Molecular basis for the selective recognition and ubiquitination of centromeric histone H3 by yeast E3 ligase Psh1

Centromeres are chromosomal loci marked by histone variant Cen H3(centromeric histone H3)and essential for genomic stability and cell division.The budding yeast E3 ubiquitin ligase Psh1 selectively recognizes the yeast Cen H3(Cse4)for ubiquitination and controls the cellular level of Cse4 for proteolysis,but the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown.Here,we show that Psh1 uses a Cse4-binding domain(CBD,residues 1-211)to interact with Cse4-H4 instead of H3-H4,yielding a dissociation constant(Kd)of 27 nM.Psh1 recognizes Cse4-specific residues in the L1 loop and a2 helix to ensure Cse4 binding and ubiquitination.We map the Psh1-binding region of Cse4-H4 and identify a wide range of Cse4-specific residues required for the Psh1-mediated Cse4 recognition and ubiquitination.Further analyses reveal that histone chaperone Scm3 can impair Cse4 ubiquitination by abrogating Psh1-Cse4 binding.Together,our study reveals a novel Cse4-binding mode distinct from those of known Cen H3 chaperones and elucidates the mechanism by which Scm3 competes with Psh1 for Cse4 binding.

Selective adsorption behavior of ion-imprinted magnetic chitosan beads for removal of Cu(Ⅱ) ions from aqueous solution

Heavy metal ion is one of the major environmental pollutants.In this study,a Cu(Ⅱ)ions imprinted magnetic chitosan beads are prepared to use chitosan as functional monomer,Cu(Ⅱ)ions as template,Fe_(3)O_(4) as magnetic core and epichlorohydrin and glutaraldehyde as crosslinker,which can be used for removal Cu(Ⅱ)ions from wastewater.The kinetic study shows that the adsorption process follows the pseudosecond-order kinetic equations.The adsorption isotherm study shows that the Langmuir isotherm equation best fits for the monolayer adsorption processes.The selective adsorption properties are performed in Cu(Ⅱ)/Zn(Ⅱ),Cu(Ⅱ)/Ni(Ⅱ),and Cu(Ⅱ)/Co(Ⅱ)binary systems.The results shows that the ⅡMCD has a high selectivity for Cu(Ⅱ)ions in binary systems.The mechanism of ⅡMCD recognition Cu(Ⅱ)ions is also discussed.The results show that the ⅡMCD adsorption Cu(Ⅱ)ions is an enthalpy controlled process.The absolute value of DH(Cu(Ⅱ))and DS(Cu(Ⅱ))is greater than DH(Zn(Ⅱ),Ni(Ⅱ),Co(Ⅱ))and DS(Zn(Ⅱ),Ni(Ⅱ),Co(Ⅱ)),respectively,this indicates that the Cu(Ⅱ)ions have a good spatial matching with imprinted holes on ⅡMCD.The FTIR and XPS also demonstrates the strongly combination of function groups on imprinted holes in the suitable space position.Finally,the ⅡMCD can be regenerated and reused for 10 times without a significantly decreasing in adsorption capacity.This information can be used for further application in the selective removal of Cu(Ⅱ)ions from industrial wastewater.

PREPARATION OF SURFACE ION-IMPRINTED ATTAPULGITE-SUPPORTED POLYMER AND ITS ADSORPTION BEHAVIORS OF Sr(II)

The surface ion-imprinting concept and chitosan incorporated sol-gel process were applied to the preparation of a new attapulgite-supported organic-inorganic hybrid polymer for selective separation of Sr(II) from aqueous solution. The prepared polymer was characterized with SEM, IR and XRD. The results showed that as a sorbent, it had good configuration and binding sites. Its adsorption behaviors for Sr(II) was investigated by FAAS and ICP-AES. The effects on adsorption capacities, including pH, quiescent time, and adsorbent amount were discussed, and the adsorption isothermal curve was obtained. Then the Kd a parameter estimating relative adsorbability, was conducted to study the selectivity towards Sr(II) of the prepared polymer. Under the optimum conditions, the ion-imprinted polymer offered a fast kinetics for the adsorption of Sr(II) and the maximum capacity was 12.9mg/g. The Kd and K parameters estimating relative adsorbability towards target ion, suggested that selective recognition of the ion-imprinted polymer towards Sr(II) was much higher than that of the non-imprinted polymer and attapulgite. Furthermore, the ion-imprinted polymer is of great regeneration capacity. The prepared functional polymer was shown to be promising for selective preseparation and enrichment of trace Sr(II) in environmental samples.

Folded or nonfolded fluorophores incorporating naphthalene:Their fluorescent quenching driven by charge transfer or co-aggregation in the aqueous-organic binary solvent

Folded or nonfolded fluorophores incorporating naphthalene were synthesized and characterized by steady state fluorescence technique.Paraquat as an excellent quenching reagent quenched the fluorescence of Nel6 or nDs(n = 1-4) driven by charge transfer.Under aggregation of nDs,α-CD did not quench the fluorescence of 1D.At lower concentration,the quenching tendency ofα-CD against nDs is 2D>3D>4D,while at higher concentration,the tendency is 2D<3D<4D.α-CD showed the selective recognition on its flu...

Conformation-dependent recognition of mutant HTT proteins by selective autophagy

With the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,a study led by Prof.Lu Boxun(鲁伯埙)from Fudan University demonstrates that a toxic mutant HTT species is resistant to selective autophagy,revealing the fundamental mechanism of Huntington’s Disease.The study was published

Recognition of glycine by cucurbit[5]uril and cucurbit[6]uril:A comparative study of exo-and endo-binding

Recognition features of glycine(Gly)with cucurbit[5]uril(Q[5])and cucurbit[6]uril(Q[6])both in aqueous solution and solid state were investigated by 1 H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.1 H NMR data indicate that the Gly is located outside of the portals of the Q[5],exhibiting exo binding with the Q[5].In the case of the Q[6],the Gly shows endo binding or a dual binding mode(endo and exo binding)with the host,which depends on the amount of the host in the aqueous solution.X-ray crystallography clearly display that the Gly forms 2:1 exclusion complex with the Q[5],and 2:1 inclusion complex with the Q[6].Interestingly,hydrogen bondings between the encapsulated Gly molecules in the Q[6]were observed.

Fabrication and evaluation of molecularly imprinted regenerated cellulose composite membranes via atom transfer radical polymerization

A simple and effective method for surface molecularly imprinted composite membranes （MICMs） for artemisinin （Ars） based on regenerated cellulose membranes was first prepared through surface- initiated atom transfer radical polymerization （ATRP）, and the as-prepared MICMs were then evaluated as adsorbents for selective recognition and separation of Ars molecules. Batch rebinding studies were conducted to determine the specific adsorption equilibrium, kinetics and selective permeation performance. The adsorption capacity of MICMs toward Ars by the Langmuir isotherm model was 2.008 mgg-1, which was nearly 5.0 times higher than non-molecularly imprinted composite membranes （NICMs）. The kinetic property of MICMs was well-fitted by the pseudo-second-order rate equation. The selective permeation experiments were successfully investigated to prove the excellent selective permeation performance for Ars than the competitive analog （artemether）.