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Khoshaman K, Ghahramani M, Shahsavani MB, Moosavi-Movahedi AA, Kurganov BI, Yousefi R. Myopathy-associated G154S mutation causes important changes in the conformational stability, amyloidogenic properties, and chaperone-like activity of human αB-crystallin. Biophys Chem 2021; 282:106744. [PMID: 34983005 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Glycine to serine substitution at position 154 of human αB-crystallin (αB-Cry) is behind the development of cardiomyopathy and late-onset distal myopathy. The current study was conducted with the aim to investigate the structural and functional features of the G154S mutant αB-Cry using various spectroscopic techniques and microscopic analyses. The secondary and tertiary structures of human αB-Cry were preserved mainly in the presence of G154S mutation, but the mutant protein indicated a reduced chaperone-like activity when γ-Cry as its natural partner in eye lenses was the substrate protein. Moreover, a significant reduction in the enzyme refolding ability and in vivo chaperone activity of the mutant protein were observed. Also, the mutant protein displayed reduced conformational stability upon urea-induced denaturation. Both fluorescence and electron microscopic analyses suggested that G154S mutant protein has an increased susceptibility for amyloid fibril formation. Therefore, the pathomechanism of G154S mutation can be explained by its attenuated chaperone function, decreased conformational stability, and increased amyloidogenic propensity. Some of these important changes may also alter the correct interaction of the mutated αB-Cry with its target proteins in myopathy.
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- Kazem Khoshaman
- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 33, bld. 2 Leninsky Ave., Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Ghahramani M, Yousefi R, Niazi A, Kurganov B. The congenital cataract-causing mutations P20R and A171T are associated with important changes in the amyloidogenic feature, structure and chaperone-like activity of human αB-crystallin. Biopolymers 2020; 111:e23350. [PMID: 32110827 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cataract is the major reason for human blindness worldwide. α-Crystallin, as a key chaperone of eye lenses, keeps the lenticular tissues in its transparent state over time. In this study, cataract-causing familial mutations, P20R and A171T, were introduced in CRYАB gene. After successful expression in Escherichia coli and subsequent purification, the recombinant proteins were subjected to extensive structural and functional analyses using various spectroscopic techniques, gel electrophoresis, and electron microscopy. The results of fluorescence and Raman assessments suggest important but discreet conformational changes in human αB-Cry upon these cataractogenic mutations. Furthermore, the mutant proteins exhibited significant secondary structural alteration as revealed by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. An increase in conformational stability was seen in the human αB-Cry bearing these congenital cataractogenic mutations. The oligomeric size distribution and chaperone-like activity of human αB-Cry were significantly altered by these mutations. The P20R mutant protein was observed to loose most of the chaperone-like activity. Finally, these cataractogenic mutant proteins exhibited an increased propensity to form the amyloid fibrils when incubated under environmental stress. Overall, the structural and functional changes in mutated human αB-Cry proteins can shed light on the pathogenic development of congenital cataracts.
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- Maryam Ghahramani
- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL), Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Kudalkar EM, Davis TN, Asbury CL. Single-Molecule Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2016; 2016:2016/5/pdb.top077800. [PMID: 27140922 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top077800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The advent of total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy has permitted visualization of biological events on an unprecedented scale: the single-molecule level. Using TIRF, it is now possible to view complex biological interactions such as cargo transport by a single molecular motor or DNA replication in real time. TIRF allows for visualization of single molecules by eliminating out-of-focus fluorescence and enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio. TIRF has been instrumental for studying in vitro interactions and has also been successfully implemented in live-cell imaging. Visualization of cytoskeletal structures and dynamics at the plasma membrane, such as endocytosis, exocytosis, and adhesion, has become much clearer using TIRF microscopy. Thanks to recent advances in optics and commercial availability, TIRF microscopy is becoming an increasingly popular and user-friendly technique. In this introduction, we describe the fundamental properties of TIRF microscopy and the advantages of using TIRF for single-molecule investigation.
