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2.
Leukemia ; 30(3): 716-27, 2016 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26437781

RESUMEN

Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) arises from a human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I)-infected cell and has few therapeutic options. Here, we have uncovered a previously unrecognized role for a ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 in the survival of HTLV-I-infected cells. Unlike in lymphomas of the B-cell lineage, A20 is abundantly expressed in primary ATL cells without notable mutations. Depletion of A20 in HTLV-I-infected cells resulted in caspase activation, cell death induction and impaired tumorigenicity in mouse xenograft models. Mechanistically, A20 stably interacts with caspase-8 and Fas-associated via death domain (FADD) in HTLV-I-infected cells. Mutational studies revealed that A20 supports the growth of HTLV-I-infected cells independent of its catalytic functions and that the zinc-finger domains are required for the interaction with and regulation of caspases. These results indicate a pivotal role for A20 in the survival of HTLV-I-infected cells and implicate A20 as a potential therapeutic target in ATL.


Asunto(s)
Caspasa 8/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/genética , Proteína de Dominio de Muerte Asociada a Fas/genética , Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano/genética , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Adulto , Animales , Caspasa 3/genética , Caspasa 3/metabolismo , Caspasa 7/genética , Caspasa 7/metabolismo , Caspasa 8/metabolismo , Muerte Celular , Línea Celular , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Proteína de Dominio de Muerte Asociada a Fas/metabolismo , Femenino , Regulación Leucémica de la Expresión Génica , Vectores Genéticos , Células HEK293 , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno , Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano/patogenicidad , Humanos , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/metabolismo , Lentivirus/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto/metabolismo , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto/patología , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T del Adulto/virología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos NOD , Trasplante de Neoplasias , Proteínas Nucleares/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , ARN Interferente Pequeño/genética , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Carga Tumoral , Proteína 3 Inducida por el Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa
3.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16082557

RESUMEN

The relationship between seasonal variation and the effect of several different environmental factors on chromophore composition was investigated in the eye of the Japanese dace, Tribolodon hakonensis which lives either in rivers or in the sea. Eyes obtained from river and sea populations had both retinal (A1) and 3,4-didehydroretinal (A2) all through the year but the ratio of these chromophores showed seasonal variation the relative amount of A2 was higher in winter and lower in summer. Besides seasonal variation, A2 showed marked differences depending on habitat: the highest proportion of A2 was 67% in January and the lowest 13% in July, in the river population, whereas in the sea population the highest and the lowest values were only 30 and 6%, respectively, during the same months. The seasonal variation in gonadosomatic index showed no correlation to variations in A2 proportion, and the maximum difference in water temperature between summer and winter was ca. 15 degrees C for both habitats. Because spectral conditions at the locations of capture of both river and sea populations were similar, we conclude that Japanese dace eyes are affected by exogenous factors related to differences between freshwater and seawater environments.


Asunto(s)
Cyprinidae/fisiología , Retina/química , Pigmentos Retinianos/análisis , Estaciones del Año , Animales , Cyprinidae/metabolismo , Agua Dulce , Retina/metabolismo , Pigmentos Retinianos/metabolismo , Agua de Mar
4.
Biochemistry ; 40(48): 14336-43, 2001 Dec 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11724545

RESUMEN

The absorption spectra of photocycle intermediates of photoactive yellow protein mutants were compared with those of the corresponding intermediates of wild type to probe which amino acid residues interact with the chromophore in the intermediate states. B and H intermediates were produced by irradiation and trapped at 80 K, and L intermediates at 193 K. The absorption spectra of these intermediates produced from R52Q were identical to those from wild type, whereas those from E46Q and T50V were 7-15 nm red-shifted as those in the dark states. The absorption spectra of M intermediates were measured by flash photolysis at room temperature. Those of Y42F, T50V, and R52Q were identical to that of wild type, whereas that of E46Q was 11 nm red-shifted. Assuming that the intermediates of mutants have a structure comparable to that of wild type, these findings suggest the following: Glu46 interacts with the chromophore throughout the photocycle, interaction between the chromophore and Thr50 as well as Tyr42 is lost upon the formation of M intermediate, and Arg52 never interacts with the chromophore directly. The hydrogen-bonding network around the phenolic oxygen of the chromophore would be thus maintained until L intermediate decays, and the global conformational change would take place by the loss of the hydrogen bond between the chromophore and Tyr42. This model conflicts with some of the results of previous crystallographic studies, suggesting that the reaction mechanism in the crystal may be different from that in solution.


