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McKim Conference on Predictive McKim Conference on Predictive Toxicology, Duluth MN, Sept. 25-Toxicology, Duluth MN, Sept. 25-27th 200727th 2007
Protein structure in Protein structure in molecular systems biologymolecular systems biology
Dr DAVID SHEEHAN, Dr DAVID SHEEHAN,
PROTEOMICS RESEARCH GROUP,PROTEOMICS RESEARCH GROUP,
DEPT. BIOCHEMISTRY, DEPT. BIOCHEMISTRY,
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK,UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK,
IRELANDIRELAND
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THE ECOTOXICOLOGY THE ECOTOXICOLOGY TRIANGLETRIANGLE
BIOTA ENVIRONMENT
POLLUTANTS
SEASONALITYCLIMATE
SPECIATIONDISTRIBUTION
TOXICOLOGYBIOTRANSFORMATIONBIOCONCENTRATION
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SENTINEL SPECIES IN SENTINEL SPECIES IN ECOTOXICOLOGYECOTOXICOLOGY
• CHOSEN AS REPORTERS OF CHOSEN AS REPORTERS OF STATUSSTATUS
• ROBUSTROBUST
• EASILY-RECOGNISEDEASILY-RECOGNISED
• ABUNDANTABUNDANT
• SESSILE RATHER THAN MOBILESESSILE RATHER THAN MOBILE
• WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIONDISTRIBUTION
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SENTINELS - SENTINELS - ADVANTAGESADVANTAGES• HISTORY OF USEHISTORY OF USE
• MULTI-ORGAN MODEL SYSTEMSMULTI-ORGAN MODEL SYSTEMS
• PREDICT FOR TOXICITY IN HUMANSPREDICT FOR TOXICITY IN HUMANS
• OFTEN BIOCONCENTRATE OFTEN BIOCONCENTRATE POLLUTANTSPOLLUTANTS
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SENTINELS - SENTINELS - DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES
• MAY HAVE UNIQUE UPTAKE MAY HAVE UNIQUE UPTAKE CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS
• MUCH SIMPLER SYSTEMS THAN MUCH SIMPLER SYSTEMS THAN MAMMALSMAMMALS
• POORLY-REPRESENTED IN POORLY-REPRESENTED IN SEQUENCE D-BASESSEQUENCE D-BASES
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MUSSELS – GENUS MUSSELS – GENUS MYTILUSMYTILUS• FILTER FEEDERSFILTER FEEDERS
• SESSILESESSILE
• ABUNDANTABUNDANT
• WIDELY-DISTRIBUTEDWIDELY-DISTRIBUTED
• RESILIENT TO POLLUTIONRESILIENT TO POLLUTION
• HISTORY OF USEHISTORY OF USE
• ““MUSSELWATCH” PROGRAMMESMUSSELWATCH” PROGRAMMES
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SYSTEMS BIOLOGYSYSTEMS BIOLOGY
DNA mRNA PROTEIN METABOLITES
PROTEIN-PROTEININTERACTIONS
MODIFIEDPROTEINS
PHOSPHOPROTEOMEGENOME
TRANSCRIPTOME GLYCOPROTEOME
REDOX PROTEOME
PROTEOME
METABOLOME
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MYTILUS IS POORLY-REPRESENTED MYTILUS IS POORLY-REPRESENTED IN D-BASESIN D-BASES
NUMBER OFNUMBER OF
ENTRIES (NCBI)ENTRIES (NCBI)MYTILUSMYTILUS MOUSEMOUSE
GENESGENES ~ 30,000~ 30,000 33,00033,000
ESTEST 29,10229,102 926,165926,165
PROTEINPROTEIN
SEQ.SSEQ.S1,7681,768 139,018139,018
STRUCTURESTRUCTURE
(PDB)(PDB)99 1,2621,262
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Beta-1,4-D-Endoglucanase Cel45a From Blue Mussel Mytilus Edulis
X-Ray Structure Of Beta-Mannanase From Blue Mussel Mytilus Edulis
Crystal Structure Of Phosphoenolpyruvate Mutase – 6 str.s
Mediterranean Mussel Defensin Mgd-1
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SOME IMPLICATIONS OF POOR D-SOME IMPLICATIONS OF POOR D-BASE REPRESENTIONBASE REPRESENTION
• SPOT-MATCHING FOR MS IS SPOT-MATCHING FOR MS IS DIFFICULTDIFFICULT
• LACK OF STRUCTURAL KNOWLEDGE LACK OF STRUCTURAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH PROTEIN HIERARCHYTHROUGH PROTEIN HIERARCHY
• DIFFICULT TO LOCATE PROTEIN DIFFICULT TO LOCATE PROTEIN MODIFICATIONS (e.g. OXIDATION)MODIFICATIONS (e.g. OXIDATION)
• PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION?PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION?
