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Determinants in the HTLV-1 capsid major homology region that are critical for virus particle assembly. 对病毒粒子组装至关重要的 HTLV-1 荚膜主要同源区的决定因素。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168851
Huixin Yang, William G Arndt, Wei Zhang, Louis M Mansky

The Gag protein of retroviruses is the primary driver of virus particle assembly. Particle morphologies among retroviral genera are distinct, with intriguing differences observed relative to HIV-1, particularly that of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). In contrast to HIV-1 and other retroviruses where the capsid (CA) carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) possesses the key amino acid determinants involved in driving Gag-Gag interactions, we have previously demonstrated that the amino-terminal domain (NTD) encodes the key residues crucial for Gag multimerization and immature particle production. Here in this study, we sought to thoroughly interrogate the conserved HTLV-1 major homology region (MHR) of the CACTD to determine whether this region harbors residues important for particle assembly. In particular, site-directed mutagenesis of the HTLV-1 MHR was conducted, and mutants were analyzed for their ability to impact Gag subcellular distribution, particle production and morphology, as well as the CA-CA assembly kinetics. Several key residues (i.e., Q138, E142, Y144, F147 and R150), were found to significantly impact Gag multimerization and particle assembly. Taken together, these observations imply that while the HTLV-1 CANTD acts as the major region involved in CA-CA interactions, residues in the MHR can impact Gag multimerization, particle assembly and morphology, and likely play an important role in the conformation the CACTD that is required for CA-CA interactions.

逆转录病毒的 Gag 蛋白是病毒粒子组装的主要驱动力。逆转录病毒属之间的粒子形态各不相同,与 HIV-1 相比,尤其是人类 T 细胞白血病病毒 1 型(HTLV-1)的粒子形态存在着令人费解的差异。HIV-1 和其他逆转录病毒的噬菌体(CA)羧基末端结构域(CTD)具有参与驱动 Gag-Gag 相互作用的关键氨基酸决定因子,与此不同的是,我们以前已经证明氨基末端结构域(NTD)编码了对 Gag 多聚化和未成熟颗粒生成至关重要的关键残基。在本研究中,我们试图彻底检查 CACTD 的保守 HTLV-1 主要同源区 (MHR),以确定该区域是否含有对粒子组装至关重要的残基。特别是,我们对 HTLV-1 MHR 进行了定点突变,并分析了突变体对 Gag 亚细胞分布、颗粒生成和形态以及 CA-CA 组装动力学的影响。研究发现,几个关键残基(即 Q138、E142、Y144、F147 和 R150)对 Gag 的多聚化和颗粒组装有显著影响。综上所述,这些观察结果表明,虽然 HTLV-1 CANTD 是参与 CA-CA 相互作用的主要区域,但 MHR 中的残基也会影响 Gag 的多聚化、粒子组装和形态,并可能在 CA-CA 相互作用所需的 CACTD 构象中发挥重要作用。
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Pim1 is critical in T-cell-independent B-cell response and MAPK activation in B cells. Pim1 在 B 细胞的独立于 T 细胞的 B 细胞反应和 MAPK 激活中至关重要。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168824
Dongya Cui, Yongguang Zhang, Baijiao Zheng, Liling Chen, Jianhui Wei, Danfeng Lin, Miaohui Huang, Hekang Du, Qi Chen

The Pim family consists of three members that encode a distinct class of highly conserved serine/threonine kinases. In this study, we generated and examined mice with hematopoiesis-specific deletion of Pim1 and bone marrow (BM) chimeric mice with B-cell-specific targeted deletion of Pim1. Pim1 was expressed at all stages of B-cell development and hematopoietic-specific deletion of Pim1 altered B-cell development in BM, spleen and peritoneal. However, Pim1 deficiency did not affect T-cell development. Studies of BM chimeric mice showed that Pim1 is required in a cell-intrinsic manner to maintain normal B-cell development. Pim1 deficiency led to significant changes in B cell antibody responses. Additionally, Pim1 deficiency resulted in reduced B cell receptor (BCR)-induced cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. Examination of the various BCR-activated signaling pathways in Pim1-deficient B cells reveals defective activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), which are known to regulate genes involved in cell proliferation and survival. qRT-PCR analysis of BCR-engaged B cells from Pim1-deficient B cells revealed reduced expression of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and cyclin genes, including CDK2, CCNB1 and CCNE1. In conclusion, Pim1 plays a crucial role in B-cell development and B cell activation.

