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Sci Rep ; 8(1): 13614, 2018 09 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30206284

RESUMO

Fetal growth may be impaired by poor placental function or maternal conditions, each of which can influence the transfer of nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the developing fetus. Large-scale studies of metabolites (metabolomics) are key to understand cellular metabolism and pathophysiology of human conditions. Herein, maternal and cord blood plasma samples were used for NMR-based metabolic fingerprinting and profiling, including analysis of the enrichment of circulating lipid classes and subclasses, as well as the number of sub-fraction particles and their size. Changes in phosphatidylcholines and glycoproteins were prominent in growth-restricted fetuses indicating significant alterations in their abundance and biophysical properties. Lipoprotein profiles showed significantly lower plasma concentrations of cholesterol-intermediate density lipoprotein (IDL), triglycerides-IDL and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in mothers of growth-restricted fetuses compared to controls (p < 0.05). In contrast, growth-restricted fetuses had significantly higher plasma concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides transporting lipoproteins [LDL, IDL, and VLDL, (p < 0.005; all)], as well as increased VLDL particle types (large, medium and small). Significant changes in plasma concentrations of formate, histidine, isoleucine and citrate in growth-restricted fetuses were also observed. Comprehensive metabolic profiling reveals that both, mother and fetuses of pregnancies complicated with fetal growth restriction have a substantial disruption in lipid metabolism.


Assuntos
Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/sangue , Feto/metabolismo , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos/genética , Lipídeos/sangue , Colesterol/sangue , HDL-Colesterol/sangue , LDL-Colesterol/sangue , Feminino , Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/fisiopatologia , Feto/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Lipoproteínas/sangue , Lipoproteínas HDL/sangue , Lipoproteínas VLDL/sangue , Masculino , Metaboloma/genética , Mães , Gravidez , Triglicerídeos/sangue
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FEBS J ; 278(12): 2080-9, 2011 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21481191

RESUMO

Actinoporins are a family of sea anemone proteins that bind to membranes and produce functional pores which result in cell lysis. Actinoporin variants with decreased lytic activity usually show a reduced affinity for membranes. However, for some of these mutant versions there is no direct correlation between the loss of binding affinity and the decrease in their overall lytic activity, suggesting that other steps in pore formation may be hampered or facilitated by the mutations. To test this hypothesis on the mechanism of pore formation by this interesting family of proteins, structural and dynamic NMR studies have been carried out on two disabled variants of the actinoporin Sticholysin II, R29Q and Y111N. It is shown that their lytic activity is not only related to their membrane affinity but also to their conformational mechanism for membrane insertion. Alterations in their activities can be explained by structural, electrostatic and dynamic differences in a cluster of aromatic moieties and the N-terminus. In addition, the dynamic properties of some segments located at the C-terminus of the R29Q variant suggest a relevant role for this region in terms of protein-protein interactions. On the basis of all these results, we propose that R29 anchors a network of electrostatic interactions crucial for the actinoporin's approach to the membrane and that Y111 induces a necessary disorder in the loop regions that bind to membranes.


Assuntos
Venenos de Cnidários/química , Venenos de Cnidários/toxicidade , Proteínas Citotóxicas Formadoras de Poros/química , Proteínas Citotóxicas Formadoras de Poros/toxicidade , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Animais , Venenos de Cnidários/genética , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Proteínas Citotóxicas Formadoras de Poros/genética , Conformação Proteica , Dobramento de Proteína , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Anêmonas-do-Mar/química , Anêmonas-do-Mar/genética , Eletricidade Estática , Terpenos
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Chemistry ; 16(18): 5314-23, 2010 May 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20232309

RESUMO

KIA7, a peptide with a highly restricted set of amino acids (Lys, Ile, Ala, Gly and Tyr), adopts a specifically folded structure. Some amino acids, including Lys, Ile, Ala, Gly and His, form under the same putative prebiotic conditions, whereas different conditions are needed for producing Tyr, Phe and Trp. Herein, we report the 3D structure and conformational stability of the peptide KIA7H, which is composed of only Lys, Ile, Ala, Gly and His. When the imidazole group is neutral, this 20-mer peptide adopts a four-helix bundle with a specifically packed hydrophobic core. Therefore, one-pot prebiotic proteins with well-defined structures might have arisen early in chemical evolution. The Trp variant, KIA7W, was also studied. It adopts a 3D structure similar to that of KIA7H and its previously studied Tyr and Phe variants, but is remarkably more stable. When tested for ribonucleolytic activity, KIA7H, KIA7W and even short, unstructured peptides rich in His and Lys, in combination with Mg(++), Mn(++) or Ni(++) (but not Cu(++), Zn(++) or EDTA) specifically cleave the single-stranded region in an RNA stem-loop. This suggests that prebiotic peptide-divalent cation complexes with ribonucleolytic activity might have co-inhabited the RNA world.


Assuntos
Cátions/química , Metaloproteínas/química , Oligopeptídeos/química , Peptídeos/química , Prebióticos/análise , RNA/química , Ribonucleases/antagonistas & inibidores , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Modelos Moleculares , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Conformação Proteica , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Biomol NMR Assign ; 4(1): 69-72, 2010 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20165934

RESUMO

Sticholysin II is an actinoporin of 175 amino acids produced by the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus. Several studies with different mutants have been performed to characterize its molecular properties and activity. As a first step towards a 3D structural characterization and its interaction with membrane models at a residue level, herein we report the nearly complete NMR (15)N, (13)C and (1)H chemical shifts assignments of the Y111N variant at pH 4.0 and 25 degrees C (BMRB No. 16630). The assignment is complete for the biologically relevant residues, specially for those implicated in membrane interactions.


Assuntos
Venenos de Cnidários/química , Venenos de Cnidários/genética , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Anêmonas-do-Mar/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Isótopos de Carbono/química , Escherichia coli , Variação Genética , Hidrogênio/química , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Proteínas Mutantes/química , Isótopos de Nitrogênio/química , Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular , Temperatura
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