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OVERVIEW OF THIS OVERVIEW OF THIS PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
• SEQUENCE-INDEPENDENT PROBES SEQUENCE-INDEPENDENT PROBES FOR REDOX LESIONS IN PROTEINSFOR REDOX LESIONS IN PROTEINS
• SEQUENCE SIMILARITY IN SPOT SEQUENCE SIMILARITY IN SPOT MATCHINGMATCHING
• USE OF ON-LINE HOMOLOGY USE OF ON-LINE HOMOLOGY MODELSMODELS
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SEQUENCE-SEQUENCE-INDEPENDENT PROBES INDEPENDENT PROBES FOR REDOX LESIONS IN FOR REDOX LESIONS IN
PROTEINSPROTEINS
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Oxidative stressOxidative stress
ANTIOXIDANTANTIOXIDANT
DEFENCEDEFENCEROSROS
H202
.OOR .
OH
OH-.O2
-
O2+
CAT GPXSOD
GSH
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PROTEIN EXPRESSION SIGNATURE APPROACHPROTEIN EXPRESSION SIGNATURE APPROACH
pH
70 kDa
10
Mr
17 kDa
3
UP-REGULATED
DOWN-REGULATED
NO CHANGE
IMAGE ANALYSIS
SOFTWARE
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PROTEIN OXIDATION PROTEIN OXIDATION COMPLICATES THE PROTEOMECOMPLICATES THE PROTEOME
• PROTEINS ABSORB PROTEINS ABSORB ~ ~ 70% OF ROS70% OF ROS
• CARBONYLATION (R CARBONYLATION (R → → ALDEHYDE/KETONE)ALDEHYDE/KETONE)
• UBIQUITINATIONUBIQUITINATION
• NITROSYLATIONNITROSYLATION
• CYS OXIDATION ….CYS OXIDATION ….
Dowling & Sheehan D. (2006) Proteomics 6, 5597-5604.Sheehan D. (2006) Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 349, 455-462.
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PROTEIN PROTEIN CARBONYLATION:ANIMALS CARBONYLATION:ANIMALS EXPOSED TO PRO-OXIDANTSEXPOSED TO PRO-OXIDANTS
Blot Name Blot Name (Anti-DNP)(Anti-DNP)
SpotSpotss
MatMatchedched
MatcMatch h RateRate
*Menadione *Menadione GillGill
3333 3333 100%100%
Control GillControl Gill 1616 1313 81%81%
HH22OO22 Gill Gill 6464 2828 40%40%
CdCCdCl2l2 Gill Gill 3737 2525 67%67%
1 2
3 4
4 7pI4 7pI
66
45
31
21.5
66
45
31
21.5
Mr
(x10
-3)
MYTILUS EDULIS 2-D CARBONYLS__________________________
McDonagh & Sheehan, 2006
Aquat. Toxicol. 79, 325-333
C = O HYDRAZINE - DNP+ BLOT
ANTI-DNPHYDRAZONE - DNP
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REDOX LESIONS: REDOX LESIONS: UBIQUITINYLATIOUBIQUITINYLATIONN
__________________________
McDonagh & Sheehan, 2006
Aquat. Toxicol. 79, 325-333
Ub
Ub
ANTI-UbUb
Ub
Ub
UbBLOT
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REDOX LESIONS: REDOX LESIONS: NITROSOTHIOLS NITROSOTHIOLS AND THE AND THE BIOTIN SWITCH ASSAYBIOTIN SWITCH ASSAY• NITROSOTHIOLS ARE REDUCED BY ASCORBIC ACID NITROSOTHIOLS ARE REDUCED BY ASCORBIC ACID
BUT DISULPHIDES ARE NOT – SPONTANEOUSLY BUT DISULPHIDES ARE NOT – SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE HYPERTENSIVE RAT KIDNEY MEDULLA RAT KIDNEY MEDULLA
SNO SHSS SSASCORBIC ACID
NEM - BIOTIN
S-NEM-BIOTINSSSTREPTAVIDIN
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REDOX LESIONS: SULPHENIC ACID REDOX LESIONS: SULPHENIC ACID (SOH) PROTEINS(SOH) PROTEINS
SH-S – S-
SOH
S-NEM -S – S-
SOHNEM
S-NEM -S – S-
SHARSENITE
DTT
S-NEM -SH
SOH
SH-
PROTEINEXTRACT
ATS
S-NEM
-SH
SOH
SH-
AFFINITY SELECTION
FLOW-THROUGH
2DE
. ...
.
