The gut microbiome interacts with the host to maintain body homeostasis,with gut microbial dysbiosis implicated in many diseases.However,the underlying mechanisms of gut microbe regulation of host behavior and brain f...The gut microbiome interacts with the host to maintain body homeostasis,with gut microbial dysbiosis implicated in many diseases.However,the underlying mechanisms of gut microbe regulation of host behavior and brain functions remain unclear.This study aimed to elucidate the influence of gut microbiota on brain functions via post-translational modification mechanisms in the presence or absence of bacteria without any stimulation.We conducted succinylome analysis of hippocampal proteins in germ-free(GF)and specific pathogen-free(SPF)mice and metagenomic analysis of feces from SPF mice.These results were integrated with previously reported hippocampal acetylome and phosphorylome data from the same batch of mice.Subsequent bioinformatics analyses revealed 584 succinylation sites on 455 proteins,including 54 up-regulated succinylation sites on 91 proteins and 99 down-regulated sites on 51 proteins in the GF mice compared to the SPF mice.We constructed a panoramic map of gut microbiota-regulated succinylation,acetylation,and phosphorylation,and identified cross-talk and relative independence between the different types of post-translational modifications in modulating complicated intracellular pathways.Pearson correlation analysis indicated that 13 taxa,predominantly belonging to the Bacteroidetes phylum,were correlated with the biological functions of post-translational modifications.Positive correlations between these taxa and succinylation and negative correlations between these taxa and acetylation were identified in the modulation of intracellular pathways.This study highlights the hippocampal physiological changes induced by the absence of gut microbiota,and proteomic quantification of succinylation,phosphorylation,and acetylation,contributing to our understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in brain function and behavioral phenotypes.展开更多
Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-met...Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A) modifications are the most common form of epigenetic regulation at the RNA level and play an essential role in biological processes. However, whether m^(6)A modifications participate in corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury remains unknown. We found that expression of methyltransferase 14 protein(METTL14) in the locomotor cortex was high after spinal cord injury and accompanied by elevated m^(6)A levels. Knockdown of Mettl14 in the locomotor cortex was not favorable for corticospinal tract regeneration and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Through bioinformatics analysis and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we found that METTL14 regulated Trib2 expression in an m^(6)A-regulated manner, thereby activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promoting corticospinal tract regeneration. Finally, we administered syringin, a stabilizer of METTL14, using molecular docking. Results confirmed that syringin can promote corticospinal tract regeneration and facilitate neurological recovery by stabilizing METTL14. Findings from this study reveal that m^(6)A modification is involved in the regulation of corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury.展开更多
As naturally sourced proteins,peanut proteins have garnered significant attention from the food industry,owing to their numerous advantages,such as easy extraction,non-pungency,and high bioavailability.Furthermore,pea...As naturally sourced proteins,peanut proteins have garnered significant attention from the food industry,owing to their numerous advantages,such as easy extraction,non-pungency,and high bioavailability.Furthermore,peanut proteins are highly digestible in the gastrointestinal tract and boast a high net protein utilization rate,making them an appealing protein source in food products and a promising alternative to animal protein.In this paper,the recent works on the extraction method,modification method,and application of peanut proteins were reviewed.Both advantages and disadvantages of current extraction and modification were discussed.Recently updated information about peanut protein research was summarized.Based on these,the prospection of peanut proteins research was presented,which may be instructive for future research in this field.Future research is still needed for accessible modification methods to develop the functional properties of peanut proteins.展开更多
Replication of hepatitis C virus(HCV)depends on the interaction of viral proteins with various host cellular proteins and signalling pathways.Similar to cellular proteins,post-translational modifications(PTMs)of HCV p...Replication of hepatitis C virus(HCV)depends on the interaction of viral proteins with various host cellular proteins and signalling pathways.Similar to cellular proteins,post-translational modifications(PTMs)of HCV proteins are essential for proper protein function and regulation,thus,directly affecting viral life cycle and the generation of infectious virus particles.Cleavage of the HCV polyprotein by cellular and viral proteases into more than 10 proteins represents an early protein modification step after translation of the HCV positivestranded RNA genome.The key modifications include the regulated intramembranous proteolytic cleavage of core protein,disulfide bond formation of core,glycosylation of HCV envelope proteins E1 and E2,methylation of nonstructural protein 3(NS3),biotinylation of NS4A,ubiquitination of NS5B and phosphorylation of core and NS5B.Other modifications like ubiquitination of core and palmitoylation of core and NS4B proteins have been reported as well.For some modifications such as phosphorylation of NS3 and NS5A and acetylation of NS3,we have limited understanding of their effects on HCV replication and pathogenesis while the impact of other modifications is far from clear.In this review,we summarize the available information on PTMs of HCV proteins and discuss their relevance to HCV replication and pathogenesis.展开更多
The onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is usually characterized by focal death of both upper and/or lower motor neurons occurring in the motor cortex,basal ganglia,brainstem,and spinal cord,and commonly involves t...The onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is usually characterized by focal death of both upper and/or lower motor neurons occurring in the motor cortex,basal ganglia,brainstem,and spinal cord,and commonly involves the muscles of the upper and/or lower extremities,and the muscles of the bulbar and/or respiratory regions.However,as the disease progresses,it affects the adjacent body regions,leading to generalized muscle weakness,occasionally along with memory,cognitive,behavioral,and language impairments;respiratory dysfunction occurs at the final stage of the disease.The disease has a complicated pathophysiology and currently,only riluzole,edaravone,and phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol are licensed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in many industrialized countries.The TAR DNA-binding protein 43 inclusions are observed in 97%of those diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.This review provides a preliminary overview of the potential effects of TAR DNAbinding protein 43 in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,including the abnormalities in nucleoplasmic transport,RNA function,post-translational modification,liquid-liquid phase separation,stress granules,mitochondrial dysfunction,oxidative stress,axonal transport,protein quality control system,and non-cellular autonomous functions(e.g.,glial cell functions and prion-like propagation).展开更多
This study aimed to modify isolated and extracted peanut protein with hot alkali to study the impact of pH,heating temperature,processing time and other alkali liquor conditions on the molecular structure of the peanu...This study aimed to modify isolated and extracted peanut protein with hot alkali to study the impact of pH,heating temperature,processing time and other alkali liquor conditions on the molecular structure of the peanut.Curcumin was loaded in modified peanut protein.The results of the study are as follows:Within the alkaline range of 8<pH<12,the percentage of amino acid residue(AAR)and-turns first increased and then decreased with the increasing pH,and the percentage of AAR reached a maximum 5.21±0.33%when the pH was 11(p<0.01).The percentage of˛-helices andβ-sheets gradually decreased with increasing pH,while that of random coils gradually increased with increasing pH,reaching a maximum 11.24±0.87%when the pH was 11(p<0.05).Within the range of the heating temperature 75℃<T<95℃,the percentage of random coils andβ-sheets gradually increased with increasing heating temperature,while that of-helices and AAR gradually decreased with increasing heating temperature;they remained unchanged when the heating temperature was 90℃,and then decreased to(10.41±1.18%;p<0.01)and(4.02±2.12%;p<0.01),respectively.Within the range of 5 min<t<20 min,the percentage of random coils and AAR gradually increased with increasing heating time,while the percentage ofα-helices decreased from 11.83±1.04%to 10.75±2.34%with increased heating time(p<0.01).The optimum conditions for hot alkali modification of peanut protein as followed:heating temperature of 90℃,heating time of 20 min and a pH of alkali liquor of 11.Under these optimum conditions,the embedding rate of curcumin by the modified protein can reach 88.32±1.29%.展开更多
Age-related macular degeneration(AMD)is a progressive retinal disease,which is the leading cause of blindness in western countries.There is an urgency to establish new therapeutic strategies that could prevent or dela...Age-related macular degeneration(AMD)is a progressive retinal disease,which is the leading cause of blindness in western countries.There is an urgency to establish new therapeutic strategies that could prevent or delay the progression of AMD more efficiently.Until now,the pathogenesis of AMD has remained unclear,limiting the development of the novel therapy.Bruch’s membrane(BM)goes through remarkable changes in AMD,playing a significant role during the disease course.The main aim of this review is to present the crucial processes that occur at the level of BM,with special consideration of the lipid accumulation and protein modifications.Besides,some therapies targeted at these molecules and the construction of BM in tissue engineering of retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)cells transplantation were listed.Hopefully,this review may provide a reference for researchers engaged in pathogenesis or management on AMD.展开更多
The 57 kDa antigen recognized by the Ki-1 antibody,is also known as intracellular hyaluronic acid binding protein 4 and shares 40.7%identity and 67.4%similarity with serpin mRNA binding protein 1,which is also named C...The 57 kDa antigen recognized by the Ki-1 antibody,is also known as intracellular hyaluronic acid binding protein 4 and shares 40.7%identity and 67.4%similarity with serpin mRNA binding protein 1,which is also named CGI-55,or plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1-RNA binding protein-1,indicating that they might be paralog proteins,possibly with similar or redundant functions in human cells.Through the identification of their protein interactomes,both regulatory proteins have been functionally implicated in transcriptional regulation,mRNA metabolism,specifically RNA splicing,the regulation of mRNA stability,especially,in the context of the progesterone hormone response,and the DNA damage response.Both proteins also show a complex pattern of post-translational modifications,involving Ser/Thr phosphorylation,mainly through protein kinase C,arginine methylation and SUMOylation,suggesting that their functions and locations are highly regulated.Furthermore,they show a highly dynamic cellular localization pattern with localizations in both the cytoplasm and nucleus as well as punctuated localizations in both granular cytoplasmic protein bodies,upon stress,and nuclear splicing speckles.Several reports in the literature show altered expressions of both regulatory proteins in a series of cancers as well as mutations in their genes that may contribute to tumorigenesis.This review highlights important aspects of the structure,interactome,post-translational modifications,sub-cellular localization and function of both regulatory proteins and further discusses their possible functions and their potential as tumor markers in different cancer settings.展开更多
Food allergens are mainly naturally-occurring proteins with immunoglobulin E(IgE)-binding epitopes.Understanding the structural and immunogenic characteristics of allergenic proteins is essential in assessing whether ...Food allergens are mainly naturally-occurring proteins with immunoglobulin E(IgE)-binding epitopes.Understanding the structural and immunogenic characteristics of allergenic proteins is essential in assessing whether and how food processing techniques reduce allergenicity.We here discuss the impacts of food processing technologies on the modification of physicochemical,structural,and immunogenic properties of allergenic proteins.Detection techniques for characterizing changes in these properties of food allergens are summarized.Food processing helps to reduce allergenicity by aggregating or denaturing proteins,which masks,modifies,or destroys antigenic epitopes,whereas,it cannot eliminate allergenicity completely,and sometimes even improves allergenicity by exposing new epitopes.Moreover,most food processing techniques have been tested on purified food allergens rather than food products due to potential interference of other food components.We provide guidance for further development of processing operations that can decrease the allergenicity of allergenic food proteins without negatively impacting the nutritional profile.展开更多
