Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding

<p dir="ltr">The complex formed by the β-catenin and α-catenin adaptor proteins acts as a molecular bridge that enables E-cadherin-based cell–cell adhesion assembly and maintenance in the epithelial tissue. This occurs through the interaction between the intracellular domain of E-cad...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: S. M. Nasir Uddin (19198030) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Saad Rasool (9764093) (author), Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375) (author), Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053) (author), Kabir H. Biswas (5705864) (author)
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author S. M. Nasir Uddin (19198030)
author2 Saad Rasool (9764093)
Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375)
Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)
Kabir H. Biswas (5705864)
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Saad Rasool (9764093)
Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375)
Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)
Kabir H. Biswas (5705864)
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Saad Rasool (9764093)
Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375)
Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)
Kabir H. Biswas (5705864)
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2024-03-06T03:00:00Z
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 10.1007/s42247-024-00663-8
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biomedical and clinical sciences
Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Chemical sciences
Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
E-cadherin
α-Catenin
β-Catenin
BRET
Cell–cell adhesion
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description <p dir="ltr">The complex formed by the β-catenin and α-catenin adaptor proteins acts as a molecular bridge that enables E-cadherin-based cell–cell adhesion assembly and maintenance in the epithelial tissue. This occurs through the interaction between the intracellular domain of E-cadherin and β-catenin on the one hand and between F-actin and α-catenin on the other hand. In addition to its role in cell–cell adhesion formation, it has been reported that E-cadherin mediates breast cancer cell metastasis to distant organs. Therefore, development of biomaterials such as peptides with ability to modulate the interaction between β-catenin and α-catenin presents an opportunity to modulate cell–cell adhesion. Here, we have performed computational and experimental analysis to develop β-catenin-derived peptides with the ability to bind α-catenin. Specifically, we analyzed the available β- and α-catenin complex structure and identified residues on β-catenin having potential to form new interactions upon mutation. We tested the wild-type (WT) and mutant β-catenin-derived peptides for their binding to α-catenin using conventional and steered molecular dynamics simulations, revealing an increased interaction of P128E and M131E mutant peptides. We then designed a Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET)-based assay to monitor binding of the β-catenin-derived peptides with α-catenin, which revealed similar binding affinities of the WT and mutant β-catenin-derived peptides. Further, expression of the WT and the M131E mutant peptide resulted in a change in the aspect ratio of the cells suggestive of their ability to affect cell–cell adhesion. We envisage that the β-catenin-derived peptides engineered here will find application in blocking the interaction between β-catenin and α-catenin and, thus, modulate E-cadherin adhesion, which may lead to potential therapeutic avenue in abrogating E-cadherin-mediated metastasis of invasive breast cancer cells.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Emergent Materials<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42247-024-00663-8" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42247-024-00663-8</a></p>
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spelling Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin bindingS. M. Nasir Uddin (19198030)Saad Rasool (9764093)Anupriya M. Geethakumari (17052375)Wesam S. Ahmed (10170053)Kabir H. Biswas (5705864)Biomedical and clinical sciencesMedical biochemistry and metabolomicsOncology and carcinogenesisChemical sciencesMedicinal and biomolecular chemistryE-cadherinα-Cateninβ-CateninBRETCell–cell adhesion<p dir="ltr">The complex formed by the β-catenin and α-catenin adaptor proteins acts as a molecular bridge that enables E-cadherin-based cell–cell adhesion assembly and maintenance in the epithelial tissue. This occurs through the interaction between the intracellular domain of E-cadherin and β-catenin on the one hand and between F-actin and α-catenin on the other hand. In addition to its role in cell–cell adhesion formation, it has been reported that E-cadherin mediates breast cancer cell metastasis to distant organs. Therefore, development of biomaterials such as peptides with ability to modulate the interaction between β-catenin and α-catenin presents an opportunity to modulate cell–cell adhesion. Here, we have performed computational and experimental analysis to develop β-catenin-derived peptides with the ability to bind α-catenin. Specifically, we analyzed the available β- and α-catenin complex structure and identified residues on β-catenin having potential to form new interactions upon mutation. We tested the wild-type (WT) and mutant β-catenin-derived peptides for their binding to α-catenin using conventional and steered molecular dynamics simulations, revealing an increased interaction of P128E and M131E mutant peptides. We then designed a Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer (BRET)-based assay to monitor binding of the β-catenin-derived peptides with α-catenin, which revealed similar binding affinities of the WT and mutant β-catenin-derived peptides. Further, expression of the WT and the M131E mutant peptide resulted in a change in the aspect ratio of the cells suggestive of their ability to affect cell–cell adhesion. We envisage that the β-catenin-derived peptides engineered here will find application in blocking the interaction between β-catenin and α-catenin and, thus, modulate E-cadherin adhesion, which may lead to potential therapeutic avenue in abrogating E-cadherin-mediated metastasis of invasive breast cancer cells.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Emergent Materials<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42247-024-00663-8" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42247-024-00663-8</a></p>2024-03-06T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s42247-024-00663-8https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Engineering_-catenin-derived_peptides_for_-catenin_binding/26355073CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/263550732024-03-06T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
S. M. Nasir Uddin (19198030)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Chemical sciences
Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
E-cadherin
α-Catenin
β-Catenin
BRET
Cell–cell adhesion
status_str publishedVersion
title Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
title_full Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
title_fullStr Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
title_full_unstemmed Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
title_short Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
title_sort Engineering β-catenin-derived peptides for α-catenin binding
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Chemical sciences
Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
E-cadherin
α-Catenin
β-Catenin
BRET
Cell–cell adhesion