铝与钙调蛋白相互作用及其作用位点的研究

用500MHzNMR研究了铝与钙调蛋白的相互作用,主要研究了铝对钙调蛋白中芳香氨基酸残基(Tyr,His,Phe)构象变化的影响。实验结果表明,铝在钙饱和的钙调蛋白上存在着特异性的结合位点,结合位点数目至少为两个,第一结合位点可能位于钙调蛋白的N端结构域,第二结合位点靠近Ca~(2+)的Ⅲ结合域。Al~(3+)结合引起脱钙的钙调蛋白的构象变化不同于与Ca~(3+)结合引起的构象变化。Al~(3+)在CaM上的结合位点与Ca~(2+)的并不相同。柠檬酸等有机酸对铝的毒性有保护作用,这种保护作用是由于柠檬酸分子对铝的络合。     

钙调蛋白的构效关系及其与药物的相互作用

钙调蛋白(calmodulin,CaM)作为环核苷酸磷酸二酯酸(PDE)的内源性活化因子,于六十年代后期由张怀耀首先发现,它是细胞内Ca~(2+)的重要受体,与Ca~(2+)结合后发生构象变化而激活,又调节着细胞内Ca~(2+)的浓度。它不具有酶的活性,却能通过激活细胞内广泛的酶谱,调控细胞的基本功能。二价阳离子竞争性地取代Ca~(2+)的结合后能影响CaM活性,组织内还存在有CaM的内源性抑制因子,竞争性地与CaM结合而抑制CaM的活性。CaM与靶酶的相互作用也能被很多药物所抑制,这或许与药物的作用机制有关。     

金属离子与CaM及Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase相互作用的荧光光谱和荧光偏振研究

根据Cd~(2+)、Pb~(2+)、Hg~(2+)和Al~(3+)对丹磺酰标记钙调蛋白(D-CaM)的荧先强度、最大发射波长及偏振度的影响来研究它们对CaM及Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase构象变化的影响.研究发现,无论溶液中是否存在Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase,Cd~(2+)、Pb~(2+)和Hg~(2+)对D-CaM的荧光最大发射波长、偏振度的影响以Cd~(2+)的最大,Pb~(2+)次之,Hg~(2+)最小,Al~(3+)对D-CaM产生的影响与这三种二价金属离子的并不相同.这证明这几种离子与CaM和Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase的作用并不遵循同样的机理.     

金属离子与CaM及Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase相互作用的荧光光谱和荧光偏振研究

根据Cd~(2+)、Pb~(2+)、Hg~(2+)和Al~(3+)对丹磺酰标记钙调蛋白(D-CaM)的荧先强度、最大发射波长及偏振度的影响来研究它们对CaM及Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase构象变化的影响.研究发现,无论溶液中是否存在Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase,Cd~(2+)、Pb~(2+)和Hg~(2+)对D-CaM的荧光最大发射波长、偏振度的影响以Cd~(2+)的最大,Pb~(2+)次之,Hg~(2+)最小,Al~(3+)对D-CaM产生的影响与这三种二价金属离子的并不相同.这证明这几种离子与CaM和Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase的作用并不遵循同样的机理.     

铝与钙调蛋白相互作用的荧光光谱研究

本文研究了铝与钙调蛋白相互作用的荧光光谱。实验证明,Ａｌ＾３＋与ＣａＭ的结合所引起的构象变化与Ｃａ＾２＋与ＣａＭ结合所引起的构象变化既有相同之处,也有不同之处。Ａｌ＾３＋在ＣａＭ分子上的结合有特异性结合与非特异性结合两种情况。其特异性结合位点可能为２－３个,钙调蛋白的非竞争性拮抗剂酸枣仁皂甙Ａ（ＪｕＡ）可以继续抑制已被Ａｌ＾３＋部分抑制的ＰＤＥ－ＣａＭ的活力。     

钙调蛋白的结构与功能(下)

