Nativelike structure and stability in a truncation mutant of a protein minidomain: the peripheral subunit-binding domain.
Nativelike structure and stability in a truncation mutant of a protein minidomain: the peripheral subunit-binding domain.
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蛋白质微型结构域截短突变体的天然结构和稳定性:外围亚基结合结构域。
DOI:
10.1021/bi982915k
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发表时间:
1999
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Raleigh,DP
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Spector,S;Young,P;Raleigh,DP
Despite its small size, the peripheral subunit-binding domain from the dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase component of theBacillusstearothermophiluspyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex adopts a unique, compact structure. To determine whether the full 43 residue sequence is required for the domain to adopt a stable, nativelike structure, 3 proteins of different lengths were prepared. Psbd41 corresponds to residues 3−43 of the domain, psbd36 spans residues 6−41, and psbd33 comprises residues 7−39. Psbd41 folds in a cooperative, two-state fashion with aTmof 53 °C and a stability at 25 °C of 2.2 kcal mol-1. Psbd36 is nearly as stable with aTmof 48 °C and a stability of 1.8 kcal mol-1. Similarm-values and heat capacities suggest that psbd36 and psbd41 bury approximately the same surface area. Minimal differences in CαH and NH chemical shifts between psbd41 and psbd36 show that the two sequences adopt the same tertiary fold. On a per residue basis, ΔH° and ΔC°pfall within the range typical for single-domain globular proteins. Psbd33 is significantly less stable. It is not fully folded at 25 °C, and at all temperatures it shows broadened NMR lines. ANS titrations provide evidence that this is due to an equilibrium between nativelike and unfolded molecules rather than formation of a molten globule. The fraction of psbd33 molecules which are folded appear to adopt the same structure as the full-length domain. Thus, although more than the 33 residue core is required to form a fully stable native structure, the entire sequence is not required for folding.