Pim 家族由三个成员组成,它们编码一类不同的高度保守的丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶。在这项研究中,我们产生并研究了造血特异性缺失 Pim1 的小鼠和骨髓(BM)嵌合体小鼠。Pim1 在 B 细胞发育的各个阶段都有表达,造血特异性缺失 Pim1 会改变 BM、脾脏和腹膜中 B 细胞的发育。然而,Pim1 的缺失并不影响 T 细胞的发育。对BM嵌合小鼠的研究表明,Pim1需要以细胞内在方式维持正常的B细胞发育。Pim1 缺乏会导致 B 细胞抗体反应发生显著变化。此外,Pim1 缺乏还会导致 B 细胞受体(BCR)诱导的细胞增殖和细胞周期进展减少。对 Pim1 缺乏的 B 细胞中 BCR 激活的各种信号通路进行的研究发现,丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPKs)的激活存在缺陷,而众所周知,MAPKs 可调节参与细胞增殖和存活的基因;对 Pim1 缺乏的 B 细胞中 BCR 激活的 B 细胞进行的 qRT-PCR 分析显示,细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶(CDK)和细胞周期蛋白基因(包括 CDK2、CCNB1 和 CCNE1)的表达减少。总之,Pim1 在 B 细胞发育和 B 细胞活化中起着至关重要的作用。
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Translation complex profile sequencing allows discrimination of leaky scanning and reinitiation in upstream open reading frame-controlled translation. 通过翻译复合体轮廓测序,可以分辨上游开放阅读框控制翻译中的漏扫描和再启动。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168850
Dmitri E Andreev, Jack A S Tierney, Pavel V Baranov

Upstream open reading frames (uORFs) are a class of translated regions (translons) in mRNA 5' leaders. uORFs are believed to be pervasive regulators of the translation of mammalian mRNAs. Some uORFs are highly repressive but others have little or no impact on downstream mRNA translation either due to inefficient recognition of their start codon(s) or/and due to efficient reinitiation after uORF translation. While experiments with uORF reporter constructs proved to be instrumental in the investigation of uORF-mediated mechanisms of translation control, they can have serious limitations as manipulations with uORF sequences can yield various artefacts. Here we propose a general approach for using translation complex profiling (TCP-seq) data for exploring uORF regulatory characteristics. Using several examples, we show how TCP-seq could be used to estimate both repressiveness and modes of action of individual uORFs. We demonstrate how this approach could be used to assess the mechanisms of uORF-mediated translation control in the mRNA of several human genes, including EIF5, IFRD1, MDM2, MIEF1, PPP1R15B, TAF7, and UCP2.

上游开放阅读框(uORFs)是 mRNA 5' 头部的一类翻译区域(转译子)。据信,uORFs 是哺乳动物 mRNA 翻译的普遍调节因子。有些 uORF 具有高度抑制作用,但有些 uORF 对下游 mRNA 翻译影响很小或没有影响,原因可能是对其起始密码子的识别效率不高,或者/和由于 uORF 翻译后的有效再启动。尽管使用 uORF 报告构建体进行的实验被证明有助于研究 uORF 介导的翻译控制机制,但它们也有严重的局限性,因为对 uORF 序列的操作可能会产生各种假象。在这里,我们提出了一种使用翻译复合剖析(TCP-seq)数据探索 uORF 调控特性的通用方法。通过几个例子,我们展示了如何利用 TCP-seq 估算单个 uORF 的抑制性和作用模式。我们展示了这种方法如何用于评估 uORF 介导的几个人类基因 mRNA 翻译控制机制,包括 EIF5、IFRD1、MDM2、MIEF1、PPP1R15B、TAF7 和 UCP2。
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Chromatin Transcription Elongation - A Structural Perspective. 染色质转录延伸--结构视角。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168845
Lucas Farnung

In eukaryotic cells, transcription by RNA polymerase II occurs in the context of chromatin, requiring the transcription machinery to navigate through nucleosomes as it traverses gene bodies. Recent advances in structural biology have provided unprecedented insights into the mechanisms underlying transcription elongation. This review presents a structural perspective on transcription through chromatin, focusing on the latest findings from high-resolution structures of transcribing RNA polymerase II-nucleosome complexes. I discuss how RNA polymerase II, in concert with elongation factors such as SPT4/5, SPT6, ELOF1, and the PAF1 complex, engages with and transcribes through nucleosomes. The review examines the stepwise unwrapping of nucleosomal DNA as polymerase advances, the roles of elongation factors in facilitating this process, and the mechanisms of nucleosome retention and transfer during transcription. This structural perspective provides a foundation for understanding the intricate interplay between the transcription machinery and chromatin, offering insights into how cells balance the need for genetic accessibility with the maintenance of genome stability and epigenetic regulation.

