaciadas , División del ARN , Thermus thermophilus/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/ultraestructura , Secuencia de Bases , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/química , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/ultraestructura , Endorribonucleasas/química , Endorribonucleasas/metabolismo , Endorribonucleasas/ultraestructura , Microscopía Electrónica , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Unión Proteica , Estructura Cuaternaria de Proteína , ARN Bacteriano/genética , ARN Bacteriano/metabolismo , Thermus thermophilus/enzimología
14.
Proteins ; 89(3): 348-360, 2021 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33140424

RESUMEN

Protein-protein interactions are critical to protein function, but three-dimensional (3D) arrangements of interacting proteins have proven hard to predict, even given the identities and 3D structures of the interacting partners. Specifically, identifying the relevant pairwise interaction surfaces remains difficult, often relying on shape complementarity with molecular docking while accounting for molecular motions to optimize rigid 3D translations and rotations. However, such approaches can be computationally expensive, and faster, less accurate approximations may prove useful for large-scale prediction and assembly of 3D structures of multi-protein complexes. We asked if a reduced representation of protein geometry retains enough information about molecular properties to predict pairwise protein interaction interfaces that are tolerant of limited structural rearrangements. Here, we describe a reduced representation of 3D protein accessible surfaces on which molecular properties such as charge, hydrophobicity, and evolutionary rate can be easily mapped, implemented in the MorphProt package. Pairs of surfaces are compared to rapidly assess partner-specific potential surface complementarity. On two available benchmarks of 185 overall known protein complexes, we observe predictions comparable to other structure-based tools at correctly identifying protein interaction surfaces. Furthermore, we examined the effect of molecular motion through normal mode simulation on a benchmark receptor-ligand pair and observed no marked loss of predictive accuracy for distortions of up to 6 Å Cα-RMSD. Thus, a shape reduction of protein surfaces retains considerable information about surface complementarity, offers enhanced speed of comparison relative to more complex geometric representations, and exhibits tolerance to conformational changes.


Asunto(s)
Biología Computacional/métodos , Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular/métodos , Proteínas , Unión Proteica , Conformación Proteica , Mapeo de Interacción de Proteínas , Proteínas/química , Proteínas/metabolismo
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Mol Cell ; 52(1): 135-145, 2013 Oct 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24119403

RESUMEN

The CRISPR-Cas system is a prokaryotic host defense system against genetic elements. The Type III-B CRISPR-Cas system of the bacterium Thermus thermophilus, the TtCmr complex, is composed of six different protein subunits (Cmr1-6) and one crRNA with a stoichiometry of Cmr112131445361:crRNA1. The TtCmr complex copurifies with crRNA species of 40 and 46 nt, originating from a distinct subset of CRISPR loci and spacers. The TtCmr complex cleaves the target RNA at multiple sites with 6 nt intervals via a 5' ruler mechanism. Electron microscopy revealed that the structure of TtCmr resembles a "sea worm" and is composed of a Cmr2-3 heterodimer "tail," a helical backbone of Cmr4 subunits capped by Cmr5 subunits, and a curled "head" containing Cmr1 and Cmr6. Despite having a backbone of only four Cmr4 subunits and being both longer and narrower, the overall architecture of TtCmr resembles that of Type I Cascade complexes.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/metabolismo , ARN Bacteriano/metabolismo , Ribonucleasas/metabolismo , Thermus thermophilus/metabolismo , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/química , Proteínas Asociadas a CRISPR/genética , Repeticiones Palindrómicas Cortas Agrupadas y Regularmente Espaciadas , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Microscopía Electrónica , Modelos Moleculares , Conformación Proteica , Subunidades de Proteína , ARN Bacteriano/química , ARN Bacteriano/genética , Ribonucleasas/química , Ribonucleasas/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ARN , Espectrometría de Masa por Ionización de Electrospray , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Thermus thermophilus/genética
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J Struct Biol ; 209(1): 107416, 2020 01 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31726096

RESUMEN

Single particle analysis for structure determination in cryo-electron microscopy is traditionally applied to samples purified to near homogeneity as current reconstruction algorithms are not designed to handle heterogeneous mixtures of structures from many distinct macromolecular complexes. We extend on long established methods and demonstrate that relating two-dimensional projection images by their common lines in a graphical framework is sufficient for partitioning distinct protein and multiprotein complexes within the same data set. The feasibility of this approach is first demonstrated on a large set of synthetic reprojections from 35 unique macromolecular structures spanning a mass range of hundreds to thousands of kilodaltons. We then apply our algorithm on cryo-EM data collected from a mixture of five protein complexes and use existing methods to solve multiple three-dimensional structures ab initio. Incorporating methods to sort single particle cryo-EM data from extremely heterogeneous mixtures will alleviate the need for stringent purification and pave the way toward investigation of samples containing many unique structures.


