Biochemistry Fibrous Proteins PDF

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This document provides an outline of the biochemistry of fibrous proteins, focusing on collagen and elastin. It details their structure, biosynthesis, degradation, and associated diseases. The document also discusses the role of a1-antitrypsin in elastin degradation. Suitable for students studying biochemistry and biology.

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1A BIOCHEMISTRY FIBROUS PROTEINS DR. JANDOC OUTLINE I. COLLAGEN A. Types of collagen a. Fibril-f...

1A BIOCHEMISTRY FIBROUS PROTEINS DR. JANDOC OUTLINE I. COLLAGEN A. Types of collagen a. Fibril-forming collagens b. Network forming collagen c. Fibril-associated collagens B. Structure of collagen a. Amino acid sequence b. Triple-helical structure c. Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine A. TYPES OF COLLAGEN d. Glycosylation  More than 25 types C. Biosynthesis of collagen  3 polypeptide α-chains held together by hydrogen bonds a. Formation of pro-α chains  Type I = 2 α1 and 1 α2 b. Hydroxylation  Type II = 3 α1 c. Glycosylation  Three groups: based on location and functions in the body d. Assembly and secretion  FIBRIL-FORMING COLLAGENS e. Extracellular cleavage of procollagen  Types I, II, and III molecules  Type I f. Formation of collagen fibrils  supporting elements of high tensile strength g. Cross-link formation  tendon and cornea D. Degradation of collagen  Type II E. Collagen diseases: Collagenopathies  Cartilaginous structures a. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome  Type III b. Osteogenesis imperfecta II. ELASTIN  Distensible tissues such as blood vessels A. Structure of elastin  In electron microscope B. Role of α1-antitrypsin in elastin degradation  Characteristic banding pattern a. α1-antitrypsin  Regular staggered packing of the individual b. Role of α1-AT in the lungs molecules in the fibril c. Emphysema resulting from α1-AT deficiency I. COLLAGEN  Most abundant protein in the body  Long, rigid structure  3 polypeptides form a helix  Dispersed as gel  Extracellular matrix, vitreous humor of the eye  NETWORK-FORMING COLLAGENS  Tight bundle  Types IV and VII  Tendons  Type IV  Parallel fibers that provide great strength  Major part of basement membrane  Stacked  Mechanical support for adjacent cells  Cornea of the eye  Semipermeable filtration barrier (lungs and  To transmit light with a minimum scattering kidney)  At an angle  Form a 3-dimensional mesh rather than fibrils  Bone  FIBRIL-ASSOCIATED COLLAGENS  Resist mechanical shear from any direction  Types IX and XII bind to the surface of fibrils  Component of the extracellular matrix Trans 1 | Raff 1 of 5 BIOCHEMISTRY GLOBULAR PROTEIN B. STRUCTURE OF COLLAGEN  Amino acid sequence  Glycosylation  Rich in proline and glycine  Enzymatic glycosylation of the hydroxyl group of  Proline hydroxylysine  Facilitate formation of helix = ring  kink  Most commonly glucose and galactose  Glycine  Found in every third position of the polypeptide C. BIOSYNTHESIS OF COLLAGEN chain  Precursors are performed in the fibroblasts  Repeating sequence  Osteoblasts of bone  - Gly – X – Y -  Chondroblasts of cartilage  X = proline  Formation of pro-α chains  Y = hydroxyproline (or hydroxylysine)  Prepro-α chains contain specific AA sequence at their N- terminal ends  Acts as SIGNAL that targets the polypeptide being synthesized for secretion from the cell  Facilitate binding of ribosomes to the rER  Direct the passage of the prepro-α chain into the rER lumen  Rapidly cleaved in the rER to yield a pro-α chain  Triple-helical structure  Hydroxylation  Fibrous and elongated  - Gly – X – Y –  AA side chains on its surface  Proline and lysine in the Y position can be hydroxylated  Bond formation between the R-groups of  REQUIREMENTS: neighboring collagen monomers  Hydroxylating enzymes  Results in aggregation  Prolyl hydroxylase  Hydroxyproline and Hydroxylysine  Lysyl hydroxylase  Not present in most proteins  Oxygen  Hydroxylation of proline and lysine  Ferrous form of Iron  Posttranslational modification  Hydroxyproline  Reducing agent (Vitamin C)  Important in stabilizing the triple-helical structure  Ascorbic acid deficiency (SCURVY)  Maximizes interchain hydrogen bond formation  Lack of prolyl and lysyl hydroxylation  Impaired interchain H-bond formation and formation of a stable helix  Collagen fibrils do not crosslink  Decrease tensile strength  often show bruises  subcutaneous extravasation of blood due to capillary fragility  Glycosylation  Modify hydroxylysine with glucose or glucosyl-galactose RAFF 2 of 5 BIOCHEMISTRY GLOBULAR PROTEIN  Assembly and secretion D. DEGRADATION OF COLLAGEN  After hydroxylation and glycosylation  Normal collagens  Pro-α chains form procollagen  Highly stable  Central region flanked by nonhelical AA and  Half-life = as long as several years carboxyterminal extensions called PROPEPTIDES  Dynamic and constantly remodelled in response to growth  Begins with interchain disulfide bond formation or injury of tissue between C-terminal of the pro-α chain  Proteolytic