Recently, there has been increasing focus toward the development of small molecules designed to target a specific sequences of double stranded DNA for therapeutic purposes1. Minor groove binding compounds have been shown to be capable of selectivity target GC sites in AT tract DNA2. In this research, binding selectivity was investigated using absorption, fluorescence and circular dichroic properties of selected DB minor groove binders in the presence of two unique DNA sequences. Further insight was gained by comparing the electrostatic potential maps and optimized structures of the compounds of interest. Using the results presented, potential selective minor groove binders can be selected for further investigation and kinetic studies.

Nanomatériaux de silice peuvent être facilement fabriqués, façonné et fonctionnalisés comme plates-formes pour le greffage des nanoparticules pour des applications biomédicales et optiques. Ici, nous utilisons une méthodologie basée sur un modèle de préparer une collection variée de hélicoïdale nanoparticules d'or (PNB) superstructures ayant impartialité contrôlable et mesures structurelles en utilisant PNB que les blocs de construction, et les nanohelices de silice que le modèle. Le matériaux présentent synthétisé bien définir Agencement chiral de PNB suivant l'hélicité de nanohelices de silice, montrant des signaux plasmoniques de dichorism circulaire (CD). D'autres observations ont prouvé ce plasmon CD vient de l'arrangement chiral de PNB et cet effet est très taille, l'échelle et dépend du pH. Nous nous attendons à ce que cette stratégie d'assemblage va découvrir une meilleure vue sur les métamatériaux et de susciter la vue vers "bottom-up" des approches en nanosciences. / Silica nanomaterials can be easily fabricated, fashioned and functionalized as platforms for grafting of nanoparticles for biomedical and optical applications. Herein, we utilize a template-based methodology to prepare a diverse collection of helical gold nanoparticle (GNPs) superstructures having controllable handedness and structural metrics by using GNPs as the building blocks, and the silica nanohelices as the template. The synthesized materials exhibit well-defined chiral arrangement of GNPs following the helicity of silica nanohelices, showing plasmonic circular dichorism (CD) signals. Further observations proved this plasmon CD comes from the chiral arrangement of GNPs and this effect is highly size, scale and pH dependent. We expect that this assembly strategy will discover a better view towards metamaterials and spark the view towards “bottom-up” approaches in nanoscience.

abstract: The photosynthetic reaction center is a type of pigment-protein complex found widely in photosynthetic bacteria, algae and higher plants. Its function is to convert the energy of sunlight into a chemical form that can be used to support other life processes. The high efficiency and structural simplicity make the bacterial reaction center a paradigm for studying electron transfer in biomolecules. This thesis starts with a comparison of the primary electron transfer process in the reaction centers from the Rhodobacter shperoides bacterium and those from its thermophilic homolog, Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Different temperature dependences in the primary electron transfer were found in these two type of reaction centers. Analyses of the structural differences between these two proteins suggested that the excess surface charged amino acids as well as a larger solvent exposure area in the Chloroflexus aurantiacus reaction center could explain the different temperature depenence. The conclusion from this work is that the electrostatic interaction potentially has a major effect on the electron transfer. Inspired by these results, a single point mutant was designed for Rhodobacter shperoides reaction centers by placing an ionizable amino acid in the protein interior to perturb the dielectrics. The ionizable group in the mutation site largely deprotonated in the ground state judging from the cofactor absorption spectra as a function of pH. By contrast, a fast charge recombination assoicated with protein dielectric relaxation was observed in this mutant, suggesting the possibility that dynamic protonation/deprotonation may be taking place during the electron transfer. The fast protein dielectric relaxation occuring in this mutant complicates the electron transfer pathway and reduces the yield of electron transfer to QA. Considering the importance of the protein dielectric environment, efforts have been made in quantifying variations of the internal field during charge separation. An analysis protocol based on the Stark effect of reaction center cofactor spectra during charge separation has been developed to characterize the charge-separated radical field acting on probe chromophores. The field change, monitored by the dynamic Stark shift, correlates with, but is not identical to, the electron transfer kinetics. The dynamic Stark shift results have lead to a dynamic model for the time-dependent dielectric that is complementary to the static dielectric asymmetry observed in past steady state experiments. Taken together, the work in this thesis emphasizes the importance of protein electrostatics and its dielectric response to electron transfer. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Physics 2012

