scholarly journals Locking mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein in its auto-inhibited state prevents necroptosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (52) ◽  
pp. 33272-33281
Author(s):  
Martin Rübbelke ◽  
Dennis Fiegen ◽  
Margit Bauer ◽  
Florian Binder ◽  
James Hamilton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Pathway ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Effector Protein ◽  
Functional Assay ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Mixed Lineage Kinase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Diffusion Nmr ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Necrosis Factor

As an alternative pathway of controlled cell death, necroptosis can be triggered by tumor necrosis factor via the kinases RIPK1/RIPK3 and the effector protein mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL). Upon activation, MLKL oligomerizes and integrates into the plasma membrane via its executioner domain. Here, we present the X-ray and NMR costructures of the human MLKL executioner domain covalently bound via Cys86 to a xanthine class inhibitor. The structures reveal that the compound stabilizes the interaction between the auto-inhibitory brace helix α6 and the four-helix bundle by stacking to Phe148. An NMR-based functional assay observing the conformation of this helix showed that the F148A mutant is unresponsive to the compound, providing further evidence for the importance of this interaction. Real-time and diffusion NMR studies demonstrate that xanthine derivatives inhibit MLKL oligomerization. Finally, we show that the other well-known MLKL inhibitor Necrosulfonamide, which also covalently modifies Cys86, must employ a different mode of action.

scholarly journals MLKL D144K mutation activates the necroptotic activity of the N-terminal MLKL domain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Hrovat-Schaale ◽  
Marusa Kalic-Prolinsek ◽  
San Hadzi ◽  
Jurij Lah ◽  
Gregor Guncar
Keyword(s):  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Single Amino Acid ◽  
Effector Protein ◽  
Protein Oligomerization ◽  
Regulatory Effect ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Amino Acid Mutation ◽  
Mixed Lineage Kinase ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Single Amino Acid Mutation

Mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) is an essential effector protein of necroptotic cell death. The four-helix bundle domain (4HB) presented by the first 125 amino acids of the N terminal domain is sufficient for its necroptotic activity. However, it has been proposed that the subsequent helix H6 of the brace region has a regulatory effect on its necroptotic activity. How the brace region restrains the necroptotic activity of the N-terminal domain of MLKL is currently unknown. Here, we demonstrate the importance of helix H6 to constrain the necroptotic activity. A single amino acid mutation D144K was able to activate the necroptotic activity of the N terminal domain of MLKL by removing helix H6 away from 4HB domain. This enabled protein oligomerization and membrane translocation. Moreover, a biophysical comparison revealed that helix H6 becomes partially unstructured due to D144K mutation, leading to a lower overall thermodynamic stability of the mutant protein compared to the wild type.

Realization of a stable, monodisperse water-in-oil droplet system with micro-scale and nano-scale confinement for tandem microscopy and diffusion NMR studies

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swomitra Palit ◽  
Somayeh Khajehpour Tadavani ◽  
Anand Yethiraj
Keyword(s):  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Oil Droplet ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Nano Scale ◽  
Diffusion Nmr ◽  
Micrometer Scale ◽  
And Diffusion

We study the dynamics of macromolecules in the presence of hierarchical confinement: in a nanometer-scale porous gel matrix and within stable and monodisperse micrometer-scale water-in-oil drops.

scholarly journals Identification of MLKL membrane translocation as a checkpoint in necroptotic cell death using Monobodies

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (15) ◽  
pp. 8468-8475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma J. Petrie ◽  
Richard W. Birkinshaw ◽  
Akiko Koide ◽  
Eric Denbaum ◽  
Joanne M. Hildebrand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Adaptor Proteins ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Membrane Translocation ◽  
Mixed Lineage Kinase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Death Pathway ◽  
Pathway Activation

The necroptosis cell death pathway has been implicated in host defense and in the pathology of inflammatory diseases. While phosphorylation of the necroptotic effector pseudokinase Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-Like (MLKL) by the upstream protein kinase RIPK3 is a hallmark of pathway activation, the precise checkpoints in necroptosis signaling are still unclear. Here we have developed monobodies, synthetic binding proteins, that bind the N-terminal four-helix bundle (4HB) “killer” domain and neighboring first brace helix of human MLKL with nanomolar affinity. When expressed as genetically encoded reagents in cells, these monobodies potently block necroptotic cell death. However, they did not prevent MLKL recruitment to the “necrosome” and phosphorylation by RIPK3, nor the assembly of MLKL into oligomers, but did block MLKL translocation to membranes where activated MLKL normally disrupts membranes to kill cells. An X-ray crystal structure revealed a monobody-binding site centered on the α4 helix of the MLKL 4HB domain, which mutational analyses showed was crucial for reconstitution of necroptosis signaling. These data implicate the α4 helix of its 4HB domain as a crucial site for recruitment of adaptor proteins that mediate membrane translocation, distinct from known phospholipid binding sites.