Asunto(s)
Aminoácidos/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Fotorreceptores Microbianos , Aminoácidos/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Frío , Cinética , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Fotoquímica , Fotólisis , Espectrofotometría Ultravioleta
5.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1522(1): 53-8, 2001 Nov 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11718900

RESUMEN

The cDNA clone encoding a mouse scavenger receptor with C-type lectin (SRCL), a novel member of the scavenger receptor family, has been isolated from a mouse embryonic cDNA library. The predicted cDNA sequence contains a 2226 bp open reading frame encoding a coiled-coil, collagen-like, C-type lectin/carbohydrate recognition domain with an overall sequence identity of 92% to human SRCL. In contrast to human, mouse SRCL mRNA was expressed ubiquitously in various adult tissues including the liver and spleen, in which human SRCL mRNA was under detection limits. Mouse SRCL mRNA was expressed in the macrophage cell line J774A.1 cells at a high level and in the embryo as early as E9.


Asunto(s)
Colectinas , Receptores Inmunológicos/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Clonación Molecular , ADN Complementario/química , ADN Complementario/aislamiento & purificación , Biblioteca de Genes , Hígado/metabolismo , Ratones , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , ARN Mensajero/análisis , Receptores Inmunológicos/química , Receptores Depuradores , Bazo/metabolismo
6.
FEBS Lett ; 502(3): 117-21, 2001 Aug 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11583111

RESUMEN

Phosducin (PD) is a regulatory protein of vertebrate phototransduction cascades. In mammalian retina, it has been thought that only one kind of PD commonly exists in both rods and cones. However, we have found two kinds of PD (OIPD-R and OIPD-C) in the retina of a teleost, medaka (Oryzias latipes). In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that OIPD-R and -C are selectively expressed in rods and cones, respectively. The antiserum against medaka PDs recognized two kinds of proteins in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) retina. These results suggest that rod- and cone-specific PDs exist in teleost retinas, probably creating differences in light adaptation between rods and cones.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Fosfoproteínas/genética , Células Fotorreceptoras de Vertebrados/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinasas/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Western Blotting , Bovinos , Clonación Molecular , Cartilla de ADN/química , Proteínas del Ojo/metabolismo , Reguladores de Proteínas de Unión al GTP , Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas , Hibridación in Situ , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Oryzias , Perciformes , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Proteínas Quinasas/metabolismo , Sondas ARN , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Ratas , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido
7.
Biochemistry ; 40(30): 8997-9004, 2001 Jul 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11467962

RESUMEN

The photocycle intermediates of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) were characterized by low-temperature Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The difference FTIR spectra of PYP(B), PYP(H), PYP(L), and PYP(M) minus PYP were measured under the irradiation condition determined by UV-visible spectroscopy. Although the chromophore bands of PYP(B) were weak, intense sharp bands complementary to the 1163-cm(-1) band of PYP, which show the chromophore is deprotonated, were observed at 1168-1169 cm(-1) for PYP(H) and PYP(L), indicating that the proton at Glu46 is not transferred before formation of PYP(M). Free trans-p-coumaric acid had a 1294-cm(-1) band, which was shifted to 1288 cm(-1) in the cis form. All the difference FTIR spectra obtained had the pair of bands corresponding to them, indicating that all the intermediates have the chromophore in the cis configuration. The characteristic vibrational modes at 1020-960 cm(-1) distinguished the intermediates. Because these modes were shifted by deuterium-labeling at the ethylene bond of the chromophore while labeling at the phenol part had no effect, they were attributed to the ethylene bond region. Hence, structural differences among the intermediates are present in this region. Bands at about 1730 cm(-1), which show that Glu46 is protonated, were observed for all intermediates except for PYP(M). Because the frequency of this mode was constant in PYP(B), PYP(H), and PYP(L), the environment of Glu46 is conserved in these intermediates. The photocycle of PYP would therefore proceed by changing the structure of the twisted ethylene bond of the chromophore.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Fotorreceptores Microbianos , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/efectos de la radiación , Ácidos Cumáricos/química , Deuterio , Congelación , Ácido Glutámico/genética , Glutamina/genética , Halorhodospira halophila , Luz , Fotoquímica , Propionatos , Espectrofotometría Ultravioleta , Espectroscopía Infrarroja por Transformada de Fourier/métodos
8.
FEBS Lett ; 501(2-3): 151-5, 2001 Jul 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11470275