The canonical Wnt pathway is a vitally important signalling pathway that plays an important role in cell proliferation, differentiation and fate decisions in embryonic development and in the maintenance of adult tissues. The twelve Armadillo (ARM) repeat-containing protein beta-catenin acts as the signal transducer in this pathway and is continuously degraded in the cytosol by the beta-catenin destruction complex (BDC). Upon receiving the Wnt signal the BDC is inactivated, allowing beta-catenin to accumulate in the cytosol and be transported to the nucleus where it binds to the TCF/LEF family of transcription factors, inducing the expression of cell cycle promotor genes. In this Thesis I describe investigations into the roles of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) and the transcription factor TCF7L2 within this signalling pathway. LRRK2 is a large multi-domain protein with strong links to Parkinson’s disease and suggested to play a role in inactivating the BDC in response to the Wnt signal. A recent paper proposed that the previously uncharacterised regions of LRRK2 contain a series of tandem repeat sub-domains. I began an investigation into these sub-domains but I was unable to produce soluble protein constructs despite the use of a range of common techniques, and so I was forced to conclude this project early. The main body of this thesis focuses on the interaction between the intrinsically disordered TCF7L2 and the repeat protein beta-catenin, a very long interface of approximately 4800 Å2 that spans from the third to the eleventh ARM repeat of beta-catenin and residues 12 to 50 of TCF7L2, as determined by X-ray crystal structures. First, a fluorescence reporter system for the binding interaction was developed and used to determine the kinetic rate constants for the association and dissociation of the wild-type construct using stopped-flow fluorescence spectroscopy and time-dependent fluorescence spectroscopy. It was found that association of TCF7L2 and beta-catenin was rapid (7.3 ± 0.1 x107 M-1s-1) with only a single phase was observed, whereas dissociation was biphasic and slow (5.7 ± 0.4 x10-4 s-1, 15.2 ± 2.8 x10-4 s-1). Using either of these two dissociation rate constants the calculated Kd value obtained is much lower than the values previously reported in the literature (8 ± 1 / 20 ± 2 pM compared with 16 nM). This reporter system was then used to investigate the striking variability between three crystal structures previously obtained for the TCF7L2-beta-catenin complex, in which different regions of TCF7L2 show different elements of secondary structure. Mutational analysis revealed that the interface residues on TCF7L2 identified in these structures make little or no contribution to the overall binding affinity, pointing to a transient nature of these contact in solution and suggesting that the observed differences between the structures are due to differences in crystal packing. Further experiments into the effect of osmolarity on the binding equilibrium and kinetics supported this conclusion and suggest a change in the association/dissociation mechanism as a function of ionic strength. Lastly, further mutational analysis of TCF7L2 revealed two regions that contribute particularly strongly to the binding kinetics, suggesting that TCF7L2-beta-catenin assembly proceeds via a two-site avidity mechanism. Some of the most destabilising variants display two additional dissociation phases, indicating the presence of an alternative dissociation pathway that is inaccessible to the wild-type. In summary, the results presented here provide insights into the kinetics of molecular recognition of a long intrinsically disordered region with an extended repeat protein surface, a process shown to involve multiple routes with multiple steps in each.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:50:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-03-26. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-11T03:25:45Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 Publico-10806.pdf: 1743333 bytes, checksum: 379793d92e9d86096d10c579b33c757e (MD5) / A hormônio protéico produzido pelo gene-ob e denominado leptina, é um produto originário do tecido adiposo, circula pelo plasma e afeta o balanço energético interagindo em receptores presentes no hipotálamo. A leptina desempenha um papel importante na regulação de uma variedade de funções fisiológicas, incluindo controle de ingestão alimentar, temperatura corporal e manutenção do peso corporal. A ausência ou resistência a leptina pelo organismo causa obesidade mórbida, diabetes e hipogonadismo. A estrutura terciária da molécula da leptina revela a presença de quatro hélices, cujo padrão é típico das citocinas. Com o objetivo de identificar a região da molécula responsável pela expressão de sua atividade biológica foram sintetizados seis fragmentos peptídicos cujas estruturas foram escolhidas de acordo com a estrutura tridimensional da leptina. Em estudos anteriores do nosso grupo, dois peptídeos, AchLEP92- 115-NH2 (IV) e Ac-[Ser117]-hLEP116-140-NH2 (V), foram reconhecidos pelo receptor da leptina presentes em células HP-75, confirmando outros trabalhos da literatura que também apontavam que é nesta região da molécula que deve estar presente o epitopo funcional da leptina. Neste trabalho, uma nova série de fragmentos, cujas estruturas primárias estão