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  • Title: Effect of oxidized betaB3-crystallin peptide on lens betaL-crystallin: interaction with betaB2-crystallin.
    Author: Udupa EG, Sharma KK.
    Journal: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci; 2005 Jul; 46(7):2514-21. PubMed ID: 15980243.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To investigate the interaction of oxidized betaB3-crystallin peptide (residues 152-166) with betaL-crystallin and to identify peptide-interaction sites. METHODS: Peptides were oxidized by using CuSO4 and H2O2. Aggregation and light-scattering assays of bovine betaL-crystallin were conducted at 55 degrees C and 37 degrees C, respectively. Assays were performed in the presence of oxidized and nonoxidized betaB3-crystallin peptides and in the presence of alpha-crystallin. Peptide-induced change in hydrophobicity was determined by bis-ANS (4,4'-dianilino-1,1' binaphthyl-5,5' disulfonic acid) binding study. Oxidized betaB3-peptide binding sites were identified by sulfo-SBED (sulfosuccinimidyl-2-[6-(biotinamido)-2-{p-azidobenzamido}-hexanoamido] ethyl-1-3 dithiopropionate) labeling and mass spectrometric analysis. RESULTS: Aggregation and relative light-scattering of betaL-crystallin was higher in the presence of oxidized betaB3-crystallin peptide than with betaL-crystallin, without oxidized peptide and with nonoxidized peptide. Enhanced aggregation was observed despite the presence of alpha-crystallin in the assay. Furthermore, a significant increase in aggregation and light-scattering was observed in the presence of oxidized betaB3-peptide at 37 degrees C. Bis-ANS binding to betaL-crystallin treated with oxidized betaB3-peptide was two to three times higher than in the controls at 37 degrees C. The oxidized betaB3-peptide preferentially interacted with betaB2-crystallin. The data were confirmed by mass spectrometric analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Oxidized betaB3-peptide interacts with betaB2-crystallin and enhances its aggregation and precipitation. Peptide-induced aggregation and increased hydrophobicity of the lens crystallin at 37 degrees C are relevant to crystallin aggregation in the aging lenses.
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