RESUMEN

Previously, we reported that an opsin (Rc-MS) belonging to the SWS2 group opsins is expressed in bullfrog green rods [Hisatomi, O. et al., FEBS Lett., 1999, 447, 44-48]. An anti-Rc-MS antiserum recognized the cones of the Japanese common newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster, which has no green rods. We isolated a cDNA encoding an SWS2 group opsin (Cp-SWS2) from this newt and found that Cp-SWS2 is expressed in a small population of the cones. Our results suggest that SWS2 opsins can be expressed in either green rods or cones of caudata. It seems reasonable to suppose that green rods arose before amphibia were divided into caudata and anura.


Asunto(s)
Células Fotorreceptoras/metabolismo , Retina/metabolismo , Opsinas de Bastones/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Western Blotting , ADN Complementario/análisis , Inmunohistoquímica , Hibridación in Situ , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , ARN Mensajero/análisis , Opsinas de Bastones/clasificación , Opsinas de Bastones/genética , Salamandridae , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido
9.
J Biochem ; 130(1): 51-6, 2001 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11432779

RESUMEN

The spectroscopic properties of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) partially digested by chymotrypsin were studied. Chymotrypsin yielded three major products that were yellow but distinguishable by SDS-PAGE. They were readily separated by DEAE-Sepharose column chromatography. Protein sequencing and mass spectrometry demonstrated that chymotrypsin cleaved the N-terminal 6, 15, or 23 amino acids (T6, T15, and T23). The blue-shifts of the absorption maxima and the increases in the apparent pK(a) of the chromophores relative to those of intact PYP were less than 4 nm and 0.2, respectively. The absorption spectra of the near-UV intermediates produced from T6, T15, and T23 were identical to that of intact PYP, but with lifetimes that were 140, 2,300, and 4,500 times longer, respectively. These observations suggest that the recovery of the dark state of PYP from the near-UV intermediate is accelerated by the N-terminal region, and that this region acts as a regulatory factor for the photocycle of PYP.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Halorhodospira halophila/química , Fragmentos de Péptidos/química , Fragmentos de Péptidos/metabolismo , Fotorreceptores Microbianos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Proteínas Bacterianas/efectos de la radiación , Cromatografía por Intercambio Iónico , Quimotripsina/metabolismo , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Fragmentos de Péptidos/efectos de la radiación , Fotoquímica , Espectrofotometría Ultravioleta , Factores de Tiempo
10.
Biochemistry ; 40(20): 6047-52, 2001 May 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11352740