contidas na região dos fragmentos IV e V, foram sintetizados e os efeitos dos mesmos na variação do peso corporal e no consumo de alimento quando administrados no ventrículo cerebral de ratos normais foram avaliados. Os peptídeos foram sintetizados pelo método da fase sólida manual pela estratégia t-Boc. Os mesmos foram purificados por cromatografia liquida de alta eficiência e foram caracterizados por análise de aminoácidos e cromatografia liquida acoplada a um espectrômetro de massas. Estudos conformacionais dos peptídeos também foram realizados por Dicroísmo Circular com o objetivo de correlacionar a estrutura com a atividade biológica dos fragmentos. Dentre os compostos estudados, o melhor resultado foi obtido com o fragmento AchLEP110- 119-NH2 (VI) que se mostrou ser mais ativo que a própia leptina e foi equipotente com o [D-Leu4]-OB3, que até então era o fragmento mais ativo descrito na literatura. Embora haja a necessidade de refinamentos, esse tipo de abordagem pode oferecer uma interessante base para o desenvolvimento de compostos correlacionados com a leptina com potencial de aplicação em estudos de obesidade humana ou na medicina veterinária. / The protein hormone produced by the ob-gene and denominated leptin, a product originating from adipose tissue, circulates in the plasma and affects the energy balance by interacting with the hypothalamus. Leptin plays an important role in the regulation of a variety of physiological functions, including food intake, body temperature and body weight maintenance. Total absence or resistance to leptin causes morbid obesity, diabetes and hypogonadism. The tertiary structure of the leptin molecule reveals the existence of a fourhelix bundle that is characteristic of the short-helix cytokines. To identify regions of the leptin molecule responsible for its bioactivity, we have synthesized six peptides based on the protein three-dimensional structure. Our results indicated that the fragments AchLEP92- 115-NH2 (IV) and Ac-[Ser117]-hLEP116-140-NH2 (V) were recognized by leptin receptor present in hp-75 cells, in agreement with the obtained by other authors, validating that this region of the molecule contain the functional epitope of the leptin molecule. In the present study, a new series of peptides encompassing the region of fragments IV and V of leptin were synthesized, and their effects on body weight and food intake were assessed when administered into the lateral cerebroventricle of normal rats. Peptides were synthesized by the solid phase methodology, purified by RP-HPLC and characterized by LC/ESI-MS. We also performed a conformational study of the peptides by circular dichroism in order to correlate the biological activity and secondary structure of the leptin fragments. Out off the new series of compounds, the best results were obtained with the fragment Ac-hLEP110-119-NH2 (VI) which showed to be more active than leptin and equipotent to [D-Leu4]-OB3 the most active leptin fragment described in the literature so far. Although the peptide fragments design needs refinement, this kind of approach may offer the basis for the development of leptin-related compounds with potential application in human obesity or veterinary medicine. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:35:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-03-19Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:05:20Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 rinaldo_d_dr_araiq.pdf: 1188120 bytes, checksum: 1e4f3603501a8b454e918390b4c81bce (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Este trabalho abordou a determinação quali e quantitativa de enantiômeros de catequinas em extratos e infusões das folhas de espécies do gênero Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae), tais como: B.basiloba, B. cocolobifolia, B. crassa, B. intermedia e B. verbascifolia. O trabalho descreve a determinação rápida e eficiente de catequina, ent- catequina, epicatequina e ent-epicatequina por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência acoplada a detector de arranjo de fotodiodos e dicrísmo circular, usando coluna de fase estaconária quiral. O método possui alta seletividade e permite identificar inequivocadamente diastereômeros de catequinas em matrizes complexas como extratos vegetais, com limites de detecção (0,42 a 0,77 μg mL-1 ) e quantificação (1,27 a 2,32 μg mL-1 ) satisfatórios para as condições analisadas, e valores de precisão (0,3 to 4,8%) e exatidão (70,0 a 110,2%) recomendados pela ANVISA. Com exceção da espécie B. intermedia, quatro espécies do gênero apresentaram em seus extratos e infusões os diastereômeros catequina, epicatequina e ent-epicatequina. Experimentos para avaliar a epimerização da catequina indicaram que a incomum ent-epicatequina não é um artefato, podendo ser um produto do metabolismo de espécies do gênero Byrsonima. Enantiômeros da catequina apresentam diferentes atividades farmacológicas, o que pode causar a ocorrência de efeitos colaterais diversos, danosos à saúde humana. Portanto, esses resultados podem alertar quanto ao consumo indiscriminado de plantas medicinais pela população e contribuir para criação de políticas mais rigorosas no controle de qualidade de fitoterápicos no Brasil / This work deals with the qualitative and quantitative determination of catechin and epicatechin enantiomers both in extracts and infusions