在真核细胞中,RNA聚合酶II的转录是在染色质背景下进行的,转录机器在穿越基因体时需要穿过核小体。结构生物学的最新进展让人们对转录伸长的内在机制有了前所未有的深入了解。这篇综述从结构的角度阐述了通过染色质进行转录的问题,重点是转录 RNA 聚合酶 II-核小体复合物高分辨率结构的最新发现。我将讨论 RNA 聚合酶 II 如何与 SPT4/5、SPT6、ELOF1 和 PAF1 复合物等延伸因子协同作用,并通过核小体进行转录。这篇综述探讨了随着聚合酶的推进,核糖体 DNA 逐步解开的过程、延伸因子在促进这一过程中的作用,以及转录过程中核糖体保留和转移的机制。这一结构性视角为理解转录机制与染色质之间错综复杂的相互作用奠定了基础,有助于深入了解细胞如何在遗传可及性需求与维持基因组稳定性和表观遗传调控之间取得平衡。
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A nanobody toolbox for recognizing distinct epitopes on Cas9. 用于识别 Cas9 上不同表位的纳米抗体工具箱。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168836
Jack Boylan, Rebecca A Shrem, Isabel C Vallecillo-Viejo, Craig L Duvall, Brian E Wadzinski, Benjamin W Spiller

Cas9s and fusions of Cas9s have emerged as powerful tools for genetic manipulations. Fusions of Cas9 with other DNA editing enzymes have led to variants capable of single base editing and catalytically dead Cas9s have emerged as tools to specifically target desired regions of a genome. Here we describe the generation of a panel of nanobodies directed against three unique epitopes on Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9. The nanobodies were identified from a nanobody library derived from an alpaca that had been immunized with Cas9. The most potent binders recognize Cas9 and RNA bound Cas9 equally well and do not inhibit Cas9 cleavage of target DNA. These nanobodies bind non-overlapping epitopes as determined by ELISA based epitope binning experiments and mass photometry. We present the sequences of these clones and supporting biochemical data so the broader scientific community can access these reagents.

Cas9s 和 Cas9s 融合体已成为基因操作的强大工具。Cas9与其他DNA编辑酶的融合产生了能够进行单碱基编辑的变体,而催化死亡的Cas9则成为了特异性靶向基因组所需区域的工具。在这里,我们描述了针对化脓性链球菌 Cas9 上的三个独特表位生成纳米抗体的过程。这些纳米抗体是从用 Cas9 免疫的羊驼身上提取的纳米抗体库中鉴定出来的。最有效的结合体同样能识别Cas9和RNA结合的Cas9,而且不会抑制Cas9裂解靶DNA。根据基于酶联免疫吸附法的表位分选实验和质量光度测定法确定,这些纳米抗体结合的表位并不重叠。我们介绍了这些克隆的序列和支持性生化数据,以便更广泛的科学界能够获得这些试剂。
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The Hsp90 molecular chaperone as a global modifier of the genotype-phenotype-fitness map: An evolutionary perspective. Hsp90分子伴侣是基因型-表型-适配性图谱的全球修饰因子:进化的视角
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168846
José Aguilar-Rodríguez, Christopher M Jakobson, Daniel F Jarosz

Global modifier genes influence the mapping of genotypes onto phenotypes and fitness through their epistatic interactions with genetic variants on a massive scale. The first such factor to be identified, Hsp90, is a highly conserved molecular chaperone that plays a central role in protein homeostasis. Hsp90 is a "hub of hubs" that chaperones proteins engaged in many key cellular and developmental regulatory networks. These clients, which are enriched in kinases, transcription factors, and E3 ubiquitin ligases, drive diverse cellular functions and are themselves highly connected. By contrast to many other hub proteins, the abundance and activity of Hsp90 changes substantially in response to shifting environmental conditions. As a result, Hsp90 modifies the functional impact of many genetic variants simultaneously in a manner that depends on environmental stress. Studies in diverse organisms suggest that this coupling between Hsp90 function and challenging environments exerts a substantial impact on what parts of the genome are visible to natural selection, expanding adaptive opportunities when most needed. In this Perspective, we explore the multifaceted role of Hsp90 as global modifier of the genotype-phenotype-fitness map as well as its implications for evolution in nature and the clinic.

