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Protein Interactions—on the Frontier of Biochemistry and Biophysics

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 15298

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Danuta Witkowska

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Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, 68 Katowicka St., 45-060 Opole, Poland
Interests: protein–protein interactions; metal–protein interactions; biophysical methods; medicinal chemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Working on protein interactions can be extremely difficult, especially when working on metal–protein or metal-mediated protein–protein interactions. So many steps need to be taken into account: proper purification, choosing the right buffers, the right techniques to get as much data as possible, etc. Sometimes, it is helpful to design the analogs of protein fragments to “dig” deeper into metal–protein interaction. The aim of this Special Issue is to show the advantage of the collaboration of molecular biologists and researchers working in the field of the biochemistry and biophysics, to reflect the most reliable data and natural conditions of protein interactions. Recent advances with multidisciplinary approaches in understanding protein–protein and metal–protein interactions will be particularly welcomed.

Dr. Danuta Witkowska
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Protein–protein interactions
  • Metal–protein interactions
  • Protein–ligand complexes
  • Biochemical and biophysical techniques
  • Computational chemistry for biological interaction studies
  • Active site analogs
  • Importance of buffer system

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Effect of Tetraphenylborate on Physicochemical Properties of Bovine Serum Albumin
by Ola Grabowska, Małgorzata M. Kogut, Krzysztof Żamojć, Sergey A. Samsonov, Joanna Makowska, Aleksandra Tesmar, Katarzyna Chmur, Dariusz Wyrzykowski and Lech Chmurzyński
Molecules 2021, 26(21), 6565; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/molecules26216565 - 29 Oct 2021
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The binding interactions of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with tetraphenylborate ions ([B(Ph)4]−) have been investigated by a set of experimental methods (isothermal titration calorimetry, steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism spectroscopy) and molecular dynamics-based computational approaches. [...] Read more.
The binding interactions of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with tetraphenylborate ions ([B(Ph)4]−) have been investigated by a set of experimental methods (isothermal titration calorimetry, steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism spectroscopy) and molecular dynamics-based computational approaches. Two sets of structurally distinctive binding sites in BSA were found under the experimental conditions (10 mM cacodylate buffer, pH 7, 298.15 K). The obtained results, supported by the competitive interactions experiments of SDS with [B(Ph)4]− for BSA, enabled us to find the potential binding sites in BSA. The first site is located in the subdomain I A of the protein and binds two [B(Ph)4]− ions (logK(ITC)1 = 7.09 ± 0.10; ΔG(ITC)1 = −9.67 ± 0.14 kcal mol−1; ΔH(ITC)1 = −3.14 ± 0.12 kcal mol−1; TΔS(ITC)1 = −6.53 kcal mol−1), whereas the second site is localized in the subdomain III A and binds five ions (logK(ITC)2 = 5.39 ± 0.06; ΔG(ITC)2 = −7.35 ± 0.09 kcal mol−1; ΔH(ITC)2 = 4.00 ± 0.14 kcal mol−1; TΔS(ITC)2 = 11.3 kcal mol−1). The formation of the {[B(Ph)4]−}–BSA complex results in an increase in the thermal stability of the alfa-helical content, correlating with the saturation of the particular BSA binding sites, thus hindering its thermal unfolding. Full article
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Heavy Metals and Human Health: Possible Exposure Pathways and the Competition for Protein Binding Sites
by Danuta Witkowska, Joanna Słowik and Karolina Chilicka
Molecules 2021, 26(19), 6060; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/molecules26196060 - 07 Oct 2021
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Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation. Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their ability to cause membrane and DNA damage, and to perturb protein function and [...] Read more.
Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation. Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their ability to cause membrane and DNA damage, and to perturb protein function and enzyme activity. These metals disturb native proteins’ functions by binding to free thiols or other functional groups, catalyzing the oxidation of amino acid side chains, perturbing protein folding, and/or displacing essential metal ions in enzymes. The review shows the physiological and biochemical effects of selected toxic metals interactions with proteins and enzymes. As environmental contamination by heavy metals is one of the most significant global problems, some detoxification strategies are also mentioned. Full article
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