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- Emily M Kudalkar
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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Mashaghi A, Kramer G, Lamb DC, Mayer MP, Tans SJ. Chaperone Action at the Single-Molecule Level. Chem Rev 2013; 114:660-76. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400326k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Alireza Mashaghi
- AMOLF Institute, Science Park
104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Zentrum
für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Allianz, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physical
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Munich Center for Integrated Protein
Science (CiPSM) and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, Gerhard-Ertl-Building, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Zentrum
für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Allianz, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- AMOLF Institute, Science Park
104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Takei Y, Iizuka R, Ueno T, Funatsu T. Single-molecule observation of protein folding in symmetric GroEL-(GroES)2 complexes. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:41118-25. [PMID: 23048033 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.398628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The chaperonin, GroEL, is an essential molecular chaperone that mediates protein folding together with its cofactor, GroES, in Escherichia coli. It is widely believed that the two rings of GroEL alternate between the folding active state coupled to GroES binding during the reaction cycle. In other words, an asymmetric GroEL-GroES complex (the bullet-shaped complex) is formed throughout the cycle, whereas a symmetric GroEL-(GroES)(2) complex (the football-shaped complex) is not formed. We have recently shown that the football-shaped complex coexists with the bullet-shaped complex during the reaction cycle. However, how protein folding proceeds in the football-shaped complex remains poorly understood. Here, we used GFP as a substrate to visualize protein folding in the football-shaped complex by single-molecule fluorescence techniques. We directly showed that GFP folding occurs in both rings of the football-shaped complex. Remarkably, the folding was a sequential two-step reaction, and the kinetics were in excellent agreement with those in the bullet-shaped complex. These results demonstrate that the same reactions take place independently in both rings of the football-shaped complex to facilitate protein folding.
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- Yodai Takei
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Xu M, Yang L, Wang Q. A Way to Probe the Microenvironment of Free Sulfhydryls in Intact Proteins with a Series of Monofunctional Organic Mercurials. Chemistry 2012; 18:13989-93. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Mercadante D, Melton LD, Norris GE, Loo TS, Williams MAK, Dobson RCJ, Jameson GB. Bovine β-lactoglobulin is dimeric under imitative physiological conditions: dissociation equilibrium and rate constants over the pH range of 2.5-7.5. Biophys J 2012; 103:303-12. [PMID: 22853908 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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The oligomerization of β-lactoglobulin (βLg) has been studied extensively, but with somewhat contradictory results. Using analytical ultracentrifugation in both sedimentation equilibrium and sedimentation velocity modes, we studied the oligomerization of βLg variants A and B over a pH range of 2.5-7.5 in 100 mM NaCl at 25°C. For the first time, to our knowledge, we were able to estimate rate constants (k(off)) for βLg dimer dissociation. At pH 2.5 k(off) is low (0.008 and 0.009 s(-1)), but at higher pH (6.5 and 7.5) k(off) is considerably greater (>0.1 s(-1)). We analyzed the sedimentation velocity data using the van Holde-Weischet method, and the results were consistent with a monomer-dimer reversible self-association at pH 2.5, 3.5, 6.5, and 7.5. Dimer dissociation constants K(D)(2-1) fell close to or within the protein concentration range of ∼5 to ∼45 μM, and at ∼45 μM the dimer predominated. No species larger than the dimer could be detected. The K(D)(2-1) increased as |pH-pI| increased, indicating that the hydrophobic effect is the major factor stabilizing the dimer, and suggesting that, especially at low pH, electrostatic repulsion destabilizes the dimer. Therefore, through Poisson-Boltzmann calculations, we determined the electrostatic dimerization energy and the ionic charge distribution as a function of ionic strength at pH above (pH 7.5) and below (pH 2.5) the isoelectric point (pI∼5.3). We propose a mechanism for dimer stabilization whereby the added ionic species screen and neutralize charges in the vicinity of the dimer interface. The electrostatic forces of the ion cloud surrounding βLg play a key role in the thermodynamics and kinetics of dimer association/dissociation.
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Single-molecule spectroscopy of protein folding in a chaperonin cage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:11793-8. [PMID: 20547872 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002356107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Molecular chaperones are known to be essential for avoiding protein aggregation in vivo, but it is still unclear how they affect protein folding mechanisms. We use single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer to follow the folding of a protein inside the GroEL/GroES chaperonin cavity over a time range from milliseconds to hours. Our results show that confinement in the chaperonin decelerates the folding of the C-terminal domain in the substrate protein rhodanese, but leaves the folding rate of the N-terminal domain unaffected. Microfluidic mixing experiments indicate that strong interactions of the substrate with the cavity walls impede the folding process, but the folding hierarchy is preserved. Our results imply that no universal chaperonin mechanism exists. Rather, a competition between intra- and intermolecular interactions determines the folding rates and mechanisms of a substrate inside the GroEL/GroES cage.
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Sakurai K, Konuma T, Yagi M, Goto Y. Structural dynamics and folding of β-lactoglobulin probed by heteronuclear NMR. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:527-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2009] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Frank GA, Kipnis Y, Smolensky E, Daube SS, Horovitz A, Haran G. Design of an optical switch for studying conformational dynamics in individual molecules of GroEL. Bioconjug Chem 2008; 19:1339-41. [PMID: 18572960 DOI: 10.1021/bc800118j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We describe the design of an optical switch in the chaperonin GroEL that is opened and closed by its ATP- and cochaperonin GroES-driven conformational changes. The switch, based on a fluorophore and a quencher, is engineered into the single-ring variant of the chaperone, and shows dramatic modulation of its fluorescent intensity in response to the transition of the protein between its allosteric states. It, therefore, forms a sensitive probe for the dynamics of the allosteric transitions of this machine, both in the bulk and in single molecules.
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- Gabriel A Frank
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Miyake T, Tanii T, Sonobe H, Akahori R, Shimamoto N, Ueno T, Funatsu T, Ohdomari I. Real-Time Imaging of Single-Molecule Fluorescence with a Zero-Mode Waveguide for the Analysis of Protein−Protein Interaction. Anal Chem 2008; 80:6018-22. [DOI: 10.1021/ac800726g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Takeo Miyake
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan, Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, 513 Waseda, Tsurumakicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan, and Kagami Memorial Laboratory
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Schuler B, Eaton WA. Protein folding studied by single-molecule FRET. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2008; 18:16-26. [PMID: 18221865 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 515] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2007] [Revised: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A complete understanding of a protein-folding mechanism requires description of the distribution of microscopic pathways that connect the folded and unfolded states. This distribution can, in principle, be described by computer simulations and theoretical models of protein folding, but is hidden in conventional experiments on large ensembles of molecules because only average properties are measured. A long-term goal of single-molecule fluorescence studies is to time-resolve the structural events as individual molecules make transitions between folded and unfolded states. Although such studies are still in their infancy, the work till now shows great promise and has already produced novel and important information on current issues in protein folding that has been impossible or difficult to obtain from ensemble measurements.
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- Benjamin Schuler
- Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Schuler B, Haran G. Protein Folding and Dynamics from Optical Single Molecule Spectroscopy. SINGLE MOLECULES AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73924-1_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Wang X, Wang S, Ma H. Characterization of local polarity and structure of Cys121 domain in β-lactoglobulin with a new thiol-specific fluorescent probe. Analyst 2008; 133:478-84. [DOI: 10.1039/b717230c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Protein misfolding and the subsequent assembly of protein molecules into aggregates of various morphologies represent common mechanisms that link a number of important human diseases, known as protein-misfolding diseases. The current list of these disorders includes (but is not limited to) numerous neurodegenerative diseases, cataracts, arthritis, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, late-onset diabetes mellitus, symptomatic (hemodialysis-related) beta(2)-microglobulin amyloidosis, arthritis and many other systemic, localized and familial amyloidoses. Progress in understanding protein-misfolding pathologies and in potential rational drug design aimed at the inhibition or reversal of protein aggregation depends on our ability to study the details of the misfolding process, to follow the aggregation process and to see and analyze the structure and mechanical properties of the aggregated particles. Nanoimaging provides a method to monitor the aggregation process, visualize protein aggregates and analyze their properties and provides fundamental knowledge of key factors that lead to protein misfolding and self-assembly in various protein-misfolding pathologies, therefore advancing medicine dramatically.
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- Vladimir N Uversky
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IN, USA.
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Visualizing chemical interactions in life sciences with wide-field fluorescence microscopy towards the single-molecule level. Trends Analyt Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2007.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Single-molecule spectroscopy is an important new approach for studying the intrinsically heterogeneous process of protein folding. This Review illustrates how different single-molecule fluorescence techniques have improved our understanding of mechanistic aspects in protein folding, exemplified by a series of recent experiments on a small protein.
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- Benjamin Schuler
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Ban T, Yamaguchi K, Goto Y. Direct observation of amyloid fibril growth, propagation, and adaptation. Acc Chem Res 2006; 39:663-70. [PMID: 16981683 DOI: 10.1021/ar050074l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Amyloid fibrils form through nucleation and growth. To clarify the mechanism involved, direct observations of both processes are important. First, seed-dependent fibril growth of beta2-microglobulin (beta2-m) and amyloid beta peptide was visualized in real time at the single fibril level using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy combined with the binding of thioflavin T, an amyloid-specific fluorescence dye. Second, using atomic force microscopy, ultrasonication-induced formation of beta2-m fibrils was shown, indicating that ultrasonication is useful to accelerate the nucleation process. Third, with the proteolytic fragment of beta2-m, propagation and a transformation of fibril morphology was demonstrated. These direct observations indicate that template-dependent growth and structural diversity are key factors determining the structure and function of amyloid fibrils.
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- Tadato Ban
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Chamani J. Comparison of the conformational stability of the non-native α-helical intermediate of thiol-modified β-lactoglobulin upon interaction with sodium n-alkyl sulfates at two different pH. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 299:636-46. [PMID: 16554059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2006] [Revised: 02/24/2006] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bovine beta-lactoglobulin assumes a dimeric native conformation at neutral pH, while the conformation at pH 2 is monomeric but still native. beta-lactoglobulin has a free thiol at Cys121, which is buried between the beta-barrel and the C-terminal major or alpha-helix. This thiol group was specifically reacted with DTNB (5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)) at pH 7.5 and 2, producing a modified beta-lactoglobulin containing a mix disulfide bond with 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid (TNB). beta-Lactoglobulin is a predominantly beta-sheet protein, although it has a markedly high intrinsic preference for alpha-helical structure. The formation of non-native alpha-helical intermediate of thiol modified beta-lactoglobulin (TNB-beta-LG) was induced by n-alkyl sulfates including sodium octyl sulfate, SOS; sodium decyl sulfate, SDeS; sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS; and sodium tetradecyl sulfate, STS at pH 7.5 and 2. The conformation and stability of non-native alpha-helical intermediate (alphaI) state of TNB-beta-LG were studied by circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. The effect of n-alkyl sulfates on the structure of alphaI state at both pH was utilized to investigate the contribution of hydrophobic interactions to the stability of alphaI intermediate. The present results suggest that the folding reaction of beta-LG follows a non-hierarchical mechanism and hydrophobic interactions play important roles in stabilizing the native state of beta-LG at pH 2 with more positive charges repulsion than at pH 7.5. Then TNB-beta-LG will become a useful model to analyze the conformation and stability of the intermediate of protein folding.