全局修饰基因通过与遗传变异的大规模表观相互作用,影响着基因型与表型的映射和适应性。第一个被发现的此类因子 Hsp90 是一种高度保守的分子伴侣,在蛋白质平衡中发挥着核心作用。Hsp90 是一个 "枢纽中的枢纽",它为参与许多关键细胞和发育调控网络的蛋白质提供伴侣。这些客户包括激酶、转录因子和 E3 泛素连接酶,它们驱动着多种细胞功能,而且本身也高度关联。与许多其他枢纽蛋白不同的是,Hsp90 的丰度和活性会随着环境条件的变化而发生重大变化。因此,Hsp90 以一种取决于环境压力的方式同时改变了许多基因变异的功能影响。对不同生物的研究表明,Hsp90 功能与挑战性环境之间的这种耦合关系对基因组中哪些部分可以被自然选择发现产生了重大影响,从而在最需要的时候扩大了适应机会。在本《视角》中,我们将探讨Hsp90作为基因型-表型-适配性图谱全球修饰因子的多方面作用及其对自然界和临床进化的影响。
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DTA-GTOmega: Enhancing Drug-Target Binding Affinity Prediction with Graph Transformers Using OmegaFold Protein Structures. DTA-GTOmega:利用 OmegaFold 蛋白结构的图形变换器增强药物与目标的结合亲和力预测。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168843
Lijun Quan, Jian Wu, Yelu Jiang, Deng Pan, Lyu Qiang

Understanding drug-protein interactions is crucial for elucidating drug mechanisms and optimizing drug development. However, existing methods have limitations in representing the three-dimensional structure of targets and capturing the complex relationships between drugs and targets. This study proposes a new method, DTA-GTOmega, for predicting drug-target binding affinity. DTA-GTOmega utilizes OmegaFold to predict protein three-dimensional structure and construct target graphs, while processing drug SMILES sequences with RDKit to generate drug graphs. By employing multi-layer graph transformer modules and co-attention modules, this method effectively integrates atomic-level features of drugs and residue-level features of targets, accurately modeling the complex interactions between drugs and targets, thereby significantly improving the accuracy of binding affinity predictions. Our method outperforms existing techniques on benchmark datasets such as KIBA, Davis, and BindingDB_Kd under cold-start setting. Moreover, DTA-GTOmega demonstrates competitive performance in real-world DTI scenarios involving DrugBank data and drug-target interactions related to cardiovascular and nervous system-related diseases, highlighting its robust generalization capabilities. Additionally, the introduced DTI evaluation metrics further validate DTA-GTOmega's potential in handling imbalanced data.

了解药物与蛋白质之间的相互作用对于阐明药物机制和优化药物开发至关重要。然而,现有方法在表示靶标的三维结构和捕捉药物与靶标之间的复杂关系方面存在局限性。本研究提出了一种预测药物与靶点结合亲和力的新方法--DTA-GTOmega。DTA-GTOmega 利用 OmegaFold 预测蛋白质三维结构并构建靶标图,同时利用 RDKit 处理药物 SMILES 序列以生成药物图。通过采用多层图转换模块和共关注模块,该方法有效地整合了药物的原子级特征和靶标的残基级特征,准确地模拟了药物和靶标之间复杂的相互作用,从而显著提高了结合亲和力预测的准确性。在冷启动设置下,我们的方法在 KIBA、Davis 和 BindingDB_Kd 等基准数据集上的表现优于现有技术。此外,DTA-GTOmega 在涉及 DrugBank 数据以及与心血管和神经系统相关疾病有关的药物-靶点相互作用的真实世界 DTI 场景中表现出了极具竞争力的性能,突显了其强大的泛化能力。此外,引入的 DTI 评估指标进一步验证了 DTA-GTOmega 在处理不平衡数据方面的潜力。
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The roles of an extended N-terminal region and ETD motif in a pump-like cation channelrhodopsin discovered in a lake microbiome. 在湖泊微生物群中发现的泵状阳离子通道罗多素的扩展 N 端区和 ETD 基团的作用。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168844
Shunki Takaramoto, Shai Fainsod, Takashi Nagata, Andrey Rozenberg, Oded Béjà, Keiichi Inoue

