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8549682

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
Alpha crystallin can function as a molecular chaperone in suppressing the heat-induced aggregation of other crystallins and proteins. During cataractogenesis, alpha-crystallin becomes a water-insoluble, high-molecular-weight, cross-linked aggregate. To determine whether the chaperone activity of alpha crystallin is lost during this age-related modification, extracts were prepared by sonication of water-insoluble proteins isolated from aged bovine lenses and human cataract lenses. All the preparations were tested for chaperone-like activity using beta L-crystallin as the target protein and the percentage of alpha-crystallin in water-insoluble sonicated supernatant (WISS) was determined by slot blot immunoassay. The WISS from bovine as well as human lenses were still effective in protecting beta L-crystallin aggregation at 56 degrees C. The bovine cortical WISS with 50% immunoreactive alpha-crystallin showed 62% of the chaperone-like activity displayed by native alpha-crystallin. The WISS from bovine lens nucleus and human lenses with 17% and 5% immunoreactive alpha-crystallin showed 19% and 4% chaperone-like activity compared to native alpha-crystallin. Prior treatment of the WISS of both bovine and human lenses with dithiothreitol resulted in nearly 50% increase in chaperone-like activity suggesting possible loss of chaperone-like activity due to disulfide cross-links. To see if the chaperone-like activity of alpha-crystallin can be altered by non-disulfide cross-linking, native alpha-crystallin isolated from bovine lenses was cross-linked with dimethylsuberimidate (DMS) and dimethyl 3,3'-dithiobispropionimidate (DTBP) and tested for chaperone-like activity. The DMS cross-linked alpha-crystallin was effective in inhibiting the aggregation of beta L-crystallins at 56 degrees C, but required a two- to five-fold higher concentration than the native alpha-crystallin. alpha-Crystallin with higher degree of cross-linking showed lower chaperone-like activity. alpha-Crystallin cross-linked with DTBP, a cleavable cross-linking agent, also showed a 80% loss in chaperone-like activity. However, when the DTBP cross-linked alpha-crystallin was treated with dithiothreitol to cleave the cross-links there was a 50% recovery in the chaperone-like activity. These data suggest that the age-related cross-linking, which restricts the molecular flexibility of alpha-crystallin decreases its chaperone-like function.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0014-4835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
413-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of cross-linking on the chaperone-like function of alpha crystallin.
pubmed:affiliation
Mason Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't