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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Cholesterol Content Regulates the Interaction of αA-, αB-, and α-Crystallin with the Model of Human Lens-Lipid Membranes.

Raju Timsina, Preston Hazen, Geraline Trossi-Torres, Nawal K Khadka, Navdeep Kalkat, Laxman Mainali

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Raju TimsinaDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
Preston HazenBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1713-3980
Geraline Trossi-TorresBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1690-1562
Nawal K KhadkaDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2404-3799
Navdeep KalkatBiomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
Laxman MainaliDepartment of Physics, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
Boise State University · US

Funding

Women's health: interplay of maternal diet and key demographics on neurological health in the rural frontier and remote WestP20GM103408 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO · PI Kenneth A Cornell · 2012 to 2026
$59.8M
VPS35 D620N inhibits autophagy through disrupted hyaluronic acid-CD44 signalingP20GM109095 · NIGMS · BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI OXFORD, JULIA THOM · 2014 to 2023
$22.7M
Interaction of alpha-crystallin with cholesterol bilayer domains in cataract formationR01EY030067 · NEI · BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Laxman Mainali · 2019 to 2026
$2.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030067NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103408NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109095NIH HHS P20GM103408NIH HHS P20GM109095NIH HHS R01 EY030067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

α-Crystallin (αABc) is a major protein comprised of αA-crystallin (αAc) and αB-crystallin (αBc) that is found in the human eye lens and works as a molecular chaperone by preventing the aggregation of proteins and providing tolerance to stress. However, with age and cataract formation, the concentration of αABc in the eye lens cytoplasm decreases, with a corresponding increase in the membrane-bound αABc. This study uses the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin-labeling method to investigate the role of cholesterol (Chol) and Chol bilayer domains (CBDs) in the binding of αAc, αBc, and αABc to the Chol/model of human lens-lipid (Chol/MHLL) membranes. The maximum percentage of membrane surface occupied (MMSO) by αAc, αBc, and αABc to Chol/MHLL membranes at a mixing ratio of 0 followed the trends: MMSO (αAc) > MMSO (αBc) ≈ MMSO (αABc), indicating that a higher amount of αAc binds to these membranes compared to αBc and αABc. However, with an increase in the Chol concentration in the Chol/MHLL membranes, the MMSO by αAc, αBc, and αABc decreases until it is completely diminished at a mixing ratio of 1.5. The K

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alpha-CrystallinsCataractCrystallinsLens, CrystallineCholesterolHumansLipidsalpha-CrystallinsCholesterolCrystallinsLipidsbinding affinity (Ka)cataractscholesterolcholesterol bilayer domainsEPR spin-labeling methodhydrophobicitymaximum percentage of membrane surface occupied (MMSO)maximum splittingmobility parameterpercentage of membrane surface occupied (MSO)αA-crystallinαB-crystallinα-crystallin

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PMID38339200
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