四、钙调蛋白的构象 CaM分子本身无酶的活性,在无Ca~(2+)情况下,也无生物活性。自从1973年Teo等人鉴定它是一种钙结合蛋白以来,人们用各种物理、化学手段发现Ca_(2+)的结合引起蛋白强烈的构象变化,Ca~(2+)·CaM复合物才能与靶蛋白结合形成一个活性全酶,因此CaM构象问题是其调控机制的中心问题。 1.研究构象的方法 (1)圆二色性与紫外差谱的研究 Klee测定CaM的远紫外CD谱,在EGTA存在下,椭圆度[Q]_(221nm)=-11500度·cm~2/分·克分子,相当35％螺旋,50％无规卷曲,20％β-折迭。而在0.3mM Ca~(2+)存在下,[Q]_(221nm)增加约20％,相当于α螺旋增加5—8％,无规卷曲相     

粉防已碱与红细胞膜ATPase相互作用的研究

粉防已碱是一种新的钙调蛋白拮抗剂,专一性抑制人红细胞膜上依赖CaM的Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase。在较高浓度下,它也不同程度地抑制Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase基本活性、Na~+-K~+-ATPase和Mg~(2+)-ATPase的活性。 除CaM外,不饱和脂肪酸和有限水解均导致膜Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase的活化,所有这些活化作用被Tet在大约相同的浓度范围内抑制,表明Tet除与CaM结合外,也与膜Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase结合。 Tet具有抗抵渗溶血的性能,反映了拮抗CaM与药物的膜稳定性间存在相关性。     

采用GFP标记技术研究钙调蛋白在活细胞中与细胞周期相关的分布

采用融合绿色荧光蛋白 (GFP)和钙调蛋白 (CaM)的方法来研究钙调蛋白在细胞周期不同阶段的分布 .首先 ,发现CaM在细胞内的分布随细胞周期的不同而改变 .CaM在G1期主要分布于细胞质中 ,在S期开始向细胞核内转移 ,并于G2期高度集中于细胞核内 .其次 ,G2期细胞核内的CaM似乎与有丝分裂的启动有关 ,因为此时抑制CaM的活性可同时抑制核膜破裂及染色质凝缩 .最后 ,发现在进入有丝分裂后 ,CaM主要集中于纺锤体靠近两极的地方 .此时 ,抑制CaM的活性会引起纺锤体结构的破坏 .同时讨论了CaM的这些特异性分布与细胞周期调控之间的关系 .     

粉防已碱与钙调蛋白相互作用的荧光光谱研究

粉防已碱Tet是一种新的钙调蛋白(CaM)拮抗剂,它抑制CaM活化的Ca~(2 )—Mg~(2 )—ATP c。利用丹磺酰钙调蛋白(D—CaM)可方便地鉴测Tet与CaM的相互作用,直接证明了在CaM与Tet之间生成复合物CaM—Tet 我们制备的D—CaM,每个蛋白分子含1.3个丹磺酰基团,活化红细胞膜Ca~(2 )—Mg~(2 )—ATP c的生物活性与天然CaM基本相同。 当Ca~(2 )与D—CaM结合时,丹磺酰基团环境疏水性增加,该荧光团产生较高的量子产率(增加1.6倍),最大发射兰移(从512移兰至495nm)。存在Ca~(2 )时,Tet使D—CaM的荧光强度进一步增加,谱线继续兰移,表明Ca~(2 )及Tet诱导蛋白构象变化,改变了丹磺酰基团的微环境。 荧光滴定实验证明CaM与Tet结合的解离常数为1.8μM,两者的结合是绝对依赖Ca~(2 )的。 药物Tet与CaM的结合可增强结合在CaM上的荧光探剂NPN的荧光,提示CaM不同疏水结合位之间存在变构相互作用。     

