A Unique Conformational Distortion Mechanism Drives Lipocalin 2 Binding to Bacterial Siderophores

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2019-10-15

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Huang, Xiaojing
Slavkovic, Sladjana
Song, Erfei
Botta, Amy
Mehrazma, Banafsheh
Lento, Cristina
Johnson, Philip E.
Sweeney, Gary
Wilson, Derek J.

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ACS Publications

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Lcn2 is a host defense protein induced via the innate immune response to sequester iron-loaded bacterial siderophores. However, excess or prolonged elevation of Lcn2 levels can induce adverse cellular effects, including oxidative stress and inflammation. In this work, we use Hydrogen−Deuterium eXchange (HDX) and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) to characterize the binding interaction between Lcn2 and siderophores enterobactin and 2,3-DHBA, in the presence and absence of iron. Our results indicate a rare “Type II” interaction in which binding of siderophores drives the protein conformational equilibrium toward an unfolded state. Linking our molecular model to cellular assays, we demonstrate that this “distorted binding mode” facilitates a deleterious cellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species that could represent the molecular origin of Lcn2 pathology. These results add important insights into mechanisms of Lcn2 action and have implications in Lcn2-mediated effects including inflammation.

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ACS Chemical Biology 2020, 15, 234−242