It is likely that the majority of proteins will undergo post-translational modification, be it enzymatic or non-enzymatic. These modified protein(s) regulate activity, localization and interaction with other cellular ...It is likely that the majority of proteins will undergo post-translational modification, be it enzymatic or non-enzymatic. These modified protein(s) regulate activity, localization and interaction with other cellular molecules thereby maintaining cellular hemostasis. Alcohol exposure significantly alters several of these post-translational modifications leading to impairments of many essential physiological processes. Here, we present new insights into novel modifications following ethanol exposure and their role in the initiation and progression of liver injury. This critical review condenses the proceedings of a symposium at the European Society for the Biomedical Research on Alcoholism Meeting held September 12-15, 2015, in Valencia, Spain.展开更多
In the present work, computational analyses were applied to study the subcellular localiza-tion and posttranslational modifications of hu-man prion proteins (PrPs). The tentative location of prion protein was determin...In the present work, computational analyses were applied to study the subcellular localiza-tion and posttranslational modifications of hu-man prion proteins (PrPs). The tentative location of prion protein was determined to be in the nu-cleolus inside the nucleus by the following bio-informatics tools: Hum-PLoc, Euk-PLoc and Nuc-PLoc. Based on our results signal peptides with average of 22 base pairs in N-terminal were identified in human PrPs. This theoretical study demonstrates that PrP is post-translationally modified by: 1) attachment of two N-linked complex carbohydrate moieties (N181 and N197), 2) attachmet of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) at serine 230 and 3) formation of two di-sulfide bonds between “6–22” and “179–214” cysteines. Furthermore, ten protein kinase phosphorylation sites were predicted in human PrP. The above-noted phosphorylation was car-ried out by PKC and CK2. By using bioinfor-matics tools, we have shown that computation-ally human PrPs locate particularly into the nu-cleolus.展开更多
The rapid development of surface sensitive biosensor technologies requires optimum control of surface modification to provide reliable and reproducible results. With the aim to assemble a quartz crystal microbalance (...The rapid development of surface sensitive biosensor technologies requires optimum control of surface modification to provide reliable and reproducible results. With the aim to assemble a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)-based protein biosensor, we focus our attention on sulfide receptor and its integration with the surface of the electrode. Here, we present different surface modification processing time to allow sulfide molecules to be immobilized to gold coated sensor for QCM sensing. The optimum surface modification processing time is also obtained by bovine serum albumin (BSA) binding measurement.展开更多
Acylation has been shown to be an effective toolfor improving surface functional properties of plant proteins.Soy bean protein has been extensively modified throughchemical and enzvmatic treatments.Their effectiveness...Acylation has been shown to be an effective toolfor improving surface functional properties of plant proteins.Soy bean protein has been extensively modified throughchemical and enzvmatic treatments.Their effectiveness lies intheir high nutritional value and low cost,which promotetheir use as ingredients for the formulation of food products.This paper reports a complete review of chemical modificationof various proteins from plant and animal sources,The nutri-tive and toxicological aspects through in vitro and in vivotests are also described.展开更多
Chemical modifications of proteins induced by ambient ozone(O_(3))and nitrogen oxides(NOx)are of public health concerns due to their potential to trigger respiratory diseases.The laboratory and environmental exposure ...Chemical modifications of proteins induced by ambient ozone(O_(3))and nitrogen oxides(NOx)are of public health concerns due to their potential to trigger respiratory diseases.The laboratory and environmental exposure systems have been widely used to investigate their relevant mechanism in the atmosphere.Using bovine serum albumin(BSA)as a model protein,we evaluated the two systems and aimed to reduce the uncertainties of both the reactants and products in the corresponding kinetic study.In the laboratory simulation system,the generated gaseous pollutants showed negligible losses.Ten layers of BSA were coated on the flow tube with protein extraction recovery of 87.4%.For environmental exposure experiment,quartz fiber filter was selected as the upper filter with low gaseous O_(3)(8.0%)and NO_(2)(1.7%)losses,and cellulose acetate filter was appropriate for the lower filter with protein extraction efficiency of 95.2%.The protein degradation process was observed without the exposure to atmospheric oxidants and contributed to the loss of protein monomer mass fractions,while environmental factors(e.g.,molecular oxygen and ultraviolet)may cause greater protein monomer losses.Based on the evaluation,the study exemplarily applied the two systems to protein modification and both showed that O_(3) promotes the protein oligomerization and nitration,while increased temperature can accelerate the oligomerization and increased relative humidity can inhibit the nitration in the environmental exposure samples.The developed laboratory and environmental systems are suitable for studying protein modifications formed under different atmospheric conditions.A combination of the two will further reveal the actual mechanism of protein modifications.展开更多
