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  1. Article: Oncoviruses Can Drive Cancer by Rewiring Signaling Pathways Through Interface Mimicry.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Tsai, Chung-Jung / Nussinov, Ruth

    Frontiers in oncology

    2019  Volume 9, Page(s) 1236

    Abstract: Oncoviruses rewire host pathways to subvert host immunity and promote their survival and proliferation. However, exactly how is challenging to understand. Here, by employing the first and to date only interface-based host-microbe interaction (HMI) ... ...

    Abstract Oncoviruses rewire host pathways to subvert host immunity and promote their survival and proliferation. However, exactly how is challenging to understand. Here, by employing the first and to date only interface-based host-microbe interaction (HMI) prediction method, we explore a pivotal strategy oncoviruses use to drive cancer: mimicking binding surfaces-interfaces-of human proteins. We show that oncoviruses can target key human network proteins and transform cells by acquisition of cancer hallmarks. Experimental large-scale mapping of HMIs is difficult and individual HMIs do not permit in-depth grasp of tumorigenic virulence mechanisms. Our computational approach is tractable and 3D structural HMI models can help elucidate pathogenesis mechanisms and facilitate drug design. We observe that many host proteins are unique targets for certain oncoviruses, whereas others are common to several, suggesting similar infectious strategies. A rough estimation of our false discovery rate based on the tissue expression of oncovirus-targeted human proteins is 25%.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2019.01236
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  2. Article ; Online: Delineating functional mechanisms of the p53/p63/p73 family of transcription factors through identification of protein-protein interactions using interface mimicry.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Sakakibara, Nozomi / Ponnamperuma, Roshini M / Dong, Kun / Matar, Hector / King, Kathryn E / Weinberg, Wendy C

    Molecular carcinogenesis

    2022  Volume 61, Issue 7, Page(s) 629–642

    Abstract: Members of the p53 family of transcription factors-p53, p63, and p73-share a high degree of homology; however, members can be activated in response to different stimuli, perform distinct (sometimes opposing) roles and are expressed in different tissues. ... ...

    Abstract Members of the p53 family of transcription factors-p53, p63, and p73-share a high degree of homology; however, members can be activated in response to different stimuli, perform distinct (sometimes opposing) roles and are expressed in different tissues. The level of complexity is increased further by the transcription of multiple isoforms of each homolog, which may interact or interfere with each other and can impact cellular outcome. Proteins perform their functions through interacting with other proteins (and/or with nucleic acids). Therefore, identification of the interactors of a protein and how they interact in 3D is essential to fully comprehend their roles. By utilizing an in silico protein-protein interaction prediction method-HMI-PRED-we predicted interaction partners of p53 family members and modeled 3D structures of these protein interaction complexes. This method recovered experimentally known interactions while identifying many novel candidate partners. We analyzed the similarities and differences observed among the interaction partners to elucidate distinct functions of p53 family members and provide examples of how this information may yield mechanistic insight to explain their overlapping versus distinct/opposing outcomes in certain contexts. While some interaction partners are common to p53, p63, and p73, the majority are unique to each member. Nevertheless, most of the enriched pathways associated with these partners are common to all members, indicating that the members target the same biological pathways but through unique mediators. p63 and p73 have more common enriched pathways compared to p53, supporting their similar developmental roles in different tissues.
    MeSH term(s) DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Humans ; Nuclear Proteins/genetics ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Tumor Protein p73/genetics ; Tumor Protein p73/metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances DNA-Binding Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; Transcription Factors ; Tumor Protein p73 ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1004029-8
    ISSN 1098-2744 ; 0899-1987
    ISSN (online) 1098-2744
    ISSN 0899-1987
    DOI 10.1002/mc.23405
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  3. Article ; Online: Structural host-microbiota interaction networks.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Tsai, Chung-Jung / Nussinov, Ruth

    PLoS computational biology

    2017  Volume 13, Issue 10, Page(s) e1005579

    Abstract: Hundreds of different species colonize multicellular organisms making them "metaorganisms". A growing body of data supports the role of microbiota in health and in disease. Grasping the principles of host-microbiota interactions (HMIs) at the molecular ... ...