RESUMEN

The primary photochemical event of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) was studied by laser flash photolysis experiments on a subpicosecond-nanosecond time scale. PYP was excited by a 390-nm pulse, and the transient difference absorption spectra were recorded by a multichannel spectrometer for a more reliable spectral analysis than previously possible. Just after excitation, an absorbance decrease due to the stimulated emission at 500 nm and photoconversion of PYP at 450 nm were observed. The stimulated emission gradually shifted to 520 nm and was retained up to 4 ps. Then, the formation of a red-shifted intermediate with a broad absorption spectrum was observed from 20 ps to 1 ns. Another red-shifted intermediate with a narrow absorption spectrum was formed after 2 ns and was stable for at least 5 ns. The latter is therefore believed to correspond to I1 (PYP(L)), which has been detected on a nanosecond time scale or trapped at -80 degrees C. Singular value decomposition analysis demonstrated that the spectral shifts observed from 0.5 ps to 5 ns could be explained by two-component decay of excited state(s) and conversion from PYP(B) to PYP(L). The amount of PYP(L) at 5 ns was less than that of photoconverted PYP, suggesting the formation of another intermediate, PYP(H). In addition, the absorption spectra of these intermediates were calculated based on the proposed reaction scheme. Together, these results indicate that the photocycle of PYP at room temperature has a branched pathway in the early stage and is essentially similar to that observed under low-temperature spectroscopy.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Fotorreceptores Microbianos , Análisis Espectral/métodos , Halorhodospira halophila/química , Cinética , Fotólisis , Análisis Espectral/instrumentación , Temperatura
11.
FEBS Lett ; 496(2-3): 69-74, 2001 May 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11356185

RESUMEN

Retinal cDNAs encoding the putative opsins, dg3 and dg4, were isolated from a diurnal gecko, Phelsuma madagascariensis longinsulae. dg3 mRNA is localized in about 20% of the thin members of type C double cones, and likely encodes an opsin of the ultraviolet-sensitive pigment. Surprisingly, dg4 is very similar to chicken pinopsin, a pineal-specific photoreceptive molecule. An anti-dg4 antiserum recognized a small population of photoreceptor outer segments in the retina and a large number of pinealocytes. Our results suggest that P. m. longinsulae expresses pinopsin in its retina, which usually plays a role as a photoreceptive molecule in the pineal organ.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/biosíntesis , Células Fotorreceptoras de Vertebrados/metabolismo , Retina/metabolismo , Opsinas de Bastones/biosíntesis , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Proteínas Aviares , ADN Complementario/metabolismo , Inmunohistoquímica , Hibridación in Situ , Lagartos , Microscopía Fluorescente , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , Pigmentos Biológicos/biosíntesis , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido
12.
Biochemistry ; 40(15): 4679-85, 2001 Apr 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11294635

RESUMEN

To investigate the roles of amino acid residues around the chromophore in photoactive yellow protein (PYP), new mutants, Y42A, E46A, and T50A were prepared. Their spectroscopic properties were compared with those of wild-type, Y42F, E46Q, T50V, R52Q, and E46Q/T50V, which were previously prepared and specified. The absorption maxima of Y42A, E46A, and T50A were observed at 438, 469, and 454 nm, respectively. The results of pH titration for the chromophore demonstrated that the chromophore of PYP mutant, like the wild-type, was protonated and bleached under acidic conditions. The red-shifts of the absorption maxima in mutants tended toward a pK(a) increase. Mutation at Glu46 induced remarkable shifts in the absorption maxima and pK(a). The extinction coefficients were increased in proportion to the absorption maxima, whereas the oscillator strengths were constant. PYP mutants that conserved Tyr42 were in the pH-dependent equilibrium between two states (yellow and colorless forms). However, Y42A and Y42F were in the pH-independent equilibrium between additional intermediate state(s) at around neutral pH, in which yellow form was dominant in Y42F whereas the other was dominant in Y42A. These findings suggest that Tyr42 acts as the hinge of the protein, and the bulk as well as the hydroxyl group of Tyr42 controls the protein conformation. In all mutants, absorbance at 450 nm was decreased upon flash irradiation and afterwards recovered on a millisecond time scale. However, absorbance at 340--370 nm was increased vice versa, indicating that the long-lived near-UV intermediates are formed from mutants, as in the case of wild-type. The lifetime changes with mutation suggest the regulation of proton movement through a hydrogen-bonding network.