Protein post-translational modifications(PTMs),such as ubiquitination,phosphorylation,and small ubiquitin-like modifier(SUMO)ylation,are crucial for regulating protein stability,activity,subcellular localization,and b...Protein post-translational modifications(PTMs),such as ubiquitination,phosphorylation,and small ubiquitin-like modifier(SUMO)ylation,are crucial for regulating protein stability,activity,subcellular localization,and binding with cofactors.Such modifications remarkably increase the variety and complexity of proteomes,which are essential for regulating numerous cellular and physiological processes.The regulation of auxin signaling is finely tuned in time and space to guide various plant growth and development.Accumulating evidence indicates that PTMs play critical roles in auxin signaling regulations.Thus,a thorough and systematic review of the functions of PTMs in auxin signal transduction will improve our profound comprehension of the regulation mechanism of auxin signaling and auxin-mediated various processes.This review discusses the progress of protein ubiquitination,phosphorylation,histone acetylation and methylation,SUMOylation,and S-nitrosylation in the regulation of auxin signaling.展开更多
Surface-grafted poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) molecules are known to prevent protein adsorption to the surface. Nitinol samples were coated under tetraglyme ECR cold plasma conditions to enhance its biocompatibility. Th...Surface-grafted poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) molecules are known to prevent protein adsorption to the surface. Nitinol samples were coated under tetraglyme ECR cold plasma conditions to enhance its biocompatibility. The modified Nitinol surfaces were characterized by high resolution ESCA and contact angle, it was demonstrated that the deposited PEG-like coatings were built up mainly of-CH2-CH2-O- linkages in surfaces. The surface wettability of the modified Nitinol was increased compared with the control surface. Human plasma protein was adsorbed on Nitinol evaluated by SEM, the protein adsorption on modified surfaces decreased rapidly. Thus, the potential benefits of cold plasma technique will be of use to the biomedical industries improving the biocompatibility of metals.展开更多
While phthalate acid esters(PAEs)cannot fluoresce alone,they can be detected by fluorescence spectroscopy after chelation with bovine serum albumin(BSA).In this study,the types of amino acid residues at the active sit...While phthalate acid esters(PAEs)cannot fluoresce alone,they can be detected by fluorescence spectroscopy after chelation with bovine serum albumin(BSA).In this study,the types of amino acid residues at the active site of PAEs chelated with BSA were determined using molecular docking technology.A modification scheme of BSA with higher detection sensitivity fluorescence spectroscopy for PAEs was proposed based on the docking results and constructed for a novel BSA structure with a higher detection sensitivity of fluorescence spectroscopy using a homologous modeling method.Density functional theory(DFT)was employed to explore the influence before and after BSA modification on PAEs’detection through fluorescence spectroscopy.The results showed that the docking scores between BSAs and dimethyl phthalate(DMP),dibutyl phthalate(DBP)and di-n-octyl phthalate(DNOP)were increased up to 26.45%,16.82%and 16.30%,respectively,indicating that the active site modification of BSA could enhance the binding affinity between BSA and PAEs.The fluorescence intensity of PAEs chelated with modified BSAs were calculated.The fluorescence intensity of fluorescence spectroscopy for DMP,DBP and DNOP chelated with BSAs after modification was increased up to 2.8-,104.51-and 62.43-fold,respectively,which achieved the purpose of theoretically modifying BSA to improve the detection sensitivity of fluorescence spectroscopy for PAEs.展开更多
BACKGROUND Post-translational modifications play key roles in various biological processes.Protein arginine methyltransferases(PRMTs)transfer the methyl group to specific arginine residues.Both PRMT1 and PRMT6 have em...BACKGROUND Post-translational modifications play key roles in various biological processes.Protein arginine methyltransferases(PRMTs)transfer the methyl group to specific arginine residues.Both PRMT1 and PRMT6 have emerges as crucial factors in the development and progression of multiple cancer types.We posit that PRMT1 and PRMT6 might interplay directly or in-directly in multiple ways accounting for shared disease phenotypes.AIM To investigate the mechanism of the interaction between PRMT1 and PRMT6.METHODS Gel electrophoresis autoradiography was performed to test the methyltranferase activity of PRMTs and characterize the kinetics parameters of PRMTs.Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryanalysis was performed to detect the PRMT6 methylation sites.RESULTS In this study we investigated the interaction between PRMT1 and PRMT6,and PRMT6 was shown to be a novel substrate of PRMT1.We identified specific arginine residues of PRMT6 that are methylated by PRMT1,with R106 being the major methylation site.Combined biochemical and cellular data showed that PRMT1 downregulates the enzymatic activity of PRMT6 in histone H3 methylation.CONCLUSION PRMT6 is methylated by PRMT1 and R106 is a major methylation site induced by PRMT1.PRMT1 methylation suppresses the activity of PRMT6.展开更多
The rapidly increasing global population has resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet.The mussel meat protein is an affordable,abundant,sustainable,and environmentally friendly source of proteins...The rapidly increasing global population has resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet.The mussel meat protein is an affordable,abundant,sustainable,and environmentally friendly source of proteins suitable for human consumption.This review described the composition and characteristics of mussel meat proteins,as well as methods for sufficiently isolating and extracting these proteins.Several non-thermal processing technologies including high-pressure homogenization and ultrasonication are introduced for the mussel meat protein modification,and the impact of these processing treatments on the structure and functional properties of mussel meat proteins is also discussed.Moreover,the production of bioactive peptides with various kinds of biological activities from mussel meat proteins is highlighted.Finally,industrial and commercial applications of mussel meat proteins and their derived bioactive peptides in food formulations are discussed.The research findings demonstrated that homogenization and ultrasonication treatments could induce the change in protein conformation and significantly improve the functionality of mussel meat proteins.Enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation are effective approaches to produce bioactive peptides with multiple biological activities from mussels.Mussel meat proteins exhibit considerable nutritional and functional values compared to other widely used protein sources.Therefore,mussel meat protein could be used as a sustainable alternative protein resource in food applications.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation Project of China(81820108015,82201683)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M693926,2020TQ0393,2020M683634XB)+1 种基金Chongqing Science&Technology Commission(cstc2021jcyj-bshX0150,cstc2021jcyj-bshX0201)Special Funding for Chongqing Postdoctoral Research Projects(2021XMT001)。