IMAGE ANALYSIS
2D LC-TANDEM MS
IDENTIFICATION
NEM - BIOTIN
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TOXICOLOGY OF NANOPARTICLES TOXICOLOGY OF NANOPARTICLES IN IN E. COLIE. COLI – – GOLD AS ANTIOXIDANTGOLD AS ANTIOXIDANT
PROTEIN GOLD
-SH- IODOACETAMIDEFLUORESCEIN
MENADIONE CONTROL
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REDOX LESIONS: REDOX LESIONS: NITROSOTYROSINESNITROSOTYROSINES
YNOSSANTI -3NITROTYROSINE
YNOSS
LC-TANDEM MS
IDENTIFIED 22 PROTEINSTyther et al., 2007 Proteomics –
Clinical Applications. IN PRESS
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SEQUENCE SIMILARITY IN SEQUENCE SIMILARITY IN SPOT MATCHINGSPOT MATCHING
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Cork harbour
7 days
24 hr+/- 1 mM
menadione
DISSECT GILL
PROTEINS
O
O
CH3
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Control Menadione
A
B
hspgp96
PDI
calreticulinhmb
ProteaseSerine 1
45 kDa
PDI
betatubulin
alpha 2tubulin
gelsolinenolase
GDP diss. inhibitor
GST Pi
RNA binding protein
transferrn
45 kDa
-SH “DISAPPEAR”
-S-S “APPEAR”
ON OXIDATION….-SH + IAF -S-IAF
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SPOT IDENTIFICATIONSPOT IDENTIFICATION
TRYPTICDIGEST
HPLC
MS 1 MS 2
TANDEM MS (i.e. MS/MS)
PROTEIN PEPTIDES PEPTIDE 1 m/z FRAGMENT n m/z
AMINO ACIDSEQUENCE
SCREEN SEQD-BASESSPOT ID.
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31Cell controlMus musculus (Mouse)Protease serine 19*
No identification8
34Tetraodon nigroviridis (pufferfish)Unamed7*
319Heavy metal bindingM. edulisHeavy metal binding protein
6
297Heavy metal bindingM. edulisHeavy metal binding protein
5
227Heavy metal bindingM. edulis (Blue mussel)Heavy metal binding protein
4
69Binds misfolded proteinsMeloidogyne incognita (cotton root-knot nematode)
Calreticulin3
149Protein foldingConus marmoreus(Cone Snail)PDI2
260ChaperoneStrongylocentrotus purpuratus (Sea Squirt)
Heat shock protein gp961
MOWSEFunctionSpeciesProtein NameSpot no.
31Cell controlMus musculus (Mouse)Protease serine 19*
No identification8
34Tetraodon nigroviridis (pufferfish)Unamed7*
319Heavy metal bindingM. edulisHeavy metal binding protein
6
297Heavy metal bindingM. edulisHeavy metal binding protein
5
227Heavy metal bindingM. edulis (Blue mussel)Heavy metal binding protein
4
69Binds misfolded proteinsMeloidogyne incognita (cotton root-knot nematode)
Calreticulin3
149Protein foldingConus marmoreus(Cone Snail)PDI2
260ChaperoneStrongylocentrotus purpuratus (Sea Squirt)
Heat shock protein gp961
MOWSEFunctionSpeciesProtein NameSpot no.
McDonagh & Sheehan, 2007,
Proteomics, 7, 3395-3403
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USE OF ON-LINE USE OF ON-LINE HOMOLOGY MODELSHOMOLOGY MODELS
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PROCEDURE FOR PROCEDURE FOR HOMOLOGY MODELLINGHOMOLOGY MODELLING
TEMPLATE
STRUCTURE
TARGET
SEQUENCE
IDENTIFY STRUCTURALLY
CONSERVED REGIONS
CREATE DATABASE OF LOOPS
FROM ELSEWHERE IN PDB
SCRs
LOOPS
ENERGY MINIMISE
HOMOLOGY MODEL
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COMBET et al., “Geno3D an automated protein modelling web server, BIOINFORMATICS, 2002, 18, 213-214 http://pbil.ibcp.fr/htm/
ON-LINE HOMOLOGY MODELLING WITH ON-LINE HOMOLOGY MODELLING WITH Geno3DGeno3D
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ON-LINE HOMOLOGY ON-LINE HOMOLOGY MODELLING WITH Geno3DMODELLING WITH Geno3D
• START AT PROTEIN SEQUENCE DATABASE START AT PROTEIN SEQUENCE DATABASE
• AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IS INPUT FOR ON-AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IS INPUT FOR ON-LINE HOMOLOGY MODELING PROGRAM e.g. LINE HOMOLOGY MODELING PROGRAM e.g. GENO3D.GENO3D.