Asunto(s)
Microscopía por Crioelectrón , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Sustancias Macromoleculares/ultraestructura , Complejos Multiproteicos/ultraestructura , Imagenología Tridimensional , Sustancias Macromoleculares/química , Complejos Multiproteicos/química
17.
J Biol Chem ; 294(5): 1602-1608, 2019 02 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30541924

RESUMEN

Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has become an indispensable tool for structural studies of biological macromolecules. Two additional predominant methods are available for studying the architectures of multiprotein complexes: 1) single-particle analysis of purified samples and 2) tomography of whole cells or cell sections. The former can produce high-resolution structures but is limited to highly purified samples, whereas the latter can capture proteins in their native state but has a low signal-to-noise ratio and yields lower-resolution structures. Here, we present a simple, adaptable method combining microfluidic single-cell extraction with single-particle analysis by EM to characterize protein complexes from individual Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. Using this approach, we uncover 3D structures of ribosomes directly from single embryo extracts. Moreover, we investigated structural dynamics during development by counting the number of ribosomes per polysome in early and late embryos. This approach has significant potential applications for counting protein complexes and studying protein architectures from single cells in developmental, evolutionary, and disease contexts.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/ultraestructura , Caenorhabditis elegans/embriología , Embrión no Mamífero/metabolismo , Sustancias Macromoleculares/ultraestructura , Microscopía Electrónica/métodos , Ribosomas/ultraestructura , Análisis de la Célula Individual/métodos , Animales , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Embrión no Mamífero/citología , Modelos Biológicos
18.
Langmuir ; 36(26): 7345-7355, 2020 07 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32482072

RESUMEN

The aggregation of amyloid-ß (Aß) is associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and involves a complex kinetic pathway as monomers self-assemble into fibrils. A central feature of amyloid fibrils is the existence of multiple structural polymorphs, which complicates the development of disease-relevant structure-function relationships. Developing these relationships requires new methods to control fibril structure. In this work, we evaluated the effect that mesoporous silicas (SBA-15) functionalized with hydrophobic (SBA-PFDTS) and hydrophilic groups (SBA-PEG) have on the aggregation kinetics and resulting structure of Aß1-40 fibrils. The hydrophilic SBA-PEG had little effect on amyloid kinetics, while as-synthesized and hydrophobic SBA-PFDTS accelerated aggregation kinetics. Subsequently, we quantified the relative population of fibril structures formed in the presence of each material using electron microscopy. Fibrils formed from Aß1-40 exposed to SBA-PEG were structurally similar to control fibrils. In contrast, Aß1-40 incubated with SBA-15 or SBA-PFDTS formed fibrils with shorter crossover distances that were more structurally representative of fibrils found in AD patient derived samples. Overall, our results suggest that mesoporous silicas and other exogenous materials are promising scaffolds for the de novo production of specific fibril polymorphs of Aß1-40 and other amyloidogenic proteins.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Alzheimer , Amiloide , Péptidos beta-Amiloides , Humanos , Cinética , Fragmentos de Péptidos , Dióxido de Silicio
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J Chem Inf Model ; 60(5): 2424-2429, 2020 05 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32129623

RESUMEN

Rapid developments in cryogenic electron microscopy have opened new avenues to probe the structures of protein assemblies in their near native states. Recent studies have begun applying single -particle analysis to heterogeneous mixtures, revealing the potential of structural-omics approaches that combine the power of mass spectrometry and electron microscopy. Here we highlight advances and challenges in sample preparation, data processing, and molecular modeling for handling increasingly complex mixtures. Such advances will help structural-omics methods extend to cellular-level models of structural biology.


Asunto(s)
Biología , Proteínas , Espectrometría de Masas , Modelos Moleculares
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Mol Cell Proteomics ; 15(8): 2554-75, 2016 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27226403

RESUMEN

Despite 40 years of control efforts, onchocerciasis (river blindness) remains one of the most important neglected tropical diseases, with 17 million people affected. The etiological agent, Onchocerca volvulus, is a filarial nematode with a complex lifecycle involving several distinct stages in the definitive host and blackfly vector. The challenges of obtaining sufficient material have prevented high-throughput studies and the development of novel strategies for disease control and diagnosis. Here, we utilize the closest relative of O. volvulus, the bovine parasite Onchocerca ochengi, to compare stage-specific proteomes and host-parasite interactions within the secretome. We identified a total of 4260 unique O. ochengi proteins from adult males and females, infective larvae, intrauterine microfilariae, and fluid from intradermal nodules. In addition, 135 proteins were detected from the obligate Wolbachia symbiont. Observed protein families that were enriched in all whole body extracts relative to the complete search database included immunoglobulin-domain proteins, whereas redox and detoxification enzymes and proteins involved in intracellular transport displayed stage-specific overrepresentation. Unexpectedly, the larval stages exhibited enrichment for several mitochondrial-related protein families, including members of peptidase family M16 and proteins which mediate mitochondrial fission and fusion. Quantification of proteins across the lifecycle using the Hi-3 approach supported these qualitative analyses. In nodule fluid, we identified 94 O. ochengi secreted proteins, including homologs of transforming growth factor-ß and a second member of a novel 6-ShK toxin domain family, which was originally described from a model filarial nematode (Litomosoides sigmodontis). Strikingly, the 498 bovine proteins identified in nodule fluid were strongly dominated by antimicrobial proteins, especially cathelicidins. This first high-throughput analysis of an Onchocerca spp. proteome across the lifecycle highlights its profound complexity and emphasizes the extremely close relationship between O. ochengi and O. volvulus The insights presented here provide new candidates for vaccine development, drug targeting and diagnostic biomarkers.


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Onchocerca/fisiología , Oncocercosis/parasitología , Proteómica/métodos , Proteínas Protozoarias/metabolismo , Animales , Bovinos , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos , Humanos , Masculino , Onchocerca/metabolismo , Oncocercosis/veterinaria , Filogenia , Mapas de Interacción de Proteínas
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