文摘The gut microbiome interacts with the host to maintain body homeostasis,with gut microbial dysbiosis implicated in many diseases.However,the underlying mechanisms of gut microbe regulation of host behavior and brain functions remain unclear.This study aimed to elucidate the influence of gut microbiota on brain functions via post-translational modification mechanisms in the presence or absence of bacteria without any stimulation.We conducted succinylome analysis of hippocampal proteins in germ-free(GF)and specific pathogen-free(SPF)mice and metagenomic analysis of feces from SPF mice.These results were integrated with previously reported hippocampal acetylome and phosphorylome data from the same batch of mice.Subsequent bioinformatics analyses revealed 584 succinylation sites on 455 proteins,including 54 up-regulated succinylation sites on 91 proteins and 99 down-regulated sites on 51 proteins in the GF mice compared to the SPF mice.We constructed a panoramic map of gut microbiota-regulated succinylation,acetylation,and phosphorylation,and identified cross-talk and relative independence between the different types of post-translational modifications in modulating complicated intracellular pathways.Pearson correlation analysis indicated that 13 taxa,predominantly belonging to the Bacteroidetes phylum,were correlated with the biological functions of post-translational modifications.Positive correlations between these taxa and succinylation and negative correlations between these taxa and acetylation were identified in the modulation of intracellular pathways.This study highlights the hippocampal physiological changes induced by the absence of gut microbiota,and proteomic quantification of succinylation,phosphorylation,and acetylation,contributing to our understanding of the role of the gut microbiome in brain function and behavioral phenotypes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82030071 (to JH),82272495 (to YC)Science and Technology Major Project of Changsha,No.kh2103008 (to JH)Graduate Students’ Independent Innovative Projects of Hunan Province,No.CX20230311 (to YJ)。
文摘Spinal cord injury typically causes corticospinal tract disruption. Although the disrupted corticospinal tract can self-regenerate to a certain degree, the underlying mechanism of this process is still unclear. N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A) modifications are the most common form of epigenetic regulation at the RNA level and play an essential role in biological processes. However, whether m^(6)A modifications participate in corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury remains unknown. We found that expression of methyltransferase 14 protein(METTL14) in the locomotor cortex was high after spinal cord injury and accompanied by elevated m^(6)A levels. Knockdown of Mettl14 in the locomotor cortex was not favorable for corticospinal tract regeneration and neurological recovery after spinal cord injury. Through bioinformatics analysis and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we found that METTL14 regulated Trib2 expression in an m^(6)A-regulated manner, thereby activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promoting corticospinal tract regeneration. Finally, we administered syringin, a stabilizer of METTL14, using molecular docking. Results confirmed that syringin can promote corticospinal tract regeneration and facilitate neurological recovery by stabilizing METTL14. Findings from this study reveal that m^(6)A modification is involved in the regulation of corticospinal tract regeneration after spinal cord injury.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province[grant number ZR2020QC218]Key R&D plan of Shandong Province[grant number 2019YYSP005]+2 种基金Major Science and Technology Projects of Shandong Province[grant number2019JZZY010722]Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Benefit People Project[grant number 20-3-4-34-nsh]Breeding Plan of Shandong Provincial Qingchuang Research Team[grant number 2021-Innovation Team of Functional Plant Protein-Based Food]。
文摘As naturally sourced proteins,peanut proteins have garnered significant attention from the food industry,owing to their numerous advantages,such as easy extraction,non-pungency,and high bioavailability.Furthermore,peanut proteins are highly digestible in the gastrointestinal tract and boast a high net protein utilization rate,making them an appealing protein source in food products and a promising alternative to animal protein.In this paper,the recent works on the extraction method,modification method,and application of peanut proteins were reviewed.Both advantages and disadvantages of current extraction and modification were discussed.Recently updated information about peanut protein research was summarized.Based on these,the prospection of peanut proteins research was presented,which may be instructive for future research in this field.Future research is still needed for accessible modification methods to develop the functional properties of peanut proteins.
基金Supported by Canadian Institutes of Health Research,Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation,and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
文摘Replication of hepatitis C virus(HCV)depends on the interaction of viral proteins with various host cellular proteins and signalling pathways.Similar to cellular proteins,post-translational modifications(PTMs)of HCV proteins are essential for proper protein function and regulation,thus,directly affecting viral life cycle and the generation of infectious virus particles.Cleavage of the HCV polyprotein by cellular and viral proteases into more than 10 proteins represents an early protein modification step after translation of the HCV positivestranded RNA genome.The key modifications include the regulated intramembranous proteolytic cleavage of core protein,disulfide bond formation of core,glycosylation of HCV envelope proteins E1 and E2,methylation of nonstructural protein 3(NS3),biotinylation of NS4A,ubiquitination of NS5B and phosphorylation of core and NS5B.Other modifications like ubiquitination of core and palmitoylation of core and NS4B proteins have been reported as well.For some modifications such as phosphorylation of NS3 and NS5A and acetylation of NS3,we have limited understanding of their effects on HCV replication and pathogenesis while the impact of other modifications is far from clear.In this review,we summarize the available information on PTMs of HCV proteins and discuss their relevance to HCV replication and pathogenesis.