    Abstract Hundreds of different species colonize multicellular organisms making them "metaorganisms". A growing body of data supports the role of microbiota in health and in disease. Grasping the principles of host-microbiota interactions (HMIs) at the molecular level is important since it may provide insights into the mechanisms of infections. The crosstalk between the host and the microbiota may help resolve puzzling questions such as how a microorganism can contribute to both health and disease. Integrated superorganism networks that consider host and microbiota as a whole-may uncover their code, clarifying perhaps the most fundamental question: how they modulate immune surveillance. Within this framework, structural HMI networks can uniquely identify potential microbial effectors that target distinct host nodes or interfere with endogenous host interactions, as well as how mutations on either host or microbial proteins affect the interaction. Furthermore, structural HMIs can help identify master host cell regulator nodes and modules whose tweaking by the microbes promote aberrant activity. Collectively, these data can delineate pathogenic mechanisms and thereby help maximize beneficial therapeutics. To date, challenges in experimental techniques limit large-scale characterization of HMIs. Here we highlight an area in its infancy which we believe will increasingly engage the computational community: predicting interactions across kingdoms, and mapping these on the host cellular networks to figure out how commensal and pathogenic microbiota modulate the host signaling and broadly cross-species consequences.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Computational Biology ; Humans ; Mice ; Microbiota/physiology ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Mimicry ; Protein Interaction Maps/physiology ; Symbiosis/physiology ; Toll-Like Receptors
    Chemical Substances Toll-Like Receptors
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2193340-6
    ISSN 1553-7358 ; 1553-734X
    ISSN (online) 1553-7358
    ISSN 1553-734X
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005579
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  4. Article ; Online: Interface-Based Structural Prediction of Novel Host-Pathogen Interactions.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Tsai, Chung-Jung / Ma, Buyong / Nussinov, Ruth

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2018  Volume 1851, Page(s) 317–335

    Abstract: About 20% of the cancer incidences worldwide have been estimated to be associated with infections. However, the molecular mechanisms of exactly how they contribute to host tumorigenesis are still unknown. To evade host defense, pathogens hijack host ... ...

    Abstract About 20% of the cancer incidences worldwide have been estimated to be associated with infections. However, the molecular mechanisms of exactly how they contribute to host tumorigenesis are still unknown. To evade host defense, pathogens hijack host proteins at different levels: sequence, structure, motif, and binding surface, i.e., interface. Interface similarity allows pathogen proteins to compete with host counterparts to bind to a target protein, rewire physiological signaling, and result in persistent infections, as well as cancer. Identification of host-pathogen interactions (HPIs)-along with their structural details at atomic resolution-may provide mechanistic insight into pathogen-driven cancers and innovate therapeutic intervention. HPI data including structural details is scarce and large-scale experimental detection is challenging. Therefore, there is an urgent and mounting need for efficient and robust computational approaches to predict HPIs and their complex (bound) structures. In this chapter, we review the first and currently only interface-based computational approach to identify novel HPIs. The concept of interface mimicry promises to identify more HPIs than complete sequence or structural similarity. We illustrate this concept with a case study on Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) to elucidate how it subverts host immunity and helps contribute to malignant transformation of the host cells.
    MeSH term(s) Host-Pathogen Interactions/physiology ; Molecular Mimicry ; Protein Binding ; Viral Proteins/chemistry ; Viral Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Viral Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-8736-8_18
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  5. Article ; Online: Pathogen mimicry of host protein-protein interfaces modulates immunity.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Tsai, Chung-Jung / Nussinov, Ruth

    Seminars in cell & developmental biology

    2016  Volume 58, Page(s) 136–145

    Abstract: Signaling pathways shape and transmit the cell's reaction to its changing environment; however, pathogens can circumvent this response by manipulating host signaling. To subvert host defense, they beat it at its own game: they hijack host pathways by ... ...

    Abstract Signaling pathways shape and transmit the cell's reaction to its changing environment; however, pathogens can circumvent this response by manipulating host signaling. To subvert host defense, they beat it at its own game: they hijack host pathways by mimicking the binding surfaces of host-encoded proteins. For this, it is not necessary to achieve global protein homology; imitating merely the interaction surface is sufficient. Different protein folds often interact via similar protein-protein interface architectures. This similarity in binding surfaces permits the pathogenic protein to compete with a host target protein. Thus, rather than binding a host-encoded partner, the host protein hub binds the pathogenic surrogate. The outcome can be dire: rewiring or repurposing the host pathways, shifting the cell signaling landscape and consequently the immune response. They can also cause persistent infections as well as cancer by modulating key signaling pathways, such as those involving Ras. Mapping the rewired host-pathogen 'superorganism' interaction network - along with its structural details - is critical for in-depth understanding of pathogenic mechanisms and developing efficient therapeutics. Here, we overview the role of molecular mimicry in pathogen host evasion as well as types of molecular mimicry mechanisms that emerged during evolution.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1312473-0
    ISSN 1096-3634 ; 1084-9521
    ISSN (online) 1096-3634
    ISSN 1084-9521
    DOI 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.06.004
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  6. Article ; Online: Prediction of Host-Pathogen Interactions for Helicobacter pylori by Interface Mimicry and Implications to Gastric Cancer.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Tsai, Chung-Jung / Ma, Buyong / Nussinov, Ruth

    Journal of molecular biology

    2017  Volume 429, Issue 24, Page(s) 3925–3941

    Abstract: There is a strong correlation between some pathogens and certain cancer types. One example is Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer. Exactly how they contribute to host tumorigenesis is, however, a mystery. Pathogens often interact with the host through ...

