title: Temperature-dependent structural and functional properties of a mutant (F71L) αA-crystallin: molecular basis for early onset of age-related cataract.
abstract: Previously we identified a novel mutation (F71L) in the αA-crystallin gene associated with early onset of age-related cataract. However, it is not known how the missense substitution translates into reduced chaperone-like activity (CLA), and how the structural and functional changes lead to early onset of the disease. Herein, we show that under native conditions the F71L-mutant is not significantly different from wild-type with regard to secondary and tertiary structural organization, hydrophobicity and the apparent molecular mass of oligomer but has substantial differences in structural and functional properties following a heat treatment. Wild-type αA-crystallin demonstrated increased CLA, whereas the F71L-mutant substantially lost its CLA upon heat treatment. Further, unlike the wild-type αA-subunit, F71L-subunit did not protect the αB-subunit in hetero-oligomeric complex from heat-induced aggregation. Moreover, hetero-oligomer containing F71L and αB in 3:1 ratio had significantly lower CLA upon thermal treatment compared to its unheated control. These results indicate that α-crystallin complexes containing F71L-αA subunits are less stable and have reduced CLA. Therefore, F71L may lead to earlier onset of cataract due to interaction with several environmental factors (e.g., temperature in this case) along with the aging process.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Vakdevi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Validandi
authors.forename: V Sudhakar
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: P N B S
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: Niklaus H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bhagyalaxmi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Padma
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petrash
authors.forename: G Bhanuprakash
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002386:Cataract / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D050505:Mutant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D055550:Protein Stability; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013696:Temperature; D038202:alpha-Crystallin A Chain / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050505:Mutant Proteins; D038202:alpha-Crystallin A Chain
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