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p-(Dimethylamino)benzenediazonium fluoroborate (DDF) behaves, in the dark, as a reversible competitive antagonist of the electrical response of Electrophorus electricus electroplaque to acetylcholine and of the acetylcholine-gated single-channel currents recorded in the C2 mouse cell line. This chemically stable but highly photoreactive compound binds irreversibly to the acetylcholine receptor when irradiated by visible light. In vivo, it irreversibly blocks the postsynaptic response of E. electricus electroplaque to agonists. In vitro, it reduces the alpha-bungarotoxin-binding capacity of acetylcholine receptor rich membrane fragments prepared from Torpedo marmorata electric organ. Once reversibly bound to the T. marmorata acetylcholine receptor, this ligand can be selectively photodecomposed by an energy-transfer reaction involving a tryptophan residue(s) of the protein. By use of reagent concentrations that are below the dissociation constant at equilibrium, up to 60% of the agonist-binding sites are covalently labeled. Under these conditions the alpha subunit of the acetylcholine receptor is preferentially labeled, and this labeling is partially prevented by agonists or competitive antagonists. This protective effect is substantially increased by prior incubation with phencyclidine, a compound known to prevent the binding of DDF at the level of the high-affinity site for noncompetitive blockers [Kotzyba-Hibert, F., Langenbuch-Cachat, J., Jaganathen, J., Goeldner, M. P., & Hirth, C. G. (1985) FEBS Lett. 182, 297-301]. The incorporation of about one molecule of label in an agonist/competitive antagonist protectable manner per alpha-bungarotoxin-binding site suffices to fully block alpha-bungarotoxin binding to the membrane-bound receptor. Thus, DDF behaves as a monovalent photoaffinity label of the acetylcholine-binding site.
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PMID:Photoaffinity labeling of the acetylcholine binding sites on the nicotinic receptor by an aryldiazonium derivative. 245 53

We prepared two derivatives of notexin, a phospholipase A2 from Notechis scutatus scutatus venom, by modifying the protein with 2-nitrophenylsulfenylchloride, a tryptophan-specific reagent. One derivative was modified at both tryptophans 20 and 110 whereas the other was modified at tryptophan 20. Evidence based on circular dichroic analysis and antigenicity towards a notexin-specific monoclonal antibody indicated that derivatization at both tryptophans did not affect the tertiary structure of notexin. Concomitant modification of tryptophans 20 and 110 induced a marked decrease in the capacity of notexin to kill mice and to block neuromuscular transmission in the chick biventer cervicis preparation, whereas selective modification at tryptophan 20 had no effect on the lethal properties of notexin. This implies that the decrease in the lethal properties of notexin after derivatization was due to modification at tryptophan 110. However, the diderivatized notexin retained full enzymatic activity, implying that neither tryptophan 20 and tryptophan 110 are involved in the catalytic function of the molecule. We conclude that notexin harbours two functional sites. One of them corresponds to the enzymatic site, whereas the other, which includes tryptophan 110, provides specific toxic characteristics to notexin. By reference to previous crystallographic studies, the relative spatial positions of elements involved in toxicity and the catalytic site, we propose a possible orientation of notexin with respect to its putative membrane-bound target.
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PMID:Tryptophan 110, a residue involved in the toxic activity but not in the enzymatic activity of notexin. 258 82

We have studied the post-translational processing of p21ras proteins. The primary translation product pro-p21 is cytosolic and is rapidly converted to a cytosolic form (c-p21) of higher mobility on SDS-PAGE. c-p21 is converted in turn to the membrane-bound mature palmitoylated form (m-p21) of slightly higher mobility. These processing steps are accompanied by increases in isoelectric point and in hydrophobicity as judged by Triton X-114 partitioning. Although the increases in electrophoretic mobility and hydrophobicity precede acylation we show that mutation of Cys186, which has been shown to block acylation, also abolishes the pro-p21 to c-p21 conversion. Thus the Cys186 residue is involved in the processing steps prior to acylation. We have identified two processing events which contribute to the pro-p21 conversion. Site-directed mutagenesis to insert tryptophan, which is not present in the wild type, followed by metabolic labelling with [3H]tryptophan has allowed us to map a proteolytic processing event which removes the three C-terminal residues. In addition, both the c-p21 and m-p21 forms are carboxyl-methylated. Approximately one methyl group is incorporated per molecule of p21 at steady state, which can partially account for the increase in isoelectric point. Unlike palmitate, methyl group turnover is not observed.
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PMID:Post-translational processing of p21ras is two-step and involves carboxyl-methylation and carboxy-terminal proteolysis. 266 68

