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Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum myosin B ATPase activity and structure in complex with the calmodulin-like domain of its light chain MLC-B

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Pires, Isa, Hung, Yu-Fu, Bergmann, Ulrich, Molloy, Justin E., Kursula, Inari·2022·Journal of Biological Chemistry
DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102634PMC PMC9692044

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Myosin B (MyoB) is a class 14 myosin expressed in all invasive stages of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. It is not associated with the glideosome complex that drives motility and invasion of host cells. During red blood cell invasion, MyoB remains at the apical tip of the merozoite but is no longer observed once invasion is completed. MyoB is not essential for parasite survival, but when it is knocked out, merozoites are delayed in the initial stages of red blood cell invasion, giving rise to a growth defect that correlates with reduced invasion success. Therefore, further characterization is needed to understand how MyoB contributes to parasite invasion. Here, we have expressed and purified functional MyoB with the help of parasite-specific chaperones Hsp90 and Unc45, characterized its binding to actin and its known light chain MLC-B using biochemical and biophysical methods and determined its low-resolution structure in solution using small angle X-ray scattering. In addition to MLC-B, we found that four other putative regulatory light chains bind to the MyoB IQ2 motif in vitro. The purified recombinant MyoB adopted the overall shape of a myosin, exhibited actin-activated ATPase activity, and moved actin filaments in vitro. Additionally, we determined that the ADP release rate was faster than the ATP turnover number, and thus, does not appear to be rate limiting. This, together with the observed high affinity to actin and the specific localization of MyoB, may point toward a role in tethering and/or force sensing during early stages of invasion.