乌头碱对依赖钙调蛋白的环核苷酸磷酸二酯酶的拮抗作用

钙调蛋白(CaM)是生物体中一种多功能调节蛋白。已发现多种药物如吩噻嗪、局部麻醉剂、Ca~(2+)通道阻断剂、化合物48/80、长春花生物碱以及粉防己碱和小檗胺等都对CaM有拮抗作用,抑制CaM活化的环核苷酸磷酸二酯酶(PDE)、红细胞膜Ca~(2+)-Mg~(2+)-ATPase等的活性。但是上述药物中,除后三种外,其余的多为合成药。为了进一步从分子水平上探     

RC3/Neurogranin and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II produce opposing effects on the affinity of calmodulin for calcium

The interaction of calmodulin with its target proteins is known to affect the kinetics and affinity of Ca(2+) binding to calmodulin. Based on thermodynamic principles, proteins that bind to Ca(2+)-calmodulin should increase the affinity of calmodulin for Ca(2+), while proteins that bind to apo-calmodulin should decrease its affinity for Ca(2+). We quantified the effects on Ca(2+)-calmodulin interaction of two neuronal calmodulin targets: RC3, which binds both Ca(2+)- and apo-calmodulin, and alphaCaM kinase II, which binds selectively to Ca(2+)-calmodulin. RC3 was found to decrease the affinity of calmodulin for Ca(2+), whereas CaM kinase II increases the calmodulin affinity for Ca(2+). Specifically, RC3 increases the rate of Ca(2+) dissociation from the C-terminal sites of calmodulin up to 60-fold while having little effect on the rate of Ca(2+) association. Conversely, CaM kinase II decreases the rates of dissociation of Ca(2+) from both lobes of calmodulin and autophosphorylation of CaM kinase II at Thr(286) induces a further decrease in the rates of Ca(2+) dissociation. RC3 dampens the effects of CaM kinase II on Ca(2+) dissociation by increasing the rate of dissociation from the C-terminal lobe of calmodulin when in the presence of CaM kinase II. This effect is not seen with phosphorylated CaM kinase II. The results are interpreted according to a kinetic scheme in which there are competing pathways for dissociation of the Ca(2+)-calmodulin target complex. This work indicates that the Ca(2+) binding properties of calmodulin are highly regulated and reveals a role for RC3 in accelerating the dissociation of Ca(2+)-calmodulin target complexes at the end of a Ca(2+) signal.     

Ca(2+)-dependent and Ca(2+)-independent calmodulin binding sites in erythrocyte protein 4.1. Implications for regulation of protein 4.1 interactions with transmembrane proteins

In vitro protein binding assays identified two distinct calmodulin (CaM) binding sites within the NH(2)-terminal 30-kDa domain of erythrocyte protein 4.1 (4.1R): a Ca(2+)-independent binding site (A(264)KKLWKVCVEHHTFFRL) and a Ca(2+)-dependent binding site (A(181)KKLSMYGVDLHKAKDL). Synthetic peptides corresponding to these sequences bound CaM in vitro; conversely, deletion of these peptides from a 30-kDa construct reduced binding to CaM. Thus, 4.1R is a unique CaM-binding protein in that it has distinct Ca(2+)-dependent and Ca(2+)-independent high affinity CaM binding sites. CaM bound to 4.1R at a stoichiometry of 1:1 both in the presence and absence of Ca(2+), implying that one CaM molecule binds to two distinct sites in the same molecule of 4.1R. Interactions of 4.1R with membrane proteins such as band 3 is regulated by Ca(2+) and CaM. While the intrinsic affinity of the 30-kDa domain for the cytoplasmic tail of erythrocyte membrane band 3 was not altered by elimination of one or both CaM binding sites, the ability of Ca(2+)/CaM to down-regulate 4. 1R-band 3 interaction was abrogated by such deletions. Thus, regulation of protein 4.1 binding to membrane proteins by Ca(2+) and CaM requires binding of CaM to both Ca(2+)-independent and Ca(2+)-dependent sites in protein 4.1.     

