Peptídeos sintéticos no estudo do sistema toxina-antitoxina ParE/ParD
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2017-06-27
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Benites, Thais Azevedo [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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O sistema ParE-ParD é um sistema Toxina-Antitoxina (TA) do tipo II (composto por duas proteínas) encontrado no plasmídeo RK2 de uma gama de bactérias. A antitoxina ParD (9kDa) é capaz de neutralizar a citotoxicidade da toxina ParE, pela formação de um complexo estável, e também é eficaz na auto-repressão do operon parDE. A toxina (12kDa) apresenta atividade citotóxica no processo de replicação do DNA por interferir diretamente na ação da DNA girase. Estudos prévios sugeriram que a região C-terminal da antitoxina é responsável pelo processo de interação com ParE. Embora esta toxina possa ser encontrada em um grande número de microrganismos, ainda apresenta mecanismos de citotoxicidade e funções celulares a serem elucidadas. Neste contexto, este trabalho teve como objetivo a tentativa de expressão das duas proteínas ParE e ParD, bem como o design e a síntese de peptídeos análogos da antitoxina, para a realização de estudos de interação molecular, a fim de encontrar uma estrutura mínima de ParD capaz de inativar a função toxica de ParE. Com base nas informações estruturais, obtidas por modelagem e dinâmica molecular, quatro sequências peptídicas análogas de ParD foram projetadas e sintetizadas pela metodologia da fase sólida. As sequências foram analisadas e purificadas por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência e caracterizadas por espectrometria de massas. Os estudos de interação foram realizados através de ensaios de cromatografia de afinidade e supressão de fluorescência. A fluorescência intrínseca de ParEAC2 foi suprimida pelos análogos de ParD (ParDTB1, ParDTB3, ParDTB5 e ParDTB6), evidenciando a formação de complexos estáveis entre as espécies, resultados confirmados pelos ensaios de cromatografia de afinidade. Resultados semelhantes foram obtidos empregando a proteína ParD obtida por expressão heteróloga. Com base nos resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que o análogo ParDTB1 representa uma estrutura peptídica mínima com potencial para neutralizar o efeito da toxina ParE.
The ParE-ParD system is a toxin-antitoxin (TA) type II module (composed of two proteins) of the plasmid RK2 of a range of bacteria. The ParD antitoxin (9 kDa) is able to neutralize the cytotoxicity of the ParE toxin by forming a stable complex and is effective in the auto repression of the parDE operon. The toxin (12 kDa) exhibits cytotoxic activity by blocking DNA replication, acting directly in the DNA gyrase action. Previous studies have been suggest that the C-terminal region of the antitoxin is responsible for the interaction process with ParE. Although this toxin can be find in a large number of microorganisms, still have cytotoxicity mechanisms and cellular functions to be elucidate. In this context, this work aimed at the expression of ParE and ParD proteins, as well as the design and synthesis of antitoxin analog peptides, to perform molecular interaction studies in order to find a minimum ParD structure able to inactivate the toxic function of ParE. Based on the structural information obtained by modeling and molecular dynamics, four analogous peptide sequences of ParD were designed and synthesized by the solid phase methodology. The peptide sequences were analyzed and purified by high performance liquid chromatography and characterized by mass spectrometry. Interaction studies were performed by affinity chromatography and fluorescence suppression assays. The intrinsic fluorescence of ParEAC2 was suppressed by ParD analogs (ParDTB1, ParDTB3, ParDTB5 and ParDTB6) addition, evidencing the formation of stable complexes between the species, results confirmed by the affinity chromatography assays. Similar results were obtained using ParD protein obtained by heterologous expression. Based on the results obtained, it was possible to conclude that the ParDTB1 analog represents a minimal peptide structure with potential to neutralize the effect of the ParE toxin.
The ParE-ParD system is a toxin-antitoxin (TA) type II module (composed of two proteins) of the plasmid RK2 of a range of bacteria. The ParD antitoxin (9 kDa) is able to neutralize the cytotoxicity of the ParE toxin by forming a stable complex and is effective in the auto repression of the parDE operon. The toxin (12 kDa) exhibits cytotoxic activity by blocking DNA replication, acting directly in the DNA gyrase action. Previous studies have been suggest that the C-terminal region of the antitoxin is responsible for the interaction process with ParE. Although this toxin can be find in a large number of microorganisms, still have cytotoxicity mechanisms and cellular functions to be elucidate. In this context, this work aimed at the expression of ParE and ParD proteins, as well as the design and synthesis of antitoxin analog peptides, to perform molecular interaction studies in order to find a minimum ParD structure able to inactivate the toxic function of ParE. Based on the structural information obtained by modeling and molecular dynamics, four analogous peptide sequences of ParD were designed and synthesized by the solid phase methodology. The peptide sequences were analyzed and purified by high performance liquid chromatography and characterized by mass spectrometry. Interaction studies were performed by affinity chromatography and fluorescence suppression assays. The intrinsic fluorescence of ParEAC2 was suppressed by ParD analogs (ParDTB1, ParDTB3, ParDTB5 and ParDTB6) addition, evidencing the formation of stable complexes between the species, results confirmed by the affinity chromatography assays. Similar results were obtained using ParD protein obtained by heterologous expression. Based on the results obtained, it was possible to conclude that the ParDTB1 analog represents a minimal peptide structure with potential to neutralize the effect of the ParE toxin.
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Peptídeos, DNA girase, Sistema TA, Toxina ParE, Peptides, DNA gyrase, TA system, ParE toxin