Asunto(s)
Aminoácidos/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Aminoácidos/genética , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Ácido Glutámico/genética , Halorhodospira halophila/química , Halorhodospira halophila/genética , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Cinética , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Fenilalanina/genética , Fotólisis , Fotorreceptores Microbianos/química , Protones , Espectrofotometría , Treonina/genética , Volumetría , Tirosina/genética
13.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 280(4): 1028-35, 2001 Feb 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11162630

RESUMEN

Using a human placenta cDNA library, we cloned a novel member belonging to the scavenger receptor family. Complementary DNA of this clone encodes a type II transmembranous glycoprotein containing a collagen-like domain, which are typical structural characteristics of scavenger receptor class A. This protein also contains a C-type lectin/carbohydrate recognition domain (C-type CRD) located at the C-terminus. We designated this as Scavenger Receptor with C-type Lectin (SRCL) type I. We also isolated human SRCL type II, which lacks the C-type CRD. Northern blot analysis revealed that hSRCL type I and type II mRNAs are abundantly expressed in adult human tissues. When hSRCL type I and type II were expressed in CHO-K1 cells, they were localized in the plasma membrane forming clusters on the surface. Ligand-binding studies of CHO-K1 cells expressing hSRCL type I and type II demonstrated their specific binding capacity in Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. These results indicate that hSRCL is a novel bacteria-binding receptor containing a C-type CRD and this receptor may play an important role in host defense.


Asunto(s)
Colectinas , Proteínas de la Membrana , Receptores Inmunológicos/química , Receptores Inmunológicos/genética , Receptores de Lipoproteína , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Northern Blotting , Células CHO , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Mapeo Cromosómico , Cromosomas Humanos Par 18 , Clonación Molecular , Colágeno/química , Cricetinae , ADN Complementario/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Biblioteca de Genes , Glicoproteínas/química , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Ligandos , Microscopía Fluorescente , Modelos Biológicos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Placenta/metabolismo , Pruebas de Precipitina , Unión Proteica , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Receptores Inmunológicos/biosíntesis , Receptores Depuradores , Receptores Depuradores de Clase A , Receptores Depuradores de Clase B , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolismo , Distribución Tisular
14.
Brain Behav Evol ; 58(3): 173-84, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11910174

RESUMEN

Eye development and brain structures of a mutant teleost fish were investigated. The el (eyeless) mutation in medaka (Oryzias latipes) is recessive and affects eye formation; in the most severe cases, it results in the absence of eyes. Developmental studies revealed that normal eyeballs are not formed in the el mutant embryos, but small optic cup-like structures differentiate in situ in the walls of the prosencephalon without evagination. The anophthalmic el homozygous fish hatched normally, although they did not respond behaviorally to visual stimuli. A small fraction of these fish grew to adulthood. In the adult anophthalmic el homozygous fish, the brain exhibited abnormalities in several subdivisions. A pair of small abnormal protrusions was observed on the surface of the ventral telencephalon and preoptic area. Immunocytochemistry using a rhodopsin monoclonal antibody showed that opsin-positive cells were present in the abnormal structures. Bodian staining showed that the optic nerves were present near the abnormal structures, although the number of optic nerve fibers was extremely small. The optic tectum was extremely small, and the thickness of the stratum opticum and stratum fibrosum et griseum superficiale was reduced. These behavioral and morphological observations suggest that the adult anophthalmic el homozygous fish are functionally blind, although small retina-like structures were partially differentiated and persisted in the adult fish brain. Moreover, the adult anophthalmic el homozygous fish were infertile, and the sizes of the hypophysis and the hypothalamus were reduced. Thus, the el mutation affects not only the brain structures that are related to the visual system but also those related to the reproductive system.


Asunto(s)
Tipificación del Cuerpo/genética , Encéfalo/embriología , Proteínas del Ojo/genética , Ojo/embriología , Oryzias/embriología , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Anoftalmos/genética , Conducta Animal , Encéfalo/anomalías , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Ojo/metabolismo , Proteínas del Ojo/metabolismo , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Genes Recesivos , Inmunohistoquímica , Morfogénesis , Mutación , Oryzias/genética
15.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 97(26): 14278-82, 2000 Dec 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11106390

RESUMEN

We measured the M-N transition of wild-type bacteriorhodopsin (pH 9, 10 degrees C) by time-resolved x-ray diffraction study at SPring8 BL45XU-A. We confirmed the accumulation of M and N intermediates by absorbance measurements, and we found that the time resolution of x-ray diffraction experiments (244 ms) was sufficient to resolve the M-N transition. From the x-ray diffraction data, three components were decomposed by singular value decomposition analysis. The existence of three components in the M-->N-->BR reaction revealed that BR changes its structure during the M-N transition. Moreover, the difference Fourier maps of reconstituted fast and slow decay components clearly showed that the electron density distributions of the F helix changes in the M-N transition. The observed structural change at the F helix will increase access of the Schiff base and D96 to the cytoplasmic surface and facilitate the proton transfer steps that begin with the decay of the M state.


