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Medicinal plants represent a big reservoir for discovering new drugs against all kinds of diseases including inflammation. In spite the large number of promising anti-inflammatory plant extracts and isolated components, research on medicinal plants proves to be very difficult. Based on that background this review aims to provide a summarized insight into the hitherto known pharmacologically active concentrations, bioavailability, and clinical efficacy of boswellic acids, curcumin, quercetin and resveratrol. These examples have in common that the achieved plasma concentrations were found to be often far below the determined IC50 values in vitro. On the other hand demonstrated therapeutic effects suggest a necessity of rethinking our pharmacokinetic understanding. In this light this review discusses the value of plasma levels as pharmacokinetic surrogates in comparison to the more informative value of tissue concentrations. Furthermore the need for new methodological approaches is addressed like the application of combinatorial approaches for identifying and pharmacokinetic investigations of active multi-components. Also the physiological relevance of exemplary in vitro assays and absorption studies in cell-line based models is discussed. All these topics should be ideally considered to avoid inaccurate predictions for the efficacy of herbal components in vivo and to unlock the “black box” of herbal mixtures.
Living matter is defined by metastability, implying a tightly balanced synthesis and turnover of cellular components. The first step of eukaryotic protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) leads to peptides, which are subsequently degraded to single amino acids by an armada of proteases. A small fraction of peptides, however, escapes further cytosolic destruction and is transported by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lysosomes. The ER-resident heterodimeric transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) is a crucial component in adaptive immunity for the transport and loading of peptides onto major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules. Although the function of the lysosomal resident homodimeric TAPL-like (TAPL) remains, until today, only loosely defined, an involvement in immune defense is anticipated since it is highly expressed in dendritic cells and macrophages. Here, we compare the gene organization and the function of single domains of both peptide transporters. We highlight the structural organization, the modes of substrate binding and translocation as well as physiological functions of both organellar transporters.
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a widespread neurotropic virus. Primary infection of HSV-1 in facial epithelium leads to retrograde axonal transport to the central nervous system (CNS) where it establishes latency. Under stressful conditions, the virus reactivates, and new progeny are transported anterogradely to the primary site of infection. During the late stages of neuronal infection, axonal damage can occur, however, the impact of HSV-1 infection on the morphology and functional integrity of neuronal dendrites during the early stages of infection is unknown. We previously demonstrated that acute HSV-1 infection in neuronal cell lines selectively enhances Arc protein expression - a major regulator of long-term synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation, known for being a protein-interaction hub in the postsynaptic dendritic compartment. Thus, HSV-1 induced Arc expression may alter the functionality of infected neurons and negatively impact dendritic spine dynamics. In this study we demonstrated that HSV-1 infection induces structural disassembly and functional deregulation in cultured cortical neurons, an altered glutamate response, Arc accumulation within the somata, and decreased expression of spine scaffolding-like proteins such as PSD-95, Drebrin and CaMKIIβ. However, whether these alterations are specific to the HSV-1 infection mechanism or reflect a secondary neurodegenerative process remains to be determined.
Therapeutic oligonucleotides interact with a target RNA via Watson-Crick complementarity, affecting RNA-processing reactions such as mRNA degradation, pre-mRNA splicing, or mRNA translation. Since they were proposed decades ago, several have been approved for clinical use to correct genetic mutations. Three types of mechanisms of action (MoA) have emerged: RNase H-dependent degradation of mRNA directed by short chimeric antisense oligonucleotides (gapmers), correction of splicing defects via splice-modulation oligonucleotides, and interference of gene expression via short interfering RNAs (siRNAs). These antisense-based mechanisms can tackle several genetic disorders in a gene-specific manner, primarily by gene downregulation (gapmers and siRNAs) or splicing defects correction (exon-skipping oligos). Still, the challenge remains for the repair at the single-nucleotide level. The emerging field of epitranscriptomics and RNA modifications shows the enormous possibilities for recoding the transcriptome and repairing genetic mutations with high specificity while harnessing endogenously expressed RNA processing machinery. Some of these techniques have been proposed as alternatives to CRISPR-based technologies, where the exogenous gene-editing machinery needs to be delivered and expressed in the human cells to generate permanent (DNA) changes with unknown consequences. Here, we review the current FDA-approved antisense MoA (emphasizing some enabling technologies that contributed to their success) and three novel modalities based on post-transcriptional RNA modifications with therapeutic potential, including ADAR (Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA)-mediated RNA editing, targeted pseudouridylation, and 2′-O-methylation.
