7ZTU

Crystal structure of the carotenoid-binding protein domain from silkworm Bombyx mori (BmCBP) in the apoform, D162L mutant


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.206 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.208 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Silkworm carotenoprotein as an efficient carotenoid extractor, solubilizer and transporter.

Sluchanko, N.N.Slonimskiy, Y.B.Egorkin, N.A.Varfolomeeva, L.A.Faletrov, Y.V.Moysenovich, A.M.Parshina, E.Y.Friedrich, T.Maksimov, E.G.Boyko, K.M.Popov, V.O.

(2022) Int J Biol Macromol 223: 1381-1393

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.093
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7ZTQ, 7ZTR, 7ZTU

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Found in many organisms, water-soluble carotenoproteins are prospective antioxidant nanocarriers for biomedical applications. Yet, the toolkit of characterized carotenoproteins is rather limited: such proteins are either too specific binders of only few different carotenoids, or their ability to transfer carotenoids to various acceptor systems is unknown. Here, by focusing on a recently characterized recombinant ~27-kDa Carotenoid-Binding Protein from Bombyx mori (BmCBP) [Slonimskiy et al., International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 214 (2022): 664-671], we analyze its carotenoid-binding repertoire and potential as a carotenoid delivery module. We show that BmCBP forms productive complexes with both hydroxyl- and ketocarotenoids - lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin and a smaller antioxidant, aporhodoxanthinone, but not with β-carotene or retinal, which defines its broad ligand specificity toward xanthophylls valuable to human health. Moreover, the His-tagged BmCBP apoform is capable of cost-efficient and scalable enrichment of xanthophylls from various crude methanolic herbal extracts. Upon carotenoid binding, BmCBP remains monomeric and shows a remarkable ability to dynamically shuttle carotenoids to biological membrane models and to unrelated carotenoproteins, which in particular makes from the cyanobacterial Orange Carotenoid Protein a blue-light controlled photoswitch. Furthermore, administration of BmCBP loaded by zeaxanthin stimulates fibroblast growth, which is attractive for cell- and tissue-based assays.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russian Federation. Electronic address: [email protected].


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Carotenoid-binding protein253Bombyx moriMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: BmCBP
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8MYA9 (Bombyx mori)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8MYA9
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UniProt GroupQ8MYA9
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.206 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.208 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 63.175α = 90
b = 67.115β = 90
c = 121.123γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Aimlessdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
DIALSdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian FederationRussian Federation075-15-2021-1354
Russian Foundation for Basic ResearchRussian Federation20-54-12018
German Research Foundation (DFG)GermanyFR1276/6-1

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-10-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-01-31
    Changes: Refinement description