• SELECT TEMPLATESELECT TEMPLATE(PSI-BLAST)(PSI-BLAST)
• RESULTS SENT RESULTS SENT VIA e-MAIL.VIA e-MAIL.
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CATALASE FROM CATALASE FROM M. CalifornianusM. Californianus
TEMPLATE: HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE CATALASE PDB 1F4J
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CATALASE FROM CATALASE FROM M. CalifornianusM. Californianus
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MODEL MODEL QUALITYQUALITY
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STRUCTURALSTRUCTURALANALYSISANALYSIS
MAIN CHAIN PARAMETERS ARECOMPARED TO A STRUCTURE
OF 2Å RESOLUTION
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ROOT MEAN SQUARE DEVIATIONROOT MEAN SQUARE DEVIATION
-Cs
TEMPLATE
MODEL
x1x2
x3
x4
x5
X6 .. RMSD = x2
n
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PROTEINPROTEIN
(% Id)(% Id)
TARGETTARGET
(ACCESSION )(ACCESSION )
TEMPLATETEMPLATE
(PDB ID)(PDB ID)
RMSDRMSD
((ÅÅ) (% Id)) (% Id)
RAMACHANDRANRAMACHANDRAN
(% DISALLOWED)(% DISALLOWED)
MODELMODEL
HISTONE H3HISTONE H3 AAP94664AAP94664 1KX51KX5 6.86 (98.5)6.86 (98.5) 4.24.2
CYT. C CYT. C OXIDASEOXIDASE
AAT98405AAT98405 1V54 11.01 (58.4)11.01 (58.4) 1.11.1
TROPO-TROPO-MYOSINMYOSIN
BAA19209BAA19209 2TMA2TMA 23.94 (50.9)23.94 (50.9) 6.16.1
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
11.11.21.31.41.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
% sequence identiy betweenthe target and the template
RMSD IS ONLY LOOSELY RELATED TO % SEQ. ID.
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RAMACHANDRAN RAMACHANDRAN ANALYSISANALYSIS
CN
AMIDE PLANE
SER ARG
PSIPHI
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LACTOPEROXIDASE: OVERLAY OF LACTOPEROXIDASE: OVERLAY OF MODEL ON TEMPLATE (PyMOL)MODEL ON TEMPLATE (PyMOL)
MOVIE!!
MODEL TEMPLATE
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OTHER MODELSOTHER MODELS
METHIONINE ADENOSYLMETHYL TRANSFERASE
CYTOCHROME COXIDASE
HEAVYMETAL B.P.
LYSOZYME MDRASSOC.DPROTEIN
P-450 P-450 CYP4Y1CYP4Y1
PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE
P-GLYCOPROTEIN
SUPEROXIDEDISMUTASE
TWITCHIN
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RELEVANCE OF HOMOLOGY RELEVANCE OF HOMOLOGY MODELSMODELS
• SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION -> SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION -> “NETWORKS OF PROTEINS”“NETWORKS OF PROTEINS”
• GUIDE FOR STRUCTURE-FUNCTIONGUIDE FOR STRUCTURE-FUNCTION• MODEL SOLVENT ACCESSIBILITYMODEL SOLVENT ACCESSIBILITY• PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONSPROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS• CAVEATS!!CAVEATS!!
– MODELS ARE NOT STRUCTURESMODELS ARE NOT STRUCTURES– SIDE-CHAINSSIDE-CHAINS
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CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS
• PROTEIN MODIFICATIONS NEED PROTEIN MODIFICATIONS NEED TO BE MODELLEDTO BE MODELLED
• MORE SEQUENCE DATA ARE MORE SEQUENCE DATA ARE REQUIRED FOR NON-STANDARD REQUIRED FOR NON-STANDARD SPECIESSPECIES
• THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE 3D ARE POSSIBLE WHERE 3D STRUCTURE ARE LACKING STRUCTURE ARE LACKING
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FUNDING/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFUNDING/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Prog. Res. Third Level Institutions; Prog. Res. Third Level Institutions; IRCSET; EPA; Health Research BoardIRCSET; EPA; Health Research Board
• Collaborators: Dr Tim Veenstra (NCI, Collaborators: Dr Tim Veenstra (NCI, NIH); Drs Ian Davidson, Phil Cash NIH); Drs Ian Davidson, Phil Cash (Aberdeen); Prof Maria Bebiano (Aberdeen); Prof Maria Bebiano (Faro)(Faro)
• Drs. Vera Dowling, Brian McDonagh, Ray TytherDrs. Vera Dowling, Brian McDonagh, Ray Tyther
• Sara Tedesco, Ebenezer Kanagaraj, Hu WentaoSara Tedesco, Ebenezer Kanagaraj, Hu Wentao