Insights into the effect of CO2 absorption on the ionic mobility of ionic liquids

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (41) ◽  
pp. 28617-28625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubhankar Bhattacharyya ◽  
Andrei Filippov ◽  
Faiz Ullah Shah
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Ionic Mobility ◽  
Co2 Absorption ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Diffusion Nmr ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
And Diffusion

Comparative physico-chemical and diffusion NMR studies of two bio-renewable ionic liquids upon CO2 absorption.

New Copper Compounds with Antiplatelet Aggregation Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 850-862
Author(s):  
Mirthala Flores-García ◽  
Juan Manuel Fernández-G. ◽  
Cristina Busqueta-Griera ◽  
Elizabeth Gómez ◽  
Simón Hernández-Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Base ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Thrombotic Event ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Schiff Base Ligands ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Antiplatelet Aggregation ◽  
Aggregation Activity ◽  
L1 And L2

Background: Ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular accident, and venous thromboembolism have the presence of a thrombotic event in common and represent the most common causes of death within the population. Objective: Since Schiff base copper(II) complexes are able to interact with polyphosphates (PolyP), a procoagulant and potentially prothrombotic platelet agent, we investigated the antiplatelet aggregating properties of two novel tridentate Schiff base ligands and their corresponding copper( II) complexes. Methods: The Schiff base ligands (L1) and (L2), as well as their corresponding copper(II) complexes (C1) and (C2), were synthesized and characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, and UV-Visible, IR and far IR spectroscopy. In addition, EPR studies were carried out for (C1) and (C2), while (L1) and (L2) were further analyzed by 1H and 13C NMR. Tests for antiplatelet aggregation activities of all of the four compounds were conducted. Results: X-ray diffraction studies show that (L1) and (L2) exist in the enol-imine tautomeric form with a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond. NMR studies show that both ligands are found as enol-imine tautomers in CDCl3 solution. In the solid state, the geometry around the copper(II) ion in both (C1) and (C2) is square planar. EPR spectra suggest that the geometry of the complexes is similar to that observed in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. Compound (C2) exhibited the strongest antiplatelet aggregation activity. Conclusion: Schiff base copper(II) complexes, which are attracting increasing interest, could represent a new approach to treat thrombosis by blocking the activity of PolyP with a potential anticoagulant activity and, most importantly, demonstrating no adverse bleeding events.

Solution multinuclear (31P,111Cd,77Se) magnetic resonance studies of cadmium complexes of heterocyclic aromatic thiones and the structure of [tetrakis(2(1H)-pyridinethione)cadmium] nitrate, [Cd(C5H5NS)4](NO3)2

2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umarani Rajalingam ◽  
Philip AW Dean ◽  
Hilary A Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Cadmium Nitrate ◽  
Cadmium Complexes ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Stoichiometric Reaction ◽  
Complex Salts ◽  
Reduced Temperature ◽  
Aromatic Heterocyclic ◽  
Phosphine Chalcogenides