Bislang sind die strukturellen Voraussetzungen für die Selektivität von Agonisten an den Retinoid Rezeptor Subtypen RXRα, RXRβ und RXRγ kaum erforscht, obwohl RXR-Modulatoren, die eine Subtypen-Präferenz aufweisen, aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Expressionsmuster der Subtypen Gewebe-spezifische Effekte vermitteln und somit Nebenwirkungen verringern könnten. Der Grund dieser Forschungslücke liegt teilweise darin, dass die Entwicklung Subtypen-selektiver RXR-Agonisten aufgrund der enormen strukturellen Ähnlichkeit der Ligandbindestellen in den RXR-Subtypen - alle Aminosäuren, die die Bindungsstellen bilden sind identisch - als unerreichbar angesehen wurde. Die Entdeckung des Naturstoffs Valerensäure als RXR-Agonist mit ausgeprägter Präferenz für den RXRβ-Subtyp hat jedoch gezeigt, dass Subtypen-selektive RXR-Modulation möglich ist249 und SAR-Studien an unterschiedlichen RXR-Ligand-Chemotypen haben in der Folge bestätigt, dass die Entwicklung von RXR-Liganden mit Subtypen-Präferenz erreicht werden kann.
Auf der Basis von Valerensäure und der in früheren Arbeiten entwickelten RXR-Agonisten wurden in dieser Arbeit Strukturmodifikationen identifiziert, die zu einer RXR-Subtypen-Präferenz beitragen. Durch die Verschmelzung dieser Strukturelemente ist es gelungen, einen neuen RXR-Agonist-Chemotyp (A) zu entwerfen, der durch strategische Methylierung und weitere Strukturmodifikationen zur Präferenz für jeden Subtyp optimiert werden konnte.
In einem Adipozyten-Differenzierungsexperiment konnte gezeigt werden, dass RXRα der wichtigste Heterodimer-Partner von PPARγ während der Adipogenese ist. Ferner unterstrich diese biologische Untersuchung das Potenzial von 99, 103 und 105 als Subtyp-präferentielle RXR-Agonisten in vitro Experimenten zu dienen.
Auf der Grundlage dieser Ergebnisse wurde eine mögliche Rolle von Acrylsäurepartialstrukturen natürlicher RXR-Liganden basierend auf dem zuvor entwickelten Chemotyp untersucht. Hierzu wurden das α-Methylacrylsäuremotiv des Naturstoffs Valerensäure (18) und das β-Methylacrylsäuremotiv des endogenen RXR-Agonisten 9-cis-Retinsäure in den Chemotyp A integriert (Chemotyp B), um die Rolle dieser Acrylsäuregruppen bei der Vermittlung der RXR-Subtypen-Selektivität zu untersuchen. Die Strukturmodifikationen an B zeigten, dass nur die α-Methyl-substituierte Acrylsäurekette toleriert bzw. von RXRβ präferiert wurde, was die RXR-Präferenz der Valerensäure (18) unterstützte.
In dieser Arbeit konnte gezeigt werden, dass RXR-Liganden mit Subtypen-Präferenz realisierbar sind und durch gezielte Strukturmodifikationen in ihrer Präferenz gesteuert werden können. Die Erkenntnisse zu den Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen der neuen RXR-Agonist-Chemotypen A und B erweitern den Wissenstand über die strukturellen Voraussetzungen von RXR-Liganden für die Subtypen-Präferenz deutlich.