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Figure 1 MyoB solubility and the MyoB–MLCB CaMLD complex purification.A, SDS-PAGE imaged under UV light for detection of eGFP-MyoB fusion protein. S: soluble fraction; P: insoluble fraction; pur: purified protein. Equal culture and buffer volumes were used for all samples, with the exception of pur that acts as a control. B, elution of MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD from a Superdex S200 10/300 column in 20 mM Tris–HCl (pH 8.5), 150 mM KCl, 0.5 mM TCEP, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.1 mM EGTA at a flow rate of 0.35 ml min−1. The different black-gray curves represent three independent purifications. The inset shows samples from the SEC peaks on SDS-PAGE. Peak 1 contains partially unfolded MyoB, peak 2 the folded MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex, and peak 3 Strep-tag-eGFP/TEV. C, SR-CD spectrum of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex. D, SR-CD spectra of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex at temperatures between 10 °C and 90 °C (5 °C intervals). The inset shows the change in Δε at 223 and 194 nm upon heating. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin; SEC, size-exclusion chromatography; SR-CD, synchrotron radiation-CD; TCEP, tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine.
Figure 1 MyoB solubility and the MyoB–MLCB CaMLD complex purification.A, SDS-PAGE imaged under UV light for detection of eGFP-MyoB fusion protein. S: soluble fraction; P: insoluble fraction; pur: purified protein. Equal culture and buffer volumes were used for all samples, with the exception of pur that acts as a control. B, elution of MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD from a Superdex S200 10/300 column in 20 mM Tris–HCl (pH 8.5), 150 mM KCl, 0.5 mM TCEP, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.1 mM EGTA at a flow rate of 0.35 ml min−1. The different black-gray curves represent three independent purifications. The inset shows samples from the SEC peaks on SDS-PAGE. Peak 1 contains partially unfolded MyoB, peak 2 the folded MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex, and peak 3 Strep-tag-eGFP/TEV. C, SR-CD spectrum of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex. D, SR-CD spectra of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex at temperatures between 10 °C and 90 °C (5 °C intervals). The inset shows the change in Δε at 223 and 194 nm upon heating. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin; SEC, size-exclusion chromatography; SR-CD, synchrotron radiation-CD; TCEP, tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 2 MyoB structure.A, predicted structure of MyoB generated using Alphafold (56) with functional regions of the motor domain and the lever arm highlighted. The Alphafold (56) predicted structure of MLC-B CaMLD was placed on MyoB IQ2 using superposition of the MTIP–MyoA complex (PDB code 6YCY (23)). B, sequence alignment of MyoA and MyoB using T-COFFEE (57) with functional regions of the motor and lever highlighted corresponding to A (2, 27, 53). The residues that influence the force and the speed at which the MyoA moves along actin are shown in red (Ser19) and brown (Lys769) (27). The dotted line box indicates the MyoB neck sequence (residues 742–801) used in this study. The residues in bold inside the HCM loop box (blue) indicate the TEDS site. IQ1 for ELC binding and IQ2 for regulatory light chain binding are shown in gray and pale green, respectively. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin; PDB, Protein Data Bank.
Figure 2 MyoB structure.A, predicted structure of MyoB generated using Alphafold (56) with functional regions of the motor domain and the lever arm highlighted. The Alphafold (56) predicted structure of MLC-B CaMLD was placed on MyoB IQ2 using superposition of the MTIP–MyoA complex (PDB code 6YCY (23)). B, sequence alignment of MyoA and MyoB using T-COFFEE (57) with functional regions of the motor and lever highlighted corresponding to A (2, 27, 53). The residues that influence the force and the speed at which the MyoA moves along actin are shown in red (Ser19) and brown (Lys769) (27). The dotted line box indicates the MyoB neck sequence (residues 742–801) used in this study. The residues in bold inside the HCM loop box (blue) indicate the TEDS site. IQ1 for ELC binding and IQ2 for regulatory light chain binding are shown in gray and pale green, respectively. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin; PDB, Protein Data Bank.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 3 MyoB binding to actin.A, I - Negative-stained electron micrograph of MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD at 100 nM. II- Negative-stained electron micrograph of JAS-stabilized P. falciparum actin I at 500 nM. III and V - Negative-stained electron micrographs of MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD binding to filamentous P. falciparum actin I, at an actin:myosin ratio of 5:1. The scale bars represent 200 nm. Arrowheads indicate possible MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD particles. IV and VI – insets with magnification of represented square from II and V, respectively. B, cosedimentation of MyoB with filamentous α-actin, in presence or absence of ATP. C, motility assay of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex using nitrocellulose and antibody capture. Nitrocellulose captured data are colored black and the antibody captured data are colored gray. The antibody-capture method exhibited faster motility. D, the ADP release rate from the acto-[MyoB-MLC-B CaMLD].ADP complex was 154 ± 25 s−1, at 24 °C (four independent experiments). E, rate of ATP-induced dissociation of the acto-[MyoB-MLC-B CaMLD] rigor complex was 615 s−1, at 24 °C (two independent experiments). F, actin-activated steady-state ATPase activity of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex showed 20-fold lower Kapp but similar kcat values to the MyoA–MTIP complex (four independent experiments). All assays were performed using filamentous α-actin. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin.
Figure 3 MyoB binding to actin.A, I - Negative-stained electron micrograph of MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD at 100 nM. II- Negative-stained electron micrograph of JAS-stabilized P. falciparum actin I at 500 nM. III and V - Negative-stained electron micrographs of MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD binding to filamentous P. falciparum actin I, at an actin:myosin ratio of 5:1. The scale bars represent 200 nm. Arrowheads indicate possible MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD particles. IV and VI – insets with magnification of represented square from II and V, respectively. B, cosedimentation of MyoB with filamentous α-actin, in presence or absence of ATP. C, motility assay of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex using nitrocellulose and antibody capture. Nitrocellulose captured data are colored black and the antibody captured data are colored gray. The antibody-capture method exhibited faster motility. D, the ADP release rate from the acto-[MyoB-MLC-B CaMLD].ADP complex was 154 ± 25 s−1, at 24 °C (four independent experiments). E, rate of ATP-induced dissociation of the acto-[MyoB-MLC-B CaMLD] rigor complex was 615 s−1, at 24 °C (two independent experiments). F, actin-activated steady-state ATPase activity of the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex showed 20-fold lower Kapp but similar kcat values to the MyoA–MTIP complex (four independent experiments). All assays were performed using filamentous α-actin. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Screening of MyoB IQ1-binding calmodulin.A, Coomassie brilliant blue stained SDS-PAGE gel showing the binding of MTIP, ELC, and MLC-B CaMLD to MyoB by a pull-down assay. 1: MyoB-MTIP; 2: MyoB-MTIP-ELC; 3: MyoB-GST-MLC-B CaMLD; 4: MyoB-MLC-B CaMLD-ELC. B, Western blot of the same samples as panel (A). Anti-His antibody was used to verify the presence or absence of MTIP and ELC. C, binding of PLCs to MyoB neck domain. PLC3, PLC5, and PLC7 were identified as light chains interacting with MyoB. D, pull down of PLC3, PLC7, and PLC5 using the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex. The bands not labeled in the figure are contaminants from insect cell expression system. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; ELC, essential light chain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin.
Figure 4 Screening of MyoB IQ1-binding calmodulin.A, Coomassie brilliant blue stained SDS-PAGE gel showing the binding of MTIP, ELC, and MLC-B CaMLD to MyoB by a pull-down assay. 1: MyoB-MTIP; 2: MyoB-MTIP-ELC; 3: MyoB-GST-MLC-B CaMLD; 4: MyoB-MLC-B CaMLD-ELC. B, Western blot of the same samples as panel (A). Anti-His antibody was used to verify the presence or absence of MTIP and ELC. C, binding of PLCs to MyoB neck domain. PLC3, PLC5, and PLC7 were identified as light chains interacting with MyoB. D, pull down of PLC3, PLC7, and PLC5 using the MyoB–MLC-B CaMLD complex. The bands not labeled in the figure are contaminants from insect cell expression system. CaMLD, calmodulin like-domain; ELC, essential light chain; MLC, myosin light chain; Myo, myosin.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

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Authors
Pires, I., Hung, Y.-F., Bergmann, U., Molloy, J. E., & Kursula, I.
Affiliations
  • University of Oulu (FI)
  • The Francis Crick Institute (GB)
  • University of Bergen (NO)
Corresponding author
  • Pires, Isa
  • Kursula, Inari
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Journal of Biological Chemistry
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Elsevier BV
Published
2022-12
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298
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12
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102634
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0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102634
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PMC9692044
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  • Francis Crick Institute
  • Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
  • Medical Research Council
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  • Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Cancer Research UK (FC001119)
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  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
Keywords
Plasmodium falciparum, myosin B, calmodulin-like domain, ATPase activity, actin binding, merozoite invasion, erythrocyte invasion, HSP90, molecular chaperones, small-angle X-ray scattering, actin filament motility, ADP release, IQ motif, parasite motility
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Actins, Calmodulin, Myosins, Plasmodium falciparum, Protozoan Proteins, Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB

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