Mastoparan/Mastoparan X altered binding behavior of La3+ to calmodulin in ternary complexes

Ca(2+) binds to calmodulin (CaM) and triggers the interaction of CaM with its target proteins; CaM binding proteins (CaMBPs) can also regulate the metal binding to CaM. In the present paper, La(3+) binding to CaM was studied in the presence of the CaM binding peptides, Mastoparan (Mas) and Mas X, using ultrafiltration and titration of fluorescence. Ca(2+) binding was used as an analog to understand La(3+) binding in intact CaM and isolated N/C-terminal CaM domain of metal-CaM binary system and metal-CaM-CaMBPs ternary system. Mas/Mas X increased binding affinity of La(3+) to CaM by 0.5 approximately 3 orders magnitude. The metal ions binding affinity to the C-terminal or the N-terminal CaM domain suggested that in the first phase of binding process both Ca(2+) and La(3+) bind to C-terminal of CaM in the presence of Mas/Mas X. In the presence of CaM binding peptides, La(3+) binding preference was substantially altered from the metal-CaM binary system where La(3+) slightly preferred binding to the N-terminal sites of CaM. Our results will be helpful in understanding La(3+) interactions with CaM in the biological systems.     

Acidic/IQ motif regulator of calmodulin

The small IQ motif proteins PEP-19 (62 amino acids) and RC3 (78 amino acids) greatly accelerate the rates of Ca(2+) binding to sites III and IV in the C-domain of calmodulin (CaM). We show here that PEP-19 decreases the degree of cooperativity of Ca(2+) binding to sites III and IV, and we present a model showing that this could increase Ca(2+) binding rate constants. Comparative sequence analysis showed that residues 28 to 58 from PEP-19 are conserved in other proteins. This region includes the IQ motif (amino acids 39-62), and an adjacent acidic cluster of amino acids (amino acids 28-40). A synthetic peptide spanning residues 28-62 faithfully mimics intact PEP-19 with respect to increasing the rates of Ca(2+) association and dissociation, as well as binding preferentially to the C-domain of CaM. In contrast, a peptide encoding only the core IQ motif does not modulate Ca(2+) binding, and binds to multiple sites on CaM. A peptide that includes only the acidic region does not bind to CaM. These results show that PEP-19 has a novel acidic/IQ CaM regulatory motif in which the IQ sequence provides a targeting function that allows binding of PEP-19 to CaM, whereas the acidic residues modify the nature of this interaction, and are essential for modulating Ca(2+) binding to the C-domain of CaM.     

Solution structures of the N-terminal domain of yeast calmodulin: Ca2+-dependent conformational change and its functional implication

We have determined solution structures of the N-terminal half domain (N-domain) of yeast calmodulin (YCM0-N, residues 1-77) in the apo and Ca(2+)-saturated forms by NMR spectroscopy. The Ca(2+)-binding sites of YCM0-N consist of a pair of helix-loop-helix motifs (EF-hands), in which the loops are linked by a short beta-sheet. The binding of two Ca(2+) causes large rearrangement of the four alpha-helices and exposes the hydrophobic surface as observed for vertebrate calmodulin (CaM). Within the observed overall conformational similarity in the peptide backbone, several significant conformational differences were observed between the two proteins, which originated from the 38% disagreement in amino acid sequences. The beta-sheet in apo YCM0-N is strongly twisted compared with that in the N-domain of CaM, while it turns to the normal more stable conformation on Ca(2+) binding. YCM0-N shows higher cooperativity in Ca(2+) binding than the N-domain of CaM, and the observed conformational change of the beta-sheet is a possible cause of the highly cooperative Ca(2+) binding. The hydrophobic surface on Ca(2+)-saturated YCM0-N appears less flexible due to the replacements of Met51, Met71, and Val55 in the hydrophobic surface of CaM with Leu51, Leu71, and Ile55, which is thought to be one of reasons for the poor activation of target enzymes by yeast CaM.     