    Abstract There is a strong correlation between some pathogens and certain cancer types. One example is Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer. Exactly how they contribute to host tumorigenesis is, however, a mystery. Pathogens often interact with the host through proteins. To subvert defense, they may mimic host proteins at the sequence, structure, motif, or interface levels. Interface similarity permits pathogen proteins to compete with those of the host for a target protein and thereby alter the host signaling. Detection of host-pathogen interactions (HPIs) and mapping the re-wired superorganism HPI network-with structural details-can provide unprecedented clues to the underlying mechanisms and help therapeutics. Here, we describe the first computational approach exploiting solely interface mimicry to model potential HPIs. Interface mimicry can identify more HPIs than sequence or complete structural similarity since it appears more common than the other mimicry types. We illustrate the usefulness of this concept by modeling HPIs of H. pylori to understand how they modulate host immunity, persist lifelong, and contribute to tumorigenesis. H. pylori proteins interfere with multiple host pathways as they target several host hub proteins. Our results help illuminate the structural basis of resistance to apoptosis, immune evasion, and loss of cell junctions seen in H. pylori-infected host cells.
    MeSH term(s) Bacterial Proteins/metabolism ; Helicobacter Infections/complications ; Helicobacter Infections/metabolism ; Helicobacter Infections/microbiology ; Helicobacter pylori/physiology ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Humans ; Molecular Mimicry ; Protein Binding ; Protein Interaction Mapping ; Stomach Neoplasms/etiology ; Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Bacterial Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80229-3
    ISSN 1089-8638 ; 0022-2836
    ISSN (online) 1089-8638
    ISSN 0022-2836
    DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.10.023
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  7. Article ; Online: Structural host-microbiota interaction networks.

    Emine Guven-Maiorov / Chung-Jung Tsai / Ruth Nussinov

    PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e

    2017  Volume 1005579

    Abstract: Hundreds of different species colonize multicellular organisms making them "metaorganisms". A growing body of data supports the role of microbiota in health and in disease. Grasping the principles of host-microbiota interactions (HMIs) at the molecular ... ...

    Abstract Hundreds of different species colonize multicellular organisms making them "metaorganisms". A growing body of data supports the role of microbiota in health and in disease. Grasping the principles of host-microbiota interactions (HMIs) at the molecular level is important since it may provide insights into the mechanisms of infections. The crosstalk between the host and the microbiota may help resolve puzzling questions such as how a microorganism can contribute to both health and disease. Integrated superorganism networks that consider host and microbiota as a whole-may uncover their code, clarifying perhaps the most fundamental question: how they modulate immune surveillance. Within this framework, structural HMI networks can uniquely identify potential microbial effectors that target distinct host nodes or interfere with endogenous host interactions, as well as how mutations on either host or microbial proteins affect the interaction. Furthermore, structural HMIs can help identify master host cell regulator nodes and modules whose tweaking by the microbes promote aberrant activity. Collectively, these data can delineate pathogenic mechanisms and thereby help maximize beneficial therapeutics. To date, challenges in experimental techniques limit large-scale characterization of HMIs. Here we highlight an area in its infancy which we believe will increasingly engage the computational community: predicting interactions across kingdoms, and mapping these on the host cellular networks to figure out how commensal and pathogenic microbiota modulate the host signaling and broadly cross-species consequences.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: HMI-PRED: A Web Server for Structural Prediction of Host-Microbe Interactions Based on Interface Mimicry.

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Hakouz, Asma / Valjevac, Sukejna / Keskin, Ozlem / Tsai, Chung-Jung / Gursoy, Attila / Nussinov, Ruth

    Journal of molecular biology

    2020  Volume 432, Issue 11, Page(s) 3395–3403

    Abstract: Microbes, commensals, and pathogens, control the numerous functions in the host cells. They can alter host signaling and modulate immune surveillance by interacting with the host proteins. For shedding light on the contribution of microbes to health and ... ...