To evade the host's immune response, herpes simplex virus employs the immediate early gene product ICP47 (IE12) to suppress antigen presentation to cytotoxic T-lymphocytes by inhibition of the ATP-binding cassette transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP). ICP47 is a membrane-associated protein adopting an alpha-helical conformation. Its active domain was mapped to residues 3-34 and shown to encode all functional properties of the full-length protein. The active domain of ICP47 was reconstituted into oriented phospholipid bilayers and studied by proton-decoupled 15N and 2H solid-state NMR spectroscopy. In phospholipid bilayers, the protein adopts a helix-loop-helix structure, where the average tilt angle of the helices relative to the membrane surface is approximately 15 degrees (+/- 7 degrees ). The alignment of both structured domains exhibits a mosaic spread of approximately 10 degrees . A flexible dynamic loop encompassing residues 17 and 18 separates the two helices. Refinement of the experimental data indicates that helix 1 inserts more deeply into the membrane. These novel insights into the structure of ICP47 represent an important step toward a molecular understanding of the immune evasion mechanism of herpes simplex virus and are instrumental for the design of new therapeutics.
Gepulste dipolare EPR-Spektroskopie ist eine wertvolle Methode, um Abstände von 1.5 bis 10 nm zwischen zwei Spinmarkern zu messen. Diese Information kann für Strukturbestimmungen hilfreich sein, wo traditionelle Methoden wie Kristallstrukturanalyse und NMR nicht angewendet werden können. Zusätzlich ist es möglich, Änderungen in Konformation und Flexibilität zu verfolgen. Für diese Studien haben sich stabile Nitroxidradikale als Spinmarker etabliert. Diese werden spezifisch durch die site-directed spin labelling Methode (SDSL) kovalent an das zu untersuchende Biomolekül gebunden. In den letzten Jahren wurden weitere Spinmarker für Abstandsbestimmungen mittels EPR-Spektroskopie entwickelt. Besonders interessant sind Triarylmethylradikale (im Folgenden abgekürzt als Trityl) und paramagnetische Metallzentren.
Im Vergleich zu Nitroxidradikalen hat das Tritylradikal einige Vorteile: Eine höhere Stabilität in einer reduzierenden Umgebung wie im Inneren von Zellen, längere Elektronenspin-Relaxationszeiten bei Raumtemperatur und ein schmaleres EPR-Spektrum. Deswegen ist dieses organische Radikal ein alternativer Spinmarker, der besonders gut für die Forschung von Biomolekülen in einer nativen Umgebung unter physiologischen Bedingungen geeignet ist. Auch paramagnetische Metallzentren sind weniger reduktionsempfindlich als Nitroxidradikale. Zusätzlich sind diese Spinmarker interessant in biologischen Fragestellungen. Zum Beispiel besitzen zahlreiche Enzyme paramagnetische Manganzentren als Cofaktoren. Zudem kann Magnesium, ein wesentlicher Cofaktor in Enzymen, Nukleinsäuren und Nukleotid-Bindungsdomänen der G- und Membranproteine, oft durch das paramagnetische Mangan ersetzt werden. Um Abstandsmessungen an Biomolekülen, die nur ein Metallzentrum besitzen, durchzuführen, können zusätzliche Spinmarker in Form eines Nitroxid-, Tritylradikals oder eines anderen paramagnetischen Metallkomplexes mithilfe der SDSL-Methode kovalent gebunden werden.
Nitroxidradikale, Tritylradikale und Metallzentren haben deutlich unterschiedliche EPR-spektroskopische Eigenschaften, welche oft als orthogonale Spinmarker bezeichnet werden. Solche Spinmarker sind nützlich für die Untersuchung von verschiedenen Untereinheiten bei makromolekularen Komplexen. Somit können die intramolekularen Abstände innerhalb einer Untereinheit sowie intermolekularen Abstände zwischen den unterschiedlichen Untereinheiten mit nur einer einzigen Probe bestimmt werden. Zusätzlich können die orthogonalen Marker sehr effektiv genutzt werden, um Metallzentren in Biomolekülen mithilfe der Trilateration-Strategie genau zu lokalisieren.
Die hier vorliegende Doktorarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Nutzung dieser neuen Spinmarker für Abstandsmessungen. Solche Spinmarker sind noch kaum erforscht, obwohl sie für biologische Anwendungen eine große Rolle spielen könnten.
Das erste Ziel dieser Doktorarbeit war eine Studie über Tritylradikale mithilfe der dipolaren EPR-Spektroskopie. Zu diesem Zweck wurden sowohl double quantum coherence (DQC) und single frequency technique for refocussing dipolar couplings (SIFTER) Experimente als auch Hochfrequenz pulsed electron electron double resonance (PELDOR) Experimente mit einem Trityl-Modellsystem durchgeführt. Dabei wurden die Besonderheiten der unterschiedlichen dipolaren Spektroskopiemethoden mit diesem Spinmarker untersucht, um die Empfindlichkeit und Robustheit für die Abstandsmessungen zu optimieren.
Das zweite Ziel war eine Studie über den Einfluss der Hochspin-Multiplizität des Mangans auf die Abstandsbestimmungen. Für diesen Zweck wurde zuerst ein Modellsystem mit einem orthogonalen Mn2+ Ion und Nitroxidradikal mithilfe der PELDOR-Spektroskopie untersucht. Anschließend wurde ein weiteres Modellsystem mit zwei Mn2+-Ionen untersucht, um PELDOR und relaxation-induced dipolar modulation enhancement (RIDME) Experimente bezüglich ihrer Empfindlichkeit und Robustheit sowie Genauigkeit der Datenanalyse zu optimieren.
Das Trityl-Modellsystem wurde in der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Sigurdsson synthetisiert. Die EPR Messungen wurden bei zwei verschiedenen Mikrowellenfrequenzen (34 und 180 GHz) durchgeführt. Es wurde gezeigt, dass die Auswahl der optimalen Methode von den EPR-spektroskopischen Eigenschaften des Systems bei den jeweiligen Mikrowellenfrequenzen abhängig ist. Das EPR-Spektrum des Trityls ist bei 34 GHz so schmal, dass das ganze Spektrum von einem üblichen Mikrowellenpuls angeregt werden kann. In diesem Fall sind die DQC und SIFTER Experimente am besten geeignet. Der mit diesen Methoden bestimmte Abstand von 4.9 nm ist in guter Übereinstimmung mit Werten aus der Literatur. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die SIFTER Messung eine höhere Empfindlichkeit als DQC besitzt, da das Signal-zu-Rausch Verhältnis um den Faktor vier größer ist. Außerdem ist die SIFTER-Methode experimentell weniger anspruchsvoll, da ein deutlich kürzerer Phasenzyklus für die Mikrowellenpulse benötigt wird. ...
Osteopontin levels in human milk are related to maternal nutrition and infant health and growth
(2021)
Background: Osteopontin (OPN) is a glycosylated phosphoprotein found in human tissues and body fluids. OPN in breast milk is thought to play a major role in growth and immune system development in early infancy. Here, we investigated maternal factors that may affect concentrations of OPN in breast milk, and the possible associated consequences for the health of neonates. Methods: General characteristics, health status, dietary patterns, and anthropometric measurements of 85 mothers and their babies were recorded antenatally and during postnatal follow-up. Results: The mean concentration of OPN in breast milk was 137.1 ± 56.8 mg/L. Maternal factors including smoking, BMI, birth route, pregnancy weight gain, and energy intake during lactation were associated with OPN levels (p < 0.05). Significant correlations were determined between body weight, length, and head circumference, respectively, and OPN levels after one (r = 0.442, p = < 0.001; r = −0.284, p = < 0.001; r = −0.392, p = < 0.001) and three months (r = 0.501, p = < 0.001; r = −0.450, p = < 0.001; r = −0.498, p = < 0.001) of lactation. A negative relation between fever-related infant hospitalizations from 0–3 months and breast milk OPN levels (r = −0.599, p < 0.001) was identified. Conclusions: OPN concentrations in breast milk differ depending on maternal factors, and these differences can affect the growth and immune system functions of infants. OPN supplementation in infant formula feed may have benefits and should be further investigated.