基金in part supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.30560042,81160161,81360198,and 82160255Education Department of Jiangxi Province,Nos.GJJ13198 and GJJ170021+1 种基金Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology,No.20192BAB205043Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province,Nos.20181019 and 202210002(all to RX)。
文摘The onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is usually characterized by focal death of both upper and/or lower motor neurons occurring in the motor cortex,basal ganglia,brainstem,and spinal cord,and commonly involves the muscles of the upper and/or lower extremities,and the muscles of the bulbar and/or respiratory regions.However,as the disease progresses,it affects the adjacent body regions,leading to generalized muscle weakness,occasionally along with memory,cognitive,behavioral,and language impairments;respiratory dysfunction occurs at the final stage of the disease.The disease has a complicated pathophysiology and currently,only riluzole,edaravone,and phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol are licensed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in many industrialized countries.The TAR DNA-binding protein 43 inclusions are observed in 97%of those diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.This review provides a preliminary overview of the potential effects of TAR DNAbinding protein 43 in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,including the abnormalities in nucleoplasmic transport,RNA function,post-translational modification,liquid-liquid phase separation,stress granules,mitochondrial dysfunction,oxidative stress,axonal transport,protein quality control system,and non-cellular autonomous functions(e.g.,glial cell functions and prion-like propagation).
基金This work was financially supported by The foundation for young scientists of hubei province(grant number 610112246)the foundation for Doctoral startup project of Hubei University of Technology(grant number 337/338).
文摘This study aimed to modify isolated and extracted peanut protein with hot alkali to study the impact of pH,heating temperature,processing time and other alkali liquor conditions on the molecular structure of the peanut.Curcumin was loaded in modified peanut protein.The results of the study are as follows:Within the alkaline range of 8<pH<12,the percentage of amino acid residue(AAR)and-turns first increased and then decreased with the increasing pH,and the percentage of AAR reached a maximum 5.21±0.33%when the pH was 11(p<0.01).The percentage of˛-helices andβ-sheets gradually decreased with increasing pH,while that of random coils gradually increased with increasing pH,reaching a maximum 11.24±0.87%when the pH was 11(p<0.05).Within the range of the heating temperature 75℃<T<95℃,the percentage of random coils andβ-sheets gradually increased with increasing heating temperature,while that of-helices and AAR gradually decreased with increasing heating temperature;they remained unchanged when the heating temperature was 90℃,and then decreased to(10.41±1.18%;p<0.01)and(4.02±2.12%;p<0.01),respectively.Within the range of 5 min<t<20 min,the percentage of random coils and AAR gradually increased with increasing heating time,while the percentage ofα-helices decreased from 11.83±1.04%to 10.75±2.34%with increased heating time(p<0.01).The optimum conditions for hot alkali modification of peanut protein as followed:heating temperature of 90℃,heating time of 20 min and a pH of alkali liquor of 11.Under these optimum conditions,the embedding rate of curcumin by the modified protein can reach 88.32±1.29%.
文摘Age-related macular degeneration(AMD)is a progressive retinal disease,which is the leading cause of blindness in western countries.There is an urgency to establish new therapeutic strategies that could prevent or delay the progression of AMD more efficiently.Until now,the pathogenesis of AMD has remained unclear,limiting the development of the novel therapy.Bruch’s membrane(BM)goes through remarkable changes in AMD,playing a significant role during the disease course.The main aim of this review is to present the crucial processes that occur at the level of BM,with special consideration of the lipid accumulation and protein modifications.Besides,some therapies targeted at these molecules and the construction of BM in tissue engineering of retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)cells transplantation were listed.Hopefully,this review may provide a reference for researchers engaged in pathogenesis or management on AMD.
