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Immunity ; 45(4): 749-760, 2016 10 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27717799

ABSTRACT

The anti-viral T cell response is drawn from the naive T cell repertoire. During influenza infection, the CD8+ T cell response to an H-2Db-restricted nucleoprotein epitope (NP366) is characterized by preferential expansion of T cells bearing TRBV13+ T cell receptors (TCRs) and avoidance of TRBV17+ T cells, despite the latter dominating the naive precursor repertoire. We found two TRBV17+ TCRs that bound H-2Db-NP366 with a 180° reversed polarity compared to the canonical TCR-pMHC-I docking. The TRBV17 ß-chain dominated the interaction and, whereas the complementarity determining region-3 (CDR3) loops exclusively mediated contacts with the MHC-I, peptide specificity was attributable to germline-encoded recognition. Nevertheless, the TRBV17+ TCR exhibited moderate affinity toward H-2Db-NP366 and was capable of signal transduction. Thus, the naive CD8+ T cell pool can comprise TCRs adopting reversed pMHC-I docking modes that limit their involvement in the immune response.


Subject(s)
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology , Animals , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Cell Line , Cell Line, Tumor , Crystallography, X-Ray/methods , Epitopes/immunology , Female , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Jurkat Cells , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Models, Molecular
2.
Structure ; 22(3): 397-408, 2014 Mar 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24530282

ABSTRACT

Recruitment of the Legionella pneumophila effector DrrA to the Legionella-containing vacuole, where it activates and AMPylates Rab1, is mediated by a P4M domain that binds phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate [PI(4)P] with high affinity and specificity. Despite the importance of PI(4)P in Golgi trafficking and its manipulation by pathogens, the structural bases for PI(4)P-dependent membrane recruitment remain poorly defined. Here, we determined the crystal structure of a DrrA fragment including the P4M domain in complex with dibutyl PI(4)P and investigated the determinants of phosphoinositide recognition and membrane targeting. Headgroup recognition involves an elaborate network of direct and water-mediated interactions with basic and polar residues in the context of a deep, constrictive binding pocket. An adjacent hydrophobic helical element packs against the acyl chains and inserts robustly into PI(4)P-containing monolayers. The structural, biochemical, and biophysical data reported here support a detailed structural mechanism for PI(4)P-dependent membrane targeting by DrrA.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/chemistry , Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Binding Sites , Cell Membrane/chemistry , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Crystallography, X-Ray , Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/genetics , Legionella pneumophila/chemistry , Legionella pneumophila/metabolism , Models, Molecular , Protein Conformation
3.
J Biol Chem ; 288(33): 24000-11, 2013 Aug 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23821544

ABSTRACT

GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) from pathogenic bacteria and eukaryotic host organisms deactivate Rab GTPases by supplying catalytic arginine and glutamine fingers in trans and utilizing the cis-glutamine in the DXXGQ motif of the GTPase for binding rather than catalysis. Here, we report the transition state mimetic structure of the Legionella pneumophila GAP LepB in complex with Rab1 and describe a comprehensive structure-based mutational analysis of potential catalytic and recognition determinants. The results demonstrate that LepB does not simply mimic other GAPs but instead deploys an expected arginine finger in conjunction with a novel glutamic acid finger, which forms a salt bridge with an indispensible switch II arginine that effectively locks the cis-glutamine in the DXXGQ motif of Rab1 in a catalytically competent though unprecedented transition state configuration. Surprisingly, a heretofore universal transition state interaction with the cis-glutamine is supplanted by an elaborate polar network involving critical P-loop and switch I serines. LepB further employs an unusual tandem domain architecture to clamp a switch I tyrosine in an open conformation that facilitates access of the arginine finger to the hydrolytic site. Intriguingly, the critical P-loop serine corresponds to an oncogenic substitution in Ras and replaces a conserved glycine essential for the canonical transition state stereochemistry. In addition to expanding GTP hydrolytic paradigms, these observations reveal the unconventional dual finger and non-canonical catalytic network mechanisms of Rab GAPs as necessary alternative solutions to a major impediment imposed by substitution of the conserved P-loop glycine.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , GTPase-Activating Proteins/metabolism , Legionella pneumophila/metabolism , rab GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Biocatalysis , Crystallography, X-Ray , Enzyme Activation , GTP Phosphohydrolases/metabolism , Guanosine Triphosphate/metabolism , Humans , Hydrolysis , Kinetics , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Sequence Alignment , Static Electricity , Structure-Activity Relationship , Tyrosine/metabolism , rab GTP-Binding Proteins/chemistry
4.
J Biol Chem ; 285(36): 27581-9, 2010 Sep 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20587420

