Differentiation of proteins based on characteristic patterns of association and denaturation in solutions of SDS
Differentiation of proteins based on characteristic patterns of association and denaturation in solutions of SDS
复制标题
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0602816103
复制
发表时间:
2006-05-23
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Whitesides, George M.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Gudiksen, Katherine L.;Gitlin, Irina;Whitesides, George M.
This paper shows that proteins display an unexpectedly wide range of behaviors in buffers containing moderate (0.1-10 mM) concentrations of SDS (complete unfolding, formation of stable intermediate states, specific association with SIDS, and various kinetic phenomena); capillary electrophoresis provides a convenient method of examining these behaviors. Examination of the dynamics of the response of proteins to SDS offers a way to differentiate and characterize proteins. Based on a survey of 18 different proteins, we demonstrate that proteins differ in the concentrations of SDS at which they denature, in the rates of unfolding in SIDS, and in the profiles of the denaturation pathways. We also demonstrate that these differences can be exploited in the analysis of mixtures.