Monitoring thermal and chemical unfolding of Brugia malayi calreticulin using fluorescence and Circular Dichroism spectroscopy. 2017

Sunita Yadav, and Smita Gupta, and Jitendra Kumar Saxena
Division of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226021, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Calreticulin of Brugia malayi (BmCRT) play very important role in host-parasite interaction. In previous study it was found that BmCRT is responsible for prevention of host classical complement pathway activation via its interaction with first component C1q of the human host. Therefore, BmCRT is an essential protein for parasite survival and an important drug target to fend filariasis. In the present study, we have carried out a systamatic biophysical characterization of BmCRT protein. Unfolding of BmCRT was found to be non-cooperative two-state process in the presence of both denaturant GdmCl and urea. The results also illustrated that protein lost its 50% activity at 1.5M GdmCl and 3M Urea. Partially unfolded and molten-globule like intermediate state was observed at 0.8 to 1.2M GdmCl while Urea unfolding showed intermediate state at 1.2 to 1.6M. Unfolding pathway monitored with the help of apolar quencher, favor above observations. All of these findings support the presence of detectable intermediate state during unfolding pathway of BmCRT. Furthermore, this study indicates that BmCRT is more stable toward temperature (Tm=65°C), pH and trypsin digestion. These differences in properties as compared to host can be fruitfully utilized for synthesis of compounds effective against the parasite.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013050 Spectrometry, Fluorescence Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence. Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D015801 Helminth Proteins Proteins found in any species of helminth. Helminth Protein,Protein, Helminth,Proteins, Helminth
D017178 Brugia malayi A species of parasitic nematode causing Malayan filariasis and having a distribution centering roughly on the Malay peninsula. The life cycle of B. malayi is similar to that of WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus Mansonia. Brugia malayus,malayi, Brugia
D058767 Protein Unfolding Conformational transitions of the shape of a protein to various unfolded states. Unfolding, Protein
D037282 Calreticulin A multifunctional protein that is found primarily within membrane-bound organelles. In the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM it binds to specific N-linked oligosaccharides found on newly-synthesized proteins and functions as a MOLECULAR CHAPERONE that may play a role in PROTEIN FOLDING or retention and degradation of misfolded proteins. In addition calreticulin is a major storage form for CALCIUM and functions as a calcium-signaling molecule that can regulate intracellular calcium HOMEOSTASIS. 55-kDa High-Affinity Calcium Binding Protein,CAB-63,CBP3 (Liver),Calcium-Binding Protein-3,Calregulin,ERp60,HACBP,cC1qR Protein,55 kDa High Affinity Calcium Binding Protein,Calcium Binding Protein 3

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