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A novel method for preparation of HAMLET-like protein complexes

Permyakov, Sergei E ; Knyazeva, Ekaterina L ; Leonteva, Marina V ; Fadeev, Roman S ; Chekanov, Aleksei V ; Zhadan, Andrei P ; Håkansson, Anders P LU orcid ; Akatov, Vladimir S and Permyakov, Eugene A (2011) In Biochimie 93(9). p.501-1495
Abstract

Some natural proteins induce tumor-selective apoptosis. α-Lactalbumin (α-LA), a milk calcium-binding protein, is converted into an antitumor form, called HAMLET/BAMLET, via partial unfolding and association with oleic acid (OA). Besides triggering multiple cell death mechanisms in tumor cells, HAMLET exhibits bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae. The existing methods for preparation of active complexes of α-LA with OA employ neutral pH solutions, which greatly limit water solubility of OA. Therefore these methods suffer from low scalability and/or heterogeneity of the resulting α-LA - OA samples. In this study we present a novel method for preparation of α-LA - OA complexes using alkaline conditions that favor aqueous... (More)

Some natural proteins induce tumor-selective apoptosis. α-Lactalbumin (α-LA), a milk calcium-binding protein, is converted into an antitumor form, called HAMLET/BAMLET, via partial unfolding and association with oleic acid (OA). Besides triggering multiple cell death mechanisms in tumor cells, HAMLET exhibits bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae. The existing methods for preparation of active complexes of α-LA with OA employ neutral pH solutions, which greatly limit water solubility of OA. Therefore these methods suffer from low scalability and/or heterogeneity of the resulting α-LA - OA samples. In this study we present a novel method for preparation of α-LA - OA complexes using alkaline conditions that favor aqueous solubility of OA. The unbound OA is removed by precipitation under acidic conditions. The resulting sample, bLA-OA-45, bears 11 OA molecules and exhibits physico-chemical properties similar to those of BAMLET. Cytotoxic activities of bLA-OA-45 against human epidermoid larynx carcinoma and S. pneumoniae D39 cells are close to those of HAMLET. Treatment of S. pneumoniae with bLA-OA-45 or HAMLET induces depolarization and rupture of the membrane. The cells are markedly rescued from death upon pretreatment with an inhibitor of Ca(2+) transport. Hence, the activation mechanisms of S. pneumoniae death are analogous for these two complexes. The developed express method for preparation of active α-LA - OA complex is high-throughput and suited for development of other protein complexes with low-molecular-weight amphiphilic substances possessing valuable cytotoxic properties.

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Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antineoplastic Agents, Apoptosis, Cell Death, Cell Line, Tumor, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kinetics, Lactalbumin, Oleic Acid, Oleic Acids, Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Biochimie
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9
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Elsevier
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1638-6183
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10.1016/j.biochi.2011.05.002
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English
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  author       = {{Permyakov, Sergei E and Knyazeva, Ekaterina L and Leonteva, Marina V and Fadeev, Roman S and Chekanov, Aleksei V and Zhadan, Andrei P and Håkansson, Anders P and Akatov, Vladimir S and Permyakov, Eugene A}},
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  keywords     = {{Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Cell Line, Tumor; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kinetics; Lactalbumin; Oleic Acid; Oleic Acids; Streptococcus pneumoniae}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Biochimie}},
  title        = {{A novel method for preparation of HAMLET-like protein complexes}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.biochi.2011.05.002}},
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