Channelrhodopsins are light-gated ion channels consisting of seven-transmembrane helices and a retinal chromophore, which are used aspopular optogenetictools for modulating neuronal activity. Cation channelrhodopsins (CCRs), first recognized as the photoreceptors in the chlorophyteChlamydomonas reinhardtii, have since been identified in diverse species of green algae, as well in other unicellular eukaryotes. The CCRs from non-chlorophyte species are commonly referred to as bacteriorhodopsin-like channelrhodopsins, or BCCRs, as most of them feature the three characteristic amino acid residues of the "DTD motif" in the third transmembrane helix (TM3 or helix C) matching the canonical DTD motif of the well-studied archaeal light-driven proton pump bacteriorhodopsin. Here, we report characterization of HulaCCR1, a novel BCCR identified through metatranscriptomic analysis of a unicellular eukaryotic community in Lake Hula, Israel. Interestingly, HulaCCR1 has an ETD motif in which the first residue of the canonical motif is substituted for glutamate. Electrophysiological measurements of the wild-type and a mutant with a DTD motif of HulaCCR1 suggest the critical role of the first glutamate in spectral tuning and channel gating. Additionally, HulaCCR1 exhibits long extensions at the N- and C-termini. Photocurrents recorded from a truncated variant without the signal peptide predicted at the N-terminus were diminished, and membrane localization of the truncated variant significantly decreased, indicating that the signal peptide is important for membrane trafficking of HulaCCR1. These characteristics of HulaCCR1 would be related to a new biological significance in the original unidentified species, distinct from those known for other BCCRs.

通道闪烁蛋白(Channelrhodopsins)是一种光门控离子通道,由七个跨膜螺旋和一个视网膜发色团组成,是调节神经元活动的常用光遗传工具。阳离子通道视网膜素(CCRs)最早被认为是叶绿体衣藻的光感受器,后来又在多种绿藻和其他单细胞真核生物中被发现。来自非叶绿体物种的 CCRs 通常被称为 "类细菌视紫红质通道视紫红质"(bacteriorhodopsin-like channelrhodopsins)或 BCCRs,因为它们中的大多数都具有第三个跨膜螺旋(TM3 或螺旋 C)中 "DTD 基序 "的三个特征性氨基酸残基,与已被充分研究的古生光驱动质子泵细菌视紫红质的典型 DTD 基序相匹配。在这里,我们报告了 HulaCCR1 的特征,它是通过对以色列胡拉湖中的单细胞真核生物群落进行元转录本组分析而发现的一种新型 BCCR。有趣的是,HulaCCR1 有一个 ETD 基团,其中标准基团的第一个残基被谷氨酸取代。对 HulaCCR1 的野生型和具有 DTD 基序的突变体进行的电生理测量表明,第一个谷氨酸在光谱调谐和通道门控中起着关键作用。此外,HulaCCR1 在 N 端和 C 端有较长的延伸。一个在 N 端没有信号肽的截短变体记录到的光电流减弱,截短变体的膜定位显著降低,这表明信号肽对 HulaCCR1 的膜运输非常重要。HulaCCR1 的这些特征将与原始未确定物种的新生物学意义有关,有别于已知的其他 BCCRs。
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Regulated Proteolysis Induces Aberrant Phase Transition of Biomolecular Condensates into Aggregates: A Protective Role for the Chaperone Clusterin. 调节蛋白水解诱导生物分子凝聚物向聚集体的异常相变;伴侣蛋白Clusterin的保护作用。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168839
Janine Kamps, Patricia Yuste-Checa, Fatemeh Mamashli, Matthias Schmitz, Maria Georgina Herrera, Susana Margarida da Silva Correia, Kalpshree Gogte, Verian Bader, Inga Zerr, F Ulrich Hartl, Andreas Bracher, Konstanze F Winklhofer, Jörg Tatzelt