enzymes (COLLAGENASES)  Move to Golgi complex, packaged in secretory  Breakdown of collagen vesicles, fuse with cell membrane releasing it to the  Metalloproteinase family extracellular space  Type I collagen  Extracellular cleavage of procollagen molecules  Breakage point is specific  Procollagen molecules are cleaved by N- and C-  ¾ + ¼ length fragments procollagen peptidases  Further degraded into AA by  Remove terminal propeptidases, releasing triple- PROTEINASES helical tropocollagen molecules E. COLLAGEN DISEASES: Collagenopathies  Formation of collagen fibrils  Ehlers-Danlos syndrome  Tropocollagen associate to form fibrils  Generalized CT disorder  Ordered, overlapping, parallel array  Result from inheritable defects in the metabolism of  Adjacent molecules in staggered pattern fibrillar collagen molecules  Overlapping to approximately ¾ of a another  Deficiency of collagen-processing enzymes molecule  Lysyl hydroxylase, procollagen peptidase  Cross-link formation  Mutation in the AA sequence of Types I, III, or V  Lysyl oxidase  Type I = skin  Act on fibrillar array of collagen  Fragile, stretchy akin and loose joints  Oxidatively deaminate the lysyl or hydroxylysyl  Type III = most clinically important (in blood vessels) residues in neighboring collagen to form  Either degraded of accumulated to high levels in covalent cross-links intracellular compartments  Cu 2+ containing enzyme  Potentially lethal vascular problems  Cytochrome oxidase  Osteogenesis Imperfecta  Dopamine hydroxylase  Brittle Bone syndrome  Superoxide dismutase  Retarded wound healing  X-linked (Menkes disease) – Cu  Humped-back (kyphotic) appearance deficiency  Rotated and twisted spine  Wilson Disease – Cu overload  TYPE I  Osteogenesis imperfect tarda  Decreased α1 and α2 chain production  Present early in infancy  Fractures secondary to minor trauma  Suspected if prenatal ultrasound detects bowing or fractures of long bones  TYPE II  Osteogenesis imperfect congenital  Most severe  Die of pulmonary hypoplasia in utero or during neonatal period  Mutation in pro-α1 and pro-α2 chains of type I collagen  Replacement of Gly by AA with bulky side chains  Prevent formation of the required triple-helix II. ELASTIN  Rubber-like properties  Elastic fibers with elastin and glycoprotein microfibrils  Lungs, walls of large arteries, elastic ligaments  Stretchable  recoil to original shape A. STRUCTURE OF ELASTIN  Insoluble protein polymer  Synthesized from tropoelastin = linear polypeptide (700 AA) RAFF 3 of 5 BIOCHEMISTRY GLOBULAR PROTEIN  Small and nonpolar (glycine, alanine, valine)  Role of α1-AT in the lungs  Also rich in proline and lysine but little hydroxylysine and  Normal hydroxyproline  Alveoli is exposed to low levels of elastase (from  TROPOELASTIN activated and degenerating neutrophils)  Secreted by the cell into the extracellular space  Destroy Elastin in alveoli if unopposed by α1-AT  Interacts with glycoprotein microfibrils  Emphysema  FIBRILLIN  Lung tissue cannot regenerate  Act as scaffold where tropoelastin is deposited  Destruction of CT of alveolar walls  Allysine residue  Emphysema resulting from α1-AT deficiency  Oxidative deamination of lysyl side chain by  α1-antitrypsin mutation lysyl oxidase  single purine base mutation (GAG  AAG)  ELASTIN  position 342 = Glutamate  Lysine  3 allysine side chain + 1 unaltered lysyl side chain from  undergo polymerization in hepatocyte ER same or neighboring polypeptides form a desmosine cross-  decreased α1-AT secretion link  INHERITANCE  Extensively interconnected, rubbery network  Heterozygote  Give tissue its elasticity  Sufficient protection of alveoli from damage  Homozygote  Promote emphysema  α1-antitrypsin methionine  required for the binding of the inhibitor to target the protease  inactivation via inhalational trauma  Smoking  Causes oxidation  methionine residue inactivation  no neutralization of elastase  Elevated rate of lung destruction  poorer survival rate  Treatment  Augmentation therapy  Weekly intravenous α1-AT administration  Mutation in fibrillin-1 protein  Marfan syndrome  CT disorder  impaired structural integrity of skeleton, eye and cardiovascular system  abnormal fibrillin incorporated into microfibrils  BLUE SCLERA  Due to tissue thinning  Patients with OI, EDS or Marfan B. ROLE OF α1-ANTITRYPSIN IN ELASTIN DEGRADATION  α1-antitrypsin  A1AT, α1-antiproteinase  Inhibit proteolytic enzymes that hydrolyze and destroy proteins  Inhibits activity of the trypsin  Synthesized as trypsinogen in the pancreas  90% of the α1-globulin  Synthesized by the liver, some in tissues including monocytes and alveolar macrophages  Physiologic role of inhibiting neutrophil elastase  Degrade elastin of alveolar walls, as well as other structural protein  Prevent local tissue injury RAFF 4 of 5 BIOCHEMISTRY GLOBULAR PROTEIN II. ALPHA-KERATINS  Proteins that form TOUGH FIBERS  Hair, nail, outer epidermal layer  Constituent of intermediate filament  Rich in cysteine  Provide disulfide bond  Insoluble and resistant to stretching RAFF 5 of 5

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