ABSTRACT

Protein kinase B/Akt protein kinases control an array of diverse functions, including cell growth, survival, proliferation, and metabolism. We report here the identification of pleckstrin homology-like domain family B member 1 (PHLDB1) as an insulin-responsive protein that enhances Akt activation. PHLDB1 contains a pleckstrin homology domain, which we show binds phosphatidylinositol PI(3,4)P(2), PI(3,5)P(2), and PI(3,4,5)P(3), as well as a Forkhead-associated domain and coiled coil regions. PHLDB1 expression is increased during adipocyte differentiation, and it is abundant in many mouse tissues. Both endogenous and HA- or GFP-tagged PHLDB1 displayed a cytoplasmic disposition in unstimulated cultured adipocytes but translocated to the plasma membrane in response to insulin. Depletion of PHLDB1 by siRNA inhibited insulin stimulation of Akt phosphorylation but not tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1. RNAi-based silencing of PHLDB1 in cultured adipocytes also attenuated insulin-stimulated deoxyglucose transport and Myc-GLUT4-EGFP translocation to the plasma membrane, whereas knockdown of the PHLDB1 isoform PHLDB2 failed to attenuate insulin-stimulated deoxyglucose transport. Furthermore, adenovirus-mediated expression of PHLDB1 in adipocytes enhanced insulin-stimulated Akt and p70 S6 kinase phosphorylation, as well as GLUT4 translocation. These results indicate that PHLDB1 is a novel modulator of Akt protein kinase activation by insulin.


Subject(s)
Adipocytes/drug effects , Adipocytes/metabolism , Glucose Transporter Type 4/metabolism , Insulin/pharmacology , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , 3T3-L1 Cells , Animals , Blood Proteins/chemistry , Enzyme Activation/drug effects , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Gene Silencing , Glucose/metabolism , Humans , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/chemistry , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/deficiency , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics , Mice , Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates/metabolism , Phosphoproteins/chemistry , Phosphorylation/drug effects , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Protein Transport/drug effects , Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/metabolism , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
5.
Water Res ; 36(17): 4185-92, 2002 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12420923

ABSTRACT

Laboratory-scale experiments were performed to develop a procedure for biological treatment of recalcitrant anaerobic industrial effluent (from ethanol and citric acid production) using first the microalga Chlorella vulgaris followed by the macrophyte Lemna minuscula. This recalcitrant dark-colored wastewater, containing high levels of organic matter and low pH, prevents the growth of microalgae and macrophytes, and therefore, could not be treated by them. Therefore, the wastewater was diluted to 10% of the original concentration with wash water from the production line. Within 4 days of incubation in the wastewater, C. vulgaris population grew from 5 x 10(5) to 2 x 10(6) cells/mL. This culture reduced ammonium ion (71.6%), phosphorus (28%), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) (61%), and dissolved a floating microbial biofilm after 5 days of incubation. Consequently, L. minuscule was able to grow in the treated wastewater (from 7 to 14 g/bioreactor after 6 days), precipitated the microalgal cells (by shading the culture), and reduced other organic matter and color (up to 52%) after an additional 6 days of incubation. However, L. minuscula did not improve removal of nutrients. This study demonstrates the feasibility of combining microalgae and macrophytes for bioremediation of recalcitrant industrial wastewater.


Subject(s)
Araceae/metabolism , Bioreactors , Chlorella/metabolism , Citric Acid , Ethanol , Water Purification/methods , Anaerobiosis , Biodegradation, Environmental , Biofilms , Phosphorus/metabolism , Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/metabolism , Time Factors , Water Microbiology
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