Estudos estruturais com a BnSP-7 nativa e recombinante: uma fosfolipase A2 homóloga do veneno de Bothrops pauloensis
Carregando...
Arquivos
Data
2017-08-22
Autores
Lima, Lino Fernando Gomes de [UNESP]
Título da Revista
ISSN da Revista
Título de Volume
Editor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumo
As fosfolipases A2-like (PLA2s-like) estão entre os principais componentes de peçonhas de serpentes envolvidas no processo de envenenamento, particularmente em serpentes do gênero Bothrops. Essas toxinas promovem efeitos miotóxicos que não são neutralizados pela soroterapia convencional e podem levar até a perda do membro afetado. Os estudos estruturais, em especial a técnica de cristalografia, são uma ferramenta poderosa na compreensão da relação estrutura-função de moléculas. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar estruturalmente por diferentes técnicas biofísicas (dicroísmo circular, espalhamento de luz dinâmico, Espectroscopia de fluorescência, termoforese de microescala, cristalização, coleta de dados de difração de raios-X, elucidação e análise estrutural) uma Lys-49-PLA2 da peçonha de Bothrops pauloensis, denominada BnSP-7, em suas formas nativa e complexadas com o ácido cinâmico e seus derivados, ácido cafeico e ácido p-cumárico. Adicionalmente, a mesma proteína foi estudada em sua forma recombinante. A ORF referente à BnSP-7 foi inserida no vetor a partir dos sítios de restrição EcoRI (3’ DNA) e NotI (5’ DNA). Esse inserto foi inserido em um vetor pPicZA, transformado em Pichia pastoris e induzida a expressão. Após purificação da proteína expressa, foram realizados ensaios de cristalização. Nas estruturas da BnSP-7 obtida a partir do veneno de B. pauloensis, foram encontrados ligantes na região MDoS nos três complexos elucidados, bem como a análise dos túneis revelou diferenças nas cargas positivas da BnSP-7 em comparação com outras miotoxinas. Os experimentos de termoferese revelaram que os três ligantes se ligaram à BnSP-7 com afinidades variando de 20-300 µM, sendo que a maior afinidade foi observada para o ácido cafeico, seguido pelo ácido p-cumárico e pelo ácido cinâmico. Estes dados estão de acordo com o número de interações eletrostáticas observadas nas estruturas cristalográficas. Esses resultados reforçam a importância da região MDoS no mecanismo de ação miotóxica dessas proteínas, além de fornecer dados estruturais para o desenvolvimento de inibidores mais efetivos contra os efeitos locais do acidente ofídico, não eficientemente tratado pela soroterapia convencional.
Phospholipases A2-like (PLA2-like) toxins are among the main components of snake venoms involved in the envenomation process, particularly in snakes from Bothrops genus. These toxins promote myotoxic effects that aren't neutralized by conventional serum therapy and may lead to loss of the affected limb. Structural studies, especially the crystallography technique, are powerful tools for understanding of the structure-function relationship of molecules. The aim of this work was structurally study by different biophysical techniques (circular dichroism, dynamic light scattering, fluorescence spectroscopy, microscale thermophoresis, crystallization, X-ray diffraction data, elucidation and structural analysis) a Lys-49-PLA2 of Bothrops pauloensis venom, named BnSP-7, in native form and complexed to cinnamic acid and its derivatives caffeic acid and p-coumaric acid. BnSP-7 ORF was inserted into the vector EcoRI (3 'DNA) and NotI (5' DNA) restriction sites. This insert was inserted into pPicZA vector, transformed into Pichia pastoris and induced the expression. After purification of the expressed protein, crystallization assays were performed. BnSP-7 structures complexed to the ligands were performed using B. pauloensis venom which these molecules were found interacting to MDoS region for the three complexes. Furthermore, tunnel analyses revealed differences in the positive charges of BnSP-7 compared to other myotoxins which may be related to the specificity of this toxin. Thermophesis experiments revealed that all three ligands bound to BnSP-7 with affinities ranging from 20-300 μM, in which the highest affinity was observed for caffeic acid, followed by the p-coumaric acid and by cinnamic acid. These data are in agreement with the observed number of electrostatic interactions observed in crystallographic structures. These results consolidate the importance of the MDoS region as a mechanism of myotoxic action of these proteins, in addition to providing structural data for the more effective inhibitors development against the local effects of the snakebite, not efficiently neutralized by conventional serum therapy.
Phospholipases A2-like (PLA2-like) toxins are among the main components of snake venoms involved in the envenomation process, particularly in snakes from Bothrops genus. These toxins promote myotoxic effects that aren't neutralized by conventional serum therapy and may lead to loss of the affected limb. Structural studies, especially the crystallography technique, are powerful tools for understanding of the structure-function relationship of molecules. The aim of this work was structurally study by different biophysical techniques (circular dichroism, dynamic light scattering, fluorescence spectroscopy, microscale thermophoresis, crystallization, X-ray diffraction data, elucidation and structural analysis) a Lys-49-PLA2 of Bothrops pauloensis venom, named BnSP-7, in native form and complexed to cinnamic acid and its derivatives caffeic acid and p-coumaric acid. BnSP-7 ORF was inserted into the vector EcoRI (3 'DNA) and NotI (5' DNA) restriction sites. This insert was inserted into pPicZA vector, transformed into Pichia pastoris and induced the expression. After purification of the expressed protein, crystallization assays were performed. BnSP-7 structures complexed to the ligands were performed using B. pauloensis venom which these molecules were found interacting to MDoS region for the three complexes. Furthermore, tunnel analyses revealed differences in the positive charges of BnSP-7 compared to other myotoxins which may be related to the specificity of this toxin. Thermophesis experiments revealed that all three ligands bound to BnSP-7 with affinities ranging from 20-300 μM, in which the highest affinity was observed for caffeic acid, followed by the p-coumaric acid and by cinnamic acid. These data are in agreement with the observed number of electrostatic interactions observed in crystallographic structures. These results consolidate the importance of the MDoS region as a mechanism of myotoxic action of these proteins, in addition to providing structural data for the more effective inhibitors development against the local effects of the snakebite, not efficiently neutralized by conventional serum therapy.
Descrição
Palavras-chave
Expressão heteróloga, Cristalização, Difração de raios-X, BnSP-7, Bothrops pauloensis, Heterologous expression, Crystallization, X-ray diffraction