Asunto(s)
Bacteriorodopsinas/química , Membrana Púrpura/química , Fotoperiodo , Conformación Proteica , Factores de Tiempo , Difracción de Rayos X/métodos
16.
Biochemistry ; 39(49): 15225-33, 2000 Dec 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11106502

RESUMEN

A novel fluorescence method has been developed for detecting the light-induced conformational changes of rhodopsin and for monitoring the interaction between photolyzed rhodopsin and G-protein or arrestin. Rhodopsin in native membranes was selectively modified with fluorescent Alexa594-maleimide at the Cys(316) position, with a large excess of the reagent Cys(140) that was also derivatized. Modification with Alexa594 allowed the monitoring of fluorescence changes at a red excitation light wavelength of 605 nm, thus avoiding significant rhodopsin bleaching. Upon absorption of a photon by rhodopsin, the fluorescence intensity increased as much as 20% at acidic pH with an apparent pK(a) of approximately 6.8 at 4 degrees C, and was sensitive to the presence of hydroxylamine. These findings indicated that the increase in fluorescence is specific for metarhodopsin II. In the presence of transducin, a significant increase in fluorescence was observed. This increase of fluorescence emission intensity was reduced by addition of GTP, in agreement with the fact that transducin enhances the formation of metarhodopsin II. Under conditions that favored the formation of a metarhodopsin II-Alexa594 complex, transducin slightly decreased the fluorescence. In the presence of arrestin, under conditions that favored the formation of metarhodopsin I or II, a phosphorylated, photolyzed rhodopsin-Alexa594 complex only slightly decreased the fluorescence intensity, suggesting that the cytoplasmic surface structure of metarhodopsin II is different in the complex with arrestin and transducin. These results demonstrate the application of Alexa594-modified rhodopsin (Alexa594-rhodopsin) to continuously monitor the conformational changes in rhodopsin during light-induced transformations and its interactions with other proteins.


Asunto(s)
Colorantes Fluorescentes , Rodopsina/química , Rodopsina/efectos de la radiación , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Arrestina/metabolismo , Unión Competitiva , Bovinos , Membrana Celular , Cisteína/química , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Luz , Modelos Moleculares , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Compuestos Orgánicos , Fosforilación , Fotólisis , Unión Proteica , Conformación Proteica/efectos de la radiación , Estructura Secundaria de Proteína , Temperatura , Transducina/metabolismo
17.
Thromb Res ; 99(5): 511-21, 2000 Sep 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10973682

RESUMEN

Warfarin, an antagonist of vitamin K, causes diminution of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors in the circulation. Although all vitamin K-dependent factors have Gla domains, the warfarin-induced decrease in their plasma concentration differs among factors. In warfarin-treated HepG2 cells, we found modest and severe intracellular degradation of prothrombin and protein C, respectively. To investigate the structural features of these proteins that contribute to their warfarin sensitivity, chimeric prothrombin containing the prepropeptide and Gla domain of protein C was expressed in baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells. This chimera showed similar secretion kinetics and warfarin sensitivity to those of wild-type prothrombin, demonstrating that the Gla domain cannot solely explain the warfarin sensitivity of protein C. In contrast, two chimeric protein Cs containing either the Gla domain alone or the prepropeptide and Gla domain of prothrombin showed impaired secretion. Even though gamma-carboxylation proceeded normally, both chimeras were degraded intracellularly by the proteasome. From these results, we conclude that not only the folding of the Gla domain, but the entire structure and conformation of protein C and prothrombin, contribute to their quality control and susceptibility to warfarin-induced ER (endoplasmic reticulum)-associated degradation.