Calcium-binding sites of calmodulin and electron transfer by inducible nitric oxide synthase

Like that of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), the binding of Ca(2+)-bound calmodulin (CaM) also regulates the activity of the inducible isoform (iNOS). However, the role of each of the four Ca(2+)-binding sites of CaM in the activity of iNOS is unclear. Using a series of single-point mutants of Drosophila melanogaster CaM, the effect that mutating each of the Ca(2+)-binding sites plays in the transfer of electrons within iNOS has been examined. The same Glu (E) to Gln (Q) mutant series of CaM used previously [Stevens-Truss, R., Beckingham, K., and Marletta, M. A. (1997) Biochemistry 36, 12337-12345] to study the role of the Ca(2+)-binding sites in the activity of nNOS was used for these studies. We demonstrate here that activity of iNOS is dependent on Ca(2+) being bound to sites II (B2Q) and III (B3Q) of CaM. Nitric oxide ((*)NO) producing activity (as measured using the hemoglobin assay) of iNOS bound to the B2Q and B3Q CaMs was found to be 41 and 43% of the wild-type activity, respectively. The site I (B1Q) and site IV (B4Q) CaM mutants only minimally affected (*)NO production (95 and 90% of wild-type activity, respectively). These results suggest that NOS isoforms, although all possessing a prototypical CaM binding sequence and requiring CaM for activity, interact with CaM differently. Moreover, iNOS activation by CaM, like nNOS, is not dependent on Ca(2+) being bound to all four Ca(2+)-binding sites, but has specific and distinct requirements. This novel information, in addition to helping us understand NOS, should aid in our understanding of CaM target activation.     

Binding of La3+ to calmodulin and its effects on the interaction between calmodulin and calmodulin binding peptide, polistes mastoparan

Binding of La(3+) to calmodulin (CaM) and its effects on the complexes of CaM and CaM-binding peptide, polistes mastoparan (Mas), were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy, and by the fluorescence stopped-flow method. The four binding sites of La(3+) on CaM were identified as the same as the binding sites of Ca(2+) on CaM through NMR titration of La(3+) to uniformly (15)N-labeled CaM. La(3+) showed a slightly higher affinity to the binding sites on the N-terminal domain of CaM than that to the C-terminal. Large differences between the (1)H-(15)N heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) spectra of Ca(4)CaM and La(4)CaM suggest conformational differences between the two complexes. Fluorescence and CD spectra also exhibited structural differences. In the presence of Ca(2+) and La(3+), a hybrid complex, Ca(2)La(2)CaM, was formed, and the binding of La(3+) to the N-terminal domain of CaM seemed preferable over binding to the C-terminal domain. Through fluorescence titration, it was shown that La(4)CaM and Ca(2)La(2)CaM had similar affinities to Mas as Ca(4)CaM. Fluorescence stopped-flow experiments showed that the dissociation rate of La(3+) from the C-terminal domain of CaM was higher than that from the N-terminal. However, in the presence of Mas, the dissociation rate of La(3+) decreased and the dissociation processes from both global domains were indistinguishable. In addition, compared with the case of Ca(4)CaM-Mas, the slower dissociations of Mas from La(4)CaM-Mas and Ca(2)La(2)CaM-Mas complexes indicate that in the presence of La(3+), the CaM-Mas complex became kinetically inert. A possible role of La(3+) in the Ca(2+)-CaM-dependent pathway is discussed.     