基金Supported by the “Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico”,Grant No.302534/2017-2the “Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo”(FAPESP,Grant 2014/21700-3,to JK)
文摘The 57 kDa antigen recognized by the Ki-1 antibody,is also known as intracellular hyaluronic acid binding protein 4 and shares 40.7%identity and 67.4%similarity with serpin mRNA binding protein 1,which is also named CGI-55,or plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1-RNA binding protein-1,indicating that they might be paralog proteins,possibly with similar or redundant functions in human cells.Through the identification of their protein interactomes,both regulatory proteins have been functionally implicated in transcriptional regulation,mRNA metabolism,specifically RNA splicing,the regulation of mRNA stability,especially,in the context of the progesterone hormone response,and the DNA damage response.Both proteins also show a complex pattern of post-translational modifications,involving Ser/Thr phosphorylation,mainly through protein kinase C,arginine methylation and SUMOylation,suggesting that their functions and locations are highly regulated.Furthermore,they show a highly dynamic cellular localization pattern with localizations in both the cytoplasm and nucleus as well as punctuated localizations in both granular cytoplasmic protein bodies,upon stress,and nuclear splicing speckles.Several reports in the literature show altered expressions of both regulatory proteins in a series of cancers as well as mutations in their genes that may contribute to tumorigenesis.This review highlights important aspects of the structure,interactome,post-translational modifications,sub-cellular localization and function of both regulatory proteins and further discusses their possible functions and their potential as tumor markers in different cancer settings.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32102605)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program under Grant (CAAS-ASTIP-2020IAR)the Earmarked Fund for CARS (CARS-44)。
文摘Food allergens are mainly naturally-occurring proteins with immunoglobulin E(IgE)-binding epitopes.Understanding the structural and immunogenic characteristics of allergenic proteins is essential in assessing whether and how food processing techniques reduce allergenicity.We here discuss the impacts of food processing technologies on the modification of physicochemical,structural,and immunogenic properties of allergenic proteins.Detection techniques for characterizing changes in these properties of food allergens are summarized.Food processing helps to reduce allergenicity by aggregating or denaturing proteins,which masks,modifies,or destroys antigenic epitopes,whereas,it cannot eliminate allergenicity completely,and sometimes even improves allergenicity by exposing new epitopes.Moreover,most food processing techniques have been tested on purified food allergens rather than food products due to potential interference of other food components.We provide guidance for further development of processing operations that can decrease the allergenicity of allergenic food proteins without negatively impacting the nutritional profile.
文摘It is likely that the majority of proteins will undergo post-translational modification, be it enzymatic or non-enzymatic. These modified protein(s) regulate activity, localization and interaction with other cellular molecules thereby maintaining cellular hemostasis. Alcohol exposure significantly alters several of these post-translational modifications leading to impairments of many essential physiological processes. Here, we present new insights into novel modifications following ethanol exposure and their role in the initiation and progression of liver injury. This critical review condenses the proceedings of a symposium at the European Society for the Biomedical Research on Alcoholism Meeting held September 12-15, 2015, in Valencia, Spain.
文摘In the present work, computational analyses were applied to study the subcellular localiza-tion and posttranslational modifications of hu-man prion proteins (PrPs). The tentative location of prion protein was determined to be in the nu-cleolus inside the nucleus by the following bio-informatics tools: Hum-PLoc, Euk-PLoc and Nuc-PLoc. Based on our results signal peptides with average of 22 base pairs in N-terminal were identified in human PrPs. This theoretical study demonstrates that PrP is post-translationally modified by: 1) attachment of two N-linked complex carbohydrate moieties (N181 and N197), 2) attachmet of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) at serine 230 and 3) formation of two di-sulfide bonds between “6–22” and “179–214” cysteines. Furthermore, ten protein kinase phosphorylation sites were predicted in human PrP. The above-noted phosphorylation was car-ried out by PKC and CK2. By using bioinfor-matics tools, we have shown that computation-ally human PrPs locate particularly into the nu-cleolus.
文摘The rapid development of surface sensitive biosensor technologies requires optimum control of surface modification to provide reliable and reproducible results. With the aim to assemble a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)-based protein biosensor, we focus our attention on sulfide receptor and its integration with the surface of the electrode. Here, we present different surface modification processing time to allow sulfide molecules to be immobilized to gold coated sensor for QCM sensing. The optimum surface modification processing time is also obtained by bovine serum albumin (BSA) binding measurement.
文摘Acylation has been shown to be an effective toolfor improving surface functional properties of plant proteins.Soy bean protein has been extensively modified throughchemical and enzvmatic treatments.Their effectiveness lies intheir high nutritional value and low cost,which promotetheir use as ingredients for the formulation of food products.This paper reports a complete review of chemical modificationof various proteins from plant and animal sources,The nutri-tive and toxicological aspects through in vitro and in vivotests are also described.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41975156,41675119)。
文摘Chemical modifications of proteins induced by ambient ozone(O_(3))and nitrogen oxides(NOx)are of public health concerns due to their potential to trigger respiratory diseases.The laboratory and environmental exposure systems have been widely used to investigate their relevant mechanism in the atmosphere.Using bovine serum albumin(BSA)as a model protein,we evaluated the two systems and aimed to reduce the uncertainties of both the reactants and products in the corresponding kinetic study.In the laboratory simulation system,the generated gaseous pollutants showed negligible losses.Ten layers of BSA were coated on the flow tube with protein extraction recovery of 87.4%.For environmental exposure experiment,quartz fiber filter was selected as the upper filter with low gaseous O_(3)(8.0%)and NO_(2)(1.7%)losses,and cellulose acetate filter was appropriate for the lower filter with protein extraction efficiency of 95.2%.The protein degradation process was observed without the exposure to atmospheric oxidants and contributed to the loss of protein monomer mass fractions,while environmental factors(e.g.,molecular oxygen and ultraviolet)may cause greater protein monomer losses.Based on the evaluation,the study exemplarily applied the two systems to protein modification and both showed that O_(3) promotes the protein oligomerization and nitration,while increased temperature can accelerate the oligomerization and increased relative humidity can inhibit the nitration in the environmental exposure samples.The developed laboratory and environmental systems are suitable for studying protein modifications formed under different atmospheric conditions.A combination of the two will further reveal the actual mechanism of protein modifications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32061143005,32170313,and 32100266)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2021QC022 and ZR2022QC059).
