scholarly journals The structural basis of urea-induced protein unfolding in β-catenin

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 2840-2847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Zhongzhou Chen ◽  
Xia Hong ◽  
Fangkun Ning ◽  
Haolin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Protein Unfolding ◽  
Protein Denaturation ◽  
Hydrophobic Interactions ◽  
Guanidine Hydrochloride ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
Nmr Analysis

Although urea and guanidine hydrochloride are commonly used to denature proteins, the molecular underpinnings of this process have remained unclear for a century. To address this question, crystal structures of β-catenin were determined at various urea concentrations. These structures contained at least 105 unique positions that were occupied by urea molecules, each of which interacted with the protein primarilyviahydrogen bonds. Hydrogen-bond competition experiments showed that the denaturing effects of urea were neutralized when polyethylene glycol was added to the solution. These data suggest that urea primarily causes proteins to unfold by competing and disrupting hydrogen bonds in proteins. Moreover, circular-dichroism spectra and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis revealed that a similar mechanism caused protein denaturation in the absence of urea at pH levels greater than 12. Taken together, the results led to the conclusion that the disruption of hydrogen bonds is a general mechanism of unfolding induced by urea, high pH and potentially other denaturing agents such as guanidine hydrochloride. Traditionally, the disruption of hydrophobic interactions instead of hydrogen bonds has been thought to be the most important cause of protein denaturation.

scholarly journals Structural insights into the bypass of the major deaminated purines by translesion synthesis DNA polymerase

2020 ◽  
Vol 477 (24) ◽  
pp. 4797-4810
Author(s):  
Hunmin Jung ◽  
Michael A. Hawkins ◽  
Seongmin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Dna Polymerase ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Base Pairing ◽  
Dna Damaging Agents ◽  
Guanine And Adenine ◽  
Induced Mutagenesis ◽  
Enol Tautomer ◽  
Structural Insights

The exocyclic amines of nucleobases can undergo deamination by various DNA damaging agents such as reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and water. The deamination of guanine and adenine generates the promutagenic xanthine and hypoxanthine, respectively. The exocyclic amines of bases in DNA are hydrogen bond donors, while the carbonyl moiety generated by the base deamination acts as hydrogen bond acceptors, which can alter base pairing properties of the purines. Xanthine is known to base pair with both cytosine and thymine, while hypoxanthine predominantly pairs with cytosine to promote A to G mutations. Despite the known promutagenicity of the major deaminated purines, structures of DNA polymerase bypassing these lesions have not been reported. To gain insights into the deaminated-induced mutagenesis, we solved crystal structures of human DNA polymerase η (polη) catalyzing across xanthine and hypoxanthine. In the catalytic site of polη, the deaminated guanine (i.e. xanthine) forms three Watson–Crick-like hydrogen bonds with an incoming dCTP, indicating the O2-enol tautomer of xanthine involves in the base pairing. The formation of the enol tautomer appears to be promoted by the minor groove contact by Gln38 of polη. When hypoxanthine is at the templating position, the deaminated adenine uses its O6-keto tautomer to form two Watson–Crick hydrogen bonds with an incoming dCTP, providing the structural basis for the high promutagenicity of hypoxanthine.

Structural Basis for the Structure–Activity Behaviour of Oxaliplatin and its Enantiomeric Analogues: A Molecular Dynamics Study of Platinum-DNA Intrastrand Crosslink Adducts

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yang ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Zibiao Li
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Conformational Dynamics ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Formation ◽  
Damage Recognition ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