Caldendrin but not calmodulin binds to light chain 3 of MAP1A/B: an association with the microtubule cytoskeleton highlighting exclusive binding partners for neuronal Ca(2+)-sensor proteins

Caldendrin is a neuronal Ca(2+)-sensor protein (NCS), which represents the closest homologue of calmodulin (CaM) in nerve cells. It is tightly associated with the somato-dendritic cytoskeleton of neurons and highly enriched in the postsynaptic cytomatrix. Here, we report that caldendrin specifically associates with the microtubule cytoskeleton via an interaction with light chain 3 (LC3), a microtubule component with sequence homology to the GABAA receptor-associated protein (GABARAP), which is, like LC3, probably involved in cellular transport processes. Interestingly, two binding sites exist in LC3 for caldendrin from which only one exhibits a strict Ca(2+)-dependency for the interaction to take place but both require the presence of the first two EF-hands of caldendrin. CaM, however, is not capable of binding to LC3 at both sites despite its high degree of primary structure similarity with caldendrin. Computer modelling suggests that this might be explained by an altered distribution of surface charges at the first two EF-hands rendering each molecule, in principle, specific for a discrete set of binding partners. These findings provide molecular evidence that NCS can transduce signals to a specific target interaction irrespective of Ca(2+)-concentrations and CaM-levels.     

Calmodulin X (Ca2+)4 is the active calmodulin-calcium species activating the calcium-, calmodulin-dependent protein kinase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum in the regulation of the calcium pump

Calcium-, calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum increases the rate of calcium transport. The complex dependence of calmodulin-dependent phosphoester formation on free calcium and total calmodulin concentrations can be satisfactorily explained by assuming that CaM X (Ca2+)4 is the sole calmodulin-calcium species which activates the calcium-, calmodulin-dependent, membrane-bound protein kinase. The apparent dissociation constant of the E X CaM X (Ca2+)4 complex determined from the calcium dependence of calmodulin-dependent phosphoester formation over a 100-fold range of total calmodulin concentrations (0.01-1 microM) was 0.9 nM; the respective apparent dissociation constant at 0.8 mM free calcium, 1 mM free magnesium with low calmodulin concentrations (0.1-50 nM) was 2.60 nM. These results are in good agreement with the apparent dissociation constant of 2.54 nM of high affinity calmodulin binding determined by 125I-labelled calmodulin binding to sarcoplasmic reticulum fractions at 1 mM free calcium, 1 mM free magnesium and total calmodulin concentration ranging from 0.1 to 150 nM, i.e. conditions where approximately 98% of the total calmodulin is present as CaM X (Ca2+)4. The apparent dissociation constant of the calcium-free calmodulin-enzyme complex (E X CaM) is at least 100-fold greater than the apparent dissociation constant of the E X CaM X (Ca2+)4 complex, as judged from non-saturation 125I-labelled calmodulin binding at total calmodulin concentrations of up to 150 nM, in the absence of calcium.     

Apocalmodulin and Ca2+ calmodulin-binding sites on the CaV1.2 channel

The cardiac L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel is responsible for initiating excitation-contraction coupling. Three sequences (amino acids 1609-1628, 1627-1652, and 1665-1685, designated A, C, and IQ, respectively) of its alpha(1) subunit contribute to calmodulin (CaM) binding and Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation. Peptides matching the A, C, and IQ sequences all bind Ca(2+)CaM. Longer peptides representing A plus C (A-C) or C plus IQ (C-IQ) bind only a single molecule of Ca(2+)CaM. Apocalmodulin (ApoCaM) binds with low affinity to the IQ peptide and with higher affinity to the C-IQ peptide. Binding to the IQ and C peptides increases the Ca(2+) affinity of the C-lobe of CaM, but only the IQ peptide alters the Ca(2+) affinity of the N-lobe. Conversion of the isoleucine and glutamine residues of the IQ motif to alanines in the channel destroys inactivation (Zühlke et al., 2000). The double mutation in the peptide reduces the interaction with apoCaM. A mutant CaM unable to bind Ca(2+) at sites 3 and 4 (which abolishes the ability of CaM to inactivate the channel) binds to the IQ, but not to the C or A peptide. Our data are consistent with a model in which apoCaM binding to the region around the IQ motif is necessary for the rapid binding of Ca(2+) to the C-lobe of CaM. Upon Ca(2+) binding, this lobe is likely to engage the A-C region.