Molecular-Scale Investigations Reveal the Effect of Natural Polyphenols on BAX/Bcl-2 Interactions

Apoptosis signaling controls the cell cycle through the protein-protein interactions (PPIs) of its major B-cell lymphoma 2-associated x protein (BAX) and B-cell lymphoma 2 protein (Bcl-2). Due to the antagonistic function of both proteins, apoptosis depends on a properly tuned balance of the kinetics of BAX and Bcl-2 activities. The utilization of natural polyphenols to regulate the binding process of PPIs is feasible. However, the mechanism of this modulation has not been studied in detail. Here, we utilized atomic force microscopy (AFM) to evaluate the effects of polyphenols (kaempferol, quercetin, dihydromyricetin, baicalin, curcumin, rutin, epigallocatechin gallate, and gossypol) on the BAX/Bcl-2 binding mechanism. We demonstrated at the molecular scale that polyphenols quantitatively affect the interaction forces, kinetics, thermodynamics, and structural properties of BAX/Bcl-2 complex formation. We observed that rutin, epigallocatechin gallate, and baicalin reduced the binding affinity of BAX/Bcl-2 by an order of magnitude. Combined with surface free energy and molecular docking, the results revealed that polyphenols are driven by multiple forces that affect the orientation freedom of PPIs, with hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, and van der Waals forces being the major contributors. Overall, our work provides valuable insights into how molecules tune PPIs to modulate their function.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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International journal of molecular sciences - 25(2024), 5 vom: 20. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Heng [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Fenghui [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yichen [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Yongrong [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Yuna [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jianhua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5G06TVY3R7
Atomic force microscopy
BAX/Bcl-2
Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
Journal Article
Polyphenols
Protein–protein interactions
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
Rutin

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms25052474

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369634489