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Predicting the disruption by UO2(2+) of a protein-ligand interaction.


ABSTRACT: The uranyl cation (UO(2) (2+)) can be suspected to interfere with the binding of essential metal cations to proteins, underlying some mechanisms of toxicity. A dedicated computational screen was used to identify UO(2) (2+) binding sites within a set of nonredundant protein structures. The list of potential targets was compared to data from a small molecules interaction database to pinpoint specific examples where UO(2) (2+) should be able to bind in the vicinity of an essential cation, and would be likely to affect the function of the corresponding protein. The C-reactive protein appeared as an interesting hit since its structure involves critical calcium ions in the binding of phosphorylcholine. Biochemical experiments confirmed the predicted binding site for UO(2) (2+) and it was demonstrated by surface plasmon resonance assays that UO(2) (2+) binding to CRP prevents the calcium-mediated binding of phosphorylcholine. Strikingly, the apparent affinity of UO(2) (2+) for native CRP was almost 100-fold higher than that of Ca(2+). This result exemplifies in the case of CRP the capability of our computational tool to predict effective binding sites for UO(2) (2+) in proteins and is a first evidence of calcium substitution by the uranyl cation in a native protein.

SUBMITTER: Pible O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3005792 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Predicting the disruption by UO2(2+) of a protein-ligand interaction.

Pible Olivier O   Vidaud Claude C   Plantevin Sophie S   Pellequer Jean-Luc JL   Quéméneur Eric E  

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20101101 11


The uranyl cation (UO(2) (2+)) can be suspected to interfere with the binding of essential metal cations to proteins, underlying some mechanisms of toxicity. A dedicated computational screen was used to identify UO(2) (2+) binding sites within a set of nonredundant protein structures. The list of potential targets was compared to data from a small molecules interaction database to pinpoint specific examples where UO(2) (2+) should be able to bind in the vicinity of an essential cation, and would  ...[more]

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