The results of molecular genetic, biochemical and nuclear magnetic resonance studies on glutamine-binding protein of Escherichia coli suggest that the only two tryptophan residues, at positions 32 and 220, in the protein molecule are likely to be involved in (or sensitive to) interactions with the membrane-bound protein components of the glutamine transport system. It has been found that both tryptophan residues have limited motional freedom, are located away from the surface of the protein molecule and are not close to the ligand-binding site. Their presence, however, is required for the optimal transport of L-glutamine across the cytoplasmic membrane, though not essential for the ligand-binding process. The relevance of these results to the structure and function of the glutamine-binding protein in the glutamine transport system is discussed.
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PMID:Molecular genetic, biochemical and nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the role of the tryptophan residues of glutamine-binding protein from Escherichia coli. 269 44

Zeins, the storage proteins of maize, are totally lacking in the essential amino acids lysine and tryptophan. Lysine codons and lysine- and tryptophan-encoding oligonucleotides were introduced at several positions into a 19-kilodalton zein complementary DNA by oligonucleotide-mediated mutagenesis. A 450-base pair open reading frame from a simian virus 40 (SV40) coat protein was also engineered into the zein coding region. Messenger RNAs for the modified zeins were synthesized in vitro with an SP6 RNA polymerase system and injected into Xenopus laevis oocytes. The modifications did not affect the translation, signal peptide cleavage, or stability of the zeins. The ability of the modified zeins to assemble into structures similar to maize protein bodies was assayed by two criteria: assembly into membrane-bound vesicles resistant to exogenously added protease, and ability to self-aggregate into dense structures. All of the modified zeins were membrane-bound; only the one containing a 17-kilodalton SV40 protein fragment was unable to aggregate. These findings suggest that it may be possible to create high-lysine corn by genetic engineering.
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PMID:Aggregation of lysine-containing zeins into protein bodies in Xenopus oocytes. 283 22

The recent elucidation of the primary structure of the cell membrane-bound beta-adrenoceptor has prompted us to explore putative ligand binding sites on this physiologically important receptor. By minimizing the energies of the 'prototype' ligand propranolol, (part of) the receptor and the proposed ligand-receptor complex with the aid of force field and quantum chemical calculations, we identified amino acid residue Trp313 as a highly probable candidate for interaction with the aromatic moiety of propranolol. The charge distribution on the indole nucleus of another beta-blocker, pindolol, with higher affinity for the beta-adrenoceptor, enables an even stronger interaction with the tryptophan residue. The carboxylic amino acid residue Glu306, located near the extracellular space of the cell membrane, interacts favorably with the positively charged nitrogen atom in the aliphatic side chain of the ligands. Finally, this putative model is discussed in the light of recent findings in mutagenesis studies, and compared to other ideas with respect to ligand-receptor interactions.
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PMID:A molecular graphics study exploring a putative ligand binding site of the beta-adrenoceptor. 284 31