Several proteins associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as the mammalian prion protein (PrP), undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), which led to the hypothesis that condensates represent precursors in the formation of neurotoxic protein aggregates. However, the mechanisms that trigger aberrant phase separation are incompletely understood. In prion diseases, protease-resistant and infectious amyloid fibrils are composed of N-terminally truncated PrP, termed C2-PrP. C2-PrP is generated by regulated proteolysis (β-cleavage) of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) specifically upon prion infection, suggesting that C2-PrP is a misfolding-prone substrate for the propagation of prions. Here we developed a novel assay to investigate the role of both LLPS and β-cleavage in the formation of C2-PrP aggregates. We show that β-cleavage induces the formation of C2-PrP aggregates, but only when full-length PrP had formed biomolecular condensates via LLPS before proteolysis. In contrast, C2-PrP remains soluble after β-cleavage of non-phase-separated PrP. To investigate whether extracellular molecular chaperones modulate LLPS of PrP and/or misfolding of C2-PrP, we focused on Clusterin. Clusterin does not inhibit LLPS of full-length PrP, however, it prevents aggregation of C2-PrP after β-cleavage of phase-separated PrP. Furthermore, Clusterin interferes with the in vitro amplification of infectious human prions isolated from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients. Our study revealed that regulated proteolysis triggers aberrant phase transition of biomolecular condensates into aggregates and identified Clusterin as a component of the extracellular quality control pathway to prevent the formation and propagation of pathogenic PrP conformers.

与神经退行性疾病相关的几种蛋白质,如哺乳动物的朊病毒蛋白(PrP),会发生液-液相分离(LLPS),这导致了一种假设,即凝结物是神经毒性蛋白质聚集体形成的前体。然而,人们对引发异常相分离的机制尚不完全清楚。在朊病毒疾病中,抗蛋白酶和传染性淀粉样纤维由 N 端截短的 PrP(称为 C2-PrP)组成。C2-PrP是在朊病毒感染时通过细胞朊病毒蛋白(PrPC)的调节性蛋白水解(β-裂解)产生的,这表明C2-PrP是朊病毒传播过程中容易发生折叠错误的底物。在这里,我们开发了一种新的检测方法来研究 LLPS 和 β-裂解在 C2-PrP 聚集体形成过程中的作用。我们发现,β-裂解会诱导 C2-PrP 聚集体的形成,但只有当全长 PrP 在蛋白水解前已通过 LLPS 形成生物分子凝聚物时才会发生。与此相反,非相分离的 PrP 被β-裂解后,C2-PrP 仍保持可溶性。为了研究细胞外分子伴侣是否会调节 PrP 的 LLPS 和/或 C2-PrP 的错误折叠,我们重点研究了 Clusterin。Clusterin不能抑制全长PrP的LLPS,但它能防止相分离PrP的β-裂解后C2-PrP的聚集。此外,Clusterin 还能干扰从克雅氏症患者体内分离出的传染性人类朊病毒的体外扩增。我们的研究揭示了受调控的蛋白水解引发生物分子凝聚物向聚集体的异常相变,并确定了Clusterin是细胞外质量控制途径的一个组成部分,可防止致病性PrP构象的形成和传播。
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Cryo-EM structures of the Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast DNA polymerase. 恶性疟原虫 apicoplast DNA 聚合酶的冷冻电镜结构。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168842
Chen-Yu Lo, Adron R Ung, Tirthankar Koley, Scott W Nelson, Yang Gao

The apicoplast DNA polymerase (apPol) from Plasmodium falciparum is essential for the parasite's survival, making it a prime target for antimalarial therapies. Here, we present cryo-electron microscopy structures of the apPol in complex with DNA and incoming nucleotide, offering insights into its molecular mechanisms. Our structural analysis reveals that apPol contains critical residues for high-fidelity DNA synthesis, but lacks certain structural elements to confer processive DNA synthesis during replication, suggesting the presence of additional accessory factors. The enzyme exhibits large-scale conformational changes transitioning upon DNA and nucleotide binding, particularly within the fingers and thumb subdomains. These movements reveal potential allosteric sites that could serve as targets for drug design. Our findings provide a foundation for advancing the understanding of apPol's unique functional mechanisms and potentially offering new avenues for the development of novel inhibitors and therapeutic interventions against malaria.

恶性疟原虫的 apicoplast DNA 聚合酶(apPol)对寄生虫的生存至关重要,因此成为抗疟疗法的主要靶标。在这里,我们展示了apPol与DNA和传入核苷酸复合物的冷冻电子显微镜结构,为了解其分子机制提供了线索。我们的结构分析表明,apPol含有高保真DNA合成的关键残基,但缺乏某些结构元素,无法在复制过程中进行DNA合成,这表明还存在其他辅助因素。该酶在与 DNA 和核苷酸结合时,尤其是在手指和拇指亚域内,表现出大规模的构象变化。这些变化揭示了潜在的异构位点,可作为药物设计的靶点。我们的发现为进一步了解 apPol 的独特功能机制奠定了基础,并有可能为开发新型抑制剂和疟疾治疗干预措施提供新的途径。
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