Molecular basis of ice-binding and cryopreservation activities of type III antifreeze proteins

Autor: Jaewang Lee, Hyun Sun Kong, Minjae Kim, Yeo Jin Seo, Joon-Hwa Lee, EonSeon Jin, Jung Ryeol Lee, Seo Ree Choi
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
wt
wild-type

Gene isoform
SP
sulfopropyl

H-bond
hydrogen bond

Recrystallization (geology)
Mutant
Biophysics
CPA
cryoprotective agent

AFP
Antifreeze protein

DMSO
dimethyl sulfoxide

IRI
ice recrystallization inhibition

Biochemistry
IBP
ice-binding protein

Cryopreservation
OT
ovarian tissue

03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Structural Biology
Antifreeze protein
Genetics
DSB
double-strand break

IBS
ice-binding surface

TH
thermal hysteresis

ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS
030304 developmental biology
nfeAFP
notched-fin eelpout AFP

0303 health sciences
TUNEL
terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling

Chemistry
EG
ethylene glycol

D-PBS
Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline

Ice crystallization inhibition
NMR
Computer Science Applications
Isoelectric point
Ice binding
QAE
quaternary-amino-ethyl

030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
RT
room temperature

Thermal hysteresis
TP248.13-248.65
DNA
Research Article
Biotechnology
Zdroj: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, Vol 19, Iss, Pp 897-909 (2021)
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
ISSN: 2001-0370
DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.01.016
Popis: Graphical abstract
Highlights • The QAE2ACT and SP ACT mutants showed full TH and IRI activities. • Active AFPs effectively preserved intact follicle and prevented DSB damage. • Active AFPs exhibited unique structural feature in the first 310 helix of the IBS. • Unique structure of the IBS determines TH, IRI, and cryopreservation activities.
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) can inhibit the freezing of body fluid at subzero temperatures to promote the survival of various organisms living in polar regions. Type III AFPs are categorized into three subgroups, QAE1, QAE2, and SP isoforms, based on differences in their isoelectric points. We determined the thermal hysteresis (TH), ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI), and cryopreservation activity of three isoforms of the notched-fin eelpout AFP and their mutant constructs and characterized their structural and dynamic features using NMR. The QAE1 isoform is the most active among the three classes of III AFP isoforms, and the mutants of inactive QAE2 and SP isoforms, QAE2ACT and SPACT, displayed the full TH and IRI activities with resepect to QAE1 isoform. Cryopreservation studies using mouse ovarian tissue revealed that the QAE1 isoform and the active mutants, QAE2ACT and SPACT, more effectively preserved intact follicle morphology and prevented DNA double-strand break damage more efficiently than the inactive isoforms. It was also found that all active AFPs, QAE1, QAE2ACT, and SPACT, formed unique H-bonds with the first 310 helix, an interaction that plays an important role in the formation of anchored clathrate water networks for efficient binding to the primary prism and pyramidal planes of ice crystals, which was disrupted in the inactive isoforms. Our studies provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanism of the TH and IRI activity, as well as the cryopreservation efficiency, of type III AFPs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE