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Chen G, Zhang Q, Chen H, Lu Q, Miao M, Campanella OH, Feng B. In situ and real-time insight into Rhizopus chinensis lipase under high pressure and temperature: Conformational traits and biobehavioural analysis. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 154:1314-1323. [PMID: 31733249 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An in situ and real-time investigation was performed using an optical cell system and in-silico analysis to reveal the impacts of pressure and temperature on the conformational state and behaviours of Rhizopus chinensis lipase (RCL). The fluorescence intensity (FI) of RCL increased remarkably under high pressure, and part of this increase was recovered after depressurization. This result displayed the partially reversible conformational change of RCL, which may be associated with the local change of Trp224 near the catalytic centre. High temperature caused a significant loss of secondary structure, whereas the α-helical segments including the lid were preserved by high pressure even at temperatures over 60 °C. The parameters of enzymatic reaction monitored by UV showed that the hydrolysis rate was remarkably enhanced by the pressure of 200 MPa. In the pressure range of 0.1-200 MPa, the active volume measured by the in situ system decreased from -2.85 to -6.73 mL/mol with the temperature increasing from 20 °C to 40 °C. The high catalytic capacity of the lipase under high pressure and high temperature was primarily attributed to pressure protection on RCL.
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- Gang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, PR China; School of Food Science, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Beijing Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China
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- School of Food Science, Henan University of Technology, 100 Lianhua Street, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, PR China; Department of Food Science and Technology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Levin A, Cinar S, Paulus M, Nase J, Winter R, Czeslik C. Analyzing protein-ligand and protein-interface interactions using high pressure. Biophys Chem 2019; 252:106194. [PMID: 31177023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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All protein function is based on interactions with the environment. Proteins can bind molecules for their transport, their catalytic conversion, or for signal transduction. They can bind to each other, and they adsorb at interfaces, such as lipid membranes or material surfaces. An experimental characterization is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms, but also to make use of proteins in biotechnology or biomedicine. When protein interactions are studied under high pressure, volume changes are revealed that directly describe spatial contributions to these interactions. Moreover, the strength of protein interactions with ligands or interfaces can be tuned in a smooth way by pressure modulation, which can be utilized in the design of drugs and bio-responsive interfaces. In this short review, selected studies of protein-ligand and protein-interface interactions are presented that were carried out under high pressure. Furthermore, a perspective on bio-responsive interfaces is given where protein-ligand binding is applied to create functional interfacial structures.
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- Artem Levin
- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4a, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4a, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät Physik/Delta, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät Physik/Delta, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4a, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät für Chemie und Chemische Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4a, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany.
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Potekhin SA, Khusainova RS. On the Width of Conformational Transitions of Biologically Important Macromolecules under the Influence of Pressure. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350919030187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Potekhin SA. High-Pressure Scanning Microcalorimetry – A New Method for Studying Conformational and Phase Transitions. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:S134-S145. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918140110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The film tells the story: Physical-chemical characteristics of IgG at the liquid-air interface. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2017; 119:396-407. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Senin AA, Dzhavadov LN, Potekhin SA. High-pressure differential scanning microcalorimeter. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:034901. [PMID: 27036806 DOI: 10.1063/1.4944859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A differential scanning microcalorimeter for studying thermotropic conformational transitions of biopolymers at high pressure has been designed. The calorimeter allows taking measurements of partial heat capacity of biopolymer solutions vs. temperature at pressures up to 3000 atm. The principles of operation of the device, methods of its calibration, as well as possible applications are discussed.
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- A A Senin
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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- L. F. Vereshchagin Institute for High Pressure Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142190 Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
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Bédard L, Lefèvre T, Morin-Michaud É, Auger M. Besides Fibrillization: Putative Role of the Peptide Fragment 71–82 on the Structural and Assembly Behavior of α-Synuclein. Biochemistry 2014; 53:6463-72. [DOI: 10.1021/bi5008707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Laurie Bédard
- Department of Chemistry,
Regroupement Québécois de Recherche sur la Fonction,
la Structure et l’Ingénierie des Protéines (PROTEO),
Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA),
Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux Fonctionnels
(CQMF), Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry,
Regroupement Québécois de Recherche sur la Fonction,
la Structure et l’Ingénierie des Protéines (PROTEO),
Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA),
Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux Fonctionnels
(CQMF), Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry,
Regroupement Québécois de Recherche sur la Fonction,
la Structure et l’Ingénierie des Protéines (PROTEO),
Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA),
Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux Fonctionnels
(CQMF), Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry,
Regroupement Québécois de Recherche sur la Fonction,
la Structure et l’Ingénierie des Protéines (PROTEO),
Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA),
Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux Fonctionnels
(CQMF), Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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Gandhi A, Cui Y, Zhou M, Shah NP. Effect of KCl substitution on bacterial viability of Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and selected probiotics. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:5939-51. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kim NA, Lim DG, Lim JY, Kim KH, Jeong SH. Comprehensive evaluation of etanercept stability in various concentrations with biophysical assessment. Int J Pharm 2014; 460:108-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kim JS, Kim E, Oh JS, Jang JH. Integration of Adeno-Associated Virus-Derived Peptides into Nonviral Vectors to Synergistically Enhance Cellular Transfection. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:2136-45. [DOI: 10.1021/bm4005854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jung-Suk Kim
- Department of Chemical
and Biomolecular
Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 120-749
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- Department of Chemical
and Biomolecular
Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 120-749
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- Department of Chemical
and Biomolecular
Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 120-749
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- Department of Chemical
and Biomolecular
Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 120-749
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Effect of pressure on the solution structure and hydrogen bond properties of aqueous N-methylacetamide. Chem Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sarma R, Paul S. Effect of trimethylamine-N-oxide on pressure-induced dissolution of hydrophobic solute. J Chem Phys 2012; 137:114503. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4752104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Imamura H, Isogai Y, Kato M. Differences in the structural stability and cooperativity between monomeric variants of natural and de novo Cro proteins revealed by high-pressure Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Biochemistry 2012; 51:3539-46. [PMID: 22482462 DOI: 10.1021/bi2019223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is widely accepted that pressure affects the structure and dynamics of proteins; however, the underlying mechanism remains unresolved. Our previous studies have investigated the effects of pressure on fundamental secondary structural elements using model peptides, because these peptides represent a basis for understanding the effects of pressure on more complex structures. This study targeted monomeric variants of naturally occurring bacteriophage λ Cro (natural Cro) and de novo designed λ Cro (SN4m), which are α + β proteins. The sequence of SN4m is 75% different from that of natural Cro, but the structures are almost identical. Consequently, a comparison of the folding properties of these proteins is of interest. Pressure- and temperature-variable Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analyses revealed that the α-helices and β-sheets of natural Cro are cooperatively and reversibly unfolded by pressure and temperature, whereas those of SN4m are not cooperatively unfolded by pressure; i.e., the α-helices of SN4m unfold at significantly higher pressures than the β-sheets and irreversibly unfold with increases in temperature. The higher unfolding pressure for the α-helices of SN4m indicates the presence of an intermediate structure of SN4m that does not retain β-sheet structure but does preserve the α-helices. These results demonstrate that the α-helices of natural Cro are stabilized by global tertiary contacts among the α-helices and the β-sheets, whereas the α-helices of SN4m are stabilized by local tertiary contacts between the α-helices.
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- Hiroshi Imamura
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Machado YJ, Rabasa Y, Montesinos R, Cremata J, Besada V, Fuentes D, Castillo A, de la Luz KR, Vázquez AM, Himly M. Physicochemical and biological characterization of 1E10 anti-idiotype vaccine. BMC Biotechnol 2011; 11:112. [PMID: 22108317 PMCID: PMC3238287 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 1E10 monoclonal antibody is a murine anti-idiotypic antibody that mimics N-glycolyl-GM3 gangliosides. This antibody has been tested as an anti-idiotypic cancer vaccine, adjuvated in Al(OH)3, in several clinical trials for melanoma, breast, and lung cancer. During early clinical development this mAb was obtained in vivo from mice ascites fluid. Currently, the production process of 1E10 is being transferred from the in vivo to a bioreactor-based method. RESULTS Here, we present a comprehensive molecular and immunological characterization of 1E10 produced by the two different production processes in order to determine the impact of the manufacturing process in vaccine performance. We observed differences in glycosylation pattern, charge heterogeneity and structural stability between in vivo-produced 1E10 and bioreactor-obtained 1E10. Interestingly, these modifications had no significant impact on the immune responses elicited in two different animal models. CONCLUSIONS Changes in 1E10 primary structure like glycosylation; asparagine deamidation and oxidation affected 1E10 structural stability but did not affect the immune response elicited in mice and chickens when compared to 1E10 produced in mice.
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- Yoan J Machado
- Center for Molecular Immunology, Atabey Siboney, Playa, Havana 11600, Cuba.
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Lee S, Kim JS, Chu HS, Kim GW, Won JI, Jang JH. Electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for controlled release of adeno-associated viral vectors. Acta Biomater 2011; 7:3868-76. [PMID: 21745607 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The integration of viral gene delivery with key features of biomaterial scaffolds that modulate viral delivery in a controlled manner offers a promising strategy for numerous tissue engineering applications. In this study adeno-associated virus (AAV), which is widely utilized in human gene therapy as a gene carrier due to its safety and efficient gene delivery capability, was encapsulated within electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds composed of blended mixtures of elastin-like polypeptides (ELP) and poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and was employed to transduce fibroblasts adherent on the scaffolds. Combinatorial interactions between ELP and PCL chains upon physical blending significantly altered the mechanical properties (i.e. wettability, elastic modulus, strain, etc.) of the ELP/PCL composites, thus providing key tools to mediate controlled release of AAV vectors and robust cellular transduction on the fibrous scaffolds. The ability of ELP/PCL composites to manipulate the controlled release of AAV-mediated gene delivery for subsequent high-efficiency cellular transduction will provide tremendous opportunities for a variety of tissue engineering applications.
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Elastin-like polypeptide matrices for enhancing adeno-associated virus-mediated gene delivery to human neural stem cells. Gene Ther 2011; 19:329-37. [PMID: 21654823 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The successful development of efficient and safe gene delivery vectors continues to be a major obstacle to gene delivery in stem cells. In this study, we have developed an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP)-mediated adeno-associated virus (AAV) delivery system for transducing fibroblasts and human neural stem cells (hNSCs). AAVs have significant promise as therapeutic vectors because of their safety and potential for use in gene targeting in stem cell research. ELP has been recently employed as a biologically inspired 'smart' biomaterial that exhibits an inverse temperature phase transition, thereby demonstrating promise as a novel drug carrier. The ELP that was investigated in this study was composed of a repetitive penta-peptide with [Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly]. A novel AAV variant, AAV r3.45, which was previously engineered by directed evolution to enhance transduction in rat NSCs, was nonspecifically immobilized onto ELPs that were adsorbed beforehand on a tissue culture polystyrene surface (TCPS). The presence of different ELP quantities on the TCPS led to variations in surface morphology, roughness and wettability, which were ultimately key factors in the modulation of cellular transduction. Importantly, with substantially reduced viral quantities compared with bolus delivery, ELP-mediated AAV delivery significantly enhanced delivery efficiency in fibroblasts and hNSCs, which have great potential for use in tissue engineering applications and neurodegenerative disorder treatments, respectively. The enhancement of cellular transduction in stem cells, as well as the feasibility of ELPs for utilization in three-dimensional scaffolds, will contribute to the advancement of gene therapy for stem cell research and tissue regenerative medicine.
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Gebhardt R, Takeda N, Kulozik U, Doster W. Structure and Stabilizing Interactions of Casein Micelles Probed by High-Pressure Light Scattering and FTIR. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:2349-59. [DOI: 10.1021/jp107622d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ronald Gebhardt
- Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Ritsumeikan University, Noji-Higashi, Kusatsu, Siga, 525-8577, Japan
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- Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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Popescu MC, Vasile C, Craciunescu O. Structural analysis of some soluble elastins by means of FT-IR and 2D IR correlation spectroscopy. Biopolymers 2010; 93:1072-84. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.21524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Percy AJ, Schriemer DC. Rheostatic control of tryptic digestion in a microscale fluidic system. Anal Chim Acta 2010; 657:53-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 10/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Scirè A, Pedone E, Ausili A, Saviano M, Baldassarre M, Bertoli E, Bartolucci S, Tanfani F. High hydrostatic pressure-induced conformational changes in protein disulfide oxidoreductase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. A Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic study. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2010; 6:2015-22. [DOI: 10.1039/c005138a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Imamura H, Kato M. Effect of pressure on helix-coil transition of an alanine-based peptide: An FTIR study. Proteins 2009; 75:911-8. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.22302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wang LX, Meersman F, Wu Y. A principal component analysis and two-dimensional correlation infrared spectroscopy study on the thermal unfolding of ribonuclease A under reducing conditions. J Mol Struct 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2007.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ado K, Taniguchi Y. Pressure effects on the structure and function of human thioredoxin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2007; 1774:813-21. [PMID: 17574940 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2006] [Revised: 03/13/2007] [Accepted: 03/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Thioredoxin is one of the major proteins that catalyze disulfide reduction and defines the thioredoxin superfamily bearing the CXXC structural motif. Human thioredoxin contains only 1 Trp residue proximal to the active site (WCGPC). We are interested in thioredoxin structure-function relationships, in particular, active site hydration and flexibility. Hence, in this study, we used hydrostatic pressure as a perturbation and monitored the conformational changes around the active site of thioredoxin by analyzing Trp fluorescence. The structure of thioredoxin was drastically altered by increasing pressure and did not completely refold after pressure release. The conformation in the active site vicinity was modified at low pressure (less than 100 MPa) and the Trp residue was completely exposed to aqueous medium at pressures above 350 MPa. Upon pressure release, thioredoxin showed no activity, although it folded 80% of the alpha-helical content relative to the native state. According to these results, pressure denaturation induces critical damage for the activity of thioredoxin, indicating extreme fragility of the active site with respect to pressure. This result is in contrast to the pressure effect on protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) which is organized by four thioredoxin-like domains including two WCGHC motifs.
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- Kazuyoshi Ado
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1, Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Takekiyo T, Takeda N, Isogai Y, Kato M, Taniguchi Y. Pressure stability of the α-helix structure in a de novo designed protein (α-l-α)2 studied by FTIR spectroscopy. Biopolymers 2007; 85:185-8. [PMID: 17103420 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The pressure-induced structural changes of a de novo designed four-helix bundle protein, (alpha-l-alpha)(2), in aqueous solution have been investigated by FTIR spectroscopy. Changes in the amide I' band intensity show that pressure induces disruption of tertiary interactions and stabilizes the solvated alpha-helical form. This may suggest that the exposure of the hydrophobic core to the solvent by pressure is not a sufficient condition for pressure-induced unfolding of the alpha-helices of proteins.
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- Takahiro Takekiyo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Ritsumeikan University 1-1-1, Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Two-dimensional correlation infrared spectroscopic study on the conformational changes occurring in the thermally induced pretransition of ribonuclease A. J Mol Struct 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2006.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kilimann KV, Doster W, Vogel RF, Hartmann C, Gänzle MG. Protection by sucrose against heat-induced lethal and sublethal injury of Lactococcus lactis: An FT-IR study. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:1188-97. [PMID: 16781903 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 04/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The heat inactivation of Lactococcus lactis was studied by determination of cell counts, and by FT-IR spectroscopy recording the average structure of cell proteins. Cell counts were measured after incubation milk buffer or milk buffer with 1. 5 M sucrose, and FT-IR spectra were recorded in (2)H(2)O or (2)H(2)O with 1. 5 M sucrose in the range of 6-75 degrees Celsius. Sucrose protected L. lactis against heat inactivation. The cell counts differed by up to 6-log cycles after treatment in milk buffer as compared to milk buffer with sucrose. The (1)H/(2)H exchange in proteins, and secondary structure elements were detected by the analysis of amide I', amide II and amide II' bands. A reduced (1)H/(2)H exchange as well as a lower content of disordered structural elements was observed when sucrose was present. Conformational fluctuations of native proteins as indicated by the (1)H/(2)H exchange were apparent already at sublethal temperatures. The loss of viability of L. lactis occurred in the same temperature range as the loss of the protein secondary structure. These results demonstrate that sucrose protects L. lactis against heat inactivation, and that the increased heat stability of proteins in the presence of sucrose contributed to this enhanced heat resistance.
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- Klaus V Kilimann
- Lehrstuhl für Fluidmechanik und Prozessautomation, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Steig 23, D-85350 Freising, Germany
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Matheus S, Friess W, Mahler HC. FTIR and nDSC as analytical tools for high-concentration protein formulations. Pharm Res 2006; 23:1350-63. [PMID: 16715365 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-006-0142-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study is to evaluate Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) as an analytical tool for high-concentrated protein formulations. METHODS FTIR is used to determine the melting temperature (T(m (FTIR))) of various proteins, such as bovine serum albumin (BSA), immunoglobulin (IgG1), beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG), and lysozyme (HEWL), at different protein concentrations (5-100 mg/mL), where four data interpretation methods are discussed. The obtained T(m (FTIR)) values are further compared to the T(m) measured by the nanodifferential scanning calorimetry (nDSC) technique. RESULTS The T(m (FTIR)) values of IgG1 and beta-LG showed strong consistency and corresponded to the nDSC results irrespective of the method of data interpretation and the protein concentration applied. In contrast, the T(m (FTIR)) of BSA and HEWL is characterized by significant deviations. Only the midpoint of the second-derivative intensity-temperature curve of the intermolecular beta-sheet mode measured at a concentration of 100 mg/mL is consistent with the nDSC results. CONCLUSIONS Determination of a T(m (FTIR)) is feasible by the midpoint of the intensity-temperature plot of the arising intermolecular beta-sheet band. More significant results are obtained for proteins, which are predominantly composed of intramolecular beta-sheet elements as well as at higher protein concentrations. A further study was started to assess the predictability of long-term protein stability by T(m (FTIR)).
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- Susanne Matheus
- Merck KGaA, Global Pharmaceutical Development, Darmstadt, Germany
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Ribó M, Font J, Benito A, Torrent J, Lange R, Vilanova M. Pressure as a tool to study protein-unfolding/refolding processes: The case of ribonuclease A. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:461-9. [PMID: 16388998 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2005] [Revised: 11/09/2005] [Accepted: 11/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This paper gives an overview of the application of high-pressure to study the folding/unfolding processes of proteins using Ribonuclease A as a model protein. A particular focus is the study of pressure-equilibrium unfolding and folding kinetics using variants and the information obtained by comparing these with the wild-type enzyme.
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- M Ribó
- Laboratori d'Enginyeria de Proteïnes, Departament de Biologia, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Campus de Montilivi s/n, 17071 Girona, Spain
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Ado K, Takeda N, Kikuchi M, Taniguchi Y. The pressure effect on the structure and functions of protein disulfide isomerase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:586-92. [PMID: 16507355 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2005] [Revised: 01/14/2006] [Accepted: 01/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Studying on the pressure effects of the structure and functions of the multidomain protein, protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), the intrinsic Trp fluorescence spectra of PDI were measured under high pressure. PDI has 5 Trp residues and the two of all Trp residues are located at the neighborhood of the active site (WCGHC) for isomerase activity. On the basis of the red shift of center of spectral mass (CSM) of the intrinsic Trp fluorescence and the decrease in its fluorescence intensity, the changes in tertiary structure of PDI were observed above 100 MPa. These structural changes were completed at 400 MPa. The CSM of 400 MPa denatured PDI was comparable to that of 6.0 M GdnHCl denatured one. All of the Trp residues included in PDI are completely exposed to aqueous medium at 400 MPa. However, there is the significant difference between the pressure and GdnHCl-denatured PDI. The Trp fluorescence intensity was decreased with increasing pressure, but increased with the increase of the GdnHCl concentration. It is implied that the pressure-denatured state of PDI might remain compact not to be extensively unfolded. In the point of view about the reversibility of pressure-treated PDI, the tertiary structure was completely recovered after released to ambient pressure. The disulfide reduction and chaperone activity of 400 MPa-treated PDI were also recovered to be comparable to those of native one. Despite of a multidomain protein, the excellence in both structural and functional recovery of pressure-denatured PDI is quite remarkable. These unique properties of PDI against high pressure provide the insights into understanding the pressure-induced denaturation of PDI.
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- Kazuyoshi Ado
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1, Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan.
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Ngarize S, Herman H, Adams A, Howell N. Comparison of changes in the secondary structure of unheated, heated, and high-pressure-treated beta-lactoglobulin and ovalbumin proteins using fourier transform raman spectroscopy and self-deconvolution. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2004; 52:6470-6477. [PMID: 15479009 DOI: 10.1021/jf030649y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Changes in protein secondary structure and conformation of ovalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin (15% protein w/w) were investigated by Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy and self-deconvolution. The amounts of alpha-helix, beta-sheets, random coil, and beta-turns in native beta-lactoglobulin were 15, 54, 6, and 25%, respectively, and those for ovalbumin (41, 34, 13, and 12%) compared well with published values obtained by X-ray crystallography. The proteins were heated at 90 degrees C for 30 min and high-pressure-treated at 600 MPa for 20 min. Heating increased beta-sheet structures in both proteins at the expense of alpha-helix; for beta-lactoglobulin beta-sheet structures increased from 54 to 70% and for ovalbumin, from 34 to 54%. Random coil increased from 6% in the native protein to 30% in high-pressure-treated beta-lactoglobulin. However, for ovalbumin, the contribution from beta-turns doubled in high-pressure-treated samples, with little change in random coil. Further examination of the deconvoluted amide I band in heated samples revealed several component bands. Bands at 1626 and 1682 cm(-1) for ovalbumin and at 1625 and 1680 cm(-1) for beta-lactoglobulin were observed and are associated with aggregated, intermolecular beta-sheet (beta-aggregation), indicative of heat denaturation. The band seen at 1632-1640 cm(-1) corresponded to intramolecular beta-sheet structures, whereas the band at 1625 cm(-1) is associated with exposed beta-sheets (for example, beta-strands with strong hydrogen bonding that are not part of the core of beta-sheets). In high-pressure-treated samples bands were also observed at 1628 and 1680 cm(-1) for ovalbumin and at 1626 and 1684 cm(-1) for beta-lactoglobulin, suggesting involvement of beta-sheet structures in protein aggregation. Raman bands were observed at 1665-1670 cm(-1) for ovalbumin and at 1663-1675 cm(-1) for beta-lactoglobulin due to random coil structures. The bands at 1650-1660 cm(-1) due to alpha-helices were observed in both heated and high-pressure-treated samples. In addition, in heated samples of both ovalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin, peak intensity increased for beta-sheet in the amide III region, 980-990 cm(-1), and decreased for helix structures (900-960 cm(-1)). In contrast, there was no peak at 1240 cm(-1) (amide III beta-sheet structures) in either high-pressure-treated ovalbumin or beta-lactoglobulin, suggesting that high-pressure denaturation at 600 MPa for 20 min is less extensive than heat denaturation at 90 degrees C for 30 min.
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- Sekai Ngarize
- School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and School of Electronics and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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Chung HS, Khalil M, Tokmakoff A. Nonlinear Infrared Spectroscopy of Protein Conformational Change during Thermal Unfolding. J Phys Chem B 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/jp0479926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Hoi Sung Chung
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Gaudreau S, Novetta-Dellen A, Neault JF, Diamantoglou S, Tajmir-Riahi HA. 3?-Azido-3?-deoxythymidine binding to ribonuclease A: Model for drug-protein interaction. Biopolymers 2003; 72:435-41. [PMID: 14587066 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ribonuclease A (RNase A) with several high affinity binding sites is a possible target for many organic and inorganic molecules. 3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) is the first clinically effective drug for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The drug interactions with protein and nucleic acids are associated with its mechanism of action in vivo. This study was designed to examine the interaction of AZT with RNase A under physiological conditions. Reaction mixtures of constant protein concentration (2%) and different drug contents (0.0001-0.1 mM) are studied by UV-visible, FTIR, and circular dichroism spectroscopic methods in order to determine the drug binding mode, the drug binding constant, and the effects of drug complexation on the protein and AZT conformations in aqueous solution. The spectroscopic results showed one major binding for the AZT-RNase complexes with an overall binding constant of 5.29 x 10(5) M(-1). An increase in the protein alpha helicity was observed upon AZT interaction, whereas drug sugar pucker remained in the C2'-endo/anti conformation in the AZT-RNase complexes.
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- S Gaudreau
- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Québec at Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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Remondetto GE, Subirade M. Molecular mechanisms of Fe2+-induced beta-lactoglobulin cold gelation. Biopolymers 2003; 69:461-9. [PMID: 12879492 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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To get more insight into the mechanisms of cold gelation of beta-lactoglobulin (beta-lg), macroscopic and molecular structural changes during Fe(2+)-induced gelation of beta-lg were investigated using Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and rheological methods. The FTIR spectroscopy results show that, upon the preheating treatment (first step of gel process), native globular proteins are denatured and aggregated molecules are found in solution. The spectra are similar to those of gels obtained in the second step of the process upon incorporation of Fe, which suggests that aggregated molecules formed during the preheating treatment constitute the structural basis of the aggregation. However, the rheological data show that the aggregation is achieved via two molecular mechanisms, both of which are modulated by the iron concentration. At 30 mM of iron, gel formation is essentially controlled by van der Waals interactions, while at 10 mM of iron, hydrophobic interactions predominate. At the two concentrations, disulfide bonds contribute to gel consolidation, the effect being more pronounced at 10 mM of iron. These mechanisms lead to the formation of gels of different microstructures. At the highest iron concentration, a strong and rapid decrease in the repulsion forces is produced, resulting in random aggregation. At the lowest iron concentration, the iron diminishes the superficial charge of both molecules and aggregated molecules, facilitating the interaction among hydrophobic regions and leading to the growth of the aggregation in the preferential direction and to filamentous gel formation. This study provides a comprehensive view of the different modes of gelation.
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- Gabriel E Remondetto
- Centre de recherche en science et technologie du lait (STELA), Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF), Faculté des Sciences de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Université Laval, Pavillon Paul Comtois, Québec, Canada, G1K 7P4
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- Antonio D Molina-García
- Department of Engineering, Instituto del Frío, C.S.I.C., José Antonio Novais, 10, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Vass E, Hollósi M, Besson F, Buchet R. Vibrational spectroscopic detection of beta- and gamma-turns in synthetic and natural peptides and proteins. Chem Rev 2003; 103:1917-54. [PMID: 12744696 DOI: 10.1021/cr000100n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Elemér Vass
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1518 Budapest 112, P.O. Box 32, Hungary
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Meersman F, Heremans K. High pressure induces the formation of aggregation-prone states of proteins under reducing conditions. Biophys Chem 2003; 104:297-304. [PMID: 12834848 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4622(02)00385-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The pressure stability of ribonuclease A and bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor has been investigated with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the presence of the disulfide bond reducing agent 2-mercaptoethanol. The secondary structure of the reduced proteins at high pressure (1 GPa) is not significantly different from the pressure-induced conformation of the native form. Upon decompression under reducing conditions, amorphous aggregates are formed. Such aggregates are not formed upon decompression of the native proteins. Our data demonstrate that high pressure populates, and thus allows the potential characterization of highly aggregation-prone conformations. The relevance of these findings with regard to fibril formation is discussed and the possible role of conformational fluctuations of intermediates on the aggregation pathway is emphasized.
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- Filip Meersman
- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Goossens K, Haelewyn J, Meersman F, De Ley M, Heremans K. Pressure- and temperature-induced unfolding and aggregation of recombinant human interferon-gamma: a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study. Biochem J 2003; 370:529-35. [PMID: 12425720 PMCID: PMC1223177 DOI: 10.1042/bj20020717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2002] [Revised: 11/04/2002] [Accepted: 11/08/2002] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of hydrostatic pressure on the secondary structure of recombinant human interferon-gamma (rhIFN-gamma) and its biologically inactive truncated form rhIFN-Delta C15 has been studied using Fourier-transform IR (FTIR) spectroscopy. In situ observation of the pressure-induced changes using the diamond anvil cell shows that the alpha-helical structure is mainly transformed into disordered structure at high pressure. Increasing pressure also induces the formation of a gel. Addition of 0.5 M MgCl(2) significantly reduces the pressure stability. Releasing the pressure below 300 MPa results in the formation of intermolecular antiparallel beta-sheets, which is seldom observed. This suggests that the intermolecular beta-sheet of rhIFN-gamma is stabilized by electrostatic interactions that are disrupted at high pressure. For comparison we also studied the effect of temperature. Temperature-induced changes reflect extensive transformation of alpha-helical structure into intermolecular antiparallel beta-sheet, as is usually observed for most proteins.
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- Koen Goossens
- Laboratorium voor Chemische en Biologische Dynamica, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Kitahara R, Kato M, Taniguchi Y. High-pressure 1H NMR study of pressure-induced structural changes in the heme environments of metcyanomyoglobins. Protein Sci 2003; 12:207-17. [PMID: 12538884 PMCID: PMC2312426 DOI: 10.1110/ps.4620103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2001] [Revised: 08/27/2002] [Accepted: 07/29/2002] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The effect of pressure on the heme environment structure of sperm whale and horse heart metcyanomyoglobins was investigated up to 300 MPa by high-pressure (1)H NMR spectroscopy. Pressure-induced changes in the distances between the observed protons and the heme iron atom were estimated from changes in the dipolar shift due to the paramagnetic effect on the protons. The changes showed that the heme peripheral structure as a whole was compressed by pressure; the movements of the protons in the heme peripheral residues were in the range of +0.16 to -0.54 A/300 MPa. One-dimensional compressibilities for the protons, excluding the protons of the distal His residue, were in the range of 1.0 x 10(-4) to 6.1 x 10(-4)/MPa. The movements of the protons induced by pressure correlated well with the distance between the protons and cavities in the protein. The distal His residue (His 64) moved toward the outside of the heme pocket, but remained in the pocket even at 300 MPa. This movement was driven dominantly by a change in the dihedral angle around the C(alpha)-C(beta) rotational bond of the residue. Comparative work on horse heart metcyanomyoglobin implied that the conformational change of the His 64 imidazole ring was larger in the horse heart metcyanomyoglobin than in the sperm whale metcyanomyoglobin.
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- Ryo Kitahara
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Perrett S, Zhou JM. Expanding the pressure technique: insights into protein folding from combined use of pressure and chemical denaturants. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1595:210-23. [PMID: 11983397 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(01)00345-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The fundamental principles derived from in vitro protein folding experiments have practical application in understanding the pathology of diseases of protein misfolding and for the development of industrial processes to produce proteins as pharmaceuticals and biotechnological reagents. High pressure as a tool to denature or disaggregate proteins offers a number of unique advantages. The emphasis of this review is on how low concentrations of chemical denaturants can be used in combination with high pressure to extend the range and scope of this useful technique. This approach has already been used in a number of studies, which are discussed here in the context of the questions they address. These include: the origin of the volume change observed on protein unfolding, pressure-induced formation of partially structured intermediates, pressure-induced dissociation of oligomeric and aggregated proteins, and the use of volume changes to probe the structure of the transition state. Wider use of hydrostatic pressure as a denaturation tool, facilitated by combination with chemical denaturants, is likely to bring significant advances to our understanding of protein structure, stability and folding, particularly in relation to proteins associated with the amyloid and prion diseases.
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- Sarah Perrett
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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The pressure-temperature phase diagram of various biomolecules is reviewed. Special attention is focused on the elliptic phase diagram of proteins. The phenomenological thermodynamic theory describing this diagram explains the heat, cold and pressure denaturations in a unified picture. The limitations and possible developments of this theory are discussed as well. It is pointed out that a more complex diagram can be obtained when the intermolecular interactions are also taken into account. In this case metastable states appear on the pressure-temperature (p-T) diagram due to intermolecular interactions. Pressure-temperature phase diagrams of other biopolymers are also discussed. While the p-T diagrams of helix-coil transition of nucleic acids and of gel-liquid crystal transition of lipid bilayers are non-elliptical, those of gelatinization of starch and of phase separation of some synthetic polymers show an elliptic profile, similar to that of proteins. Finally, the p-T diagram of bacterial inactivation is shown to be elliptic. From the point of view of basic science, this fact shows that the key factor of inactivation should be the protein type, and from the viewpoint of practical applications, it serves as the theoretical basis of pressure treatment of biosystems.
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- László Smeller
- Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Royer CA. Revisiting volume changes in pressure-induced protein unfolding. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1595:201-9. [PMID: 11983396 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(01)00344-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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It has long been known that the application of hydrostatic pressure generally leads to the unfolding of proteins. Despite a relatively large number of reports in the literature over the past few decades, there has been great confusion over the sign and magnitude as well as the fundamental factors contributing to volume effects in protein conformational transitions. It is the goal of this review to present and discuss the results obtained concerning the sign and magnitude of the volume changes accompanying the unfolding of proteins. The vast majority of cases point to a significant decrease in volume upon unfolding. Nonetheless, there is evidence that, due to differences in the thermal expansivity of the folded and unfolded states of proteins reported in a half dozen manuscripts, that the sign of the volume change may become positive at higher temperatures.
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- Catherine A Royer
- Centre de Biochimie Structurale, INSERM U554, CNRS UMR 5048, Montpellier, France.
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Dzwolak W, Kato M, Taniguchi Y. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in high-pressure studies on proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1595:131-44. [PMID: 11983392 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(01)00340-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Several aspects of the application of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in high-pressure studies on proteins are reviewed. Basic methodological considerations regarding spectral band assignments, quantitative analysis, and choice of pressure calibrants are also placed within the scope of this paper. This work attempts to evaluate recent developments in the field of high-pressure FTIR of proteins and its prospects for future. Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of protein aggregation.
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- Wojciech Dzwolak
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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Molecular structure and interaction of biopolymers as viewed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: model studies on β-lactoglobulin. Food Hydrocoll 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0268-005x(01)00056-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kauffmann E, Darnton NC, Austin RH, Batt C, Gerwert K. Lifetimes of intermediates in the beta -sheet to alpha -helix transition of beta -lactoglobulin by using a diffusional IR mixer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:6646-9. [PMID: 11371608 PMCID: PMC34407 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.101122898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The extremely slow alpha-helix/beta-sheet transition of proteins is a crucial step in amylogenic diseases and represents an internal rearrangement of local contacts in an already folded protein. These internal structural rearrangements within an already folded protein are a critical aspect of biological action and are a product of conformational flow along unknown metastable local minima of the energy landscape of the compact protein. We use a diffusional IR mixer with time-resolved Fourier transform IR spectroscopy capable of 400-micros time resolution to show that the trifluoroethanol driven beta-sheet to alpha-helix transition of beta-lactoglobulin proceeds via a compact beta-sheet intermediate with a lifetime of 7 ms, small compared with the overall folding time of beta-lactoglobulin.
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- E Kauffmann
- Lehrstuhl für Biophysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Stelea SD, Pancoska P, Benight AS, Keiderling TA. Thermal unfolding of ribonuclease A in phosphate at neutral pH: deviations from the two-state model. Protein Sci 2001; 10:970-8. [PMID: 11316877 PMCID: PMC2374205 DOI: 10.1110/ps.47101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The thermal denaturation of ribonuclease A (RNase A) in the presence of phosphate at neutral pH was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and a combination of optical spectroscopic techniques to probe the existence of intermediate states. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of the amide I' band and far-uv circular dichroism (CD) spectra were used to monitor changes in the secondary structure. Changes in the tertiary structure were monitored by near-uv CD. Spectral bandshape changes with change in temperature were analyzed using factor analysis. The global unfolding curves obtained from DSC confirmed that structural changes occur in the molecule before the main thermal denaturation transition. The analysis of the far-uv CD and FTIR spectra showed that these lower temperature-induced modifications occur in the secondary structure. No pretransition changes in the tertiary structure (near-uv CD) were observed. The initial changes observed in far-uv CD were attributed to the fraying of the helical segments, which would explain the loss of spectral intensity with almost no modification of spectral bandshape. Separate analyses of different regions of the FTIR amide I' band indicate that, in addition to alpha-helix, part of the pretransitional change also occurs in the beta-strands.
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- S D Stelea
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA
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Torrent J, Rubens P, Ribó M, Heremans K, Vilanova M. Pressure versus temperature unfolding of ribonuclease A: an FTIR spectroscopic characterization of 10 variants at the carboxy-terminal site. Protein Sci 2001; 10:725-34. [PMID: 11274463 PMCID: PMC2373970 DOI: 10.1110/ps.43001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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FTIR spectroscopy was used to characterize and compare the temperature- and pressure-induced unfolding of ribonuclease A and a set of its variants engineered in a hydrophobic region of the C-terminal part of the molecule postulated as a CFIS. The results show for all the ribonucleases investigated, a cooperative, two-state, reversible unfolding transition using both pressure and temperature. The relative stabilities, among the different sites and different variants at the same site, monitored either through the changes in the position of the maximum of the amide I' band and the tyrosine band, or the maximum of the band assigned to the beta-sheet structure, corroborate the results of a previous study using fourth-derivative UV absorbance spectroscopy. In addition, variants at position 108 are the most critical for ribonuclease structure and stability. The V108G variant seems to present a greater conformational flexibility than the other variants. The pressure- and temperature-denaturated states of all the ribonucleases characterized retained some secondary structure. However, their spectral maxima were centered at different wavenumbers, which suggests that pressure- and temperature-denaturated states do not have the same structural characteristics. Nevertheless, there was close correlation between the pressure and temperature midpoint transition values for the whole series of protein variants, which indicated a common tendency of stability toward pressure and heat.
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- J Torrent
- Laboratori d'Enginyeria de Proteïnes, Departament de Biologia, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Campus de Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain
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Lefèvre T, Subirade M. Molecular differences in the formation and structure of fine-stranded and particulate beta-lactoglobulin gels. Biopolymers 2000; 54:578-86. [PMID: 10984409 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0282(200012)54:7<578::aid-bip100>3.0.co;2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In order to reveal at a molecular level differences between fine-stranded and particulate gels, we present an Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of the thermal behavior of beta-lactoglobulin (beta-lg) in salt-free D(2)O solutions and low ionic strength at different pDs. Differences are found in the denaturation mechanism, in the unfolded state of the protein, in the aggregate formation, and in the strength of the intermolecular interactions. For fine-stranded gels (pD 2.8 and 7.8), heating induces the dissociation of the dimers into monomers. The protein undergoes extensive structural modifications before aggregation begins. Aggregation is characterized by the appearance of a new band attributed to intermolecular beta-sheets which is located in the 1613-1619 cm(-1) range. For particulate gels (pD 4.4 and 5.4), the protein structure is almost preserved up to 75-80 degrees C with no splitting of the dimers. The band characteristic of aggregation originates from the component initially located at 1623 cm(-1), suggesting that at the beginning of aggregation, globular beta-lg in the dimeric form associate to constitute oligomers with higher molecular mass. Aggregation may result in the association of globular slightly denatured dimers, leading to the formation of spherical particles rather than linear strands. The aggregation band is always located in the 1620-1623 cm(-1) range for particulate gels showing that hydrogen bonds are weaker for these aggregates than for fine-stranded ones. This has been related to a more extensive protein unfolding for fine-stranded gels that allows a closer alignment of the polypeptide chains, and then to the formation of much stronger hydrogen bonds. Small differences are also found in protein organization and in intermolecular hydrogen bond strength vs pD within the same type of gel. Protein conformation and protein-protein interactions in the gel state may be responsible of the specific macroscopic properties of each gel network. A coarse representation of the different modes of gelation is described.
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- T Lefèvre
- Université Laval, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Centre de recherches en Sciences et Technologie du Lait (STELA), Pavillon Paul Comtois, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4
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Bondos SE, Sligar S, Jonas J. High-pressure denaturation of apomyoglobin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1480:353-64. [PMID: 11004573 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(00)00088-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The pressure denaturation of wild type and mutant apomyoglobin (apoMb) was investigated using a high-pressure, high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance and high-pressure fluorescence techniques. Wild type apoMb is resistant to pressures up to 80 MPa, and denatures to a high-pressure intermediate, I(p), between 80 and 200 MPa. A further increase of pressure to 500 MPa results in denaturation of the intermediate. The two tryptophans, both in the A helix, remain sequestered from solvent in the high-pressure intermediate, which retains some native NOESY cross peaks in the AGH core as well as between F33 and F43. High-pressure fluorescence shows that the tryptophans remain inaccessible to solvent in the I(p) state. Thus the high-pressure intermediate has some structural properties in common with the apoMb I(2) acid intermediate. The resistance of the AGH core to pressures up to 200 MPa provides further evidence that the intrinsic stability of these alpha-helices is responsible for their presence in a number of equilibrium intermediates as well as in the earliest kinetic folding intermediate. Mutations in the AGH core designed to disrupt packing by burying a charge or increasing the size of a hydrophobic residue significantly perturbed the unfolding of native apoMb to the high-pressure intermediate. The F123W and S108L mutants both unfolded at lower pressures, while retaining some resistance to pressures below 50 MPa. The charge burial mutants, A130K and S108K, are not stable at very low pressures and both denature to the intermediate by 100 MPa, half of the pressure required for wild type apoMb. Thus a similar intermediate state is created independent of the method of perturbation, and mutations have similar effects on native state destabilization for both methods of denaturation. These data suggest that equilibrium intermediates that can be formed through different means are likely to resemble a kinetic intermediate.
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- S E Bondos
- Department of Biochemistry, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Lassalle MW, Yamada H, Akasaka K. The pressure-temperature free energy-landscape of staphylococcal nuclease monitored by (1)H NMR. J Mol Biol 2000; 298:293-302. [PMID: 10764598 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The thermodynamic stability of staphylococcal nuclease was studied against the variation of both temperature and pressure by utilizing (1)H NMR spectroscopy at 750 MHz in 20 mM Mes buffer containing 99.9 % (2)H(2)O, pH 5.3. Equilibrium fractions of folded and unfolded protein species were evaluated with the proton signals of two histidine residues as monitor in the pressure range of 30-3300 bar and in the temperature range of 1.5 degrees C-35 degrees C. From the multi-parameter fit of the experimental data to the Gibbs energy equation expressed as a simultaneous function of pressure and temperature, we determined the compressibility change (Deltabeta), the volume change at 1 bar (DeltaV degrees ) and the expansivity change (Deltaalpha) upon unfolding among other thermodynamic parameters: Deltabeta=0.02(+/-0.003) ml mol(-1) bar(-1); Deltaalpha=1.33(+/-0.2) ml mol(-1) K(-1); DeltaV degrees =-41.9(+/-6. 3) ml mol(-1) (at 24 degrees C); DeltaG degrees =13.18(+/-2) kJ mol(-1) (at 24 degrees C); DeltaC(p)=13.12(+/-2) kJ mol(-1) K(-1); DeltaS degrees =0.32(+/-0.05) kJ mol(-1) K(-1 )(at 24 degrees C). The result yields a three-dimensional free energy surface, i.e. the free energy-landscape of staphylococcal nuclease on the P-T plane. The significantly positive Deltabeta and Deltaalpha values suggest that, in the pressure-denatured state, staphylococcal nuclease forms a loosely packed and fluctuating structure. The slight but statistically significant difference between the unfolding transitions of the His8 and His124 environments is considered to reflect local fluctuations in the native state, leading to pre-melting of the His124 environment prior to the cooperative unfolding of the major part of the protein.
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- M W Lassalle
- Department of Molecular Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Kobe, Nada-ku, 657-8501, Japan
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Chai CC, Jhon MS. Molecular Dynamics Study on Protein and it's Water Structure at High Pressure. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2000. [DOI: 10.1080/08927020008025372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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