Insights into the glycosaminoglycan-mediated cytotoxic mechanism of eosinophil cationic protein revealed by NMR

García-Mayoral, M Flor, Canales, Angeles, Díaz, Dolores, López-Prados, Javier, Moussaoui, Mohammed, de Paz, José L, Angulo, Jesús ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7250-5639, Nieto, Pedro M, Jiménez-Barbero, Jesús, Boix, Ester and Bruix, Marta (2013) Insights into the glycosaminoglycan-mediated cytotoxic mechanism of eosinophil cationic protein revealed by NMR. ACS Chemical Biology, 8 (1). pp. 144-1451. ISSN 1554-8937

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Abstract

Protein-glycosaminoglycan interactions are essential in many biological processes and human diseases, yet how their recognition occurs is poorly understood. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is a cytotoxic ribonuclease that interacts with glycosaminoglycans at the cell surface; this promotes the destabilization of the cellular membrane and triggers ECP's toxic activity. To understand this membrane destabilization event and the differences in the toxicity of ECP and its homologues, the high resolution solution structure of the complex between full length folded ECP and a heparin-derived trisaccharide (O-iPr-a-D-GlcNS6S-a(1-4)-L-IdoA2S-a(1-4)-D-GlcNS6S) has been solved by NMR methods and molecular dynamics simulations. The bound protein retains the tertiary structure of the free protein. The (2)S(0) conformation of the IdoA ring is preferably recognized by the protein. We have identified the precise location of the heparin binding site, dissected the specific interactions responsible for molecular recognition, and defined the structural requirements for this interaction. The structure reveals the contribution of Arg7, Gln14, and His15 in helix a1, Gln40 in strand ß1, His64 in loop 4, and His128 in strand ß6 in the recognition event and corroborates the previously reported participation of residues Arg34-Asn39. The participation of the catalytic triad (His15, Lys38, His128) in recognizing the heparin mimetic reveals, at atomic resolution, the mechanism of heparin's inhibition of ECP's ribonucleolytic activity. We have integrated all the available data to propose a molecular model for the membrane interaction process. The solved NMR complex provides the structural model necessary to design inhibitors to block ECP's toxicity implicated in eosinophil pathologies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	glycosaminoglycans,models, molecular,humans,cytotoxins,protein folding,cell membrane,molecular dynamics simulation,models, biological,magnetic resonance spectroscopy,eosinophil cationic protein,binding sites,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Materials (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Pharmaceutical Materials and Soft Matter
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2013 19:44
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 04:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43764
DOI:	10.1021/cb300386v

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