文摘Protein post-translational modifications(PTMs),such as ubiquitination,phosphorylation,and small ubiquitin-like modifier(SUMO)ylation,are crucial for regulating protein stability,activity,subcellular localization,and binding with cofactors.Such modifications remarkably increase the variety and complexity of proteomes,which are essential for regulating numerous cellular and physiological processes.The regulation of auxin signaling is finely tuned in time and space to guide various plant growth and development.Accumulating evidence indicates that PTMs play critical roles in auxin signaling regulations.Thus,a thorough and systematic review of the functions of PTMs in auxin signal transduction will improve our profound comprehension of the regulation mechanism of auxin signaling and auxin-mediated various processes.This review discusses the progress of protein ubiquitination,phosphorylation,histone acetylation and methylation,SUMOylation,and S-nitrosylation in the regulation of auxin signaling.
基金The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant No.19972071,50274065)subsidized by the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Project(“973”Project)(Grant No.2002CB412704).
文摘Surface-grafted poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) molecules are known to prevent protein adsorption to the surface. Nitinol samples were coated under tetraglyme ECR cold plasma conditions to enhance its biocompatibility. The modified Nitinol surfaces were characterized by high resolution ESCA and contact angle, it was demonstrated that the deposited PEG-like coatings were built up mainly of-CH2-CH2-O- linkages in surfaces. The surface wettability of the modified Nitinol was increased compared with the control surface. Human plasma protein was adsorbed on Nitinol evaluated by SEM, the protein adsorption on modified surfaces decreased rapidly. Thus, the potential benefits of cold plasma technique will be of use to the biomedical industries improving the biocompatibility of metals.
文摘While phthalate acid esters(PAEs)cannot fluoresce alone,they can be detected by fluorescence spectroscopy after chelation with bovine serum albumin(BSA).In this study,the types of amino acid residues at the active site of PAEs chelated with BSA were determined using molecular docking technology.A modification scheme of BSA with higher detection sensitivity fluorescence spectroscopy for PAEs was proposed based on the docking results and constructed for a novel BSA structure with a higher detection sensitivity of fluorescence spectroscopy using a homologous modeling method.Density functional theory(DFT)was employed to explore the influence before and after BSA modification on PAEs’detection through fluorescence spectroscopy.The results showed that the docking scores between BSAs and dimethyl phthalate(DMP),dibutyl phthalate(DBP)and di-n-octyl phthalate(DNOP)were increased up to 26.45%,16.82%and 16.30%,respectively,indicating that the active site modification of BSA could enhance the binding affinity between BSA and PAEs.The fluorescence intensity of PAEs chelated with modified BSAs were calculated.The fluorescence intensity of fluorescence spectroscopy for DMP,DBP and DNOP chelated with BSAs after modification was increased up to 2.8-,104.51-and 62.43-fold,respectively,which achieved the purpose of theoretically modifying BSA to improve the detection sensitivity of fluorescence spectroscopy for PAEs.
基金Supported by National Institutes of Health,No.5R01GM126154 and No.1R35GM149230。
文摘BACKGROUND Post-translational modifications play key roles in various biological processes.Protein arginine methyltransferases(PRMTs)transfer the methyl group to specific arginine residues.Both PRMT1 and PRMT6 have emerges as crucial factors in the development and progression of multiple cancer types.We posit that PRMT1 and PRMT6 might interplay directly or in-directly in multiple ways accounting for shared disease phenotypes.AIM To investigate the mechanism of the interaction between PRMT1 and PRMT6.METHODS Gel electrophoresis autoradiography was performed to test the methyltranferase activity of PRMTs and characterize the kinetics parameters of PRMTs.Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryanalysis was performed to detect the PRMT6 methylation sites.RESULTS In this study we investigated the interaction between PRMT1 and PRMT6,and PRMT6 was shown to be a novel substrate of PRMT1.We identified specific arginine residues of PRMT6 that are methylated by PRMT1,with R106 being the major methylation site.Combined biochemical and cellular data showed that PRMT1 downregulates the enzymatic activity of PRMT6 in histone H3 methylation.CONCLUSION PRMT6 is methylated by PRMT1 and R106 is a major methylation site induced by PRMT1.PRMT1 methylation suppresses the activity of PRMT6.
基金financially supported by the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,CAFS(Grant No.2023TD64&2023TD66)Freshwater Fisheries Research Center,CAFS(Grant No.2023JBFM12)Solenaia oleivora ecological Compensation Program in Fuyang Section(2023).
文摘The rapidly increasing global population has resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet.The mussel meat protein is an affordable,abundant,sustainable,and environmentally friendly source of proteins suitable for human consumption.This review described the composition and characteristics of mussel meat proteins,as well as methods for sufficiently isolating and extracting these proteins.Several non-thermal processing technologies including high-pressure homogenization and ultrasonication are introduced for the mussel meat protein modification,and the impact of these processing treatments on the structure and functional properties of mussel meat proteins is also discussed.Moreover,the production of bioactive peptides with various kinds of biological activities from mussel meat proteins is highlighted.Finally,industrial and commercial applications of mussel meat proteins and their derived bioactive peptides in food formulations are discussed.The research findings demonstrated that homogenization and ultrasonication treatments could induce the change in protein conformation and significantly improve the functionality of mussel meat proteins.Enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation are effective approaches to produce bioactive peptides with multiple biological activities from mussels.Mussel meat proteins exhibit considerable nutritional and functional values compared to other widely used protein sources.Therefore,mussel meat protein could be used as a sustainable alternative protein resource in food applications.