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Snapshots of the Signaling Complex DesK:DesR in Different Functional States Using Rational Mutagenesis and X-ray Crystallography
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2017-08-20
[Abstract]  We have developed protocols to generate site-specific variants of the histidine-kinase DesK and its cognate response regulator DesR, conducive to trapping different signaling states of the proteins. Co-expression of both partners in E. coli, ensuring an excess of the regulator, was essential for soluble production of the DesK:DesR complexes and further purification. The 3D structures of the complex trapped in the phosphotransferase and in the phosphatase reaction steps, were solved by X-ray crystallography using molecular replacement. The solution was not trivial, and we found that in silico-generated models used as search probes, were instrumental to succeeding in placing a large portion of the complex in the asymmetric unit. Electron density maps were then clear enough ... [摘要]  我们已经开发了产生组氨酸激酶DesK及其同源反应调节物DesR的位点特异性变体的方案,有助于捕获蛋白质的不同信号状态。两个合作伙伴在大肠杆菌中的共表达,确保调节剂过量,对于DesK:DesR复合物的可溶性生产和进一步纯化是至关重要的。通过使用分子置换的X射线晶体学解决了捕获在磷酸转移酶和磷酸酶反应步骤中的复合物的3D结构。该解决方案不是微不足道的,我们发现在用作搜索探针的硅片生成的模型中,有助于将大部分复合物放置在不对称单元中。电子密度图就足够清楚了,可以进行人工建模,获得完整的原子模型。这些方法有助于解决细菌信号领域的主要挑战,即获得稳定的激酶:调节复合物,具有不同的构象状态,适用于高分辨率晶体学研究。
【背景】关于细菌信号复合物,特别是双组分系统(TCS)的结构信息仍然很少(Casino et al。,2009; Gao and Stock,2009)。 TCS包含几乎所有细菌中的感觉组氨酸激酶(HK)和响应调节剂(RR)配偶体,它们允许细胞感知环境并通过适应性反应相应地反应。尽管在信号传输中这种切换机制的重要性(Trajtenberg等,2016),结构信息对于采用不同功能状态的TCS复合体甚至更为有限。我们研究了DesK-DesR途径(de Mendoza,2014),一种来自枯草芽孢杆菌的TCS,其参与调节细胞膜组成以适应降低双层流动性的线索,如冷休克。 ...

Fluorophore Labeling, Nanodisc Reconstitution and Single-molecule Observation of a G Protein-coupled Receptor
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2017-06-20
[Abstract]  Activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by agonist ligands is mediated by a transition from an inactive to active receptor conformation. We describe a novel single-molecule assay that monitors activation-linked conformational transitions in individual GPCR molecules in real-time. The receptor is site-specifically labeled with a Cy3 fluorescence probe at the end of trans-membrane helix 6 and reconstituted in phospholipid nanodiscs tethered to a microscope slide. Individual receptor molecules are then monitored over time by single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, revealing spontaneous transitions between inactive and active-like conformations. The assay provides information on the equilibrium distribution of inactive and active receptor conformations and ... [摘要]  通过激动剂配体激活G蛋白偶联受体(GPCR)是通过从无活性受体构象向活性受体构象的转变来介导的。我们描述了一种新颖的单分子测定法,可以实时监测单个GPCR分子中的激活连锁构象转换。受体在跨膜螺旋6末端用Cy3荧光探针进行位点特异性标记,并在连接到显微镜载玻片的磷脂纳米圆盘中重构。然后通过单分子全内反射荧光显微镜随时间监测单个受体分子,显示无活性和活性样构象之间的自发转变。该测定提供关于无活性和活性受体构象的平衡分布以及构象交换的速率常数的信息。实验可以在不存在配体的情况下进行,显示负责基础信号传导活动的自发构象过渡,或者存在激动剂或反向激动剂配体,揭示配体如何改变受体的动力学刺激或抑制信号传导活性。所得到的机械信息对于改进的GPCR靶向药物的设计是有用的。单分子测定法在β2肾上腺素能受体的背景下进行了描述,但可扩展到多种GPCRs。
【背景】GPCR介导本地和远距离的细胞通讯,特别是内分泌系统。例如,细胞对激素如肾上腺素的反应是通过肾上腺素能受体介导的,其中β2肾上腺素能受体(β2AR)是突出的成员。 ...

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