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<strong>Proceedings</strong> of the 31 st European Peptide SymposiumMichal Lebl, Morten Meldal, Knud J. Jensen, Thomas Hoeg-Jensen (Editors)European Peptide Society, 2010The Chains of Insulin-Like Peptides Reveal Properties ofOxidoreductasesKostas K. Barlos, Zoe Vasileiou, Vasso Chatziharalampous,Dimitrios Gatos, and Kleomenis BarlosDepartment of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26500, Patras, GreeceIntroductionVarious physiological and pathological conditions can lead to protein misfolding and cellstress. Protein misfolding is the originating factor of more than 60% of human diseasesincluding aging, several cancer types, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes. Therefore, a betterunderstanding of the principles that determine folding and unfolding of peptides andproteins could facilitate the development of artificial oxidoreductases and chaperones. Wehave recently found [1] that oxidized A-chain of the insulin like-peptide (INSL) humanrelaxin-2 (RLN2) reacts with the B-chain of human relaxin giving RLN2 with the nativecharacteristic disulfide bond pattern and as a side product oxidized B-chain. It is believedthat the chains of the INSL contain the structural information required for native folding inthe sequence of their corresponding propeptides which fold correctly before the enzymaticcleavage, which results in the two chain native structure of the peptide. A question arisesfrom the <strong>com</strong>mon disulfide bond pattern in INSL. Is folding determined by the individualsequences of the whole propeptide chains, the sequences of the A- and B-regions/chains orthe distribution pattern of the sulphur atoms within the chains? In the latter case, folding ofthe A- and B-chains originating from different INSL could be also possible. If so, INSLcould be<strong>com</strong>e easily accessible synthetically, as well as chimeric INSL.Results and DiscussionThe A and B-chains of the INSL (Figure 1) were synthesized by SPPS utilizing Fmocaminoacids and 2-chlorotrityl resin. Chains containing Met were also synthesized as thecorresponding Met-sulfoxide derivatives. The linear peptides were purified by preparativeHPLC and the A-chains were oxidized with DMSO to the corresponding two disulfidebonds containing bicyclic derivatives. In all cases we obtained bicyclic A-chain as amixture of the expected three bicyclic isomers with the remarkable exception of insulinA-chainRelaxin 1 RPYVALFEKCCLI GCTKRSLAKYCRelaxin 2 ZLYSALANKCCHVGCTKRSLARFCRelaxin 3 DVLAGLSSSCCKWGCSKSEISSLCInsulinGIVEQCCTSI CSLYQLENYCNIGF-1 APQTGIVDECCFRSCDLRRLEMYCAIGF-2 RRSRGIVEECCFRSCDLALLETLCAINSL 3 AAATNPARYCCLSGCTQQDLLTLCPYINSL 4 RSGRHRFDPFCCEVI CDDGTSVKLCINSL 5 QDLQTLCCTDGCSMTDLSALCINSL 6GYSEKCCLTGCTKEELSIACB-chainRelaxin 1 KWKDDVIKLCGRELVRAQ IAICGMSTWSRelaxin 2 DSWMEEVIKLCGRELVRAQ IAICGMSTWSRelaxin 3 RAAPYGVRLCGREFIRAVI FTCGGRWInsulinVNQHLCGSHLVEALYLVCGERGFFYTPKAIGF-1GPETLCGAELVDALQFVCGDRGFYFNKPIGF-2PSETLCGGELVDTLQFVCGDRGFYFSRPINSL 3 PTPEMREKLCGHHFVRALVRVCGGPRWSTEAINSL 4 ZSLAAELRGCGPRFGKHLLSYCPMPEKTFTTTPINSL 5 SKESVRLCGLEY IRTV I Y I CASSRWINSL 6 SDISSARKLCGRYLVKE I EKLCGHANWSFRCA-chainIGF-1GYGSSSRRAPQTAPQTGIVDECCFRSCDLALLETLCAFig. 1. Sequences of INSL; with bold areindicated conserved or almost conservedresidues.where exclusively one bicyclic A-chainisomer is formed. Excess (1.05-4.00mmolar) of bicyclic A-chain was thenreacted with the linear B-chain of INSL[2]. The reactions were performed underdenaturing conditions (Gnd.HCl) at pH= 10.6 (Na-glycinate) in the presence ofthe mild oxidant DMSO (5-50%). Theproceeding of the reaction was followedby LC-MS.In all cases mainly three productsare obtained in various ratios. INSL,oxidized B-chain and dimeric chain-B.Linear chain-B is consumed in all casesalmost quantitatively within 5 min at RTif the excess of bicyclic A-chain overlinear B-chain is equal or exceeds the2:1 ratio. Under these conditions B-chains were converted to INSL in 2-65% yield. Low yields were observed inthe case of insulin (high yield of insulinis obtained if bicyclic A-chain andcyclic B-chain are equilibrated in thepresence of a thiol catalyst) and RLN3.The highest yields were obtained in thecase of RLN1, RLN2, INSL3 and158

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