The discrimination of Pt-GG adducts by mismatch repair proteins, DNA damage-recognition proteins, and translation DNA polymerases was thought to be vital in determining the toxicity, efficacy, and mutagenicity of platinum anti-tumour drugs. Studies on cis-diammine-Pt-GG (from cisplatin and carboplatin) and trans-R,R-diaminocyclohexane (DACH)-Pt-GG indicated that these proteins recognized the differences in conformation and conformational dynamics of Pt-DNA complexes. However, the structural basis of enantiomeric DACH-Pt-GG forms is unclear. Molecular dynamics simulations results presented here reveal that the conformational dynamics between trans-R,R-DACH-Pt-GG, trans-S,S-DACH-Pt-GG, cis-DACH-Pt-GG and undamaged DNA are distinct and depend on the chirality of DACH though their major conformations are similar. Trans-DACH-Pt was found to be energetically favoured over cis-DACH-Pt to form DNA adducts. Moreover, oxaliplatin and its cis-DACH analogues were found to preferentially form hydrogen bonds on the 3′ side of the Pt-GG adduct, whereas the S,S-DACH-Pt preferred the 5′ side. A three-centre hydrogen bond formed between cis1-DACH-Pt and DNA was observed, and the differences in hydrogen bond formation are highly correlated with differences in DNA conformational dynamics. Based on these results, it is suggested that the different bioactivities of oxaliplatin and its enantiomeric analogues were controlled by the difference in hydrogen bonds formation dynamics between DNA and the Pt moiety. Our molecular dynamics approach was demonstrated to be applicable to the study of stereoisomer conformations of platinum-DNA model, thereby suggesting its potential application as a tool for the study and design of new effective platinum-based drugs.

Hydrogen bonds in N-(3-chloro-2-benzo[b]thienocarbonyl)- and N-(2-benzo[b]thienocarbonyl)-N'-monosubstituted thioureas

1987 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 2673-2679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oľga Hritzová ◽  
Peter Kutschy ◽  
Ján Imrich ◽  
Thomas Schöffmann
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Strong Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Cyclic Form ◽  
Thiourea Derivatives

N-(3-Chloro-2-benzo[b]thienocarbonyl)-N'-monosubstituted thiourea derivatives undergo photocyclizations with lower yields than those obtained from analogous N',N'-disubstituted derivatives. This decreased reactivity is caused by the existence of a six-membered cyclic form with the very strong hydrogen bond NH···O=C. The possibility of formation of various conformers has been found with N-(2-benzo[b]thienocarbonyl)-N'-monosubstituted thiourea derivatives as a consequence of the rotation around the C(2)-C(O) connecting line.

Crystal structure of tofacitinib dihydrogen citrate (Xeljanz®), (C16H21N6O)(H2C6H5O7)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
James A. Kaduk ◽  
Amy M. Gindhart ◽  
Thomas N. Blanton
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Acid Group ◽  
Dimensional Network ◽  
Van Der Waals Contacts ◽  
Citrate Anion

The crystal structure of tofacitinib dihydrogen citrate (tofacitinib citrate) has been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. Tofacitinib dihydrogen citrate crystallizes in space group P212121 (#19) with a = 5.91113(1), b = 12.93131(3), c = 30.43499(7) Å, V = 2326.411(6) Å3, and Z = 4. The crystal structure consists of corrugated layers perpendicular to the c-axis. Within the layers, cation⋯anion and anion⋯anion hydrogen bonds link the fragments into a two-dimensional network parallel to the ab-plane. Between the layers, there are only van der Waals contacts. A terminal carboxylic acid group in the citrate anion forms a strong charge-assisted hydrogen bond to the ionized central carboxylate group. The other carboxylic acid acts as a donor to the carbonyl group of the cation. The citrate hydroxy group forms an intramolecular charge-assisted hydrogen bond to the ionized central carboxylate. Two protonated nitrogen atoms in the cation act as donors to the ionized central carboxylate of the anion. These hydrogen bonds form a ring with the graph set symbol R2,2(8). The powder pattern has been submitted to ICDD® for inclusion in the Powder Diffraction File™ (PDF®).

6,9-Dibromo-2a,10b-diphenyl-2a,5,10,10b-tetrahydro-2H,3H-2,3,4a,10a-tetraazabenzo[g]cyclopenta[cd]azulene-1,4-dione monohydrate

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. o1754-o1755
Author(s):  
Neng-Fang She ◽  
Sheng-Li Hu ◽  
Hui-Zhen Guo ◽  
An-Xin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Water Molecule ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
Supramolecular Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Donor ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor ◽  
Compound C ◽  
Bifurcated Hydrogen Bond

The title compound, C24H18Br2N4O2·H2O, forms a supramolecular structure via N—H...O, O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal structure, the water molecule serves as a bifurcated hydrogen-bond acceptor and as a hydrogen-bond donor.

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