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ArticlePloS one2011

A structural basis for cellular uptake of GST-fold proteins.

Melanie J Morris, Dan Liu, Llara M Weaver, Philip G Board, Marco G Casarotto

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Melanie J MorrisThe John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Dan Liu
Llara M Weaver
Philip G Board
Marco G Casarotto
ACT GovernmentAustralian National University · AUUniversity of Canberra · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has recently emerged that glutathione transferase enzymes (GSTs) and other structurally related molecules can be translocated from the external medium into many different cell types. In this study we aim to explore in detail, the structural features that govern cell translocation and by dissecting the human GST enzyme GSTM2-2 we quantatively demonstrate that the α-helical C-terminal domain (GST-C) is responsible for this property. Attempts to further examine the constituent helices within GST-C resulted in a reduction in cell translocation efficiency, indicating that the intrinsic GST-C domain structure is necessary for maximal cell translocation capacity. In particular, it was noted that the α-6 helix of GST-C plays a stabilising role in the fold of this domain. By destabilising the conformation of GST-C, an increase in cell translocation efficiency of up to ∼2-fold was observed. The structural stability profiles of these protein constructs have been investigated by circular dichroism and differential scanning fluorimetry measurements and found to impact upon their cell translocation efficiency. These experiments suggest that the globular, helical domain in the 'GST-fold' structural motif plays a role in influencing cellular uptake, and that changes that affect the conformational stability of GST-C can significantly influence cell translocation efficiency.

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AnimalsCell LineCircular DichroismFlow CytometryFluorometryGlutathione TransferaseHumansMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein TransportRecombinant Proteinsglutathione S-transferase Mu 2Glutathione TransferaseRecombinant Proteins

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PMID21455499
PMCPMC3063774
OpenAlexW2017295384

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