Nikotinische Acetylcholin Rezeptoren (nAChR) sind ligandengesteuerte Ionenkanäle der pentameren Cys-Loop Familie, welche nach Bindung des Neurotransmitters Acetylcholin exzitatorische Signale in Muskeln und Neuronen vermitteln. Während die Funktion der Rezeptoren an der synaptischen Membran relativ gut untersucht wurde, gibt es bis heute kaum Erkenntnisse über die intrazellulären Prozesse und Proteine, die der selektiven Assemblierung von homologen Untereinheiten zu funktionalen Rezeptorpentameren zugrundeliegen.
Das C. elegans Genom kodiert für mehr als 29 nAChR Untereinheiten-Gene und besitzt damit die größte Anzahl bekannter Homologe innerhalb der untersuchten Arten. An der neuromuskulären Synapse (NMJ) des Nematoden sind zwei Typen von nAChR bekannt: der heteromere Levamisolrezeptor (L-AChR) und der homomere Nikotinrezeptor (N-AChR). Innerhalb dieser Arbeit wurde der funktionale Zusammenhang zwischen den nikotinischen Rezeptoren der NMJ von C. elegans und einem neuen rezeptorassoziierten ER-Proteinkomplex der Proteine NRA-2 und NRA-4 untersucht. Ihre vertebraten Homologe Nicalin und Nomo wurden zuerst im ER vom Zebrafisch im Zusammenhang mit dem TGF-β Signalweg beschrieben. Mutation der Proteine hat einen Agonist-spezifischen Einfluss auf die Aktivität von L-AChR und N-AChR. Die subzellulären Lokalisationsstudien demonstrierten, dass die beiden Proteine im ER von Muskelzellen wirken und dort mit Rezeptoruntereinheiten co-lokalisieren. Weiterhin ließ sich nachweisen, dass die relative Menge einzelner L-AChR-Untereinheiten an der synaptischen Oberfläche reduziert bzw. erhöht ist. Da die Rezeptoraktivität in Zusammenhang mit der Untereinheiten Komposition steht, wurde die Rolle von zusätzlichen Untereinheiten wie ACR-8 untersucht. Dies zeigte, dass die zusätzliche Mutation der Untereinheit acr-8 in nra-2 Mutanten den Einfluss der nra-2 Einzelmutation auf die Aktivität des L-AChR revertiert. Basierend auf diesen Ergebnissen lässt sich die Hypothese formulieren, dass der NRA-2/NRA-4 Komplex im ER von C. elegans als Kontrollinstanz fungiert welche dafür sorgt, dass nur die jeweils „korrekten“ Untereinheiten in funktionale Rezeptoren eingebaut bzw. andere vom Einbau in das Pentamer abgehalten werden. Durch Fehlen des aktiven Komplexes in Mutanten können nicht vorgesehene -Untereinheiten (z. B. ACR-8) in funktionale Pentamere mit veränderter Funktionalität eingebaut werden.