    Abstract Microbes, commensals, and pathogens, control the numerous functions in the host cells. They can alter host signaling and modulate immune surveillance by interacting with the host proteins. For shedding light on the contribution of microbes to health and disease, it is vital to discern how microbial proteins rewire host signaling and through which host proteins they do this. Host-Microbe Interaction PREDictor (HMI-PRED) is a user-friendly web server for structural prediction of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) between the host and a microbial species, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. HMI-PRED relies on "interface mimicry" through which the microbial proteins hijack host binding surfaces. Given the structure of a microbial protein of interest, HMI-PRED will return structural models of potential host-microbe interaction (HMI) complexes, the list of host endogenous and exogenous PPIs that can be disrupted, and tissue expression of the microbe-targeted host proteins. The server also allows users to upload homology models of microbial proteins. Broadly, it aims at large-scale, efficient identification of HMIs. The prediction results are stored in a repository for community access. HMI-PRED is free and available at https://interactome.ku.edu.tr/hmi.
    MeSH term(s) Bacteria/genetics ; Bacteria/pathogenicity ; Host Microbial Interactions/genetics ; Humans ; Internet ; Protein Interaction Mapping ; Software
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 80229-3
    ISSN 1089-8638 ; 0022-2836
    ISSN (online) 1089-8638
    ISSN 0022-2836
    DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.01.025
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  9. Article: Prediction of Host–Pathogen Interactions for Helicobacter pylori by Interface Mimicry and Implications to Gastric Cancer

    Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Buyong Ma / Chung-Jung Tsai / Ruth Nussinov

    Journal of Molecular Biology. 2017,

    2017  

    Abstract: There is a strong correlation between some pathogens and certain cancer types. One example is Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer. Exactly how they contribute to host tumorigenesis is, however, a mystery. Pathogens often interact with the host through ...

    Abstract There is a strong correlation between some pathogens and certain cancer types. One example is Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer. Exactly how they contribute to host tumorigenesis is, however, a mystery. Pathogens often interact with the host through proteins. To subvert defense, they may mimic host proteins at the sequence, structure, motif, or interface levels. Interface similarity permits pathogen proteins to compete with those of the host for a target protein and thereby alter the host signaling. Detection of host–pathogen interactions (HPIs) and mapping the re-wired superorganism HPI network—with structural details—can provide unprecedented clues to the underlying mechanisms and help therapeutics. Here, we describe the first computational approach exploiting solely interface mimicry to model potential HPIs. Interface mimicry can identify more HPIs than sequence or complete structural similarity since it appears more common than the other mimicry types. We illustrate the usefulness of this concept by modeling HPIs of H. pylori to understand how they modulate host immunity, persist lifelong, and contribute to tumorigenesis. H. pylori proteins interfere with multiple host pathways as they target several host hub proteins. Our results help illuminate the structural basis of resistance to apoptosis, immune evasion, and loss of cell junctions seen in H. pylori-infected host cells.
    Keywords apoptosis ; carcinogenesis ; Helicobacter pylori ; host-pathogen relationships ; immune evasion ; immunity ; intercellular junctions ; models ; pathogens ; prediction ; proteins ; stomach neoplasms ; therapeutics
    Language English
    Size p. .
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note Pre-press version
    ZDB-ID 80229-3
    ISSN 1089-8638 ; 0022-2836
    ISSN (online) 1089-8638
    ISSN 0022-2836
    DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.10.023
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  10. Article ; Online: Advances in template-based protein docking by utilizing interfaces towards completing structural interactome.

    Muratcioglu, Serena / Guven-Maiorov, Emine / Keskin, Özlem / Gursoy, Attila

    Current opinion in structural biology

    2015  Volume 35, Page(s) 87–92

    Abstract: The increase in the number of structurally determined protein complexes strengthens template-based docking (TBD) methods for modelling protein-protein interactions (PPIs). These methods utilize the known structures of protein complexes as templates to ... ...

    Abstract The increase in the number of structurally determined protein complexes strengthens template-based docking (TBD) methods for modelling protein-protein interactions (PPIs). These methods utilize the known structures of protein complexes as templates to predict the quaternary structure of the target proteins. The templates may be partial or complete structures. Interface based (partial) methods have recently gained interest due in part to the observation that the interface regions are reusable. We describe how available template interfaces can be used to obtain the structural models of protein interactions. Despite the agreement that a majority of the protein complexes can be modelled using the available Protein Data Bank (PDB) structures, a handful of studies argue that we need more template proteins to increase the structural coverage of PPIs. We also discuss the performance of the interface TBD methods at large scale, and the significance of capturing multiple conformations for improving accuracy.
    MeSH term(s) Molecular Docking Simulation/methods ; Protein Interaction Mapping/methods ; Proteins/chemistry ; Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1068353-7
    ISSN 1879-033X ; 0959-440X
    ISSN (online) 1879-033X
    ISSN 0959-440X
    DOI 10.1016/j.sbi.2015.10.001
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