Photooxidation of various susceptible substrates with hematoporphyrin derivative (photofrin) as sensitizer was strongly inhibited by simultaneous addition of cupric acetate to the reaction mixture. With sulfhydryl-containing compounds, however, an increased rate of photooxidation was observed under these experimental conditions. Preincubation of photofrin and cupric acetate at equimolar concentrations for 24 h at room temperature yielded a stable photofrin-Cu2+ complex. This complex did not act as photosensitizer with histidine, tryptophan, tyrosine, methionine or guanosine as substrates. With dithiothreitol, however, the photofrin-Cu2+ complex still acted as a photosensitizer, with an efficiency of about 30% as compared to free photofrin. Also in red blood cell membranes only sulfhydryl groups were photooxidized with the photofrin-Cu2+ complex as sensitizer. Illumination of intact erythrocytes in the presence of the photofrin-Cu2+ complex resulted in K+ leakage and, ultimately, photohemolysis. Pretreatment of the cells with N-ethylmaleimide and 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) inhibited this photodynamically induced K+ loss. Considering recent studies on the reactivity of distinct membrane SH-groups with various sulfhydryl reagents this suggests that a sulfhydryl group, located in the 17 kDa membrane-bound fragment of band 3, is involved in photodynamic K+ leakage with the photofrin-Cu2+ complex as sensitizer.
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PMID:The influence of cupric ions on porphyrin-induced photodynamic membrane damage in human red blood cells. 293 72

The hydrophobic photosensitive probe 1-azido-4-[125I]iodobenzene (AIB) partitioned preferentially into photoreceptor disc membranes and, upon u.v. irradiation, became covalently bound to opsin and phospholipid. The labelling of both protein and phospholipid was linearly related to AIB concentration. The amount of probe incorporated into protein was not significantly different when membranes were irradiated at -100 degrees, 4 degrees or 25 degrees C, but irreversible aggregation of monomeric opsin was dramatically reduced by performing the photolysis at -100 degrees C. Labelling of opsin after irradiation at -100 degrees or 4 degrees was not significantly reduced by the presence of lysine in the aqueous buffer, indicating that significant amounts of reactive species did not enter the aqueous phase. The incorporation into phospholipid, unlike that into opsin, decreased as the temperature of irradiation increased. Some labelling of opsin occurred on incubation with pre-photoactivated AIB, indicating that reaction may also occur with reactive species of longer lifetimes than the nitrene. Proteolysis of labelled opsin with Staphylococcus aureus V8 proteinase yielded two radiolabelled membrane-bound fragments. The location of the modified sites (cysteine, tryptophan, tyrosine, lysine and histidine residues: all nucleophiles) in the smaller fragment was entirely consistent with putative models for the protein derived from other studies.
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PMID:Modification of ovine opsin with the photosensitive hydrophobic probe 1-azido-4-[125I]iodobenzene. Labelling of the chromophore-attachment domain. 294 Oct 11

Opsin labelled with photoactivated 1-azido-4-[125I]iodobenzene was proteolysed in situ with Staphylococcus aureus V8 proteinase to yield two radioactive membrane-bound fragments. These were separated, cleaved with CNBr and the resultant peptides sequenced in order to locate the radiolabelled residues. In the whole molecule, there was clear evidence for modification of at least 20 sites, identified as derivatives of cysteine, tryptophan, tyrosine, histidine and lysine residues. The probe primary reacted, therefore, with nucleophilic substituents. The positions of the modified sites relative to the confines of the phospholipid bilayer were consistent with all other studies on the disposition of the polypeptide chain. The location of these sites substantiated an earlier suggestion that not all the transmembrane segments should be regarded as continuous regular alpha-helices.
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PMID:Identification of the sites in opsin modified by photoactivated azido[125I]iodobenzene. 294 12

We have investigated the kinetics of the intrinsic fluorescence drop observed when ATP is added to purified sarcoplasmic reticulum ATPase in a potassium-free medium containing magnesium and calcium, at pH 6 and 20 degrees C. Under these conditions, analysis of the fluorescence drop is complex. Several events contributed to the rate of the fluorescence drop initiated by turnover, including phosphorylation, conformational transition of the phosphorylated complex, and dephosphorylation. On the other hand, when 75% of total fluorescence was quenched by energy transfer to the membrane-bound ionophore A23187, the observed turnover-dependent drop in residual fluorescence mainly reflected the conformational transition of the phosphorylated ATPase. Combination of fast kinetics with the quenching of selected tryptophan residues is suggested to be a promising tool for the study of proteins containing many of these residues.
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PMID:Does intrinsic fluorescence reflect conformational changes in the Ca2+-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum? 294 63


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