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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2017

Disrupting a key hydrophobic pair in the oligomerization interface of the actinoporins impairs their pore-forming activity.

Haydeé Mesa-Galloso, Karelia H Delgado-Magnero, Sheila Cabezas, Aracelys López-Castilla, Jorge E Hernández-González, Lohans Pedrera, Carlos Alvarez, D Peter Tieleman, Ana J García-Sáez, Maria E Lanio and 2 more

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Haydeé Mesa-GallosoCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Karelia H Delgado-MagneroCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Sheila CabezasCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Aracelys López-CastillaMedical Biochemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 21.941-902, RJ, Brazil.
Jorge E Hernández-GonzálezCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Lohans PedreraCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Carlos AlvarezCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
D Peter TielemanCentre for Molecular Simulation, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N1N4, Canada.
Ana J García-SáezInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str.4, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.
Maria E LanioCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Uris RosCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
Pedro A ValienteCenter for Protein Studies, Faculty of Biology, Havana University, Havana, Cuba, Calle 25 # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.
University of Havana · CUUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Tübingen · DEUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crystallographic data of the dimeric and octameric forms of fragaceatoxin C (FraC) suggested the key role of a small hydrophobic protein-protein interaction surface for actinoporins oligomerization and pore formation in membranes. However, site-directed mutagenesis studies supporting this hypothesis for others actinoporins are still lacking. Here, we demonstrate that disrupting the key hydrophobic interaction between V60 and F163 (FraC numbering scheme) in the oligomerization interface of FraC, equinatoxin II (EqtII), and sticholysin II (StII) impairs the pore formation activity of these proteins. Our results allow for the extension of the importance of FraC protein-protein interactions in the stabilization of the oligomeric intermediates of StII and EqtII pointing out that all of these proteins follow a similar pathway of membrane disruption. These findings support the hybrid pore proposal as the universal model of actinoporins pore formation. Moreover, we reinforce the relevance of dimer formation, which appears to be a functional intermediate in the assembly pathway of some different pore-forming proteins.

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Protein MultimerizationCnidarian VenomsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsCnidarian Venomsequinatoxinfragaceatoxin CPore Forming Cytotoxic Proteinssticholysin IIdimeric intermediatemolecular dynamic simulationsoligomerization in membranespore-forming toxinsprotein-lipid pore

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PMID28000294
PMCPMC5326555
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