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- J Chamani
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University-Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
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Ban T, Goto Y. Direct observation of amyloid growth monitored by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Methods Enzymol 2006; 413:91-102. [PMID: 17046392 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(06)13005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Most morphological investigations of amyloid fibrils have been performed with various microscopic methods. Among them, direct observation of fibril growth is possible using atomic force microscopy and fluorescence microscopy. Direct observation provides information about the rate and direction of growth at the single fibril level, which cannot be obtained from averaged ensemble measurements. In this chapter, we describe a new technique for the direct observation of amyloid fibril growth using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM) combined with amyloid-specific thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence. TIRFM has been developed to monitor single molecules by effectively reducing the background fluorescence in an evanescent field. One of the advantages of TIRFM is that one can selectively monitor fibrils lying along a glass slide, so that one can obtain the exact length of fibrils. This method was used to follow the kinetics of seed-dependent fibril growth of amyloid beta (1-40). The fibril growth was a highly cooperative process, with the fibril ends extending at a constant rate. Because ThT binding is common to all amyloid fibrils, the present method will have general applicability to the real-time analysis of amyloid fibrils.
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- Tadato Ban
- Osaka University, Institute for Protein Research, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Raman B, Chatani E, Kihara M, Ban T, Sakai M, Hasegawa K, Naiki H, Rao CM, Goto Y. Critical Balance of Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions Is Required for β2-Microglobulin Amyloid Fibril Growth and Stability. Biochemistry 2005; 44:1288-99. [PMID: 15667222 DOI: 10.1021/bi048029t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Investigation of factors that modulate amyloid formation of proteins is important to understand and mitigate amyloid-related diseases. To understand the role of electrostatic interactions and the effect of ionic cosolutes, especially anions, on amyloid formation, we have investigated the effect of salts such as NaCl, NaI, NaClO(4), and Na(2)SO(4) on the amyloid fibril growth of beta(2)-microglobulin, the protein involved in dialysis-related amyloidosis. Under acidic conditions, these salts exhibit characteristic optimal concentrations where the fibril growth is favored. The presence of salts leads to an increase in hydrophobicity of the protein as reported by 8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, indicating that the anion interaction leads to the necessary electrostatic and hydrophobic balance critical for amyloid formation. However, high concentrations of salts tilt the balance to high hydrophobicity, leading to partitioning of the protein to amorphous aggregates. Such amorphous aggregates are not competent for fibril growth. The order of anions based on the lowest concentration at which fibril formation is favored is SO(4)(2)(-) > ClO(4)(-) > I(-) > Cl(-), consistent with the order of their electroselectivity series, suggesting that preferential anion binding, rather than general ionic strength effect, plays an important role in the amyloid fibril growth. Anion binding is also found to stabilize the amyloid fibrils under acidic condition. Interestingly, sulfate promotes amyloid growth of beta(2)-microglobulin at pH between 5 and 6, closer to its isoelectric point. Considering the earlier studies on the role of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans (i.e., sulfated polyanions) on amyloid formation, our study suggests that preferential interaction of sulfate ions with amyloidogenic proteins may have biological significance.
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- Bakthisaran Raman
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Yagi M, Sakurai K, Kalidas C, Batt CA, Goto Y. Reversible unfolding of bovine beta-lactoglobulin mutants without a free thiol group. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:47009-15. [PMID: 12963719 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308592200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bovine beta-lactoglobulin (beta-lg) has been used extensively as a model for studying protein folding. One of the problems preventing clarification of the folding mechanism is the incomplete reversibility from the unfolded state, probably caused by the thiol-disulfide exchange between a free thiol at Cys-121 and two disulfide bonds. We constructed and expressed three beta-lg subtype A mutants in which Cys-121 was replaced by Ala, Ser, or Val (i.e. C121A, C121S, and C121V). We studied the reversibilities of these mutants from urea denaturation using circular dichroism, tryptophan fluorescence, reversed-phase and gel-filtration high performance liquid chromatographies, and SDS-PAGE. The folded structure of each mutant was similar to that of wild-type beta-lg. Urea-induced unfolding at pH 7.0 and 3.0 showed that although the C121S mutation notably decreases the stability, the destabilizing effects of the C121A and C121V mutations are less severe. For all of the mutants, complete refolding from the unfolded state in 8 M urea at both pH 7.0 and 3.0 was observed. Kinetics of the formation of the irreversibly unfolded species of wild-type beta-lg in 8 M urea at pH 7.0 indicated that, first, an intramolecular thiol-disulfide exchange occurs to produce a mixture of species with non-native disulfide bonds followed by the intermolecular thiol-disulfide exchange producing the oligomers. These results indicate that intramolecular and intermolecular thiol-disulfide exchange reactions cause the low reversibility of wild-type beta-lg especially at neutral pH and that the mutation of Cys-121 improves the reversibility, enabling us to study the folding of beta-lg more exactly under various conditions.
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- Masanori Yagi
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University and CREST, Japan Science Corporation, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Ban T, Hamada D, Hasegawa K, Naiki H, Goto Y. Direct observation of amyloid fibril growth monitored by thioflavin T fluorescence. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:16462-5. [PMID: 12646572 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c300049200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Real-time monitoring of fibril growth is essential to clarify the mechanism of amyloid fibril formation. Thioflavin T (ThT) is a reagent known to become strongly fluorescent upon binding to amyloid fibrils. Here, we show that, by monitoring ThT fluorescence with total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM), amyloid fibrils of beta2-microgobulin (beta2-m) can be visualized without requiring covalent fluorescence labeling. One of the advantages of TIRFM would be that we selectively monitor fibrils lying along the slide glass, so that we can obtain the exact length of fibrils. This method was used to follow the kinetics of seed-dependent beta2-m fibril extension. The extension was unidirectional with various rates, suggesting the heterogeneity of the amyloid structures. Since ThT binding is common to all amyloid fibrils, the present method will have general applicability for the analysis of amyloid fibrils. We confirmed this with the octapeptide corresponding to the C terminus derived from human medin and the Alzheimer's amyloid beta-peptide.
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- Tadato Ban
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Kapanidis AN, Weiss S. Fluorescent probes and bioconjugation chemistries for single-molecule fluorescence analysis of biomolecules. J Chem Phys 2002. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1521158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Gozu M, Hoshino M, Higurashi T, Kato H, Goto Y. The interaction of beta(2)-glycoprotein I domain V with chaperonin GroEL: the similarity with the domain V and membrane interaction. Protein Sci 2002; 11:2792-803. [PMID: 12441378 PMCID: PMC2373745 DOI: 10.1110/ps.0216602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To clarify the mechanism of interaction between chaperonin GroEL and substrate proteins, we studied the conformational changes; of the fifth domain of human beta(2)-glycoprotein I upon binding to GroEL. The fifth domain has a large flexible loop, containing several hydrophobic residues surrounded by positively charged residues, which has been proposed to be responsible for the binding of beta(2)-glycoprotein I to negatively charged phospholipid membranes. The reduction by dithiothreitol of the three intramolecular disulfide bonds of the fifth domain was accelerated in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of GroEL, indicating that the fifth domain was destabilized upon interaction with GroEL. To clarify the GroEL-induced destabilization at the atomic level, we performed H/(2)H exchange of amide protons using heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. The presence of GroEL promoted the H/(2)H exchange of most of the protected amide protons, suggesting that, although the flexible loop of the fifth domain is likely to be responsible for the initiation of binding to GroEL, the interaction with GroEL destabilizes the overall conformation of the fifth domain.
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- Masayo Gozu
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Japan
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Sakurai K, Goto Y. Manipulating monomer-dimer equilibrium of bovine Beta -lactoglobulin by amino acid substitution. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:25735-40. [PMID: 12006601 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m203659200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bovine beta-lactoglobulin, a major protein in cow's milk composed of nine beta-strands (betaA-betaI) and one alpha-helix, exists as a dimer at neutral pH while it dissociates to a native monomer below pH 3.0. It is assumed that the intermolecular beta-sheet formed between I-strands and salt bridges at AB-loops play important roles in dimer formation. Several site-directed mutants in which intermolecular interactions stabilizing the dimer would be removed were expressed in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris, and their monomer-dimer equilibria were studied by analytical ultracentrifugation. Various I-strand mutants showed decreases in K(a), suggesting that the intermolecular beta-sheet is essential for dimer formation. By substituting either Asp(33) or Arg(40) on the AB-loop to oppositely charged residues (i.e. R40D, R40E, and D33R), a large decrease in K(a) was observed probably because of the charge repulsion, which is consistent with the role of electrostatic attraction between Arg(40) on one monomer and Asp(33) on the other monomer in the wild-type dimer. However, when two of these mutants, R40D and D33R, were mixed, a heterodimer was formed by the electrostatic attraction between Arg(33) and Asp(40) of different molecules. These results suggested that protein-protein interactions of bovine beta-lactoglobulin can be manipulated by redesigning the residues on the interface without affecting global folding.