The complex salts CdL4(O3SCF3)2 (L = 2(1H)-pyridinethione (Py2SH), 4(1H)-pyridinethione (Py4SH), or 2(1H)-quinolinethione (Q2SH)) have been synthesized by the stoichiometric reaction of Cd(O3SCF3)2 and the appropriate thione. Both ambient-temperature 13C and reduced-temperature 111Cd NMR of CdL4(O3SCF3)2 in solution are consistent with L being bound through sulfur. Reduced-temperature NMR (31P, 77Se, 111Cd, as appropriate) of mixtures of CdL4(O3SCF3)2 and Cd(EPCy3)4(O3SCF3)2 (E = Se, Cy = c-C6H11) and of Cd(EPCy3)4(O3SCF3)2 (E = S, Se) and L in solution provides evidence for various [CdLn(EPCy3)4-n]2+. Similarly, reduced-temperature metal NMR of [CdL4]2+ and [CdL'4]2+ (L, L' = Py2SH, Py4SH, Q2SH; L not equal L') in solution shows the formation of [CdLnL'4-n]2+. Thus it has been demonstrated that at reduced temperature [CdL4]2+ is intact in solution and exchange of L is slow on the timescale of the metal chemical shift differences. From the NMR studies of Cd(EPCy3)4(O3SCF3)2 (E = S, Se):L mixtures, the binding preferences are found to be L > EPCy3 in solution. Similarly, from the reduced temperature metal NMR spectra of mixtures where L and L' compete for Cd(II) in solution, the binding preferences are Py4SH > Py2SH > Q2SH. The structure of Cd(Py2SH)4(NO3)2 (4) has been determined by single crystal X-ray analysis. Colorless crystals of 4 are tetragonal, I4(1)/acd with 8 molecules per unit cell of dimensions a = 18.660(3), c = 15.215(3) Å. The structure is comprised of recognizable NO3- anions and [Cd(Py2SH)4]2+ cations. In the cations, which have S4 symmetry, the ligands are S-bound. A network of NH···O hydrogen bonds links the cations and anions.Key words: aromatic heterocyclic thiones, cadmium complexes, phosphine chalcogenides, 111Cd, 31P, 77Se NMR, X-ray crystallography.

scholarly journals Comprehensive Characterisation of the Ketoprofen-β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Using X-ray Techniques and NMR Spectroscopy

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 4089
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Betlejewska-Kielak ◽  
Elżbieta Bednarek ◽  
Armand Budzianowski ◽  
Katarzyna Michalska ◽  
Jan K. Maurin
Keyword(s):  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Inclusion Complex ◽  
Crystal And Molecular Structure ◽  
Binding Constants ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cyclodextrin Inclusion ◽  
Powder Samples ◽  
Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex ◽  
Co Precipitation

Racemic ketoprofen (KP) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) powder samples from co-precipitation (1), evaporation (2), and heating-under-reflux (3) were analysed using X-ray techniques and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. On the basis of NMR studies carried out in an aqueous solution, it was found that in the samples obtained by methods 1 and 2, there were large excesses of β-CD in relation to KP, 10 and 75 times, respectively, while the sample obtained by method 3 contained equimolar amounts of β-CD and KP. NMR results indicated that KP/β-CD inclusion complexes were formed and the estimated binding constants were approximately 2400 M−1, showing that KP is quite strongly associated with β-CD. On the other hand, the X-ray single-crystal technique in the solid state revealed that the (S)-KP/β-CD inclusion complex with a stoichiometry of 2:2 was obtained as a result of heating-under-reflux, for which the crystal and molecular structure were examined. Among the methods used for the preparation of the KP/β-CD complex, only method 3 is suitable.

scholarly journals NMR studies of adsorption and diffusion in porous carbonaceous materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 124-125 ◽  
pp. 57-84
Author(s):  
Alexander C. Forse ◽  
Céline Merlet ◽  
Clare P. Grey ◽  
John M. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Carbonaceous Materials ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
And Diffusion

scholarly journals Circulating IL-10 is compromised in patients predisposed to developing and in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Barker ◽  
Victoria E. Rogers ◽  
Vanessa T. Henriksen ◽  
Roy H. Trawick ◽  
Nathan G. Momberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Ligamentous Injury ◽  
Radiographic Evidence ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery ◽  
Necrosis Factor

AbstractThe purpose of this investigation was to identify if serum interleukin (IL)-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α concentrations and their ratio (IL-10/TNF-α) are altered in subjects predisposed to developing knee osteoarthritis following ligamentous injury and in those with severe knee osteoarthritis. Serum IL-10 and TNF-α concentrations were measured in four groups of subjects (n = 218): (1) reportedly-healthy and non-injured control subjects (CON; n = 92), (2) subjects scheduled to undergo anterior cruciate ligament surgery (ACL; n = 42), (3) non-surgical subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA; n = 60), and (4) subjects with knee osteoarthritis scheduled to undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA; n = 24). X-ray images were used to grade the severity of knee osteoarthritis. Serum IL-10 and the serum IL-10/TNF-α ratio were significantly lower while serum TNF-α was not significantly perturbed with severe compared to moderate knee osteoarthritis (i.e., Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4 vs. 3, respectively). Serum IL-10 was significantly lower in the absence of serum TNF-α alterations in the ACL group. We conclude that serum IL-10 concentrations are compromised in subjects predisposed to developing knee osteoarthritis following ligamentous trauma and in subjects with radiographic evidence of severe knee osteoarthritis.

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