scholarly journals Membrane proteins with high N-glycosylation, high expression, and multiple interaction partners were preferred by mammalian viruses as receptors

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Zhang ◽  
Zhaozhong Zhu ◽  
Wenjun Chen ◽  
Zena Cai ◽  
Beibei Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Receptor Interaction ◽  
Viral Receptor ◽  
Interaction Partners ◽  
Cell Membrane Proteins ◽  
Mammalian Virus ◽  
Multiple Interaction ◽  
Functionally Diverse ◽  
Viral Receptors ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractReceptor mediated entry is the first step for viral infection. However, the relationship between viruses and receptors is still obscure. Here, by manually curating a high-quality database of 268 pairs of mammalian virus-host receptor interaction, which included 128 unique viral species or sub-species and 119 virus receptors, we found the viral receptors were structurally and functionally diverse, yet they had several common features when compared to other cell membrane proteins: more protein domains, higher level of N-glycosylation, higher ratio of self-interaction and more interaction partners, and higher expression in most tissues of the host. Additionally, the receptors used by the same virus tended to co-evolve. Further correlation analysis between viral receptors and the tissue and host specificity of the virus shows that the virus receptor similarity was a significant predictor for mammalian virus cross-species. This work could deepen our understanding towards the viral receptor selection and help evaluate the risk of viral zoonotic diseases.

scholarly journals Phage protein receptors have multiple interaction partners and high expressions

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 2975-2979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Zhang ◽  
Fen Yu ◽  
Yuanqiang Zou ◽  
Ye Qiu ◽  
Aiping Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Interaction Partners ◽  
Virus Receptors ◽  
Phage Protein ◽  
Protein Receptors ◽  
Mammalian Virus ◽  
Multiple Interaction

Abstract Motivation Receptors on host cells play a critical role in viral infection. How phages select receptors is still unknown. Results Here, we manually curated a high-quality database named phageReceptor, including 427 pairs of phage–host receptor interactions, 341 unique viral species or sub-species and 69 bacterial species. Sugars and proteins were most widely used by phages as receptors. The receptor usage of phages in Gram-positive bacteria was different from that in Gram-negative bacteria. Most protein receptors were located on the outer membrane. The phage protein receptors (PPRs) were highly diverse in their structures, and had little sequence identity and no common protein domain with mammalian virus receptors. Further functional characterization of PPRs in Escherichia coli showed that they had larger node degrees and betweennesses in the protein–protein interaction network, and higher expression levels, than other outer membrane proteins, plasma membrane proteins or other intracellular proteins. These findings were consistent with what observed for mammalian virus receptors reported in previous studies, suggesting that viral protein receptors tend to have multiple interaction partners and high expressions. The study deepens our understanding of virus–host interactions. Availability and implementation phageReceptor is publicly available from: http://www.computationalbiology.cn/phageReceptor/index.html. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

scholarly journals Analysis of the molecular basis of insecticidal specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal δ-endotoxin

1987 ◽  
Vol 248 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Z Haider ◽  
D J Ellar
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Thuringiensis ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Insect Cell ◽  
Receptor Interaction ◽  
Dual Specificity ◽  
Delta Endotoxin ◽  
Cell Membrane Proteins ◽  
Toxin Receptor ◽  
Osmotic Lysis ◽  
Initial Interaction

The mechanism of action and receptor binding of a dual-specificity Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai ICl delta-endotoxin was studied using insect cell culture. The native protoxin was labelled with 125I, proteolytically activated and the affinity of the resulting preparations for insect cell-membrane proteins was studied by blotting. The active preparations obtained by various treatments had characteristic specificity associated with unique polypeptides, and showed affinity for different membrane proteins. The lepidopteran-specific preparation (trypsin-treated protoxin containing 58 and 55 kDa polypeptides) bound to two membrane proteins in the lepidopteran cells but none in the dipteran cells. The dipteran-specific preparation (protoxin treated sequentially with trypsin and Aedes aegypti gut proteases, containing a 53 kDa polypeptide) bound to a 90 kDa membrane protein in the dipteran (A. aegypti) cells but bound to none in the lepidopteran cells or Drosophila melanogaster cells. The toxicity of trypsin-activated delta-endotoxin was completely inhibited by preincubation with D-glucose, suggesting a role for this carbohydrate in toxin-receptor interaction. The toxicity was also decreased by osmotic protectants to an extent proportional to their viscometric radius. These results support a proposal that initial interaction of toxin with a unique receptor determines the specificity of the toxin, following which cell death occurs by a mechanism of colloid osmotic lysis.

scholarly journals Novel autoantibodies against muscle-cell membrane proteins in patients with myositis

1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 1860-1868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Stuhlmüller ◽  
Ricardo Jerez ◽  
Gert Hausdorf ◽  
Hans-R. Barthel ◽  
Michael Meurer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Muscle Cell ◽  
Cell Membrane Proteins ◽  
Muscle Cell Membrane

scholarly journals The Relationship between Structural Symmetry and Function in Membrane Proteins

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 24a-25a
Author(s):  
Emily L. Yaklich ◽  
Antoniya A. Aleksandrova ◽  
Lucy R. Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Structural Symmetry ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Identification of novel therapeutic targets for histone 3 mutated children’s brain tumour, using unique tumour cell surface proteomic signatures

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. iv9-iv9
Author(s):  
Anya Snary ◽  
Richard Grundy ◽  
Rob Layfield ◽  
Ruman Rahman ◽  
Farhana Haque
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Brain Tumours ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Surface Membrane ◽  
Therapeutic Targets ◽  
Molecular Signature ◽  
Histone 3 ◽  
Cell Membrane Proteins

Abstract Aims Improvements in the treatments for childhood and adolescent brain tumours, High-Grade Glioma (pHGG) and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioblastoma (DIPG), have not advanced much and they continue to carry a very poor prognosis. These brain tumours are now defined by mutations affecting histone 3 proteins, indeed 80% of DIPGs harbour histone H3.1 and H3.3 K27M somatic mutations whilst 30% of pHGGs exhibit H3.3 G34R or G34V mutations. We hypothesized that the histone 3 mutant tumours will have distinct mutation specific surfactome (cell membrane proteins) signature. Method We therefore analysed the cell surface proteomics of pHGG and DIPG, in order to identify novel targets for therapy. We have at first isolated the cell membrane fractions from a range of patient cells carrying different histone 3 mutations (G34R, G34V), relative to wild type histone 3. A comparative quantitative mass-spectrometry analyses of these cell surface membrane fractions is then performed. Results The results obtained to date demonstrated unique differential cell membrane expression patterns which correlated to specific mutation type. For example, increased expression of Ras-related proteins Rab-3, Rab-3D is detected only in histone H3.3-G34R mutated cell line in comparison. Conclusion Identification and analyses of these unique cell membrane proteins’ association with specific in H3.3 mutation in pHGG, will help to identify precise mutation specific therapeutic targets, benefiting the patients to receive therapy based on tumour’s molecular signature.

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