Proteostasis stressors that destabilize the cellular proteome, like heat shock, trigger transcription and translational reactions leading to the accumulation of heat shock proteins, also called molecular chaperones. During stress, induction of stress response genes is prioritized so that molecular chaperones and other stress response proteins are synthesized to cope with proteome misfolding and aggregation. In order to promote the selective translation of stress-specific genes, translation of others genes that are nonessential for cell survival has to stop. Nonessential protein-coding mRNAs accumulate in the cytosol with the associated proteins to form granular structures called stress granules (SG). These membrane-less organelles are thought to be involved in cell survival, mRNA stabilization and mRNA triage. They were proposed to form via the liquid-liquid phase separation which can be triggered by the high local concentration of RNA-binding proteins. mRNAs were long thought to simply play a scaffolding role by bringing RNA-binding proteins together and allowing their concentration and local aggregation. Recently, the active role of mRNAs in the SG assembly became apparent, too. For example, the spontaneous assembly of total yeast RNA into granules was observed, and these RNA granules showed a large overlap with SG transcriptome. Furthermore, cytosolic mRNAs can be released from polyribosomes under stress and be exposed to the cytosolic contents as free mRNAs. It has been suggested that this massive increase of free mRNA in the cytosol might overload the capacities of RNA-stabilizing proteins. The remaining free mRNA molecules would then become exposed to misfolded and aggregation-prone proteins and trigger granulation.
We investigated the role of free mRNAs in different stress conditions during the early and chronic phases of stress response and explored their involvement in SGs assembly and amlyoidogenesis. We identified and studied the interactome of a free mRNA probe incubated with heat shocked cell lysate by means of quantitative mass spectrometry. Proteomics analysis allowed us to identify 79 interactors of free mRNA. Among these interactors, we focused on the translation initiation factor eIF2α and on the RNA methyltransferase TRMT6/61A. Both interactions were verified biochemically, which confirmed that the association is enhanced in heat shocked lysate. In vitro reconstitution showed that free mRNA and TRMT6 interact directly. Ex vivo pulldowns revealed that eIF2α and TRMT6/61A interact under stress conditions and that this interaction is RNA-dependent.
TRMT6/61A is a tRNA methytransferase responsible for the methylation of the adenosine 58 at the position 1 producing m1A. However, also mRNAs have been recently found to be methylated by TRMT6/61A. Our bioinformatics analyses revealed that significantly more mRNAs enriched in SG contain the motif for methylation than SG-depleted mRNAs. We hypothesized that m1A methylation of mRNAs could constitute a tag for the mRNAs targeting to SGs. TRMT61A knock-down (KD) cell lines were generated using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique. In TRMT61A KD cells, m1A was significantly reduced on mRNAs, which correlated with an increased sensitivity of the cells to proteostasis stress. KD cells also showed defects in SG assembly. In heat shocked cells, an m1A motif-containing mRNA recovered better after returning to normal temperature than a control mRNA with mutated motif. In addition, we could isolate SGs and analyze their m1A and m6A content by mass spectrometry. While m6A content in SG mRNAs was very similar to cytosolic mRNAs, m1A was almost 8 times enriched in SGs. Thus, we could confirm experimentally the results of the bioinformatics analysis and directly support the hypothesis that m1A is a tag to direct mRNAs for sequestration. Finally, we compared amyloidogenesis in wild-type and TRMT61A KD cell lines. Cells with reduced levels of TRMT61A demonstrated an increased accumulation of transfected Aβ and an impaired aggregate clearance. Various assays led us to conclude that the lack of m1A deposition on mRNAs enhanced RNA co-aggregation with amyloids.
Based on our results, we propose a model explaining the fate of free mRNA during proteostasis stress. Upon polysome disassembly, free mRNA is released and becomes free to interact with other proteins, including the methyltransferase TRMT6/61A. TRMT6/61A methylates the freed mRNAs containing the cognate motif. The m1A tag then targets mRNAs to SGs promoting sequestration. Upon stress release, SGs disassemble, thus releasing rescued mRNAs which could now reenter translation and support cell recovery. On the other hand, non-sequestered mRNAs increasingly co-aggregate with aggregating proteins. Thus, deficiency of the N1-adenine methylation of mRNAs due to the lack of TRMT6/61A increases the amount of unpacked mRNAs. The deposition of m1A on mRNAs could then be a way to protect them during exposure to stress, to limit their co-aggregation with misfolded proteins and to allow a faster recovery upon stress release.