from the leaves of the Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae) species (B.basiloba, B. cocolobifolia, B. crassa, B. intermedia and B. verbascifolia). This work describes a simple and reliable analytical high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method coupled with photodiode array detector and circular dichroism for simultaneous determination of catechin, ent-catechin, epicatechin and ent-epicatechin. The direct separation was obtained in normal phase by HPLC using chiral stationary phase. The method has high selectivity. Regardless of variations in retention time, it was possible to identify unequivocally the enantiomers of catechin and epicatechin in complex matrices like plant extracts with satisfactory limit of detection (0.42 to 0.77 μg mL-1 ) and limite of quantification (1.27 to 2.32 μg mL-1 ). Under the conditions used, precision values were 0.3 to 4.8%, whereas accuracy values were 75.0 to 110.2%, recommended by ANVISA. Aside from B. intermedia specie, the other four Byrsonima species presented catechin, epicatechin and ent-epicatechin diastereomers both in methanolic extract and infusions. Experiments were carried out for verification the possibility of catechin epimerization. It was observed that the unusual ent- epicatechin was not an artifact, but product of Byrsonima species metabolism. Enantiomers of catechin present dissimilar pharmacological activities, which may cause the occurrence of various side effects, harmful to human health. Therefore, these results may warn about the indiscriminate use of medicinal plants by the population and contribute to the quality control of Brazilian herbal medicines

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Montamos um espectrômetro o qual nos permite obter dados de atividade ótica Dispersão Rotatória (DRO) e Dicroísmo Circular (DC) simultaneamente. O sistema ótico consiste de uma fonte de luz, um monocromador, um suporte para amostra, um analisador gigante e um detector de luz. O analisador girante é sustentado por um mancal pneumático e gira usando um motor de passo, o qual é controlado por um microcomputador. Um outro motor de passo também controlado por microcomputador é usado para girar a grade de difração do monocromador. Para obter os espectros de DRO e DC, o monocromador pára em um certo comprimento de onda, enquanto o eixo de transmissão do analisador é posicionado em &#946= 0&#176, 45&#176, 90&#176 e -45&#176 relativo ao eixo de transmissão do polarizador. O microcomputador através do detector de luz lê as quatro intensidades de luz e usando um formalismo desenvolvido por nós, relaciona-as à elipticidade e a rotação ótica naquele comprimento de onda. O monocromador é então girado a um novo comprimento de onda e o procedimento é repetido. No final, os espectros de DC e DRO podem ser mostrados em uma Tabela ou com um Gráfico. Além de funcionar como um espectropolarímetro, o equipamento pode ser usado também como um espectrofotômetro, para acompanhar cinética de reação, para medir dicroísmo linear, etc... Devido à relação sinal/ruído, temos nos ângulos medidos, uma resolução de 1&#186 / We have assembled a spectrometer which provides the optical activity data Optical Rotatory Dispersion (ORD) and Circular Dichroism (CD) simultaneously. The Optical System consists of a source of light, a monochromator, a polarizer, a sample holder, a rotating analyzer and a light detector. The rotating analyzer is supported by a pneumatic bearing and rotates using a step motor which is controlled by a microcomputer. Another spet motor also controlled by the microcomputer is used to rotate the diffraction grating of the monochromator. To obtain the ORD and CD spectra, the monochromator stops at a certain wave length, while the transmission axis of the analyzer is positioned at &#946= 0&#176, 45&#176, 90&#176 e -45&#176 relative to the transmission axis of the polarizer. The microcomputer through the light detector reads the four light intensities and using the formalism developed by us relates them to the elipticity and optical rotation at that wavelength. The monochromator is then rotated to a new wavelength and the procedure is repeated. At the end the CD and ORD spectra can be shown in a Table or as a graph. Besides functioning as a spectropolarimeter, the equipment can be use also as a regular spectrometer, to follow kinetic of recreations, to measure linear dichroism, etc Due to the signal/noise ratio we have in the measured angles a resolution of 1&#176

Usando-se a técnica de dicroísmo ótico induzido sobre a banda de absorção ótica em 272m devido o íon Pb++ em NaCl estabelecemos a simetria desse defeito. O momento dipolar com a vacância na posição 110 foi de 3.65 e &#197. Usando-se a mesma técnica além de I.T.C. conseguimos a reorientação dipolar do dipolo I.V. na temperatura de 77&#176K. Essa relaxação é atribuída ao fato do íon Pb++ estar em estado eletrônico excitado. / Using the electric induced dichroism effect on the optical absorption band at 272m due to the Pb++ ion in NaCl, the symmetry of I.V. dipole was discussed. The electric dipole moment for the vacancy in the (110) position was measured and found to be 3.65 &#197. Using the same technique and I.T.C. measurements we found reorientation in temperatures as low as 77&#176K. This relaxation is attributed to be I.V. dipole with the Pb++ ion in an electronic excited state.