Asunto(s)
Retículo Endoplásmico/metabolismo , Proteína C/química , Protrombina/química , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/química , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/farmacología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Cricetinae , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/farmacología , Electroforesis en Gel de Poliacrilamida , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Complejos Multienzimáticos/metabolismo , Complejos Multienzimáticos/farmacología , Complejo de la Endopetidasa Proteasomal , Proteína C/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína C/metabolismo , Pliegue de Proteína , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Protrombina/efectos de los fármacos , Protrombina/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/metabolismo , Alineación de Secuencia , Transfección , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Vitamina K/farmacología , Warfarina/farmacología
18.
J Biol Chem ; 275(52): 40757-64, 2000 Dec 29.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10984471

RESUMEN

To examine the role of early carbohydrate recognition/trimming reactions in targeting endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-retained, misfolded glycoproteins for ER-associated degradation (ERAD), we have stably expressed the cog thyroglobulin (Tg) mutant cDNA in Chinese hamster ovary cells. We found that inhibitors of ER mannosidase I (but not other glycosidases) acutely suppressed Cog Tg degradation and also perturbed the ERAD process for Tg reduced with dithiothreitol as well as for gamma-carboxylation-deficient protein C expressed in warfarin-treated baby hamster kidney cells. Kifunensine inhibition of ER mannosidase I also suppressed ERAD in castanospermine-treated cells; thus, suppression of ERAD does not require lectin-like binding of ER chaperones calnexin and calreticulin to monoglucosylated oligosaccharides. Notably, the undegraded protein fraction remained completely microsome-associated. In pulse-chase studies, kifunensine-sensitive degradation was still inhibitable even 1 h after Tg synthesis. Intriguingly, chronic treatment with kifunensine caused a 3-fold accumulation of Cog Tg in Chinese hamster ovary cells and did not lead to significant induction of the ER unfolded protein response. We hypothesize that, in a manner not requiring lectin-like activity of calnexin/calreticulin, the recognition or processing of a specific branched N-linked mannose structure enhances the efficiency of glycoprotein retrotranslocation from the ER lumen.


Asunto(s)
Alcaloides/farmacología , Retículo Endoplásmico/metabolismo , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Manosidasas/fisiología , Tiroglobulina/metabolismo , Animales , Células CHO , Cricetinae , Citosol/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas/química , Manosidasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína C/metabolismo , Pliegue de Proteína
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FEBS Lett ; 478(3): 299-303, 2000 Aug 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10930586

RESUMEN

A unique protein of 23 kDa (Jf23) was found in the tarsus of the female swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous. Jf23 has 38% identity with a bilin-binding protein, which was found in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae, and which has two consensus sequences in common with the members of the lipocalin family, suggesting that it is a binding protein for lipophilic ligands. Western blot analysis showed that Jf23 was expressed only in the female, and not in the male. Electrophysiological response of the female tarsi was stimulated by methanolic extract of their host plant, Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia debilis). The stimulated response was depressed by the presence of Jf23 antiserum. These results suggest that Jf23 is one of the chemosensory signaling proteins, which plays one or more roles in female butterfly oviposition.


Asunto(s)
Mariposas Diurnas/fisiología , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Proteínas de Insectos/metabolismo , Metabolismo de los Lípidos , Oviposición , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Especificidad de Anticuerpos , Proteínas de la Membrana Bacteriana Externa/química , Mariposas Diurnas/efectos de los fármacos , Mariposas Diurnas/genética , Mariposas Diurnas/metabolismo , Proteínas Portadoras/química , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Proteínas Portadoras/inmunología , Clonación Molecular , Secuencia de Consenso/genética , Electrofisiología , Femenino , Sueros Inmunes/inmunología , Sueros Inmunes/farmacología , Proteínas de Insectos/química , Proteínas de Insectos/genética , Proteínas de Insectos/inmunología , Lipocalinas , Lipoproteínas/química , Masculino , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Peso Molecular , Alineación de Secuencia , Caracteres Sexuales , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos
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