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- Kazumasa Sakurai
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Japan
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Sakurai K, Oobatake M, Goto Y. Salt-dependent monomer-dimer equilibrium of bovine beta-lactoglobulin at pH 3. Protein Sci 2001; 10:2325-35. [PMID: 11604538 PMCID: PMC2374064 DOI: 10.1110/ps.17001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Although bovine beta-lactoglobulin assumes a monomeric native structure at pH 3 in the absence of salt, the addition of salts stabilizes the dimer. Thermodynamics of the monomer-dimer equilibrium dependent on the salt concentration were studied by sedimentation equilibrium. The addition of NaCl, KCl, or guanidine hydrochloride below 1 M stabilized the dimer in a similar manner. On the other hand, NaClO(4) was more effective than other salts by about 20-fold, suggesting that anion binding is responsible for the salt-induced dimer formation, as observed for acid-unfolded proteins. The addition of guanidine hydrochloride at 5 M dissociated the dimer into monomers because of the denaturation of protein structure. In the presence of either NaCl or NaClO(4), the dimerization constant decreased with an increase in temperature, indicating that the enthalpy change (DeltaH(D)) of dimer formation is negative. The heat effect of the dimer formation was directly measured with an isothermal titration calorimeter by titrating the monomeric beta-lactoglobulin at pH 3.0 with NaClO(4). The net heat effects after subtraction of the heat of salt dilution, corresponding to DeltaH(D), were negative, and were consistent with those obtained by the sedimentation equilibrium. From the dependence of dimerization constant on temperature measured by sedimentation equilibrium, we estimated the DeltaH(D) value at 20 degrees C and the heat capacity change (DeltaC(p)) of dimer formation. In both NaCl and NaClO(4), the obtained DeltaC(p) value was negative, indicating the dominant role of burial of the hydrophobic surfaces upon dimer formation. The observed DeltaC(p) values were consistent with the calculated value from the X-ray dimeric structure using a method of accessible surface area. These results indicated that monomer-dimer equilibrium of beta-lactoglobulin at pH 3 is determined by a subtle balance of hydrophobic and electrostatic effects, which are modulated by the addition of salts or by changes in temperature.
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- K Sakurai
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 3-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Taguchi H, Ueno T, Tadakuma H, Yoshida M, Funatsu T. Single-molecule observation of protein-protein interactions in the chaperonin system. Nat Biotechnol 2001; 19:861-5. [PMID: 11533646 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0901-861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have analyzed the dynamics of the chaperonin (GroEL)-cochaperonin (GroES) interaction at the single-molecule level. In the presence of ATP and non-native protein, binding of GroES to the immobilized GroEL occurred at a rate that is consistent with bulk kinetics measurements. However, the release of GroES from GroEL occurred after a lag period ( approximately 3 s) that was not recognized in earlier bulk-phase studies. This observation suggests a new kinetic intermediate in the GroEL-GroES reaction pathway.
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- H Taguchi
- Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Studies on single protein molecules have advanced from mere proofs of principle to insightful investigations of otherwise inaccessible biological phenomena. Recent studies predict a tremendous number of possible future applications. The long-term vision of biologists to watch single molecular processes in real time by peering into a cell with three-dimensional resolution might finally be realized. Another fascinating perspective is the identification and selection of single favorable variants from complex libraries of diverse biomolecules.
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- P Schwille
- Experimental Biophysics Group, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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